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	ABECKETT, GILBERT ABBOTT Comic History of England (The) London, England, Punch. 1858. Brown, Gold-Embossed Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 2 vols. 320 and 306 pages - 20 hand-colored and 240 b/w woodcuts - fraying on cover corners and edges 1-6 on both vols. loose title page in vol.1 - an irreverent period satirical version of English history. Fair. CHF 130.00 [Appr.: EURO 86 US$ 127.66 \| £UK 76.75 \| JP¥ 11353] Book number: 002151 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	AILLAGON, JEAN-JACQUES ET AL Rome and the Barbarians - The Birth of a New World Milan, Italy, Skira. 2008. (ISBN: 9788861304888) hardcover-, 29.5 x 25 Cms. 696 pages - in English - around 500 mostly color illustrations, 164 b/w figs. and 10 full or double-page color maps - published to coincide with the 2008 showings at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the Ecole FranÃ§aise in Rome and the Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Berlin of weapons, jewelry, manuscripts, sculptures and other treasures from 1st to 10th Century Europe - learned essays on the evolution of Europe's "barbarians" - glossary, chronology and list of works on display. New-/New-. CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25 US$ 117.84 \| £UK 70.75 \| JP¥ 10480] Book number: 008820 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ANONYMOUS Englishman in Paris (An) London, England, Chapman and Hill. 1892. Green Cloth, Gold-Embossed, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 2 vols. 332 and 352 pages - the reign of Louis-Philippe and the Empire - the key figures and places in late 19th-century Paris, incl. Lola Montez and the Mad King of Bavaria and the Paris Commune. Fair. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 58.92 \| £UK 35.5 \| JP¥ 5240] Book number: 002149 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BARNET, P./DANDRIDGE, P. Lions, Dragons, & Other Beasts New Haven, US, Yale University Press. 2006. (ISBN: 0300116845) Cloth, 29 x 25 Cms. 206 pages - In English - Catalogue published in conjonction with the exhibition "Lions, Dragons and Other Beasts : Aquamanilia of the Middle ages, Vessels for Church and Table " held in New York in 2006 - Over 100 photographs -- mostly in colour -- of cast metal objetcs - The catalogue shows the most important collection of medieval bronze vessels - Informative essays by the curators who discuss the meaning, usage and stylistic development of the aquamanile as well as recent discoveries concerning medieval networking - A DVD reveals the original techniques employed to make aquamanilia - Catalogue - Bibliography and Index -. New -/New -. CHF 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.25 US$ 147.3 \| £UK 88.5 \| JP¥ 13100] Book number: 005371 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BELL, JULIAN Mirror of the World - a New History of Art London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2007. (ISBN: 9780500238370) silver-embossed hardcover-, 27 x 20 Cms. 496 pages - in English - 372 illustrations, incl. 267 in color - the origins of art as a mirror of the human condition in different cultures, from prehistoric man to the 1980s, is explained by British art critic and painter Julian Bell (b.1952) - timeline, list of illustrations and index. New-/New-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 73.65 \| £UK 44.25 \| JP¥ 6550] Book number: 008522 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BOOKBINDER, BERNIE City of the World - a New York Newsday Book New York, Harry Abrams. 1989. (ISBN: 0810913836) Cloth-, 28.5 x 22.5 cms. 192 pages - in English - 189 illustrations, incl. 44 in color - a vivid account of the lives and roles of immigrants in New York City - neighborhoods, bosses, reformers, the workaday world, education, Americanization, and, New Yorkers at play: a popular culture - epilogue, biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 008205 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CARATINI, ROGER Dictionnaire Des Personnages De La Revolution Paris, France, Le PrÃ© Aux Clercs. 1988. (ISBN: 2714422322) hardcover-, 25 x 16 cms. 584 pages - in French - several dozen b/w illustrations and b/w figs. - a dictionary featuring the names of some 3,000 people who, in one way or another, were involved with the French Revolution - compiled by French philosopher and encyclopaedist Roger Caratini - chronology. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 006703 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COMBES, ANDRE ET AL La Franc-Maconnerie...de l'Art Royal Paris, France, Somogy. 