CZECH, FRANZ HERMANN:

[DEAF-MUTE]. Versinnlichte Denk- und Sprachlehre, mit Anwendung auf die Religions- und Sittenlehre und auf das Leben. Two volumes. Wien, P.P. Meichitaristen, 1844.

. 4to. Two volumes; text and plates. Pp. (ii), 410; 35. With engraved frontispiece portrait, 72 engraved plates, and many woodcut illustrations. Uncut copy in modern boards. Text volume partly with some light marginal staining. The title to text volume with some offsetting from frontispiece. The second title page somewhat dusty with remains of original cover at inner margin. Second edition, the first was published in 1826 with a second issue in 1838. A momentous work giving a new approach to the education of deaf-mute children. Czech's system of communication combined elements of the tonal speech technique developed by Heinecken with the sign language of the famous Abbé de l'Epée. The beautiful plates depicting numerous objects and actions were designed by Czech to provide an effective, simple method by which the teacher could communicate complicated ideas to the student. Czech was professor at the famous Wiener-Taubstummen-Institut. Baker Collection 198. Guyot & Guyot p. 18. 

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Book number: 35086

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, deaf, sign language, deaf-mute, language, langue, lingustic, german, sprache, dövstum,

DABRY DE THIERSANT, CLAUDE-PHILIPERT:

La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine ... Représentant les principaux instruments de pisciculture et engins de pêche employés par les Chinois et quelques nouvelles espèces de poissons recueillies en Chine. Précédé d'une introduction sur la pisciculture par le Dr. J. L. Soubeiran. Paris, Librairie de G. Masson, 1872.

. Folio. Pp. (vi), x, 195, (1). With 51 lithographed plates (complete). Handsome copy with wide margins. Contemporary brown morocco, ruled in gilt, spine richly gilt with five raised bands, marbled endpapers, corners worn. Provenance: Bibliotheca Tiliana with bookplate and small stamps.First edition of this magnificent work which is the first substantial one on the subject. Dabry de Thiersant was French consul in Shanghai and Canton in the 1860s and an avid collector of zoological specimens during this time. His work covers the fishing culture in China including descriptions of fishing gear and different species of fish. Thirty-six of the plates depict fishing nets and other equipment, and the other plates illustrate different types of fish together with detailed descriptions. Dabry de Thiersant found 850 different species of fish in the Far East, of which many were unknown to European naturalists at the time. Some light staining to the plates but a wonderful copy of a scare title. Not in Löwendahl. Cordier BS 1537. Nissen ZB1, 1018.

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Book number: 120557

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, china, chine, kina, chinese, fish, peche, poisson, exploration, natural history,

DALGADO, DANIEL GELçSIO:

Classificaçáo botanica das plantas e drogas, descriptas nos "Coloquios da India" de Garcia d'Orta. Bombaim, Nicol's Printing Work's, 1894.

. Pp. (viii), 35. With 5 plates. Original printed boards, cloth spine, stained. Loose in binding. A classification of plants and drugs described in Garcia de Orta's "Coloquios dos simples e drogas he cousas medicinais da India" (Goa 1563).

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Book number: 99836

Catalogue: South Asia

Keywords: South Asia, india, inde, indian, asia, asiatic, asien, asie, goa, botany, natural history, travel, exploration, spices,

DANZ, JOHANN ANDREAS:

Literator ebraeo-chaldaeus. Jena, Johan Félix Bielcke, 1715.

. Pp. (xiv), 502. Title printed in red and black. Third edition. BOUND WITH: Su manuductio, viam ostendes compendiosam ab ebraeae lingua analysin facilius instituenda, ejusque ritè applicandam syntaxin. Jena, Joh. Bielcke, 1702. Pp. (xii), 28. AND: Sive interpres ebraeo-chaldaeus, omnes vtriusque linguae idiotismos dexterè explicans; ... Jena, J. F. Bielcke, 1715. Third edition. Pp. (ii), 361, index (85). AND: Sev paradigmata nominum simplicium, ac verborum integra: quibus pro lingua intimius addiscenda, imperfecta qvaeqve ad analogiam prefectorum ... Editio iv. Jena, J.F. Bielcke, 1716. Pp. (xlvi), 130. AND: Sive rabbinismus enucleatus, qvoad ea, quae ebraeo-chaldaeis ... Third edition. Jena. J. F. Bielcke, 1714. Pp. (xii), 118, index (29). AND: Sive Aditus Syriae reclusus, compendiose ducens ad plenam lingua syriacae. Third edition. Zenker, BO ii, 1562. Jena 1715. Pp. (viii), 92. A collection of six linguistic works by the German theolog and orientalist Danz (1654-1727) who was professor in oriental languages at Jena. Bound in contemporary vellum, stained and spine defective.

