Travel
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[HURTAUT, Pierre-Thomas-Nicolas]. L’Art de Péter, Essai Théori-Physique et Méthodique… Suivi de l’Histoire de Pet-En-L’Air & de la Reine des Amazones, où l’on trouve l’origine des Vuidangeurs… Westphalie [Paris]: Florent-Q [Lejay], 1775. 12mo. Frontis., xii, 136 pp. [WITH]: [?DIDEROT, Denis]. L’Hymen Réformateur des Abus du Mariage, ou Le Code Conjugal. Dans L’Univers, 1766. xxi, [1], 50 pp. [WITH]: [NEEL, Louis-Balthazar]. Voyage de Paris a St. Cloud par Mer, Et Retour…par Terre. Quatriéme Édition; Revûe, corrigée & augmentée… Paris: De Poilly, 1754.
![[HURTAUT, Pierre-Thomas-Nicolas]. L’Art de Péter, Essai Théori-Physique et Méthodique… Suivi de l’Histoire de Pet-En-L’Air & de la Reine des Amazones, où l’on trouve l’origine des Vuidangeurs… Westphalie [Paris]: Florent-Q [Lejay], 1775. 12mo. Frontis., xii, 136 pp. [WITH]: [?DIDEROT, Denis]. L’Hymen Réformateur des Abus du Mariage, ou Le Code Conjugal. Dans L’Univers, 1766. xxi, [1], 50 pp. [WITH]: [NEEL, Louis-Balthazar]. Voyage de Paris a St. Cloud par Mer, Et Retour…par Terre. Quatriéme Édition; Revûe, corrigée & augmentée… Paris: De Poilly, 1754.](https://finevirtualfairs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5264.jpg)
Large folding frontis. map, xxi, [3], 91, [1] pp. Three works bound together in contemporary blond calf ruled in gilt, spine gilt extra with title to red morocco lettering piece, marbled endpapers, red edges (some light scratches, extremities rubbed). Ad I: Second edition of the infamous “Treatise of Winds,” i.e., essay on farting – an …
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The Hyman Kaplan Collection of Playing Cards, ca. 1845-2015 (SOLD).
Expansive collection of playing card decks, from a single collector, bearing witness to nearly 175 years of transportation history, technological innovation, race interpretation, advertising trends, international travel (U.S., African, Asian, Canadian, Cuban, European, Hawaiian, Russian) and politics, depicted on 709 decks of playing cards. Collector Hyman Kaplan (d. 2018) was an engineer and author (Paradise…
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G. [Georg] Ebers, Egypt: descriptive, historical, and picturesque, translated from the original German by Clara Bell, published by Cassell and Company, Ltd.
![G. [Georg] Ebers, Egypt: descriptive, historical, and picturesque, translated from the original German by Clara Bell, published by Cassell and Company, Ltd.](https://finevirtualfairs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ebers-1.jpg)
An unusually sturdy, attractive set, complete in two volumes, of Egypt: descriptive, historical, and picturesque, with an Introduction and notes by S. Birch, Keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities in the British Museum, President of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, Etc., Etc., Etc. Translation of the original German of G. [Georg] Ebers by Ms Clara…
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Camus Albert, L’envers et l’endroit, Éditions Edmond Charlot, 1937, Alger.
67 p., exemplaire numéro 68 de 350 exemplaires, sur Hélio. Demi-cuir à coins récent, légères salissures à la couverture de papier conservée. Rare première édition du premier ouvrage de Camus aussi auteur des classiques « L’étranger » ou « La peste ». Camus est né à Alger et il dédit son ouvrage à son professeur…
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PIONEERING IN FORMOSA
RECOLLECTIONS OF ADVENTURES AMONG MANDARINS, WRECKERS, & HEAD-HUNTING SAVAGES PIONEERING IN FORMOSA,The first edition features a gold-embossed cover, specially printed with the Chinese characters “老台彎” and “必麒麟.” William Alexander Pickering, known as 必麒麟, was a British explorer and official born on June 9, 1840, in Nottinghamshire. He arrived in Taiwan in 1863 and worked at…
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DESCRIPTION DE L’ILE FORMOSA EN ASIE,1705
“This book explores the first French translation of George Psalmanazar ‘DESCRIPTION DE L’ILE FORMOSA EN ASIE.’ Although Psalmanazar never actually visited Taiwan, he provided fictional information about the island, which had a significant impact in Europe during the early 18th century. The French translation was first published in Amsterdam in 1705, becoming an important document…
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Gedenkwaerdig bedryf der Nederlandsche Oost-Indische maetschappye, op de kuste en in hetkeizerrijk van Taising of Sina
This book was first published in 1670 by the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper. It chronicles the second and third missions sent to China by the Dutch East India Company between 1662 and 1663. The book offers detailed descriptions of China, Taiwan (Tajowan), and Formosa, and includes a wealth of illustrations, such as a panoramic view…
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LAMI. EUGENE. SOUVENIRS DE LONDRES.
Lami Denozan. Paris. 1826 FIRST EDITION. Oblong 4to. (13.8 x 9.8 inches). Illustrated with 12 fine hand coloured lithographs, engraved by de Villain. A complete copy with the 12 plates and printed brown paper front wrapper and plain rear one mounted onto tabs and bound in a late 20th century half dark red cloth binding…
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Grey, Romer. The “Fisherman” Under the Southern Cross -A Story of Two Boy’s Adventures in New Zealand,1930
8vo (19 x 13 cm). [6], vii-viii, [2], 1-274 pp. Green cloth covers with green titles to upper and spine. K-E. Black ink stamp “Submitted by American Play Co.” to front paste-down and free endpapers, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Unclipped DJ with all four corners trimmed, but price ($2.00) intact. 2 x…
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Grey, Romer. Adventures in Southern Seas 1929 The Cruise of the “Fisherman”. Adventures in Southern Seas 1929
8vo (19 x 13 cm). [6], vii-viii, 268 pp. Red cloth covers with yellow titles to upper and spine. Foxing to covers, spine and endpapers. Inscribed by author ” To Snuggles- I don’t dare look at you to much” Romer Grey (Altadena , Calif November 31), rest of text block tight and unmarked. I-D (September…