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Click here to subscribeAfrica.- Belzoni (Giovanni Battista) Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries ... in Egypt and Nubia, 1 vol. only (of 2, without Atlas), second edition, lithographed portrait frontispiece, 1 engraved plate, 1 large engraved map, scattered spotting, most to first and last few leaves, bookplates, new endpapers, contemporary half-calf, rebacked, rubbed, 4to, 1821.
Voyages.- Byron (John) The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World) Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, from the Year 1740, till their Arrival in England, 1746... also with a Description of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece (a little foxed and offset), bookplate of Sir Robert Johnson Eden to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed, [Sabin 9730], 8vo, S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1768.⁂ "Admiral Byron's narrative of the loss of the Wager is one of the most thrilling accounts in the language, and supplied his illustrious descendant with many particulars for the shipwreck in Don Juan" - Sabin.
Voyages.- Irving (Washington) A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 4 vol., first English edition, half-titles, 2 engraved folding maps, armorial bookplate of Sir William Eden to front pastedowns, contemporary polished calf, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, spines a little rubbed but an attractive set overall, 8vo, John Murray, 1828.
Voyages.- Sparks (Jared) Memoirs of the Life and Travels of John Ledyard, first English edition, lacking half-title, armorial bookplate of Robert Eden to front pastedown, contemporary aubergine calf, gilt, spine gilt in compartments, a little rubbed, 8vo, Henry Colburn, 1828.⁂ Ledyard accompanied Cook on his third voyage and would later travel to Siberia before dying in Cairo in 1789.
Africa.- Burton (Richard F.) First Footsteps in East Africa; or, an Exploration of Harar, first edition, second issue without Appendix 4, half-title, 4 lithographs printed in colour, 2 maps, without advertisements to endpapers, endpapers spotted, 19th century half calf, repairs to spine ends, rubbed, [Penzer p.60], 8vo, 1856.
NO RESERVE Africa.- Sudan.- Sartorius (Ernestine) Three Months in the Soudan, first edition, title loose, half-title and list of illustrations coming loose, 8 photogravure plates only (of 11; lacking frontispiece and 2 others) text block broken in several places, stitching and contents loose, uniform browning throughout, some foxing, worm holes throughout, affecting text and plates but with no major loss, contemporary half cloth, spine coming loose, heavily worn, 1885; and 3 others including a framed coloured engraving, 8vo (4)⁂ Primarily focused upon life in the port city of Suakin, where her husband was Commandant, Sartorius' account covers events in the build-up to the disastrous Battle of El-Teb, where British led Egyptian forces were massacred by the Mahdist Islamic forces pushing north towards Egypt from south Sudan (a war which was to continue for another 5 years).
America.- Robertson (William) The History of America, 2 vol., first edition, 4 folding engraved maps by Thomas Kitchin, folding plate, scattered spotting, some offsetting, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, spines rubbed, some chipping and loss to spine labels, cracking to joints, extremities a little rubbed, [Sabin 71973], 4to, W. Strahan, 1777.
Asia.- Jenanyan (H. S.) Harutune or Lights and Shadows in the Orient, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, many full-page, patterned endpapers, original pictorial cloth, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, Toronto, 1898 § Dasxuranci (Movses) The History of Caucasian Albanians, translated by C. J. F. Dowsett, original cloth, dust-jacket, minor creasing to edges, Oxford, 1961 § Hopkins (J. Castell) The Sword of Islam or Suffering Armenia, frontispiece, illustrations, many full-page, evenly browned, original pictorial cloth, gilt, fractional bumping to spine extremities, Brantford & Toronto, 1896; 8vo (3).
Africa.- Browne (W. G.) Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, first edition, without frontispiece, 2 folding linen-backed maps, 1 plan, marginal tears to 2A1-2A3 with expert repairs, occasional marginal pencil notes, bookplate, contemporary calf by Robert Seton of Edinburgh, with his label to front pastedown, 'Northern Light Board' stamped in gilt to spine head, fractional rubbing, [Shapero, Africana 67; Blackmer 219], 4to, 1799.⁂ 'This important work contains the earliest information in English about Darfur (Sudan) ... He reached El Fashur in Darfur and was the first Englishman to explore the temple of Jupiter Ammon at the Oasis of Siwa.' (Blackmer)
Asia Minor.- Barrows (J. O.) On Horseback in Cappadocia, first American edition, double-page map, full-page illustrations, scattered spotting, new endpapers, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, Boston, 1884 § Burnaby (Captain Fred) On Horseback Through Asia Minor, 2 vol., fourth edition, half-titles, photographic portrait frontispiece, 3 folding maps, 1 with short marginal tear, original pictorial cloth, gilt, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, ex-library with blind-stamp to lower boards, 1877; 8vo (3).⁂ The first is scarce.
