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1298 - 1462     FOREIGN HISTORY and TOPOGRAPHY, TRAVELS

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81 1298 Afghanistan Elphinstone M 81 1298 Afghanistan Elphinstone M
81/1298 [Afghanistan]. Elphinstone, M. Gezantschaps-reize naar en beschrijving van het Koningrijk Kabul en naburige landen en volken. Haarlem, wed. A. Loosjes, 1818-1819, 3 vols., XVI,304 [of 316]; (6),232; (8),331p., engr. title-ill., fold. map, contemp. unif. boards w. paper ticket.

- Vol. 1 lacks p.305-316.

= Rare Dutch translation of Elphinstone's account of his Mission to the Court of Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk, King of Kabul, the first full description of Afghanistan and its people.

€ (100-150)
81 1299 Afghanistan Vavilov N and Bukinich D 81 1299 Afghanistan Vavilov N and Bukinich D
81 1299 Afghanistan Vavilov N and Bukinich D 81 1299 Afghanistan Vavilov N and Bukinich D
81/1299 [Afghanistan]. Vavilov, N. and Bukinich, D. Zemledel'cheskij Afganistan. Agricultural Afghanistan. Leningrad, All-Union Institute of Applied Botany and New Agriculture, 1929, 610,XXXIIp., 6 col. lithogr. maps (1 fold. map loose in rear pocket), plates (1 fold. col.), ills., Russian text w. English summary, orig. silverlettered cl., sm. 4to.

- Bookblock sl. shaken. Joints and spine-ends trifle worn.

= Supplement 33rd to the Bulletin of Applied Botany, of Genetics and Plant-Breeding. Exhaustive report on the expeditions of N. Vavilov (1924) and D. Bukinich (1926-1927) to Afghanistan, with special attention to the region Kafiristan (Nuristan).

€ (150-250) 700
81 1300 Africa The Life and Explorations of Dr Livingstone 81 1300 Africa The Life and Explorations of Dr Livingstone
81 1300 Africa The Life and Explorations of Dr Livingstone 81 1300 Africa The Life and Explorations of Dr Livingstone
81/1300 [Africa]. The Life and Explorations of Dr. Livingstone. London, Adam & Co., n.d. (±1875), VIII,632p., col. lithogr. title-p. and frontisp., 20 tinted plates (incl. the map), orig. richly gilt pict. mor., w. engr. brass col. metal strips around 3 edges, 2 bronze col. metal clasps and catches, a.e.g., large 4to.

- Joints and spine-ends rubbed. Otherwise fine.

= The deluxe edition with an extra map and w. gilt brass rims on edges of binding.

€ (150-250)
81/1301 Africa The Life and Explorations of Dr Livingstone 81/1301 Africa The Life and Explorations of Dr Livingstone
81/1301 [Africa]. The Life and Explorations of Dr. Livingstone. London, Adam & Co., n.d. (±1875), VIII,632p., tinted lithogr. title-p. and frontisp., 19 tinted plates, orig. richly gilt pict. mor., a.e.g., large 4to.

- Binding sl. rubbed along extremities.

€ (80-100) 90
81 1302 Africa Stanley H M 81 1302 Africa Stanley H M
81/1302 [Africa]. Stanley, H.M. How I found Livingstone. Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa; Including Four Months' Residence with Dr. Livingstone. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1872, 1st ed., XXIII,(1),736,8 (advert.)p., mounted photogr. frontisp. portrait, 6 maps (4x fold. tinted), 28 woodengr. plates, num. ills., orig. gilt pict. cl.

- Lack free endpapers; two maps foxed; hinges weak and bookblock split in the middle; spine-ends and corners sl. worn.

= Henze V, p.214; Howgego S58; Gay 3056 (French ed. 1873). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXII.

€ (400-600)
81 1303 Africa Tuckey J K 81 1303 Africa Tuckey J K
81 1303 Africa Tuckey J K 81 1303 Africa Tuckey J K
81 1303 Africa Tuckey J K 81 1303 Africa Tuckey J K
81/1303 [Africa]. Tuckey, J.K. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816. London, J. Murray, 1818, 1st ed., (6),LXXXII,498,(2)p., large fold. lithogr. map, 13 engr. plates (1x col.), contemp. giltlettered hcalf, 4to.

- Large repaired tear in map; plates sl. browned; first few pages sl. waterstained in lower margin. Spine professionaly restored; covers sl. chafed.

