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5 works in 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces and plates; newly and handsomely bound in full navy blue crushed morocco, sides with double frame borders in gilt, backs gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments ruled and tooled in gilt with an anchor device, all original pictorial wrappers (a little dust-soiled) preserved, a splendid set ideal as a gift or for presentation. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences [see 'Chronicles' below] , forms the basis of Charles Frend's notable feature film starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography 'The Royal Navy in World War Two'. Law, 1865. Monsarrat's 'WWII Chronicles', arguably the definitive record of corvette service in WWII, are the basis of the novel. The set comprises 'HM Corvette' (1942), 'East Coast Corvette' (1943), 'Corvette Command' (1944) and 'HM Frigate' (1946). The first three volumes were combined and issued in slightly abridged form as 'Three Corvettes' (1945). Taken together and in sequence the four volumes provide a near-continuous record of Monsarrat's own wartime service. Furthermore they contain much of the inspiration and context, and in several cases actual incidents which reappear in the author's masterpiece 'The Cruel Sea' (1951), arguably the finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII. Monsarrat's seatime began in HMS Campanula [broadly the 'HMS Flower' of the first volume] on the North Atlantic convoys; at one time she was the only RN vessel operating out of St. Johns. She is perhaps best known for her service in convoy OG71 (Milford Haven-Gibraltar, August 1941) which suffered so badly at the hands of a U-boat pack that it was ordered to seek shelter in neutral Lisbon. Many of the merchantmen were lost (including the SS Aquila with 22 Wrens aboard) together with the escorts HMS Bath and HMS Zinnia. The full story is related by Lund and Ludlam in 'Nightmare Convoy' (1987). He then transferred to HMS Guillemot ['HMS Dipper' in the second volume] serving on the East Coast convoys. Among the actions portrayed are the torpedoing of HMS Vortigern by E-boat S-104, and the successful destruction of an HE-111 in August 1941. HMS Guillemot's captain, Lombard-Hobson' has said of Monsarrat 'he was reserved and unpopular, but I liked him myself'. Monsarrat then assumed command of HMS Shearwater ['HMS Winger' in the third volume] operating in the North Sea out of Harwich. Individual volumes are becoming increasingly elusive. COMPLETE SETS ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.120 (HM Corvette); Law 1008 (East Coast Corvette), 1007 (Corvette Command) and 1084 (HM Frigate). Astonishingly 'HM Corvette' is not recorded by Law.
Madrid, por la Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Compania, 1789, in-4, magnifica legatura coeva alle armi del Re di Spagna, in pieno marocchino rosso decorato in oro; piatti inquadrati da fascia formata da tre cornici accostate: una a piccole volute intrecciate, una ispirata alle cornici con motivo "a greca", una fitomorfa; al centro dei piatti stemma reale di Spagna (Carlo IV); dorso liscio con nervi simulati da doppi filetti riempiti da motivo a corda, titolo su tassello in pelle nera e singoli ferri floreali negli scomparti, labbri decorati, dentelles interne, sguardie in seta celeste, tagli dorati, pp. [2], XVII, [1], 247, [1]. Timbretti di biblioteca religiosa spagnola estinta sul frontespizio. Il volume - dedicato alla costa atlantica - è completo in sé; nel 1787 però era apparso quello dedicato alla costa mediterranea. Qualche mancanza dovuta a tarlo alle sguardie in seta, ma senz'altro magnifico esemplare.
