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In 4° (234 x 163 mm), 3 parti in 1 volume.; [8], 358, [2] pagine; [28] carte; 47, [49] pagine, 64 carte geografiche a doppia pagina delle quali 27 raffiguranti il mondo antico e 37 raffiguranti il mondo moderno con la descrizione al retro, 12 xilografie e diagrammi nel testo, marche tipografiche (alcuni difetti.). Solida legatura coeva in pergamena con unghie (sguardie nuove).
XIV-298-[2] pp., 37 pl Basane havane de l'époque, dos à nerfs et fleuronné, pièce de titre rouge, tranches rouges 1716, 1716, in-4, XIV-298-[2] pp, 37 pl, Basane havane de l'époque, dos à nerfs et fleuronné, pièce de titre rouge, tranches rouges, 37 cartes et planches, dont 18 à double page, le tout gravé en taille-douce. Édition originale de cette relation très recherchée. L'auteur, qui avait été envoyé en Amérique du sud pour espionner les installations portuaires des colonies espagnoles, donne ici des descriptions et remarques intéressantes sur les peuples, la faune, la flore et la minéralogie du Brésil du Chili et du Pérou. Il effectue plusieurs relevés qui aboutissent à la première cartographie précise de l'Amérique méridionale ; il lève notamment les cartes de la Baie de tous les Saints (pl. XXXIII) et de l'île Sainte-Catherine (pl. III) au Brésil. Parmi les planches qui illustrent l'ouvrage se trouve celle qui représente le fraisier du Chili, en grandeur naturelle. Ce fraisier "différend du nôtre par les feuilles plus arrondies, plus charnues et fort velues", porte des fruits "gros comme une noix, & quelques fois comme un oeuf de poule ; ils sont d'un rouge blanchâtre & un peu moins délicat au goût que nos fraises des bois" (p. 70, pl. XI) : Frézier, au nom si prédestiné, ramena quelques pieds de cette espèce en France et les donna à Jussieu pour le Jardin Royal. Elle est à l'origine de toutes les espèces de fraises modernes. Amédée François Frézier (1682-1773), fils d'un gentilhomme écossais réfugié en France, servit dans l'infanterie, sous les ordres du duc de Charost, puis entra dans le corps du génie comme ingénieur en 1707 ; il contribua notamment à l'amélioration des fortifications de Saint-Malo. Il est connu tant pour ses talents de cartographe que pour ses connaissances en pyrotechnie; il est en effet l'auteur de l'un des meilleurs traités sur les fusées et sur les feux d'artifice de son temps (Traité des feux d'artifice. Paris, Chez Daniel Jollet, 1706). Il a également publié un ouvrage sur la taille de la pierre et du bois. Exemplaire qui présente un amusant petit défaut d'impression : le cuivre de la lettrine "M" de la page de dédicace a été placé de travers. Bel exemplaire. Reliure restaurée. Mouillure très pâle sur un feuillet, infimes rousseurs et rares petites taches. Bel état intérieur. Borda de Moraes I, p. 281. Chadenat n° 71. Leclerc, n° 587
pp. x, 227. Footnotes. Index. List of Works Cited. Personalia. Black and white reproductions of historic documents. Frontispiece illustration of Isaac Aboab Da Fonseca (1605-93), the first rabbi in the New World. "Historiography has quite neglected the romantic and fascinating history of the underground and free-professing Jews in colonial Brazil, who formed the earliest Jewish community in America and became the "Jewish Pilgrim Fathers" of New York, as well as of Jamaica, Barbados, and other Jewish communities in the Caribbean area. The present work is an effort to fill this gap." - Preface. Wiznitzer was president of the Brazilian Jewish Institute of Historical Research and a frequent contributor to learned journals. Moderate wear to publisher's navy blue cloth brightly lettered in gilt upon backstrip. Binding intact. Prior owner's bookplate and small bookseller tag inside front board. Prior owner appears to have clipped author's photo/bio from dust jacket (not included) and mounted it upon recto of front free endpaper. Prior owner's blind stamp, name and date upon title page. Pencil underlining and marginal lines erased from about 45 pages. Foxing in vicinity of endpapers and, lightly, to edges. A sound copy of this important work. Book
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Collection includes six postcards by him sent to Mehmed RAsih Bey, Âli Türkgeldi (Sofia, Bulgaria), Satvet Lütfi Tozan, one newspaper clipping about Gerede, eight autograph letters signed 'Hüsrev' sent to Satvet Lütfi Tozan, (1889-1975), Âli Türkgeldi, 1867-1935) and beside ones which came from them to him. Some letters are more than one page. Full text. In Ottoman script. Items dated from 1920 to 1929/30 on letters and postcards. All in one envelope with Ottoman script autograph notes and name of Hüsrev Gerede on it. Letters and other material include mostly important diplomatic contents and early Republican Turkish historical info. These material is not published. Gerede was a Turkish career officer, who served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was also a politician and diplomat of the Republic of Turkey. He has Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon.
