‎Voyages‎

‎"LESSEPS, (JEAN BAPTISTE B.) VON.‎

‎Reise durch Kamtschatka und Sibirien nach Frankreich. Aus dem Französischen übersetzt. Mit Anmerkungen von Johann Reinhold Forster.‎

‎Berlin, Vossischen Buchhandlung, 1791. Unbound, but stitched. First leaves loose. In ""Magazin von merkwürdigen neuen Reisebeschreibungen, aus dem fremden Sprachen übersetzt und mit erläuternden Anmerkungen begleitet."", Bd. 4:Theil 1. XXVIII,302 pp., 1 (of 2) folded engraved maps (the map lacks some part of the lower right part, repaired with loss), 1 folded table: ""Proben von den Sprachen der Kamtschadalen, Koriäken, Tschukeschen und Lamuten"". A few scattered brownspots. Light traces of use.‎

‎First German edition. The series titlepage present.‎

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‎"LINNÉ, CARL (LINNAEUS)‎

‎Skånska Resa, På Höga Öfwerhetens Befallning Förrättad År 1749. Med Rön och Anmärkningar Uti Oeconomien, Naturalier, Antiquiteter, Seder, Lefnads-sätt. Med Tilhörige Figurer.‎

‎Stockholm, Lars salvius, 1751. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with four raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Ex-libris (Thore Virgin) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper and ""Thore Virgin / Stockholm d. 7. dec. 1912."" to upper outer corner of front free end-paper. Title-page with marginal browning, otherwise a fine copy. (10), XIV, 434, (34) pp. + 1 folded map and 6 plates.‎

‎First edition, second issue, here in an interesting interim state with “Gödselen” on p. 26 (indicating the second issue) but with p. 25 misspelled as “52” not called for in neither first nor second issue. “Linnaeus’ research work during his mature years began with trips to various Swedish provinces. By order of the parliament, which wanted an inventory of all the natural resources of the country, during three summers in the 1740’s Linnaeus traveled through selected areas to describe them and to search for dyestuffs, minerals, clay, and other economically useful substances. His reports of these expeditions were published as Ölandska och gothländska resa (1745), Västgöta resa (1747), and Skånska resa (1751), all written in Swedish. Nothing escaped his attention on his travels on horseback—plants and insects, runic stones and other ancient remnants, farmers working in the fields and meadows, the changes in the weather. His prose style was simple and strong, sometimes rising to lyrical outbursts or spiced with effective similes.” (DSB) ""Baron C. Hårleman, who had borne the expenses of Linnaeus's expedition to Skåne, had the chance to see the proofs to at least the beginning of the SKÅNSKA RESA. There he read (on p. 26) with indignation that Linnaeus gave his blessing to the old Swedish custom of cleaning the ground by setting fire to the stubble (""svedjande"" - a practice that he himself had condemned in print). Linnaeus decided to have a new version printed in which the offended passage would be replaced by some innocuos observation on manure (""Gödselen""). A fold was therefore printed as part of the final sheet of the book with an article on ""Gödselen"" instead of the article on ""Svedjor"". The binder was supposed to cancel the fold with the article on ""Svedjor"" and replace it with the inner fold from the final sheet. In very few copies this was not done."" (Björck & Börjesson Cat. 512). Hulth P. 81.Soulsby 210‎

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‎"LINNÉ, CARL (LINNAEUS)‎

‎Skånska Resa, På Höga Öfwerhetens Befallning Förrättad År 1749. Med Rön och Anmärkningar Uti Oeconomien, Naturalier, Antiquiteter, Seder, Lefnads-sätt. Med Tilhörige Figurer.‎

‎Stockholm, Lars Salvius, 1751. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine forming 6 compartments. Ex-libris (Romare) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Corner bumped and boards with scratches. Internally brownpotted. (10), XIV, 434, (34) pp. + 1 folded map and 6 plates and numerous woodcuts in text.‎

