Search Results: Titles starting with R from Antiquariaat FORUM BV

A collection of photographs, made and compiled by Thomas William George Eady, flying officer in the no. 28 squadron of the British Royal Air Force. The squadron was at that moment based at Risalpur, an aerodrome near Peshawar in Northern Pakistan. The collection contains silver-gelatin prints, photographic snapshots and aerial reconnaissance photographs he made in 1929-1930, during his stay in the North West Frontier region on the India-Pakistan border. They show the men in their daily activities and the places they visited in their leisure, such as a music saloon in Narkunda and Eady’s family(?) while staying at "Uncle Joey" in Madras. It further includes many views of the region, especially of Attock and Risalpur, but also of Bombay, Madras, The Malakand Pass, Bara Valley, snow at Drosh, etc., and shows glimpses of Indian culture. The collection therefore gives many insights into the life of a British Royal Air Force officer in the Indian North West Frontier.Also interesting are the five related… Read More

21, [3 blank]; [1], [3 blank]; 3, [1 blank]; 3, [1 blank], 88; 8; 23, [1 blank]; 18, [2 blank]; 5, [3 blank] pp.First edition of an investigation of the effects and consequences of the Panama canal on the Dutch overseas trade, compiled by a committee appointed by the Dutch minister of Water Affairs. It consists of a introduction, a list of appendixes, seven appendixes (lettered A-G), all loosely inserted in the portfolio, containing a list of publications on the Panama canal, a list of ports in America, Asia and Australia whose travel time are affected by the canal, the influence of the canal on the South American trade, and more. Front board detached from portfolio. Each appendix with a library stamp, otherwise in good condition.

[1] leaf.An Antwerp notarial declaration made voluntarily by Giovan Carlo Affaitati, also known as Johannes Carolus de Affaytadi (Cremona 1500 or 1510-Lier 1555 or Ghistelle 1587) soon after he moved to Antwerp, on behalf of Guido de Crema, citizen of Mantua, and Raphael Brumani, citizen of Cremona. It was drawn up before the Antwerp notary Anthony Amala and three named witnesses and appears to concern De Crema and Brumani's inheritance. Affaitati testified to the content of a document drawn up on 31 December 1545 before the Mantua notary Hieronimus de Zizolis. Affitati came from a merchant banking family in Cremona. He set up in Lisbon but moved to Antwerp in 1545, when the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V made him Baron of Ghistelle. He was active in the spice trade and is said to have been the most important financier of the wars of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain.Formerly folded to a smaller size, leaving traces of the old folds, but still in very good condition. A primary… Read More

[1], [1 blank], [2], VII, [1 blank], 109, [1 blank] pp.First edition of this travel account of Fatalla Sayeghir, who was a young Arab working as interpreter and assistant to a Napoleonic spy, M[onsieur?]. de Lascaris, who undertook an extended mission amongst the Arab peoples. De Lascaris was born in Piedmont, Italy, most likely in the last quarter of the 18th century and was a knight on Malta when Napoleon captured the island in 1798 and he subsequently followed Napoleon to Egypt. According to the translator and compiler of the work Alphonse de Lamartine, De Lascaris was bright and thus was able to capture Napoleon's attention. Together, they set their sights on conquering Asia, which would as an addition to Napoleon's Empire render more glory. De Lascaris was essentially appointed as Napoleon's spy, received secret instructions and the necessary funds in order to examine how they could go about conquering parts of Western Asia and even to trace out a road to India. After a few years of perfecting… Read More

[26], 406 pp.Only edition of a scarce legal manual written by the lawyer and experienced cavalryman Arcos y Moreno, laying down the rules and standards of the Spanish cavalry in 27 articles to facilitate the work of the courts. It includes sections on the abundance of horses, the use of stallions and their prohibition in Andalucía, Murcia and Extremadura, the prohibition of the removal of mares from the same areas, the duty of horse keepers to provide suitable horseshoes, and the cultivation of pastures, as well as an injunction on report violations. The woodcut that opens the book on ¶1r shows an elaborate form of the Spanish royal arms as introduced by King Philip V in 1700, the first Spanish king in the House of Burbon, and continued by King Ferdinand VI to his death in 1759. It is here shown with the royal crown and two chains (the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of the Holy Spirit).Inner hinges broken. First and last leaves very slightly water stained; a small hole in a flyleaf.… Read More

