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Click here to subscribeOrwell (George) Animal Farm, first edition, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, light fading to spine tips and corners, else fine, dust-jacket with blue Searchlight advertisement to verso, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light fraying to head of lower panel, short splits to head and foot of fore-edges, rubbed, some neat retouching, but a very good example overall, 8vo, 1945.
Fellows (Charles) A Journal written during an Excursion in Asia Minor...1838, first edition, etched frontispiece, double-page engraved map with route supplied in red, 20 plates (mostly lithographed), one double-page, wood-engraved illustrations, light foxing to map and some plates, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed and spotted, spine faded, a good copy with wide margins, [Atabey 424; Blackmer 578], large 8vo (c.245 x 175mm.), 1839.⁂ Account of Fellows's first expedition to Lycia on the southern coast of Turkey, an area little known to Europeans at the time.
[Plath (Sylvia)] "Victoria Lucas". The Bell Jar, first edition, ex-library copy with ink stamps to title verso and foot of p.25, occasional ink marking or underlining, occasional light foxing or small patch of soiling, modern black morocco, gilt, 8vo, 1963.⁂ The rare true first of Plath's only novel, published less than an month before her death.
Rowling (J.K.) [The Harry Potter Novels], 7 vol., comprising Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, tenth printing, 1997; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first Australian edition, name erased from endpaper, jacket spine lightly sunned, 1998; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, third state, faint pricing to endpaper, 1999; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2003; Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, 2005; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 2007, first editions unless where mentioned, original pictorial boards, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jackets, some light creasing to head and foot, but neat-fine generally; and 4 others from the wider series, 8vo (11)
Rowling (J.K.) [The Harry Potter Novels], 7 vol., first deluxe editions, first impressions, original cloth with mounted colour illustrations, some slight bumping to spine tips or corners, but near-fine generally, Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows in original publisher's celophane wrapping with first edition stickers to lower cover, g.e., 8vo, 1999-2007.⁂ A superb run of the deluxe set.
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, first edition, signed by 10 cast members from the film, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, near-fine, 8vo, 2003.⁂ Signatures include those of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Imelda Staunton, Fiona Shaw, Bonnie Wright and Miranda Richardson.
Fellows (Charles) Account of the Ionic Trophy Monument excavated at Xanthus, first edition, presentation copy from the author to Baron Behr inscribed on upper cover, 2 lithographed and 2 wood-engraved plates, one folding, original printed wrappers, a little rubbed and soiled, rebacked in cloth, corner of upper cover reinforced, [Not in Atabey or Blackmer], 1848; An Account of Discoveries in Lycia...during a Second Excursion in Asia Minor, first edition, 2 engraved maps with routes in red & blue, 36 etched or lithographed plates, 3 folding or double-page, one hand-coloured, folding plate of inscriptions, illustrations, errata leaf at end, some foxing and offsetting, original pictorial black cloth, gilt, recased, a little rubbed at joints and edges, [Atabey 425; Blackmer 579], 1841 § Birch (Samuel) Observations on the Xanthian Marbles recently deposited in the British Museum, offprint from 'Archaeologia' vol.XXX pp.176-204, modern buckram, black morocco label to upper cover, 1843, 4to & large 8vo (3)⁂ The first item is scarce. Fellows had discovered the ruins of Xanthus, the ancient capital of Lycia, on his first expedition to Asia Minor in 1838. His account of his discoveries (see previous lot) generated great excitement in England and on behalf of the British Museum, a firman was requested from the sultan to export some of the Lycian treasures to England. As a result seventy-eight packing cases of sculptures were exported to the British Museum in 1842.Baron Behr was an important collector of coins who donated part of his collection to the British Museum.
[Rowling (J.K.)] "Robert Galbraith". The Cuckoo's Calling, 2013; The Silkworm, signed by the author as Robert Galbraith on title, hologram sticker facing title, Goldsboro Books golden ticket in golden envelope loosely inserted, 2014; Career of Evil, first state with "Copyright J. K. Rowling" to title verso, signed by the author as Robert Galbraith on title, Signed First Edition Foyles sticker to jacket upper panel, 2015; Lethal White, 2018; Troubled Blood, 2020, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, some light creasing to head and foot, else near-fine, 8vo (5)⁂ The complete Cormoran Strike novels published to date.
Savage (Thomas) The Power of the Dog, first edition, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, light creasing joints and spine tips, remains of prices label to lower panel, but overall a sharp, near-fine example, 8vo, Boston, 1967.⁂ A superb example of Savage's most famous work. Though published to critical acclaim the novel sold poorly and was largely forgotten until a recent revival that culminated in Jane Campion's superb 2021 film adaptation. Many copies allegedly went to libraries and first editions in good condition are consequently scarce.
