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Bakewell (Robert) Travels comprising Observations and Various Parts of the Grecian and Pennine Alps and in Switzerland and Auvergne in the Years 1820 1821 and 1822 2 vol. first edition 4 hand-coloured aquatint plates wood-engraved illustrations most full-page some offsetting and foxing. modern half morocco over marbled boards gilt uncut [Abbey Travel 56; Perret 230 “rare et recherché”] 8vo 1823.
Vaillant (Sebastien) Botanicon Parisiense 1727 qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris first edition half-title title in red and black with engraved vignette engraved portrait folding map and 33 plates after Claude Aubriet 7 with rather crude colouring plate explanations heavily annotated in neat contemporary hand lightly browned 3D2 torn old ink library stamp of De Cayrol at foot of title and others on front free endpaper contemporary mottled calf worn rebacked [Nissen 2033] folio Leiden & Amsterdam J. & H.Verbeek and Balthazar Lakeman 1727. ***L. de Cayrol (1775-1859) Commissaire des Guerres.
Francis (CR) Sketches Native Life India first edition 22 tinted lithograph plates 5pp. list of subscribers and errata slip at end subscriber`s ink name to head of title foxing tear to fore-edge margin of one plate original blue cloth worn at spine ends and corners damp-mottled slightly to upper fore-edge small split to lower fore-edge contemporary half roan gilt 4to 1848.
Smyth (Capt. William Henry) Memoir of Sicily first edition half-title folding engraved map frontispiece 13 aquatint plates (complete) by William Daniell foxing to map with offsetting onto title contemporary gilt- & blind-tooled russia rebacked preserving contemporary gilt spine g.e. [Abbey Travel 263 (coloured); Prideaux pp.245-6 352] 4to 1824. ***”Probably the most exquisite specimens of uncoloured aquatints to be found in any book.” Prideaux.
Atkinson Oriental and Western Siberia 1858 chromolithographed frontispiece 19 tinted lithographed or chromolithographed plates folding map ex-library copy with stamps (1 partially erased from title) a few splits to folds of map a few small stains original pictorial cloth rebacked in modern buckram corners worn rubbed 1858; Travels in the Regions of the Upper and Lower Amoor first edition half-title tinted lithographed frontispiece folding engraved map wood-engraved illustrations original pictorial cloth gilt rebacked in modern morocco covers rubbed and a little soiled 1860; and 3 others by the same including first American editions of both mentioned 8vo(5)
Auteroche Voyage en Siberie 2 vol. in 3 plus Atlas vol. first edition text vol. with 3 half-titles engraved frontispiece title vignette 54 plates (4 double-page) 3 maps and a table Atlas with 30 folding maps and plans some light browning and occasional light foxing to text vol. atlas vol. a few splits or tears at folds to some maps occasionally within image but with no loss occasional water-staining foxing or spotting mostly marginal contemporary mottled calf gilt spines in compartments and richly gilt double red morocco labels to text vol. single citron label to atlas vol. joints of text vol. starting but holding firm all vol. rubbed and scuffed still a solid set [Brunet I 1728; Cox I pp.551-62; Hill 277] 4to Paris chez Debure père 1768. ***Chappe d`Auteroche was an astronomer at the Paris Observatory and in 1761 travelled to Siberia to observe the transit of Venus. His comprehensive often forthright and occasionally provocative account describes the meteorology climate fauna and minerals of the region and also gives a sociological commentary. Hill says that the work `deserves attention for its splendid and accurate engravings`.
