ZATTA Antonio (Venezia 1722 - 1804)MareMagnum
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Carta geografica tratta dall’Atlante novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni e scoperte fatte dai più celebri e più recenti geografi. Stampato in quattro volumi da Antonio Zatta tra il 1779 ed il 1785. Atlante fra i più belli e completi mai pubblicati in Italia nel XVIII secolo, l'opera più famosa dello Zatta. L’Atlante Novissimo, come si specifica anche nel titolo, è “accresciuto sulle osservazioni scoperte fatte dai più celebri e più recenti geografi”. Tra le novità più significative vi è la comparsa delle nuove isole scoperte nell'Oceano Pacifico da James Cook e la prima carta italiana della Nuova Zelanda. Le illustrazioni furono ideate e disegnate dai suoi collaboratori Giovanni Marco Pitteri, Anton Friedrich Busching, Pietro Antonio Novelli ed incise da Giuliano Zuliani. Il primo tomo dell’atlante è introdotto da un breve saggio di geografia generale dove l’autore definisce in modo sintetico e preciso gli elementi che compongono i reticoli eclittico ed equatoriale usati nelle tavole. Interessante la sezione dove si sofferma a descrivere il fenomeno della precessione degli equinozi e quello della variazione ciclica dell'obliquità dell'eclittica. Acquaforte, stampata su carta vergata coeva, coloritura coeva dei contorni, in buone condizioni. Decorative map of the Mediterranean and North Africa, from Gibraltar to Greece and Libya.Includes decorative title cartouche. Map from the Atlante novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni e scoperte fatte dai più celebri e più recenti geografi. Printed in four volumes by Antonio Zatta between 1779 and 1785. Atlas among the most beautiful and complete ever published in Italy in the eighteenth century, the most famous work of Zatta. The Atlante Novissimo, as also specified in the title, is “increased on the observations made by the most famous and most recent geographers”. Among the most significant innovations there is the appearance of the new islands discovered in the Pacific Ocean by James Cook and the first Italian map of New Zealand. The illustrations were designed and drawn by his collaborators Giovanni Marco Pitteri, Anton Friedrich Busching, Pietro Antonio Novelli and engraved by Giuliano Zuliani. The first volume of the atlas is introduced by a brief essay of general geography where the author defines in a concise and precise way the elements that make up the ecliptic and equatorial grids used in the tables. Interesting is the section where he pauses to describe the phenomenon of precession of the equinoxes and the cyclical variation of the obliquity of the ecliptic. Etching, printed on contemporary laid paper, contemporary outline coloring, in good condition.
In 4°, mz. pelle. Raccolta in unico volume di tutto il pubblicato. 12 fascicoli dal 25 aprile al 10 ott. 1936. Pp. 392 corredate da ricco apparato iconografico. Raro a trovarsi completo delle copertine. Ottimo stato.
