Europe

# 50164

Anon.

Plan of the city of Mantua, Italy, published in Tbilisi, Georgia

Lithographed map, 195 x 260 mm (image), folds as issued, dates circa 1900. Text in Georgian. A cartographic curiosity.

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# 50154

[ROCK BROTHERS & PAYNE]

[The Rose Almanack. Souvenir for 1860]

[London : Rock Brothers & Payne (printed in Hamburg by C. Adler), 1859]. Chromolithographed and engraved folding pictorial ephemeron, die-cut in the shape of a rose; diameter when opened 240 mm, folding to 120 x 70 mm; the two end panels of the almanac have discreet old tape repairs where the edges had previously separated …

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# 46943

[Anon.]

An authentic narrative of the siege of Plymouth, by the Royalist troops in the year 1643,

with various interesting particulars relating thereto, carefully reprinted from ancient documents : together with a notice of the fortifications of the town at that period, its forts, outworks walls gates, draw-bridges, &c.; and an attempt to trace and point out the existing remains of those ancient fortified barriers. Plymouth : G. P. Hearder 1843. Duodecimo, …

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# 21818

MEGGITT, J. C.

Japan across Siberia, Russia and Germany. Impressions of a tour.

Cardiff : Western Mail and Echo Ltd, 1935. Octavo, lettered boards, pp. 80, illustrated. A series of articles reprinted from the Western Mail & South Wales News, including the Chinese of Penang and Singapore, fashion in the Straits, Hong Kong and Shanghai, farming in Japan etc. Folding map tipped-in at rear.

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# 49862

SMITH, J. R. (John Rowson)

Royal Living Marionette Theatre, Leicester Square. Will open Tuesday, September 20th, with J. R. Smith’s (artist of The Mississippi) Grand Tour of Europe, as exhibited last year on the Continent, with distinguished success!

This Interesting and Colossal Work of Art has been patronised by many Thousand Persons in Copenhagen, and the principal Towns in Europe, and was exhibited by command of His Majesty the King, and Court of Denmark; in Berlin, before 40,000 persons, His Majesty and the Royal Family of Pussia … Mr. Smith relies with confidence …

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# 22973

BORODIN, M.M. (editor-in-chief)

Moscow News : weekly edition of Moscow Daily News. September 19, 1935.

Moscow : “The United Magazines and Newspapers”, 1935. “Fifth year, no. 38”. Folio newspaper, pp 12, illustrated; original folds, some mild toning, a very good copy. Text in English. English-language newspaper published by the Soviet propaganda machine in the year prior to the commencement of The Great Terror, presenting a picture of a socialist utopia.

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# 49794

JOHNS, Rev. C. A. (Charles Alexander)

[CORNWALL] A week at the Lizard.

/ by the Rev. C. A. Johns, B.A., F.L.S., author of “Botanical Rambles,” “Flowers of the Field,” “British Birds in their Haunts,” &c. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1874]. Small octavo (165 x 110 mm), publisher’s brown cloth with black decoration to upper board, spine with gilt-lettered title and black decoration; pp. xvi, …

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# 48773

MAFFEI, Giovanni Pietro (1533 - 1603)

Le istorie delle Indie orientali

Tradotte di Latini in lingua Toscana. Florence : Filippo Giunti, 1589. First edition in Italian, translated by Francesco Serdonati. Small quarto, contemporary card wrappers (joints strengthened), shelf mark from the Sir Thomas Phillips collection inside upper wrapper, early ownership inscription to endpaper, woodcut device on title, pp. [lvii]; 930; (6), occasional light foxing, a very …

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# 49238

[GLENIE, James (1750 - 1817)]

A short essay on the modes of defence best adapted to the situation and circumstances of this island (the Glenie family copy, with replies)

[GLENIE, James]. A short essay on the modes of defence best adapted to the situation and circumstances of this island. With an examination of the schemes that have been formed for the purpose of fortifying its principal dockyards on very extensive plans, which are ready to be carried into execution by his Grae the Duke …

