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XII, 268 pp.First edition in the original Dutch of a work mainly on Japanese culture, written by the Dutch politician Henri Hubert van Kol (1832-1925). It deals with Japanese holidays, samurai, geisha's, the seppuku (harakiri) and more. This work can be seen as a sequel to one of his earlier works on Japan, called Japan: indrukken van land en volk (1917). Van Kol was one of the founders of the Dutch socialist party, the SDAP. Good copy.

VIII, 206 pp.First and only edition of a cultural history of Japan, ending with a foreshadowing of the country's future imperial ambitions. Ownership marks on the paste-down, first flyleaf, half-title and title-page. Slightly foxed, with the binding slightly worn.l Wenckstern II, 13.

X, 189, 16 pp.Orientalist tale of Arabia and a Caliph who renounces Islam. Originally published in French and in English anonymously in 1786, here in a printed verbatim from the first edition, with the original prefaces and notes by Henley. Note that the titlepage is a rubricated, tissue-guarded facsimile (of an earlier book appearance) that misleadingly shows facsimile date of 1868.Spine slightly discoloured, Front hinge cracked. Otherwise a good copy.

XVI, 192; XIV, 418 pp.Remarkable set of two classics on the life of Muhammad, a complete set. Ad 1 delves into the life of Muhammad, focusing primarily on the initial stage of his public mission. This work encompasses his time in Mecca up until his pivotal journey to Medina, known as the hijra. Its author, William Montgomery Watt was one of the most renowned non-Muslim scholars specializing in Islamic studies, often called “the last orientalist”. Building upon the foundation laid by Muhammad at Mecca, Watt continued his exploration in his subsequent 1956 publication, Muhammad at Medina (ad 2), serving as a continuation of the narrative. Subsequently, a condensed version of these two volumes was published under the title Muhammad Prophet and Statesman in 1961, appealing to a wider readership. Collectively, these two academic volumes constitute "a narrative chronicling the journey of Muhammad's life and the genesis of the Islamic society", focusing particularly on his time in Medina. In the… Leer más

[4], 358 pp.First and only edition of a work on Siam by the French military officer and explorer Étienne Lunet de La Jonquière (born 1861). He was charged with an archeological mission to the Menam and Mekong rivers, and while he stayed there he took the opportunity to study the people. He was especially interested in the influence of the Western world on the lives of the natives. The text leaves are in very good condition, but the glue on the spine of the wrapper is loosing its adhesive properties, resulting in some loose quires and leaves. Wrappers slightly soiled and a bit damaged.l Cordier, Indosinica, col. 745.

24 pp.Rare and remarkable periodical, published by the Palestine National Liberation Movement or Fatah. This was a revolutionary group, and later a political party, founded in 1957 by Yasser Arafat (1929-2004), Khalil al-Wazir (1935-1988) and 3 or 4 others. The movement published numerous periodicals and pamphlets between 1968-1972, but Fateh is the most important one. Originally published in Arabic, it was also issued in English from 1969 (bi-weekly), in French from 1970 (monthly) and in Italian from 1971 (bi-weekly). We have not been able to find any other English issues of this periodical for sale anywhere else.The name of the group, Fatah, is an acronym in reverse for "Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini", the Arabic translation of "Palestine National Liberation Movement". The intention of the founders was to create an organisation that was independent of governments and political parties, with the goal to liberate Palestine through low-intensity guerilla warfare. It was part of several armed… Leer más

29 pp.Published by the The Fabian International Bureau, which is part of the The Fabian Society, this is no. 220 of the Fabian Research Series. The Fabian Society is a forum for reaearch and discussion within the British Labour Movement. In the present pamphlet letters from the 1959 Middle East studies working party of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party are revised and edited for publication by the Fabian Society members David Ennals and Ian Campbell. The emphasis is on the Arab world. In very good condition.

325-434 pp.Extract of the 1893 periodical of the K.N.A.G. (Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap or Royal Dutch Geographical Society) including a list with all the publications of the K.N.A.G. during the years 1883-1893.Untrimmed. First page browned, otherwise in good condition.

