Lugar (Robert) Architectural Sketches for Cottages in the Grecian Gothic and Fancy Styles first edition 38 engraved plates and plans including 23 sepia-printed aquatints 6pp. 8vo publisher`s catalogue bound in at end severely foxed one plate slightly stained original boards uncut worn lacking spine broken covers detached [Abbey Life 30; Berlin Kat. 2314] T.Bensley for J.Taylor 1805 § Robinson (P.F.) Rural Architecture; being a Series of Designs for Ornamental Cottages third edition lithographed pictorial title and 96 engraved or lithographed plates foxed original cloth paper label on spine and upper cover rubbed spine ends a little worn James Carpenter [1828] 4to (2) *** The first features some designs in an Indian style influenced by Daniell`s views including a small Taj Mahal. Robert Lugar was the son of a Colchester carpenter. He was County Surveyor for Essex 1812-16 and created freeman of Colchester in 1812.(2)
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![(Sir Isaac)] Excerpta quaedam Newtoni Principiis P (Sir Isaac)] Excerpta quaedam Newtoni Principiis Philosophiae Naturalis...](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2813036/37-201127154917_468x382.jpg)
(Sir Isaac)] Excerpta quaedam Newtoni Principiis P (Sir Isaac)] Excerpta quaedam Newtoni Principiis Philosophiae Naturalis... [edited by John Jebb Robert Thorp and Francis Wollaston] first edition list of subscribers including Thomas Ruggles 12 folding engraved plates [Babson 15] Cambridge J.Bentham... 1765 bound after Fitz-Stephen (William) Description of the City of London first edition B.White 1772 and [Thomas (John)] A History of the Island of Anglesey...[with] Memoirs of Owen Glendowr first edition half-title J.Dodsley 1775 together 3 works in 1 vol. (the first mentioned bound last) light browning and marginal water-staining contemporary ms. index on front free endpaper engraved bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedown and signature of John Ruggles with ink armorial stamp of Thomas Ruggles contemporary calf-backed marbled boards worn spine slightly defective 4to
Norden (Friderik Ludwig) The Antiquities Natural engraved portraits and 163 plates maps and plans (numbered 1-159 one double-page) portrait lightly browned and almost detached title soiled some foxing plate LXXIII with marginal tear just affecting image engraved bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedown contemporary half russia uncut worn upper cover detached [cf.Blackmer 1211] folio for Edward Jeffery 1792. *** Reprint without letterpress of Norden`s Travels in Egypt and Nubia of 1757. “Norden was a captain in the Danish Navy and had studied drawing and engraving as part of his duties. He had spent nearly three years in Italy studying art when Christian VI of Denmark ordered him to go to Egypt in 1737 on an exploratory mission where he made drawings on the spot. He spent about a year in Egypt and was the first European to penetrate as far as Derr in Nubia and to publish descriptions of any Nubian temples. This...was the earliest attempt at an elaborate description of Egypt and its plates are the most significant previous to those by Denon.” Blackmer
Park (Mungo) Travels in the Interior Districts of new edition engraved portrait 2 folding maps with routes hand-coloured folding chart sheet of musical notation and 5 plates 1816; The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa in the year 1805 second edition folding engraved map with routes hand-coloured wood-engraved maps and illustrations in text with the final blank 1815 together 2 vol. half-titles foxing and offsetting the first with light water-staining to upper margin both with ink inscription “John Ruggles 1817” on front free endpaper the second with sheet of notes loosely inserted non uniform original boards uncut worn spines defective most covers detached 4to (2)(2)
Pashley (Robert) Travels in Crete 2 vol. first edition half-titles 10 lithographed plates folding map and plate of inscriptions wood-engraved illustrations some full-page foxing particularly to frontispieces (loose in vol.2) original cloth gilt a little rubbed and faded spotting to vol.1 [Blackmer 1263; Not in Abbey] 8vo Cambridge & London 1837.
Spallanzani (Lazzaro) Travels in the Two Sicilies and some parts of the Apennines 4 vol. first English edition 11 folding engraved plates many of volcanoes errata leaf in vol.1 vol.3 & 4 with final blank leaf a little foxing and soiling to plates some other browning or soiling engraved bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedowns contemporary mottled calf gilt spines gilt rubbed lacking two labels splits to joints corners and spine ends worn 8vo G.G. & J.Robinson 1798. *** Important work on vulcanology.