177 pages. Bibliography. Index. "When war was declared in October 1899, Hilder volunteered for service in South Africa and served two tours of dutyy in 1900 and 1902. His writings are rare accounts of the Canadian action in the war as seen from the perspective of the mounted infantry. No other substantial descriptions of these units have been published, despite the fact that these men made up over 50% of Canadian soldiers recruited to serve in the war." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's ink stamp upon verso of front free endpaper, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
47 pages. Contents: The Cultural Exchange of Europe and Africa; Custom to Culture; Phonics with the Loonicans; The U.N.; The Day They Stole the Letter J.; Sunny and Honey; South of the Border; Darryl's Birthday; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this upbeat educational publication aimed toward young African-American readers. Magazine
Features: The Conquest of German East Africa Completed; Prizes of War - The Romance of Contraband and Captures as Revealed in the Admiralty Courts. Cover illustration of Rt. Hon. Lieut.-General Jan Christiaan Smuts, P.C., K.C. Centerfold photos of the British in Africa. Large portrait of Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, K.C.B., D.S.O., A.D.C., promoted Rear-Admiral, January 1918. Back cover features National War Bond Ad which states "National War Bonds Buy Tanks and Save Soldiers' Lives." Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
Features: Seeking the Golden Cliff - a prospecting expedition in the Central Australian desert; The Hyena - a veteran mining prospector and his story of African Ju-Ju; The Train was Late; A Fool Afoot in France - Part II of an Englishman's walk in France; Murder by Witchcraft - the Crown Prosecutor recounts an amazing case from British East Africa; Crackerjack - interesting stories of serving under a 'character' British sea-captain; The Sadhu's Gift - an interesting Indian tale; Chinese Makeshifts - how the Chinese adapt obsolete products into tools of use - photos; The Mad Trapper - a most extraordinary tale from the annals of the Canadian "Mounties"; How Holland Fights the Sea; The Conquered the Desert - a tribute to the camel - photos; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Backstrip missing chips. 3" x 2" chunk from bottom edge of back cover. Unmarked. Book
Features: West to Adventure - the life of Arthur 'Jack' Letheby in Western North America (Part I); Fear at First Sight - man-eater danger in Africa; Introduction to Murder - Captain Philip Chambers' account of multiple-murder in Casablanca; Besieged by Sea Snakes - the horrifying encounter of an Ecuadoran fisherman; The Devil Follows the Net - The early story of the North Sea fishing grounds - sudden wealth, and sudden death; Karmuk's Prophecy - an Eskimo's experiences with polar bears in the Far North; Mangaia Trader - Part XI of "I Know and Island" - Rarotonga, main island of the Cook Islands; Bridal-Cake Sentinel - the unusually-shaped Guardian of the English Channel; Big City Leopard Hunt - Oklahoma City, 1950; Snatched from the Orient - adventure of the submarine Thule in the Singapore Strait, by Alastair Mars; Mystery of the Vanished Herds - Przewalski's Mongolian wild horses; Jungle Honeymoon; and more. Above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Unmarked. Covers detached as one but present. Book
144 pages. Features: Seeing Africa as Hemingway Saw It: Enchanted Aerie for Expatriate Canadians - Toller Cranston and Mexico's Canadian Community; Yumi Eto; Hot Designers from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver; The Allure of Aromas; Regeneration of the Cocktail; Businessman Jack Diamond; Suggestions for the next Sue Grafton novel; CDNX - Canadian Venture Exchange gets off to a fast start; Never to old to groove to Rap; The joy of weightless sex; Bernie Gest Busted; Tillson Lever Harrison - soldier of fortune, confidence man, medical hero; Spring's new purses; Remembering Robertson Davies; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this lavishly produced publication. Book
204 pages. Index. References. Exhaustively illustrated in black and white with photos and diagrams. "The first comprehensive account of the hand-mills, water-mills, windmills and horse-mills in South Africa... Traces the history of mill machinery from mid-17th century to today." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon half-title page, otherwise book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this superb reference. Book
8vo [23 x 15.5]; xxiv, 333 pp, 87 illustrations including full-page, 2 color plates of butterflies, each with tissue guard and letterpress, tables, folding charts, large folding map. original cloth with gilt lettering and vignette on spine, uncut as issued, light corner wear, light crease on endpaper, else near fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Although concentrating on entomology, making important observations on butterflies and flies, the author also describes local botany, birds and mammals, as well as ecologies. An important work.
8vo [23 x 16]; viii, 288, [16, publisher's ads, dated Feb 1904] pp, engraved mezzotint frontis (port of Mehemet Ali), folding colored map (4 cm split at fold, tear). original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, very small ink stamp of Lilliput post office on corner margin of frontis, rubbed at spine edges, corners, hinge cracking but firm, good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The book is in two parts, the first dealing with the control of the Nile for irrigation, and the second on Soudan (or Sudan), covering society, slavery, trade, social conditions, etc.