Tolstoy (Count Lev Nikolayevich "Leo") Anna Karénina, first American edition, translated by Nathan Haskell Dole, 4pp. advertisements at end, floral endpapers, previous owner's ink inscriptions to front pastedown, preliminary blank and introduction, abrasion mark to front pastedown where signature erased, first few leaves becoming loose, occasional faint marginal water-staining, cracked hinges, original cloth, gilt, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, chipping to spine extremities, 8vo, New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1886.⁂ The first American edition, and the first edition to be published in English. This was published in variant bindings of olive green, blue and brown, of which there seems to be no established priority.
Warren (Robert Penn) A collection of 13 volumes, most first editions, all with signed presentation inscriptions to Tom Rosenthal, one with a T.L.s. from the the author loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jackets, where issued, some creasing or short tears but very good generally, 8vo c.1946-85..⁂ An excellent group of association copies, all inscribed to Warren's English publisher who was instrumental in publishing the unexpurgated edition of All the Kings Men in the UK and reviving the author's reputation in this country. The inscriptions are mostly signed as either Robert or the author's nickname of "Red" and are indicative of the close friendship the two men enjoyed. Rosenthal (1935-2014) became head of Secker & Warburg in 1971 and identified Warren as a writer long-neglected in the UK. During a weekend at the author's house in Connecticut, Rosenthal raised his criticism of the author's most famous work All the King's Men. The author noted that it was likely that Rosenthal had read the English rather than US edition which had cut a key chapter. Warren found a copy of the book on his shelves, inscribed it to Rosenthal and left him to read it (this copy included in the lot). Rosenthal realised the error made in publishing shortened version and promptly undertook to published the full version in the UK. A full listing of the books, editions and inscriptions is available upon request.
Forbes (James) Oriental Memoirs, 4 vol., first edition, half-titles, engraved portrait and 93 engraved or lithographed plates (some stipple-engraved, some aquatint), 28 finely hand-coloured, mostly after W.Hooker, with errata leaf and 2 Directions to Binder leaves at end of vol.4, 2N2 in vol.1 with short tear to lower margin, plate of Cobra shaved at head and plate of Hindoo Family with short tear to lower margin (repaired), foxing to portrait and plain line-engraved plates but text and hand-coloured plates generally very clean (plate 79 of Keura Tree in vol.3 lightly browned), some spotting towards end of vol.3 & 4, Sir David Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons Bart.'s copy with his engraved bookplate, contemporary diced russia, gilt, spines gilt, g.e., some joints cracked, [Anker 148; Fine Bird Books p.96; Nissen ZBI 1409; cf.Abbey Travel 436, later remainder issue], 4to, for the author by T.Bensley, 1813. ⁂ A handsome copy of this excellent account of the culture, flora and fauna of India by a writer for the East India Company. Forbes spent seventeen years in India and filled numerous volumes with writings and sketches. The fine hand-coloured plates are mostly of natural history, particularly birds and fruits.Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons Bart. (1851-1925), scientific author, barrister and pioneer of road transport. His home at Broomhill, Tunbridge Wells is now the Salomons Museum and a centre for technology. Salomons was fascinated by electricity and Broomhill was one of the first homes to be fitted with electric light, as well as an early electric cooker, butter churn and alarms, all made by him and his staff in his workshops. He was also an horologist and assembled the largest private collection of watches and clocks by Abraham-Louis Breguet.
Wodehouse (P.G.) The Gold Bat, first edition, first issue with 3 Wodehouse titles listed to half title verso, by T.M.R. Whitwell, advertisement leaf at end, light foxing, faint ownership inscription to endpaper, original pictorial cloth, slight sunning to spine, tips of spine and corners a little bumping, surface abrasions to upper cover, [McIlvane A4a], 8vo, 1904.
Wodehouse (P.G.) The Prince and Betty, first English edition, first issue without advertisements at rear, the James H. Heinemann copy with his bookplate to pastedown, original red cloth lettered in gilt and black, very light sunning to spine, faint spotting to head of upper cover, light bumping to spine tips and corners, but a sharp and excellent example overall, [McIlvaine A15b], 8vo, 1912.⁂ An excellent example of a scarce title, we can trace only 3 copies at auction in the last 50 years.
