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Lot 470
Johnston-Lavis (H. J.) Earthquakes of Ischia a Memoir dealing with the Seismic Disturbances in that Island from remotest times with special Observations of those of 1881 and 1883 first edition number 62 of an unspecified limitation title printed in red and black 6 lithographed plates (4 folding 1 colour) and 20 photographic plates (1 folding) occasional foxing original red cloth gilt a little rubbed London & Naples 1885 Rodwell (G.F.) Etna A History of the Mountain and its Eruptions frontispiece plates contemporary marbled boards rebacked in modern cloth 1878; and another Volcanoes 4to & 8vo(3)
Lot 475
Tennant Sardinia and its Resources 1885 first edition signed presentation copy from the author map and 12 plates errata f. at end on pink paper bookplate of Giannalisa Feltrinelli original pictorial cloth gilt slightly rubbed and soiled 4to Rome and London 1885. ***The presentation inscription reads `To Mary Josephine Fraser with Kind Regards & best wishes of her old friend the author.` Tennant visited the island for several months to investigate commercial enterprises. .
Lot 476
Tyndale (John Warre) Island of Sardinia 1st 3 vol. first edition half-titles to vol. 1 and 2 only frontispieces folding map folding genealogical table 2pp. advertisements new endpapers some offsetting to titles bookplate of Giannalisa Feltrinelli original cloth spines gilt spines repaired at end and faded [Pine-Coffin 818] 12mo 1849. ***Rare..
Lot 477
Williams Travels in Italy Greece Ionian Islands 2 vol. first edition 20 engraved plates by Lizars after drawings by the author errata f. at end blind-stamp of Giannalisa Feltrinelli contemporary green calf vol.2 rebacked preserving original backstrip spines faded covers water-stained [Pine-Coffin 816/10; Legrand & Pernot 983] 8vo Edinburgh 1820. ***The author was also known as `Grecian Williams` following a succesful exhibition of watercolours of Greece in Edinburgh in 1822. .
Lot 479
Benson Sketches of Corsica 1st hand-col. first edition half-title aquatint frontispiece and 4 plates 1 hand-coloured errata f. at end pastedowns damp-stained occasional light spotting original boards later paper label to spine spine ends and corners worn rubbed [Abbey Travel 76] a very good copy 8vo 1825.
Lot 483
Forde (Gertrude) A Lady`s Tour in Corsica 1st 2 vol. first edition occasional spotting original pictorial cloth gilt spine ends and corners slightly frayed good copies 1880 § [Davies (Edward W.L.)] Paul Pendril: or Sport and Adventure in Corsica first edition half-title some foxing original cloth spine ends chipped and frayed 1866 § Barry (John Warren) Studies in Corsica Sylvan and Social plates original cloth gilt spine ends frayed slightly soiled 1893 Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail Carriage & Forest Roads Adam and Charles Black 1892; and c.20 others Corsica v.s.(c.25)
Lot 484
Forester (Thomas) Corsica and Sardinia 1st first edition half-title with advertisements verso chromolithographed frontispiece finished by hand in colour 7 lithographed plates 1 chromolithographed (finished by hand in colour) 6 tinted engraved map hand-coloured in outline a few spots modern blue half crushed morocco gilt by Bayntun-Rivière spine slightly faded [Abbey Travel 77] a handsome copy 4to 1858. ***Forester gives a detailed account of the tensions between France and Italy with regard to the islands. .
Lot 486
Corsica.- New Description (A) 1789 first edition engraved map frontispiece occasional staining ink splatters at end mostly marginal later drab wrappers split to upper spine some creasing to corners 8vo for C.Corbett 1739. ***Scarce. Only 2 copies located in the U.K. and a further 6 in the U.S..
Lot 490
St.Clair Cruise of H.M.S. Inflexible 1894 first edition wood-engraved frontispiece of H.M.S Inflexible some light browning and soiling original cloth gilt a [not in Copac] a very good copy 8vo Valletta [c.1894]. ***Scarce. H.M.S. Inflexible was built in Portsmouth and commissioned in 1874. Her hull had the thickest armour of any ship in the Navy and she was the first battleship to fitted with internal electric lighting and submerged tubes for discharging torpedoes..
Lot 491
Waring Letters from Malta and Sicily 1st first edition half-title hand-coloured engraved frontispiece 8 engraved plates 3 hand-coloured 16pp. advertisements at end some damp-staining to margins and versos of plates some offsetting original pictorial cloth gilt spine ends frayed spine and a few other areas faded [Pine-Coffin 834/6] 8vo 1843.
