HELMAN (Isidore Stanislas).Livre Rare Book
1788rif. 42928Paris, chez l'auteur, Ponce, [1788]. In-4 de 1 page de titre, 24 planches, 24 pages de textes explicatifs en regard de chaque planche, demi-maroquin bordeaux, dos lisse orné, tête dorée (reliure du XIXe siècle).
1788rif. 51882L’ Auteur & M. Ponce, sd. 1788 In-4 plein velin, dos à nerfs, pièce de titre, tranches marbrées, 24 planches hors-texte sous serpentes & 24 ff. de texte pour l’explication des planches. Rares rousseurs, brunissures marginales et petite humidité angulaire en pied. Bon exemplaire
rif. 103374Chez L'Auteur Paris S.D. (1788) In-4 carré ( 265 X 190 mm ), demi-veau fauve, dos à nerfs orné de roulettes dorées, pièces de titre de maroquin framboise et olive, tranches brique. ( Reliure moderne avec le dos d'époque conservé ). 1 titre gravé, 24 fines gravures hors-texte et 24 feuillets de texte en regard. Joli livre imprimé sur un beau papier chiffon. [Cohen 479. - Brunet, III-90/91]. Quelques taches éparses, sinon agréable exemplaire.
1788rif. 12314ABParis, L'Auteur, o. J. [1788]. 4°. o. Pag. [49 Bll.]. Priv. HLd. späterer Zeit.
1997rif. 16078München, Heyne, 1997. 8°, 544 Seiten mit vielen Photos. Orig.Pappband mit Silberprägung, illustrierten Vorsätzen und OSU.
rif. 005064Sans lieu ni nom d'éditeur [Shanghaï]. In-8 (167 X 242 mm) broché ; 95 pages, (1) page.
1999rif. 009804Honululu, University of Hawaii Press, 1999. x, 309 S. Orig.-Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag. Mit kleinem chinesischem Stempel, sonst schönes, gut erhaltenes Exemplar in einwandfreiem Zustand.
[Venezia], [presso Giovanni Malachin], [1719], incisione in rame di mm. 305x475 (l'impronta della lastra), mm. 332x488 (il foglio). Non firmata. Veduta del pubblico accompagnamento dell'Imperatore della Cina della Cina. Tavola proveniente dal volume quarto del "Giro del mondo del dottor d. Gio. Francesco Gemelli Careri", Venezia, presso Giovanni Malachin, 1719. Piccolo strappo restaurato, senza alcuna perdita. Tracce della piegature con le quali il foglio era conservato nel volume.
1835rif. 19740ABParis, printed for the Oriental Translation Fund, sold by Richard Bentley, London, 1835. XVI, 531 S., 4 Bll. Verlagsanzeigen. Späterer Leinwandband mit Rückenschild.
1803rif. ST15927London: Cadell and Davies 1803. ONE OF 60 LARGE PAPER COPIES of the "considerably enlarged" Fourth Edition ours a variant retaining the date of 1803 on the title-page rather than 1804. 330 x 252 mm. 13 x 9 7/8". xviii 4 xix 1 380 pp. Two leaves usually bound at the end and containing the "List of Principle Books Referred to in this Work" and "Works by the same Author" bound between pp. xvii and xix here. VERY FINE CONTEMPORARY SPRINKLED CALF raised bands flanked by plain and decorative gilt rules and chain roll spine panels with star centerpiece red morocco label marbled endpapers. With six engravings: five maps two folding and one view. A Large Paper Copy. Front pastedown with engraved armorial bookplate of Marcus Gage; title page with ink inscription at head: "M. Gage's Book got from Mr. Asperne London April 15th 1805." Lada-Mocarski 29 note; Howes C-834; Sabin 17309; Streeter VI 3501; Cordier Bibliotheca Sinica pp. 2447-48. ◆Small chip to tail of spine corners a bit rubbed flyleaves somewhat foxed the usual minor foxing to plates and a bit of offsetting to adjacent pages otherwise A VERY FINE COPY OF AN ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE EDITION clean and fresh internally with vast margins and the binding firm lustrous and with only very minor wear to the joints. This is an extremely well-preserved copy in an elegant contemporary binding of the most sought-after edition of a key source on Russian exploration and that country's efforts to expand trade with China and Alaska. Eminent historian William Coxe 1747-1828 studied the voyages and exploration by Bering and others to the regions of Kamchatka the Aleutian Islands and Siberia to prepare this overview of the geography and cultures of the lands between Russia and North America and to analyze the economic potential of trade--particularly in furs--with the region. According to Sabin "Mr. Coxe's book contains many curious and important facts with respect to the various attempts of the Russians to open a communication to the New World." The 1780 first edition of this work covered Russian voyages of discovery between 1740 and 1769; the 1787 third edition added a supplement comparing these explorations to those of Captains Cook and Clerke. Our much-expanded fourth edition gives in the words of the Preface "a complete series of voyages from 1711 to 1792 comprising all that is known on the subject." Some