In-12°, raccolta di dieci opuscoli, legatura in pelle coeva, nervature e tassello e titolo in oro al dorso, tagli in rosso, buona copia, ex libris alla carta di guardia di contropiatto superiore. 1) Relaçaõ abbreviada da Republica, que os Religiosos Jesuitas das Provincias de Portugal, e Hespanha, estabeleceraõ nos Dominios Ultramarinos das Duas Monarchias...Relation abregée concernant la République...pp.68 2) Recueil de pièces, pour servir d’addition & de preuve à la Relation abregée concernant la République établie par les Jésuites dans les Domaines d’outre mer...XV, 91; 3) Second recueil de pieces, concernant les usurpations des Jésuites dans l’Amérique espagnole & portugaise...40pp; 4) Mémoires pour servir d’addition & d’éclaircissement à la relation abregée, &c. qu’on vient de donner au public, sur l’abominable conduite des Jésuites, dans les pays & domaines d’outre-mer dépendans des Royaumes d’Espagne & de Portugal...30pp; 5) Lettres en forme de bref, de N.S. P. le Pape Benoist XIV, par lesquelles, de son propre mouvement, il établit & constitue l’Eminentissime et Reverendissime François de Saldanha, Cardinal Diacre de la Sainte Eglise Romaine...(1), 24pp; 6) Decret du Card. Saldanha, pour la réforme des Jésuites de Portugal & des domaines qui en dépendent. Du 15 mai 1758 (trad. Pierre Olivier Pinault) (1), V, 2-17; 7) Lettre de Monsieur l’Archevêque d’Utrecht à un ecclésiastique de France: au sujet des affaires présentes de l’Eglise...31pp; 8) Très-humbles et très-respectueuses remontrances que présentent au Roi, notre très-honoré & Souverain Seigneur, le gens tenans sa Cour de Parlement de Normandie...42pp; 9) Très-humbles et très-respectueuses remontrances que présentent au Roi, notre très-honoré & Souverain Seigneur, le gens tenans sa Cour de Parlement à Rouen...34pp; 10) Discours prononces dans l’Academie Françoise, le lundi 10 Mars 1760 a la reception de M. Le Franc de Pompignan...27pp Si tratta di una raccolta di opuscoli di vario soggetto, i primi sei dei quali riguardano la cattiva gestione dei gesuiti nei territori spagnoli e portoghesi d’oltremare e le relative lettere di lagnanze dirette alle autorità ecclesiastiche, l’intervento di Benedetto XIV in proposito con la nomina di Francisco De Saldanha a cardinale di Lisbona e la riforma della Compagnia di Gesù in Portogallo ad opera di questi. Il settimo opuscolo è una lettera scritta dall’Arcivescovo di Utrecht ad un ecclesiastico francese ignoto, in cui il prelato tratta delle questioni correnti nella Chiesa, tra cui il giansenismo. Gli opuscoli ottavo e nono sono rimostranze che il Parlamento normanno indirizzò a Luigi XVI riguardo l’imposizione di nuove imposte, mentre l’ultimo opuscolo è il discorso d’insediamento tenuto da Monsignor Le Franc de Pompignac davanti all’Accademia di Francia e il discorso in risposta a questo tenuto da M. Dupré de Saint Maure, Presidente dell’Accademia. In-12 °, collection of ten pamphlets, contemporary calf binding, bands, label and gilt title on the spine, red edges, good copy, ex libris on the endpaper (back side). It is a collection of pamphlets of various subjects, the first six of which concern the mismanagement of the Jesuits in the Spanish and Portuguese overseas territories and the related letters of complaints addressed to the ecclesiastical authorities, the intervention of Benedict XIV in this matter with the appointment of Francisco De Saldanha as cardinal of Lisbon and the reform of the Society of Jesus in Portugal made by him. The seventh pamphlet is a letter written by the Archbishop of Utrecht to an unknown French clergyman, in which the prelate deals with current issues in the Church, including Jansenism. The eighth and ninth pamphlets are grievances that the Norman Parliament addressed to Louis XVI regarding the imposition of new taxes, while the last pamphlet is the inauguration speech given by M. Le Franc de Pompignac before the French Academy and the speech in response to this given by M. Dupré de Saint Maure, President of the Academy.
