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La Belgique, guide pittoresque, monumental, artistique, historique, geografique, politique et commercial; precede' de l itineraire de tous les chemin de fer Belges.etc.Renseignements indispensables au voyageur. Edition illustree' de vignettes representant les principaux sites et monuments du royaume, (complet ) d'une carte coloriee' dresse par H. Dufour, geographe. En perfait etat; in - 18, (3)ff. (faux - titre avec front. au verso, titre, titre de la 1ère partie), 159pp., 5pl., 327pp., 18ff. de publicités, 29pl., cartonnage d'éditeur en percaline violine, armes royales de Belgique sur le premier plat, dos lisse orné., Frontispice et 34 planches. Nombreuses vignettes dans le texte. PREMIÈRE ÉDITION. Plutot rare. Prima edizione Rilegato
8vo., with engraved frontispiece (original tissue guard present), illustrated title, printed title in red and black, and 92 engravings (26 full-page) in the text; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, chocolate endpapers, uncut, original gilt from backstrip preserved and mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With small blind stamp on printed title and small stamp on half-title and last leaf of index. A lovely copy.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In modern aesthetic full leather bdg. in Ottoman style. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 184 p., numerous b/w plates. First and only edition of this scarce travelogue which was planned for fifteen days on January 19, 1909, but took about forty days, containing a first-hand travel account of Egypt in 1909, an Islamic country that began to modernize at the beginning of the 20th century, written by an Ottoman intellectual, one year after the Second Constitutional Regime. This rare book contains early descriptions of the Egyptian municipality, the Red Crescent, gardens and parks, urbanism, zoo, and botanic gardens, tramps, bridges, social life, folkloric customs, Mahmil Alays, cemeteries, music and history of art, hotels, Nile and many historical heritages, architecture, etc. Agop [or Agob] Matyosyan was one of the first Armenian printers to apply during the inspections of printing houses that were done in accordance with the Nizam-name-i Cedid (Jareeda-i Mahakim, No. 429 (13 Jamazia al-awwal 1305) in the late Imperial Ottoman period. Hegira: 1327 = Gregorian: 1910. Özege: 14459. OCLC: 476243661 / 16347814.
pp. [8], 328. Engraved title page. Foxed. 24mo. 13 cm. Worn contemporary full leather binding. This is a page-for-page reprint of the 1650 Elzevier editions; and the second of two impressions of 1671 (without the preliminary headpiece). Willems 1462n. Valerius Maximus was a widely read Roman author, but little is known of his life. This work, [Nine Books of Memorable Deeds and Sayings] was written around A.D. 30 and is a miscellany of anecdotes about a variety of subjects. It was especially important as a source for writers and orators. The Dutch family of Elzevier (Elzevir; Elsevier) were the foremost printers of their time. They produced a vast variety of well printed scholarly and popular books; many in a very small handy format. Louis Elzevier, the founder of the firm, produced his first book in Leiden in 1583. The 'golden age' of Elzevier printing was between 1620 and 1680. The Elzevier dynasty probably produced their last publication in 1770. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 6
First edition, 4to, [6], 37, [1]pp., number 12 of a limited edition of 1,000, 72 plates, inconspicuous sign of stamp having been removed from verso of title, original publishers two-tone cloth, a little rubbed.
pl. basane blond marbré, tit. doré sur pc. de maroquin jaune sur dos à 4 nerfs, fer à froid encadrant les plats, tr. rouges, bandeaux, (plats et dos frottés, ptt. épidermure en tête du dos, coupes et coins émoussés avec ptt. mq. aux coins sup., p. de tit. cornée) Amusant coutumier “portatif” bien complet du texte de la coutume de Normandie et de la jurisprudence jusqu’à la date d’édition. Il contient en outre d’importantes tables des matières et des édits (manque à Dupin).