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Lot 497
Bullar Winter in the Azores: 1st 2 vol. first edition half-title hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces plain title vignettes and illustrations 8pp. advertisements at end ink inscriptions to front pastedowns and endpapers extensive ink notes to final 2pp. of advertisements and rear endpaper original cloth spines faded joints splitting some fraying [Abbey Travel 72] 8vo 1841.
Lot 498
Kettle (William Richardson) A Report on the Artifi first edition 2 maps 1 folding plan of the harbour foxed original printed wrappers plan of harbour to lower wrapper light water-staining to margin of upper wrapper 1887 § Godman (Frederick du Cane) Natural History of the Azores or Western Islands first edition 2 maps endpapers foxed near fine original cloth spine gilt 1870 § Baker (C.Alice) A Summer in the Azores with a Glimpse of Madeira first edition charming original pictorial cloth gilt slightly rubbed Boston 1882; and 4 others Azores v.s.(7)
Lot 499
Swindells Island of St. Michael the Azores first edition presentation copy from the author half-title photographic portrait frontispiece title in red and black 6 plates map presentation bookplate to front free endpaper made out to a W.O. Meade King Esq. original pictorial cloth gilt spine faded a few spots rubbed still a good copy of a scarce work Manchester 1877.
Lot 503
Harcourt A Sketch of Madeira; 1851 first edition half-title wood-engraved frontispiece additional pictorial title 2 folding maps 4 plates and illustrations 32pp. advertisments at end some foxing original cloth spine slightly darkened some light staining slight fraying to spine ends and corners 1851 § [Madeira Printing] Hosmer (Rev. A.H.) A Letter on Episcopal Jurisdiction Particularly with Reference to...Madeira Chaplaincy... first edition modern boards Funchal 1853 § Spice (R.P.) The Hermit of Westminster Wandering About Madeira 1883 first edition presentation copy from the author plates original cloth rubbed privately printed 1883; and 7 others 19th century works on Madeira including an 1891 Reid Guide-book 8vo et infra(10)
Lot 505
Mason Climate & Meteorology of Madeira 1st edited by James Sheridan Knowles first edition half-title 5 charts on 3 plates 40pp. advertisements at end original pictorial cloth gilt the Signet Library copy with ink inscription to front pastedown and upper cover of binding slight fraying to spine ends a very good copy of a scarce book 8vo 1850.
Lot 509
Ansted Ionian Islands in the Year 1863 first edition tinted lithographed frontispiece 4 lithographed maps advertisements to pastedowns and endpapers foxing to endpapers and versos of frontispiece and final map elswhere occasional spotting original pictorial cloth spine repaired at foot and faded [Blackmer 35; Legrand and Pernot 2399] large 8vo 1863. ***Geologist and engineer Ansted visited the islands at this time as he believed they would soon be ceded to Greece..
Lot 510
Field (Henry M.) The Greek Islands... 3 colour maps 2 plates tissue guard stuck to lower left corner of title [Blackmer 594] New York 1885 § Rodwell (G. F.) South by East: Notes of Travel in Southern Europe plates and illustrations bookplate on front paste-down 1877 § Geil (W. E.) The Isle that is called Patmos plates Philadelphia 1897 § Barker (W. B.) Lares and Penates: or Cilicia and its Governors folding map plates and illustrations 1853 occasional light spotting and browning all original cloth all but the first pictorial gilt the last rebacked preserving original spine all rubbed; and 7 others 19th century works on Greece 8vo & 4to(11)
Lot 512
Jervis History of the Island of Corfu first edition 4 wood-engraved plates folding pedigree 42pp. publisher`s advertisements at end original printed endpapers bound in 1 plate with marginal loss to corners modern cloth gilt vignette from original cloth mounted on upper cover [Blackmer 974; Legrand and Pernot 1716] 8vo 1852. ***Jervis served with the Royal Artillery on Corfu..
Lot 513
Kavanagh Cruise of R.Y.S. Eva. 1st first edition wood-engraved frontispiece 16 hand-tinted lithographed plates occasional foxing original pictorial cloth gilt spine ends and corners frayed 8vo Dublin 1865. ***A shooting cruise off the coast of Albania. Despite being born with only the rudiments of arms and legs Kavanagh triumphed over his physical defects and was an expert shooter and angler and an experienced yachtsman. .