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# 49239

[GLENIE, James (1750 - 1817)]

A short essay on the modes of defence best adapted to the situation and circumstances of this island (with replies)

[GLENIE, James]. A short essay on the modes of defence best adapted to the situation and circumstances of this island. With an examination of the schemes that have been formed for the purpose of fortifying its principal dockyards on very extensive plans, which are ready to be carried into execution by his Grae the Duke …

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# 17466

AMATI, Scipione; HENDSCHEL, Tobias (translator); [SOTELO, Luis, 1574-1624]

Relation und gründtlicher Bericht von dess Königreichs Voxu im Japonischen Keyserthumb

gottseliger Bekehrung und dessentwegen außgefertigter Ambasciada : an Päbst. Heil. gen Rom Paulum den fünfften, und an die Cathol. May. Philip. den dritten König in Hispania etc. Anno 1615. durch Ludovicum Sotelum S. Francisci Ordens … und … Don: Rocuyemon Faxecura … … Ingolstadt: in der Ederischen Truckerey, bey Elisabeth Angermayrin, Wittib, 1617. Small quarto, recent …

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# 48256

[SARPI, Paolo]; BRENT, Nathanael [translator]

The historie of the Councel of Trent.

Conteining eight bookes. In which (besides the ordinarie actes of the Councell) are declared many notable occurrences, which happened in Christendome, during the space of fourtie yeeres and more. And, particularly, the practices of the Court of Rome, to hinder the reformation of their errors, and to maintain their greatness. Written in Italian by Pietro …

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# 18469

OLEARIUS, Adam (1603-1671); MANDELSLO, Johann Albrecht von (1616-1644); DAVIES, John (translator)

The voyages and travells of the Ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia. Begun in the Year M.DC. XXXIII. and finish’d in M.DC. XXXIX. Containing a Compleat History of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia … whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo … into the East-Indies … …

London : for John Starkey and Thomas Basset, 1669. Second edition. Two parts in one volume, folio, contemporary full mottled calf with blind embossed boards, spine with raised bands and contrasting morocco title label with gilt lettering and ornament, front pastedown with eighteenth century armorial bookplate of John and Louisa Trevelyan, additional engraved title incorporating 5 portraits, main …

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# 38366

[MANUSCRIPT] A Journal or Narrative of the Proceedings betweene the Commissioners appointed by His Majestie, and the Commissioners Deputed by the States Generall, pursuant to the Treaty of Peace made at Westminster 9/19 Ffebruary 1673/4 Concerning a Treaty Marine to be observed throughout all the World. And also an Article particularly relateing to the English and Dutch East India Companyes Concluded in the yeare 1674.

[London, 1674-75]. Folio (300 x 200 mm), old mottled calf gilt, spine with raised bands, gilt ornament, and contrasting title labels lettered in gilt; all edges gilt; manuscript written in English, Latin, Dutch and French in several contemporary secretarial hands; ff 269; clean and fresh throughout. An important contemporary manuscript record of the Mixed Commission established to draw up …

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# 37099

RAY, John (1627-1705)

[NATURAL HISTORY; PALESTINE; ASIA MINOR; ARABIA; ETHIOPIA etc.] A collection of curious travels and voyages,

in two parts; the first containing Leonhart Rauwolff’s Itinerary into the Eastern countries; as Syria, Palestine, or the Holy Land, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, &c. Translated from the High Dutch by Nicholas Staphorst. The second taking in many parts of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, Arabia Felix, and Petraea, Ethiopia, the Red-Sea, &c. From the observations of …

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# 47284

[BALLEONI, Paul]

Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis S. Pii V. Pontificio Maximi Jesse editum, et urbani VIII.

Venice : Balleoni, 1754. Octavo, magnificent contemporary à la cire binding of interlaced coloured calf with elaborate foliated gilt tooling, the interlacing infilled with dark brown wax paint; spine in compartments with raised bands, extensively tooled in gilt, two working metal clasps; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers, engraved title-page, pp. xxiv, 456; copperplate engraved illustrations; a fine …

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