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Cumming (Constance F. Gordon). From the Hebrides to the Himalayas. A Sketch of Eighteen Months’ Wanderings in Western Isles and Eastern Highlands, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1876, wood-engraved illustrations, scattered light spotting, modern calf-backed boards, 8vo, together with In the Forbidden Land. An Account of a Journey in Tibet, Capture by the Tibetan Authorities, Imprisonment, Torture and Ultimate Release, 1st one-volume ed., 1899, portrait frontispiece, folding map, illustrations, occasional spotting, prize label, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, plus Lhasa and its Mysteries. With a Record of the Expedition of 1903-1904, by L. Austine Waddell, 1st ed., 1905, folding map, three colour plates, half-tone illustrations, library stamps at front, modern cloth, slight soiling, 8vo, with others related including Andrew Wilson’s The Abode of Snow. Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus, through the Upper Valleys of the Himalaya, 1875 and Edmund Candler’s On the Edge of the World, 1919 (12)

Heim (Arnold and August Gansser). The Throne of the Gods. An Account of the First Swiss Expedition to the Himalayas, Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul, 1st ed., 1939, folding map contained in rear pocket, two folding panoramas, numerous illustrations, t.e.g., original green cloth, spine slightly faded, d.j., a few chips and tears, sellotape residue at head and foot, 8vo. Neate H69. “Superbly illustrated account of chiefly geological expedition, which explored the area around Kailas in Tibet.” (1)

Kawaguchi (Ekai). Three Years in Tibet, with the original Japanese Illustrations, 1st English ed., Theosophical Society, Madras, 1909, numerous b & w illusts, folding map and panoramic view of Gauri Sankar to rear, orig. maroon cloth gilt, slightly rubbed to extrems, 8vo. Kawaguchi (1866-1945) was a Buddhist monk and the first Japanese to travel in either Tibet or Nepal. He explains in the preface how his friend, the social reformer Annie Besant, had encouraged him to publish the English translation despite Kawaguchi’s initial reservations in the face of the British expedition to Tibet and the imminent publication of Hedin’s account of the area -”she was of the opinion that such books would treat of the country from a western point of view, whilst my book would prove interesting to the reader from the point of view of an Asiatic...”. (1)

ERNEST WALLCOUSINS (1883-1976) A three-quarter portrait of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), wearing a bow tie and standing before a table displaying St. George slaying the Dragon, oil on canvas, 54" x 35"The model of St George and The Dragon appears to have been added to this work sometime after its initial creation. It`s presence has several possible layers of symbolic meaning. Firstly, it may represent the Allied victory of good over evil during World War II. In addition, as St George is the patron saint of Moscow, it may be emblematic of the alliance between Britain and Russian at the time. It may also have been added to celebrate Elizabeth II`s Coronation in 1953. Finally, the presence of St George and The Dragon could allude to the Great George insignia given by Queen Anne to John Churchill, Ist Duke of Marlborough, to celebrate his victory at the Battle of Blenheim. Sir Winston Churchill wore this very insignia at the Coronation of Elizabeth II. This portrait is illustrated opposite page 1 of The Victory Book, published by Odhams Press Ltd to commemorate the Allied victory in World War II. A copy of this publication is included with this lot. Ernest Wallcousins (1883-1976) was appointed as the official illustrator for all Royal occasions between 1935 and 1963.Provenance: Private collection, London. THE VENDOR WISHES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO BE ADDED:A PORTRAIT OF WINSTON CHURCHILL CELEBRATING VICTORY, 1945, FEATURING ST GEORGE SLAYING THE DRAGON BY C.E. WALLCOUSINS THE ILLUSTRATOR FOR ALL ROYAL OCCASIONS 1935-1963.The portrait shows Churchill in a book lined room, thought to be a representation of the Cabinet Room and of hist literacy and rhetoric genius, standing behind a table with his hand on a Mercator`s map of the world which symbolises his role as the great strategist globally of the Second World War.St George slaying the Dragon in front of Churchill was added later, perhaps alluding to the Marlborough Great George insignia of his forbear, John Churchill. Winston Churchill wore this insignia on the event of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June, 1953, the 60th anniversary of which is this year. Overall condition of this painting appears quite good with light surface dirt and discolouration. There is a small patch visible on the reverse corresponding with the position of the St. George`s and The Dragon, which were later additions. There are also minor surface losses to the gilt frame.

