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Across the World
  1. Londres
    Pierre-Jean GROSLEY

    Londres

    S. n.|à Lausanne 1774|10 x 17 cm|quatre volumes reliés
    Second edition with some parts in first edition, after the original edition of 1770, which contained only 3 volumes. A large folding map in volume I of London and the cities and suburbs of London and Westminster.
    Contemporary full marbled glazed calf bindings. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title labels. Some surface wear and tears with losses, but good overall condition, decorative.
    Travel account, departing from Boulogne and continuing to London with a detailed study of customs, habits and all aspects of society: the poor, jurisprudence, the clergy, the arts, the navy, horse racing, commerce 371pp. (...and particular chapters on melancholy, considered as a characteristic of...
    €600
  2. Guide des marins pendant la navigation nocturne ou description générale des phares, fanaux, etc. , construits pout la sûreté de la navigation
    P.J. COULIER

    Guide des marins pendant la navigation nocturne ou description générale des phares, fanaux, etc. , construits pout la sûreté de la navigation

    Hector Bossange|Paris 1829|13.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Illustrated with 2 engravings: the first as frontispiece and the second on the title page.
    A large marginal dampstain affecting the first leaves, some light foxing, small lacks to head and foot of spine, an angular lack to first cover continuing onto the pages of the first leaf.
    Rare.
    €200
  7. La navigation hauturière
    Edmond JURIEN DE LA GRAVIÈRE

    La navigation hauturière

    Extrait de la Revue des deux mondes|(Paris) 1874|15.50 x 25 cm|agrafé
    First edition.
    Plain paper cover. Rare.
    €50
  11. Vers Cyrène terre d'Apollon
    Louis BERTRAND

    Vers Cyrène terre d'Apollon

    A. Fayard & Cie|Paris 1935|19.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copies with 10 on Japan. Fine full-margined copy.
    €70
  32. Voyages dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique Méridionale [...]
    Jullien MELLET

    Voyages dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique Méridionale [...][Journeys to the interior of Central America ...]

    Chez Masson et fils.|Paris 1824|13 x 20 cm|relié

    [Journeys to the interior of Central America: including those from Buenos Aires to Assumption by way of the Plata river and back, from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso by way of the Mendoza plain and the town of Santiago de Chile, into the valleys and peaks of the Cordillera over a distance of almost 450 leagues, containing some of the richest mines in Chile, the return from Valparaiso and Santiago, the navigation of the Coquimbo to Lima, the capital of all Central America, the tortuous route from Lima to Guayaquil, and around Quito province, including to an ancient Inca city. Also including the voyage from the aforementioned capital to Santa Fe de Bogota by way of Cuença, Calil, and...

    €1,000
  39. Lettres sur les nouveaux établissements [...] dans les parties occidentales des États Unis d'Amérique
    Morris BIRKBECK

    Lettres sur les nouveaux établissements [...] dans les parties occidentales des États Unis d'Amérique

    L'huillier, Delaunay.|Paris 1819|12.7 x 20 cm|relié

    BIRKBECK Morris
    Lettres sur les nouveaux établissements [...] dans les parties occidentales des États Unis d'Amérique
    L'Huillier, Delaunay, Paris 1819, in-8 (11,5 x 19,5 cm), de xvi, 156 pp., contemporary sheep
    First edition. Rare. Only one copy in the French Bibliothèque Nationale, nothing in French and British catalogues and only one copy in the British Library. The BNF copy has a map that is not present in this copy.
    Contemporary half speckled sheep. Spine with fillets, red sheep title-piece. Rubbing. Inkspot to p. 92. Stamp to title: Société de lecture de Genève.
    Birkbeck was an English gentleman farmer who emigrated to the...
    €1,000
  40. Guida de Forestieri per Napoli
    Pompeo SARNELLI

    Guida de Forestieri per Napoli

    presso Giuseppe Roselli|in Napoli [Naples] 1697|8.50 x 15.20 cm|relié
    New edition, expanded and revised after the original of 1685. Published by Antonio Bulifon. Illustrated with a folding map of Naples, a frontispiece, and 49 figures hors texte, whose format is slightly smaller than the work and on a different, finer paper. Besides the churches, monuments, fountains and treasures, one sees a plate of Vesuvius and one of the port. All plates bear a caption ending with the name Antonio Bulifon. This excellent guide to Naples was published until the 19th century.
    Contemporary limp vellum binding. Smooth spine with handwritten title. A thin tear to the map.
    This guide for foreigners (Forestieri) lists and describes all the monuments and remarkable...
    €1,500
  42. La province de Québec et l'émigration européenne
    Siméon LESAGE