Ravenstein (E.G.) Russians on the Amur first edition half-title lithographed frontispiece 3 tinted lithographed plates 3 maps 1 folding library stamp to title original pictorial cloth gilt rebacked preserving majority of original backstrip 1861 § Know (Thomas W.) Overland through Asia. Pictures of Siberian Chinese and Tartar Life plates and illustrations contemporary half morocco spine gilt rubbed Hartford CT 1870 § Whyte (William Athenry) A Land Journey from Asia to Europe first edition half-title frontispiece 2 folding maps at end original pictorial cloth gilt corners and spine ends a little frayed 1871 § Ronaldshay (The Earl of) On the Outskirts of Empire in Asia half-title frontispiece plates 2 folding maps original pictorial cloth gilt spine very slightly faded a very good copy 1904; and 4 others similar v.s.(8)
Siberian Exile.- Kotzebue (Augustus von) containing an Account of his Exile into Siberia 3 vol. engraved frontispieces original boards rebacked Finborough Book Society labels to upper covers 1806 § Simpson (James Young) Side-Lights on Siberia Some Account of the Great Siberian Railroad The Prisons and Exile System first edition folding map at end plates illustrations near fine original pictorial cloth gilt 1898 § Pietrowski (M. Rufin) The Story of a Siberian Exile frontispiece original cloth gilt rebacked preserving original fragmented backstrip 1863; and 2 others Kennan on Siberian Exile v.s. (7)
Turner Siberia: A Record of Travel Climbing first edition half-title portrait frontispiece 2 folding maps plates illustrations original pictorial cloth gilt spine slightly faded a few marks [Neate T72; Perret 4347] 1905 § Digby (Bassett) The Mammoth and Mammoth-Hunting in North-East Siberia plates original cloth pictorial spine split to head of spine ring stain to upper cover 1926; and a US Navy sailing Guide to Siberia 8vo(3)
Voyage Pittoresque de Genève à Milan first edition 35 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates after G.Lory père & fils each plate within black border half-title spotting to early & later pp. bookbinder`s ticket on front pastedown contemporary half morocco with morocco title label in English on upper cover folio [450 x 285 mm.] Paris de l`imprimerie de P.Didot l`Aine 1811. ***An excellent copy of the scarce first edition; the splendid contemporary colouring is vibrant yet sympathetic.
Anson (George) A Voyage round the World in the Ye first edition first issue Subscriber`s Copy signed by the Subscriber `T. Pulleyn MDCCXLIX` on the verso of title 42 folding engraved maps and plates `Directions to the Bookbinder` leaf present title with contemporary signature some spotting fore-edges of some plates worn offsetting contemporary calf rubbed rebacked gilt from the library of Charles Kinsley 191 and annotations to front pastedown [Borba de Moraes p.38; Sabin 101175] 4to Printed for the Author by John & Paul Knapton 1748.
Cook (Captain James) [First Voyage] 2 vol. first Dublin edition 2 folding engraved maps and 6 plates some folding contemporary calf spines gilt with double morocco labels vol.1 head of spine chipped otherwise a very good copy 8vo Dublin for James Williams 1775. ***Includes Phipps` A Voyage towards the North Pole.
Harris (John) Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibli or A Collection of Voyages and Travels 2 vol. second and best edition title printed in red and black 61 engraved plates maps and charts many folding contemporary calf rebacked repairs to edges and corners original labels folio T.Woodward et al 1744-1748. ***”The second and best edition of Harris`s important compilation edited by John Campbell with Emmanuel Bowen`s important map of Georgia and the first English map of Australia. “This is the revised and enlarged version of the 1705 first edition ...[This] edition especially prized for its maps has been called the most complete by several authorities. Particularly valuable is the inclusion of Tasman`s original map and two short articles printed on the map ...” .
Pennant London to the Isle of Wight 1st 2 vol. in 1 first edition half-titles 2 folding engraved maps hand-coloured in outline 47 engraved plates contemporary calf spine in compartments richly gilt and with red and black morocco labels joints splitting corners worn rubbed and scuffed 4to 1801.
Martin. Western Islands St Kilda second edition large folding map folding plate map with tear repaired A. Bell T. Varnam and J. Osborn and others 1716 bound with A Late Voyage to St. Kilda... with a History of the Island first edition folding map folding plate L1 corner restored [Wing M847] D. Brown & T. Goodwin 1698 some worming mostly marginal some spotting later half calf rubbed 8vo
Mosley (Sir Oswald) History of...Tutbury first edition engraved plates slighgtly stained and browned contemporary half calf rubbed 1832 § Historical and Architectural Description of Corfe Castle (An) second edition original cloth-backed wrappers with printed label to upper cover soiled Poole 1850 § Lower (Mark Antony) Memorials of the Town Parish and Cinque-Port of Seaford 2 engraved plates illustrations some foxing and staining contemporary red morocco rubbed London & Lewes 1855 § Puckle (Rev. John) The Church and Fortress of Dover Castle plates 2 colour 2 folding plans spotting original cloth spine worn Oxford & London 1864 8vo(4)
Baker (Sir Samuel White) The Albert N`yanza 2 vol. first edition plates and illustrations 1 folding map only (of 2) original pictorial cloth gilt very slightly rubbed a little stained [PMM 357] 8vo 1866. ***Baker`s classic account of the discovery of the Albert Nyanza and proof that the Nile flowed through the lake.
