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1798COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET. This famous travel account by the renowned French historian, orientalist, philosopher and politician Constantin François de Chasseboeuf, comte de Volney (1757-1820) includes 3 folding maps and 5 folding plates depicting sites visited by the author. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 215x145mm. [X+478] + [472] pages. Brown leather Hardcover with ribbed spine. Gilt decoration on front, rear and spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Text block edges marbled. Text block upper edge dyed deep red. Marbled endpapers. Includes book mark ribbon. Covers slightly dirty. Cover corners and edges slightly worn. Spine bottom edge worn. Upper page edges stained - the dyeing appears dirty. Several small pencil marks on whitepage. Several pages slightly age-stained and slightly tattered near edges - NO damage to text. Plates and folding maps slightly yellowing, some slightly age-stained, but otherwise in good condition. One folding map upper right edge slightly tattered. Pages slightly wavy and yellowing. [VOL.I]: Cover hinges mildly worn. Ex libris sticker on front inner cover upper corner. Corners of two last pages dirty. Egypt map edges creased. [VOL.II]: Front cover detached, rear cover almost detached from binding. [SUMMARY]: This attractively-made classic travel book in two volumes has sustained some external damage, but is still in good condition for its age.
1707ref. RO80065289A BORDEAUX. 1707. In-18. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 263 pages. Couverture parchemin. Quelques traits à l'encre en marges. Ouvrage débroché. Manque la page de titre. Couverture muette.. . . . Classification Dewey : 263.041-Pèlerinage
1839ref. R320146927A.Canuet. 1839. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos à nerfs, Quelques rousseurs. XX + 296 + 320 pages - tranches dorées - nombreuses gravures en noir et blanc hors texte sous serpente - coins, tranches et plats frottés - dos à 4 nerfs - titre et filets dorés sur le dos.. . . . Classification Dewey : 263.041-Pèlerinage
1914ref. 219158Japan. Taisho 3 1914. Folding colour map 54.3 x 39cm a few tiny holes at folds. A very good copy. This colourful pictorial map of Shikoku traces the pilgrimage route linking eighty-eight Buddhist temples giving distances between temples and from major cities in Honshu and Shikoku. Each temple is clearly labelled in red and prominent geographical features including mountains and rivers are marked. The central panel features a portrait of Kukai alongside a short text by a high priest explaining the spiritual significance of the pilgrimage. . unknown
ref. ORD-19648Toulon. Lithographie Aurel. (1866).- Grande lithographie en noir et blanc (ca 520 x 370 mm) dans un encadrement doré simple, ancien, gravure très animée. Il s'agit sans doute d'un pélerinage à Notre Dame du Mai dans la forêt de Janas. Très bon état. Photo sur demande.
ref. 1719Mâcon, Protat Frères, 1920-1923 ; quatre tomes in-8, broché . Tome 1 : Le peuple, le costume, l'habitation : (2) ff., 106 pp., VIII planches hors-texte, (1) f. de table, couverture gris foncé. Tome 2 : Pèlerinages et légendes sacrées : 104 pp., VII planches hors-texte, couverture gris clair. Tome 3 : Fêtes du terroir et coutumes du foyer : 104 pp., VI planches hors-texte et couverture gris-vert. Tome 4 : Naissances, mariages, sépultures : 100 pp., VI planches hors-texte, couverture crème.
ref. 48180Dondey-Dupré.Ponthieu.1825.In-8,cartonnage postérieur.177 p.+ catalogue.EO. Des rousseurs.Couv.Conservées.Reliure avec pièce de titre.Ex-libris.
