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Garay.Survey of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec first edition 5 folding engraved maps 1 hand-coloured 2ff. loose [Sabin 26549] Ack

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Lot 587

Garay.Survey of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec first edition 5 folding engraved maps 1 hand-coloured 2ff. loose [Sabin 26549] Ackermann and Co. 1844; bound with Anderson (Arthur) Communications with India China &c. via Egypt 28pp. not printed for sale [c.1844]; bound with Galloway (John Alexander) Observations on the Proposed Improvements in the Overland Route via Egypt with remarks on the Ship Canal the Boulac Canal and the Suez Railroad front free endpaper with presentation inscription folding lithograph map 1844 together 3 works in 1 vol. contemporary half calf rubbed bookplate of Baron Hambro 8vo

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Schmidt. Stone Sculptures of Copán & Quiriguá first English edition translated by A.D.Savage plan and 20 plates by Heinri

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Lot 588

Schmidt. Stone Sculptures of Copán & Quiriguá first English edition translated by A.D.Savage plan and 20 plates by Heinrich Meye accompanying descriptive letterpress small marginal puncture hole through first few leaves contemporary dark green half morocco a little rubbed repaired folio New York 1883. ***The Mayan ruins in Honduras and Guatemala..

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Macgregor.Journey through...Khorassan 2 vol. first edition half-titles folding map plates and illustrations 32pp. advertiseme

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Lot 589

Macgregor.Journey through...Khorassan 2 vol. first edition half-titles folding map plates and illustrations 32pp. advertisements at end of vol.2 original cloth rebacked preserving original spines new endpapers [Ghani 233] 8vo 1879. ***”An account of an overland journey to England in 1875. The journey begins in Bushehr and continues to Shiraz Yazd Tabas Birjand Mashhad Sarakhs Daregaz Shahrud the north Caspian and to Russia. A very useful geographical account.” (Ghani)..

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Clark.Through Shên-Kan 1912 first edition plates and illustrations 6 colour and tipped in captioned tissue guards (one slight

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Lot 594

Clark.Through Shên-Kan 1912 first edition plates and illustrations 6 colour and tipped in captioned tissue guards (one slightly stuck to mount) folding colour map in pocket at end (lightly foxed) original pictorial buckram uncut very slightly rubbed corners a little bumped [Czech p.48] 4to 1912.

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Lot 595

Fortune (R) 3 Years` Wanderings in...China first edition additional wood-engraved pictorial title tinted lithograph frontispiece and 2 plates folding map illustrations 16pp. advertisements at end original cloth gilt faded lower joint and spine ends worn [Cordier Sinica 205; Lust 1236] 8vo 1847.

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Lot 617

Henry (J.D.) Baku: An Eventful History first edition frontispiece portraits photographic plates folding map scored ownership inscription on front fly-leaf original cloth soiling rubbed at spine corners t.e.g. 8vo Archibald Constable [1905].

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Brondsted (P.O.) Voyages dans la Gréce accompangné 2 vol. first edition large paper copy engraved illustrations many full pag

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Lot 625

Brondsted (P.O.) Voyages dans la Gréce accompangné 2 vol. first edition large paper copy engraved illustrations many full page some vignettes coloured some foxing lacking text p.227-230 duplicated p.231-234 original printed boards slightly darkened at edges [Blackmer 213] folio Paris 1826 & 1830. ***Originally intended to be complete in 8 volumes only the first 2 volumes were ever published and these in quite small numbers. .

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Lot 626

Cyprus.- Cesnola (Louis Palma di) Cyprus Its Ancient Cities Tombs and Temples first edition plates and illustrations partly colour-printed map title with name cropped from top bound in later full dark green morocco blind-tooled with gilt decorations g.e. 8vo 1877.

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Wheler.Journey into Greece 1682 first edition folding engraved map (laid down on tissue) 7 engraved plates (4 full page 3 sma

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Lot 628

Wheler.Journey into Greece 1682 first edition folding engraved map (laid down on tissue) 7 engraved plates (4 full page 3 smaller) numerous illustrations in text small ink caricature in margin of title soiled and browned a few small marginal tears C1 Pp2 & 3 with margins repaired bookplate of W.Priestley of Lightcliffe with red wax seal on front pastedown contemporary mottled calf rubbed corners repaired [Atabey 1328; Blackmer 1786; Wing W1607] folio for William Cademan [&c.] 1682. ***The standard English work on Greece for many years including details of topography and botany..

