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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. Contemporary gold-tooled cloth, gilt edges. Pages: X, 189, 16 pp.

One of the earliest volumes of the Utrecht students' almanac, and the first to be edited by the students themselves. The almanac was published annually from 1823 until 1996. From 1882 onwards, the almanac was a report of the activities of the Utrechtsch Studenten Corps (Utrecht student society). In the early years, however, it was a typical almanac, with the calendar, opening and closing of the city gates, times tables of ferries and coaches, etc., but it also included extra information for students, such as a short history of the university, a list of the professors and board members, a complete list of the 395 students with their addresses, a Series Lectionem, and short stories and poems.The edges and corners of the boards are scuffed and the joints are very slightly weakened. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. De Utrechtsche Universiteit 1636-1936, vol. III: Het Utrechtsch Studentenleven ('De Corpsbijbel') (1936), p. 576. Original publisher's green boards, with the title printed on the front, and the logo of the University of Utrecht hand drawn on the back. With an engraved title page with the logo of the University of Utrecht. Pages: [2], 127, [1 blank] 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 fights with Israeli and Jordan forces during the 1960s and 70s. Fatah modelled itself after the revolutionary groups of Algeria, Vietnam and Cuba. On page 9 of the present issue of Fateh a large photo has been printed of a group of protesters holding signs with the images of the leaders of these revolutions, which is a clear message to the reader.The present issue of Fateh, contains numerous articles with news from or about Palestine and the movement. It was printed a few months after Black September, the bloody clash between Fatah and the Jordanian army in 1970, during which thousands of Palestines were either killed or expelled from Jordan. The first few pages of the periodical are dedicated to this event and other clashes between the two groups that resulted from it. Other articles discuss a 10-hour battle near Tel Aviv, the relationship between America and Israel, and injustices against Palestinians. Of particular interest are the three powerful full-page illustrations. They were designed in 1970 and issued separately as posters. The first image, of a rifle with an olive branch, was designed by Natheer Naba'a, who is only known for his posters for Fateh. The second image, called "stolen smile", shows a photo of a group of determined children and was designed by Jassem el Zubeidy, who is only known for this design. The last image is an illustration of a Palestinian woman with a moving text about Palestine, designed by Palestinian artist Kamal Boullata (1942-2019).The periodical is somewhat browned and inkstained, and the edges are slightly frayed. Otherwise in good condition.l The English language Fateh periodical is present in ca. 30 libraries worldwide, not all possess all volumes issued 1969-1971, see WorldCat 1568957, 145144012, 72895793, 1036673977, 924471377, 898713265; cf. Interactive encyclopedia of the Palestine question, entry: the Palestinian national liberation movement; Periodicals in review: periodicals and pamphlets published by the Palestinian commando organisations. In: Journal of Palestine studies, vol. 1 (1) , 1971, pp. 136-151. Numerous black-and-white (photographic) illustrations. Pages: 24 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 Society of the County of Kings, dated 1909, on the front paste-down and two library stamps of this library on the title-page. With an owner's inscription of "Dr. Fries" on the first free endpaper. Manuscript spine label gone, corners bumped, some loss of the paper of the binding around the spine and corners. Otherwise in good condition.l Hirsch III, p.110. Red paper over boards, paper piece with the number "2956" on the spine. Title printed in red and black, with woodcut title-vignette, initials and ornamental head- and tailpieces. Pages: [14], 252, [6] pp.

3 parts in 1 volume. 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 on title of the first part cut out (repaired but with loss of text).l Schwabe/Barbier, 109-110; not in Bodemann, nor Fabula docet. Three-quarter calf over boards, ribbed spine tooled and lettered in gold, marbled endpapers, edge painted red. With some woodcut headpieces. Pages: LXXX, 208; XXII, 312; XX, 254, [6] 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, S61; Shapero, The Islamic World (2003), 458. cf. "Freya Stark". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine. With 1 map of the Hadhramaut printed on green paper, 20 double-sided plates, 3 illustrations in the text on pp. 76, 77 and 85, a few small tail pieces throughout, and a green ornament on the title-page. Pages: XIII, [3], 286, [2] pp.

