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GRELAYE Renaud ( De La ) - RETIF DE LA BRETONNE
Les soupers de Vaucluse. - Suivi de: Voyage de Paris en Corse en 1776.
Buisson Ferney - Paris 1789 3 volumes in-12 ( 185 X 105 mm ) de XII-315 335 et 288 pages, cartonnage de papier marbré à la bradel, superbe papier dattente de lépoque conservé à lintérieur de louvrage ( Reliures signées de LOBSTEIN LAURENCHET ). EDITION ORIGINALE. Mouillure claire à quelques feuillets, quelques déchirures en marge sans atteinte au texte. Beaux exemplaires agréablement reliés. ( Attribué à RETIF DE LA BRETONNE par Barbier "Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes et pseudonymes" ).
Bookseller reference : 849298
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GREEN BENNY
LONDRES, PORTRAIT D'UNE METROPOLE
Soline. 1992. In-Folio. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 128 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Bookseller reference : RO30001405 ISBN : 287677125
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GREGOIRE Louis
Nouveau dictionnaire de géographie rédigé d'après le dictionnaire encyclopédique d'histoire et de géographie
Garnier Frères. 1877. In-16. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur bon état. 916 pp. - 1 PHOTO DISPONIBLE.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Bookseller reference : ROD0009046
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GREGOROVIUS Ferdinand
Promenades En Italie et En Corse
Paris Anatolia Éditions Du Rocher 2003 In-8 244 pp
Bookseller reference : 28457
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GRELLET (Pierre)
Pérégrinations valaisannes. De la Furka au Léman. Deuxième édition.
Saint-Maurice, Editions Rhodaniques, 1961. Grand in-8 broché, couverture illustrée d'une photo en noir (manque le rhodoïd imprimé), XV-293 pp. Photos.
Bookseller reference : 6545
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GREVIN Emmanuel.
Rivages du Grand Erg.
Stock Paris 1938 GREVIN Emmanuel.Rivages du Grand Erg.Stock. Paris. 1938.In-12 broché ( 195x140 mm ).243 pages.Ouvrage illustré d'après les photographies de l'auteur.
Bookseller reference : 494480
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GRELLET, Pierre:
Sur les sentiers du passé. Notes de voyage, d'art et d'histoire.
Neuchâtel, Librairie centrale, 1923, in-8°, 200 p. + 10 planches, non rogné. un des 1000 ex. num. n° 93. brochure originale, bord froissé.
Bookseller reference : 31874aaf
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GRENVILLE TEMPLE (Sir), LEITCH (Bart. W. L.), IRTON (Major).
The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean, drawn from nature.
Londreset Paris Fischer, son & Co et Quai de l'Ecole 1840 1 vol. relié in-4, demi-chagrin vert à coins, dos à nerfs, caissons richement ornés de dentelle dorée, tranches dorées, 156 pp. Premier tirage illustré de 154 belles gravures hors-texte légendées. With an analysis of the Mediterranean and description of the plates, by the Rev. George Newenham Wright. Coins émoussés, coiffes épidermées, sinon bon état intérieur.
Bookseller reference : 82359
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GRENVILLE TEMPLE (Sir), LEITCH (Bart. W. L.), IRTON (Major).
The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean, drawn from nature.
Londreset Paris Fischer, son & Co et Quai de l'Ecole 1840 1 vol. relié in-4, demi-chagrin vert à coins, dos à nerfs, caissons richement ornés de dentelle dorée, tranches dorées, 156 pp. Premier tirage illustré de 154 belles gravures hors-texte légendées. With an analysis of the Mediterranean and description of the plates, by the Rev. George Newenham Wright. Coins émoussés, coiffes épidermées, sinon bon état intérieur.
Bookseller reference : 82359
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GREEN JULIEN
VILLES (JOURNAL DE VOYAGE 1920-1984)
LA DIFFERENCE / FREDERIC BIRR. 1985. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 255 pages - nombreuses photos couleurs et noir et blanc hors texte - jaquette en bon état - annotation à l'encre en page de faux-titre - plats contrepliés. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Bookseller reference : R240116140
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Great Britain
Admiralty Sailing Directions: West Indies Volume II
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GRECKO, Temoris.
