1998 - 2100     FOREIGN HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY, TRAVELS

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74 1998 Africa  Barrow J 74 1998 Africa Barrow J
74 1998 Africa  Barrow J 74 1998 Africa Barrow J
74 1998 Africa  Barrow J 74 1998 Africa Barrow J
74 1998 Africa  Barrow J 74 1998 Africa Barrow J
74/1998 [Africa]. Barrow, J. Reizen in de binnenlanden van het zuidelijk gedeelte van Afrika in de jaren 1797 en 1798 (...). Haarlem, F. Bohn, 1803-1805, 4 vols., 2 large fold. engr. maps w. handcol. borders and 7 fold. maps (1x col.) of bays along the Southern African coast (partly w. inset profiles) by F. BOHN after D. VEELWAARD, 1 fold. view by VINKELES after BLUECK, 3 fold. tables, contemp. unif. gilt mottled hcalf w. mor. letterpiece and contrasting mor. volume piece.

- View and table (sl.) foxed, mostly in blank margins; some offsetting from turn-ins. Nevertheless a fine copy.

= Tiele 73; Cox I, p.397; cf. Kainbacher I, p.16 (German ed. 1801).

€ (400-600) 400
74 1999 Africa  Livingstone D 74 1999 Africa Livingstone D
74 1999 Africa  Livingstone D 74 1999 Africa Livingstone D
74 1999 Africa  Livingstone D 74 1999 Africa Livingstone D
74/1999 [Africa]. Livingstone, D. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the west coast; thence across the continent, down the river Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean. London, J. Murray, 1857, 1st ed., IX,(1),687,(1),8 (advert.)p., fold. woodengr. frontisp. view of the Victoria Falls, steelengr. portr., 2 fold. lithogr. maps (1x loosely inserted in rear pocket), fold. woodengr. and letterpress cross-section, 22 woodengr. plates, num. textills., orig. giltlettered and blindst. cl., large 8vo.

- Three paper tickets (incl. bookplate) on upper pastedown; sm. ticket on lower pastedown; sl. foxed/ (finger)soiled; (repaired) tears in frontisp.; first free endpaper sl. frayed; sm. (water)stains on hinges. Covers sl. discol.; rebacked(?).

= Abbey Travel, 347; Mendelssohn I, p.908-910; Henze III, p.270; Gay 3034; cf. Kainbacher p.87. PMM 341: "Livingstone's services to African geography during thirty years are almost unequalled (...). He made three great expeditions; in 1853-56 (described in this book), 1858-64 and 1865-73, of which the first and third are the most important. During these years he explored vast regions of central Africa, many of which had never been seen by white men before." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLV.

€ (300-500) 300
74 2000 Africa  Stanley H M 74 2000 Africa Stanley H M
74/2000 [Africa]. Stanley, H.M. In Afrikas donkere wildernissen. Tochten, ontdekkingen en ontmoetingen. Opsporing van, en terugkeer met Emin Pacha. Arnhem/ Nijm., E. & M. Cohen, n.d. (±1890), 2 vols., (8),X,600; (8),579p., woodengr. frontisp. portrait, 2 large fold. col. lithogr. maps, num. woodengr. (full-p.) ills., fold. table, orig. unif. gilt pict. cl., 4to.

- Both vols. paper ticket on first free endpaper; both maps w. a few sm. tears near folds. Spine-ends sl. rubbed; 2nd vol. frontcover sl. discol.

= Stanley's account of his 4th and last African expedition all the way from the East Coast to Egypt. The original English edition was published in 1890.

Jephson, A.J.M. A.J. Mounteney Jephson bij Emin Pacha in de Equatoriaal-Provincie. Ibid., idem, (±1890), (8),X,437p., fold. col. lithogr. map., woodcut (full-p.) ills., orig. gilt pict. cl. unif. w. the above.

- Paper ticket on first free endpaper; tear in htitle repaired w. sellotape. Spine-ends sl. rubbed.

€ (50-70) 70
74 2001 Algeria  Galibert L 74 2001 Algeria Galibert L
74 2001 Algeria  Galibert L 74 2001 Algeria Galibert L
74 2001 Algeria  Galibert L 74 2001 Algeria Galibert L
74 2001 Algeria  Galibert L 74 2001 Algeria Galibert L
74 2001 Algeria  Galibert L 74 2001 Algeria Galibert L
74/2001 [Algeria]. Galibert, L. L'Algérie ancienne et moderne. Depuis les premiers établissements des Carthaginois jusqu'a la prise de la smalah d'Abd-El-Kader. Paris, Furne et Cie, 1844, (4),IV,637,(1)p., handcol. steelengr. map, 12 handcol. woodengr. plates, 24 steelengr. views and plates, num. woodengr. ills. by E. ROUARGUE after A. RAFFET, contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, sm. 4to.

