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Baedeker, Karl . BELGIQUE ET HOLLANDE Y COMPRIS LE LUXEMBOURG
1894 Baedeker. Original limp red cloth boards with gilt lettering. 12mo. 426p. Numerous large foldout maps. Good plus , front inner hinge cracking; owner signed . (a14397)
$30.00 Bonnard, Abel . IN CHINA
NY 1927 1st American Edition. Translated from the French by Veronica Lucas. Hardcover. Octavo, 361pp., cloth. VG, no DJ. (a23221)
$25.00 (guides bleus) . PORTUGAL MADERE-AZORES
Paris 1957. In French. 12mo., 480pp., folding map. Small pen drawing on back of map. VG. (a24440)
$20.00 Malingue, Maurice . SANCTUAIRES ET PELERINAGES DE FRANCE
Paris 1952 Editions du Louvre. Churches of France. 4to., 42pp. of text in French plus 112 full pages monochrome (and a few in color) photo illustrations, hardcover. Near VG, light cover wear and soiling in very worn DJ. (a26052)
$20.00 Pfeiffer, Ida . VOYAGE A MADAGASCAR
Paris 1862 Hachette. Traduit de l'Allemand par W. de Suckau. et precede d'une notice historique sur Madagascar par Francis Riaux. In French. 12mo., 312pp., foldout map, original yellow printed wraps. Good, ancient dry water stain on cover and initial pages, some light foxing, small tear on hinge that holds the map. (a28454)
$99.00 de Labrouhe, O. . UNE FEMME CHEZ LES PYGMEES (signed)
Niort 1946 Nicolas. In French. 12mo., 188pp., 3 dessins et 11 photo illustrations, wraps. **Inscribed and signed by Labrouhe. Fair, cover chipped on edges and soiled. Text toned and faintly rippled. (a28473)
$29.00 (guides bleus) . NEW YORK ET SES ENVIRONS
Hachette 1954. In French. 12mo., 382pp., foldout maps, index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a28767)
$24.00 Prat, Paul . HISTOIRE DES DECOUVERTES GEOGRAPHIQUES
Paris 1884 Eugene Belin. Hardcover. thin 12mo., 86pp., full leather. A few pencil notes in margins. Good plus. light spine end and cover tip wear; hinges not cracked in oro ut. Rare. (a32129)
$75.00 Baedeker, Karl . ITALIE CENTRALE ROME
Leipzig 1904 13th Baedeker. In French. 12mo., 465pp., avec un panorama de Rome, une vue du forum Romain, une planche reporduisan les armoiries des papes depuis 1417, 13 cartes et 50 plans, limp cloth. VG plus. (a32643)
$45.00 Baedeker, Karl . LES BORDS DU RHIN LA FORET-NOIRE, LES VOSGES
Leipzig 1910 18th Baedeker. In French.12mo., 404pp., 63 cartes, 63 plans, limp cloth. VG. (a32645)
$45.00 Gatteyrias, Andre . A TRAVERS L'ASIE CENTRALE
Paris n.d (c.1884). Bibliotheque de Vulgarisation. In French. Sm.8vo., 280pp., illustrations, hardcover. Good, cloth soiled, old dry water stain affecting most pages. (a38445)
$50.00 Holland, Clive . AU JAPON CHOSES VUES
Paris 1908. Translated from the English into French. Sm.4to., 195pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good, wraps a bit soiled, one inch chip at head of spine. (a38448)
$60.00 (casablanca) . CASABLANCA ET SA REGION LIVRET GUIDE OFFICIEL DU SYNDICAT D'INITIATIVE
Casablanca 1934. In French. Tall narrow 8vo., 36pp. plus advertisements, photo illustrations, wraps. Foldout brochure on Algeria tipped in. Also included, 3 tourist brochures from the same period on Algeria and Morocco. Good, light wear. (a38484)
$50.00 (france) . JOURNAL D'UN VOYAGE AUX ENVIRONS DE LA LOIRE ET DE LA SAONE JUSQU'A LA MEDITERRRANEE SUR LES COTES DE LANGUEDOC ET DE LA PROVENCE
Saint-Etienne 1993. Par un collectif sous le direction de Henri Duranton et Christiane Lauvergnat-Gagniere. In French. 8vo., 202pp., wraps. Near Fine, residue of price tag front end paper. ISBN 2862720380 . Scarce. (a38541)
$49.00Gers, Jose. TERRE MOZABITE RHAPSODIE SAHARIENNE (signed)
Brussels 1933. In French. **Number 13 of 53 copies signed by Gers on the verso of the title page (limitation page), with an original photograph of Gers in North Africa and an original leaf from the manuscript for the book, tipped in. **Also inscribed and signed by Gers on the title page. Sm.8vo., 212pp., wraps in DJ. Uncut. Fine in VG DJ, foxed on the front and rear panels. Very scarce. (a41468)
$390.00Bernatz, J. M. PAL�STINA PALASTINA ; NEW ALBUM OF THE HOLY LAND...FROM NATURE BY J M BERNATZ AND OTHER ARTISTS...WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY DR G. H. V. SCHUBERT, DR J. ROTH AND DR. O. FRAAS.
