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183564014<p>aquatint RARE beautiful view from 'Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de La Corvette de Sa Majesté La Favorite exécuté pendant les années 1830 1831 1832 pl. 53 sketched by Francois-Edmond Paris engraved by Sigismond Himely and under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand editeur. "La Favorite" was one of several ships sent out by the France in the 1820/1830s to compete with similar expeditions by other countries. These were voyages with political/territorial objectives via commercial diplomatic scientific and artistic means intending to expand French influence particularly in Southeast Asia to counter British interests. Barthelemy Lauvergne 1805-1871 was a French painter maritime and landscape artist active in the mid 19th C. He accompanied the French naval officer Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 1790-1842 onboard the L'Astrolabe 1826-1829 Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace 1793-1875 on La Favorite 1830-1832 and Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant 1793-1858 on La Bonite 1836-1837. Sigismond Himely 1801-1872 was a mid 19th C. Swiss painter viewmaker acquaint engraver active in Paris known for his excellent aquatints. Louis Auguste de Sainson 1800-1877 was a French artist lithographer and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the Astrolabe in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826-1829 and then spent almost 5 years to create the prints for the publication of its expedition narrative. Reference: Sabin 38985 Bosch 405 Borba de Moraes 458 Hill Coll. 175 Ferguson 1669 Cordier BS 2110 Nissen ZBI 2383. Condition: minor foxing on margins not affecting plate.</p> Libraire de la Société de Géographie in Paris.
184354781hand-colour lithograph. EXTREMELY RARE view from 'Essai sur la Construction Navale des Peuples Extra-Europeens' pl. 94; published in Paris.
184353154sepia lithograph. EXTREMELY RARE view from 'Essai sur la Construction Navale des Peuples Extra-Europeens'; pl. 92; Reference: Graesse V. 134; Cat. Nederl. Scheepvart Mus. 758; Polak 7321; Sabin 58593; Taylor 72; not in Kroepelin & Hill Collections. Condition: paper loss on margins not affecting plate with smudges on paper and minimal on plate with water stain. Good. Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
1891222844Parigi: Lèon Vanier Librarie - Editeur 1891. Rilegatura non editoriale con copertine originali conservate rebound with original wrappers preserved inside. Molto buono Very Good. . 16mo cm 191x122. pp. 160. Molto buono Very Good. Dorso della rilegatura non originale con mancanze Spine of the non-original binding with faults. Seconda edizione ampliata 2nd Edition expanded. <em>Elle contient pour la premiè";"re fois la 12e strophe de "Crimen Amoris" edition en partie originale.</em> <em>Contiene per la prima volta la 12°";" strofa dell'edizione "Crimen Amoris" in parte originale.</em> Lèon Vanier Librarie - Editeur, unknown
18762106438Tours: Alfred Mame et fils 1876. 348, (1) Seiten. Mit mehreren gestochenen Landschaftsbildern auf Tafeln. 4° (27 x 18,5 cm). Dekorativer roter Halblederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem, ornamentalen Supralibros auf dem Vorderdeckel, Goldprägung und goldgeprägtem Titel auf dem Rücken sowie Moiréepapier-Vorsätzen und dreiseitigem Goldschnitt. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
186788500n.p. 1867. Very Good. Four-page leaflet 2nd and 4th pages blank. Later folds probably for mailing. Minor splitting at end of one fold. Accompanied by a modest-sized 14 x 22 cm. 2-page holograph letter dated 17th January 1867 and written by L. A. Chamerovzow Secretary of the Sub-Committee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society one of the Societies proposing that the 1867 Conference be organized and held. The invitation is short on details. The unnamed recipient of the letter is: 1 requested to advise as to whether they planned to attend the Conference; 2 advised that Mr. Cook presumably Thomas Cook of the well-known firm for travelers can be contacted to secure help with accommodations; and 3 told that delegates might be sought from those already planning to attend the Great Paris Exhibition in 1867. unknown
188363178<p>steel engraving. RARE view from 'Album pittoresque d'un voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du gouvernement français…' <em>Picturesque Album of a Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the French Government.</em> Gravures dessinées par L'Amiral Paris. Engravings drawn by Admiral Paris.</p><p><strong>Gorée</strong> is a tiny island off the Dakar coast known for its role in the 15th - 19th C. Atlantic slave trade.<br /><strong>Signares</strong> were black and mulatto Senegalese women who had an influence via their marriage with European men and their patrimony. These women of color managed to gain some individual assets status and power in the hierarchies of the Atlantic slave trade.</p><p>The circumnavigation by Admiral Paris in the 'Artémis' took place between 1837 and 1840. The engravings from the original drawings after Laplace and others include a wonderful view of Manila a picturesque Honolulu a chillingly grim view of the penal colony at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land /Tasmania; and the 'Artémis' run aground at Papeete Tahiti; The introductory text by Henricy places each engraving in the context of the route taken by the 'Artémis' which visited Sydney as well as Hobart. A luxurious large paper reissue of the finely engraved illustrations originally published in the Laplace edition of 1841. Forbes writes: "This is a deluxe limited edition evidently assembled with the aid of Edmond Paris who had become a distinguished admiral. Some authorities consider the plates better printed in this edition than in the Laplace text. It has always been a very difficult work to obtain and is found in surprisingly few collections of Pacific voyages". Condition: cleaned large paper wide margins very good condition. Reference: Forbes 3535; du Rietz 553; Not in Hill book only</p> Admiral Paris (Imprimerie de Ch. Noblet), Paris.
