RENDELL, F.M.:

Concise Handbook of the Island of Madeira. London, Kegan Paul & Co., 1881.

. Small 8vo. Pp. viii, 84. With a plan of Funchal and one folding map of Madeira. Publisher's printed cloth. First edition of a neat guide book with practical information, in lovely condition.

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Book number: 100566

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Keywords: Europe, madeira, europe, european, travel, exploration, guide, funchal

DE REUILLY, J. (Baron):

Travels in the Crimea, and along the shores of the Black Sea, performed during the year 1803. London, R. Phillips, 1807.

. 84 pp. With one map (narrowly cut) and 3 engr. plates. Modern quarter calf on cloth boards. First English edition. Original edition was issued in Paris in 1806. Cf Brunet 20405.

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Book number: 17067

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Keywords: Europe, europe, europa, crimea, black sea, travels, voyages, explore, exploration, first edition, explorations, expéditions, viajes, viaggio, reisen

RINK, SIGNE:

Gr¿nlaendere. Kristiania (Oslo), Alb. Cammermeyer, 1886. AND: Gr¿nlaendere og Danske i Gr¿nland. Kristiania, Alb. Cammermeyer, 1887.

. Two works bound together in contemporary half calf, extremities rubbed. Bookplate. Pp. (viii), 155 + pp. (viii), 204. Text in Danish. First editions. Signe Rink (1836-1909) was born in Greenland where her father was the colonial administrator. At the age of 17 she married Hinrich Rink, a Danish geologist who became the colonial director of southern Greenland in Nuuk in 1858. She learned the language fluently and wrote novels and short stories about Inuit society and traditions, and translated Greenlandic folklore into Danish. Several of her books reflected on the colonial relationship between Inuits and Danes.

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Book number: 121359

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Keywords: Europe, greenland, grönland, inuit, eskimo, europe, european, arctic, travel, exploration, greenlander, colonial, ladytraveller, lady traveller

SARELIUS, JOHANNES & PORTHAN, HENRIK GABRIEL (Praesis):

De praecipuis dialectis linguae fennicae. Praeside Mag. Henrico Gabriele Porthan. Åbo, Frenkell, 1810.

. 4to. Pp. (ii), 18. Half cloth. From the library of Trolleholm. Some browning to the title page. A dissertation about different dialects of the Finnish language.

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Book number: 22018

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Keywords: Europe, finland, finnish, nordic, scandinavia, language, langue, linguistic, europe, european,

VON SCHLÖZER (SCHLOEZER), KURD:

Russlands älteste Beziehungen zu Scandinavien und Constantinopel. Berlin, W. Besser, 1847.

. PP. 53. Old boards, faded, top of spine chipped. Bookplate (Count Carl Trolle-Bonde). Kurd von Schözer (1822-94), a German diplomat and historian.

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Book number: 14275

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Keywords: Europe, europe, europa, russia, russe, russian, constantinople, turkey, turkish, travel, exploration, history, historical3

SCHMIDT, JOHANN ADOLF ERDMANN:

Vollstaendiges russisch-deutsches und deutsch-russisches Woerterbuch zum Gebrauch beider Nationen. Zweite gaenzlich umgearbeitete Stereotyp-Ausgabe. Two parts in one volume. Leipzig no date.

. Pp. (viii), 522; (iv, 515. Titles and preface in Russian and German. Text in three columns. Contemporary boards, rebacked with flat calf spines, lettered and ruled in gilt. The first edition was published in Leipzig 1844. Cf Zaunmüller p. 326. (ed. Leipzig 1901).

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Book number: 32125

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Keywords: Europe, europe, europa, russia, russian, russie, ryssland, language, langue, sprachen, linguistics, languages, langue, sprache, linguistique, linguistica, sprachwissenschaft, russland

SCHOPENHAUER, JOHANNA HENRIETTE:

Resa ifrån Paris genom Södra Frankrike till Chamouny. Two parts in one volume. Mariefred, Collin & Comp., 1826-27.

. Pp. (ii), 5-181; (iv) 5-2121,(1). No endpaper at rear. Contemporary marbled boards, richly gilt spine, rubbed. Some staining throughout. First Swedish edition translated from the second German. Johanna Schopenhauer, a famous German author, born in Gdansk in Poland and lived most her life in Weimar. This account covers her travels in France in the beginning of the 19th century. Her travel books became very successful at the time. Cf. Griep / Pelz "Frauen Reisen" no. 523.

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Book number: 120875

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Keywords: Europe, france, french, frankrike, europe, european, lady traveller, travel, travels, exploration,

SCHOPENHAUER, JOHANNA HENRIETTE:

Resa i England och Skottland. Two parts in one volume. Stockholm, Zacharias Häggström, 1827.

. Pp. iv, 252; 270. Modern boards with original printed wrappers bound in. A nice, mint copy. A Swedish translation of Shopenhauer's journey to England and Scotland in 1803, first published in German (Rudolfstadt 1813). The English version was not published until 1988. Goedecke x, 20.

