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78/1032 Mexico Altas General del Distrito Federal Geografico Historico Comercial Estadistico Agrario Vol 2 78/1032 Mexico Altas General del Distrito Federal Geografico Historico Comercial Estadistico Agrario Vol 2
78/1032 [Mexico]. Altas General del Distrito Federal Geografico, Historico, Comercial, Estadistico, Agrario. Vol. 2. Mexico City, Talleres Graficos de la Nacion, 1930, 1 vol. (of 2), (4) lvs. (htitle, title, index and text leaf), 50 (of 55) (col.) maps/ plans/ plates/ views, 1 very large loosely inserted plan of Mexico City (130x175 cm.), orig. clothbacked pict. boards, large obl. folio.

- The 2nd vol. only; lacks 5 maps/ plans/ plates. Binding (water)stained and worn.

€ (50-70) 50
78 1033 Meyer J 78 1033 Meyer J
78/1033 Meyer, J. Meyer's Universum, of afbeelding van het zienswaardigste en merkwaardigste van natuur en kunst op den ganschen aardbodem. Vol. 1, 2 and 4-7. Dutch transl. C. ten Brink a.o. Amst., Bibliografisch Instituut, 1834-1843, 6 vols., 2 steelengr. titles and 281 views, contemp. (partly unif.) gilt hcalf (3x w. mor. letterpiece), obl. 4to.

- Partly browned and (occas. rather badly) foxed (vols. 1 and 2 worse). Vols. 1 and 2 rebacked w. modern leather; vol. 5 lacks letterpiece.

€ (100-150) 100
78 1034 Middle East Bury G W 78 1034 Middle East Bury G W
78/1034 [Middle East]. Bury, G.W. Arabia infelix, or the Turks in Yamen. London, Macmillan and Co., 1915, 1st ed., X,213,(3)p., photogr. frontisp., 3 col. lithogr. maps, 17 photogr. plates, orig. giltlettered cl.

- Two bookplates on upper pastedown and first free endpaper; occas. sl. foxed. Backstrip partly discoloured.

€ (50-70)
78 1035 Middle East Chardin J 78 1035 Middle East Chardin J
78 1035 Middle East Chardin J 78 1035 Middle East Chardin J
78 1035 Middle East Chardin J 78 1035 Middle East Chardin J
78/1035 [Middle East]. Chardin, J. Voyages de Monsieur le Chevalier Chardin, en Perse, et autres lieux de L'Orient. Vol. 2 and 3. Amst., J.L. de Lorme, 1711, 2 vols. (of 3), 2 ident. engr. title-vignettes, 2 headpieces, 51 (of 61) (fold.) plates on 58 (of 61) lvs., contemp. unif. vellum, sm. 4to.

- Without vol.1. Lacks 7 plates and 3 half plates but w. 1 half plate from vol.1(?); 7 (half) plates loose(ning); 10 plates w. (large) tear; both vols. endpapers loose(ning)/ creased; first few textlvs. (incl. title) frayed; owner's stamp on first free endpaper; vol.3 upper hinge broken; bookblock loose but holding on cords.

= Atabey 219; Howgego C102: "The earliest editions of Chardin's travels curiously contain nothing on his journey to India. Chardin apparently refused to include his Indian travels as a consequence of his imperfect understanding of Indian religion and culture. The first edition to include his Indian travels was published in Amsterdam in 1711."

€ (200-300) 230
78 1036 Middle East Dapper O 78 1036 Middle East Dapper O
78/1036 [Middle East]. Dapper, O. Naukeurige Beschryving van gantsch Syrië, en Palestyn of Heilige Lant. Amst., J. van Meurs, 1677, 2 parts in 1 vol., (10),262,(4); (2),581,(7)p., engr. title, 7 (of 8) fold./ double-p. maps, 13 (of 31) (mainly single-p.) plans/ plates/ views, num half-p. textills., modern leather w. use of contemp. binding, folio.

