Geografie

34 x 24 cm, red hardcover with gilt titles and decorative embossing, single volume. Text in Persian. A comprehensive encyclopedia covering the names, locations, and demographic details of Iranian settlements, including cities, villages, and other geographic entities. Compiled by Lotfollah Moghaddam Payan with the collaboration of students from the Faculty of Literature at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Includes tables, indexes, and one printed map bound in the volume, with an identical loose map included. Minor wear on cover edges and some page corners slightly bent. Paper bit browned. Previous owner's ex-libris stamp. See pictures.

10 vols. Oblong large 8vo (between 20x29 & 19x26 cm). 20th century blue halfcloth with cloth cornerpieces; on spine gilt title on morocco label and gilt ornament; covers with marbled paper. With 464 (of 471) steelengravings, incl. portrait of Amalia. With 7 engraved titles with small view and 5 printed wrappers of the 12 parts of vol. 4,5,6,7 & 10. - The 7 missing engravings: no. 252-253, 326-329 and 411 and their 18 pp. missing descriptive texts: pp. 49-56, 136-143 and 405-408. Not cut out but mistake of the binder. - Browned in places, brown spots, more or less serious, textleaves proportionally more affected, and a few leaves with small marginal waterstain. - A good, nice uniformly rebound set of the first 10 volumes with very nice views of cities, monuments and nature. - Added a small exercise-book (21x17 cm) with 10 leaves: handwritten table in contemporary hand of the first 10 volumes.

Full leather hardcover. xx,240 pp., illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece showing Atlas as a child holding up the celestial sphere and 24 old hand-colored folding maps/plates after G. Dellisle. Rare Brussels pocket atlas, based on the 5th Amsterdam edition published by B. Vlam in the same year (1780). Includes B. Vlam's bookseller's list at the end. One map has a repaired (taped) tear, and some maps have frayed edges. Bound in a leather cover with various damages. The book is complete, and the maps remain visually attractive. Text in French / Français. See pictures.

3 books. 1 cloth and 2 wrappers. (530) pp., portrait, (576) pp. & (260) pp.; 27x22 cm. With 6 large fold-out maps. Text in Persian. (signs of use, including wear to the bindings and a previous owner's stamp on the endpapers. The maps are in good condition, with minor folds and discoloration typical of age. The set is being sold as-is (w.a.f. - with all faults)) See pictures - rare

Original hardcover, dustjacket. 160 pp.; ills, maps.; 25.5x19 cm. " Macmillan Continental History Atlases " Text in English. - (top edge with some spots/ foxing) Very good. See picture

Paperback. 272 pp., maps.; 24x17 cm. Text in English. - (spine (sun)faded) Very good, see picture

Oblong folio (24x32 cm). Album, original brown cloth covers with 2 gilt lines to the border; leather spine. On frontcover gilt symbol of the convent Maison des Oiseaux. Edges gilt, decorative endpapers. 13 stiff leaves with title in handwriting, 2 manuscript maps coloured by hand and 8 leaves with handwritten text. All the leaves used on one side only. 1) Géographie de la Grèce. 1 page text and 1 map: 'Grèce ancienne'. - 2) Notice sur l'histoire de la Grèce. 4 pp. - 3) Moeurs et coutumes. Arts et sciences. 3 pp. text and 1 map: 'Conquête d'Alexandre'. - The texts neatly written in 3 columns surrounded by borders. Calligraphed general title and sub-titles. - Nice copy

8 tomes bound in 4 volumes (27x18 cm). Contemporary red morocco bindings, blindstamped; spines with ribbons and gilt titles; marbled endpapers. Each volume about 500 pages. With together 64 steelengravings: frontispiece, portrait and 62 topogaphical views, 8 large folding maps in colours, 7 line-engravings and 16 handcoloured plates of local inhabitants. - Some light, mainly marginal waterstains and a few spots in places, but over all a good set with all the maps and plates according to "Placement des gravures" at the end.