[6], III, [1], 416 pp.Cornelis van Eldik (1791-1857) was a Dutch medical doctor and in obstetrics. He was a teacher of medicine, a member of several medical committees in his hometown of Nijmegen. Together with his friend doctor A. Moll he edited a very successful medical journal: Practisch Tijdschrift voor de Geneeskunde in al haren omvang. Van Eldik wrote several works, mostly on obstetrics, but also on general medicine like the present work.Some damage to the head and foot of the spine, hinges somewhat weakened, covers slightly rubbed, corners show some signs of wear, small ink stain on the fore-edge. Visible watermarks in the first and last flyleaves, very slight foxing throughout. Overall in good condition.l BMN p. 378; cf. NNBW, p. 347.

7, 7 engraved ll.Two rare print series (part 2 especially rare) showing beautiful, rich and decorative designs for fountains by François Boucher (1703-1770), famous French painter and decorative draughtsman, professor and later director of the Paris Academy, inspector of the Gobelin manufacture at Paris, and "premier peintre du Roi". The present two series show some of his best work, richly decorative forms in an early rococo style, incorporating (mostly wingless) putti, naked water nymphs (naiads), merfolk, a satyr, Neptune in his seahorse-drawn chariot, other water gods and godesses, shells, dolphins, sea monsters, a swan and other animals. Some were actually built: the Neptune print may have inspired Barthélemy Guibal's 1750 Fontaine de Neptune at the Place Royale in Nancy. Extra inserted: 18th century engraved copy of plate 6 of the first series, showing a rich design with two Tritons blowing shell trumpets, unsigned.From the Library of Jean Fürstenberg (1890-1982), co-founder of the… Read More

XI, [1 blank], 449, [1]; [4], 198; [4], 287, [1] pp.First and only edition, rarely seen on the market, of a highly acclaimed and richly illustrated collection of writings on aerial photography and photogrammetry, by a pioneer in the field. From the 1840s onward, Laussedat, an engineer in the French Army, had experimented with the possibilities provided by lenses for accurate mapping. With the help of a camera lucida, he produced a topographic map in 1850. Laussedat realised the possibilities which photography provided, but also knew that existing cameras were not suitable for mapping purposes "due to their narrow fields of view and lack of calibrated orientation. He therefore commissioned the Paris instrument maker Brunner to construct a camera to his specifications in 1859. ... The first topographic map was produced in 1861" (Hannavy). Six years later he presented the first map compiled from a stereographic aerial image.In the first volume of his Recherches, Laussedat gives an extensive description… Read More

[16], 398, [1], [1 blank] pp.Large paper copy of the first and only edition of a study of the coins circulating in France since antiquity, describing the coins of the Jews, ancient Gauls, and Romans, covering the period from the Gauls to the end of Merovingians, written by Claude Bouteroue d'Aubigny (1620-1680), antiquarian of noble descent. From 1654 Bouteroue was the advisor to the royal mint and during the years 1668-1670 intendant of Quebec. In his preface the author announces three other volumes to complete this history which were, however, never published.From the Signet Library in Edinburgh. Some occasional marginal spots and a few corners with traces of old folds, otherwise in very good condition. Spine worn and some minor wear along the extremities of the boards, but the binding is otherwise good.l Brunet I, col. 1185; Cat. Goldsmith I, 1808; Kress 1170; for the author: NBG VII, cols. 126-127.

An impressive collection of Iraq maps compiled from the most current aerial photography and produced by the British Army for use in the Persian theatre of war during World War II. The cities and regions covered include ‘Ain Sifni, Aqra, Tel Afar, Salman Pak, Ba’Quba, Sumaika, Penjwin, Halabja, Baghdad, Kirkuk, Dulaim, Erbil and Mosul divisions.Previously folded. Generally well-preserved.