ALFRED POPE: "The Old Stone Crosses of Dorset", illustrated with numerous plates and a key map of the county, printed at the Cheswick Press, and sold by Henry Ling, Dorchester 1906

Stanley (Henry Morton, 1841-1904). In Darkest Africa, Or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria, new edition, corrected and revised throughout, 1897, wood-eng. plts. and illusts. including frontis., large folding col. map at rear, torn without loss and detached with accompanying index leaf (small split without loss), pubs. ad leaf at rear, half-title detached, frontispiece recto with signed presentation inscription from the author, ‘To my dear Mounteney Jephson, the last survivor of the gallant band of officers who made the expedition a success, from Henry M. Stanley. This volume is one of the first five issued of this edition, June 22nd 1897, Jubilee Day’, orig. red cloth gilt, inner hinges broken, rubbed and some wear with loss at head and foot of spine not affecting gilt lettering, some edge and corner wear, 8vo. Arthur Jermy Mounteney Jephson (1859-1908) accompanied Stanley on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1887-1889. His Diary, edited by Dorothy Middleton, was published by the Hakluyt Society, 1969. The other officers of the Advance Column had died prior to the presentation of this book: Dr. Thomas Heazle Parke (1857-1893), Robert Henry Nelson (1853-1892) and William Grant Stairs (1863-1892). The group are pictured together in the frontispiece to the book, Jephson seated to Stanley’s left. (1).

Women’s Suffrage. Votes for Women Souvenir Official Programme of the Great Demonstration, Hyde Park, London, Sunday June 21 [1908], printed and published by Mrs. S. Burgess, napkin souvenir programme printed on crepe paper, with map showing route of seven processions and placement of speakers’ platforms, encircled by portraits of the twenty women speakers, enclosed by a border of purple violets, sl. dusty and rubbed to upper right corner, small tear (with v. sl. loss) to lower right corner, 37 x 38cm (14.5 x 15ins). In 1908 Prime Minster Herbert Asquith said that he would abandon his opposition to womens suffrage if it could be demonstrated that enough women wanted the vote. On 21st June 1908 Emmeline Pankhurst led seven processions to Hyde Park, where 250,000 women gathered for the largest mass meeting London had ever seen. When the government failed to respond, many concluded that peaceful agitation was useless. It was this rally that saw the first major public use by the suffrage movement of the colours purple, green, and white, symbolising dignity, purity and hope. (1).

Defoe (Daniel). The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: 4th ed., printed for W. Taylor, 1719, & The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second and Last Part of his life., 1st ed., 1719, folding double-hemisphere engraved map frontis. to each, 4 pp. & 11 pp. pubs. list at rear of each, respectively, contemp. calf, rubbed and marked, with some minor wear, 8vo. Moore 412 & 417. (2).

Gray (Thomas). The Poems of Mr. Gray. To which are Prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings by W. Mason, York & London, 1775, occasional scattered spotting, near contemp. half calf gilt, with gilt crest to upper panel of spine, 4to, together with Fenelon (Francois de Salignac de La Mothe), The Adventures of Telemachus the Son of Ulysses., 3 vols. in one, 2nd ed., 1719/1715, eng. frontis. and eng. eng. plts., early annotations to few leaves, without A1 in vol. 1 as usual, few closed tears to leaves A6-A9 in vol. 2, contemp. calf, modern reback with red morocco title label to spine, large 12mo, with Henderson (Ebenezer), Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island, During the Years 1814 and 1815., 2 vols., Edinburgh, 1818, folding eng. map and fourteen eng. plts. (inc. one double-page), some toning, free-endpapers clipped, orig. cloth, joints cracked and frayed at head and foot of spines, some faded and discolouration, 8vo, and Drinkwater (John), The Collected Plays., 2 vols., Sidgwick & Jackson, 1925, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, spines slightly dust-soiled, 4to, in orig. slipcases (limited edition 13/230 printed on hand-made paper), and Griffith (John Edwards), Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, with their Collateral Branches in Denbighshire, Merionethshire and other parts, 1914, some spotting, contemp. half calf, lower joint cracked at foot, light dampstaining and extrems. rubbed, folio, plus fifteen others (22).

Ogilby (John). Britannia, Volume the First. or an Illustration of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales., 1675, facsimile edition, pub. Osprey, 1971, add. half title, 100 uncoloured double page road maps, pubs. cloth gilt, folio, together with Sch?ler (C.J.),Mapping the World, 2010, text in English, Dutch and German, numerous colour and b & w illusts. throughout, pubs. cloth gilt, d.j., folio, with Westwood (T. & Satchell T.),Bibliotheca Piscatoria, 1883, contemp. gilt cloth, 8vo,Mackenzie (Ian), British Prints, Dictionary and Price Guide, pub. Antique Collectors Club, 1998, numerous colour and b & w illusts. throughout, pubs. cloth gilt, 4to, plus Hill (Gillian),Cartographical Curiosities, pub. the British Library, 1978, add. half title, numerous b & w illusts. throughout, pubs. limp card, oblong 8vo, with Nevill (Ralph),Old English Sporting Prints and their History, 1923, addn half title numerous b & w and tipped in colour plts. throughout, contemp. cloth gilt, spine faded, folio, together with other map, book and print reference books, important auction catalogues and periodicals (3 cartons).