(Capt. J.G.) Narrative of a Five Years` Expedition (Capt. J.G.) Narrative of a Five Years` Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam 2 vol. first edition engraved frontispiece vignette titles 2 folding maps and 78 plates and plans by William Blake Bartolozzi and others after the author errata leaves at end foxing and some soiling particularly to endpapers light water-staining to corner of frontispiece small marginal tear to one plate (repaired) contemporary half russia spines gilt rubbed joints split corners worn spines defective at head [Abbey Travel 719; Sabin 91075] 4to J. Johnson 1796.
Swinburne (Henry) Travels in the Two Sicilies 2 vol. first edition half-title in vol.2 folding engraved map and 22 plates 2 folding folding genealogical table directions to binder leaf at end of vol.2 occasional foxing or soiling bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedowns contemporary half russia rather worn particularly corners and spine ends joints split 4to P. Elmsly 1783-85.
Weever (John) Ancient Funerall Monuments within th first edition lacking engraved portrait and additional title also final blank with woodcut illustrations some full-page a little soiled and browned a few stains slight worming to lower margin towards end engraved bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedown later calf spine gilt with red morocco label joints split corners worn [STC 25223] small folio Tho.Harper sold by Laurence Sadler 1631.
![[Whately (Thomas)] Observations on Modern Gardenin fourth edition author`s name supplied in ink on title very slight worming](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2813036/52-201127155126_468x382.jpg)
[Whately (Thomas)] Observations on Modern Gardenin fourth edition author`s name supplied in ink on title very slight worming to lower edge of first few leaves ink armorial stamp of Thomas Ruggles on front pastedown contemporary calf gilt red morocco label a little worn at corners and edges 8vo T.Payne & Son 1770.
(Rev. Cooper) A Voyage up the Mediterranean in His (Rev. Cooper) A Voyage up the Mediterranean in His Majesty`s Ship the Swiftsure...with a Description of the Battle of the Nile... first edition engraved dedication double-page map and 41 plates all hand-tinted aquatints tissue guards wood-engraved tail-pieces first and last few leaves becoming loose (some a little soiled/foxed and creased) original boards uncut rubbed spine broken and worn covers detached [Blackmer 1813; cf. Abbey Travel 196 large paper copy] 4to 1802. *** “In 1798 Willyams served as chaplain of the Swiftsure a ship in the squadron under the command of Nelson. He was present at the Battle of the Nile and his is `the first the most particular and the most authentic account of the battle` (DNB)...” Blackmer. Includes views of Sicily Egypt and Gibraltar and a plan of the Battle of the Nile.
![Wright (James) The History and Antiquities of the [with] Additions... together 2 parts in 1 first edition main title in red a](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2813036/54-201127155136_468x382.jpg)
Wright (James) The History and Antiquities of the [with] Additions... together 2 parts in 1 first edition main title in red and black double-page engraved map plate and illustrations some full-page woodcut coats-of-arms title browned small hole to upper margin of map (repaired) a few leaves defective at lower margin (most repaired) bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedown contemporary panelled calf spine gilt rubbed lacking label corners and spine ends worn upper cover detached lower joint split [Wing W3696 & 3691] folio for Bennet Griffin... 1684[-87].
![[Young (Arthur)] A Six Months Tour through the Nor 4 vol. first edition folding engraved map and 27 plates many folding 5 fol](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2813036/55-201127155139_468x382.jpg)
[Young (Arthur)] A Six Months Tour through the Nor 4 vol. first edition folding engraved map and 27 plates many folding 5 folding tables W.Strahan... 1770; The Farmer`s Letters to the People of England second edition final leaf defective W.Nicoll 1768 a few contemporary annotations or loosely inserted notes in ink or pencil some damp- and water-staining particularly affecting the final volume engraved bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedowns uniform contemporary half russia spines gilt and numbered 1-5 rubbed spines darkened joints split [Goldsmiths` 10612 & 10423; Kress 6767 & 6599] 8vo (5)
Young (Arthur) A Tour in Ireland... 2 parts in 1 first edition engraved frontispiece and 1 plate list of subscribers with additional p.159 foxed at beginning and end engraved bookplate of Spains Hall Finchingfield on front pastedown contemporary half russia spine gilt a little worn spine slightly defective at head and foot [Goldsmiths` 11970; Kress B.340] 4to T. Cadell and J. Dodsley 1780.
