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ITINERARIUM PORTUGALLENSIUM E LUSITANIA IN INDIAM ET INDE IN OCCIDENTEM ET DEMUM AD AQUILONEM.
Montalboddo Fracanzano, Antonio:
[Milan: J.A. Scinzenzeler], 1508.
Eight unnumbered leaves and eighty-eight numbered leaves. The two-leaf index, often missing, is supplied here in expert facsimile. Large woodcut.. more
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Montalboddo Fracanzano, Antonio:
[Milan: J.A. Scinzenzeler], 1508.
Eight unnumbered leaves and eighty-eight numbered leaves. The two-leaf index, often missing, is supplied here in expert facsimile. Large woodcut.. more
Price: $275,000.00
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DELLE NAVIGATIONI ET VIAGGI...[VOLUME PRIMO, SECONDO, TERZO]...LA DESCRITTIONE DELL' AFRICA, ALL'ISOLE MOLUCCHE...LA NAVIGATIONE ATTORNO IL MONDO...LA RELATION DELL'IOLA GIAPAN...LE NAVIGATIONI AL MONDO NUOVO CRISTOFORO COLOMBO...CORTESE...PIZZARO...NUOVO
Ramusio, Giovanni Battista:
Venice. 1613/1583/1606.
Three volumes. [4],34,394 leaves plus three double-page and several single-page maps, plans, and plates; 18,[10],256,90 leaves; [6],36,430 leaves plus seven.. more
Price: $62,500.00
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Ramusio, Giovanni Battista:
Venice. 1613/1583/1606.
Three volumes. [4],34,394 leaves plus three double-page and several single-page maps, plans, and plates; 18,[10],256,90 leaves; [6],36,430 leaves plus seven.. more
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HISTORIA DE LAS GRANDEZAS Y COSAS MARAUILLOSAS DE LAS PROUINCIAS ORIENTALES. SACADO DE MARCO PAULO VENETO, Y TRADUZIDA DE LATIN EN ROMANCE, Y ANADIDA EN MUCHAS PARTES POR DON MARTIN DE BOLEA Y CASTRO...DIRIGIDA A DON BELTRAN DE LA CUEBA, DUQUE DE ALBURQUE
Polo, Marco:
Caragoca: Por Angelo Tauano, 1601.
[180] leaves. Original limp vellum, contemporary ink title on spine. Contemporary ink signature on titlepage, mild tanning. An internally clean.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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Polo, Marco:
Caragoca: Por Angelo Tauano, 1601.
[180] leaves. Original limp vellum, contemporary ink title on spine. Contemporary ink signature on titlepage, mild tanning. An internally clean.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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IOURNAL OU RELATION EXACTE DU VOYAGE DE GVILL. SCHOUTEN, DANS LES INDES: PAR VN NOUUEAU DESTROIT, & PAR LES GRANDES MERS AUSTRALES QU'IL À DESCOUUERT, VERS LE POLE ANTARTIQUE. ENSEMBLE DES NOUVELLES TERRES AUPARAUANT INCOGNUËS, ISLES, FRUICTS, PEUPLES, &
Schouten, Willem:
Paris: Chez M. Gobert, 1618.
[13],232pp. plus four folding maps and four folding plates. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on backstrip. "E" signature supplied from another.. more
Price: $55,000.00
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Schouten, Willem:
Paris: Chez M. Gobert, 1618.
[13],232pp. plus four folding maps and four folding plates. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on backstrip. "E" signature supplied from another.. more
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NARRATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. DURING THE YEARS 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842.
Wilkes, Charles:
Philadelphia: Printed by C. Sherman, 1844 (first three volumes).
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845 (last two volumes). Five text volumes, with the five folding maps (two colored) called for.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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Wilkes, Charles:
Philadelphia: Printed by C. Sherman, 1844 (first three volumes).
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845 (last two volumes). Five text volumes, with the five folding maps (two colored) called for.. more
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DELLE NAVIGATIONI ET VIAGGI...[VOLUME PRIMO, SECONDO, TERZO]...LA DESCRITTIONE DELL' AFRICA, ALL'ISOLE MOLUCCHE...LA NAVIGATIONE ATTORNO IL MONDO...LA RELATION DELL'IOLA GIAPAN...LE NAVIGATIONI AL MONDO NUOVO CRISTOFORO COLOMBO...CORTESE...PIZZARO...NUOVO
Ramusio, Giovanni Battista:
Venice. 1563/1583/1565.
Three volumes. [4],394 leaves, plus three double-page and seven single-page maps, plans, and plates; 18,[10],256,91 leaves; [6],34,456 leaves, plus seven.. more
Price: $47,500.00
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Ramusio, Giovanni Battista:
Venice. 1563/1583/1565.