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Book number: 42016

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, hebrew, chaldai, syria, syriac, language, langue, lingustic, asia, asie, asiatic, oriental, asien, chaldea,

[SAMI] DASS, PETTER / [FRIIS, HANS]:

Omstaendelig, sandfaerdig beskrivelse over de Norske Finlappers saeder, skikke, levemaade, klaededragt, boliger, gudsdyrkelse, tillagte trolddomskonster, m.v. (Detailed, truthful description of the Norwegian Finlappers' customs, manners, clothing, dwellings, religion, occultism, etc). Andet, meget f¿rbedrede oplag. Kj¿benhavn, Joh. Rud. Thiele, no date (1803-8 ?).

. Pp. 71, (1). Woodcut vignette on title. Text in Danish. Some staining to the text. Later half calf on marbled paper boards. Spine decorated in gilt with green title label, minor damage to top of spine. Old receipt from Gyldendalske Boghandel (Copenhagen) pasted in at rear. Exceedingly rare poem with a description of the Sami people in Tr¿ndelag and Nordland (Norway). It is attributed to Petter Dass but the first edition (Copenhagen 1740) was issued anonymously by Hans Friis, a Norwegian priest and poet. He had become acquainted with the Seminarium Lapponicum, a school for the training of missionaries and teachers to serve in the Sami settlement. However, the style is reminiscent of Dass' work "Nordlands trompet". Here is the second, much improved edition according to the title. From his adolescence in Trondheim, he had become familiar with the Seminarium Lapponicum, a school for the education of missionaries and teachers to serve in the Sami settlement. He is known for his cycle of poems, De norske Findlappers Beskrivelse which was first published in Copenhagen in 1740. These provide a description of the way of life of the Sami people in Tr¿ndelag and Nordland.[2]Ovanlig. Enligt Finska Nationalbiblioteket tryckt 1803-08. Utgivaren har attribuerat texten till "Peter Dass",men första upplagan, anonymt utgiven 1740, skulle vara författad av en Hans Friis. Stilen påminner dock mycket om Dass' "Nordlands trompet".Friis, Hans,Ê1716-1762 (författare)Dass, Petter,Ê1647-1708. (tillskrivet namn)[2et] Andet, meget forbedrede OplagPublicerad: Kj¿benhavn : Joh. Rud. Thiele, [180-?]Danska 71 p.

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Book number: 121521

Catalogue: Europe

Keywords: Europe, lapland, lapps,

DAVANT, V.:

Parle annamite qui veut sans professeur et sans études préalables. Lexique français-annamite. Deuxième édition (revue et corrigée). Saigon, Rey, Curiol & Cie, Éditeurs, 1896.

. 12mo. Pp. 276. With one folding table. Original printed wrappers. Private stamps (L. Arbey, ingénieur militaire). Revised second edition (first 1891). A well-preserved glossary for self studies including a section on grammar. Cf Cordier BI 2304-5.

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Book number: 29066

Catalogue: Southeast Asia

Keywords: Southeast Asia, annamese, vietnam, vietnamese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, language, langue, linguistic, annamite

DAVID-NEEL, ALEXANDRINE:

My Journey to Lhasa. The Personal Story of the Only White Woman who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City. London, Heinemann, 1927.

. Pp. xviii, (ii), 310. With front portrait and 43 half tones mostly taken from the author's photographs. Publisher's cloth printed in gilt, corners and spine ends chipped. Old ownership label pasted in on front paste down. Ugly marks to cover page numbering on the first five introductory leaves. First edition, simultaneously published in Paris and New York. Alexandrine spent several years preparing for the adventurous journey to the holy city of Lhasa. She studied thoroughly Tibetan customs and language. Disguised as a Tibetan nun she crossed the wild, unexplored parts of Tibet with her young companion Lama Yongden. After four and half months they reached Lhasa which at the time was closed to women. Robinson p. 9. Yakushi (1984) D 45b.

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Book number: 121194

Catalogue: South Asia

Keywords: South Asia, tibet, tibetan, asia, asie, asien, himalaya, travel, exploration, central asia, nepal, lady traveller

DAWSON, MILES MENANDER:

The Ethics of Confucius. The Sayings of the Master and his Disciples upon the Conduct of "The Superior Man". Arranged according to the Plan of Confucius. With a Foreword by Wu Ting Fang. New York, The Knickerbocker Press, 1915.

