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Chinese archaeology in the early 20th century, with 144 collotype plates

SEGALEN, Victor, Gilbert de VOISINS and Jean LARTIGUE. Mission archéologique en Chine (1914). L'art funéraire a l'époque des Han.
Paris, Paul Geuthner, 1923-1935. 3 volumes (1 text and 2 atlases). 4to (text) and 38.5 x 28 cm (atlases). With 121 illustrations in text and 144 collotype plates in the atlas. Text volume in original printed paper wrappers. Atlas in original half cloth, printed paper sides. [3] ll., 304 pp.; XI, [1 blank], [3], [1 blank] pp.; 4 ll. Full description
€ 6,500
Archaeology Art & Art History China
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Early Egyptian astronomy in a deluxe binding

SEYFFARTH, Gustav. Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Literatur, Kunst, Mythologie und Geschichte des alten Aegypten. Erstes Heft: Bemerkungen ueber die Aegyptischen Papyrus auf der Koeniglichen Bibliothek zu Berlin.
Leipzig, Joh. Ambros. Barth (colophon: printed by W. Haack), 1826. With 4 lithographed folding plates.
With: (2) Beitraege ... zweites, drittes, viertes, fünftes Heft. = Systema astronomiae Aegyptiacae quadripartitum ...
Leipzig, Joh. Ambros. Barth, 1833. With a general title-page, a Latin title-page and 4 part-titles, a hand-coloured frontispiece and 10 large folding plates, lithographed throughout.
5 parts in 2 volumes. 4to (22.5 x 26.5 cm). Contemporary richly gold- and blind-tooled polished red morocco in the Romantic style (by the Leipzig master Anton Stumme with his ticket on the first free endleaf). X, 42; XXX, 445, [10] pp. Full description
€ 18,000
Archaeology Art & Art History Astronomy & Cosmography Egypt North Africa
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The antiquities of Persia and on the history of the Arabs before Muhammad

SILVESTRE DE SACY, [Antoine Isaac]. Mémoires sur les antiquités de la Perse et sur lhistoire des Arabes avant Mahomet.
Paris, Eugène Duverger & Jean-Joseph Marcel, Imprimerie Impériale, [1808-1809]. Large 4to (22 x 27.5 cm). With 4 tables. Later red half morocco. [6], 47-58, 483-782 pp. Full description
€ 1,800
Art & Art History Central Asia Classical Antiquity Iran / Persia West Asia
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274 photographic reproductions showing art and architecture from early 20th-century Beijing

SIRÉN, Osvald. Les palais impériaux de Pékin. Deux cent soixante-quartorze planches hors texte en héliotypie d'apres les photographies de l'auteur, douze dessins architectureaux et deux plans, avec une notice historique ...
Paris & Brussels, G. Vanoest, 1926. 3 volumes. With 12 plans and 2 maps (mostly folding), and a total of 274 collotype plates. Publisher's original, printed, blue paper wrappers. VI, 73, [3 blank]; [3], [1 blank]; [3], [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 15,000
Art & Art History China Photography
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Religious festivities in the Southern Netherlands

[SPLENDID CEREMONY - MECHELEN]. Prael-treyn verrykt door ry-benden, praelwagens, zinne-beelden en andere oppronkingen...
Mechelen, J.F. vander Elst, [1775?].
With:
(2) [SPLENDID CEREMONY - BRUSSELS]. Beschryvinge van de ry-bende ofte cavalcade..
Brussels, J. vanden Berghen, [1770].
(3) [MEYER, Jean Thomas]. Beschryvinge van het zeven honderdjaerig jubilé van den heyligen Macarius...
Ghent, Jean Meyer, [1767].
3 works in 1 volume. 4to. Ad 1 with an engraved coat of arms, an engraved headpiece, and 16 engraved plates (including 14 folding). Ad 2 with 5 numbered folding engraved plates. Ad 3 with 15 mostly folding engraved plates, including one large folding plate showing fireworks (36.5 x 48 cm). Contemporary calf, gold-tooled spine. [12], 34 [= 38]; 36; [8], XII, 84 pp. Full description
€ 7,500
Art & Art History Belgium Catholicism & Eastern Orthodox Church Ceremonial Festivities & Fireworks
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Explorations in Chinese Turkistan and adjacent parts of innermost Asia

STEIN, Marc Aurel. On ancient Central-Asian tracks. Brief narrative of three expeditions in innermost Asia and north-western China.
London, MacMillan and Co., 1933. With frontispiece, map and 147 illustrations (some folding). Original publisher's brown/red cloth. xxiv, 342, [2] pp. Full description
€ 1,800
Archaeology Art & Art History China Travel & Voyages Asia Travel & Voyages East Asia
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Very rare large bird's eye view of the Zeist House and gardens, surrounded by similar print series

STOOPENDAAL, Daniel. Veue de la maison de Zeyst avec ses jardins et plantages appartenans à Monsieur Le Comte de Nassau - Het Gezigt van het Huys van Zeyst, met zyn tuynen en plantagien, toebehoorende aan Myn Heer De Graaf van Nassau.
With: STOOPENDAAL, Daniel. [Twenty views of Zeist House and Garden].
Amsterdam, Nicolaus Visscher, [ca. 1700]. Large engraved view (ca. 62 x 87 cm) surrounded by a series of 20 engraved plans and views (each. ca. 16 x 21 cm) all by Daniel Stoopendaal. Framed (ca. 118 x 106 cm). Full description
€ 19,500
Architecture Castles, Gardens & Mansions City Plans, Topography & Views
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An early mention of Australia and a window into early 17th-century Spanish daily life

SUAREZ DE FIGUEROA, Christobal (Thomaso GARZONI). Plaza universal de todas ciencias, y artes, parte traduzida de Toscano, y parte compuesta por el doctor Christoval Suearez de Figueroa.
Perpignan, Luis Roure, 1630 (colophon: 1629). 4to. With title printed in woodcut border with large woodcut coat of arms; interesting woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. Contemporary mottled calf. [8], 379, [1 blank] ll. Full description
€ 6,500
Art & Art History Australia Book History, Printing & Typography Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) Optics & Perspective Science Spain Technology
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Twelve vibrant and detailed paintings of members of the Chinese court

[SUNQUA (attributed)]. [Album with twelve Chinese pith paintings of court officials].
[Guangzhou (Canton), before 1850]. Folio (ca. 34.5 x 24.5 cm). Gouache and gold on pith paper (ca. 26.5 x 17.5 cm), each drawing is mounted by its corners in an album of mulberry-bark(?) paper (ca. 34 x 24 cm) and framed with a light blue silk ribbon. Contemporary green silk brocade with a floral pattern, pink closing ties. [12] ll. Full description
€ 8,500
Art & Art History China Costumes & Uniforms Drawings & Watercolours
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