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In-4°, 88 carte di cui prima e ultima bianche (ultima mancante), legatura in mezza pelle con angoli, leggermente rovinata, copia a pieni margini (150X205); Colophon: Finiut epistole Enee Siluii piccolominei qui & Pius secundus fuit in Cardinalatu edite. BMC IV, 92; Goff p.713 Questo documento fornisce una testimonianza fondamentale su questo straordinario personaggio che fu contemporaneamente uomo di Chiesa – e di “apparato ecclesiastico” -, ma anche grande giurista, uomo di cultura, umanista e raffinato diplomatico. Unico vescovo di Trieste (tra il 1447 e il 1450) ad assurgere – nel 1458 - al soglio pontificio. Enea Silvio Piccolomini fu un grande ecumenista ante-litteram. Di lui infatti – sia prima che dopo l’elezione a Papa – è nota l’attenzione verso le altre comunità religiose, verso gli ortodossi di Grecia e dei Balcani di cui auspicò – e cercò di trattare – condizioni migliori da parte del dominatore turco; e verso gli stessi Ottomani per cui è noto persino un tentativo di “convertire” lo stesso Sultano; e poi verso gli ebrei di cui pose le condizioni per una maggiore libertà. In-4 °, 88 leaves, first and last blank (last missing), slightly damaged half leather binding with corners, copy with full margins (150X205); Colophon: Finiut epistole Enee Siluii piccolominei qui & Pius secundus fuit in Cardinalatu edite. BMC IV, 92; Goff p.713 This document provides a fundamental testimony on this extraordinary person who was at the same time a man of the Church - and of the "ecclesiastical apparatus" -, but also a great jurist, a man of culture, a humanist and a refined diplomat. The only bishop of Trieste (between 1447 and 1450) to have risen to the papal throne in 1458. Enea Silvio Piccolomini was a great ante-litteram ecumenist. In fact - both before and after his election as Pope - his attention is known to other religious communities, to the Orthodox of Greece and the Balkans, of whom he hoped - and tried to negotiate - better conditions on the part of the Turkish ruler; and towards the Ottomans themselves, for whom an attempt to "convert" the Sultan himself is known; and then towards the Jews of which he laid the conditions for greater freedom.
Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Original decorative cloth bdg. with Dante's portrait gilt on front board and spine. Black cloth with red decorative borders. Gilt on spine with Greek letters 'Dantou o Paradeisos [.] Metaphrasis Konstantinou Mousourou', and gilt publisher's name in English on lower. A small etiquette on lower spine. Some little wormholes on cloth and several pages. Pages are partly opened, uncut and untrimmed. Slightly faded on cloth's board. A stamp on first page. Otherwise a very good copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Greek (Modern). [xiv], 334 p. 14 p. 'prologos' by Musurus. Konstantinos Mousouros, also known as Kostaki Musurus Pasha, was an Ottoman Greek diplomatic official of the Ottoman Empire who served as ambassador to Greece, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He was born in 1807 in Constantinople (Istanbul) to a distinguished Phanariote family. His brother, Pavlos Mousouros, also became a diplomat. Mousouros became the first ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the newly independent Kingdom of Greece in 1840, a position he kept until 1848. In 1847-48 he was a central figure in the events known as Mousourika (??????????), which led to his temporary recall and the breakdown of relations between the two states. On his return to Athens he survived an assassination attempt, leading to his transfer to Vienna. In 1850 he took up the post of Ottoman ambassador to the Great Britain and Ireland, which he kept for 35 consecutive years, until his retirement in 1885. During the same period, he also served as ambassador to the Netherlands (1861-77) and Belgium (1861-75). In 1876-78, he was ex officio a member of the short-lived Senate of the Ottoman Empire. Well educated, in 1883 Mousouros translated Dante's Divine Comedy into ancient Greek. He was married and had a son, Stephanos Mousouros, who later became Prince of Samos. (Wikipedia). He is known as the first translator of Dante's Divine Comedy into modern Greek. Musurus Pasha had an intellectual identity. One of the most important occupations of Musurus Pasha in the last years was the translation of Dante's Divine Comedy from Italian to Greek. Being able to translate a work of Italian classics and masterpieces of western literature should be an indication of Musurus Pasha's performance and intellectual dimension. Due to negative statements about Muhammad and Ali in Dante's work, the book was not allowed to be published within the Ottoman Imperial borders. Despite this, Musurus Pasha asked him to be permitted to publish his translation, but it was not accepted. (Source: Bir Tanzimat diplomati Kostaki Musurus Pasa, (1807-1891)., NURDAN SAFAK). Dante's Divine Comedy, originally called Comedia, and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. This is only 'Paradiso' book from the set. It's signed and inscribed by Musurus Pasha with a dedication in French to Monseigneur Auguste Bonetti as "A la grandeur Monseigneur Bonetti, Hommage de veneration, Musurus". Bonetti was, in 1887, after the appointment of Monsignor Rotelli to the Vatican Ambassador to Paris, the new Constantinople patriarch appointed by Rome for him. First Greek Edition. Extremely rare.