188363179<p>steel engraving. RARE view from 'Album pittoresque d'un voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du gouvernement français…' <em>Picturesque Album of a Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the French Government.</em> Gravures dessinées par L'Amiral Paris. Engravings drawn by Admiral Paris.</p><p>The circumnavigation by Admiral Paris in the 'Artémis' took place between 1837 and 1840. The engravings from the original drawings after Laplace and others include a wonderful view of Manila a picturesque Honolulu a chillingly grim view of the penal colony at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land /Tasmania; and the 'Artémis' run aground at Papeete Tahiti; The introductory text by Henricy places each engraving in the context of the route taken by the 'Artémis' which visited Sydney as well as Hobart. A luxurious large paper reissue of the finely engraved illustrations originally published in the Laplace edition of 1841. Forbes writes: "This is a deluxe limited edition evidently assembled with the aid of Edmond Paris who had become a distinguished admiral. Some authorities consider the plates better printed in this edition than in the Laplace text. It has always been a very difficult work to obtain and is found in surprisingly few collections of Pacific voyages". Condition: cleaned large paper wide margins very good condition. Reference: Forbes 3535; du Rietz 553; Not in Hill book only</p> Admiral Paris (Imprimerie de Ch. Noblet), Paris.
18993108102Paris: Emile Bouillon 1899. XII, 339 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Zeitgenössischer Halbleinenband. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
187280529Kjobenhavn, Gad 1872. 139 S., 1 Bl. Kl.-8vo. OBrosch.
18136574CLondon:, Carr., 1813. Kl.8° (ca. 16 x 10 cm). XVI, 109 Seiten. Ganzleder der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. 8th edition. Vorderdeckel lose mit Beschabungen und Randläsuren, hinterer Deckel fehlt. Leder am Rücken rissig mit kleineren Fehlstellen, Titel unvollständig. Vorsatzpapier gegilbt. Insgesamt noch befriedigender Zustand. - Contemporary leather binding with gilt title
184092442Parisiis (= Paris): Mequignon Juniorem 1840. 639 Seiten. 8° (17,5 x 11 cm). Halblederband der Zeit mit dekorativer Romantik-Rückenvergoldung und Innendeckel mit Marmorpapierbezug. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1840241078Paris: Delaunay Libraire n.d. circa 1840. Hardcover. Acceptable. No date circa 1840. Green tooled leather over boards rubbed at edges. Title page and frontis as pictured. Spine replaced with black linen original leather label on spine. College library bookplate. Foxing to endpapers. Embossed stamp at preface. Rare edition illustrated: "Dessins d'apres Overbeck Klein Gerard Seguin. Ornements par Ad. Feart. Dessins graves par M. Breviere. Ornaments graves par Mm. Andrew Best et Leloir. Typographie Lacrampe et Comp." 4 ½ in. x 5 ½ in. Delaunay, Libraire hardcover
1833199435Paris.: Arthus Betrand. 1833-1835. Aquatint with handcolour 22.1 x 32 cms; 32.2 x 46.4 cms sheet including platemark "La Favorite" blindstamp at the foot light cockling to paper edge-toning the image a fine dark impression in very good condition. A fine view of the Fort of Bocca-Tigris in the Pearl River delta just downstream from Canton Guangzhou; one of the many fortifications protecting this strategic route of the China Trade to Canton. This atmospheric image of the fort with a junk and a yacht sailing in the river in the foreground is from the official account of the Laplace voyage in the Favorite 1830-32 by voyage artist François-Edmond Pâris 1806-1893. The strait is now crossed by the Humen Pearl River Bridge . (Arthus Betrand). unknown
