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Central Europe.- Papahagi (Tache) Images D'Ethnogr

301 - Central Europe.- Papahagi (Tache) Images D'Ethnographie Roumaine, 2 parts in 1,Âsigned by author to title verso, illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription to title, original wrappers bound in, contemporary half-calf, fractional rubbing to corners and extremities, 4to, [Bucarest], 1928.

Estimation

170 - 240 €

Central Europe.- Romstorfer (K. A.) Cetatea Sucevi

302 - Central Europe.- Romstorfer (K. A.) Cetatea Sucevii descrisÃ¤ pe temeiul propriilor cercetÃ¤ri fÃ¤cute Ã®ntre 1895 si 1904, half-title, plates (some double-page), illustrations, bookplate, later half crushed morocco, Bucarest, 1913 Â§ Henry (Paul) Les Ã‰glises de la Moldavie du Nord, 2 vol.,Âhalf-title, titles in red and black, plates, illustrations, original paper wrappers, tape to spine foot, a little toned, small loss to spine extremiites,ÂParis, 1930; and another similar,Â4to

Estimation

230 - 360 €

Central Europe.- Spontone (Ciro) Historia della Tr

303 - Central Europe.- Spontone (Ciro) Historia della Transilvania,Âhalf-title, engraved title, wood engraved initials and endpapers, occasional faint marginal foxing, tiny worm hole from upper cover to A2, later calf, coat of arms in gilt to boards, cracked joints but holding firm, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, 4to, Venice, 1638.

Estimation

590 - 840 €

Central Europe.- Toppeltino (Laurentius) Origines

304 - Central Europe.- Toppeltino (Laurentius) Origines and Occasus Transsylvanorum, seu ertÃ¦ nationes, half-title, 10 engraved folding plates bound at end, woodcut initials and headpieces, 2 small holes and smudged ink-stamp to title, occasional light water-staining, short tear to foot B2 with neat old repair, even toning throughout, lacking front free endpaper, near contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, a little rubbed, 12mo,ÂLyon, Hor. Boissat, & Georg. Remeus, 1667.

Estimation

470 - 720 €

Central Europe.- Wilkinson (William) An Account of

305 - Central Europe.- Wilkinson (William) An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, first edition,Âoccasional light spotting, O7-8 with small ink-stain, previous owner's ink signature, contemporary half-cal, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1820.

Estimation

230 - 360 €

China.- Montanus (Arnoldus) Atlas Chinensis: Being

306 - China.- Montanus (Arnoldus) Atlas Chinensis: Being a Second Part of A Relation of Remarkable Passage in two Embassies from the East-India Company ..., first edition in English, translated by John Ogilby, additional engraved title, title in red and black, 37 engraved plates only (of 38), illustrations, lacking 2 maps, most plates double-page, some trimmed and loosely inserted, occasional light marginal staining (not affecting text), 2R3 with small paper defect to fore-edge, previous owner's ink-s

Estimation

350 - 480 €

China.- Montanus (Arnoldus) Atlas Chinensis: being

307 - China.- Montanus (Arnoldus) Atlas Chinensis: being a second part of a Relation of Remarkable Passages in Two Embassies ... to the Vice-Roy Singlamong and General Taising Lipovi and to Konchi, Emperor of China and East-Tartary, first English edition, translated by John Ogilby, additional engraved title, letterpress title in red and black, 38 engraved plates (many double-page), illustrations, lacking 2 maps, extra additional engraved title loosely inserted, additional engraved title, front free en

Estimation

470 - 720 €

China.- Kangxi (Emperor of China) Yu shi bi shu sh

308 - China.- Kangxi (Emperor of China) Yu shi bi shu shan zhuang shi (Imperial Poems on the Mountain Estate to Escape the Heat) 2 vols., modern facsimile, 36 folding black and white woodcut plates, printed in red and black, original wrappers, some short tears, chitsu box, 8vo, China, 1935.

Estimation

350 - 480 €

China.- Tea Production.- Chinese Export School.- A

309 - China.- Tea Production.- Chinese Export School.- Album of watercolours depicting tea production workers, 12 pith paper watercolours, each with pink cloth borders, laid down on paper, ink stamp on front free endpaper "Fredk. Rayner, Ivanhoe, Edgbaston", original patterned boards, worn, some loss of paper covers, lacks spine, 4to (298 x 230mm.), [c. 1800-50].

