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Joachim heinrich campe - bibliothèque géographique et instructive des jeunes gens ou recueils des voyages intéressants - naufrage sur la côte d'aracan; voyage à alger; naufrage de la jeune burke, voyage au lac onéida; voyage de bligh - - volume pages the binding is in good condition, original period full leather, the covers and spine are in good condition, scuffing on the spine, decorated spine, golden titlingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegood interior condition, lightly soiled, beautiful engraving in frontispiece, work bound in two volumes, translated by jcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebreton - delivery service provided by chronopost within a few days - read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
66 €
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Full title: nouveau voyage de france) continuous pagination, volume ), volume large folding maps in good condition) crisp interior, a little browning), (7 large folding maps in good condition) volume ppa less fresh copy on abebooks: 340 gbp volume 1: (xx-312 ppouvrage également utile aux françois aux etrangers [par piganiol de la force] piganiol de la force, jean-aymar () paris chez la veuve de florentin delauns, à l'empereur alcune mete illustrate e corredate di carte geografiche: voyage de paris à saint-jean de luzfull spotted leather binding, some signs of rubbingspine with 5 raised bands, fleurons and gold titlescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecomplete in two volumes149 de paris autre par le nivernois & le bourbonnois168 de paris à clermont en auvergneare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe held a post as a royal historian, as shown by his description de la france65 de paris à brest par toursa good copy of the first illustrated edition of the most famous 18th-century (ante litteram) baedeker showing the main french routes, departing from pariswith detailed itineraries and folding maps, useful to both the french and to foreignersjean-aymar piganiol de la force (aurillac, - paris, ), son of pierre and marguerite parisot, dame de la force, was a french humanist, best known for descriptive geographical works, for which he traveled extensively in francehe spent his youth in the chateau de la force of his mother's family in saint-simon, cantal, on the small jordanne river, near aurillac, where he studied1 de paris à la rochelle et à rochefortavec un itinéraire et des cartes faites exprès qui marquent exactement les routes qu'il faut suivre pour voyager dans toutes les provinces de ce royaumea tour guide with large geographic maps292 de paris à aurillacplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website72 de paris autre par le mans & angers146 de paris à toulon & à marseille par la bourgogne & le dauphinéfor four piganiol de la force decades was the tutor of the earl of toulouse and as a young man he wrote a series of memoires des intendants pour linstruction du duc de bourgogne ()102 de paris autre par alençon & par rennes125 de paris à saint-maloour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
177 €
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Title: voyage de néarque des bouches de l' indus jusqu' à l' euphrate, ou journal de l 'expédition de la flotte d' alexandregood interior condition, except for an engraving with marks and slight foxingbozerian binding in rooted glazed calf, smooth back adorned with ships and golden greeks, red leather title pieces, golden edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteannée an viii - paris - imp de la républiquewritten notably in the newspaper of nearque preserved by arrien, with the help of clarifications drawn from the writings and relationships of authors, geographers, or travellers, both old and modern1 volume: very large size quarto,even small in folioj billecocq & traduit de l anglais william vincent681 pages + the plates the book has a frontispiece, 6 cards most of them folding plus non-text engravingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis book also contains the history of the first navigation that the europeans attempted in the indian sea
67 €
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Romboy, marc - voyage de la planète 7:37romboy, marc - l'univers étrange 5:48romboy, marc - phénix 7:45romboy, marc - jules verne 5:35romboy, marc - la lune et l'étoile 7:34romboy, marc - l'univers parallèle 5:27
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voyage en amériquele garde des sceaux;; voyage de la grèce; voyage de l'archipel, de l'anatolie et de constantinople; voyage de rhodes, de jaffa, de bethléem et de la mer morte; voyage de jérusalemitinéraire de paris à jérusalem, suivi des voyages en amérique, en france, en italieparis, didier libraire, krabbe, read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecet article; discours en réponse à mle duc mathieu de montmorency; opinion de mcomplete in two bound volumes, half leather, rubbing to the extremities, interior in good condition, 25x16, clean, ppnumerous two-tones engravingsle vicomte de chateaubriand sur le projet de loi relatif à la répression des délits commis dans les échelles du levant; amendement à l'article 1er du projet de loi sur la répression des crimes commis par des français dans les échelles du levantcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletable of contents: préface pour l'édition de ; note sur la grèce; extrait d'un discours sur l'histoire de france, lu à l'académie française, dans sa séance tenue le 9 février , à la réception de mvicomte de chateaubriandour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
49 €
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volume pages volume pagesvolume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages + supplement which is made up of 2 volumes by the same author (de couder)a stamp on the title page of volume 6half leather binding, spine with 5 raised bands, title and volume number on the spine, speckled boards, most of the books have faded spines with small piece of leather missingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitela législation, la jurisprudence, l'opinion des auteurs, les usages du commerce, les droits de timbre et d'enregistrement,enfin des modeles de tous les actes qui peuvent etre faits soit par les membres des tribunaux de commerce,soit par les commerçants eux mememarescq ainé / garnier the supplements are first editions, , paris, chevalier-marescq / garnierinterior has some scattered foxing, otherwise they are nice and cleanmarescq read morethese two books printed much later in (volume 1) and (volume 2) are almost impossible to findthe supplement contains: la législation, la jurisprudence jusqu'en (volume 1) and (volume 2),l'opinion des auteurs, les usages du commerce, les droits de douane,de patente, d'enregistrement et de timbrecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethey complete the collection of 6 volumes above3rd edition for the dictionaries, paris, amatching set in good condition as a wholeweight: about 10 kgtitle: répétions écrites sur le code de commerce author: h-f riviere pp, paris aour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii am including another book with this set