4to [27 x 21 cm]; 2 volumes, xvii, [x], 103 [i]; xii, 206 pp, 40 engraved plates, some folding, in volume I including frontis & plate of Cuff's aquatic microscope, 63 engraved plates in volume II (only 62 called for), some of the plates in vol I by Ehret. contemporary full calf, gilt decorated, gilt title lettering on leather spine labels, joints cracked but firm, few leaves in volume II with light stain, scattered minor spotting, good plate impressions, endpaper bookplate of Edward Henry Scott, very good. The two volumes are in matching bindings with volume 1 and 2 on spine although issued separately, each complete. The second volume was edited by Daniel Solander after Ellis had died. The first volume also has the description of a large Marine Polye taken near the north pole by the whale fishers in the summer of 1753. For the first volume see Freeman 1131: 'plate 38 absent in many, plate 39 in most copies'. Both are present here, plate 39 being the microscope plate, being the earliest depiction of Cuff's aquatic microscope (see Clay & Court, History of the Microscope, p66-68). 'In 1754 he became a fellow of the Royal Society, and in the following year established his reputation as one of the most acute observers of his time by the publication of An Essay Towards a Natural History of the Corallines. . . . imperfectly comprehended by Linnaeus, he established the animal nature of this group of organisms'. Linnaeus described him as a 'bright star of natural history', and 'the main support of natural history in England'. Nissen 1281, 590. British Museum Cat. 523. Knight, Natural Science Books in English: 'Ellis's handsome volumes on corals and zoophytes'. Knight, Zoological Illustration p. 103: 'the classic work was done by John Ellis in his Essay towards a natural history of the Corallines, of 1755. . . he persuaded Ehret, the great botanical artist, to accompany him, there to draw from nature. . . The book duly contains delicate engravings from these drawings'.
New edition, small folio, xii, 21, [1]pp., with list of subscribers, large folding engraved chart of Liverpool and Chester harbours, thirty-one engraved charts printed on thick paper, including four partly folding, untrimmed, outer margins lightly dust soiled, recent half calf, marbled boards, spine decorated in blind and gilt, red morocco title label, a nice copy. Originally published by Lewis Morris (1700-1765) and here updated by his son William with 7 additional charts. "Welsh poet, antiquary and surveyor. As a result of the numerous wrecks and casualties on the Welsh coast, the Admiralty instructed him in 1737 to undertake a new survey. Morris had surveyed the whole of the west coast of Wales by the declaration of war against France in 1744. But the work was fatally interrupted by lack of funds for the project. The partially completed work was published in 1748 as 'Plans of harbours... in the St. George's Channel. As a result of his many other interests, Lewis Morris never returned to coastal surveying."?NMMC. National Maritime Museum Catalogue III (part one), 402; Phillips, 2889.
Very Good English, Middle (1100-1500) Original imitation vellum. An OCLC register says "decorated with small shells and seaweed pasted on". Chipped on extremities and spine, slight pouring on paper; several tapes used at the link of the pages to binding. Otherwise a good copy. Small 4to. (27 x 18 cm). In Middle English (15th century). The first leaf attached to front cover. At end, 6 blank leaves. [46] p. with [7] blank pages, many illustrations, 1 letter with its broken seal. Separately, a facsimile of a letter from Isabella (Dona Isabel por Gracia de Dios Reina de Castilla y Leon etc. etc. A Don Cristobal Colon de Genova) to Columbus, dated 'Granada a? trece de Abril de MCCCCXCII,' with a broken seal attached. Script on vellum as well. Two registers in OCLC (1029665801 and 60764823 -This one is New York Edition-). 'Düsseldorf Edition' says "A spurious work purporting to be the logbook of Christopher Columbus, which, according to legend, he threw into the sea during a storm, and which was found on the coast of Pembrokeshire 400 years later. Written in antiquated English, with paper and binding made to imitate in color and appearance a volume damaged by exposure to seawater. "S.A.S.X. MY XPO FERENS" from cover, variously interpreted, eg. Supples servus altissimi Salvatoris Xristi Mariae Josephi Xpoferens. Forgery attributed to Karl Maria Seyppel. Printed by lithographic process on imitation parchment paper. Text and illustrations printed to appear handwritten, with many decorated initials. Accompanied by: reproduction of a letter purported to be by the finder of the logbook dated "September forth 1890"; "Don~a Isabel por gracia de Dios Reina do Castilla y Leon, etc., etc. a? Don Cristo?bal Colon de Ge?nova," supposed letter on imitation parchment, authorizing his voyage, dated "Granada, a? trece de abril de mccccxcij," with an attached seal, laid in.". This is a