R. C. CAMBIE & J. ASH, 'Fijian medicinal plants', 1994; DIETRICH FROHNE & HANS JURGEN PFANDER, 'Poisonous Plants' 2nd edition; JEAN H. LANGENHEIM, 'Plant Resins', Timber Press, 2003; MICHAEL WINK & BEN-ERIK VAN WYK, 'Mind-Altering and Poisoning Plants Of The World', Timber Press, 2008; JOEL L. SWERDLOW, 'Nature's Medicine'. (5) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
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JASON HILL. 'The Contemplative Gardener.' First edition, original cloth, clipped dj, spine dj chipped top and bottom and faded, Faber and Faber, London, 1939, vg; Plus twenty-four other good quality books in one box. (25) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
NEVIL SHUTE. 'The Far Country.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, tear to dj top of spine and bottom of spine, owner inscription to endpaper, intermitent foxing and toning, Wiliam Heinemann, London, 1952, g; With four other firsts 'The Rainbow and the Rose,' Trustee from the Toolroom,' 'Beyond the Black Stump,' 'Requiem for a Wren.'; And three others. (8) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Sir Miles Thomas. Out On A Wing. Autobiography. A WW2 hardback first edition book. Showing signs of age. Personal dedication. Signed by the author. Newspaper cut outs inc. 406 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Roger R. Brooks. The Handley Page Victor. A history and development of a classic jet VOL 1. A WW2 first edition hardback book in good condition. Signed by Flt Lt J Mudford. Dedicated to Roger Reece Flight School. 240 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Prudence Hill. To Know The Sky, the life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Roderic Hill. A WW2 First Edition hardback book in average condition. Dedicated, signed by Prudence Hill including dates and a personal inscription. 256 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Stephen Darlow. Victory Fighters: The Veterans Story. Winning the battle for supremacy in the skies over western Europe 1941 1945. A WW2 First edition hardback book in excellent condition. Signed at the top of title page by RAF Pilots George Kelsey and Brian Spragg. 256 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
John, Duke Of Bedford. The Flying Duchess, a biography. A First Edition hardback book, showing signs of age. Dedicated, and signed by the Duke of Bedford. 216 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Roger A Freeman. 56th Fighter Group. A WW2 First Edition paperback book in good condition. Signed By Frank William Klibbe, Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters 1 silver oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 oak leaf clusters, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Legion of Merit, World War II Victory Medal. 128 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
The Times. An Airman's Letter. A WW2 First Edition Hardback book, showing signs of age. Signed By Lord Wakefield, Dedicated and dated 1/8/40 Charles Cheers Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, GCVO, CBE 12 December 1859 - 15 January 1941, An page printed Enclosed detailing the book. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Steve Darlow. Special Op: Bomber. Daring Missions That Changed the Shape of WW2. A First Edition hardback book. A Multi Signed by Bomber Pilots : Ken Johnson, S Saunders, Jack Linaker, Tim McGillivray, Harry Irons, M Carlton and three others, Also signed by the author Steve Darlow. spine and dust jacket in mint condition. 286 pages. Printed by Biddles of Great Britain. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Michael Korda. With Wings Like Eagles. The untold History Of The Battle Of Britain. A WW2 First Edition, Multi signed hardback book. Multi Signed by Battle of Britain Pilots Michael Wainwright, B Bent, Tom Neil and Len Davies on title page. Spine and Dust jacket in mint condition. printed and bound by MPG Ltd of Bodmin, Cornwall. 322 pages, with black and white illustrations. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Chris Bucholtz. 332nd Fighter Group Tuskegee Airmen. A WW2 First Edition, Paperback book. Signed by Fighter Pilots : James Sheppard, Bill Wheeler, Howard Baugh and one other. Spine in good condition. Printed in China by Bookbuilders. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Arthur G Thorning. The Dambuster Who Cracked The Dam the story of Melvin Dinghy Young. A WW2 First edition hardback book, Signed on title page by Dambuster Pilot Ray Grayston. Raymond Ernest Grayston was born on 13 October 1918 in Dunsfold, Surrey, and worked as an automobile engineer before the war. Like many young men of his generation, Grayston was fascinated by flying and volunteered for the RAF at the beginning of the war spine and dust jacket in mint condition. printed and bound by Biddles Ltd. 178 pages with black and white illustrations/photos/images. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Oliver Moxon. Bitter Monsoon The Memoirs of a Fighter Pilot. A WW2 First Edition, Multi Signed hardback book. Signed by RAF Fighter Pilots B L Duckenfield, Bob Doe and Peter Ayerst on title page. Dust jacket and spine showing signs of age. Printed in Great Britain by Bristol Typesetting Company in 1955. 192 pages with few B/W photos/illustrations. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Dilip Sarkar. The Invisible Thread: A Spitfires Tale. A WW2 First edition multi signed hardback book. Multi signed on a limited edition 95/100 page by RAF Fighter Pilots: Sir Denis Crowley Milling, Squadron Leader Jack Stokoe, David Scott Malden, Ron Stillwell, Peter Brothers, William Walker, Sir Hugh Dundas, Harry Welford, Buck Casson, Kazik Budzik and the Author Dilip Sarkar. dust jacket and spine in good condition. printed by Severnside Printers Ltd of Worcs. 200 pages with black and white photos. included is a postcard related to the book. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
William Warbey MP. Look To Norway. A WW2 First Edition hardback book. Printed by the Camelot Press Ltd of London in 1945. spine and dust jacket showing signs of age. 242 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Star Wars, Hasbro - A rare gold graded Hasbro Star Wars First Edition 'The Black Series' (White Box) #94 'The Mandalorian' 6" action figure. The figure is UK Graded at 90% GOLD overall, with sub grades of: Box 90% Window 90% Figure 95%. This rare figure is presented in a sealed display case.
TWO TITANTIC INTEREST PHOTOGRAPHS,the bow of the titantic underwater and an iceberg, both signed by survivor Millvina Dean, both with Chaucer Auctions certificates of authenticity, along with two colour prints of the Titanic, signed in pencil by the artist, Colin Verity, both limited edition and one an artist's proof, also three first day covers signed by Vulcan Bomber pilots (7)
London Underground Pocket Map from 1933 - First edition by H.C. Beck of the London Underground diagrammatic card POCKET MAP with the famous cover slogan 'A new design for an old map.' and print-code 750M - 1-33. Condition Report: In very good condition for age, spines intact with no tears or paper loss. Some light foxing to front cover. Colours good.
BLACKWOOD (WILLIAM)The Atlas of Scotland, Containing Maps of Each County, 29 engraved maps on 58 sheets, hand-coloured in outline, first few leaves and 2 or 3 maps chipped at edges and creased, contemporary half morocco, defective, large folio (560 x 390mm.), Edinburgh & London, W. Blackwood & W. & A.K. Johnston, [1855]Footnotes:The Atlas of Scotland was originally issued by John Thomson in 1832; W. & A.K. Johnston took over the engraved plates in 1838. In this surprisingly rare edition, map titles have been altered since the previous issue, and railways added.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two William IV Scottish chip-engraved bottlesThe first of shaft and globe form and of dark olive tint, chip engraved with the name JOHN CALDER above the badge of the Incorporation of Cordiners, a union spray and depictions of a shoe and a boot, a clipper, a plough, the date 1834 the following mottos: 'by industry we prosper To work you go the seasons now, Strive on Brave Boys and Speed the Plough', If Cupid shou'd aim his dartTo play to you a plentyBy Edition to Wown'd you're HeartDrown ye the Rogues wi whiskyIf sair opprest wi worlds caresAn a' thing round serves justlyIn bundles pack ye up sic fearsAn' just drown them in whisky' 25cm high; together with another chip-engraved bottle of similar form and of green tint, engraved with the name MARY MATHESON and dated 1831, further engraved with a clipper, a thistle and the the motto BY INDUSTRY WE PROSPER, the neck repaired with a silvered metal collar and rim, 24cm high. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Africa.- Churchill (Winston S.) London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, first edition, folding colour frontispiece, 2 folding maps, abrasion mark to half-title where label removed, advertisements at end, faint spotting to first few leaves, original decorative cloth, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Woods A4], 1900; Ian Hamilton's March. second edition, portrait frontispiece, maps and plans (1 folding), advertisements at end, original cloth, gilt, slight damp-staining to upper cover, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1900, 8vo (2).