Andrews (Henry C.) The Botanist`s Repository 10 vol. first edition engraved titles 664 engraved plates 64 double-page and/or folding some colour-printed all hand-coloured many heightened with gum arabic plate-guards occasional spotting to text not affecting plates some offsetting plate 608 with slight adhesion damage bookplate of John Bolton of Storrs Hall Cumbria to pastedowns contemporary green half straight-grain morocco spines gilt rubbed corners and joints slightly worn spines faded [Great Flower Books p.155; Nissen BBI 2382] 4to printed by T.Bensley for the author 1797 [-1814]. *** The Botanist`s Repository was begun as a rival publication to the Botanical Magazine the prominence of “only” in its title is a dig at that magazine which figured fewer plants than its rival. The larger format plate allowed for finer botanical accuracy without forsaking the beauty of the composition. John Bolton (1756-1831) made his money as a slave-trader in Liverpool and bought Storrs Hall in around 1806. He was a notorious figure in the local area was heavily involved in local politics and in 1805 killed a Major Brooks in the last duel fought in Liverpool.
Eschscholtz (Dr. Friedrich) Zoologischer Atlas enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer Thierarten während des Flottcapitains von Kotzebue zweiter Reise um die Welt titles and text with corresponding set of 20 plates for 1st to 4th parts with title and text only to the posthumously published 5th part 20 original hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates a few plates slightly spotted plates III and IV and text leaves more so occasional faint browning bound in 19th century cloth-backed marbled boards rubbed 4to Berlin G. Reimer 1829-1833. *** Significant for its recording of the fauna of California Hawaii and Oceania this work stems from the second Russian circumnavigational expedition led by Captain Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846) between 1823 and 1826. He was accompanied on this voayge as he was on the first one between 1815 and 1818 by the biologist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793-1831).
Sowerby (J.) and J. E.Smith. English Botany 36 vol. in 26 (including index) plus 2 vol. only of 5 vol. supplement together 28 vol. 2 796 hand-coloured engraved plates a few folding some offsetting very occasional spotting bookplate of Henry Bickersteth to pastedowns all except supplement vol. uniformly bound in contemporary tree calf rebacked one or two spines becoming loose rubbed supplement vol. in contemporary green calf-backed marbled boards spines gilt browned rubbed [Nissen BBI 2225; Hunt 717] 8vo 1790-1834; sold not subject to return. *** “English Botany is of value even to the present day as a work of reference and as an illustrated flora of our country it has never been surpassed.” Henrey p.143 Henry Bickersteth (1783-1851) the first Baron Langdale was Master of the Rolls and an English law reformer. He became known as the “father of record reform”.
Cunningham (J.F.) Uganda and Its Peoples first edition colour frontispiece photographic illustrations map original pictorial cloth gilt spine slightly darkened spine ends worn 1905 § Norden (Hermann) White and Black in East Africa first American edition photographic illustrations 2 maps (1 folding) original green cloth spine darkened corners and spine ends very slightly worn Boston 1924 § Bergh (Vanden) On the Trail of the Pigmies illustrations map original grey cloth spine ends slightly rubbed 1922 4to & 8vo (3)(3)
(Rev. William) Three Visits to Madagascar fifth t (Rev. William) Three Visits to Madagascar fifth thousand folding frontispiece map numerous woodcuts 32pp. advertisements original pictorial cloth gilt joints spine ends and corners rubbed marked 1859 § Armitage (Capt. C. H.) & Lt. Col. A.F. Montanaro. The Ashanti Campaign of 1900 first edition signed by the author 2 folding maps at end title and some other ff. extensively foxed upper hinge repaired contemporary half calf gilt t.e.g. lower cover water stained slightly rubbed 1901 § Caton-Thompson (G.) The Zimbabwe Culture colour frontispiece numerous illustrations some folding original cloth lower hinge water stained spine ends and corners worn 1931 8vo & 4to (3) (3)
Livingstone (David & Charles) Narrative of an Expe first edition folding frontispiece 12 plates folding map with route picked out in colour map with small tear to margin original pictorial cloth gilt spine faded lower joint detached but with spine holding firm spine ends and corners slightly worn 8vo 1865.
Tully (Richard) Narrative of a Ten Years` Residenc second edition folding engraved map 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates some light offsetting from plates folding map lightly water-stained original boards uncut paper label on spine rubbed and a little stained [Abbey Travel 301; Atabey 1241; Blackmer 1682; Tooley 493] 4to 1817. *** Containing more plates than the first edition.