Stuttgart 1868 Steinkopf. Text in English, German and French. Hardcover. Oblong sm.4to., not paginated, 48 tinted lithograph illustrations , almost all with original tissue guards; 2 original photographs (Beirut and Damascus), descriptive letterpress, foldout map at end, original red stamped boards with full and bright gilt landscape pictured on front and later paper spine. Top edge gilt. Institution name and cancel stamp on title page-no other marks. Good Plus, some light board wear, later paper- reinforced backstrip and reinforced inner hinges; occasional light stains and light foxing. Binding secure. Scarce. (a41545)
$675.00Pichat, J. M.. BRAZZAVILLE-PARIS
Paris 1933 Larose. Journal de route du premier raid automobile entrepris de Brazzaville a Paris par quatre coloniaux francais avec un seul camion du 28 Janvier au 31 Mai 1932. Preface de Philippe d'Estailleur Chantereine. In French. 8vo., 206pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good, leaves browned but not brittle. (a41562)
$29.00Feuilleret, H.. MUNGO PARK SA VIE ET SES VOYAGES
Tours 1881 2nd Alfred Mame et Fils. Explorer in West Africa. In French. Sm.4to., 240pp., frontis, original decorated green cloth. All edges gilt. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracking, lightly foxed throughout, a few spots of soiling of text. (a42317)
$29.00 Manziarly, I. de . PEREGRINATIONS ASIATIQUES
Paris 1935 Paul Geuthner. Travel in Middle East, India, Ceylon, China, etc. In French. Sm.8vo., 405pp., wraps. Good, a few small chips in cover. (a43025)
$38.00 Cureau, Dr. Ad. . DETERMINATION DES POSITIONS GEOGRAPHIQUES MANUEL D'ASTRONOMIE PRATIQUE ET DE TOPOGRAPHIE A L'USAGE DES VOYAGEURS ET DES EXPLORATEURS
Paris 1910 Challamel. In French. 4to. , 486pp., half green leather and green marbled boards. VG, corners worn. (a47518)
$325.00 (hotels) . HOTELS DE LA FRANCE 1933
Paris 1933. In English and French. Several thousand hotels listed, almost all with small photo illustration plus description, rates, etc. Includes hotels in colonies and foreign countries. Sm.8vo., 530pp., several maps, cloth. VG, backstrip faded. Scarce. (a52000)
$45.00 Chitty, F.-R. . IN CHINE CHOSES VUES
Paris 1910 Vuibert. Traduit de l'Aanglais par Lugne-Philipon. 4to., 214pp., illustrations, finely bound in red cloth with red leather spine with raised bands and full gilt trim onbackstrip. All edges gilt. Heavy textured white end papers. VG. (a52092)
$250.00 Loonen, Ch. . LE JAPON MODERNE
Paris 1894 1st Plon. In French. Octavo, 326pp., 35 gravures 'd'apres des photographies japonaises, original printed wraps bound in new wraps. Good, original wraps are chipped and worn. This original printing is quite scarce. (a54704)
$50.00 Monmarche, Marcel . LE PAYS BASQUE FRANCAIS ET ESPAGNOL
Paris 1926 1st Hachette. In French. 12mo., 303pp., 9 cartes, 7 plans, 76 gravures from photographs, original limp hardcover. Lacks stampsize mounted illustration on front cover. VG, slight browning on page edges, no DJ. (a57776)
$35.00 Genoude, M. Eugene . VOYAGE DANS LA VENDEE ET DANS LE MIDI DE LA FRANCE; SUIVI D'UN VOYAGE PITTORESQUE EN SUISSE
Paris 1821 1st Henri Nicolle. In French. 8vo., 261p. plus errata page,1/2 leather with maroon textured paper covered boards and gilt emblem on fron. Gilt decorated spine with 4 raised bands. Old owner signature on top of half titlepage. VG, light cover wear, some uneven fading of maroon paper on rear board, occasional light spotting in text. (a59533)