fine hoax on Colombus' first travel into America. It includes a map containing Cuba, San Salvador, and unknown areas with a hand drawing of Columbus as well as other illustrations and decorative borders, etc. This Edition may be printed in memory of the 400th year of '1492'. "Columbus's log of the first voyage has not survived, although we do have an abstract of it, written in the 1530s by Bartolome de las Casas. However, that actually used the "Barcelona Copy" of Columbus's original log. The chart above shows the sources that exist today in green, and sources that have disappeared in red. The chart also shows where secondary souses got their original information. When he returned to Spain in 1493, Columbus gave his original log to the Sovereigns at the royal court in Barcelona. Queen Isabela ordered the log to be copied, resulting in the so-called Barcelona Copy. The original has not been seen since, however, the Barcelona Copy was returned to Columbus just before his second voyage later that year, and remained in his possession until his death in 1506. It then passed into the hands of son Fernando, who used it when he wrote a biography of Columbus in 1538. The Barcelona Copy too was lost sometime after 1554. Sometime around 1530, the Barcelona Copy was abstracted by Las Casas into the Diario. This abstract as part of his research that led to his massive work, the Historia de las Indias. So The Diario remains our best historical record of the first voyage of Columbus. On the westward passage, Columbus kept two sets of distance figures in the log. According to Las Casas, this was done to allay the fears of the crew that they had sailed too far from Spain. The abstract is mostly written in the third person, but there are a number of large direct quotes from the log written in Columbus's own first-person.". (Source: Christopher-Columbus Europe website).
Questa seconda edizione, dopo la prima del 1742, è ampliata del testo e con l'aggiunta di 6b tavole, per un totale di 13 tavole ripiegate e 15 grandi testatine, una per ogni capitolo, con figure incise raffiguranti l'arte della corderia navale.
Amsterdam, Chez Pierre Mortier Avec Privilege (senza data ma 1720 circa). Incisione in rame, non coeva ma vecchia coloritura, cm 44 x 56 circa (alla lastra) più margini. Fascinosa veduta con grande nave a vele spiegate in primo piano, il mare tutt’intorno e piccole figure di uomini imbarcati al lavoro, una piccola imbarcazione sulla sinistra nella parte inferiore dell’immagine. Un normale ingiallimento del tempo, in bella coloritura e in ampi margini.
Amsterdam, Chez Pierre Mortier Avec Privilege (senza data ma 1720 circa). Incisione in rame, non coeva ma vecchia coloritura, cm 44 x 54,5 circa (alla lastra) più margini. Fascinosa veduta con grande nave in primo piano, un angolo di paesaggio sulla destra del foglio e figure di indigeni schiavi al lavoro sul molo nella parte inferiore della stampa. Un normale ingiallimento del tempo, in bella coloritura e in ampi margini.
A Londres, chez l'imprimeur J. Smeeton, dans la rue Saint Martin, 1793. In-4 relié plein veau brun, dos lisse à fleurons allégoriques dorés, plats encadrés d'une guirlande de fines branches dorées, gardes de papier marbrés, roulette dorés intérieure, toutes tranches dorées. 38 pages + superbe estampe aquarellée de Antonio Césare de POGGI, dessinateur, peintre d'histoire et éditeur, dépliante au format de 38 x 51 centimètres (40 pouces x 26, mesure du pied d'Angleterre, datée du 25 may 1792, légendes en marge. L'estampe, dessinée sur place en 1783, est d'une très grande finesse, elle a été gravée par Mr. Pouncey, graveur anglais, travail qui a demandé plus de 7 années. En tête d'ouvrage, on trouve la liste des souscripteurs pour l'estampe (Le Roi et la Reine de Grande Bretagne, les noms des Altesses Royales, etc) sur 8 pages, s'en suit un avertissement à la date du 6 mai 1793 de 4 pages, puis "Lettre de Mr. Le Chevalier Foulis, Major de la Place de Gibraltar, sur la SORTIE faite par la Garnison de cette Place le matin du 27 novembre 1781, adressée à M+++.", 10 pages. Ensuite "Description alphabétique de l'Estampe représentant la sortie faite par la Garnison de Gibraltar dans la matinée du 27 novembre 1781", 11 pages . + Un tableau "Disposition et forces du détachement. Brigadier Général Ross". L'ouvrage se termine sur 2 pages de P.S. (post-sciptum), qui contient les remerciements de Mr. de Poggi à ceux qui lui ont apporté aide pour la résalisation de l'estampe. La reliure est un peu frottée, coins émoussés, petits manques de cuir en tête et en queue, l'exemplaire est à grandes marges, ne présente que quelques rousseurs en page de titre sans gravité, l'estampe présente une déchirure sans manque anciennement restaurée avec du papier collant, un petit trou sans manque à une pliure et une tache brune à une pliure en partie supérieure. Le dessin est d'une remarquable finesse. Malgré les petits défauts signalés, cet ouvrage très rare, est en bon état.