2003. (ISBN: 2850566233) Cloth, 28 x 22 Cms. 134 pages - in French - Published on the occasion of the exhibition "De l'art royal a la citoyennete republicaine" which took place at the History and Art Museum in Saint-Denis, France in 2003 - The catalogue contains 161 color illustrations with explanatory notes concerning paintings, objects, jewels, banners, documents and sculptures from the 18th to the early 20th centuries in France - an excellent reference to the French freemasonry. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 005052 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CUENDET, GEORGES-ANDRE Bourse De Geneve Geneva, Swirzerland, Association De La Bourse De Geneve. 1986. cloth in a slipcase-, 23.5 x 24.5 cms. Oblong. color pastedown illustration on front cover - 216 pages - in French - around 300 mostly color illustrations - a book on the stock market in Geneva, Switzerland, before it went completely electronic - early roots to medieval times, the emergence of Geneva as a financial center, the creation of the Geneva stock market, the creation in 1850 of the society of moneychangers, the emergence of the Geneva stock market since 1856, modern days, structures, players, activities and conclusion - bibliography. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 006828 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CUENDET, JEAN-PIERRE Lemaniquement Votre - "Les Bateux" Geneva, Swirzerland, Slatkine. 1986. (ISBN: 2051007642) hardcover-, 28 x 23 cms. 8-line dedication in brown ink by author on pre-title page - 144 pages - over 300 duotone illustrations - a history of, and a loving tribute to Lake LÃ©man's (Lake Geneva) 19th Century schooners, barges and steamboats, some of which still sail the lake's waters - a tip of the hat to the society that operates the lake's largest boats. new-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 006801 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CUENDET, JEAN-PIERRE Lemaniquement Votre - "Les Rives" Geneva, Swirzerland, Slatkine. 1985. (ISBN: 2051007055) hardcover-, 28 x 23 cms. 8-line dedication in ink by the author on pre-title page - 144 pages - in French - around 300 duotone illustrations - a history of, and a loving look, at the shores of Lake LÃ©man (or, Lake Geneva) during the 19th Century and the people and places along them. New-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 006802 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DAMISCH, HUBERT Delacroix Journal 1822-1963 Paris, France, Plon. 1980. (ISBN: 2259006469) , 23 x 15 cms. bound in padded imitation leather - 944 pages - in French - 1822-1863 diary entries by French Romantic painter EugÃ¨ne Delacroix (1798-1863) - supplement to the diary and indexes of works and names. New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 006702 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DELORNAY, PIERRE LOUIS Legion d'Honneur (Esprit et Splendeurs De La ) Boomerang. 1989. (ISBN: 2950430007) Gilt Embossed Cloth, 34.5 x 25 cms. 248 pages - in French - around 200 color and dozens of b/w illustrations - photography by Robert Barradi - the world surrounding the Legion d'Honneur, the highest decoration granted by France - history, recipients, ceremonies, sites, and much more - honor & country, basic texts, the palace, the museum, the legion's houses of learning, and, historical and future orders. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 006443 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DURAND, JANNIC ET AL Armenia Sacra Memoire Chretienne Des Armeniens (IVe-XVIIe siecle) Paris, France, Somogy. 2007. (ISBN: 9782757200667) Wrappers-, 28 x 25 Cms. 472 pages - in French - 210 color plates, various color figs. and a map - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Louvre Museum in Paris of 4th to 18th Century Armenian illuminated manuscripts, jewelry, metalwork, pottery and other religious art objects - essays by over a dozen specialists on Armenian history - biblio. and index. New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 009309 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DUVAL, P.M. ET AL Celtes (Les) Paris, France, EDDL. 2001. (ISBN: 2237004846) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" Tall Thick. 711 pages - in French - book published on the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the Celts at the Palazzo Grassi in Italy - numerous color illlustrations, maps and drawings - an important book on the Celtic history and civilization all over Europe - anthology - bibliography - index. New -/New -. CHF 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 62.75 US$ 93.29 \| £UK 56 \| JP¥ 8296] Book number: 001858 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ELDEM, EDHEM Banknotes of the Imperial Ottoman Bank Istambul, Turkey, Ottoman Bank. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 9757306479) Cloth-, 33 x 24 cms. 168 pages - in English - 48 mostly color plates, incl. 3 double-page panoramas and around 120 mostly color illustrations - the history of the Ottoman bank and of the currency it printed between 1863 and 1914 described by an economic and social historian who catalogued the bank's archives - epilogue and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 008755 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ELHEM, EDHEM Pride and Privilege - History of Ottoman Orders, Medals and Decorations Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Bank. 2004. (ISBN: 9759369281) cardboard covers-, 28,5 x 23 cm. 527 pages - in English/Turkish - Richly illustrated with photographs, real-size reproductions, documents and drawings - This work retraces the complex and fascinating history of Ottoman decorations, with a particular emphasis on their historical significance, sybolism and meaning from the aigrette bestowed on Admiral Nelson in 1798 to the "Iron Crescent" of a doomed war - It constitutes a serious attempt to merge historical analysis with a detailed phaleristic approach - Synoptic list of Ottoman medals - Sources and bibliography - Index. New -. CHF 110.00 [Appr.: EURO 72.75 US$ 108.02 \| £UK 65 \| JP¥ 9606] Book number: 008914 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	EWALD, DONNA/CLUTE, PETER San Francisco Invites the World - the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 San Francisco, Ca. USA, Chronicle. 1991. (ISBN: 0877018383) Wrappers-, 24.5 x 25.5 cms. 128 pages - in English - 120 duotone illustrations - a description of the 1915 world fair held in San Francisco to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal, featuring photographs from the world's largest collections of Panama-Pacific memorabilia - foreword by Herb Caen. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 008209 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	FODOR, ISTVAN ET ALII. Antichi Ungari (Gli)- Nascita Di Una Nazione Milano, Italy, Skira. 1998. (ISBN: 8881183544) Wrappers, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 217 pages - in Italian - catalogue of the exhibition held in Milano, Italy in 1998 - largely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of antique Hungarian jewels, weapons and objects, each one with a description - texts on the origins, the economy, the social and religious aspects and the art of Hungarians - maps - bibliography. New -. CHF 67.00 [Appr.: EURO 44.25 US$ 65.79 \| £UK 39.5 \| JP¥ 5851] Book number: 000903 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	FORTIN, MICHEL Syrie - Terre De Civilisations Quebec, Canada, Ed. De l'Homme. 1999. (ISBN: 2761914910) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 349 pages - in French - catalogue of an exhibition which was presented in Basel, Switzerland in 2000 and in early 2001 in Quebec, Canada and which is presented in San Jose CA, and will be in New York and Denver CO in 2002 - an extremely rich documentation on Syria's ancient civilization (a retrospective look on more than 1,200 years of human evolution) - largely illustrated by color photographs representing the remarkable art and archeological sites, the most ancient models of calligraphy, the first models of agriculture, the Palace of Mari, Palmyre, etc. - maps, list of abbreviations. New -/New -. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 000904 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	FRANCESIO, GIOVANNI ET AL Sicily - Art, History and Culture San Giovanni Lupatoto, Italy, Arsenale. 2004, First Edition-. (ISBN: 8877433078) Gilt Embossed Cloth-, 33 x 29 cms. in a cloth slipcase with color pastedowns - 320 pages - in English - over 300 mostly color illustrations - photography by Melo Minella - a lavishly illustrated history of Sicily, from ancient, medieval and Baroque times to the Renaissance, the Gattopardi and the early 20th Century - bibiliography and index of names. New-/New-. CHF 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 112.25 US$ 166.94 \| £UK 100.25 \| JP¥ 14846] Book number: 008333 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GABRIELI, FRANCESCO ET AL Histoire et Civlisation De l'Islam En Europe Paris, France, Bordas. 