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São Miguel (Azores) depicted in lithographs, published on the island! View picture(s) 1 ABRANCHES, Joaquim Candido. Album Michaelense. Ponta Delgada, Manoel Corrêa Botelho, 1869. 8vo. Contemporary tree leather with black title label on spine. 35 full page lithographs of which one folding. (9), X-XIV, 138 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Azores  Economy  History  Lithographs  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First steps toward peace between Spain & the Netherlands View picture(s) 2 ALBERT & ISABELLA, Archduke of Austria and Spanish Infanta, and the STATES GENERAL. Brief van hare Hoocheden aende E. Moghende Heeren Staten der Vrye Vereenichde Nederlantsche Provintien Ghesonden, gedateert binnen Brussel den 13. Martij, anno 1607. Mitsgaders seeckere antwoorde der E. Heeren Staten voorn. ende Syne Ex. aen hare Hoocheden. (Amsterdam?), 1607 (= 1608?). Small 4to. Modern plain paper wrappers. With a woodcut rampant lion holding a sword within a garden fence (symbolizing the Dutch Republic) surrounded by a wreath, and 1 woodcut decorated initial letter. (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  History  Low Countries  Pamphlets  Politics  Spain  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A classic work on Japan View picture(s) 3 ALCOCK, Sir Rutherford. The capital of the tycoon: a narrative of a three years' residence in Japan. With maps and numerous illustrations in chromolithography and on wood. London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary green cloth with richly gilt decorated spine with blind stamped covers and on binding of volume I gilt centre piece of a Japanese samoerai and on binding of volume II a Gheisa. Two frontispieces, 2 folding maps, 14 coloured full-page plates and 2 black & white and numerous illustrations in text. XXXII, 469, (2); X, 539 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: England  English  Japan  Politics  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Written for the benefit of mankind View picture(s) 4 BACON, Francis. Sermones fideles, ethici, politici, oeconomici; sive interiora rerum. Accedunt faber fortunae colores boni et mali, &c. Leyden, Franciscus Hackius, 1644. 2 works in one vol. 12mo. Contemporary vellum with two clasps, red edges. Engraved title. (2), 5-416, (3) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Philosophy  Politics  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Four rare political tracts View picture(s) 5 BEN SADDI, Nathan (= Robert DODSLEY). Chronique des rois d'Angleterre, ecrite en Anglois selon le stile des anciens historiens Juifs. London (i.e. Amsterdam), Th. Cooper, 1743. 8vo. Contemporary full caf with pasted titles and former shelfmark on spine. Title in red & black with engraved vignette, head- and endpieces. 144 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  French  Militaria  Nobility  Politics  Religion  Royalty  Treatises  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Classic on sovereignty by the founder of political science in France, if not in Europe View picture(s) 6 BODIN, Jean. Les six livres de la république. Ensemble une apologie de René Herpin. Paris, Jacques du Puys, 1583. 8vo. Half nineteenth-century black painted calf, ribbed spine lettered in gold, marbled boards and endpapers. With woodcut printer's device on title (Silvestre 1098), woodcut head-pieces and initials in text. (24), 1060, (44) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  France  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First modern treatise on oceanography View picture(s) 7 BOTERO, Giovanni. Aggiunte fatte. Rome, Presso Giorgio Ferrari, 1598. 6 works in one vol. 4to. 18th century vellum, spine with gilt ornaments. Woodcut on title which is repeated on every title-page. (22), (2), 72, 46, (2), 32, 16, 14, (2), 32 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Economy  History  Law  Oceanography  Philosophy  Politics  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important work on the jurisprudence concerning Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Rombout Hoogerbeets and Hugo de Groot View picture(s) 8 BRANDT, Geeraardt. Historie van de rechtspleging gehouden in de jaeren 1618 en 1619 ontrent de dry gevangene heeren Mr. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Mr. Rombout Hoogerbeets, Mr. Hugo de Groot. Nooit te vooren gedrukt. Rotterdam, Barent Bos, 1708. 4to. Contemporary half calf, decorated and gilt spine with red morocco title-label and title lettered in gold, red speckled edges. Woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut initials, (8), 269, (9) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Dutch  Hugo Grotius  Law  Politics  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Collected works of a 16th century Austrian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire View picture(s) 9 BUSBECQIUS, Ogier Ghiselin de. Omnia quae extant. Leyden, Ex Off. Elzeviriana, 1633. 12mo. Contemp. red morocco, spine ribbed and richly gilt, with triple gilt filet borders on sides and gilt coat-of-arms with the order of the Golden Fleece in centre, g.e. With engraved allegorical title by C.C. Dusend. 575, (23) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Austria  Cartography  Elzevier  Hungary  Politics  Travel & Voyages  Turkey  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition of the first complete Dutch translation of Caesar's military commentaries View picture(s) 10 CAESAR, Gaius Julius. Aantekeningen der Gallische, burgerlyke, Alexandrynsche, Africaansche, en Hispanische oorlogen. Uyt het Latyn verduitscht door Abraham Bogaert. Amsterdam, Nic. ten Hoorn, 1709. 2 parts in 1 vol. 8vo. Contemporary blindstamped vellum. With large engraved allegorical vignette on 2 titles, 4 folding engraved views of army camps and of the cities of Alesia and Alexandria, and illustrations of sieges and walls of fortifications, etc. on 8 full-page engraved plates, incl. one plate with a portrait of Pompey, and another plate showing the wild elks of Gallia. (16), 341, (26, 3 blank); (4), 381, (30, 1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: History  Militaria  Politics  Rome  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the national debt of England, by an intimate of Diderot View picture(s) 11 CASAUX, Charles, marquis de. Thoughts on the mechanism of societies. London, T. Spilsbury for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, W. Richardson & J. Debrett, 1786. 