In 8° (19,5x10,2 cm); 4 tomi: (2), XXX, 362 pp. e 1 grande c. di tav. fuori testo più volte ripiegata (Golfo del Messico ed paesi adiacenti), (4), 516 pp. e 1 grande c. di tav. fuori testo più volte ripiegato (America Meridionale) un piccolo restauro rinforzo al margine superiore della tavola a restaurare piccolo strappo senza perdita di carta, 552 pp. e una c. di tav. più volte ripiegata (Carta dei paesi sopra il mare meridionale) un piccolo alone al margine bianco superiore delle prime 10 carte ininfluente, 412 pp. e due grandi c. di tav. più volte ripiegate (la tavola con i disegni aztechi è solitamente inserita nel terzo volume, l'altra invece contiene Messico e Nuova Spagna, piccolo strappetto senza perdita di carta). Legatura coeva in tutta pergamena maculata con titolo e numero del volume impresso su pecette in pelle al dorso, strofinature e qualche lieve difetto alle cerniere del secondo volume che però si presenta in ogni caso solido e ben legato. Esemplare ancora in barbe. Prima non comune edizione italiana completa dei quattro volumi e delle tavole fuori testo. All'interno a parte i due strappetti senza perdita di carta a due delle tavole fuori testo, l'opera si presenta in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione, priva delle tipiche bruniture presenti solitamente nelle altre copie e dovute alla qualità della carta utilizzata. L'opera ebbe subito grande successo e una nuova edizione uscì già nel 1778, una terza nel 1794. William Robertson nacque a Borthwick nel Midlothian nel 1721. E' considerato con Hume e Gibbon uno dei tre grandi storici inglesi del XVIII° secolo. Figlio di un ministro presbiteriano e risiedette a lungo a Gladsmuir nell'East Lothian (1743-59). Dopo aver preso parte alle rivolte contro i giacobiti che infiammarono la Scozia negli anni quaranta del settecento. Nel 1751 divenne capo del partito moderato in seno all'assemblea generale dellea Chiesa scozzese. Iniziò anche ad interessarsi attivamente alla storiografia pubblicando varie opere che ottennero subito un grande successo. Nel 1777 pubblicò il primo volume della History of America ma i moti che precedettero lo scoppio della Rivoluzione Americana lo indussero a rinunciare temporaneamete a terminare l'opera che fu completata solo posteriormente. La prima edizione italiana, contemporanea alla prima inglese, oltre a descrivere la storia dell'America, sia meridionale, centrale che settentrionale, ne analizza anche lo sviluppo economico, commerciale, gli usi e costumi, la situazione demografica, le cure tradizionali ecc. ecc. Prima rara edizione italiana.
Lisboa, Typografia da Academia, 1825, 21,5 x 15,5 cm., 2 h. + 115 págs. (Ejemplar intonso con cubiertas en papel. Primera y única edición de este viaje a la capitanía de Río Negro en el Amazonas superior, hoy estado brasileño de Amazonas. El autor era Intendente General de esta zona y en este diario de su viaje a través de él , da detalles sobre su geografía , hidrografía , historia natural y la historia civil y política. También describe los indios que viven allí y se analiza la existencia de amazonas americanas y del lago de oro) .
cm 45x89. colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. Santos Dumont (1873-1932), brasiliano, fu un pioniere dell’aviazione; disegnò e costruì alcuni dei primi dirigibili, compì il famoso volo attorno alla torre Eiffel. La Demoiselle, monoplano costruibile in soli 15 giorni, fu l’ultima creazione di Santos Dumont. ottime condizioni.
