A. Asher & Co. B.V.

A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others translates out of foreign languages, and now first published in English.London, printed by assignment from Messrs Churchill, 1732. 6 volumes. Folio. With 164 engraved plates (folding, double-page and full-page), 2 portrait frontispieces, 2 engraved titles, numerous illustrations in text, and engraved arms of 28 named subscribers. Contemporary gold-tooled brown calf, with a red morocco title label on the spine.

CHURCHILL, Awnsham and John CHURCHILL. · 1704

€30,000.00 ($33,065.46 | £25,027.98 | ¥5,280,127)

Second, enlarged edition of this important and profusely illustrated collection of travel reports, with accounts of voyages to every part of the globe. Many of them appeared here in English, or even in print, for the first time. The work is noteworthy because it included the o...

Flora Brasiliensis sive enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum ... Fasciculus I-XVIII(1-3), XIX-XX, XXIII, XXIX, XXXIV-XXXV, XLIV, and XLVII.Vienna, Friedrich Beck and Leipzig, Friedrich Fleischer, 1840-1869. 28 fascicles in 20 volumes. Large folio (ca. 48 x 32.5 cm). With one large folding lithographed map of Brazil (hand-coloured in outline), 572 lithographed botanical plates (depicting numerous illustrations of plants and their seeds) and 57 tinted views (printed on 56 leaves) depicting landscapes with native vegetations lithographed by F.W.E. Bollmann, A. Brandmeyer, F. Hohe, M. Kuhn and C.A. Lebschée after designs by J.A. Ackermann, F. Deppe, T. Ender, G. Leuzinger, B. Mary, J.M. Rugendas, J.J. Steinmann, F.J. Stephan and H.A. Weddell. Loose as issued in the original publisher’s printed wrappers or sewn with the spines covered in 19th century cloth.

ENDLICHER, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus and Carl Friedrich Philipp von MARTIUS (editors). · 1840

€15,000.00 ($16,532.73 | £12,513.99 | ¥2,640,063)

Collection of 28 fascicles (printed on large paper) of the very rare first edition of this standard work on the flora of Brazil. The first instalment of the Flora Brasiliensis was published in 1840 under the supervision of the Austrian botanist Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus Endl...

Plano sabio, profferido no parlemento de Inglaterra pelo ministro de estado Mr. Pitt, sobre a continuaçaõ da guerra com a França, e trasladaçaõ do throno de Portugal para o novo imperio do Brasil.Lisbon, Na typografia Lacerdina, 1808. 4to. 20th-century gold-tooled black sheepskin, loss of leather around the spine, green decorated end papers, bound by Frederico d'Almeida in Lisbon.

[PITT, William (attributed)]. · 1799

€3,500.00 ($3,857.64 | £2,919.93 | ¥616,015)

14 pp.Rare first edition of "one of the most mysterious and interesting documents in the history of Brazil" (Fernandes). The work contains a speech allegedly given in the British Parliament on January 31, 1799, by William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806), the first prime minister ...

[drop title:] Soneto. ¿Quién sino tú, dulcísima Maria ... ?[Mexico, ca. 1821]. Ca. 21.5 x 15.5 cm. The text is set within a decorative woodcut border, together with a woodcut illustration of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

[SONNET - MEXICO]. · 1810

€1,800.00 ($1,983.93 | £1,501.68 | ¥316,808)

[1] leaf.Beautifully printed broadside sonnet, thanking the Virgin of Guadalupe for Mexico's victory over Spain after the Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821). Because the Virgin's image was used from the very start of the war, she became a central symbol in Mexico's fight ...

[Historiated initial - Capital "G"].[Viseu?, first quarter of the 17th century]. Frame: ca. 36.5 x 33.5 cm. Tempera on parchment (ca. 20 x 21 cm), heightened with gold. Mounted in a passe-partout (ca. 28.5 x 25.5 cm), framed behind glass in a later gold frame.

[NETO, Estêvao Gonçalves, circle of (attributed)]. · 1627

€8,500.00 ($9,368.55 | £7,091.26 | ¥1,496,036)

Beautifully painted historiated initial, attributed to the circle of Estêvão Gonçalves Neto (?-1627), who is often considered to be Portugal's finest miniature artist. The work has been exhibited twice in 2016, in the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon, and the Grão Vasc...