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Book number: 99058

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Keywords: Europe, england, scotland, europe, european, travel, travels, exploration, britain, british

SCHOU, DR. H.:

Udvandrerens reiseledsager. Praktisk haandbog i det engelske omgangssprog med vedfoiet udtale. Kjobenhavn, G. Jespersens Forlag, 1882.

. Tall 12mo. Size: 9 x 18 cm. Pp. (vi), 281. Original cloth, rubbed. Presented by the editor. A charming travel manual for Danish people treating the English language including vocabularies.

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Book number: 40028

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Keywords: Europe, denmark, danish, europe european, language, linguistic, vocabulary, langue,

SCROFANI, SAVERIO:

Resa i Grekeland 1794 och 1795. Öfversatt af G.A. Sillén. Three parts in one volume. Stockholm, Henrik A. Nordström & Joh. A. Carlbohm, 1806.

. Pp. (ii), x, 188; (iv), 192; (viii), 128 + two folding plates. Contemporary half calf, flat spine decorated in gilt and with green title label, red edges, corners rubbed. Bookplate. Small spot on first title. Scarce Swedish translation of Scrofani's travels in Greece first published at London (i.e. Rome) in 1799, in Italian. Sicilian born Scrofani, economist and historian, made this journey to Greece on behalf of the Venetian Republic in order to examine the state of economic life and commerce there. He visited the Ionian Islands, Morea and southern Roumeli. Cf Blackmer 1517. Cf Navari, Greek Civilization, 663.

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Book number: 99988

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Keywords: Europe, greece, greek, grekland, travel, exploration, voyage, europe, european, levant

SIESTRZÉNCEWICZ DE BOHUSZ, STANISLAW:

Histoire du royaume de la Chersonese Taurique. St. Petersburg, le l'Imprimerie de l'Académie Impériale Russie, 1824.

. 4to. Pp. (vi), 433. With two large folding engraved maps of Scythica (Pontic steppe) and "La Tauride" (Crimea), and two small engraved plates. Uncut copy in original wrappers, spine partly gone, back cover detached, chipped at edges, loose in binding. Housed in a specially made paper-covered box. Second enlarged edition, first 1800 (Brunswick). This is an historical account of Tauric Chersonese which is the ancient name for Crimea. Stanislaw Siestrzéncewicz de Bohusz (1731-1826), Polish Catholic, prominent member of the Russian Academy and the first metropolitan Archbishop of Mogilev in present-day Belarus. Rare. Brunet v, 377. Graesse vii, 401.

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Book number: 99744

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Keywords: Europe, russia, russian, russe, travel, exploration, history, historical, crimea, krimea, tauride, scythica, pontic steppe, caspian,

SJÖBORG (SJOBORG, SJOEBORG), NIC. HENR.:

Litterae gothicicae, ab Asia oriundae, ad scandinavos hospites deductae. Dissertartio archaeologica. Lund (1805).

. 4to. Pp. 32. Modern boards, cloth spine.

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Book number: 777031

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Keywords: Europe, europe

TOM SMITH.

Tom Smith's Crackers. "Espanola" Spanish crackers. By kind courtesy of "The Tatler". No 490. London no date (ca 1904).

. A set of twelve stunning Christmas crackers in original colourful decorated wrappers, housed in the original decorated paper box (24.5 x 31 cm) with a label on upper cover featuring a Spanish-style "clown". The crackers are wrapped in red glossy paper with labels depicting different festive costumes and have frilled decorated paper ends. A few with small paper cracks but overall in very good condition. A printed label pasted on verso of upper cover reads: "By Appointments to their Majesties the King & Queen. Tom Smith's Espanola Spanish Crackers. The crackers contain Spanish Head-dresses, including Toreadors, and a selection of Novelties in Toys, Jewels, and Curios, also Spanish Love Verses and translations". ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊTom Smith, based in London, invented crackers in 1847 as a development of his bob-bon sweets. Since then Christmas crackers have been a traditional part of Christmas festivities in the UK. A unique and well-preserved 1904s cracker box in its original state.

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Book number: 120695

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Keywords: Europe, fire crackers, england, english, party, antique,

SPUHLER (SPUEHLER, SPÜHLER), A. (EDITOR):

Meine reise durch die Schweiz. Sammlung von photogr. ansichten der Schweiz. Neuchatel, Paris & Lpz, no date (1898).

. Quer folio. 234 pp. First edition. With coloured title and richly illustrated throughout including many full page photocollogravures. Original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine partly chipped. Internally in very good condition.

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Book number: 18092

Catalogue: Europe

Keywords: Europe, europa, europe, schweiz, switzerland, voyages, travels, explore, exploring, viajes, viaggio, reisen

STILLE, S.J. (EDITOR):

Anteckningar under en resa till och ifraan Warschau vid slutet af Polska frihetskriget 1831. Lund 1834.

. Pp. iv, 220. Original printed wrappers, spine chipped, front wrapper almost loose. Uncut copy. Occassional some minor foxing. A narrative about a journey to Warschaw in 1831.

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Book number: 18087

Catalogue: Europe

Keywords: Europe, europa, europe, voyages, travels, poland, polen, warsaw, viajes, viaggio, reisen