Garcia y Cubas (Antonio) Atlas Geográfico Estadís first edition lacking title (supplied in photostat also supplement at end) 30 double-page sheets incorporating 31 hand-coloured lithographed maps (general map of Mexico with lithographed vignettes at head) and 2 double-page sheets with lithographed Aztec symbols 1 printed in colours foxed and browned some water-staining and worming causing slight loss 2 text leaves at beginning frayed at lower outer corner 1 a little torn and repaired modern sprinkled calf red and black calf labels slightly scuffed and faded [Palau 98721; Rumsey 4116; Sabin 26554] folio [Mexico José Mariano Fernandez de Lara] [1858]; sold not subject to return *** Important early Mexican atlas showing both the boundaries derived from the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Including 2 general maps of Mexico and 29 maps of each state (on 30 sheets) surrounded by text containing a wealth of information. “The first great atlas of Mexico produced by a Mexican and printed in Mexico. Sabin says only 300 copies were printed.” Rumsey
Schomburgk (Sir Robert Hermann) Twelve Views of the Interior of Guiana first edition fine hand-coloured additional lithographed title by M. Gauci after Charles Bentley and 12 hand-coloured lithographed plates by George Barnard Coke Smith and P. Gauci after Charles Bentley dedication with gold-printed arms engraved map partially hand-coloured wood-engraved illustrations list of subscribers Esmeralda plate from another copy (mounted on a thicker card on a later sheet) marginal repairs verso to additional pictorial title and Ataraipu Roraima and Brazilian Fort plates some loss to upper margin of Brazilian Fort plate occasional light spotting or finger-soiling new tissue guards original pictorial boards rebacked in later morocco soiled and slightly rubbed [Abbey Travel 720; Sabin 77796; Tooley 447] a very good copy folio Ackermann & Co. 1840. *** Scarce. Between 1835 and 1839 Schomburgk conducted an expedition of exploration to British Guiana on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society. During his successful time there he discovered the giant Victoria Regia lily. He returned to the country in 1841 as a British government official to survey the colony and fix its eastern and western boundaries resulting in the provisional boundary between British Guiana and Venezuela known as the Schomburgk Line.
Blaquiere (Edward) Letters from Greece: with Remarks on the Treaty of Intervention first edition 2 parts in 1 1ff. with errata and list of author`s works at end Bibliotheca Lindesiana booklate laid to verso of half-title first few leaves including title a little spotted later wrappers with title in manuscript fore-edges browned spine browned and a little chipped [Atabey 118] 8vo 1828.
(Sir Lewis) The Estate of English Fugitives under (Sir Lewis) The Estate of English Fugitives under the king of Spaine and his ministers Containing besides a discourse of the sayd Kings manner of gouernment and the iniustice of many late dishonorable practises by him contriued title with ornamental woodcut border and printer`s device woodcut ornament and initials contemporary ink signature of a member of the Lewkenor family at head of title and following leaf and with manuscript errata on verso of final (blank) leaf lightly soiled and stained cropped slightly affecting signature on title and manuscript pagination upper outer corner of title and following leaf very slightly defective later half calf rubbed rebacked with sheep spine and red morocco label [STC 15564] small 4to [by Thomas Scarlet] for Iohn Drawater 1595. *** The enlarged (and also the first authorized) edition of A discourse of the usage of the English fugitives by the Spaniard. It is written as a warning to young men not to be drawn into the pointlessness and danger of travelling abroad.
![[Robinson (John)] An Account of Sueden first edition half-title with advertisement verso lightly browned a few spots modern c](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2813036/100-20112715382_468x382.jpg)
![East India Company.- [Colquhoun (Patrick)] Observa and the National Loss occasioned by the Importation of the same Species of](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2813036/108-201127153815_468x382.jpg)
East India Company.- [Colquhoun (Patrick)] Observa and the National Loss occasioned by the Importation of the same Species of Cotton Goods which can be manufactured in Great Britain first edition 20pp. including appendix drop-head title soiled and stained at edges ex-library copy with small ink stamp at foot of first and last leaves disbound preserved in modern marbled wrappers [Goldsmiths` 13572 without appendix; Kress B.1463] 4to n.p. [1788]. *** Rare pamphlet and one of the earliest by Colquhoun. His interest in the cotton trade was no doubt stimulated by his stay in Virginia which he visited as a boy aged sixteen. It describes the increased demand for cotton resulting from industrialisation by British manufacturers. The main subject is trade between India and Great Britain and suggestions for increasing the profitability of the East India Company. The importance of this Company Colquhoun argues can hardly be overestimated: “The affairs of India have grown to such a magnitude as to shake the very pillars of the state. The whole interests of the British Empire are affected by the operations of this commercial body.”