Ruskin (John). The Stones of Venice, 3 vols., 1st eds., 1851-53, numerous eng. plts., some col. or tinted, spotting throughout, t.e.g., orig. gilt-dec. cloth, worn on spines, large 8vo, together with Pupin (Michael J., editor), South Slav Monuments. 1), Serbian Orthodox Church, 1918, col. and b & w illusts., folding map at rear, orig. gilt dec. cloth, a little rubbed and marked, folio, with other miscellaneous books, mostly late 19th/early 20th-c. hardbound publications, including history, literature, art reference, etc. (6 shelves).

Masters (Robert). The History of the College of Corpus Christi and the B. Virgin Mary (Commonly Called Bene’t) in the University of Cambridge, From its Foundation to the Present Time, 2 vols., Cambridge, 1753, folding eng. plan (handling tear), eng. plts., armorials to text, contemp. half calf with marbled boards, worn, joints cracked, 4to, together with Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, Edited by ‘Boz’, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1838, half-titles present, port. frontis. to vol. 1, uncol. etched plts. by George Cruikshank, 36 pp. publisher’s catalogue at rear of vol. 2, some minor scattered spotting, orig. blind-stamped cloth, gilt-dec. spine, rubbed and some wear, 12mo, plus Vanbery (Arminius), Travels in Central Asia. Being the Account of a Journey from Teheran Across the Turkoman Desert on the Eastern Shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand, Performed in the Year 1863, 1st ed., John Murray, 1864, half-title present, wood-engs., folding map at rear, unobtrusive ex-lib. oval blindstamp to most plts., contemp. half calf, gilt-dec. spine, rubbed, 8vo, and other miscellaneous antiquarian, including an album containing twelve early 19th-c. uncol. litho. views of the Isle of Man, after Lady S. Murray, etc. (3 shelves).

Wright (Thomas, editor). The Works of James Gillray, The Caricaturist, with the Story of His Life and Times, n.d., pub. Chatto & Windus, [1873], port. frontis., b & w illusts., a.e.g., orig. pict. cloth, a little rubbed on spine, 4to, together with Kelemen (Pal), Baroque and Rococo in Latin America, 1st ed., New York, 1951, numerous b & w illusts. from photos, map endpapers, orig. cloth in frayed d.j., 4to, and other art reference and related (3 shelves).

Teichman (Sir Eric). Journey to Turkistan, 1st ed., 1937, b & w illusts. from photos, folding map at rear, map endpapers, orig. cloth in frayed d.j., 8vo, together with Hedin (Sven), Central Asia and Tibet. Towards the Holy City of Lassa, vol. 2 only (of 2), 1903, numerous b & w illusts. from photos, t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, orig. gilt-dec. cloth, faded on spine and somewhat rubbed, plus Bergman (Sten), Through Kamchatka by Dog-Sled & Skis. A Vivid Description of Adventurous Journeys Amongst the Interest & Almost Unknown Peoples of the Most Inaccessible Parts of this Remote Siberian Peninsula, 1927, b & w illusts. from photos, two sketch maps, publisher’s ads at rear, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, upper cover soiled, 8vo, and other miscellaneous books, mostly late 19th-c. cloth-bound vols. including natural history, travel, medicine, etc. (3 shelves).

Nansen (Dr. Fridtjof). ‘Farthest North’. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ships Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months’ Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieutenant Johansen. , 2 vols., [2nd. ed.], 1898, numerous b & w illusts., single col. plt., folding map at rear of vol. 2 (torn), later half morocco gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Morris (Rev. F.O.), A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, vol. 1 only, (of 3), 2nd ed., 1875, seventy-nine col. litho. plts. of eggs., t.e.g., contemp. half morocco gilt, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, plus Oeuvres du Comte de Lacepece, comprenant l’Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cetaces, vols. 2, 3, 6, 10 & 11 only, Paris, 1832, a few hand-col. plts., contemp. olive green quarter morocco gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, with other miscellaneous books including natural history, King Penguin series, leather bindings, etc. (6 shelves).

Hill (George Birkbeck, ed.). Boswell’s Life of Johnson, together with Boswell’s Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson’s Diary of a Journey into North Wales, 6 vols., Oxford, 1934-50, port. frontis. to each, orig. cloth gilt, (vols. 1-4 in frayed and torn d.j.s), 8vo, together with Marchand (Leslie A., editor), Byron’s Letters and Journals, 1798-1824, 11 vols., 1973-81, orig. cloth in d.j.s, 8vo, plus Johnson (Samuel), The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; With Critical Observations on their Works, 4 vols., 1781, port. frontis. to vol. 1, later half cloth gilt with leather label to spines, 8vo, and RCHM, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge, 2 vols., 1859, b & w illusts. from photos, folding plans and diags. plus separate volume containing map showing position of monuments and plans of King’s, St. John’s & Trinity Colleges, all orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, and other miscellaneous books, mostly history and literature etc. (6 shelves).