79 €
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volume 1: aaron - arbre volume 2: arbre à cire - biberach volume 3: bible - carébarie volume 4: carême - cloporte volume 5: clotaire i ier - déni de justice volume 6: denier - espagne volume 7: espagnolette - germanicus volume 8: germanie - ixion volume 9: jabot - médoc volume 10: méduse - perdrix volume 11: père - sarcophage volume 12: sardigne - zwingle weighs 7 kg and measures 20 x 13 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefast and secure shipping with trackingparis, librairie firmin didot frères, fils et ciethe books are in good conditionencyclopédie de famille repertoire général des connaissances usuelles publié par mm firmin didot frères, avec le concours de savants, d'artistes et de gens de lettrescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehalf bound in leatherthe books have some library stamps and a vignette on each front coverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeslight signs of wear on the coversare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
32 €
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De vuurvogel volume 215x de timoers volume 8de gesel gods volume 19het zegel van de tempelier volume 22de zoon van de kruisvaarder volume 20please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitede zwarte gondel in very good condition items will be packaged with care and shipped by insured mailcollection by appointment is also possiblecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
50 €
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Followed by itinéraire inédit d'un voyage en persefollowed by voyage de l'inde à chyraz/ translated from english by scott-waring, and augmentedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein fair conditionbeautiful frontispiece engraving by chakhnoubat, favourite of vakil kerim khanfollowed by a memoir on trebizonde / by beauchampabraded headcapleather bindingby jacques morier, embassy secretary at the court of persia; translated from english by mcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolumes: title labels in red moroccofoxing in the textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
39 €
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10x de blauwbloezen volume 1 is a second edition in good condition (fold in lower corner of front cover) volume 2 is a first edition in very good condition (name sticker on inside of front cover) volume 3 is a first edition in very good condition (name sticker on inside of front cover, pencil price on title page) volume 4 is a first edition in very good condition (a few light creases in front cover near spine) volume 5 is a first edition in acceptable to good condition (book block poorly glued, some pages loose or nearly loose) volume 6 is a first edition in very good condition (name sticker on inside of front cover) volume 7 is a first edition in very good condition volume 8 is a first edition in very good condition (pencil price on title page) volume 9 is a first edition in very good condition (a few light creases in front cover near spine, pencil price on title page) volume 10 is a first edition in good condition (a few creases on front cover near spine, pencil price on title page) items will be packaged with care and shipped by registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecan also be collected from my home
49 €
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De meesters van de gerst volume 1 to 8 - complete series volume 1 through 6 are 1st editions volumes 7 and 8 are reprints in very good to near mint condition - some parts have some scratches on the cover and/or a tapped corner point - volume 5 in good condition, damage at the top of slightly discoloured spine items will be packaged with care and shipped by registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecan also be picked upcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
51 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepickup in paris xvi possible” jaccoud’s hospital activity was marked by the fourteen years that he spent in lariboisière, from tonouveau dictionnaire de medecine et de chirurgie pratique 4 octavo volumes published between and , half shagreen, spine bound in full leather, 5 raised bandsunder the direction of sigismond jaccoudeditions baillère et fils, libraires de l'académie impériale de médecine volume\tdate\tnb pages 1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t781 weight: about 60 kg, which explains the shipping feesmany illustrations, often picturesquewritten by: anger, barrallier, paul bert, delorme, desormeaux, duval, alfred fournier, acatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefovillen gosselin, guerin, hallopeau, herutaux, jaccoud, ledentu, marduel, nelaton, ollivier, proust, ricord, rochard, see, jules simon, tardieu, voisin, etcvery good condition outside, fresh insideour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein he was appointed professor of internal pathology, then member of the académie de médecine; in , professor of clinical medicine at la pitié; in , president of the académie de médecinealso possible to pick-up on siteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe nouveau dictionnaire de médecine et de chirurgie pratiques is therefor nicknamed “the jaccoud
144 €
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Copperengraving published in; "atlas du voyage de la perouse"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteinsured shippingafmeting: 49 x 67 cmsome minor spotscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepublished in parisfolds as publishedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
223 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteimprimerie de d'hautel read morehardbound, good condition as a wholecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
121 €
