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Dickens, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, additional ti

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Lot 215

Dickens, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, additional title and 41 engraved plates after H.K. Browne and others, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with a further 32 engraved plates after Thomas Onwhyn, modern red full crushed morocco by Root, decorated gilt, all edges gilt, slipcase, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1837 A FINE COPY. The issue points for this copy are mixed: p. 342, line 5 reads 'S. Veller'; p. 400, line 21 reads 'this friends'; p. 432, headline has imperfect F. The plates are unusually clean.

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Pepys, Samuel. Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S.... edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke, 2 volumes, first edition, half-ti

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Lot 217

Pepys, Samuel. Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S.... edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, 13 engraved plates, including one double-page plan, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with a further 62 engraved portraits and views, some laid to size, a few hand-coloured, nineteenth century straight-grained full morocco by Bayntun Riviere, tooled elaborately gilt, the covers with Pepy's motto blocked in gilt, all edges gilt, 4to, London: Henry Colburn, 1825

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Francis, Dick. Bonecrack, first edition, inscribed by the author, 'May 1973, Darling Christianna, Harroagte-what a wonderful

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Lot 221

Francis, Dick. Bonecrack, first edition, inscribed by the author, 'May 1973, Darling Christianna, Harroagte-what a wonderful swansong to your chairmanship year. How can I possibly follow? Love and best wishes, Dick Francis', original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Michael Joseph, 1971; Charteris, Leslie. The Fantastic Saint, inscribed, 'To Christianna Brand with admiration, Leslie Charteris, 84.4.13', original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, New York, Double Day, 1982; Underwood, Michael. Hand of Fate, first edition, inscribed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, Macmillan, 1981; Shem's Demise, first edition, inscribed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, Macmillan, 1970; and 12 others, crime fiction, most inscribed by the author to Christianna Brand, 8vo (17)

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Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition, early issue, with 'visiter' on p.123 and 'latt

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Lot 225

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition, early issue, with 'visiter' on p.123 and 'latter' on p. 160, engraved portrait frontispiece, 39 engraved plates after H.K. Browne, browned and spotted, contemporary half calf, upper joint partly split, spine rubbed, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839

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[Combe, William] Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, shortly before the Revolution, first edi

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Lot 23

[Combe, William] Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, shortly before the Revolution, first edition, 18 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Thomas Rowlandson, light browning, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, 8vo, R. Ackermann, 1821

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Zerbe, Jerome and Lucius Beebe. John Perona's El Morocco Family Album, first edition, printed in blue and black throughout, i

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Lot 233

Zerbe, Jerome and Lucius Beebe. John Perona's El Morocco Family Album, first edition, printed in blue and black throughout, illustrations, original blue cloth, zebra-striped endpapers, folio, New York: Privately Printed, 1937 SCARCE. This album of the wealthy and famous clients of the El Morocco nightclub at 154 East 54th Street, celebrates its later success and 1931 prohibition era origin.

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Greenaway, Kate. Almanack for 1894, first edition, coloured illustrations, publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards, 12mo, L

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Lot 26

Greenaway, Kate. Almanack for 1894, first edition, coloured illustrations, publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards, 12mo, London: George Routledge, [1893]

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A'Beckett, Gilbert Thomas. The Comic History of England, 2 volumes, first edition, 20 hand-coloured plates and numerous illus

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Lot 36

A'Beckett, Gilbert Thomas. The Comic History of England, 2 volumes, first edition, 20 hand-coloured plates and numerous illustrations in text after John Leech, 8vo, London: Offices of Punch, 1848; The Comic History of Rome, first edition, 10 hand-coloured engraved plates and numerous illustrations in text after John Leech, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, [n.d.]; together 3 volumes, uniform full calf by Riviere, spines tooled gilt, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt (3)

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Brunhoff, Jean de. The Story of Barbar, the little elephant, first English edition, illustrations, a few leaves with minor fo

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Lot 38

Brunhoff, Jean de. The Story of Barbar, the little elephant, first English edition, illustrations, a few leaves with minor foxing, dedication leaf with early ownership inscription, original cloth-backed boards, extremities rubbed, London: Methuen, 1934; Barbar's Travels, first English edition, illustrations, a few leaves with minor foxing, dedication leaf with early ownership inscription, original cloth-backed boards, extremities rubbed, London: Methuen, 1935; Barbar the King, first English edition, illustrations, a few leaves with minor foxing, dedication leaf with early ownership inscription, original cloth-backed boards, extremities rubbed, London: Methuen, 1936; Babar's Friend Zephir, first English edition, illustrations, a few leaves with minor foxing, original cloth-backed boards, extremities rubbed, London: Methuen, 1937; Babar at Home, first English edition, illustrations, a few leaves with minor foxing, original cloth-backed boards, extremities rubbed, London: Methuen, 1938, folio (5)