in-4 (mm 200x146), pp. (8, compr. antiporta), 348, pregevole legatura moderna mezzo marocchino, dorso a nervi con tit. e fregi oro. Impresa tipogr. al tit., testo in car. tondo, con passi in corsivo e greco. Dedica dell'a. alla regina di Svezia. Con un magnifico antiporta allegorico figurato dis. dall'autore ed inc. da J.V. Meurs, 3 tavole inc. f.t. e numerose illustraz. silogr. n.t., anche a piena pag., raffig. navi e vascelli da guerra degli antichi Greci e Romani. Prima edizione di questo raro trattato storico militare navale in cui l'autore descrive tecniche di navigazione, metodi di costruzione, armamenti, elementi decorativi, accessori dell'equipaggio, ecc. G. Scheffer (Strasburgo 1621 - Upsala 1679) visse quasi sempre in Svezia ove tenne la cattedra di eloquenza e filosofia politica e poi di giurisprudenza ad Upsala, dedicandosi a studi di storia ed antiquaria. Bell'esempl. (nota di possesso ms. cancellata sul tit. e lievi bruniture).. Bibliogr. di Marina p. 33..
8vo., Second Impression, with plates, and endpaper maps on blue stock; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON DEDICATION with newspaper obituary mounted on title verso. SOLD WITH A SMALL ARCHIVE OF STEPHENSON MEMORABILIA, INCLUDING 3 A.L.s, ASSOCIATED LETTERS AND COPY-LETTERS, Report & Accounts of the London Flotilla for 1972, Obituary number of the London Flotilla Bulletin (No. 2 July 1972) with cover photograph and extended obituary, and Order of Service of Thanksgiving at St. Martin-in-the-Fields 22 June 1972. Published a month after the first edition. Fascinating account and character sketch of the man who did more than any other to train the Royal Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic. Well-known BBC presenter and journalist Richard Baker, like many thousands of others, trained at Tobermory on Mull for the longest-running and hardest-fought campaign of WWII. A RARE AND RELEVANT ARCHIVAL COPY RELATING DIRECTLY TO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INSPIRATIONAL COMMANDERS OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
In-4 p. (mm. 303x222), 11 volumi, mz. tela coeva, tit. oro al dorso, pp. 350 circa cad. vol., con numerose ill. in b.n. (foto e disegni) nel t. e alc. tavv. in b.n. e in tinta f.t. Di questa interessante e rara rivista, offriamo una collezione completa delle prime 11 annate, dal 1892 (Anno I) al 1902 (Anno XI). Pubblicata inizialmente in 18 numeri (nei mesi da aprile a settembre usciva 2 volte al mese), dal 1900 diventa mensile. Rivista “premiata con Medaglia d’Argento alla Esposizione Colombiana - Genova 1892. Medaglia d’Oro al Concorso Nazionale delle Pubblicazioni Sportive - Genova 1893. Diploma di Benemerenza - Esposizione Internazionale di Sport - Milano 1894 - Medaglia d’oro all’Esposizione Generale Italiana - Torino 1898 ”. Mancano i frontespizi degli anni 1894, 1898, 1899 e 1902. Alc. lievi fioriture e un lieve alone al margine inferiore di alcune pagine del 1892, altrimenti tutta la raccolta è ben conservata.
