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1841Best.-Nr. 93KAS1RPK7OLParis 1841. 8vo. De Boulé et Comp. for Ledoyen Original green wrappers in a protective plastic wrapper with a large lithographed plate on the front showing a dirigible flying over the globe underneath a floating angel who is blowing a trumpet with the motto "Conquête de l'aire". With a large folding lithographed plate 40 x 235 cm of the dirigible and a smaller woodcut of the same dirigible on p. 5. 31 1 blank pp. First edition of this very rare early and remarkable brochure on navigation in the air and the dirigible manoeuvrable balloon. The brochure introduces a new project to build a dirigible in the shape of a fish. The cost was estimated at 30.000 francs and was to be financed by the issue of 300 shares of 100 francs. The work explains the expected profits and the workings of the dirigible in order to entice patrons. It is an early example of such a project as the first powered and steerable airship that was able to take flight was invented in 1852 eleven years after the publication of the present work. This curious brochure therefore offers a fascinating insight into the history of aviation.The fish dirigible is shown in detail on the large folding plate. It was proposed to ascend the balloon being in equilibrium by means of wings to obtain propulsion by four small paddle-wheels and to steer by means of a large triangular rudder. It was approximately 25 meters long and 12 meters high and operated from a basket hanging underneath like in a hot air balloon. It was invented by bookseller and author Alexandre-Jacques Sanson 1789-1862 and his father. The dirigible was never built but the Sansons nevertheless published a number of other works elaborating on the same subject in the following years: Navigation atmosphérique. Explications complémentaires sur le système 1845; Explication du système de navigation aérienne 1848 and Solution du problème de la navigation aérienne principes preuves et moyens 1850. The present work ends with a letter by the aeronaut Jules-François Dupuis-Delcourt 1802-1864 giving permission to use some of his data in the brochure and offering his blessing to the project.The wrappers are somewhat creased with tears at the head and foot of the spine. The folding plate has browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Tissandier p. 34; WorldCat 457418223 907812680 1141280150 13 copies. unknown
1698Best.-Nr. 6697Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, sans date [circa 1698]. In-8 broché de [titre gravé]-[2]-23-[1]p., 35 cartes, 1 pl., 40-8p. couverture de papier marbré du temps, étiquette manuscrite au dos. Coins légèrement arrondis, petits manque de papier au second mors.
1704Best.-Nr. 48770Amsterdam, Franciscus Halma, 1704. Folio. (45,5 x 29 cm.). Contemp. full blindtooled Dutch vellum. Raised bands. Spine ends with tears, some cracking along fronthinge, but not loose. Vellum at frontcover a bit soiled. Egraved titlepage (Coxis del., ianen fecit). Printed titlepage in red/black with an engraved vignette. 15,(119),51,(1) pp., 1 engraved plate with portrait and coat of arms. 4 large folded engraved maps. Light yellowing to margins of textleaves, but maps and text fine and clean. (3 of the maps engraved by F. Halma).