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Hasted, Edward. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 4 volumes, first edition, large folding county ma

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Lot 49

Hasted, Edward. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 4 volumes, first edition, large folding county map, hand-coloured in outline, 57 engraved plates, 3 folding, 40 engraved maps or plans, 36 folding, numerous engravings in text, a few with tissue guards, contemporary etched calf, neatly rebacked, extremities worn, folio, Canterbury: Simmons and Kirkby, 1778-1779

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Philipott, Thomas. Villare Cantianum: or Kent Surveyed and Illustrated, first edition, large folding engraved county map, fol

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Lot 50

Philipott, Thomas. Villare Cantianum: or Kent Surveyed and Illustrated, first edition, large folding engraved county map, folds repaired and strengthened, occasional rust-marks and minor contemporary ink annotations, A2 repaired, Ddd1-Eee2 with staining to inner margin, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, some wear, new endpapers, bookplate of Sir John Lushington, folio, London: William Godbid, 1659

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Hare, Augustus J. Walks in London, 2 volumes, first edition, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with numerous engravings, some laid to size, a

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Lot 58

Hare, Augustus J. Walks in London, 2 volumes, first edition, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with numerous engravings, some laid to size, a few hand-coloured, modern red full morocco gilt by Bayntun, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: Daldy, Ibister and Co., 1878

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Wathen, James. Journal of a Voyage in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, first edition, 23 [of 24] hand-coloured aquatint pl

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Lot 68

Wathen, James. Journal of a Voyage in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, first edition, 23 [of 24] hand-coloured aquatint plates, a few with tissue guards, browned throughout, later leaves waterstained, title soiled, contemporary half calf, distressed, 4to, London: J. Nichols, 1814

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Shackleton, Ernest H. The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, frontispieces, 12 coloured plates, 3

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Lot 69

Shackleton, Ernest H. The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, frontispieces, 12 coloured plates, 3 folding maps and folding panorama in pocket at the end of volume one, original cloth, chipped and marked, 4to, London: William Heinemann, 1909

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Lear, Edward. Illustrated Excursions in Italy, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, 55 tinted lithographed plates, guards,

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Lot 71

Lear, Edward. Illustrated Excursions in Italy, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, 55 tinted lithographed plates, guards, 2 lithographed maps, hand-coloured in outline, 2 leaves of engraved music, occasional spotting, two leaves with minor tears to margins, loose, as usual, publisher's original green cloth gilt, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, folio, London: Thomas M'Lean, 1846

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Linton, William. The Scenery of Greece and Its Islands, first edition, 50 engraved plates, tissue guards, lithographed map, l

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Lot 72

Linton, William. The Scenery of Greece and Its Islands, first edition, 50 engraved plates, tissue guards, lithographed map, loose, some spotting, publisher's original green cloth gilt, all edges gilt, without the subscriber's and advertisement leaves, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, 4to, [Privately Published], 1857

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Walsh, Robert and Thomas Allom. Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, 2 volumes, first edition,

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Lot 73

Walsh, Robert and Thomas Allom. Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, 2 volumes, first edition, additional engraved titles, 2 engraved frontispieces and 92 engraved plates, tissue guards, 2 engraved maps, one double-page, occasional light spotting, publisher's original full morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, 4to, London: Fisher & Son, [c.1839] A FINE COPY.

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Crawford, Adair. Journal of a Deputation sent to the East by the Committee of the Malta Protestant College, in 1849, 2 volume

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Lot 76

Crawford, Adair. Journal of a Deputation sent to the East by the Committee of the Malta Protestant College, in 1849, 2 volumes, first edition, 2 tinted lithographed frontispieces, 3 engraved maps, one folding, two partly coloured by hand, woodcut plan, lithographed family portrait plate on India paper, tissue guard, light spotting, original cloth, 8vo, London: James Nesbit, 1854

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Domenech, Abbe Em. Seven Years' Residence in the Great Deserts of North America, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, 58 ti

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Lot 77

Domenech, Abbe Em. Seven Years' Residence in the Great Deserts of North America, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, 58 tinted plates, hand-coloured folding engraved map, slightly torn, but without loss, a few leaves working loose, original cloth gilt, 8vo, London: Longman, Green,et al., 1860

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Smyth, Captain William Henry. Memoir Descriptive of the Resources, Inhabitants, and Hydrography, of Sicily and Its Islands, f

