AMERICA -- (BUTEL DUMONT, G.M.). Histoire et Commerce des Colonies Angloises, dans l'Amérique Septentrionale. Où l'on trouve l'état actuel de leur population, & des détails curieux sur la constitution de leur gouvernement, principalement sur celui de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, de la Pensilvanie, de la Caroline, & de la Géorgie. Lond., 1755. xxiv, 336 pp. Sm-8°. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt back, red label, & red edges. (Top of spine slightly chipped, upper part h.-title cut out, small stamps on title-p., but a very good copy).
€ 180
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AMERICA - CANADA -- ARREST du Conseil d'État du Roy, et lettres patentes sur icelui. (Par.), Aug. 14th 1744. 11, (1) pp. 4°. No bind. (Partly unopened).
€ 240
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BALTIC -- CATTEAU-CALLEVILLE, J.P. Tableau de la Mer Baltique, considerée sous les rapports physiques, géographiques, historiques et commerciaux. Par., Pillet, 1812. 2 vols. xvi, 355, (1); (4), 358, (1) pp. W. large fold. engr. map & 3 fold. tables. Beautifully cont. marbled cf. w. richly dec. spines, dec. gilt borders on both sides, green mor. labels & marbled edges. (Top of spine vol. 1 chipped, else a fine set).
€ 150
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BELGIUM -- SCHOOCK, M. Belgium federatum, sive distincta descriptio Reip. Federati Belgii. Amst., J. Janssonius, 1652. (8), 414, (2), 131 pp. 12°. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides & speckled edges. (Spine stained, annot. in ink in an old hand on last free endpaper & lower pastedown).
€ 200
BELON, P. Les observations de plusieurs singularitez et choses memorables, trouvees en Grece, Asie, Iudée, Egypte, Arabie, & autres pays estranges, redigées en trois liures. Paris, H. de Marnef & G. Cavellat, 1588. (14), 468, (2) pp. W. num. woodcuts, some page-sized, in text, incl. a portrait of the author. 4°. 18th c. French mottled cf. bind., spine raised in compartments and richly gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges red. (2 woodcuts cut short in the margin w. minor loss, 2 fold-out woodcuts lack unfortunately, but an excelent copy).
€ 2000
BERCKENMEYER, P.L. Vermehrter Curieuser Antiqvarius, Das ist Allerhand auserlesene Geographische und Historische Merckwürdigkeiten (…) Hamburg, B. Schillers Wittwe & J.C. Kissner, 1720. (92), 936 pp. W. front. & 19 engr. plates. - Bound with: Id. Fortsetzung des Curieusen Antiquarii (..) so in Asia, Africa und America zu finden (..) Hamburg, B. Schillers Wittwe, 1711. (27), 418 pp. W. front. & 13 engr. plates. - 2 in 1 vol. 12°. Cont. vellum w. blind tooled title on spine. (Upper joint split but holding, sev. plates repaired at lower corner).
€ 1000
(BOXHORN, M. Z. v., ed.) Respublica Moscoviae et urbes. Leiden, J. Maire, 1630. (8), 565, (3) pp. 24°. Old brds. (Spine dam. & clumsily repaired, wear to extremities, crossed out annot. on title-p., text block soundly bound & clean). -- (P. SCRIVERIUS, ed.). Respublica Hollandiae, et Urbes. Leiden, J. Maire, 1630. 526 pp. 24°. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides. (Binding somewhat stained, textblock clean & tight). -- (2).
€ 120
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CHINA -- HELMAN, (I.-S.). Abrégé historique des principaux traits de la vie de Confucius. Par., chez l'Auteur & chez M. Ponce, (c. 1785). W. engr. ti. & 24 nice plates depicting lively landscapes, ceremonies, scenes of Confucius' life, etc. after the drawings of the missionary Amiot, all w. accomp. engr. text. 4°. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands & dec. gilt back. (Outer margin ti. a bit thumbed, a trifle foxed in places, but a fine copy).
€ 600
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DENMARK -- (PONTOPPIDAN, E.). Gesta et vestigia Danorum extra Daniam præcipue in Oriente, Italia, Hispania, Gallia, Anglia, Scotia, Hibernia, Belgio, Germania et Sclavonia. Lpz./Copenhagen, J. Preussius, 1740. 3 in 1 vol. (32), 400; 430; 496 pp. W. engr. fold. front.-portr. of Frederick V of Denmark & engr. ti-vign. Cont. vellum w. small overl. sides. (Name entry on ti., slightly browned).
GERMANY -- LLOYD, (H.H.E.). The history of the late war in Germany, between the King of Prussia, and the Empress of Germany and her allies. Lond., for S. Hooper, 1781-90. Text- & plate vol. (4), xxxix, (5), xxxix, 147, (1); viii, 9, (1), 238 pp. Plate-vol. w. 5 fold. maps, 10 fold. plans, 9 fold. plates & 10 (fold.) tables. 4°. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt backs & brown labels. (Edges a bit worn/bumped, a bit foxed/browned in places, some creases & small tears to plates).
