Burmese Manuscript on polished palm leaves
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A Summer in High Asia. Being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and Ladakh. [At head of title:]...
London: W. Thacker & Co, 1899. First edition. A Beautiful Copy. “An excellent work of high mountain sport” (Czech). A superior copy in choice condition. Read More about A Summer in High Asia. Being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and Ladakh. [At head of...
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INSCRIBED BY ARTIST
L'Art Et La Vie: Mane-Katz.
Paris: Marcel Seheur, 1933. Number 684. INSCRIBED BY ARTIST. The artsist was Jewish, Ukrainian 1894-1962). The book is inscribed to the Weslers by the artist in 1950. Read More about L'Art Et La Vie: Mane-Katz
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Two Vagabonds in Albania.
London: John Lane, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, [1927]. First edition. The interesting and amusing account of the Gordon's journey through Albania during the summer of 1926, The authors had written other volumes about their journeys in Spain, the Balkans, Languedoc, Sweden and Lapland. Read More about Two Vagabonds in Albania
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Q. Curtius Rufus Von Den Thaten Alexanders Des Grossen Koniges Der Macedonier.
Frankfurt & Leipzig: Joachim Wilde, 1696. Quintus Curtius Rufus was a Roman historian, writing probably during the reign of the Emperor Claudius (41-54 AD) or Vespasian. His only surviving work, Historiae Alexandri Magni, is a biography of Alexander the Great in Latin in ten books, of which the first two... Read More about Q. Curtius Rufus Von Den Thaten Alexanders Des Grossen Koniges Der Macedonier
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![Biskra [At head of title:] Au Pays des Palmes. Algeria, Felix Hautfort](/pictures/thumb/260462.jpg?v=1534806606)
Biskra [At head of title:] Au Pays des Palmes.
Paris: Paul Ollendorff, 1897. Read More about Biskra [At head of title:] Au Pays des Palmes
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Almanak Familiar para 1860, 1866, 1870 Segundo depois do Bissexto contendo Alem Callendario e Artigos do Costume.
Lisboa: Imprensa National, 1859, 1865, 1869. Read More about Almanak Familiar para 1860, 1866, 1870 Segundo depois do Bissexto contendo Alem Callendario e...
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In Eastern Seas. With a Visit to Insulinde and the Golden Chersonese.
Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc, (1934). First edition. Inscribed to Colonel Donald Shumway Rockwell by the author. Read More about In Eastern Seas. With a Visit to Insulinde and the Golden Chersonese
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The Voyage of Commodore Anson round the World.
Dublin: William Folds, 1818. Read More about The Voyage of Commodore Anson round the World
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The Chace, The Turf, and the Road. By Nimrod.
London: John Murray, 1837. With an “Extract from The Road” for September 1st, 1892, laid in the back containing a notice on the spread of Glanders (some spotting). Read More about The Chace, The Turf, and the Road. By Nimrod
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Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata: From Their Discovery And Conquest By The Spanish To...
London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1852. Second edition, enlarged with a new map and illustrations. Read More about Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata: From Their Discovery And Conquest By The...
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Inscribed by Péron to Dentist Stanley Tylman
Portrait Photograph of Juan Péron in his first term of office as President.
[Buenos Aires: 1948]. Inscribed by Péron to Dentist Stanley Tylman. Inscribed on the mount by Perón in Spanish, on December 23, 1948, to the internationally renowned dentist, Dr. Stanley D. Tylman, "in gratitude for his services to Argentina and the friendliness he has shown me with his exquisite delicacy ..... Read More about Portrait Photograph of Juan Péron in his first term of office as President
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The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 1915-1916: Documents Presented to Viscount Grey of Fallodon... by Viscount Bryce.
London: For Official Use, 1916. First edition. Miscellaneous No. 31. Read More about The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 1915-1916: Documents Presented to Viscount Grey...
