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78/952 Belgium Direction des Routes Cartes indiquant le Développement Progressif des Routes de 1830 à 1880 78/952 Belgium Direction des Routes Cartes indiquant le Développement Progressif des Routes de 1830 à 1880
78/ 952 [Belgium]. Direction des Routes. Cartes indiquant le Développement Progressif des Routes de 1830 à 1880 (...). N.pl., Administration des Ponts et Chaussées, n.d. (1880), 3 parts in 1 vol., 18 lithogr. maps w. col. indication of transport routes, 2 tables (1x fold.), orig. lithogr. boards, obl. folio.

- Hinges strengthened. Binding worn; spine strenthened w. cloth.

= Rare atlas concerning the development of infrastructure in Belgium in the first half century of its independance. The maps showing roads (part 1), waterways (part 2) and railways (part 3).

€ (150-250)
78 953 Belgium Pirenne H 78 953 Belgium Pirenne H
78/ 953 [Belgium]. Pirenne, H. Histoire de Belgique des origines à nos jours. Brussels, La Renaissance de Livre, 1972-1975, 5 vols., num. ills., orig. unif. giltlettered cl., 4to.

= First vol. published in 2500 copies.

€ (40-60)
78 954 Belgium Ghent Water W te 78 954 Belgium Ghent Water W te
78/ 954 [Belgium. Ghent]. Water, W. te. Historie der Hervormde Kerke te Gent, Van haeren aenvang tot derzelver einde; Mitsgaders een kort Verhael der Gereformeerde Doorluchtige Schoole te Gent. Zedert den Jaere 1578. tot het Jaer 1584. Utr., G.T. and A. van Paddenburg, 1756, (50),293p., contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- From the library of the Mennonite Church Amsterdam (stamp on title-p. and shelfticket on spine); occas. sl. foxed/ yellowed. Joints split(ting).

= Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 514a.

€ (60-80) 90
78 955 Bell G 78 955 Bell G
78/ 955 Bell, G. The Letters. London, E. Benn, 1928, 10th ed., 2 vols., XIII,(1),402; VII,(1),405-791p., 2 (fold.) lithogr. maps, plates, orig. unif. giltlettered cl.

- Both vols. owner's entry on first free endpaper. Spine sl. sunned.

Haberlandt, G. Eine Botanische Tropenreise: Indo-Malayische Vegetationsbilder und Reiseskizzen. Leipsic, W. Engelmann, 1893, 1st ed., VII,300p., 51 lithogr. ills., later giltlettered hcl.

- Owner's entries/ stamp on 2nd free endpaper and p.3. Backstrip loose.

Filchner, W. Sturm über Asien: Erlebnisse eines diplomatischen Geheimagenten. Berlin, Neufeld & Henius, 1924, VII,(1),310,(2)p., 6 fold. lithogr. maps/ plans, 20 plates, orig. cl.

- Owners' entries on title; frontisp. loosening; (sl.) foxed (mostly in upper blank margin).

AND 11 others, i.a. H.A. BERNATZIK, Die Geister der gelben Blätter (Munich, 1938, lithogr. map, ills., orig. cl.).

€ (70-90)
78/956 Brazil Album do Estado do Pará 78/956 Brazil Album do Estado do Pará
78/ 956 [Brazil]. Album do Estado do Pará. Paris, Chaponet, 1909, 350p., 2 large fold. col. lithogr. maps, 1 double-p. col. map, num. (photogr.) ills., Portuguese, French and English text in columns, orig. gilt pict. cl., folio.

- Lower hinge sl. weak. Lower joint splitting; corners bumped.

= Profusely illustrated description of the North Brazilian state Pará.

€ (60-80) 60
78 957 Brazil Barlaeus C 78 957 Brazil Barlaeus C
78 957 Brazil Barlaeus C 78 957 Brazil Barlaeus C
78/ 957 [Brazil]. Barlaeus, C. Nederlandsch Brazilië onder het bewind van Johan Maurits Grave van Nassau 1637-1644. Dutch adapt. S.P. l'Honoré Naber. The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1923, new facs. ed., XVI,442,(1)p., engr. facs. frontisp. portrait, title-p. and 67 fold. maps/ plates (3 full-p.), printed in 160 numb. copies signed by the publisher, orig. cl., folio.

- Some occas. foxing. Binding foxed and duststained; frontcover trifle warped.

= Facs. reprint of the edition Amsterdam, 1647 published by Blaeu. Cf. Sabin 3408; Bosch 127 and Borba de Moraes p.78-79.

€ (300-500) 350
78 958 Burma Symes M 78 958 Burma Symes M
78/ 958 [Burma]. Symes, M. Gesandschaftsreise nach dem Königreiche Ava, im Jahre 1795 auf Befehl des General-Gouverneurs von Ostindien. German transl. by Dr. Hager. Berlin/ Hamb., n.publ., 1801, (2),434,(2)p., fold. engr. map of Burma and 6 plates, contemp. simple gilt hcalf w. orange letterpiece.

