BURTON, Sir Richard Francis.

Falconry in the valley of the Indus.London, Van Voorst, 1852. 8vo. With a tinted lithographed frontispiece, 3 plates and with an 8-page publisher’s catalogue at the end. Original publisher's cloth.

[16], 107, [1]; 8 pp.First edition with an inscription by the author, of a "well written" (Harting) work on traditional falconry in India and Pakistan, by the great British orientalist and explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890). After finishing his education at Oxford University, Burton enlisted in the East India Company and travelled all over India as a British officer in the colonial army. He was known for having an immense talent for languages and during his seven years of service he learned, among other things, Sanskrit. He made use of this skill by translating the Kamasutra into English for the first time. The practice of falconry by the Sindhis (native people of Sindh in Pakistan) apparently impressed him greatly when he was travelling in that region. This inspired him to write the present work on the traditional way of falconry in Sindh culture. Falconry as a sport was at that moment beginning to regain popularity in England. Burton dedicated his work to King Willem III of The Netherlands, who was an avid falconer. Burton's work is as much a study of Sindhi culture as it is a work on falconry.The present first edition is very rare, and the surviving correspondence about it includes "an interesting letter from the publisher stating that of the 500 copies published 257 still (1877) remain unsold, and that he advises scrapping them" (Penzer). The half-title of the present copy is inscribed by the author in Arabic: "To the accursed captain from his friend Mirza Abdullah" (as Burton styled himself during his travels). Below the inscription is a pencil drawing (not by Burton) of the author's head imposed onto the body of a cat walking across a roof, captioned beneath in English (in a different hand, in ink): "a faithful sketch of the author". Head and foot of spine professionally repaired, binding slightly soiled. Light foxing in plate margins, occasional spotting elsewhere.l Harting 66; Penzer, p. 41; Schwerdt I, 90.

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BURTON, William Westbrooke.

The insolvent law of New South Wales, with practical directions and forms.Sydney, W.F. Moffitt, 1842. 8vo. Contemporary straight grained red sheepskin (W. MOFFITT, Sydney).

VIII, 202 pp.Rare first and only edition of the first Australian treatise on bankruptcy. While in Australia, Burton attempted to ameliorate the harsh treatment of convicts at Norfold Island, where he was sent in 1834 "to try some convicts who had mutinied". Many were sentenced to death, but as no clergy were on the island, Burton reprieved them until their cases could go before the executive council. He endeavoured also with some success to improve the miserable condition of the convicts. Pencil note on recto first fly-leaf; spine rubbed. Fine copy presented by the author to R.C. Burton, dated 1842.l Ferguson 3372; Sweet & Maxwell VI, p. 11.

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BURTON, Richard and N. M. PENZER (ed).

Selected papers on anthropology, travel & exploration. Now edited with an introduction and occasional notes.London, A.M. Philpot ltd., 1924. 8vo. Red/brown cloth, with title information in gold on spine, red upper edge.

240 pp.First edition of a collection of 10 quite rare and otherwise inaccessible articles by the British explorer, scholar and soldier Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), compiled and edited by Norman Mosley Penzer (1892-1960), the author of An annotated bibliography of Sir Richard Burton (1923). After the publication of Burton's bibliography, Penzer got numerous requests to publish some of the articles he had mentioned but are quite difficult to find by members of the general public. Penzer was a scholar specialised in Oriental studies and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.Penzer consciously made a small selection of Burton's more obscure papers, in order to give an insight into the varied activities and achievements of the explorer's life. Thus, the contents of the present work vary in subject. Burton's travels in India, Ethiopia, Gabon, Syria, and to Mecca are represented in separate articles. The subjects of other articles are more anthropological in nature, as expected regarding the title, such as the history and significance of scalping in different cultures around the world or spiritualism and religion in Africa and the Middle East.Slight browning and foxing throughout, with an autograph in blue ink on the first flyleaf. Overall in good condition.l Howgego IV, B98. cf. (other ed.) Shapero, The Islamic World (2003), 158.

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BURY, George Wyman.

Arabia infelix, or the Turks in Yamen.London, Macmillan and Co., limited, 1915. Large 8vo. With 3 maps and 18 plates, some containing multiple images. Red cloth, blind-tooling on covers, title information in gold on spine.