Australia.- Westgarth (William) Victoria, late Australia Felix. or Port Philip District of New South Wales, first edition, presentation inscription "Major Mercer with the author's regards" to endpaper with later gift inscription from the Mercer family below, folding map (short split to one fold), hand-coloured in outline, errata slip, folding table, 8pp. advertisements at end, original pink blind-stamped cloth, slight sunning to spine, slight bumping and fraying to spine ends and corners, occasional fraying to joints, light surface soiling to covers, but a very good example overall, [Ferguson 18415], 8vo, Edinburgh, 1853.
Balkans.- Paton (A. A.) Highlands and Islands of the Adriatic, including Dalmatia, Croatia and the Southern Provinces of the Australian Empire, 2 vol. bound in 1, first edition, tinted lithograph frontispieces, vignette titles, 8 tinted lithographs, double-page plan, folding map, pp.47-48 with short tear in to text neatly repaired, scattered spotting, original blind-stamped cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1849.
NO RESERVE Africa.- Alexander (Lieutenant Boyd) From the Niger to the Nile, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, portrait frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 1 plate detached and loosely inserted, 2 folding maps at end, bookplates, original cloth, sunned spines as usual, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Czech p.3], 8vo, 1907.
Africa.- Bruce (James) Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile ..., 5 vol., first edition, all but vol. 5 with half-titles, engraved vignette titles, 58 engraved plates and plans, 3 large folding maps at end vol. 5, each with short tears at gutter not affecting images, 4ff. Ethiopic Script, occasional off-setting, scattered spotting and occasional light finger-soiling, 2A3 vol. 1 with tear to lower corner and expert repair, 2U2 vol. 1 with small marginal paper defect, 2M3-2O4 vol. 4 with marginal paper defects, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original red and green morocco labels, expert restoration to corners, [Hosken p.29], 4to, 1790.
NO RESERVE China.- Brine (Commander Lindesay) The Taeping Rebellion in China; a narrative of its rise and progress, first edition, half-title, 6 maps, 1 folding, 2 with short tears, occasional soiling, ex-library with label and occasional blind-stamps, modern cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1862.
NO RESERVE China.- Cornaby (W. Arthur) A String of Chinese Peach-Stones, first edition, half-title, colour frontispiece, vignette title, 1 colour plate, illustrations, patterned endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, chipping and tiny loss to spine foot, 8vo, 1895.
China.- Grosier (Jean Baptiste) A General Description of China ..., 2 vol., first English edition, half-titles, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, 15 engraved plates, 1 folding, occasional faint marginal staining, bookplate, previous owner's ink inscription, contemporary half-calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1788.⁂ Provenance: Ink inscription of Percy Cradock (1923-2010), who served as British Ambassador to China between 1978 and 1983.
Africa.- Bruce (James) Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile ..., 8 vol., third edition, half-titles to all but vol. 1, vol. 8 with engraved portrait frontispiece, 80 engraved plates, with frontispieces for vols. 4 & 5, tissue-guards bound into atlas vol., 3 engraved folding maps, short marginal tears with expert repairs, scattered spotting, previous owner's ink signatures to front pastedowns and titles, uniform contemporary calf, vol. 8 rebacked retaining original backstrip, gilt, crushed morocco spine labels, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, Edinburgh, 1813 § Murray (Alexander) Account of the Life and Writings of James Bruce, of Kinnaird ..., first edition, portrait frontispiece and 19 plates, 2 folding maps, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Edinburgh, 1808, 8vo & 4to, (9).⁂ Rare to find all 8 vol. of the third edition together as a complete set.