Lot 516
Petalious Islands.- Report on the Petalious Island manuscript 8pp. and 6pp. of ms. notes “water is very scarce on the principal island and brakish scarcely fit for use tho` the few Greeks residing there had not any other” both in very good condition folio [c.1832]. ***An interesting first-hand account of some of the lesser known islands of Greece..
Lot 522
Dameto History of Balearick Islands; 1st Eng. translated by Colin Campbell first English edition 2 engraved folding maps 1 with tear within image but with no loss lightly browned contemporary panelled calf joints starting [Palau 68215] 8vo William Innys 1716. ***A very good copy of a rare work..
Lot 525
Grasset de Saint-Sauveur Iles Baléares 1st first edition half-title 3 engraved plates 2 folding some light browning and foxing a few small ink stains to fore-edge contemporary tree calf spine gilt and with red morocco label an attractive copy Paris and The Hague 1807. ***A rare work that includes Majorca Minorca Ibiza Formentera and the Pithuises also known as the Pine Islands. .
Lot 526
Luffmann (C. Bogue) Quiet Days in Spain lightly spotted 1910 § Meriwether (Lee) Seeing Europe by Automobile plates signed presentation copy from the author inscribed on front free endpaper New York 1911 § The Mediterranean Illustrated plates and illustrations 1880 § Newbigin (M. I.) Southern Europe folding map illustrations 1932 § Sleeper (M. G.) The Mediterranean Islands illustrations Boston 1866 occasional light spotting all original cloth the first three pictorial gilt all rubbed; and c.25 others Mediterranean v.s.(c.30)
Lot 528
Rockwell Sketches of Foreign Travel 1st 2 vol. first edition engraved frontispiece original cloth spines gilt a few marks most to spines [Blackmer 1440; Pine-Coffin A835/5; Sabin 72420] good copies 8vo Boston 1842. ***The author was chaplain aboard USS Potomac. He spent time on Minorca the Lipari islands Sicily Corfu and Malta..
Lot 533
Hornby In and Around Stamboul 1st 2 vol. first edition ink inscriptions to front pastedowns and endpapers original cloth spines gilt vol.1 splits at foot of spine a little fraying and light staining to both vol. [cf. Blackmer 829] 12mo 1858. ***Lady Hornby was in Constantinople from 1855 to 1858 where her husband assisted in the administration of the British Government Loan to Turkey. It includes sections on the Crimean War..
Lot 534
R.H.R. Rambles in Istria Dalmatia 1st first edition half-title frontispiece finished in colour by hand prize label to front pastedown contemporary half calf spine label chipped with loss 1875 § Warner (Charles Dudley) In the Levant original pictorial cloth gilt spine ends and corners frayed Boston 1877 § Chapin (James Henry) From Japan to Granada first edition plates original cloth gilt ex-library copy with a few minor marks New York and London 1899 § Ellerbeck (J.) Eastern Rambles and Reminiscences first edition half-title plates original pictorial cloth gilt Lytham 1909; and 13 others miscellaneous Travel most Levant or Mediterranean v.s. (17)
Lot 536
Richard Burton Wanderings in West Africa 1863 2 vol. first edition half-titles folding map wood-engraved frontispiece ex-library copy with large label to front pastedowns and blind-stamps to titles and a few other ff. original purple-brown cloth spines gilt spines uniformly faded and with faint ink shelf number [Penzer p.71-72] 8vo 1863. ***Burton undertook this journey as a British consul. He had an intense dislike for the island of Fernando Po and took every chance to escape to meet his wife on the Canaries. .
Lot 538
Paton Islands of the Adriatic 1st including Dalmatia Croatia and the Southern Provinces of the Austrian Empire 2 vol. first edition half-titles tinted lithographed frontispieces and 8 plates folding map and plan endpapers damp-stained occasional spotting attractive contemporary dark green half calf spines gilt and with double leather labels [Abbey Travel 44] a very good copy 8vo 1849.
Lot 545
Burton.To the Gold Coast for Gold 2 vol. first edition half-titles chromolithographed frontispiece to vol.2 2 folding maps 3 illustrations repaired tear to p.205/206 in vol.2 later blue half morocco over marbled boards gilt joints rubbed [Penzer pp.106-107] 8vo 1883. ***In 1875 Cameron had completed the first crossing of Central Africa explored the Kong Mountains and searched for gold in the Ancoba River Valley. Through their shared interest in gold Burton and Cameron were commissioned by James Irvine of the Guinea Coast Gold Mining Co. to survey & report on his mining concessions. Although they did indeed find gold and Burton recommended a way of extracting it their report was passed over for that of a less enthusiastic career. .
