BELGIUM -- (LE ROY, J.). Brabantia illustrata, sive Castella & Praetoria nobilium Brabantiae, coenobiaque celebriora ad vivum delineata. Pars prima & secunda. London, D. Mortier ("sub signo Erasmi"), (c. 1700). 2 parts in 1 vol. W. 2 letterpress ti. w. small woodcut portr. of Erasmus & 192 (100 & 92) engr. views (some fold.). Old marbled brds. (Spine and corners a bit rubbed, sl. browned/foxed in places).
€ 800
EGYPT -- DENON, V. Reize in Opper- en Neder-Egipte, gedurende den veldtocht v. Bonaparte. Uit het Fransch d. H. Bosscha. Amst., 1803-05. 3 vols. xxx, 323, (2); (2), 311; (6), 192, 63 pp. W. 2 fold. engr. maps of Lower and Upper Egypt and 40 (of 41) numb. plates (38 fold., 2 full-p. and incl. 5 'bis' plates), engraved by Vinkeles and Vrijdag and a fold. letterpress leaf with Greek writing and the Dutch translation. Mod. hcl. w. old paper letterpieces on spines.
€ 150
EGYPT -- ROBERTS, D. Egypt and Nubia, from drawings made on the spot. With historical descriptions by W. Brockedon. London, F.G. Moon, 1846-49. 3 vols. (2) lvs., 8 pp., (21) lvs.; (1), (21) lvs.; (1), (18) lvs. W. 3 lithogr. title pages with vignettes, 1 full-p. engr. map, and 121 duotone lithographs (incl. fronts.) by Louis Haghe from drawings by David Roberts, 61 of which are full-page, 60 half-page, some tinted including the celebrated view of the Sphinx, all under blank paper guards. Lge-fol. (62 x 44 cm). Cont. red h. mor., covers ruled in gilt, spines raised in compartments and w. gilt vegetal ornamentation, marbled endpapers. (Binds. w. a few chafed spots in places (espec. to corners), some foxing in places, split in blank margin of front., very faint marginal stain in outer blank margin of last 6 lvs. of vol. 1, but altog. an excellent set).
€ 15000
FRENCH REVOLUTION -- A RESIDENCE IN FRANCE during the years 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795, described in a series of letters from an English Lady; with general and incidental remarks on the French character. 1st American ed. Elizabeth-town, C. Davis, 1798. Cont cf. w. gilt ruled spine & red letterpiece. (Age-toned in places).
€ 90
HEDENDAAGSCHE HISTORIE, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren. (Dl. 41): Afrika. Amst., I. Tirion, 1763. (4), 810, (17) pp. W. front., 4 fold. maps & 1 fold. view of Algiers. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands & brown label. (Worn and chipped at top of spine w. some loss of cf., browned/foxed in places as usual).
€ 140
HEDENDAAGSCHE HISTORIE, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren. (Dl. 42-44): Amerika. Amst., I. Tirion, 1766-69. 3 vols. (4), 676, (22); (4), 685, (19); (4), 620, (16) pp. W. 3 engr. fronts., 23 engr. fold. maps/plans & 2 engr. fold. views. Cont. cf. w. raised bands & brown labels. (Some spine ends chipped, corners a bit bumped, sl. foxed/tone-aged in places, 1 plate loose, some fold. maps a bit wrinkled, but a fine and complete set).
HEDENDAAGSCHE HISTORIE, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren. Dl. 4: Persia, Arabia, en het Asiatisch Tartaryen. Amst., I. Tirion, 1732. 6 parts in 1 vol. (8), 638, (16) pp. W. engr. front., 3 fold. maps, 7 fold. views & 2 full-p. engr. Cont. cf. w. raised bands, gilt dec. & red label.
HEDENDAAGSCHE HISTORIE, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren. Dl. 6: Europisch Turkyen, Grieksche Kerk, Polen en Litthauwen. Amst., I. Tirion, 1734. (8), 326, (14) pp. W. engr. front., 3 fold. maps, 5 fold. engr. & 3 full-p. engr. Cont. h. sheepskin w. red letterpieces. (Spine neatly repaired, wear to extremities, some waterstaining in upper corner, age-toning throughout).
€ 180
SICILY -- ORVILLE, J.P. d'. Sicula quibus Siciliae veteris rudera, additis antiquitatum tabulis illustrantur edidit, et commentarium ad Numismata Sicila (…) orationem in auctoris obitum et praefationem adjecit Petrus Burmannus. Amst., G. Tielenburg, 1764. 2 parts in 1 vol. (4), iv, xl, xi, (3), 276, (20; (2), vii, 280-612, 612A-K, 613-675 pp. W. 2 title-vign. and 54 (fold.) plates. Fol. Cont. vellum, spine w. raised bands & gilt Amsterdam coat of arms on both sides, sides ruled & dec. in gilt, speckled edges. (Ties broken, some mould in last part of 2nd vol., portrait lacks, however a very sound & mostly clean copy of this work, especially appreciated for the numismatic plates).
€ 300