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1042
[France]
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PIGANIOL de LA FORCE, Jean-Aymar
- Nouveau voyage de France. Avec un
itinéraire, et des cartes faites exprès, qui marquent exactement les routes qu’il faut suivre pour
voyager dans toutes les provinces de ce royaume. Ouvrage également utile aux François, & aux
Etrangers. Nouvelle édition (...) suivant la nouvelle description de la France. Paris, Théodore
Legras, 1755, 2 vol., in-12, veau marbré à l’éponge de l’époque, dos fleuronnés dorés à 5 nerfs, étiq.
de cuir rouge, xxi-[3]-392, iv-404 pp. (pp. 37 à 46/II souillées). Qqs légers frottements, sinon ex. en
bonne condition.
€ 300/400
Ouvrage rare contenant
14 planches gravées dépliantes d’itinéraires
, tous au départ de Paris.
L’ouvr. contient également qqs tables chronologiques et des informations historiques et touristiques.
Ref.
Fordham, 1920, p. 32. BN Paris (2). Cp. BL London (1721, 1741, 1780).
1043
[Germany - Rhine]
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FEARNSIDE, William Gray, ed.
- Tombleson’s views of the Rhine, from
Cologne to Mayence. Engraved (...) by the most eminent artists. With letter-press descriptions (...), [2
= engr. title]-190-[2] pp. -
WATTS, JOHN, ed.
- Tombleson’s views (...) from Mentz to its sources
in the Alps, [2 = engr. title, marg. tear]-viii-181-[4] pp. London, G. Virtue e.a., 1834, id., 2 vol., 8vo,
publ. dark blue shagreen (faint scratch on upper cover of vol. II), gilt rules & tools on covers, gilt orn.
flat spines (faded), gilt sides, upper covers part. pres. Good copy, inside fresh.
€ 250/350
Beautiful publication ill. (complete) with
2 long panoramic engr. maps
of the Rhine and
139 (69,
70) steel engr. plates
incl. 2 engr. title pages. After the drawings of
William Tombleson
(1795-
1846), English topographical and architectural artist, illustrator, copper and steel engraver. Nice
romantic views of i.a. Cologne, Bonn, Coblenz, Rheinfels, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Heidelberg and of
towers, ruins, waterfalls, glaciers, bridges, etc. Old unobtrusive stamp Leon Forel on covers and
engr. t.p., ms. ownership enry “Jos Forel” dated 1900 on 1st bl. ff.
1044
[Germany]
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STÜLER, Friedrich August
- Das Neue Museum in Berlin. Berlin, Verlag von Ernst
& Korn, 1862, folio, 56 x 45 cm, cont. red half morocco, gilt flat spine, marbl. endpapers, 9-[1 bl.],
24 plates (foxing throughout).
€ 150/200
Interesting atlas of the “Neues Museum” of Berlin, built between 1843 and 1855 according to plans
by F.A. Stüler.
24 plates, of which 9 are coloured
, show a general view of the museum, details of
columns, domes, pavillons, etc. The very nicely coloured pls show i.a. details of the mosaïc floors,
ceilings, the halls which house the roman sculptures... and especially the very fine Egyptian room.
We join
:
Dohme, Robert
- Das Königliche Schloss in Berlin. Leipzig, Verlag von E.A. Seemann,
1876, folio, 68 x 53 cm, cont. quarter red morocco (rubbed corners), marbl. paper on covers, gilt flat
spine (rubbed), marbl. endpapers, 40 plates. Contains 3 orig. col. lithographs and
37 photographs
.
Some foxing. (2 vol.)
1045
[Greece]
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DAPPER, Olfert
- Description exacte des isles de l’Archipel, et de quelques autres
adjacentes; dont les principales sont Chypre, Rhodes, Candie, Samos, Chio, Negrepont, Lemnos,
Paros, Delos, Patmos, avec un grand nombre d’autres. Comprenant leurs noms, leur situation, leurs
villes, leurs châteaux (...). Ill. de plusieurs cartes des isles, et de figures en taille-douce (...). Traduite
du Flamand. Amsterdam, George Gallet, 1703, folio, cont. calf (some scratches, somewhat rubbed
with very sm. loss of leather, corners sl. rubbed), gilt orn. spine on 5 raised bands (upper joints
starting to split, head sl. def.), speckled edges, [8]-556-[3] pp. (very min. spotting). Very good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 4000/6000
First French ed.
(orig. 1688) of this work on the Greek islands. Illustr. with an engr. title,
a large
fold. map
“Carte de l’Archipel et isles de l’Archipel”,
33 maps and views
a.o. “Cyprus insula”,
“Insularum archipelagi septentrionalis”, “Archipelagi meridionalis”, “Het eylant Rhodus”,
“Salinas of soutpannen”, etc. (of which some fold.) and
43 engr. in-texto
showing views (Pelagnisi,
Dromi, Paris, Schiros, Andro, Sara, Tino...), maps, costumes, fauna and flora. Remarkable
geographical work by O. Dapper written in his very own characteristic style. Interesting description
summarizing everything known of the archipel (isles) in that time. Title in red and black.
Ref.
Brunet,
II, 520. Blackmer 453.