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76/1047 Militaria  Carnet de la Sabretache Revue militaire rétrospective Year 1 4 and 8 76/1047 Militaria Carnet de la Sabretache Revue militaire rétrospective Year 1 4 and 8
76/1047 [Militaria]. Carnet de la Sabretache. Revue militaire rétrospective. Year 1, 4 and 8. Paris, Berger-Levrault et Cie., 1893-1900, 3 vols., (4),456; (4),676; (4),808p., (col. lithogr.) plates, portraits, contemp. unif. giltlettered hmor., t.e.g.

- Each vol. w. royal library stamp ("Bibliotheek van H.M. de Koningin") and "Afgevoerd" on verso first free endpaper. Bindings trifle rubbed and scratched.

= Lipperheide Qc 35; Colas 529; Hiler p.139.

€ (70-90)
76 1048 Militaria  Fieffé E 76 1048 Militaria Fieffé E
76 1048 Militaria  Fieffé E 76 1048 Militaria Fieffé E
76/1048 [Militaria]. Fieffé, E. Histoire des troupes étrangères au service de France depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours et de tous les régiments levés dans les pays conquis sous la première république et l'empire. Paris, Librairie Militaire Dumaine, 1854, 1st ed., 2 vols., (4),XII,423,(1); (4),436p., 32 handcol. woodengr. plates, contemp. unif. giltlettered blue hmor., t.e.g.

- Bookplate on upper pastedowns. Fine copy.

= Warranted by the author. Colas 1064; Hiler p.313; Pohler III, p.390 (24 plates). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLIII.

€ (120-150) 120
76 1049 Militaria  Glasser 76 1049 Militaria Glasser
76/1049 [Militaria]. (Glasser). Costumes Militaires. Catalogue des principales suites de costumes militaires français parues tant en France qu'à l'étranger depuis le règne de Louis XV jusqu'à nos jours et des suites de costumes militaires étrangers parues en France. Par Un membre de la Sabretache. Paris, H. Vivien, 1900, (4),VII,(3),560,(2)p., handcol. etched frontisp., 3 handcol. engr. plates, orig. wr., large 8vo.

- Contents loose(ning).

= Colas 1258: "Cet ouvrage (...) sert de biblio-iconographie du costume militaire français"; Lipperheide Qc 39.

Malibran, H. Guide à l'usage des artistes et des costumiers contenant la description des uniformes de l'armée française de 1780 à 1848. Paris, Combet & Cie./ Boivin & Cie., 1904/ 1907, 2 vols., (4),946; 248,(2)p., 211 plates, contemp. unif. hcl. w. paper letterpiece, large 8vo.

€ (80-100) 80
76 1050 Nordenskiöld A E von 76 1050 Nordenskiöld A E von
76 1050 Nordenskiöld A E von 76 1050 Nordenskiöld A E von
76/1050 Nordenskiöld, A.E. von. Voyage de La Vega autour de l'Asie et de l 'Europe. French transl. by Ch. Rabot and Ch. Lallemand. Paris, Hachette & Cie., 1883-1885, 2 vols., (6),IV,481,(3); (4),478,(2)p., 3 steelengr. portraits, 19 (fold.) (tinted) lithogr. maps, num. woodengr. plates/ ills., orig. unif. wr.

- Vol. 1 occas. sl. foxed; vol. 2 foxed more often; one map w. closed tear. Spine-ends sl. worn; vol. 1 backwr. reattached; both vols. turn-ins of protective glassine wrappers attached verso of htitle and and final blank.

€ (70-90) 100
76 1051 d'Orleans P J 76 1051 d'Orleans P J
76/1051 d'Orleans, P.J. Histoire des revolutions d'Espagne. The Hague, H. Scheurleer, 1734, 4 vols., 4 ident. engr. title-vignettes, 1 fold. map, 1 fold. genealogical table, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Map w. sm. tear in inner margin, just touching image. All vols. spines dam.; joints (starting to) split; covers rubbed.