2 vols.Large 4to (32x25 cm). Halfleather, spines with ribbons and gilt titles; (bindings rubbed and soiled in places); with marbled endpapers. ((vi),568 and (iv),586 pp. Richly illustrated with 500 woodengravings in text and 10 chromolithographies: maps of the 10 Provinces. - With contributions of Delmée, Dommartin, Fétis, Gens, Général Gratry, Jouret, Leclercq, Leroy, Lyon, Rousseau, Van Bemmel, Van Neuss, etc. - Nice interior condition.

Large 8vo (25x21 cm). Halfcloth, gilt title on spine; orig. wrappers preserved; uncut. (iv),356 pp. With large folding map "Mission du Transafricain 1912". - "Bureau du Congrès: Président: Le prince Bonaparte; Secrétaires: le baron Hulot & Guillaume Grandidier". - Paper age-toned, but a good, spotless. copy

Small 8vo (17x11 cm). Contemporary leather, spine gilt, with morocco title-label (top spine, backcover and second hinge damaged with loss of leather; frontcover warpled. (xxiv: misbound),432 pp. (endpapers soiled; last endpaper with serious inkspots and old annotations in ink; some small lightbrown inkspots in places). With 7 folding maps, the same as in the 1818 edition, but with the present date 1820: 1) "Royaume de France Divisé en Départemens 1820", 2) "L'Europe Divisée en ses grands Etats 1820", 3) "Amérique Mérid. 1820", 4) "Amérique Sept. 1820", 5) "Afrique 1820", 6) Asie 1820", 7) "Mappe-Monde divisée en ses quatre parties 1820", world map, 30x16,5 cm, representing the Western and Eastern hemispheres (small repair; upper margin short; some brown spots). - Schoolbook, on the whole in acceptable condition.

Small 8vo. (17,5x10 cm). Contemporary half vellum; covers renewed with contemporary marbled paper; endpapers renewed. (viii),216 pp. Between With 6 engraved folding maps: 1) 'Europe', 2) 'France', 3) 'Asie' & inset 'Océanie', 5) 'Amérique sept.'& 'Amérique méridionale', 6) 'Mappe-Monde' (16x20 cm), worldmap, representing the Eastern and Western hemispheres, with 8 insets: 'phases de la lune', 'système planétaire', 'sphère'(3x), 'zônes', etc. - A bit wrinkly, small marginal inkstain on 2 leaves and on p. 137-38 in text, but on the whole a nice and clean copy, considering it is a schoolbook.

Small 8vo (18x11,5 cm). Contemporary green halfleather, spine gilt; covers with marbled paper (covers rubbed with loss of paper, mainly to the margins and corners). 334 pp. (brown spots in places, mainly between p. 240 and 270). With oval woodengraving on title. And with 35 woodengravings: 34 illustrations of monuments and different people and 1 folding map "Mappe-Monde" with mention "Chez Casterman à Tournay" (14,5x21 cm) depicting the Eastern and Western hemispheres together with small circular figure "Géographie physique"and 4 circular figures "Systèmes planétaires". - In spite of the rubbed binding a good copy, with inside only a few brown spots in places.

Large 8vo (25x19 cm). Half tree calf, spine gilt, with morocco title-label, covers marbled paper (very sl. rubbings, mainly to the corners). Marbled endpapers. (viii),948 pp. Printed in 3 columns. With 8 double-page maps, coloured in outline by hand: steelengravings "Gravé sur acier par Dumortier. Écrit par P. Rousset", i.a. double-page world map dep. the Eastern and Western hemispheres. Some brown spots in places, but on the whole a nice set.

8vo (22x14 cm). Contemporary full calf: spine nicely gilt in compartments; morocco title-label (tears in foot and top of hinges; corners bumped and partly dam.); marbled edges. (viii),694 pp. (Folt in preliminary leaf). Printed in 2 columns. With engraved frontispiece (Atlas with the globe) and frontispiece-map (Tableau de l'Europe en 1821). With 7 other engraved folding maps: "Amérique sept. 1829"; "Amérique mérid. 1829"; "Afrique 1829"; "Asie 1830"; "Europe 1829"; "Royaume de France divisé en 86 départemens par Hérisson 1829" (28x28 cm), with 20 handcoloured flags "Pavillons des différentes puissances"; folding map depicting the eastern and western hemispheres (38x20 cm): "Mappe - Monde ou Carte générale de la Terre" with small circular sketch of the universe (outer margin browned).The world map probably also engraved by Hérisson. - At the end 2 plates and 1 large folding plate with together 6 pages with numerous European coins, partly coloured in a yellow tone for the gold coins. - With different small oval stamps on half-title, frontispiece and on verso of all engravings of the former owner "Saffray, Notaire.".