Rare issue of a series of city almanacs for The Hague, containing, apart from the calendar and usual contents of almanacs, extensive information on the institutes, schools, churches, magistrates etc. of the city, as well as important rules and laws, such as clothing regulations for members of the royal court, or how to register a child's birth. The publisher and composer of the almanac, Jacob Belinfante (dates unknown) published these yearly almanacs from 1830 till 1839 as a continuation of the series published by his older brother, the Dutch-Jewish journalist and publisher Mozes Cohen Belinfante (1761-1827), with the title Opregte 'sGravenhaagsche Stads-Almanac (1823-1827).With the library stamp of the Munt Collegie on the half title. The spine has been repaired with blue paper, a paper shelf mark label at the foot, the wrappers are somewhat browned and water stained. Internally mostly clean, with occasional foxing, some quires are partly detached. Otherwise in good condition.l Ned. Bibliogr. 1801-1832 (1993), p. 1442; not in Vandenhole. Original publisher's printed wrappers with the title printed on the front within an ornamental lithographed border. With a lithographed title with vignette with coat of arms of The Hague, 12 lithographed headpieces and 12 small illustrations in the calendar (1 for each month). Pages: [4], 1-48, 48a-48d, 49-222, 92* 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 ownership's entry of William Henry Waitt (1819-1878), dated 1870. Overall in very good condition.l Nissen, ZBI, 1660a. cf. Dict. of American biogr., VII (1931), pp. 446-117; Encycl. Britt., 12 (11th ed.), p. 284; J. Wyman, 'Biographical Memoir of Augustus Addison Gould' (1903), in: Biogr. Memoirs. Nat. Acad. of sciences, 5 (1905), pp. 91-113. Original publisher's green buckram over thick boards, gold-tooling on spine, with coat-of-arms in the center of both boards: gold-tooled on the front cover and blind-tooled on the back cover, dark-brown endpapers. With 12 full-page chromolithographed plates, numbered XVI-XXVII, containing figures 214-349, after the drawings by B.F. Nutting, Mary Peart, Fanny van Horn, S. Morse, J. Burckhardt, and Alex. Agassiz, all lithographed and printed by Bowen & Co., each accompanied by one leaf with explanations and paper-tissue, many steel engraved illustrations [ca. 400] in the text, mostly of shells. Pages: V, [2], 524 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. Modern stiff paper wrappers. Pages: 325-434 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. Original printed paper covers. Pages: 29 pp.

Striking image of a large group of Arabic men, dressed in white, engaged in prayer on a field. The large image was likely taken by a photographer who was active in the Middle East in the late 19th-century, but is unfortunately unsigned.The edges are somewhat discoloured, and the corners are creased from a past mounting method. Otherwise in good condition. Tipped onto a stiff paper mount (ca. 40 x 30 cm). Kept in a clear plastic sleeve. One albumen print (ca. 22.5 x 27.5 cm). Pages: [1] photograph.

2 volumes. 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. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Many illustrations in text. Pages: XXXII, 706, 1, [1 blank]; [8], 900 pp.