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Worlidge.Select Coll.D`ngs..Antique Gems first edition engraved portrait and 186 fine engravings (mostly 2 to a page) all pri

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Lot 629

Worlidge.Select Coll.D`ngs..Antique Gems first edition engraved portrait and 186 fine engravings (mostly 2 to a page) all printed on satin and mounted on thick paper without letterpress as issued the last two untitled old book-label of Comte Chandon de Briailles on front free endpaper (dated by hand 1940) finely bound in early nineteenth century olive green straight-grain morocco gilt covers with Greek key border small corner stars and rules forming panel spines with five double raised bands with red gilt morocco inlays compartments with antique head surrounded by starbursts purple silk doublures and endpapers inner gilt dentelles with pineapple cornerpieces g.e. a little rubbed light spotting [Sinkankas 7331] large 4to [1768]. ***”Worlidge`s last work was a series of 182 etchings of gems from the antique (three are in duplicate). The series was published in parts some of which seem to have been issued as early as 1754; but Worlidge died before the work was completed. It was finished by his pupils William Grimaldi and George Powle and being printed on satin was published by his widow in 1768 at the price of eighteen guineas a copy ... No letterpress was included originally in the volume.” DNB. The bibliography of this elaborate work does not seem to have been fully settled: Sinkankas notes the “enormous confusion that surrounds this publication ... casting doubt that few bibliographic descriptions ... can be relied upon” (p.1143). This is an especially luxurious copy and appears to have more than the usual “183” plates called for (Sinkankas). Each of the delicate engravings printed on pale gold satin is titled and bears a caption denoting the contemporary owner of the gem depicted. It includes the untitled plate of Hercules slaying the Nemean lion which like all the other plates in this volume is not numbered. The frontispiece self-portrait of 1754 depicts Worlidge (1700-1766) in the style of Rembrandt wearing a cap drawing the Pomfret bust of Cicero. .

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Lot 642

Pollok (Lt.-Col.) Sport in British Burmah 2 vol. first edition half-titles 2 folding maps 10 plates 8 chromolithographed advertisement leaf at end of vol.1 and 32pp. at end of vol.2 later half polished calf gilt edges uncut as issued [Czech 164] 8vo 1879. ***One of the earliest accounts of big-game hunting in Burma..

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Sonnerat.Voyage aux Indes Orientales 3 vol. second edition first 8vo edition half-titles 7 folding engraved plates by Poisson

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Lot 644

Sonnerat.Voyage aux Indes Orientales 3 vol. second edition first 8vo edition half-titles 7 folding engraved plates by Poisson after drawings by the author some marginal browning to endpapers contemporary tree calf spines gilt and with red morocco labels a little rubbed slight wear to corners [Cordier Sinica 2102; Hill 578; Nissen IVB 886; Pritzel 8774] 8vo Paris 1782. ***The French naturalist Sonnerat (1746-1814) came from a family of merchants and spent almost seven years exploring India Malacca Philippines Ceylon and China. The work which was originally published in two quarto volumes contains material on customs religion and arts as well as natural history. This was Sonnerat`s second expedition and on his return he handed over his best natural history specimens to the Cabinet du Jardin du Roi and was named Marine Commissioner. For some 70 years Sonnerat`s account remained the most important contribution to the ornithology of China (Stresemann). .

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Lot 654

Lear (Edward) Journals first edition inscribed to George Macaulay Trevelyan from Thomas Abbey February 17th 1910 on front free endpaper and a short letter addressed to `George` from H.F.Newall laid in half-title 2 lithograph maps and 20 tinted lithograph plates some foxing hinges repaired original cloth [Abbey Travel 175] 8vo 1852.

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Forbin (Louis) Voyage dans le Levant first edition [one of only 325 copies] half-title title-vignette 80 plates comprising 2