. Pp. xxii, 323, adv. (4). Errata slip tipped in. With one front portrait. Publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. First edition. Miles Menander Dawson (1863-1942) was an American author of poetry and philosophy.

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Book number: 100568

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, china, chine, kina, chinese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, confucius

[HUMBOLDT, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH ALEXANDER & BONPLAND, AIMÉ JACQUES ALEXANDRE] / DELAMTHÉRIE, JEAN CLAUDE:

Herrarne von Humboldts och Bonplands resa till wändkretsarne åren 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 och 1804. Ett utdrag ur deras memoirer. Örebro, Nils Magnus Lindh, 1808.

. Small 8vo. Pp. 63. Contemporary half calf, rubbed and spine restored. Old signature and annotations on front paste down. A Swedish abridgment of Delametherie's "Notice d'un voyage aux tropiques, exécuté par M.M. Humboldt et Bonpland ... " Translated from the German by E.W. Djurström. Scarce.

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Book number: 100290

Catalogue: Americas

Keywords: Americas, south america, smerika, americana, travel, exploration

DELAPORTE, I. HONORAT:

Guide de la conversation francais-arabe ou dialogues avec le mot-a-mot et la prononciation interlinéaires figurés en caractères francais. Deuxième édition. Alger 1841.

. Oblong 8vo. Pp. viii, 178, (2). Contemporary marbled boards, calf spine with gilt decoration, rubbed. Partly with some browning. Comprising 23 chapters devoted to different subjects or occasions. The guide gives the French sentence, the translation in Arabic script followed by the phonetic transcription both in French and Arabic. Second edition, first was published in 1837. Zenker BO ii, 83.

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Book number: 23074

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, arabia, arabic, asia, asien, asie, asiatic, east, eastern, language, langue, linguistic, algier, alger

DELLA VALLE, PIETRO:

Les fameux voyages de Pietro Della Valle, gentil homme Romain, surnommé l'illustre voyageur, avec un denombrement tres-exact des choses les plus curieuses, & les plus remarquables qu'il a veuës dans la Turquie, l'Egypte, la Palestine, la Perse, & les Indes Orientales, & queles autheurs qui en ont oy deuant écrit, n'ont iamis obseruées, le tout ecrit en forme de lettres, addresses au Sieur Schipano son plus intime amy. Four volumes. Paris, Gervais Clovzier, 1664.

. 4to. Pp. (xxiv) including one blank leaf, 404, (ii), 97, 80-84, (29) table, (1); (x), 622, (49) table, (1); (xiv), 460, 553-649, (18) table, (1); (xii), 597, (12) table. With two engraved frontispieces, one engraved plate and four woodcut plates in the text (vol. iv). Numerous engraved initials and head-and-tail pieces. Partly some browning due to paper quality. Title pages and plates are narrowly cut. Title to second part of volume one with some minor loss at outer margin. Contemporary full mottled calf, spines with five raised bands richly decorated in gilt, title labels, rubbed and hinges cracked, spine ends worn. Volume one in a late issue of the first edition or maybe the second edition (?), the other volumes in first edition.French edition of one of the most famous and influential early European travel account to the Middle East, first published in Italian in 1650-63. In 1614 della Valle set out for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On his long journey he visited Turkey, Egypt, the Holy Land, Syria, Persia and India before he returned home to Rome in 1626. His account is based on letters sent to his friend the Neapolitan physician Mario Schipano. Volume one contains letters from Constantinople where he spent 18 months, the second and third are devoted to Persia where he stayed for four years, and the fourth to India and his return journey via Basra, Aleppo, Cyprus, Sicily, Corsica and Malta. Della Valle spoke proficient Arabic, Persian and Turkish which ennabled him to understand more of the foreign cultures he visited than many of the other Western travellers at this time. "One of the finest works of travel literature" (Howgego). Atabey 1269. Cf Blackmer 1712. Röhricht 946.

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Book number: 99407

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, palestine, holy land, turkey, turkish, egypt, egyptian, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, voyage, exploration, persia, persian,

DEMIDOFF, PAUL GRIGORYEVICH & FORSTER, JOHANN REINHOLD:

[Two papers on Tatar (Tartar) antiquities read at the Society of Antiquaries, London]. London 1767.