$195.00De Wautier, M. G. REMARQUES CUREUSES ET PEU CONNUES SUR LA VILLE DE BRUXELLES ET SUR SES ENVIRONS
A Bruxelles 1810 Leduc. Entries listed alphabetically. In French. 12mo., 82pp., later professionally made cover over original green wraps. Good, all edges frayed, leaves a bit wrinkled. Rare. (a61342)
$295.00 Laubespin, Leonel de ; La Huguerye, Michel de la . EPH�M�RIDE DE L'EXP�DITION DES ALLEMANDS EN FRANCE (AO�T-D�C. 1587) PAR MICHEL DE LA HUGUERYE, PUBL. AVEC LA COLLABOR. DE L. MARLET P. LE COMTE L�ONEL DE LAUBESPIN
Paris 1892 Renouard. Publiee avec la collaboration de M. Leon Marlet et offerte a la Societe de l'Histoire de France. In French. Sm.4to., 553pp., 2 plates (one foldout), original wraps with new paper spine. Good, many pages have light water stain, occasional light foxing and some wrinkling throughout. (a62740)
$95.00 Gravier, Gabriel . LES NORMANDS SUR LA ROUTE DES INDES
Rouen 1880 Cagniard. Discours de reception a l'Academie des Sciences. Discussion of early exploration including Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. In French. Octavo, 51pp., original printed wraps with later spine. Contemporary owner signed on front. Blind stamp on title page and a few tiny numbers in ink on verso. Good, leaves a bit browned, some light chipping on edges. (a63607)
$55.00 Omont, H. . LETTRE A L'EMPEREUR ADRIEN SUR LES MERVEILLES DE L'ASIE
Paris 1913. Extrait de la Bibliotheque de l'Ecole des Chartes. In French. Octavo, 11pp., one photo plate, original wraps bound in cardboard wraps. VG. (a65737)
$45.00 Chonnelier, Jules . DICTIONNAIRE GEOGRAPHIQUE DE L'ASIE CENTRALE
Paris 1869 Maisonneuve & cie. Imp. Lith et Augo le Callet. Offrant par ordre alphabetique les transcriptions en caracteres mandchoux et Chinois, desnoms geographiques donnes en langue nationale de chaque contree, accompagnees de notices extraits ou traduites des ouvrages choinois et autres ourages originaux de l'Orient musulman le tout publie annote et ornee de cartes levees sur les originaux. In French. Small folio, 53pp., original printed green wraps. Good, some wear on all cover edges and corners, some chips on spine. (a66209)
$390.00 Riquet, Pierre Paul . GUIDE DU VOYAGEUR SUR LE CANAL DU MIDI ET SES EMBRANCHEMENTS
Toulouse 1835. Sur les canaux des stangs et de Beaucaire and sur le canal lateral a la Garonne. In French. 8vo., 216pp., steel engraved frontis of Author, Panorama du Monument eleve a la memoire de P. P. Riquet a Naurouse, 2 large foldout maps, many charts, 1/2 leather. Small bits of neat notation done in contemporary manuscript brown ink in some margins. Good, leather spine worn, head of spine chipped, outer and inner hinges cracked, boards worn on edges. Rare. (a6667)
$240.00(morocco). INITIATION AU MAROC
Paris 1945 Vanoest Les Editions d'Art. In French. Octavo, 399pp., monochrome phot illustrations, original coloful wraps.Wraps. Uncut. VG, lsight marginal toning. binding secure; text clean; no owner marks. (a67044)
$25.00 Pujol, Claude (text) and Y. Sauvageot (photos) . ITINERAIRE PARIS COTE-D'AZUR
Paris 1949 1st Par Monts et Par Vaux. Hardcover. In French. Octavo, 248pp., paper covered boards. Owner signed. Good plus, light wear, in Near Good DJ, worn. (a68771)
$23.00 Recamier, Docteur . L'AME DE L'EXILE SOUVENIRS DES VOYAGES DE MONSEIGNEUR LE DUC D'ORLEANS