ASANTE, AFRICA. CRONICA DE UN ENCUENTRO CON LOS PUEBLOS DE SUDAFRICA, SUAZILANDIA, TANZANIA Y KENIA.
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Greco, Emanuele
Paestum Past and Present: Guide with Reconstruction of Ancient Monuments
"Monuments Past & Present series" Illustrations of the monuments today are overlaid with transparent sheets showing how they would have looked originally. The author is the Director of the Italian Archaeological School of Athens. 71p. illus.bibliography Book
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Greco, Emanuele; Longo, Fausto
Poseidonia Paestum La Visita Della Citta
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Text in Italian. Many color photos. 108 pages. Fold-out plan.
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Greely, Adolphus
THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC SERVICE. An Account Of The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition Of 1881-84 And The Attainment Of The Farthest North 2 Volumes
London: Richard Bentley & Son 1886. 1st U.K.edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Heavy 8vo. Superb 19th century binding given as a 2nd class prize at Queenwood College Hampshire Royal blue hard-grained morocco leather with gilt & blind tooled decorations in the Art Nouveau style.Only minor wear to spine ends and corners.Rear hinge of Vol.II starting but secure. Aeg. Inside dentelles.Six panels with raised bands and fine gilt tooling to spines.Ribbon bookmarks bound in. Small bookplate on each front pastedown endpaper. Light creases to ffep's.Typical light foxing to prelims with other trivial scattered foxing within the text.Text is generally bright and fresh.bindings tight. VOLUME I. pgs.xxv428 one leaf 17 b/w full-page illustrationsincluding frontis portrait of Greely that has offset to partially detatched tissue guard. Multiple in-text illustrations.5 maps 1 folding VOLUME II. pgs.xiii444. 26 b/w full-page illustrationsincluding frontis. Multiple in-text illustrations.4 maps 3 folding The map called for in the pocket follows page 444. This map has two tape repairs along the hinge. This is the first English edition of Greely's account of an ill-fated and arduous Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in a period fine binding. In 1881 Lt. Adolphus W. Greely 1844-1935 led a 25-man U.S. Army expedition to the Arctic with the primary mission to create a scientific observation post at Lady Franklin Bay. His party became stranded en route and for two consecutive winters relief parties were unable to resupply his camp. A rescue ship did not arrive until 1884 and found Greely and 6 other men in starved condition. The others from the party had perished from starvation drowning hypothermia and even an execution Greely himself had ordered. His party had reached farther north than any previous expedition to the North Pole and completed extensive mapping of the then-mostly unknown northern parts of Greenland. Based chiefly on Greely's diaries the book documents the expeditions day after day struggles with polar ice sledge journeys camp life long trekking and the geography of the territory they explored. While the men returned home as heroes accusations of cannibalism soon followed; Greely denied any knowledge of such activities. A beautiful fine binding set. Other photos available. Inquiries welcome. <br/> <br/> Richard Bentley & Son hardcover
Bookseller reference : 347
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GREELY, Adolphus W.
Three Years of Arctic Service; an Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-84 and the Attainment of the Farthest North
large 8vo [24 x 18 cm]; 2 volumes, xxv, 428, xii, [1], 444 pp, illus, 43 plates including frontispieces (one is engraved portrait), folding facsimile, ports, plus 9 maps (some folding and foldout, large folding map in pocket), appendices, index. original pictorial cloth with picture in red, white, black and gold on blue cloth, silver lettering, slightly rubbed at edges, a bright and very clean fine set. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Arctic Bibliog 6118: "This narrative of the Expedition's course by the leader, includes accounts of the battle with ice on the sea, the sledge journeys, the life of the men in camp and on the march, and the geography of territory explored; with a chapter on polar ice. " Smith G49: "Amply illustrated and greatly detailed, the account combines narrative form with journal excerpts to tell the story of one of the most celebrated of Arctic expeditions. The preface gives a good insight on the author. Though he is a stolid writer, it is an outstanding narrative." Appendices include notes on ethnology, natural history, ornithology, botany, medusae and auroral displays.