China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of An Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, 3 vol., first 8vo edition, 2 folding maps only (of 3), 1 with split to fold and laid down, 1 with short marginal tear and old repair to verso, 1 folding table, occasional spotting and staining, vol. 2 with small paper label to head p.v, ex-library with labels, modern cloth, sunned spines, 8vo, 1797.
China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, 2 vol. bound as 1, first American edition, engraved frontispieces, 6 engraved plates, folding table, spotting and staining, previous owner's pencil signature and inscription, previous owner's ink-stamp to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, Philadelphia, 1799 § The Chinese Traveller. Containing a Geographical, Commercial, and Political History of China, vol. 1 only (of 2), engraved frontispiece, 1 folding plate, 1 folding table, small marginal loss just touching text, scattered spotting, new endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, bumping to corners and extremities, 1775; and another, vol. 22 only of 'Histoire Generale des Voyages ...', 8vo (3)
Egypt.- Levant.- Pococke (Richard) A Description of the East and Some other Countries, 3 parts in 2 vol., first edition, engraved vignettes to titles, 178 engraved maps, planes and plates (some folding; of which 2 torn, 1 with portion detached but preserved loose), including 12 botanical plates by G.D. Ehret, vol. 2 part I with engraved dedication page, bookplates, light browning and some spotting, twentieth century half calf with morocco labels to spine, a little scuffing, uncut, [Atabey 965; Blackmer 1323; Hilmy II, p.124; Weber II, 513], folio, for the author by W. Bowyer, 1743-45⁂ Vol. 1 Egypt; Vol. 2 Part I Palestine or the Holy Land, Syria, Mesopotamia, Cyprus and Candia; Vol. 2 Part II Islands of Asia Minor, Thrace, Greece and some other parts of Europe.
India.- Moor (Edward) Hindu Infanticide. An Account...of the Systematic Murder by their Parents of Female Infants, first edition, some light foxing and toning, silk ribbon with some offsetting, bookplate of Robert Townsend Farquhar, contemporary blind-stamped russia, rebacked and recornered, rubbed, 4to, 1811.
India.- Orme (Robert) Historical Fragments of the Mogul Empire, of the Morattoes, and of the English Concerns in Indostan, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 maps (2 folding) and another engraved portrait, occasional foxing, bookplate of Holland House, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, rubbed, 4to, 1805.
Italy.- Costello (Dudley) Piedmont and Italy from the Alps to the Tiber, 2 vol. in the original 6 parts, first edition, vol. 1 & 6 with engraved vignette titles, 130 engraved plates, 6 double-page maps, tissue guards (1 loose), some scattered spotting, a few hinges tender, original decorative cloth, gilt, corners worn, a few marks or scattered ink spots, spine ends slightly frayed, still a bright and attractive set, g.e., 4to, [1859-61].⁂ Rare to find in 6 parts and in the original cloth, as opposed to the more common two volume edition of 1861. The letterpress titles for this edition are bound in at the end of vol. 6.
Middle East.- Anet (Claude) Through Persia in a Motor-Car, first edition, frontispiece, plates, spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, small stain to spine foot, 1907 § Jackson (A. V. Williams) From Constantinople to the Home of Omar Khayyam, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, folding map, publisher's advertisements at end, ex-library with blind-stamp to title, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, New York, 1911; 8vo (2).
Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis, translator) The Lands of Cazembe. Lacerda's Journey to Cazembe in 1798, first edition, folding map frontispiece, bookplate, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1873; First Footsteps in East Africa or, an Exploration of Harar, 2 vol. "Memorial edition", half-titles, colour lithograph frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 2 maps, previous owner's ink signatures to half-titles, spotting to first and last few leaves, bookplate, modern morocco-backed boards, 1894, 8vo (3).
Mountaineering.- Conway (Sir William Martin) Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas, first edition, 1 vol. only (of 2), frontispiece, illustrations, folding map, scattered spotting, contemporary half-morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1894.⁂ Without the later, and scarce, second supplementary volume.
Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) & Verney Lovett Cameron. To the Gold Coast for Gold, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 2 colour folding maps, 1 with short marginal tear, colour plate, 32pp. publisher's advertisements dated 'December 1882' at end vol. 1, scattered spotting to first few leaves of each vol., first blank and half-title of vol. 1 with short marginal tear expertly repaired, bookplates, original decorative cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Penzer pp.106-107; Hosken p.34], 8vo, 1883.⁂ Burton defied an order by the Foreign Office not to travel for commercial purposes and set out to explore and survey the Gold Coast with Cameron in search for gold, on behalf of the Guinea Gold Coast Mining Co. They found evidence of gold and other minerals but were forced to return to England by the Foreign Office and to forfeit all rights to the deposits.
NO RESERVE Mountaineering.- Hunt (John) The Ascent of Everest, first edition, endpapers lightly toned, dust-jacket, a few chips and tears to extremities, 1953 § Burlingham (Frederick) How to Become an Alpinist, bookplate of Yorkshire Ramblers' Club, a few ink spots to upper cover, [c.1910] § Yeld (George) Scrambles in the Eastern Graians 1878-1897, some cracking at gutter, hinges broken, spine sunned with ends chipped, 1900, plates, all but first with some foxing, original cloth, rubbed; and others on mountaineering, v.s. (c.55)
Polar.- Parry (William Edward) Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, second edition, folding maps and plates (1 with small tear; occasional off-setting), ink ownership inscriptions, book label, one or two instances of spotting, 1821 bound with A Supplement to the Appendix of Captain Parry's Voyage, first edition, 6 plates (with foxing), 1824, together 2 in 1, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving original back-strip, extremities lightly scuffed, 4to, John Murray.
Sicily.- Smyth (Capt. William Henry) Memoir...of Sicily and its Islands, first edition, lacking half-title, with folding engraved map, 16 fine aquatint views on 13 plates by William Daniell, plate 6 trimmed at fore-edge, affecting imprint but not image, offsetting, very occasional spotting, ink stamp of King's Inn Library Dublin to verso of final leaf, later half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, rubbed, [Abbey Travel, 263], 4to, 1824.
Africa.- Middle East.- Butler (Alfred J.) The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt, 2 vol., first edition, wood-engraved frontispieces, illustrations, publisher's advertisements at end vol. 1, ex-library with ink-stamps and accession number to title and title verso, bookplate, modern buckram, Oxford, 1884 § Curzon (Hon. Robert) Visits to Monasteries in the Levant, frontispiece, additional vignette title, plates, scattered faint spotting, bookplate, later half-morocco, 1851 § Trimingham (J. Spencer) Christianity Among the Arabs in Pre-Islamic Times, first edition, illustrations, tiny stains to pp.88-89, bookplate, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1979 § Gerster (Georg) Churches in Rock: Early Christian Art in Ethiopia, first edition, illustrations, bookplate to front free endpaper verso, original cloth, price-clipped dust-jacket, fractional creasing to edges, housed in original slipcase, a little rubbed, 1970 § Budge (Sir E. A., introduction), The Queen of Sheba & her only Son Menyelek, frontispiece, plates, previous owner's ink inscription, bookplate, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, April, 1922; 8vo & folio (6)
Tibet.- Kinloch (Alexander A.A.) Large Game Shooting in Thibet and the North West, first edition, 12 mounted albumen prints on 11 ff., folding map, folding wood-engraved plates, errata slip, some light scattered foxing, original pictorial cloth, spine ends and corners bumped and a little frayed, 1869 § Rundall (Lieut. L. B.) The Ibex of Sha-Ping, colour tipped-in plates, captioned tissue-guards, browning to endpapers, cracking to hinges but firm, original pictorial cloth, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners slightly bumped at frayed, light rubbing to extremities, 1915; and 2 others, similar, 4to & 8vo (4)
Turkey.- Barker (William Burckhardt) A Reading Book on the Turkish Language, with a Grammar and Vocabulary, first edition, ex-library with shelfmark to title verso, abrasion mark to front free endpaper where label removed, 1pp. manuscript notes loosely inserted, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1854; A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language, ex-library with ink-stamp to title and shelfmark to title verso, new endpapers, original cloth, rebacked retaining original spine, a little rubbed, 1854 § Arnold (Edwin) A Simple Transliteral Grammar of the Turkish Language, original cloth, a little rubbed, 1891; v.s. (3).