Three volumes. [4],394 leaves, plus three double-page and seven single-page maps, plans, and plates; 18,[10],256,91 leaves; [6],34,456 leaves, plus seven.. more
Price: $47,500.00
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STRABONIS RERUM GEOGRAPHICARUM LIBRI XVII. ISAACUS CASAUBONUS RECENSUIT, SUMMÓQUE STUDIO & DILIGENTIA, OPE ETIAM VETERUM CODICUM, EMENDAUIT, AC ACMMENTARIIS ILLUSTRAUIT.
Strabo:
Geneva: Eustathius Vignon, 1587.
Two parts bound in one volume. [8],602,[2],[8],223pp., printed in Greek and Latin in double-columns, plus double- page engraved map, Mercator,.. more
Price: $45,000.00
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Strabo:
Geneva: Eustathius Vignon, 1587.
Two parts bound in one volume. [8],602,[2],[8],223pp., printed in Greek and Latin in double-columns, plus double- page engraved map, Mercator,.. more
Price: $45,000.00
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DISCURSO DEL DOCTOR DON IUAN CEVICOS, COMISSARIO DEL S.OFFICIO. SOBRE UNA CARTA PARA SU SANTIDAD, QUE EN LENGUA LATINA SE IMPRIMIO, Y DIVULGÒ EN MADRID, POR DESTE AÑO DE 1628. FECHA EN OMURA, CIUDAD DEL IAPON A 20. DE ENERO DE [1]624. DE LA QUAL HAN HECHO
Cevicos, Juan:
Seville: Antonio Moreno, [1628].
16 leaves ([32]pp.). Woodcut decorative initials on first three pages and illustration of the four winds blowing on a globe.. more
Price: $37,500.00
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Cevicos, Juan:
Seville: Antonio Moreno, [1628].
16 leaves ([32]pp.). Woodcut decorative initials on first three pages and illustration of the four winds blowing on a globe.. more
Price: $37,500.00
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CHINESE WAR JUNK OR COMMANDER'S VESSEL IN FRONT OF THE DANISH SETTLEMENT, DRAWN AFTER NATURE IN THE CANTON RIVER [translation of manuscript caption title].
Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlieb:
[China. ca. 1805].
Watercolor on paper, 9 x 14 1/4 inches. Original manuscript caption attached to verso. Small chip (less than one inch).. more
Price: $27,500.00
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Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlieb:
[China. ca. 1805].
Watercolor on paper, 9 x 14 1/4 inches. Original manuscript caption attached to verso. Small chip (less than one inch).. more
Price: $27,500.00
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SIR ANTONY SHERLEY HIS RELATION OF HIS TRAVELS INTO PERSIA. THE DANGERS AND DISTRESSES, WHICH BEFELL HIM IN HIS PASSAGE, BOTH BY SEA AND LAND, AND HIS STRANGE AND UNEXPECTED DELIVERANCES. HIS MAGNIFICENT ENTERTAINMENT IN PERSIA, HIS HONOURABLE IMPLOYMENT
Sherley, Antony:
London: Printed for Nathaniell Butter and Joseph Bagset, 1613.
[8],139pp. 19th-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt label. 1860 engraved bookplate of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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Sherley, Antony:
London: Printed for Nathaniell Butter and Joseph Bagset, 1613.
[8],139pp. 19th-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt label. 1860 engraved bookplate of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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NUEVO DESCUBRIMIENTO DEL GRAN CATHAYO, O REYNOS DE TIBET, POR EL PADRE ANTONIO DE ANDRADE, DE LA COMPANIA DE JESUS, PORTUGUES, EN EL ANO DE 1624 [caption title].
Andrade, Antonio de:
Lisbon: Mateo Pineiro, 1626.
23 leaves. Small quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Manuscript foliations in upper outer corner of recto.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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Andrade, Antonio de:
Lisbon: Mateo Pineiro, 1626.
23 leaves. Small quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Manuscript foliations in upper outer corner of recto.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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VRAYE DESCRIPTION DE TROIS VOYAGES DE MER TRES ADMIRABLES, FAICTS EN TROIS ANS, A CHACVN AN VN, PAR LES NAVIRES D'HOLLANDE ET ZELANDE, AV NORD PAR DERRIERE NORVVEGE, MOSCOVIE ET TARTARIE, VERS LES ROYAUMES DE CHINA & CATAY....
Veer, Gerrit de:
Amsterdam: Cornille Nicolas, 1598.
44 leaves. Titlepage with large eight-part engraved vignette, thirty-one large engravings in the text (thirty half-page, of which twenty-six represent.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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Veer, Gerrit de:
Amsterdam: Cornille Nicolas, 1598.