LXXX, 208; XXII, 312; XX, 254, [6] pp.Original edition of this learned but little known edition of the Phaedrus fables in Latin verses on the basis of the Burman edition of 1718, together with a very extended commentary. The editor Johann Gottlob Samuel Schwabe (1746-1835) was professor at the Gymnasium in Weimar and librarian. He is most known for this edition of Phaedrus which ran through at least four editions (1806, 1822 and 1826). Schwabe not only added his own abundant notes and comments, but inserted also (1) his notes to the Vita by Scheffer, (2) important lists of manuscripts, editions and translations of Phaedrus, (3) a treatise by Johann Georg Sulzer (see below), (4) the unpublished notes on Phaedrus by the mysterious Jacobus Tollius (1633-1696), the former secretary of Nicolas Heinsius, rector of the Latin School in Gouda and professor in Duisburg, as well as (5) his own Dissertatio de eo, quod pulchrum est in Phaedro.Binding slightly bumped with wormhole in back cover, ownership’s entry… Leer más

[14], 252, [6] pp.Late (last?) edition of one of the better known works on hydrotherapy and the therapeutic use of mineral waters, concentrating on the baths of Spa, known already in Roman times and iconic for the history of the wide spread phenomenon of ‘Taking the waters’, ‘balneotherapy’, or ‘hydrotherapy’.Henri de Heers (1570-1636) was a physician from Liege who first published his Spadacrene, hoc est Fons Spadanus in Latin in 1614. After many editions in both Latin and French, another physician from Liege, Werner Chouet edited a corrected and enlarged French edition in 1739 in The Hague (our copy). Chouet was an expert who had written a study on the waters of Spa and other places himself: La connoisance des eaux minerals d’Aix-la-Chapelle, de Chaud-Fontaine, & de Spa (1714). To the present edition of Heers’ book he added not only his own remarks and commentaries, but also the Latin annotations Heers had entered in his first Latin edition.With the bookplate of the Library of the Medical… Leer más

V, [2], 524 pp.Second - much enlarged - edition of Gould’s Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts which first appeared in 1841. It was the first monograph published in the United States that attempted to describe the entire molluskan fauna of a geographical region. The book, one of the most important monuments of Gould’s scientific work, greatly encouraged the study of mollusks in the United States and was illustrated with more than 200 figures drawn by Gould himself, who states "Every species described, indeed almost every species mentioned, has passed under my own eye. The descriptions of species previously known, have been written anew; partly, that they may be more minute in particulars, and party, with the hope of using language somewhat less technical than is ordinarily employed by scientific men". Binding shows very minor signs of wear, minor tear in the inner margin (near the spine) of the title-page, without affecting the title or other information on the page, pp. 517-520 loose, with… Leer más

[4], 74 pp.First edition. Rare travelogue of Yemen, enriched with striking photographs. In Arabic and German parallel text. Prepared by Ahmed ibn Muhammad al-Garadi, the secretary, Arabic teacher and companion of the German explorer Hermann Burchardt (1857-1909), the book describes Burchardt’s travels in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, where he was ambushed and killed by gunmen in December 1909. Containing “important ethnographical information on crafts and the Jewish population”, the account also boasts a wealth of photographs “of great documentary value” (Speake), including city views and landmarks of Sanaa, Taizz, and Mocha, such as tower houses in Sanaa’s old town, the Ashrafiya Mosque, the Grand Mosque in Mocha, and the ruined palace of Sultan Hasan, as well as pictures of local children, a group of Jews studying scripture in the synagogue, several men sitting around a water pipe, bedouins, farmers, and workers. The images impressively portray the destitution of the Yemenite population… Leer más

XIII, [3], 286, [2] pp.Third part of Freya Stark's (1893-1993) autobiography, in which she describes her life and especially her travels she undertook between 1933 and 1939. During this time, her first 4 works were published, starting with The Valley of the Assassins in 1934. The present work mostly focuses on Stark's travels in South Arabia and is illustrated with images of photographs she took herself. It is a very personal account of her life in general and travel experiences, alongside significant historical, political, geographical and anthropological information about the places she visited. This writing style was quite unique and unusual for her time, but since she was one of the first European travellers in parts of Southern Arabia "unique and unusual" were, in a positive way, accurate descriptors.Edge at the head of the book is green and the edge at the foot is untrimmed. Small marking in blue ink on p. 79, lacking dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition.l Blackmer 1470; Howgego IV,… Leer más

XXXII, 706, 1, [1 blank]; [8], 900 pp.Facsimile edition from 1963 of the catologue of the library of Vincente Salva y Perez (1780-1849). Salva started to catalogue his famous collection of around 4000 books, ranging from the 16th-century up to the 19th-century, and the project was continued by his son Pedro Salvá y Mallen. The catalogue was first published in 1872 at Valencia, and gives valuable and detailed descriptions of the works. Only slightly browned, otherwise in very good condition, wholly untrimmed and mostly unopened.