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Lot 659

Forbin (Louis) Voyage dans le Levant first edition [one of only 325 copies] half-title title-vignette 80 plates comprising 2 engraved 8 aquatint and 70 lithographed plates after Lecomte Deseynes Castellan Carle and Horace Vernet Fragonard Thiénon Legros Isabey and others occasional light spotting old ink library stamp to half-title and title (largely erased) and to most plate versos modern red half morocco over marbled boards [Atabey 447; Blackmer 614; Weber 70; Colas 1089] folio Paris Imprimerie Royale 1819. ***The scarce first edition with text and plates together of which Brunet states that only 325 copies were printed. One of the first important French books to use lithography on a grand scale and the standard of production is equal to that of Napoleon`s Description de l`Égypte. Most of the plates illustrate views in Egypt and Syria including the famous view of Drovetti French consul in Egypt measuring a giant head. In 1816 Forbin replaced Denon as Director of Museums and in 1817 he undertook a year-long voyage to the Levant having been authorised to purchase antiquities for the Louvre. He travelled to Milos where his son-in-law had negotiated the purchase of the recently discovered Venus de Milo and from there to Athens Constantinople Asia Minor Syria and Palestine. From Jaffa he travelled overland to Egypt and visited Alexandria..

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Lot 661

Pashley Robert Travels in Crete 2 vol. first edition folding maps engraved plates and illustrations library stamp to titles modern half black morocco t.e.g. [Blackmer 1263] 8vo 1837.

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Blunt. Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates 2 vol. first edition half-titles wood-engraved plates folding colour map folding pedig

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Lot 665

Blunt. Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates 2 vol. first edition half-titles wood-engraved plates folding colour map folding pedigree of Arabian thoroughbreds 32pp. advertisements at end of vol.2 publisher`s presentation embossed stamp to title vol.1 hinges weak original pictorial cloth gilt spines a little discoloured and spine ends slightly rubbed 8vo 1879.

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Burton--Narrative of a Pilgrimage to...Meccah 3 vol. first edition folding map 14 plates (including 8 tinted lithographs and

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Lot 667

Burton--Narrative of a Pilgrimage to...Meccah 3 vol. first edition folding map 14 plates (including 8 tinted lithographs and 5 chromolithographs) 2 plans only (of 3 lacking folding plan from vol.2) half-title and list of plates to vol.III only as issued 24pp. publisher`s catalogue at end of vol.I lvol.1 contents leaf torn some other leaves carelessly opened later endpapers bookplate of Francis Frederick Fox original blue cloth with black decorative borders and spines gilt lettering to spines rubbed spine ends worn joints tearing [AbbeyTravel 368; Ghani 62; Penzer pp.43-50] 8vo 1855-56. ***Scarce in the original cloth. “In 1853 Burton travelled in disguise as an Indian Muslem on a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. The publication of his account of the journey brought him fame as an adventurer and also as a man of considerable knowledge about Arabs their customs and way of life. The Present work reflects Burton`s attraction to the Arabs and his belief that Islam is an equal to Christianity and Judaism.” Ghani..

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Kennedy (Sir Alexander B.W.) Petra first edition plates and maps original cloth soiled and slightly trimmed and repaired dust

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Lot 677

Kennedy (Sir Alexander B.W.) Petra first edition plates and maps original cloth soiled and slightly trimmed and repaired dust-jacket 4to 1925. ***The first chapter is by St. John Philby who along with Sir Aurel Stein and the author was responsible for many of the illustrations. This book is the most complete monograph on the ruins of Petra. The author received the co-operation of Husain King of Nejd and Hejaz who gave him the title of Pasha..

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Lot 686

Stark Freya Baghdad Sketches first edition 12 plates by E.N. Prescott original cloth paper labels lightly soiled and rubbed Baghdad The Times Press 1932; Beyond Euphrates; The Coast Incense first editions illustrations original cloth 1951 & 1953 § Von Rosen (Countess Maud) Persian Pilgrimage translated by Evelyn C. Ramsden first edition illustrations original cloth spine faded rubbed at extremities 1937 § Forbes (Duncan) The Heart of Iran first edition illustrations and maps original cloth dust-jacket slightly dusty 1963; and 5 others similar 8vo(10)

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Freshfield.Round Kangchenjunga 1903 first edition half-title 2 folding maps folding panorama plates advertisement leaf at end

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Lot 695

Freshfield.Round Kangchenjunga 1903 first edition half-title 2 folding maps folding panorama plates advertisement leaf at end folding maps both torn and repaired original pictorial cloth gilt spine rubbed at head and foot and slightly faded [Neate F69; Perret 1760; Yakushi F204a] 8vo 1903.

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Hunt (John) The Ascent of Everest first edition signed on title by the author and four other members of the expedition colour

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Lot 696

Hunt (John) The Ascent of Everest first edition signed on title by the author and four other members of the expedition colour and plain plates diagrams and maps in the text original cloth dust-jacket chipped at corners and spine ends some light marking otherwise a good example 8vo 1953. ***The signatories are John Hunt Edmund Hillary George Lowe George Band and Tenzing (the last cut signature mounted)..