[4] + 110 + [2] pp., "Revue l'An 1642 par les Deputez de Son Altesse & de ses Etats. Seconde Edition", belle reliure en plein-cuir brun moderne, titre doré au dos, exemplaire intercalé, qqs. vagues traces d'humidité occasionnelles, bon exemplaire, B95184
basane brune de l’époque, dos à nerfs ornés, tit. et tom. dorés sur pc. bordeaux, tr. jaspées, roulette sur les coupes, tit. rouges et noirs, vignettes, bandeaux, lettrines et culs-de-lampe, (reliure en état assez médiocre, épidermures, mors fendus, manques aux coiffes de pied, aux coins et aux coupes, fortes mouillures et attaques de vers aux marges inférieures entraînant une fragilisation du papier et de tr. légers manques de texte) (Dupin n° 990). Le traité des testaments de Ricard a été de tous temps regardé comme le meilleur ouvrage sur la question. Le traité de la révocation des donations par la naissance ou survenance des enfants est très intéressant par l’étude qu’il y fait du régime juridique des enfants naturels et légitimés. On y trouve également quelques curiosités : “si l’enfant né ensuite de l’opération césarienne peut faire révoquer la donation faite par son père avant sa naissance”, “si le nouveau-né monstrueux jouit du privilège... pour faire révoquer une donation”. L’ouvrage se termine par la conférence générale d’une part des coutumes d’Amiens et des coutumes locales avec les notes de Dumoulin et d’autre part de la coutume de Senlis. Sur ces deux coutumes il s’agit de l’analyse la plus complète.
133pp VG/none Modern full blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, original editorial printed wrappers kept inside, red stain on the lower parrt of the front wrapper, mild foxing on frontespice, paper slightly age-yellowed otherwise in very good conditions. Rare work on Egyptian proverbs, made and translated by Joseph Hanki, with an Introduction by Major R H Brown.
239p. illus plates bibliography. index Crisp tight copy, tiny mark and slight scuffing at spine, else fine Book
Berlin, Ernst Wasmuth, 1922. Grand et fort In-4 relié pleine toile moutarde éditeur, titre doré en dos et au premier plat sur fond de toile verte en encadrement doré, 32 pages + 128 planches de costumes en couleurs numérotées et légendées. Bel exemplaire.
Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Hunting the Opium Smugglers - Author attempts to capture Chinaman who was causing much trouble by smuggling opium into a South Sea Island; Photograph from Hong Kong of a "Punishment Chair" upon which a bound criminal sat upon eleven knives and was then carried through the streets as a lesson to others; With "Lizzie" to the Edge of Beyond - An old Ford car takes four passengers and a heavy load seven hundred miles through Central Africa; The Faithful Burglar - a story involving psychic phenomena from Ray Bell's Tie-Camp at Shabaqua, Ontario - with photo; Through Savage Europe - Part II - Richard Carline continues to describe his painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro; The Devil Panther - Two British hunters pursue a feared killer panther in India; What Happened to Hubbard? - Sequel to "Where the Gold Went" in which Charles A. Siringo described how Schell and Hubbard stole a quantity of gold from the famous Treadwell Mine in Alaska - describes how Hubbard went on to success in Dawson City; Roaming the Wild South Seas - Part IV (conclusion) - Jack McLaren describes the romance and adventure of the South Sea Islands - article with photos; A Run for Money - Author attempts to smuggle a ranch payroll through a Mexican rebel zone; Photo of Filipino "Tom Thumb", Panglima Diki-Diki; The "Human Bomb" - Update on a 1913 story about Carl Warr who walked into the Los Angeles Police Headquarters with enough dynamite to blow it up; Across the Great Sahara - Part III - A journey by camel across the Sahara from bottom to top - article with many excellent photos; The Sheep-Shearer - A sailor's amusing story about a machine invented by his second engineer; At Grips With a Python - Nighmare experience for a South African farmer; The Ghost of Ardtrea - An odd story from County Tyrone, Ireland describing events in an old rectory; A Week End in Bulgaria - Quaint glimpses of Bulgarian manners and customs by traveller Ralph Michaelis. 88 pages. plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip has left the back cover barely holding, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Pages 194-284 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Romance of the French Foreign Legion; Adrift in a Mine-Field - two men drift through a mine-field in a crippled seaplane, fending off mines with their bare hands!; That Night - a rice-planter's cyclone ordeal on Bordelieu Island off the Florida coast; An Englishwoman in South America - Mrs. Mayer-Nixson describes the ways of Chilean (Chilian) policemen, the curious manners and customs of the people, and the odd habits of Chilean servants; The End of the Rainbow - an adventure of Etienne, a half-breed trapper in Northern Canada who had not heard