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81 1324 China Yutkevitch S 81 1324 China Yutkevitch S
81/1324 [China]. Yutkevitch, S. V teatrakh i kino svobodnogo Kitaya. Zapiski sovetskogo rezhissera (In the theatres and cinema of free China. Notes of a Soviet director). Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1953, 172,(3)p., 3 col. plates, ills., orig. cl., large 8vo.

- Sl. waterst. at the end.

€ (30-50)
81 1325 Cook J 81 1325 Cook J
81 1325 Cook J 81 1325 Cook J
81 1325 Cook J 81 1325 Cook J
81 1325 Cook J 81 1325 Cook J
81 1325 Cook J 81 1325 Cook J
81/1325 Cook, J. Reizen rondom de waereld. Dutch transl. J.D. Pasteur. Leyden/ Amst./ The Hague, Honkoop/ Allart/ Van Cleef, 1795-1803, 13 vols., 13 ident. engr. title-p., portrait, 52 fold. maps, 133 (of 134) (fold.) plates, modern unif. hcalf w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- Vol. 6 lacks 1 plate and p.51-62; title-p. of each vol. w. library stamp of the Natuurkundige Ver. in Ned. Indië; maps and plates occas. sl. waterst./ cut sl. short (mostly) in right margin (some w. loss of a few letters and borderline) / tears repaired w. tape or paper (mostly on verso); a few vols. inner (mostly) blank margin partly (sl.) wormholed and occas. strengthened w. tape; some lvs. loose(ning).

= Rare, near complete copy of the first collective Dutch edition in attractive bindings. Title-p. of vol. 1 reads "Reize" instead of "Reizen". Beddie 52; Tiele 268; Cat. NHSM p.140.

€ (700-900) 800
81 1326 Cook J Wharton W J L ed 81 1326 Cook J Wharton W J L ed
81 1326 Cook J Wharton W J L ed 81 1326 Cook J Wharton W J L ed
81/1326 [Cook, J.]. Wharton, W.J.L. (ed.). Captain Cook's Journal during His First Voyage round the World made in H.M. Bark "Endeavour" 1768-71. A Literal Transcription of the Original MSS. London, E. Stock, 1893, LVI,400p., frontisp. portr., 7 (large) fold. maps (3x loosely inserted in rear pocket) and 4 plates (incl. 2 facsimiles), orig. gilt green cl., 4to.

- Hinges weak/ broken (but holding on cords); some lvs. sl. frayed (untrimmed copy); bookplate on upper pastedown. Spine-ends and extremities sl. worn/ rubbed (1 corner cracked).

= Beddie 683.

€ (100-150)
81 1327 Dampier W and Wafer L 81 1327 Dampier W and Wafer L
81 1327 Dampier W and Wafer L 81 1327 Dampier W and Wafer L
81 1327 Dampier W and Wafer L 81 1327 Dampier W and Wafer L
81/1327 Dampier, W. and Wafer, L. Nouveau voyage autour du monde. Où l'on décrit en particulier l'Isthme de l'Amerique, plusiers Côtes & Isles des Indes Occidentales, les Isles du Cap Verd, le passage par la Terra del Fuego, les Côtes Meridionales du Chili, du Perou, & du Mexique; l'Isle de Guam, Mindanao, & des autres Philippines; les Isles Orientales qui sont près de Cambodie, de la Chine, Formosa, Luçon, Celebes, &c. la Nouvelle Hollande, les Isles de Sumatra, de Nicobar, de Sainte Helene, & le Cap de Bonne-Esperance./ Suite du Voyage (...)/ Supplement du Voyage (...)/ Voyage aux Terres des Australes, A la Nouvelle Hollande (...). Rouen, J.B. Machuel le Jeune, 1715, 4 vols., 3 diff. engr. frontisp., 43 plates/ maps, contemp. unif. calf w. gilt spine and 2 mor. letterpieces.

- Occas. sl. waterstained in upper blank margin. All vols. spine-ends chipped; binding worn. Contents very fine.