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xvi, 356 pp, 32 plates from photos, with 51 illustrations, large folding, partly colored map at end, errata slip (often lacking), index, complete. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, with title lettering on new cloth spine, new endpapers, a very good, sound and tight copy, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Work 62. Conover 786: 'He was one of the first generation of colonial servants who combined anthropological proficiency with administrative ability, and his several volumes are highly regarded'. A well-illustrated account with descriptions of the peoples of southern Nigeria, especially the Eket district, the deities, witchcraft, magic plays, spirits of beasts and trees, ceremonies, secret societies, marriage, taboo, war. topography, etc, with excellent illustrations including the illustration of the 'Phallic Juju' which was to bring fertility to farms, fetishes, activities, rituals, cookery, sacred dances, etc.
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 318 pp, frontis, 40 illus, including full-page from photos, folding detailed map, partly in color, index. original red pictorial gilt cloth (with picture of native in Buffalo disguise), top edge gilted, with gilt lettering on spine, light foxing, a very bright, unworn cover, fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Work 64. The author describes the people of the Lower Congo and his extensive travels in the area, with sections on court etiquette, language and proverbs, native foods and drinks, social life, Congo women and their ways, native amusements, curses, fetishes, warfare, hunting, black magic and white magic, religion, etc. An appendix lists native diseases and their remedies.
Procure des Missions d'Afrique, Paris. 1893. In-8 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Quelques rousseurs. 326 pages. Illustré d'un plan en noir et d'un carte en couleur sur planche dépliable. Illustré de quelques photo-gravures en noir et blanc sur planches hors texte. Etiquette de code sur le dos. Tampon et annotations de bibliothèque en page de titre. Dos muet. Introduction (1877-1888). Débuts de la Compagnie, Les partis (1888-1890). Le capitaine Lugard (déc. 1890-avril 1891). Conflit du 24 jan. 1892...
versch. Formate und Größen. (ca. 8,5 x 11 cm). 9 Photographien. Original-Photographien, meist mit weissem Bildrand, Rückseiten teils mit Beschriftung. Photographien gut erhalten, leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Altersentsprechend guter Zustand. Die Aufnahmen haben verschiedene Maße und Formate (1 Hochformat, 8 Querformate) sowie in den meisten Fällen einen weissen Bildrand. Bis auf zwei kleinere Größenformate liegt das kleine Konvolut etwa im Format von ca. 8,5 x 11 cm vor. Einige der Aufnahmen enthalten rückseitig Beschriftungen (in deutscher Sprache) oder Numerierungen. Zu erkennen sind beispielsweise die beiden Beschriftungen: "Bereit zur Lohnzahlung" sowie "Lavafeld". Die Photos stammen aus einer privaten Sammlung, welche sich insbesondere auf Kamerun konzentrierte. Wir können mit gewisser Wahrscheinlichkeit davon ausgehen, dass es sich hier um Bilder aus Kamerun handelt, können jedoch keine gesicherte Aussage machen. Die historischen Aufnahmen stammen sehr wahrscheinlich aus den 1930er Jahren und nicht aus der deutschen Kolonialzeit selbst. Zahlreiche einstige Kolonialfirmen konnten jedoch Jahre nach Verlust der Kolonien Gebiete zurück kaufen. Möglicherweise sind die Photographien auch in diesem Kontext entstanden. Das Photopapier von einigen der Aufnahmen weist die Kennzeichnung "Agfa Lupex" oder "Agfa Brovira" auf, welche beide erst seit den 1920er Jahren verfügbar waren. Die überaus interessanten Ansichten zeigen: Kolonialbauten, Funktionsgebäude auf Plantagen sowie Anbauflächen mit Pflanzen. Besonders interessant scheint eine Aufnahme, welche eine größere Gruppe von afrikanischen Einwohnern bei einer Art festlichem Akt zeigt. Andere hervorhebenswerte Aufnahmen zeigen beispielsweise ein Detail der Lohnauszahlung auf einer Plantage (Münzen auf dem Tisch) oder eine gelungene Bepflanzung auf einem früheren Lavafeld. Es ist jedoch unwahrscheinlich daß alle Aufnahmen an einem Ort gemacht wurden, plausibler scheint daß an mehreren Orten fotografiert wurde. Historische Bilder mit Bezug zur deutschen Kolonial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte in Kamerun!