of WWI; Rua the Prophet - the curious history of a Maori fanatic, Rua Kenana, who established a native "New Jerusalem" in the heart of the wild and inaccessible Urewera Mountains of New Zealand - article with great photos; Canada's Last Frontier - part II of a photo-illustrated narrative of a trip to Canada's Eskimo country - including a photo of Fort McMurray which was but a tiny clearing in the woods, plus a photo of an early oil well, and the Pelican gas 'gusher' which had been buring for 18 years!; Our Zambezi Lion-Hunt - adventure involving a black-faced lion; The Tale of the "Tara" - the adventures of the crew of the auxilliary cruiser "Tara," torpedoed off the North African coast - photo-illustrated article; Exploring the Black Canyon - A.L. Fellows and W.W. Torrence help tap a river by a tunnel which irrigates a previously barren valley in Colorado. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Pages 353-440, plus 24 pages of fascinating ads. Features: The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part 1 - incredible revelations of a building in Philadelphia with underground cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses by Chinese Tong-men; A Village on a Mountain Top - nice photo-illustrated article on Mola, Sicily; Enrico Toti - Italy's One-Legged War Hero - how he fought and died at the Carso front; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part 1 - the first authentic account of their work and adventures - photo-illustrated article; In the Grip of the Blizzard - Daring Antarctic Sledge Expedition of Sir Douglas Mawson as described by Capt. Madigan - major article with fascinating photos; My Adventures in the World War, Part 3 of E. Ashmead-Bartlett's adventures as a war correspondent; In the Land of the Lapps - Part 3 - photo-illustrated description of the life and customs of these fascinating and little-known people; The Gum Lands of New Zealand - photo-illustrated article on the Kauri gum industry of New Zealand; How We Brought the Chinese War-Workers to France - important information about the Chinese Labour Corps which assisted British armies in non-combatant duties at the Front were recruited in China and transported from their distant homes in the Far East across the seas to France, travelling via Canada; Marooned in the Arctic - E.H.L. Mitchell went to Alaska on a mining venture but was shipwrecked and marooned on a barren island for eight weeks; The Water-Gardeners of Amiens, France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Lost in the Mine - the lamp of a boy working in a Welsh coillery went out and he lost his way - and nearly his life; Photo of the four-hundred and fifty Temples of the Law at Mandalay, in Upper Burma. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
pl. basane brune mouchetée, tit. doré sur pc. en maroquin doré, dos à nerfs orné de dentelles et fleurons avec filets encadrant dorés, roulettes dorées sur les coupes, tr. rouges, (rel. fragile, partiellement dérelié, plats très lég. épidermurés, coupes et coins élimés avec ptt mq. en queue, coiffe sup. accidentée), intérieur très propre Certainement le meilleur commentaire de la Coutume de Bretagne. Fils de Poullain de Belair, auteur d’une traduction abrégée du Commentaire de d’Argentré sur la coutume de Bretagne, Poullain du Parc fut l’émule de Pothier qu’il égala en tout cas comme Professeur. Toullier cite souvent avec éloge les différents ouvrages de l’auteur (Dupin, réf. 1213-28 à 31).
pl. veau havane, tit. doré sur dos à 4 nerfs ornés de fers et doubles filets encadrant dorés, plats encadré de filets dorés, (mq. deux caissons et la coiffe sup., coins émoussés avec des mq., qq. mouillures et rousseurs) De renommée internationale, Jean Begat est choisi par le Roi d’Espagne pour fixer les limites territoriales de la Franche-Comté avec les cantons de Suisse. Comme conseiller du Parlement, il est, avec le premier président de La Guesle, Vintimille et Bretagne, désigné pour la réformation de la coutume de Bourgigne et c’est sous son nom que sont imprimés Les cahiers des commissaires chargés de la réformation. Ces cahiers ont eu une très grande valeur dans la doctrine bourguignonne (M. Petitjean, Dictionnaire historiques des juristes français, Paris, PUF, 2007). Dupin (réf. 1210-10) indique que « ce livre, rempli d’erreurs et de maximes contraires à l’usance du palais, a été défendu » et notamment suite à un précédent arrêt. Une réédition paraîtra en 1717 avec l’apport des remarques de Jean Villers et les commentaires de Jean Guillaume.
Editions Cercle d' Art 1956. In-4 broché sous couverture de papier gaufré rouge à rabats et double emboitage de toile grège, 152 pages. Décors et costumes illustrés en couleurs par LEGER, COUTAUD, GISHIA, LABISSE, PIGNON. Un des 150 exemplaires numérotés comportant une suite de 4 lithographies originales numérotées et signées tirées sur papier d'Arches, chez Mourlot frères à Paris, de COUTAUD, GISHIA, LABISSE ET PIGNON. GISCHIA a composé la couverture de l'ouvrage. Parfait état.
