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77 941 France Napoléon Heweston W B 77 941 France Napoléon Heweston W B
77/ 941 [France. Napoléon]. (Heweston, W.B.). The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. London, J. Wallis, n.d. (±1809-1814), 3 vols., IV,551,(1); 546,(2); (2),430p., 3 diff. engr. frontisp. portraits and 2 diff. title-p., 25 plates and portraits, later unif. antique style burgundy calf w. gilt and blindst. spines.

- Without the title to the 3rd vol.; sl. foxed set. Paper over covers sl. rubbed.

Labédoyère, C.A.F.H. Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte; with copious illustrations, and original anecdotes. London, G. Virtue, n.d., 2 vols., VIII,461; 426-1052p., 7 (of 9) (handcol.) plates/ portraits and a map sl. later unif. gilt and blindst. hcalf.

- Lacks 2 plates.

€ (150-250) 150
77 942 France Napoléon Laurent de l'Ardèche P M 77 942 France Napoléon Laurent de l'Ardèche P M
77/ 942 [France. Napoléon]. Laurent de l'Ardèche, P.-M. Histoire de l'Empereur Napoléon. Paris, J.-J. Dubochet et Cie, 1839, 1st ed., 802p., woodengr. frontisp. and 500 ills. by H. VERNET, orig. richly gilt red mor., gilt inside dentelles, all eges gilt and gauffered, slipcase.

- Spine trifle rubbed.

= Vicaire V, p.99; Carteret III, p.375; Sander 425; Ray 203: "His focus is less exclusively on Napoleon, allowing him to pay more attention to the surrounding circumstances of the Emperor's life, and many of his initial letters and tailpieces are allegorical (...)".

€ (50-70) 150
77 943 France Napoléon Scheltema J 77 943 France Napoléon Scheltema J
77/ 943 [France. Napoléon]. Scheltema, J. De laatste veldtogt van Napoleon Buonaparte. Amst., H. Gartman, 1816, 2 parts in 1 vol., XVI,300; 172,(1)p., engr. title with vignette of Napoleon by J.E. MARCUS after J.W. PIENEMAN, large fold. map of the battleground w. accomp. fold. explanatory leaf, contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Engr. title trifle foxed. Binding w. some rubbed spots. A very fine copy.

€ (100-150) 100
77 944 France Paris Guesnu H 77 944 France Paris Guesnu H
77/ 944 [France. Paris]. Guesnu, H. La Ville de Paris en Panoramas. Paris, Guesnu, n.d. (±1860), steelengr. title and 24 views, bound as a leporello in orig. gilt cl., obl. large 8vo.

- Sl. foxed. Joints splitting; covers sl. stained.

€ (60-80)
77 945 France and Switzerland Guibert J A H de 77 945 France and Switzerland Guibert J A H de
77/ 945 [France and Switzerland]. Guibert, J.A.H. de. Voyages dans diverses parties de la France et en Suisse. Faits en 1775, 1778, 1784 et 1785. Paris, d'Hautel, 1806, (2),414p., contemp. gilt hcalf.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown. Joints splitting; frontcover loose(ning); covers worn along extremities.

€ (70-90)
77 946 French Guiana Ramel J P 77 946 French Guiana Ramel J P
77/ 946 [French Guiana]. Ramel, J.P. Journal de l'adjudant-général Ramel, commandant de la Garde du Corps Législatif de la République Française; l'un des déportés à la Guyane, après le 18 fructidor: Sur les faits relatifs à cette journée, sur le transport, le séjour et l'évasion de quelques uns des déportés; Avec des détails circonstanciés de la fin terrible du général Murinais, de Tronç-Ducoudray, Lafond-Ladebat, etc., etc. London, n.publ., 1799, (4),IV,174p., contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, edges stained red.

- Lacks the portrait; two engr. bookplates on upper pastedown.

= First French edition. Quérard, La France littéraire VII, p.446; Sabin 67627; cat. NHSM p.578f; Monglond IV, 830; cf. Cox II, 287 (English ed. of 1799). Account of the deportation to French Guiana of General Ramel and his followers after the failed royalist coup of 1797.