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Egypt.- [Lusignan (Sauveur)] A History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, against the Ottoman Porte, first edition, with errata at end, without plate ESTC calls for (as usual), occasional faint spotting, bookplate, later calf, a little rubbed, small loss to backstrip, bumping to spine extremities, 8vo, 1783.⁂ Ali Bey, the shaykh al-balad of Egypt, who declared the country independent of the Ottoman Empire before seizing control of the Hijaz and invading Syria. His rule ended following the insubordination of his most trusted General, which led to Ali Bey's exile then death outside the walls of Cairo.
NO RESERVE India.- Elliot (Capt. Robert) Views in India, China, and on the Shores of the Red Sea, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, colour frontispiece, additional engraved titles, 61 engraved plates, 1 with small hole, previous owner's pencil signature to title, occasional damp-staining, contemporary half-calf, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 4to, [1835].
NO RESERVE Crimea.- Hamley (Lt.-Col. E.Bruce) The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, first edition, 9 lithographed plates, 2 folding, large folding map at end, scattered faint spotting and staining, related newspaper clippings loosely inserted at end, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to spine extremities, 8vo, 1855.
Singapore.- Makepeace (Walter) Gilbert E. Brooke, Roland St. J. Braddell, editors. One Hundred Years of Singapore being some account of the capital of the straits settlements from its foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to 6th February 1919, 2 vol., first edition, signed presentation inscription from Walter Makepeace to R. W. Makepeace to endpaper, plates, some foxing, modern cloth, arms from original covers laid down, 8vo, 1921.⁂ Scarce.
NO RESERVE China.- Bryson (Mary Isabella) John Kenneth Mackenzie: Medical Missionary to China, first edition, portrait frontispiece, light spotting to title, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, ex-library copy with usual stamps and markings, original pictorial cloth, gilt, library sticker to spine, lightly faded, 1891; and another, similar, 8vo (2)
NO RESERVE Africa.- Livingstone (David) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, folding wood engraved frontispiece and 22 wood engraved plates, 1 engraved portrait, 1 folding plan, 2 folding maps (1 in pocket at end), illustrations, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1857.⁂ This copy with wood engraved plates instead of the 3 tinted lithograph plates found in many copies.
China.- Barrow (John) Some Account of the Public Life, and a Selection from the Unpublished Writings of the Earl of Macartney. the latter consisting of ... a journal of an embassy from the King of Great Britain of the Emperor of China, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, without half-titles, scattered spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, 1807 § Huc (M.) The Chinese Empire, 2 vol., folding colour map, previous owner's ink inscription, contemporary calf, gilt, 1855; and another similar, 4to & 8vo (5)
Africa.- Churchill (Winston S.) My African Journey, first edition in book form, frontispiece, detached and loosely inserted, plates, 3 maps (1 folding), advertisements at end, occasional spotting, cracked hinges, original pictorial cloth, lightly sunned spine, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Woods A12], 1908; and 2 others by the same including a defective copy of 'Savrola', 8vo (3)
Polar.- Peary (Robert Edwin) Northward over the "Great Ice", 2 vol., first English edition, portrait frontispieces, illustrations, many full-page, maps, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1898 § Nansen (Fridtjof) "Farthest North", 2 vol., frontispieces, illustrations, many full-page, previous owner's ink inscriptions, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1898, 8vo (4)
British Isles.- Speed (John) The Kingdome of Great Britaine and Ireland, First edition, map with strapwork title cartouche, inset views of London and Edinburgh, small map of the Orkneys, and decorated with ships and sea-monsters, engraving by Joducus Hondius, with hand-colouring, sheet 400 x 525 mm (15 3/4 x 20 3/4 in), English text verso, central vertical fold reinforced verso with careful repairs to splitting, some parallel creases and minor splits repaired, rough edges with nicks and tears to extremities, upper right and lower right corners with some loss replaced in facsimile, handling creases, unframed, [c. 1611].