183564006<p>aquatint RARE beautiful view from 'Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de La Corvette de Sa Majesté La Favorite exécuté pendant les années 1830 1831 1832 pl. 45 sketched by Francois-Edmond Paris engraved by Sigismond Himely and under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand editeur. "La Favorite" was one of several ships sent out by the France in the 1820/1830s to compete with similar expeditions by other countries. These were voyages with political/territorial objectives via commercial diplomatic scientific and artistic means intending to expand French influence particularly in Southeast Asia to counter British interests. Barthelemy Lauvergne 1805-1871 was a French painter maritime and landscape artist active in the mid 19th C. He accompanied the French naval officer Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 1790-1842 onboard the L'Astrolabe 1826-1829 Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace 1793-1875 on La Favorite 1830-1832 and Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant 1793-1858 on La Bonite 1836-1837. Sigismond Himely 1801-1872 was a mid 19th C. Swiss painter viewmaker acquaint engraver active in Paris known for his excellent aquatints. Louis Auguste de Sainson 1800-1877 was a French artist lithographer and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the Astrolabe in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826-1829 and then spent almost 5 years to create the prints for the publication of its expedition narrative. Reference: Sabin 38985 Bosch 405 Borba de Moraes 458 Hill Coll. 175 Ferguson 1669 Cordier BS 2110 Nissen ZBI 2383. Condition: minor foxing on margins not affecting plate blind stamp at bottom of plate.</p> Libraire de la Société de Géographie in Paris.
18392401030015xbvkFrankfurt/M., Verlag von Siegmund Schmerber, 1837 (I) / 1839 (II u. III). I. Titelblatt, 52 Seiten, 8 gestochene Bildtafeln. / II. Titelblatt, 52 Seiten, 8 gestochene Bildtafeln. / Titelblatt, Inhaltsverzeichnis, 803 Seiten, 92(!) gestochene Bildtafeln; alle - in den Text gebundene - Bildtafeln (Stahlstich) einseitig auf etwas kräftigerem Papier. - Original-Halbledereinband der Zeit mit ornamentaler Rückenvergoldung und goldgeprägtem grauen Rückenschild; lex.-8vo.(ca. 20,5 x 14 x 5,5 cm).
1876042234Paris Ky: George E. Stevens & Co.1876 1876. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Xv 188.Stated Seventh Edition 1876. Original Maroon Cloth Stamped And Gilt And Black Covers Very Worn Spine Perished Boards Frayed At Edges And Detached Pages Complete But With Light Cooking Stains Throughout. One Page Of Ads At Rear Loose But Present. Old Stamp Of D. Pattie & Co Druggist Richmond Ky And Pencil Ownership Signature Of Mollie Fox / Richmond Ky. Not A Candidate For Rebinding This Is An Interesting Artifact As Is. <br/> <br/> George E. Stevens & Co.1876 hardcover
188363197<p>steel engraving. RARE view from 'Album pittoresque d'un voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du gouvernement français…' <em>Picturesque Album of a Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the French Government.</em> Gravures dessinées par L'Amiral Paris. Engravings drawn by Admiral Paris.</p><p>The circumnavigation by Admiral Paris in the 'Artémis' took place between 1837 and 1840. The engravings from the original drawings after Laplace and others include a wonderful view of Manila a picturesque Honolulu a chillingly grim view of the penal colony at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land /Tasmania; and the 'Artémis' run aground at Papeete Tahiti; The introductory text by Henricy places each engraving in the context of the route taken by the 'Artémis' which visited Sydney as well as Hobart. A luxurious large paper reissue of the finely engraved illustrations originally published in the Laplace edition of 1841. Forbes writes: "This is a deluxe limited edition evidently assembled with the aid of Edmond Paris who had become a distinguished admiral. Some authorities consider the plates better printed in this edition than in the Laplace text. It has always been a very difficult work to obtain and is found in surprisingly few collections of Pacific voyages". Condition: cleaned large paper wide margins very good condition. Reference: Forbes 3535; du Rietz 553; Not in Hill book only</p> Admiral Paris (Imprimerie de Ch. Noblet), Paris.
