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Click here to subscribeLow (Charles Rathbone) History of the Indian Navy 2 vol. first edition ownership inscriptions of the Antarctic explorer Albert Armitage in both vol. modern dark blue half calf gilt 8vo 1877. *** Inscription reads “Albert B Armitage. Commander R.N.R. (ret.) P&O. S. N. Company. Bombay May 1919”.
Carruthers (Douglas) Unknown Mongolia A Record of Travel and Exploration in North-West Mongolia and Dzungaria 2 vol. first edition with a presentation inscription to John Baddeley author `Russia Mongolia China` from Sir William Mather half-titles plates some folding 4 folding colour maps original cloth t.e.g. slightly rubbed [Yakushi C65] 8vo 1913.
Krebs (C.) En Dansker i Mongoliet Danish text photographic illustrations contemporary half calf Copenhagen 1937 § Roerich (George N.) Trails to Inmost Asia portrait frontispiece illustrations original cloth tatty dust-jacket New Haven 1931 § Teichman (Sir Eric) Journey to Turkistan first edition folding map at end original cloth spine faded 1937; and 19 others similar 8vo (22)
Morden (William J.) Across Asia`s Snows and Desert second printing dust-jacket New York & London 1928 § Haslund-Christensen (Henning) Tents in Mongolia second issue 1934; Men & Gods in Mongolia dust-jacket 1935 § Hedley (John) Tramps in Dark Mongolia 1910 § Kent (A.S.) Old Tartar Trails corner torn from title Shanghai 1919 § Ambolt (Nils) Travels in Eastern Turkestan first English edition 1939 all but the last first editions illustrations original cloth; and 8 others similar on Mongolia 8vo (14)(14)
Prejevalsky (Colonel Nicolai) From Kulja across the Tian Shan to Lob-Nor including Notices of the Lakes of Central Asia translated by E. Delmar Morgan first English edition 2 folding maps ink ownership inscription to head of title occasional spotting original cloth spine gilt some fraying to head of spine and corners a few marks rubbed at extremities still a very good copy of a scarce work 8vo 1879. *** The author`s second expedition took him from Kuldja to the Koko-Nor via Ili Valley across Kashgaria and the Takla Makan desert. A continuation of the journey to Tibet became impossible because of the loss of camels and guides. Prejevalsky added to his collection of plants birds and animals and also gained valuable information on Yakub Beg who was considering closer links with Russia.
Schmidt (I. J.) Gramatik der Mongolischen Sprache first edition 1 plate light spotting contemporary quarter calf rubbed foot of spine a little nicked 4to St. Petersburg 1831. *** Isaak Jacob Schmidt (1779-1847) is considered to be a pioneer in the field of Mongolian studies this book is the first Mongolian grammar and some of its examples can still be found in modern grammars.
Timkovski (Georg) Reise nach China durch die Mongo 3 vol. 8 engraved plates 2 folding plans and a folding map small library ink stamps to titles spotted some foxing a few small stains contemporary dark blue morocco-backed marbled boards gilt spines in compartments rubbed a good set 8vo Leipzig 1825. *** This German edition is a precise translation of the original Russian edition with the same number of plates and maps. The English edition published in 1827 consists of the first two volumes only. Timkovski accompanied the 10th Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church to Peking. The first volume describes his journey to Urga the second his stay in Peking and the third his return journey together with a survey of Mongolia and its possibilities for Russian trade.
