Null Meteorite Gibeon
Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, partly polished and …

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Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, partly polished and etched specimen, the Widmanstätten structures clearly visible, l 9 cm, g approx. 341 g.

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Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, partly polished and etched specimen, the Widmanstätten structures clearly visible, l 9 cm, g approx. 341 g.

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Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

LA LOUBÈRE, Simon de Du royaume de Siam. Paris Wid. J.-B. Coignard [= Anne-Geneviève Hénault] & J.-B. Coignard 1691 2 vols, 12mo: [14]-555-[4], [4]-404-[4] pp.; 40 pl. (sl. age-toned, long tear in 1st map vol. I strengthened, sm. marg. damp stains, foxing, extensive on title and last f. vol. II, margins of pl. cut short, ink staining in lower margins pp. 142-3 vol. II). Contemp. red morocco, triple gilt-ruled covers, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands, a.e.g. (sl. rubbed, head, tail and parts of the joints of vol. I repaired, head of vol. II reinforced, most corners bumped). Rare first edition of the account of the travels in Thailand made in 1687 and 1688 by de La Loubère (1642-1729), French diplomat, "envoyé extraordinaire" of Louis XIV who was hoping to convert King Narai the Great to Catholicism. The expedition was a failure but de La Loubère brought back extensive information on the country (culture, education, finances, music...) which was never colonised by Europeans and the earliest description of parachutes. Illustrated with 40 plates (17 fold. or on double pp.) representing maps and plans, botany, indigeneous people, musical scores and instruments, etc., and two headpieces incl. one armorial at dedication. A large part in vol. II deals with mathematics and magic squares ill. with some woodcuts in-text. Ref. Cordier, Indosinica, 722. - Cox I:329. - Chadenat 345 ("one of the best early works on this country").

Leroux, Alexandre (Béziers 1836 - 1912 Algiers), album with a collection of 60 large-format photographs showing the country and people of Algeria and Tunisia, including city views, streets, mosques, palaces, squares, locals, as well as rock formations, desert views, waterfalls and ruins; almost all photographs with copied legend; all are approx. 28 x 22 cm and mounted on cardboard and bound in an album with half leather binding and gold embossing, binding rubbed and partly damaged; all photographs in very good condition, backing cartons partly loose or with minor damage, light-stained or minimally stained; overall size 35.5 x 50 cm. 4340-018

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