1875322863Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1875. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 vols. A complete set of four hardcover books bound in navy blue cloth. Light wear to head and foot of each volume's spine. Owner's name stamp inside each volume. Tiny closed tear in front endpaper of volume 1. Inch-long puncture in spine of volume 2 not affecting the integrity of the binding. Back cover of volume 2 is vertically creased; milder crease in front cover of volume 4. Air bubbles under cloth on volume 3 which also has a small ink drip stain on the spine. Small nick in cloth on edge of volume 4's front cover. A few of the folding maps have closed tears but most are totally intact. Text unmarked and binding tight across the set. Very good condition overall. An important contemporary account of the American Civil War by a prince of the deposed House of Orleans a grandson of Louise Philippe of France. Philippe le Comte de Paris came to the United States to volunteer for the Union Army in 1861 where he served on the staff of General McClellan until July 1862. He later returned to Europe where he was floated as a potential candidate for restoration of the monarchy in France. However he spent much of his later life in exile in the United Kingdom. This four-volume history is complete with numerous folding maps of Civil War battlefields and forts. This edition published across 1875-1888. Porter & Coates hardcover
1876013521Phildalephia: Joseph H. Coates & Co 1876. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG. First edition 4 volumes printed 1876-1873 uniform blue cloth gilt device front. gilt tites spine. Ownership copy of Civil War surgeon Dr. James V. Kendall with his signature and address of Baldwinsville NY and the date each volume was purchased on the flyleaf of both volumes. Pasted into the second fly of the Volume I is a two-page ANS on chateau letterhead dated 12.8.85 from le Comte de Paris the author to Dr. Kendall in English in which le Comte acknowledges Kendall's laudatory letter and comments that he "has brought this work to about two thirds completion' anticipating "there will be ten in the French and five in the American edition' and regretting "unfortunately I can devote but little time to this great work". Beneath the pasted note Kendall has written a signed note in which he explains the nature of the correspondence from le Comte. Underneath that in pencil. Kendall notes that the work was never completed. Dr. Kendall 1818-1901 served in the 149th Regiment during the War between the States. Prince Philippe of Orléans Count of Paris Louis Philippe Albert 1838 -1894 was disputedly King of the French from 24 to 26 February 1848 as Louis Philippe II although he was never officially proclaimed as such. He was the grandson of Louis Philippe I King of the French. A historian journalist and outspoken democrat Philippe volunteered to serve as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War along with his younger brother Prince Robert Duke of Chartres. He was appointed as an assistant adjutant general with the rank of captain on 24 September 1861 and served under the name of Philippe d'Orléans the Count of Paris. He served on the staff of the commander of the Army of the Potomac Major General George B. McClellan for nearly a year. He distinguished himself during the unsuccessful Peninsular Campaign. He resigned from the Union Army along with his brother on 15 July 1862. Philippe's History of the Civil War in America is considered a standard reference work on the subject. Source: Wikipedia. All volumes in uniform condition. All maps and foldouts present. Covers are modestly rubbed and the internal hinges front and rear are exposed but binding still quite solid. Joseph H. Coates & Co hardcover
1876005017Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1876. Original blue cloth with Comte de Paris crest on each front cover in gilt. Vol 1: 640pp/maps; Vol 2: 773pp/maps; Vol 3: 923pp/maps. Numerous color fold-out maps throughout set. Overall clean and tight. Vols 1 & 2 have previous owner bookplate inside cover. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Porter & Coates hardcover
1888121455Porter & Coates 1888. Book. Very Good. Hard Covers. Volumes I II and II. In red cloth with paper labels on spine. Vol. I with 1876 on title page; volume II states revised edition and vol. III with 1888 on copyright page. Many fold-outs a couple with short tears. Complete browning to label on spines. . Porter & Coates Hardcover
18943086750Paris: Librairie Fischbacher 1894. VIII, 302 Seiten. Mit einigen Illustrationen. 4° (25-35 cm). Privater Leinenband. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