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Lot 78

Smyth, Captain William Henry. Memoir Descriptive of the Resources, Inhabitants, and Hydrography, of Sicily and Its Islands, first edition, half-title, 14 [of 15] engraved plates, lacking the plate of St. John's Church, folding engraved map, plates spotted, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, 4to, London: John Murray, 1824

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Gibbs, James. A Book of Architecture, containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments, first edition, 150 engraved plates, a fe

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Lot 8

Gibbs, James. A Book of Architecture, containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments, first edition, 150 engraved plates, a few double-page, plates 146-150 with some water-stains and minor repairs, plate 19 cropped within plate mark, but image unaffected, text leaves slightly soiled, nineteenth century half calf, rubbed, upper joint slightly cracked, later endpapers, folio, London: [James Gibbs], 1728

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Bury, Lady Charlotte. The Three Great Sanctuaries of Tuscany, Valombrosa, Camaldoli, Laverna, first edition, engraved additio

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Lot 80

Bury, Lady Charlotte. The Three Great Sanctuaries of Tuscany, Valombrosa, Camaldoli, Laverna, first edition, engraved additional title, engraved portrait and 6 aquatint plates, guards, publisher's original cloth, upper cover with skiver label, head of spine chipped, oblong folio, London: John Murray, 1832

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Murray, John, publisher. A Hand-Book for Travellers in the Ionian Islands, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor, and Constantinople, fi

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Lot 88

Murray, John, publisher. A Hand-Book for Travellers in the Ionian Islands, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor, and Constantinople, first edition, 4 folding engraved maps, original publisher's cloth gilt, corners bumped, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1840

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Stanley, Henry M. In Darkest Africa, or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin, 2 volumes, first edition, plates, folding maps,

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Lot 91

Stanley, Henry M. In Darkest Africa, or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin, 2 volumes, first edition, plates, folding maps, one lacking, plates, spotted, original publishers cloth, shaken, lacking free endpaper in volume one, 8vo, London: Sampson Low, 1890; Brander, A. A. Dunbar. Wild Animals in Central India, third impression, plates, original cloth, 8vo, London: Edward Arnold, 1931; and 12 others, similar, v.s., sold not subject to return (15)

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Ross, Captain James Clarke. A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839-4

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Lot 93

Ross, Captain James Clarke. A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839-43, 2 volumes, first edition, 8 tinted lithographed plates, one folding, 8 engraved maps and plans, 3 folding, wood-engraved vignettes, modern half morocco gilt, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1847 [Abbey Travel, 610]

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Panama Canal. A collection of c. 100 volumes, including: Selfridge, Thomas Oliver. Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Asc

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Lot 95

Panama Canal. A collection of c. 100 volumes, including: Selfridge, Thomas Oliver. Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Practicability of a Ship-Canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by way of the Isthmus of Darien, first edition, 14 lithographed plates, 16 [of 17] folding maps, some repaired, lacking 'The Isthmus of Darien', title repaired, original cloth gilt, spine repaired, new endpapers, 4to, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874; Abbot, Willis J. Panama and the Canal, plates, illustrations, later half morocco, 4to, London: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1913; Pepperman, W. Leon. Who Built the Panama Canal?, plates, original cloth, 8vo, London: J. M. Dent, 1915; and approx. 95 others, including guide books and souvenirs, c. 1890-1940, histories and navigational aids, v.s. (c. 100)

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Edwards, Amelia B. A Thousand Miles up the Nile, first edition, 18 wood-engraved plates, tissue guards, 2 folding coloured ma

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Lot 97

Edwards, Amelia B. A Thousand Miles up the Nile, first edition, 18 wood-engraved plates, tissue guards, 2 folding coloured maps, original publisher's decorated cloth gilt, top edge gilt, rebacked, preserving the original spine, new endpapers, 4to, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1877

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HUGH MOSS, VICTOR GRAHAM, KA BO TSANG. 'The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle', The J & J Collection, first edition, 2 vol, Wea

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Lot 246

HUGH MOSS, VICTOR GRAHAM, KA BO TSANG. 'The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle', The J & J Collection, first edition, 2 vol, Weatherhill, 794 pp, approximately 484 colour illustrations, hardcover, cloth and slipcase.From a private Cornish collection.

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AIME HUMBERT. 'Le Japon Illustre', 2 vol., first edition, maps, wood-engraved plates, illustrations, Paris, 1870.

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Lot 249

AIME HUMBERT. 'Le Japon Illustre', 2 vol., first edition, maps, wood-engraved plates, illustrations, Paris, 1870.