‎First edition, second issue, with “Gödselen” on p. 26 (indicating the second issue). The present work not only describes his botanical observations but also includes reflections on the region's natural history, culture, and landscape. “Linnaeus’ research work during his mature years began with trips to various Swedish provinces. By order of the parliament, which wanted an inventory of all the natural resources of the country, during three summers in the 1740’s Linnaeus traveled through selected areas to describe them and to search for dyestuffs, minerals, clay, and other economically useful substances. His reports of these expeditions were published as Ölandska och gothländska resa (1745), Västgöta resa (1747), and Skånska resa (1751), all written in Swedish. Nothing escaped his attention on his travels on horseback—plants and insects, runic stones and other ancient remnants, farmers working in the fields and meadows, the changes in the weather. His prose style was simple and strong, sometimes rising to lyrical outbursts or spiced with effective similes.” (DSB)""Baron C. Hårleman, who had borne the expenses of Linnaeus's expedition to Skåne, had the chance to see the proofs to at least the beginning of the SKÅNSKA RESA. There he read (on p. 26) with indignation that Linnaeus gave his blessing to the old Swedish custom of cleaning the ground by setting fire to the stubble (""svedjande"" - a practice that he himself had condemned in print). Linnaeus decided to have a new version printed in which the offended passage would be replaced by some innocuos observation on manure (""Gödselen""). A fold was therefore printed as part of the final sheet of the book with an article on ""Gödselen"" instead of the article on ""Svedjor"". The binder was supposed to cancel the fold with the article on ""Svedjor"" and replace it with the inner fold from the final sheet. In very few copies this was not done."" (Björck & Börjesson Cat. 512). Hulth P. 81.Soulsby 210‎

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‎"LOW, A.P.‎

‎Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune 1903-1904.‎

‎Ottawa, Government Printing Bureau, 1906. Orig. pictorial full cloth, gilt. Top and bottom of spine frayed. (18),355 pp. Frontispiece, numerous plates and 1 large folded thick map in pocket at end (it has caused an inner broken hinge). Gilt picture of Neptune on frontcover and title ""The Cruise of the Neptune.""‎

‎First edition.‎

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‎"MADAGASCAR - DU MAINE et al.‎

‎Neueste Beiträge zur Kunde der Insel Madagascar. Aus dem Französischen. (Enthaltend:) Du Maine's Ubersicht der Westküste von Madagaskar. - Du Maines Reise nach dem Lande Ankaye. - Capmartin. Ueber die St. Augustins=Bai auf der Westseite von Madagask...‎

‎Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1812. Unbound, but stitched. X,(1),168 pp. and 1 large folded map ""Carte des Iles de Madagascar, de Bonaparte et de France de Comare et d'une partie des cotes D'Afrique Dressés par P. Lapie, 1812""‎

‎"MALTE-BRUN, V. A.‎

‎La Destinee De Sir John Franklin Devoilee. Rapport du Capitaine McClintock Commandant du Fox, suivi d’un resume analytique de L’Expedition des Navires Erebus et Terror, et accompagne d’une carte des decouvertes arctiques provoquees par la recherche de... - [PRESENTATION COPY TO AFRICAN EXPLORER HEINRICH BARTH]‎

‎Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1860. 8vo. In later half cloth with the original printed wrappers pasted on to boards. With dedication from the author to front board: ""a. m. le pr. Henri Barth / hommage XXX de l'Auteur / at. Malte:Brun"". Small stamp to front board and verso of front board. Printed on good paper. Internally very fine and clean. 32 pp. (missing the map).‎

‎"MANDELSLO, JOHANN ALBRECHT von.‎

‎Morgenländische Reyse=Beschreibung. Worinnen zugleich die gelegenheit und heutiger Zustand etlicher fürnehmen Indianischen Länder, Provincien, Städte und insulen, sampt derer Einwohner Leben, Sitten, Glauben und Handthierung: wie auch die Beschaffenhe...‎

‎Schleswig, Johan Holwein, 1658. Folio. Contemp. full vellum. Covers and spine fully intact but with some spots. and light wear along edges. It seems to be bound for a person with the initials W L E M (in gold letters on top of frontcover) and the year, 1658 (also in gold letters at bottom of frontcover). Engraved frontispiece (by G. Rothgiesser) and engraved portrait (Mandelslo). (32),248,(36) pp., 21 large textengravings by Rothgiesser and 1 double-page engraved map (ca 29 x 34 cm.) ""Delineatio Indiæ Orientalis"". Frontispiece a bit frayed in margins, no loss. Printed title-page a bit frayed at bottom, no loss. Last leaf with errata on verso frayed in margins, no loss of letters. Occassionally some browning to some quires in the first part.‎

‎"MAUCH, CARL.‎

‎Reisen im Inneren von Süd-Afrika 1865-1872.‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1874. 4to. No wrappers. (2),52 pp., 1 folded map.‎