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Green, Evan
A Boot Full of Right Arms.
Sydney: Cassell 1975. x 281pp appendices end paper maps bw ills. Or brown cloth in pictorial jacket. Tape stains to jacket flaps lesser tape stains to endpapers prev owner name on front free endpaper and title page. A nice copy. An account of the London-Sahara-Munich World Cup Rally. The rally soon passed from motor sport to high adventure with crews becoming stranded in the desert some almost died of thirst most were lost. Only one car completed the entire course of this extraordinary event. More than a rally but a journey across 14 countries across some of the world's most forbidding terrain and of the strange places and people encountered. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Slipcase. 8vo. Cassell Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 049196 ISBN : 0726932299 9780726932298
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Green, Kenneth (Compiler, Photographer)
Chichester Past and Present
Collection of 45 old views of Chichester compared with modern photographs of the same view. Cream coloured cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Some rubbing to surface of dust jacket.
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Green, Stella; Zimmerman; Scofield
Fifty Hikes in New Jersey
Trade size paperback in lightly rubbed wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked text. ...
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Green, Toby
Saddled with Darwin : A Journey Through South America on Horseback
366 pages, illustrated. eng
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GREEN, William Spotswood
Among the Selkirk Glaciers, being the Account of a Rough Survey in the Rocky Mountain Regions of British Columbia
12mo [19.5 x 14 cm]; xvi, 251, [iv, ads] pp, 9 plates including frontis, other illus, large folding map of Selkirk Range, with route in red and with inset of southern British Columbia. original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt and black ruled borders, spine slightly faded but gilt bright, else a fine clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Neate G50: 'He was one of the first to climb in Canada where he mad the first ascent of Mount Bonney in the Selkirks in 1888.' The author, an Irish alpinist who earlier had climbed in New Zealand and in the Swiss Alps, was highly regarded as an explorer and mountaineer, his survey of the Selkirks being carried out at a time when no map existed. Lowther 878.
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Green, WS W S
The high alps of New Zealand
Macmillan 1883. 1st edition. Good/No Jacket. Publisher's red cloth Ex-library copy with occasional ink stamps; owner's bookplate and original library bookplate facing each other. Spine discolored as is the tissue guard to the frontispiece. Interesting illustration of sections through a glacial moraine. Folded map of the Great Tasman Glacier at rear intact but with repairs to folds. Macmillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 19972
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Greenbie, Sydney
The romantic East; India, Indo-China, China and Japan, by Sydney Greenbie
298 p., illus. Hardcover Ex-library, Good condition
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Greene, Graham
Journey Without Maps
London: William Heinemann. 1936. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Good condition. No dustjacket. Pale yellow boards are a marked with some tiny stains to spine. Some scattered foxing to fore edge and to the edges of some preliminary pages. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Maps to endpapers. Uncommon. 296 pages. Greene's account of his four week trip through Liberia in 1935. This was Greene's first trip outside Europe. . Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. William Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB330674
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GREENE, Graham.
Voyage sans cartes.
in-8°, 297 pp., broché, couv. Dos usagé, couverture brunie, papier jauni, non coupé. [BL-11][CA-00 be]
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Greene, Granville
The Mezcal Rush: Explorations In Agave County
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 296 pages.
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Greene, Patrick, translator
Looking at Paris
Oversize. 155 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Greenlaw, Linda
The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island
A Very Good paperback with lightly rubbed covers. Clean, tight, unmarked. ...
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GREENLEE, William Brooks
The Voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral to Brazil and India, from Contemporary Documents and Narratives
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; lxix, 228 pp, 6 plates including folding and double, 4 folding maps in rear pocket, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt vignette on both covers, gilt spine title lettering, very fine and clean in dj spine a little faded), covers and gilt bright. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Besides discovering Brazil, Cabral sailed around Africa to India. Greenlee provides a comprehensive 60 page introduction that gives an historical perspective. An appendix describes the ships and personnel. There is a section on the discovery of Madagascar. Many of the official documents are reproduced.