0 Exact Collection (An) of the Debates and Proceed upon the Inquiry into the Briberies and corrupt practices in the Army the City of London and...the East India Company first and only edition unbound but stitched uncut soiled Henry Parker 1773 § Proceedings at a Meeting of the British Inhabitants of Fort St.George Madras on Monday September 19 1785... disbound a little stained J.Debrett 1786 § [Stuart (Charles)] A Letter to General Richard Smith in reply to the Charges... lightly foxed and soiled modern wrappers 1783 § Recent Proceedings at Law in actions for Libels on Mr.Buckingham; and copies of his last correspondence with the East India Company... stitched lightly soiled 1826 § [Macgregor (Duncan)] A Narrative of the Loss of the Kent East Indiaman by fire in the Bay of Biscay... engraved bookplate of Pitfirrane contemporary half calf rubbed upper joint split spine worn Edinburgh 1825 4to & 8vo (5) *** The first item concerns the corrupt practices of the East India company which originally spent huge amounts on bribes in 1693 in an attempt to preserve the exclusivity of the India trade but to no avail. An enquiry was launched in 1695 which discovered that Thomas Osborne First Duke of Leeds (1632-1712) had accepted a significant bribe for which he was duly impeached: “in the spring of 1695 the House of Commons began to investigate corruption in the East India Company. A bill of penalties against one of the chief culprits Sir Thomas Cooke roused Leeds into daily attendance for he had been accused of receiving
0 Letters on the East India Monopoly originally published in the Glasgow Chronicle with additions and corrections 2 parts in 1 second edition annotations to first few leaves 10 blank ff. at end contemporary half calf upper board detached Glasgow 1812 § Laurie (David) Hints Regarding the East India Company 56pp. light browning to edges modern wrappers Glasgow 1813 8vo (2) *** In 1812 the Company in order to help their efforts to renew their Charter considered relaxing their exclusive privileges relating to the export trade with India. However the proposed relaxation was only to benefit London merchants much to the consternation of their provincial colleagues. As a consequence over 30 pamphlets attacking the Company appeared in 1812-13 agitating for a complete opening to all British ports of the export trade. Those from Glasgow and Edinburgh “were as remarkable for their vehemence as for their general ignorance of the conditions under which the Indian trade was carried on.” (Philips). This led to a pamphlet war but the tide was turning against the Company and in 1813 it gave up its privileges.
Hastings (Warren) A Narrative of the Insurrection which Happened in the Zemeedary of Banaris in the Month of August 1781 first edition some marginal worming central black marks to final 2 text pp. some browning and foxing 19th century calf rather worn but holding firm Calcutta printed by order of the Governor General 1782. *** An important document in which Hastings sets out to justify his actions against Chait Singh raja of Benares and the Wazir of Oudh.
(Capt. photographer).- Godwin-Austen (Capt. Henry (Capt. photographer).- Godwin-Austen (Capt. Henry Haversham) Description of a Mystic Play as performed in Ladak Zaskar &c. contained in `Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal` Part I No. II illustrated with 10 original photographs mounted on 5 leaves rather faded mounts browned original printed pink wrappers a little soiled rebacked and repaired modern cloth slip-case Calcutta Baptist Mission Press 1865. *** Very early possibly the first photographs to be taken in this region. An important record of a play performed on feast days in the principal Buddhist monasteries of the region. The photographs were taken by Captain Melville. Godwin-Austen explorer and geologist was the greatest authority of his day on the Karakoram mountains and published many scientific monographs.
Watanabe (Seitei) Seitei Kacho Gafu [A Book of Dra 3 vol. 63 double page and 5 single page colour woodblock prints red paper titles original stiff wrappers stitched blue and green paper labels vol. 1 stitching defective slightly darkened at margins Tokyo 1890; and a duplicate copy of the first vol. 8vo (4)(4)
Du Cros (Joseph Auguste) Histoire des Voyages de M et du Siege de Candie title with woodcut printer`s device approbation f. at end first edition S4 lower corner cut away just touching part of 1 letter few ff. with mostly marginal water-staining a few spots modern boards spine gilt [Atabey 370; Blackmer 505] 12mo Lyon chez la Véve de Guill. Barbier...& François Barbier 1669. *** A re-working of Rostagno`s Viaggi dell...Marchese Ghiron Francesco Villa in Dalmatia e Levante. With much on the siege of Candia and Villa`s part in it. Du Cros had apparently travelled in the Levant himself and was a follower of Villa.