‎(Petermann's ""Geographischen Mittheilungen"", Ergänzungsheft No 37).‎

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‎"MAVE, JOHN.‎

‎Reiser til det Indre af Brasilien, især til de derværende Guld og Diamantdistricter, foretagen ifølge Befaling af Prinds=Regenten af Portugal. Samt en Reise til La Plata=Floden med historiske Beretninger om den sidste Revolution i Buenos=Ayres. Oversa...‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Soldin, 1819 Samtidigt marmoreret papbe. Ryg of false slidte. X,581 pp. Spredte brunpletter og 2. del med en svag skjold i øverste indre hjørner.‎

‎Første danske udgave. Fra serien ""Magazin for de allernyeste og interessanteste Reisebeskrivelser"".‎

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‎"MERZBACHER, GOTTFRIED.‎

‎Vorläufiger Bericht über eine in den Jahren 1902 u. 1903 ausgeführte Forschungsreise in den zentralen Tian-Schan. Mit 1 Karte und 2 Panoramen.‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1904. 4to. No wrappers. (4),100 pp., 1 folded map and 2 large folded panoramas.‎

‎"MEYER, PAUL CONSTANTIN.‎

‎Erforschungsgeschichte und Staatenbildungen des Westsudan mit Berücksichtigung seiner historischen, ethnologischen und wirtschaftlichen Verhältnisse. Mit vier Karten auf einer tafel.‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1897. 4to. No wrappers. (6),93 pp., 3 maps on 1 plate.‎

‎"MICHAELIS, (J.D.).‎

‎Recueil de Questions, proposées à une Societe de Savants, qui par Ordre de sa Majeste Danoise font le Voyage de L'Arabie. Traduit de l'Allemand.‎

‎Amsterdam, S.J. Baalde, 1774. 4to. Cont. full mottled calf. Back worn and with loss of some leather. Corners bumped. XLIV,256,38 pp. The last 38 pp. are ""Extrait de la description de L'Arabie par Carsten Niebuhr"". Few marginal brownspots, otherwise a large, clean copy.‎

‎"MICHAELIS, HERMANN.‎

‎Von Hankau nach Su tschou. Reisen im mittlern und westlichen China. 1879 - 81. Mit drei Karten und zwölf Skizzen im Text.‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1888. 4to. No wrappers. (2),100 pp., 3 large folded maps, textfigs.‎

‎"MICHAELIS, JOHANN DAVID. - ""THE 100 QUESTIONS"".‎

‎Fragen an eine Gesellschaft Gelehrter Männer, die auf Befehl Ihro Majestät des Königes von Dännemark nach Arabien reisen. - [THE HANDBOOK OF NIEBUHR'S ARABIA-EXPEDITION]‎

‎Frankfurt am Mayn, Garbe, 1762. 8vo. Very nice contemporary full mottled calf with five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A bit of wear to spine, causing slight loss of leather and a neat restoration to lower compartment. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Small loss of leather to back board. A stamp on title-page (Holstein=Holsteinborg). (70), 397 pp., 4 folded tables, paginated 391-97. Internally clean, some quires printed on thick paper.‎

‎"MICHAUX, F.A.‎

‎Reise in das innere Nordamerikanischen Freistaaten, westwärts der Alleghany=Gebirge. Aus dem Französischen. Mit einigen Zusätzen und Anmerkungen herausgegeben von T.F. Ehrmann. Mit einer Charte.‎

‎Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1805. Unbound, but stitched. XIV,250 pp. and 1 large folded engraved map ""Neue Charte von den Mittleren, Westlichen und Südlichen Ländern der Nord-Americanischen Freistaaten. Gezeichnet von Dupuis, Sohn. Weimar 1805."" A few scattered brownspots. Very light browning to some leaves.‎

‎(Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel, fortgesetzt von T.F. Ehrmann, 17. Bd.:2. Theil). - Sabin: 48707‎

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‎"MISSON, M.‎

‎Reise aus Holland durch Deutschland in Italien.‎

‎Leipzig, Fritsch, 1701. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper label pasted on to spine indicating the inventory number in an estate library. Extremities heavily soiled. Small piece of paper cut of from title-page, slightly affecting the vignet. (4), 1136, (56) pp. 44 plate (out of 50?)‎

‎First German translation of Misson's work which ""is the first general account of Italy"" (Cox). It is considered one of the most important 18th century travel guides to Italy. Misson's travels were made in 1687 and 1688 and his account contain a description of the present state of the whole of Italy and closer observations on Florence, Luca, Rome, Naples and Padua and at the end an instruction for travellers.Cox 1, 116‎