Chapbooks.- Astronomy.- Holden (Moses) A small celestial atlas, or maps of the visible heavens, in the latitudes of Britain, designed as a useful companion for the young student, as well as for the practical astronomer, second edition, frontispiece, 20 plates, original printed wrappers, spine chipped and worn, 8vo, Richmond, M. Bell, 1825.⁂ An early popular guide to astronomy, one of the first of its kind to be cheaply mass-produced in this fashion. All editions are now rare, LibraryHub lists only 1 copy of the second edition (York Minster Library).
Chapbooks.- Napoleon.- Coach (The) that Nap Ran from... Embellished with a Ticket of Admission to the Exhibition of Buonaparte's Military Carriage, first edition, 12pp. each with etched vignette illustration, some light offsetting, 1p. chipping, original printed wrappers with Napoleonic arms to verso, light soiling, Printed by Whittingham and Rowland, Goswell Street, for the proprietor, at the Juvenile Library, London Museum, Piccadilly 1816; and Napoleon Bonaparte's Book of Fate, 8vo (2)⁂ The first rare with only the BL and Oxford copies listed on LibraryHub. The first page consists of a signed ticket to the exhibition of the carriage at the London Museum wherever else it is exhibited.
Chapbooks.- Paths of Learning Strewn with Flowers (The), or English Grammar Illustrated, first edition, 16pp., engraved and hand-coloured throughout, some light soiling, original printed wrappers, a little soiled, some rubbing and fraying to extremities, [Moon 602 "one of the most charming books of the series"], 8vo, J. Harris, 1820 [watermarked 1822].
Francis (Francis) War, Waves, and Wanderings. A Cruise in the "Lancashire Witch", 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-title to vol.1 only as called for, small embossed stamp of The Cruising Association to head of title, modern half calf, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, 8vo, 1881.⁂ The cruise of a yacht chartered by Lord Hesketh with accounts of South Africa (including the Zulu War), Madagascar, Zanzibar, the Seychelles, Singapore, Bangkok, Siam, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Tokyo, San Francisco and Alaska.
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, first or second printing, colour frontispiece and 26 illustrations, ink inscription dated 1911 to front pastedown, original brown boards, spine a little rubbed, 1911; The Tale of Pigling Bland, first or second printing, colour frontispiece and 14 illustrations, very occasional soiling, light foxing to endpapers, original grey-green boards, spine rubbed with small chip to foot, 1913; The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, first edition without "Ltd" to imprint, colour frontispiece and 26 illustrations, some soiling and child's scribbles to a few leaves, original grey boards, spine slightly rubbed, small mark to upper cover, [1918], half-titles, all with pencil notes at beginning identifying first printings or locations of illustrations, some soiling, boards very slightly rubbed, [Linder p.429 & 430; Quinby 20, 22 & 25], 16mo (3)
Frejus (Roland de) The Relation of a Voyage made into Mauritania, in Africk ...to Muley Arxid King of Tafiletta..., 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, with 5pp. advertisement at end, browned, one or two small rust-spots, E8 of first part missing small portion from lower margin, front free endpapers detached, later calf with border in gilt and blind, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine, corners repaired, [Wing F2161], small 8vo, by W. Godbid, and are to be sold by Moses Pitt, 1671.⁂ Rare, early work of North African exploration in order to develop French trade, translated from the French work published the previous year. The first part gives an account of the journey to Morocco and through Mauritania while the second part, titled 'A Letter in answer to divers Curious Questions concerning the Religion, Manners, and Customs...', provides more detail of the people and society including wildlife, foods, and the method of making wine used in the Jewish communities. Only 2 copies have appeared at auction since 1977, in 1985 and another in these rooms in 2019.
Ruscha (Ed) Every Building on the Sunset Strip, first edition, second issue with final panel flush to fore-edge, black and white illustrations, folding concertina-style into original stiff wrappers, ink gift inscription to upper cover "Dearest Dick - I hope this night turns out to be the most glorious day in Hollywood & night in the Ukraine you've ever had!! Love, Kate", light toning and marking to spine, original silver reflective slip-case, an excellent example, small 4to, Los Angeles, Privately Printed, 1966.⁂ Ruscha's landmark photobook documenting one of Los Angeles' most famous streets with a charming Hollywood association. The book was gifted by actress Kate Draper to the playwright and screenwriter Dick Vosburgh on the occasion of the opening night of Vosburgh's A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine in which Draper was appearing.
Ashendene Press.- Berners (Dame Juliana) A Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle, one of 150 copies on paper, woodcut frontispiece and illustrations copied from the original edition printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1496, first initial printed in red, original limp vellum, yapp edges, spine titled in gilt, uncut, spine very slightly soiled, [Hornby XVI], 8vo, Ashendene Press, 1903.⁂ Beautifully-printed facsimile of the first English book on angling.