459 pages. Text primarily in Portuguese. Some English transation at back. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy of this large and gorgeous work. Book
Liverpool, F. B. Wright, 1831, 21,5 x 14 cm., hol. piel, portada + VIII págs. + mapa plegado + 318 págs. + estado plegado. (Traducción portuguesa por Antonio J. da Costa, Cónsul de Portugal en Liverpool. Obra rica en hechos relacionados con la condición, historia y carácter de los indios del Perú y Brasil, en especial de las zonas inexploradas del valle del Marañón).
A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven et Cie - La Revue du Monde, Paris. 1865. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Plats abîmés. Dos abîmé. Non coupé. 336 pages. Etiquette de code sur le dos. Tampon et annotation de bibliothèque en page de titre. Dos fendu, avec quelques manques, séparant l'ouvrage en 2 parties. Quelques rousseurs. (Très rare) Extrait de la 'Revue du monde colonial, Asiatique et Americain'. La Traite. L'Emigration, Protestante, Catholique, Rôle de Marseille. La Colonisation, Compagnies et établissements agricoles, Législation, Civilisation du désert. Epilogue.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Knife-Haft Clue - a tale of murder at Cavadiera Camp in Brazil; The War in the Dolomites - article and photos of extremely challenging terrain in Italy; Stalked! - L. Rogers was stalked on a lonely trail by a big mountain lion; The Return Match - follow-up to October 1915 article "A Prize-Fight in Mexico" by N.E. Guthrie, one of the principals in the fight; Two Girls in Camp in British Columbia - Miss H.W. Paul and her friend Fatima, two English nurses, describe their month-long holiday in the wilds of the B.C. coast; In the Grip of the "Hip Sings" - part III - an American businessman was also a member of a Chinese tong; The Mutiny of the Z.___ - part I of a tragic story related by the first mate; On the Trail in Wonderland - Part II - exploring America's newest national reserve, Glacier Park in North-Western Montana; The Disappearance of Charlie Westcott - WWI story of a lucky escape; From Job to Job Around the World - Part IX - Alfred C.B. Fletcher recounts his voyage to Spitzbergen, his coal-mining experiences in the Arctic, and his final return to the U.S., with fascinating photos; "Mike" - The Story of a Mounted Police Sled Dog that rescued a man who had fallen unconscious in a blizzard; and more. pp. 5 [ads], [2], 96, 6-24 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Story of John Jewitt - A young Englishman is taken as a slave by Maquinna, chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island; The Children of the Wilderness - Part I - Juliet Bredon's photo-illustrated journey in little-known Mongolia; Winning a Wife - An incident involving an Englishman in Tirah; Down the Araguaya in a Dug-Out - Part I - The conclusion of Frederick C. Glass's adventures on a little-known Brazilian river; The Sea Devil - An extraordinary six-hour battle with a huge West Indian manta, or ray; Where the gold went - Charles Siringo describes the pursuit of two men who had robbed the famous Treadwell mine in Alaska; The Cannibal Islands - Part I - Clifford W. Collinson has spent several years in the Solomon Islands - article with photos; Three Asses in the Pyrenees (conclusion) - a couple with a donkey cart set out to explore the area without any modern luxuries; My Motor-Boat - what happend when a man tried to run a second-hand boat he purchased; How We Killed the "Rat" - a scheme to kill an intruding rat goes sadly wrong; A Woman in Unknown Albania (conclusion) - Rose Wilder Lane explores the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish; A Lonely Job - a young ship's officer acts as caretaker of a vessel wrecked off the Australian coast; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Woman of the Island - The extraordinary experience that befell E.N. McMullan in the remote interior of Brazil, showing that even the wildest savages have some concpetion of the white man's abilities and a very lively sense of gratitute; Amid the Eternal Fires - Volcanologist Professor T.A. Jaggar has lived on the brink of the Kilauea volcano for fourteen years - article with photos; The Wishing Pipe - a tragic story of peril underground by C.J. Harrell, one of the best placer- and hard-rock miners in the Western U.S.; East Beyond the East - a photo-illustrated visit to Ternate, gem of the Spice Islands, or Moluccas; A Battle With Wolves - a trapper's nighmare with black wolves in the Far North; In the Dark - Capt. Raymond Kelsall, of Toro, Uganda was dragged out of his bed at 2am by a lion!; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part II - A small expedition left England in 1921 to study the mighty Amazon forests and her wild Indian Tribes - article with photos; The Four Madmen - Frank James, Marcus Curtis, John Hawkins and John Coffey break out of Matteawan Insane Asylum in Beacon, New York; The Pelican Women of Lake Tchad - article with photos of the monstrous wooden discs inserted in their lips; The Three Angleteers - Part I - Three bored English lads set out across Europe and experience many troubles and adventures; My Turtle - Louis A. Sabine's disastrous voyage aboard the yawl Etta May promised a rich return but left him more poor than when he started; Four Years in Liberia - Trader Percy H. Newman describes some odd experiences in the little-known interior of the Black Republic of Liberia, in ports of which he was the first white man the natives had ever seen; A Navajo "Yebitchai" - an unusual nine-day festival connected with the healing of the sick - article with photos; Over the Dam - Night Watchman, Matthew Armstrong, Nanaimo, British Columbia The Woman of the Island - The extraordinary experience that befell E.N. McMullan in the remote interior of Brazil, showing that even the wildest savages have some concpetion of the white man's abilities and a very lively sense of gratitute; Amid the Eternal Fires - Volcanologist Professor T.A. Jaggar has lived on the brink of the Kilauea volcano for fourteen years - article with photos; The Wishing Pipe - a tragic story of peril underground by C.J. Harrell, one of the best placer- and hard-rock miners in the Western U.S.; East Beyond the East - a photo-illustrated visit to Ternate, gem of the Spice Islands, or Moluccas; A Battle With Wolves - a trapper's nighmare with black wolves in the Far North; In the Dark - Capt. Raymond Kelsall, of Toro, Uganda was dragged out of his bed at 2am by a lion!; Exporting in Central Brazil - Part II - A small expedition left England in 1921 to study the mighty Amazon forests and her wild Indian Tribes - article with photos; The Four Madmen - Frank James, Marcus Curtis, John Hawkins and John Coffey break out of Matteawan Insane Asylum in Beacon, New York; The Pelican Women of Lake Tchad - article with photos of the monstrous wooden discs inserted in their lips; The Three Angleteers - Part I - Three bored English lads set out across Europe and experience many troubles and adventures; My Turtle - Louis A. Sabine's disastrous voyage aboard the yawl Etta May promised a rich return but left him more poor than when he started; Four Years in Liberia - Trader Percy H. Newman describes some odd experiences in the little-known interior of the Black Republic of Liberia, in parts of which he was the first white man the natives had ever seen; A Navajo "Yebitchai" - an unusual nine-day festival connected with the healing of the sick - article with photos; Over the Dam - Night Watchman Matthew Armstrong's terrible ordeal in the woods near Nanaimo, British Columbia; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Lisboa, en la Inprenta (sic) de Antonio Isidoro de Affonsec, 1742. 4to.; 36 hojas, 121 pp. Dedicatoria y preliminares en portugués. Taladro de polilla en 56 pp. que afecta letras del texto y en los márgenes blancos exterior e interior, afectando ocasionalmente. Ejemplar falto del arbol genealógico de Don Francisco Melo. Encuadernación moderna en media tela. Obra extraordinariamente rara del "capitán catalán" y poeta Garcés de Gralla. Dedicada por el impresor y polígrafo Francisco Luis Ameno a Francisco de Melo, las dieciseis páginas de dedicatoria constituyen una genealogía de la familia Melo. Uno de los "Cantos" es una extensa descripción de las plantas comestibles del Brasil, con sus nombres populares.