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‎"MOLBECH, CHRISTIAN. - DEDIKATIONSEKSEMPLAR.‎

‎Reise giennem en deel af Tydskland, Frankrige, England og Italien i Aarene 1819 og 1820. 3 Bd.‎

‎Kbhvn., 1821-22. Ubeskåret i 3 originale blå hollanderede bind. Bogtrykte titeletiketter på rygge. Rygge noget slidte på bd. 1-2. 392,410,584 pp. Med egenhændig dedikation i hvert bind. 1.Bd.: ""Til min Kiære Ven F.P.A. Dahl/ fra/ C. Molbech"" - 2. Bd.: ""Hr. Overlærer Dahl/ venskabeligst fra Forfatteren"" - 3. Bd.: ""Til min Kiære og Troe Ven A. Boÿe/ med Hengivenhed/ fra C. Molbech.""‎

‎"MONROE, JAMES + MORRIS BIRKBECK.‎

‎A Narrative of A Tour of Observation, made during the Summer of 1817. By James Monroe, President of The United States, through The Nort-Eastern and North-Western Departments of the Union: with a View to The Examination of their several military Defenc... - [INVALUABLE ACCOUNTS OF THE EARLY YEARS OF THE UNITED STATES]‎

‎Philadelphia, S.A. Mitchell & H. Ames, 1818 + Philadelphia, Caleb Richardson, 1817. Small 8vo. Bound in one cont. hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt titlelabel in leather(this having some scratches). Monroe: 228,XXXVI pp. - Birkbeck: 189 pp.‎

‎First edition of President Monroe's highly important inspection-journey, which constitutes an immensely important historical document that provides invaluable insight into the early years of the United States, bound together with the very scarce first edition of Birkbeck's travels, which is considered ""One of the most interesting and instructive books that have appeared for many years."" (Sabin). Monroe’s “Narrative Tour…” constitutes a detailed account of his three month long journey, taking him as far west as Detroit. The official aim of the tour was to inspect the American defenses along the border with Canada, visiting military installations, reviewing troops, and confirming that the Rush-Bagot Pact with Britain to limit naval arms on the Great Lakes had been implemented. But Monroe had another just as powerful agenda, namely encountering the American population across the country and connecting with them. He wished to encourage the spirit of the population and through optimism secure the continued building of a strong country. This fascinating account provides detailed descriptions of the people Monroe met, the places he visited, and the events he attended. Although primarily focused on military matters and economic development (he visited many factories and mills to observe the state of American industry), Monroe’s accounts of interaction with the population (he also met up with Native American tribes) are just as interesting. “President Monroe visited the main cities along the Atlantic Seaboard as far as Portland, Maine, and from there he traveled through New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York. In Buffalo, New York, he boarded and early steamboat and voyaged down Lake Erie and the Detroit River to Detroit, the westernmost point of his trip. He spent five days in Detroit and Detroiters held parties, receptions, and balls in his honor. The President also visited Monroe, Michigan, which its citizens had recently named for him. The excitement and good feelings of his visit and the accounts that dignitaries and observers wrote about his visit helped erase the negative “interminable swamp” image that Easterners held of Michigan. After his Michigan visit President Monroe turned southeast and traveled back to Washington D.C. by way of Zanesville, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Fredericktown, Maryland. His trip took fifteen weeks and allowed him to meet more people than any other President of his time. He had such a positive impact on Americans that the Boston Columbian Centinel dubbed the eight years of his presidency “the Era of Good Feelings”.” Birbeck's ""Notes on a Journey in America..."" likewise constitutes a travelogue, written in 1818. It describes his journey from Virginia to Illinois, where he intended to establish a settlement for English emigrants. The work provides detailed descriptions of the landscape, climate, and people that Birbeck encountered along the way. Discussing also his observations on American society and politics and comparing it to England at the time, the work provides a unique perspective on early 19th-century America, as seen through the eyes of a European. The later editions have a map, which was not issues with the first edition, and the many later contemporary editions were printed outside The United States. The first edition, printed in the US, is very rare. Sabin: 50023 + 5569.‎

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‎"MÖLLHAUSEN, BALDUIN.‎

‎Vandringer gjennem det vestlige Nordamerikas Prairier og Ødemarker fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster. Med et Forord af Alexander Humboldt. Oversat af M. Rovsing.‎

‎Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Smukt samt. hldrbd. med rygforgyldning. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferde plancher og 1 foldekort. Fint frisk eksemplar.‎