Idem. Histoire des révolutions d'Angleterre. Paris, Belin, 1794, new. enl. ed., 4 vols., contemp. unif. marbled calf w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- All vols. some offsetting from turn-ins; occas. trifle foxed; vol. 3 three lvs. waterst. in outer margin. All vols. backstrips discol. and lacking volumepiece; vols. 2 and 4 frontcover w. chafed spot; vols. 1 and 4 top of spine dam.

€ (150-250)
76/1052 Palestine  Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land 76/1052 Palestine Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land
76/1052 Palestine  Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land 76/1052 Palestine Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land
76/1052 [Palestine]. Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land. Jerusalem, n.publ., n.d. (±1900), title-leaf, 12 photogr. plates w. opposite 12 dried-flower compositions, orig. calfbacked polished and worked wooden covers w. inlaid rectangular borders, obl. 4to.

- Spine-ends sl. worn. = Attractive floral compositions, in a larger binding than usual.

€ (80-100) 80
76 1053 Palestine  Strauss F A 76 1053 Palestine Strauss F A
76/1053 [Palestine]. Strauss, F.A. Sinaï en Golgotha. Reis in het Oosten. Dutch transl. J.J.L. ten Kate. Arnhem, J. Voltelen, n.d. (±1870), (4),466,(2)p., 1 tinted lithogr. title, 2 lithogr. maps, 10 mounted col. lithogr. plates, orig. gilt and dec. cl., 4to.

- Sl. foxed. Rebacked w. use of orig. backstrip. = Tobler p.161ff; Gay 3671 (both listing German editions).

AND 1 other in 2 vols.: C.W. WILSON (ed.), Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. Vol. I and IV (London, ±1880, 2 (of 5) vols., steelengr. maps/ plates, ills., orig. unif. gilt dec. cl., a.e.g., folio).

€ (70-90) 70
76 1054 Persia  Freygang W van and 'deszelfs eachtgenoote' 76 1054 Persia Freygang W van and 'deszelfs eachtgenoote'
76 1054 Persia  Freygang W van and 'deszelfs eachtgenoote' 76 1054 Persia Freygang W van and 'deszelfs eachtgenoote'
76/1054 [Persia]. Freygang, W. van and "deszelfs eachtgenoote". Brieven over den Kaukasus en Georgië en verslag van eene reis in Perzië in 1812. Amst., J. van der Hey, 1817, (2),VIII,340p., title-engr., engr. map, contemp. boards.

- A few leaves at the end trifle dampstained. Backstrip and corners worn. = Rare.

€ (50-70) 100
76 1055 Prevost d'Exiles A F 76 1055 Prevost d'Exiles A F
76/1055 Prevost d'Exiles, A.F. Historische beschryving der reizen. Of nieuwe en volkome verzameling van de allerwaardigste en zeldzaamste zee- en land-togten, ter ontdekkinge en naspeuringe gedaan (...). Vol. 1 and 2. The Hague, P. de Hondt, 1747, 2 (of 21) vols., XLVIII,452,(4); (8),444,(4)p., engr. frontisp. portrait, 25 (of 35) (fold.) engr. maps/ plans/ plates/ views, modern unif. gilt leather, 4to.

- Lacks 10 maps; occas. trifle yellowed.

= Sabin 65405; Tiele 103; NHSM, p.108; Muller, America 1898. The first 7 vols. deal with travels to the East Indies and to Africa (Guinea, Benin, Congo and Angola). The series contains accounts of the voyages and explorations by the Portuguese, English, Dutch and French, with plates depicting local inhabitants, plants and animals, but also customs, fortifications etc.

€ (150-250)
76 1056 Pyrenees  Petit V 76 1056 Pyrenees Petit V
76 1056 Pyrenees  Petit V 76 1056 Pyrenees Petit V
76 1056 Pyrenees  Petit V 76 1056 Pyrenees Petit V
76 1056 Pyrenees  Petit V 76 1056 Pyrenees Petit V
76/1056 [Pyrenees]. Petit, V. Souvenirs des Pyrénées. Vues prises aux environs des eaux thermales de Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Cauteretz, Saint-Sauveur, Barèges, Les Eaux Bonnes, Les Eaux Chaudes & Pau. Pau, A. Bassy, n.d. (±1850), lithogr. title printed in blue and gold, 5 divisional titles (each w. sm. handcol. (circular) view), 1 fold. col. panorama ("Panorama des Pyrénées") and 33 (of 38?) handcol. views, loose as issued in orig. giltlettered mor. portfolio, folio.