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HENRI L. JOLY & KUMASAKU TOMITA. 'Japanese Art & Handicraft', First Edition 1916, two volumes, London Yamanaka &

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Lot 267

HENRI L. JOLY & KUMASAKU TOMITA. 'Japanese Art & Handicraft', First Edition 1916, two volumes, London Yamanaka & Co, Limited Edition and number 3 of 175 copies. Vol 1 signed by Henri Joly, together with eight receipt forms entitled 'Loan Exhibition of Japanese Art 1915'.Condition report: There is wear or scratching to the green cloth on the cover of both volumes. Volume one has some hand written annotations to some pages on the margins neart the end of the volume. Both have some paper discolouration, especially at the edges, minimal foxing on the papers but some foxing on the tissues. See images of receipts.

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EDITED BY DONALD RICHIE & MEREDITH WEATHERBY. 'The Masters' Book of Ikebana', First edition 1966, bound with silk.

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Lot 269

EDITED BY DONALD RICHIE & MEREDITH WEATHERBY. 'The Masters' Book of Ikebana', First edition 1966, bound with silk.

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ROBERT STERLING CLARK and ARTHUR de C. SOWERBY. 'Through Shen-Kan: The Account of the Cark Expedition in North China, 1908-9,

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Lot 286

ROBERT STERLING CLARK and ARTHUR de C. SOWERBY. 'Through Shen-Kan: The Account of the Cark Expedition in North China, 1908-9,' edited by Major C. H. Chepnall, first edition, original cloth, frontispiece map, folding map contained in rear pocket, six tipped-in colour plates, T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1912.

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THOMAS WITLAM ATKINSON. 'Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mo

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Lot 287

THOMAS WITLAM ATKINSON. 'Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary, and Part of Central Asia,' first edition, original green cloth with gilt decorations, rubbed and bumped, twenty chromolithograph and tinted lithograph plates, folding map with tape repairs, Hurst and Blackett, London, 1858.

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Cmdr J. ELLIOT BINGHAM. 'Narrative of the Expedition to China, from the Commencement of the War to its Termination in 1842,'

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Lot 288

Cmdr J. ELLIOT BINGHAM. 'Narrative of the Expedition to China, from the Commencement of the War to its Termination in 1842,' two volumes, second edition, hand coloured engraving frontispiece to vol I, original cloth, Henry Colburn, London, 1843; The Earl of Dunmore. 'The Pamirs; Being a Narrative of a Year's Expedition on Horseback and on Foot Through Kashmir, Western Tibet, Chinese Tartary, and Russian Central Asia,' two volumes, silver tooled Buddha to front boards, original cloth, John Murray, London, 1893; JOHN GRANT BIRCH. 'Travels in North and Central China,' original decorative cloth, black and white photos throughout, Hurst and Blackett, London, 1902; ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS. 'Camps and Trails in China: A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China,' first edition, original cloth, photographs by Yvette Borup Andrews, D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1918. (6)

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Capt WILLIAM GILL. 'The River of Golden Sand: Being The Narrative of A Journey Through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah, fir

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Lot 292

Capt WILLIAM GILL. 'The River of Golden Sand: Being The Narrative of A Journey Through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah, first illustrated edition, original cloth with gilt decoration to spine, woodcuts and map, John Murray, London, 1883; Capt WILLIAM HENRY KNIGHT. 'Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet,' coloured engraved frontispiece of Ladak, Richard Bentley, London, 1863; WILLIAM WOODVILLE ROCKHILL. 'Diary of a Journey Through Mongolia and Tibet in 1891 and 1892,' rebound in burgundy leather by Sam Ying Co, Hong Kong, illustrations and b+w photographs, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1894; Prof PAUL PELLIOT. 'Huc and Gabet: Travels in Tartary Thibet and China 1844-1846,' translated by William Hazlit, two volumes, George Routledge and Sons, London, 1928. (5)

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J. J. REIN. 'he Industries of Japan, Together with an Account of its Agriculture, Forestry, Arts, and Commerce. From Travels

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Lot 297

J. J. REIN. 'he Industries of Japan, Together with an Account of its Agriculture, Forestry, Arts, and Commerce. From Travels and Researches Undertaken at the Cost of the Prussian Government,' first Engish edition, original decorative boards with gilt crane's, forty-four illustrations and three maps, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1889.