44 leaves. Titlepage with large eight-part engraved vignette, thirty-one large engravings in the text (thirty half-page, of which twenty-six represent.. more
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A TRUE AND ALMOST INCREDIBLE REPORT OF AN ENGLISHMAN, THAT (BEING CAST AWAY IN THE GOOD SHIP CALLED THE ASSENTION, IN CAMBAYA, THE FARTHEST PART OF THE EAST INDIES) TRAVELLED BY LAND THROUGH MANY UNKNOWNE KINGDOMES, AND GREAT CITIES...the Second Impressio
Coverte, Robert:
London: N.O[kes]. for Thomas Archer, 1614.
[6],68pp. Small quarto. Expertly bound to style in red morocco, stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt extra, leather label,.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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Coverte, Robert:
London: N.O[kes]. for Thomas Archer, 1614.
[6],68pp. Small quarto. Expertly bound to style in red morocco, stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt extra, leather label,.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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THE PREACHERS TRAVELS. WHEREIN IS SET DOWNE A TRUE IOURNALL TO THE CONFINES OF THE EAST INDIES, THROUGH THE GREAT COUNTREYES OF SYRIA, MESOPOTAMIA, ARMENIA, MEDIA, HIRCANIA AND PARTHIA. WITH THE AUTHORS RETURNE BY THE WAY OF PERSIA SUSIANA, ASSIRIA, CHALD
Cartwright, John:
London: Printed for Thomas Thorpe, 1611.
[6],107pp. 19th-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt label. 1860 engraved bookplate of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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Cartwright, John:
London: Printed for Thomas Thorpe, 1611.
[6],107pp. 19th-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt label. 1860 engraved bookplate of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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[ICONES, HABITUS GETUSQUE INDORUM AC LUSITANORUM PER INDIAM VIVENTIUM, TEMPLORUM AEDIUM, ARBORUM, FRUTUM, HERBARUM, AROMATUM].
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
[Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, ca. 1596-1604].
Twenty-nine (of thirty) plates, plus two maps and one extra plate. Oblong quarto. Contemporary Dutch vellum, gilt. Cockled, soiled. Marginal.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
[Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, ca. 1596-1604].
Twenty-nine (of thirty) plates, plus two maps and one extra plate. Oblong quarto. Contemporary Dutch vellum, gilt. Cockled, soiled. Marginal.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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JAPANESE MERCHANT SHIP WITH THE FLAGS, CRESTS, AND INSIGNIA OF THE OWNERS AND THE MERCHANT HOUSES [translation of manuscript caption title].
Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlieb:
[Off the coast of Japan. ca. 1805].
Watercolor on paper, 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. Original manuscript caption attached to verso. Small chip in upper left.. more
Price: $17,500.00
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Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlieb:
[Off the coast of Japan. ca. 1805].
Watercolor on paper, 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. Original manuscript caption attached to verso. Small chip in upper left.. more
Price: $17,500.00
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MARCO POLO VENETIANO. DELLE MERAVIGLIE DEL MONDO PER LUI VEDUTE. DEL COSTUME DI VARII PAESI, & DELLO STRANIO VIVER DI QUELLI. DE LA DESCRITTIONE DE DIVERSI ANIMALI. DEL TROVAR DELL'ORO & DEL'ARGENTO. DELLE PIERRE PRECIOSE. COSA NON MENO UTILE, CHE BELLA.
Polo, Marco:
In Venetia, & poi in Trevigi per Angelo Righettini, 1267 [i.e. 1627].
128pp. including full-page woodcut illustration on p.[4]. 18th-century Spanish calf, spine gilt, gilt morocco labels. Calf a bit rubbed along.. more
Price: $16,500.00
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Polo, Marco:
In Venetia, & poi in Trevigi per Angelo Righettini, 1267 [i.e. 1627].
128pp. including full-page woodcut illustration on p.[4]. 18th-century Spanish calf, spine gilt, gilt morocco labels. Calf a bit rubbed along.. more
Price: $16,500.00
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POLYHISTOR, RERUM TOTO ORBE MEMORABILIUM THESAURUS LOCUPLETISSIMUS.
Solinus, C. Julius:
Basel: Michael Isingrin, 1543.
[20],230,[2]pp. plus two folding maps and eighteen in- text maps. Woodcut vignette on titlepage and final leaf. Folio. 18th- century.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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Solinus, C. Julius:
Basel: Michael Isingrin, 1543.