- Occas. sl. foxed. Binding and paper over covers rubbed/ sl. worn.

= German transl. of Symes' An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava, sent by the Governor-General of India, in the Year 1795 (London, 1800). Henze V, p.275; Howgego S200.

€ (100-150) 100
78 959 Carribean Hall Caine W R 78 959 Carribean Hall Caine W R
78/ 959 [Carribean]. Hall Caine, W.R. The Cruise of the Port Kingston. London, Collier & Co., 1908, 1st ed., XXXI,(1),351,(1)p., 2 photogravure plates, 2 col. plates, fold. woodengr. plan, num. (photogr.) plates, orig. gilt cl., t.e.g.

- Lower hinge breaking; owners' entries/ ticket on first free endpaper; first/ last few lvs. sl. foxed.

St. John, S. Hayti or the Black Republic. Ibid., Smith, Elder & Co., 1889, 2nd ed., XXIV,389p., fold. col. lithogr. map, orig. dec. gilt cl.

- Owner's entry on htitle; first/ last few lvs. (incl. map and title-p.) (sl.) foxed.

Treves, F. The Cradle of the Deep. An Account of a Voyage to the West Indies. Ibid., idem, 1908, 3rd ed., 4 (fold.) lithogr. maps, 40 photogr. plates, orig. giltlettered cl., t.e.g. - AND 2 others similar, i.a. J.G. LEYBURN, The Haitian People (New Haven, 1955, orig. cl.).

€ (50-70)
78 960 China Doré H 78 960 China Doré H
78/ 960 [China]. Doré, H. Researches into Chinese Superstitions. First Part: Superstitious Practices. Vol. 1. Shanghai, T'usewei Printing Press, 1914, (2),XXI,(1),155p., 75 col. lithogr. plates and 1 other plate (counted as 65), ills., cordbound between orig. hcl. covers.

- Dedication in pen and ink on first blank. Covers w. minor imperfections.

= Nicely illustrated. A complete set consists of 7 vols., published by the Jesuit printing office in Shanghai.

€ (50-70) 50
78 961 China Green O M introd 78 961 China Green O M introd
78/ 961 [China]. Green, O.M. (introd.). Shanghai of To-day. A souvenir album of fifty Vandyck prints of "The Model Settlement". Shanghai/ Hong Kong/ Singapore, Kelly & Walsh, 1928, 2nd enl. ed., 15 textp., 50 tipped-in photogr. plates, each w. accomp. text leaf, orig. gilt leather binding w. mounted photogr. plate on frontcover, 4to.

- Binding sl. duststained and sl. rubbed along extremities; outer corners sl. worn. Otherwise a fine copy.

€ (400-600) 400
78 962 China Groeneveldt W P 78 962 China Groeneveldt W P
78/ 962 [China]. Groeneveldt, W.P. De Nederlanders in China. Eerste stuk. De eerste bemoeiingen om den handel in China en de vestiging in de Pescadores (1601-1624). The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1898, X,(2),598p., contemp. hcl. w. paper letterpiece.

- Some stains at the beginning. Binding sl. worn and w. a few wormholes; upper joint splitting.

= Bijdragen uit de taal-, land- en volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië (...). Zesde volgreeks. Vierde deel. All published.

ADDED 2 others in 3 vols.: F. LEQUIN (ed.), De Particuliere Correspondentie van Isaac Titsingh (1732-1812) (Alphen a.d. Rijn, 2009, 2 vols., orig. unif. cl.) and IDEM, A la recherche du Cabinet Titsingh. Its history, contents and dispersal. Catalogue raisonné of the collection of the founder of European Japanology (ibid., 2003, (col.) ills., orig. cl.).

€ (60-80)
78 963 China Groot J J M de 78 963 China Groot J J M de
78/ 963 [China]. Groot, J.J.M. de. The Religious System of China. Vol. IV-VI (Book II. On the Soul and Ancestral Worship). Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1901-1910, 3 vols. (of 6), X,464,(3); VI,465-928,(2); VI,929-1341,(2)p., plates, ills., orig. unif. wr., 4to.

- Without vol. I-III (Book I); wrappers sl. frayed; vol. IV wr. dam. and frontwr. doubled w. board.

= Comprises: IV: Part I, The Soul in Philosophy and Folk-Conception; V: Part II, Demonology. Part III, Sorcery; VI: Part IV, The War against Spectres. Part V. The Priesthood of Animism. A 7th vol. was announced but never published. Cordier, Bibliotheca Sinica p.703f.

€ (100-150)
78 964 China Hauer E 78 964 China Hauer E
78/ 964 [China]. Hauer, E. Huang-Ts'ing K'ai-kuo fang lüeh. Die Gründung des Mandschurischen Kaiserreiches. Berlin/ Leipsic, W. de Gruyter & Co., 1926, XXV,(1),710p., fold. map, orig. wr.

- Sl. foxed; unopened copy. = Rare.