Ali Sharaf al-Din. Histoire de Timur-Bec connu sous le nom du Grand Tamerlan Empereur des mongols & Tartares... translated by Petis de la Croix 4 vol. first French edition 5 engraved folding maps contemporary speckled calf gilt a few joints cracked some worm tracking in a few places 12mo Paris Gabriel Amaulry 1722.
Chasseaud (George Washington) The Druses of the Le ...with a translation of their religious code first edition engraved map with tissue guard but still foxed and lightly offset on title foxed at beginning and end ex-library copy with ink stamp on title and final leaf contemporary half calf a little rubbed spine browned 8vo 1855. *** Chasseaud who was born and lived in Syria dedicated this work to Lady Franklin. The translation of the religious code is taken from an Arabic manuscript obtained by the author from a Maronite in the village of Hadded.
-. Carter (Owen B.) Illustrations of Cairo... taken on the spot between the years 1830-40 first separate edition 19 lithographed plates mounted on thick card within beige borders each with accompanying leaf of letterpress title creased some foxing ink inscription on fly-leaf original green cloth gilt rubbed and slightly faded rebacked and recornered in green calf g.e. [cf. Blackmer 294 for coloured copy] folio [?Winchester or London c. 1860]. *** Rare. The illustrations were originally published in Hay`s Illustrations of Cairo 1840 which also included illustrations by other artists. This edition published posthumously may have been a memorial volume published in tiny numbers by Carter`s family. The illustrations have been re-lithographed and published in a slightly reduced format from those in Hay.
Fitnat Hanim d. 1780. [Poems] first edition printed in Ottoman Turkish slightly browned and creased occasional light marginal staining a few ownership stamps on endpapers contemporary calf-backed floral patterned boards slightly rubbed and stained corners and edges worn 8vo [?Constantinople or Cairo 1802]. *** A collection of poems in the classical style by one of the most famous female Ottoman poets.
(Sir Thomas) Some Yeares Travels into Divers Parts (Sir Thomas) Some Yeares Travels into Divers Parts of Asia and Afrique... with a revivall of the first Discoverer of America second edition engraved additional title and 46 engraved vignette illustrations including maps zoology and anthropology woodcut initials lacks initial blank some water-staining browned index at end a little creased [STC 13191; Sabin 31471] folio Richard Bishop 1638 bound second after a defective copy of George Sandys “A Relation of a Journey” (lacking map) 1637 new endpapers contemporary calf slightly rubbed corners repaired rebacked with the original spine laid down folio.
[Le Maingre de] Boucicaut ([Jean]) Histoire du Mar Grand Connetable de l`Empire de Constantinople Gouverneur pour le Roi de l`État de Gennes... first edition 4pp. catalogue of books at end ink signature: “M.lle Bertrand” on title title and most text slight worming in corners browned contemporary calf slightly rubbed corners bumped rebacked with the original gilt spine laid down [Atabey 140] 8vo Paris Charles Coignar 1697.
Lockman (John) . Travels of the Jesuits into vari 2 vol. first edition 6 folding engraved plates and maps Earls of Macclesfield copy with engraved bookplates contemporary calf gilt spines in compartments vol.2 upper joint starting but holding firm rubbed a very good set [Sabin 40708] 8vo for John Noon 1743. *** This copy is John Lockman`s abridgement of the French Jesuit Lettres Edifiantes.
Michaud (Joseph François) and Jean Joseph François Poujoulat. Correspondance d`Orient 7 vol. first edition large folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline half-titles foxed and browned throughout vol. VI & VII dampstained ex-library copy with ink stamps contemporary blind-stamped calf gilt rebacked with the original spines laid down g.e. [Atabey 807; Blackmer 1122; Weber I 211] 8vo Paris 1833-35. *** Provenance: Jesuit Library Paris booklabels and ink stamps.