1704Best.-Nr. 48770Amsterdam Franciscus Halma 1704. Folio. 455 x 29 cm. Contemp. full blindtooled Dutch vellum. Raised bands. Spine ends with tears some cracking along fronthinge but not loose. Vellum at frontcover a bit soiled. Egraved titlepage Coxis del. ianen fecit. Printed titlepage in red/black with an engraved vignette. 15119511 pp. 1 engraved plate with portrait and coat of arms. 4 large folded engraved maps. Light yellowing to margins of textleaves but maps and text fine and clean. 3 of the maps engraved by F. Halma. The maps are the Francois Halma reissues of Sanson's maps from 1683. hardcover
1845Best.-Nr. 8619Paris 1845. Pen ink and watercolour. Very good condition apart from some overall light soiling. A rare example of an original watercolour design for porcelain by the Samson factory of Paris. This finished design was intended as a reference source from which the porcelain painters could work using the design as a guide for the colours and image to be transformed from paper into fine porcelain. The French porcelain manufactory of Samson & Cie. was established by "Edmé Samson b. Paris 1810; d. Paris 1891 at 7 Rue Vendôme later Rue Béranger in Paris. The intention of the firm was to reproduce ceramics from museums and private collections and it claimed that all such reproductions would be distinctly marked to avoid confusion with the originals. In 1864 the factory was moved to Montreuil by Samson's son Emile Samson 1837-1913. The range of wares included copies of 18th-century porcelain from such factories as Sèvres Chelsea Meissen and Derby Chinese export-wares especially armorial wares decorated with famille rose colours and mugs decorated with the Fitzhugh pattern Delftware Iznikware maiolica and faience." Grove Dictionary of Art. unknown
1845Best.-Nr. 8619Paris 1845. Pen ink and watercolour. Very good condition apart from some overall light soiling. A rare example of an original watercolour design for porcelain by the Samson factory of Paris. This finished design was intended as a reference source from which the porcelain painters could work using the design as a guide for the colours and image to be transformed from paper into fine porcelain. The French porcelain manufactory of Samson & Cie. was established by "Edmé Samson b. Paris 1810; d. Paris 1891 at 7 Rue Vendôme later Rue Béranger in Paris. The intention of the firm was to reproduce ceramics from museums and private collections and it claimed that all such reproductions would be distinctly marked to avoid confusion with the originals. In 1864 the factory was moved to Montreuil by Samson's son Emile Samson 1837-1913. The range of wares included copies of 18th-century porcelain from such factories as Sèvres Chelsea Meissen and Derby Chinese export-wares especially armorial wares decorated with famille rose colours and mugs decorated with the Fitzhugh pattern Delftware Iznikware maiolica and faience." Grove Dictionary of Art. unknown books
1696Best.-Nr. 16269Paris: Alexis Hubert Jaillot 1696. Copper-engraved map with full original colour and gold embellishment in excellent condition. A stunning map of Normandy by Alexis Jaillot an exceptional example with gilt embellishments. One of the most important figures in French cartography Nicolas Sanson initiated the great school of French geographers. Born in Abbeville in 1600 Sanson established his first printing house in Paris in 1638. He soon became geographer to the king establishing himself as one of the most influential cartographers on the Continent. He was succeeded by his sons Adrien and Guillaume and by his son-in-law Pierre Duval who continued to publish a wealth of maps using Sanson's name. At the close of the seventeenth century Sanson's plates were purchased by the influential cartographer Alexis Hubert Jaillot who continued to publish his maps and atlases under Sanson's title. This stunning map of Normandy is based on Sanson's map published in 1650 but was redrawn and enlarged by Jaillot. It shows the provinces of Normandy as well as the northern tip of Brittany and part of the English Channel. Both Jersey and Guernsey are included as is Mont St. Michel off the coast of St. Malo. In keeping with all of Sanson's and Jaillot's superb maps forests rivers and towns are meticulously identified and named. The map includes an ornate cartouche in the upper section as well as a scale and key. Tooley Maps & Map-Makers pp. 40-41. Alexis Hubert Jaillot unknown
