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Lochem, De Tijdstroom, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 107. Numerous plates. original errata slip loosely inserted. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's maroon full cloth, lettering to spine, with very good pictorial dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Function and forms in African masks and figures. 001-3

Köln, Eisen, N.d.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Oblong octavo. Comprising of 65 fine steel-engraved plates, each with facing tissue-guard. HARDCOVER, bound in cloth and pictorial boards printed in gold, letters dyed in red and blue, with remnants of cloth ties. Endpapers bit browned, foxed in places. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Previously in the Museum "De Waag" with a small stamp to this effect inside cover. TIMO-1 IN

Rotterdam, Arabisch-Nederlandse Uitgeverij, 1988. Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. 946. Illustrated. Set in double columns. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's decorative boards. In fine condition. Excellent copy, as-new. ~ Reprinted from corrected sheets of the Second English Edition, 1910. 001-01

Southampton County Virginia (Richmond), Asplund, 1791. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. iv, 5-57 (verso blank), 69-70. Sewn, front plain wrapper missing. Few small stains at verso of title-page show through, bit dog-eared and dusty. In a very good condition, much cleaner than commonly seen. ~ FIRST EDITION. Good, clean unsophisticated copy, preserved entirely in the original condition. Apparently printed in sections, presumably by John Dixon, Thomas Nicolson and Augustine Davis, rival Richmond printers. Includes data correct for September 1791; some sources attribute 1792 as publishing year. The Preface is signed "John Asplund, a Sweed. Southampton County, Virginia, July 14, 1791." The present work is an abridgement of the 70 p. Philadelphia edition (Evans 26583) printed by Dobson in September 1772. In the present issue, the appendix relating to the Baptist churches of Great Britain (p. 58-66) has been omitted, and p. 57 has been reset. As is the case with the 70 p. issue, the… Read More

Heidelberg, Winter, N.d.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Oblong octavo. Pp. 66, (4) Notizen für Reisende. Plus 14 steel-engraved plates, including frontispiece, each protected with tissue-guard. Plus fold-out leporello which includes 2 maps and a plan. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's distinct decorative boards, cover elaborately illustrated in gilt, all edges gilt; few foxing spots here and there. A fine copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Complete with the extended text section of 70 pages. TIMO-1 IN

Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, University of California Press, 2000. Soft cover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. xi, 283. Original printed wrappers. Introduction heavily underlines, else in a very good condition. ~ First paperback edition. Z-3 IN

Copenhagen, Nordisk, 1954. Hardcover. .. Two volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. xx, 127; 320. Atlas volume with numerous maps in three colours; Glossary. Text volume with numerous figures and photo illustrations. Bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in original red cloth with dust-jackets (these good, bit edge frayed in places). In about fine condition. Excellent set. ~ Third edition. Atlas volume with explanations in four languages. Text volume in Danish. 006-8

Berlin, "Offene Worte, 1925. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. 145. Some text figures and maps. Original illustrated wrappers; old shelf ticket and paper enforcement to spine-ends, old military institutional stamps to title-page. Bit shabby, spine bit frayed, some annotations in coloured crayon. In good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. In its infant days, civil aviation drew much from the experience, albeit meager, of the air-force. 004-5

London, Bacon, (1926).. Hardcover. .. Royal quarto. Complete with title-page printed in red & black, Contents, Alphabetical list of districts, and all 59 double-page colour lithograph maps as follows: 7 maps of the Home Counties (I-VII); 17 Special maps and plans of London (VIII-XXIV); one Index map; and 34 four-inch scale maps (sheets 1-34). Plus an alphabetical index to over 20,000 streets. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's navy blue full cloth, large decorative lettering in gilt to cover, gilt spine, sewn cloth inner hinges, thumb index; extremities rubbed, chafed, the fold-out general map bit creased and edge-frayed, few repairs to verso of maps, splits at centre fold of few maps. In a very good condition. ~ On first paste-down is the ink stamp "Hiram Walker & Sons. Ltd. / 27 Cockspur Street S.W.1." The address is then crossed out and changed in contemporary hand to "170/3 Piccadilly W.1" and the date "1926" is added by different hand. Hiram… Read More

