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81 1378 Levant Woensel P van 81 1378 Levant Woensel P van
81 1378 Levant Woensel P van 81 1378 Levant Woensel P van
81 1378 Levant Woensel P van 81 1378 Levant Woensel P van
81/1378 [Levant]. (Woensel, P. van). Aanteekeningen gehouden op eene reize door Turkijen, Natoliën, de Krim en Rusland, in de jaaren 1784-89. Tweede deel. Constantinopel, n.publ., 1709 (= Amst., 1791), 1 vol. (of 2), VIII,317,(3)p., engr. portrait, 4 fold. maps/ plans, 1 fold. view, 2 sm. vignettes, contemp. limp boards.

- Without vol. 1. Covers loose; backstrip partly worn away.

= Cat. (...) des Russica W728. Large paper copy, with the 3 maps/ plans from the 1st vol. loosely inserted. Pieter van Woensel was a military physician in St. Petersburg working for the Black Sea fleet during the 1770s.

€ (70-90) 140
81 1379 Maritime history Archive 81 1379 Maritime history Archive
81 1379 Maritime history Archive 81 1379 Maritime history Archive
81 1379 Maritime history Archive 81 1379 Maritime history Archive
81 1379 Maritime history Archive 81 1379 Maritime history Archive
81 1379 Maritime history Archive 81 1379 Maritime history Archive
81 1379 Maritime history Archive 81 1379 Maritime history Archive
81/1379 [Maritime history]. Archive, ±1900-1980 (mostly post-war), consisting of ±400 items, incl. brochures, tickets, luggage labels, photographs, menucards, price and passenger lists, clippings, envelopes and stationery lvs. etc.

= Various international shipping companies, i.a. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, French Line Transatlantique, Cunard Line, Unio-Castle Line, Bibby Line, Elder Dempster Lines, Sun-Way Cruises, Nippon Yushen Kaisha and Panama Pacific Line.

€ (200-300) 200
81 1380 Maritime history Hakluyt R 81 1380 Maritime history Hakluyt R
81 1380 Maritime history Hakluyt R 81 1380 Maritime history Hakluyt R
81/1380 [Maritime history]. Hakluyt, R. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation. Made by Sea or Over-land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at any time within the compasse of these 1600 Yeeres. Glasgow, J. MacLehose and Sons, 1903-1905, 12 vols., (helio-engr.) (fold.) maps and plates, 4to.

- Free endpapers browned. A few vols. vellum sl. soiled. Very good set.

= One of only 100 numb. sets printed on handmade paper, with proofs of the illustrations on Japanese and bound in richly gilt hvellum, t.e.g. Cat. Nat. Maritime Mus. 5: "This is a complete reprint of the original work [published in 1589], and the best modern edition."

Purchas, S. Hakluytus Posthumus or Purchas his Pilgrimes, Containing a History of the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells by Englishmen and others. Ibid., idem, 1905-1907, 20 vols., num. (facs.) plates, printed in 1000 copies (100).

- Free endpapers browned. A few vols. vellum sl. soiled; vol. II dam. at foot of spine. Very good set.

= One of only 100 numb. sets printed on handmade paper bound in richly gilt hvellum (unif. with the above), t.e.g. Hakluyt Society, Extra Series no.14-33. Cat. NHSM p.112.

€ (1.200-1.500) 1200
81 1381 Maritime history Hakluyt R 81 1381 Maritime history Hakluyt R
81 1381 Maritime history Hakluyt R 81 1381 Maritime history Hakluyt R
81 1381 Maritime history Hakluyt R 81 1381 Maritime history Hakluyt R
81/1381 [Maritime history]. Hakluyt, R. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation. Made by Sea or Over-land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at any time within the compasse of these 1600 Yeeres. Glasgow, J. MacLehose and Sons, 1903-1905, 12 vols., (helio-engr.) (fold.) maps and plates, 4to.

- Free endpapers browned. A few vols. w. sl. rubbed/ worn spots; vellum sl. soiled. Very good set.

= One of only 100 numb. sets printed on handmade paper, with proofs of the illustrations on Japanese and bound in richly gilt hvellum, t.e.g. Cat. Nat. Maritime Mus. 5: "This is a complete reprint of the original work [published in 1589], and the best modern edition." From the libraries of George B. Wells and Russell W. Knight (their bookplate in vol. 1).

€ (600-800) 600
81 1382 Maritime history Kawata T ed 81 1382 Maritime history Kawata T ed
81/1382 [Maritime history]. Kawata, T. (ed.). Glimpses of the East. Official Shipper's Guide 1927-1928. Tokyo, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, (1927), num. parts in 1 vol., num. (col.) plates and ills., advertisments, orig. gilt and blindst. cl.

= Tenth annual issue.