- Poor and incomplete copy, thoroughly restored. Lacks 1 map and 18 plates; several lvs./ plates dam./ restored (worse at the end); final 2 index lvs. supplied in photocopy. Sold w.a.f.

= Tiele 301; Europe and the Arab World 27; Atabey 324; Navari 451; Blackmer sale 88; Roehricht 1171.

€ (100-150) 220
78 1037 Middle East Meulen D van der and Wissmann H von 78 1037 Middle East Meulen D van der and Wissmann H von
78/1037 [Middle East]. Meulen, D. van der and Wissmann, H. von. Hadramaut. Some of its Mysteries unveiled. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1932, 1st ed., XXVI,248p., large fold. col. map (loosely inserted in rear pocket), num. photogr. plates, ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Occas. foxed. Lacks dustwr.; spine sunned.

= English translation of Voorlopig verslag van een reis in Hadramaut en de omliggende gebieden (Amst., 1932). Account of a journey to the interior of Yemen. Howgego M55: "(...) a rarely-visited region of inter-tribal conflict".

Idem. Aden to the Hadhramaut. A Journey in South Arabia. London, John Murray, 1947, 1st ed., XVI,254p., double-p. map, num. photogr. plates, orig. giltlettered cl.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; occas. sl. foxed.

AND 4 others by the same (incl. 2 duplicates), i.a. Faces in Shem (London, 1961, 1st ed., num. photogr. plates, orig. cl. w. dustwr.).

€ (50-70) 50
78 1038 Middle East Philby H StJ B 78 1038 Middle East Philby H StJ B
78/1038 [Middle East]. Philby, H.StJ.B. A Pilgrim in Arabia. London, Robert Hale Limited, 1947, 2nd ed., (4),198p., frontisp. portrait, num. photogr. plates, orig. gilt cl. Idem. The Land of Midian. Ibid., Ernest Benn Limited, 1957, 1st ed., XI,(3),286,(2)p., fold. map, num. photogr. plates, orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr. - AND 4 others by the same, i.a. Sa'udi Arabia (ibid., 1955, photogr. plates, orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and Harun al Rashied (Edinburgh, 1933, orig. cl.).
€ (50-70) 80
78 1039 Middle East Shaw T 78 1039 Middle East Shaw T
78 1039 Middle East Shaw T 78 1039 Middle East Shaw T
78/1039 [Middle East]. Shaw, T. Reizen en Aanmerkingen, Door en Over Barbaryen en het Ooste (...). Uit het Engelsch vertaald door P. Boddaert (...) met Aanteekeningen van den Vertaler S. Rau, M. Tydeman, C. Saxe. Utr., J. van Schoonhoven en Comp., 1773, 2 (of 3) parts in 1 vol., (6),224; 144,(32)p., engr. title, 6 (fold.) maps, 21 (fold.) plates, 2 large vignettes, ills., modern vellum-like boards w. 2 black letterpieces, 4to.

- Without the 1st part; "Tweede deel" on htitle and index leaf blotted out w. ink; partly waterst. and fingersoiled.

= Tiele 1001; Cox I, p.377; Nissen, ZBI 3841. The first (English) edition was published in 1738, four years after Shaw's return from Africa. Howgego S92: "English scholar, natural historian and traveller (1692-1751). (...) After receiving holy orders, Shaw was appointed chaplain to the English factory in Algiers. He held the post for twelve years, then travelled for three years across North Africa, passing through Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, and continuing into Palestine and Syria."

€ (80-100) 180
78 1040 Middle East Thomas B 78 1040 Middle East Thomas B
78/1040 [Middle East]. Thomas, B. The Arabs. The life-story of a People who have left their deep impression on the world. London, Thornton Butterworth, 1937, 1st ed., 372p., frontisp. portrait, fold. map, 15 plates, ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Library stamps scattered throughout (incl. on title). Binding sl. wormholed; lacks dustwr.