Fryer (John) A New Account of East-India and Persia, first edition, half-title with engraved portrait on verso, title printed in red and black, 7 engraved plates and maps, 3 folding, and one full-page engraved map in text with printed slip pasted below, engraved or woodcut illustrations, plan of Fort St.George loose, some light browning, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked preserving old spine with red morocco label, corners repaired, [Wing F2257], folio, R[obert] R[oberts] for Ri. Chiswell, 1698.⁂ In 1672 Fryer embarked on a 10-year tour to India, Goa, the Arab Gulf and Persia, before returning to England. The work includes a detailed account of Surat and Muscat and mentions pirates in the Gulf, and the natural history of the region.
Gobat (Rev. Samuel) Journal of a Three Years' Residence in Abyssinia, in furtherance of the objects of the Church Missionary Society, first edition, double-page engraved map (lightly offset), contemporary black calf, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., 1834 § Markham (Clements R.) A History of the Abyssinian Expedition. With a chapter containing an account of the mission and capture of Mr. Rassa and his companions..., first edition, half-title, 3 folding colour lithographed maps, 2 lithographed plans, one folding, large map with short tear repaired, some light foxing, bookplate of J.Talbot Clifton of Kildalton, contemporary black calf prize binding with gilt arms of Haberdasher's Company to upper cover, spine gilt with red roan label, 1869, 8vo (2)⁂ In 1863 Emperor Theodore or Tewodros II of Ethiopia had requested British military assistance from Queen Victoria against the Turks, but when he did not receive a reply he imprisoned the British Consul and some missionaries in the fortress at Magdala. A British force was sent to rescue them, culminating in the Battle of Magdala in 1868. The British won, Theodore committed suicide, and the fortress was destroyed.
Golberry (Silvester Meinrad Xavier) Travels in Africa...in the Western Countries of this Continent, translated by William Mudford, 2 vol., first English edition, 3 folding engraved maps, 7 engraved plates, general map shaved at upper edge, some spotting and offsetting in vol.2, ex-library copy with ink stamp to lower margin of p.33 in each vol., modern morocco-backed marbled boards, facsimile paper label to upper covers, 1803 § Reade (W.Winwood) Savage Africa..., first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 8 plates, folding map with route in red at end (lightly foxed), contemporary half calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed, 1863,12mo & 8vo (3)⁂ Golberry spent three years travelling through the western countries of Africa. Most of his work, first published in French in 1802, concerns Senegal, the French operations at St. Louis and Ile de Gorée (Dakar), but it also includes descriptions of Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and the gold mines of Bambou.In the second item Reade includes an extensive discussion on the gorilla.
Golownin (Capt. Vasilii M.) Memoirs of a Captivity in Japan, during the years 1811, 1812, and 1813, 3 vol., second English edition, with General Introduction at beginning of vol.3, advertisement leaf at end, some foxing, bookplate of Christopher Turnor, contemporary tan calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red and green roan labels, very slightly rubbed at joints and edges, 8vo, 1824.⁂ An attractive set of a work first published in Russian in 1816 and in English in 1818 & 1819, but the first time with all three volumes published together. Golownin was captured while on a surveying mission and kept prisoner on Hokkaido for two years.
Gordon (Gen. Charles George).- Power (Frank) Letters from Khartoum written during the Siege, first edition, light spotting, original limp printed boards, rubbed, spine slightly worn, 1885 § Gordon (Gen. Charles) A bound volume of 4 scarce works by or relating to Gordon, comprising: Lilley (W.E.) The Life and Work of General Gordon at Gravesend, [c.1885]; A. (E.S.) Gordon: A Woman's Memories of Him, and his Letters to Her from the Holy Land, 1885; Barnes (R.H.) & Charles E.Brown. Charles George Gordon: a Sketch, 4pp. facsimile letter, 1885; Gordon (C.G.) Reflections in Palestine. 1883, half-title, map, 1884, together 4 works in 1 vol., the first two with original printed upper wrapper with frontispiece on verso, bound in handsome contemporary brown morocco, gilt, by H.Burnside of Blackheath, spine gilt, g.e., spine very slightly faded; and a small work on the thoughts of General Gordon, 8vo et infra (3)⁂ Frank Power was a journalist who sent back dispatches to The Times during the siege of Khartoum. He was murdered as part of a mission sent by Gordon to break the blockade. Library Hub lists 5 printed copies only.