[4], XXVI, [2], 659; VII, 822, [2] pp.Original edition of a well-known manual in which the vegetable and animal materia medica are arranged according to the natural system. Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée (1789-1874) is a French botanist and author of works on botany and mycology, Darwinism and practical and historical pharmacology - his Code pharmaceutique, ou pharmacopée française (Paris, 1826) among them. He served as a medical orderly during Napoleon's campaign in Spain, then established a pharmacy in Paris. He was schooled in the profession in Strasbourg, receiving his degree in 1815. He met the botanist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1823, and came to be strongly influenced by him. Fée later became an instructor at teaching hospitals, firstly in Lille in 1825 then Strasbourg in 1832, when he was promoted to M.D. and professor of botany. In 1874 he was elected as the president of the Société botanique de France.Next to the stamp on the spine also with a library stamp of the Medical Society… Leer más

24 pp.Letter of the members of the Ridderschap (the ‘Knighthood’) in the States of Holland and West-Friesland to the Burgomasters and City Council of Amsterdam on the high costs of the defense - at land and at sea - of the Dutch Republic. The States were the representation of the two Estates (standen): Nobility and Commons, burghers of the 18 cities of Holland and West-Friesland, of which Amsterdam was by far the most important and rich. The answer of Amsterdam (dated 14 February 1685; pp. 22-24) is not disobliging: their representatives are certainly willing to further discuss the matter, especially the amelioration if the navy.Untrimmed, edges slightly browned, but overall in good condition.l Knuttel, 12408; STCN 86168706X; Tiele, 8264.

127, [1 blank]; 85, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank] pp.Two works published on occasion of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, the first by Lemasson on the French Polynesian colony and the second by Vignéras on French Somaliland. Both illustrated with reproductions of photographs. The work on the Polynesian colony contains notes on the geography, history and economy of the islands, written by Henry Lemasson, a photographer and postmaster stationed at Papeete, after the instruction of the governor of the colony Gustave Gallet (1850-1926). It's probably another edition of the one published in Papeete.Some occasional spots, folding map worn and binding slightly damaged. Good copies.l Ad. 1: cf. Annales de Géographie vol. 11, 618; Engelstad KRO 1275; ad. 2: Annales de Géographie vol. 10, 724.

[4], 209, [4], [1 blank]; 30, [1], [1 blank] pp.Ad 1: First edition of a monograph on the land and fresh-water molluscs that can be found in Agen and surroundings (France), by the French malacologist Jean-Baptiste Gassies (1816-1883). He describes four classes of snails and mussels, some of which are depicted on the hand-coloured lithographed plates.Ad 2: First separately published edition of a brief work on the land and fresh-water molluscs of Aquitaine, also by Gassies. The text was originally published in the 26th part of the Actes de la Soc. Linn. de Bordeaux.With a presentation inscription by the author to "Monsieur le professeur Milne-Edwards de l'Institut" on the half-title of ad 1. Overall in good condition.l Junk, Thes. libr. conchyliorum, 141.

Engraved chart listing several facts of different European countries, compiled by Caspar Specht (ca. 1654-1710). For Portugal, for example, it mentions its six provinces, acreage and income, that it has 3 dioceses, 13 bishops, 3 universities, 5 dukes, 30 counts, 7 margraves, and that the present king is Peter II (d. 1706). Similar notes are given for each country, including Spain, Denmark, England, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Russia, Prussia and even the Ottoman Empire. Also included are several coats of arms of major European orders of knighthood and of some leading royal and noble families.Left and right margins slightly folded, otherwise in very good condition.

[4], XXXII, 151 pp.Nice and well-printed Venice edition of the Phaedrus and additional fables, based on the Burman recension.Head of spine damaged.l Not in Bodemann; Schwabe/Barbier, 113-114.