Legatura coeva in p. pelle marmorizzata, dorso con nervi, riquadri e fregi in oro, tagli rossi, modesta mancanza alla cuffia inf. e fenditura nella parte inf. della cerniera. Interno ottimoe a grandi margini, tassello in carta di antica biblioteca al contropiatto e timbro al frontespizio. Edizione originale di questo fondamentale manuale di istruzione sulla tattica navale, sui segnali e sulla marina da guerra. Completo delle 49 tavole infine incise in rame e raffiguranti posizioni, tattica navale e segnali. Sc. C.
In-8 gr. (mm. 254x193), p. pelle bazana coeva, dorso a cordoni (abrasioni alle cerniere) con decoraz. e tit. oro su tassello, tagli rossi, pp. XL,294. E’ introdotto da una interessante “idée générale de la maneuvre des vaisseaux, de leurs évolutions et de leurs divers mouvements”. In appendice “Vocabulaire des termes qu’on a employés dans le Traité de la Mature” e Indice delle figure. Il volume è molto ben illustrato da 192 figure in 24 tavole f.t., ripieg. e inc. in rame da Benard. “Dans ce livre, qui jouit en son temps d’une réputation bien méritée, l’auteur envisage tout ce qui concerne la construction et la mature des vaisseaux et propose une nouvelle formule de voilure qui permet de tirer le meilleur parti possible du vent”. "Prima edizione" di questo importante trattato del francese Forfait (1752-1807), “Ingénieur-Constructeur ordinaire de la Marine”, grazie al quale venne eletto all’Accademia Reale delle Scienze. Lieve alone al margine super. di tutto il vol. ma certamente un buon esemplare.
2 vol. in-4, pp. XII, 396, 14: 364, 20, illustrate da 14 grandi tavole tecniche, incise in rame e ripiegate fuori testo. Legatura coeva piena pelle, dorsi a nervi con titoli e fregi oro, tagli rossi. Prima traduzione fatta sull'edizione originale spagnola di Madrid 1771 di questo vasto e fondamentale trattato su ogni aspetto, generale e particolare, tecnico e pratico della costruzione delle navi, sulle vele e sulla tecnica di conduzione in mare degli stessi. George Juan e M. Levéque ricoprirono i massimi incarichi nel comando e nel ministero della Marina in Francia. Opera assia importante e pregiata.. Palau et Dulcet, Bibl. Hispano-Amerocano, tomo VII, n.125468. Brunet, III, p..591 ''ouvrage estimé''..
128 pages. Will be of great appeal to those who have read "The Creature From Jekyll Island", and similar works. Chapters include: Money - its origins; Banks - the beginnings; The new world; The First Bank of the United States; "Wild-Cat" Banking; The Second Bank of the United States; A Period of Confusion; The National Bank Act; The Federal Reserve Act; Experience Under the Reserve Act; Labor Banking; The Bank Act of 1933; Credit Unions; Savings and Loan Associations; The Gold Standard. Moderate wear to navy blue boards. Contents very clean, bright and unmarked . The exception is 3 tiny faint markings in text which appear to be inkstamps of the initials "D.W." Excellent copy. Book
Fine German Original typescript letter signed 'Souchon', addressed to Capitan, lieutenant colonel Vasif (Wassif) Muhiddin Bey [Kasimpasali]. Wassif Bey was a ship commander of Hamidiye cruiser before Rauf Orbay. 27x21 cm. In German. 1 p. "Kommando der Flotte" letterhead with bilingual in German and Ottoman Turkish. 8 lines. Signed 'Souchon'. This letter includes an indication that it honors the Kaiser (Wilhelm II) with the Iron Cross medal for Commander of Haamidiye, Wassif Bey. "Seine Majestät der Kaiser und König haben Euer Hochwohlgeboren in Anbetracht Ihrer tatkraftigen Arbeit im Interesse der Kriegsbereitschaft und Kriegsbereitschaft und Kriegsbedürfnisse der Marine das Eiserne Kreuz 2. Klasse zu verleihen geruht.". [i.e. His Majesty the Emperor and King have deigned your High Wellbeing to give the Iron Cross 2nd Class to the Navy in view of your hard work in the interest of readiness for war needs.]