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ANNA C. HARTSHORNE. 'Japan and Her People,' first edition, two volumes, original cloth with gilt tooled decorations, illustra

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Lot 303

ANNA C. HARTSHORNE. 'Japan and Her People,' first edition, two volumes, original cloth with gilt tooled decorations, illustrated, Henry T. Coates, Philadelphia, 1902; Sir RUTHERFORD ALCOCK. 'Art and Art Industries in Japan,' original cloth, Virtue and Co, 1878; ROKUJIUYEN. 'The Story of a Hida Craftsman,' translated by Frederick Victor Dickins, one of 550 copies, unclipped fore edge to textblock, Gowans & Gray, London, 1912; RICHARD GORDON SMITH. 'Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan,' decorative cloth boards, A & C. Black, London, 1908; with five other books on the subject of Japan. (11)

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RICHARD C. RAPIER. 'Remunerative Railways For New Countries; With Some Account of The First Railway In China,' first edition,

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Lot 305

RICHARD C. RAPIER. 'Remunerative Railways For New Countries; With Some Account of The First Railway In China,' first edition, original maroon cloth with gilt tooled engine to front board, illustrated throughout with eight pasted and mounted photographs, foldout 'schedules of estimates', loosening of spine cloth, E. & F. N. Spon, London, 1878.

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Sir FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND. 'Everest: The Challenge,' second edition original cloth with gilt tooled 'Dulwich College' coat of

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Lot 306

Sir FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND. 'Everest: The Challenge,' second edition original cloth with gilt tooled 'Dulwich College' coat of arms to front board, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1936; ERIC SHIPTON. 'Blank on the Map,' original black cloth, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1938; T. LOBSANG RAMPA. 'The Third Eye: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama,' first edition, unclipped dj, spotting throughout, Secker & Warburg, 1956; HARRISON FORMAN. 'Through Forbidden Tibet: An Adventure into the Unkown,' first edition, cracked spine, Jarrolds, London, 1936; With six other books. (10)

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ISAAC TAYLOR HEADLAND. 'Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes,' first edition, original cloth with pictorial boards, illustrated throug

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Lot 308

ISAAC TAYLOR HEADLAND. 'Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes,' first edition, original cloth with pictorial boards, illustrated throughout, Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1900; ROBERT K. DOUGLAS. 'Chinese Stories,' original decorative cloth, William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1893. (2)

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JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS. 'Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton;

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Lot 311

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS. 'Sketches of China; Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; With Notices and Observations Relative to the Present War,' first edition, two volumes, rebound with original cloth boards, fold out map, Charles Knight & Co, London, 1841; P. PIASSETSKY. 'Russian Travellers in Mongolia and China,' translated by J. Gordon-Cumming, two volumes, original cloth, Chapman & Hall, London, 1884; Mm CALLERY and YVAN. 'History of Insurrection in China; With Notices of the Christianity, Creed, and Proclamations of the Insurgents,' translated by John Oxenford, frontispiece engraving of Tien Te, original cloth, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1853. (5)

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Rev R. H. COBBALD. 'Pictures of the Chinese, Drawn By Themselves,' first edition, frontispiece, vignette title and plates pri

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Lot 312

Rev R. H. COBBALD. 'Pictures of the Chinese, Drawn By Themselves,' first edition, frontispiece, vignette title and plates printed in brown, original striped green cloth with gilt tooled gong player to front board, John Murray, London, 1860; Mrs J. F. Bishop. 'Chinese Pictures: Notes on Photographs Made in China,' over sixty photographs with notes contemporary to the time, original decorative cloth, Cassel and Company, London, 1900. (2)Condition report: 'Pictures of the Chinese, Drawn by Themselves'- ends of spine cloth rubbed, tapering corners to boards, potting to frontis and tissue, marks to titlepage, tidemark to fore-edge corner throughout textblock, sporadic toning and foxing throughout, pages complete.'Chinese Pictures'- Cloth faded, rubbed and bumped, with soiling to corners, spotting to pastedown and endpapers, good clean and tight textblock.Extra photos have been added to our website.

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A. B. FREEMAN-MITFORD. 'The Attache At Peking,' original cloth with gilt tooled bats, fold out plan of 'The Imperial City', e

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Lot 313

A. B. FREEMAN-MITFORD. 'The Attache At Peking,' original cloth with gilt tooled bats, fold out plan of 'The Imperial City', ex libris label to pastedown, MacMillan and Co, London, 1900; VICOMTE D'OLLONE. 'In Forbidden China: The D'Ollone Mission 1906-1909 China-Tibet-Mongolia,' translated by Bernard Miall, reprint, original decorative cloth, T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1912; EDWIN J. DINGLE. 'Across China on Foot: Life in the Interior and the Reform Movement,' first edition, frontispiece image of author, original cloth, J. W. Arrowsmith, Bristol, 1911; HENRY BROUGHAM LOCH. 'Personal Narrative of Occurrences During Lord Elgin's Second Embassy to China, 1860,' engraved title page and frontispiece, original cloth, John Murray, London, 1869; ALEXANDER HOSIE. 'Manchuria: Its People, Resources and Recent History,' with map, diagrams and illustrations, photograph frontispiece, ex libris, Methuen & Co, 1901; With three other books on China. (8)