8vo. Contemporary calf, gilt coat of arms of The society of the writers to the Signet on sides, title on red morocco label on spine, decorated binding edges, blue speckled edges. XIX, (1 blank), 411 (5 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Economy  Politics  Trade  Treatises  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Violence and murder illustrated by Crispyn de Passe View picture(s) 12 CIEGLERUS, Georgius. Konst-Spigel der weereldlikke vermaken. Vertoonende het wonderlik gewoel der kaizeren, koningen, vorsten en geleerde lieden, om te koomen tot de bezittinge van het hoogste goed. Zeer geleerdelik door-wrocht met de hoedanigheden der opperste heerschappyen, op-bouwingen en verwoestinge der voornaamste steden, hooven en slooten: uit-voeringen van manlikke daaden, listige vonden, liefde en gramschap. Altzaamen door-wrocht met aartige staat- plicht- en zeede-rijmen, op de verhandelde stoffe gevoegt. Nu in 't Nederduitsch overgeset. Amst., Niclaes Franzen, 1652. Sm. 8vo. Contemp. vellum. With fine engraved allegorical frontispiece, and 17 full-page engraved plates by Crispyn de Passe. (12), 621, (20) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Art  Dutch  Engravings  Nobility  Politics  Popular Books  Royalty  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Critical work on the Dutch Indies colonial government View picture(s) 13 DOORNIK, Jacob Elisa. Vrijmoedige gedachten over Neerlands Indië en over de regering van den Goeverneur-Generaal van der Capellen. Amsterdam, C.G. Sulpke, 1826. 8vo. Contemp. limp speckled boards. (4), XVI, 314 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Colonial History  Dutch  Politics  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The ancient habits of Mexico View picture(s) 14 GARCIA CUBAS, Antonio. The Rèpublic of Mexico in 1876. A political and enthnographical division of the population, character, habits, costumes and vocations of its inhabitants. Translated into English by George F. Henderson. Mexico, La Enseñanza, 1876. 8vo. 19th-century red morocco, gilt title on gilt spine, sides blind tooled, gilt inner dentelles, g.e. With 8 colour-printed lithographs, finished by hand, double-page map, and 4 leaves with musical scores, printed on both sides. 130, (12) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Ethnography  History  Mexico  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Criticism impossible to publish in France View picture(s) 15 GAZON D'OURXIGNÉ, Sébastien- Marie-Mathurin. Essai historique et philosophique sur les principaux ridicules des differentes nations. Suivi de quelques poesies nouvelles. Par M. G... Dourx... Amsterdam (= Paris?), Chez Rey, 1766. 2 parts in one volume. 12o. Contemporary marbled calf, gilt & ribbed spine with black title label lettered in gold, central gilt arms of M.J. Diodati, dark green sprinkled edges. (4), 152; (2), 80 p. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Anthropology  Bindings  Philosophy  Politics  Social Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Travelling in North America in the second quarter of the 19th century View picture(s) 16 HAMILTON, Thomas. Die Menschen und die Sitten in den vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika von dem obersten Hamilton. Nach den dritten englischen Auflage überzetzt von L. Hout. Mannheim, Heinrich Hoff, 1834. 2 volumes in one. 8vo. Contemporary boards covered with dark blue marbled paper. IV, 190; [2], 252 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Canada  Native Americans  New York  Politics  Religion  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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An impassioned defense of Jay's Treaty translated into Portuguese View picture(s) 17 HARPER, Robert Goodloe. Reflexoens sobre a questaõ entre os Estados Unidos e a França. Traduzidas em Portuguez. Philadelphia, London, 1798. Small 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, gilt spine divided in 5 compartments, red morocco title label. 322 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  England  France  History  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The works of one of the greatest utopians of the seventeenth century in the original French translation View picture(s) 18 HARRINGTON, James. Oeuvres politiques. Contenant la République d'Océana, les aphorismes, & les autres traités du même  auteur; précédées de l'histoire de sa vie, écrite par Jean-Toland. Ouvrage traduit de l'Anglois. Paris, Ant. Aug. Lottin for Libraire Leclere & Libraire Quatremère, An III (=1795). 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt spines with red morocco title-labels lettered in gold, decorated blue endpapers, red painted edges. (4), XVI, 268, III; (2), 275, III; (4), 299, III pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: England  Imaginary Voyages & Utopias  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the end of the VOC View picture(s) 19 HOGENDORP, Gijsbert Karel van. Brieven aan eenen participant in de Oost-Indische Compagnie.- Vervolg op de brieven...- Tweede vervolg... Amsterdam, Widow J. Doll, 1802-1803. 3 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary yellow red sprinkled wrappers. 37, [3]; [3], 40-124, [1], [1 blank]; [3], 126-179, [1] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Politics  Surinam  VOC  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Fine set of this important work on the history and political constitution of the Dutch Republic View picture(s) 20 HOOGHE, Romeyn DE. Spiegel van staat des Vereenigde Nederlands. Waar in de macht en ''t vry bestier, van yder der Zeven verbonde Provincien en haar byzondere steeden, zo in rechten als regeeringen werd ontvouwd. aanwyzende aan, de in, en uytheemschen, alle de hooge en lage rechbanken, collegien en ampten, dewelke in de zelve, tot dienst van den staat, en het recht, zyn ingesteld. Amsterdam, Jan ten Hoorn, 1706-7. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary vellum, with title in ink on spine. Two engr. frontispieces, 2 large engr. vignettes, 16 large folding engr. plates with historical allegories by Romeyn de Hooghe (ca. 16 x 27 cm), woodcut head- and tailpieces & initials (12), 480, 55, 143, 44, (4); (18), 335, 339, (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  History  Netherlands  Politics  Print Series  Romeyn de Hooghe  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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