Burton Two Trips to Gorilla Land 1876 2 vol. first edition half-titles wood-engraved frontispieces 2 plates and illustrations lacking 2 lithographed maps p.343 of appendix torn with loss of text original blue cloth (variant) spines gilt spines slightly darkened vol.1 lower cover spotted with ?brown paint [Penzer p.94] still good copies 8vo 1876.
Findlay-Big Game Shooting...in S.-E. Africa first edition half-title plates and illustrations folding map with small repaired tear original buckram t.e.g. faded and rubbed label removed from upper cover new endpapers [Czech p.57] 8vo 1903. ***”Findlay treked through the virtually unknown recesses of the vast swamp and forext lands of Portuguese Southeast Africa and along the Urema and Massarara rivers....Though an ardent sportsman he also realized the limits of wild game in Africa and argues for the preservation of habitat and maintaining healthy numbers of game animals” (Czech).
Gobat.Three Years` Residence in Abyssinia first edition half-title folding engraved map torn and browned contemporary half calf worn 1834; another copy second edition half-title folding map hinges weak original cloth spine faded covers sunned 1847 § Isenberg (Rev.) and Rev. Krapf. Journals... lacks both maps original cloth rubbed and stained 1843 § Drummond (Henry) Tropical Africa second edition 5 folding maps some torn one detached illustrations original cloth damp-mottled 1889(4)
James (F.L.) The Unknown Horn of Africa first edition presentation copy from the author to H. Gore-Booth inscribed on front free endpaper half-title lithographed frontispiece and 9 plates printed in colours most of birds 13 plain plates 4 of plants folding colour map in pocket at end original pictorial cloth gilt extemities slightly rubbed 8vo 1888.
Lobo (Jerome) A Voyage to Abyssinia 1st 1735 translated by Samuel Johnson first edition title in red and black lightly browned and foxed contemporary calf sympathetically rebacked spine gilt and with red morocco label covers rubbed [Courtney & Nichol Smith p. 3; Chapman & Hazen p. 165] 8vo for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch 1735.
Park (Mungo) Interior Districts of Africa first edition engraved portrait frontispiece 3 folding maps 5 plates and 2 ff. of music some light browning and spotting W. Bulmer and Co. for the author 1799; The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa in the Year 1805 second edition half-title large engraved folding map offsetting occasional light spotting 1815 uniformly bound in later half calf spines gilt and with citron and black leather labels a few scuff marks rubbed both good copies 4to(2)
Peterick (J.) Egypt The Soudan 1st first edition folding map (linen-backed) contemporary half calf spine richly gilt rubbed Edinburgh and London 1861 § Lepsius (Dr. Richard) Discoveries in Egypt Ethiopia and the Peninsula of Sinai half-title tinted lithographed frontispiece plate folding map preliminaries foxed contemporary straight-grain morocco gilt spine faded rubbed 1853; and another Egypt 8vo(3)
Schulz & Hammar. The New Africa. A Journey up the Chobe and Down the Okovanga Rivers. A Record of Exploration and Sport first edition half-title frontispiece plates and illustrations folding map with closed tear where carelessly opened advertisements at end original pictorial cloth gilt spine tear to upper joint 8vo 1897.
Speke-What Led to the Discovery...of the Nile first edition frontispiece 2 maps (1 folding the other double-page) lacking half-title some spotting to beginning and end bookplate on front paste-down contemporary half calf spine gilt in compartments extremities rubbed [Czech p.151; Hilmy II p.255] 8vo 1864. ***This is the rarer of Speke`s two books on his exploration of the African lake regions. .
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