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Rev. JOHN BACHELOR. 'The Ainu of Japan: The Religion, Superstitions, and General History of the Hairy Aborigines of Japan,' f

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Lot 316

Rev. JOHN BACHELOR. 'The Ainu of Japan: The Religion, Superstitions, and General History of the Hairy Aborigines of Japan,' first edition, original pictorial cloth with gilt touches, eighty illustrations, The Religious Tract Society, London, 1892.

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CHARLES FREDERIK NOBLE. 'A Voyage to the East Indies In 1747 and 1748,' first edition, rebound in full leather, eleven engrav

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Lot 320

CHARLES FREDERIK NOBLE. 'A Voyage to the East Indies In 1747 and 1748,' first edition, rebound in full leather, eleven engraved plates including a folding view of Batavia, directions for binder on placement of plates, toning to pages as expected, vg, T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1762.

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HOLT SAMUEL HALLETT. 'A Thousand Miles on an Elephant in the Shan States,' first edition, handsomely rebound in half blue lea

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Lot 322

HOLT SAMUEL HALLETT. 'A Thousand Miles on an Elephant in the Shan States,' first edition, handsomely rebound in half blue leather with compartmentalized spine and gilt embossed elephants heads, 95 illustrations and 8 folding maps some of which have repairs, toning and staining to leaves, sporadic ink blue stamp 'Public Whitechapel Library' throughout, William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1890.

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ROBERT FORTUNE. 'A Journey to the Tea Countries of China; Including Sung-Lo and The Bohea Hills; With A Short Notice of The E

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Lot 323

ROBERT FORTUNE. 'A Journey to the Tea Countries of China; Including Sung-Lo and The Bohea Hills; With A Short Notice of The East India Company's Tea Plantations in The Himalayia Mountains,' first edition, rebound, additional decorative title engraved in red and black, colour lithograph frontispiece, map, John Murray, 1852; 'A Residence Among The Chinese: Inland, On the Coast, and at Sea.....Including Notices of Many Natural Productions and Works of Art, The Culture of Silk, & c,' first edition, half leather with marbled boards, engraved frontispiece, former stock of 'Hanshan Tang Books', John Murray, London, 1857; 'Yedo and Peking: A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China,' brown cloth gilt, sun bleached spine, fold out frontispiece of Yokuhama, fold out map, rubbed and bumped with some toning and spotting, ex libris label, John Murray, 1863. (3)Condition report: 'A Journey to the Tea Countries of China'- binding rubbed and bumped, slight loosening to binding, staining on leaves to fore edge p65-72 (please see images), illustrations complete.'A Residence Among the Chinese'- sun bleaching to spine, rubbed and bumped, 7cm tear to illustration 2, toning to edges of textblock, pages and illustrations complete.'A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals,' sun bleaching to spine, rubbed and bumped, slight staining to rear map (please see map), pages and illustrations complete with advertisements to rear.

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J. M. TRONSON. 'Personal Narrative of A Voyage to Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary, and Various Parts of Coast of China;

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Lot 324

J. M. TRONSON. 'Personal Narrative of A Voyage to Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary, and Various Parts of Coast of China; In H.M.S. Barracouta,' first edition, rebacked, lithographed frontispiece and 7 plates, illustrations, 5 folding maps, some tears, Smith, Elder, & Co, London, 1859.

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BERNARD HURTIG. 'Masterpieces of Netsuke Art', First Edition 1973, with slip case.

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Lot 368

BERNARD HURTIG. 'Masterpieces of Netsuke Art', First Edition 1973, with slip case.

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ANNA d' ALMEIDA. 'A Lady's Visit to Manilla and Japan', 1863, First Edition, Hurst & Blackett, Publishers, London.Ex lot 195.

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Lot 378

ANNA d' ALMEIDA. 'A Lady's Visit to Manilla and Japan', 1863, First Edition, Hurst & Blackett, Publishers, London.Ex lot 195. Dominic Winter Auctions, 21st June 2001.