1696Best.-Nr. 16269Paris: Alexis Hubert Jaillot 1696. Copper-engraved map with full original colour and gold embellishment in excellent condition. A stunning map of Normandy by Alexis Jaillot an exceptional example with gilt embellishments. One of the most important figures in French cartography Nicolas Sanson initiated the great school of French geographers. Born in Abbeville in 1600 Sanson established his first printing house in Paris in 1638. He soon became geographer to the king establishing himself as one of the most influential cartographers on the Continent. He was succeeded by his sons Adrien and Guillaume and by his son-in-law Pierre Duval who continued to publish a wealth of maps using Sanson's name. At the close of the seventeenth century Sanson's plates were purchased by the influential cartographer Alexis Hubert Jaillot who continued to publish his maps and atlases under Sanson's title. This stunning map of Normandy is based on Sanson's map published in 1650 but was redrawn and enlarged by Jaillot. It shows the provinces of Normandy as well as the northern tip of Brittany and part of the English Channel. Both Jersey and Guernsey are included as is Mont St. Michel off the coast of St. Malo. In keeping with all of Sanson's and Jaillot's superb maps forests rivers and towns are meticulously identified and named. The map includes an ornate cartouche in the upper section as well as a scale and key. Tooley Maps & Map-Makers pp. 40-41. Alexis Hubert Jaillot unknown books
1656Best.-Nr. M8114Paris c.1656. Very Good. Size : 375x521 mm 14.76x20.51 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Asia Far East Japan & Korea; unknown
1667Best.-Nr. M8921Paris: Pierre Mariette 1667. Very Good. Notes: An important map of Asia by Nicolas Sanson showing the boundaries of the major historic civilizations of this continent. Examples include Assyria Syria Asia Minor Armenia Arabia Felix Libya Sarmatia Thracia Graecia Persia India China Ethiopia Scythia and Gangem. Sanson 1600–1667 was a French cartographer termed by some as the "father of French cartography." His works are known for their incorporation of the most up to date information of the time and their clean modern style. Size : 402x470 mm 15.83x18.50 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Asia Continent; Pierre Mariette unknown
1705Best.-Nr. 3903Attractive original hand-color. Pin-head size stain just south of Mississippi delta please see image. An otherwise very nice clean copy. Paper size: 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 in 210 x 310 mm. Image size: 7 x 9.8 in 178 x 250 mm. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
1698Best.-Nr. 6703sans lieu [Amsterdam], sans nom [Pierre Mortier], sans date [circa 1698]. In-8 de [2]-30 pages, 25 cartes, 1 pl., 26 pages, couverture de papier marbré du temps (traces de plis au dos, coins un soupçon cornés).
1691Best.-Nr. LBW-3673Paris, H. Jaillot, 1691. En deux feuilles jointes de 573 x 884 mm.
Best.-Nr. 122122Paris 1692. . Double page engraved map with fine original hand-colour with two decorative cartouches surrounded by animals and foliage. Sheet size: 950 mm x 600 mm. Some minor offset and tiny worm holes otherwise very good. The map is dedicated to Jean-Baptiste Antoine Colbert Marquis de Seignelay the eldest son of the French minister of the same name who served Louis XIV. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot 1632-1712 was a French cartographer. He joined the Sanson heirs and redrew Nicolas Sanson's maps on a larger scale. 'Atlas Nouveau' 1674 sea-atlas ' Le Neptune François' 1693. Paris, 1692. unknown
1694Best.-Nr. 90853Paris: Veuve de Jacques LangloisVeuve de R. ChevillonJacques Langlois 1694. Fine. Veuve de Jacques Langlois Veuve de R. Chevillon Jacques Langlois Paris 1694 9.5 x 16.5 cm Relié Rare illustrated first edition with 5 copper-engraved plates hors-texte including 2 folding plates cf. Barbier II 302. Schwab 517. Hage Chahine 4320. Wilson 200. Absent from Blackmer and Atabey. Our copy lacks the two dedication leaves to Rouillié often missing with repairs to the joints and one corner and a manuscript ex-libris on the title-page. Contemporary full mottled fawn calf spine with five raised bands gilt and decorated with gilt compartments and floral tools tan calf title-label gilt fillets to the edges partly faded speckled edges. Sanson a zealous apostolic missionary tireless traveller and accomplished diplomat arrived in Persia in 1683 learning Armenian Turkish and Persian while travelling through the kingdom in order to ""consoler les chrétiens qui y habitent"". He took an interest in everything ""murs situation antiquités"" of the regions he crossed and eventually gained access to the Palace ""qui ne sont accordées qu'aux grands seigneurs de Perse"" attending all audiences and taking part in every banquet. He spent three years close to Soliman before returning to France bringing Louis XIV a personal message from the ""roi"" of Persia. Provenance: copy from the library of the literary critic Émile Faguet 18471916 with his vignette bookplate pasted to the inside board. Veuve de Jacques LangloisVeuve de R. ChevillonJacques Langlois hardcover
Best.-Nr. 140897aafA Amsterdam, chez P(ieter) Mortier et Compagnie: Avec Privilege, 1696-1708, Bildgröße - Karte 55 x 75 cm. (inkl. Wappen u. d. Titel über dem Rand 57x83 cm.), Carte géographique coloriée, français (1696-1708), publiée dans : Atlas Nouveau, Contenant toutes les Parties du Monde, ou sont exactement remarqués les Empires, Monarchies, Royaumes, Estats, Républiques & Peuples, entre 1696-1708. Unter Glas im Goldrahmen (92 x 66 cm).