Paris 1927 1st Plon. In French. 4to., 372pp., avec un portrait en heliogravure et quartre-vingt-deux illustrations, wraps. Uncut. Owner inscribed and signed on front end paper. Good, wraps a bit soiled and somewhat worn but intact. (a70052)
$110.00 Berchere, N. . LE DESERT DE SUEZ, CINQ MOIS DANS L'ISTHME
Paris no date (1863) Collection Hetzel, Jung-Treuttel. Hardcover. In French. Octavo, 289pp., half leather with brown marbled boards and Association Philotechnique in gilt wreath on front. Lacks map. VG, light wear. Scarce. (a70949)
$525.00 Barthelemy, J. J. (Jean Jacques) 1716-1795 . VOYAGE DU JEUNE ANARCHARSIS EN GRECE DANS LE MILIEU DU QUATRIEME SIECLE AVANT L'ERE VULGAIRE - TOME SIXIEME
Paris 1789 De Bure. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 326pp., full leather with marbled fore-edges. Small circular old university stamp on title page. Lacks spine label. Good, cover worn and rubbed, spine ends and corners a bit worn down. (a72069)
$50.00 Barthelemy, J. J. (Jean Jacques) 1716-1795 . VOYAGE DU JEUNE ANARCHARSIS EN GRECE DANS LE MILIEU DU QUATRIEME SIECLE AVANT L'ERE VULGAIRE - TOME SECOND
Paris 1789 De Bure. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 380pp., full leather with marbled fore-edges. Small circular old university stamp on title page. Lacks spine label. Good, some chips on spine, cover worn and rubbed, spine ends and corners a bit worn down. (a72071)
$50.00 Barthelemy, J. J. (Jean Jacques) 1716-1795 . VOYAGE DU JEUNE ANARCHARSIS EN GRECE DANS LE MILIEU DU QUATRIEME SIECLE AVANT L'ERE VULGAIRE - TOME TROISIEME
Paris 1789 De Bure. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 362pp., full leather with marbled fore-edges. Small circular old university stamp on title page. Lacks spine label. Good, cover worn and rubbed, spine ends and corners a bit worn down (a72072)
$50.00 Pervinquiere, Leon . A GHADAMES
1911. Article at pp. 417-438 in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie. Other articles as well in same issue. 4to., originall printed wraps. Good, cover worn and a few small chips on spine and rear. (a78184a)
$35.00 Gruvel, A. . L'ANGOLA
1911. Article at pp. 439-450 avec six figures dans le texte in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie. Other articles as well in same issue. 4to., originall printed wraps. Good, cover worn and a few small chips on spine and rear. (a78184b)
$35.00 Gentil, Louis . L'AMALAT D'OUJDA
1911. Article in French at pp. 331-356 avec treize figures dans le texte in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie. This is second, and final, part of the article. Other articles as well in same issue. 4to., original printed wraps. VG. (a78185)
$35.00 Quinn, David B. . ETAT PRESENT DES ETUDES SUR LA REDECOUVERTE DE L'AMERIQUE AU XVe SIECLE
Paris 1966. In English. Octavo, pp. 342-381 with 9 photo plates of old maps, removed from the Journal de la Societe des Americanistes and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a79504)
$25.00 Hurault, J. . L'EXPLORATION DU BASSIN DE L'OYAPOK PAR JEAN-BAPTISTE LEBLOND (1789) D'APRES DES DOCUMENT INEDITS
Paris 1965. Leblond's explorations in Guyana. In French. Article at pp. 9-22 with map in single issue of Journal of Societe des Americanistes. Several additional articles in issue as well. Large octavo, original wraps. VG plus. (a79509b)
$35.00 Fabre-Luce, Alfred . RUSSIE 1927