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M. LE BARON DE HUBNER. 'A Ramble Round The Word, 1871,' first edition, two volumes, rebound in half red leather, ex libris la

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Lot 394

M. LE BARON DE HUBNER. 'A Ramble Round The Word, 1871,' first edition, two volumes, rebound in half red leather, ex libris label, MacMillan and Co, 1874; A. HENRY SAVAGE LANDOR. 'Tibet & Nepal: Painted and Described, prize binding of 'Tottenham County School', gilt edge, colour illustrations throughout, A. & C. Black, London, 1905; OWEN LATTIMORE. 'The Desert Road to Turkestan,' rebound, tide mark to frontispiece photograph, Methuen & Co, 1928; HENNING HASLUND. 'Tents in Mongolia (Yabonah),' rebound in half blue leather, photographs throughout, Kegan Paul et al, London, 1934. (5)

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H. E. M. JAMES. 'The Long White Mountain or A Journey in Manchuria,' original decorative yellow cloth, illustrations and map,

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Lot 401

H. E. M. JAMES. 'The Long White Mountain or A Journey in Manchuria,' original decorative yellow cloth, illustrations and map, Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1888; B. L. PUTNAM WEALE. 'Manchu and Muscovite,' original cloth, damage to spine, photographs throughout, MacMillan and Co, London, 1904; 'Indiscreet Letters from Peking,' second edition, original cloth, Hurst and Blackett, London; HELEN H. ROBBINS. 'Our First Ambassador to China: An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney,' original cloth, illustrations throughout, John Murray, London, 1908; With three other books. (7)

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SVEN HEDIN. 'Through Asia,' US first edition, two volumes, original decorative cloth, three hundred illustrations, tape repai

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Lot 402

SVEN HEDIN. 'Through Asia,' US first edition, two volumes, original decorative cloth, three hundred illustrations, tape repairs to maps, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1899; 'Central Asia and Tibet: Towards the Holy City of Lassa,' two volumes, original cloth, scuffed and bumped, 420 illustrations, some foxing, Hurst and Blackett, London, 1903; 'Big Horse's Flight: The Trail of War in Central Asia,' original cloth, ink to edge of textblock, MacMillan and Co, London, 1936; 'The Silk Road,' English first edition, original cloth, 31 plates and a map, Geoge Routledge, London, 1938; 'The Wandering Lake,' English first edition, original cloth, George Routledge, 1940. (7)

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A. E. PRATT. 'To The Snows of Tibet Through China,' first edition, original cloth with gilt decorations, b+w frontispiece, b+

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Lot 405

A. E. PRATT. 'To The Snows of Tibet Through China,' first edition, original cloth with gilt decorations, b+w frontispiece, b+w illustrations, fold out map, Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1892.

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THE SHRAMANA EKAI KAWAGUCHI. 'Three Years in Tibet,' original cloth, bleached spine, photograph of author for frontispiece, o

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Lot 406

THE SHRAMANA EKAI KAWAGUCHI. 'Three Years in Tibet,' original cloth, bleached spine, photograph of author for frontispiece, original Japanese illustrations, The Theosophist Office, Madras, 1909; EDMUND CANDLER. 'The Unveiling of Lhasa,' original green cloth with gilt decorations, crack and chip to top of spine, illustrations and map, Edward Arnold, London, 1905; L. AUSTINE WADDELL. 'The Buddhism of Tibet or Lamaism,' rebacked and rebound with original cloth, ex libris stamp to title page, W. H. Allen & Co, London, 1895; ALEXANDRA DAVID-NEEL. 'My Journey to Lhasa: The Personal Story of the only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City,' original cloth with pictorial gilt of Lhasa, first edition, spotting throughout, William Heinemann Ltd, 1927; WILLIAM MONTGOMERY MCGOVERN. 'To Lhasa in Disguise: A Secret Expedition Through Mysterious Tibet,' first edition, original cloth, The Century Co, New York, 1924; W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ. 'The Tibetan Book Of The Dead,' original cloth, ex libris with all associated stamps etc, Oxford University Press, 1927. (6)

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G. E. MORRISON. 'An Australian in China,' third edition, original cloth, spotting and toning throughout, Horace Cox, London,

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Lot 408

G. E. MORRISON. 'An Australian in China,' third edition, original cloth, spotting and toning throughout, Horace Cox, London, 1902; Rev JAMES GILMOUR. 'Among the Mongols,' original decorative cloth with gilt tooled title, engraved titlepage, The Religious Tract Society, London, 1888; ELIZABETH FOREMAN LEWIS. 'Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, original decorative cloth, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, George G. Harrap, London, 1934; W. A. P. MARTIN. 'Chinese Legends and Lyrics,' second edition, enlarged, original cloth, Kelly & Walsh ltd, Shanghai, 1912; A. J. BROOMHILL. 'Strong Man's Prey,' first edition, unclipped dj, China Inland Mission, London, 1953; With six other books. (11)

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JULIET BREDON. 'Chinese New Year Festivals: A Picturesque Monograph of the Rites, Ceremonies and Observances in relation ther

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Lot 409

JULIET BREDON. 'Chinese New Year Festivals: A Picturesque Monograph of the Rites, Ceremonies and Observances in relation thereto,' first edition, six illustrations in colour-photogravure from selected Chinese paintings mounted and other illustrations, cloth-backed colour decorated paper boards, owners inscription to endpaper, small amount of spotting, Kelly and Walsh, Shanghai, 1930.