of this supplementary information was gleaned from earlier accounts by German historians G. F. Muller and P. S. Pallas and some from Coxe's own travels in Russia. According to Lada-Mocarski Coxe "also succeeded in securing additional material: for instance the narrative and maps of Krenitzin and Levashev's 'secret' expedition the first official Russian government expedition since Bering's 2nd expedition of 1741. He was able to secure this particular information not widely known at the time even in Russia from Dr. Wm. Robertson who in turn obtained it through his friend Dr. Rogerson first physician to the Empress Catherine II. . . . In view of the above additions one should consider the fourth edition of 1803 as the most desirable." He concludes: "Coxe's work particularly the fourth edition is a result of contemporary and authoritative sources translated into English not to be overlooked by scholars and collectors alike." There are also distinct aesthetic advantages to the present Large Paper version over the octavo printing. Not only is the type beautifully re-set and laid out as well as surrounded by vast margins but as Streeter notes there are two charts here that are not included in the octavo issue of 1803. The original owner of this volume Marcus Gage is known to have assembled a substantial library of beautifully cared-for books on travel and discovery see for example "Exploration & Discovery 1576-1939 Books from the Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching" passim. Gage notes that he got the book from "Mr. Asperne"—no doubt the London publisher and bookseller James Asperne 1757-1820. ABPC and RBH find just four other Large Paper copies at auction in the past 45 years two of which had condition issues. One could wait a considerable time to find a copy as attractive and desirable as the present one. Cadell and Davies unknown
1775rif. 191552London: Printed for D. Steel 1775. Catties cowries candarines and comashees An otherwise untraced pocket reference for supercargos with alphabetically arranged sections for major destinations along eastern trade routes including China Medina Mecca Bengal Bombay and Batavia. The final page concerns Japan evidence of British commercial dealings with the Dutch East India Company. Pages 19-24 concern the sterling value of local coins offering exchange rates for the Chinese tael a Bengali English crown and for sequins dollars piastres and other currencies used in Arabia. For Bengal a special section discusses sea shells cowries as a currency for "coolies labourers and other small payment" over 2400 cowries making one "current rupee". The publisher David Steel 1734-1799 specialized in handbooks charts maps and other maritime material for naval use and for seaborne commerce. Trading out of his warehouse at Little Tower Hill Steel built a publishing empire that was continued by his son of the same name and his daughter-in-law Penelope Steel. The latter continued the business alone following David Steel the younger's death in 1803. In 1775 Steel published two other longer works for the India and China trade including the 56-page Indian Trader's Complete Pocket-Assistant which was an expanded form of the present handbook. Small duodecimo pp. 24. Sewn into contemporary marbled wrappers edges trimmed. Housed in custom grey card box. 1974 ownership signature of one E. Harris on inner front cover; date added in same ink on title page. Covers rubbed some browning internally: well-preserved. Not in ESTC or Witt. unknown
1803rif. ST15927London: Cadell and Davies 1803. ONE OF 60 LARGE PAPER COPIES of the "considerably enlarged" Fourth Edition ours a variant retaining the date of 1803 on the title-page rather than 1804. 330 x 252 mm. 13 x 9 7/8". xviii 4 xix 1 380 pp. Two leaves usually bound at the end and containing the "List of Principle Books Referred to in this Work" and "Works by the same Author" bound between pp. xvii and xix here. VERY FINE CONTEMPORARY SPRINKLED CALF raised bands flanked by plain and decorative gilt rules and chain roll spine panels with star centerpiece red morocco label marbled endpapers. With six engravings: five maps two folding and one view. A Large Paper Copy. Front pastedown with engraved armorial bookplate of Marcus Gage; title page with ink inscription at head: "M. Gage's Book got from Mr. Asperne London April 15th 1805." Lada-Mocarski 29 note; Howes C-834; Sabin 17309; Streeter VI 3501; Cordier Bibliotheca Sinica pp. 2447-48. ◆Small chip to tail of spine corners a bit rubbed flyleaves somewhat foxed the usual minor foxing to plates and a bit of offsetting to adjacent pages otherwise A VERY FINE COPY OF