X, 213, [3] pp.First edition of George Wyman Bury's account of Yemen on the eve of World War I. Bury (1874-1920) was a British naturalist, explorer, Arabist and political officer in the British army, who spent most of his life in the Aden-Yemen borderlands. As a young man, he spent a year with the Abdali tribe in the Aden protectorate; he learned their language and even received the name Abdulla Mansur. Later in life, he was able to pass himself off as a local, because of his looks and command of colloquial Arabic. The British government made use of this, by employing Bury as a political officer in the region and even escorting the British part of the Boundary Commission in the Dhala region of Yemen."At the outbreak of World War I, Bury's unique knowledge of the Arab tribesmen and the Turkish administration commended him to the British intelligence service, and in 1915 he was made 'political officer' to the Red Sea Northern Patrol with the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve." (Howgego).Very slight browning, small tear in the contents-page (outer margin). Overall in good condition.l Howgego IV, B99; Macro 642; Shapero, The Islamic World (2003), 163; Smith, The Yemens, 59; Sotheby's the library of Robert Michael Burrell, 136. cf. Canton, From Cairo to Baghdad British travellers in Arabia, pp. 170-176.

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BUSCHMANN, Johann Carl Eduard and Guillaume de HUMBOLDT.

Aperçu de la langue des iles Marquises et de la langue Taïtienne, précedé d'une introduction sur l'histoire et la géographie de l'archipel des Marquises.Berlin, C. G. Luderitz, 1843. 8vo. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers.

197, [2] pp.A rare first edition of a work about the history, geography and language of the Marquesas islands.Johann Carl Eduard Buschmann (1805-1880) was a German philologist, who resided in Mexico for a few years to study the indigenous languages of Middle America and was later employed at the Alte Bibliothek in Berlin, where he focused his research on the dialects of Malaysia, Indonesia and Polynesia. His Aperçu includes a short history of the earliest voyages to the Marquesas islands and a comparison of different Polynesian dialects. The second half includes a more detailed look at the Marquesan language.Buschmann worked closely with linguist William Humboldt (1776-1835) and assisted him in his research of the Kawi language of Java, which resulted in a three-volume work. Humboldt passed away before it was finished, so Buschmann wrote and published the final volume alone. He had access to Humboldt's notes and revised them for publication. Humboldt's French-Marquesan vocabulary is part of the Aperçu and makes up the second half. With two labels ("D" and "4") pasted on the front paper wrapper and a manuscript owner's inscription on the title-page ("Gorscalo de Murga(?)"). The paper wrappers are loose, the spine is cracked. Edges somewhat frayed and internally foxed throughout.l O'Reilly and Reitman, Biographie de Tahiti, 5682 and 6139.

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BUTTURA, Antonio.

Sonetti a Bonaparte.Paris, Pierre Didot l’aîné, An VIII [after Floréal, so 1800]. 8vo. Finely printed on vellum. Contemporary long-grained and gold-tooled red goatskin morocco, each board with a frame made from a decorated roll with palm leaves between 2 fine-line fillets, the smooth spine with the title in the 2nd of 6 fields, an acorn with leaves in each of the others, gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins, light green watered silk endleaves.

[2 blank], [1], [1 blank], [8], [4 blank] pp.The only copy known to have been printed on vellum, probably for presentation to the First Consul and future Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte, of the very rare first and only edition of eight Italian sonnets in praise of Napoléon, the first published work of Antonio Buttura (1770-1832). The sonnets, each occupying one page with four verses of 4, 4, 3 and 3 lines, concern Napoléon's progress in the years 1797 to 1800, primarily his campaigns in Italy but also in Egypt. The book is exquisitely printed by Pierre Didot l'aîné (1761-1853), the greatest printer of his age, using some of the brilliant early types cut by his younger brother Firmin Didot le jeune (1764-1836). At this date they were just beginning to produce their greatest monuments to the neoclassical book arts that were to revolutionize the bibliophile book and bring them international fame.None of the largest present-day collections of books printed on vellum has a copy of the present book on vellum, and we have located only two regular copies, both in Paris.With a small and faint brown patch on an open are of the title-page, but otherwise in fine condition with a crisp impression and generous margins. The binding shows a very small and superficial gouge on the front board, a few minor scratches and minor wear at the hinges and corners, the paper endleaves are browned, slightly affecting the first and last blank vellum leaves and the watered silk endleaves, but the binding is still very good. Eight Italian sonnets in praise of Napoléon, beautifully printed on vellum and finely bound.l KVK & WorldCat (2 copies); Parke Bernet 14-15 May 1946 (property of F.S. Vories and others), lot 115 (the present copy, printed on vellum); not in Cat. des livres imprimés sur vélin; A. Jammes, Les Didots (1998).