€ 400
HUBNER, J. Volmaakte geography (…) uit 't Hoogduytsch in de Nederlandtsche taal overgebracht (…). Leiden, D. Haak, 1733. 3 vols. (8), 702, (36); (10), 794, (32); (5), 835, (43) pp. Cont. vellum w. title on spine. (Some wear, some staining, slight waterstain in vol. 2, title-p. vol. 2 replaced by a neat and exact calligaphic copy).
uitslag € 190
ITALY -- ROME -- NUOVA RACCOLTA de Nº. cinquanta principali vedute antiche e moderne, dell'alma città di Roma e delle sue vicinanze. Rome, G. Antonelli, (c. 1830). W. 50 engr. plates (all numb. between 1-100). 8°-obl. Old brds. ((Faintly) waterstained throughout, some foxing).
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ITALY -- VENICE -- AMELOT DE LA HOUSSAYE, A.-N. Histoire du gouvernement de Venise. Paris, F. Leonard, 1677. 2 in 1 vol. (32), 424, (40), 200, (8) pp. W. armorial engr. to the dedication. Cont. cf., gilt dec. spine w. raised bands & red label, speckled edges. (Some yellowing, some smudging, slight waterstaining to last pp.).
€ 300
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JAPAN -- TITSINGH, (I.). Bijzonderheden over Japan behelzende een verslag van de huwelijks plegtigheden, begrafenissen en feesten der Japanezen, De Gedenkschriften der laatste Japansche Keizers en andere merkwaardigheden nopens dat Rijk. 's-Grav., Wed. J. Allart, 1824-25. 2 vols. xvi, 250; (2), 264 pp. W. 2 engr. ti. & 3 (of 4) fold. aquatinted plates, skillfully cold. by hand. Cont. clothbacked brds. (Apart from some minor defects a perfect copy).
uitslag € 1000
JAVA -- RAFFLES, Th.S. The history of Java. Lond., printed by Cox and Baylis for Black, Parbury and Allen, and for John Murray, 1817. 2 vols. xlviii, 479; viii, 288, (4), cclx (appendix) pp. W. 64 (of 65) engr. plates. by W. Daniell & several fold. tables. Ocl. (Spines discold. & dam. at ends, cloth dam. at extremities, vol. 1 w. faint waterstaining in first chapter, one p. torn through & repaired w. Japan tape, several smaller tears which do not run into text or images, repaired on v°. w. brown paper, some pp. a bit loose but holding, several plates in vol. 2 w. annot. in ink, some yellowing throughout, fold. map of Java lacks).
€ 800
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JORNANDES. Histoire generale des Goths. Trad. (p. J.-B. Drouet de Maupertuy). Par., C. Barbin, 1603 (=1703!). (12), xxviii, (20), 287 pp. 12°. Cont. cf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt back & red label. (Extremities slightly worn, name entry on ti-p., some minor browning/foxing in places, else a good copy).
uitslag € 180
(LABRUNE, J. DE (?, attrib.)). Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé. Cologne (= Amst.), P. Marteau, 1693. 2 vols. (4), 460; 330 pp. W. engr. portr. in vol. 1. 12°. Cont. cf. w. gilt dec. spine w. raised bands, gilt dec. board edges & speckled edges. (Some smudging, some yellowing, armorial ex libris on paste-down).
LAVATER, J.C. An das Direktorium der französischen Republik. Schweiz, (=Leipzig, P.P. Wolf), 1798. 31 pp. - Bound (in dif. size) after: Id. Broederlyke brieven, aan verscheiden jonge heeren. Uit het Hoogduitsch. The Hague, I. v. Cleef, 1783. - 2 in 1 vol. Cont. cf. w. floral dec. on spine and sides. (Spine ends chipped, stained/soiled in places).
€ 100
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(MINUCCI, M.). Histoire des Uscoques de la traduction du Sieur Amelot de la Houssaie. Paris, C. Barbin, 1682. (8), 385, (9). Cont. cf. w. gilt dec. spine w. raised bands & speckled edges. (Spine ends dam.).
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PONTANUS, J.I. Originum Francicarum libri VI. in quibus praeter Germaniae ac Rheni chorographiam, francorum origines ac primae fedes, aliaque ad gentis in Gallias transitum variasque victorias, instituta ac mores pertinentia, ordine deducuntur. Harderwijk, Th. Henricus, 1516 (=1616). (20), 617, (7) pp. W. 1 fold. plate. Sm-4°. Cont. cf. (Spine ends dam., joints split, bind. chafed/rubbed, corners dam., a bit stained in places, browned/foxed in places).
€ 130
SOUTH AMERICA -- PETIT, P. Traité historique sur les Amazones; Où l'on trouve tout ce que les Auteurs, tant Anciens que Modernes, ont écrit pour ou contre ces Heroines: Et où l'on apporte quantité de Medailles & d'autres Monumens anciens, pour prouver qu'elles ont existé. Leyden, J.A. Langerak, 1718. (8), 324; (2), -325-621 pp. W. engr. front., 1 fold. map, 3 full-p. engr. and 47 small engr. in text. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. (A bit browned throughout, map misfolded, but a good copy altogether).
uitslag € 280