Gregory (John Walter) The Great Rift Valley: being the Narrative of a Journey to Mount Kenya and Lake Baringo, first edition, half-title, chromolithographed frontispiece, 20 plates, illustrations, 2 folding colour maps, advertisement leaf at end, a few pencil markings, modern half green morocco, uncut, 1896 § Pringle (M.A.) Towards the Mountains of the Moon: a Journey in East Africa, first edition, half title, folding sheet with 3 maps, one with route in red, linen-backed, some foxing, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, gilt library stamp to upper cover and spine, rubbed, Edinburgh & London, 1884, 8vo (2)
Hamilton (Capt. Alexander) A New Account of the East-Indies...from the Year 1688, to 1723, 2 vol., second edition, dedication with engraved coat-of-arms, 8 folding engraved maps and 11 plates, one folding, vol.1 with the 2 final blanks, vol.2 with title and 3 preliminary leaves pp.iii-vii & [viii] and text beginning on p.3 A2 but seemingly complete, a few pencil marginalia, browned, 2 maps with tears to folds, A7 in vol.2 with portion cut from margin, contemporary sheep, rubbed, rebacked with red and green morocco labels, some corners repaired, 8vo, A.Bettesworth and C.Hitch, 1739.⁂ Rare and comprehensive account over many years of travel from South Africa to Japan, first published in Edinburgh in 1727, and including descriptions of Ethiopia, the Arabian peninsula, India, and South East Asia. ESTC records only 3 copies of this second edition (BL & Cambridge in the UK; Library of Congress in America).
Harris (William Cornwallis) Narrative of an Expedition into Southern Africa, during the Years 1836, and 1837, first edition, half-title, lithographed frontispiece and 3 plates, tissue guards, folding lithographed map with routes supplied by hand in red, blue & green, 8pp. list of subscribers at end, lightly browned, marginal staining at beginning & end and to edges of plates, Gadsden bookplate, with original Bombay bookseller's receipt for 10 Rupees made out to Dr.Deacon Gutch tipped in at beginning, contemporary half black roan over marbled boards, uncut, rubbed, spine repaired, new corners, preserved in modern morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, spine gilt, [Abbey, Travel 333], 8vo, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1838.⁂ First issue, published in Bombay, of the author's big-game hunting expedition which includes additional information on the Boers and the Great Trek. It was published in London the following year as The Wild Sports of Southern Africa, with new plates.
Harris (William Cornwallis) The Highlands of Aethiopia, 3 vol., second edition, ?lacking half-titles, with lithographed frontispieces (2 tinted, one hand-coloured), chromolithographed dedication, folding map (torn and repaired), without advertisements at end, light foxing to frontispieces, bookplate of William Balfour, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, rubbed, vol.1 spine worn at head, [cf.Abbey, Travel 290, first edition], 8vo, 1844.⁂ Best edition, with extended introduction, of this work on all aspects of Ethiopia, observed while on a diplomatic mission to establish trade relations with the Kingdom of Shoa. It also contains accounts of game hunting and the slave trade.
Herbert (Sir Thomas) A Relation of Some Yeares Travaile, begunne Anno 1626. Into Afrique and the greater Asia..., first edition, lacking initial blank but with additional engraved pictorial title 'A Description of the Persian Monarchy...' by William Marshall and final colophon leaf, woodcut decorations and initials, engraved maps and illustrations in text, tears to B3, M2, Ee2 & 3 repaired (mostly marginal), later manuscript note to margin of Ff1 by mention of Madoc ap Owen first discovering America, bookplate of D.G.Mackenzie, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, new morocco label, corners repaired, new endpapers, note re repairs by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in 1965 to rear pastedown, [STC 13190; Sabin 31471], folio, by William Stansby and Jacob Bloome, 1634.⁂ Including extensive information on the Persian empire and an illustration of a dodo on p.212. One of two variant imprints.
Hobhouse (John Cam, 1st Baron Broughton) A Journey through Albania...to Constantinople, second edition, stipple-engraved frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 2 facsimiles, 2 plates of music, plan and 17 fine hand-coloured aquatints (7 double-page), one or two plates shaved at imprint, foxing to maps but plates clean and bright, contemporary half calf, spines gilt with black roan labels, a little rubbed, short split to upper joint of vol.2, [Abbey, Travel 202; cf. Atabey 584 & Blackmer 821, first edition], 4to, 1813.⁂ Lovely copy of Hobhouse's important account of his journey with his friend Lord Byron. "This work is of great interest not only for the light it sheds on that journey, but for the mass of information Hobhouse provides, in particular on the court and character of Ali Pasha." (Atabey)
Huntley (Sir Henry) Seven Years' Service on the Slave Coast of Western Africa, 2 vol., first edition, half-title in vol.1 (not called for in vol.2), advertisement leaf at end of vol.2, some foxing, browning to vol.2, a few leaves creased at upper outer corner, embossed stamp "Munger Africana Library" to titles, modern half maroon morocco, spines gilt, with original cloth upper covers and spines bound in at end (a little faded and stained), 8vo, 1850.⁂ Rare. Huntley was a naval officer who patrolled the waters off West Africa to prevent slavery. In 1839 he was appointed lieutenant-governor of the British settlements on the River Gambia. Not in the British Library; Library Hub & WorldCat list 7 UK copies between them, plus copies in Lebanon and South Africa.
