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The representation of kings and emperors
The rare first edition of this work dedicated to the Ottoman Empire, handsomely illustrated by the de Bry brothers. Frankfurt, 1597. BRY, Johann Theodor et Johann Israel. I. Acta Mechmeti i Saracenorum Principis natales, vitam, victorias, imperium et mortem eius ominosam complectencia. Genealogia successorum eiusdem ad modernum usque Mechmetem III. II. Vaticinia. Severi et Leonis in Oriente… Frankfurt, Jo. [...]
French poetry in the 19th century
The first edition of Gaspard de la nuit BERTRAND, Louis. Gaspard de la nuit. Fantaisies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot. Angers, Labitte, 1842. 8vo [246 x 155 mm], (4) pp., xxii, (1) bl.l., 324 pp. Bound in black half-morocco by Cuzin about 1870, decorated flat spine, uncut. Original green printed wrappers bound in. Extremely rare first [...]
The West Indies
First complete edition of the “Histoire des Antilles” uniformly bound in full vellum at the time of publication. DU TERTRE, R. P. Jean-Baptiste. Histoire générale des Antilles habitées par les François. Paris, Thomas Jolly, 1667-1671. 4 parts bound in 3 volumes 4to [222 x 178 mm], I/ 1 frontispiece, (11) ff., 593 pp., (3) pp.; II/ (8) ff., 539 [...]
Travels through Asia
Rare first edition of the first French book ever published about Siam. Paris, 1666. BOURGES, Jacques de. Relation du voyage de Monseigneur l’évêque de Beryte Vicaire apostolique du royaume de la Cochinchine, Par la Turquie, la Perse, les Indes, &c. jusqu’au Royaume de Siam & autres lieux. Par M. de Bourges, Prêtre, Missionnaire Apostolique. Paris, chez Denys Bechet, [...]
Distant printings
Very rare first edition of the first book ever printed by the Catholic press of Bangkok, one of the earliest records of the expansion of printing in Thailand. Bangkok, 1838. AKSON EUROPA CHEEK TAM PHASA THAI SAMRAB DEK PHU’NG HAT RIEN NANGSU (=European characters derived from prayers, intended for children just starting to learn how to read and write). Na [...]