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BUXTORF, Johannes.

Lexicon Hebraicum et Chaldaicum: complectens omnes voces, tam primas quam derivatas, quae in Sacris Bibliis, Hebraeâ … extant. Accessit Lexicon breve Rabbinico-Philosophicum … Editio quinta, de novo recognita.Basileae, heirs of Ludovicus König, 1645 (dedication signed 17 August 1647). 8vo. With woodcut head- and tailpieces. Contemporary vellum.

[16], 976, [80] pp.Dictionary of Hebrew and Chaldaean words occurring in the scriptures, explained and annotated in Latin, for the use of Christian theologian students, here in an early edition. At the end of the book is a short dictionary of Hebrew words used in the works of Jewish Rabbis, a short warning to the students of the Hebrew language, and an index in Latin.The Hebrew lexicon is one of the most important works of Johannes Buxtorf (1564-1629), one of the greatest Christian Hebraists and a famous professor of Hebrew and Oriental languages at the University of Basel for 39 years, known as the “Master of the Rabbis”. Buxtorf published both a Hebrew textbook and a number of dictionaries, including the present Lexicon Hebraicum et Chaldaicum, the most important. This dictionary should not be confused with the Lexicon Chaldaicum, Talmudicum, et Rabbinicum, which he left incomplete upon his death in 1629 and which his son completed and published in 1639.The Lexicon Hebraicum et Chaldaicum was first published in 1607 under the title Epithome radicum Hebraicum et Chaldaicarum (Basel, Konrad Waldkirch, 1607), but Buxtorf reworked it and brought it out under the present title in 1615. Many editions followed, often enlarged and corrected.With an owner’s inscription on the title-page of the rector of the Gymnasium at Torgau. Front hinge weak, binding somewhat stained and dust-soiled. Some ink stains throughout, but overall in good condition.l Stephen G. Burnett, From Christian Hebraism to Jewish studies: Johannes Buxtorf (1564-1629) (1996), 81 (p. 250); 2181861 (6 copies); cf. E. Kautzsch, Joh. Buxtorf der ältere (1879), pp. 34-36 (other eds.); Rudolf Smend, Vier Epitaphe: die Basler Hebraistenfamilie Buxtorf (2010), p. 10 (other eds.).

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BYE, Marcus de (after Marcus GHEERAERTS).

[Bears].[Amsterdam], Nicolaas I Visscher, 1664. Oblong 4to. 16 engravings (ca. 10.5 x 13.5 cm) depicting bears in various poses. Loose prints.

[16] ll.Complete set of all 16 engravings of Marcus de Bye’s bear print series, depicting bears in various poses, here in its third state. Marcus de Bye (sometimes spelt De Bie or De Bije; 1638/39-1688) was a German painter and engraver known especially for his prints of animals, such as bears, lions, wolves, etc. He produced the present series with engravings of bears after designs by the Flemish (Bruges) painter, printmaker and engraver Marcus Gheeraerts (I) (also known as Marcus Gerards, ca. 1520-1590/91) and is the most extensive De Bye print series recorded by Hollstein, along with with another series of 16 engravings of sheep. The bear series appears here in its third state, printed by Nicolaas I Visscher, identifiable by the "No. 10" that appears below the date in the title of the first print (depicting a bear next to a stone wall).A little frayed and slightly browned along the edges, and with a few spots, but otherwise in good condition. A complete set of 16 engraved prints showing bears.l Bartsch 65; Hollstein IV, 61-76.

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BYLANDT, Henri Adrien Graaf van.

Hondenrassen. Punten, beschrijving, eigenschappen, gebreken, enz. Deventer, Ae.E. Kluwer [colophon: printed by G.J. Thieme, Nijmegen], [dedication dated: September 1904]. 2 volumes. Imperial 4to (33 x 26.5 cm). Richly illustrated with approximately 4100 photos and other illustrations showing more than 300 dog breeds. With a French title-page in both volumes including the same centre-piece illustration of dogs as on the front board. The work includes several extra pages of advertisements etc. Contemporary light blue and white cloth, title and author in gold on front board and spine, with a dark blue illustration of dogs as a centre-piece on the front board and dark blue decorative lines on the spine, head edge gilt, floral decorated endpapers. Each volume in a contemporary slipcase covered with green cloth, grey paste-paper sides.