Irby (Hon. Charles Leonard) and James Mangles. Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor during the years 1817 & 1818, first edition, presentation copy from one of the authors to "Caroline Katharine Montagu" inscribed on front free endpaper, folding engraved map with route supplied in red, 3 engraved plans (2 folding), 6 lithographed plates, one hand-coloured, the rest on india paper and mounted, handsome contemporary russia with decorative border in gilt and blind, g.e., very slightly rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Atabey 606; Blackmer 860], 8vo, Printed for Private Distribution, 1823.⁂ As Irby and Mangles travelled through the Levant, they assisted Belzoni in his excavation of Abu Simbel and became some of the earliest Europeans to visit Petra.
Johnston (Charles) Travels in Southern Abyssinia, through the Country of Adal to the Kingdom of Shoa, 2 vol., first edition, tinted lithographed frontispieces, folding engraved map, without 8pp. publishers' catalogue at end of vol.2, occasional foxing, light offsetting to title of vol.1, ink inscription on leaving Eton dated 1863 to front free endpaper, modern bookplate, contemporary tan calf, gilt,spines gilt with green & brown roan labels, very slightly rubbed at edges, a good copy, 8vo, 1844.
Kinglake (Alexander William) Eothen, or Traces of Travel...from the East, first edition, half-title, 2 hand-coloured lithographed plates, frontispiece folding and heightened with gum arabic (slight abrasions, mostly to folds), very occasional foxing, near contemporary calf, gilt, red morocco label, 1844 § Ellis (Tristram J.) On a Raft, and Through the Desert, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-titles, 30 etched plates and 8 illustrations by the author, tissue guards, double-page map, advertisement leaf at end of each vol., modern half crimson morocco, spine gilt, uncut, Leadenhalle Presse, 1881, 8vo & 4to (2)
Kipling (Rudyard) Under the Deodars, first edition, advertisement leaf at beginning and 7pp. at end, a fine copy in contemporary navy crushed morocco, gilt, by Morrell, spine gilt in compartments, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., Allahabad, A.H.Wheeler & Co., [1888] § Yule (Col. Henry) & Arthur Coke Burnell. Hobson-Jobson: being a Glossary of Anglo-Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases, first edition, manuscript slip "With Colonel Yule's Compliments" mounted on front pastedown, original roan-backed cloth, rubbed, rebacked preserving most of original spine, 1886, 8vo (2)⁂ "Hobson-Jobson. A native festal excitement....".
Kolben (Peter) The Present State of the Cape of Good-Hope..., translated by Mr.Medley, 2 vol., first English edition, engraved frontispieces (one a portrait), folding map, and 28 plates, 2 folding, vol.1 with advertisement leaf following title and another at end, light browning to vol.2, one or two ink spots, later half sprinkled calf, spines gilt with red and brown roan labels, very slightly rubbed at edges, [Goldsmiths' 7553], 8vo, W. Innys, 1731.
La Loubère (Simon de) A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam, 2 vol. in 1, first English edition, title in red and black, 2 engraved maps and 9 plates, occasional browning, slight worming to upper margin of final few leaves, later calf, gilt, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, new red roan labels, rubbed, corners repaired, [Wing L201], folio, by F[rancis] L[each] for Tho. Horne...Francis Saunders...and Tho. Bennet, 1693.⁂ A good copy of La Loubère's important account of his voyage to Siam (now Thailand), notable for its publication of the 'Siamese method' of constructing magic squares, and for one of the earliest accounts of a parachute.
Lander (Richard) Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa, 2 vol., first edition, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece, illustrations, occasional browning, N7 of vol.1 lacking portion from lower margin, small marginal stain to K5 of vol.2, bookplate of Sir Velters Cornewall Bt., small ink stamp "Robert T.Collins" to bookplate and a couple of leaves of text, 1830 § Lander (Richard & John) Journal of An Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger, 2 vol., second edition, 2 engraved portraits, map and 5 plates, some foxing and marginal staining to plates, 1838 § Park (Mungo) Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa...with...a Subsequent Mission...in 1805, abridged edition, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary ink inscription, Bristol, 1824, all contemporary half green calf, the second with gilt spines, all a little rubbed, the first with some labels renewed or repaired, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ The first is an account of Clapperton's second expedition to West Africa by his servant, Richard Lander, who was the only survivor of the expedition. Lander returned to the region with his brother and, after several travails including being held for ransom, they succeeded in reaching the mouth of the Niger. Mungo Park had died at Boussa on his second expedition exploring the Niger in 1805.
