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Lot 119

NO RESERVE West Indies.- Bermuda.- Britton (Nathaniel, Lord) Flora of Bermuda, first edition, coloured frontispiece, illustrations, ink gift inscription, original cloth, spine heavily sunned, extremities lightly scuffed, 1918 § Gipson (Henry Clay) Bermuda, 24 plates, map, original printed covers, scroll bound, preserved in original pictorial box, flaps and corners worn, 1937 § Dorr (Julia) An Idyl of the Summer Islands, folding colour map, ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, water staining to upper margin throughout, original pictorial cloth, small stain to upper cover, a little rubbed, 1886; and 3 others, all relating to Bermuda, v.s. (6)

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Lot 124

NO RESERVE West Indies.- Cuba.- Terry (T.Philip) Terry's Guide to Cuba, 9 maps and plans, some folding, endpapers browned, 1926 § Dana (Richard Henry) To Cuba and Back, first edition, some soiling and spotting to initial pages, spine slightly sunned, 1859 § Norton (Albert) The Complete Handbook of Havana and Cuba, plain plates, lacking folding map, 1900, all original cloth, the last pictorial and gilt lettered; and 3 others, relating to Cuba, v.s. (6)

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Lot 125

NO RESERVE West Indies.- De Forest Day (Susan) The Cruise of the Scythian, first edition, ownership inscriptions to front endpaper, original pictorial cloth, slightly soiled and toned, spine toned, 1899 § Ober (Frederick) A Guide the West Indies and Bermudas, 5 folding maps, original cloth, slightly soiled, 1908 § Morris (Ira Nelson) With the Trade Winds, original pictorial cloth, 1897, all with black and white plates; and 3 others similar, 8vo (6)⁂ De Forest Day's scarce autobiographical account provides beautiful descriptions of the Virgin Islands, Nevis, Barbados and others, while Trinidad, Porto Rico and Montserrat are among others featured across the lot.

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Lot 126

West Indies.- Slavery.- [Bays (Peter)] A General History of Negro Slavery, first edition, woodcut frontispiece, woodcut vignette to sectional title second part, some spotting and light finger soiling, original printed boards, rebacked, rubbed, 8vo, 1826.⁂ Very scarce. An abolitionist text for use in schools. Predominantly concerned with the West Indies, but with a chapter on slavery in the United States. The author covers conditions and treatment aboard slave ships; gives detailed descriptions of sugar plantations; looks at relevant West Indian legislation and summaries opinions of prominent abolitionists such as Clarkson, Wilberforce, Porteous and Thornton.

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Lot 128

NO RESERVE West Indies.- Virgin Islands.- Hartley (Eugene) Census of the Virgin Islands of the United States 1917, very occasional spotting, 1918 § Westergaard (Waldemar) The Danish West Indies, folding map, title lightly foxed, 1917 § Reck (Daisy) Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, occasional foxing, upper hinge cracked, 1939, all with plain plates, original cloth, some staining to covers and light scuffing or bumping to extremities; and 3 others, Virgin Islands, v.s. (6) ⁂ The first very scarce and the second scarce in this condition.

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Lot 129

NO RESERVE West Indies.- Virgin Islands.- Jarvis (J. Antonio) The Virgin Islands And Their People, illustrated frontispiece, plates, some light foxing, original boards, small abrasions to spine foot, spine a little bumped, dust-jacket, covers toned, some small holes to spine, 1944 § Evans (Luther H.) The Virgin Islands, From Naval Base to New Deal, frontispiece map, library stamps, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light soiling and chipping, tear to upper cover and lower joint, 1945 § New York Academy of Sciences. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, volume V [-VI], Botany of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, 2 vol., library cloth, 1924 [-30]; and 2 others, Virgin Islands, v.s. (5) ⁂ The first two very scarce.

