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Antwerp: Peter and John Bellerus. 1st Edition. Books and Manuscripts. Very Good. Very early and extremely rare Jesuit account on China. Full title Litterae Societatis Iesu e regno Sinarum ad R. P. Claudium Aquavivam eiusdem Societatis Praepositum Generalem annorum M.DC.X M.DC.XI. A. R. P. Nicolao Trigautio, eiusdem Societatis, conscriptae Antverpiae, apud Petrum Ioannem Belleros. M. DC. XV. *** By Nicolas Trigault (1577–1628) Language: Latin. Imprint: Antwerp: Peter and John Bellerus, 1615. *** Pages: 227, /1/. Dimensions: 17,4 x 11,3 cm. Binding: No binding, probable was bound with some other titles. Gilted edges. Condition: Almost all leaves heavily browned due to paper aging. A small wormhole and two very tiny holes on the title, not affecting the text. Title scratched, some notes and stamp of the previous owner removed. Provenance: no marks, but acquired with the part of the library of Irish poet William Monk Gibbon. *** Nicolas Trigault… Read More

London: Hydrographic Department Admiralty. Illustrated. Books and Manuscripts. Very Good. 1902 Commander James Penn THE SOUTH AMERICA PILOT Coast St. SAILING Virgins STAFF-COMMANDER JAMES PENN, R. N. THE SOUTH AMERICA PILOT PART I EAST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA FROM CAPE ST. ROQUE TO CAPE VIRGINS Hydrographic Department Admiralty, London, 1902. Fifth edition. Original cloth binding Size: 24 x 15,2 cm. Pp. XXIV, 626 + map on two pages. With illustrations. On the endpapers and on the title page, stamped by previous owner, well-known ship-owner’s and captain’s family in Boka Kotorska (Montenegro). Cover edges and spine bumped and with minor tears. Soiled cover, traces of moisture on it. Signs of paper aging: yellowed leaves with spots and stains. The label on the endpapers and handwriting of the previous owner. Generally, in good condition. For condition and details, see scans. *** Worldwide shipping and handling charges for this item $ 18. Buyers from US pays $ 18.… Read More

Berlin: Mittler und Sohn. 1st Edition. Books and Manuscripts. Very Good. 1914 Freiballon und Zeppelin-Fahrten German Illustrated Air Balloon Aeronautics Giehrl, Hermann: Freiballon- und Zeppelin-Fahrten. Berlin, Mittler und Sohn, 1914. Pp. 80, 8 l. with illustrations, 1 folded l. with map. Original illustrated paper hardcover. A little worn. 20,5 x 13,2 cm Signs of paper aging. A nice copy. ***

Paris: Hachette. Illustrated. Books and Manuscripts. Very Good. 1931 Les Merveilles de la France Ernest Granger Wonders of France Monuments Lux Les Merveilles de la France le pays, les monuments, les habitants By Ernest Granger (The Wonders of France – the country it’s monuments and inhabitants) – In French language. *** Beautiful, detailed and illustrated, this book takes the reader on a trip from the country side to the coast and through the time. The book has luxurious binding, 17 colored plates and numerous black and white illustrations. *** Paris, Hachette, 1931. *** Pp.: 443 pages with illustrations + 17 illustrated plates Size: 31 x 23,4 cm *** Binding: Original quarter leather binding. Giltstamped and blindstamped cover and spine cover. Luxurious binding. Condition: Foxing, signs of ageing, paper on some of the plates slightly detached from plates and has dog-ears. *** For condition and details see the scans. For any additional questions… Read More

Paris: G. Masson. Signed. Books and Manuscripts. Very Good. Dr E. Onimus L'Hiver LES PRINCIPAUTÉ DE MONACO 1894 Signed MARITIMES Alps Winter Dr E. Onimus L’HIVER LES ALPES-MARITIMES ET DANS LA PRINCIPAUTÉ DE MONACO CLIMATOLOGIE ET HYGINÈ G. Masson, Paris, 1894. Original cloth binding. Second edition, revised and amended with 62 figures in the text. Size: 17,8 x 11,3 cm. Pp. XII, 386 + folded map. This copy is signed and inscribed by the author, on the half title page. Stains on the cover (see the scans). Bumped. Traces of moisture on the edges of the first 80 pages. For condition and details, see scans. ***

Vienna: Tipografia dei PP. Mechiraristi. No Special Attributes. Books and Manuscripts. Very Good. Portolano del Mare Adriaticocompilato sotto la direzione dell’ I.R. Instituto Geografico Militare Marinei Giacomo *** (Pilot Book of the Adriatic sea) – In the Italian language. Second revised edition. *** Vienna, Tipografia dei PP. Mechiraristi, 1845. *** Pp.: XIV + 33-546. Size: 33,4 x 24,3 cm. *** Marinei's Portolano de mare Adriatico is considered the first pilot book made of the Adriatic Sea. Here we have the second and revised edition used as the most detailed and accurate marine pilot books of the 19th century. One of few remaining copies of one of the indispensable tools for navigating the Adriatic sea. The latitude and longitude of hundreds of coastal places and islands are indicated. The coasts between Venice and Trieste, Istria, Quarnaro, Dalmatia, Albania, Epirus are then described. the part between Venice and the Port of Primaro and up to… Read More