Essex.- Speed (John) Essex, devided into Hundreds, with the most Antient and fayre Towne Colchester..., First edition, county map with inset town plan of Colchester, engraving with original hand-colouring, sheet 435 x 520 mm (17 x 20 1/2 in), trimmed to left and right edges but well outside platemark, exposure line just outside borderline, minor surface dirt, unframed, George Humble, [c. 1611].
China.- Thomson (John) Through China with A Camera, second edition, half-title, black and white photographic plates, bookplate to front pastedown, two small ink stains to title, occasional light spotting, original cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down, slightly toned, 8vo, 1899.⁂ Scarce. A key photographic work on China, containing supplementary material to the first edition.
Polar.- Du Chaillu (Paul B.) The Land of the Midnight Sun, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces (1 folding), plates and illustrations, large folding linen-backed map at end vol. 1., spotting to first and last few leaves, near contemporary half-morocco, gilt, 1881 § Kane (Elisha Kent) Arctic Explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin ..., 2 vol., portrait frontispieces, additional engraved titles, 18 plates, 1 folding isothermal chart. 3 maps (1 folding), illustrations, scattered faint spotting, contemporary half-calf, gilt, lightly sunned spine, slight bumping to corners, Philadelphia, 1856; and another similar, 8vo (5)
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China.- [Nieuhoff (Jan)] An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, first English edition, lacking letterpress title, additional engraved title, 14 engraved plates only (of 17), 2 with small holes affecting image, 2 folding maps and plans, short tears with old repairs, 121 engraved illustrations, engraved initials and head-piecesl lacking a-d² and ²E2 (final blank), 3D2 with small rust hole affecting odd letter, 3R1, 3R2 & ²B2 with short tears affecting text, 3F1 & ²K1 with short marginal tears, occasional spotting and browning, occasional marginal soiling, later half-calf, upper cover detached, rubbed and worn, [Wing N1152], folio, [by John Macock for the author], [1669]; sold not subject to return
London & environs.- Speed (John) Midle-Sex described with the most famous Cities of London and Westminster, First edition, with inset plans and views of St Paul's and Westminster Abbey, engraved map with hand-colouring, on laid paper with armorial watermark, platemark 380 x 510 mm (15 x 20 in), under glass, central vertical fold with careful repairs to splitting, small perforation to sheet in the lower right corner just above St Paul's, faint even toning, framed, George Humble, [c. 1611].
Africa.- Lander (Richard) Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, illustrations, scattered spotting, faint damp-staining to first few leaves (vol. 1), bookplate, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, 1830 § Maundrell (Henry) A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at East A.D. 1697, engraved vignette title, 15 engraved plates, 9 folding, illustrations, very faint marginal staining to last few leaves, small marginal hole (G1), abrasion mark to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, Oxford, at the Theatre, 1732; and another on St. Helena, 8vo (4)
America.- Stone (George W.) Geologic Map of North America, lithograph printed in colours, 980 x 1380 mm (38 1/2 x 54 1/4 in), minor nicks and tears to extremities, spotting and surface dirt, handling creases, unframed, rolled, published by the Geological Society of America, 1946; together with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey's 'The World on the Azimuthal Equidistant Projection centered at New York City, published in Washington, 1949, and with the Washington Hydrographic Office's two-sheet 'World Chart', first edition, 1952 (3)
NO RESERVE Asia.- Carruthers (Douglas) Unknown Mongolia, 2 vol., first American edition, half-titles, frontispieces, plates, illustrations, 6 maps (4 folding, 2 in text), pp.xv-xviii and folding map detached and loosely inserted, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, Philadelphia, 1914.