Vámbéry (Arminius) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der T original printed wrappers frayed rebacked Leipzig 1878; Die Primitive Culturdes Turko-Tatarischen Volkes... modern boards with original printed wrappers laid down Leipzig 1879 § Radloff (W.) Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte 4 vol. in 8 reprint text in German and Russian St.Petersburg [1950s] § Pevtsov (M.V.) Puteshestviia po Kitaiu i Mongolii [Journeys through China and Mongolia] Russian text ex-library copy with stamps original cloth-backed pictorial boards worn Moscow 1951 § Czaplicka (M.A.) The Turks of Central Asia... Oxford 1918 § Lattimore (Owen) The Desert Road to Turkestan first American edition Boston 1929 § Barthold (W.) Turkestan down to the Mongol Invasion second edition 1958 some plates and illustrations the first two spotted all but the first two and fourth original cloth the first five rubbed; and 6 others Turkestan 8vo & 4to (20)(20)
Veiga (Manoel da) Relacam Geral do Estado da Chris first edition 124 leaves browning and spotting later vellum morocco labels slightly soiled joints chipped generally a nice copy [Cordier Sinica 2901] small 4to Mattheus Pinheiro Lisbon 1628. *** One of the earliest descriptions of Tibet. Owing to its geographical inaccesibility Tibet was long a terra incognita to European exploration and in the absence of eyewitness accounts gave rise to the most extravagant myths. Although there are rumours of earlier visits the first established entry was made by the Portuguese Jesuit Antonio Andrade in 1624. Andrade`s description written that same year (published 1626) originates a tradition of Portuguese ethnographic writing about Tibet which in translation was to provide Europeans with the first reliable information about the country. Da Viega (1566-1647) a Jesuit contemporary of Andrade continues this tradition with an account of Andrade`s heroic discovery of the country the establishment of good relations with the government and the founding of a mission in Tsaparang with the support of the reigning monarch. The work is an important historical document since in providing an account of the Jesuits` disputations with the lamas it reported some of the first ethnographic data on the native Tibetan religion and related customs to a European audience. The first part of the work contains an account of the Jesuits in Ethiopia where Da Veiga was a missionary.
Keate (George) An Account of the Pelew Islands first edition engraved frontispiece and 17 plates (large folding chart and a folding view) title and some other pp. slightly offset folding view with small piece of corner torn away bookplate of John Thomas Brooks on front pastedown contemporary half calf gilt spine a good copy 4to G. Nicol 1788.
(Lt. Colonel Godfrey Charles) Our Antipodes: Or R (Lt. Colonel Godfrey Charles) Our Antipodes: Or Residence and Rambles in The Australasian Colonies 3 vol. first edition lithographed frontispieces and 12 plates bookplates removed light marginal browning contemporary calf gilt marbled edges spines rubbed and repaired hinges and corners rubbed [Ferguson 12957] 8vo 1852.
Teupken (J.F.) Beschrijving hoedanig de Koninklijk en alle in Militaire Betrekking Staande Personen Gekleed Geëquipeerd en Gewapend Zijn 2 vol. first edition 66 hand-coloured engravings 3 uncoloured lithographs additional engraved title modern black morocco-backed boards [Colas 2864] folio Amsterdam Van Cleef 1823-26. *** An attractive record of the Dutch military.
Wright (Edward) Some Observations made in Travelli 2 vol. in 1 first edition 41 engraved plates some folding 1 linen-backed 2A1 & 2H3 trimmed very close to text a few small stains occasional light browning modern half calf spine gilt in compartments Thomas Ward and E. Wicksteed 1730 § Moore (John) A View of Society and Manners in Italy 2 vol. fourth edition a little light water-staining titles with a few ink-stains contemporary calf rebacked preserving old spine rubbed 1787 bookplates of J. B. and Michael Bury on front pastedowns 4to & 8vo (3)(3)
Buonaiuti (B. Serafino) Italian Scenery representing the Manners Customs and Amusements of the Different States of Italy first edition text in English and French 32 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates by J.Godby after P. van Lerberghi 1 engraved sheet of musical notation advertisement leaf at end old ink signatures at head of title and preface plates offset some light browning and foxing (mostly to text) a few small stains contemporary marbled boards rebacked in calf and with corners renewed uncut boards and corners a little rubbed [Abbey Travel 164; Colas 2970; Tooley 354] folio 1806.