    La province de Québec et l'émigration européenne

    Gouvernement de la Province de Québec|Québec [Quebec] 1873|14 x 21 cm|relié
    Second edition published anonymously.
    Half mouse-colored cloth binding, smooth spine, title-label with small lack of navy sheep, name at foot, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Work complete with its map at beginning of volume.
    Rare worming, otherwise handsome interior condition.
    €90
  45. Le marin
    Maurice LARROUY

    Le marin

    Hachette|Paris 1927|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the copies on alfa paper.
    Handsome copy despite light worming of no consequence to the endpapers.
    €30
  46. Les cent bateaux
    Jean de LA VARENDE

    Les cent bateaux

    Imp. des papeteries de Normandie|Caen 1932|13.50 x 21.50 cm|agrafé
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Iconography.
    Minor staining to foot of front board, ink gift inscription at head of front endpaper, handsome interior condition.
    €60
  48. Les bretons à l'aventure
    Jean CHOLEAU

    Les bretons à l'aventure

    Editions|Vitré 1950|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Autograph tribute from the author.
    Light worming to boards.
    €30
  49. La grande aventure des migrateurs
    Georges BLOND

    La grande aventure des migrateurs

    Fayard & Cie|Paris 1955|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies.
    Inscribed by the author.
    Iconography.
    Spine slightly creased.
    €20
  50. La prière au bout du wharf
    Henri POYDENOT

    La prière au bout du wharf

    Plon|Paris 1936|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 330 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 27 on pure thread paper.
    Half dark brown morocco with corners, spine slightly faded with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed in blind by Kauffmann-Horclois.
    €50
  52. Voyages d'Anténor en Grèce et en Asie avec des notions sur l'Egypte, manuscrit grec trouvé à Herculanum traduit par M. de Lantier chevalier de Saint-Louis
    Étienne François de LANTIER

    Voyages d'Anténor en Grèce et en Asie avec des notions sur l'Egypte, manuscrit grec trouvé à Herculanum traduit par M. de Lantier chevalier de Saint-Louis

    Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1821|12.50 x 20.50 cm|3 volumesreliés
    New edition of this fictional voyage which was highly successful and saw numerous editions.
    Half brown sheep binding, spine with four false raised bands decorated with triple blind-stamped compartments and gilt fillets, double gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, minor traces of rubbing to joints without significance, corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with 3 frontispiece engravings and complete with its folding map of Antenor's voyages at the end of the first volume. Some foxing.
    €250
  54. Nouvel itinéraire portatif des bords du Rhin depuis Schaffhouse jusqu'en Hollande, à Bade, à la vallée de la Murg et à la Forêt Noire, aux principaux environs et aux bains de ces contrées
    Alois SCHREIBER

    Nouvel itinéraire portatif des bords du Rhin depuis Schaffhouse jusqu'en Hollande, à Bade, à la vallée de la Murg et à la Forêt Noire, aux principaux environs et aux bains de ces contrées

    Didier|Paris 1834|8.50 x 14 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Half hazelnut sheep binding, smooth spine with triple gilt fillets and showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpavers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Our copy is complete with the 5 folding panoramic plates but unfortunately lacks its map.
    Light scattered foxing.
    Rare.
    €150
  55. Paris en amérique
    René LEFEBVRE

    Paris en amérique

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1872|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Bradel binding in half khaki cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at tail, hazel shagreen title-label, moiré paper boards.
    Some minor foxing of little consequence.
    €40
  57. Les sanctuaires et les cultes du mont Cynthe à Délos
    André PLASSART

    Les sanctuaires et les cultes du mont Cynthe à Délos

    E. de Boccard|Paris 1928|28 x 35.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this thesis defended at the University of Letters of Paris.
    Work illustrated with 257 figures in the text and 6 folding plates at the end.
    Spine faded, handsome interior condition.
    €200
  58. Nederlandsch historisch Scheepvaart Museum, catalogus der bibliotheek
    COLLECTIF

    Nederlandsch historisch Scheepvaart Museum, catalogus der bibliotheek

    Cornelis Schuytstraat|Amsterdam 1960|19.50 x 27 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition of this important catalogue providing an exhaustive inventory of travel and maritime works that comprise this famous library.
    Publisher's full navy cloth Bradel binding, title and place of publication gilt on smooth spine, decorative gilt motif depicting a sailing ship stamped on front cover.
    Illustrated.
    Handsome copy.
    €580
  61. Views of Jersey with map & plan

    Views of Jersey with map & plan

    S. n.|s. l. • [Jersey] Ca 1870|14.50 x 19 cm|Un Vol. relié
    First edition. Illustrated with 22 aquatint engravings on glazed paper, a map of Jersey and a plan of St. Helier. The illustrations are treated like photographs or postcards, which they closely resemble at first glance.
    Publisher's green shagreen paper boards. Decorative plate on the upper board with title. One corner slightly bumped. On the edge: Manufactured in Germany. (For the binding only).
    A blue library stamp: Bigwood's circulating Library. Jersey. The presence of the train in the engravings between St. Helier and St. Aubin, inaugurated in 1870, suggests an edition close to this date. Charming tourist book of Jersey.

