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The important collection from the French mathematician Michel Chasles (1793-1880) of rare scientific books View picture(s) 261 [CHASLES, Michel]. Catalogue de la Bibliothèque scientifique, historique et littéraire de feu Michel Chasles. Supplément. Paris, A. Claudin, Libraire, 1881. 2 vols. 8vo. Wrappers. 390; 396-415 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Bookseller's & Auction Catalogues  History  Libraries & Collections  Mathematics  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The colourful life of Napoleon Bonaparte View picture(s) 262 [CHILDREN'S BOOKS]. Geschiedenis van keizer Napoleon. Aan het opkomend geslacht verteld. Het Hoogduitsch gevolgd. Tweede druk. Leyden, D. Noothoven van Goor, (ca. 1850). Sm.8vo. Modern boards. With 3 full-page lithographed plates by P.W.M. Trap, all nicely finished by hand. X, 205 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Biography  History  Napoleon  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Illustrated history of human inventions View picture(s) 263 [CHILDREN'S BOOKS]. Petite galerie des Découvertes et Inventions Utiles et Curieuses. Paris, Amédée Bédelet, (ca. 1845). Sm.8vo. Orig. richly decorated colour-printed lithographed boards. With publisher's woodcut monogram on title, numerous charming woodcut vignettes in text, and 8 full-page colour-printed lithographed plates, signed A.G., including the frontispiece, signed Aubert. (4), 102 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  History  Technology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Contemporary biography of one of the greatest rulers of Persia in a fine armorial binding View picture(s) 264 [CLAUSTRE, André de, or CERCEAU, Jean-Antoine du]. Histoire de Thamas Kouli-Kan, nouveau Roi de Perse, ou histoire de la dernière révolution de Perse, arrivée en 1732. Paris, Briasson, 1742. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine richly gilt in compartments, red morocco title label lettered in gold, gilt coat of arms of Louis-Hilaire du Bouchet, comte de Sourches on covers, gilt fillet on binding edges, red painted edges. With beautifully engraved frontispiece of Thamas Kouli-Kan signed Mathey, with the inscription "Thamas Kouli Kan Roy de Perse Ce nouveau Tamerlan, quoi qu' il dise, ou qu' il faße D' un spectacle si grand etonne le Lecteur, Qu' il s' en faut peu qu' en lui le Monarque n' efface La honte de l' Usurpateur" by Pesselier and an engraved folding map (264 x 225 mm) of Persia and the states of the Mogol. (4), 455, (6) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Armorial Bindings  Asia  Cartography  History  Middle East  Persia  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Constitution for Antioquia. With the signature of the Colombian revolutionary Juan Nepomuceno Azuero View picture(s) 265 [COLOMBIA]. Constitucion del Estado de Antioquia sancionada por los representantes de toda la provincia. Y aceptada por el pueblo el tres de Mayo del año de 1812. Santafe de Bogota, En la imprenta de D. Bruno Espinosa, por D. Nicomedes Lora, 1812. 4to. Unbound and uncut, preserved in a cloth box. [2], 73 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America [South]  Americana  History  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare work on the political history of England by a famous antiquary and politician View picture(s) 266 [COTTON, Sir Robert Bruce]. Warrs with forregin princes dangerous to our Common-Wealth: or reasons for forreign wars answered. With a list of all the confederates from Henry the first reign to the end of Queen Elizabeth. Proving that the kings of England alwayes preferred vujust Peace before the justest warre. London, William Shears, 1657. Sm. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Woodcut head- and tailpieces & initials. (2), 96 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  England  History  Libraries & Collections  Militaria  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The arbitrariness of fate View picture(s) 267 [DICKENSON, John]. Speculum Tragicum. Regum, Principum, & Magnatum superioris soeculi celebriorum ruinas exitusque calamitosos breviter complectens: in quo & iudicia divina & imbecillitas humana  insignibus exemplis declarantur. Delphis Batavorum, Iacobus Foenicolius, 1601. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum, with red title-label on spine. (6), 127, (11) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Greek & Latin  History  Literature  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Beautifully illustrated by Romeyn de Hooghe View picture(s) 268 [DOMSELAAR, Tobias VAN]. Het Ontroerde Nederlandt, Door de Wapenen des Konings van Vrankryk, Dat is Een Waarachtigh Verhaal van den Fransen, Engelsen, Keulsen, en Munstersen Oorlogh, Tegen de Vereenigde Nederlanden, Met desselfs Binnelandtse  Beroerten. Door een Liefhebber der waarheydt, uyt eenige authentijke Stukken, Schriften, Oog- en Oor-getuygen, beschreven, en te zamen gestelt.- (G. BRANDT de Jonge). Tweejaerige Geschiedenissen, Voorgevallen in de Jaeren 1674 en 1675, Met byvoeging van authentijke stukken, Onpartijdiglijk beschreven Door V.T.V. Konnende dienen tot een vervolg van 't Ontroerde Nederlandt, Van de jaeren 1672 en 1673. Amsterdam, Markus Willemsz. Doornik, Johannes van Someren, etc., 1674-1678. 