Very Good French Original ALS / ADS signed by Koca Moustapha Rechid Pasha the Great with his an engraved portrait in the same fine frame. 1 p. on bifolium. In French. 12 lines. It's written from Paris, when he was appointed as an Ottoman ambassador to France five years later from the Ottoman Reform in 1839. Koca Mustafa Pasha was an Ottoman statesman and diplomat, known best as the chief architect behind the Ottoman government reforms known as Tanzimat. Born in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1800, Mustafa Resid entered public service at an early age and rose rapidly, becoming ambassador to France (1834) and to the United Kingdom (1836), minister for foreign affairs (1837), and once again ambassador to the United Kingdom (1838) and to France (1841). In the settlement of the Oriental Crisis of 1840, and during the Crimean War and the ensuing peace negotiations, he rendered important diplomatic services to the Ottoman state. He returned a third time as ambassador to France in 1843. Between 1845 and 1857, he held the office of Grand Vizier six times. One of the greatest and most versatile statesmen of his time, thoroughly acquainted with European politics and well-versed in national and international affairs, he was a convinced partisan for reform and the principal author of the legislative remodeling of the Ottoman administration known as Tanzimat. His efforts to promote reforms within the government led to the advancement of the careers of many other reformers, such as Fuad Pasha and Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha. After the conclusion of the Oriental Crisis of 1840 due to Muhammad Ali in Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha bribed the Ottoman Porte to remove Mustafa Rechid Pasha from his post as Foreign Minister. He returned to his post as Ambassador to Paris soon after where he mainly focused his efforts on solving the Lebanon Question, which resulted from a dispute between a Christian group called the Maronites based out of Lebanon and an extremist Shia group called the Druzes who came from Syria and Lebanon.
In-4°; cc. (40); frontespizio xilografico in cornice architettonica alle armi di papa Paolo III Farnese (1534-1549); capilettera incisi su legno. Legatura in cartonato semplice tagli in azzurro. Dedica a Paolo III firmata a Roma da Benedictus de Valentibus che è il curatore dell’opera, in cui si parla dell’Opusculum “de securitate” scritto da Magalotti e dedicato allo stesso de Valentibus. Benedetto Valenti, amico dell’autore, era Procuratore fiscale, anche noto per la sua collezione di statue antiche. Segue ancora una lettera al pontefice dei Quaranta riformatori di Bologna, e una di Magalotti al curatore. Edizione originale e postuma di un interessante trattato sulla sicurezza e sui salvacondotti opera di Magalotti, giureconsulto e letterato, morto nel 1537. L'opera, preceduta da una lettera dedicatoria di Valenti a Paolo III, dalla lettera al papa dei Quaranta riformatori di Bologna del 7 dic. 1537 e da una lettera dedicatoria del M. al Valenti, si divide in quattro parti e ventiquattro “declarationes”: nella prima si definiscono le tipologie di persone e di sicurezze e salvacondotti che possono essere dati; nella seconda dei vari casi in cui deve essere osservata la protezione data; nella terza del significato e del valore del salvacondotto; nella quarta della revoca di un salvacondotto, della sua perdita di validità e delle pene a cui sono assoggettati coloro che lo infrangono. Seguono, in altra veste tipografica, alcuni componimenti poetici indirizzati a Magalotti, scritti tra gli altri da Francisco de Monte Franco, Lattanzio Giovio, Mario Favonio, alcuni brani dall’epitaffio di Magalotti, un singolare dialogo tra Tumulus e Aurifices, e, prima dell’Errata, i versi di Bartutius Gualdensis al lettore. Gregorio Magalotti, già legato a Clemente VII, fu dal ’32 vescovo di Lipari e poi di Chiusi, governatore di Roma e con Paolo III ottenne la carica di legato a Bologna, città dove