Condition: Printed on heavy paper, slightly age-toned. Minor water staining on lower margin centerfold, not attaining the engraved area. Good margins. Excellent condition.
COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C. - Carte du Diocese de Narbonne Dressée.. - 21508 - Languedoc - COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C. - Carte du ..
Condition: Paris, Chez l'Auteur Sur le Quay de l'Horloge du Palais à l'Enseigne de LA PLACE DES VICTOIRES a la descente du Pont-Neuf. Avec Privilege du ROI. 1746.<br>Folio. Book block 540x40mm. With a frontispiece, 123 mostly double page maps in original outline colour and a 4 pages manuscript list of contents. 18th century brown calf, gilt spine with raised bands (binding carefully restored). Maps in very good condition despite some small restoration work, the paper is very slightly age-toned as is usual, with a few brown spots. Generally in very fine condition.<br>The frontispiece in this example has like in the other known examples the engraved date 170[.], for this example the manuscript addition changing the date into 1746. Bound at the end we find a 4 page manuscript table of contents, according to this list the title page and 3 maps are wanting (36, 91 and 101).
The present example of the Théâtre du monde is the reissue of 1746 by Jean-Baptiste Nolin II. This scarce atlas is illustrate..
Condition: Monumental view on 5 sheets joined and laid on linen. Edge lower left missing replaced and carefully redrawn (7 x 9 cm), one tear at left part 20 cm into the engraved area and two tears at right part (6 and 2 cm) into engraved area restored.
AULAGNIER / DURET, Pierre-Jacques / JOULLAIN. - Vue et perspective de la ville de Marseille et ses environs, prise du côté d..
Condition: Folding fan. Pierced ivory frame, painted in gouache with trophies and birds, and gold decoration. Double sheets of paper with gouache painting. Some usual wear and small restorations.
ANONYMOUS - A folding fan showing Cleopatra at the Gates of Alexandria, circa 1750-1760. - 46663 - Various - ANONYMOUS - A ..
Condition: In very good condition, in old mounts with penciled hand written notes in French on each. Lightly age toned. Plate marks. Good impressions. One margin slim - all others fine.
A set of three charming medical engravings after Jean-Antoine Watteau. All three examples show an eighteenth century apotheca..
Condition: A fine copy. Some paint smudge on the title. Very good condition, dark impression. As a result of their constant handling, optical prints - as here - in pristine condition are extremely rare.
DAUMONT. - 6e Vüe d'Optique Représentant Le Chœur de la Cathedrale de St. Paul de Londres. - 22448 - Optical prints - DAUMON..
Condition: (2pp), title page with engraved vignette, table of contents, 630pp, (2pp), 9 fold-out maps (cpl.), contemporary full calf leather binding with ribbed spine with floral motif, and a mention of title and volume, red edges.<br />Paper very slightly browned,
Volume 21 of this informative publication with a description of the discoveries, conquests, and settlements by the Portuguese..
Condition: 2 volumes in-8 de XLIV, (4), 366 pp. ; (1) f., 428 pp. ; veau blond, dos lisse ornés, pièces de titre citron, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
MANSTEIN, Christoph Hermann von. - Mémoires historiques, politiques et militaires sur la Russie. - 64523 - Russia - MANSTEIN..
Published: Zurich, Johann Kaspar Ziegler, 1754-1773
Size: 206 x 167 mm.
Color: Uncoloured.
Condition: 4to. 3 parts in 3 volumes, titles printed in red and black, frontispiece and 326 engraved views, plans and maps (most folding). Contemporary vellum, titles printed in gold on spines. - 1rst volume : [1] leaf, [2], VIII, [34], 15, pp, page 3 to 98 (page 1 missing), page 103 to 270 (two times pages 193 to 196), [6] pp. - 2nd volume : [2] leaves, page 173 to 257 (wrong numbered), page 459 to 476, 277 to 442 (wrong numbered). - 3rd volume : [1] leaf, [6], 8 pp, page 1 to 22, 25 to 30, 34 to 38, 41 to 59 (recto), 224 (verso) to 225, 62 (verso) to 70.
HERRLIBERGER, D. - Neue und vollständige Topographie der Eidgnossschaft, in welcher die in den dreyzehen und zugewandten auc..