- Some occas. sl. foxing. Corners sl. worn. Fine copy.

= Gay 899; Kayser 620; Playfair 665; Lipperheide Ma 24.

€ (100-150) 100
74 2002 America  Hellwald F von 74 2002 America Hellwald F von
74/2002 [America]. Hellwald, F. von. Amerika in Wort und Bild. Leipsic, H. Schmidt and C. Günther, n.d. (±1885), 2 vols., VIII,360; X,361-786p., fold. handcol. engr. map, num. plates and ills., orig. unif. richly gilt pict. cl., a.e.g., folio.

- Both vols. bookplate on upper pastedown; occas. trifle foxed. Spine-ends sl. worn. A fine set.

€ (80-100) 100
74 2003 America  Owen D D 74 2003 America Owen D D
74/2003 [America]. Owen, D.D. Report of a Geological Survey of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota; and incidentally of a portion of Nebraska Territory. Philad., Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1852, 638p., large fold. handcol. map, 19 handcol. (fold.) sections and maps, 27 steelengr. plates showing fossils, woodengr. ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Plates foxed. Spine ends worn. = Sabin 58009.

AND 2 others: C. ROMINGER, Geological survey of Michigan. Lower Peninsula 1873-1876. Vol. III. (New York, 1876, fold. map loosely inserted in rear pocket, phototype and tinted lithogr. plates, orig. cl.) and C.R. KEYES, Paleontology of Missouri. Part I (Jefferson City, 1894, fold. lithogr. map, plates, orig. giltlettered cl. Presentation slip by the author on upper pastedown).

€ (80-100) 90
74 2004 Anarchism  Anonymous 1st half 20th cent  74 2004 Anarchism Anonymous 1st half 20th cent
74/2004 [Anarchism]. Anonymous (1st half 20th cent.). "La Lutte Syndicale". Drawing, pen and black ink, 50x14 cm.

- Vertically folded.

= With stamp "Pensée et Action. Hem Day" on verso. Hem Day was the pseudonym of Marcel Dieu (1902-1969), notorious Belgian anarchist and publisher. Possibly a design for the heading of a (never published) anarchist periodical.

€ (40-60) 160
74 2005 Andres E 74 2005 Andres E
74/2005 Andres, E. Steel-engraved views of Towns and Cities. Bibliography of Nineteenth Century illustrated works containing views of towns and cities engraved on steel. Alphen a/d Rijn, Canaletto, 2002, 3 vols., VI,760; VI,742; VI,763p., German/ English/ French text, orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr. - ADDED: Buijnsters-Smets, L. Straatverkopers in beeld. Tekeningen en prenten van Nederlandse kunstenaars circa 1540-1850. Nijm., Vantilt, 2012, 304p., (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.
€ (40-60)
74 2006  Ant arctica  Cranz D 74 2006 Ant arctica Cranz D
74 2006  Ant arctica  Cranz D 74 2006 Ant arctica Cranz D
74/2006 [(Ant)arctica]. Cranz, D. Historie van Groenland behelzende Eene nauwkeurige Beschrijvinge van 's Lands ligging, gesteldheid, en natuurlijke Zeldzaamheden; den aart, zeden en gewoonten Der Inwooneren aan de West-zijde bij de straate Davis (...). Amst., A.D. Sellschop and P. Huart, 1779, 3 vols., XXXIV,356; (4),282; (4),382,(2)p., 1 fold. engr. map, 12 fold. engr. plates (with 13 ills.) by J. SWERTNER, modern unif. hcl.

- Occas. sl. yellowed (not affecting the plates).

= Second Dutch edition. D. Cranz (1723-1777), German Greenland traveller and Moravian Brother. Detailed sections on i.a. Eskimos, the founding of the first Hernhut mission on Greenland, whales and whaling. Henze II, 750: "Seine Historie von Grönland, ausgezeichnet durch feine, vielseitige Beobachtungen, ist neben der Beschreibung des H. Egede das vollständigste Gemälde von Grönland im 18. Jahrhundert, ein Werk, das auch heute noch mehr als nur historisches Interesse beanspruchen darf". Lauridsen II, 54; Tiele 282, note; Sabin 17415; Chavanne 5634; Cat. NHSM p.302.