morì. Nel periodo in cui fu governatore di Roma, Magalotti scrisse una breve opera giuridica sul salvacondotto: Securitatis ac salvi conductus tractatus perutilis et quotidianus, dedicata all'amico Benedetto Valenti (nato a Trevi nell'Umbria nel 1486), giurista, governatore in Umbria e nelle Marche, procuratore fiscale della Camera apostolica dal 1528 alla sua morte, nel 1541. Fu proprio Valenti a provvedere, nel 1538, alla stampa postuma del trattato presso Antonio Blado a Roma. DBI ad vocem: “Come governatore ebbe a trattare, tra gli altri, con Benvenuto Cellini, che, tra la fine del 1533 e l'inizio del 1534, non avendo ancora portato a termine un calice d'oro commissionatogli da Clemente VII e rifiutandosi di consegnare l'opera incompiuta, fu condotto davanti al M. e al procuratore fiscale Benedetto Valenti per essere diffidato e minacciato di gravi sanzioni. L'artista, dopo aver sostenuto le sue ragioni - sottolineando di avere più volte reclamato l'oro necessario alla lavorazione senza mai riceverlo - decise di tenere per sé l'opera non finita e restituì l'anticipo di 500 scudi già percepito. Nell'autobiografia non mancò di rimarcare nell'atteggiamento del governatore "certi sua birreschi atti e parole" e il suo "birresco sguardo". Woodcut title page in an architectural frame at arms of pope Paulus III Farnese. Woodcut initials. A dedication to Paulus III signed in Rome by Benedictus de Valentibus, the editor of the book. Valenti, an author’s friend, was a finance lawyer, even known as a classic art collector. A letter to the pope from the fourty Bologna reformers is following, and one from Magalotti to the editor. Original and post-mortem edition of an important work about safety and safeguards, written by Magalotti, a litterate and law scholar, dead in 1537. The work, divided in four parts, is followed, in a different typefacing, by some poetic compositions addressed to Magalotti, written by many litterate contemporary men. Gregorio Magalotti, already linked to Clemente VII, was Lipari’s and the Chiusi’s bishop, then governor in Rome and with Paolo III he was sent to Bologna, where he died. He wrote a small work on safeguards when in Rome, dedicated to his friend Benedetto Valenti, who provided to print this work after Magalotti’s death. Magalotti’s also mentioned in Benvenuto Cellini’s biography, as a “birresco” i.e. ‘bully’ man: as Rome governor he had to prosecute Cellini since the artist had failed to consign a work to the Holy See.
Very Good French Original manuscript autograph document signed by Jean-Baptiste Annibal Aubert du Bayet. 31,5x20,5 cm. In French. 1 p. With a blind-stamped seal. A legible and fine handwritten letter. Text: Le General Aubert du Bayet, Ambassadeur de la Republique Francaise pres de la porte Othomane, le depart de la compagnie d'Artillerie, legere employee a l'instruction des turcs et celui des officiers francaises precedemment employere ou destinee au service du grand seigneur; Arrete que le citoyen Collin ancien major d'infanterie venu a Constantinople d'apres l'autorisation du gouvernement retournera incessamment en France et qu'il profitera a cet effet du batiment qui va conduire la compagnie d'Artillerie legere a Ancone. English: General Aubert du Bayet, Ambassador of the French Republic near the Othomane gate, the departure of the company of Artillery, light employee in the instruction of the Turks and that of the French officers previously employed or destined to the service of the great lord; Decrees that the citizen Collin, former major of the infantry who came to Constantinople after authorization from the government, will return to France shortly and that he will benefit for this purpose from the building which will lead the company of light artillery to Ancona [sic. Angora - Ankara]. Jean-Baptiste Annibal Aubert du Bayet (19 August 1759, Louisiana - 17 December 1797, Istanbul) was a French General and politician during the period of the French Revolution. Aubert du Bayet was born in Baton-Rouge in the