Small 8vo (18x11 cm). Contemporary calf, spine nicely gilt in compartments, with red morocco title-label (foot spine and first cover damaged; both covers rubbed with loss of a laye of leather). Marbled endpapers. Ex libris 'Ex Bibliotheca Majoris Seminarii Constantiensis' and its stamp on title. xvi,486 pp. Page 456-485 tables: "Table des longitudes et latitudes des principales villes... ", and "Table générale, alphabétique". With 17 engraved folding maps, all coloured in outline: 1) Royaume de France 1816 (30x35 cm); 2) Royaume des Pays-Bas 1817; 3)La France; 4) L'Asie; 5) Turquie européenne; 6) Suède et Norvège; 7) Iles Britanniques; 8) Espagne et Portugal; 9) L'Italie; 10) La Hongrie et la Turquie d'Europe; 11) Allemagne; 12)L'Europe 1816; 13) Afrique; 14) Amérique sept. 15) Amérique mérid.; 16)Russie européenne; 17) world map: Mappe Monde, 32 x18 cm., depicting the eastern and western hemispheres. - Interior in nice condition with the charming maps, all coloured in outline.

Small 8vo (17,5x10,5 cm). Contemporary leather; spine nicely gilt in compartments (title-label missing; some small imperfections). Marbled endpapers. With calligraphed title, 8 engraved folding plates and folding tabel: "Division politique de l'empire français". 406 pp. Page 382-406: "Table des endroits". 1 folding plate "Systèmes Copernic et Ptolémée" and 7 folding maps engraved by E. Collin after F. D. Aynès: 1)"L'Empire Français et Pays circonvoisins 1813",(28x31 cm.; 2) "Asie 1813"; 3) "Afrique 1813"; 4) "Amérique méridionale 1813"; 5) "Amérique septentrionale 1813"; 6) "Europe 1813"; 7) world map: "Mappe-Monde par F. D. Aynès 1813", 16x30 cm., engraved by E. Collin, depicting the eastern and western hemispheres.

2 vols complete. 8vo (21x14 cm). Contemporary leather, spines richly gilt in compartments, with title-labels (few small rubbings); marbled endpapers. Printed in 2 columns. (iv),viii,604;iv,502, 74, (ii: 'Abrévations") pp.The 74 pp.: Tables 'Abbayes de France', 'Abbayes des Pays Autriciens', 'Noms latins'. - Several stamps on titles, but on the whole a nice set. - With 2 folding maps: 1) "l'Europe 1800" and 2) folding world map, 14x28 cm, engraved by Ph. J. Maillart, entitled "Mappe - Monde Dessinée d'après toutes les Découvertes qui ont été faites jusqu'en 1800 par I. A. M.".

Small 8vo (17x10 cm). Original printed boards (spine dam. but neatly restored). iv,199,(i: list 'werken ten behoeve van scholen') pp. Uncut. With 6 engraved maps, all folding: 1) Wereldkaart (terrestrial globes), 2) Europa (small tear in folt), 3) Azië, 4) Afrika, 5) Amerika, 6) Australië. The maps are engraved by Veelwaard Jr, except for Europe by A. Braakensiek - Only a few spots, but nice condition. - The first edition of the work in the form of a schoolbook.

