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Hardback or Cased Book. Condición: New. Memoirs Of The Count De Forbin, Commodore In The Navy Of France .: Containing His Pleasant Narrative Of The Voyages He Made To The East-indies, &c. Book.

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Hard Cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Account of a journey to Egypt and points East, sequel to the author's 'Travels in Syria'; extracted from 'The London Journal of Voyages and Travels'. Rebound in the 1960s in quarter green cloth over rather uninspired imitation marble paper, gilt spine title. Unfortunately, the interior is badly waterstained, discolored & rumpled, pencil notes on the list of plates. The exterior shows a little edgewear. [4], 96 pages; large fold-out frontispiece of the Pyramids of Gheza (badly stained & foxed, but still nice); 8 other engraved illustrations (also stained); complete. Size: 5" by 8¾".

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This memoir details the life of Claude de Forbin, a French naval commodore who served under Louis XIV and took part in several naval campaigns in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. Forbin's lively account of his experiences includes details of naval battles, encounters with pirates, and life aboard ship during the early 18th century.

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Buckram. Condición: Fair. Plates Ilustrador. Short volume with one folding plate of the pyramids at Giza and four other plates. Rebound in brown buckram with new endpapers. Signs of label removal and stamp for Egypt Exploration Society Library on ffep. Accession no to ffep and to blank rear of fold out plate. White reinforcement tape to last page. Contents and plates in good condition.

by Count de Forbin. London: Printed for Sir R. Phillips and Co, 1819 Later cloth, 8vo. iv,95pp. folding panoramic frontispiece and 8 plates, page 96 with an illustrated article on the second Giza pyramid. Being a translation of 2nd part of the author's 'Voyage dans le Levant en 1817 et 1818.' A very nice copy of the English first edition in a later brown cloth. [Dawson and Uphill: 105] We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[L].

8vo [23 x 14 cm]; iv, 80 pp, 9 (of 11 illustrations, lacking two including frontis). recent cloth, title lettering on paper spine label, rear of title page repaired, interior is clean and unmarked. The illustrations are of views of the Holy Land. Originally published in Paris, in French, 1819 in only 325 copies, and described as 'one of the most important French books to use lithography on a grand scale' [Blackmer] and contained 80 plates. Rohricht p. 350. Tobler 144. A picture of this book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Lacking 3 plates. Ex-institutional collection, "Societe de Lecture de Geneve" with rubber stamps on main title. Near contemporary 19th century quarter leather and paste-paper boards. Lettering piece on spine split with small losses. Page dimensions: 214 x 132mm. Page edges dyed red. Some rubbing to joints. Moderate rubbing and wear to edges and corners of boards. Gutters split at endpapers. ; This volume is divided into 8 individually paginated sections, each with their own part title leaf. The imprints on the part titles are either undated, dated 1819, or dated 1820. The volume is lacking 3 plates in total. Lacking two plates from McKeevor's "Voyage to Hudson's Bay" - the frontispiece "Island of Resolution", and the final plate "A Moonlight Scene on the Ice." Also lacking one plate, "View of the Town and Fort of Mosambique", from Prior's "Voyage to the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans". The "Chart of the Route of the Nisus plate", also from Prior's "Voyage", has been backed with thicker paper; and the following plate also has paper backing a 3" tear along one of the folds. The plate "Slaves in Barbadoes" in Waller's "Voyage in the West Indies" has been cropped at the upper margin, with loss to some of the printed area of the plate. Waller also has a 2" tear without loss to the title leaf. Contents: I. "Travels in Egypt [. . .]" by Count de Forbis; II. "A Voyage to Hudson's Bay, during the Summer of 1812 [. . .]" by Thomas M'Keevor. This is followed by Freminville's "Voyage to the North Pole", which is continously pagination from M'Keevor's "Voyage", but with a separate title page. III. "Narrative of the Thirty-four Years' Slavery and Travels in Africa" by P. J. Dumont. IV. "Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Hendrick Portenger, a Private Soldier of the late Swiss Regiment De Meuron, who was wrecked on the Shores of Abyssinia, in the Red-Sea" by R. De May. V. "Travels of M. Burckhardt, in Egypt and Nubia". VI. "Voyage along the Eastern Coast of Africa, to Mosambique, Johanna, and Quiloa; to St. Helena; to Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Pernambuco, in Brazil" by James Prior. VII. "A Voyage of Discovery to the Strait of Magellan; with an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; and of the Natural Productions of Patagonia, undertaken by order of the King of Spain" by Admiral Don A. De Cordova. VIII. "A Voyage in the West Indies: containing various Observations made during a residence in Barbadoes, and several of the Leeward Islands; with some Notices and Illustrations relative to the City of Paramarabo, in Surinam" by John Augustine Waller. Pagination of the entire volume: xii preliminary leaves; Forbin - [iv], 95, [1] pages + 7 plates (including folding frontispiece "General View of the Pyramids of Gheza; M'Keevor - [iv], 76 pages + 4 only of 6 plates. The 4 plates are bound in following de Freminville; de Freminville - [iv], (77)-96 pages; Dumont - vi, 42 pages + frontispiece; de May - 28 pages; Travels of M. Burckhardt - 32 pages; Prior - [(iii)-v (advertisements)], [1 (errata)], 114 pages + 2 folding maps, lacking 1 plate (View of the Town and Fort of Mosambique); de Cordova - viii, 104 pages + frontispiece + 1 folding map; Waller - [iv], 106 pages + 6 plates + 1 map (the plates and the map all bound in at rear).