. Wilhelm Anton Souchon was a German admiral in World War I. Souchon commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's Mediterranean squadron in the early days of the war. His initiative played a major part in the entry of the Ottoman Empire into World War I. Wilhelm Anton Souchon was born on 2 June 1864 in Germany to a family of Huguenot ancestry. In July 1914, hostilities erupted between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia. Rear Admiral Souchon, a native of Leipzig, feared being trapped in the Adriatic Sea in the event of other nations joining in the conflict. Because of this, Souchon took his two ships, the battlecruiser Goeben and the light cruiser Breslau, into the western Mediterranean. When World War I began on 4 August 1914, he bombarded the French-Algerian ports of Bône and Philippeville. He successfully eluded British attempts to corner him (see Pursuit of Goeben and Breslau) and on 10 August 1914, his small squadron arrived at the Dardanelles. After two days of negotiations, he was allowed to take his ships to Istanbul where they were subsequently transferred officially into the Ottoman Navy. Souchon was appointed Commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Navy and served in this position until September 1917. This gesture by Germany had an enormously positive impact with the Turkish population. At the outbreak of the war, Winston Churchill caused outrage when he "requisitioned" without compensation two almost completed Turkish battleships in British shipyards, Sultan Osman I and Reshadieh, that had been financed by public subscription. These ships were commissioned into the Royal Navy as Agincourt and Erin, respectively. On 15 August 1914, in the aftermath of Souchon's daring dash to Constantinople, Turkey cancelled their maritime agreement with Britain and the Royal Navy mission under Admiral Limpus, and left by 15 September. The Dardanelles were fortified with German assistance and the Bosporus was secured by the presence of Goeben (now Yavuz Sultan Selim). On 27 September 1914, the Straits were officially closed to all international shipping. On 29 October 1914, Souchon's fleet launched the Black Sea Raid, a naval attack which brought the Ottoman Empire into World War I. His ships laid several sea minefields and shelled the Russian Black Sea ports of Sevastopol, Odessa, and others, destroying the Russian minesweeper, Prut, in the process. British naval units quickly retaliated on Turkish merchant ships off Izmir (Smyrna). On 2 November 1914, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. On 5 November, Britain followed suit and on 12 November 1914, the Ottoman government officially declared war on the Triple Entente. For the next three years, Souchon attempted to reform the Ottoman Navy while conducting a number of raids on Russian shipping, ports, and coastal installations in the Black Sea. Promoted to vice admiral, Souchon was awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military order, on 29 October 1916. In September 1917, Souchon returned to Germany. There he received command of the Fourth Battleship Squadron of the High Seas F
...per servire d'introduzione alla raccolta de' viaggi più interessanti eseguiti dopo quel celebre navigatore nelle varie parti del mondo. 15 volumi in 16mo (9x14 cm). Completo. Paginazione: 207, con ritratto di Cook inciso in antiporta; 192; 200; 224; 190; 208; 190; 192; 190; 196; 208; 216; 215; 190; 232 pagine. In barbe. Brossura originali blu con titolo di collana al piatto e al retro. (piccole mancanze al dorso dei volumi 2, 12 e 15, ma nel complesso buonissime condizioni). Raro da trovarsi completo dei 15 volumi.
3 volumi in-8 (mm190x120), pp. X, 479; 466, 496. Bella legatura in pieno marocchino blu ornato da bordura a filetti oro ai piatti, dorsi a nervi con fregi oro, tagli dorati. Sul piatto anteriore dei tre tomi è impresso in oro lo stemma araldico di Vittorio Emanuele III di Savoia Re d'Italia. Esemplare assai bello di importante e vasto trattato su ogni aspetto letterario, biografico e storico di Marina nei secoli.. .