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Lot 132

NO RESERVE World.- A & C Black.- Martin (T. Mower) & Wilfred Campbell, Canada, first edition, 1907 § De Haenen (F.), G. Dobson ..., Russia, first edition, 1913 § Jungman (Nico) & Beatrix Jungman. Norway, 1905 § Spence (Percy F. S.) & Frank Fox. Australia, 1910, plates and illustrations, previous owner's ink signatures, original decorative cloth, gilt; and others in the same series, 8vo (8)

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Lot 136

World.- Howitt (William) The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, 2 vol., second edition, title trimmed at top corner, short tear to title (vol. 2 only), 3 folding maps, ex-library with bookplates and ink-stamps, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, labels to upper covers, rubbed, small loss to spine head (vol. 1), bumping to corners and extremities, 1865 § Beckford (Peter) Familiar Letters from Italy, to a Friend in England, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, ex-library with blind-stamps, abrasion marks to front free endpapers where labels removed, spotting, later morocco-backed boards, blind-stamps to upper covers, slight bumping to corners, Salisbury, 1805; and 11 others travel, including 4 19th century Hakluyt Society titles, 8vo (15)

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Lot 138

NO RESERVE World.- Witherby (Harry) Bird Hunting on the White Nile, first edition, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, 1902 § Bishop (J. F.) Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, new edition, 1900 § Tucker (Alfred) Eighteen Years in Uganda & East Africa, 2 vol., 1908, first and last first editions, maps and illustrations, some pages lightly marked or spotted, original pictorial or decorative cloth, gilt, all with light rubbing to extremities and corners, last slightly worse with bumping and fraying to spine ends; and 12 others, travel, including a group of late 19th and early 20th century family holiday photograph albums, v.s. (16)

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Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) Zanzibar; City, Island and Coast, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, wood engraved frontispieces and 9 plates, large folding map, short tear with neat repair, 4 route maps, frontispieces, titles and final leaves all laid down, one or two neat marginal pencil notes, occasional faint blind-stamps, occasional faint spotting, near contemporary half-morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down, [Penzer pp.88-89], 8vo, 1872.

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Lot 147

Winchester.- Portal (Melville) The Great Hall Winchester Castle, first edition, plates and illustrations, original half vellum over pictorial cloth, gilt, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, very slightly soiled, Winchester & London, 1899 § Minto (Earl of, editor) Correspondence of George Baillie of Jerviswood. M.DCC.II-M.DCC.VIII, signed presentation copy from the editor to Lady Charlotte Portal inscribed at head of title, bookplate of Melville Portal of Laverstoke, handsome tan morocco with elaborate border tooled in gilt, by J.Wright, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., very slightly rubbed, Edinburgh, for members of the Bannatyne Club, 1842, 4to (2)

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Lot 148

Atlases.- America.- Jefferys (Thomas) The American Atlas, one of 200 copies, facsimile of the first edition of 1776, 30 double-page or folding colour maps, original half morocco, original slip-case (a little rubbed), folio, Times Newspaper, 1976.

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Lot 149

Atlases.- Britain.- Bacon (G. W.) New Large-Scale Atlas of the British Isles, 103 maps or plans with contemporary hand-colouring, one map detached and frayed at margin but not affecting image, some light spotting to first few pp., contemporary half calf, gilt, calf worn with joints splitting, folio, G. W. Bacon, 1892.

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Lot 15

Africa.- Cagnolo (Fr. C.) The Akikuyu: Their Customs, Traditions and Folklore, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, folding map at end, plates, of which 2 colour, small abrasion marks to one or two plates, illustrations, occasional spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to half-title, original cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down, slight bumping to corners, [Hosken p.37], Kenya, 1933 § Burrows (Capt. Guy) The Land of the Pigmies, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, many full-page, occasional faint spotting, previous owner's signatures to front free endpaper, bookplate, cracked hinges, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Hosken p.33], 1898; and others similar, 8vo (8)⁂ The second with the bookplate of I. & F.W. Hosken, authors of "A Catalogue of Books on Africa mainly south of the equator".

