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4 Christian "centos" of Virgil and Ovid (1 in its 1st edition) & a work on divine love, in a "tout intéressants
et précieux" contemporary French binding with monogram "HD" surrounded by 4 gothic S's

et précieux" contemporary French binding with monogram "HD" surrounded by 4 gothic S's" title="4 Christian "centos" of Virgil and Ovid (1 in its 1st edition) & a work on divine love, in a "tout intéressants
et précieux" contemporary French binding with monogram "HD" surrounded by 4 gothic S's">
€ 3,500 Description
Three beautifully hand coloured cards of a simple puzzle game, showing a king and two courtiers in ornate dress

€ 6,000 Description
How to calculate longitude at sea

€ 1,500 Description
The second recorded copy of the Kanagawa Treaty, negotiated by Perry and effectively opening Japan to trade with the West

€ 20,000 Description
First edition of an influential bilingual collection of Arab proverbs

€ 4,500 Description
A spurned doctor's account of a voyage of exploration

€ 18,000 Description
Third copy located of an extremely rare ethnographic photo album

€ 8,500 Description
Pioneering work on Indian languages and society by an "unjustly forgotten" Indologist

€ 4,500 Description
Pioneering Arabic, Syriac and Latin glossary

€ 4,500 Description
Travelogue of Arabia by a distinguished Lebanese Arab-American writer, with 32 plates

€ 1,500 Description
Very rare large-paper copy in a spectacular Van Damme binding,
with 31 plates coloured by a contemporary hand and highlighted with gold

€ 40,000 Description


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Asia / India & Sri Lanka

4 Christian "centos" of Virgil and Ovid (1 in its 1st edition) & a work on divine love, in a "tout intéressants et précieux" contemporary French binding with monogram "HD" surrounded by 4 gothic S's

Three beautifully hand coloured cards of a simple puzzle game, showing a king and two courtiers in ornate dress

How to calculate longitude at sea

The second recorded copy of the Kanagawa Treaty, negotiated by Perry and effectively opening Japan to trade with the West

First edition of an influential bilingual collection of Arab proverbs

A spurned doctor's account of a voyage of exploration

Third copy located of an extremely rare ethnographic photo album

Pioneering work on Indian languages and society by an "unjustly forgotten" Indologist

Pioneering Arabic, Syriac and Latin glossary

Travelogue of Arabia by a distinguished Lebanese Arab-American writer, with 32 plates

Very rare large-paper copy in a spectacular Van Damme binding,with 31 plates coloured by a contemporary hand and highlighted with gold

4 Christian "centos" of Virgil and Ovid (1 in its 1st edition) & a work on divine love, in a "tout intéressants
et précieux" contemporary French binding with monogram "HD" surrounded by 4 gothic S's

Very rare large-paper copy in a spectacular Van Damme binding,
with 31 plates coloured by a contemporary hand and highlighted with gold