Tavola contenente nove raffigurazioni: nella parte superiore e centrale della stampa sono rappresentate sei Rose dei Venti; in basso a sinistra sono indicate le scale metriche; in basso a destra una tabella comparativa tra gradi di latitudine e scale metriche. La tavola è, per la prima volta, pubblicata nell’Epitome Cosmografica del 1693 di Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, stampata a Colonia, per conto dell'editore veneziano Andrea Poletti. L’opera, dedicata all’ Accademia degli Argonauti, la prima società geografica del mondo fondata dallo stesso Coronelli, è suddivisa in tre libri: il primo, di 35 capitoli, verte sull’astronomia e sulla cartografia celeste; il secondo, di 17 capitoli, tratta della terra e della geografia; il terzo è composto da 5 capitoli della parte prima “che contiene la Descrittione de’ vari globi, che sin hora sono stati fabbricati” e dagli ultimi 23 capitoli della parte seconda “che contiene la pratica” della costruzione dei globi. Ad ogni argomento trattato corrisponde una delle 38 tavole annesse al volume. Coronelli produsse quasi quattrocento carte cosmografiche e geografiche distribuite tra le sue maggiori opere: l’Atlante Veneto, il Corso Geografico, l’Isolario, l’Arcipelago e la Biblioteca universale sacroprofana (1701-1709), enciclopedia alfabetica prevista in venti volumi, dei quali furono prodotti soltanto i primi sette. La presente tavola è tratta dall’Atlante Veneto. Incisione in rame, bella coloritura coeva, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Plate containing nine illustrations: in the upper and middle part are represented six Roses of the Winds; at the bottom left, in a cartouche there are the different metric scales used by Coronelli for his geographical studies. In the lower right a comparative table between degrees of latitude and metric scales. The plates are published for the first time in Vincenzo Maria Coronelli's Epitome Cosmografica of 1693. The volume was printed in Cologne, on behalf of the Venetian publisher Andrea Poletti. The work, dedicated to the Academy of the Argonauts, the first geographical society in the world founded by the same Coronelli, is divided into three books: the first, of 35 chapters, focuses on astronomy and celestial cartography; the second, of 17 chapters, deals with the earth and geography; the third consists of 5 chapters of the first part "che contiene la Descrittione de’ vari globi, che sin hora sono stati fabbricati" and the last 23 chapters of the second part "che contiene la pratica" of the construction of the globes. Each topic corresponds to one of the 38 tables attached to the volume. Coronelli produced nearly four hundred cosmographic and geographical maps distributed among his major works: Atlante Veneto, Corso Geografico, Isolario, Arcipelago and Biblioteca universale sacroprofana (1701-1709), an alphabetical encyclopedia planned in twenty volumes, of which only the first seven were produced. The present table is taken from Atlante Veneto. Copper engraving, beautiful contemporary coloring, in excellent condition.
2 vol. in-8, pp. LVI, 458; (4), 499 (per errore num. 497), (1); bella ediz. del tempo p. vitello marmorizz. Prima edizione della traduzione francese; precede il testo una lettera del traduttore Castera a ''Monsieur Garat, professeur d'Histoire au Lycée''. ''This work contains an admirable precis of the three voyages, with valuable information from the original sources. It introduces most of Samwell's Narrative of Captain Cook's Death, and also gives accounts of the various tributes to Cook's memory, it also includes the biographies of Green the astronomer, Ledyard, the American Seaman, and Captain Clerke; as well as a notice of the various medals which were struck'' (Cox, p. 64).. Sabin 37955..