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Pontoppidan (Rev. Erich) The Natural History of No first English edition engraved folding map and 28 plates light marginal da

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Lot 698

Pontoppidan (Rev. Erich) The Natural History of No first English edition engraved folding map and 28 plates light marginal damp-staining contemporary speckled/tree calf gilt spine worn with loss to head and tail upper joint broken lower board detached boards rubbed [Nissen 3224; Wood p.522] folio for A. Linde 1755.

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Lot 699

Armitage.Two Years in the Antarctic first edition plates and illustrations folding map occasional spotting a few leaves carelessly opened original cloth spine faded small nicks to head and tail [Taurus 43; Spence 67] 8vo 1905. ***Variant binding without illustration on upper cover..

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Mill Siege of the South Pole 1905 The Story of Antarctic Exploration first edition signed and inscribed by Armitage frontispi

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Lot 701

Mill Siege of the South Pole 1905 The Story of Antarctic Exploration first edition signed and inscribed by Armitage frontispiece plates folding chart and maps (3 folding 1 colour) colour map with small tear slightly foxed and browned original gilt pictorial cloth lower cover a little soiled spine dulled [Spence 793] 8vo 1905.

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Murdoch. From Edinburgh to the Antarctic first edition illustrations some full-page 3 maps (1 folding at end) 32pp. advertise

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Lot 702

Murdoch. From Edinburgh to the Antarctic first edition illustrations some full-page 3 maps (1 folding at end) 32pp. advertisements at end some light foxing half-title with wording in ink also original pictorial cloth stamped in silver gilt armorial stamp to upper cover else a fine copy [Taurus 12; Spence 825] 8vo 1894. ***An important whaling expedition to the Weddell Sea the first of its kind since 1843..

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Ross.Explanation and Answer to Braithwaite`s Suppl first edition repair to fore-margin of first leaf and ink inscription to s

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Lot 704

Ross.Explanation and Answer to Braithwaite`s Suppl first edition repair to fore-margin of first leaf and ink inscription to same original printed wrappers with title to upper cover small hole to upper cover 4to A.W.Webster [1835]. ***Ross set out on his second voyage in 1829 in the Victory a small paddle-steamer with boilers fitted by Messrs. Braithwaite and Ericsson. Ross sought an outlet south from Regent`s Inlet but was unable to break through the ice and wintered in Felix Harbour in 1829-1830. The Victory made little progress south in the following summer and was abandoned in May 1832 beset by ice. Ross attributed the failures largely to the shortcomings of the boilers supplied by Braithwaite an experienced engineer who had designed the first practical steam fire engine. Ross`s criticism led to a series of vituperative exchanges. .

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Ross.Voyage of Discovery..Southern/Antarctic 2 vol. first edition 8 tinted lithographed plates 1 folding 8 engraved maps 3 fo

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Lot 705

Ross.Voyage of Discovery..Southern/Antarctic 2 vol. first edition 8 tinted lithographed plates 1 folding 8 engraved maps 3 folding unpaginated chapter headings most with wood-engraved vignette Contents and List of Plates leaves of vol.1 misbound in Introduction without the 16pp. catalogue at end some foxing to maps and plates folding plate torn at fold old book-label of Frances Nicholson on front pastedowns contemporary marbled boards handsomely rebacked and recornered in calf to style spines gilt in compartments with red and black morocco labels boards a little rubbed upper board of vol.1 stained [Abbey Travel 610; Ferguson 4636; Sabin 73367; Spence 993; Taurus Coll. 9] 8vo 1847.

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Lot 706

Scott.Voyage..Discovery 2v 2nd imp.1905 2 vol. first edition second impression half titles photogravure frontispieces plates some colour 2 folding maps illustrations light water-staining to frontispiece of vol.1 rather foxed mainly affecting text bookplate of Herbert G.Squiers later half blue morocco spines gilt t.e.g. others uncut a little rubbed at edges spines slightly faded 8vo Smith Elder & Co. 1905.