    NB: This work is available at the...
    €180
  62. L'enquête sur la marine marchande
    Léon RENARD

    L'enquête sur la marine marchande

    Charles Douniol|Paris 1863|16 x 25 cm|broché
    First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from Le Correspondant.
    Autograph inscription by Léon Renard at the head of the front cover, expanded with a second autograph signature by the author a little lower.
    Covers stained at foot, minor interior foxing, a pale marginal dampstain on the half-title page.
    Rare.
    €70
  63. A la poursuite du soleil, tome 1 seul
    Alain GERBAULT

    A la poursuite du soleil, tome 1 seul

    Grasset|Paris 1929|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 62 on pur fil.
    Iconography.
    Preface by J.B. Charcot.
    Handsome copy.
    €60
  65. Dick Moon en France, journal d'un anglais de Paris
    Francis-Alphonse WEY

    Dick Moon en France, journal d'un anglais de Paris

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1862|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Spine slightly warped, minor worming without consequence to first cover, occasional light foxing to interior.
    Complete with publisher's catalogue at rear.
    €70
  66. Boers et anglais. Autour des mines du Transvaal
    Edgar ROELS

    Boers et anglais. Autour des mines du Transvaal

    Typ. A. Hennuyer|Paris 1897|16 x 24.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Our copy is presented in reinforced wrappers to which the original boards have been pasted, which show worming, some marginal interior worming without significance, unlettered spine.
    €70
  68. La mer, nouvelle histoire des naufrages
    Adolphe de FONTAINE DE RESBECQ

    La mer, nouvelle histoire des naufrages

    Gaume frères|Paris 1836|8.50 x 14 cm|2 volumes reliés en 1
    New edition.
    Full brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with typographical motifs and gilt fillets, gilt roulettes partially worn on headcaps, one scratch on a joint, three small lacks of skin on first cover, edges rubbed yet still showing the gilt roulettes with which they were originally decorated, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
    Occasional light foxing.
    €230
  69. Les expéditions des Scandinaves en Amérique devant la critique, un nouveau faux document
    Henry VIGNAUD

    Les expéditions des Scandinaves en Amérique devant la critique, un nouveau faux document

    Au siège de la Sté des Américanistes de Paris|Paris 1911|18.50 x 28 cm|broché
    First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
    A dampstain and marginal lacks at head of first cover rendering illegible the author's inscription which appears there, small lacks at head and foot of spine, and on covers, handsome interior condition.
    Rare.
    €120
  70. La vie de Camoëns
    Jean AUZANET

    La vie de Camoëns

    Les Editions de France|Paris 1942|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the advance copies.
    Illustrated cover in colors.
    €20
  72. Regards sur l'Asie
    Roger LÉVY

    Regards sur l'Asie

    A. Colin|Paris 1952|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Work illustrated with 7 maps.
    About China, Japan, Vietnam...
    €15
  73. Rome contemporaine
    Edmond ABOUT

    Rome contemporaine

    Michel Lévy|Paris 1861|14 x 23.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, some light wear marks without consequence, contemporary binding.
    Handsome copy.
    €40
  74. Hommes et choses du P.L.M
    ANONYME

    Hommes et choses du P.L.M

    S. n.|Paris 1911|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Very handsome work illustrated in black and color printed on the occasion of the P.L.M.'s fiftieth anniversary.
    €70
  77. Vie du prince de Potemkin, feld-maréchal au service de Russie sous le règne de Catherine II
    (Adolphe THIERS's copy) Jeanne Eléonore CERANVILLE

    Vie du prince de Potemkin, feld-maréchal au service de Russie sous le règne de Catherine II

    H. Nicolle|Paris 1808|12.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    Second edition. Half navy long-grained morocco binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt triple fillets showing traces of rubbing. Our copy belonged to Adolphe Thiers whose manuscript gift inscription dated in ink on the front endpaper enriches this volume. Corner dampstain at foot of pages 175 to 200, some light foxing.
    €300
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