1954Best.-Nr. 1440Aerovoz revista mensual organo oficial de la federacion aerea nacional de cuba director calixto sanchez white 4 anos desde enero de 1954 hasta junio de 1957 director macario fernandez coleccion en 2 volumenes.en muy buen estadorevista ilustrada.es una revista muy rara sobre la aviacion cubana de la republica.con interesantes articulos y resenas historicas y de la actualidad. Talleres editorial puga,guanabacoa hardcover
1696Best.-Nr. M10191Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier c.1696. Very Good. Size : 393x540 mm 15.47x21.26 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps World; Covens & Mortier unknown
1845Best.-Nr. 15379Paris 1845. Pen ink and watercolour. Very good condition apart from some overall light soiling and foxing overall light creasing and a vertical crease in the center. A rare example of an original watercolour design for porcelain by the Samson factory of Paris. This drawing shows a full-height outline of a covered pot with high waisted body and spreading foot drawn in ink and completed in delicate washes of red green and soft blue. The main surfaces are filled with loose asymmetrical floral sprays centred on a large bouquet of roses and other garden flowers repeated on the shoulder foot and domed cover. The spout and opposing handle take the form of sinuous dragon- or serpent-like creatures their heads heightened in red and their scaly bodies mottled in green adding a whimsical zoomorphic note to the otherwise floral scheme. The French porcelain manufactory Samson & Co. was founded in 1845 by Edmé Samson 1810-1891 a Paris-born painter on ceramics who began by making replacement pieces for damaged services before turning to high-quality reproductions of historic wares. Working first at 7 rue Vendôme later rue Béranger in Paris and later from a factory at Montreuil run by his son Emile Samson 1837-1913 the firm drew on a large study collection of original pieces to copy or adapt designs from Sèvres Meissen Chelsea Derby and Worcester as well as Chinese export porcelain Japanese Islamic Delft faience and maiolica. Samson always maintained that its reproductions were distinctly marked to avoid confusion with the originals though later removal or alteration of marks has often led the firms work to be mistaken for earlier pieces. Production continued into the twentieth century finally ceasing in 1969 and the manufactory is now recognised as one of the most inventive nineteenth-century interpreters of historic ceramic styles. Surviving design drawings such as the present work offer rare insight into the way the Samson workshop translated museum models and historic patterns into working colour copies for its painters and modellers. unknown
1845Best.-Nr. 18737Paris 1845. Watercolor. Very good condition apart from very mild soiling and a vertical crease where the sheet was once folded. This finished design was intended as a reference source from which the porcelain painters could work using the design as a guide for the colours and image to be transformed from paper into fine porcelain. The French porcelain manufactory of Samson & Cie. was established by "Edmé Samson b. Paris 1810; d. Paris 1891 at 7 Rue Vendôme later Rue Béranger in Paris. The intention of the firm was to reproduce ceramics from museums and private collections and it claimed that all such reproductions would be distinctly marked to avoid confusion with the originals. In 1864 the factory was moved to Montreuil by Samson's son Emile Samson 1837-1913. The range of wares included copies of 18th-century porcelain from such factories as Sèvres Chelsea Meissen and Derby Chinese export-wares especially armorial wares decorated with famille rose colours and mugs decorated with the Fitzhugh pattern Delftware Iznikware maiolica and faience." Grove Dictionary of Art. unknown