Otth (Adolphe) Esquisses Africaines dessinées pendant un voyage á Alger... first edition lithographed title frontispiece and 30 tinted lithographed plates by or after Otth some foxing original printed upper wrapper laid down on modern half calf ink number III on upper cover [Gay 830] folio Berne 1838. *** Scarce.
Tavernier (Jean-Baptiste) The Six Voyages...throug translated by John Phillips 3 parts in 1 19 (of 24) engraved plates lacking title and first 2 ff. of preliminaries a few plates trimmed within platemark but most in crisp and clean condition a few small stains occasional spotting modern half calf [cf. Wing T256] Robert Littlebury 1678 § Chardin (Sir John) The Travels...into Persia and the East-Indies first edition vol.1 [all published] engraved additional pictorial title folding map and 15 (of 16) plates lacks portrait all plates etc. torn and repaired loss to some considerable in a few instances dedication torn and repaired with considerable loss sigs. 4O&P and 4S&T torn and repaired with some loss a few other tears and stains [Wing C2043] for Moses Pitt 1686; and a defective copy of the first edition of Fryer`s Travels 1698 folio (3) sold not subject to return.
Weston (Stephen) Bayt-i laylah or Persian Distich from Various Authors in which The Beauties of the Language are Exhibited in a Small Compass and may be Easily Remembered first edition presentation inscription from the author to Sir Gore Ouseley contemporary pigskin-backed boards spine faded boards a little browned 8vo for the author 1814. *** Stephen Weston (1747-1830) antiquary and classical scholar was a prolific author and also made some translations from Chinese publishing works on philology and antiquities. Sir Gore Ouseley (1770-1844) who received this book from the author spent much of his active life as a diplomat in India and was a fluent Persian speaker. He was involved in the founding of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1823.
Bell (John) Travels from St.Petersburg in Russia t 2 vol. first edition list of subscribers engraved folding map errata f. 2pp. advertisements at end map repaired at folds with very minor loss lightly browned a few stains a little worming to lower margin of a few ff. contemporary calf-backed marbled boards spines gilt joints splitting but holding firm spines with ends chipped and some creasing or cracking rubbed 4to [Gaskell 415; Blackmer 111; Cordier Sinica 2093] 4to Glasgow for the author by Robert and Andrew Foulis 1763. *** Bell travelled throughout Russia and the east during 1715-1738. He accompanied the embassies of Peter the Great to Isphan in Persia in 1715-1718 and travelled to Peking through Siberia and on to Derbent in Persia in 1719-1722.
Bell (John) Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia 2 vol. first edition folding engraved map edges slightly creased slightly browned Cholmondeley library bookplates on front pastedowns (offset) contemporary half calf gilt slightly rubbed vol. II small tear on spine [Ghani 35; Blackmer 111; Cordier Sinica 2093] 4to Glasgow Foulis 1763.
![Chantreau [Pierre Nicholas] Voyage Philosophique fait en Russie pendant les annees 1788 et 1789 first edition 2 vol. folding](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2813036/184-201127154056_468x382.jpg)
Chantreau [Pierre Nicholas] Voyage Philosophique fait en Russie pendant les annees 1788 et 1789 first edition 2 vol. folding engraved map 2 frontispieces 1 plate ownership inscriptions to half-titles contemporary tan calf spines a little creased very small wormtracks to vol.2 8vo Briand Paris 1794. *** Chantreau`s important work is a full survey of Russia at the end of the reign of Catherine the Great including physical descriptions economic considerations statistical figures and sociological observations. The engraved map shows Western Russia and the plates include two scenes linked with the Tsar`s wedding and an interpretation of the celebrated monument to Peter the Great in St. Petersburg.
![(General [Christoff Herman von]) Memoires of Russi (General [Christoff Herman von]) Memoires of Russia first edition 3 engrav](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2813036/186-20112715413_468x382.jpg)
(General [Christoff Herman von]) Memoires of Russi (General [Christoff Herman von]) Memoires of Russia first edition 3 engraved maps and 7 plans all folding some with short tears at margins some offsetting water-stain to B3 contemporary calf rebacked spine gilt in compartments upper joint cracked corners worn rubbed 4to T.Becket and P. A. de Hondt London 1770. *** First printed in English with German and French editions published the following year. The work describes the Turkish and Swedish campaigns and gives information about the Russian Court at the time of Empress Anna (daughter of Peter the Great who reigned from 1730-40).