Later edition of a popular Swedish Domestic medicine chest or first-aid kit for travelers of which more than 10 editions appeared between 1765 (first edition) till 1800. The author Nils Rosen von Rosenstein (1706-1773) was a well-known Swedish physician, considered the founder of modern pediatric. His main work, The diseases of children, and their remedies is considered to be 'the first modern textbook on the subject', with translations in English by Andrew Sparman and Dutch. Rosen was the First physician to the King of Sweden and a Knight of the Polar Star. He studied in Leiden with Herman Boerhaave and Pieter van Musschenbroek.Title soiled and thumbed, slight browned throughout. With annotations in a contemporary Swedish hand on the first fly-leaf.l Walter 8192; Iréne Sjögren, 'Nils Rosén von Rosenstein - The Father of Paediatrics', in: Upsala Journal Med. Science, 111(1) (2006), pp. 3-16. Wrappers covered with marbled paper. Engraved title-page with calligraphic lettering and vignette: a coach driving through a Swedish landscape. Pages: (2), 104, (8) 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. Half calf, ribbed spine gilt in compartments, lettered in gold, stamped ornamental paper over boards, red painted edges. With engraved frontispiece of Mercure addressing Aesop by P. Scataglia after Etienne Fessard and Louis Durand, title in an ornamental engraved frame with the illustration for the first fable (the wolf and the lamb) by the same artist, some woodcut typographical head- and tailpieces. Pages: [4], XXXII, 151 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. No wrappers, sewn. With a woodcut title vignette. Pages: 24 pp.

Second volume of a fine series of miniature almanacs, beautifully illustrated. The work aims to present young literary talent to the public and contains songs and poems by both new and more established Dutch authors, including J.J.L. ten Kate, G. le Francq van Berkheij, D.G. den Beer van Portugael, and M.H. de Graaf. Special attention is asked for De dagen onzer Jeugd by J.E. Schut, and for two pieces by T.H. Bussingh van der Koog, a young deceased Leyden student. Also included are some poems in French by A. Clavareau, and two pieces of music, the first is a serenade with music by W. Broedelet and text by J.J.L. ten Kate, and the second is titled In het Album van L.E. Bosch door D. Soeterik. The almanac was published for 15 consecutive years, by various publishers.The spine is detached but still present, and has been glued onto the first free flyleaf, the boards are slightly damaged at the top edge. The leaves are somewhat foxed. Otherwise in good condition.l Jacobsen Jensen 1094; Welsh 5029; Van Zonneveld-Van Noort p. 35; not in Vandenhole. Original publisher's lithographed pink boards, gilt edges. With a lithographed title printed in blue and gold, 4 full-page lithographed plates by H.J. Backer and by De Weijer at Utrecht, and 4 folding leaves with musical score. Pages: 51, [2], 121 [5], V, [1 blank] pp.

Revised and enlarged second edition of a work on the shells of Peitaiho (Beidaihe), a district in China near the Bohai sea, by the German-American geologist Amadeus William Grabau (1870-1946), often called the father of Chinese geology, and Sohtsu G. King (or Shao-chi Chin, b. 1886), president of the Peking Society of Natural History. It presents itself as a field guide, giving an introduction to classification, a description of the beach of Beidaihe, and methods of cleaning shells. Other chapters describe how and where to find the more common pelecypod and gastropod shells. The last two chapters contain systematic descriptions of these shells, the majority of which are also shown on the plates.Only slightly browned, otherwise in very good condition.l Junk, Thes. libr. conchyliorum 153. Contemporary red cloth, with author and title in gold on spine. With 11 plates with photographic reproductions. Pages: [1], [1 blank], VI, 279, [2], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank] pp.

Rare first edition of a work intended to teach the Western world about the Arab people, complete with a map of the Arabian peninsula and almost 60 photographs of people and towns. Paul W. Harrison (1883-1962) was a medical missionary from Nebraska, who served in Arabia from 1909-1954. The present work is his first book and describes his travels through the region. His descriptions of oasis communities are of particular interest.With two owner's inscriptions on the first flyleaf in the same hand ("Amersfoort 5 dec. 1929" and "A. Groothoff"). The binding shows minor signs of wear, very slightly foxed througout. Otherwise in good condition.l Macro 1134 (erroneously cites a 1923 London ed.). Black ribbed-grain cloth, with the title, author and publisher lettered in gold on the spine, a blind-stamped double-line frame on the front board. With a folding map and 59 black and white photographs. Pages: XII, 345, [3 blank] pp.