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Greenwood, Grace
Merrie England: Travels, descriptions, tales and historical sketches. By Grace Greenwood [pseud.] Twelve illustrations, by Devereux. Vignette, by W. T. Richards.
261p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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Greenwood, Nicholas
Burma: Then and Now
Hardcover. Good condition. Signed and dedicated by the author on title page. Dust jacket has some edge - wear and a few minor scores. Jacket spine head and upper leading corners are a little worn and creased. Slight wear on lower leading corners of jacket. A few bumps on upper edges of boards. Binding is visible at front of book. One or two small marks on rear pastedown. Contents are clear. AF Used
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GREG, ROBERT HYDE:
Remarks on the Site of Troy and on the Trojan Plain. Founded on Personal Observations made in 1817. Bound with: Observations on the Round Towers of Ireland. Author's own copies.
Manchester: Printed for the Author 1823. The Round Towers of Ireland Printed for the Author Manchester 1824. The first work with double-page folding map & one leaf partly detached 4to 92-pages; the half-title retained. The second work with lithographic frontispiece and two lithographic plates; 42-pages.The two works bound together 4to 9 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches contemporary binder's cloth binding rubbed. The Author's own copies with his engraved armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Both works are very rare.The Manchester liberal politician and manufacturer Robert Hyde Greg 1795-1875 was sent on a grand tour of Europe before joining his familys prosperous textile business. His dissertation on Troy is dedicated to Prince Louis William of Hesse Hombourg whom the author accompanied on his travels in Greece and Asia Minor. Manchester: Printed for the Author 1823. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21992
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Gregg, William H
Controversial Issues in Scottish History : A Contrast of the Early Chronicles with the Works of Modern Historians
New York N.Y.: G.P. Putnam's Sons/ The Knickerbocker Press 1910. Foldout Maps illustrator. Very Good 1910 green hardcover unmarked foldout facsimiles and maps in great condition. top edge gilt. "With over Three Hundred Facsimile Reproductions from Old Chronicles and Authentic Works and with Maps and Illustrations.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. G.P. Putnam's Sons/ The Knickerbocker Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040228-K15
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GREGOIRE L.
GEOGRAPHIE GENERALE, PHYSIQUE, POLITIQUE ET ECONOMIQUE
Garnier Frères. Non daté. In-4 Carré. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage. Coins frottés. Dos frotté. Intérieur acceptable. 1209 pages. Gravure en noir et blanc en frontispice. Illustré de très nombreuses gravures et cartes en noir et blanc dans le texte et sur planches hors texte. Illustré de quelques gravures et cartes en couleur sur planches hors texte. Auteur, titre et filets dorés sur le dos. Couverture détachée. Dernières pages de garde pliées. Vers 1870-1880. Par l'auteur du 'Dictionnaire encyclopédique d'Histoire, de Géographie, etc. Avec 100 cartes, de nombreuses gravures intercalées dans le texte, types chromo et gravures sur acier hors texte. Notions de Géo. générale. Description générale du Globe. Région gauloise ou française. Géographie économique. Europe occidentale. Europe orientale. Asie...
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GREGOIRE LOUIS
Géographie générale - physique, politique et économique
Garnier Frères, Paris, 1876. Très fort vulume in/4 reliure demi-chagrin rouge signée Ch. Magnier, dos à nerfs et caissons dorés, plats à décorà froid, doré sur trois tranches, nombreuses et belles illustrations : 100 cartes hors-textes avec serpentes, types en chromo lithographies, gravures sur acier, 1203 p. Hormis une tache sur le dos, exemplaire très frais, dorure éclatante.