796, [2 blank], [6]; [1], [1 blank], [3], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 795, [10], [1 blank], XXVIII, [16] pp.Edition in four languages - French, English, German and Dutch - of a famous classic on all breeds of dogs, first published in Dutch in 1894. The first volume treats the breeds of hunting dogs, and the second volume all other breeds of dogs. It is dedicated to His Royal Highness Prince (consort) Henry (Hendrik) of the Netherlands, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876-1934), husband of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.The author, Henri Adrien Count of Bylandt (1860-1943), was a notable cynologist (canine specialist), he was a dog breeder, participant of dog shows, a respected and certified show judge and member of several clubs and associations dedicated to certain dog breeds.With a Dutch inscription on the first free endleaf (vol. 1) in brown ink "Ter herinnering aan de ge-lukkigste dag van U [?] en gegen...enstijdt[?]. 25 Maart 1905. Guus". Occasional light foxing, mainly to the edges of the bookblock and in some of the margins, slipcases somewhat rubbed. Overall in good condition.l For the author: R. Horter, "Graaf van Bylandt ...", in: Onze hond 08 (2010) pp. 26-28.

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[CÁDIZ EXPEDITION].

Relacion verdadera de la extraordinaria tormenta que ha tenido la armade Olandesa, y Inglesa, que estava sobre Dunquerque, y de como los nuestros le tomaron, y destruyeron toda su pescaria, y otros varios successos.Lisbon, Pedro Craesbeeck, 1625. Folio. Not bound.

[3], [1 blank] pp.Rare Spanish propagandistic news publication emphasizing the success of the Spanish fleet against the English and Dutch during the Anglo-Spanish and Eighty Years' War, discussing the heavy losses of the Anglo-Dutch fleet on their way to Cádiz in 1625. In 1624, negotiations for the marriage between Charles, Prince of Wales, son of King James I, and the Spanish infanta Maria, sister of Philip IV, broke down and war broke out because the Spanish court could not accept a marriage as long as Charles refused to convert to Catholicism. In 1625, the English prepared a fleet to sail to Spain, more specifically Cádiz, an important trading port of the Spanish silver fleet. In October 1625, approximately 100 ships, including 15 Dutch warships, sailed for Cádiz. Soon the ships were plagued with difficulties, especially storms. Many ships were left barely seaworthy and it caused major delays. On 1 November 1625 fleet entered the Bay of Cádiz, but in the end, the mission failed.The present publication can be seen as Spanish propaganda presented as "news", emphasizing their victories. While sailing to Cádiz, the Anglo-Dutch fleet came in heavy weather near Dunkirk. The text describes in great detail how ships went down or how they were captured, but also the drowning of many people on board. The present publication in Spanish was printed in Lisbon, in 1625 still under the rule of the Spanish monarchs (the Crown of Portugal was united with the Crowns of Castile and Aragon from 1580 to 1640). It is an outstanding example of the Spanish annus mirabilis, praising the Spanish victories during the wars with England and the Dutch Republic.Edges frayed and slightly browned, with a few spots, the two leaves nearly separated at the fold, some minor foxing and a small jagged tear in the second leaf with minor loss of text. Otherwise in good condition. A rare piece of news and propaganda on the successes of the Spanish fleet against the Dutch and English ships.l Ensayo de bibliografía marítima Española 2467; Palau 257848; Pohler, Bibliotheca Historico-Militaris, p. 246; USTC 5025988 (9 copies); Wilkinson & Lorenzo (eds.), Iberian Books 55774; WorldCat (1 copy? noting no place of publication or publisher’s name).

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CADMAN, John.

The geographical journal. Vol. LXXXIV. No. 3.Beccles, William Clowes & sons, 1934. 4to. With several full-page black and white photographs and maps. Original publisher's blue printed paper wrappers.

X, 201-280 pp.First edition of volume 84, no. 3 of The geographic journal. This volumes includes an interesting article on the exploration and exploitation of oil in the Middle East: Middle East geography in relation to petroleum by Sir John Cadman. In this piece the author describes his pionering search for crude oil in south-western and western Persia and in the eastern regions of Iraq. The exploitation of oil in these area was still in a very early stage by the time of writing. The work is illustrated with a map of the Middle East with oil fields and pipe lines indicated and with photographs of several oil fields.In very good condition.

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CAESARIUS, Johannes.