[20],230,[2]pp. plus two folding maps and eighteen in- text maps. Woodcut vignette on titlepage and final leaf. Folio. 18th- century.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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MARCI PAULI VENETI, HISTORICI FIDELISSIMI JUXTA AC PRAESTANTISSIMI, DE REGIONIBUS ORIENTALIBUS LIBRI III. CUM CODICE MANUSCRIPTO BIBLIOTHECÆ ELECTORALIS BRANDENBURGICÆ COLLATI, EXQ; EO ADJECTIS NOTIS PLURIMÙM TUM SUPPLETI TUM ILLUSTRATI....INQUE IPSUM MAR
Polo, Marco:
Berlin: G. Schultze, 1671.
Three parts in bound in one volume: [6],26,[16],167,[50]; [4],107,[9]; [8],115,[12] plus two added engraved titlepages placed before first part (bearing.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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Polo, Marco:
Berlin: G. Schultze, 1671.
Three parts in bound in one volume: [6],26,[16],167,[50]; [4],107,[9]; [8],115,[12] plus two added engraved titlepages placed before first part (bearing.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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IL VIAZO DEL CLARISSIMO MESSER AMBROSIO CONTARINI AMBASCIATOR DELLA ILLUSTRISSIMA SIGNORIA DI VENETIA AL SIGNON UXUNCASSAN RE DE PERSIA.
Contarini, Ambrogio:
Venice. 1543.
40 leaves. 12mo. Modern half morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt. Occasional very minor spots, some leaves expertly restored in.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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Contarini, Ambrogio:
Venice. 1543.
40 leaves. 12mo. Modern half morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt. Occasional very minor spots, some leaves expertly restored in.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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THE SIX VOYAGES OF JOHN BAPTISTA TAVERNIER...THROUGH TURKY [sic] INTO PERSIA, AND THE EAST-INDIES, FINISHED IN THE YEAR 1670...TOGETHER WITH A NEW RELATION OF THE PRESENT GRAND SEIGNOR'S SERAGLIO...TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE KINGDOMS WHICH
Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste:
London. 1678-80.
Two volumes bound in one. First title in four parts: [2],2,[18],264; [2],214; [6],97; [8],107-19,[3]pp. including publisher's advertisements, plus twenty four.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste:
London. 1678-80.
Two volumes bound in one. First title in four parts: [2],2,[18],264; [2],214; [6],97; [8],107-19,[3]pp. including publisher's advertisements, plus twenty four.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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RELACION EN QUE SE DA AVISO DE COMO LOS OLANDESES QUE ESCAPARON DE LA ROTA DE LOS PORTUGUESES DE MACAN, FUERON A LA PROVINICA DE FOQUIN, À PEDIRLES PUERTO PARA TENER COMERCIO CON ELLOS, Y NO SE LO QUISIERON CONCEDER. Y COMO YENDO À PEDIR LO MISMO A OTRA P
[Macao]:
Seville: Juan de Cabrera, [1629].
[4]pp. In Spanish. Decorative woodcut initial on first page. Small folio. Dbd. Minor chips at gutter, not affecting text; minor.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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[Macao]:
Seville: Juan de Cabrera, [1629].
[4]pp. In Spanish. Decorative woodcut initial on first page. Small folio. Dbd. Minor chips at gutter, not affecting text; minor.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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HISTORIA DELL'INDIE ORIENTALI, SCOPERTE, & CONQUISTATE DA' PORTOGHESI, DI COMMISSIONE DELL'INUITTISSIMO RE DON MANUELLO, DI GLORIOSA MEMORIA.
Lopes de Castanheda, Fernão:
Venice: Giordano Ziletti, 1577.
Two volumes. [17],518,[1]; [13],365 leaves. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spines. Front joint of first volume cracked, other joints worn... more
Price: $12,500.00
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Lopes de Castanheda, Fernão:
Venice: Giordano Ziletti, 1577.
Two volumes. [17],518,[1]; [13],365 leaves. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spines. Front joint of first volume cracked, other joints worn... more
Price: $12,500.00
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ARTE DE LA LENGUA ZEBUANA [caption title].
[Encina, Francisco]:
[Sampaloc? nd, but ca. 1801-1804].
616,[15]pp. Modern red morocco, a.e.g. Printed on rice paper. Some browning. Neat closed tears throughout, a few short tears in.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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[Encina, Francisco]:
[Sampaloc? nd, but ca. 1801-1804].
616,[15]pp. Modern red morocco, a.e.g. Printed on rice paper. Some browning. Neat closed tears throughout, a few short tears in.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES, OF FERDINAND MENDEZ PINTO, A PORTUGAL: DURING HIS TRAVELS FOR THE SPACE OF ONE AND TWENTY YEARS IN THE KINGDOMS OF ETHIOPIA, CHINA, TARTARIA, CAUCHIN-CHINA, CALAMINHAM, SIAM, PEGU, JAPAN, AND A GREAT PART OF THE EAST-INDIES. WI
Pinto, Ferdinando Mendes:
London. 1663.