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GREGOROVIUS Ferdinand
Passeggiate per l'Italia. Volume quinto Puglie
. 16mo. pp. 244. . Ottimo (Fine). Ex libris in copertina (Ex libris on inner front cover). . . Si aggiungono 5 libri: Fulvio PANZIERi (a cura di), I luoghi dell'anima In viaggio con i grandi scrittori (Interlinea Edizioni, 2000) - Silvio ZAVATTI, Dizionario degli esploratori e delle scoperte geografiche (Feltrinelli, Universale Econimica, 1967) - Hildegard BLUNCK, Marco Polo Il grande viaggiatore (Illustrazioni in bianco e nero di Aldo Guerra. Bompiani, 1982) - Stefano MALATESTA, Il cammello battriano (Neri Pozza, 1997) - Mario APPELIUS, Cannoni e ciliegi in fiore (Il Giappone moderno. Con 48 illustrazioni fuori testo. Mondadori, 1942. Lievi fioriture)
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GREGORY, Alexis
gouden tijd van het reizen, 1880-1939
Gebonden in linnen met omslagwikkel in kleur,(aan boord van de "Steamer") 32x25cm, 220pp, ISBN 9060973445. Dit boek begeeft u terug naar de opwindende periode waarin de 'nieuwe' werelden werden ontdekt door welgestelde burgers met de luxe passagiersschepen en andere coming-up transportmiddelen,, aangevuld met talrijke en mooie illustraties, een aanrader ! Boek is als nieuw !!
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GREGORY, Alexis.
L'Age d'or du Voyage : 1880-1939.
in-folio (grand in-4), 219 pages, entierment illustre en couleurs et sépia (nombreuses photos pleine page), cartonnage avec jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire. [P-48]
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Gregory, S.
Statistical Methods and the Geographer
Sound publication with clean pages and clear content. Name previous owner written on FEP.
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Gregory. Hugh McCulloch
The Sea Serpent Journal: Hugh McCulloch Gregory's Voyage around the World in a Clipper Ship, 1854-55, ed. by Robert H. Burgess
142p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Gregson, Matthew, Harland, John [ed]
Portfolio of Fragments Relative to the History and Antiquities Topography and Genealogies of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster
London: George Routledge & Sons. G : in good condition. Modern rebind with new eps. 1869. Third Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 350mm x 230mm 14" x 9". xii 426pp plates. 22 b/w plates 4 fold-out. The third edition was the first to include an index of the coats of arms and general index. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . George Routledge & Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : j1387a
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Gregson, Matthew, Harland, John [ed]
Portfolio of Fragments Relative to the History and Antiquities Topography and Genealogies of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster
London: George Routledge & Sons. VG : in very good condition. Modern rebind with new eps. Occasional light foxing and marks. 1869. Third Edition. Black hardback boards with black leather spine. 390mm x 260mm 15" x 10". xii 146pp plates. 22 b/w plates 4 fold-out. The third edition was the first to include an index of the coats of arms and general index. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . George Routledge & Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : j1387
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Grekin, Linda
Never Get Lost Again! : The Complete Guide to Improving Your Sense of Direction
Good copy, pages clean bright and tight. Used
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GRELIER, Joseph
Aux Sources de l'Orénoque [ Livre dédicacé par l'auteur ]
Troisième édition revue et complétée, Préface du professeur Charles Jacob, 102 illustrations et une carte hors texte, 1 vol. in-12 reliure pleine basane racinée, dos lisse orné, couvertures conservées, La Table Ronde, Paris, 1957, 282 pp. Bel envoi de l'auteur, "souvenir du superbe Orénoque et des mes amis Waïka". Bon exemplaire bien relié. Français
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GRELIER, Joseph,
Gli indiani dell'Orinoco
Prefazione di Jean Dorst. Traduzione dal francese di Marina Bianchi. Con fotografie in bianco e nero scattate dall'autore . 8vo. pp. 346. . Ottimo (Fine). . Prima edizione italiana (First Italian Edition). .