[Illuminated initial - Capital "S"].[Viseu?], 1617. Frame: ca. 39.5 x 38 cm. Tempera and gold leaf on parchment (ca. 33 x 30 cm). Mounted in a passe-partout (ca. 33.5 x 32.5 cm), framed behind glass in a later gold frame.

[NETO, Estêvao Gonçalves, circle of (attributed)]. · 1627

€8,500.00 ($9,368.55 | £7,091.26 | ¥1,496,036)

Beautifully painted illuminated initial, attributed to the circle of Estêvão Gonçalves Neto (?-1627), the last illuminator of Portugal. The work has been exhibited in both the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon, and the Grão Vasco Museum in Viseu, where it has been exami...

Lion d’Afrique.[France], 1839. Ca. 65 x 81 cm. Watercolour and ink drawing on wove paper (with a part of an unidentified watermark ["igant & C"] in the upper right corner). Titled Lion d’Afrique, signed "Bevalet" and dated "1839" in black ink in the lower part.

BEVALET, Antoine Germain. · 1779

€6,500.00 ($7,164.18 | £5,422.73 | ¥1,144,027)

Captivating watercolour by the French artist Antoine Germain Bevalet (1779-1850) depicting an adult male African lion in a landscape. Bevalet initially studied with his father, the French artist François Noël Bevalet (or Bevallet, active ca. 1780). He gained prominence as a na...

[Visitors awaiting an audience with King Faisal].[Riyadh], 1974. The sheet is ca. 33 x 47 cm. One photographic print (ca. 25.5 x 40 cm), signed by hand. Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

RIBOUD, Marc (photographer). · 1923

€8,500.00 ($9,368.55 | £7,091.26 | ¥1,496,036)

[1] photograph.Beautifully captured image by Marc Riboud (1923-2016), an important and well-known French photographer. The photo shows a group of men waiting for their audience with King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1906-1975) at the royal palace in Riyadh. Hanging above them...

[King Faisal].[Ca. 1970]. Ca. 40 x 30.5 cm. Two large photographic prints. Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

[PHOTOGRAPHY - KING FAISAL]. · 1906

€2,500.00 ($2,755.46 | £2,085.66 | ¥440,011)

[2] photographs.Two large photographs of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1906-1975), during the later years of his reign (1964-1975). Faisal was the third son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. His intelligence was already apparent from a young age and h...

Car show.[1970s]. Eight photographs (all ca. 9 x 12.5 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

[PHOTOGRAPHY - CAR SHOW]. · 1970

€400.00 ($440.87 | £333.71 | ¥70,402)

[8] photographs.Collection of photographs from the 1970s of a Nissan car show in which the newest models were presented. The show most likely took place in Saudi Arabia, where Nissan had a strong presence at the time.The photographs have an orange hue because of fading of the ...

[Collection of twelve photographs, capturing daily life in Saudi Arabia in the 1950s].[Saudi Arabia or Kuwait], 1954. Ca. 28.8 x 22.8 cm (sheet size: ca. 35.3 x 27.8 cm). Twelve photographic prints, all signed and dated. Housed in clear plastic folder.

[PHOTOGRAPHY - SAUDI ARABIA - KUWAIT].

€850.00 ($936.85 | £709.13 | ¥149,604)

[12] photographs.Remarkable collection of twelve photographs, showing daily life of a community in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait in a time before oil wealth. The photographed people are likely all members of the same family. The moving images show the children engaged in wool spinnin...

[Collection of eleven snapshots from the Middle East].[Iraq?, early 1920s]. With 11 snapshots (all ca. 6 x 9 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

[PHOTOGRAPHY - MIDDLE EAST]. · 1920

€1,800.00 ($1,983.93 | £1,501.68 | ¥316,808)

[11] photographs.Collection of 11 snapshots from the early 1920s, likely taken by a British soldier stationed in the Middle East. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly where these photographs were taken, but presumably in Mesopotamia (present day Iraq). Great Britain was activel...

