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‎Tartaros en China, Historia, que escrivio en Latin el R.P. Matin Martinio, de la Compania de Iesus. Y en Espanol El Doctor D. Esteuan de Aguilar y Zuñiga… Rare première edition espagnole de “the best general description of China before Du Halde...” (Lust).‎

‎Considered at the time to be the best general description of China before Du Halde. Madrid, Joseph Fernandez de Buendia, 1665. In-16 de (20) ff., 188 pp. Basane brune, dos à nerfs très orné, pièce de titre de maroquin vert, tranches mouchetées. Reliure de l’époque. 145 x 98 mm.‎

‎Rare première et unique édition espagnole de la fameuse description de la Chine de Martini. Cordier, Sinica, 626; Sommervogel, 648; Lust 445; Palau 156356 ; Streit-Dindinger V, 2321. This Spanish translation was prepared by Estevan de Aguilar y Zuñiga. Martinio's work was first published in Latin in 1654 and was "considered at the time to be the best general description of China before Du Halde... [It] includes an account of the Manchu conquest of China" (Lust [440]). Martini (1614-1661) was a remarkable Italian Jesuit, cartographer and traveler; he is known for his history of China and his cartographic renderings of the country; the latter so important, that eventually were published as one of the volumes of Blaeu’s monumental ‘Atlas Nuevo de la extrema Asia, o descripcion geographica del Imperio de las Chinas’, published in 1658. Martini sailed to China in 1640, making port in Macau in 1642, where he stayed for over 10 years studying the cartography, language and history of China, and becoming the superior of the mission at Hang-Tcheou; after that he parted back to Europe to work on his atlas. After a few years he made his way back to China until his death. His fame and the respect gained were partially due to his use of the Chinese cartography available at the time, thus not only relying on European maps but on local maps as well. Death would find him in China in 1661. Even today, in China, he is arguably the most regarded missionary to have ever stepped foot in that country, and has been called "the first to study the history and geography of China with rigorous scientific objectivity; the extend of his knowledge of the Chinese culture, the accuracy of his investigations, the depth of his understanding of things Chinese are examples for the modern sinologists" (Prof. Ma Yong, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). Précieux exemplaire de ce rare ouvrage sur la Chine conservé dans sa reliure de l’époque non restaurée.‎

‎Original type-written letter from Werner Best to Karen Blixen, signed ""W. Best"". - [ORIGINAL LETTER FROM WERNER BEST TO KAREN BLIXEN.]‎

‎Copenhagen, 10.8.1943. Folio (295 x 205 mm). Original typewritten letter, single leaf, 10 lines. Adressed ""Sehr verehrte Frau Baronin"", Signed ""W. Best"" lines. Horizontal fold, otherwise fine and clean. 1 ff. ‎

‎Original signed typewritten letter from Werner Best, SS-Obergruppenführer, Nazi Party official and head of Department I of the Gestapo, here acting as the civilian administrator of occupied Denmark, to the Danish author Karen Blixen, giving her permission to forward American and English reviews of her recently published ""Winter’s Tales"" to Sweden.Werner Best - the highest civilian authority during the occupation of Denmark - oversaw censorship and permissions concerning publications and foreign press material. Much have been said about Blixen and Hitler, and Nazi-Germany in general, and the present letter does not not nessecarily confirm any close ties, but direct correspondence between Werner Best and Karen Blixen indicates that her case was handled at the very highest administrative level, not just routine bureaucracy, of the German occupation. Not every author would have matters handled at Best’s level.‎

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‎Evtushenko Evgeny. Yevtushenko Y Best of the best. The best of the best Evening Rainbow. The evening rainbow /Evtushenko Evgeniy. Yevtushenko Y Luchshee iz luchshego. The best of the best Vechernyaya raduga. The evening rainbow Baltimore VIA Press 1999 160c. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb0b47eed3ceac5ed0‎

‎Besthotels, n°44, best spa/golf 2020, les plus beaux hotels et resorts du monde‎

‎AEC SAS. 2020. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement pliée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 133 pages. Nombreuses photos couleurs dans et hors texte. Texte en français et anglais. Coin de la page de page plié.. . . . Classification Dewey : 56-Catalogue‎

‎Sommaire : best information ( edito, best expert, best news, best spa, besh shopping, best news, best culture, best news), hotels & best spa et golf (europe, afrique, asie, ameriques, caraibes) Classification Dewey : 56-Catalogue‎

‎The Best of the Best of Brochure Design‎

‎Rockport Publishers Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 2002 Book condition, Etat : Bon hardcover, editor's binding, under editor's grey printed dust-jacket, illustrated by a pile of black words In-4 1 vol. - 272 pages‎

‎numerous colours illustrations 1st Edition, 2002 "Contents, Chapitres : Introduction - Corporate Brochures - Product Brochures - Services Brochures - Institutional Brochures - Promotional Brochures - Directory and index - ""Thousands of brochure design that have been selected and published over the years to give you the best of the best in one complete volume"" (introduction)" "near fine copy , no markings, the front-part of the D.-J. seems to have been cut (torn), on 4 centimeters without any amissings, else the copy is fine, there are numbered volumes in this serie ""Best of Brochure Design"", our copy, ""Best of the Best"" is unnumbered, printed in 2002"‎