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Grellmann, Heinrich Moritz Gottilieb; Raper, Matthew [transl]
Dissertation on the Gipsies Gypsies. Being An Historical Enquiry Concerning the Manner of Life Economy Customs and Conditions of These People In Europe and Their Origin
London: G Bigg / P Elmsley / T Cadell / J Sewell. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Modern binding with new endpapers.Occasional light spotting to page edges. 1787. Second Edition. Brown leather spine on decorative papered boards. 270mm x 220mm 11" x 9". xix 255pp. Grellman was one of the earliest writers to look specifically at Gypsy life in the late eighteenth century and from an analytical viewpoint for the first time. Publishing his Dissertation on the Gipsies in 1783 Grellman focused on the language origin image and work of the Gypsies being the first to link their origin to India based on linguistics which was met with much critical acclaim in Europe. . G Bigg / P Elmsley / T Cadell / J Sewell hardcover
Bookseller reference : j9931
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Grenfell, Wilfred
The Romance of Labrador w/signed illustration
New York: MacMillan 1934. 329pp/illus. Rare with signed sketch on ffep. Clean. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MacMillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009084
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Grenier, Jacques de.
Mémoires de la campagne de découvertes dans les mers des Indes [...]. Brest, R. Malassis, 1770.
4to. (4), 38 pp. With 1 engraved folding map of the Indian Ocean. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Rare first edition of this important work that revolutionized navigation in the Indian Ocean. It proposes a new route from the Île de France (now Mauritius) to the Coromandel coast in India. This more direct route shortened the crossing by 800 leagues and greatly facilitated access to the French possessions on the Indian coast, including the city of Pondicherry. In addition, since the trade routes to China stopped on the eastern coast of India, this new, faster route also shortened the journey to the Far East. Because of the need for quick access to the riches of India and China at that time, Grenier's work on the currents of the Indian Ocean was of great importance for the development of French trade. The engraved map displays the currents in the Indian Ocean to be taken into account by any sailor navigating these waters. - Wrappers somewhat waterstained, interior with occasional faint waterstaining near margins. Untrimmed copy. The first edition not seen at auction since 1987. Cordier 2101. Sabin 28763. Brunet II, 1734. Polak 4097. OCLC 166096625.
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Grenier,Alexandre - Sellin, Loïc
LA BOURGOGNE. Une Région, un patrimoine - Paris 2003 - Ilustrado - Livre en français
Paris, Edit. Atlas, 2003. Numerosas ilustraciones en color y b/n. 123 p. 4º. Cartoné editorial ilustrada. Muy buen ejemplar. Livre en français.
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GRETRY André
Richard Coeur-de-Lion
- Ve Launer, Paris 1841, In-8 (18,5x27cm), (4) 174pp., relié. - Opera complet dialogué, partition de chant et piano. Exemplaire aux armes frappés sur les plats du Brésil avec le chiffre S.P.D.F. en dessous. Reliure en plein chagrin rouge d'époque. Dos lisse orné de décors rocaille, titre doré en gothiques. Plats ornés d'un riche décor Rocaille, à froid et à chaud, avec la couronne du Brésil sur le plat supérieur et les lettres S.P.D.F. dessous, les armes du Brésil sur le plat inférieur. Tranches dorés. Roulette à froid intérieure. gardes moirées bleues. Restauration d'une bande papier verte entre les deux pages de garde, au début et à la fin du livre, avec des coutures jaunes apparentes. Quelques rousseurs pâles éparses sur un papier bien blanc. Frottements en coiffes avec petit manque au mors supérieur en tête. Très bel exemplaire, malgré quelques minimes défauts. Le nom en bas au milieu du contreplat : G. Leuzinger, et l'adresse correspondante sur le second contreplat : Rua do Ouvidor 36, n'est pas le nom d'un relieur, mais celle d'un imprimeur et photographe Suisse qui s'est installé à Rio de Janeiro en 1832. Le Rua de Ouvidor 36 est en effet l'adresse de sa boutique. Celui-ci s'est rendu très célèbre par ses photographies du Brésil qui sont les toutes premières que nous possédons aujourd'hui. On peut penser que Leuzinger a fait venir cette partition de Paris et l'a faite relier pour la vendre dans sa boutique, il s'agissait peut-être d'une commande impériale spéciale. Richard Coeur-de-Lion est le meilleur et le plus célèbre des opéras de Grétry, de celui qui fut le maître de l'opéra comique dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
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