- Lacks at least 5 plates; general title-p. foxed and w. sm. tear; panorama foxed. Portfolio lacks closing strip and 2 narrow sides.

= The number of plates varies in most copies, with a maximum of 52. Our copy contains, apart from the general fold. panorama: Souvenirs de Pau (title and 4 (of 6) numb. views), Souvenirs des Eaux-Bonnes (title and 9 (of 10) numb. views), Souvenirs des Eaux-Chaudes (title and 6 (of 8) numb. views), Souvenirs de Cauterets (title and 7 numb. views) and Souvenirs des Hautes-Pyrénées (title and 7 views). Copies with this many handcoloured plates are extremely rare.

€ (400-600)
76 1057 Rollin C 76 1057 Rollin C
76/1057 Rollin, C. Oeuvres complètes. Paris, Ledoux et Tenré, 1817-1818, new ed., 18 vols., stipple-engr. frontisp. portrait (in vol. 18), contemp. unif. speckled calf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- Bindings sl. rubbed and occas. w. some sm. dam. spots; vol. 18 sl. worse and upper joint splitting.

= Comprises: Histoire Ancienne (vol. 1-7); Histoire Romaine (vol. 8-15); Traité des Études (vol. 16 and 17); Opuscules (vol. 18).

€ (150-250)
76 1058 Roujoux  P G  de 76 1058 Roujoux P G de
76/1058 Roujoux, (P.G.) de. Le monde en estampes ou géographie des cinq parties du monde. Paris, H. Nepveu, 1828, (4),390p., 12 engr. maps and 80 plates, orig. pict. boards, obl. 8vo.

- Lacks engr. title; the maps sl. yellowed; (sl.) foxed almost throughout. Backstrip worn; joints splitting

= Gumuchian 4990; Colas 2584 (ed. 1830); Hiler p.761 (ed. 1830, prob. erroneously calling for 79 plates). With worldmap and maps of Europe, Russia, France, England, Asia (3x), Africa and America (3x). The plates mainly depicting costumes, also some views.

€ (100-150)
76 1059 Russia  d'Auzon de Boisminart W P 76 1059 Russia d'Auzon de Boisminart W P
76/1059 [Russia]. d'Auzon de Boisminart, W.P. Gedenkschriften. Tijdvak van 1812. De veldtogt in Rusland. The Hague/ Amst., Gebr. van Cleef, 1840, 2nd ed., (4),VI,(2),264,(2)p., fold. lithogr. map, 2 plates, modern gilt hleather.

- The map w. closed tears and tipped onto lower pastedown; sl. yellowed and foxed.

= Sloos 840-01; Pohler II, p.309. First published in 1824.

€ (40-60) 70
76 1060 Russia  Clerc  N G  le 76 1060 Russia Clerc N G le
76 1060 Russia  Clerc  N G  le 76 1060 Russia Clerc N G le
76/1060 [Russia]. Clerc, (N.G.) le. Histoire physique, morale, civile et politique de la Russie moderne. Paris/ Versailles, Froulé/ Blaizot, 1783-1785, 2 (of 6) vols., (4),VIII,536,(2); (4),619p., 1 large fold. engr. map, double-p. bird's eye plan (battle of Chesma), 7 portraits, 2 woodcut headpieces w. sm. view, 9 double-p./ fold. letterpress tables, contemp. unif. mottled calf, spines gilt w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, 4to.

- Without vol. 3-6 and atlas vol.; occas. trifle foxed.

= Cat. (...) des Russica L432; Cohen/ De Ricci p.613. Nicolas-Gabriel Le Clerc served as a military physician in the Russian army from 1769-1777. His magnum opus on Russia consists of 3 parts on ancient and 3 parts on modern Russian history.