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Lot 158

Atlases.- World.- Salmon (Thomas) A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: wherein the geographical part is truly modern..., first edition, title in red and black, 21 folding maps and one plate by S. Wale, first torn without loss and a lightly frayed, contemporary ownership inscription to title, some very light occasional spotting or damp-staining, contemporary calf, lightly stained, extremities and spine rubbed, small worm hole to upper cover, 8vo, William Johnston, 1749.

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Lot 161

America.- Senex (John) and John Maxwell. North America Corrected From The Observations Communicated to The Royal Society of London and The Royal Academy of Paris, large two-sheet map, one of the earliest large-scale English maps of North America, showing from Panama to Baffin's Bay in the north, the first state (of five), engraving with original early hand-colouring in outline, on laid paper with Strasburg lily watermark, total sheet 980 x 670 mm (38 1/2 x 26 1/4 in), old folds with numerous splitting repaired verso, folds with some associated loss, numerous nicks and tears, handling creases, surface dirt and light browning, unframed, 1710; together with 4 further maps of North America, including Harris & Son's 'North & South America', another by Cary, and two maps published by John Murray 'A Chart of the Discoveries & Route of the Northern Land Expedition, Under the Command of Captain Franklin, R.N. in the Years 1820 & 21...', and 'Route of the Expedition from York Factory to Cumberland House', engravings, various sizes, all unframed, 19th century (5) Literature:[Senex] Stevens & Tree 61a.

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Lot 18

Africa.- Ellis (Rev. William) Three Visits to Madagascar during the years 1853-1854-1856, first edition, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece, plates and illustrations, map, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary half-calf. rebacked with original spine laid down, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1858.

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Lot 19

Africa.- Elton (J. Frederic) Travels and Researches among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern & Central Africa, first edition, frontispiece, plates (1 folding), illustrations, 3 folding maps, scattered faint spotting, original pictorial cloth, neat repair to spine head, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Czech p.55], 8vo, 1879.

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Lot 20

Africa.- Gregory (John Walter) The Rift Valleys and Geology of East Africa, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, maps (4 folding), spotting to first few leaves, modern calf-backed boards, gilt, 8vo, 1921.

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Lot 22

Africa.- Johnston (Sir Harry H.) The River Congo, from its Mouth to Bólóbó, second edition, etched frontispiece and 2 etchings, illustrations, 2 folding maps, advertisements at end, previous owner's ink-stamp to title, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, original pictorial cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down, slight bumping to corners, 8vo, 1884.

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Lot 223

World.- Jansson (Jan) Orbis Terrarum Veteribus Cogniti Typus Geographicus, map of the ancient world based on the work of Ortelius, showing Europe, Asia, and Africa as far south as Madagascar, centered in a wide oval frame with title above, first state before additional crest in lower centre, engraving on laid paper without watermark, platemark 405 x 510 mm (16 x 20 in), sheet 460 x 575 mm (18 1/8 x 22 5/8 in), central vertical fold with repairs and reinforced verso, other marginal tears and repairs, surface dirt and minor handling creases, unframed, [Amsterdam, circa 1660].

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Lot 23

Africa.- Johnston (Sir Harry H.) The Uganda Protectorate, 2 vol., first American edition, half-titles, colour frontispiece and 47 colour plates, 9 folding maps, illustrations, many full-page, original cloth, gilt, [Hosken p.110], New York & London, 1902 § Cunningham (J. F.) Uganda and its People, first edition, half-title, colour frontispiece, map, illustrations, many full-page, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1905; and 3 others, Uganda, 8vo (6)

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Lot 24

Africa.- Junker (Dr. Wilhelm) Travels in Africa during the years 1875-1878 [1878-1883; 1882-1886], 3 vol., first English edition, half-titles (vols 2-3 only), vignette titles, frontispieces, 4 folding maps, illustrations, many full-page, occasional spotting, previous owner's ink name-stamp to half-title (vol. 2), original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Hosken p.111], 8vo, 1890-92.