French American colony of Louisiana in 1759. Aubert du Bayet participated in the campaigns in America during the American Revolutionary War. Aubert du Bayet arrived in France at the beginning of the Revolution, but was initially hostile to revolutionary ideas. While in Metz, as a young Captain, he published an anti-Jewish pamphlet entitled Le cri du citoyen contre les Juifs. However, he soon saw that it could serve his ambitions. He became a member of the legislature in 1791. Aubert du Bayet was President of the French National Assembly (the "Legislative Assembly") from 8 July 1792 to 22 July 1792. In 1793, he served as General of Brigade in the heroic defense of Mayence in 1793, when he finally had to surrender to the Prussian Army. He then seconded Hoche in Vendée in the fight against the Chouans in the War in the Vendée. He then became Minister of Defense of France ("Minister of War") from 3 November 1795 to 8 February 1796. In 1796, General Aubert du Bayet was appointed as ambassador ("Minister of the Republic") to the Ottoman Empire. He was sent to the Ottoman court with artillery equipment, and French artillerymen and engineers to help with the development of the Ottoman arsenals and foundries. Infantry and cavalry officers were also to train the Spahis and Janissaries, but they were frustrated by the opposition of the Janissaries. Ironically, some of these troops, trained to Western methods, were successfully employed against the French troops of Napoleon a few years later under Sir Sydney Smith at the Siege of Saint-Jean d'Acre in 1799. Their behaviour delighted Selim III, and upon their return, they were named Nizam-gedittes or "New Regulars", but they were eventually slaughtered and dispersed by the Janissaries and conservative clerics and politicians, leading to the deposition of Selim III. Aubert du Bayet died of fever in 1797, in Constantinople. Co-signed by six politic figures in its period, however, they cannot be determined. Very rare.
Série complète en 6 tomes: xviii,444 + iii,480 + 488 + 461 + 466 + xvi,382 pp., avec 36 planches hors-texte dont 7 fac-similes de lettres, dans la série "Codex Diplomaticus Rubenianus : documents relatifs à la vie et aux oeuvres de Rubens" tomes 1 à 6, 32cm., brochures originales (quelques-unes avec traces d'usage), pages toujours non coupées (sauf t.6), texte et intérieur frais et en très bon état, [Première édition aussi complète des lettres de Rubens, publiées dans leur langue d'origine (italien, latin, espagnol, anglais) avec leur traduction en français et des commentaires ainsi que des lettres qui lui furent adressées ou le concernent. La correspondance couvre les années 1600 à 1649 et porte sur ses différentes activités, y compris sur le plan diplomatique, ainsi que sur ses relations avec les cours européennes], bon état, poids: 13kg., S102945
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Modern full morocco in Ottoman traditional style. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 119 p., 15 unnumbered b/w plates, and 1 color double-paged map of Northwest Africa and the Sahara Desert. First and only edition of this exceedingly rare book of Sahara and other territories of North Africa, written by Sadik El-Müeyyed, including his surviving report and travel account written to be presented to the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II. It's a reference text that specifies the military and the political measures of the Sahara exploration, gives extensive information about the Benghazi region of Tripoli and about Muhammad al-Senusi, the leader of the Senûsî (Senussi) movement there, and his followers. With the impressive and enthusiastic expression of Sadik el-Müeyyed's descriptions, this work reveals not only the affairs of the Ottoman government but also the mysteries of the journeys that have taken months in the Sahara desert, uncovers the living standards of the desert peoples, and sheds light on an unknown aspect of the North African history. Özege 132.; Not in Kursun.
Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Original decorative cloth bdg. with Dante's portrait gilt on front board and spine. Black cloth with red decorative borders. With a new cloth spine. Some little wormholes on cloth and several pages. Pages are partly opened, uncut and untrimmed. Slightly faded on cloth's board. A stamp on first page. Otherwise a very good copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Greek (Modern). [18], 324 p., 'prologos' by Musurus. Konstantinos Mousouros, also known as Kostaki Musurus Pasha, was an Ottoman Greek diplomatic official of the Ottoman Empire who served as ambassador to Greece, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He was born in 1807 in Constantinople (Istanbul) to a distinguished Phanariote family. His brother, Pavlos Mousouros, also became a diplomat. Mousouros became the first ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the newly independent Kingdom of Greece in 1840, a position he kept until 1848. In 1847-48 he was a central figure in the events known as Mousourika (??????????), which led to his temporary recall and the breakdown of relations between the two states. On his return to Athens he survived an assassination attempt, leading to his transfer to Vienna. In 1850 he took up the post of Ottoman ambassador to the Great Britain and Ireland, which he kept for 35 consecutive years, until his retirement in 1885. During the same period, he also served as ambassador to the Netherlands (1861-77) and Belgium (1861-75). In 1876-78, he was ex officio a member of the short-lived Senate of the Ottoman Empire. Well educated, in 1883 Mousouros translated Dante's Divine Comedy into ancient Greek. He was married and had a son, Stephanos Mousouros, who later became Prince of Samos. (Wikipedia). He is known as the first translator of Dante's Divine Comedy into modern Greek. Musurus Pasha had an intellectual identity. One of the most important occupations of Musurus Pasha in the last years was the translation of Dante's Divine Comedy from Italian to Greek. Being able to translate a work of Italian classics and masterpieces of western literature should be an indication of Musurus Pasha's performance and intellectual dimension. Due to negative statements about Muhammad and Ali in Dante's work, the book was not allowed to be published within the Ottoman Imperial borders. Despite this, Musurus Pasha asked him to be permitted to publish his translation, but it was not accepted. (Source: Bir Tanzimat diplomati Kostaki Musurus Pasa, (1807-1891)., NURDAN SAFAK). Dante's Divine Comedy, originally called Comedia, and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. This is only 'Purgatorio' book from the set. It's signed and inscribed by Musurus Pasha with a dedication in French to Monseigneur Auguste Bonetti as "A la grandeur Monseigneur Bonetti, Hommage de veneration, Musurus". Bonetti was, in 1887, after the appointment of Monsignor Rotelli to the Vatican Ambassador to Paris, the new Constantinople patriarch appointed by Rome for him. First Greek Edition. Extremely rare.
Série complète de 11 tomes, ensemble +/- 7500pp., dans la série "Collection de Chroniques Belges inédites, publiée par ordre du gouvernement", 30cm., imprimé sur papier de luxe, reliures cart.d'éditeur (qqs.dos restaurés, 2 etiquettes aux dos), texte et intérieur en très bon état, [Contenu: tome I: Depuis l'abdication de Charles V jusqu'au départ de Philippe II pour l'Espagne (1555-1559), II-IV: Régence de la Duchesse de Parme (1559-1562, 1562-1564, 1564-1567), V-VI: Gouvernement du duc d'Albe (1567-1570, 1570-1573), VII-VIII: Gouvernement de Requesens (1573-1575, Le conseil d'état 1575-1576), IX-X: Gouvernement de don Juan (1576-1577, 1577-1578), XI: Gouvernement du duc de Parme, première partie (1578-1579)], poids total: 27kg., B84219
Ensemble de quatre forts volumes de format in 4° de Tome I: VI, 760 pp.; tome II: II, 718 pp.; tome III: II, 788 pp.; tome IV: II, 840 pp.. Une planche dépliante. Reliure légèrement postérieure en demi basane cerise, dos richement orné. Collationné complet. Papier parfois roussi sinon charmant exemplaire.