Dialectica ... nunc recens Hermani Raiani Welsdalii fructuosis scholiis illustrata, & in multis locis emendata. Accessit huic Ioanni Murmelii Isagoge in decem Aristotelis Praedicamentas.Venice, Giovanni Maria Leni, 1579. 8vo. With Leni’s woodcut device on the title-page (a figure holding a set square up to the sun, in a scrollwork cartouche with motto, “In eo qui fecit me omnia possum”) which has the letterpress title “Dialectica” in a woodcut factotum with scrollwork and putti at the head, and woodcut decorated initials. Set in roman and italic type with occasional Greek. Contemporary vellum.

"189" [= 179], [1 blank] ll.Rare edition of a popular school textbook on dialectics (logic) by the important German humanist Johannes Caesarius (Jülich ca. 1468-Weidenbach near Cologne 1550). Here edited and enlarged with notes by his student Hermann Rayanus (Welsdalius) (fl. 1555-1577), also a celebrated German humanist teacher, and with the introduction to Aristotle's rules on rhetoric by Johannes Murmellius (1480-1517), famous Dutch humanist, poet and teacher, author of one of the most popular Latin primers, the Pappa puerorum. These additions appeared in Gabriel Cotier’s 1556 Lyon edition, which others appear to have followed, including Leni’s 1573 and present 1579 editions (both with the present device and factotum). We haven’t seen the 1540 Paris edition by Colines, but we doubt Buisson’s claim that it includes Rayanus’s notes. It quickly joined the earlier and influenced the later standard textbooks on the subject by Rudolph Agricola (1515), Philip Melanchthon (1520) and Petrus Ramus (1543), each of the four approaching a hundred editions in the 16th century. Melanchthon praised Caesarius’s highly in his 1533 Rhetorices elementa and urged all to read it (Bary, pp. 48 & 51, citing Mack for the numbers of editions ranging from 73 to 90, though the actual numbers must be somewhat higher). Caesarius himself revised his text many times up to his death in 1550, notably for the 1526 edition and Colines’s Paris edition of 1537, and his students added to it after his death.Together with Murmellius and Hamelmann he established humanist curricula for both public and private education. Erasmus dedicated his translation of Gaza's Greek grammar to Caesarius. There are some letters to and from Erasmus preserved, but it is obvious that they continued to write to each other as good friends. With early manuscript notes in Latin on blank verso of title and last blank. Slight traces of use, some minor stains, vellum slightly wrinkled, but still in good condition.l Contemporaries of Erasmus I, pp. 238-239; Scardilli et al., Incunaboli e cinquecentine della Biblioteca comunale di Troina 50; USTC 817541; cf. Buisson, Répertoire des ouvrages pédagogiques, p. 103 (similar 1556 Lyon ed.); BMC STC German p. 727 (similar 1559 Cologne ed.); this edition not in Adams; BMC STC Italian; for the author and text: Corien Bary, De Dialectica van Johannes Caesarius (ca. 1468-1550), Dutch master’s thesis, Catholic University Nijmegen, 2004.

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CAILLIAUD, Frédéric and Bernardino DROVETTI.

Voyage a l'Oasis de Thèbes et dans les déserts situés a l'orient et a l'occident de la Thébaïde, fait pendant les années 1815, 1816, 1817 et 1818. Paris, Royal press, 1821. With 24 numbered engraved plates, including 2 engraved maps (1 folding), 1 plate coloured by hand and 1 double-page. With: (2) CAILLIAUD, Frédéric and Bernardino DROVETTI. Voyage a l'Oasis de Syouah … pendant leurs voyages dans cette oasis, en 1819 et en 1820.Paris, Rignoux, 1823. With 20 numbered plates (1 engraved map and 19 lithographed plates). 2 works in 1 volume. Folio. Contemporary green goatskin morocco, richly gold-tooled spine.