Bastien (J. Fr.). Dictionnaire Geographique Portatif des Quatre Parties du Monde, traduit de l’anglais sur la derniere edition de Laurent Echard par Vosgien, new edition, pub. G. Le Roy, Caen, 1795, addn. half title, folding b & w eng. hemispheral map of the World and of Europe [lacking 3 maps?], upper hinge weak, contemp. mottled calf with gilt dec. spine, spine a little frayed at foot, 8vo, together with Benoit Le Franq (pub.), Nouvel Atlas des Enfans, Ou principes clairs pour apprendre facilement & en fort peu de temps la Geographie., pub. Brussels, 1780, addn. half title, twenty-two (of 24) engraved folding maps and plts. all with contemp. outline colouring, new end papers, modern qtr. calf with contrasting morocco label to spine, 12mo. Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (2).

[Bennett, Samuel]. The History of Australian Discovery and Colonisation, parts I-V [all published], Sydney, 1865, lithographed title (cropped at foot affecting imprint), five tinted plates, occasional light spotting, contemporary half calf, upper cover detached, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus African Fragments: Comprising Mr. WM. Lee’s Narrative of two Expeditions into the Interior of Africa; The Travels of a Tartar to Timbuctoo; Sketch of Whydah; Customs of the Gold Coast, and Other Articles by Capt. Pierce, of Cape Coast, Africa, Designed as an Appendix to Museum Africanum, by Charles Hulbert, Shrewsbury, 1826, double-page engraved map, one or two spots, modern calf-backed boards, 8vo, plus The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature, by Alfred Wallace, 6th ed., 1877, two folding maps, b & w illustrations, occasional spotting, prize label, original green cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with others including The Adventures of Robert Drury, During Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar., 1807 and A Few Words, on the Encouragement Given to Slavery and the Slave Trade, by Recent Measures, and Chiefly by the Sugar Bill of 1846, by Stephen Cave, 2nd ed., 1849, inscribed by the author. (9).

[Brusco, Giacomo Agostino]. Description des Beautes de Genes et de ses Environs, Ornee de differentes vues, de tailles douce, et de la Carte Topographique de la Ville, Genoa: Yves Gravier libraire, 1781, eng. title, seventeen eng. plts. (13 folding), two folding eng. maps (inc. map frontis., strengthened to folds & closed tear) and one folding table, some toning and spotting, lacking free endpapers, contemp. half sheep, gilt dec. spine, extrems. rubbed, 8vo, together with [Foppens, Jean Francois], Historia Episcopatus Antverpiensis, Continens Episcoporum Seriem, et Capitulorum, Abbatiarum, et Monsteriorum Fundationes., Brussells: Francois Foppens, 1717, eng. port. frontis., two folding eng. maps and five folding eng. plts. only (of 6), woodcut armorial illusts., title with ink erased signature and upper margin of excised, few folding plts. strengthened to folds, slight dampstaining to upper margins of few leaves, contemp. calf, gilt dec. spine, foot of spine and board corners worn, 4to. (2).

Churchill (Winston S.). The Story of the Malakand Field Force, An Episode of Frontier War, 1st ed., 1st issue, Longans, Green, and Co., 1898, b & w port. frontis., two folding maps and four single-page maps, 32pp. pubs. ads. at rear, some spotting and one folding map with short closed tear to lower blank margin, endpapers renewed, orig. apple green cloth, a trifle rubbed and marked, 8vo. Woods A1(a). (1).

Huc (M.). Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China, during the years 1844-5-6, Translated from the French by W. Hazlitt, 2 vols. in one, 1st ed., [1852], half titles, additional titles, folding map, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, one or two spots, bookplate, a.e.g., contemporary burgundy morocco gilt, spine a little rubbed and faded, 8vo. (1).

Keppel (Captain the Hon. Henry). A Visit to the Indian Archipelago, in H.M. Ship Maeander, with portions of the Private Journal of Sir James Brooke, K.C.B, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1853, eight tinted lithograph plates, folding map contained in vol. I rear pocket, a few light spots, contemporary previous owner signatures, original red cloth gilt, vol. I spine ends with chips and tears, spines faded, 8vo. (2).

Koldewey (Karl). The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70, and Narrative of the Wreck of the “Hansa” in the Ice, 1st UK ed., 1874, folding linen-backed colour map, 4 chromo. plates, illustrations, occasional spotting and chipped foredges, bookplate of The Durban Club, t.e.g., contemporary half burgundy morocco, modern reback, edges rubbed, 8vo, plus A History of Exploration. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day, by Sir Percy Sykes, 1st US ed., 1934, colour frontispiece, folding maps, modern burgundy morocco-backed boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 8vo. (2).