AN ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE EDITION clean and fresh internally with vast margins and the binding firm lustrous and with only very minor wear to the joints. This is an extremely well-preserved copy in an elegant contemporary binding of the most sought-after edition of a key source on Russian exploration and that country's efforts to expand trade with China and Alaska. Eminent historian William Coxe 1747-1828 studied the voyages and exploration by Bering and others to the regions of Kamchatka the Aleutian Islands and Siberia to prepare this overview of the geography and cultures of the lands between Russia and North America and to analyze the economic potential of trade--particularly in furs--with the region. According to Sabin "Mr. Coxe's book contains many curious and important facts with respect to the various attempts of the Russians to open a communication to the New World." The 1780 first edition of this work covered Russian voyages of discovery between 1740 and 1769; the 1787 third edition added a supplement comparing these explorations to those of Captains Cook and Clerke. Our much-expanded fourth edition gives in the words of the Preface "a complete series of voyages from 1711 to 1792 comprising all that is known on the subject." Some of this supplementary information was gleaned from earlier accounts by German historians G. F. Muller and P. S. Pallas and some from Coxe's own travels in Russia. According to Lada-Mocarski Coxe "also succeeded in securing additional material: for instance the narrative and maps of Krenitzin and Levashev's 'secret' expedition the first official Russian government expedition since Bering's 2nd expedition of 1741. He was able to secure this particular information not widely known at the time even in Russia from Dr. Wm. Robertson who in turn obtained it through his friend Dr. Rogerson first physician to the Empress Catherine II. . . . In view of the above additions one should consider the fourth edition of 1803 as the most desirable." He concludes: "Coxe's work particularly the fourth edition is a result of contemporary and authoritative sources translated into English not to be overlooked by scholars and collectors alike." There are also distinct aesthetic advantages to the present Large Paper version over the octavo printing. Not only is the type beautifully re-set and laid out as well as surrounded by vast margins but as Streeter notes there are two charts here that are not included in the octavo issue of 1803. The original owner of this volume Marcus Gage is known to have assembled a substantial library of beautifully cared-for books on travel and discovery see for example "Exploration & Discovery 1576-1939 Books from the Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching" passim. Gage notes that he got the book from "Mr. Asperne"—no doubt the London publisher and bookseller James Asperne 1757-1820. ABPC and RBH find just four other Large Paper copies at auction in the past 45 years two of which had condition issues. One could wait a considerable time to find a copy as attractive and desirable as the present one. Cadell and Davies unknown books
3 parts in one volume, 8vo hardcover 4 large folding maps by T. Kitchin and one folding plate by I. Cheevers. "The Reverend William Coxe was an English historian who travelled widely in Europe and Russia. During a stay in St. Petersburg, Coxe researched recent Russian discoveries between Asia and America, which resulted in the present work. He endeavoured to collect the journals of several voyages subsequent to Bering's 1741 expedition, with which Gerard Friedrich Muller had concluded his account of the first Russian navigations. Coxe recounts the principal Russian discoveries and explorations made in northwestern America in their attempts to open communications with Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. The voyages and discoveries of Nevodsikoff, Serebranikoff, Trapesnikoff, Pushkareff, Drusinin, Kulkoff, Korovin, Glotoff, Solovioff, Otcheredin, Krenitzin, Levasheff, Synd, Bering, Chirikiv, and several others are included.Coxe made suggestions which led the Russians to promote expeditions of discovery to the northern parts of Siberia. Notable in the present work are a useful bibliography and pertinent observations on the fur trade between the Russians and the Chinese" (Hill)
1984rif. 19537ABO.O., People's Education Press., 1984. 4°. 492 pages. Grüner Originalpappband mit goldgeprägter Titelei und reicher Rückenvergoldung. (Ecken und Kapitale gering berieben/bestossen). - Ansonsten ein sehr gut erhaltenes, sauberes Exemplar ohne Eintragungen. 1. Auflage.