4 parts in 3 vols. 4to. Contemporary vellum. With fine engraved frontispiece by Romeyn de Hooghe, engraved title to the second part with the portraits of Jan and Cornelis de Wit, full-page engraved coat-of-arms  of Tromp to the dedication, 15 full-page engraved portraits, and 7 fine engraved folding plates by Romeyn de Hooghe in the first volume; fine engraved frontispiece, 7 fine engraved folding plates by Romeyn de Hooghe, incl. 3 fine plates of sea-battles, and the famous series of 13 folding engraved views of ruined castles and villages by J. Sorjou  in the second volume; and fine engraved frontispiece by W. Schellincks, and 8 full-page engraved portraits in the third and last volume. (6), 496, (8), 200 ; (6), 822, (10); (8), 816, (16) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Dutch Golden Age  Engravings  History  Netherlands  Romeyn de Hooghe  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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With an account on the expedition of Frances Drake and John Norris View picture(s) 269 [DRAKE, Francis]. BYLER, Henricus Carolinus VAN (Ed.). Libellorum rariorum partim editorum partim ineditorum fasciculus primus continens, Josephi Teixerae de Portugalliae ortu, regni initiis..... Friderici Henrici serinissimi Bohemorum regis Friderici filii, electorum Paltinorum Rheni prosapiam..... Georgii Sohniii orationem historicam de fundatione et conservatione laudatissimae Academia Heidelbergensis. Groningen, Jacobus Sipkes, 1733. Small 8vo. Later boards. Folding tabel in part 5 with historical calendar, woodcut initials. (1), 3-20, (6), 1-80, 81-91, (1), 93-136, 137-251, (1), 253-299, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: England  Groningen  History  Low Countries  Piracy  Portugal  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The copy of the Dukes of Arenberg: a Tory pamphlet against the Whigs View picture(s) 270 [DRAKE, James]. Histoire du Parlement assemblé à Westmunster, le 21. février 1701. & la douzieme année du regne de Guillaume III. Ou l'on examine l'Acte qu'il a fait pour regler la succession à la couronne & les droits de la Chambre des Communes. Traduite de l'Anglois. Amsterdam, Henri Schelte, 1703. 8vo. Contemporary sheepskin with gilt coat-of-arms of the Dukes of Arenberg (Leopold Filips van Arenberg (1690-1754)) on both sides, spine gilt in compartments with olive title-label lettered in gold. Title-page printed in red and black, woodcut head-pieces. (32), 224 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  England  History  House of Orange  Pamphlets  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Pendant of a drawing in the Amsterdam city archives, together with two engravings after both drawings View picture(s) 271 [DRAWINGS]. PHILIPS, Caspar Jacobsz. Afbeelding van de Oostzijde der Muijder Poort te Amsterdam, na dat dezelve tussen den 29 en 30 Januarij 1769 bij na 16 voeten diep in de grond gezakt was, zo ook de Brug buijten dezelve tot de Eerste wip, tot op het vlak van het water gezonken, dog alles zonder eenig ongeluk aan menschen. 1772. Original drawing in pen (23 x 29 cm). Full description >> Related Subjects: Amsterdam  Drawing & Painting  Drawings  History  Watercolours  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Three pamphlets on peace View picture(s) 272 [DUTCH REPUBLIC - POLITICS]. Tractaet van vrede, tusschen de Heeren Staten Generael Der Vereenichde Nederlanden: Ende den heere bisschop van Munster. Gesloten ende onderteeckent tot Cleve, den 19 April 1666. Uyt het Latijn overgeset. [Amsterdam, 1666]. 3 works in 1 volume. 4to. 19th-century boards. [8] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  History  Maritime History  Netherlands  Pamphlets  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First and only edition View picture(s) 273 [FOKKE, Jan]. Amsteldam en zyne geschiedenissen, in het kort. Amsterdam, Johannes Allart, 1788-1792. 6 vols. 12mo. Contemporary wrappers. Illustrated with 28 plates of which 13 folding and 15 full-page by D. Vrijdag, N. van de Meer, T. Elffers and J. Buys with portraits, town views of Diemen, Amstelveen, Oudekerk and Slooten, historical events and important  buildings in Amsterdam. 243; 281; 249; 236; 245; 228, (24) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Amsterdam  History  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A short history of Utrecht written during the negotiations for the Treaty of Utrecht in 1712-13, richly embellished with ca. 315 coloured coat-of-arms View picture(s) 274 [FRESCHOT, Casimir]. Histoire abregée de la ville, et province d'Utrecht. Avec une connoissance ébauchée de la noblesse de cette province, & une liste de touts les grands schouts, ou chefs de justice connus autrefois sous le nom de vicontes ou burgraves d'Utrecht. Utrecht, Guillaume Meester, 1713. 8vo. Contemporary blindstamped vellum. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece by A. Schut, extra added: 2 manuscript coloured armorial  frontispieces with the coats-of-arms of the bishop of Utrecht, and the five chapter churches (1) and the coat-of-arms of the province of Utrecht and the five main cities in the province (2); 41 manuscript and coloured coat-of arms on 35 leaves of 41 bishops of Utrecht in the first part on the history of the bishops of Utrecht, and 37 lvs. with 237 manuscript coloured coats-of-arms of the Utrecht castles, manor houses and nobility (and 4 lvs. with 33 coat-of-arms (6 not executed) in the supplement in manuscript). (16), 264, 64 pp. (pp. 65-71 with the list of 'Baillifs', not present in this copy). Full description >> Related Subjects: Heraldry  History  Netherlands  Nobility  Topography  Utrecht  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important history of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) by an eyewitness View picture(s) 275 [FRESCHOT, Casimir]. Histoire du Congres et de la Paix d'Utrecht, comme aussi de celle de Pastadt & de Bade. Contenant particularitez les plus remarquables & les plus interessantes desdites negociations, depuis leur premiere ouverture jusqu'à la conclusion de la paix generale. Utrecht, Willem van Poolsum, 1716. 12mo. Contemporary blind tooled vellum over boards, spine with title in ink and four small gilt flowers in compartments. With allegorical engraved frontispiece and title vignette by Jan Goeree (1670-1731), title printed in red and black. (24), 503 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Europe  History  Politics  Utrecht  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The famous chronicle on Paderborn View picture(s) 276 [FÜRSTENBERG, Ferdinand von]. Monumenta Paderbornensia ex historia Romana, Francica, Saxonica eruta et novis inscriptionibus, figuris, tabulis geographicis & notis illustrata. Francofurti et Lipsiae, Christoph Riegel, 1713. 4to. Contemporary vellum, red speckled edges. With engraved author's portrait, engraved title, 3 folding engraved maps, 2 folding engraved views, 26 full-page engraved plates, some small woodcut illustrations in text. (48), 309, (19) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Engravings  Germany  History  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Affirming the rights of Emperor Charles V on the Duchy of Gelre and the County of Zutphen View picture(s) 277 [GELDERLAND]. Het bescheet vanden Keyser Kaerle de vijfde van desen name, uitgegheven inden rycxdach van Reynsborch Int iaer ons heeren M.D. ende XLI. vanden goeden rechte dat hij heeft tot ten hertochdom van Geldre ende Graefschap van Zutphen, Ende oock de wederlegghinghe, ende wederbescheet van heer Willem hertoch van Cleve te Franckfoort ghedaen Int iaer ons heeren M.D. XXXIX overgeset uiten latijn in duytsche. Antwerp, Marten Vermeere, (1541). 4to. 19th century half calf. Woodcut coat-of-arms of Charles V on title. (64) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Germany  History  Law  Low Countries  Spain  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Bibliography of history books by a Groningen scholar View picture(s) 278 [GERDES, Daniel]. Florilegium historico criticum librorum rariorum cui multa simul scitu jucunda adsperguntur historiam omnen litterariam, & camprimis Reformationis Ecclesiasticam illustrantia. 3rd edition. Groningen & Bremen, Haj. Spandaw & G. Wilh. Rump, 1763. 8vo. Wrappers. (10), 383, (12) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Bibliography  Groningen  History  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The famous Protestant Martyrbook View picture(s) 279 [HAEMSTEDE, Adriaen Cornelisz. van]. Historie der Martelaren, die om het getuygenisse der evangelischer waerheydt haer bloedt gestort hebben, van de tijden Christi onses Salighmakers af tot den jare sesthien hondert vijf-en-vijftigh toe. Niet alleen in dese Nederlanden, maer oock in Vranckrijck, Engelandt,  Schotlandt, Spanjen, Italien, Duytschlandt, America en andere landen, met vele van hare brieven en belijdenissen: als mede de moort van Parijs, de moort in Voltoline, d'ongehoorde wreetheyt in Yerlant: mitsgaders de schrickelike moort aen de vaudoysen in Piemont, en andere vervolgingen der geloovigen. In desen laetsten druck op een nieuw neerstelick oversien, verbetert, en veelsins vermeerdert; en el Amsterdam, Jan Fredericksz. Stam, 1658. Folio. Contemporary blindstamped vellum with title in ink on spine, remnants of ties, blue speckled edges. Full-page engraved frontispiece, full-page engraved plate in text divided in ten compartments, showing in different scenes the pride and haughtiness of the Roman Catholic popes, and 149 engravings in text, mostly depicting the horrifying manner in which the martyrs were put to death. (12), 483, (5) lvs. [Collation: *6 a6 A-6G4]. Full description >> Related Subjects: Engravings  History  Protestantism  Religion  Theology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The brutal assassination of Johan & Cornelis de Witt View picture(s) 280 [HISTORY - DUTCH]. Gedenkwaerdige stukken, wegens den moordt der heeren Cornelis en Johan de Witt. Dienende tot opheldering van 't treurspel, genaemt de Haagsche broedermoordt, of dolle blydschap. (N.pl., n.p., not before 1676). 8vo. Contemporary boards. With 2 engraved portraits, and one folding engraved plate. (4), 50 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Dutch  History  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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