Estimation

350 - 480 €

Czech Republic.- Roudnice Castle.- Wolff (Jeremias

310 - Czech Republic.- Roudnice Castle.- Wolff (Jeremias, publisher) Dem Durchleuchtigsten FÃ¼rsten und Herrn Ferdinand...HochfÃ¼rtslichen Residenz und SchloÃŸ Raudniz...,Âengraved title, 14 engraved plates, very fine impressions of ground plans, sections, a garden plan, and overall view of the castle, each plate trimmed to or just within the platemark and laid onto contemporary laid paper, each leaf approx. 420 x 550 mm (16 1/2 x 21 3/4 in), mounted on stubs, some minor surface dirt and spotti

Estimation

710 - 960 €

Egypt.- Norden (Frederick Lewis) Travels in Egypt

311 - Egypt.- Norden (Frederick Lewis) Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 1 vol. only (of 2), large paper edition, 163 engraved plates, lacking half-title and title, occasional spotting and soiling, light browning, later half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco spine label, folio, [1757].

Estimation

350 - 480 €

Germany.- Hollar (Wenceslaus) Collection of 15 sma

312 - Germany.- Hollar (Wenceslaus) Collection of 15 small views from 'River views in Germany and the low countries', 'AmoenissimÃ¦ aliquot locorum', and others,Âetchings, various sizes between approx. 52 x 112 mm (2 1/8 x 4 3/8 in) and 25 x 137 mm (1 x 5 1/2 in), mostly trimmed to or within the platemark, tipped onto or laid onto support, toning and surface dirt, some small nicks and tears, loose, all unframed, [17th century]

Estimation

230 - 360 €

Germany.- Weinart (Benjamin Gottfried) Topographis

313 - Germany.- Weinart (Benjamin Gottfried) Topographische Geschichte der Stadt Dresden und der um dieselbe herum liegenden Gegenden, title, 24 engraved folding plates only (of 28), plates XVII to XXIV loose and supplied from another edition, some toning and surface dirt, scattered spotting, later boards, scuffed and worn with some losses, 4to, Dresden, 1777; together with seven others, mainly German and European interest, including one oblong folio vol. of maps from Reilly's 'Des Schauplatzes der F�

Estimation

350 - 600 €

Germany.- Zeiler (Martin) and Mattheaus Merian. To

314 - Germany.- Zeiler (Martin) and Mattheaus Merian. Topographia Electoratus Brandeburgici, et Ducatus Pomeraniae, etc., over c.55 engraved views and maps, [bound with] M.Z. Topographia Prussiae et Pomerlliae..., [bound with] Topographia Westphaliae... numerous engraved maps and plates, many folding,Â some loose, minor occasional spotting and browning, contemporary vellum, lacking spine, very worn, [circa 1652]; together with Zeiler's Topographia Superioris Saxoniae...,Âengraved title, numerous pla

Estimation

350 - 600 €

Italy.- Smith (John) Select Views in Italy, 2 vol.

315 - Italy.- Smith (John) Select Views in Italy, 2 vol.,Âtext in English and French, engraved dedication, 72 engraved plates, one map, spotting, cracked hinges, later roan-backed boards, defective backstrip (vol. 2 only), rubbed and worn, oblong folio, 1792-96.

Estimation

230 - 360 €

Japan.- MeijlanÂ(G.F.)ÂJapan, first edition, engra

316 - Japan.- MeijlanÂ(G.F.)ÂJapan, first edition, engravedÂtitle vignette hand-coloured and with small touches of gilt, 2 engraved folding aquatint plates,Âlight browning to half-title and final few ff., later half cloth, [Cordier Japonica 486], 8vo,ÂAmsterdam, M.Westerman & Zoon,Â1830.

Estimation

590 - 840 €

Japan.- Montanus (Arnoldus) Atlas Japannensis: bei

317 - Japan.- Montanus (Arnoldus) Atlas Japannensis: being Remarkable Addresses by way of Embassy from the East-India Company ... to the Emperor of Japan, first English edition, translated by John Ogilby, additional engraved title, title in red and black, 23 engraved double-page plates only (of 24), illustrations, lacking map of Japan (as often) and final f. (list of plates), additional title with fore-edge strengthened verso, one plate with short split to foldline and one with short marginal tear, oc

Estimation

590 - 840 €

Levant.- Chishull (Edmund) Travels in Turkey and b

318 - Levant.- Chishull (Edmund) Travels in Turkey and back to England, first edition, ?one of 25 large peper copies,Âlist of subscribers, occasional light staining, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Atabey 240; Blackmer 341], folio, by W. Bowyer, 1747.