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1819 1st ed Forbin Travels in EGYPT Levant Voyages Pyramids Sphinx Jerusalem Nicolas Philippe de Forbin was an early 19th-century French historian and art antiquary, who, in 1817, set out on a voyage to the Levant to view, study, and acquire ancient pieces of art. The voyage took Forbin and his traveling party to the Holy Land and Jerusalem, Syria, Athens, Constantinople, and even the Dead Sea. His journal of the excursion covers his discoveries giving special attention to the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx. This undated first English edition includes impressive sketch illustrations of ruins, the Temple of Karnak, ruins of ancient Jericho, Castle at Cairo, the Pyramids at Giza, and the ancient walls of Jerusalem. A highly desirable work of Middle Eastern voyages! Item number: #14024 Price: $499 FORBIN, Count Nicolas Philippe de Travels in Egypt, being a continuation of the Travels in the Holy Land, in 1817-18 London : Printed for Sir Richard Phillips, [1819]. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages [4], 95, [1] 7 engraved plates Language: English Binding: Leather; tight & secure Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 14024 Photos available upon request.

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by Hiley, F.E.; Edwards, Lionel; De Walton, John; Wightman,W.E.; Woodville, R. Caton; Abbey, S.; Prater, Ernest; Constable, Douglas Ilustrador. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Lost in the Pacific - John Edwin Hogg attempted to take a small boat to Panama from some islands 90 miles off the coast, but encountered treacherous seas; On Niagara's Brink - Orrin E. Dunlap, the unofficial historian of Niagara Falls, describes the area's most thrilling adventure, that of a barge and two men, Lofberg and Harris, who drifted to the verge of Horseshoe Falls - article with photos; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part I - Oxford Anthropology student Winifred S. Blackman relates her experiences in three winters of living with the people of Upper Egypt - article with photos; Captain Doudera's Bet - The amazing photo-illustrated story of Captain Frank Doudera, of Brooklyn, New York, and his quest to obtain a timber wolf pelt within six weeks; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part II - Beatrice Grimshaw travelled up the Sepik River of New Guinea, where she dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Chippin' Paint - An amusing sea story; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part II - A British officer's remarkable journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; The Treasure of Tristan Da Cunha - Photo-illustrated article about a hoard of gold and jewels said to have been hidden here by pirates in 1810; Photo of a literal river full of logs in British Columbia; The Three Angleteers - Part IV - Three bored Englishmen travel to Europe for trouble and adventure; In the British Guiana Jungle - A vividly-written photo-illustrated account of an eventful boat-journey into the interior of British Guiana with a motion picture camera, culminating with a visit to the mighty Kaietuerk Falls, the greatest cataract in the world, five times higher than Niagara; The Secret of the Wilds - photos of wild animals which resemble those of prehistoric times; "Grip" and I - Part II - A bull-terrier spared from death by its new owner Count Nils Cronstedt returns the favour by saving him multiple times during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendent in Northern Nigeria; One Night - the story of a hunt in the darkness and a panther who stood his ground; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, February 1924, Lost in the Pacific, John Edwin Hogg, Panama, Niagara Falls, Orrin E. Dunlap, barge, Lofberg , Harris, Horseshoe Falls, An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt, Winifred S. Blackman, Upper Egypt, Captain Frank Doudera, timber w.

Leatherbound. Condición: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 682. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1731 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 682.

No Binding. Condición: Fair. 1st Edition. Dis-bound. [2], 95, [1] pages, 8 plates : 23 cm. lacks folding panoramic frontispiece (Giza). Staining to edges of some pages.

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Bound collection of 12 travels works, in two volumes, published 1819-1821. Above two titles plus Mollien's Travels in Africa in 1818; Prior's Voyage in The Indian Seas in 1810 to 1811; ; Dupin's Two Excursions to Ports in England, Scotland & Ireland 1816 to 1818; De Chateauvieux's Travels in Italy in 1812 (duplicated, one in each volume); Dumont's Narrative of Slavery & Travels in Africa, 1819; De May's Narrative of Adventures of Henderick Portenger in Abyssinia, 1819; Travels of Burckhardt in Egypy & Nubia, From The Calcutta Journal,1819; Prior's Voyage Along The Eastern Coast of Africa,1819; Voyage of Discovery to the Straight of Magellan. Bound in contemporary half calf with marbled boards. Some rubbing & light wear, but a sound & tight set. All works complete with required plates, plans, views & maps. [Mill 572; Lowndes1856; BM (Periodical Publications) 662].

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London: Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., (ca.1819). 8vo. Plain paper boards with morocco titling label along spine. (iv,94pp.). With fold. engrv. frontispiece view of the Pyramids of Gheza, and 8 illusts. Some foxing and offsetting of the plates. Uncut.

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