[2 blank], XVII, [1], 120; [12], 28 pp.Ad 1: first edition of the account of Cailliaud's travels in the Oasis of Thebes and his expedition to locate the ancient emerald mines of the Red Sea coast. Together with an account of Drovetti's discovery of the Oasis of Dakel. The plates include a map of the Eastern Desert ("Déserts fréquentés par les Arabes A'babdeh") and plans and beautiful views of antiquities discovered.Ad 2: after Cailliaud returned to Paris in 1819 he went back to Egypt on an official mission to continue the exploration of Egypt and its monuments in areas where Napoleon's scholars had been unable to penetrate. He set out on a journey to the oasis of Siwa, where he studied the temple of Umm al-Ibeida. Afterwards he joined up with Drovetti, who was part of the Hasan Bey expedition, a military expedition to get control over the inhabitants of Siwa. The plates include a map of the Siwa Desert and plans and beautiful views of antiquities discovered.The journals and notes of Cailliaud and Drovetti were edited and published by Edme-François Jomard.Some foxing, but otherwise in very good condition. Binding also very good.l Howgego, 1800-1850, C1; ad 1: Blackmer 268; cf. Gay 1967 (1822 ed.); Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p. 113 (1822 ed.); not in Atabey; ad 2: Gay 2515; Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p. 113.

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CAILLIÉ, René-Auguste.

Dagverhaal eener reize naar Temboektoe, van de westkust af van Afrika, door de binnenlanden, over Jenné, Kabra, Arawan en vele andere opmerkelijke plaatsen, de groote woestijn door, op Tanger... Uit het Fransch overgebragt door Herman van Lil. Haarlem, widow A. Loosjes, 1831. 2 volumes. 8vo. With engraved frontispiece and an engraved author's portrait by D. and A. Veelvaard, and a large folding map (41.5 x 28.5 cm) after E.F. Jomard. Contemporary half cloth.

XVI, 496; [4], 622 [= 582] pp.First Dutch edition of Caillié's travels to Timbuktu. In 1826 the Société de Géographie had offered a reward of 10,000 francs to the first European to visit Timbuktu (and return alive). Caillié, by that time already travelling in Africa, was determined to reach the fabled city. Dressed as a Muslim and well-versed in Arabic, he embarked on his journey in April 1827, reaching Timbuktu on 19 April of the following year. "Caillié was sorely disappointed with what he saw: a dreary, sleepy little town on the edge of the desert ..." (Howgego). Nothing was left of the legendary riches of the city, and the population lived in constant fear of Tuareg attack. Caillié remained in Timbuktu for only two weeks, leaving for Morocco on 4 May. He crossed the Sahara, and after many hardships reached Morocco's Tafilet region on 23 July. By way of Fez, Meknes and Rabat he arrived in Tangier from where he sailed for France.Caillié was preceded Benjamin Rose and by Alexander Gordon Laing in being the first European to enter Timbuktu. Laing, however, was murdered on the way back and Rose's account met with disbelieve. Accordingly, Caillié was rewarded the 10,000 franc prize after his successful return in October 1828. His narrative contains many interesting details on the secluded regions he traversed and the peoples he encountered, without romanticizing his adventures.Fine set.l NCC (6 copies; 1 incomplete); Saalmink, p. 338; cf. Gay, Bibl. de l'Afrique et l'Arabe248 (French edition); Howgego, 1800-1850, C2; not in Tiele, Bibl.

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[CAIRO]. WUTTKE, Carl.

A souk in Cairo.Cairo, 1902. Signed and inscribed "C. Wuttke. Cairo. 1902". Oil on canvas board (20 x 28 cm). Unframed.

Painting of a souk in Cairo, by the German orientalist Carl Wuttke (1849-1927). Paintings such as these were made to be reproduced as picture postcards, an archetypal consumer product from the early 20th century. Postcards, as a convenient alternative to the letter, had first appeared in the 1870s. The simultaneous improvements in photographic and printing techniques, led to the introduction of full-colour postcards in the 1890s. Although photographs were used as a basis for the creation of half-tone blocks, which were then used to print the postcards, well-made paintings such as these by Wuttke, were just as popular. For the numerous visitors to Egypt, picture postcards were a way of "collecting" the visited sights, thereby documenting their travels.Carl Wuttke was one of the most well-travelled artists of his time, visiting Italy, North-Africa, the United states, China and Japan. During his travels, he painted various views in Egypt and China for the Dresden firm of Römmler & Jonas that were subsequently reproduced as picture postcards. Wuttke's quick style, reminiscent of contemporary impressionism, but also of traditional oil sketches, was well suited to that end, giving an even better suggestion of a "snapshot" than contemporary photography.Relined at the back and numbered (on the relining) "94". Varnish yellowed; craquelure in the blue and white sky parts; otherwise in very good condition.l Ludwig, Münchner Maler im 19. Jahrhundert IV, pp. 405-406; cf. Starr, Remembering cosmopolitan Egypt.

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