€ (40-60)
77 947 Germany Texier E 77 947 Germany Texier E
77/ 947 [Germany]. Texier, E. Voyage pittoresque sur les bords du Rhin. Paris, Morizot, 1858, (4),III,(1),502,(2)p., 22 steelengr. views and 2 handcol. woodengr. plates by ROUARGUE FRÈRES, contemp. brown hmor. w. ribbed spine, a.e.g., 4to.

- Foxing (especially plates). Sl. rubbed along extremities.

= Vicaire VII, p.779. Views of i.a. Baden Baden, Cologne, Heidelberg, Mainz, Straßburg and Wiesbaden.

€ (50-70)
77 948 Germany Texier E 77 948 Germany Texier E
77/ 948 [Germany]. Texier, E. Voyage pittoresque sur les bords du Rhin. Paris, Morizot, 1858, (4),III,(1),502,(2)p., 22 steelengr. views and 2 handcol. woodengr. plates by ROUARGUE FRÈRES, contemp. brown mor. w. ribbed spine, a.e.g., 4to.

- Foxing (especially plates). Sl. rubbed along extremities.

= Vicaire VII, p.779. Views of i.a. Baden Baden, Cologne, Heidelberg, Mainz, Straßburg and Wiesbaden.

AND 1 other.

€ (60-80)
77 949 Germany Rhine Tombleson W 77 949 Germany Rhine Tombleson W
77 949 Germany Rhine Tombleson W 77 949 Germany Rhine Tombleson W
77/ 949 [Germany. Rhine]. Tombleson, W. Upper Rhine. Ober Rhein. Le Rhin Superieur. London, Black & Armstrong, n.d. (±1830), VIII,181,(3)p., steelengr. title and 68 (of 69) plates, fold. map, orig. gilt cl., a.e.g.

- Lacks 1 plate; occas. foxed/ sl. yellowed and dampstained.

€ (60-80)
77 950 Ghana Nagtglas J Dirks 77 950 Ghana Nagtglas J Dirks
77/ 950 [Ghana]. (Nagtglas, J. Dirks). Een woord aangaande de vraag: "Wat moet Nederland doen met zijne bezittingen ter Kuste van Guineä?". The Hague, H.C. Susan, 1863, 23,(1)p., fold. col. lithogr. map, orig. clothbacked boards.

- Two library stamps on title-p.; several old annots. and some underlining in contemp. pen and ink/ pencil (also (in pencil) on the map). Remains of paper ticket on frontcover.

= Rare work on the usefulness of the colony of "Guinea", presentday Ghana, for the Dutch government. The author suggests that education is the best way forward and that it should be supported by sending more Dutch teachers and their wives to Ghana and by raising the salary of the local Dutch government employees.

€ (50-70) 90
77 951 Great Britain Bolingbroke H P 77 951 Great Britain Bolingbroke H P
77/ 951 [Great Britain]. (Bolingbroke, H.P.). Lettres sur l'Esprit de Patriotisme, sur l'Idée d'un Roy Patriote, et sur l'État des Partis, qui divisoient l'Angleterre, lors de l'Avénement de Georges I. London (= Paris), n.publ., 1750, (4),VII,(1),255p., contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Portion of htitle and sm. portion of title-p. (containing the word "Roy") cut out. Spine w. dam. spot.

= One of the builders of the English party system, Henry Bolingbroke was considered a gifted orator and writer.

€ (50-70) 50
77 952 Great Britain Green J R 77 952 Great Britain Green J R
77/ 952 [Great Britain]. Green, J.R. A Short History of the English People. London, Macmillan and Co., 1902, 4 vols., 31 (col.) plates, num. woodengr. ills., contemp. unif. gilt full blueish green morocco w. central initials "WH" or "HW" on frontcover by "WHS", gilt inside dentelles, a.e.g., 4to.

- Corners sl. rubbed.

€ (150-250) 150
77 953 Great Britain Rush R 77 953 Great Britain Rush R
77/ 953 [Great Britain]. Rush, R. A Residence at the Court of London. London, R. Bentley, 1833, XVIII,420p., contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; title-p. sl. foxed. Frontcover loose(ning); portion of backstrip restored.

