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London, John Murray, 1882. Crown quarto. Pp. 201.Plus 3 folding lithograph maps, one of which is very large, 'Route Map of Explorations in Western China', with route printed in red, all bound at end. Plus 10 folding plates, and a folding lithograph chart 'Section of Country'. With one full-page map in the text; engraved illustrations to text. With 5 appendices. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, binding poor, spine gone, title-page loose. A very good interio... more information

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Leipzig, Otto Harrassowitz, 1927. Crown quarto. Pp. vii, (i), 477. Extended indices. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, spine renewed at early date in buckram, preserving original gilt lettering piece, boards rubbed, corner-tips exposed; neat manuscript annotations in pencil to first free endpaper and elsewhere in the text, vague stamp to first paste-down. In good condition. - - First edition. Provenance: From the library of Prof. Dr. Franz Tasschner of Münster, with his s... more information

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Utrecht, Paddenburg, 1757. Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 365 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 340 x 420 mm. Engraved illustration at lower right corner. Handsome illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Scale within illustrated frame. Fine, strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First, original state, unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free, pH-balanced, buffe... more information

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Utrecht, Paddenburg, 1758. Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 360 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 345 x 425 mm. With Inset Map, 'Der Verdeelinge van Israels Land', measuring ca. 150 x 110 mm, presented by two, finely engraved cherubs. Engraved illustration, depicting Joshua's men about to embark on the entry into the Promised Land. Illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine, strong impression on heavy... more information

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Utrecht, Paddenburg, 1761. Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 515 mm. Plate mark ca. 360 x 440 mm. Image size ca. 350 x 420 mm. Handsome ornate cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Handsome engraved illustration at lower right corner. Fine, strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First, original state, unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free, pH-balanced, buffered archival paper. In fine c... more information

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Utrecht, Paddenburg, (1750). Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 350 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 325 x 410 mm. Incorporates a detailed Plan of the City of Jerusalem within a general, delicately illustrated topographical view of its environs. Plain cartouche encloses title and colophon. Fine, strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First, original state, unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat i... more information

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Utrecht, Paddenburg, 1764. Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 360 x 455. Image size ca. 340 x 420 mm. With Inset Map of Africa. Engraved illustration depicting the Biblical episode of the Tower of Babylon. Handsome ornate cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine, strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First, original state, unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free, ... more information

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Utrecht, Paddenburg, 1768. Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 800 mm, with 2 flapped wings. Image size, within plate mark, ca. 340 x 740 mm. Handsome ornate cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine, strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First, original state, unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free, pH-balanced, buffered archival paper. In fine condition. - - First edition. Willem Albe... more information

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Utrecht, Paddenburg, 1757-67. Lot of 6 original single-sheet maps in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Fine, strong impressions on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First, original state, unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free, pH-balanced, buffered archival paper. In fine condition. - - Full individual descriptions are available on request. - - First edition. Willem Albert Bachiene (1712-1783), Dutch clergyman, later a professor of geography and astronomy at the... more information

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Istanbul, Nederlands historisch-archaeologisch instituut, 1987. Quarto. Pp. xxii, 406. Plus large folding map bound at end. With 10 full-page portraits, facsimiles of original manuscripts, plates, text figures, tables. Bibliography. Bound in the original decorative stiff wrappers. In a very fine, FRESH-NEW condition. Excellent copy, practically unused. - - First edition. Publications de l'Institut historique et archéologique néerlandais de Stamboul, LVI. . ISBN 9062580564. ... more information

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Kairo, Staatsdruckerei, 1958. Royal quarto. Pp. 299, (6). Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's cloth backed printed boards, corner-tips bit rubbed. In a very good exterior and a very fine interior. Excellent copy, with brightly preserved interior. - - First edition. . ... more information

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Stockholm, Albert Bonnier, 1871. Crown quarto. Pp. (iv), 391. Plus engraved frontispiece, 8 tinted lithographs, and 15 full-page wood-engraved plates. With 39 wood-engraved illustration to text. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full embossed cloth, upper cover with large, attractive gilt illustration within blind-embossed and relief frames, spine richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering, spine discoloured, some wear to spine-ends. A very good copy in fine inte... more information

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Padova, Cedam, 1966. Two volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. xlvii, 596; xliv, 782. Frontispiece portrait, protected by tissue guard, to the first volume. Tables, figures. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's green leatherette, gilt printed spines. In a very fine internal condition. Bound in decorative but rather fragile binding, both spines broke along sides, though one is neatly restored. That said, a desirable set with excellent, unblemished interiors. - - First edition. Marco Fanno, 1878-1... more information

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Padova, Cedam, 1966. Two volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. xlvii, 596; xliv, 782. Frontispiece portrait, protected by tissue guard, to the first volume. Tables, figures. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's green leatherette, gilt printed spines, a touch of wear to spine ends. In fine condition. - - First edition. Marco Fanno, 1878-1965. Was a professor at the University of Padua. In his writings he analyzed the proportions of factors of production and emphasized the relation between direct ... more information

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Fayetteville, University of Arkansas Press, 2000. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xii, 304. Plus 12 unnumbered pages of illustrations, bound in the text. With frontispiece, 12 halftone plates; notes, index. Pictorial wrappers. First edition. A collection of essays, previously published in scholarly journals. Deals with complex issues as guerilla warfare, Union army policies, and the struggles between white and black civilians and soldiers. ISBN:#1557285640 ISBN:#1 55728 564 0 . ISBN 1557... more information

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Paris, De Blois, Emmanuel Riviere, 1912-13. Two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xvi, 430; 433-810. Original printed wrappers. A very fine, practically unused set, both volumes still entirely unopened. . ... more information

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München, C. H. Beck, 1950. 8vo. Pp. 566. Hardcover, original black cloth, gilt stamped, spine with printed label, top edge coloured. In a very good condition indeed. (Publisher's leaflet inserted with consequence faint tanning of 2 leaves.) Handsome copy. First German edition. Translated from the French. . ... more information

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N.p., General Egyptian Book Organization, 1978. Royal octavo. Pp. xviii, 191. Hardcover, bound in quarter forest green morocco leather and matching cloth, spine in compartments between raised band, gilt lettering, original card wrapper bound-in. In about fine condition. Excellent copy. - - First edition. . ... more information

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Le Caire, Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1970. Quarto. Pp. xvii, 122. Plus 35 plates of transcriptions. Plus a suite of 38 photographic plates, bound at end. Text figures. Bound in the original stiff wrappers (bit faded). In fine condition. - - First edition. . ... more information

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Barcelona, Narciso Ramírez, 1853. Two volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. xiv, 326, (8); 512. Plus handsome allegorical title, printed in tinted lithograph by Artistica. With fine still-engraved portrait of the author. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary half green calf, spines with raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration, extremities & corner-tips rubbed, inner hinges split; some sporadic foxing. In a very good condition. Overall a handsome set. . ... more information

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