Large 8vo (24x16 cm). Contemporary red morocco, spine gilt, with ribbons; both covers with nicely gilt borders and gilt coat of arms in centre; sides with gilt ornaments; edges gilt; inner gilt line around marbled endpapers. 438 pp. With 2 folding maps: a large folding map in colours, 28x37 cm "Afrique Centrale" and a map "Le Smith Sound". - Contents: 'Séances', 'VIIe Rapport','Revues des Bulletins de Londres', 'Exposition de vues de l'Espagne et de la Palestine' and about 12 articles about: - 1) Travels: Delgeur, Le Smith Sound et l'expédition de Greeley (Greenland 31 pp & map); Thys, D'Anvers à Vienne en 1724 (12 pp), - Le navigateur Dierick Paesschen en 1511 (Palestine 12 pp); Van Tricht, Des nivellements géographiques (instruments de voyage, 18 pp). - 2) Asia: Henrard, Les Indes orientales néerlandaises (23 pp); Van den Gheyn, Géographie politique de l'Asie centrale (7 pp).- Brasil: Baguet, Les Tupis. Moeurs des Tupinambás (15 pp), - Le chaudron de l'enfer (5 pp), - La province de Paraná (18 pp); Von den Steinen, Le fleuve Xingú au Brésil (17 pp). - California: Haine, Les Indiens californiens (22 pp). - Antwerp: O. von Ertborn, Découvertes au Kattendijk (16 pp). - General: Van den Gheyn, Origine européenne des Aryas (42 pp); Bernardin, Richesses naturelles et l'exposition universelle d'Anvers (21 pp). - Nice copy, printed on thin paper in a beautiful binding

Large 8vo (24x16 cm). Contemporary red morocco, spine gilt, with ribbons; both covers with nicely gilt borders and gilt coat of arms in the centre; sides with gilt ornaments; edges gilt, inner gilt line around marbled endpapers. 453,(iii:blank) pp. With 5 plates and folding map. - Contents: 'Séances', 'Revue des Bulletins de Londres', etc. and about 20 articles about - 1) Africa: Exposition Universelle, le Congo (9 pp); Baguet, Delgeur (Voyage de Capello et Ivens) (17 pp. and folding map); James (voyage vers le Webbe Shebeyli (15 p.); Noirot (voyage au Fouta-Diallon (19 pp); Cocquilhat (Le Haut Congo) 20 pp. and 4 plates with 'objets exposés'); Monet (Le commerce du Congo) (27 pp); Geelhand, Congo à l'exposition d'Anvers. - 2) South America: Baguet, Découverte du Brésil (11 pp), - Les Patagons (20 pp), - La mission Coudreau (14 pp), Le dictateur Francia (Paraguay, 22 pp), - Expédition argentine à la recherche des restes du Dr Crevaux (17 pp); De Bruycker, Le Vénézuéla (33 pp). - 3) Australia: Van den Gheyn, Unité de la race australienne (8 pp). - 4) Pacific ocean: De Hert, Une île nouvelle (9 pp). - 5) Anvers: Génard, Commerce (16 pp); Inauguration nouveaux quais (27 pp. and plate 'Le 'Steen') - Bananas: Baguet. Le bananier (9 pp). - A very few lightbrown spots, nice copy printed on thin paper in a beautiful binding.

2 vols. Large folio (40x30 cm). Nice bindings signed by A. Souze and A. Lenègre: spines red morocco, richly gilt in compartments (first hinge first vol. teared), covers red cloth, frontcovers gilt and decorated with ornaments in different colours (corners rubbed with loss of cloth); edges gilt, decorated endpapers (inner hinges teared). Vol. I:(vi: blank, title and Preface),455 (of463),(i: blank),(iv: 'Tables') pp. In this vol. 2 quires misbound: quire 12 (p.89-96) bound twice and quire 18 (p.137-144, with 5 illustr.) missing. Vol. II: (viii),507,(1:blank), (iv: 'Tables') pp. Together 2 vols. with 2 printed titles in red and black, with woodengraved vignette, 2 steelengraved titles with vignette (on all the 4 titles a convent-stamp); 3 maps of resp. Liban, Palestine & Égypte(2 double-page maps) and 1 double-page plan of Jerusalem engraved by R. Hausermann and 38 steelengraved views: together 47 steelengravings and 588 (of 593) woodengraved illustrations. On both of the first blank leaves in calligraphy "Souvenir à Mr et Mme Joseph Nijst de la part de leur cousin Jules Mollée de Nadure, 1884" - On the whole a good set, with only a very few lightbrown spots, with all the steelengravings with their prospective tissues. - It's a pity for the binder's mistake (see above) of such a magnificent work.