= Gay 3059; Kainbacher I, p.139; Howgego T23.

€ (300-500) 300
81 1304 America Cohen Stuart M 81 1304 America Cohen Stuart M
81/1304 [America]. Cohen-Stuart, M. Zes maanden in Amerika. Haarlem, Kruseman & Tjeenk Willink, 1875, 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),7,(1),366; 6,(2),332p., 10 tinted lithogr. plates, woodengr. ills., modern plain calf, large 8vo.

- Both parts libr. stamps on part of the preliminiary leaves; margins fingersoiled almost throughout and occas. stained (also incl. the margins of prints); price in modern ballpoint on first blank and on halftitle of 2nd part.

€ (50-70) 70
81 1305 America Emory W H 81 1305 America Emory W H
81/1305 [America]. Emory, W.H. Notes of a Military Reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. Wash., Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848, 416p., large fold. lithogr. map in rear pocket (±80x180 cm.), 41 plates (incl. 3 maps/ plans), contemp. cl. w. ticket on spine.

- Text and some plates sl. foxed; most plates remarkably clean and the large map fine (only a few sm. creases and tiny tears on intersection of folds); owner's stamp on upper pastedown and fore-edge. Binding worn along extremities; spine-ends repaired.

= Edition Senate Executive, No. 7, w. the author's rank given as Brevet Major. Sabin 22536; Howes E145. Rare, especially with the folding map.

€ (120-150) 300
81 1306 America Giraud P F F J 81 1306 America Giraud P F F J
81 1306 America Giraud P F F J 81 1306 America Giraud P F F J
81/1306 [America]. (Giraud, P.F.F.J.). Beautés de l'histoire d'Amérique, d'après les plus celèbres voyageurs et géographes qui ont écrit sur cette partie du monde. Paris, A. Eymery, 1816, 2 parts in 1 vol., 315,(3); 392p., two diff. engr. frontisp.; 2 engr. title-vignettes and 12 plates (each w. 2 or 4 scenes depicting ethnic types), contemp. hmor. w. marbled boards.

- First part w. vague waterst. near upper edge; tipped-in annots. in later hand and 3 owner's entries/ annots. on pastedowns and blanks. Binding sl. rubbed along extremities; sm. label on spine; paper over covers sl. worn/ w. one dam. spot.

= Sabin 4202.

€ (80-100)
81 1307 America Smet P J de 81 1307 America Smet P J de
81/1307 [America]. Smet, P.J. de. Missions de l'Orégon et Voyages dans les Montagnes Rocheuses en 1845 et 1846. Paris/ Lyon, Librairie de Poussielgue-Rusand/ J.B. Pelagaud et Cie, 1848, (4),II,7-408p., tinted lithogr. frontisp., title-p. and 12 plates, contemp. gilt mor., a.e.g., sm. 8vo.

- Sl. foxed; partly waterstained in margins, mainly at the beginning. Top of spine sl. chipped; corners dam.

= The second French edition (the first was publ. at Ghent the same year), partly based on the first English ed. of 1847 (from which it has also borrowed the plates) and partly on the Ghent edition. Howes D286; Sabin 82266.

€ (70-90)
81/1308 America The Soldier in our Civil War Columbian Memorial Edition Ed P F Mottelay and T Campbell Copeland 81/1308 America The Soldier in our Civil War Columbian Memorial Edition Ed P F Mottelay and T Campbell Copeland
81/1308 [America]. The Soldier in our Civil War: Columbian Memorial Edition. Ed. P.F. Mottelay and T. Campbell-Copeland. New York and Atlanta, Stanley Bradley Publishing Company, 1890, 2 vols., (2),474; (2),444p., 2 (of 4) steelengr. portraits of A. Lincoln and J. Davis by A.B. DAVIES, num. (fold.) (full-p.) ills. by F. LESLIE, later unif. rexine, folio.

- Title and dedication leaf strengthened along edges and repaired; first vol. lacks the 2 steelengr. frontisp. portraits.

€ (30-50) 30
81 1309 America Stephens J L 81 1309 America Stephens J L
81/1309 [America]. Stephens, J.L. Incidents of travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. Ed. F. Catherwood. London, A. Hall, 1854, XVI,548p., woodengr. frontisp., portr., 1 map, 28 woodengr. plates (2 fold.), 54 (partly full-p.) woodengr. ills., orig. gilt and blindst. cl.