193840 pages. Contents: Roosevelt Tour Widens Rift With Old-Line Democrats: But Phantom Purge Ends as a Mere Good-Will Pilgrimage Before He Takes to Sea; (James) Farley Tells All: Reveals Inside Story of Roosevelt Nomination; Oklahoma Circus: "Sooners" Rename (Elmer) Thomas in Free-for-All Campaign; WPA (Works Progress Administration) at the Polls; 'Flour, Not Pork': Texas Hillbilly (W. Lee O'Daniel) Carries on Traditions of Huey Long; 40 Million a Month: Old-Age Assistance Program Now Adopted in All States; Wage-Hour Czar: New Yorker (E.F. Andrews) Appointed Administrator of New Act; Binding the Ties of Democracy: Paris Hails British Monarch - King George (VI)'s Adherence to Course Set by His Father Pleases All Britain; Danger in August: Nazis' Demands on Prague Stir Fears of New Crisis; The Duce (Benito Mussolini) as Nordic: All Italians (Except Jews) 'Aryan and Heroic' He Says; Help for Refugees; Deserters of Geneva: Venezuela Joins Flight from Crumbling League (of Nations); China's Lives: Japanese Pin Hopes on Inland Naval Offense; The Search for Security: 5,000 Debate World Problems at Charlottesville; Greyhound at Goshen: Harness Veterans Polish Up for Hambletonian; Catholics Open Drive to Clear up Misconceptions of Church's Policies; Swallows vs. Mosquitoes: Rome Hopes Birds Will Make Pontine Marshes Livable; Boom in Child Stars: Shirley Temple Still Leads in Box Office Lure; Cameramen Take Up Polo: Free Press Crew Challenges World on Rented Ponies; World Pins Hope of Recovery on U.S. Business Leadership: League of Nations Experts See Economic Problems Easier to Solve Than in 1929; AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) Dilemma: Tobogganing Prices Spread Discontent in Wheat Bowl; U.S. Deficit Rises to $3,984,887,000; Weirton Fireworks: Ouster of Defense Counsel Halts Long NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) Hearing; and Perspective: Why the Purge Petered Out. Binding intact. Contents clean and unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1841Three volumes. Small octavo. Pp. viii, 292; 316; 294. All 3 half-titles present. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary quarter ribbed cloth and marbled boards, slight rubbing to edges, spine lettered and numbered in gilt, bit discoloured in places. In a very good condition. ~ Rare complete set of the rare variant issue which was published in 3 volumes.
1863ref. 21556Grenoble, Baratier frères et fils, 1863 ; in-8°, chagrin réglisse, dos à nerfs, encadrement des plats et filets gras à froid, titre doré (reliure de l'époque) ; 319 pp. et 65 illustrations gravées sur bois de bout.
1920Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1979Features: Howard Baker - Contender for the 1980 Presidential nomination; Nazi-Hunting is Their Life - Serge and Beate Klarsfeld have dedicated themselves to preparing dossiers on and confronting unpunished Nazi war criminals, including three now on trial in Cologne; Pilgrimage to the Country of Light - Elie Wiesel revisits Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps; Beyond the Avant-Garde - The MOMA considers Modern's function in a postmodern era - wonderfully illustrated; The New MOMA - Mixing art with real estate; Dressing Up With Ease - color photos of women's fashions; Shopping Around for Shampoos - deciding between skim milk and nucleic acid, and everything in between; The Pioneers of Streamlining - Fifty years ago Raymond Loewy launched the industrial design movement that changed the look of American life - illustrated article; Shank recipes; Article on Air Pollution and its impact hundreds of miles from source; Magnificent two-page color ad for the 1980 Cadillac; and more. 136 pages. Excellent color and black and white photo reproductions including fabulous fashion ads, and more. Above-average wear to covers which are nearly loose. A worthy vintage copy. Book
195748 pages. Features: Cover photo of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan with Chief Justice Earl Warren; Where does the liberal go now? - A challenge to focus on spiritual and cultural, rather than economic issues; Legal pilgrimage to London for American Bar Association's 80th annual meeting; A defence of bigness in business - an argument that it promotes research and competition; What the aged need in homes - they require special safety features and should be where their occupants can join fully into community life; Europe, too, runs into a traffic jam; The passing parade at Lindy's - for 36 years it mirrored Broadway; Haircuts in review; Festival of the Parks; Curriculum for tomorrow's world; Jersey fashion photos; The Pajama Game. Ads include: Lord & Taylor, Cranston, Ban-Lon; Cone; nice colour photo centrefold ad for Judy Bond; Springmaid Fabrics; B. Altman & Co.; Leotard Scandale; Wamsutta Mills; and Fruit of the Loom. Pages somewhat brittle with age and moderately yellowed at periphery. Covers loose but present. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1856FIRST EDITION of the travel account of Israel Joseph Benjamin (1818-1864), born in Falticeni, Moldavia, who after losing his money at the age of 25, decided to travel in search of the Ten Lost Tribes, leaving behind his pregnant wife and 5-year old son. Fashioning himself as Binyamin ha-Sheni (The Second Benjamin), the medieval Benjamin of Tudela (12th century) being the first, he recorded his travels to the Jewish communities in the Near East, Central Asia, and North Africa. The book appeared first in French. Traveling through Turkey, Eretz-Israel, Syria, Armenia, Iraq, Kurdistan, India, Afghanistan, Singapore, China, Iran and Egypt, he described not only the economic and social conditions of the various Jewish communities, but also numerous local legends associated with tombs, caves and other geographical features. In Morocco he recorded a unique version of the martyrdom story of Sol (Suleika) Hachuel of Tangier (1817-1834), the news of whose martyrdom reverberated through Europe in the middle of the 19th century. 220x140mm. 240 pages. Original quarter-leather marbled Hardcover with gilt ribbed spine. Cover and spine slightly worn. Cover edges and corners worn and somewhat peeling. Spine upper edge partly missing. Spine, spine hinges and bottom edge slightly rubbed. Binding visible on inner cover. Previous owner's stamp on whitepage. First whitepage detached. First and second whitepages upper corner and edge slightly torn (35&25mm). Pencil notes on first whitepage. Last 50 pages bottom corner water-stained - NO damage to text. Pages yellowing and slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is overall in good condition.
1909ref. RO40105371Maison de la Bonne Presse. 1909. In-4. Relié demi-cuir. Etat du neuf, Coins frottés, Dos à nerfs, Intérieur bon état. 592 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Titre, dates et filets dorés sur le dos. Dos frotté avec plusieurs épidermures.. . . . Classification Dewey : 263.041-Pèlerinage
Maison de la Bonne Presse. 1909. In-4 Carré. Relié demi-cuir. Etat du neuf. Coins frottés. Dos à nerfs. Intérieur bon état. 592 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Titre, dates et filets dorés sur le dos. Dos frotté avec plusieurs épidermures. Publication mensuelle illustrée. Tome 3e. Après Jérusalem: Suite et fin des impressions d'un pèlerin de la Pénitence, l'Egypte, Matarieh, sur la Médit., La Sicile, Rome. Les pèlerins d'autrefois. Noël à Bethléem. Les Grecs orthodoxes à Jérusalem...
195760 pages. Features: Cover painting by James Hill depicts a pleasant scene in Victoria's Crystal Garden; Nice Colour ad for the Tea Council of Canada inside front cover; One-page Bank of Montreal (BMO) presents bankbook as a 'passport to better living'; Editorial about Mr. Pickersgill and Canada's policy re: Hungarian refugees; One page 1957 DeSeto car ad (yellow with white trim); Rev. William Jenkins explains why he is against the United Fund; One-page ad for Gilson appliances; Careers in Canada - there are more jobs than people to fill them; Gretta Graffin's Grueling Pilgrimage on foot across Europe; Pierre Radisson - Canada's answer to Davy Crockett - he'll soon be featured on Canadian TV; Blair Fraser Reports from Cairo - article with photo of Colonel Nasser and General Burns; A Gift From El Presidente (short story); Is Howie (Howard William) Meeker Tough Enough to Lick the NHL? - the Maple Leafs hire a rough-and-tumble coach - photo-illustrated article; Your amiable cousin, the sea gull; Nice one-page colour ad for 1957 Pontiac cars (white car shown); One-page colour-photo Canadian Club ad features photos of Portuguese tuna trapping; BOAC ad features black and white photo of gourmet meal being served onboard; O'Keefe Ale ad features colour photo of CF-100 jet fighter beside knight on horse; Colour photo ad for the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel in Washington; Vintage colour-photo ad for Heinz spaghetti shows daughter dumping pot onto dad's plate; Dow Ale features colour hockey illustration; Nice one-page colour ad features pink 1957 Chevrolet ('57 Chevy); Doris Hedges describes her most memorable meal; Colour-photo ad for the 1957 Studebaker-Packard; Attractive colour-photo 1957 Plymouth ad inside back cover; Back cover colour-photo Coke ad features young couple with portable record player (phonograph); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Small chip from bottom corner of front cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1839ref. 5-0-168Paris, Houdaille, 1839. 8°, mit Widmung des Autors auf vorderem Vorsatz, 326 S., Hldr. d. Zt. mit RVerg
1606ref. PHO-1989Lyon, Claude Lariot, 1606. In-8 de 8ff.-510pp.-19ff., demi basane (reliure du XIX°), frottements, titre renforcé avec manque de lettre au verso, manque au 1er feuillet de la dédicace sans atteinte, manque le feuillet 113-114 (ici en copie), manque aux 2 derniers feuillets avec atteinte au texte.