Gamba (Jacques François) Voyage dans La Russie Mér 3 vol. first edition 4 engraved folding maps 60 plates including 34 hand-coloured lithographs Sefik Atabey bookplate to text vol. pastedowns light marginal soiling to plates few spots to the maps text vols. in contemporary calf-backed boards spine gilt in compartments atlas volume in matching modern calf-backed boards [Atabey 475 (this copy)] 8vo and folio Paris 1826. *** From the prestigious Atabey library. “Ochen redkoe i krasivoe izdanie [Very rare and beautiful edition]” (Solovev).
Dapper (Olfert) Naukeurige Beschryving van gantsch 2 vol. in 1 additional engraved title with 2 ink stamps at foot first title in red and black 39 engraved maps and plates most double-page one map detached and ?from a later edition one plate with short tear some foxing and light browning generally a good copy contemporary blind-stamped vellum upper joint cracking preserved in box with morocco spine label folio Amsterdam by Jacob van Meurs 1677 [engraved title dated 1678].
Fitzclarence (Lt. Col. G.A.) Journal of a Route ac first edition presentation copy from the author on title half-title 12 plates (9 hand-coloured) 5 plans (some hand-coloured in outline) and 2 maps (1 folding with route hand-coloured in outline) most with tissue guards some offsetting occasional light spotting and finger soiling to margins 2G2 a few light stains to margin 2G marginal tear front free endpaper loose bookplate of George Weare Braikenridge on front paste-down original cloth-backed boards binding carefully restored uncut [Abbey Travel 519] 4to 1819.
(Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste Comte de) [Voyage (Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste Comte de) [Voyage dans le Levant] plate vol. only 77 aquatint plates only (of 80) lacking number 31 and 2 unnumberered plates spotting and browning heavy on some plates ownership entry on pastedown snall stamp on fly-leaf contemporary half calf spine gilt worn joint partly split broken internally [Blackmer 614 note] landscape folio Prague P. Bohmanns Erben [1823]. *** First published in Paris in 1819. `Two editions...were also issued in 1819 with the text in 8vo and the folio plates to be purchased separately. A dual-language French/German edition in this same format was published at Prague in 1823” [Blackmer]
Fraser (James B.) An Historical and Descriptive Ac folding map frontispiece engraved vignette half-title 7 plates map spotted contemporary half marbled calf gilt a little rubbed Edinburgh 1834 § Knanishu (Joseph) About Persia and Its People first edition 2 photographic frontispieces illustrations original decorative blue cloth head and foot of spine and corners rubbed Illinois 1899; and 6 others Persia 8vo (8)(8)
Fuller (Thomas) A Pisgah-sight of Palestine first edition engraved frontispiece additional engraved title and 28 double-page maps and plates one map trimmed close another defective at fold occasional light foxing overall a very good copy 18th century sheep rather worn rebacked [Wing F2455; Gibson XVIII 1] folio by J.F. for John Williams 1650.
Niebuhr (Carsten) Travels through Arabia 2 vol. first English edition translated by Robert Heron half-titles 2 folding engraved maps only (of 3) 10 engraved plates vol.1 a couple of leaves loose occasional light foxing contemporary tree calf red and green morocco spine labels a little rubbed joints cracking 8vo Edinburgh 1792.
Reland (Adrian) Palaestina ex Monumentis veteribu 3 parts in 1 vol. engraved portrait frontispiece additional engraved title 13 engraved plates and maps (some folding and with tears) folding letterpress table engraved illustrations in text some foxing and browning contemporary ink annotations contemporary vellum 4to Nuremberg apud Petrum Conradum Monathum 1716. *** The portrait frontispiece is not called for in the first edition.
