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(SKINNER, Joseph). - The present state of Peru: comprising its geography, topography, natural history, mineralogy, commerce, the customs and manners of its inhabitants, the state of literature, philosophy, and the arts, the modern travels of the missionaries in the heretofore unexplored mountainous territories, etc. The whole drawn from original and authentic documents, chiefly written and compiled in the Peruvian capital.

London, Richard Phillips, 1805. 4to. Contemporary tree calf (one hinge sl. damaged but firmly holding). With 20 handcoloured stipple-engravings depicting costumes of Peruvian society, natives, bullfighter, llamas, etc. XIV,488 pp. First edition. - Skinner translated portions of El Mercurio Peruano, published between 1791-1795, for this detailed overview of Peru, the young writers belonged to the Society of Lovers of the Country and subscribed to the ideas of the Enlightenment, illustrated with twenty beautifully coloured plates depicting the costume of various segments of Peruvian society, including upper-class ladies, female domestics in Spanish dress, Indian men and women, a bullfighter, etc. The Appendix contains two interesting accounts: History of the missions of Caxamarquilla, with the origin and loss of those of Manoa, intended as an introduction to the recent travels of fathers Sobreviela and Girbal, in the remote parts of Peru. The second account: Interesting notices relative to the entrances made by the monks of the order of St. Francis, into the mountainous territories of Peru, from each of the parts bordering on the Cordillera of the Andes, communicated to the academical society of Lima by father Sobreviela, guardian of the college of Santa Rosa of Ocopa. 'An extensive illustrated reference work on Peru' (Von Hünersdorff II, p.1384). - The earliest, and one of the few English colour-plate book relating to Peru and Ecuador. -Some foxing otherwise fine. Abbey, Travel, 723; Lipperheide I, p.389; Colas 2751; Hiler p.802; Sabin 81615; Palau 315564.
EUR 3575.00EUR [Appr.: US$ 4125.61 | £UK 3137.75 | JP¥ 636171] Booknumber: 29408

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Amadio, Nadine - Pacifica: Myth, Magic and Traditional Wisdom from the South Sea Islands. Photographs by John Tristram

Sydney, Australia, Angus & Robertson, c1993. First printing. Hardcover. Oversize. 160 p. illus. Very good condition/good.
USD 22.00USD [Appr.: EURO 19.25 | £UK 16.75 | JP¥ 3392] Booknumber: 28502

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- Bericht Über Aufbau Und Tätigkeit Der Sogenannten Jugendsekten

Ministerium Für Kultus und Sport Stuttgart, 1987. Taschenbuch Gut Gewicht/weight ca. 250 gr. 124 Seiten /
EUR 6.40EUR [Appr.: US$ 7.39 | £UK 5.75 | JP¥ 1139] Booknumber: 130941

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- A Tribute to Military Families

Sears Brands Llc. 2004, 2004. Hardcover, Small 4to, Book, Hard Cover. . Small 4to. 108 pp., purple, silver - military - sh 87. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 7.00USD [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 1079] Booknumber: 20277

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(Königliche Museen zu Berlin). - Ausführliches Verzeichnis der Aegyptischen Altertümer und Gipsabgüsse. Zweite völlig umgearbeitete Auflage. Mit 83 Illustrationen.

Berlin, Spemann, 1899. Hardcover. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. Pp. xvi, 519. With 85 illustrations. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary green full cloth, spine gilt, broken and reattached with tape. In a very good internal condition. ~ Second, revised edition. [Provenance:] From the library of Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Herman De Meulenaere (1923-2011). 003-2 .
EUR 48.00EUR [Appr.: US$ 55.39 | £UK 42.25 | JP¥ 8542] Booknumber: 9999_03614

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- Bedtime Stories

Birn Brothers, circa 1950. Hardback. Quarto. Maroon pictorial paper-covered boards. Green cloth spine. Light wear to covers. Very Good.
GBP 9.95GBP [Appr.: EURO 11.5 US$ 13.08 | JP¥ 2017] Booknumber: 114783

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