2 vol. in-8, 432, 272, 1 tav. ripieg. f.t. raffigur. la balena. Bella leg. coeva in p. pelle marmorizzata, tit. su duplice tassello e fregi oro al dorso, tagli marmorizz. Prima edizione dei viaggi di Pages. Nel primo viaggio durato 4 anni egli fece il giro del mondo passando dalla costa ovest, Missisipi, Messico, Acapulco, Manila, fino ad arrivare in India e Libano. Nel 1773 partì per la seconda spedizione questa volta dedicata alle terre australi, nel 1776 s'imbarcò poi su una baleniera per continuare le sue esplorazioni attraverso i Poli. La bella incisione contenuta nel secondo volume rappresenta le varie fasi della cattura della balena e lo smembramento del suo corpo. Esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione (ma apparentemente mancante delle altre 9 tavole fuori testo nel II vol. citate dal Sabin).. Sabin, Americana, n. 58168.
In-8 p. (mm. 214x135), 2 volumi, brossura muta mod., pp. LII,460; (4),579; con 4 tabelle, più volte ripiegate, e 29 tavole fuori testo (alcune più volte ripiegate), incise in rame. L’opera è destinata “a’ l’usage des agens forestiers de tous grades, des Arpenteurs, des Gardes des Bois Impériaux et Communaux, des Préposés de la Marine, pour la recherche des Bois propres aux Constructions Navales; des Propriétaires et des Marchands de Bois, et de tous ceux qui s’occupent de la Culture du Bois et de son Emploi dans les Arts économiques”. Vi sono trattati: “Connaissances fondamentales de la part de ceux qui doivent occuper des emplois forestiers - Aperçu de la physique en génèral - Histoire naturelle des forets - Bois résineux /// Connaissances de mathématiques nécessaires dans les forets, et de leur application dans la pratique (géométrie - mécanique - constructions maritimes: bois de marine - constructions civiles: bois de charpente - architecture hydraulique sous le rapport des forets - fixation et fertilisation des sables /// Connaissances économico-techniques que doit avoir un forestier (culture du bois - entretien des forets - exploitation des différens produits forestier) - amélioration, entretien et produit des forets”. "Edizione originale". Occhietti e frontesp. con picole mancanze, qualche lieve alone marginale, tracce d’uso e qualche fioritura, ma complessivamente buon esemplare con barbe.
18 vols., 8vo., First Edition; cloth, a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper, one or two wrappers lightly rubbed at extremities. The sequence comprises Ramage (1965), Ramage and the Drumbeat (1968), Ramage and the Freebooters (1969), Governor Ramage RN (1973), Ramage's Prize (1974), Ramage and the Guillotine (1975), Ramage's Diamond (1976), Ramage's Mutiny (1977), Ramage and the Rebels (1978), The Ramage Touch (1979), Ramage's Signal (1980), Ramage and the Renegades (1981), Ramage's Devil (1982), Ramage's Trial (1984), Ramage's Challenge (1985), Ramage at Trafalgar (1986), Ramage and the Saracens (1988), Ramage and the Dido (1989). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE
1 vol. in-folio oblong en feuilles sous chemise cartonnée, F. Canquoin, Marseille, 1861, avec 33 chromolithographies au format 53 x 42 cm. Rappel du titre complet : Travaux Hydrauliques Maritimes [Marseille ]. Ouvrage descriptif de l'Installation des chantiers pour l'exploitation des Blocs Naturels, la Confection des Blocs Artificiels et l'immersion de ces deux espèces de Blocs. Installation ayant servi à la construction de la Grande Jetée du large du Bassin Napoléon (Port de Marseille) Planches [ Planches I à VI, X à XIV, XVII, XIX à XXI, XXIII, XXIX à XXXI, XXXVIII, XL, XLII, XLIII, XLV à LV ] Volume de planches seul et incomplet, contenant les 33 chromolithographies suivantes : planches I à VI, X à XIV, XVII, XIX à XXI, XXIII, XXIX à XXXI, XXXVIII, XL, XLII, XLIII, XLV à LV. Etat moyen (cartonnage abîmé fort. frottés, nombreuses chromo. salies ou frottées, voire abîmées, croquis manusc. au verso de 3 pl., mais néanmoins un très intéressant ensemble). Rare. Français