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Shackleton. The Heart of the Antarctic 2 vol. first edition half-titles photogravure frontispieces plates some colour folding

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Lot 707

Shackleton. The Heart of the Antarctic 2 vol. first edition half-titles photogravure frontispieces plates some colour folding panorama and 3 folding maps in pocket at end of vol.2 original blue cloth lettered in silver silver pictorial vignettes to upper covers and spines in the original printed dust-jackets that for vol.2 with 2” piece missing from foot of spine (and cloth beneath subsequently slightly faded) and with small hole at upper joint area both a little rubbed but apart from defects mentioned in very good condition t.e.g. others uncut [Spence 1098; Taurus 58] 8vo 1909. ***Very rare in dust-jackets..

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Shackleton. The Heart of the Antarctic 2 vol. first edition signed by the author half-titles photogravure frontispieces plate

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Lot 708

Shackleton. The Heart of the Antarctic 2 vol. first edition signed by the author half-titles photogravure frontispieces plates some colour folding panorama and 3 folding maps in pocket at end of vol.2 original blue cloth lettered in silver silver pictorial vignettes to upper covers and spines spines discoloured 2 joints torn preserved in modern cloth slip-cases [Taurus 58; Spence 1098] 8vo 1909. ***inscribed on front free endpaper of volume 2 “Yours truly/ Ernest H.Shackleton/ 1910.” Provenance: pencil/ink notes purchased from Maggs Bros. 31.3.1976..

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Lot 709

Wollaston.Fasc.Astronomicus..N.Circumpolar 2 parts in 1 first edition foxed at beginning and end some pencil annotations and 4 ms. sheets of notes and calculations in contemporary hand loosely inserted Warren de la Rue`s copy with his bookplate (?and notes) contemporary tree calf rebacked preserving old gilt spine rubbed corners worn 4to 1800. ***Warren de la Rue (1815-89) chemist and astronomer..

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Lot 720

Manstein (C.H.von) Memoirs of Russia first edition edited by David Hume 3 engraved maps and 7 plans all folding water-stain mostly marginal heavier towards end modern black leather gilt 4to 1770. ***First printed in English with German and French editions published the following year. The work describes the Turkish and Swedish campaigns and gives information about the Russian Court at the time of Empress Anna (daughter of Peter the Great who reigned from 1730-40)..

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Manstein.Beytrag zur Geschichte Russlands first German edition 10 large folding engraved maps by Relffson at end mounted on g

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Lot 721

Manstein.Beytrag zur Geschichte Russlands first German edition 10 large folding engraved maps by Relffson at end mounted on guards lacking b7 leaf of instructions to the binder original red boards spine and upper cover lettered in gilt spine faded and upper joint worn 8vo Hamburg and Bremen 1771. ***Distinguished provenance: Prinz von Sachsen Weimar (lettering to upper cover); Joseph Freiherr von Lassberg (ink inscription to front free endpaper)..

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Lot 723

Lloyd (L.) Scandinavian adventures 2 vol. first edition coloured map 12 tinted lithograph plates (several captions just trimmed by the binder) text-figures a nice copy in contemporary half maroon morocco m.e. minor rubbing bookplate of Stuart Rendell 1886 in both vol. 8vo 1854.

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Lot 724

Lloyd (Llewellyn) Scandinavian Adventures 2 vol. first edition tinted lithographed frontispieces and 10 plates 4 wood-engraved plates 1 map wood-engraved illustrations plate guards half-title some spotting slightly browned original blind-stamped gilt pictorial cloth corners bumped recased spines faded and laid down edges uncut 8vo 1854. ***Shooting trapping fishing and hunting in Bohus to the north of Gothenburg Sweden..

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Lot 736

Brassey (Annie Lady) Tahiti first edition 31 photogravure plates little spotting original pictorial cloth ends of spine and corners worn hinges cracked g.e. 8vo 1882.

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Turner (S.) An Account of...the Teshoo Lama first edition engraved folding map (with small stain) and 13 plates (one with mar

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Lot 737

Turner (S.) An Account of...the Teshoo Lama first edition engraved folding map (with small stain) and 13 plates (one with marginal tear) browned modern half calf over marbled boards new endpapers [Cox I 346; Yakushi T277a] 4to 1800.

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Grosvenor.Narrative of a Yacht Voyage 2 vol. first edition half-titles 26 lithographed plates most a little foxed frontispiec

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Lot 745

Grosvenor.Narrative of a Yacht Voyage 2 vol. first edition half-titles 26 lithographed plates most a little foxed frontispiece to vol.2 loose text lightly browned M2 of vol.1 (p.243-4) with small ink stain to lower edge some leaves a little chipped at fore-edge ex-Constitutional Club library copy with bookplate original cloth a little rubbed rebacked part of spine of vol.2 preserved [Atabey 532; Blackmer 758; Not in Abbey] 8vo 1842. ***Account of a voyage exploring the Mediterranean including the coast of Greece and Turkey..

