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1760réf. F6AGR64OFPE1Utrecht: Hermanus Besseling vols. 1-2 Leiden Amsterdam P. van der Eyk G. de Groot and son K. van Tongerloo and P. Schouten vol. 3 1760. Contemporary boards covered with sprinkled paper. 4to. With general title-page and 3 volume-titles in red and black 3 part-titles 3 engraved frontispieces engraved coat of arms and 6 folding plates. 6 parts in 3 volumes. First Dutch edition of the first 3 volumes of The modern part of an universal history devoted to the life of Muhammad and the history of Arabia under the first four Caliphs to the taking of Baghdad by the Mongols 1258 which put an end to the Abbasid Caliphate. The work based partly on George Sale's authoritative studies on the Quran and Arabian history includes fine views of Baalbek and the Ka'ba in Mecca. The Universal history met with great success and was admired by Edward Gibbon Joseph Priestly and Voltaire. If was translated into several European languages and formed an important source of information about Arabian history.Spines damaged otherwise in very good condition and wholly untrimmed vols. 2 and 3 unopened. Hermanus Besseling (vols. 1-2), Leiden, Amsterdam, P. van der Eyk, G. de Groot and son, K. van Tongerloo and P. Schouten (vol. 3 hardcover
1771réf. GCBC22BGAFSTAntwerp: Pieter Johannes Parys 1771. 19th-century chemical-marbled glazed paper wrappers sprinkled edges. 4to. With woodcut vignette on the title-page 3 engraved illustrations in the text head- and tailpieces and factotums woodcut and built up from cast rococo fleurons and 1 woodcut decorated initial. Lacking the integral frontispiece. Rare work detailing the Antwerp Feast of Our Lady of Victory on 7 October 1771 commemorating the Battle of Lepanto 7 October 1571 where the Holy League famously defeated the Ottoman fleet off the coast of western Greece. It opens with an account of the battle followed by detailed descriptions of the commemorative festivities. At the time of the battle the Ottoman Empire was regarded as a serious threat to Christendom and the victory encouraged false hopes of its imminent collapse. Pope Pius V instituted the annual Feast of Our Lady of Victory which was changed into Our Lady of the Holy Rosary under Gregory XIII and is today known as the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Lacking the frontispiece otherwise in good condition.l UniCat Belgium 7 copies; not in KVK/WorldCat. Pieter Johannes Parys, unknown
1707réf. 9999_00349La Haye Adrian Moetjens 1707. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Small octavo. Pp. 12 686 18. Title-page printed in red and black and with woodcut vignette. Some woodcut tail-pieces. HARDCOVER bound in contemporary speckled full calf spine with raise bands between compartments gilt morocco lettering-piece in second compartment heavily decorated in gilt in remainders all edges sprinkled; small splits at ends of upper joint corner-tips rubbed. In fine condition. ~ Rare FIRST EDITION of this work. A second edition appeared in the same year with a slightly different title. Jacques Bernard 1658-1718; Adrian Moetjens 1652-1717. B-1 La Haye, Adrian Moetjens hardcover
1799réf. 9999_00386N.p. N.p. 1799. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Small octavo. Pp. 36 4 publisher's catalogue. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER bound in contemporary plain boards gilt lettering-piece to spine back bit rubbed and somewhat soiled vague dampmark at inner blank margin of title-page contemporary signature bit saturated small brown stain to one leaf. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare. H-2 IN N.p., N.p. hardcover
1793réf. 5316Paris Buisson; Lyon Bruyset; London J. Deboffe 1793. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Nine volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. 428; 378; 399; 426; 414; 408; 395; 412; 530. Plus engraved frontispiece portrait of Richelieu and folding engraved view both to volume I; engraved frontispiece to volume III; 2 folding charts to volumes V and VI respectively; 3 engraved portraits to volume VII; large folding engraved bird's-eye view of the Fort of S. Phillipe to volume IX. All 9 half-titles present. Extended errata and notes at the end of Volume IX. HARDCOVER uniformly bound in half brick-red morocco and marbled boards spines lettered and numbered in gilt sides gilt ruled edges nicely marbled and sprinkled marbled endpapers some rubbing to extremities some spotting and browning as usual. A lovely set in a very good condition excellent plates. ~ Second edition revised considerably corrected and augumented. Armand-Jean Duplessis du Clessis Cardinal duc de Richelieu 1585-1642; Jean-Louis Giraud Soulavie 1752-1813. C-4 Paris, Buisson; Lyon, Bruyset; London, J. Deboffe hardcover
1791réf. 2721Leeuwarden Wed. Willem Coulon Staaten van Friesland 1791. Soft cover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. Pp. viii ii divisional title 34 30. Engraved heraldic illustration to title. Bound in contemporary decorative wrappers minute chips to spine ends. In fine condition. Excellent wide-margined copy very brightly preserved. ~ Rare. I-4 IN Leeuwarden, Wed. Willem Coulon, Staaten van Friesland paperback
1757réf. 1443Utrecht Paddenburg 1757. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 365 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 340 x 420 mm. Engraved illustration at lower right corner. Handsome illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Scale within illustrated frame. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In fine condition. A touch of browning to centrefold. ~ FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state practically unavailable in their original uncoloured state. FOLIO Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
1758réf. 1444Utrecht Paddenburg 1758. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 360 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 345 x 425 mm. With Inset Map "Der Verdeelinge van Israels Land" measuring ca. 150 x 110 mm presented by two finely engraved cherubs. Engraved illustration depicting Joshua's men about to embark on the entry into the Promised Land. Illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In a very fine condition. - - FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state practically unavailable in their original uncoloured state. FOLIO Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
1768réf. 2187Utrecht Paddenburg 1768. 1st Edition . Print. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 800 mm with 2 flapped wings. Image size within plate mark ca. 340 x 740 mm. Handsome ornate cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First original state unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free pH-balanced buffered archival paper. In fine condition. - - FIRST EDITION. Willem Albert Bachiene 1712-1783 Dutch clergyman later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende" is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768 and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments . Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance mostly with added colouration for purely decorative purpose the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce seldom found in any state. They are practically unavailable in their original unaltered uncoloured state. FOLIO Utrecht, Paddenburg unknown