1983. (ISBN: 2040128743) Cloth, 29.5 x 25.5 cms. 278 pages - in French - 340 color and b/w illustrations - a fine work on the influence of Arabs, Turks and other Muslims on Europe between the 6th and 20th Centuries, incl. Arabs from Spain and Sicily, Saracens from the south of France, Ottomans from the Balkans and inhabitants of the Barbary Coast - the annexes include a chronology, a list of the caliphs, sultans and emirs, a dictionary of the great names of Islam known in the West, the great intra-Islamic schisms and a glossary of French words with Arabic, Turkish and Persian origins. As New -/As New -. CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25 US$ 117.84 \| £UK 70.75 \| JP¥ 10480] Book number: 004273 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHIRSHMAN, ROMAN Perse - Proto-Iraniens, Medes et Archimedes Paris, France, Gallimard. 1963. Gilt-Embossed Cloth, 28 x 23 Cms. scratches on covers, stain on back cover and front inside endpaper - 454 pages - in French - 590 duotone and color illustrations - 3-page foldout map - a work on the art of the Medes, Archimedes and other ancient Persians which is the fifth volume of the famous French collection "l'Univers des Formes" headed by AndrÃ© Malraux and Georges Salles - complementary illustrated documentation, dictionary & index, biblio. archeological documentation, table of contents and maps. Fair. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 004225 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GLUECK, GRACE/GARDNER, PAUL Brookly - People and Places, Past and Present New York, Harry Abrams. 1991. (ISBN: 0810931184) Cloth-, 30.5 x 24 Cms. 256 pages - in English - 279 b/w illustrations - a history and a description of the New York borough of Brooklyn and of the people who made it famous - biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 008226 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HARRISON, CHARLES/WOOD, PAUL Art En Theorie 1900-1999 Paris, France, Hazan. 1997. (ISBN: 2850255718) hardcover-, 22.5 x 15 Cms. 1,280 pages - in French - 300 texts, compiled by two noted authors on modern art, which trace the evolution of debates on the nature of art, from 1900 to 1999 - bibli. and index. New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 008511 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.

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	ABECKETT, GILBERT ABBOTT Comic History of England (The) London, England, Punch. 1858. Brown, Gold-Embossed Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 2 vols. 320 and 306 pages - 20 hand-colored and 240 b/w woodcuts - fraying on cover corners and edges 1-6 on both vols. loose title page in vol.1 - an irreverent period satirical version of English history. Fair. CHF 130.00 [Appr.: EURO 86 US$ 127.66 \| £UK 76.75 \| JP¥ 11353] Book number: 002151 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	AILLAGON, JEAN-JACQUES ET AL Rome and the Barbarians - The Birth of a New World Milan, Italy, Skira. 2008. (ISBN: 9788861304888) hardcover-, 29.5 x 25 Cms. 696 pages - in English - around 500 mostly color illustrations, 164 b/w figs. and 10 full or double-page color maps - published to coincide with the 2008 showings at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the Ecole FranÃ§aise in Rome and the Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Berlin of weapons, jewelry, manuscripts, sculptures and other treasures from 1st to 10th Century Europe - learned essays on the evolution of Europe's "barbarians" - glossary, chronology and list of works on display. New-/New-. CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25 US$ 117.84 \| £UK 70.75 \| JP¥ 10480] Book number: 008820 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ANONYMOUS Englishman in Paris (An) London, England, Chapman and Hill. 1892. Green Cloth, Gold-Embossed, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 2 vols. 332 and 352 pages - the reign of Louis-Philippe and the Empire - the key figures and places in late 19th-century Paris, incl. Lola Montez and the Mad King of Bavaria and the Paris Commune. Fair. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 58.92 \| £UK 35.5 \| JP¥ 5240] Book number: 002149 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BARNET, P./DANDRIDGE, P. Lions, Dragons, & Other Beasts New Haven, US, Yale University Press. 