€ (80-100)
78 1041 Middle East Vámbéry H 78 1041 Middle East Vámbéry H
78 1041 Middle East Vámbéry H 78 1041 Middle East Vámbéry H
78/1041 [Middle East]. Vámbéry, H. Reise in Mittelasien von Teheran durch die Turkmanische Wüste an der Ostküste des Kaspischen Meeres nach Chiwa, Bochara und Samarkand, ausgeführt im Jahr 1863. Leipsic, F.A. Brockhaus, 1865, 1st German ed., XV,(3),352p., fold. handcol. lithogr. map, 12 woodcut plates, contemp. gilt hcalf.

- One plate heavily foxed; map w. tear of 4 cm. in inner margin. Joints split(ting); backcover loosening.

€ (100-150)
78 1042 Mieli A 78 1042 Mieli A
78/1042 Mieli, A. La science Arabe et son rôle dans l'évolution scientifique mondiale. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1938, 1st ed., XIX,(1),388p., orig. giltlettered cl., 4to (standard work). Moukhtar Pacha, G.A. Le réforme du calendrier. Ibid., idem, 1893, (4),70,(1)p., 28 fold. tables, orig. (dam.) wr. - AND 13 others, all French language, mainly on Islam, incl. some duplicates, i.a. P.J. ANDRÉ, L'Islam et les races (Paris, 1922, 2 vols., orig. unif. wr.).
€ (70-90)
78 1043 Militaria Baden Powell R S S 78 1043 Militaria Baden Powell R S S
78/1043 [Militaria]. Baden-Powell, R.S.S. Quick Training for War. A Few Practical Suggestions Illustrated by Diagrams. New York, Duffield & Co., 1914, X,(2),102,(2)p., ills., orig. cl., sm. 8vo.

- Binding trifle fingersoiled.

= Interesting instruction booklet published on the eve of World War I, in which Sir Robert Baden-Powell, based on his own military experience in Africa, lays down the guidelines for military succes according to the "Four C's of Soldiering": Courage, Common-sense, Cunning and Cheerfulness.

€ (40-60) 40
78 1044 Militaria Barado F 78 1044 Militaria Barado F
78/1044 [Militaria]. Barado, F. La vida militar en España. Madrid, Artegraf, 1987, XI,(1),343,(8)p., num. plates and ills., printed in 500 numb. copies, orig. gilt and dec. hcalf, t.e.g., folio.

- Lower corners of both covers bumped. Otherwise fine. = Facsimile reprint of the edition Madrid, 1888.

AND 1 other: Uniformes Militares en la España de Principios del Siglo XIX (ibid., idem, 1987, num. col. plates, printed in 500 numb. copies, orig. blindst. and giltlettered artif. leather, 4to. Fine).

€ (70-90)
78 1045 Militaria Beaurain J de 78 1045 Militaria Beaurain J de
78 1045 Militaria Beaurain J de 78 1045 Militaria Beaurain J de
78/1045 [Militaria]. Beaurain, J. de. Histoire de la campagne de M. le Prince de Condé, en Flandre en 1764. Paris, the author, C.A. Jombert etc., 1774, 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),XIV,63,(1); 216,(8)p., engr. title-p., 41 partly handcol. fold. (battle-)plans/ maps (incl. 1 view), 1 plate by PATAS after DE FAVAVE after CARLEVANLO, 1 plate by MOETTE after GODEFROY, 4 ills. by MOETTE after NORBELIN, 20th cent. hcalf w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, folio.

- Partly waterstained in lower margin, also affecting some of the maps/ plans; occas. trifle waterstained in upper blank margin; a few maps/ plans sl. browned on fold(s) (1x w. some fraying); libr. stamp on title-p.

= Cohen/ De Ricci 128.

€ (250-350) 250
78 1046 Militaria De Pont 78 1046 Militaria De Pont
78/1046 [Militaria]. (De Pont). Abrégé historique et iconographique de la Vie de Charles V. Duc de Lorraine. Nancy, R. Charlot & P. Deschamps, 1701, woodcut heraldic title-vignette, 22 (of 29) engr. plates w. accomp. text leaf, 1 double-p. genealogical plate (from a diff. work?), 2 tipped-in additional plates, contemp. limp boards, folio.