Complete in 3 volumes: 47,577 + 88,519 + 120,619,xxi pp., with frontispiece in each volume, 25cm., original softcovers, pages still uncut, good condition, weight: 3.8kg., R105802
In folio (58,5x50 cm). Esemplare in fine coloritura coeva ed in ottime condizioni di conservazione. Magnifica e vivida tiratura di questa celeberrima carta del territorio di del Portogallo e delle colonie brasiliane. La carta fu stampata dal successore e cognato del grande cartografo Matthaus Seutter (sposò una delle figlie di Seutter), il cartografo, editore ed incisore Tobias Conrad Lotter (1717 - 1777). Lotter, si formò alla bottega di Matthaus Seutter per il quale lavorò. Alla morte di Seutter ne rilevò l’attività che portò avanti fino al 1777 anno della sua morte. L’attività passo poi al figlio, Matthias Albrecht Lotter. Tobias Conrad fu uno dei più apprezzati cartografi del settecento. La carta riproduce il territorio di Gibilterra con la rocca. Un bel cartiglio animato, collocato al margine alto sinistro della carta, descrive il contenuto della mappa. Nel margine basso un cartiglio con legenda della carta e la mappa dei possedimenti coloniali portoghesi in Brasile. La carta venne incisa da Georg. Friderich Lotter nel 1762. Opera in bella tiratura ed in ottime condizioni di conservazione.
8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xix, 411; xii, 386, [32, publisher's ads dated October 1885] pp, 2 frontispieces, numerous illustrations including full-page, 5 maps including 2 folding and in color, tables, index. contemporary half leather, boards, marbled edges and endpapers, gilt spine title lettering, joints lightly rubbed, internal hinges cracked but firm, 6 leaves with small stain in lower margin, far from text, without the usual foxing, very good+. A picture Borba de Moraes p. 938 cites only the second printing. Welch 48. Naylor 284. An interesting narrative based on many years of travels in all parts of Brazil , including the gold districts of Minas Gerais, and through Bahia and MaranhÒo, with some emphasis on the geography, productions, economy, people, customs, food, etc. There are detailed appendices on surveys the author undertook, climate, gold and diamond mining in Brazil, railways, sugar factories, economic prospects, physical geography, with detailed statistical tables. The many illustrations are mostly from drawings, a few are photo-engravings.
8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; iv, 111, [i, list of plates] pp, 9 engraved plates including three foldout plates, frontis. new green morocco-backed boards, marbled endpapers, light dampstain in upper corner of first several leaves including frontis, one margin worn, overall a very good solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Borba d Moraes 545. Sabin 47022 (noting that the Colburn edition of 1820 had only 7 plates). Originally published in German, this is the only part that was translated into English at the time. A classic and early voyage into the jungles of Brazil and Amazonia, with much on the native peoples before the later massive development, on natural history and on jungle adventure.
Complete in 3 volumes: xv,479 + ix,627 + 335 pp. & 243pp. (= annexos), text in Portuguese, 1st edition, bound in 3 uniform hardcovers (spines in brown leather with gilt lettering), marbled endpapers, very few foxing, good condition, rare, cfr. OCLC 683365041, J103690
304 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Text in English and German. Approx. 9" x 9". "Concentrates on the gemstones found in the Catalan country to the northwest of Uruguay and on the people who emigrated from the gemstone centers around Idar Oberstein at the beginning of the 19th century. Relates their stories, based on their correspondence with their families back home. Focuses on the Becker family and stone prospector Wilhelm Dreher. Makes an interesting detour into Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Describes the location and mode of operation of five mines in the Artigas region. Somewhat above-average external wear. Moderate lean to spine. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative and well-illustrated history.. