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79 1016 India Orme R 79 1016 India Orme R
79 1016 India Orme R 79 1016 India Orme R
79/1016 [India]. Orme, R. A History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan, from the year 1745. London, F. Wingrave, 1803, 4th ed., 2 (of 3) vols., (2),365,(17); 366-739,(16)p., 10 (fold.) engr. maps, 12 (fold.) plans, 2 fold. panoramas, 2 fold. plates, contemp. unif. calf, 4to.

- Lacks vol.3. Maps and plans mostly yellowed/ browned. Vol.1 covers loose and vol.2 without covers.

= Contains i.a. a fine panorama of Calcutta (of which Cox (quoting Maggs) writes: "The large engraved view of Calcutta should alone be worth the value of the entire work". Cox I, p.300 (on the ed. 1763-1778).

€ (100-150) 300
79/1017 Italy Le Landscape Français Italie 79/1017 Italy Le Landscape Français Italie
79/1017 Italy Le Landscape Français Italie 79/1017 Italy Le Landscape Français Italie
79/1017 Italy Le Landscape Français Italie 79/1017 Italy Le Landscape Français Italie
79/1017 [Italy]. Le Landscape Français. Italie. Paris, L. Janet, 1833, (8),232p., steelengr. title w. view "Loge à pied et cheval La Cygne" and 12 other steelengr. views, contemp. richly gilt panelled green calf w. 2 mor. letterpieces, a.e.g.

- Sl. foxed. Leather on central panel almost completely worn off; joints splitting at top of spine; 1 corner breaking.

= Contains nice views of Venice, Rimini, Milan, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Sorrento, Florence, Lake Lugano, Rome, Pozzuoli, Naples and Domodossola.

€ (80-100) 80
79 1018 Italy Rome Novelli I ed 79 1018 Italy Rome Novelli I ed
79/1018 [Italy. Rome]. Novelli, I. (ed.). Atlas of Rome. The City of Rome. The Form of the City on a 1:1000 Scale Photomap and Line Map. Engl. translation by C. Heffer and D. Kerr. Venice, Marsilio ed., 1991, 51,19 (Japanese)textp., 45 textills., 276 col. plates, each w. an opposite line map, orig. cl. w. (sl. worn) dustwr., 4to (fine). - ADDED 1 other: J. BOARDMAN a.o. (ed.), The Oxford History of the Classical World (Oxf./ New York, 1988, num. plates/ ills., orig. cl. w. (sl. rubbed/ creased) dustwr.).
€ (40-60)
79/1019 Italy Rome Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessante vedute di Roma e sue vicinanze 79/1019 Italy Rome Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessante vedute di Roma e sue vicinanze
79/1019 [Italy. Rome]. Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessante vedute di Roma e sue vicinanze. Rome, Piale Libraro, n.d. (1826), 50 engr. views (incl. engr. title-p.), orig. engr. pict. wr., obl. 8vo.

- A few plates sl. foxed; final 5 plates increasingly waterstained; partly sl. dogeared. Wrappers waterstained.

€ (70-90) 110
79/1020 Law Code Napoléon / Wetboek Napoléon 79/1020 Law Code Napoléon / Wetboek Napoléon
79/1020 [Law]. Code Napoléon./ Wetboek Napoléon. Amst., J. Allart, 1811, 3 parts in 2 vols., (4),799; (2),427,140,152p., contemp. boards.
€ (40-60) 90
79/1021 Law Wetboek Napoleon ingerigt voor het Koningrijk Holland 79/1021 Law Wetboek Napoleon ingerigt voor het Koningrijk Holland
79/1021 [Law]. Wetboek Napoleon; ingerigt voor het Koningrijk Holland. (The Hague), Ter Koninklijke Staatsdrukkerij, 1809, 1st ed., 312,XIIp., contemp. gilt hcalf.

- Backstrip rubbed. Fine copy.

= Dutch adaptation of the Code Napoléon, replaced in 1811 (after Louis Napoléon's abdication) by the original unchanged French version.

€ (40-60) 90
79 1022 Levant Carne J 79 1022 Levant Carne J
79/1022 [Levant]. Carne, J. La Syrie, la Terre-Sainte, l'Asie Mineure, etc. Vol. 1. French transl. A. Sosson. London etc., Fisher, Fils & Cie., n.d. (±1835), 86p., steelengr. title and 37 views, orig. gilt embossed cl., a.e.g., 4to.

- The plates w. some usual foxing. Otherwise fine.

BOUND WITH: the text only of the English ed.

€ (60-80)
79 1023 Levant Elsner J ed 79 1023 Levant Elsner J ed
79/1023 [Levant]. Elsner, J. (ed.). Nieuwste beschryving van de Grieksche Christenen in Turkyen, volgens het geloofwaardig Verhaal van den Heer Athanasius Dorostamus, Archimandriet des Patriarchs te Constantinopolen. Dutch transl. W.H. Fabricius. Leyden, A. Kallewier, 1743, (32),395,(52)p., contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo.

- Lacks the plates. Text and binding fine.