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THOMAS W. BLAKISTON. 'Five Months on the Yang-Tsze; With a Narrative of the Exploration of its Upper Waters, and Notices of t

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Lot 411

THOMAS W. BLAKISTON. 'Five Months on the Yang-Tsze; With a Narrative of the Exploration of its Upper Waters, and Notices of the Present Rebellions in China,' half leather with cloth boards, rubbed and bumped, plates, two fold out maps, small amount of graphite notes to margins, ex libris label to pastedown, John Murray, London, 1862; WILLIAM EDGAR GEIL. 'A Yankee on the Yangtze,' original pictorial cloth, stained spine, frontispiece photograph, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1904; Capt FRANK KINGDON-WARD. 'The Mystery Rivers of Tibet: A Description of the Little-Known Land Where Asia's Mightiest Rivers Gallop in Harness Through the Narrow Gateway of Tibet, Its Peoples, Fauna, & Flora,' first edition, three maps, illustrations, original cloth, rubbed, soiled and bumped, spine loosening from textblock, Seely Service & Co, London, 1923; GEO. S. PARKER. 'The Mysterious Yangtze: A Travelog,' original cloth, author photograph frontispiece, photographic illustrations, Privately Printed, 1937; CORNELL PLANT. 'Glimpses of the Yangtze Gorges,' second edition, illustrated by Ivon A. Donnelly, original cloth, Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, 1929; plus one other book. (6)Condition report: THOMAS W. BLAKISTON. 'Five Months on the Yang-Tsze'- Loosening of binding, toning to eaves, illustrations complete, advertisements to rear.WILLIAM EDGAR GEIL. 'A Yankee on the Yangtze'- Staining and loss to spine, toning and spotting throughout, pages and illustrations complete.Capt FRANK KINGDON-WARD. 'The Mystery Rivers of Tibet'- Bleaching to spine, rubbed and bumped with original colour seen from removed label, tapering corners, graphite notes to endpaper, sporadic spotting throughout, toned leaves, ex libris label to rear board, pages complete.GEO. S. PARKER. 'The Mysterious Yangtze'- Rebacked to original cloth, fore edge uncut, clean and tight textblock, pages complete. CORNELL PLANT. 'Glimpses of the Yangtze Gorges'- rubbed ends to spine, tapering cornes, graphite notes to endpaper, spotting to fore edge of textblock, spotting to rear pastedown and endpaper.

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ANTON LUNDEEN. 'In the Grip of Bandits and Yet in the Hands of God,' presentation copy inscribed by author, original cloth, i

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Lot 412

ANTON LUNDEEN. 'In the Grip of Bandits and Yet in the Hands of God,' presentation copy inscribed by author, original cloth, image of author to title page, Augustana Book Concern, Rock Island, 1925; HARVEY J. HOWARD. 'Ten Weeks with Chinese Bandits,' original cloth, illustrations and photographs, Cornstalk Publishing Company, Australia, 1927; ALEKO E. LILIUS. 'I Sailed with Chinese Pirates,' first edition, unclipped dj chipped and stained, sporadic spotting throughout, 59 photographs, J. W. Arrowsmith, London, 1930; BOK. 'Corsairs of the China Seas,' original cloth, photographic illustrations, Herbert Jenkins, London, 1936; CLIFFORD JOHNSON. 'Pirate Junk: Five Months Captivity with Manchurian Bandits,' second impression, original cloth, Jonathan Cape, 1934; With eight other books on Asian piracy. (13)

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Commander W. H. HALL and W. D. BERNARD. 'Narrative of the Voyages and Services of The Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843; And of the

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Lot 415

Commander W. H. HALL and W. D. BERNARD. 'Narrative of the Voyages and Services of The Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843; And of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong Kong, and Remarks on the Character and Habits of the Chinese,' first edition, two volumes, handsomely rebound in half calf with marbled boards, six plates, three folding maps, and eight woodcuts in text, Henry Colburn, London, 1844. (2)The first British iron warship, and the first to weather the Cape of Good Hope, the Nemesis was used to decisive effect in the First Opium war. An invaluable firsthand account.

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