. Comprises two papers: 1. Some Account of certain Tartarian Antiquities. In a letter from Paul Demidoff, Esquire, at Petersburg, to Mr. Peter Collinson, dated September 17, 1764. Read at the Society of Antiquaries, Feb. 5, 1767. 4to. Pp. 222-6. With a large folding engraved plate of Tatar sepulchres (burial chambers) and four engraved plates depicting various objects found in the graves.2.Observations on some Tartarian Antiquities, Described in the preceding Article. By Reinhold Forster, F.A.S. Read at the Society of Antiquaries. Feb. 26, 1767. 4to. Pp. 227-35. With two engraved plates depicting Tatar idols. Bound in modern quarter calf on marbled paper covered boards. Some minor browning. Paper is brittle, some tears at margins, and inner margins of the plates have been strengthened. First edition of these scarce papers on the tumuli or tombs of the Tatars. Demidoff's letter refers to the works of Strahlenberg and Bell and further describes the discoveries made by a Russian expedition sent out to open some of the tombs. The five plates are engraved from original drawings made during the expedition and published here for the first time. Forster's account is devoted to the writing and literature of the Tatars; various burial ceremonies; dating of the graves, etc. Paul Demidoff was a Russian traveller and patron of scientific education. Johann Forster was a German explorer and scientist.

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Book number: 100058

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, tartary, tartariet, tartarian, tatar, russia, russian, asia, asiatic, asien, travel, exploration, art, arts, illustration

DESGRANGES, [ALIX]:

Grammaire sanscrite-francaise. Two volumes. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1845 -1847.

. 4to. Pp. (iv), xlii, 588; (iv), 543, (1). Uncut copy in beautiful half calf on marbled boards, spines with five raised bands and title lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Original printed wrappers with bound. The first volume with some light water staining at beginning, and the second volume foxed throughout. The first Sanskrit grammar to be published in France. Vater p. 333. Zenker BO ii, 2820.

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Book number: 34125

Catalogue: South Asia

Keywords: South Asia, sanskrit, india, indian, language, langue, linguistic, asia, asie, asien, asiatic,

DESHAIRS, LÉON:

Intérieurs en couleurs. Exposition des Arts Décoratifs Paris 1925. Paris. Albert Lévy, 1926 (1925).

. Folio (26 x 44 cm). Pp.12 and fifty coloured plates. Loosely laid, as issued, in publisher's coloured cardboard folder, cotton ties. Spine expertly restored. Impressive album with fifty interior decorations in Art Déco style. Rare to find complete. The illustrations are reproductions of works by Chauchet-Guilleré, P.P. Montagnac, Pierre Chareau, Maurice Dufrène, Léon Bouchet, and many more. Preface by Léon Deshairs, a renowned French art historian and writer. He was professor of art history at the École du Louvre and editor-in-chief of the magazine Art et Décoration in the 1920s."Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes" was a World's Fair held in Paris between April and October in 1925. It was designed by the French government to highlight the new Style Moderne (later Art Déco) of interior decoration, architecture and other decorative art from different parts of the world.

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Book number: 121252

Catalogue: Art Deco

Keywords: Art Deco, interior, art deco, architecture, decoration, interior decoration, exhibition, france, french,

DEY, MUKUL (Artist) / [HEDIN, SVEN - PORTRAIT].

[Original dry-point impression by Mukul Dey. Berlin ca 1926].

. Original dry-point impression of Sven Hedin, signed by Mukul Dey in pencil, on very fine paper. Size: 15 x 19 cm. Mounted in a passe-partout. The original copper-plate was inscribed by Sven Hedin and appears as a mirror image. Mukul Dey visited Hedin in Berlin in 1926 and we believe this etching was made then. Mukul Chandra Dey (1895-1989), Indian painter and engraver, was a student of Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan School during the early years of the 20th century. He travelled abroad to be able to study printmaking as an art. He went to Japan, America and England and he came to concentrate on drypoint etching. He is remembered for his images of Bengaqli villagers but also for his portraits of various famous men, such as Tagore, Einstein, Gandhi and Sven Hedin. Mukul Dey visited Hedin in Berlin in 1926 and we believe this etching was made then. Provenance: Archeologist Ashok Mitra, who used to live in Uttar para near Calcutta.

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Book number: 100207

Catalogue: Old & Rare Books

Keywords: Old & Rare Books, hedin, portrait, mukel dey, dey, inde, indian, indien, asia, asie, asiatic,