1910Small octavo. Pp. 288. Portrait frontispiece and another plate. Some text ornaments. List of participants. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's grained crimson cloth, small plate of Jerusalem mounted on upper cover, black lettering, floral endpapers apparently lacking free endpaper, cloth bit faded and marked, slight wear at spine ends. Bit shaken, opens stiff, but nevertheless a lovely copy. ~ The travelogue of Wilhelm Alexander describes the pilgrimage in 1910 of 68 Jews, predominantly Hungarian, from Budapest to Palestine. They first travelled to Triest, where they embarked on the "Elektra", sailing to Alexandria. From Alexandria, via Cairo and Port Said, they arrived at Jaffa. Alexander's report is a remarkable account. It combines his critical, sometime painful observations, detailed descriptions of meetings with the local community and dignitaries, with a travelogues of pilgrimages to the holy places, interweaved with prayers and words of praise, which he brings in Hebrew. Very rare. OCLC locates copies in University of Amsterdam, Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Jewish National & University Library, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York Public Library, and University of Pennsylvania only.
ref. 26549Important tapuscrit illustré privé (polycopié), daté du 5 novembre 1933. In-4 broché, couverture muette (insolée), 163-2 pp., imprimées au seul recto. Nombreuses illustrations reproduites contrecollées dans le texte (dessins, caricatures, scènes de voyage).
1598ref. PHO-1358Arras: Gilles Bauduyn 1598. in-8 (147 x 97mm) ,7ff.-677pp.-4ff. , Vélin contemporain bruni, titre manuscrit au dos, le titre et les pages 273 à 288 sont en photocopie, colophon relié en titre , petite mouillure sur 30 pages
Small octavo. Pp. 161, 24 publisher's catalogue. Hardcover, original green cloth lettered in black, spine gilt, bevelled edges, old institutional bookplate, stamp, contemporary dedication in neat hand, some pencil underlining. In about fine condition. A lovely copy. ~ First edition. Noted classicist Dr. Henriëtte Boas' copy, with her bookplate. Francis Romano Oliphant (1859-1894), the younger son of the painter Francis Wilson Oliphant (1818-1859), was born in Rome after his father's death. He graduated from Oxford in 1883. In 1891 he published his "Notes of a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land" which originally appeared in the form of letters addressed to the "Spectator", to which he was a frequent contributor. He later aided his mother in the preparation of her "Victorian Age of Literature", published in 1892. Scarce. KVK locates 2 copies in British Library. British Union Catalog adds copies in Cambridge, Durham, Manchester, and National Library of Scotland. OCLC 13686843 locates only 7 other copies worldwide, 6 of which are in the USA, one in Israel (Jewish National & University Library).
18918vo., First Edition, with very numerous illustrations in the text, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments tooled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 10pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Published in Arrowsmith's notable Three-and-Sixpenny Series.
Three books in one volume. Octavo. Pp. vii, 343; (2), 310, (1) verso blank; (1) verso blank, 302, (1) verso blank. Three title-pages and three chromolithograph frontispieces with tissue guards, a pair to each book. Plus 10 other chromolithograph plates with facing tissue guards, and two hand-coloured, folding lithograph maps, bound-in. Index. Hardcover, contemporary tan half calf, corners forest-green, and marbled boards. Spine gilt-stamped, richly decorated. In about fine condition (paper on boards rubbed and dull, endpapers dusty, small stain or two). Overall an excellent copy. ~ First edition. Tobler, p. 226 (wrongfully dating the edition as 1862). Very rare. Eduard Gerdes (1821-1898). With charming views of Hebron, Bethlehem, Jaffa, Jericho, Mount of Olives, Sinai, Suez, Damascus, and other locations in the region.