Turkey.- Fraser (David) Persia and Turkey in Revolt, first edition, "sent by desire of Author" slip loosely inserted, frontispiece, plates, folding map at end, scattered spotting, previous owner's pencil signature, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1910 § Spencer (Captain) Turkey, Russia, the Black Sea, and Circassia, fifth thousand, chromolithograph frontispiece and 3 plates, illustrations, folding map at end, short tear with tape repairs to verso, bookplate, upper corner trimmed from front free endpaper, original cloth, gilt, bumping to corners and extremities, 1855 § Gautier (Theophile) Constantinople of Today, first edition, frontispiece, additional vignette title, plates, scattered spotting, previous owner's ink signature to front free endpaper, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1854; and 2 others similar, 8vo (5).
Turkey.- Knolles (Richard) The Generall Historie of the Turkes, from the first beginning of that Nation to the rising of the Ottoman Familie ..., fifth edition, engraved title, engraved illustrations, woodcut initials, head-and tail pieces, lacking A1 (blank) as usual, A4 becoming detached, 2H1 and 5C5 with tiny marginal holes, one or two tiny rust spots, faint marginal damp-staining towards the end, bookplate, later calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, [Blackmer 920], folio, Adam Islip, 1638.⁂ "Knolles spent twelve years on the completion of his great history, which is based on the works of such authorities as Busbecq, Giovio, Georgievitz, Barletius etc. One of his most important sources is Boissard: Vitae et Icones Sultanorum, from which the portraits were re-engraved... Knolles' work was greatly praised by Dr. Johnson and its influence was acknowledged by Byron" (Blackmer).
NO RESERVE Turkey.- Montagu (Lady Mary Wortley) The Letters and Works, 3 vol., first edition, engraved frontispieces, lacking half-titles, occasional scattered spotting, bookplate of Sir William Eden, contemporary half calf, spines gilt in compartments, light rubbing to extremities, some spotting to spine and corners, 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1837.
Africa.- Caillié (René) Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo, 2 vol., first English edition, half-title to vol. 2 only, mounted portrait frontispiece on india paper, 2 folding maps, 1 strengthened at hinge, 4 wood-engraved plates, folding aquatint view of Timbuctoo supplied in modern facsimile and loosely inserted, bound without advertisements, scattered spotting, bookplate, modern buckram, red morocco spine labels, lightly sunned spines, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1830.
Turkey.- Thornton (Thomas) The Present State of Turkey, first edition, scattered spotting, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1807 § Shoberl (Frederic, editor) The World in Miniature: Turkey, 6 vol., 73 stipple-engraved plates, lacking 2 maps, occasional faint off-setting, previous owner's ink signature to blanks, contemporary straight-grain morocco, rebacked, rubbed, R. Ackermann, [1821] § Eton (W.) A Survey of the Turkish Empire, scattered spotting, modern half-calf, 1798; and 4 others, Turkey, v.s. (12)
Africa.- Cameron (Verney Lovett) Across Africa, 2 vol., first edition, wood engraved frontispieces, 31 wood engraved and lithographed plates, 3 folding, one or two with marginal water-staining, illustrations, signature 'M' vol. 1 becoming loose, advertisements at end, vol. 1 with cracked hinges, bookplate, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Hosken p.38], 8vo, 1877.
Africa.- Davis (Dr. N.) Carthage and Her Remains, frontispiece, plates, illustrations, 2 folding maps, previous owner's inscription, bookplates, contemporary calf, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1861; Ruined Cities within Numidian and Carthaginian Territories, first edition, frontispiece, 7 maps, folding map, illustrations, scattered spotting, bookplate, cracked hinges, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1862, 8vo (2)
Africa.- Andersson (Charles John) The Okavango River: a River of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure, first edition, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title, 15 plates, scattered spotting, previous owner's ink-stamp initials to letterpress title, bookplate, contemporary half-calf, expert repair and restoration to upper joint, slight rubbing, [Hosken p.5], 8vo, 1861.
Africa.- Du Chaillu (Paul B.) Explorations & Adventures in Equatorial Africa, first edition, folding wood-engraved frontispiece, plates and illustrations, folding map, short marginal tear, publisher's advertisements at end, new endpapers, bookplate, original decorative cloth, recased retaining original upper cover and backstrip, gilt, faint abrasion mark to upper cover where label removed, 1861; A Journey to Ashango-Land, first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece, damp-stain and small tear to title edge, neat repairs, plates, folding map at end, bookplate, near contemporary half-calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1867; [Czech pp.52-53; Hosken p.63], 8vo (2).
