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1913réf. 18258London, Macmillan, 1913. XVI, 581 S. Mit 25 Abbildungen auf 9 Tafeln sowie 11 Karten (davon 5 gefaltet und eine im Text). Gr.-8° (22,5 x 15 cm). Rote Original-Leinwand mit Rückentitel und Kopfgoldschnitt (publisher's red cloth).
1956réf. 70217Cambridge: privately printed at the Riverside Press 1956. First edition 8vo pp. 6 122; portrait frontispiece; 14 figures in the text; very good sound and clean copy in original gray cloth-backed black cloth-covered boards gilt-stamped spine. Without a printed dust jacket as issued. A "fascinating account of Egyptian urology from the earliest recorded history to the present time. "The medical school of Alexandria . exerted a profound influence in all the countries of the Near East. The great Byzantine doctors invariably pursued their studies in the capital of Egypt before establishing themselves in Constantinople . Archaeological diggings in the ancient site of Upper Egypt have brought to light many fragments of Greek and Coptic papyrus; we can merely surmise that the studies of the great doctors of Alexandria were known in the country and that the medical works of the Hippocratic school of Galen and of Soranus were read" foreword. privately printed at the Riverside Press unknown books
1969In 8° pp. XI-239 con 15 mappe n.t. Bross. edit. ill.
1987réf. 11052Camden SC: African Collection series - Briar Patch Press 1987. Collector's Reprint edition. . Full Red Leather hardcover. Very Good. Thick quarto oversized book. Gilt design and lettering on spine similar on cover. All pages edges gilt. Slight shelf wear to edges and corners of boards and pages. Slight scuffing to cover. 352 p. w/illustrations. The account of Cumming's hunting exploits in the Orange River country in the late 1840's. African Collection series - Briar Patch Press hardcover
1987réf. 1378Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1987. Dlx Ltd Ed Rep: 500 Copies. Full Leather. Fine/Orig Slipcase Fine. 352 pp ill all edges gilt. new intro by Clendennon. The book originally published in 1852 has been popular for 150 years and readers will understand after perusing these pages. Part of the Briar Patch African Collection. Ltd ed of 500 copies. Book fine in like slipcase. Briar Patch Press unknown
1854réf. 33044New York: G.P. Putnam & Co. 1854. Early Printing probably the first with added slug to the title-page. With and engraved frontispiece and textual illustrations by the author throughout. A large folding map is included at the rear of the volume. 8vo publisher's original red cloth decorated and lettered in gilt on the spine and with gilt pictorial vignette to the upper cover. 522 pp. An honest copy the hinges strong and tight the text-block mellowed as expected some old library markings internally the map with a closed tear. Early printing in issuance year of Taylor's famous travelogue of Central Africa. Bayard Taylor was an American poet literary critic translator travel author and diplomat. As a poet he was very popular with a crowd of more than 4000 attending a poetry reading once which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the United States and Great Britain. He served in diplomatic posts in Russia and Prussia. In 1851 he traveled to Egypt where he followed the Nile River as far as 12° 30' N. He also traveled in Palestine and Mediterranean countries writing poetry based on his experiences. Toward the end of 1852 he sailed from England to Calcutta and then to China where he joined the expedition of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry to Japan. The results of these journeys were published as A Journey to Central Africa; or Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro Kingdoms of the White Nile 1854; The Lands of the Saracen; or Pictures of Palestine Asia Minor Sicily and Spain 1854; and A Visit to India China and Japan in the Year 1853 1855. He returned to the U.S. on December 20 1853 and undertook a successful public lecturer tour that extended from Maine to Wisconsin. After two years he went to northern Europe to study Swedish life language and literature. The trip inspired his long narrative poem Lars. His series of articles Swedish Letters to the Tribune were republished as Northern Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures 1857. G.P. Putnam & Co. hardcover