€ (70-90)
81 1383 Maritime history Kline M F ed 81 1383 Maritime history Kline M F ed
81/1383 [Maritime history]. Kline, M.F. (ed.). Official Guide for Shippers & Travellers to the Principal Ports of the World 1928-1929. Osaka, Osaka Shosen Kaisha, (1928), 858p., col. maps, num. ills. and advertisements, orig. gilt and dec. embossed cl., t.e.g., 4to.

- First quires loosening. Binding sl. rubbed and stained.

= The fifteenth annual edition of this handbook dealing with both the commercial features and travel attractions of the principal ports of the world, published by the Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company.

€ (70-90) 70
81/1384 Maritime history The Mariner's Mirror The Journal of the Society for Nautical Research Vol 1 109 81/1384 Maritime history The Mariner's Mirror The Journal of the Society for Nautical Research Vol 1 109
81/1384 [Maritime history]. The Mariner's Mirror. The Journal of the Society for Nautical Research. Vol. 1-109. Cambridge etc., Society for Nautical Research, 1911-2023, num. ills., orig. unif. giltlettered cl. (vol. 1-95)/ in parts as issued in orig. wr. (vol. 96-109).

- Lacks vol. 72, 79 (no.1 and 2), 87 (no.2), 97 (no.4), 101 (no.3), 106 (no.4), 107 (no.4), 108 (no. 2 and 4). Otherwise a very good run.

= Incl. a small stack of duplicates and several other related sm. publications incl. The Mariner's Mirror Bibliography for 2006, 2009 and 2010 and indexes to vol. 1-65, 71-90. "The Society was founded in 1910 to encourage research into matters relating to seafaring and shipbuilding in all ages and among all nations, into the language and customs of the sea, and into other subjects of nautical interest." (advert on inside frontwr.). A rare near complete set.

€ (400-600)
81 1385 Maritime history Martin Th C 81 1385 Maritime history Martin Th C
81/1385 [Maritime history]. Martin, Th.C. Electrical Boats and Navigation. New York, C.C. Shelley, 1894, VIII,224,(3 publ. advert.)p., fold. plate, 98 ills., orig. gilt blindst. cl.

= Fundamental work on early electric engineering and its development, and electric personal watercraft, steam-electric boats, submarines, canal boats, rental fleet operations, charging, motors, storage batteries, etc. It contains drawings of original electric launches, rowboats, catamarans, paddlewheelers, sub-marines, "dirigible" torpedoes, canal boats, etc. and collectors can use the text and illustrations to identify earliest motors, controllers, batteries, accessories and electric boat artefacts.

€ (40-60) 50
81 1386 Maritime history Warren M D ed 81 1386 Maritime history Warren M D ed
81/1386 [Maritime history]. Warren, M.D. (ed.). Distinguished Liners from The Shipbuilder 1906-1914. New York, Blue Riband, 1995/ 1997, 2 vols., 223,(5); 304,(10)p., num. fold. plates, ills., orig. unif. gilt cl. w. dustwr.

= Both vols. w. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION by the editor on title-p. Facs. reprint of selected articles from the quarterly magazine "The Shipbuilder".

AND 5 others, i.a. W.H. MILLER a.o., Liners of the Golden Age. A Pictorial Record of Passenger Ships in the 1930s (London, 2004, num. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., folio); E.C. TALBOT-BOOTH and D.G. GREENMAN, Warship Identification (ibid., 1971, ills., orig. cl.) and C. DONZEL, Luxury Liners. Life on Board (New York, 2006, richly illustrated, orig. cl. w. dustwr., folio).

€ (50-70)
81 1387 Maunoir C and Duveyrier H 81 1387 Maunoir C and Duveyrier H
81 1387 Maunoir C and Duveyrier H 81 1387 Maunoir C and Duveyrier H
81/1387 Maunoir, C. and Duveyrier, H. L'année Géographique. Revue annuelle des Voyages de terre et de mer (...). Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1863-1880, 16 vols., contemp. unif. gilt hcl.

- Occas. trifle nibbled by silverfish; mostly contents fine. Bindings occas. w. sm. defects; mostly fine.

€ (150-250)
81 1388 Mexico Barnard J G 81 1388 Mexico Barnard J G
81/1388 [Mexico]. Barnard, J.G. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec: being the results of a survey for a railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (...) with a résumé of the geology, climate, local geography, productive industry, fauna and flora, of that region. New York, D. Appleton, 1852, 295p., tinted lithogr. frontisp., fold. map, 15 tinted plates (1x fold.), orig. cl.

- Upper hinge splitting; sl. foxed. = Sabin 3480.

€ (70-90) 100
81/1389 Militaria American M1 combat helmet 81/1389 Militaria American M1 combat helmet
81/1389 [Militaria]. American M1 combat helmet, steel, leather and cloth, 28x24x16 cm.

= The M1 helmet was in use from World War II until 1985.

AND 2 others: a Dutch army helmet (±1930) and a French (Foreign Legion?) kepi.

€ (80-100) 160
81 1390 Militaria Baden Powell R S S 81 1390 Militaria Baden Powell R S S
81/1390 [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.