290 pages. Index. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. First printed in the US by Harper & Brothers in 1956. "Author was born in 1901 and in 1921 was appointed to the American Legation in Peiping - although his actual diplomatic career began in 1923 when he was named Vice-Consul at Mukden. For the next eighteen years he held various posts in many parts of China, until December 1941 - while he was American Counsul at Shanghai - when the Japanese captured the city and he was interned for several months. Named Consul General at Vancouver in 1945, he left the next year to become Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, later American Ambassador to Thailand, a post he held until his retirement in 1953.... He saw China and Manchuria in chaos under the warlords. He witnessed the growth of Chinese nationalism, and China's suffering as first the Japanese and then the Communists struggled for ascendency." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Tanning to endpapers. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in mylar. An important account of these pivotal years in China, as witnessed by an American diplomat. Book
A Paris, Ponthieu et Michaud, 1828 - 1838. 13 volumes in-8 reliés demi veau vert glacé à petits coins, dos lisse ornés de fleurons estampés à froids, filets dorés, titres et tomaisons dorés. Tranches marbrées. Quelques légères rousseurs. Bel ensemble, bien relié. Le Comte Armand François d'Allonville, dit marquis d'Allonville fut nommé en 1778, second sous-lieutenant au régiment d'infanterie du Roi, puis en 1785 lieutenant. Major en second du régiment de l'Auxerrois. Avant la révolution il fut fait chevalier de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis et chevalier de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. Réformé en 1791, il émigra, puis fin 1791, rentra en France. En 1792, il émigra à nouveau. Armand François prit part à la campagne des Princes de 1792. Fin 1792, il revient en France. Et de nouveau en 1794, émigra, avec son épouse Chartotte Levavasseur. En juillet 1799, son épouse décéda. Il demanda sans succès à servir dans la Légion italique. Vu ce refus en 1804, Armand se rendit en Russie où il passa une vingtaine d'années. On lui attribua la paternité du plan de Barclay de Tolly qui organisa la retraite des troupes russes dans la campagne de 1812. Nommé maréchal de camp en 1814, il revint à Paris, en 1815 et assista Alphonse de Beauchamp dans la rédaction d'un Précis biographique sur Louis XVIII. Cet écrivain succéda à Alphonse de Beauchamp, dans la rédaction des " Mémoires tirés des papiers d'un homme d'Etat, sur les causes secrètes qui ont déterminé la politique des cabinets dans la guerre de la révolution, depuis 1792 jusqu'en 1815 ". Première édition : Barbier 3. 260.
Madrid, por Francisco Martinez, a costa de Manuel Lopez, Mercader de Libros, 1643. Folio; 5 hojas, 540 pp., 9 hojas, de diez, faltando la última, de Tabla. Portada arquitectónica, grabada por Maria Eugenia de Beer, en la que aparece el escudo de Manual Alvarez Pinto y Ribera, a quien está dedicada la traducción. La portada está reforzada y presenta una pequeña pérdida de papel. Algunos cuadernillos presentan enrojecimiento. Sencilla encuadernación moderna en media tela. Primera edición española de la crónica escrita por un insigne observador del conflicto, el Cardenal Bentivoglio, Nuncio Papal durante nueve años en la Corte del Archiduque Alberto de Austria e Isabel Clara Eugenia, hija de Felipe II.
In-4 (173 x 230 mm), broché, couverture de papier d'attente paille (rel. postérieure), 35 p. et [-36], 45, (1) p. de privilège, 2 pages de titre comprises dans la pagination. Édition originale in-4° de librairie en premier tirage, rare, du traité historique signé à Bréda le 31 juillet 1667. Publiée par les "imprimeurs & libraires ordinaires du Roy", avec privilège et vignettes de titre aux armes royales. Les deux parties possèdent une page de titre particulière, sous pagination continue. Le traité de Bréda, signé par l’Angleterre, la République des Provinces-Unies, la France et le Danemark, mettait un terme à la Deuxième Guerre anglo-néerlandaise (1665-1667), alors que les armées de Louis XIV commençaient à envahir les Pays-Bas espagnols. Les Néerlandais abandonnèrent aux Anglais les territoires de la Nouvelle Amsterdam (New York) contre les fabriques de sucre du Suriname et l'île de Run dans les Moluques, monopole de la noix muscade (!). Par ailleurs, l'Angleterre rendait l'Acadie à la France en échange d'Antigua, de Montserrat et de la partie anglaise de Saint-Christophe. (Dionne, 'Inventaire chronologique (...) Québec et Nouvelle France', II, n°177 et 223. Sabin, n°96526). Auréoles claires, quelques piqûres éparses. Bon exemplaire.
(Al fin:) Madrid, Juan Martín de Barrio, 1648, 29 x 21 cm., dos hojas. (Descripción detallada de los actos, carrozas, banquetes y personalidades de ambas embajadas que participaron en la firma del primer tratado de Westfalia en el Ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Münster. Hemos localizado solo dos ejemplares de esta obra en la Real Academia de la Historia).