[14],326pp. Folio. Contemporary sheep, red leather label. Toe of spine slightly chipped. Occasional minor foxing, armorial bookplate. A most attractive.. more
Price: $12,000.00
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Pinto, Ferdinando Mendes:
London. 1663.
[14],326pp. Folio. Contemporary sheep, red leather label. Toe of spine slightly chipped. Occasional minor foxing, armorial bookplate. A most attractive.. more
Price: $12,000.00
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A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS CONTAINING MAPS OF THE VARIOUS EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, STATES AND REPUBLICS OF THE WORLD. WITH A SPECIAL MAP OF EACH OF THE UNITED STATES, PLANS OF CITIES, &c.
[Mitchell, S. Augustus]:
Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1852.
Chromolithographic title with large vignette; handcolored frontispiece of heights of principal mountains and lengths of principal rivers; contents list printed.. more
Price: $12,000.00
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[Mitchell, S. Augustus]:
Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1852.
Chromolithographic title with large vignette; handcolored frontispiece of heights of principal mountains and lengths of principal rivers; contents list printed.. more
Price: $12,000.00
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A NEW GENERAL ATLAS, COMPRISING A COMPLETE SET OF MAPS, REPRESENTING THE GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE...COMPILED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES, AND CORRECTED BY THE MOST RECENT DISCOVERIES.
Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1831.
Engraved title, engraved index leaf, letterpress "General statistical table," sixty handcolored engraved maps (three double-page), two handcolored engraved comparative charts.. more
Price: $10,000.00
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Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1831.
Engraved title, engraved index leaf, letterpress "General statistical table," sixty handcolored engraved maps (three double-page), two handcolored engraved comparative charts.. more
Price: $10,000.00
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ASIA / ODER: AUSFUHRLICHE BESCHREIBUNG DES REICHS DES GROSSEN MOGOLS UND EINES GROSSEN THEILS VON INDIEN....
Dapper, Olfert:
Nurnberg: Johann Hoffmanns, 1681.
[6],300pp. plus twenty-eight plates (four of them double- page) and a double-page map. [bound with:] Dapper, Olfert: BESCHREIBUNG DES KONIGREICHS.. more
Price: $10,000.00
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Dapper, Olfert:
Nurnberg: Johann Hoffmanns, 1681.
[6],300pp. plus twenty-eight plates (four of them double- page) and a double-page map. [bound with:] Dapper, Olfert: BESCHREIBUNG DES KONIGREICHS.. more
Price: $10,000.00
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EPANAPHORA INDICA [Parts I - VI].
[Freire de Monterroyo Mascarenhas, José]:
Lisbon 1746-1752.
Six volumes bound in one. 59; 74; [20],3-67pp. plus folding map; [1],109; [1],86; [12],72pp. In Portuguese. Small quarto. Modern antique-style.. more
Price: $9,500.00
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[Freire de Monterroyo Mascarenhas, José]:
Lisbon 1746-1752.
Six volumes bound in one. 59; 74; [20],3-67pp. plus folding map; [1],109; [1],86; [12],72pp. In Portuguese. Small quarto. Modern antique-style.. more
Price: $9,500.00
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RELATION DE DIVERS VOYAGES FAITS DANS L'AFRIQUE, DANS L'AMERIQUE, & AUX INDES OCCIDENTALES. LA DESCRIPTION DU ROYAUME DE JUDA, & QUELQUES PARTICULARITEZ TOUCHANT LA VIE DU ROY REGNANT. LA RELATION D'UNE ISLE NOUVELLEMENT HABITÉE DANS LE DÉTROIT DE MALACA
Dralsé de Grandpierre:
Paris: Claude Jombert, 1718.
[10],352,[4]pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt medallion on boards, spine gilt, gilt leather label. Discrete institutional ownership stamp on titlepage. Some.. more
Price: $9,500.00
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Dralsé de Grandpierre:
Paris: Claude Jombert, 1718.
[10],352,[4]pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt medallion on boards, spine gilt, gilt leather label. Discrete institutional ownership stamp on titlepage. Some.. more
Price: $9,500.00
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ILUSTRACIÓN FILIPINA [caption title].
[Philippines]:
[Manila: Imprenta y litographia de Ramirez y Giraudier, 1859-1860].
Twenty-eight issues of varying pagination. 172; 24,38- 96,109-120pp. (lacks issues three and nine from 1860). Plus twenty-two (of twenty-eight) tinted.. more
Price: $9,000.00
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[Philippines]:
[Manila: Imprenta y litographia de Ramirez y Giraudier, 1859-1860].