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Preces Sancti Nersetis…viginti quatour linguis edit [by H. Aukerian].
Venice: In Insula S. Lazari, 1837. A fine polyglot version of the writings. Read More about Preces Sancti Nersetis…viginti quatour linguis edit [by H. Aukerian
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Les Arts Decoratifs Turcs.
Istanbul: Milli Egitim Basimevi, [1952]. First edition. Read More about Les Arts Decoratifs Turcs
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A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels … Asiatic Islands.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1812. Pinkerton's collection of voyages was published over the course of six years in a total of seventeen volumes. They are "of great value for its texts, which are sometimes given entire and sometimes abridged, with as much as possible of the traveler's own... Read More about A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels … Asiatic Islands
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Süleymanname. The illustrated History of Süleyman the Magnificent.
Washington, D.C: National Gallery of Art. Harry N. Abrams inc., Publishers, New York, [1986]. First edition. Read More about Süleymanname. The illustrated History of Süleyman the Magnificent
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War with Turkey
Geschichte des gegenwartigen Kriegs zwischen den vereinigten Herren Oesterreichs und Russlands, gegen die Ottomanische Pforte dessen Veranlassung und Folgen aus...
Frankfurt am Mann: Verlad der jägerischen Buchhandlung, 1790. Third part. War with Turkey. The continuation of the military history of the Russian and Austrian war on Turkey. Read More about Geschichte des gegenwartigen Kriegs zwischen den vereinigten Herren Oesterreichs und Russlands,...
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Signed; One of 500 Copies
Record Flights.
Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1928. First Edition, No. 77 of 500 copies. Signed; One of 500 Copies. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Chamberlain flew from New York to Germany in June, 1927. Read More about Record Flights
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Recherches Zoologiques dans les Provinces Centrales de l'Inde et dans les regions occidentales de l'Himalaya.
Paris: Plon-Nourrit et Cie, [1922]. First Edition. Read More about Recherches Zoologiques dans les Provinces Centrales de l'Inde et dans les regions occidentales de...
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Voyages de Messieurs Bachaumont et La Chapelle: Auquel on a joint les Poesies Du Chevalier de Cailly, la Relation des...
Amsterdam: 1708. Second edition. A charming copy of Chapelle's best known work. He recounts a voyage through Provence and Languedoc in both poetry and prose. The work also includes poems by the Kight of Cailly and accounts of campaigns against the Spanist at Rocroi. Read More about Voyages de Messieurs Bachaumont et La Chapelle: Auquel on a joint les Poesies Du Chevalier de...
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"One of the fundamental books on Arctic exploration" (Hill)
Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the shores of the...
London: John Murray, 1836. First edition. "One of the fundamental books on Arctic exploration" (Hill). Back volunteered to search for the lost Ross expedition. Here he describes his trip through north central Canada down the Slave to Great Slave Lake, then to the Great Fish River (which he discovered) and... Read More about Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the...
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'Byron diluted!'
The Morea: With Some Remarks on the Present State of Greece.
London: Saunders and Otley, 1840. First edition. 'Byron diluted!'. A collection of unabashedly Byronic poems — including several "To Laura," an ode to Shelley, and the long title poem on a Greek theme. The young Baille-Cochrane (1816-1890) was at this time begining his association with the Young England movement of... Read More about The Morea: With Some Remarks on the Present State of Greece
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The Walls of Constantinople.
New York: James Pott & Co, n.d. [ca. 1910]. First American edition. Read More about The Walls of Constantinople
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Appel en Faveur d'Alger, et de l'Afrique du Nord, par un Anglais.
Paris: Dondey-Dupré père et fils, 1833. Early response to the French conquest of Algeria in 1830 and subsequent plans for its annexation to France. While the initial hopes of “men of various parties in England” had been that the 1830 expedition would see a favorable outcome from the French administration..... Read More about Appel en Faveur d'Alger, et de l'Afrique du Nord, par un Anglais
Price: $650