2006. (ISBN: 0300116845) Cloth, 29 x 25 Cms. 206 pages - In English - Catalogue published in conjonction with the exhibition "Lions, Dragons and Other Beasts : Aquamanilia of the Middle ages, Vessels for Church and Table " held in New York in 2006 - Over 100 photographs -- mostly in colour -- of cast metal objetcs - The catalogue shows the most important collection of medieval bronze vessels - Informative essays by the curators who discuss the meaning, usage and stylistic development of the aquamanile as well as recent discoveries concerning medieval networking - A DVD reveals the original techniques employed to make aquamanilia - Catalogue - Bibliography and Index -. New -/New -. CHF 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.25 US$ 147.3 \| £UK 88.5 \| JP¥ 13100] Book number: 005371 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BELL, JULIAN Mirror of the World - a New History of Art London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2007. (ISBN: 9780500238370) silver-embossed hardcover-, 27 x 20 Cms. 496 pages - in English - 372 illustrations, incl. 267 in color - the origins of art as a mirror of the human condition in different cultures, from prehistoric man to the 1980s, is explained by British art critic and painter Julian Bell (b.1952) - timeline, list of illustrations and index. New-/New-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 73.65 \| £UK 44.25 \| JP¥ 6550] Book number: 008522 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BOOKBINDER, BERNIE City of the World - a New York Newsday Book New York, Harry Abrams. 1989. (ISBN: 0810913836) Cloth-, 28.5 x 22.5 cms. 192 pages - in English - 189 illustrations, incl. 44 in color - a vivid account of the lives and roles of immigrants in New York City - neighborhoods, bosses, reformers, the workaday world, education, Americanization, and, New Yorkers at play: a popular culture - epilogue, biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 008205 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CARATINI, ROGER Dictionnaire Des Personnages De La Revolution Paris, France, Le PrÃ© Aux Clercs. 1988. (ISBN: 2714422322) hardcover-, 25 x 16 cms. 584 pages - in French - several dozen b/w illustrations and b/w figs. - a dictionary featuring the names of some 3,000 people who, in one way or another, were involved with the French Revolution - compiled by French philosopher and encyclopaedist Roger Caratini - chronology. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 006703 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COMBES, ANDRE ET AL La Franc-Maconnerie...de l'Art Royal Paris, France, Somogy. 2003. (ISBN: 2850566233) Cloth, 28 x 22 Cms. 134 pages - in French - Published on the occasion of the exhibition "De l'art royal a la citoyennete republicaine" which took place at the History and Art Museum in Saint-Denis, France in 2003 - The catalogue contains 161 color illustrations with explanatory notes concerning paintings, objects, jewels, banners, documents and sculptures from the 18th to the early 20th centuries in France - an excellent reference to the French freemasonry. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 005052 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CUENDET, GEORGES-ANDRE Bourse De Geneve Geneva, Swirzerland, Association De La Bourse De Geneve. 1986. cloth in a slipcase-, 23.5 x 24.5 cms. Oblong. color pastedown illustration on front cover - 216 pages - in French - around 300 mostly color illustrations - a book on the stock market in Geneva, Switzerland, before it went completely electronic - early roots to medieval times, the emergence of Geneva as a financial center, the creation of the Geneva stock market, the creation in 1850 of the society of moneychangers, the emergence of the Geneva stock market since 1856, modern days, structures, players, activities and conclusion - bibliography. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 006828 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CUENDET, JEAN-PIERRE Lemaniquement Votre - "Les Bateux" Geneva, Swirzerland, Slatkine. 1986. (ISBN: 2051007642) hardcover-, 28 x 23 cms. 8-line dedication in brown ink by author on pre-title page - 144 pages - over 300 duotone illustrations - a history of, and a loving tribute to Lake LÃ©man's (Lake Geneva) 19th Century schooners, barges and steamboats, some of which still sail the lake's waters - a tip of the hat to the society that operates the lake's largest boats. new-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 006801 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CUENDET, JEAN-PIERRE Lemaniquement Votre - "Les Rives" Geneva, Swirzerland, Slatkine. 