Berlepsch (H.) The Alps or Sketches of Life and Na translated by The Rev. Leslie Stephen first English edition frontispiece 16 plates ink inscription to frontispiece verso contemporary full calf gilt bound by Bickers and Son head of spine a little chipped spine and corners a little rubbed 1861 § [Bridges (George Wilson)] Alpine Sketches comprised on a Short Tour through parts of Holland Flanders France Savoy... by A Member of The University of Oxford first edition contemporary ownership inscription to endpaper bookplate contemporary calf rebacked boards damaged 1814 8vo (2)
Ducommun J[ules] C[ésar] Une Excursion au Mont-Bla first edition 31pp. 3 plates title laid down first 2 leaves with repaired corners last plate with repaired tear later cloth gilt [Perret 1417] 8vo Geneva 1858. *** Ducommun climbed Mont Blanc in 1858 with other mountaineers and the plates depict views of the ascent. A second edition was published in 1859.
Girdlestone (Rev. A.G.) The High Alps without Guides: being A Narrative of Adventures in Switzerland first edition frontispiece presentation inscription from the author to title 2 folding maps 2pp. publisher`s advertisements at end 1 map torn and browned light marginal browning original cloth spine darkened and repaired boards a little marked 8vo 1870.
Hartmann (Otto Von) Im Zauber des Hochgebirges Alp 2 vol. mixed edition coloured frontispieces illustrations original pictorial cloth Regensburg n.d. [c.1926] § Abraham (George D.) Mountain Adventures at Home and Abroad first edition 46pp. publisher`s adverts dated 1909 at end frontispiece illustrations original cloth gilt recased spine faded and a little tatty 1910; and 15 others Alpine Mountaineering 8vo (17)
(The Hon. Frederica) Here and There Among the Alps (The Hon. Frederica) Here and There Among the Alps first edition old ownership name to title original cloth gilt recased boards rubbed 1875 § Freshfield (Douglas W.) Italian Alps first edition frontispiece and vignette title errata slip tipped in 5 folding maps 9 plates 2pp. publisher`s advertisements at end endpapers spotted original cloth gilt corners head and foot of spine and joints rubbed upper hinges split 1875 § Forbes (James D.) Travels Through the Alps [fourth edition] frontispiece (detached) 6 maps (2 folding in pocket at end) endpapers spotted original cloth gilt t.e.g. head and foot of spine and corners worn 1900 8vo and large 8vo (3)
(Rev. Walter) Mountaineering and Exploration in th (Rev. Walter) Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japanese Alps first edition 2 folding maps illustrations light marginal browning original light blue cloth recased spine browned and a little chipped 8vo 1896. *** Weston (1861-1940) is regarded as the father of mountaineering in Japan.
Whymper (Edward) The Ascent of the Matterhorn first edition 2 folding maps at end illustrations original cloth gilt spine darkened extremities rubbed 1880; Scrambles Amongst The Alps in the Years 1860-69 fifth edition 5 folding maps at end numerous plates occasional spotting original cloth gilt head and foot of spine creased hinges loose 1900 frontispieces 8vo (2) *** The first title was a revision and re-issue of the second title the first edition of which was 1871. Both volumes chronicle Whymper`s attempts to climb the Matterhorn.
Hall (Joseph) Mundus altret idem sive Terra Austra ante hac semper incognita longis itineribus peregrini academici nuperrime lustrata first edition first state engraved title 5 folding engraved maps cleaned and laid down some foxing pages browned modern blind-stamped pigskin in contemporary style 8vo (153 x 95mm.) Frankfurt heirs Ascanius de Rinialme [London Humphrey Lownes] [c.1605]. *** A satirical account of a journey to an imaginary Antarctica written while Hall was at Cambridge.
Fanning (Edmund) Voyages Round the World first edition lithographed frontispiece and 4 plates including 2 folding (these with tears to folds repaired) scattered spotting and browning modern half calf gilt [Sabin 23781] 8vo New York 1833. *** Fanning sailed from Connnecticut on a voyage for sealskins in 1792. Over the next 25 years he made several journeys to the Pacific and South Atlantic. The book includes an account of the first American naval exploration to the southern hemisphere in 1829-30 sponsored by the U.S. government and under the command of Benjamin Pendleton.