Paris 1927 1st Grasset. Travel and study of Communist Russia in 1927. In French. 12mo., 264pp., original wraps. Good. somewhat worn but complete and binding secure. (a80652)
$25.00Foley, Antoine-Edouard. QUATRE ANNEES EN OCEANIE - HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE L'HOMME ET DES SOCIETES QU'IL ORGANISE
Paris 1866 1st Bailliere. In French. Octavo, 300pp., original printed wraps with later paper spine. Good , cover faded , cover a bit and edges lightly frayed. Owner signed across titlepage . Old French library stamp and numbers on titlepage. Binding secure and text clean. (a81348)
$190.00 Monnier, Marcel . A TRAVERS LA COREE
Paris 1900. In French. Sm.4to., pp. 35-50, 3 text photo illustrations, one chart, one large foldout map, removed from La Geographie Bulletin and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a84290)
$39.00 Cortier . EXPLORATION AU SAHARA
Paris 1909. Article in French. at pp. 155-165 with one text map in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles in this issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. Good plus. (a84329b)
$45.00 Ducke, A. . EXPLORATIONS DANS LE NORD D L'ETAT DE PARA
Paris 1909. Article in French. at pp. 99-110 in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles in this issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. Good plus. (a84330b)
$30.00 Gruvel, A.; R.. Chudeau . OBSERVATIONS GEOGRAPHIQUES SUR LA MAURITANIE OCCIDENTALE; NOTES GEOLOGIQUES SUR LA MAURITANIE
Paris 1909. Two articles in French at pp. 1-24 plus 16 text figures in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles included in this issue as well. Sm.4to.,original printed wraps with later paper spine. Good. (a84331)
$35.00 Garde, G. . LES REGIONS AU NORD-EST DU TCHAD
Paris 1910. Article in French. at pp. 237-244, one text figure, in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles in this issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. Good plus. (a84333a)
$35.00 Courtier, M. . LE PAYS DES TOUAREGS IOULLIMINDEN
Paris 1910. Article in French. at pp. 221-236, one text figure, in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles in this issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. Good plus. (a84333b)
$35.00 Gentil, Louis . LE MAROC ET SES RICHESSES NATURELLES
Paris 1910. Article in French. at pp. 301-320, 12 text figures, in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin. Other articles in this issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG. cover faded and lightly worn. (a84334)
$33.00Pferschy, Othmar (photographer). FOTOGRAFLA TURKIYE TURKEY IN PICTURES LA TURQUIE EN IMAGE DIE TURKEI IM BILD
Munich n.d. (c. 1950) F. Bruckmann. Text in English, French and German. Oblong 4to., over 100 photos of Turkey by Othmar Pferschy, metal stud binding with orange cloth-covered boards. VG, minor cover wear, small stain in outer margin of title page and just a line on next page (all in margin, not near text), in Fair DJ, dj is worn and stained but this is a hard-to-find dust jacket in any condition. Pferschy described by Engin Ozendes as a "brilliant but now forgotten photographer". (a87381)
$225.00 (paris guide) . L'INDISPENSABLE PARIS PAR ARRONDISSEMENT NOUVEAU REPERTOIRE DES RUES METRO AUTOBUS
n.d (c.1922). 16mo., 2 large foldout maps, cloth. Fairly Good one map torn along fold lines; text toned and slightly brittle. Complete. Binding secure; no ownership marks. (a9340x)
$25.00