Pinkerton (Robert) Russia: Or Miscellaneous Obser first edition 8 hand-coloured lithographs 1p. errata at end scattered spotting to text contemporary half calf rebacked preserving original spine strip recased [Abbey Travel 230] 1833; and 2 others Russian 8vo and oblong 4to (3) *** This work shows the people described leading their everyday lives for example in a national dance playing a moujik game spending time with their children and enjoying village amusements.
(Captain James) A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean...fo (Captain James) A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean...for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere... 4 vol. first octavo edition engraved portrait frontispiece folding map and 48 (of 49) plates repaired tear to map some offsetting a few stains contemporary half calf broken rubbed and scuffed 8vo for John Stockdale Scatcherd and Whitaker [&c.] 1784.
-. Leguat (Francis) A New Voyage to the East-Indie Containing their Adventures in two Desart Islands first English edition engraved frontispiece title in red and black 32 engraved plates and maps many folding advertisement leaf at end text browned but plates very clean one with tear slightly affecting image contemporary panelled calf red morocco label decorative gilt and purple paper pastedowns a little rubbed corners bumped small splits to upper joint 8vo R.Bonwicke W.Freeman [etc.] 1708. *** Possibly an imaginary voyage the book recounts the voyage of a party of Huguenots under Leguat sent by the Dutch government to the Ile de Bourbon (Reunion) but on finding the island occupied by the French the party sailed on to Rodriguez Island where they stayed for two years before proceeding to Mauritius. The plates feature flying fish the pineapple rhinoceroses etc. as well as “extraordinary plants”. Condition report:
-. Parry (William Edward) Journal of a Voyage for 2 vol. 47 engraved or aquatint plates 12 folding charts or plans (most linen-backed) soiled throughout few maps and first few leaves of Second Voyage working loose contemporary half morocco gilt rubbed and scuffed head of spine partially detached [Sabin 58860 58864] 4to 1821-24.
-. Webster (William Henry Bayley) Narrative of a v 2 vol. first edition 2 engraved maps (1 folding) and 5 plates original boards original printed labels to spines some wear to spines corners slightly worn [Hill 1842; Mendelssohn II 596] 8vo 1834. *** An account of a scientific voyage undertaken to verify the Earth`s shape by variations of the pendulum and to measure the meridians with the aid of a chronometer. Includes accounts of Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town.
World.- Huc (M.) Travels in Tartary Thibet and C during the Years 1844-5-6 translated by W.Hazlitt 2 vol contemporary ownership signature to advert leaf at start of vol. 1 original gilt and blind decorated cloth soiled and slightly rubbed [1851] § Playfair (Lieut.-Col. R.L.) Murray`s Handbook to the Mediterranean 2 parts in 1 second edition revised hinges cracked bookplate partly removed 1882 § Cook`s Tourists` Handbook for Palestine and Syria first edition folding map to rear pocket hinges cracked 1886 § Baedeker (Karl) The Mediterranean frontispiece folding map worn with slight loss at crease 1911; Palestine and Syria fourth edition 1906 § Waters (W.G.) The Journal of Montaigne`s Travels in Italy by way of Switzerland and Germany in 1580 and 1581 3 vol with bookplate Sesame Club Presented by Mrs Bernard Shaw 1908 in 2nd and 3rd vol. 1903 maps plans and illustrations some folding original cloth slightly rubbed; and a quantity of other travel guides similar v.s. (33) (Qty)
[Anstey (Christopher)] The New Bath Guide ninth edition modern linen D. Lynch 1771 § Moncrieff (William Thomas) The Visitors` New Guide to the Spa of Leamington Priors first edition folding engraved map contemporary cloth-backed boards small 8vo Leamington W.G. Elliston 1818 § The Tunbridge Wells Guide fourth edition engraved folding map coloured by hand pictorial title-page and dedication and 11 engraved or wood-engraved plates two folding illustrations in text original prnted boards rebacked uncut 12mo Tunbridge Wells J. Clifford 1826 § Walker (Thomas Dixon) Facts relative to the Medical Properties of the Dinsdale and Croft Sulphur Springs third edition engraved frontispiece and 3 plates one folding original printed wrappers worn rebacked small 8vo Darlington 1835 § Granville (A.B.) The Spas of England 2 vol.: Southern Spas; Midland Spas first editions wood-engraved frontispieces title vignettes and a few illustrations original cloth upper joints splitting uncut 8vo 1841; and two others 12mo and 8vo (8) (8)
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