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De smurfen volume 36 - de smurfen en de paarse bonen deluxe hardcover with linen spine and bookplate of the cover (in the sealed album; picture added for reference; see final photo), one of 170 copiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestill new in the sealcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecan also be picked up from my home by appointmentitems will be packaged with care and shipped by registered mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
40 €
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Jan jans en de kinderen volume 1 to 56 volume1 to 6 in 2nd, 3rd or 4th edition volume 7 to 56 in 1st edition in near mint to mint condition - no 53 has small tear bottom spine items will be packaged with care and shipped by insured mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecollection by appointment is also possiblecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
52 €
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Lettres édifiantes et curieuses écrites des missions étrangères par des missionnaires de la compagnie de jésus, volume 15 edition: nicolas le clerc, paris, duodecimo, 420 pages, 1 map full leather binding, nicely restoredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition: very goodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
37 €
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Lettres édifiantes et curieuses écrites des missions étrangères par des missionnaires de la compagnie de jésus volume 24 -containing some memories from chinaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefull leather binding condition: good read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableedition: mérigot, paris, duodecimo, 552 pages 1 fold out pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
36 €
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Les aventures de pinocchio volume produced in by la nuova fogliait consists of 10 front/back screen-printsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe work has never been opened and it is in good conditioneven though it has always been kept in its cover there is a little mildew, particularly on the first and last pagehardcover, dust-jacket, slipcaseit will be shipped via registered mail, handled by mbe with insuranceentirely illustrated in colour and with 10 plates, on full and double page, screen-printedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablescreen-printed dust-jacket and front cover, 4to (305 x 415 mm), ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeles aventures de pinocchio pollenza, macerata, la nuova foglio, - first edition - une belle histoire raccontée en images par corneillethe screen-prints are in excellent conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii have photographed nearly the entire book, so that one can personally see the good condition of the item
172 €
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20 years of success volume 2i have many other music books also for sale60 songs with french lyricscollection 110 successes: very very good used condition
10 €
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Jean-marc stalner, original board for the “le mai^tre de pierre", volume 2 " la chaise du diable", boardshipping fees include the creation of custom-made packaging allowing the drawings to be shipped laid flat between two 5 mm thick, rigid foamboard pieces and then slipped into a polypropylene pouch,insured for the value of the item, shipped with tracking number and signature required on deliveryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website9 cm size of the drawing: 51 x 39 cm unique piece in very good conditionimportant note: due to the current lockdown in france, delivery times cannot be guaranteed but it will shipped as soon as possiblecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemedia: india ink on paperthe lot will be very carefully packed for shipmentsome signs of superficial folds in the marginour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
162 €
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2x de blauwbloezen volume 58 \tgreen fingers the real first edition was withdrawn from the market because of a printing error: page 30 is also printed on page 28please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebooks were then reprinted again with the entry first edition stillitems will be packaged with care and shipped by registered postcan also be picked up at my house after appointmentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableboth in new conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
46 €
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De kampioenen volume 1 to 25 in near mint to mint condition - some parts have a price sticker on the cover and/or a pencil price on the title sheet items will be packaged with care and shipped insuredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepick-up after appointment at my house is also possibleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
51 €
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De blauwbloezen volume 18; hoe het begon dupuis unicum series no 2 with box! 800 numbered copies and signed by both authorsin mint conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteitems will be packaged with care and shipped by insured mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelots can also be picked up by appointmenta pencil price on cover page or price sticker on cover is possibleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
60 €
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volume i and iiivolume iii: 32 plates (of which 14 are fold-outs)labat (jean-baptiste): nouveau voyage aux isles de l´amerique, contenant l'histoire naturelle de ces pays, l'origine, les moeurs, la religion & le gouvernement des habitans anciens et modernes, les guerres et les événemens singuliers qui y sont arrivez pendant le séjour que l'auteur y a faitin acceptable conditionparis, delespineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website2 maps (martinique and the gulf of mexico and the west indies), 5 fold-out maps and 13 plates (4 of which are fold-outs)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableworn corners and crowns, 2 partly detached booklets (volume i), a tear without lacks on a map, a tear on page 347 (volume i) with loss of some letters, missing sheet f2 (volume i, pages )our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store2 duodecimo volumes (of x 10 cm), 472 and 475 pages (complete)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