New York, Barnes & Noble, 1998. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. xvii, 301.Original stiff wrappers, small price tickets. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Includes biographies of participants. G-4 IN

Leiden, Brill, 1938. Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 69. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. 001-2

Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1955. Hardcover. .. Small folio. Pp. viii, plus 58 plates, mostly folding, including very large general chart. Placed in the original navy blue full cloth portfolio, portrait of Cook in gilt on cover, gilt spine, with ties. With the original printed dust-jacket sleeve, this bit chipped at edges, trifle foxed and with few small repairs. Portfolio and plates are in near mint condition. An excellent copy. ~ First Hakluyt edition. X-2

London, Faber Music; Faber & Faber, 1973. Hardcover. .. Small folio. Pp. (xiv), 34. Plus 12 coloured plates. HARDCOVER, bound in the original calf and boards, gilt lettering to cover and spine, placed in original slipcase. Book is in mint condition. ~ Signed by both Britten and Nolan, copy 117/300. A limited facsimile edition of the composer's manuscript. The illustrations are from a series of paintings by Sidney Nolan. Designed and printed at The Curwen Press, London. Bound by Henry Brooks and Zaehnsdorf. A splendid copy. X-2

Paris, aux archives du droit Français, Clament frères, 1810. Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xxxviii, 812, 32 publisher's catalogue. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary half calf and speckled boards, gilt crimson morocco lettering-piece to spine; slightly rubbed at extremities. In a very good condition. ~ Previously the property of the law office of C. A. van der Beek, with a bookplate to that effect inside cover. A-1

Paris, Garnery, 1809. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo Pp. 216. Tables. Half-title present. Plain printer's wrappers, frayed and shabby; dog-eared; contemporary ownership signature to title in old hand. Untrimmed, unsophisticated copy, entirely in the original state, with a very clean interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Very rare. I-4 IN

N.p. (Paris), Chamouin, N.d. (ca.1855).. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Oblong quarto. Steel-engraved title-page and 28 steel-engraved plates separated with tissue-guards, each numbered and captioned. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's green half calf and elaborately decorated black pebbled boards, spine richly decorated in gilt ornamental motifs, large central gilt cartouche on each side within blind embossed ornamental frame, cover with large gilt lettering; spine-ends and corner-tips worn, some tissue-guards spotted. A very good copy with fine plates, practically all in superb condition and free of any foxing. ~ FIRST EDITION, the rare "Black Edition". X-2

Atglen, Schiffer, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Quarto. Pp. 288. profusely illustrated throughout. hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth, white lettering to cover and spine, without dust-jacket. In fine condition, mint interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. HIT-5

Lugduni Batavorum, (Leiden), S. &. J. Luchtmans, 1762. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. (ii), 515, (1). Plus 14 folding engraved plates, bound at end. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary patterned paper-covered boards, superficially rubbed and chafed in places, worn lettering-piece to spine, slight worm activity in paste-downs, some small dampmarks at blank margin. In a very good condition. Charming copy, clean interior, fine plates, all preserved entirely in the original state in first binding. ~ FIRST EDITION. Petrus van Musschenbroek (1692-1761), a Dutch scientist, was professor in Duisburg, Utrecht, and Leiden, where he held positions in mathematics, philosophy, medicine, and astrology. He is credited with the invention in 1746 of the first capacitor, the Leyden Jar. He wrote many books of importance, among them "Elementa physicae" (Napoli, 1745) and "Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem" which was published posthumously in 1762. His books were translated into… Read More

London, H. J. Ryman, N.d.. Hardcover. .. Two parts. Octavo. I. Atlas. Pp. 80 colour maps; II. Guide. Pp. 96. Original limp cloth, spine panel trifle creased. In a very good condition. ~ Undated, early 20th Century detailed atlas and guide to places of interest with street index. 001-01

Mechelen, P. J. Hanicq, 1791. Hardcover. .. Duodecimo. Pp. 406, (2). HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary full mottled calf, spine with raised bands, decorated in gilt, spine ends and corner-tips worn. In a very good condition. ~ Tweede boek-deel. B-1