First edition of an investigation of the effects and consequences of the Panama canal on the Dutch overseas trade, compiled by a committee appointed by the Dutch minister of Water Affairs. It consists of a introduction, a list of appendixes, seven appendixes (lettered A-G), all loosely inserted in the portfolio, containing a list of publications on the Panama canal, a list of ports in America, Asia and Australia whose travel time are affected by the canal, the influence of the canal on the South American trade, and more. Front board detached from portfolio. Each appendix with a library stamp, otherwise in good condition. Original cloth backed portfolio with printed boards and with ties. Pages: 21, [3 blank]; [1], [3 blank]; 3, [1 blank]; 3, [1 blank], 88; 8; 23, [1 blank]; 18, [2 blank]; 5, [3 blank] pp.

2 volumes. 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 Edinburgh on the title-pages of both volumes and with the bookplate of Franz Sondheinmer on the front paste-downs. Binding slightly worn around the edges, some small brown stains throughout the book and a little waterstained in the margins (not affecting the text), otherwise in good condition.l DSB IV, p. 560; Bulletin des sciences médicales, 7 (1828), p. 267. Both volumes bound in contemporary half calf with marbled paper sides, blind-tooled spines, red morocco spine labels with the title in gold and a gilt-stamped library stamp of the Medical Society, Edinburg, on the top of both spines. Pages: [4], XXVI, [2], 659; VII, 822, [2] pp.

2 works in 2 volumes, the first in 2 parts and the second in 3 parts. Two consecutive volumes of the yearbook of the city of Middelburg, which contain the names of the most important people in the city at the time, including council members, city officials, physicians, judges, headmasters, and firefighters, as well as the local preachers, pastors, and rabbis. The Naamwijzer for Middelburg was published annually from the early 18th century onwards, and was printed by the city printer of Middelburg, Johan Coenraad Altorffer (1750-1813), from 1801 to 1809. After his death, his company was continued by his sons and later grandsons, who printed the Middelburgsche naamwijzer until 1900. Both volumes include the Middelburgsche almanak, with information on the holidays, tides, and eclipses. The 1832 edition also includes a short work with tables with conversions from Dutch guilders to French crowns.With a contemporary annotation ("Burgemeester en wethouder 1831") on the second free flyleaf of the first volume, and another ("Samüel Kwekkeboom") on the front pastedown of the second volume, ad 5 has been signed by the publisher as proof of its authenticity. The boards show traces of use. Occasional annotations and markings in the margins of both volumes, the title page of the second volume is somewhat stained and the leaves are somewhat browned, a newspaper clipping about a local fire inserted in the middle. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. H.P. Abrahams, De pers in Zeeland, 1758-1900 (1912), pp. 242-246; these eds. not in Vandenhole; WorldCat. Contemporary marbled board, with the manuscript year of publication on the spine. Pages: 120, [4], [24]; 119, [5], [24], 24 pp. Including: (2) [ALMANAC]. Middelburgsche almanak, naar den nieuwen stijl, op het jaar onzes heeren Jezus Christus 1831.With: (3) [YEARBOOK]. Middelburgsche naamwijzer voor het jaar 1832.Including: (4) [ALMANAC]. Middelburgsche almanak, naar den nieuwen stijl, op het schrikkel-jaar onzes heeren Jezus Christus 1832.(5) [CONVERSION TABLES]. De specie-tafelen van rijksdaalders, dukatons, acht-en-twintigen, kwart guldens, vijf-franken en Fransche kroonen.Middelburg, De erven J. C. Altorffer, [1831].

