Highlights

MONGE, Gaspard. Géométrie descriptive. Cinquième édition; augmentée d'une théorie des ombres et de la perspective, extraite des papiers de l'auteur, par M. Brisson.
Paris, Bachelier (Successeur de Mme Ve Courcier), 1827. 4to. With 53 illustrations on perspective projections of geometrical bodies, in all positions in space and connections with each other, on 28 folding engraved plates by Stevigny after designs by the author. Contemporary half beige morocco. XX, 188 pp. Full description

[MORELLY, Etienne-Gabriel]. Naufrage des isles flottantes; ou Basiliade du célébre Pilpai. Poéme heroique. Traduit de l'indien par Mr. M******.
A Messine (Paris), Par une Société de Libraires, 1753. 2 volumes. 12mo. With an engraved allegorical frontispiece with the portrait of the "author/translator", both titles printed in red and black, and two engraved title vignettes. Contemporary marbled calf with triple gilt fillet along the edges. (4), XLI, (1), 216; (4), 307 pp. Full description

MOXON, Joseph. Ein kurtzer Discours von der Schiff-Fahrt bey dem Nord-Pol nach Japan, China, und so weiter. Durch drey Erfahrungen dargethan und erwiesen, nebenst Beantwortungen aller Einwürffe, welche wieder die Fahrt auff diesen Weg können eingewendet worden; Als 1. durch eine Schiffahrt von Amsterdam in den Nord-Pol. 2. durch eine Schiffahrt von Japan, nach den Nord-Pol. 3. durch einen Versuch den der Großfürst in der Moskau thun lassen, worduch erscheinet, daß gegen Norden von Nova Zembla eine frey und offene See ist biß nach Japan China und so weiter; Sampt einer Land-Charte so alle Länder nechst dem Polo anweiset; Aus dem Englischen ins Hochdeutsche übersetzet.
Hamburg, Johan Naumann and Georg Wolff, 1676. 4to. With the last leaf folding, and with a woodcut map of Nova Zembla and the Kara Sea at foot and a large map engraved by Jochim Wichmann on the verso, showing the North Pole and the lands around it including Newfoundland, Baffins Bay, Hudson Straits, Nova Francia, Nova Anglia, and Japan. Later gold-tooled crushed morocco, with a double fillet border with corner pieces on both boards, spine in compartments with gilt decoration, gold-tooled turn-ins. [4] ll. Full description

MUNERELLE & LEMAITRE. Les phénomènes et les curiosités de la nature. Texte par Munerelle. Dessins par Lemaitre.
Strasbourg, Paris, Derivaux, Arthus-Bertrand, Martinon, 1856. Large 4to. With lithographed aquatint printed in sepia on title with a view of a burning vulcano, and 37 full-page colour-printed lithographed plates, beautifully finished by hand and glazed, all depicting natural phenomena, such as a sun-rise, a storm, a rainbow, the Niagara Falls, Geysers, The Andes, the Nile, the Vesuvius, a jungle, the steppe, cliffs, mines, the tide, the Poles, a cyclone, an undersea volcano, etc., also including natural disasters, like a flood, an earthquake, and an avalanche. Original gold-stamped half brown leather. [92] pp. Full description

NIEUHOF, Johan. Gedenkweerdige Brasiliaense zee- en lant- reize ...
Amsterdam, widow of Jacob van Meurs, 1682.
With: (2) NIEUHOF, Johan. Zee en lant-reize, door verscheide gewesten van Oostindien ... en inzonderheit een wijtloopig verhael der stad Batavia.
Amsterdam, widow of Jacob van Meurs, 1682. 2 works in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved general title page, 2 typographical title pages for the two works with Van Meurs' woodcut vignette, the first printed in red and black. Ad 1 with a full-page engraved coat of arms of the dedicatee Nicolaas Witsen, a full-page engraved portrait of the author, and 14 engraved plates (1 double-page map, 2 double-page plates, 2 full-page, and 9 half-page in the text). Further with 6 woodcut decorated initials. Ad 2 with 69 engraved plates (3 double-page maps, 26 double-page plates, 16 full-page plates, and 16 half-page plates in the text), 6 woodcut decorated initials, and 1 woodcut tailpiece. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum, manuscript title on the spine. [4 blank], [12], "240" [=246], [2]; [4], "308" [=310], [4], [4 blank] pp. Full description

NIEUWENTIJT, Bernard. Gronden van zekerheid of de regte betoogwyse der wiskundige so in het denkbeeldige, als in het zakelyke: ter wederlegging van Spinosaas denkbeeldig samenstel; en ter aanleiding van eene sekere sakelyke wysbegeerte.
Amsterdam, Joannes Pauli, 1720. 4to. With the title printed in red and black with engraved vignette by J. Mulder, woodcut decorated initials and tailpieces. Contemporary vellum. [1], [1 blank], [54], 458 pp. Full description

[ORDER OF SANTIAGO - RULES AND STATUTES]. Regra, statutos, e diffinções[!] da ordem de Sanctiaguo.
(Colophon:) Setúbal, Herman de Kempis, 13 December 1509. Folio. With a xylographic title, 4 woodcut illustrations (3 full-page and partly hand-coloured, 1 in the text), the partly hand-coloured woodcut coat of arms of the order as a tailpiece at the end of the text, a decorative woodcut border on the first page of the prologue, and numerous decorated woodcut initials. The first three leaves and fol. XCVI are supplied in facsimile. Late 19th- or early 20th-century gold-tooled quarter brown-burgundy goatskin, burgundy pebble-grained cloth sides, with the title and year of publication lettered in gold on the spine, marbled end papers, red edges. The work is kept in a mottled brown leather slipcase with a front flap, with the title and publication details lettered in gold on the spine. [3], CXV ll. Full description

OTTSEN, Hendrick. [Journal] Oft dagheliicx-register van de voyagie na Rio de Plata, ghedaen met het schip ghenoemt de Silveren Werelt.
Amsterdam, Michiel Colijn, 1617. Oblong 4to (ca. 23 x 17 cm). With 5 full-page engraved plates. 19th-century citron calf, housed in a quarter morocco with back cloth clamshell case. [2], 54 pp. Full description

[PAMPHLET - DUTCH REVOLT]. Blyde inkomste vanden Hertoghe van Alencon in date den neghenthienden februarij int jaer vijfthien-hondert ende twee-en-tachtentich besloten tot Antwerpen.
The Hague, widow and heirs of Hillebrandt Jacobsz van Wouw, 1634. 4to. Large woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials. Modern beige paper wrappers, with a white label ("574") on the front wrapper. [1], [1 blank], 33, [1 blank] pp. Full description

PAÑO Y RUATA, Mariano de. Las coplas del peregrino de Puey Monçón viaje á la Meca en el siglo XVI.
Zaragoza, Comas Hermanos, 1897. 8vo. With a facsimile of one page of the Arabic manuscript, a photographic view of the Kaaba, a double-page map and at the end a list of the books available in the Bibliotheca Arabico-Hispana. Contemporary black half sheepskin, letterpress title-label on spine. XLVI, [2], 303, [1 blank]; [8] pp. Full description