Ferrier (J.P.) History of The Afghans first edition folding map at end light marginal browning original cloth gilt spine a little browned boards marked 1858 § Burton (Richard F.) Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah first American edition lithographic frontispiece and additional title folding map William Ludlow bookplate to paste-down spotting to text original cloth gilt a little worn and chipped New York 1856 § Nansen (Fridtjof) Through the Caucasus to the Volga first English edition portrait frontispiece photographic illustrations original cloth dust-jacket a little browned and nicked 1931 § Newman (John P.) The Thrones and Palaces of Babylon and Ninevah first edition 12 pp. publisher`s advertisements at end double-page map light marginal browning original pictorial cloth gilt head and foot of spine a little chipped lower board marked New York 1876; and 33 others Mountaineering Africa Himalayas etc 8vo and 4to (37)
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. The Two Towers being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954. First edition, 8vo (221 x 137mm.) Folding map at rear printed in red and black. (Minor spotting to first and last few leaves.) Original cloth (extremities bumped), dust-jacket (soiled, minor nicks and tears).
VERNE, Jules. Floating Island, or the Pearl of the Pacific. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1896. First U.K. edition, 8vo (183 x 120mm.). 79 full-page illustrations. (Light browning and occasional old creasing.) Original decorated cloth, g.e. (extremities slightly scuffed and bumped, remnants of old price sticker to spine).
FLEMING, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition, 8vo (189 x 125mm.) (Occasional light soiling.) Original cloth (extremities bumped, minor discolouration), dust-jacket (slightly soiled, small tears at fold). – And five others by Fleming, including two other first editions (‘You Only Live Twice’, London 1964, 8vo; ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’, London: 1965. 8vo) (6).
FLEMING, Ian. Thunderball. London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. First edition, 8vo (188 x 120mm.) (Some light spotting to edges.) Original cloth (extremities slightly bumped), dust-jacket (minor nicks, creases and light soiling). – And four others by Fleming, including one other first edition (‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’, London: 1963, 8vo) (5).
CHILDREN’S BOOKS. – Captain W.E. JOHNS. Biggles and the Black Mask. [London:] Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. First edition, 8vo (185 x 124mm.) Occasional illustrations by Stead. Original cloth (extremities slightly bumped), dust-jacket (creased and scuffed). – And eleven other children’s books (12).
EMPSON, Patience. The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1959. First edition, 4to (279 x 215mm.) Colour frontispiece, numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Original cloth (foot of spine lightly bumped), printed and clear plastic dust-jacket. – And an original prospectus for the book loosely inserted (2).
HARLAND, Henry. Grey Roses. London & Boston: 1895. First edition, 8vo (191 x 110mm.) (Some spotting, ink stain to B5.) Original cloth (extremities bumped and slightly faded). Provenance: ‘Mrs Howarth’ (presentation inscription signed by the author to front-free endpaper); C. & O. Clarke (bookplate). – And one other by Harland (‘The Royal End’, London: 1909, 8vo.) (2).
SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator). – A.A. MILNE. Now We Are Six. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. First edition, 8vo (188 x 124mm.) Numerous illustrations by Shepard. Original cloth, t.e.g. (extremities bumped). – And a quantity of other works, including many children’s books, most illustrated (a quantity).
TOPOGRAPHY. – Gweneth WHITTERIDGE and Veronica STOKES. A Brief History of the Hospital of Saint Bartholomew. London: 1961. First edition, 8vo (228 x 145mm.) Illustrations. Original cloth, glassine dust-jacket. – And a quantity of others, most of travel and topographical interest (a quantity).
CROMPTON, Richmal. William’s Television Show. London: George Newnes Limited, 1958. First edition, 8vo (184 x 122mm.) Illustrations by Thomas Henry. (Occasional light spotting.) Original green cloth, dust-jacket (creased and torn with loss). – And a quantity of others, including some other children’s books (a quantity).
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