[4], XLIV, 256, [16], 38, [2 blank] pp.Hans Bernhard Merian's French translation of Michaelis's Fragen an eine Gesellschaft gelehrter Männer (1762), prepared during the early stages of Carsten Niebuhr's Danish expedition to the Middle East. It is the first edition in any language to be printed in the Netherlands. Johann David Michaelis, a famed German Orientalist and theologian, was one of the scholars who prompted the important Danish expedition to Egypt, Arabia and Syria (1761-1767), led by Carsten Niebuhr. Michaelis hoped to investigate the relationship of the southern Arabic dialects to Hebrew, and to verify obscure botanical and zoological information in the Bible. For this purpose he composed the present 100 "questions". It includes the instructions for the expedition by Frederick V of Denmark, a 35-page account of Yemen and an extract of Carsten Niebuhr's account of Arabia (not included in the first French edition of 1763). Back of first free endleaf with traces of removed bookseller's(?)… Read More

468 pp.One of the earliest (fourth?) and rarest editions, with a false imprint (but probably the second edition by the original publisher), of an infamous collection of memoires or reputed memoires from the reign of King Henri III of France, and an uncommonly ferocious satire of the manners and mores of the court and especially of Henri III and his mother Catherine de Medici, including rather sordid details. Jean Elzevier in Leiden produced the first edition in 1660, using for the first time the false imprint “Cologne, Pierre Marteau” to hide his own identity and that of the author(s) of this “chronique scandaleuse”. This and the other editions discussed here are in 12mo format and the others copy “Cologne” and “Pierre Marteau” from the false imprint of the first edition. The present edition is not in Willems or Rahir and we have located only 7 other copies, rarer than the other 1662 “Marteau” edition. Some of the references listed below give insufficient detail to distinguish the two.In… Read More

VIII, 215, [1 blank] pp.First and only edition of a translation into French of three Arabic and Turkish treaties, followed by two eyewitness accounts of the author's life. The first treatise covers the rituals surrounding the pilgrimage to Mecca, including descriptions of many of the important shrines and sites within the city, the other two concern the religion, science and manners of the Arabs and Turks. The author added his own description of Chios and of the marriage of Sultana Esma with Yakub Pasha, governor of Silistria. Julien-Claude Galland, nephew of the celebrated orientalist Antoine Galland, was an interpreter in the Levant who translated many works into French.A very good copy, some leaves slightly browned. Binding also very good, only slightly worn along the extremities.l Atabey 470; Blackmer (auction) 607; Hage Chahine 1769.

12, II engraved pp. text plus XV plates; 8 pp. plus [9] ll. with engravings.Ad 1: Rare engraved print series depicting the naval battles of René Duguay-Trouin (1673-1736) from the year he went into the French navy under Louis XIV in 1692 to the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1711. It includes the capture of Rio de Janeiro in 1711, with a double-page map and a view of the battle. Duguay-Trouin had begun as a privateer but in the navy he fought both privateers and the Dutch and English navies. The print series was drawn by Nicolas Ozanne, engraved by his sister Jeanne François Ozanne and published by her husband Yves Marie Le Gouaz. The maps were engraved by Drouet. Ad 2: Rare first edition of Yves Marie Le Gouaz's finely engraved series sea-battle prints from the career of the infamous French privateer, Jean-Bart (1650-1702), after drawings by Ozanne. They include a title-print showing a fishing boat before the entrance to the port at Jean-Bart's native Dunkerque, seventeen views of his… Read More

188 pp., 2 final blank leaves.First edition of ac ollection of laws and regulations for Lebanon (Zone Ouest) passed by the French under their mandate for Syria and the Lebanon from October 1918 until the end of August 1920, two days prior to the declaration of independence of Greater Lebanon. A compact primary source on French administration in the Middle East, this rare manual contains decrees for administrative issues such as the division of Lebanon into three zones, sanitary measures against the plague, but also detailed regulations concerning everything from travel permits and the organisation and surveillance of prisons to the application of the metric system, the trade in carrier pigeons, the prices for ice (2 piastres for 400 grams wholesale, 3 piastres retail), alcoholic drinks (16 piastres for a litre of table wine) and tramway fares, and the circulation of vehicles. A few marginal flaws to the wrappers, occasional minor edge flaws. A good, clean copy with provenance stamp "Le Chef de… Read More