= This Rouen edition not recorded in the usual reference works (2 other eds.: Rouen, E. Herault, 1715 (5 vols.) and Rouen, J.B. Machuel, 1723 (5 vols.)). Our edition in 4 vols. (cf. earlier editions) appears to be complete. Cf. Sabin 18383; Borba de Moraes p.242; Henze II, p.10; Howgego D7 and Hill 417 (listing the ed. London 1697). "In the account of his first voyage to New Holland, Dampier drew a graphic and most repulsive image of the aborigine: The Inhabitants of this Country are the miserablest People in the world. The Hodmadods of Monomatapa, though a nasty People, yet for Wealth are Gentlemen to these; who have no Houses and skin Garments. Sheep, Poultry and Fruits of the Earth, Ostrich Eggs, etc. as the Hodmadods have: and setting aside their Humane Shape, they differ but little from Brutes." (Smith, p.169). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIII.

€ (400-600) 400
81 1328 Denmark Feldborg A A 81 1328 Denmark Feldborg A A
81 1328 Denmark Feldborg A A 81 1328 Denmark Feldborg A A
81/1328 [Denmark]. Feldborg, A.A. Denmark delineated; or, sketches of the present state of that country. Edinburgh etc., Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy etc., 1824, 4 parts in 1 vol., (6),36,104; 116; VI,(2),IV,63; 74p., engr. title, 20 views and 3 portraits, contemp. gilt calf w. black mor. letterpiece, large 8vo.

- Upper hinge broken. = Contains fine views.

€ (100-150)
81 1329 Economics Keynes J M 81 1329 Economics Keynes J M
81/1329 [Economics]. Keynes, J.M. Essays in Persuasion. London, Macmillan and Co., 1931, 1st ed., XIII,(1),376p., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Some foxing. = Cf. PMM 423.

€ (50-70) 50
81 1330 Economics Keynes J M 81 1330 Economics Keynes J M
81 1330 Economics Keynes J M 81 1330 Economics Keynes J M
81/1330 [Economics]. Keynes, J.M. A Tract on Monetary Reform. London, Macmillan & Co., 1923, 1st ed., VIII,209,(3)p., orig. gilt cl.

- Spine-ends trifle rubbed. Otherwise fine.

Idem. Essays in Persuasion. Ibid., idem, 1931, 1st ed., XIII,(1),376p., orig. gilt cl.

- Owner's entry on title-p.

€ (100-150) 100
81 1331 Economics Keynes J M 81 1331 Economics Keynes J M
81/1331 [Economics]. Keynes, J.M. A Tract on Monetary Reform. London, Macmillan and Co., 1924, reprint ed., VIII,209,(3)p., orig. gilt cl. Idem. A Treatise on Probability. Ibid., idem, 1929, reprint ed., XI,(1),466,(2)p., orig. gilt cl.

- Library/ cancellation stamps and ticket on first endpaper.

Idem. Essays in Biography. Ibid., idem, 1933, reprint ed., X,318,(1)p., portraits, orig. gilt cl. - AND 1 other by the same: De economische gevolgen van den vrede (Amst., 1920, 1st Dutch ed., orig. gilt cl.).

€ (80-100) 80
81 1332 Economics Luxemburg R 81 1332 Economics Luxemburg R
81/1332 [Economics]. Luxemburg, R. Promyshlennoe razvitie Pol'shi. Russian transl. F. Gurvich. Ed. D. Protopopov. St. Petersburg, Znanie, 1899, 101,(2)p., later plain wr.

= First Russian translation of Rosa Luxemburg's doctoral dissertation Die Industrielle Entwicklung Polens on which she graduated summa cum laude at the University of Zurich (1897), being the first Polish woman ever to obtain a doctoral degree. Zaleski 1025; cf. Stammhammer III, p.212.

€ (100-150) 100
81 1333 Egypt Leemans C 81 1333 Egypt Leemans C
81 1333 Egypt Leemans C 81 1333 Egypt Leemans C
81/1333 [Egypt]. Leemans, C. Aegyptische Papyrus in demotisch Schrift met Grieksche overschrijvingen, uit het Nederlandsche Museum van Oudheden te Leyden. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1839, 1 loosely inserted lithogr. plate, 14 facs. plates (printed in black and some orange) and 4 leaves w. 8 tables, orig. frontwr., loosely inserted between 2 loose boards, folio.

- Without the accomp. text vol.; 8 leaves (incl. frontwr.) sl. dampstained, mainly in blank margin; frontwr. yellowed; lacks backwr.