Paris, Chaiz, 1891, 28 x 20 cm., holandesa piel de época algo rozada, 2 hojas. + VII + 507 págs. + 68 planos y mapas, la mayoría en colores y casi todos ellos plegados. (Chélu, 1843-1921, fue un ingeniero y hombre de letras que dirigió la Oficina Nacional de Imprenta de Egipto)..
Mm 170x230 Opera in due volumi pubblicati tra il 1889 e il 1891 - Tomi rilegati in mezza pelle con titoli in oro al dorso con 5 nervature, 1147 pagine a numerazione continua con moltissime illustrazioni nel testo e fuori testo - cinque ritratti su doppia pagina -, in fine secondo volume grande carta a colori di cm. 49 x 54 ["Viaggio del Dr. Emilio Holub da Gazungula ai monti Francesco Giuseppe (Regno di Marutse e paese dei Masciucolumbe) 1886 costruito e disegnato sui dati del giornale del viaggiatore"]. Opera in ottimo stato di conservazione. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Roma, La Rassegna Italiana, 1937, 8vo leg. editoriale mezza tela, pp. XIV-324 con 15 cartine e grafici di cui dieci ripiegate f.t. In appendice: "Attività economiche e finanziarie dell'Italia nell'Impero". Edizione di 50 esemplari numerati "su carta speciale per onorare il Duce fondatore dell'Impero", la ns. copia e' la n. 19.
AA.VV L' arte in Africa : le principali etnie dell'arte africana. Milano, Garzanti 2000 italian, 667 Opera con copertina rigida e sovraccoperta. ill. in b/n e a colori ft e nt. 667 p. 31 cm.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, title-vignette and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The author's second book, the first published by the fledgling Hart-Davis and the first to be illustrated by Ralph Thompson. It was Hart-Davis who brought author and artist together in a partnership that was last for more than a decade and which included Durrell's finest work. Here we meet, among other characters, the irrepressible Fon of Bafut. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
Carta intelata incisa in rame, mm. 560x750, in 18 riquadri contenuta in cornice a stampa e confini a col. in cofanetto orig. (qualche intervento di restauro). Dettagliata mappa corredata da scale in Miriametri, Miglia Italiane, leghe comuni di Francia, Leghe marine, misure di Marina presso gli Arabi, Leghe di cammino per le marcie di carovana, Gran Miglia arabici. CARTE INTELATE
RILEGATO IN MEZZA TELA MARRONE CON AL PIATTO APPLICATA COPERTINA DEL PRIMO FASCICOLO. OPERA IN 49 FASCICOLI CON OGNUNO COPERTINA ILLUSTRATA, L'ULTIMO FASCICOLO E' STATO RILEGATO PER ERRORE PRIMA DEL FASCICOLO 48. ALLA PRIMA PAGINA TITOLO SCRITTO AD INCHIOSTRO A CARATTERI GRANDI numero pagine: 784 formato: 28X22.3 stato conservazione: DISCRETO, LEGATURA CON VARIE USURE E PICCOLE MANCANZE, INTERNO CON VARIE PIEGHE AGLI ANGOLI
Torino, Soc. An. Az. Edit. Libraria, 1936, 4to brossura originale edit. bella copertina illustrata, pp. nn. (200 circa)
Cm. 26 x 17; pp. 227; tavole a colori applicate; carta vergata di Fabriano; legatura editoriale in seta nera con plancetta a colori; titolo in oro; cofanetto serigrafato nero.<BR>In ottimo stato.<BR>Collana Le Guide Impossibili prima tiratura di 5000 copie, questa n.193.
Cm. 26 x 17; pp. 223; tavole a colori applicate; carta vergata di Fabriano; legatura editoriale in seta nera con plancetta a colori; titolo in oro; cofanetto serigrafato nero.<BR>In ottimo stato.<BR>Collana Le Guide Impossibili prima tiratura di 5000 copie, questa n. 490.