€ (150-250)
76 1061 Russia  Geis S  76 1061 Russia Geis S
76 1061 Russia  Geis S  76 1061 Russia Geis S
76/1061 [Russia]. (Geis, S.). Opisanie puteshestvia v Moskvu posla Rimskogo Imperatora, Nikolaia Varkotcha, s 22-go Iulya, 1593 goda (Description of the journey to Moscow of the Roman Imperial envoy, Niklas von Warkotsch, from 22 July, 1593). Introd. A. Shemyakin. Moscow, Katkov & Co., 1875, (2),XII,36,VIIIp., orig. wr., 4to.

- Backstrip worn.

= Austrian diplomat Von Warkotsch visited Moscow three times on behalf of Rudolf II, in order to form an Austro-Russian alliance against the Ottoman Empire.

AND an odd issue of RUSSKAYA STARINA dealing with Russian-Turkish diplomatic relations (n.pl., 1877, without binding, sm. 4to).

€ (50-70) 50
76/1062 Russia  Grand Album Illustré de Moscou 76/1062 Russia Grand Album Illustré de Moscou
76/1062 Russia  Grand Album Illustré de Moscou 76/1062 Russia Grand Album Illustré de Moscou
76/1062 Russia  Grand Album Illustré de Moscou 76/1062 Russia Grand Album Illustré de Moscou
76/1062 [Russia]. Grand Album Illustré de Moscou. Moscow, A. Grage, 1891, 24,(40)p., 7 plates, advertisements, Russian and French text, orig. richly gilt and blindst. dec. blue cl., obl. folio.

- Lacks title and index leaf; first plate sl. foxed/ waterst. Rebacked; backcover scratched and sl. stained; spine-ends and corners bumped.

= Nice album in a luxurious binding. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLIV.

AND a leporello souvenir booklet of Moscow (±1890).

€ (150-250) 150
76 1063 Russia  Lenin N  = V I Lenin 76 1063 Russia Lenin N = V I Lenin
76/1063 [Russia]. Lenin, N. (= V.I. Lenin). O Voine (On the War). Helsinki, Priboi, 1917, 24p., without binding.

- Sl. yellowed and foxed; partly w. extensive pencil annots.

= Lenin's speech at the All-Russian Congress of Soviets in June 1917, published shortly before the October Revolution. Rare, not in Zaleski.

€ (50-70)
76 1064 Russia  Mitskevitch S I  ed  76 1064 Russia Mitskevitch S I ed
76/1064 [Russia]. Mitskevitch, S.I. (ed.). Al'bom revolyutsionnoi satiry 1905-1906 gg. (Album of Revolutionary Satire 1905-1906). Moscow, Gos. Izd., 1926, 127,(3)p., full-p. (col.) ills., orig. wr. by S. CHEKHONIN, folio.

- Tiny (bullet?) hole throughout, on most lvs. closed w. piece of paper; sl. fingersoiled. Wr. sl. yellowed and w. some restored/ strengthened spots (w. paper).

€ (80-100)
76/1065 Russia  Peterburg Leningrad Istoriko Geograficheski Atlas Vol 1 all published?  Ed S V Kalesnik a o 76/1065 Russia Peterburg Leningrad Istoriko Geograficheski Atlas Vol 1 all published? Ed S V Kalesnik a o
76/1065 [Russia]. Peterburg-Leningrad. Istoriko-Geograficheski Atlas. Vol. 1 (all published?). Ed. S.V. Kalesnik a.o. Leningrad, University of Leningrad, 1957, XIV,54p., num. (fold.) (col.) maps and plans, ills., orig. gilt blindst. cl., obl. folio.

- A few scattered library stamps.

€ (50-70) 50
76 1066 Russia  Saint Julien C de 76 1066 Russia Saint Julien C de
76/1066 [Russia]. Saint-Julien, C. de. Voyage pittoresque en Russie. Suivi d'un voyage en Sibérie par M.R. Bourdier. Paris, Belin-Leprieur et Morizot, 1854, (4),540p., woodengr. title-vignette, 21 steelengr. views/ plates (incl. 8 handcol.), orig. richly gilt dec. cl., a.e.g., 4to.

- Some usual foxing. Dam. spot/ dent in frontcover (±4x3 cm.); spine sl. sunned.

= Cat. (...) des Russica S86; Vicaire VII, p.24; Lipperheide Kaa 59 (calling for only 19 plates); Sander 604.

€ (60-80) 60