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Lot 749

Sykes (Sir Mark Masterman) Dar-ul-Islam first edition half-title 21 maps only (of 22 lacking Essengeli to Shaykhli at p.61 supplied in facsimile) some colour and folding 76 plates including the 3 not called for original decorated cloth gilt with glazed colour map mounted on upper cover (slightly stained) a little rubbed spine slightly faded 1904; and 2 others 8vo(3)

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[Bartlett (William Henry)] Gleanings first edition engraved frontispiece additional title 2 maps 24 plates including 1 foldin

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Lot 751

[Bartlett (William Henry)] Gleanings first edition engraved frontispiece additional title 2 maps 24 plates including 1 folding publisher`s advertisements at end slight foxing affecting frontispiece and additional title woodcut illustrations remains of letter removed from front free endpaper bookplate on front pastedown original cloth gilt bumped at corners joints splitting t.e.g. large 8vo 1851.

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Lot 147

A wood and canvas covered suitcase containing a small quantity of books to include a first edition 1864 copy of Musee Des Enfants and together with a leather and brass bound National Comprehensive Family Bible and a half calf edition of Foxes Book of Martyrs.

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Gerald Coulson - "The First Blow", depicting Blenheim aircraft in flight over the sea, signed limited edition colou

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Lot 56

Gerald Coulson - "The First Blow", depicting Blenheim aircraft in flight over the sea, signed limited edition colour print, number 790/1089, also signed by Flight Lieutenant George F Booth, 50cm by 60cm, framed and glazed.

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ADAMS, Richard. Watership Down. London: Rex Collings, 1972. First edition, 8vo (213 x 130mm.) Original cloth (head and foot o

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Lot 3112

ADAMS, Richard. Watership Down. London: Rex Collings, 1972. First edition, 8vo (213 x 130mm.) Original cloth (head and foot of spine lightly bumped), dust-jacket (minor tears at folds).

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WOOLF, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. London: The Hogarth Press, 1942. First edition, 8vo (213 x 133mm.) O

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Lot 3113

WOOLF, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. London: The Hogarth Press, 1942. First edition, 8vo (213 x 133mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket designed by Vanessa Bell (dust-jacket soiled and torn, with minor loss). Provenance: Vivian Cox (inscription dated ‘June 1942’).

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JOHNS, W.E. Biggles Scores a Bull. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. First edition, 8vo (184 x 121mm.) (Some spotting to fo

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Lot 3114

JOHNS, W.E. Biggles Scores a Bull. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. First edition, 8vo (184 x 121mm.) (Some spotting to fore-edge.) Original cloth, dust-jacket (dust-jacket soiled and scuffed with minor tears and inscribed in ink ‘3p’).

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CRISP, Quentin. The Naked Civil Servant. London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. First edition, 8vo (197 x 124mm.) Original cloth, dust-

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Lot 3115

CRISP, Quentin. The Naked Civil Servant. London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. First edition, 8vo (197 x 124mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket (dust-jacket slightly soiled, spine slightly discoloured). Provenance: Vivian Cox (signature to front-free endpaper).

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ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-four. London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition, 8vo (184 x 118mm.) (Minor light brow

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Lot 3117

ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-four. London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition, 8vo (184 x 118mm.) (Minor light browning.) Original light green cloth lettered in red (slightly faded), green-printed dust-jacket (creased and torn with some loss).

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SCIENCE FICTION. – Mark WICKS. To Mars via the Moon, an Astronomical Story. London: Seeley & Co. Limited, 1911. Fir

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Lot 3118

SCIENCE FICTION. – Mark WICKS. To Mars via the Moon, an Astronomical Story. London: Seeley & Co. Limited, 1911. First edition, 8vo (193 x 121mm.) 16 plates. (Some spotting, browning and occasional soiling.) Original cloth (spine slightly faded and bumped at head and foot). Provenance: A.J. Treasurer (author’s presentation inscription dated ‘February 1915’; 4pp. a.l.s. from Wicks dated ‘4th Feb 1915’). Note: the a.l.s. discusses the book ‘the large portion of it being scientific fact’ and other related current affairs, such as ‘the need of saving Pollard’s Hill for the public’ and finally discusses some predictions in the book ‘I predicted the possibility, in the future, of aerial evolutions… in our own world. In less than two years after the book was published Grahame White made the first start with an illuminated aeroplane’.