= Rare Dutch translation of Neueste Beschreibung derer Griechischen Christen in der Türckey (...) (Berlin, 1737). Cf. Blackmer Collection 546. Rare.

€ (50-70) 80
79 1024 Levant Tournefort J Pitton de 79 1024 Levant Tournefort J Pitton de
79 1024 Levant Tournefort J Pitton de 79 1024 Levant Tournefort J Pitton de
79/1024 [Levant]. Tournefort, J. Pitton de. Beschryving van eene reize naar de Levant, gedaan op bevel des Konings van Vrankryk (...). Amst., Janssoons van Waesberge, 1737, 2 parts in 1 vol., (32),191,(1); (4),187,(21)p., 89 (fold.) engr. maps/ plates, 45 ills., later hcl., 4to.

- Contents fine and complete. Spine cracked at two places.

= The first and only Dutch edition. Tiele 1103; Nissen ZBI, 4157 and Hunt 445; Blackmer sale 329 (French edition, 1717) and Atabey 959-961 (various editions). "Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was one of the greatest botanists of his time, discovering many new plant species during his travels in the Levant." (Blackmer). "The botanist Pitton de Tournefort set out for the Levant in 1700 on a mission for Louis XIV. He was accompanied by the artist Claude Aubriet, whose drawings were engraved for the work, and by the doctor Gundelsheimer. The party travelled extensively in the Greek archipelago and Crete, continuing on to Constantinople and Asia Minor, then overland to Persia, returning to Paris in 1702." (Atabey).

€ (250-350) 300
79/1025 Malerische Studien Eine Reise um die Welt in 200 Photographien nach Naturaufnamen 79/1025 Malerische Studien Eine Reise um die Welt in 200 Photographien nach Naturaufnamen
79/1025 Malerische Studien Eine Reise um die Welt in 200 Photographien nach Naturaufnamen 79/1025 Malerische Studien Eine Reise um die Welt in 200 Photographien nach Naturaufnamen
79/1025 Malerische Studien. Eine Reise um die Welt in 200 Photographien nach Naturaufnamen. Leipsic, K.P. Koehler, n.d. (±1900), 2 vols., (4); (4),201-232 textp., 200 col. photogr. plates, orig. unif. pict. cl. by H. HORN, obl. 4to.

- Good/ fine set.

€ (50-70) 50
79 1026 Maritime history Boudriot J 79 1026 Maritime history Boudriot J
79/1026 [Maritime history]. Boudriot, J. The History of the French Frigate 1650-1850. English transl. D.H. Roberts. Rotherfield, the author, 1993, 416p., ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 6 others, i.a. E.W. PETREJUS, Modelling the Brig-of-War "Irene" (Hengelo, 1970, loosely inserted fold. plate, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to); A. LAMBERT, The last Sailing Battlefleet (London, 1991, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to) and J. LEES, The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War 1625-1860 (ibid., 2001, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to).
€ (60-80) 140
79 1027 Maritime history Boudriot J 79 1027 Maritime history Boudriot J
79 1027 Maritime history Boudriot J 79 1027 Maritime history Boudriot J
79/1027 [Maritime history]. Boudriot, J. Le vaisseau de 74 canons. Traité pratique d'art naval. Construction du vaisseau. Grenoble, Éditions des Quatre Seigneurs, 1975-1977, 4 vols., num. (fold./ double-p.) (col.) plates, num. ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., sm. folio.

= Fine, complete set. Collection Archéologie Navale Française.

€ (80-100) 80
79 1028 Maritime history Cunliffe T 79 1028 Maritime history Cunliffe T
79/1028 [Maritime history]. Cunliffe, T. Pilots. Pilot Schooners of North America and Great Britain/ Schooners and Open Boats of the European Pilots and Watermen. Douarnenez etc., Le Chasse-Marée etc., 2001-2002, 2 vols., 343; 347p., (double-p./ full-p.) (col.) ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., folio (fine).
€ (50-70) 70
79 1029 Maritime history Fox F 79 1029 Maritime history Fox F
79/1029 [Maritime history]. Fox, F. Great Ships. The Battlefleet of King Charles II. Greenwich, Conway Maritime Press, 1980, 1st ed., 208p., (double-p./ full-p.) (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. Hamecher, H. Fünfmast-vollschiff "Preussen" Königin der See. Der Lebensweg eines Tiefwasserseglers. Kassel, the author, 1993, 2nd ed., (full-p.) maps/ ills., fold. plan in rear pocket, orig. cl. w. dustwr., sm. 4to. - AND 6 others, i.a. E.W. PETREJUS, Modelling the Brig-of-War "Irene" (Hengelo, 1970, loosely inserted fold. plate, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to) and A. MCGOWAN, HMS Victory (London, 1999, (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to).
€ (70-90)
79 1030 Maritime history Grenier J R de 79 1030 Maritime history Grenier J R de
79/1030 [Maritime history]. Grenier, J.R. de. Zee-tacticque, of Konst des oorlogs ter zee. Ondergeschikt aan nieuwe beginselen, en aan eene nieuwe order van bataille. Transl. J.J. Melvill van Carnbee. Leyden, Luzac & Compagnie, 1799, (8),63,(2)p., 11 fold. engr. plates, contemp. gilt hcalf, sm. 4to.

