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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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Charming Venetian edition

[THOUSAND AND ONE DAYS - ITALIAN]. Novelle persiane divise in mille ed una giornata, tradotte dal francese e dal francese in volgare italiano. Vol. primo [-quinto].
Venice, Santini, 1810. 5 volumes bound as 2. 12mo. Contemporary gold-stamped half brown cloth, marbled paper sides, with the title and volume number stamped in black on the spine. 172, 168, 176; 179, [1], 200 pp. Full description
€ 850
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Only Milanese edition

[THOUSAND AND ONE DAYS - ITALIAN]. Novelle persiane divise in mille, ed una giornata, tradotte in francese e dal francese nel volgare italiano. Tomo primo [-quinto].
Milan, Pietro Agnelli, 1815. 5 volumes bound as 2. 12mo. With a small woodcut vignette on each title page. Contemporary half beige cloth, marbled paper sides, with the title lettered in gold on the spine. 160; 156; 168; 168; 186, [2] pp. Full description
€ 850
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First illustrated Italian edition

[THOUSAND AND ONE DAYS - ITALIAN]. I mille e un giorni. Novelle orientali già tratte dal turco, dal persiano e dallarabo e pubblicate da Petis-de-la-Croix, Galland, Cardonne, Chawis e Cazotte etc. Nuova traduzione eseguita sullultima edizione di Parigi da A. F. Falconetti. Vol. I [-XV].
Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1833-1834. 15 volumes bound as 5. 16mo. With an engraved frontispiece in each of the 15 volumes. Contemporary boards with a red title label and a black volume number label, both lettered in gold, on each spine. Full description
€ 5,000
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