Book is in excellent condition in heavy weave tan HB covers, gilt over red at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners with a very light bump to lower front, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, price clipped, now wrapped in clear protective cover. 322 pages on high quality heavy white paper, reprinted form 1903. Rare by this publisher. Full page Author illustration opposite title page, Illustrated by one hundred and forty engravings, in which are represented most of the popular diversions; selected from ancient paintings. "This book is a key source for information on leisure time activities in 'Olde England,' including sports, hunting, games, dancing, gymnastics, music, festivals including Christmas and May Day and customs such as Mumming, The Boy Bishop, and The Lord of Misrule, Horse Racing, Slinging of Stones, Hand Ball, Archery, Dancing, Tumbling, Balancing, Jugglers, Juggling, Bowling, Tennis, Bat and ball, Jousts, Tricks Taught to Horeses, Animals Imitated, Quintain, Tilting, Kayles, Cards, Chess,. It answers questions such as "How do you score a joust?," "When did feral wolves become extinct in Britain?," and "How much do you pay the piper?" And what is Shakespeare talking about when he mentions Shove-Groat or Nine Men's Morris? (The modern equivalents are shuffleboard and tic-tac-toe). Included are numerous quotes from original documents and dozens of plates based on period illustrations. Strutt also documents the constant conflict between popular culture and the religious and secular powers."
Very Good English Original green cloth. Title gilt in black "Egyptian Touring Association" and "ETA logo" to the front board. Foolscap 8vo. (17,5 x 13 cm). In English. 110 p. with rich separate advertisements, and a fine folded b/w map titled "Desert motor-routes" on a scale of 1:4,000,000. Slightly fading on cloth, otherwise a fine copy. First and only edition of this rare complete and very detailed desert motor-routes' guide for the Anglo-Egyptian motorists, printed by the Egyptian Touring Association in Cairo, including details about hospitals, "what to do in cases of accidents on the roads", free legal defence, hotels, garages as well as itineraries, pedestrian crossings, speed limits in the country, parking regulations of Sharia Kasr el Nil, Adly Pasha, no-lights area, railway bridges, postal rates, exchange rates, rates of freight on motor cars by sea and rail, kilometers into miles, transcontinental road London - Istanbul with other useful information. This guide was explained in the introduction as "This handbook has been compiled for the benefit of members and is issued to them free. Extra copies may be obtained from the Head Office, 3 Sh. Cattawi Bey, Kasr el Nil, Cairo, at the price of P.T. 10. It contains a good deal of useful information regarding touring of all kinds in Egypt and abroad including a list of recommended hotels and garages throughout the country. "The president of the Association which was founded in 1932, was H.E. Sir Miles Lampson (1880-1964). He was a British diplomat who was appointed High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan in 1934. As a result of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty in December 1936, to which Lampson was a signatory, Britain loosened its grip on Egypt and the post title was changed to Ambassador to Egypt and High Commissioner for Sudan in 1936. Lampson continued in this office until 1946. Vice presidents were Sir Stenson Cooke and J. A. Crawford. According to the ETA's service page of the guide, the purpose of the association can be determined as "Association was formed to provide a long-felt want in Egypt, that is, a touring club in the true sense of the word, devoted to the interests of all kinds of travelers. It's a non-profit making co-operative organization with the aim of making the path of the motorist, the airman, the camper, and every other kind of traveler pleasanter and smoother. The E.T.A. is officially recognized by the Egyptian Government and already in its short existence has grown enormously, being able to offer the following very real services to its members: Expert and detailed advice on all touring matters. Expert advice on motoring matters and vetting of cars. Free itineraries to all parts of Egypt and abroad. Reminders are sent to all members when a car and driving license is due for renewal. Renewal of car and driving licenses. Free legal defense for motoring offenses. Triptyques, carnets, and all documents for foreign touring, including passport arrangements. Agents at Alexandria, PortSaid, Suez, and the principal ports to look after the incoming and outgoing motorist and relieve him of all worry. A full stock of maps and guide books of Egypt and other countries. Up-to-date information on the state of roads and desert tracks. Welcome and help from the 100 odd touring clubs of the A.I.T. [i.e. the Alliance Internationale de Tourisme], of which the E.T.A. is a member. Recommended hotels and garages throughout Egypt and the Near East. Insurance for members can be effected at the most advantageous rates, and advice is given. Cars can be driven to any part of Egypt, by experienced drivers. Guides are provided. Other benefits, it is hoped, will be given in due of course.". Not located in OCLC. "1938-39 Edition" of the series (not published more than two years) is located in OCLC in no. 862336537.