= Sabin 74272. Richard Rush was an American diplomat in London.

AND 1 other: E. HERBERT OF CHERBURY, The Life of Edward Lord Herbert, of Cherbury. Written by himself (London, 1826, steelengr. frontisp. portrait, contemp. gilt hcalf).

€ (50-70)
77 954 Humboldt A von Kletke H 77 954 Humboldt A von Kletke H
77/ 954 [Humboldt, A. von]. Kletke, H. Alex. von Humboldt's reizen in Amerika en Azië. Amst., Gebr. van Es, 1858-1860, 4 parts in 2 vols., 2 lithogr. frontisp. (incl.1 portrait) and 2 fold. maps w. handcol. track of Humboldt's journeys, contemp. unif. giltlettered hcl.

- Occas. sl. foxed; hinges partly weak/ broke (bookblock vol. 3 & 4 loose.

€ (70-90) 100
77 955 Hungary Kelemen E 77 955 Hungary Kelemen E
77/ 955 [Hungary]. Kelemen, E. Historia Juris Hungarici Privati, documentis, ac testimoniis illustrata. Buda, Typis Regiae Scientarum Univer. Hungaricae, 1818, 4 vols., engr. frontisp. portrait, 2 tables, contemp. unif. gilt cl.

- Some foxing. Spines sunned. = Vols. 2-4 titled Institutiones Juris Hungarici Privati (...).

€ (50-70) 60
77 956 The Illustrated London News Vol 24 Jan to June and 26 Jan to June 77 956 The Illustrated London News Vol 24 Jan to June and 26 Jan to June
77/ 956 The Illustrated London News. Vol. 24 ("Jan. to June") and 26 ("Jan. to June"). London, G.C. Leighton, 1854/ 1855, 2 vols., (2),634; (2),672p., 2 woodengr. titles, 2 large plates, num. (full-p.) ills., orig. unif. gilt hmor., folio.

- The 2 fold. plates torn/ dam.; occas. sl. foxed. = Covering i.a. the Franco-Prussian war.

€ (50-70) 90
77 957 India Haafner J 77 957 India Haafner J
77 957 India Haafner J 77 957 India Haafner J
77/ 957 [India]. Haafner, J. Reize in eenen palanquin; of lotgevallen en merkwaardige aanteekeningen op eene reize langs de kusten Orixa en Choromandel. Amst., G.J.A. Beijerinck, 1827, 2nd ed., 2 vols., VIII,260,(4); IV,289,(1)p., 2 ident. engr. titles, 4 handcol. costume plates, 3 fold. views, modern hleather.

- Occas. trifle foxed/ stained; one text leaf lacks lower corner w. sl. loss of text.

= The first edition was published in 1808. Tiele 434, note; cat. NHSM I, p.243.

€ (80-100) 90
77 958 Italy Gourbillon J A de 77 958 Italy Gourbillon J A de
77/ 958 [Italy]. Gourbillon, J.A. de. Voyage critique à L'Etna en 1819. Paris, P. Mongie l'ainé, 1820, 2 vols., 541,(3); 463,(2)p., 2 ident. lithogr. titles w. view of the Etna, 3 plates, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece

- Both vols. bookplate on upper pastedown; occas. sl. foxed. Vol. 2 upper joint splitting and spine-ends worn/ dam.

= Contains descriptions of i.a. Naples, Palermo, Syracuse and Messina.

€ (200-300)
77 959 Italy Hoare R C 77 959 Italy Hoare R C
77/ 959 [Italy]. Hoare, R.C. A Classical Tour through Italy and Sicily; tending to illustrate some Districts, which have not been described by Mr. Eustace, in his Classical Tour. London, J. Mawman, 1819, 2nd ed., 2 vols., XIII,(3),395; (6),358,(6)p., engr. frontisp. map of Sicily, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf.

- Both vols. bookplate(s) on upper pastedown (and first free endpaper); occas. sl. foxed. Gilt on spine sl. rubbed off.

€ (100-150) 110
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