1861rif. 120118Basel, Verlag des Missionshauses 1861. * Mit 5 lithographischen Tafel, 3 Textabbildungen, 1 Doppelseite mit Schriftzeichen und 3 Notenbeispielen. IV Seiten, 1 Blatt, 210 Seiten. 21 x 14,5 cm. Einfacher Halbleinenband der Zeit (stärker berieben und beschabt, Innengelenke angeplatzt). [5 Warenabbildungen]
1908rif. 1474112 Bde. (1.: Von Beginn des Krieges bis zum Rückzug nach Mukden: 2.: Nach Lioyan bis zum Friedensschluß). Berlin, Mittler, 1907-1908. Lex.-8vo. (24,5 : 17 cm). Mit 3 Falttabellen, 16 Karten u. Kartenskizzen (davon 15 lose in Kartentaschen am Schluss beider Bände) sowie zahlr. s/w Abbildungen nach photographischen Aufnahmen v. Tettaus. V S., 1 Bl. 398 S., 1 Bl.; XI, 483 S. Orig.-Leinenbände mit roter Deckel- u. Rückenprägung; Rücken an Kapitalen u. Gelenken gering berieben. [4 Warenabbildungen]
1907rif. 40376ABBerlin, Mittler, 1907. 4. Auflage. Gr.8°. V, 398 S., 1 Bl. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und 8 (davon 7 in sep. Kartentasche) gefalt. Karten. Orig.-Leinwand mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel sowie geprägtem Wappen auf Vorderdeckel.
2026rif. x-1032408537Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026. Paperback. New. 384 pages. 6.14x0.80x9.21 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
1969rif. 46533Oosterhout The Netherlands: Anthropological Publications 1969. Two vols. 4to. 741 1; 246 pp 9 sections separately paginated. Photos text illustrations diagrams 15 maps 14 large folding. Blue linen gilt & blue spine labels NF set. Facsimile edition sponsored by the Fenno-Ugrian Society describing the extensive expedition on a 14000 mile trek across 1906-1908 by the Finnish author through Russian Turkestan Chinese Turkestan Western China the provinces of Kan Su Shensi and Shansi to Beijing. The initial objective had been to make military assessments by Mannerheim and his unit but it quickly extended to an extensive archaeological ethnological and geographical study. The second volume includes descriptions of manuscripts from Eastern Turkestan physical anthropology Buddhist manuscript fragments in Sanskrit and Khotanese Uigur documents fragment of Mongolian script and more. Anthropological Publications, unknown
1940rif. 241668Helsinki Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura 1940. IV, 741; IV, 54, 16, 48, 36, 36, 12, 6, 30, 12 S., zahlr. u. zus. 16 meist gef. Karten. 4° Ln.mS. *Schutzumschläge mit Randläsuren, Namenzug auf Titel, schöne Expl.* 1 Bll. Beilage *Donators* Erste Ausgabe des Expeditionsberichtes* The object of this expedition was to study conditions in the interior of Northern China, collect statistical materials and perform various tasks of a military nature", says Mannerheim in the preface*.