Estimation

470 - 720 €

Levant.- Jaubert (AmÃ©d_x001D_Ã©e) Voyage en ArmÃ©

319 - Levant.- Jaubert (AmÃ©d_x001D_Ã©e) Voyage en ArmÃ©nie et Perse, first edition, half-title, lithograph portrait frontispiece and 9 plates, large folding map, scattered light spotting, contemporary calf-backed boards, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, [Atabey 613], 8vo, Paris, 1821.

Estimation

230 - 360 €

Levant.- Macmichael (William) Journey from Moscow

320 - Levant.- Macmichael (William) Journey from Moscow to Constantinople, in the Years 1817, 1818, first edition, 6 aquatint plates, scattered faint spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf, upper cover a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey Travel 20; Atabey 747; Blackmer 1054], 4to, 1819

Estimation

350 - 480 €

Levant.- Pococke (Richard) A Description of the Ea

321 - Levant.- Pococke (Richard) A Description of the East, and some other Countries, 2 parts only (of 3) comprising vol. 1 and vol. 2 part 1, engraved title vignettes, engraved dedication to vol. 2, 111 engraved plates and plans (some folding) only, scattered spotting and staining, near contemporary calf, gilt inner dentelles, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Atabey 965; Blackmer 1323], folio, for the Author, 1743-45.

Estimation

350 - 480 €

Levant.- Roberts (David) The Holy Land. Syria, Idu

322 - Levant.- Roberts (David) The Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, vol 2. (of 3), first edition, from drawings made on the spot, lithographed by Louis Hague, with historical descriptions by the Rev. George Croly, 31 full page lithographed plates and 31 'half page' vignette only, lithographed title-page, map to illustrate Roberts's route and title for vol. 3 at rear, tissue guards (some torn), foxing, tears and creases to title-page, pages loose, binding worn, bookplate for Bingley Tra

Estimation

1 100 - 1 800 €

Levant.- Roberts (David) Egypt and Nubia; The Holy

323 - Levant.- Roberts (David) Egypt and Nubia; The Holy Land: Syria, Iduma & Arabia, one of 1000 copies, colour plates, original pictorial cloth, housed in original slipcases, a little rubbed, folio,ÂThe Folio Society, 2010 (2)

Estimation

230 - 360 €

Levant.- Solyman the Magnificent going to Mosque,

324 - Levant.- Solyman the Magnificent going to Mosque, title vignette, portrait plate, 10 plates (all but one double-page), occasional very faint light spotting, original morocco backed boards, slight bumping to corners and extremities, folio, Florence & Edinburgh, Privately Printed for Sir William Stirling Maxwell, 1877.

Estimation

350 - 480 €

Middle East.- Arab Petroleum Directory 1973 (The),

325 - Middle East.- Arab Petroleum Directory 1973 (The),Âillustrations, maps, abrasion mark to front pastedown where front pastedown partially removed, cracked hinges, original rexine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Beirut, 1973 Â§ Photograph Album,Â20 vintage photographs, c.240 x 180 mm., each mounted on thick card leaves, printed paper label in Arabic at beginning, abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, original decorative cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremiti

Estimation

110 - 180 €

Middle East.- MacGregor (Malcolm) Oman: Eloquence

326 - Middle East.- MacGregor (Malcolm) Oman: Eloquence and Eternity, signed by author, text in English, colour plates, original red cloth, housed in original red box, Omani coat-of-arms in white to lid, a little rubbed, square 4to, [c.2010].

Estimation

110 - 180 €

Middle East.- Persian Gulf Command Iran, 215 vinta

327 - Middle East.- Persian Gulf Command Iran, 215 vintage photographic prints of which 72 showing American barracks and 143 showing military life in and around Iran, all but 4 corner mounted, most captioned by hand, typed list of 'official temperatures' for May-Sep 1944 pasted in, 4pp. newspaper clippings at end, some gaps where photographs removed, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [1944] Â§ Persian Gulf Command, illustrations, some full-page, light spotting, original pict

Estimation

350 - 600 €

Middle East.- Rhodes (W.) Report to the Government

328 - Middle East.- Rhodes (W.) Report to the Government of Iraq ... on the Production, Storage and Handling of Grain in Iraq,Â one colour map, tables and charts (3 folding), original cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Henry Simon Ltd., 1937.