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: A Dead Man's Diary - Dmitri Garkin's body - and his diary - were discovered in the summer of 1913 on a desolate island in the Arctic Ocean; Three Thousand Miles On A Raft - an adventurous voyage down the Amazon from Central Ecuador to Northern Brazil; A Railway Race With Robbers - A Sheriff pursues three desperate bank robbers in New York State; The Mutiny of the "Ziba" - part II - Captain John Hart relates how he was eventually able to escape and see justice brought to the murderers; The Land of the North Wind - P.H. Godsell describes his experiences in Keewatin; A Christmas Crime - story from the Australian back-blocks; The Great Cook Problem - the amusing story of how a resourceful woman tackled one part of the "Yellow Peril" in Nevada's "Bean House"; Tight Corners - part I - E.Torday recounts some of his African big game hunting adventures; "Smut" (short story about a queer pet and some of his doings); The Tree Spirit (short story from the area near Singapore); Our Travels in Safari-Land - part II of Edith Cecil-Porch and her journey through the wilds of British East Africa travelling with a wagon pulled by six oxen; Cupid and the "Wireless" - Sidney Lehre recounts a telegraphic affair while he was in the wireless service; Wonderful one-page photo of "An Eastern Venice", the town of Brunei, Borneo, once the headquarters of the dreaded Borneo pirates. Photo of a Kikuyu warrior buying a wife, paying with goats. pp. 8 [ads], 197-292, 9-32 [ads]. Tight, clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 3 volumes bound in one, 8, 232, [iv]; 67; vii, 202, [xxi, ads incl of hotels] pp, 12 plates including 4 folding, tables. original green pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, minor rubbing on edge, light mark on spine, small light inkstamp on spine, interior is clean and unmarked, endpaper bookplate of Joseph Carolin, very good+ sound copy. A picture of this book Three original editions bound together. On the third work, Borba de Moreas 601: 'He gives a detailed account of the German colony. Its is one of the best books on Rio Grande and colonization'. Welch 43. Mulhall was the owner of the Standard, an English newspaper in Buenos Aires. Nice plates of views, buildings, people, etc. Quite scarce.
In 8°; tre tomi: (6), XXIV,407, (3) pp. e due grandi c. di tav. fuori testp più volte ripiegate, (6), 572, (2) pp., (6), 525 (la pagina 524 erroneamente numerata 224), (5) pp. e tre grandi c. di tav. fuori testo più volte ripiegate. Bellissime legature coeve in piena pelle marmorizzata con dorso 5 nervi e titolo, numero del volume (su pecette coeve in pelle rossa) e ricchi fregi in oro ai tasselli di ogni volume. Filetto in oro ai tagli dei piatti. Piatti interni foderati con bella carta coeva marmorizzata. Tagli rossi. Segnalibro in seta verde. Un piccolo forellino dovuto ad un difetto della della carta nella prima carta del golfo del Messico, anticamente integrato, al recto della stessa, con una piccola pecetta, praticamente ininfluente. Piccolo strappetto, senza perdita di carta, anticamente restaurato al margine interno della “Carte de l’Amerique Meridionale”, ininfluente. All’interno una decina di pagine minimamente arrossate a causa della qualità della carta utilizzata ma nel complesso esemplare in ottime condizioni di conservazione ed in bella legatura, di questa rara edizione della traduzione francese di una delle più importanti storie d’America pubblicata per la prima volta a Londra nel 1777. Questa dovrebbe essere la prima traduzione francese ma altre due edizione, una in due volumi e una in quattro volumi, uscirono nel corso del 1778. L’opera ebbe subito grande successo in Inghilterra e una nuova edizione uscì già nel 1778, una terza nel 1794. William Robertson nacque a Borthwick nel Midlothian nel 1721. E’ considerato con Hume e Gibbon uno dei tre grandi storici inglesi del XVIII° secolo. Figlio di un ministro presbiteriano e risiedette a lungo a Gladsmuir nell’East Lothian (1743-59). Dopo aver preso parte alle rivolte contro i giacobiti che infiammarono la Scozia negli anni quaranta del settecento. Nel 1751 divenne capo del partito moderato in seno all’assemblea generale della Chiesa scozzese. Iniziò anche ad interessarsi attivamente alla storiografia pubblicando varie opere che ottennero subito un grande successo. Nel 1777 pubblicò il primo volume della History of America ma i moti che precedettero lo scoppio della Rivoluzione Americana lo indussero a rinunciare temporaneamente a terminare l’opera che fu completata solo posteriormente. “Dans cette histoire les faits de la conquête du Mexique et du Pérou y sont éclaircis et exposés avec une impartialité à laquelle les Espagnols eux-mêmes se plurent à rendre hommage, bien qu’ils n’y fussent pas ménagés” P. Larousse. Very good copy.
Venecia, Venetiis, apud Theodorum Viero, s.a. (c. 1789). Grabado al aguafuerte de 280 x 200 mm., con passepartout, enmarcado en madera dorada y con cristal. Tamaño total de la pieza: 510 x 425 mm
