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Egypt in 309 beautiful illustrations, many in colour

VALERIANI, Domenico and Girolamo SEGATO. Nuova illustrazione istorico-monumentale del basso e dell'alto Egitto.
Including: Atlante monumentale del basso e dell'alto Egitto.
Florence, Paolo Fumagalli, 1836-1837 (text) & 1837-1841 (plates). 2 text volumes (8vo) and 2 plates volumes (large folio). With engraved portrait of Segato as frontispiece in the first text volume and the plate volumes with 160 engraved and aquatint plates (7 double-page), including 51 tinted and/or coloured by a contemporary hand; many plates contain multiple illustrations, making 309 illustrations in total. Contemporary green (text vols.) and brown (plates vols.) half morocco. [2], 491, [1 blank], [4]; 788, [6] pp. text Full description
€ 18,000
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Collected works of an indicted Belgian canonist

VAN ESPEN, Zeger Bernard. Opera, quaecunque hactenus in lucem prodeunt, omnia. Tomus primus [-secundus] . Continens ... juris ecclesiastici universi.
Louvain, 1721. 2 volumes. Folio. With the title-pages printed in red and black. Contemporary mottled calf, richly gold-tooled spines. [30], 924, [39], [1 blank]; [4], 230, [14], [4], 400, [16], [8], 208, [22], [8], 90, [6], 28, [4], 57, [2], [1 blank], 18, [4], 30, [2 blank] pp. Full description
€ 750
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Imaginary voyage criticizing imposed religion, together with an eye-witness account of slavery in Africa

[VAIRASSE D'ALLAIS, Denis and Thomas SMITH]. Geographisches Kleinod, aus zweyen sehr ungemeinen Edelgesteinen bestehend; darunter der Erster eine Historie der New-gefundenen Völcker Sevarambes genannt, ... Der Ander aber vorstellet die seltzamen begebenheiten herren T.S. eines englischen Kauff-Herrens...
[Sultzbach], printed by Abraham Lichtenthaler, 1689. 4to. With engraved frontispiece, 16 engraved plates and some woodcut initials. Contemporary vellum. [2], 362 [=360]; 100 pp. Full description
€ 8,500
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History of Ottoman diplomacy in the 18th century, printed at Bulaq

VASIF EFENDI, Ahmed. Mahasin ül-âsâr ve hakayik ül-ahbar.
Bulaq, Bulak matbaasi, 1246 AH [= 1830 CE]. 2 volumes bound as 1. 4to. Contemporary calf with later paper label; later marbled paper on the spine. In Turkish, with the main text set in a naskh Arabic type, with a woodcut decoration and decorations built up from typographic ornaments at the opening of the main text (incorporating a woodcut heading in Arabic script). 14, 210, [1 blank], 7, 190 pp. Full description
€ 5,800
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Unique printed and manuscript documents of fishery and the fish trade in Veere,
together in contemporary wrappers

[VEERE - FISHERY]. Nieuwe ordonnantie doen maaken, en emaneren by burgemeesters en regeerders der stadt Vere. Op den visch-tol, afslag der visch, en wat verder daar toe zyn relatie is hebbende.
[Middelburg], Suenonius Mandelgreen, [24 December 1746].
With:
(2) Ordonnantie op den afslag der Verschen visch, binnen de stadt Vere, gelyk mede op den pligt van den keurmeester en den afslager.
Middelburg, widow of Jakobus Pauwelsen, [6 July 1754, published 25 July].
(3) Ordonnantie op den afslag der Verschen visch, binnen de stad Vere.
Vere, Chrristiaan Hendrik Held, [18 May 1771].
(4) [MANUSCRIPT]. Extract uit de notulen van weth[ouders] en raad der stad Vere.
[Veere?], [18 July 1772-19 June 1773, 7 April 1787].
(5) Reglement voor die van de haven der stad Vere ter vis-vangst vaaren.
Middelburg, Adriaan de Vin, [1 June 1774].
With a woodcut Veere coat of arms on the title-page of each of the 4 printed ordinances (3 different blocks). 5 items in 1 volume. 4to. Contemporary marbled wrapper backed with plain paper. 12; [1, 1 blank], 21, [1 blank]; 22; [8, 4 blank]; 9, [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 1,750
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Plea for concord after years of religious quarrels and disputes (with book burning symbolizing tolerance!)

[VELDE, Jan II van de, and Jan Jansz. STARTER]. AMNH∑TIA ofte Vergetelheyd. Vermanende inwoonders der Vereenighde Nederlanden tot eendracht ende vergetelheyd van al de bitterheden, die onder de naem van Remonstranten, Arminianen, &c. in hare gheherberght zijn geweest ende noch souden moghen wesen.
[Utrecht, Jan Amelisz., 1623]. Oblong 1mo (full sheet) broadside. Etched print (plate size 19.5 x 26 cm) with letterpress text on paper. Mounted on a paper support. [1] leaf. Full description
€ 950
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Death sentence for noble Venetian traitor who evaded assassins for 18 years

[VENICE - COUNCIL OF TEN]. Sententia dell' Eccelso Conseglio di Diece. Contra Anzolo Badoer cavalier. | Sententie vanden Hoogen Raedt van de Thiene. Teghens Anzolo Badoer ridder.
The Hague, Hillebrant Jacobsz. van Wouw, 1612. 4to. With a woodcut vignette on title-page, 2 woodcut decorated initials (2 series, both arabesque). With the Italian text in italic, the Dutch text in textura and with incidental roman. Sewn in later plain paper wrapper. [15], [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 500
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Anti-Spanish tract from the Eighty-Years' War

[VERHEYDEN, Willem]. Nootelijcke Consideratien die alle goede Liefhebbers des Vaderlandts behooren rijpelijc te overweghen, opten voorgheslaghen Tractate van Peys met den Spagniaerden.
[Amsterdam?], 1608. Small 4to. With a large oval woodcut decoration (white-line arabesque) on the title-page and one woodcut tailpiece. Disbound. [16] pp. Full description
€ 400
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Three "attestaties de vita" (life certificates) for a single employer who served the Dutch (1805),
French (1811) and British (1814) governments of the East Indies

VERMEULEN, Adriaan Theodoor. [Three original manuscript documents (Attestaties de Vita)]
Serambang & Soerabaya (Indonesia) , 1805, 1811 & 1814. Folio & 4to. Three manuscript certificates, written in ink on paper, folded. 1; 1; 1 pp. Full description
€ 2,250
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Important early work on the history of Siam, with one of the first Western descriptions of Ayutthaya

VLIET, Jeremias van. Beschrijving van het koningrijk Siam. Mitsgaders het verhaal van den oorsprong, onderscheyd, politijke regering, d'ecclesiastique, en costuymelijke huyshoudinge van d'edelen en borgerlijke lieden: als mede den loop der negotie, en andere remarquable saaken des Koninkrijks Siam ...
Including:
(2) [DESFARGES, Marshal]. Aanmerklijk en naaukeurig verhaal der staats-omkeringen, nu laatst in 't jaar 1688 in Siam voorgevallen.
(3) [ORLEANS, Pierre Joseph d']. Het leven en daden van d'heer Constantyn Phaulcon, eerste geheyme raad van het koningrijk Siam.
Leiden, Frederik Haaring, 1692. 3 parts in 1 volume. 4to. With an engraved title-page, 6 decorated woodcut initials, 6 woodcut headpieces, and a woodcut vignette on the typographical title-pages of all parts. Contemporary vellum. [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [4], 34, [2 blank]; 12, 103, [1] pp. Full description
€ 4,500
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