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2ndedn stated; 8vo illuswraps; x+130pp, many illus, indexes, incl Arabic, scientific and common names. By prof at Cairo Univ

8vo blue cloth, gilt titles to cover and spine still bright. very slight Shelfwear ow VG/ndj:172pp, 149 illus., maps und Figuren im Text; Hettner was a "German geographer who sought to place geography on a firm philosophical and scientific foundation. He strongly influenced the modern development of geography in Germany. While completing work on his doctorate at the University of Strasbourg, Hettner's conception of the nature of geography was rooted in the views of Immanuel Kant: geography was fundamentally chorology, or the study of geographic distributions over the Earth surface, concerned with human interconnection and interaction with the natural environment, but it should also take into account the arrangement, by area, of the Earth s physical phenomena. The study of local differences in phenomena over the Earth surface was the keynote of this concept. Following researches on Chile and Patagonia, Hettner went to Colombia (1882-84) and published on the Colombian Andes (1888). In 1888 travels in… Read More

1stedn; Sq. 8vo illuswraps. signed by editor London: Stephanie Hoppen. Exhibition held 25 October-11 November, 1989 at Coe Kerr Gallery, New York. Softcover exhibition catalog, covers and text are both near fine; NF: [48] pp. Ill. 60 color plates plus pastedown on front cover. tipped-in color plate on cover; 60 color full-page illustrations; Catalogue for Stephanie Hoppen Ltd, whose art galleries are in London and New York; Stephanie Hoppen is noted for her ability to find exciting and unusual decorative art. Illustrated here are some of her works for Corporate Clients, together with striking images from Jose Escofet/ASSOCIATION: from the library of Princess Pamela Cantacuze with her book plate;