New English Original cloth bdg. by Legatoria Rigoldi SNC. Oblong folio. (36 x 47 cm). In English. 16, [1] p. text,1 full paged b/w map in text (Byzantivm nunc Constantinopolis), 8 folding color plts. of panoramic views made by Zacharias Wehme in 1582 from an album in the Sachsische Landesbibliothek Dresden (Mscr. J 2a). 1100 copies were printed in Italy. Numbered copy. 357/1100. Printed on handmade paper by Cartiere Enrico Magnani S.p.A. Preface.; Historical setting.; Images of Istanbul, I: A wedding procession. II: Entertainment in a Harem (women dancing and playing dance music). III: Ladies going to a bathhouse. IV: An imperial residence. V: Arrival of the Crimean Embassy. VI: Sultan embarking on a hunt. VII: Sultan going to Friday prayer. VIII: Procession of the Queen Mother. Images of imperial Istanbul. Facsimile Edition of eight panoramic views made by Zacharias Wehme in 1582 from an album in the Sachsische Landesbibliothek Dresden (Mscr. J 2a). Published by Ahmet Ertug. Photographic reproduction of originals by C. Hüttel. Translation of captions from German by Ali Özdamar.
Madrid, Domingo García y Morràs, 1646, 29,5 x 20,5 cm., dos hojas. (Narración de la visita realizada al Papa por Juan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera, IX Almirante de Castilla, acompañado de la nobleza napolitana. No hemos localizado ningún ejemplar impreso en Bibliotecas españolas, aunque existe esta Relación manuscrita en los fondos de la Biblioteca Nacional).
Very Good Persian Original wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (21,5 x 18 cm). In Persian. [2], 284 p., b/w plates. Signed and inscribed 'Dr. Rezazadeh Shafaq'. First edition and a rare autographed copy of these official travel memoirs of Switzerland by an Iranian politician from the liberal party in the Pahlavi period, including attractive impressions and descriptions of European culture. Sadeq Rezazadeh Shafaq was one of the activists of the Qajar dynasty and Ph.D. graduate of the University of Berlin who taught the history of Persian literature as well as was a journalist, poet, and politician. Only one copy in OCLC: 949522859 (Bogaziçi University Library). An extremely rare autographed copy.
[Genova, i.e. Sevilla, por Matheo Garvizza, 1725]. Folio; 483 pp. Ejemplar falto de portada y 3 hojas preliminares. Primera edición real. Encuadernación de época en pergamino a la romana.
In-folio grande, xiii, [1], 8 tavole incise in rame, 108 pp. (di cui 48 incise). Piena pelle settecentesca.
In-8, broché, couverture de papier bleu moderne, (4), 152 p. Edition originale. Dupont de Nemours commente article par article le "Pacte de famille", alliance franco-espagnole conclue en 1733 et renouvelée en 1761. En 1790, l'Espagne invoqua ce traité pour faire appel au roi de France après un incident survenu avec les troupes britanniques dans le Pacifique. "Louis XVI et ses ministres furent enclins à envoyer l'aide demandée, même au risque de la guerre; mais l'Assemblée nationale, confrontée pour la première fois à des questions diplomatiques, rejeta la demande espagnole. Un régime national et représentatif ne reconnaissait pas les liens familiaux entre les maisons régnantes comme une base adéquate pour des accords internationaux, et encore moins pour des actions militaires" (W. Doyle, 'The Oxford History of the French Revolution', p. 164-165). Dupont de Nemours révéla, à cette occasion, ses exceptionnels talents en matière de géopolitique et de relations internationales. (Kress B.1831. Martin & Walter, II, 12155. Schelle, 'Dupont de Nemours', Bibliographie, p. 416). Marge extérieure légèrement effrangée sur les premiers feuillets. Très bon exemplaire, très frais, à toutes marges, imprimé sur papier vergé, tel que paru.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter signed 'Sadrazam Rifat' sent to Tophâne-i Âmire müsiri Mustafa Zeki Pasa [i.e. Grand master of Turkish artillery]. 38x24 cm. In Ottoman script. Folded. 1 p. It's an official celebration for Mustafa Zeki Pasha's achievements in the Turco-Greco War in 1897-1898. It's written in a beautiful riq'a script. Halil Rifat Pasha was an Ottoman statesman and a Grand Vizier for six years between 1895 until his death in 1901, during the reign of Abdul Hamid II. He was born in Serres (Serez) and received education in an Islamic type parish school in Salonica (Selanik), then continued to Mekteb-i Mülkiye in Constantinople. After his education years, he started to work as a mailing clerk in Vidin, then worked as secretary in the office of the Governor of Salonica. He advanced by degrees and was appointed to higher official positions by passage of time, including at Rustchuk. In 1882 he was appointed as mutasarrif of Vidin, then in 1886 he was appointed as governor of Sivas, where he started a road-building programme. He was subsequently appointed governor of Aidin (1889) and later of Monastir, where he fought brigandage units which was rife in the province. He was appointed as minister of internal affairs in 1893 . Then he was appointed as grand vizier in November 1895 . The most important events in his era as grand vizier were the riots of Sason (in 1895) and in Crete (in 1897), as well as the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 which ended with Ottoman victory. His motto in the road building campaign was "Any place where you can't go is not yours"! (Gidemedigin yer senin degildir!). Zeki Pasha was one of the most trusted Ottoman generals and statesmen of the Sultan Abdulhamid II. He served as Tophane Counselor for 18 years during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II. In 1899, Italian architect Alexandre Vallaury built the 'Tophane Müsiri Zeki Pasa Mansion (Yali)', one of the most valuable estates of Istanbul, on his behalf. In 1908, he fell out of favor with the declaration of the Second Constitutional Monarchy by Union and Progress Society (Ittihat ve Terakki Cemiyeti) and was deported first to Büyükada and then to Rhodes. (Source: Wikipedia). Slightly chipped. A very good manuscript paper.