Stenz, G.M. Beiträge zur Volkskunde Süd-Schantungs. Introd. and ed. A. Conrady. Leipsic, R. Voigtländer, 1907, (4),116p., 3 col. lithogr. plates (2x double-p.), ills., orig. wr., 4to.

- Fine, unopened copy.

AND 4 others, i.a. H. FRANKE, Geld und Wirtschaft in China unter der Mongolen-Herrschaft (Leipsic, 1949, fold. map (loose), orig. wr.) and A. WISSLER, Die Opiumfrage (Jena, 1931, orig. wr.).

€ (70-90)
78 965 China Huc E R 78 965 China Huc E R
78/ 965 [China]. Huc, E.R. Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie, le Thibet et la Chine pendant les années 1844, 1845 et 1846 Paris, Adrien Leclere et Cie, 1850, 1st ed., 2 vols., (4),426; (4),516p.,1 fold. map, contemp. unif. hcalf w. 2 red mor. letterpieces.

- Vol.1 lacks one letterpiece; backstrips repaired/ reattached w. glue; spine-ends worn; joints splitting.

€ (80-100)
78 966 China Mennie D 78 966 China Mennie D
78 966 China Mennie D 78 966 China Mennie D
78/ 966 [China]. Mennie, D. The Pageant of Peking. Comprising sixty-six Vandyck Photogravures of Peking and environs (...). Introd. P. Weale. Shanghai, A.S. Watson & Co., 1920, 1st ed., (8),40 textp., 66 tipped-in photogr. plates by D. MENNIE, printed in 1000 numb. copies, orig. gilt and blindst. blue calf, folio.

- Vague offsetting from plates as usual. Binding sl. sunned along margins and on backstrip, otherwise a fine copy.

= Western Travellers in China 110. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XX.

€ (250-350) 250
78 967 China Prévost d'Exiles A F 78 967 China Prévost d'Exiles A F
78/ 967 [China]. (Prévost d'Exiles, A.F.). Historische beschryving der reizen. Of nieuwe en volkoome verzameling van de aller-waardigste en zeldsaamste zee- en landtogten, ter ontdekkinge en naspeuringe gedaan (...). Vol. 8 and 9. The Hague, P. de Hondt, 1749, 2 vols., (2),446,(4); (2),422,(4)p., 12 (of 42)/ 26 (of 33) (fold.) plates, 20th cent. unif. hvellum w. marbled paper over covers, a.e.g., large 4to.

- Lacks 37 plates; many plates without lower margin and/ or w. dam./ browned lower margins. Sold w.a.f.

= Focuses on the voyages made to China.

€ (50-70) 80
78 968 China Teichman E 78 968 China Teichman E
78/ 968 [China]. Teichman, E. Travels of a Consular Officer in North-West China. Cambridge, Univ. Press, 1921, 1st ed., XIII,(1),219,(1)p., 4 maps (incl. 2 fold. maps w. col. travels route in rear pocket), 58 plates, orig. cl. w. gilt spine (fine). Williams, S. Wells. The Middle Kingdom. A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883, rev. ed., 2 vols., XXVI,836; XII,775p., 1 fold. handcol. engr. map in rear pocket, 2 fold. frontisp. (1x col.), woodengr. title-p., num. plates and ills., orig. unif. gilt cl.

- Hinges weakening; both vols. owner's entry on first free endpaper. Bindings rubbed/ worn along extremities; backstrips stained.

Franck, H.A. Roving Through Southern China. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1926, XXI,(1),649,(1)p., col. fold. map, 171 photogr. plates, orig. giltlettered cl. (corners and spine-ends sl. worn).

€ (60-80) 60
78 969 China Weicker H 78 969 China Weicker H
78/ 969 [China]. Weicker, H. Kiautschou. Das deutsche Schutzgebiet in Ostasien. Berlin, A. Schall, 1908, 239,(5)p., fold. map, num. ills., orig. hcl.

- Stamps and owner's entry on title-p.; ticket on upper pastedown. Binding sl. worn along extremities.

= Cordier, Bibliotheca Sinica p.3310.

€ (50-70) 50
78 970 Classical antiquity Mommsen T 78 970 Classical antiquity Mommsen T
78/ 970 [Classical antiquity]. Mommsen, T. Römische Geschichte. I-III and V. [all published]. Leipsic/ Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1854-1856/ 1885, 4 vols., 10 fold. lithogr. maps, contemp. (3x unif.) gilt hcalf.

- First 3 vols. heavily foxed/ sl. browned. All joints rubbed/ worn; 4th vol. scuffed and upper joint splitting at top of spine.

= The 4th vol. was never published.

€ (40-60)
78 971 Classical antiquity Rollin C 78 971 Classical antiquity Rollin C
78/ 971 [Classical antiquity]. Rollin, (C.). The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians, and Macedonians. London etc., T. Tegg etc., 1841, 18th ed., 6 vols., engr. frontisp. portrait, 8 fold. maps, 3 fold. plates/ plans, contemp. unif. hcalf, richly gilt spines w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

= Fine set in attractive bindings.

€ (50-70) 170
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