‎First Danish edition of ""Wanderungen durch die Prairien und Wüsten des westlichen Nordamerika vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee. Lpz., 1860"" (Sabin 49916). The author joined the Government Pacific Railroad Survey Expedition in 1857. With fine lithographs depicting Indians.‎

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‎"MÖLLHAUSEN, BALDUIN.‎

‎Vandringer gjennem det vestlige Nordamerikas Prairier og Ødemarker fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster. Med et Forord af Alexander Humboldt. Oversat af M. Rovsing.‎

‎Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Samt. hldrbd. Rygforgyldning og skindtitel på ryg. Enkelte brunpletter. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferede plancher og 1 foldekort.‎

‎First Danish edition of ""Wanderungen durch die Prairien und Wüsten des westlichen Nordamerika von Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee. Lpz., 1860."" (Sabin 49916). The author joined the Government Pacific Railroad Survey Expedition in 1857. With fine lithographs depicting Indians.‎

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‎"MÖLLHAUSEN, BALDUIN.‎

‎Vandringer gjennem det vestlige Nordamerikas Prairier og Ødemarker fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster. Med et Forord af Alexander Humboldt. Oversat af M. Rovsing.‎

‎Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Smukt samt. hldrbd. med rygforgyldning. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferde plancher og 1 foldekort. Fint frisk eksemplar.‎

‎"MÖLLHAUSEN, BALDUIN.‎

‎Vandringer gjennem det vestlige Nordamerikas Prairier og Ødemarker fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster. Med et Forord af Alexander Humboldt. Oversat af M. Rovsing.‎

‎Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Samt. hldrbd. Rygforgyldning og skindtitel på ryg. Enkelte brunpletter. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferede plancher og 1 foldekort.‎

‎"NAUMANN, EDMUND.‎

‎Neue Beiträge zur Geologie und Geographie Japans. Mit drei Karten und zwei Skizzen im Text.‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1893. 4to. No wrappers. (4),45 pp. and 3 folded maps.‎

‎(Petermann's ""Geographischen Mittheilungen"", Ergänzungsheft No 108)‎

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‎"NEMEITZ, JOACHIM CHRISTOPH.‎

‎Sejour De Paris oder Getreue Anleitung, welchergestalt Reisende von Condition sich zu verhalten haben (...). - [""TO TRAVEL PLEASANTLY, ONE MOST SPEND GENEROUSLY""]‎

‎Franckfurth, Forster, 1718. 8vo. In contemporary half vellum with gilt lettering to spine. Small paper-label to spine. Light wear to extremities. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Internally fine and clean. (16), 512‎

‎First edition of Nemeitz’s influential guide to how one should conduct oneself and make best use of one’s time and money in Paris: ""To travel pleasantly, one must spend generously. This is the means to be respected by everyone, to have entry everywhere, and to benefit greatly from the journey."" (Translated from the preface). It contain much interesting information on 17th and 18th century Parisian customs. Nemeitz obtained a position as a tutor in 1707 with the Swedish General Magnus Stenbock. In 1708 he accompanied the sons of the count to Lund University, where he temporarily lectured on statecraft and history. He participated in the Swedish-Danish War from 1712 onwards under Stenbock as a royal field secretary. In 1713, Stenbock sent him with his sons towards Western Europe, with their first major stop being in Utrecht, where they met several diplomats involved in the Peace of Utrecht. They also spent some time in Paris where they were introduced to Louis XIV on multiple occasions. Their journey also took them to England. After failing to secure further employment in the North, Nemeitz became a tutor for the Waldeck family, accompanying a young Count Waldeck to Strasbourg, Paris, and other European courts.A French translation was published in 1727.‎

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‎"NIEBUHR, CARSTEN.‎

‎Beschreibung von Arabien aus eigenen Beobachtungen und im Lande selbst gesammleten Nachrichten abgefasset. - [WITH THE VERY FIRST MAP TO MENTION KUWAIT]‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1772. 4to. Bound in a very fine contemp. Danish full calf binding, blindtooled covers and a gilt border on covers (spejlbind - Cambridge binding style) with 5 raised bands and richly gilt compartments. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Engraved titlevignette. XLVII,(1),431,(1) pp., 1 large folded map, handcoloured in outline (Terræ Yemen) and 24 engraved plates (of which 6 are charts, 2 handcoloured, many large folded). One folded plate repaired in outer margin, outside image and a small close tear with repairs on verso. A bit of browning to a few foldings. A fine copy on good paper with broad margins.‎