- Lacks 7 plates and text lvs.; partly loose(ning); extensive (old) annots. at the beginning and end. Binding worn/ dam. Sold w.a.f.

= Pohler IV, p.516. The plates showing i.a. the 1683 siege of Vienna by the Turks. Charles Duc de Lorraine commanded the Imperial Habsburg army.

€ (80-100) 160
78 1047 Militaria Tissot P F introd 78 1047 Militaria Tissot P F introd
78/1047 [Militaria]. Tissot, P.-F. (introd.). Mémoires historiques et militaires sur Carnot, rédigés d'après ses manuscrits, sa correspondance inédite et ses écrits. Paris, Baudouin Frères, 1824, (6),XXVIII,394p., engr. frontisp. portrait, fold. facs. plate, contemp. gilt hcalf.

- A few scattered library stamps/ tickets. Binding worn and rubbed; upper joint splitting.

= Lazare Carnot, French mathematician and physicist who participated in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Pohler IV, p.189.

€ (40-60)
78 1048 Moerlein G 78 1048 Moerlein G
78 1048 Moerlein G 78 1048 Moerlein G
78/1048 Moerlein, G. A Trip Around the World. Cincinnati, M. & R. Burgheim, 1886, 205p., chromolithogr. title, frontisp. map and 110 ills. on 56 plates, 3 other plates (2x mounted to pastedowns) of the Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. Cincinnati (1x showing the brewery), orig. gilt dec. cl., a.e.g., 4to.

- Bookblock split(ting); frontisp. loose(ning). Binding sl. stained/ soiled; backstrip darkened.

= Nice plates, "printed in oil colors".

AND 1 other: J.G. KOHL, Geschiedenis der Europeesche Volken (The Hague, 1874, chromolithogr. costume plates, orig. gilt cl.).

€ (70-90)
78 1049 Molhuysen P C 78 1049 Molhuysen P C
78/1049 (Molhuysen, P.C.). Aardrijkskundig leesboek tot uitbreiding der kennis van verschillende volken op den aardbol. Deventer, A.J. van den Sigtenhorst, 1822, 1st ed., XVI,333,(1)p., engr. title and 28 costume-plates, modern vellum-like boards w. red letterpiece.

- Waterst. in lower (blank) margin; owner's entry on first blank.

= Huiskamp M298; cat. De Koning 100. Not in Lipperheide, Colas and Hiler. A second edition was published in 1838, cf. The Children's World of Learning 2839.

€ (80-100) 150
78 1050 Mozambique Dias J 78 1050 Mozambique Dias J
78/1050 [Mozambique]. Dias, J. Os Macondes de Moçambique. Lissabon, Centro de Estudios de Antropologia Cultural, 1964-1966, 4 vols., fold. maps, num. (col.) photogr. plates and ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

- Dustwr. partly frayed and/ or dam.

= Fundamental study of many aspects of the culture of the Macondes. The four vols. have the following subtitles: I. Aspectos Históricos e Económicos; II. Cultura material; III. Vida social e ritual; IV. Sabedoria. Lingua, Literatura e Jogos.

AND 1 other: P. RADIN a.o. (ed.), African Folktales & Sculpture (London, 1964, num. plates, orig. cl. w. dustwr., sm. folio. Large (closed) tear in backwr.).

€ (150-250)
78/1051 New Zealand Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes 78/1051 New Zealand Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes
78/1051 New Zealand Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes 78/1051 New Zealand Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes
78/1051 [New Zealand]. Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka. The Maori at home with his pleasures & pastimes. Auckland, F. Duncan & Co., n.d. (±1920), (24)p. w. together 38 photogr. ills., each w. caption "Brett Copyright Photo", orig. wr., obl. 8vo.

- Spine dam.; wr. foxed and sl. frayed. = Very rare.

Maori Sketches. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1910), (16)p., each w. full-p. photogr. ill., orig. wr. w. mounted photogr. plate, 4to.

- Some sl. foxing/ thumbing. Wrappers badly foxed. = Rare.

€ (80-100) 100
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