Estimation

350 - 480 €

Russia.- Spencer (Edmund) Travels in the Western C

329 - Russia.- Spencer (Edmund) Travels in the Western Caucasus, 2 vol., first edition,Âfrontispiece, engraved title vignettes, illustrations, occasional light spotting, previous owner's ink signature, contemporary half-calf, sympathetically rebacked, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Atabey 1165; Blackmer 1581], 8vo, 1838.

Estimation

230 - 360 €

Spain.- Lewis (John Frederick) Sketches and Drawin

330 - Spain.- Lewis (John Frederick) Sketches and Drawings of the Alhambra, first edition, tinted lithograph title vignette and 25 tinted lithographs, plate-guards, spotting and staining, cracked hinges, near contemporary roan-backed boards, small loss to spine extremities, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey Travel 148], folio, [1835].

Estimation

470 - 720 €

Voyages.- Berkley (Captain George) The Naval Histo

331 - Voyages.- Berkley (Captain George) The Naval History of Britain ..., 2 folding engraved maps only (of 4), lacking frontispiece and all called-for plates, extra illustrated with 37 engraved plates (most portraits), occasional light off-setting, K1 with large tear through text and old neat repair, 4A1 with tear into text and no loss, occasional faint spotting, lacking final f. (blank), cracked hinges, later half morocco, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [ESTC T39714], folio,Âf

Estimation

170 - 240 €

Voyages.- Cook (Captain James) A Collection of Voy

332 - Voyages.- Cook (Captain James) A Collection of Voyages round the World ... containing a complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages ..., 6 vol.,Â160 engraved plates, plans and maps (many folding), one plate loose, several with short splits to foldlines, previous owner's ink signature to titles, occasional spotting and staining, short tears with no loss (4G1, 9R4 & 11E4), contemporary calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, vol. 1 broken, 8vo, fo

Estimation

230 - 360 €

World.- Bradford (William) Sketches of the Country

333 - World.- Bradford (William) Sketches of the Country, Character, And Costume, in Portugal and Spain,Âtext in English and French, 60 aquatints watermarked 'Whatman 1823' or 'Whatman 1824', occasional off-setting, beginning to cracked at gutter, later cloth-backed boards, rubbed and worn, for John Booth, [c.1824] Â§ AlmertÃ© (Tarmini) Voyages de sa MajestÃ© la Reine d'Angleterre,Âportrait frontispiece, faint stain to frontispiece, light spotting at beginning and end, bookplate, later calf-ba

Estimation

350 - 480 €

World.- Photograph Album, 83 photographic prints p

334 - World.- Photograph Album, 83 photographic prints pasted to thick card leaves, most captioned by hand or in the negative, several signed in the negative by P. Sebah, E. A. Carletti, Bonfils, one or two with blind-stamp of T. R. Dumas, occasional spotting, contemporary roan, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, joints beginning to split but holding firm, 4to, c.1880.

Estimation

350 - 480 €

World.- Picart (Bernard) The Religious Ceremonies

335 - World.- Picart (Bernard) The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Several Nations of the Known World, 3 vol. only (of 7), comprising vols. 1-3, half-titles, letterpress titles in red and black, 107 engraved plates only, illustrations, occasional light spotting and staining, bookplate, non uniform contemporary calf, vol. 1 slightly smaller, vols. 2 & 3 in uniform calf, rubbed and worn, cracked joints, folio, for Nicholas Prevost, 1731-34.

Estimation

230 - 360 €

World.- Porter (Rev. J.L.) The Giant Cities of Bas

336 - World.- Porter (Rev. J.L.) The Giant Cities of Bashan; and Syria's Holy Places,Âadditional lithograph title and 7 plates, scattered light spotting, bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst, contemporary half-calf, fractional bumping to spine extremities, 1865 Â§ Russell (William Howard) My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9, 2 vol.,Â12 tinted lithographs, one folding map, occasional light spotting, cracked hinges, original cloth, lightly sunned spines, small loss to spine extremities, a little rubbed

Estimation

170 - 240 €

World.- Strahlheim (Carl) Die Wundermappe oder sÃ¤

337 - World.- Strahlheim (Carl) Die Wundermappe oder sÃ¤mmtliche Kunst- und Natur-Wunder des ganzen Erdballs, 15 vols. only, including two volumes on Asia, including India, others on various European countries, numerous engraved views throughout, heavy surface dirt and spotting throughout, toning, some leaves loose, not uniformly bound, some losses to spines, worn, [circa 1830s]; sold not subject to return.

Estimation

350 - 600 €

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