[Hajj].[Second half 20th century]. Various sizes. Four postcards and one press photograph. Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

[POSTCARDS - SAUDI ARABIA].

€350.00 ($385.76 | £291.99 | ¥61,601)

[5] photographs.Collection of four postcards and one press photograph, all relating to hajj. Every image shows a different aspect of the pilgrimage. The photograph shows a group of Moroccan men awaiting their turn to board the plane to Mecca, and the postcards show the covered...

[Festivities in Cairo].[Late 19th century]. Three albumen prints (each ca. 19.5 x 26 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

SÉBAH, Pascal (photographer). · 1823

€250.00 ($275.55 | £208.57 | ¥44,001)

[3] photographs.Three historically important photographs by Pascal Sébah (1823-1886), showing festivities in Cairo. The first photograph depicts the ceremony of the Dosseh. During this event, hundreds of dervishes lay on the ground in a long row while the Sheikh, seated on a w...

[Arabic men praying outside].[Ca. 1880]. One albumen print (ca. 22.5 x 27.5 cm). Tipped onto a stiff paper mount (ca. 40 x 30 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

[PHOTOGRAPHY - MIDDLE EAST].

€200.00 ($220.44 | £166.85 | ¥35,201)

[1] photograph.Striking image of a large group of Arabic men, dressed in white, engaged in prayer on a field. The large image was likely taken by a photographer who was active in the Middle East in the late 19th-century, but is unfortunately unsigned.The edges are somewhat dis...

[Two Bedouins hunting with birds of prey].[Ca. 1880]. One albumen print (ca. 22 x 27.5 cm). Tipped onto a stiff paper mount (ca. 40 x 30 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

[PHOTOGRAPHY - FALCONRY].

€250.00 ($275.55 | £208.57 | ¥44,001)

Striking, large photograph of two Bedouins on horseback, carrying large birds of prey for hunting. Bedouins have a long history of falconry, as it was difficult for them to catch live prey in the desert otherwise. They typically captured the falcons, trained them for a few mon...

[Holy carpet].[Early 20th century]. Various sizes. With two stereographic cards and one photographic print. Mounted on cardboard.

[PHOTOGRAPHY - HOLY CARPET]. RAU, William Herman and Roddo York YOUNG (photographers). · 1855

€300.00 ($330.65 | £250.28 | ¥52,801)

[3] photographs.Collection of three early twentieth century photographs, taken by American photographers, showing the holy carpet and a street scene in Yemen. The holy carpet was woven every year by the best Egyptian craftsmen. It was then placed into the mahmal, a special rel...

Sahara Algérien - la prière.[Ca. 1880]. One albumen print (ca. 21 x 27.5 cm). Mounted on grey/green cardboard (ca. 28 x 39 cm), with a black border around the albumen print. Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

[PHOTOGRAPHY - ALGERIA].

€400.00 ($440.87 | £333.71 | ¥70,402)

[1] photograph.Large format albumen print showing three Arabic men at prayer in the Algerian desert. The image is numbered and titled in the negative, and signed with the initials "ND", a photographer who is otherwise unknown. The present photograph is part of a series of imag...

[Raka'ah demonstration].[Late 19th century]. Two albumen prints (each ca. 27 x 21 cm), signed and numbered in the negative. Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

SÉBAH, Jean Pascal (photographer). · 1872

€500.00 ($551.09 | £417.13 | ¥88,002)

[2] photographs.Two beautiful photographs by Jean Pascal Sébah (1872-1947), one of the most famous photographers of his time, who specialised in Orientalist photography. He continued the business of his father Pascal Sébah (1823-1886), one of the first photographers working in...

[Pilgrims].[Ca. 1880]. Various sizes. Two albumen prints and one later photograph. The photographs of the Zangaki brothers are mounted on either side of limp board, the third photograph is mounted on stiff paper. All housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

ZANGAKI BROTHERS (photographers).

€350.00 ($385.76 | £291.99 | ¥61,601)

[3] photos.Collection of three photographs of North Africa by the famous Zangaki brothers, some of the earliest and most well-known photographers working in Egypt in the 19th century. The first two photographs show the Fountain of Moses near Suez, and the procession of the hol...