An important trade catalogue of furniture ornament and interior decorative designs manufactured by a patented process at Beunat’s factory in Sarrebourg in Alsace. Beunat was the first to manufacture and distribute pre-fabricated moulded elements of ornamentation. His designs were in the French Empire style, pioneered by the architectural duo Percier and Fontaine. Beunat’s trade catalogue shows about 800 decorative designs for friezes, panel ornaments, pilasters, columns, mouldings, candelabras, vases, heads, mythological figures and motives, rosettes, frames for pictures and mirrors, doorways, etc. There are also a handful of designs of entire rooms together with floor plans. The designs were offered in plasterwork as stucco decorations for interiors, but some must also have been offered in bronze as furniture ornament. The plates are finely detailed measured drawings. The present copy demonstrates Beunat’s international ambitions. The plates and title-page are French, while the wrappers give all… Read More

[4], XV, [1 blank], 599, [1]; [2], 60, [2 blank] pp.The essential standard sailing directions for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, corresponding with zone NP64 on the official Admiralty charts. These nautical works - pilot guides and charts - were published by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, which provides the necessary hydrographic and marine geospatial data to all kinds of maritime organisations across the world. The publications are not only used by the British Royal Navy, but can also be found on board the majority of international merchant ships. The data provided in the pilot guides and other publications are compliant with SOLAS (the Safety of Life at Sea treaty) guidelines and are updated constantly in weekly "Notices to mariners" and supplements to and new editions of the pilot guides whenever necessary.The present copy is the 11th edition (1967) of the pilot guide with sailing directions and other information on the weather, currents, radar ranges etc. relating to the Red Sea and Gulf… Read More

LI, [1 blank], 518, [1], [1 blank] pp.Tenth edition of a work "comprising sailing directions for the Suez canal, the Gulf of Suez, and the central track for power vessels through the Red sea, Straits of Bab-al-Mandab, and Gulf of Aden ..." (p. III) and more areas. Besides navigation it deals with the climate, weather and ocean streams of the area. The first chapter also gives and "general description of countries bordering the Red sea and Gulf of Aden" (p. V). Including two copies of the supplement. Spine slightly discoloured, otherwise in very good condition.

CI, [3] ll.Rare fourth(?) edition of a collection of ten Mediaeval works by seven authors concerning medicine, health, food and wine, including notes taken from Ibn Sina (Avicenna). They include Maynus de Maynis (ca. 1295?- 1368?), Regimen sanitatis, on health; a work on phlebotomy attributed to Arnaldus de Villanova (ca. 1295?- 1368?); Astronomia, on astrological influences on health, attributed to Hippocrates (460-377 BC); Johannes de Zantvliete (active 1343-1350), De dieta, on food; Nicolaus Salernitanus (12th century), Quid pro quo, a list of medicines for numerous ailments; Averroès (1126-1311) on poisons and on theriac, a poisonous concoction used as an antidote to other poisons, especially poisoned wounds; Secreta, a short piece attributed to Hippocrates; Villanova, Tractatus de vinis, an extensive and important work on wine; and Roger Bacon (ca. 1220-ca. 1292), De regimine senum et seniorum, a treatise on geriatrics, here erroneously attributed to Villanova. With occasional underlining and… Read More

[8], “39” [= 47] [pp. 45-47 numbered as 37-39], [1 blank], [2], [2 blank] pp.First and only edition of an educational work with rules and a method for accompaniment for harpsichord, organ or other vocal instruments. It was written and composed to be short and easy to understand, for the use of beginners. The illustrations of musical notation were added to clarify the text and to put the theory into practice. Alberto José Gomes da Silva (ca. 1713?-1795) was a Portuguese classical organist and composer. He is known not especially for the present work, published in Lisbon in 1758, but also for several operas, sonatas for piano, and other musical works. One of his operas was staged in a public theatre ("Teatro da Rua dos Condes") in Lisbon in 1775.The present work stands out in relation to other 18th century works on music theory, as the only known Portuguese publication exclusively devoted to the basso continuo and also as the first work printed in Portugal, to present all major and minor scales of… Read More