= Probably the loosely inserted plate does not belong to the facsimile. Description raisonnée of Papyrus Leiden I 383. Rare.

€ (200-300) 200
81 1334 Egypt Leemans C 81 1334 Egypt Leemans C
81 1334 Egypt Leemans C 81 1334 Egypt Leemans C
81/1334 [Egypt]. Leemans, C. Lettre a M. François Salvolini, sur les monumens Égyptiens, portant des légendes royales, dans les Musées d'Antiquités de Leide, de Londres, et dans quelques collections particulières en Angleterre. Avec des observations concernant l'histoire, la chronologie et la langue hiéroglyphique des Égyptiens et une appendice sur les mesures de ce peuple. Leyden etc., H.W. Hazenberg et Comp., 1838, (8),X,160p., 32 lithogr. plates, orig. wr.

- Unopened copy; plates occas. trifle foxed. Lower outer corner of frontwrapper torn off; backwr. reattached.

€ (60-80) 70
81 1335 Egypt Leemans C 81 1335 Egypt Leemans C
81 1335 Egypt Leemans C 81 1335 Egypt Leemans C
81/1335 [Egypt]. Leemans, C. Monuments égyptiens du Musée d'Antiquités des Pays-Bas, à Leide. Ed. M.F. Chabas. Collection of 160 (fold.) (col.) (facs.) lithogr. plates from the work, publ. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1853-1876, loose in contemp. plain boards, folio.

- About 15 plates in mediocre/ poor condition (waterstained/ dam./ mouldy).

= Contains the following sections and plates: IIe Afdeeling, 3e aflevering (plate 49-64); IIe Afdeeling, 14e aflevering. (plate 80-97, with (12)textp. Incl. 11 waterstained/ mouldy plates); IIe Afdeeling, 5e aflevering (plate 98-184, with (2),19 textp. Plate 155-158 badly dam and waterstained; a few other plates sl. dampstained).

Papyrus égyptien funéraire hiératique. (T. 16). Du Musée d'Antiquités des Pays-Bas. Collection of 49 (fold.) (col.) (facs.) lithogr. plates from the work, publ. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1867-1873, loose as issued in orig. unif. wr., folio.

- Occas. (sl.) water-/ duststained (as indicated below). Wrappers partly frayed/ dam.

= Contains the following: IIIe Afdeeling, aflevering 1 (plate 11-15. Partly waterstained); IIIe afdeeling, aflevering 1/ 3 (plate 8-17, with 1 accomp. textp. Partly water-/ duststained); IIIe Afdeeling, aflevering 1/ 3 (plate 8-29, w. 1 accomp. textp.); IIIe Afdeeling, aflevering 3.2/ 1 (plate 16-27, w. 5 accomp. (sl. waterst./ foxed) textp.; frontwr. dam.) and IIIe Afdeeling, aflevering 1 (plate 11-15. Duststained and sl. waterstained).

€ (500-700) 500
81 1336 Egypt Leemans C and Pleyte W 81 1336 Egypt Leemans C and Pleyte W
81 1336 Egypt Leemans C and Pleyte W 81 1336 Egypt Leemans C and Pleyte W
81 1336 Egypt Leemans C and Pleyte W 81 1336 Egypt Leemans C and Pleyte W
81/1336 [Egypt]. Leemans, C. and Pleyte, W. Monuments égyptiens du Musée d'Antiquités des Pays-Bas, à Leide. Leyden, E.J. Brill, 1846-1888, 5 vols. containing 70 (fold.) (col.) (facs.) plates w. a few accomp. textpages, loosely inserted in orig. unif. wr., large folio.

- Wrappers frayed and backwr. partly lacking. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.

= Contains the following plates: IIe Afdeeling (plate 83 and 91); IIe Afdeeling, 9e Aflevering plate 98-104, 126-138); IIe Afdeeling, 13e Aflevering (plate 159-184); IIIe Partie Section T: Papyrus funeraire hiératique (T.16) (plate 8-17); IIIe Partie 6e Livraison (plate 16-27). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIII.