1986DJ price clipped; A journey "deep intoTibet, to Mount Everest, and across China from the windswept plains of Mongolia to a forbidden fishing village south of Shanghai"; Color Photographs; 8vo; 351 pages
rif. 677Bristol, J.W. Arrowsmith Ltd, London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd. (1911), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1972. 1 volume in-8, 445 pp, red cloth hardcover with illustrations and a folding map, in very good condition.
2 vols, cloth, volumes. Volume 1: Maps 1 folding, many text illustrations, 14 full page illustrations, xxx + 420pp. Volume II: Folding map, many text illustrations, 12 full page illustrations, xvi + 408pp, appendix, index. Endpapers browned, some light occasional spotting and light even browning, lower endpaper volume I torn with a little loss along the lower edge. A good set in cloth. Archibald R. Colquhoun (1848 - 1914) was a great traveller who later in his career became the First Administrator of Southern Rhodesia. It was for his exploratory work in Southern China, Burma and Indo-China described in this book that he was awarded the Founder's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1884. Chryse as mentioned in the title of this book was a former name for Indo-China and Southern China and it is Colquhoun's travels in the area (the Chinese southern provinces of Guandong, Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces, Laos, northern Thailand and Burma),
1883rif. 42427ABLondon, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1883. XXX, 420; XVI, 408pp. With 3 maps, 30 facsimiles of native drawings and 300 illustrations. Later dark-blue half cloth with gilt-stamped label to spine.
1910rif. 33716London: Sampson Low Marston & Co. Ltd. 1910. Very Rare First Edition. No Copies Currently Exist in Commerce. This copy with excellent provenance having come from the War Office marked received on 22 Apr 1910. Illustrated with many full-page plates from period photographs and a large folding map. 8vo publisher's original red cloth the spine lettered in gilt the upper cover decorated with Chinese bordrs in gilt and a central calligraphic ornament in black. 164 pp. A very fine copy as close to pristine as one could hope already unusually rare this copy is also extremely well preserved. VERY RARE FIRST EDITION AND ONE OF THE FIRST BOOKS IN ENGLISH TO DESCRIBE THE PROVINCE OF YUNNAN. Archibald Little wrote a number of books on China as did his wife Alicia who called herself Mrs. Archibald Little. Little was a merchant scholar and later travel writer who'd spent many years in China. With his wife they moved to Chungking an isolated city to the far west of the country. Impossibly hot in the summer the couple had planned to build a holiday home in the cooler countryside but the authorities blocked the idea after concern that the locals would not take kindly to foreigners. An idea was then hatched for the Littles to move onto a local farm by the Yangtse River for a few months with the hope that it might get the locals used to their presence. Published posthumously in 1910 Archibald Little's memoir of his journey across the Yunnan Province in Southwest China was one of the first comprehensive accounts of the region to be published in English. Little a skilled linguist worked as a merchant in China for over fifty years and opened up the Upper Yangtze area to steam-powered commerce. He was well known for his intrepid travels into territories not yet explored by Westerners and his record of this journey was originally published as a series of letters to the North China Herald. This book also contains Little's account of the building of the French Railway Line to Yunnan-Fu which provided a trade route from India to the Upper Yangtze region. Across Yunnan was completed and edited by Little's wife after his death in 1908. The book includes a detailed map of the area and several photographs. Research Gate Mrs. Archibald Little began a prolific two decade literary career in London focused primarily on highlighting the plight of women. During this time she was also active politically in the feminist movement penning pamphlets lecturing and campaigning around women's property rights suffrage. Both she and her husband traveled around China although Mrs. Little had to dress as a male to avoid attracting attention which had on occasion resulted in items being thrown at her. The book offered here is very rare. At the present time no copies appear in the marketplace or in commerce. Additionally this copy comes with very fine provenance having been owned by the British War Office. The War Office has referred to several British government organizations in history all relating to the army. It was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964 when its functions were transferred to the new Ministry of Defence MoD. It was at that time equivalent to the Admiralty responsible for the Royal Navy RN and much later the Air Ministry which oversaw the Royal Air Force RAF. The name 'War Office' is also given to the former home of the department located at the junction of Horse Guards Avenue and Whitehall in central London. Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. hardcover