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Lot 3122

BASIL, Martin. Goodbye India. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1964. First edition, 8vo (184 x 119mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket (dust-jacket lightly soiled).

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Lot 3124

MODERN FIRST EDITIONS. – Daphne du MAURIER. The Glass-blowers. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963. First edition, 8vo (195 x 123mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket. – And thirty-two others, including a number of first editions (33).

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Lot 3125

MILLS, Hugh. Prudence and the Pill. [N.p. but London:] Triton Books, 1965. First edition, 8vo (196 x 127mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket. Provenance: Vivian [Cox] (presentation inscription signed by Mills dated 1965). – And four other works by Mills, including three others signed by the author (5).

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Lot 3127

REDGRAVE, Michael. – Robert HARLING. The Endless Colonnade. London: Chatto & Windus, 1958. First edition, 8vo (198 x 127mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket. Provenance: Michael Redgrave (signature to front-free endpaper). – And four others of related interest (5).

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JOHNS, W.E. Biggles in Mexico. Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1959. First edition, 8vo (185 x 117mm.) (Light spotting to edge

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Lot 3128

JOHNS, W.E. Biggles in Mexico. Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1959. First edition, 8vo (185 x 117mm.) (Light spotting to edges.) Original green cloth, dust-jacket (slightly scuffed). – And seventeen others by Captain W.E. Johns, including four other first editions (18).

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Lot 3129

MODERN FIRST EDITIONS. – Upton SINCLAIR. Presidential Agent. London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 1945. First U.K. edition, 8vo (183 x 118mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket. – And thirty-one others, including a number of first editions (32).

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Lot 3140

MODERN FIRST EDITIONS. – James Dillon WHITE. Night on the Bare Mountain. London, Melbourne, etc.: Heinemann, 1957. First edition, 8vo (194 x 124mm.) Typed film adaptation synopsis loosely inserted (staple rusted, somewhat browned). Original cloth, dust-jacket (dust-jacket soiled and lightly browned). – And forty-eight others, all 20th Century, the majority first editions, including some signed by their authors (49).

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Lot 3142

BIOGRAPHIES. – Marie-Jaqueline LANCASTER (editor). Brian Howard, Portrait of a Failure. London: Anthony Blond Ltd., 1968. First edition, 8vo (228 x 144mm.) Occasional illustrations. Original cloth, dust-jacket. – And thirty-nine others of biographical interest (40).

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SHEPARD, Ernest H. (illustrator). – Kenneth GRAHAME. The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1931. Thi

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Lot 3143

SHEPARD, Ernest H. (illustrator). – Kenneth GRAHAME. The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1931. Thirty-eighth edition, 8vo (188 x 121mm.) Numerous illustrations by Shepard. (Some light soiling and spotting.) Original green cloth (bumped and scuffed, front endpapers crudely hand-coloured). Note: the first edition featuring Shepard illustrations. – And fifteen other illustrated works (16).

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Lot 3158

BINDINGS. – T.S. HUGHES. The History of England… third edition. London: George Bell, 1846. 7 vols., 8vo (215 x 131mm.) (First and last few leaves of each vol. lightly browned or spotted). Contemporary brown calf, spines gilt (extremities scuffed, spines somewhat rubbed). – And two other related works in nine volumes, bound to match (16).

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Lot 3162

ROBERTSON, William. The History of America… eleventh edition. London: 1808. 4 vols., 8vo (210 x 127mm.) 4 folding maps, 1 folding plate. (Vols. I & III with worm damage to first few pages, affecting map in vol. III, minor tears to maps, some spotting or browning.) Contemporary speckled calf (worn, four covers detached).

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Lot 3163

PALEY, William. Natural Theology; or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity… the eleventh edition. London: printed for R. Faulder and Son, 1807. 8vo (213 x 126mm.) (Light browning to first and last few leaves.) Contemporary calf, the upper cover with centrally-placed ownership cartouche in gilt, spine gilt (extremities rubbed and scuffed). – And two other works in three vols. by Paley, bound to match. Provenance: C. Johnson (bindings) (4).

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