€ (200-300) 200
74 2007 Archeology  Piazzi Smyth C 74 2007 Archeology Piazzi Smyth C
74 2007 Archeology  Piazzi Smyth C 74 2007 Archeology Piazzi Smyth C
74 2007 Archeology  Piazzi Smyth C 74 2007 Archeology Piazzi Smyth C
74/2007 [Archeology]. Piazzi Smyth, C. Life and Work at the Great Pyramid During the Months of January, February, March, and April, A.D. 1865; With a Discussion of the Facts Ascertained. Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1867, 3 vols., XVII,(2),563; XI,(5),470; XII,(4), 38 plates (21x double-p.), contemp. unif. gilt dec. cl.

- All vols. bookplates/ tickets/ stamps on pastedowns and/ or verso of 1st plate; sl. (finger)soiled; hinges widening; few quires loosening. Spines discol.; spine-ends sl. worn.

= Hilmy II, p. 239.

€ (250-350) 275
74/2008 Atlases  Atlas of the Oceans Antarctic / Atlas Okeanov Antarktika 74/2008 Atlases Atlas of the Oceans Antarctic / Atlas Okeanov Antarktika
74/2008 [Atlases]. Atlas of the Oceans. Antarctic./ Atlas Okeanov. Antarktika. (Moscow), Ministry of Defence, 2005, XXII,(2),280,19,(1)p., num. col. maps, English and Russian text, orig. giltlettered rexine w. (worn/ dam.) dustwr., large folio.
€ (70-90) 130
74 2009 Atlases  Grosselin Delamarche 74 2009 Atlases Grosselin Delamarche
74 2009 Atlases  Grosselin Delamarche 74 2009 Atlases Grosselin Delamarche
74/2009 [Atlases]. Grosselin-Delamarche. Atlas de Géographie physique, politique et historique. Adopté par l'Université, à l'usage des lycées et des maisons d'éducation (...). Paris, E. Bertaux, 1870, new ed., (10)p., 108 (stencil-col.) lithogr. maps (1x fold.) on 54 double-p. plates, contemp. hcalf, folio.

- The fold. map of France loose and mounted on new linen (closing tears along folds); partly waterstained in lower blank margin; tear in map of Central Europe repaired; occas. owner's annot. Backstrip dam.

= From the library of C. Koeman, with his bookplate on upper pastedown.

AND 5 others, i.a. M. ALLAIN, Atlas Universel Quillet (Paris/ Strassbourg/ Brussels, 1933, 2 vols., 99 fold./ double-p. col. maps and plans, orig. unif. giltlettered blindst. hmor., narrow folio) and (C.J.) DRIOUX and CH. LEROY, Atlas Universel et Classique de Géographie ancienne, Romaine, du Moyen Age, moderne et contemporaine (Paris, 1898, new ed., 98 (hand)col. lithogr. maps on double-p. plates, contemp. (worn) hcl., folio).

€ (50-70) 50
74 2010 Atlases  Kan J B 74 2010 Atlases Kan J B
74/2010 [Atlases]. Kan, J.B. Historisch-Geographische Atlas. Amst., H.J. Otto, 1881, 4th rev. ed. by R.T.F. Reudler, double-p. title, fold. list of contents, 31 double-p. col. lithogr. maps, contemp. hcl.

- One map w. sm. rubbed spot/ stain. = Koeman VI, Kanj A4.

€ (30-50) 30
74 2011 Atlases  Lastdrager A J 74 2011 Atlases Lastdrager A J
74/2011 [Atlases]. Lastdrager, A.J. Tafereel der omwentelingen in Europa, in eene volgreeks van kaarten. Amst., Lastdrager en Lorié, 1834, (6),92,(1)p., 10 fold. engr. maps of the European continent w. handcol. borders, contemp. hcalf.

- Upper joint splitting at foot of spine.