Lefroy (J.H.). Memorials of the Discovery and Early Settlement of the Bermudas or Somers Islands 1515-1685, Compiled from the Colonial Records and other Original Sources, 2 vols., Bermuda Historical Society, 1981, several b & w plts., some folding, both vols. with folding map in pocket on rear pastedown, orig. green cloth gilt, some marks, large thick 8vo. Limited edition, 577/1000 copies. (2).

Livingstone (David). Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years’ Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean, 1st ed., 2nd issue, 1857, folding wood-eng. frontis., eng. port., two folding maps (one contained in rear pocket, with small split to fold), num. b&w plts., 8pp. pubs. list at end dated November 1, 1857, some occ. spotting, orig. blindstamped cloth gilt, fading to spine, couple of small holes to rear joint, 8vo, together with Livingstone (David & Charles). Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries; And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864, 1st ed., 1865,folding wood-eng. frontis., folding map at end (large handling tear), num. eng. plts. and illusts., pubs. adverts at rear, dated January, 1866, cracking to hinges, orig. cloth gilt, spine faded, wear to extrems., 8vo, plus Waller (Horace), The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death., 1874, folding map to rear pocket of vol. 1, eng. plts. and illusts., hinges strengthened, orig. cloth gilt, rebacked preserving orig. spines, rubbed and some fading, 8vo, and Lugard (Captain F.D.). The Rise of Our East African Empire. Early Efforts in Nyasaland and Uganda, 2 vols., 1893, port frontis. to each, folding maps incl. two to front and rear pocket of vol. 1, b&w illusts. to text, orig. dec. cloth gilt, spines faded, some fading to rear cover of vol. 1, rubbed, 8vo, together with McDermott (P. L.), British East Africa or Ibea. A History of the Formation and Work of the Imperial British East Africa Company, 1893, b&w port. frontis., folding col. map, b&w plts., orig. cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, 8vo. (7).

Methven (Robert). The Log of a Merchant Officer; Viewed with Reference to the Education of Young Officers and the Youth of the Merchant Service, pub. John Weale, Smith Elder & Co. [and] Ackermann and Co., 1854, addn. half title, dedicated title page inscribed in contemp. ink manuscript ‘With the Author’s Comps.’, dedication and preface, eighteen litho. plates including two printed in colour and two with addn. near contemp. hand colouring, ten litho. sample tables and logs, one folding litho. map and three wood engravings to text, t.e.g., upper joint cracked, contemp. half morocco gilt, rubbed and worn at extrems., slim folio. Uncommon. (1).

Monin (C.V.). Atlas Universel de Geographie Ancienne & Moderne en 42 Cartes, pub. Paris, c.1860, dec. litho. title page, forty-two (complete) litho. maps with contemp. outline colouring, some dust and finger soiling to margins, two maps with repairs to margins, early 20th century qtr. cloth, 4to, together with Drioux (Claude Joseph & Leroy Charles),Atlas Universel et Classique de Geographie, Ancienne, Romaine du Moyen Age, Modern et Comtemporaine., new edition, pub. Paris, 1863, title page and index, sixty-five (of seventy) maps, most with contemp. hand colouring, slight spotting throughout, addn. map of North & South America loosely inserted, 20th century qtr. sheep, 4to, with two other similar atlases. Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (4).

Ortelius (Abraham). Abrahami Ortelii Theatri Orbis Terrarum Parergon sive Veteris Geographiae Tabulae Commentariis Geographicis et Historicis Illustratae: Editio Novissima, Tabulis aliquot aucta et varie emendat atq innovata, Cura et Studio Balthasaris Moreti, pub. Plantin & Moretus, Amsterdam, 1624, title page with contemp. hand colouring, some marginal fraying and staining, large uncoloured heraldic woodcut armorial of Philip IV on verso, dedication and . 3 detached, thirty-nine uncoloured double page maps and five double page plates, all with Latin text on verso, one map (France) with closed tear affecting image, woodcut printers device to final leaf, occ. spotting and creasing, later re-guarding with occ. wormholes, front free endpaper torn, near contemp. vellum, old reback and some other later repairs to spine, folio, contained in early 20th century vellum gilt book box. Koeman C. (Atlantes), Ort.46 (1).

Pardoe (Julia). The Beauties of the Bosphorus, 1838, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional title, map and 78 engraved views after William Bartlett, occasional light spotting, disbound, upper cover and part of spine only, 4to, together with Denmark Delineated; or, Sketches of the Present State of that Country, by A. Andersen Feldborg, Edinburgh, 1824, additional engraved title, 22 (of 23 plates, lacking Cronburg Castle), titles misbound, a few spots, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo. (2).

Psalmanaazaar (George). Description de l’isle Formosa en Asie. Du Gouvernement, des Loix, des Moeurs & de la Religion des habitans, Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, 1708, eighteen copper engravings, including views and map of Japan, several folding, contemp. calf gilt, rubbed and a little wear to extrems., 12mo. Cordier, Bibliotheca Japonica 408. (1).