Twenty-eight issues of varying pagination. 172; 24,38- 96,109-120pp. (lacks issues three and nine from 1860). Plus twenty-two (of twenty-eight) tinted.. more
Price: $9,000.00
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A NEW GENERAL ATLAS, COMPRISING A COMPLETE SET OF MAPS, REPRESENTING THE GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE, TOGETHER WITH THE SEVERAL EMPIRES, KINGDOMS AND STATES IN THE WORLD; COMPILED BY THE BEST AUTHORITIES, AND CORRECTED BY THE MOST RECENT DISCOVERIES.
Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Published by Anthony Finley, 1828.
Engraved title, engraved index leaf, letterpress "General statistical table," fifty-eight handcolored engraved maps, and two handcolored engraved comparative charts of.. more
Price: $9,000.00
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Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Published by Anthony Finley, 1828.
Engraved title, engraved index leaf, letterpress "General statistical table," fifty-eight handcolored engraved maps, and two handcolored engraved comparative charts of.. more
Price: $9,000.00
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A NEW GENERAL ATLAS, COMPRISING A COMPLETE SET OF MAPS, REPRESENTING THE GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE...COMPILED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES, AND CORRECTED BY THE MOST RECENT DISCOVERIES.
Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1825.
Engraved title, engraved index leaf, fifty-eight handcolored engraved maps, two handcolored engraved comparative charts of mountains and rivers. Imperial quarto... more
Price: $8,500.00
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Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1825.
Engraved title, engraved index leaf, fifty-eight handcolored engraved maps, two handcolored engraved comparative charts of mountains and rivers. Imperial quarto... more
Price: $8,500.00
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A NEW GENERAL ATLAS, COMPRISING A COMPLETE SET OF MAPS, REPRESENTING THE GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE, TOGETHER WITH THE SEVERAL EMPIRES, KINGDOMS AND STATES IN THE WORLD; COMPILED BY THE BEST AUTHORITIES, AND CORRECTED BY THE MOST RECENT DISCOVERIES.
Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Published by Anthony Finley, 1834.
Title, index leaf, printed table leaf, sixty-two engraved maps, handsomely colored. Folio. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, expertly rebacked,.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Published by Anthony Finley, 1834.
Title, index leaf, printed table leaf, sixty-two engraved maps, handsomely colored. Folio. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, expertly rebacked,.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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WAHRHAFTIGE AUSFURLICHE BESCHREIBUNG DER BERUHMTEN OST- INDISCHEN KUSTEN MALABAR UND COROMANDEL AUS AUCH DER INSEL ZEYLON....
Baldaeus, Philippus:
Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius von Waesberge and Johannes von Someren, 1672.
[6],610,[24]pp. including numerous illustrations in text, plus many full-page and double-page maps and views. Extra engraved allegorical title. Folio. Contemporary.. more
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Baldaeus, Philippus:
Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius von Waesberge and Johannes von Someren, 1672.
[6],610,[24]pp. including numerous illustrations in text, plus many full-page and double-page maps and views. Extra engraved allegorical title. Folio. Contemporary.. more
Price: $6,000.00
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RELACION CIERTA Y VERDADERA DE LA FELIZ VITORIA Y PROSPEROS SUCESSOS QUE EN LA INDIA ORIENTAL HAN CONSEGUIDO LOS PORTUGUESES, CONTRA ARMADAS MUY PODEROSAS DE OLANDO, Y PERSIA, ESTE AÑO DE 1624. LA FECHA EN LA CIUDAD DE GOA, CABEÇA DE AQUEL REYNO, A 27. DE
[Dutch-Portuguese War]:
Madrid: Bernardino de Guzman, 1625.
[4]pp. In Spanish. Decorative woodcut initial on first page. Small folio. Dbd. Light contemporary annotations in margins of each page... more
Price: $5,500.00
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[Dutch-Portuguese War]:
Madrid: Bernardino de Guzman, 1625.
[4]pp. In Spanish. Decorative woodcut initial on first page. Small folio. Dbd. Light contemporary annotations in margins of each page... more
Price: $5,500.00
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OBSERVATIONS SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DE LA CARTE DE L'OCÉAN ORIENTAL OU MERS DE INDES, POUR SERVIR VAISSEAUX DU ROY, DRESSÉE AU DÉPOST DES CARTES, PLANS & JOURNAUX DE LA MARINE, PAR ORDRE DE M. LE COMTE DE MAUREPAS, 1740.
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas:
[Paris]: Jacques Guerin, 1739 [i.e. 1740].