- Sl. yellowed; first and last few lvs. sm. waterst. in upper corner. Binding sl. worn at extremities.

= Howgego S46; Sabin 91298. With this interesting and very successful travel account, Stephens laid the foundation for archaeological exploration of the Maya civilization. Also important for its accurate plates of old indian bas-reliefs, stone idols etc.

€ (70-90) 80
81 1310 America Storke E 81 1310 America Storke E
81/1310 [America]. (Storke, E.). Sample Subscription Book of the Great American Rebellion. Auburn, Auburn Publ. Comp./ E.G. Stork, n.d. (1863), 4 parts in 1 vol., 7 fold. (woodengr.?) maps, 25 woodengr. plates and portraits (15x printed on recto and verso), ills., fold. letterpress broadside, orig. gilt cl., part of the gilt backstrip to vol. I of the complete work pasted on upper pastedown.

- Some occas. sl. foxing; 1 map w. repaired tear on fold. Recased w. use of orig. (plain) backstrip; frontcover sl. stained.

= Salesman's dummy for the work A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion, Embracing its Causes, Events, and Consequences by Elliot Stork publ. 1865(?), the dummy "containing exact specimens of the maps, portraits and scenes; the contents of the work. Full chapters of the causes, and history of the rebellion, and also of its biography and incidents, perfect samples of the size of the page, kind of type, quality of paper, style of binding, etc." (title-p.). Bound in the back are 20 ruled lvs. intended for, and partly filled out with, the names of subscribers, together with their residence (all Tiffin, Ohio), post office and occupation (all entries in pen and ink). Nice and rare biblio-historical document and a valuable addition to any collection concerning the Civil War.

€ (70-90) 90
81 1311 Amorie van der Hoeven A des 81 1311 Amorie van der Hoeven A des
81 1311 Amorie van der Hoeven A des 81 1311 Amorie van der Hoeven A des
81 1311 Amorie van der Hoeven A des 81 1311 Amorie van der Hoeven A des
81/1311 Amorie van der Hoeven, A. des. Bijbelsche landschappen naar afbeeldingen op de plaats zelf vervaardigd. Leeuw., G.T.N. Suringar, 1854-1855, 2nd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (16),96; (6),96p., 2 steelengr. title-p. w. vignette, 94 steelengr. views, contemp. gilt mor., a.e.g.

- Text and plates (sl.) foxed (plates only in blank margins). Spine-ends sl. dam.; spine faded.

Lennep, J. van. De geschiedenis des vaderlands in schetsen en afbeeldingen. Amst., Geb.s Binger, 1861, lithogr. title-p. and 93 (fold.) maps/ plates each w. accomp. textleaf, contemp. gilt hmor., obl. 8vo.

- First few lvs. loose(ning); sl. foxed/ browned. Extremities sl. rubbed.

Perk, M.A. In de Belgische Ardennen. Schetsen, toegewijd aan de nagedachtenis van Jacques Perk. Haarlem, H.D. Tjeenk Willink, 1905, 4th rev. enl. ed., XII,441,(1),X,(8 advert.)p., 2 fold. photolithogr. sketch maps, orig. gilt cl. (spine-ends sl. worn). - AND 11 other miscell. works, i.a. J.G. OTTEMA (ed.), Thet Oera Linda Bok. Naar een handschrift uit de dertiende eeuw (Leeuw., 1876, 2nd ed., 3 (fold.) (col.) plates, contemp. giltlettered hcl. Rare).

€ (80-100) 80
81 1312 Ant arctica Scott R F 81 1312 Ant arctica Scott R F
81 1312 Ant arctica Scott R F 81 1312 Ant arctica Scott R F
81/1312 [(Ant)arctica]. Scott, R.F. Scott's last Expedition. Ed. L. Huxley. Pref. C.R. Markham. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1913, 2nd ed., 2 vols., XXVI,633,(3); XIV,(2),534p., 2 diff. photo-engr. frontisp. portraits and 6 plates, 8 fold. maps, 18 col. plates (16 after E.A. WILSON), 4 photogr. panoramas on 2 fold. plates and 260 (full-p.) photogr. ills. on plates by H.G. PONTING, contemp. unif. gilt hleather, t.e.g., 4to.

- Occas. foxed. Lacks dustwr. as almost always.