Small 8vo (15,5x11 cm). Contemporary blind wrappers. 84 pp. (first and last leaves with small brown spots; small tears in uppermargin of a few leaves). - Définitions, Notions générales, Divisions de la terre, Europe (p.11-16), La France (fleuves, montagnes, îles, canaux) (p.17-25), Administration publique (p.26-29), Ancienne et nouvelle division de la France (p.30-77), Provinces qui ne faisaient pas partie de la France en 1789 (p.78-80), Colonies Françaises (p. 81-83). - "Petite Encyclopédie des Écoles (Classes Élémentaires)". - Good copy of the original edition, very rare

Orig. green cloth hardcover. xc pp. introduction in French and index in French and Arabic and ca. 260 pp. Arabic text. With some illustrations; 30x22 cm. (ex-libris stamp, paper sl. browned) Very good, see picture.

Paperback. xii,212 pp.; 24.5x16 cm. Text in German / Deutsch. - (spine sl. dam., covers worn, corners sl. bumped, ex-libris stamp on rear half-title page) Although still very good, see picture

Paperback. xxx,254 pp.; ill., maps, 1 folding map.; 23x15.5 cm. Text in German / Deutsch and partly Arabic - (ex-libris stamp on endpaper, sl. worn) Very good, see picture

Paperback, (stapled). iv,176 pp.; 27.5x21 cm. - (sl. worn, spine sl. dam., sl. browned, ex-libris stamp) Although very good, see picture

Paperback, (stapled). vi,316 pp.; 27.5x21 cm. - (sl. worn, sl. browned, ex-libris stamp) Although very good, see picture

Paperback, (stapled). x,652 pp.; 27.5x21 cm. - (sl. worn, spine sl. dam., sl. browned, ex-libris stamp) Although very good, see picture

Paperback, (stapled). vi,322 pp.; 27.5x21 cm. - (sl. worn, sl. browned, ex-libris stamp) Although very good, see picture

Paperback, (stapled). vi,416 pp.; 27.5x21 cm. - (sl. worn, sl. browned, ex-libris stamp) Although very good, see picture

Paperback, (stapled). vi,162 pp.; 27.5x21 cm. - (sl. worn, sl. browned, ex-libris stamp) Although very good, see picture

2 vols. Paperbacks. xviii,284 pp. & viii,300 pp.; 24x17 cm. "Pubblicazioni del Seminario di Semitistica, Ricerche II & III". - (covers sl. worn, ex-libris stamps) Although very good, see picture.

Paperback. xxviii,404 pp.; 23.5x15.5 cm. "Studia Hellenistica 12". Text in French / Français. - (covers sl. worn, sl. browned, ex-libris stamp) Although very good, see picture

2 volumes. Paperback. xii,388 pp. & Wrappers with 20 tables, i.a. 19 folding and 5 maps; 32x24 cm. Unveranderter Neudruck - (covers sl. worn, corners sl. bumped, paper sl. browned) Although very good, see picture.

Original cloth, (hardcover). 230,ii pp.; ills, maps.; 24 cm. "Institut national d\'études démographiques, Travaux et Documents, Cahier No. 34". Text in French / Français. - (previous owner's stamp, sl. browned) Although very good, see picture

Large 8vo (24x16 cm).Red half-morocco, spine gilt in compartments, cloth covers blindstamped, edges gilt. viii,320 pp. (fly-leaves browned, a few restspots in places, 3 conventstamps on title). With frontispiece and 26 other engravings on 25 leaves partly with restspots). - Good and complete work on Spain, with all the plates (see 'Table des Gravures').

Original paperback. xxxvi,794 pp.; ills, maps/ tables.; 27x21 cm. "Acta Geographica Lovaniensia, 34". Contributions in various languages, Dutch, English, French, German. - (small stain on front cover, top of spine sl. bumped) Although very good

Original wrappers. viii,372,iv pp.; ills, plates, maps, some in col. Uncut, unopened.; 23 cm. Text in French / Français. - (spine folded, sl. worn, sl. browned). Although still very good, see picture.