Africa.- Egypt.- Grogan (Ewart S.) & Arthur H. Sharp. From the Cape to Cairo, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, 2 folding colour maps, light spotting to first and last few leaves, bookplate, original pictorial cloth, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, an excellent example, [Hosken p.88], 1900 § Budge (Sir E. A.) By Nile and Tigris: A Narrative of Journeys in Egypt and Mesopotamia ..., 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, frontispieces, plates and illustrations, folding map, short tear at gutter, scattered spotting, bookplate, original pictorial cloth, vol. 1 recased, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, 1920 § Moffat (Robert) Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa, second thousand, Baxter print frontispiece, vignette title, plates, folding map, bookplates, contemporary calf, richly gilt spine, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1842 § Rey (C. R.) In the Country of the Blue Nile, first edition, frontispiece, plates, scattered spotting, bookplate, previous owner's ink initials to front free endpaper, 1927, 8vo (5)
Africa.- Egypt.- Lane (Edward William) An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, 2 vol., illustrations, bookplates, contemporary calf, richly gilt spine, green and red leather spine labels, 1842 § Kumm (H. Karl W.) From Hausaland to Egypt, through the Sudan, first edition, portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, folding map at end, bookplate, original pictorial cloth, light rubbing, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1910 § Tristram (H. B.) The Great Sahara, wood-engraved frontispiece, vignette title, plates and illustrations, 2 folding maps, 1 at end with tear at hinge with old tape repair to verso, bookplate, modern morocco-backed boards, 1860 § Edwards (Amelia B.) A Thousand Miles up the Nile, wood engraved frontispiece, vignette title, illustrations, many full-page, previous owner's ink inscription to half-title, ink-stamps of Ricardo A. Caminos to 'Preface', bookplate, original pictorial cloth, gilt, 1889, 8vo (5)⁂ Provenance: The first with the bookplate of the Bromley-Martins of Ham Court.
Africa.- Ellis (Rev. William) Three Visits to Madagascar during the years 1853-1854-1856, first edition, half-title, folding wood-engraved frontispiece, short split to fold not affecting image, 14 plates, 1 engraved map, illustrations, publisher's advertisements at end, abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, bookplate, original decorative cloth, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1858.
Africa.- Elton (J. Frederic) Travels and Researches among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern & Central Africa, first edition, wood engraved frontispiece, plates, 1 folding, illustrations, 3 folding maps, scattered spotting, new endpapers, bookplate, near contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, gilt, [Czech p.55], 8vo, 1879.
Africa.- Ethiopia.- Acton (Roger) The Abyssinian Expedition and the Life and Reign of King Theodore, first edition, lithographed portrait frontispiece, additional lithographed title, wood-engraved plates, some double-page, new endpapers, bookplate, faint off-setting, original pictorial cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, gilt, a little rubbed, bumping to corners, folio, 1868.
Africa.- Ethiopia.- Blanford (W. T.) Observations on the Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia, first edition, half-title, folding tinted lithograph frontispiece, 12 plates, 8 by Keulemans of which 6 hand-coloured, folding colour map, illustrations, cracked hinges, bookplate, original cloth, mottling to covers, 2 small stains to lower cover, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Nissen ZBI 406], 8vo, 1870.
Africa.- Ethiopia.- Chojnacki (Stanisław) Major Themes in Ethiopian Painting, plates and illustrations, some colour, bookplate, original pictorial cloth, gilt, Wiesbaden, Franz Steiner Verlag, 1983; Ethiopian Icons: Catalogue of the Collection of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies Addis Ababa University, first edition, colour illustrations, most full-page, bookplate, original boards, dust-jacket, Milan, 2000, 8vo & folio (2).
Africa.- Ethiopia.- Dufton (Henry) Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia in 1862-3, second edition, half-title, folding colour map frontispiece, 2 folding maps, faint spotting to first few ff., cracked hinges, abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, front free endpaper upper corner neatly trimmed, previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, bookplate, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, lightly sunned spine, 8vo, 1867.
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