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Lot 246

London.- Norden (John) The description of London-Bridge, copper engraving on wove paper, platemark 270 x 520 mm (10 ½ x 20 ½ in), above letterpress panel, good margins, several tears at edges, unframed, [first published 1598, this issue circa 1805]

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Africa.- Laird (Macgregor) & R.A.K. Oldfield, Narrative of an Expedition into the Interior of Africa, by the River Niger, 2 vol., first edition, 6 aquatint plates, 1 map, ex-Royal Service Institution Library with occasional blind-stamps, modern half-morocco, 8vo, 1837.

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Lot 26

Africa.- Livingstone (David) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, folding lithograph frontispiece, 2 tinted lithographs, engraved portrait, 21 woodcut plates, 1 folding plan, 2 folding maps (1 in pocket at end), illustrations, scattered faint spotting, cracked upper hinge, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Czech p.97], 8vo, 1857.

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Africa.- Livingstone (David) Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries, first American edition, double-page woodcut frontispiece, large folding map at end, illustrations (12 full-page), occasional faint spotting, advertisements at end, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, [Hosken p.126], New York, 1866 § Hyde (Alexander), Francis C. Bliss, and Rev. Josiah Tyler. The Life and Life-Work of Dr. David Livingstone, frontispieces, plates, illustrations, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down, a little rubbed, Hartford, 1876; and another, also on Livingston, 8vo (3)

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Lot 29

Africa.- Lugard (Frederick D.) The Rise of our East African Empire, 2 vol., first edition, portrait frontispieces, plates, 9 maps of which 5 folding with 2 in pockets, illustrations, advertisements at end vol. 1, pp.327-330 vol.1 unbound but loosely inserted, faint water-staining to gutter of first few leaves (vol. 2), original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Czech p.100], Edinburgh & London, 1893 § Lugard (Lady, Flora Shaw) A Tropical Dependency, 2 folding maps, foxing, original cloth, rubbed and worn, 1906, 8vo (3)

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Africa.- Baker (Sir Samuel White) Ismailïa: a Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, plates, 2 maps, 1 folding with short tear, advertisements at end vol. 1, occasional faint spotting, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1874; and others by the same, 8vo (4)

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Lot 31

Africa.- Monteiro (Joachim John) Angola and the River Congo, 2 vol., first edition, folding map frontispiece, 16 plates, previous owner's ink signature to titles, occasional pencil underlining, occasional spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners, [Hosken p.144], 8vo, 1875.

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Lot 32

Africa.- Moore (J.E.S.) To the Mountains of the Moon, first edition, colour frontispiece, plates (5 folding), illustrations, 2 folding maps, 1 with tear neatly repaired, contemporary half-morocco, gilt, 1901 § Pringle (M.A.) A Journey in East Africa towards the Mountains of the Moon, folding map, occasional very faint spotting, original cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down, a little rubbed, Edinburgh & London, 1886; and 2 others, also on Mountains of the Moon, 8vo (4)

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Lot 34

Africa.- Powell-Cotton (Maj. P.H.G.) A Sporting Trip through Abyssinia, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, illustrations, some full-page, large folding colour map loosely inserted, publisher's advertisements at end, original zebra endpapers, original red cloth, gilt, [Czech p.133], 8vo, 1902.⁂ "Numerous hunting episodes dot this excellent narrative of sport and exploration in the Abyssinian hinterland" (Czech).

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Africa.- Prize Binding.- Baldwin (William Charles) African Hunting from the Natal to the Zambesi, first edition, engraved frontispiece, folding map, wood-engraved and tinted lithograph plates, illustrations, faint water-staining to some plates, occasional spotting, near contemporary decorative green morocco prize-binding, gilt, dated December 1866 on lower cover, slight rubbing to joints and corners, 8vo, 1863.⁂ Binding with an image of Britannia to the covers, and inscribed in gilt "Presented to H. C. Baynes. for progress in study" on upper cover.