First part of Freya Stark's autobiography, spanning the years from her birth until she is in her early thirties (1893-1927). The present copy is a reprint of the first edition; it was published in 1951, mere months after its first appearance in September of 1950. Even though Stark's unique and personal style of writing was considered unusual for her time, her books proved very popular. Stark was of Italian and British descent, she was born in Paris and grew up in several places throughout Europe.Freya Stark's autobiography consists of three other works: Beyond Euphrates (1951), The coast of incense (1953), and Dust in the lion's paw (1961).Dust jacket is somewhat damaged and partially repaired with tape, edges are untrimmed, small repair to the inner front hinge with tape. Overall in very good condition.l Howgego IV, S61; cf. "Freya Stark". Encyclopaedia Britannica; (other ed.) Shapero, The Islamic World (2003), 470. Green cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. With a dust jacket designed by F. Quilter. With a double page map on blue/green paper, 22 double-sided plates, a green ornament on the title-page, a small woodcut of Asolo on p.336 and some small decorations in the text. Pages: XII, [2], 346 pp.

Scarce edition of the Nederlandsche Muzen-almanak, the most successful literary almanac published in the Netherlands in the 19th century. It was the first almanac in which the literary content played a predominant role, although some characteristics of the traditional almanac remained, such as the calendar. The almanac featured poetry and fictional stories which had not been published before, and marked the debut of many 19th-century Dutch poets and writers. The present edition includes works by Bilderdijk (Afscheid, first edition), J. and A.N. van Pellecom, N. Beets, J.G. de Hoop Scheffer, J. J. L. Ten Kate, and Petronella Moens. The almanac was published annually by artist, author, and publisher Johannes Immerzeel Jr. (1776-1841) from 1819 until 1840, who also contributed to the contents himself.The hinges are weakened, but have been repaired with a strip of paper. The boards are partly detached from the book block, but the hinges have been repaired with tape, occasional minor foxing. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. H.J. Eijsens, De literaire almanak als standmeter van de Nederlandse poëzie. Gedemonstreerd aan de Nederlandsche Muzen-Almanak. Thesis UvA, (2016). Original yellow lithographed publisher's boards, with the title and year of publication printed on the spine. With a steel-engraved title, a full page steel-engraved portrait of Jan ten Brink, 6 full-page steel engraved plates protected by tissue paper guards, and a folding leaf with musical annotation. Pages: [16], 250, [4] pp.

First edition of a rare work about Hadhramaut, a region on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, with the very large folding map included. This map, made by geographer Hermann von Wissmann (1895-1979), was the first map ever made of the region that was based on measurements and surveying.Daniël van der Meulen (1894-1989), an Arabist and consul at Jeddah, was one of the first Westerners to visit Hadhramaut. This work, complete with numerous photographs and illustrations, relates his journey and offers a fascinating insight into the political, social and economic situation of this region in the 1930s. With two owner's inscriptions on the first flyleaf ("Amersfoort, 5 dec. 1932" and "A. groothoff"). Without the dust-jacket. The spine and part of the back board have faded, the top edge of the back board is slightly bumped. The endpapers, french title-page and page 248 have browned edges, foxed throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Macro 1585; cf. Rentz, G., Recent literature on Hadramaut. In: Middle East journal, vol. 5 (3), 1951, pp. 371-377. Original navy blue buckram, with the title, the gold-lettered spine has faded to brown, with a blind-stamped frame on the front board. With a folding map of the region as a frontispiece, a very large folding map (ca. 75 x 106 cm) in the back behind a blue cloth strip mounted on the inside of the back board, and numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations throughout. Pages: XXVI, 248 pp.

First edition of a new Pharmacopeia for the Kingdom of Bavaria, ordered by the liberal King Maximilian II (1811-1864, who succeeded his father in the revolutionary year 1848) to replace the obsolete Bavarian Pharmacopeia of 1822. The compilers of the new work were a.o. Prof. Max Pettenkofer, 'Hofapotheker' and first German 'Hygienist' (1818-1901) and Dr. Ernst Aug. Buchner. Library stamp on title. Some stains, especially on the first leaves, otherwise in good condition.l The afterword by Wolgang Schneider in the reprint of the Pharmakopoe of 1988; Neues Repertorium für die Pharmacie, vol. 9 (1859), 3. Abschnitt, pp. 39-43. Half light brown buckram, marbled boards, gilt-lettered title on spine. With the royal coat-of-arms of Bavaria on the title-page. Pages: XII, 378 pp.

