First edition

J. M. J. COUTELLE

Description de l'Egypte. Observations sur la topographie de la presqu'île de Sinaï, les moeurs, ...

Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809, In Folio (27x44cm), 277 - 304p., relié.

First edition, text from the Description of Egypt, Volume II, State Moderne.Cartonnage modern cream parchment to bradel. Part of title sheepskin noire.Coutelle Rozière and were charged by the French government to collect accurate information on Sinai; lean caravan was formed, composed of [...]

350 €

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Amédée JAUBERT

Voyage en Arménie et en Perse, fait dans les années 1805 et 1806, par P. Amédée Jaubert

Chez Pelicier et Nepveu, à Paris 1821, Un Vol. in 8 (12,5x20,5cm), (4) xij, 506pp. (1), relié.

First edition, rare, illustrated with a large folding map of Constantinople between Tehran and regions, and 9 lithographs (by Aubry, Vernet ...), and a portrait frontispiece of the Persian prince Mirza Albas. Sheepskin half light brown boards. Smooth back decorated with nets and chains; roulette [...]

1 600 €

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William BULLOCK

Le Mexique en 1823, ou relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes ...

Alexis Eymery, Paris 1824, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in 8 (12,5x20m) et un atlas in 8 oblong (20x26,5cm), (4) III, LXXII, 364 pp.

BULLOCK William
Le Mexique en 1823, ou relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes et peu connues sur la situation physique, morale et politique de ce pays
Alexis Eymery, Paris 1824, in-8 (12,5 x 20m) and one atlas [...]

1 200 €

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Abbé Laurent BORDELON

Le voyage forcé de Becafort hypocondriaque. Qui s'imagine être indispensablement obligé de dire ...

Chez Jean Musier, à Paris 1709, in-12 (9x16cm), (2) xxxv (1) 342pp. (4), relié.

First edition, rare. Modern Cardboard cream parchment. Piece as black sheepskin. Like all the satirical works of the Father Bordelon, it is a curious work and unclassifiable in which a trip with Becafort, which he describes the thoughts, speech and dialogue narrator; the book is full of reviews and [...]

550 €

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William GILPIN

Observations Pittoresques sur différentes parties de l'Angleterre, particulièrement sur les ...

Chez Defer de Maisonneuve, à Paris 1789, in-8 (12X19,3cm), 2 volumes reliés.

Original French edition, very rare. Illustrated with 28 plates including 2 containing two figures in Volume 2, 15 for Volume I and Volume II 13, as announced by the descriptions of the figures at the beginning of the book. Most of these boards are in aquatint and was designed by the author. Some [...]

600 €

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Philippus FERRARIUS

Lexicon geographicum. In quo universi orbis Urbes, Provinciae, Regna, Maria, & Flumina recensentur

Apud Franciscum Muguet, Lutetiae Parisiorum (Paris) 1670, in-folio (23,5x39cm), (12) 533pp. et (2) 483pp. (21), 2 volumes reliés.

First Edition. Large thumbnail of the printer set the Adoration of the Magi. Letter to Colbert with headbands by Chauveau and a large drop cap. Printing on both colonnes.Plein Velin time. Spine ribbed Jansenist. Title and volume number in black pen. Part of the upper cover of Volume I missing. Tail [...]

850 €

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Comte ESTEVE & Michel-Ange LANCRET

Mémoire sur les finances de l'Egypte, depuis sa conquête par le Sultan selym 1er., jusqu'à celle ...

Imprimerie Impériale, à Paris 1809, In folio (27x43cm), 299 - 398p. ; 233 - 260p., relié.

First Edition of these two extracts memories of the first delivery, Modern State section of the Description of Egypt. Cardboard cream parchment modern. Piece as black sheepskin. Copy with wide margins, uncut. System of taxes and property in Egypt. Administration and internal and external business [...]

800 €

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First edition

NOUET

Description de l'Egypte. Observations astronomiques faites en Egypte pendant les années VI, VII et ...

Imprimerie Impériale, à Paris 1809, In Folio, 1 - 20p., relié.

First edition of this brief excerpt of the first issue, Section Modern State, the description Egypte.Cartonnage modern parchment cream. Part of title black sheepskin. Copy with great margins, not rogné.Considérations on the instruments and the method used for the observations and astronomical [...]

250 €

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