Ptolemaeus (Claudius). Geographicae Enarrationis Libri Octo, 2 parts bound in one, pub. Hugo a Porta & Gaspar Trechsel, Lyon & Vienna, 1541, letter press title with printers woodcut device, later manuscript ownership signature, slight worming to first few leaves, pp.128 trimmed with slight loss to image (chart of the winds), numerous large woodcut initials, fifty (complete) wood engraved maps (including forty-nine double page), slight marginal water staining, a few small splash stains, 18th century calf with gilt dec. spine, few worm holes to spine, a little rubbed, folio. Sabin 66485. Adams P2221. The second edition of Ptolemy by Servetus. Map 28 with an account of the discoveries of Colombus to verso. A fine early atlas in very good condition. (1).

Smith (George). A Narrative of an Exploratory Visit to Each of the Consular Cities of China, and to the Islands of Hong Kong and Chusan, in Behalf of the Church Missionary Society in the Years 1844, 1845, 1846, 1st ed., 1847, double-page colour map, 12 lithographed plates, a few tinted, occasional water stains and spotting, title detaching, modern brown cloth, 8vo, together with A Narrative of a Recent Imprisonment in China after the Wreck of the Kite, by John Lee Scott, 1st ed., 1841, four engraved plates, light water stain to frontispiece, occasional soiling, original cloth gilt, upper joint splitting, small repair to spine, 8vo, plus The Life and Opinions of the Rev. William Milne, D.D., Missionary to China, Illustrated by Biographical Annals of Asiatic Missions, from Primitve to Protestant Times; Intended as a Guide to Missionary Spirit, by Robert Philip, 1st ed., 1840, engraved frontispiece, pubs. ads. at front, occasional spotting, presentation inscription to title, front hinge broken, original cloth, spine detached with loss, 8vo, with M. Geraldine Guinness’ The Story of the China Inland Mission, 2 vols., 1893. (5).

Survey of Western Palestine. Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology, by Lieut. C.R. Conder and Lieut. H.H. Kitchener, 3 vols., 1881-83, lithographed maps, plates and plans, colour frontis. to vol. III, scattered light spotting, original burgundy cloth, upper cover with gilt Jerusalem Cross, joints and edges a little rubbed, 4to, together with Special Papers on Topography, Archaeology, Manners and Customs etc., 1881, map frontis., some spotting, uniform cloth, small splits to joints, 4to, plus Jerusalem, by Col. Sir Charles Warren & Capt. Claude Reignier Conder, 1884, maps and illustrations, occasional spotting, rear hinge tender, uniform cloth, a little rubbed, 4to, with The Fauna and Flora of Palestine, by H.B. Tristram, 1884, 20 lithograhed plates (13 hand-coloured), first few leaves loosening, a few spots, uniform cloth, light dampstains, 4to, with Memoir of the Physical Geology and Geography of Arabia Petraea, Palestine, and Adjoining Districts, by Edward Hull, 1888, Arabic and English Name Lists, Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer, 1881, A General Index, Compiled by Henry C. Stewardson, 1888, Archaeological Researches in Palestine During the Years 1873-1874, by Charles Clermont-Ganneau, 2 vols., 1896-99, The Survey of Eastern Palestine, Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, Archaeology, by Major C.R. Conder’s 1889, vol. I [all published], 1889 and Trelawney Saunders’ An Introduction to the Survey of Western Palestine: Its Waterways, Plains & Highlands, 1881. (13).

Wright (Rev. G.N.). The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean. Drawn fom Nature, [1840], additional engraved title, folding eng. map of the Mediterranean, sixty-three eng. views after W.L. Leitch, T. Allom, etc., contemp. half calf gilt, 4to, together with Carne (John), Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, & c. Illustrated, 1st series, [1836], addn. eng. title, thirty-six eng. views after W.H. Bartlett & William Purser, a.e.g., contemp. half morocco, gilt dec. spine, 4to. (2).