Langley (Edward Archer) Narrative of a Residence at the Court of Meer Ali Moorad; with Wild Sports in the Valley of the Indus, 2 vol., first edition, wood-engraved frontispieces and title vignettes, very occasional spotting, bookplate of Maj. Benedict Birkbeck, handsome contemporary navy calf, gilt, spines gilt with red and tan roan labels, very slightly rubbed, 1860 § Williamson (Capt. Thomas) Illustrations of Indian Field Sports, 10 chromolithographed plates, a little offset, original pictorial cloth, uncut, slightly rubbed, 1892, 8vo & oblong 4to (3)
Layard (Austen H.) Nineveh and its Remains, 2 vol., sixth thousand, half-title in vol.1 only, lithographed frontispieces, 20 wood-engraved plates, 5 folding maps and plans, illustrations, 1854; Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, first edition, half-title, folding frontispiece, 10 plates (mostly tinted lithographs) and 5 folding maps and plans, wood-engraved illustrations, 1853, some foxing, mostly at beginnings and ends, uniform half calf, spines gilt, rubbed § Barker (W.B.) Lares and Penates; or, Cilicia and its Governors, first edition, folding map, 4 wood-engraved plates, illustrations, contemporary blue calf, spine gilt, rubbed, spine a little faded, 1853, 8vo (4)
Layard (Austen H.) Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, 2 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, with folding frontispiece, 10 plates (mostly tinted lithographs) and 5 folding maps and plans, wood-engraved illustrations, 1853; Nineveh and its Remains, 2 vol., sixth edition, half-titles, lithographed frontispieces, 20 wood-engraved plates, 5 folding maps and plans, 1854, tinted lithographs in the first lightly water-stained, otherwise excellent clean copies, uniform pictorial tan calf, gilt, spines gilt with roan labels, a little rubbed, spines slightly faded, 8vo (4)
Leake (William Martin) Journal of a Tour in Asia Minor, first edition, half-title, 3 engraved maps, one folding, lithographed plate, illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, maps foxed, modern half calf, uncut, [Atabey 690; Blackmer 972], 8vo, 1824.⁂ "The first complete and systematic description of the geography of Asia Minor". (Blackmer)
Lennep (Rev. Henry J. van) Travels in Little-Known Parts of Asia Minor, 2 vol., first edition, wood-engraved frontispieces and illustrations, some full-page, 4 maps, 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end of vol.1, ex-library copy with ink inscription to head of titles and a few small ink stamps (removed from titles), original pictorial cloth, gilt, very slightly rubbed, 1870 § Davis (Rev. E.J.) Anatolica; or, the Journal of a Visit to..the Ancient Ruined Cities of Caria, Phrygia, Lycia and Pisidia, first edition, half-title, 2 folding maps, 16 heliotype and 16 lithographed plates, illustrations, one map frayed and crudely repaired with sticky tape at edge, bookplate of M.P.Holmes, contemporary half roan, spine gilt, rubbed, [Blackmer 456], 1874; and 4 others on Greece and Turkey, 8vo et infra (7)
Leonard (Peter) Records of a Voyage to the Western Coast of Africa...for the Suppression of the Slave Trade..., first edition, 4pp. table at end, occasional light soiling, contemporary half calf, rubbed, marbled paper on boards and endpapers renewed, Edinburgh, 1833 § M'Leod (John) A Voyage to Africa with some Account of the Manners and Customs of the Dahomian People, first edition, 4 etched plates, browning and offsetting, cropped, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1820, small 8vo (2)⁂ Both the authors served as ship surgeons, M'Leod in 1803 on a slave ship, and Leonard during the early 1830s on HMS Dryad preventing the slave trade. Leonard's work contains a list of vessels engaged in the slave trade captured by the Dryad and her tenders.
Leyden (Dr. John, translator) Malay Annals, with an introduction by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles..., first edition, lacking half-title, light foxing, bookplate of John Clerk Brodie, fine contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with black roan label, very slight rubbing to joints, 8vo, 1821.