1985. (ISBN: 2051007055) hardcover-, 28 x 23 cms. 8-line dedication in ink by the author on pre-title page - 144 pages - in French - around 300 duotone illustrations - a history of, and a loving look, at the shores of Lake LÃ©man (or, Lake Geneva) during the 19th Century and the people and places along them. New-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 006802 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DAMISCH, HUBERT Delacroix Journal 1822-1963 Paris, France, Plon. 1980. (ISBN: 2259006469) , 23 x 15 cms. bound in padded imitation leather - 944 pages - in French - 1822-1863 diary entries by French Romantic painter EugÃ¨ne Delacroix (1798-1863) - supplement to the diary and indexes of works and names. New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 006702 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DELORNAY, PIERRE LOUIS Legion d'Honneur (Esprit et Splendeurs De La ) Boomerang. 1989. (ISBN: 2950430007) Gilt Embossed Cloth, 34.5 x 25 cms. 248 pages - in French - around 200 color and dozens of b/w illustrations - photography by Robert Barradi - the world surrounding the Legion d'Honneur, the highest decoration granted by France - history, recipients, ceremonies, sites, and much more - honor & country, basic texts, the palace, the museum, the legion's houses of learning, and, historical and future orders. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 006443 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DURAND, JANNIC ET AL Armenia Sacra Memoire Chretienne Des Armeniens (IVe-XVIIe siecle) Paris, France, Somogy. 2007. (ISBN: 9782757200667) Wrappers-, 28 x 25 Cms. 472 pages - in French - 210 color plates, various color figs. and a map - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Louvre Museum in Paris of 4th to 18th Century Armenian illuminated manuscripts, jewelry, metalwork, pottery and other religious art objects - essays by over a dozen specialists on Armenian history - biblio. and index. New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 009309 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DUVAL, P.M. ET AL Celtes (Les) Paris, France, EDDL. 2001. (ISBN: 2237004846) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" Tall Thick. 711 pages - in French - book published on the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the Celts at the Palazzo Grassi in Italy - numerous color illlustrations, maps and drawings - an important book on the Celtic history and civilization all over Europe - anthology - bibliography - index. New -/New -. CHF 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 62.75 US$ 93.29 \| £UK 56 \| JP¥ 8296] Book number: 001858 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ELDEM, EDHEM Banknotes of the Imperial Ottoman Bank Istambul, Turkey, Ottoman Bank. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 9757306479) Cloth-, 33 x 24 cms. 168 pages - in English - 48 mostly color plates, incl. 3 double-page panoramas and around 120 mostly color illustrations - the history of the Ottoman bank and of the currency it printed between 1863 and 1914 described by an economic and social historian who catalogued the bank's archives - epilogue and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 008755 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ELHEM, EDHEM Pride and Privilege - History of Ottoman Orders, Medals and Decorations Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Bank. 2004. (ISBN: 9759369281) cardboard covers-, 28,5 x 23 cm. 527 pages - in English/Turkish - Richly illustrated with photographs, real-size reproductions, documents and drawings - This work retraces the complex and fascinating history of Ottoman decorations, with a particular emphasis on their historical significance, sybolism and meaning from the aigrette bestowed on Admiral Nelson in 1798 to the "Iron Crescent" of a doomed war - It constitutes a serious attempt to merge historical analysis with a detailed phaleristic approach - Synoptic list of Ottoman medals - Sources and bibliography - Index. New -. CHF 110.00 [Appr.: EURO 72.75 US$ 108.02 \| £UK 65 \| JP¥ 9606] Book number: 008914 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	EWALD, DONNA/CLUTE, PETER San Francisco Invites the World - the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 San Francisco, Ca. USA, Chronicle. 1991. (ISBN: 0877018383) Wrappers-, 24.5 x 25.5 cms. 128 pages - in English - 120 duotone illustrations - a description of the 1915 world fair held in San Francisco to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal, featuring photographs from the world's largest collections of Panama-Pacific memorabilia - foreword by Herb Caen. New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 008209 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	FODOR, ISTVAN ET ALII. Antichi Ungari (Gli)- Nascita Di Una Nazione Milano, Italy, Skira. 