172 €
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Sparrman, professor of zoology at uppsala university, accompanied the voyage as assistant to the naturalists johann and georg forsterthe most accurate contemporary description of the cape sparrman, andre voyage au cap de bonne esperance et autour du monde avec le capitaine cook; et principalement dans le pays des hottentots et des caffres [volume 2] paris: chez buisson, volume 2 only of 3: 12mo (19x13 cm); 366 pagesfirst french language edition of the author’s eye-witness account of captain cook's second voyage to the cape of good hope as part of his circumnavigation inillustrated with 6 plates (3 fold-outs) included at the endplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website top and tail of spine wornbound in quarter leather and marbled boardsno rips or tearsfirst published in swedish in , and immediately translated into the major european languages, the book became a bestsellergilt title on spinegilt on spine fadedit is thought to be the most accurate contemporary description of the capecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe also reports several testimonies concerning the treatment of slaves and trafficking, "an institution shameful to humanity"[mendelsohn] read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemost of the work comprises his observations on the flora, fauna and mixed population of the cape colony made during expeditions into the interior of the country when working as a doctor in cape townin good overall condition, some spotting and small stainsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
51 €
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Un classique de la littérature de voyage et une anthologie appréciée pour son illustrationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe two volumes are an excellent description of the great maritime discoveries of the centuries and the great explorations of cook, magellan, la perouse, anson and a host of other explorersvolumes only very slightly rubbedles volumes se frottaient très peutous les points en acier sont protégés avec du papier de soiebound in contemporary maroquin with rich spine gilding and gilded cut edges, with 43 steel engravings by rouarque and 2 folding maps, 1 of them a coloured world mapcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableles deux volumes sont une excellente description des grandes découvertes maritimes des siècles et des grandes explorations de cook, magellan, la pérouse, anson et une multitude d'autres découvreursall steel engravings are protected with tissue papertext pages and steel engravings at margins partly a little bit stained, otherwise inside very goodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepages de texte et gravures sur les bords en partie un peu renardées, sinon très bon à l'intérieura classic of travel literature and an anthology appreciated for its illustrationreliures en maroquin de l'époque, avec riche dorure au dos et bords coupés dorés, avec 43 gravures sur acier de rouarque et 2 cartes pliantes, dont 1 carte du monde en couleurare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
110 €
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volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages atlas: 42 pages of text + 31 platestitle: voyage du jeune anacharsis en grèce, dans le milieu du 4ème siècle avant l’ère vulgaireplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitei should point out that there are 31 out of text engravings and maps and fold-outs including several in colour which are contain this atlasyear: - paris - imprimerie de brunetperiod tawny tree calf bindingsome foxing here and there within the text and on some maps and a small hole on one mapgilded frame on the cover, adorned smooth spine, decorative compartment with a mounted red title labelin good overall condition, but some imperfections: a small tear in the margin of the text on one page but not affecting the textcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available7 large octavo volumes plus a small quarto atlas of geographical mapsbeing a set of 8 volumesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
47 €
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volume is a sextodecimo (156mm x 100mm) hardcover in contemporary full vellum over boards, and spine label with inked lettering\t\t frontispiece only - this volume appears to be without the expected 5 engraved plates and folding map of asia with this editionweight (with sturdy packaging): g approxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebinding also quite stiff, hence the use of props in the photosspine label still clearly legible, although it does have a small chipan interesting association copy of franc¸ois sanson's voyage, ou relation de l'etat present du royaume de perse\tneat, sturdy binding with no cracking or signs of wear along with some age-dullingthat is mainly to the spinea small number [counted 3, see photo 6 & 8] of these leaves have in the fore-margin on one side a neatly glued paper reinorcement strip, and there is a small [35mm] closed edge tear to the margin of p7/9 [photo 7 & 9]internally block is firm and all is clean, crisp, and clear, although some leaves [i counted 45] show varying degrees of light to fairly pronounced browning or dull-purple or mauve blotchiness [old wine? see photos] mainly towards fore-edge areascatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableonce the possesion of john percival, 1st earl of egmont, with his early engraved bookplate with date to front paste-downred and black printed title-page\t\t\t this copy is the nd edition published in paris by chez la veuve mabre cramoisifrontispiece in good order being a litlte age-toned but clearplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecannot say much about the missing plates apart from there seems to be no sign of excision or anything torn out, otherwise this is overall a very nice copy of a scarce title having a very interesting early bookplatecondition: very good overallare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The voyage to australia and tahitithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryvery small tear to spine on volume iivolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiioxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadaas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundit covers the coast of north americathey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise many
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