- Owner's annot. on upper pastedown and title; owner's entry on htitle.

= Cat. NSHM II, p.926.

AND 1 other: G. FABIUS, Eenige mededeelingen betrekkelijk de Koninklijk-Fransche marine (n.pl., n.d., contemp. hcalf).

€ (50-70) 140
79 1031 Maritime history McGrail S 79 1031 Maritime history McGrail S
79 1031 Maritime history McGrail S 79 1031 Maritime history McGrail S
79/1031 [Maritime history]. McGrail, S. Boats of the World, from the Stone Age to Medieval Times. Oxf., Univ. Press, 2001, XIII,(3),480p., num. ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 3 others, i.a. C. NOOTEBOOM, De boomstamkano in Indonesië (Leyden, 1932, num. plates/ ills., orig. wr.) and C.W. HAWKINS, Praus of Indonesia (London, 1982, (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustrwr., 4to).
€ (40-60)
79 1032 Maritime history Mondfeld W zu 79 1032 Maritime history Mondfeld W zu
79 1032 Maritime history Mondfeld W zu 79 1032 Maritime history Mondfeld W zu
79 1032 Maritime history Mondfeld W zu 79 1032 Maritime history Mondfeld W zu
79/1032 [Maritime history]. Mondfeld, W. zu. Wasa. Schwedisches Regalschiff von 1628. Munich, Mosaik, 1981, 2 vols., text vol.: 208p., num. full-p. ills.; plate vol.: 5 fold. plans, unif. boards. Landström, B. The Royal Warship Vasa. English trans. J. Franks. Stockholm, Interpublishing, 1988, 157,(3)p., num. (double-p./ full-p.) (col.) ills., orig. pict. boards w. dustwr., folio. - AND 9 others, i.a. L.G. CARR LAUGHTON, Old Ship Figure-Heads & Sterns (London, 1991, (tipped-in col.) plates, ills., orig. gilt cl., t.e.g., slipcase, 4to. Facs. reprint of the ed. London, 1925).
€ (70-90) 70
79 1033 Maritime history Moore J H 79 1033 Maritime history Moore J H
79 1033 Maritime history Moore J H 79 1033 Maritime history Moore J H
79/1033 [Maritime history]. Moore, J.H. The New Practical Navigator; being an Epitome of Navigation, containing the different Methods of working the Lunar Observations and all The Requisite Tables used with the Nautical Almanac, in determining the Latitude and Longitude, and Keeping a Complete Reckoning at Sea (...). London, printed for B. Law/ G.G. and J. Robinson/ the Author, 1796, 12th ed., VIII,309,(203)p., engr. frontisp., 8 plates, letterpress tables, modern cl.

- Owner's entries on verso frontisp.; occas. sl. (thumb)soiled/ stained; a few scattered contemp. owner's annots.; final 2p. corner torn off (1x affecting text).

= Cat. NSHM II, p.683.

ADDED a poor copy of F.A.A. GREGORY, Zeemans gids voor de vaarwaters van Java, naar en door den Molukschen Archipel en terug (1853).

€ (50-70) 70
79 1034 Maritime history Renault F 79 1034 Maritime history Renault F
79/1034 [Maritime history]. Renault, F. Bateaux de Normandie de Granville à Honfleur. N.pl. (Douarnenez), Éditions de l'Estran, n.d. (1991), (6),379,(1)p., num. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. Petrejus, E.W. Modelling the Brig-of-War "Irene". A Handbook for the Building of Historical Ship-Models. Hengelo, De Esch, 1970, 287,(1)p., loosely inserted fold. plate, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. Laas, W. Die grossen Segelschiffe. Ihre Entwickelung und Zukunft. Kassel, H. Hamecher, 1972, VIII,127,(3)p., (fold.) plans/ ills., orig. cl. w. (sl. sunned) dustwr., sm. 4to. - AND 4 others, i.a. K. SCHRAGE, Rundhölzer, Tauwerk und Segel (Herford, 1989, ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to).
€ (50-70) 90
79 1035 Maritime history Toudouze G a o 79 1035 Maritime history Toudouze G a o
79/1035 [Maritime history]. Toudouze, G. a.o. Histoire de la Marine. Paris, Editions de l'Illustration, 1966, 2 vols., XI,(1),320,(2); (4),321-670,(1)p., num. (tipped-in col.) plates/ ills., orig. unif. gilt pict. rexine, folio (annot. and remnants of removed stickers on pastedowns). Ketting, H. Prins Willem. Een zeventiende-eeuwse Oostindiëvaarder. Bussum, De Boer, 1979, 184p., num. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 8 others, i.a. L.A.F. GODSCHALK, Ontijdig schip-verlaten (Amst., 1943, 2nd ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to) and L.M. AKVELD a.o. (ed.), Vier eeuwen varen (ibid., n.d., num. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to).
€ (70-90)
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