€ (30-50) 30
81/1391 Militaria Bewaffnung und Ausrüstung der Schweizer Armee seit 1817 Vol 2 14 81/1391 Militaria Bewaffnung und Ausrüstung der Schweizer Armee seit 1817 Vol 2 14
81/1391 [Militaria]. Bewaffnung und Ausrüstung der Schweizer Armee seit 1817. Vol. 2-14. Dietikon/ Zürich, Stocker-Schmidt, 1979-1983, 13 vols. from the series, num. ills., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

- A few scattered owner's stamps; edges of dustwrappers occas. sl. worn.

€ (300-400) 300
81 1392 Militaria Knötel R 81 1392 Militaria Knötel R
81 1392 Militaria Knötel R 81 1392 Militaria Knötel R
81 1392 Militaria Knötel R 81 1392 Militaria Knötel R
81/1392 [Militaria]. Knötel, R. Uniformenkunde. Lose Blätter zur Geschichte der Entwicklung der militärischen Tracht. Vol. 1-16 and 17, no.1-5, 8 and 10. Rathenow, M. Babenzien, 1890-1909, 4 vols., 288 handcol. lithogr. plates by R. KNÖTEL, loose as issued in orig. unif. gilt pict. cl. portfolio, 4to.

- A few plates (sl.) foxed. Two vols. spine-ends dam.

= "Frankreich" (93x); "Preussen" (159x), "Kur-Brandenburg" (8x) and "Russland (Sonderausgabe)" (28x). Lipperheide Qc 33; Colas 1631.

€ (150-250)
81 1393 Militaria Lallemand A 81 1393 Militaria Lallemand A
81 1393 Militaria Lallemand A 81 1393 Militaria Lallemand A
81/1393 [Militaria]. Lallemand, A. Atlas Topographique du Traité Théorique et Pratique des Opérations secondaires de la Guerre. Paris, Librairie Militaire J. Dumaine, 1846, 2nd(?) ed., lithogr. title w. battle-scene, 44 maps/ plans (1x double-p.) w. handcol. indication of troops (1x almost entirely handcol.), contemp. hcl., folio.

- The atlas only, without the text; title trifle foxed and w. owner's entry.

€ (100-150)
81 1394 Militaria Mowbray A E 81 1394 Militaria Mowbray A E
81/1394 [Militaria]. Mowbray, A.E. Arms and Armour from the Atelier of Ernst Schmidt, Munich. Providence, Mowbray Company, 1967, 168p., num. ills., orig. gilt cl. Sensfelder, J. Crossbows in the Royal Netherlands Army Museum. Delft, Eburon, 2007, 384p., (col.) ills., English, German and Dutch text, orig. silverstamped cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 1 other: C. BECHER a.o., Das Stuttgarter Harnisch-Musterbuch 1548-1563 (Vienna, 1980, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to).
€ (50-70)
81 1395 Militaria Néel L B 81 1395 Militaria Néel L B
81 1395 Militaria Néel L B 81 1395 Militaria Néel L B
81/1395 [Militaria]. (Néel, L.B.). Histoire de Maurice Comte de Saxe, Maréchal General des Camps et Armées de sa Majesté Tres-Chrétienne, Duc Elu de Curlande & de Semigalle, Chevalier des Ordres de Pologne & de Saxe. Mitau, n.publ., 1752, 3 vols., XVI,407; (4),407; (4),323p., engr. frontisp. portrait, 2 fold. battle plans, contemp. unif. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- Trifle yellowed/ foxed. A good/ fine set.

= Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750), succesful general and commander of French troops in the Netherlands during the war of the Austrian Succession.

€ (100-150) 100
81 1396 Militaria Pawlas K R 81 1396 Militaria Pawlas K R
81/1396 [Militaria]. Pawlas, K.R. Pistolen-Atlas. Nürnb., the author, 1970, 7 (of 8) vols., num. ills., loose as issued in orig. unif. ringbinders.

- Without vol. 4.

€ (80-100)
81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F 81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F
81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F 81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F
81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F 81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F
81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F 81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F
81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F 81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F
81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F 81 1397 Militaria Reibisch F M von and Kottenkamp F
81/1397 [Militaria]. Reibisch, F.M. von and Kottenkamp, F. Der Rittersaal. Eine Geschichte des Ritterthums, seines Entstehens und Fortgangs, seiner Gebräuche und Sitten. Stuttg., C. Hoffmann, 1842, (2),170p. [numb. in columns], 62 mainly fold. lithogr. plates, all contemp. handcol., partly heightened w. gold, orig.(?) gilt and blindst. cl., obl. 4to.

- Portion cut from upper corner first text leaf (w. loss of text); sl. foxed. Rebacked w. use of orig. backstrip; backcover (water)stained.

= From the library of R.J. Wigington, with his bookplate on upper pastedown. Lipperheide Qb 66; Pohler III, p.717. Very fine plates. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXV.

€ (500-700) 850
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