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Lot 36

Africa.- Reade (Winwood) The African Sketch-Book, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces, plates, maps, spotting, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1873 § Pearce (Major F.B.) Zanzibar: the Island Metropolis of Eastern Africa, first American edition, frontispiece, plates, illustrations, folding map (short marginal tear), ex-library with bookplate, occasional ink marks and blind-stamps, cracked hinges, original cloth, paper shelf label to spine foot, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 'Simpson College Library' stamped on edges, 1920; and others similar, 8vo (8)

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Lot 37

Africa.- Reading (Joseph H.) The Ogowe Band: A Narrative of African Travel, first edition, presentation copy from the author dated November 1890, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, maps, small blind-stamp to title, original decorative cloth, gilt, very slight bumping to corners, 8vo, Philadelphia, 1890.⁂ Provenance: blind-stamp of Munger Africana Library to title.

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Lot 38

Africa.- Roosevelt (Theodore).- Read (W.W.) Savage Africa, first U.S. edition, illustrations, many full-page, folding map, morocco bookplate of Roosevelt, advertisements at end, original cloth, rebacked with roan, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, New York, 1864.⁂ Provenance: Bookplates of Theodore Roosevelt and Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler.

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Lot 39

Africa.- Schweinfurth (Dr. Georg) The Heart of Africa, 2 vol., first America edition, woodcut frontispieces and plates, 1 tinted lithograph, illustrations, 2 maps (1 folding), advertisements at end, previous owner's ink-stamp to early blanks, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Czech p.144], 8vo, New York, 1874.

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Africa.- Barns (T. Alexander) The Wonderland of the Eastern Congo, first edition, frontispiece, plates, folding map, occasional spotting, original pictorial buckram, slight bumping to spine extremities, [Hosken p.144; Czech p.13], 8vo, 1922.

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Lot 42

Africa.- Smith (A.Donaldson) Through Unknown African Countries, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, 6 folding maps, small abrasion mark to title where ink-stamp partially removed, front free endpaper and half-title strengthened at edges, cracked hinges, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Czech p.149], 1897 § Burrows (Captain Guy) The Curse of Central Africa, first edition, 4th impression, half-title, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, large folding colour map, occasional faint spotting, advertisements at end, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Hosken p.33], 1903 § Elliot (G.F. Scott) A Naturalist in Mid-Africa, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, 4 maps (3 folding), original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Hosken p.66], 1895; and others similar, 8vo (5)

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Lot 43

Africa.- Speke (John Hanning) Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, first edition, 2 engraved portraits, 2 maps, 1 folding with large tear repaired and other tears, 23 wood-engraved plates only (of 24), illustrations, bookplate to title partially obscuring imprint, without advertisements, spotting and staining, modern half-calf, [Czech p.151; Hosken p.188], 8vo, 1863.

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Lot 44

Africa.- Stanley (Henry Morton) Through the Dark Continent, 2 vol., first American edition, portrait frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 9 maps only (of 10), 3 folding, one with tears to folds, one detached and loosely inserted, occasional marginal water-staining, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1878.

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Africa.- Stanley (Henry Morton) The Congo and the Founding of its Free State, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 5 folding maps, one with short tear to foldline, title becoming loose (vol. 1), cracked hinges, school prize labels, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Hosken p.189], 8vo, 1885.

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Africa.- Stanley (Henry Morton) In Darkest Africa, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 4 maps (3 folding), 1 with large tear without loss, 1 folding table at end vol. 2, occasional spotting, original decorative cloth, slight bumping to corners, slight chipping to spine extremities, [Hosken p.189], 8vo, 1890.

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Egypt.- Waddington (George) & Rev. Bernard Hanbury, Journal of a visit to some parts of Ethiopia, first edition, lithograph frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 15 lithograph plates, 1 folding, tiny marginal worming to several plates and leaves, not affecting images or text, occasional faint marginal staining, contemporary half-calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey, Travel 289], 4to, 1822.