1845Best.-Nr. 18737Paris 1845. Watercolor. Very good condition apart from very mild soiling and a vertical crease where the sheet was once folded. This finished design was intended as a reference source from which the porcelain painters could work using the design as a guide for the colours and image to be transformed from paper into fine porcelain. The French porcelain manufactory of Samson & Cie. was established by "Edmé Samson b. Paris 1810; d. Paris 1891 at 7 Rue Vendôme later Rue Béranger in Paris. The intention of the firm was to reproduce ceramics from museums and private collections and it claimed that all such reproductions would be distinctly marked to avoid confusion with the originals. In 1864 the factory was moved to Montreuil by Samson's son Emile Samson 1837-1913. The range of wares included copies of 18th-century porcelain from such factories as Sèvres Chelsea Meissen and Derby Chinese export-wares especially armorial wares decorated with famille rose colours and mugs decorated with the Fitzhugh pattern Delftware Iznikware maiolica and faience." Grove Dictionary of Art. unknown books
1845Best.-Nr. 15379Paris 1845. Pen ink and watercolour. Very good condition apart from some overall light soiling and foxing overall light creasing and a vertical crease in the center. A rare example of an original watercolour design for porcelain by the Samson factory of Paris. This drawing shows a full-height outline of a covered pot with high waisted body and spreading foot drawn in ink and completed in delicate washes of red green and soft blue. The main surfaces are filled with loose asymmetrical floral sprays centred on a large bouquet of roses and other garden flowers repeated on the shoulder foot and domed cover. The spout and opposing handle take the form of sinuous dragon- or serpent-like creatures their heads heightened in red and their scaly bodies mottled in green adding a whimsical zoomorphic note to the otherwise floral scheme. The French porcelain manufactory Samson & Co. was founded in 1845 by Edmé Samson 1810-1891 a Paris-born painter on ceramics who began by making replacement pieces for damaged services before turning to high-quality reproductions of historic wares. Working first at 7 rue Vendôme later rue Béranger in Paris and later from a factory at Montreuil run by his son Emile Samson 1837-1913 the firm drew on a large study collection of original pieces to copy or adapt designs from Sèvres Meissen Chelsea Derby and Worcester as well as Chinese export porcelain Japanese Islamic Delft faience and maiolica. Samson always maintained that its reproductions were distinctly marked to avoid confusion with the originals though later removal or alteration of marks has often led the firms work to be mistaken for earlier pieces. Production continued into the twentieth century finally ceasing in 1969 and the manufactory is now recognised as one of the most inventive nineteenth-century interpreters of historic ceramic styles. Surviving design drawings such as the present work offer rare insight into the way the Samson workshop translated museum models and historic patterns into working colour copies for its painters and modellers. unknown books
1674Best.-Nr. M1744Paris: Jaillot Hubert 1674. Very Good to Excellent. Size : 572x840 mm 22.5x33 Inches Coloring: Original Outline Coloring Category: ; Maps Europe Benelux Jaillot, Hubert unknown
1658Best.-Nr. M7057Paris 1658. Very Good;. Notes: An early map of the Island of St. Christopher that includes a decorative compass rose in sea area and an ornamental title cartouche in top right decorated with scrolls ribbons and fruit. This is the first printed map of St. Kitts published in "Cartes Generales De Toutes Les Parties Du Monde." With wide margins. Size : 314x429 mm 12.36x16.89 Inches Coloring: Original Outline Coloring cartouche and compass hand coloured Category: Maps West Indies Other Islands; unknown
Best.-Nr. 16-6522Paris: Pierre Mariette 1665. 4to 24.8 x 17.6cm contemporary mottled calf engraved title-page and dedication leaf 12 engraved folding maps hand-colored in outline all folding each map with 2 leaves of descriptive text trimmed and inset except Hungary no text-leaves present and the Black Sea map followed by 6 leaves of text headed ‘Rivières plus fameuses de l’Europe' title-page lightly damp-stained in margins.The title-page and maps are undated but the imprint on the final page of text is dated 1665. The maps comprise Europe Great Britain Scandinavia Russia France Germany Hungary Poland Spain Italy Greece and the Black Sea.Bookplate of David Smythe Lord Methven FRSE LLD 1746–1806 who was a Scottish lawyer and judge who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Paris: Pierre Mariette, 1665. unknown