Full Title: "A BRIEF STATE OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA In Which The Conduct of Their Assemblies for several Years past is impartially examined,and the true Cause of the continual Encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret Design of their late unwarrantable Invasion and Settlement upon the River Ohio. To which is annexed, As easy Plan for restoring Quiet in the public Measures of that Province, and defeating the ambitious Views of the French in time to come. In a Letter from a Gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his Friend in London. Second Edition." 45 p. [Bound without the half-title]. Small 8vo. Nice late 19th century half leather pamphlet binder, front board detached. Text in unusually fine condition. An in-depth look into Pennsylvania politics at the time of the French and Indian War, and the relationships between the Quakers, Germans and "Menonists", English, French and Moravians in the young colony. "Smith's Brief State with its laments over the capture by the Quakers of the 'ignorant German vote' through the help of their 'hireling printer' (Christopher Saur), and its demand that the Germans be denied the vote 'till they have sufficient knowledge of our language and constitution.'" Howes S-686; Sabin 84590. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 61 L Stk
Lisboa, na Officina Real Deslandesiana, 1711. 4to.; 8 hs., 264 pp. Encuadernación en piel marbreada, de la época, fatigada, con pérdidas de piel en lomera y planos.
2 volumes in-8 (210 x 124 mm), demi-veau noisette de l'époque, dos lisses entièrement ornés d'un riche décor romantique en long, filets et palettes estampés à froid et au noir, pièces de titre et de tomaison de veau brun, tranches marbrées, (4), iii, 488 p. et (4), 476, (4) p. Edition originale, exemplaire bien complet de la liste des souscripteurs aux 'Mémoires d'outre-tombe' (T. II, p. 469-476) et du catalogue Delloye en fin du tome second (4 pages). Le premier volume porte une mention fictive de "deuxième édition". "Plaidoyer en faveur de son action comme ministre des Affaires étrangères au moment de la guerre d’Espagne de 1823, et plus largement en faveur de la Restauration (…). Le lecteur est aujourd’hui en face d’un chef-d’oeuvre, véritable morceau des ‘Mémoires d’Outre-tombe’. On y retrouve le style éblouissant de l’écrivain, la verve du polémiste, l’imagination du poète. L’ouvrage contient de nombreux passages des Mémoires, Chateaubriand ayant hésité longtemps à y réintégrer ce texte (…). Il enchantera tous ceux pour qui les ‘Mémoires’ sont un des chefs-d’oeuvre de la littérature française" (J.-A. de Sédouy, éd. H. Champion, 2014). "Le Congrès de Vérone est une manière de préface politique aux 'Mémoires d’outre-tombe' (...). L’essai renferme des pages fameuses sur Waterloo, les portraits de Louis XVIII et du tsar Alexandre, la dernière visite à Charles X, etc. Les dernières pages, sublimes, annoncent la conclusion légendaire des Mémoires par leur étonnant prophétisme démocratique, le rejet de la légitimité et l’affirmation de soi” (Benoît Yvert). (Dacier, 194. Vicaire, II, 289). Quelques piqûres et rousseurs éparses. Ex-libris armorié gravé. Très bon exemplaire, dans une reliure romantique décorative de l'époque.