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Middle East.- Shaw (Thomas) Travels or Observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, half-title, title printed in red & black with engraved vignette, 20 engraved plates on 17 leaves, 1 folding and 3 printed on both sides, 11 engraved maps, 7 folding, 1 folding table, engraved head & tail pieces, initials and decorations, woodcut diagrams, occasional short marginal tears neatly repaired, occasional faint spotting, modern morocco with contemporary panelled calf and contemporary spine label laid down, [Blackmer 1533], folio, Oxford, 1738.⁂ "Shaw was chaplain to the English factory at Algiers from 1720 to 1723. During this period he visited Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Cyprus and most of North Africa ... [The work] is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates, in addition to the information Shwa imparts on the antiquities, geology and geography of the areas he visited." (Blackmer).

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Africa.- Barth (Henry) Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa, 5 vol., vols 1-3 second editions, vols 4-5 first editions, half-titles to vols. 1, 4 & 5 as called for, 60 tinted lithographed plates, woodcut illustrations, 1 folding plan, 15 folding maps with routes in red, advertisements at end of vols. 1 & 4, occasional faint off-setting, small tears affecting odd letter expertly repaired (vol. 2, F5 & F6), occasional short marginal tears not affecting text, modern half-calf, 8vo, 1857-58.

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Lot 52

Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) First Footsteps in East Africa, first edition, second issue without Appendix IV, half-title, 4 lithographs printed in colour, 2 maps, without advertisements to endpapers, b2 detached and loosely inserted, occasional faint spotting, near contemporary half-morocco, boards detached, lacking backstrip, [Penzer p.60], 8vo, 1856; Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po., 2 vol., first edition, half-title, folding linen backed map, woodcut plate, one or two marginal pencil notes, occasional spotting and staining, contemporary buckram, a little rubbed, 1863; and 3 others similar, 8vo (6)⁂ The first is about Burton's first expedition to Somalia and an account of his exploration in disguise to the forbidden city of Harar. This is the second issue, without the suppressed Appendix IV on female circumcision.

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Lot 53

Africa.- Churchill (Winston S.) London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, first edition, half-title, 3 folding maps, tears to one, with tape repairs, occasional faint spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to half-title, ex-library with ink-stamp to title verso, modern calf-backed boards, [Hosken p.46], 8vo, 1900.

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Lot 54

Africa.- Wilson (Rev. C. T.) Uganda and the Egyptian Soudan, 2 vol., first edition, woodcut frontispieces, illustrations, 3 folding maps, 1 with short tear, unopened, ex-library with remnants of labels to front free endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1882.

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America.- Heap (George), after. A View of the State House in Philadelphia, engraving, 116 x 190 mm. (4 ½ x 7 ½ in.), trimmed to or just within borderline, slight creasing to corners at left, unframed, [London, Gentleman's Magazine, 1752]⁂ "The first separate printed view of a Philadelphia building". (Snyder)

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NO RESERVE Canada.- Macfie (Matthew) Vancouver Island and British Columbia, first edition, half-title, woodcut frontispiece, 2 folding maps, illustrations, ex-library with bookplate and occasional blind-stamps, occasional faint spotting, later morocco-backed boards, blind-stamp to upper cover, shelf-mark to spine foot, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1865.

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Africa.- Big Game.- Chanler (William Astor) Through Jungle and Desert, first American edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, large folding map in pocket at end, torn on folds, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, [Czech p.34], New York, 1896 § Bland-Sutton (Sir John) Man and Beast in Eastern Ethiopia, first edition, inscribed and signed by author, half-title, illustrations, partially un-opened, ex-Nurses Medical Library with ink-stamp final pastedown, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, [Czech p.18], 1911 § Willoughby (Capt. Sir John C.) East Africa and its Big Game, first edition, frontispiece, 17 plates, folding map at end, tissue-guards, occasional faint spotting, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Czech p.175], 1889; and 3 others similar, 8vo (6)

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Lot 60

Canada.- Trade.- Gray (George Carrington) Letters from Canada...shewing the present state of Canada, its productions, trade, commercial importance and political relations...exhibiting also the commercial importance of Nova-Scotia, New Brunswick, & Cape Breton, first edition, engraved folding map with hand-coloured border with America, 3 folding letterpress tables, remains of inscription to head of A2, offsetting to map and ff. either side of it, small water-stain to lower margins, some spotting, lightly browned, later half calf, gilt, rubbed, [Sabin 28393; Goldsmiths' 19842; Kress B.5510], 8vo, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809.