1998. (ISBN: 8881183544) Wrappers, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 217 pages - in Italian - catalogue of the exhibition held in Milano, Italy in 1998 - largely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of antique Hungarian jewels, weapons and objects, each one with a description - texts on the origins, the economy, the social and religious aspects and the art of Hungarians - maps - bibliography. New -. CHF 67.00 [Appr.: EURO 44.25 US$ 65.79 \| £UK 39.5 \| JP¥ 5851] Book number: 000903 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	FORTIN, MICHEL Syrie - Terre De Civilisations Quebec, Canada, Ed. De l'Homme. 1999. (ISBN: 2761914910) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 349 pages - in French - catalogue of an exhibition which was presented in Basel, Switzerland in 2000 and in early 2001 in Quebec, Canada and which is presented in San Jose CA, and will be in New York and Denver CO in 2002 - an extremely rich documentation on Syria's ancient civilization (a retrospective look on more than 1,200 years of human evolution) - largely illustrated by color photographs representing the remarkable art and archeological sites, the most ancient models of calligraphy, the first models of agriculture, the Palace of Mari, Palmyre, etc. - maps, list of abbreviations. New -/New -. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 000904 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	FRANCESIO, GIOVANNI ET AL Sicily - Art, History and Culture San Giovanni Lupatoto, Italy, Arsenale. 2004, First Edition-. (ISBN: 8877433078) Gilt Embossed Cloth-, 33 x 29 cms. in a cloth slipcase with color pastedowns - 320 pages - in English - over 300 mostly color illustrations - photography by Melo Minella - a lavishly illustrated history of Sicily, from ancient, medieval and Baroque times to the Renaissance, the Gattopardi and the early 20th Century - bibiliography and index of names. New-/New-. CHF 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 112.25 US$ 166.94 \| £UK 100.25 \| JP¥ 14846] Book number: 008333 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GABRIELI, FRANCESCO ET AL Histoire et Civlisation De l'Islam En Europe Paris, France, Bordas. 1983. (ISBN: 2040128743) Cloth, 29.5 x 25.5 cms. 278 pages - in French - 340 color and b/w illustrations - a fine work on the influence of Arabs, Turks and other Muslims on Europe between the 6th and 20th Centuries, incl. Arabs from Spain and Sicily, Saracens from the south of France, Ottomans from the Balkans and inhabitants of the Barbary Coast - the annexes include a chronology, a list of the caliphs, sultans and emirs, a dictionary of the great names of Islam known in the West, the great intra-Islamic schisms and a glossary of French words with Arabic, Turkish and Persian origins. As New -/As New -. CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25 US$ 117.84 \| £UK 70.75 \| JP¥ 10480] Book number: 004273 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHIRSHMAN, ROMAN Perse - Proto-Iraniens, Medes et Archimedes Paris, France, Gallimard. 1963. Gilt-Embossed Cloth, 28 x 23 Cms. scratches on covers, stain on back cover and front inside endpaper - 454 pages - in French - 590 duotone and color illustrations - 3-page foldout map - a work on the art of the Medes, Archimedes and other ancient Persians which is the fifth volume of the famous French collection "l'Univers des Formes" headed by AndrÃ© Malraux and Georges Salles - complementary illustrated documentation, dictionary & index, biblio. archeological documentation, table of contents and maps. Fair. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 004225 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GLUECK, GRACE/GARDNER, PAUL Brookly - People and Places, Past and Present New York, Harry Abrams. 1991. (ISBN: 0810931184) Cloth-, 30.5 x 24 Cms. 256 pages - in English - 279 b/w illustrations - a history and a description of the New York borough of Brooklyn and of the people who made it famous - biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 008226 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HARRISON, CHARLES/WOOD, PAUL Art En Theorie 1900-1999 Paris, France, Hazan. 1997. (ISBN: 2850255718) hardcover-, 22.5 x 15 Cms. 1,280 pages - in French - 300 texts, compiled by two noted authors on modern art, which trace the evolution of debates on the nature of art, from 1900 to 1999 - bibli. and index. New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 008511 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.