Second edition of a survey of Islam for a general public, mostly from a historical point of view. In 24 chapters, the book describes the life of Muhammad, the Qur'an, the fundaments of Islam, Islam after the death of Muhammad, the spread of Islam outside of the Arab world and "the current situation". The author concludes that as long as religions will remain, Islam will exist.Reinhart Dozy (1820-1883) was a Dutch historian and scholar of Arabic. As a professor at Leiden University he was instrumental in the university's rebirth as a centre of Oriental studies.With an owner's inscription on the front fly-leaf and a stamp on the title-page. Spine worn. With a tear in the front fly-leaf and a waterstain on the frontispiece; a good copy.l Brugman, "Dozy, a scholarly life according to plan", in: Otterspeer, Leiden Oriental Connections, pp. 62-81. Original publisher's gold- and blind-blocked cloth. With 13 lithographed plates. Pages: viii, 357, [3 blank] pp.

One of the many editions of a choice collection of Phaedrus fables in Latin verses with notes in French, additional fables and the French fables of La Fontaine. The fables are severely purified by the Champion of chastity, Jean Etienne Judith Forestier Boinvilliers (1765-1830), a fanatic catholic French professor of languages and humanities. The first edition appeared in 1799, followed by at least 8 editions during the 19th century.Shaved, corners slightly worn.l Worldcat (1 copy). Half vellum and blue paper over boards. Pages: XVI, 208, 58 pp.

A fascinating account by William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) of his forty-day journey in October-December 1845 through the Egyptian desert. He followed in the footsteps of the Israelites, who were led out of Egypt by Moses, from Cairo, along the east side of the Gulf of Suez to Mount Serbal, then east to the Gulf of Aqaba, and north to Petra. The book was published in a number of similar editions, most of them by Arthur Hall in London. Binding a bid faded, head and foot of spine worn, hinges weak, frontispiece and engraved title half loose and stained, map and plates slightly foxed, the text is printed in ruled frames, with a handwritten, with decorated initials in red, dedication on the verso of the first flyleaf: "To our dear Mother, Jan. 22 1850". In this work, Bartlett gives a captivating account of his travels in Egypt.l Blackmer 1138; Hilmy I, p. 55. cf. DNB 3, p. 335; Hage Chahine 333-334 (other eds.). Original dark purple gold-tooled buckram, gold-tooled decoration and title on spine. With a steel engraved frontispiece: a view of Cairo and the valley of the Nile, and an engraved title-page with view on the Approach to Petra, typographic title-page, a folding map (228 x 264 mm) of "Arabia Petraea", embracing the Peninsula of Mount Sinai with the route taken by W. Hughes with a view of Suez in the lower left corner, 25 full page steel engraved plates with protective tissue paper by E. Brandard, J.C. Bently, J. Cousen, and A. Willmore, and 18 illustrations in the text by J. Cooper and others. Pages: vi, 204 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. With 4 hand-coloured lithographed plates. Pages: [4], 209, [4], [1 blank]; 30, [1], [1 blank] pp. With: (2) GASSIES, Jean-Baptiste. Malacologie terrestre et d'eau douce de la région intra-littorale de l'Aquitaine.Paris, J.B. Baillère and F. Savy, 1867. With one lithographed plate. 2 works in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary green half sheepskin, gold-tooled spine, marbled endpapers.

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. With 11 half-tone reproductions of photographs and a map in text. Pages: 127, [1 blank]; 85, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank] pp. With: (2) VIGNÉRAS, Sylvain. Notice sur la Cöte Française des Somalis. Paris, Paul Dupont, 1900. With a folding lithographed map and 26 half-tone reproductions of photographs in text. 8vo. 2 works in 1 volume (ad 2 bound before ad 1). Contemporary black half sheepskin.