Polar.- Arctic.- M'Dougall (George F.) The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions in search of Sir John Franklin..., first edition, half-title, folding engraved map with partial hand-colouring and routes supplied in red and blue, 8 tinted lithographed plates, some finished by hand with colouring of flags, wood-engraved illustrations, 24pp. publishers' catalogue at end, light spotting, old book-label of Thomas Kemp 1871 and bookplate of John R.Anderson, pencil note re restoration to front free endpaper, original cloth, rubbed, rebacked & recased preserving original spine, [Sabin 43183], 1857 § Kane (Elisha Kent) Arctic Explorations in Search of Sir John Franklin, wood-engraved plates, some double-page, and illustrations, some marginal staining, contemporary calf prize binding, rubbed, spine defective at head, 1892, 8vo (2)⁂ The Resolute set out as part of Belcher's relief expedition in 1850 but became stuck in the ice and was abandoned in May 1854. It was found by a American whaler, bought by the U.S. government and returned to Britain where it was presented to Queen Victoria. A desk was later built using its timbers and presented to the President of the United States in thanks; it is now situated in the Oval Office in the White House where it has been used by most of the intervening Presidents.
NO RESERVE Africa.- Livingstone (David) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first American edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, double-page plate, illustrations, many full-page, 1 folding chart, 2 folding maps, publisher's advertisements at end, browned endpapers, quire 'K' becoming loose, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, chipping to spine extremities, 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1858.
Australia.- Harry Beck London Underground variant.- Commissioner for Railways (New South Wales) Railway Map, Sydney Suburban and City Underground Railway, first edition, lithograph printed in colours, sheet 165 x 245 mm (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in), printed recto and verso, folds as issued, some spotting and browning, unframed, 1939.
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Polar.- Amedo of Savoy (Luigi) On the "Polar Star" in the Arctic Sea, 2 vol., first English edition, photogravure frontispieces, 14 photogravure plates, tissue-guards, 2 folding panoramas, 5 maps (2 folding in pockets at end vol. 2), illustrations, school presentation label tipped-in (vol. 1), very faint spotting to endpaper, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, else a very good example, 8vo, 1903.
Canada.- Alexander (Sir James Edward) L'Arcadie; or, Seven Years' Explorations in British America, 2 vol., first edition, 7 engraved plates and 2 maps, light marginal toning and finger-soiling, Belfast Library ink stamps to head of contents p., vol. 2 frontispiece corner chipped and with damp-staining to lower corner of plates, library cloth, [Sabin 733], 8vo, 1849.⁂ Scarce account of Canada, includes examples of the Lord's Prayer in the Micmac and Milicete languages in the appendix and an account of a meeting with Charles Dickens in Kingston.
NO RESERVE Middle East.- Graham (Alexander) and H. S. Ashbee. Travels in Tunisia, first edition, inscribed by H. S. Ashbee, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1887 § Stark (Freya) A Winter in Arabia, first edition, frontispiece, plates, 3 maps (1 folding), original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, small loss to spine head, slight chipping and creasing to extremities, 1940; and 2 others similar, 8vo (4)
NO RESERVE Germany.- Semple (Robert) Observations made on a Tour from Hamburg, through Berlin, Gorlitz, and Breslau..., first edition, 5pp. advertisements at end, spotting at beginning and end, ex-library copy with labels to front pastedown and upper cover but no stamps, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt crest of Hudson Gurney to centre of boards, spine gilt, rubbed, spine and edges darkened, 8vo, 1814.⁂ Account of a journey from Heligoland to Gothenburg in 1813, at a time of suspension of hostilities during the Napoleonic wars.
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