€ (50-70) 60
74/2012 Atlases  Morskoi Atlas Marine Atlas  Ed I S Isakov a o 74/2012 Atlases Morskoi Atlas Marine Atlas Ed I S Isakov a o
74/2012 [Atlases]. Morskoi Atlas (Marine Atlas). Ed. I.S. Isakov a.o. N.pl. (Leningrad), Morskoi Generalnyj Shtab, 1950-1963, 3 parts in 4 vols. and index, 3 frontisp. (double) portraits of Lenin and Stalin, 263 double-p. col. maps, orig. unif. embossed giltlettered rexine (3x w. (sl. worn) dustwr.), large folio/ 4to (index).
€ (300-500) 350
74 2013 Atlases  Reichard C T 74 2013 Atlases Reichard C T
74 2013 Atlases  Reichard C T 74 2013 Atlases Reichard C T
74/2013 [Atlases]. Reichard, C.T. Orbis Terrarum antiquus. Ed. A Forbiger. Nurnberg, F. Campe, 1853, 5th ed., (2),20p., 20 steelengr. maps w. handcol. borders, orig. gilt calf, obl. folio.

- Hinges splitting; title-p. and 8 maps foxed (3x also yellowed/ browned); sl. waterstained in upper margin throughout. Worn along extremities; lacks backstrip.

AND 1 other atlas.

€ (60-80)
74 2014 Australia  Mitchell T L 74 2014 Australia Mitchell T L
74 2014 Australia  Mitchell T L 74 2014 Australia Mitchell T L
74 2014 Australia  Mitchell T L 74 2014 Australia Mitchell T L
74/2014 [Australia]. Mitchell, T.L. Three expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia; with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales. London, T. & W. Boone, 1839, 2nd rev. ed., 2 vols., (2),XXI,(3),352; (2),415p., 51 (fold.) (col.) lithogr. maps/ plates, num. ills., modern unif. giltlettered cl.

- Occas. sl. stained, mostly on title-pages and frontispieces; stamp on title-pages; map sl. dam. and restored (on verso) w. sellotape.

= Ferguson 2811. Rare.

€ (200-300) 450
74 2015 Belgium  Becdelièvre  A G  Comte de 74 2015 Belgium Becdelièvre A G Comte de
74/2015 [Belgium]. Becdelièvre, (A.G.) Comte de. Biographie Liégeoise, ou Précis historique et chronologie de toutes les personnes qui se sont rendues célèbres par leurs talens, leurs vertus ou leurs actions, dans l'ancien Diocèse et Pays de Liége, les Duchés de Limbourg et de Bouillon, le Pays de Stavelot, et la Ville de Maestricht; depuis les temps les plus reculés jusq'a nos jours. Liege, Jeunehomme Frères, 1836-1837, 2 vols., VI,503; 864p., contemp. unif. hmor.

- Both vols. bookplate on upper pastedown; some foxing. Rebacked.

= Vol. 1 with AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on htitle.

€ (50-70) 70
74/2016 Belgium  Plegtige viering van het tweede eeuwfeest der overbrenging van het mirakuleus Heilig Bloed onzes Heeren Jesus Christus hetwelk thans twee honderd jaren berust te Hoogstraten MDCCC74/2016 Belgium Plegtige viering van het tweede eeuwfeest der overbrenging van het mirakuleus Heilig Bloed onzes Heeren Jesus Christus hetwelk thans twee honderd jaren berust te Hoogstraten MDCCC
74/2016 [Belgium]. Plegtige viering van het tweede eeuwfeest der overbrenging van het mirakuleus Heilig Bloed onzes Heeren Jesus-Christus, hetwelk thans twee honderd jaren berust te Hoogstraten. MDCCCLII. Turnhout, Brepols en Dierickx-Zoon, n.d. (1852), 16p. (incl. wr.), 5 handcol. woodengr. plates, orig. wr., sm. 4to.

- Contents sl. soiled and occas. inkstained. Dustwr. soiled.

= Rare illustrated account of the commemorative celebration of the 200 years anniversary of the moving of the Holy Blood of Christ from Esch (Noord-Brabant) to Hoogstraten.

€ (50-70) 70
74 2017 Belgium  Vaddere J B de 74 2017 Belgium Vaddere J B de
74/2017 [Belgium]. Vaddere, J.-B. de. Traité de l'origine des Ducs et du Duché de Brabant, et de ses charges palatines héréditaires (...). Ed. J.N. Paquot. Brussels, J. Ermens, 1784, 2 vols., new ed., (22),312,(4); (8),313-630,(2)p., 2 fold. tables, later unif. limp boards w. paper letterpiece, sm. 8vo. - AND 1 other: M.C. RAHLENBECK, Les subtils moyens par le Cardinal Grandvelle avec ses complices inventez pour instituer l'inquisition (Brussels, 1866, contemp. hcalf. Collection de Mémoires relatifs à l'Histoire de Belgique, no.23).
€ (60-80) 60
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