In-12°; pp. (16), 565 (i.e. 555), (5), bel frontespizio calcografico inciso da Crispin de Pas, che tra l’altro ritrae il “magnus moscovia dux”; legatura in piena pergamena coeva rigida con titolo manoscritto al dorso, tagli spruzzati, buon esemplare. Edizione orginale di questo interessante compendio su Mosca e la Russia, suddiviso in parte corografica, ossia la descrizione del paese, politica e storica.
pl. veau blond marbré d’époque, dos à 5 nerfs orné, tit. doré sur pc. de maroquin bordeaux, plats encadrés de filets à froid, roulette sur les coupes, tr. rouges, vignettes, lettrines et culs-de-lampe, (mors entièrement fendu sur un côté, coiffes et tranchefiles absents, coins émoussés, des épidermures, trous de vers non traversant, lég. acidification du papier, mq. 2ème p. de garde) Le principal intérêt de cette rarissime coutume réside dans l’intention de son auteur de montrer l’intérêt de la coutume de Bassigny au regard de celle de Paris trop souvent utilisée par défaut. Pour cela il en explique les points obscurs en s’appuyant notamment sur les droits voisins et les arrêts de parlements pour mieux faire apparaître la spécificité de sa coutume. G. Meylan écrit que “Laistre parvient à ses fins. Il expose un droit privé chaumontois intelligible et sensible à l’harmonisation qui s’annonce des coutumes du royaume”. Dupin, réf. 1221-4.
plein veau brun, tit. doré dos à 5 nerfs orné de fers et filets dorés, tr. rouges, (coiffes abîmées avec des mq., plats et coins frottés avec de fortes épidermures, ors lég. passés sur le dos) « Cet ouvrage publié à Dijon, chez Jean Ressayre, en 1697 [pour la première édition], par son petit-fils Joseph, avaocat général au parlement de Bourgogne, atteint l’ampleur d’un traité systématique » (M. Petijean, Dictionnaire historiques des juristes français, Paris, PUF, 2007). Dupin, réf. 1210-18.
pl. veau fauve, tit. sur pc. bordeaux avec fleurons et filets encadrant dorés, tr. mouchetées rouge, vignettes, culs-de-lampe et lettrines, tit. bicolore, impression en double colonne, (lég. épidermures, pc. de tit. effacée, coiffes arrachées, mors fendus, coins émoussés avec ptt manque), intérieur assez frais Majestueux exemplaire du plus important commentaire de cette coutume (le commentaire de Pithou étant en réalité abusivement désigné du nom de cet auteur) qui couvre l’ensemble du droit champenois y compris celui des foires (certaines coutumes locales adjointes à la coutume de Paris traitent également des foires et marchés). Nous disposons ici d’une des dernières éditions. Rare. (Dupin, réf. 1288-3).
pl. veau blond moucheté, tit. et tom. dorés sur pc. de maroquin havane et verte, dos à nerfs ornés de fleurons dorés avec dentelles et fers dorés encadrant, tr. rouge, dentelle sur les coupes, 2 ex-libris dont l’un daté de 1776 (très fortes épidermures avec mq. sur les couv. et les dos de tous les vol., 2 coiffes manquantes, p. de tit. du t. I détaché, 1 pc. de maroquin du t. III manquant, ors lég. passés sur qq. caissons, travail de vers sur les 10 premiers ff. du t. VI, notes manuscrites d’époque à l’encre sur les contreplats et gardes et qq. fines notes manuscrites à l’encre sur les marges de tous les vol.) On connaît surtout de Poullain du Parc pour sa “petite coutume”, plus accessible et dans laquelle il opère une remise en ordre des articles par thème et fournit des petites explications et des références à la jurisprudence. Il faut d’ailleurs préciser que l’auteur passera sa vie à dépouiller et commenter plus de 2000 arrêts du parlement de Bretagne. Cette connaissance approfondie des règles coutumières et de leur pratique lui permettent de montrer l’évolution du droit depuis les grands commentaires de D’Argentrré et Hévin. Les Principes du droit françois sont plus à considérer comme un traité de droit civil que comme un commentaire d’articles. Il y joint d’ailleurs une étude concise du droit criminel que l’on retrouve dans les deux derniers volumes de notre édition. Ces contemporains le considère, en tout cas pour ce qui concerne le droit privé, comme le meilleur spécialiste du droit en Bretagne. Dupin, réf. 1213-30.
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. pp. viii, 46. "A selection of legends, folk stories and customs of the Haisla people, a branch of the Kwakiutl Indian language-group who live on the West Coast of British Columbia." - subtitle. Lovely line drawing illustrations. Sound and unmarked with light wear. A special first edition copy. Book