€ (400-600) 400
81 1337 Fashion and costume Wahlen A 81 1337 Fashion and costume Wahlen A
81 1337 Fashion and costume Wahlen A 81 1337 Fashion and costume Wahlen A
81/1337 [Fashion and costume]. (Wahlen, A.). Histoire et iconographie des moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, d'après les documents authentiques et les voyages les plus récents. Asie. Brussels, Ant. Mertens, 1846, (4),591,(1)p., 82 woodengr. plates, contemp. gilt hleather, 4to.

- Occas. sl. foxed/ fingersoiled. Backstrip loosening; extremities sl. worn.

= Cf. Lipperheide 61; Colas 3041; Vinet 2124.

€ (50-70)
81 1338 France Burke E 81 1338 France Burke E
81/1338 [France]. Burke, E. Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. In a letter intended to have been sent to a gentleman in Paris. London, printed for J. Dodsley, 1790, 6th ed., IV,356p., contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Some foxing at the beginning; bookplate on upper pastedown. Spine chafed.

= PMM 239 ("(...) in defence of an existing régime and against a liberating revolution, one of the most brilliant of all polemics"); cf. Monglond I, p.908-909 and II, p.130-131 (French eds.). Burke's work, first published in 1790, enjoyed immediate success all over Europe.

€ (70-90)
81 1339 France Constitution Française Présentée au Roi par l'Assemblée Nationale le 3 septembre 1791 81 1339 France Constitution Française Présentée au Roi par l'Assemblée Nationale le 3 septembre 1791
81/1339 [France]. Constitution Française, Présentée au Roi par l'Assemblée Nationale, le 3 septembre 1791 (...). Paris, Prudhomme, 1791, (4),179,(1)p., contemp. gilt green calf w. red mor. letterpiece on spine, a.e.g., sm. 8vo.

- Lacks the frontispiece. Spine-ends, corners and joints trifle rubbed. Attractive binding.

= Provenance: bookplate of "Delprat-Veth" and manuscript owner's entry of Jan Veth and Delprat on verso first free endpaper.

BOUND WITH: J.J. ROUSSEAU, Du Contrat Social (...) (London, 1782 (= Paris, Cazin, 1782)).

€ (50-70)
81/1340 France Gazette du vieux Paris No 1 14 81/1340 France Gazette du vieux Paris No 1 14
81/1340 [France]. Gazette du vieux Paris. No.1-14. Paris, Imprimerie des Annales, 1900, 14 vols., num. (col.) ills. and initials, loose as issued.

- No.6 sl. dam. and brittle (parchmentized paper).

€ (70-90)
81 1341 France Lacretelle C 81 1341 France Lacretelle C
81/1341 [France]. Lacretelle, C. Histoire de France pendant le dix-huitième siècle. Paris, Delaunay, 1812, 3rd ed., 6 vols., contemp. unif. gilt hmor. w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- Occas. sl. foxed. Vol.3 lower joint splitting.

Idem. Histoire de France pendant les guerres de religion. Ibid., idem, 1814-1816, 1st ed., 4 vols., bound unif. w. the preceding.

- Occas. sl. foxed.

€ (80-100)
81 1342 France Nora P 81 1342 France Nora P
81 1342 France Nora P 81 1342 France Nora P
81/1342 [France]. Nora, P. Les lieux de mémoires. Vol. I-III. Paris, Gallimard, 1984-1992, 3 parts in 7 vols., plates/ ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr. (4x w. wrap-around band)

- Apart from a waterstain on top edge and upper part of back cover of 1 vol., a fine set.

= Complete set, comprising "La Republique", "La Nation" (3 vols.) and "Les France" (3 vols.).

€ (50-70) 50
81 1343 France Thiers A 81 1343 France Thiers A
81/1343 [France]. Thiers, A. Atlas pour servir à l'intelligence des campagnes de la révolution Française. Paris, Furne et Cie., 1846, (4)p., 32 engr. maps and plans by C. DOYNNET after T. DUVOTENAY, loose in 2 contemp. unif. stiff paper portfolios w. mounted title-piece ("Histoire de la Revolution Française") and ties.

- Without the text vols. = Incl. i.a. a nice plan of Venice and a map of Malta.

Idem. Atlas de l'Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire. Ibid., Paulin, Lheureux et Cie., 1859, (4)p., 66 (double-p./ full-p.) (2x handcol.) steelengr. plates, loose in 2 portfolios unif. w. the preceding.

- Without the text vols.

€ (80-100)
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