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Impressive drawing of a peregrine falcon in action, produced by a 20th-century Dutch illustrator

MICHIELSEN, Hans (artist). [A peregrine falcon flying in the sky with a captured pigeon in its talons].
[The Netherlands], November 1983. Mixed media drawing with coloured crayon, gouache and watercolour on paper (ca. 74.5 x 60.5 cm). Signed "Hans Michielsen" and dated "11/83" in gouache in the bottom left corner. In passepartout and framed (ca. 100 x 80 cm). Full description
€ 7,500
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Navigating the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, intended for practical use by naval and merchant ships

[NAVIGATION - RED SEA - PILOT GUIDE]. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot comprising the Suez canal, the Gulfs of Suez and 'aqaba, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the South-east coast of Arabia from Ras Baghashwa to Ras al Hadd, the coast of Africa from Ras Asir to Ras Hafun, Socotra and its adjacent islands. Tenth edition.
London, Published for the Hydrographic Department, Admiralty, 1955.
With: [NAVIGATION - RED SEA - PILOT GUIDE]. Supplement no. 1-1957 relating to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot, tenth edition, 1955, corrected to 17th July, 1957, whenever reference is made to the pilot, this supplement must be consulted.
London, published for the Hydrographic Department, 1957. 8vo. With a folding map (printed on both sides), 2 coloured plates with diagrams (printed on both sides), 28 plates showing coastlines and occasionally a map (many printed on both sides), and many some illustrations in text. Original blue cloth with yellow lettering on the spine and the front board, the supplement is loosely inserted at the end of the volume: original printed paper wrappers, stapled. [2], LI (= LIII: II plus [1], [1 blank]), [1 blank], 518, [1], [1 blank] pp; Supplement: 20 pp. Full description
€ 1,750
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A detailed overview of inflation and purchasing power in Iraq in 1970

REPUBLIC OF IRAQ - Ministry of Planning. Prices statistics for second half of 1970. Retail and wholesale.
Iraq, Central Statistical Organization, [1970?]. Folio (28.5 x 21 cm). With multiple graphs on 8 leaves, most of them in the text. The main price-information is arranged in tables, all tables and other introductory information are printed on 1 side of the leaves (from right to left on the recto side of the leaves, excluding the information in English which has from that perspective been printed on the verso side of the leaves). Original printed publisher's wrappers. (The majority of the work reads from right to left, thus:) [5], 83, VI-I, [4] ll. Full description
€ 275
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Impressive drawing of a hawk, produced by a renowned 20th-century Dutch ornithological illustrator

SLIJPER, Hendrik Johannes (artist). [A hawk perched on a birch branch].
[The Netherlands], 1973. Gouache and watercolour drawing on greyish paper (ca. 74.5 x 57.5 cm). With a manuscript dedication by the artist "Voor Joosje & Thomas Rap", signed "H.J. Slijper" and dated "1973" in black ink in the lower right-hand corner. In passepartout and framed (ca. 100 x 80.5 cm). Full description
€ 6,000
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Fine painting of a falcon, produced by a renowned 20th-century Dutch ornithological illustrator

SLIJPER, Hendrik Johannes (artist). [A Eurasian hobby perched on a tree stump].
[The Netherlands], 1986. Oil painting on board (ca. 29.5 x 19.5 cm). Signed "H.J. Slijper" and dated "1986" in white paint in the bottom right corner. In passepartout and framed (ca. 47.5 x 37 cm). Full description
€ 5,000
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Extremely rare, charming five-volume Italian edition

[THOUSAND AND ONE DAYS - ITALIAN]. Novelle persiane divise in mille, ed una giornata. Tradotte dal francese e dal francese nel volgare italiano. Tomo primo [-quinto].
Venice, Niccolò Pezzana, 1783. 5 volumes. 12mo. With small vignettes built up from typographical ornaments on the title pages and some headpieces built up from typographical ornaments. Later vellum with the manuscript titles and volume numbers in red on the spines. 179, [1]; 178; 190; 190; 213 pp. Full description
€ 3,000
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Very rare pirated Italian edition

[THOUSAND AND ONE DAYS - ITALIAN]. Novelle persiane divise in mille ed una giornata, e in cinque libri distribuite. Tradotte in francese e dal francese nel volgare Italiano. Vol. primo [-quinto].
Venice [= Naples?], Giacomo Antonio Vinaccia, 1783. 5 volumes. 12mo. With vignettes built up from typographical ornaments on each title page and some ornamental headpieces. Contemporary grey paper wrappers with manuscript volume numbers on the spines. Stored in a brown decorated paper slipcase. 203; 202; 216; 216; 239, [1] pp Full description
€ 2,800
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