Lobo (Jeronimo) A short Relation of the River Nile, of its Sourse and Current; of its Overflowing the Campagna of Aegypt..., translated by Sir Peter Wyche, first edition in English, with initial imprimatur leaf but not final blank, imprimatur leaf with small holes and torn at inner margin (old repair), title slightly defective at lower outer corner not affecting text, F8 with small repair to lower margin, some light browning, engraved bookplate of John Stackhouse, later calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed, spine ends slightly chipped, [Wing L2733], small 8vo, for John Martyn, 1669.⁂ Account of a Jesuit missionary's travels in Ethiopia from 1625 to 1633; originally written in Portuguese it was translated from the manuscript by Sir Peter Wyche for the Royal Society. It includes descriptions of Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, Arab shipping, Prester John, "the famous Unicorne", and palm trees.
Arundell (Rev. Francis Vyvyan Jago) Discoveries in Asia Minor; including a description of the ruins of several ancient cities, and especially Antioch of Pisidia, 2 vol., first edition, vol.1 lacking half-title (not called for in vol.2) and final advertisement leaf, with folding engraved map and 10 lithographed plates (8 views & 2 of plans), some light foxing and offsetting, one or two marginal stains, old ink ownership stamp of John Brymer to titles, contemporary half calf, red & green roan labels, a little rubbed, particularly corners, [Atabey 37; Blackmer 49], 8vo, 1834.⁂ Account of an extensive journey through Anatolia in 1833. Arundell was the first European to visit many of the places described.
Markham (Clements R.) Travels in Peru and India while superintending the collection of Chinchona plants and seeds in South America, and their introduction into India, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 7 plates, illustrations, 2 folding maps, folding genealogical table of the Incas, without 30pp. publishers' catalogue at end, a little spotted at beginning and end, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, 1862 § Cieza de Leon (Pedro de) The Seventeen Years Travels...through the Mighty Kingdom of Peru..., translated by Capt. John Stevens, with folding engraved plate of Cuzco but lacking folding map, engraved illustrations in text, heavily foxed in parts, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, 1709, both a little rubbed, 8vo & 4to (2)⁂ The first concerns cinchona which was the source of quinine used as a cure for malaria, and was greatly needed by the British in India.
Melville (Herman) Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley of the Marquesas Islands; or, A Peep at Polynesian Life, first edition, first issue with "Pomarea" on p.19, half-title, map frontispiece, C7 lacking lower outer corner with loss of a few letters to final two lines, 1846; Omoo: a Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, being a sequel to the "Residence in the Marquesas Islands", first edition, second issue with "P" signature on p.209 not fully printed, lacking half-title, with map frontispiece and illustration, a few leaves creased at upper corner towards end, 1847, both lacking advertisements at end, trimmed, uniform contemporary half crimson roan, rubbed, 8vo, John Murray (2)⁂ The author's first and second books, both preceding the first American editions by a month.
Mills (W.H.) Rules and Regulations for the government of the Officers and Workmen employed on the Mexican Railway, ?first edition, title with wood-engraved vignette of train, text in English & Spanish, attractive contemporary blind-stamped calf with double gilt rule border, spine gilt, g.e., very slightly rubbed, 12mo, Mexico, I.Cumplido, 1871.⁂ Very rare; WorldCat lists only one copy, at Columbia University, New York.
M'Leod (John) A Voyage to Africa with some Account of the Manners and Customs of the Dahomian People, first edition, 4 etched plates, occasional soiling, contemporary ink signature of C.H.Cruttwell to front free endpaper, original boards, uncut, a little rubbed, rebacked, new label, neat repairs to upper corners and edges, 8vo, John Murray, 1820.⁂ The author served as surgeon on a slave ship.
Morgan (J.) A Complete History of Algiers...An Epitome of the General History of Barbary..., 2 vol., first edition, titles in red & black, lists of subscribers, with 24pp. 'Articles of Peace and Commerce' at end of vol.2, some browning, a few rust-spots, contemporary panelled calf, spines gilt with tan morocco labels, a little rubbed and marked, corners bumped, head of spine of vol.1 worn, 4to, for the author, by J.Bettenham, 1728-29.
British Special Service Naval Squadron 1923-1924.A fine official suede leather blue photograph album 1923-1924 depicting the world cruise by HM Ships Hood, Repulse, Delhi, Danae, Dragon, Dauntless and HMAS Adelaide.Contains many fine photographs of ships, crew and visiting ports of call in all approximately 300 photographs.Lot also includes a quantity of supporting ephemera and photographs relating to the cruise.An interesting lot in good condition, plus "The Empire Cruise" by V.C. Scott O'Connor privately printed by the author in 1925 first edition.
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