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China.- Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, first complete edition (i.e. third edition) of Mao's final text, variant issue with Lin Biao's endorsement leaf uncorrected, title printed in red and green, portrait of Mao in sepia, two printed slips in pocket at rear as issued (but often lacking), small patch of damp-staining affecting title, half-title and front free endpaper, original red vinyl covers, 12mo, compiled and printed by the Central Intelligence Bureau of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, August 1965.⁂ The third edition of the Little Red Book and the first printing containing all 33 chapters and the basis for all future reprints and all translations. The original 1964 version had only 30 chapters and comprises 250pp, and the second edition (March 1965) added two more chapters taking the text to 260pp. Thus, this third edition adds the thirty-third chapter for the first time and extends the text to 270pp.. The text error in the calligraphic endorsement by Lin Biao found in all copies of the 1964 first edition was corrected in all subsequent copies (though lacking entirely in the 2nd edition). Nearly all copies of this August 1965 third edition has the endorsement leaf corrected. Curiously, in this copy, the error still occurs. Only the 2014 Grolier Club catalogue (page 49) mentions the existence of this error but indicates it has been noted in only "a few copies" and almost always the endorsement is corrected.

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China.- Mennie (Donald) The Pageant of Peking, first edition limited to 1000 copies, 66 photogravure plates, scattered faint marginal spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, original blue silk, lightly faded at edges, slight bumping to corners and extremities, folio, Shanghai, 1920.

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NO RESERVE Europe.- Este (Charles) A journey in the year 1793, through Flanders, Brabant, and Germany, to Switzerland, first edition, additional f. inserted after Y3 (headed 'From Aix to Juliers' and paginated 173/166), title with small piece of lower blank corner torn away, some spotting and staining, modern calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments, 8vo, Printed for J. Debrett, 1795.⁂ Includes trade, government and references to early printing. An appendix gives an account of Spallanzani's tour to Vesuvius and Etna.

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Africa.- Big Game.- Jessen (Burchard Heinrich) W. N. McMillan's Expeditions and Big Game Hunting in Sudan, Abyssinia, & British East Africa, first edition, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, folding map in pocket at end, one or two small tears to folds, modern half-morocco, [Czech p.84], 8vo, 1906.⁂ Scarce. The author was a Norwegian who went on four hunting expeditions with the McMillans, and American couple from St. Louis, Missouri, who later settled in Kenya.

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Greece.- Pashley (Robert) Travels in Crete, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, lithograph frontispieces and 10 plates, one linen-backed folding facsimile, one linen-backed folding map, illustrations, occasional marginal damp-staining, scattered spotting, ex-library with ink- and blind-stamps, later morocco-backed boards, blind-stamp to upper covers, shelf-mark to spine foot, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, Cambridge, 1837.

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Hong Kong.- Allom (Thomas) Harbour of Hong Kong, 1843; Fort Victoria Kow Loom, 1843, hand-coloured steel engravings from Allom's China, browning to outer margins, small 2mm tear to right edge of the first, previous owner's red crayon inscription to left margin of second, 150 x 200 mm (6 x 8 in.), unframed (2).

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Africa.- Blanc (Henry) A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia, first edition, frontispiece, 7 plates, occasional spotting, bookplate, cracked hinges, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1868 § James (F. L.) The Wild Tribes of the Soudan, first American edition, frontispiece, 39 plates, 3 folding maps, occasional faint spotting, original decorative cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Czech p.82], New York, 1883 § Barns (T. Alexander) Across the Great Craterland to the Congo, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, plates, 2 folding maps at end, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1923; and 4 others similar, 8vo & 4to (7)

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