35pp. Quarto. Contemporary paper-backed boards, rebacked. Boards with slight foxing. From the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield, with library.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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Bellin, Jacques Nicolas:
[Paris]: Jacques Guerin, 1739 [i.e. 1740].
35pp. Quarto. Contemporary paper-backed boards, rebacked. Boards with slight foxing. From the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield, with library.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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OBSERVATIONS SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DE LA CARTE DES MERS COMPRISES ENTRE L'ASIE & L'AMERIQUE, APPELLÉES PAR LES NAVIGATEURS MER DU SUD & MER PACIFIQUE; POIUR SERVIR AUX VAISSEAUX DU ROI. DRESSÉE AU DÉPÔT DES CARTES, PLANS & JOURNAUX DE LA MARINE PAR ORDRE DE
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas:
[Paris. 1741].
20pp. Quarto. Stitched as issued with contemporary blank wrapper. Blind pressure stamp of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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Bellin, Jacques Nicolas:
[Paris. 1741].
20pp. Quarto. Stitched as issued with contemporary blank wrapper. Blind pressure stamp of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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[JOURNAL OF EVENTS DURING THE CHINESE INSURRECTION IN SARAWAK FROM FEBRUARY 17 TO MARCH 18, 1857].
McDougall, [Harriette]:
Sarawak, Malaysia. 1857.
[31]pp. manuscript, about 8500 words. Quarto. Copy book, in contemporary marbled wrappers. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth.. more
Price: $4,750.00
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McDougall, [Harriette]:
Sarawak, Malaysia. 1857.
[31]pp. manuscript, about 8500 words. Quarto. Copy book, in contemporary marbled wrappers. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth.. more
Price: $4,750.00
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HISTORIARU INDICARUM LIBRI XVI. SELECTARUM ITEM EX INDIA EPISTOLARUM EODEM INTERPRETE LIBRI IIII. ACCESSIT IGNATII LOIOLAE VITA POSTREMO RECOGNITA. ET IN OPERA SINGULA COPIOSUS INDEX.
Maffei, Giovanni Pietro:
Venice: Damiano Zenari, 1589/1588.
Two parts bound in one volume. [28],281; [2],211 leaves. Each with a separate titlepage. Ornate titlepage vignettes. Thick octavo. Contemporary.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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Maffei, Giovanni Pietro:
Venice: Damiano Zenari, 1589/1588.
Two parts bound in one volume. [28],281; [2],211 leaves. Each with a separate titlepage. Ornate titlepage vignettes. Thick octavo. Contemporary.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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DISCORSO DE' VESTIGII, ET ARGOMENTI DELLA FEDE CATHOLICA RITROUATI NELL' INDIE DA' PORTHOGHESI, E NEL MONDO NUOVO DA' CASTIGLIANI.
Botero, Giovanni:
Rome: Giacomo Mascardi, 1615.
16pp. Later speckled paper boards. With the bookplate from the stock and reference library of H.P. Kraus on front pastedown... more
Price: $3,750.00
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Botero, Giovanni:
Rome: Giacomo Mascardi, 1615.
16pp. Later speckled paper boards. With the bookplate from the stock and reference library of H.P. Kraus on front pastedown... more
Price: $3,750.00
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BERETNING OM CORVETTEN GALATHEA'S REISE OMKRING JORDEN 1845, 46 OG 47.
Bille, Steen:
Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel: 1849-51.
Three volumes. [4],xii,495,[1]pp. including half title, plus six plates and two folding maps; [4]viii,465,[3]pp. including half title, plus eight plates.. more
Price: $3,250.00
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Bille, Steen:
Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel: 1849-51.
Three volumes. [4],xii,495,[1]pp. including half title, plus six plates and two folding maps; [4]viii,465,[3]pp. including half title, plus eight plates.. more
Price: $3,250.00
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TRAVELS INTO BOKHARA; BEING THE ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY FROM INDIA TO CABOOL, TARTARY, AND PERSIA; ALSO, NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE ON THE INDUS, FROM THE SEA TO LAHORE, WITH PRESENTS FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN; PERFORMED UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE SUPREME GOVER
Burnes, Alexander:
London: John Murray, 1834.
Three volumes. xxii,[2],356; xv,473; xix,332pp. Frontispiece portrait, seven plates (four engraved and three lithographed). Original boards, paper labels. Minor chipping.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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Burnes, Alexander:
London: John Murray, 1834.
Three volumes. xxii,[2],356; xv,473; xix,332pp. Frontispiece portrait, seven plates (four engraved and three lithographed). Original boards, paper labels. Minor chipping.. more
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[JOURNAL KEPT BY CAPTAIN HENRY L. DeKOVEN ABOARD THE SHIP AMERICA OF NEW YORK WHILE ON TWO VOYAGES TO CHINA].