1867réf. 19693John Murray 1867. 8vo. First Edition with engraved frontispiece engraved title-vignette 21 engraved plates and large folding map at end map mildly age-stained; dark red cloth upper board blocked in gilt chocolate endpapers uncut neatly rebacked to style a very good bright clean copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. The author's second book is a vividly-written account of his second 1863-1865 expedition around the delta of the Ogooue in what is now Gabon. Here he is able to confirm his 'discovery' perhaps more accurately 'rediscovery' of the Gorilla a species previously unseen by outsiders since Biblical times and the actual discovery of the Giant Otter Shrew Potamagale velox; both species are illustrated. SCARCE. Hosken p.63. John Murray, hardcover
1874réf. biblio352Ex-Library Hardcover with Library embossements on Title page and Map and leaf of pages 499 and 500. Tight binding Unmarked text Many Illustrations Africa History Travel Journal Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
1904réf. 2154Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution 1904. First. Orig Printed Wraps. VG. pp 747-774 with plates 1-7 from the Smithsonian Report for 1903. Map showing a portion of Chinese Turkestan taken from Stein's original. Very scarce Stein offprint/ephemera. VG in original printed Smithsonian wrappers. Smithsonian Institution unknown
1862réf. 20685New York: G. P. Putnam. Very Good. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover. Gilt spine lettering a bit faded. Slight dampstaining to endpapers. Very small intendation to front board and first few pages. Very light foxing to first few pages.; Dark green buckram boards with blindstamped linear decoration and gilt spine lettering. Beautiful steel engraved tissue guarded frontispiece. Rear fold-out "map of the course of the Nile and adjacent countries" with minor edgewear. Else handsome tight and clean. - Bayard Taylor was a successful travel writer. "A Journey to Central Africa" was published in the earlier part of his career.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 522 pages . 1862. G. P. Putnam hardcover
1856In-16 gr. (mm. 182x115), tela edit. (piccoli spacchi al dorso), pp. (4),522, con alcune figure inc. su legno nel testo, 1 tavola che raffigura un “modern oriental costume”, 4 belle vedute litografate e 1 carta geografica con il corso del Nilo e paesi limitrofi, più volte ripieg. (con strappo). Esemplare fiorito.
1924Copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo de "La Domenica del Corriere" del 16/11/1924
réf. 46388Tours Alfred Mame et Fils 1901 in 4 (29,5x21) 1 volume reliure percaline rouge ornée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées (parfaites, sans ressauts), dos lisse orné d'un riche décor doré, plat supérieur titré en lettres dorées et orné d'un importante composition polychrome (plaque signée Paul. Souze), 397 pages [1], avec de nombreuses illustrations dont hors-texte, et cartes. Très bel exemplaire, cartonnage très frais ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
1884antiporta figurata, una carta e 17 tavole f.t. Timbro di estinta biblioteca. Rifatta la
1884réf. 029152Paris 1884 A l'oeuvre des écoles d'orient Soft cover
1994réf. 103BsParis Marjuvia Fayard 1994 14x20,5 627 pages - broché - bon etat
1994réf. 103BsParis Marjuvia Fayard 1994 14x20,5 627 pages - broché - bon etat
réf. 15585Elytis, 2009 - In-88 grand, couverture agréablement composée en sépia ill, 173 pages, quelques photographies documentaires in et ht ( rares ), très bel ensemble.
réf. 12713Paris, Stock, Delamain & Boutelleau, 1943. In8 broché, couverture imprimée en noir & illustrée de 2 vignettes au dos & 2 bandeaux sur chaque plat, tous de couleur verte. N 62 de la collection "Les livres de nature" publiée sous la direction de Jacques Delamain. 205p, 4 planches photographiques, 9 sujets.
réf. 14091P., Stock (collection "Les livres de la nature n°60"), 1943, in 12 broché, 205pp. et 9 reproductions photos.
1948réf. 91740Couverture souple. Broché. 191 pages.
1948Broch?. 191 pages.
réf. 15321Cercle du Bibliophile, 1965. Format 13x18 cm, reliure illustree de l'editeur.Tres bon etat.
1929In-16 gr., brossura editoriale, pp. 231,(5), con 16 tavv. in b.n. f.t. Firma di appartenenza al frontespizio; pagine leggermente ingiallite per la qualità della carta, peraltro ben conservato.
1961réf. 17181961 reliure pleine toile in-octavo, premier plat illustré, illustrations : clichés noir et blanc hors-texte, 219 pages, 1961 Paris Albin Michel Editeur,