= Volume I: Being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott. Volume II: Being the Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition. Taurus Collection 77; Headland 1440; Conrad p.188. "This is the famous, official expedition account. Scott's journals were among the material retrieved when the tent was discovered in November 1912. Atkinson spent several hours looking through the journals trying to discover what happened and read portions to the party. (...) This is the place to begin for this exhibition. Read this first, then supplement, compare and decide." (Conrad). "This is undoubtedly the most widely known of all Antarctic expeditions and publications. Readers, having absorbed Scott's account of the expedition in the first volume, would have discovered in the second volume a host of first-hand accounts deserving of more weight today: Cherry-Garrard's account of the Winter Journey, Victor Campbell's narrative of the Northern Party, Griffith Taylor on the Western Journeys, Raymond Priestley on the ascent of the Erebus, preliminary scientific reports from Edward Wilson's staff and throughout the unrivalled photography of Herbert Ponting." (Taurus Collection).

€ (120-150) 190
81 1313 Arabia Palgrave W G 81 1313 Arabia Palgrave W G
81 1313 Arabia Palgrave W G 81 1313 Arabia Palgrave W G
81/1313 [Arabia]. Palgrave, W.G. Narrative of a year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-63). London and Cambridge, Macmillan and Co., 1865, 2nd ed., 2 vols., XII,(2),466; (4),398p., engr. frontisp., large handcol. lithogr. fold. map, 4 fold. lithogr. plans, contemp. unif. hcalf w. central gilt supralibros "Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow" on frontcover, gilt spine w. 2 contrasting leather letterpieces.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; hinges weak. Sl. worn along extremities.

= Henze III, p.692; Gay 3696.

€ (200-300) 210
81 1314 Asia Tachard G 81 1314 Asia Tachard G
81 1314 Asia Tachard G 81 1314 Asia Tachard G
81/1314 [Asia]. (Tachard, G.). (Voyage de Siam des pères Jésuites, Envoyés par le Roy, aux Indes & à la Chine. Avec leurs observations Astronomiques, & leurs Remarques de Physique, de Géographie, d'Hydrographie, & d'Histoire). Amst., P. Mortier, (1687), (8 [of 10]),264,133-227,(13)p., engr. frontisp., 4 fold. maps, 1 fold. plan, 25 (fold.) plates, contemp. calf, 12mo.

- Lacks title-p. and final free endpaper; sl. fingersoiled; most plates w. tears (on folds); 2x repaired w. tape; 1x cut sl. short in left margin; 1x margins strengthened w. loss of right margin of image; 1x sl. waterst. Foot of spine dam.; corners showing.

= Rare second ed., issued the same year as the first Parisian ed. De Backer/ Sommervogel VII, 1802, 1; Cordier, Bibl. Indosinica p.947; Cat. NHSM p.229; Howgego T71; cf. Cox I, p.328.

€ (200-300) 230
81 1315 Atlases Arnz J 81 1315 Atlases Arnz J
81/1315 [Atlases]. Arnz, J. School-Atlas van Alle Deelen der Aarde. Leyden/ Düsseldorf, Arnz & Co., n.d. (±1845), 23 (fold.) lithogr. maps w. handcol. borders, contemp. clothbacked limp boards, obl. 4to.

- One map w. tear of 11 cm. in inner margin; two maps w. tear/ dam. in inner corner (repaired); waterst. in upper outer corner throughout; sl. foxed. Binding sl. rubbed.

= Koeman VI, Arn 3.

€ (80-100) 170
81 1316 Atlases Blaeu J 81 1316 Atlases Blaeu J
81/1316 [Atlases]. Blaeu, J. Le grand atlas ou cosmographie Blauiane. Amst., Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1967-1968, 12 vols., 609 double-p. maps (some col.), printed in 1000 numb. copies, orig. unif. gilt imitation vellum, large folio.

- Letterpieces on some vols. sl. worn/ dam. = Facs. reprint of the ed. Amst., 1663.

€ (700-900)
81 1317 Atlases Dufour A H 81 1317 Atlases Dufour A H
81/1317 [Atlases]. Dufour, A.H. Atlas Universel physique, historique et politique de géographie ancienne et moderne. Lot of 37 (of 40) loose double-p. handcol. steelengr. maps w. num. inset maps and plans, engr. by CH. DYONNET, each map 54,5x75 cm., Paris, A. Le Chevalier, n.d. (±1865).

- A few maps partly split on fold; occas. sl. frayed (1x sl. dam.). = Attractively coloured maps.

€ (70-90) 150
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