[DeKoven, Henry L.. Capt.]:
[Various places. Dec. 22, 1823 - April 22, 1825; June 29, 1825 - April 25, 1826].
[153]pp., approximately 38,000 words. Folio. Original sailcloth over calf-backed boards. Bottom portion of spine torn, calf worn, first and last.. more
Price: $2,850.00
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[DeKoven, Henry L.. Capt.]:
[Various places. Dec. 22, 1823 - April 22, 1825; June 29, 1825 - April 25, 1826].
[153]pp., approximately 38,000 words. Folio. Original sailcloth over calf-backed boards. Bottom portion of spine torn, calf worn, first and last.. more
Price: $2,850.00
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COSTUMES USOS E TRAJOS DE TODOS OS POVOS DO MUNDO EM FACE DE DOCUMENTOS AUTHENTICOS E DAS MAIS RECENTES VIAGENS.
[Loumyer, Jean François Nicolas]:
Lisbon. 1872-78.
Five volumes. 421,[2]; 439,[5]; 539,[10]; 538,[10]; 473,[5]pp. plus several hundred color plates. Contemporary half brown morocco, gilt-stamped spine. Small bookplate.. more
Price: $2,750.00
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[Loumyer, Jean François Nicolas]:
Lisbon. 1872-78.
Five volumes. 421,[2]; 439,[5]; 539,[10]; 538,[10]; 473,[5]pp. plus several hundred color plates. Contemporary half brown morocco, gilt-stamped spine. Small bookplate.. more
Price: $2,750.00
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TRAVELS OF THE JESUITS, INTO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD....
Lockman, John:
London. 1743.
Two volumes. vi,xxii,[2],487; 507pp. plus two pages of ads, five folding maps, folding plate, and errata. With the canceled leaves.. more
Price: $2,750.00
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Lockman, John:
London. 1743.
Two volumes. vi,xxii,[2],487; 507pp. plus two pages of ads, five folding maps, folding plate, and errata. With the canceled leaves.. more
Price: $2,750.00
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WITH BOAT AND GUN IN THE YANGTZE VALLEY.
Wade, Henling Thomas, ed:
Shanghai: Shanghai Mercury, 1895.
[3],187,[5]pp. Errata slip. Large quarto. Original cloth. Very good. A comprehensive and detailed guide to shooting in the lower reaches.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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Wade, Henling Thomas, ed:
Shanghai: Shanghai Mercury, 1895.
[3],187,[5]pp. Errata slip. Large quarto. Original cloth. Very good. A comprehensive and detailed guide to shooting in the lower reaches.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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"ROUND THE WORLD." LETTERS FROM JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, AND EGYPT.
Fogg, William Perry:
Cleveland. 1872.
[12],[7]-237pp. plus eleven unmounted albumen photographs (including the frontispiece). Original three-quarter morocco and cloth, gilt globe on front board, spine.. more
Price: $2,250.00
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Fogg, William Perry:
Cleveland. 1872.
[12],[7]-237pp. plus eleven unmounted albumen photographs (including the frontispiece). Original three-quarter morocco and cloth, gilt globe on front board, spine.. more
Price: $2,250.00
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ARTE Y REGLAS DE LA LENGUA TAGALA.
San Jose, Fray Francisco Blancas de:
[Manila]: Don Jose Maria Dayot, 1832.
919pp. 12mo. Contemporary vellum, string ties. Front hinge broken. First five leaves with short, rough tears near top edge. One.. more
Price: $1,850.00
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San Jose, Fray Francisco Blancas de:
[Manila]: Don Jose Maria Dayot, 1832.
919pp. 12mo. Contemporary vellum, string ties. Front hinge broken. First five leaves with short, rough tears near top edge. One.. more
Price: $1,850.00
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TRIFLES FROM MY PORT-FOLIO, OR RECOLLECTIONS OF SCENES AND SMALL ADVENTURES DURING TWENTY-NINE YEARS' MILITARY SERVICE IN THE PENINSULAR WAR AND INVASION OF FRANCE, THE EAST INDIES, CAMPAIGN IN NEPAUL [sic], ST. HELENA DURING THE DETENTION AND UNTIL THE D
[Henry, Walter]:
Quebec: Printed by William Neilson, 1839.
Two volumes. [8],251; [6],252pp. plus errata page. Original half pebbled cloth and plain paper boards, paper labels. Cloth faded, boards.. more
Price: $1,850.00
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[Henry, Walter]:
Quebec: Printed by William Neilson, 1839.
Two volumes. [8],251; [6],252pp. plus errata page. Original half pebbled cloth and plain paper boards, paper labels. Cloth faded, boards.. more
Price: $1,850.00
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