Lot 546
Butler (Captain H.) South African Sketches first edition additional pictorial lithograph title and 30 lithograph vignettes on 15 plates 16 of the vignettes with modern hand-colouring modern half morocco over marbled boards [Abbey Travel 336; Czech p.29; Mendelssohn p.235; Schwerdt I 90] folio Ackermann 1841. ***Schwerdt: “A pleasing book which shows the manner of hunting Big Game in the first half of the 19th century”..
Lot 552
Godlonton (Robert) Case of the Colonists first edition presentation copy inscribed by the author on original front free endpaper foxing modern red half calf spine gilt but slightly faded 8vo Grahamstown 1879. ***Presentation inscription to an 1820 settler Stephen Dell dated in the year of publication and with an A.L.s. tipped in from Dell`s son to A.Gordon-Brown dated Port Alfred 1934 discussing the Kafir Wars and the family home at Barville Park a photograph of which is mounted to the front free endpaper..
Lot 553
Godlonton. Irruption of the Kaffir Hordes... first edition engraved map frontispiece offset on title occasional spotting and browning modern blue morocco-backed cloth [Mendelssohn I 611] 8vo Graham`s Town 1836. ***With the signature of Sir Richard Southey Cape politician on front free endpaper..
Lot 564
Hutchinson (Edward) The Victoria Nyanza first edition from the library of Sir Henry Morton Stanley with later bookplate 2 folding maps 1 in pocket at end original pictorial cloth gilt slightly cockled and frayed 1876 § Johnston (James) Reality versus Romance in South Central Africa engraved photogravure portrait frontispiece plates and a folding map at end library stamp to verso of frontispiece occasional underlining of a few words in blue pencil a few repairs to folds of map modern half morocco [Czech p.87] 1893 8vo(2)
Lot 573
[Badin( Stephen Theodore)] Origine de la mission without the half-title [Sabin 2710] Paris 1821 bound with [Boulogne (Etienne Bishop of Troyes)] Instruction...sur l`impression des mauvais livres...Votaire...Rousseau only copy on Copac (Lambeth) is imperfect Paris 1821 together 2 works in 1 vol. first editions contemporary half calf bit worn bound with another 8vo
Lot 575
Gordon Independence of the United States 1788 4 vol. first edition 9 folding engraved maps and plans offsetting some creasing to folds a few ff. with underlining in biro contemporary half tree calf spines gilt and each with a black morocco label upper joint of vol.4 splitting vol.2 lower cover worn but holding firm rubbed and scuffed 8vo for the author 1778.
Lot 585
Thomson (William) Memoirs 2 vol. first edition 2 folding engraved frontispiece plans lacks half-titles O1 small tear in text slight offsetting blind-stamps on titles the Earl of Caledon`s copy (of Caledon Castle co. Tyrone) on front pastedowns slightly browned contemporary tree calf red and green labels on spines spines slightly rubbed vol. II small repair on spine 8vo Printed for the Author; and sold by J. Murray 1788.
Lot 586
Long (John) Voyages and Travels first edition folding engraved map list of subscribers errata leaf near contemporary tree calf gilt preserved in calf-edged cloth slip-case [Sabin 41878] 4to for the author 1791. ***A fine copy. “A significant account by the Hudson Bay Company trader which is particularly valuable for its treatment of linguistic analogies between the Indian nations. In addition the work conveys a faithful picture of the life and manners of the Indian and Canadian traders while condemning the injustices perpetrated on the Indians by the British.” - Howgego..
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Lot 587
Garay.Survey of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec first edition 5 folding engraved maps 1 hand-coloured 2ff. loose [Sabin 26549] Ackermann and Co. 1844; bound with Anderson (Arthur) Communications with India China &c. via Egypt 28pp. not printed for sale [c.1844]; bound with Galloway (John Alexander) Observations on the Proposed Improvements in the Overland Route via Egypt with remarks on the Ship Canal the Boulac Canal and the Suez Railroad front free endpaper with presentation inscription folding lithograph map 1844 together 3 works in 1 vol. contemporary half calf rubbed bookplate of Baron Hambro 8vo
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