Younghusband (Captain Frank E.). The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi Desert, through The Himalayas, The Pamirs, and Chitral, 1884-1894, 4th ed., 1897, b&w illusts., mostly after photos., four folding maps, including map of the North Western Frontier of India in pocket at rear, orig. green cloth, rubbed and some minor marks to extrems., together with Stein (Sir Aurel). On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks, 1st ed., 1933, some colour and numerous b&w plts., incl. some folding, map at end, torn to folds with some sellotape repairs, orig. cloth, rubbed, with some fraying and sl. wear, plus Calvert (Albert F.). The Exploration of Australia, 2. vols., 1st ed., 1895/96, b&w frontis. to first vol., folding coloured map (torn without loss), b&w plts., t.e.g., orig. two-tone cloth gilt, sl. rubbed and some light soiling, 4to, together with The Discovery of Australia, 2nd ed., pub. Dean & Son, 1902, half-title, b&w frontis., b&w plts., a.e.g., orig. green cloth gilt, a little rubbed and some marks, 4to, plus Meredith (Louise Anne Twamley), Notes and Sketches of New South Wales, During a Residence in that Colony from 1839 to 1844, 1st ed., pub. John Murray, 1844, half-title not present, 164. pp., near-contemp. green full morocco, gilt dec. spines, a few minor marks, small 8vo, and other travel, including S. W. Christian, The Caroline Islands, 1899, Henning Haslund, Tents in Mongolia, 1st ed., 1934, & Men and Gods in Mongolia, 1st ed., 1935 (inscribed by the author), Charles Darwin, Journal of Researches into the Natural History & Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage around the World on HMS Beagle, new ed., 1890, etc., all 8vo. (12).

Armstrong (Mostyn John). An Actual Survey of the Great Post-Roads between London and Edinburgh, 1776, title page with engraved oval vignette of a coach and horses, general map of the Post Roads and forty-four (complete) engraved road maps with sparse contemp. outline colouring, later ownership signature to front pastedown, modern half gilt speckled calf, 8vo. (1).

Calvert (F., and Roberts, P.E.). The Isle of Wight Illustrated, in a Series of Coloured Views. Accompanied by a Succinct Historical, Geographical, and Topographical Description of the Island, 1st ed., G.H. Davidson, 1846, half-title present, tinted litho. frontis. (margins foxed and water-stain to blank fore-margin), hand-col. eng. map, twenty fine hand-col. aqua. views, with tissue guards, occn. minor marks to margins, and some light off-setting of plts. to text, but generally a clean copy, hinges split, a.e.g., orig. green cloth, elaborately gilt dec. spine and upper cover (former faded), rear cover blocked in blind, some minor marks, but overall a bright copy, slim 4to. Abbey, Scenery, 352. (1).

Conybeare (William Daniel & Phillips, William ). Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales with an Introductory Compendium of the General Principles of that Science., part 1 (all published), 1st. ed. 1822, folding engraved geological map of England & Wales with contemp. hand colouring, calligraphic title page, folding engraved cross sectioned geological chart with contemp. hand colouring bound at rear with uncoloured folding eng. plt. of scientific instruments, later pencil annotations to front paste down and f.e.p., contemp. morocco gilt, a little rubbed at extrems., 8vo, together with Reynolds (James, pub.), Reynolds’s Geological Atlas of Great Britain, Comprising a Series of Maps Geologically Coloured., c.1880, addn. half title, col. litho. frontis. of ‘Comparative View of the Mountains and Hills of England and Wales’, index and hand coloured geological reference plt., thirty-three double page litho. maps with contemp. hand colouring (including one folding), complete as list, gutta percha perished, contents loose and text block detached, a.e.g., contemp. cloth gilt, spine torn and partially detached, faded, frayed and worn, small 8vo, with Ramsay (Andrew C.),Geological Map of England & Wales, pub. Edward Stanford, 1881, large folding map with contemp. hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining to margins, later ink manuscript ownership signature to end paper, 960 x 880mm, contained in contemp. blue gilt cloth slip case, a little rubbed at extrems. (3).

Dugdale (William). The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated; from Records, Leiger-Books, Manuscripts, Charters, Evidences, Tombes, and Armes, 1st ed., pub. Thomas Warren, 1656, EXTRA ILLUSTRATED, containing port frontis. and fifteen engraved plates and maps as called for (mostly engraved by Hollar), numerous engravings to text throughout, with much additional engraved material bound-in including maps of Warwickshire by Charles Smith, Richard Blome, Bowen/Kitchin, Seller/Grose, an Ogilby road map of Oxford to Coventry, three large engraved Kip views, an aquatint etching after Sandby of Kennilworth Castle published by Boydell, a mezzotint of Shakespeare’s bust by William Ward, two small Buck views, and several others, title relaid, some of the additional prints also relaid or with fold tears, contemp. mottled calf, modern reback, folio. Upcott p. 1247. (1).

Gray (George Carrington). Gray’s New Book of Roads. The Tourist and Traveller’s Guide to the Roads of England and Wales and Part of Scotland on an Entirely new Plan., pub. Sherwood, Jones and Co., 1824, addn. dec. half title with a wood engraving of a rider at a tole-gate, half title with near contemp. ink manuscript ownership signature, folding eng. map of England & Wales with contemp. outline colouring, preface and list of roads and cross roads, forty-nine b & w eng. county and regional maps (including one folding, (‘A Map of Derbyshire’), appears to lack the county map of Derbyshire, index bound at rear, modern half morocco gilt, square 8vo. Chubb CCCXCII. (1).

Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of England and Wales, 8 vols., pub. Hooper and Wigstead [1797], engraved frontispiece and title to each, folding uncoloured engraved map of England and Wales to vol.7, 629 engraved plates and plans (including two folding), occ. spotting and staining, together with The Antiquities of Scotland, 2 vols., pub. Hooper & Wigstead, 1797, engraved frontispiece and title to each volume, 189 engraved plates and plans, some spotting and staining, with Darell (Revd. Wm.),The History of Dover Castle, pub. Hooper & Wigstead, 1797, engraved title and frontispiece, nine engraved plates and plans (including one folding), bound with Grose (Francis),A Provincial Glossary; with a Collection of Local Proverbs and Popular Superstitions, New ed., pub. Edward Jeffery, 1811, printed title, very occ. spotting, all bound in matching contemp. gilt and blind stamped calf with gilt dec. spines, slight rodent damage at foot of spine of vols.2, 4 , 7 & 8 and to head of spine on the Dover Castle volume, large 4to. Large Paper Copy. (11).

Kitchin (Thomas). Ogilby’s Survey Improv’d or Kitchin’s New and Instructive Traveller’s Companion for the Roads of England and Wales. Laid down in a Plain Intelligible manner with all the Towns, Villages &c. thereon and the Distances in Single Miles on each Road, pub. Thomas Kitchin, 1771, oval calligraphic title page, index of towns and folding table of cross roads, folding map of England & Wales torn with loss, addn. facsimile map supplied with note indicating that it was taken from a copy of the atlas owned by Sir Henry Fordham, ninety-five uncoloured engraved strip road maps, slight staining to margins of final few leaves, last page with marginal closed tears and slight loss, repaired on verso, front end paper with repaired margins and with copious later pencil manuscript annotations and notes to recto and verso, modern end papers and paste downs, modern ‘envelope style’ limp calf with leather tie, oblong 8vo. The plates for these maps were acquired and used again by Carington Bowles in his 1782 ‘Post-Chaise Companion’ but this earlier publication is not listed in Chubb and we can find no auction records for this atlas. Scarce. (1).

Laurie (Robert and James Whittle). Whittle and Laurie’s New Traveller’s Companion: Exhibiting a Complete and Correct Survey of all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England, Wales and Scotland: As far North as Edinburgh and Glasgow., 7th ed., pub. James Whittle and Richard Holmes Laurie, 1814, calligraphic title page, advertisement and explanation, 8 pps. of towns and villages, folding eng. map of England & Wales with contemp. outline colouring, twenty-five eng. regional route maps with contemp. hand colouring, manuscript ownership signature to first rear endpaper and another on first front endpaper, hinges and joints weak, contemp. limp morocco, rubbed at extrems., 4to. Beresiner pp. 136 - 39. (1).

London Magazine. The London Magazine or Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer, vol. 19, pub. R.Baldwin, 1750, calligraphic title with eng. vignette of London, eng. allegorical frontis., eleven uncoloured engraved folding plts. including three town panoramas (Ely, Northampton and Maidstone) and seven eng. folding county maps by Thomas Kitchin, (Sussex, Surrey, Cumberland, Devon, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cambridgeshire), some toning throughout, 19th century vellum with contrasting morocco label to spine, a little stained and soiled. 8vo, together with Martin (Benjamin),The General Magazine of Arts and Sciences., pub. W.Owen, 1756, title page printed in red & black, allegorical frontis., fourteen engraved plts. (including three folding), five engraved folding maps by Emanuel Bowen (Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire) together with a folding eng. town plan of Bath, very occ. spotting, hinges and joints weak, contemp. reverse calf, 8vo, with Hinton (John pubs.),The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure., vol. 4, 1749, calligraphic title with armorial device, addn. half title, eng. allegorical map frontis., sixteen eng. plts. (including nine folding), and two uncoloured folding maps by John Hinton (Devon and Dorset), some offsetting throughout, hinges and joints weak, contemp. half calf, rubbed and worn at extrems., 8vo. Sold as a collection of maps and engravings, not subject to return. (3).

Paterson (Captain Daniel). Paterson’s British Itinerary, Being a New and Accurate Delineation and Description of the Direct and Principal Cross Roads of Great Britain, 2 vols., 1st ed., pub. Carington Bowles, 1785, double page engraved map of England & Wales with contemp. hand colouring, eng. calligraphic title to each vol., dec. eng. dedication to vol.1, addn. half title to vol.2, 358 uncoloured engraved strip road maps (complete) on 179 pages, contemp. gilt marbled calf, with contrasting labels to spines, upper board on vol. 1 near detached, rear board detached, bumped at extrems.,8vo. (2).

Senex (John). Les Routes d’Ogilby par l’Angleterre revues corriges augmentees & reduites par Senex en 101 Cartes, pub. [George Louis] Le Rouge, Paris, 1759, title page printed in French & English, uncoloured engraved map of England and Wales and 101 b & w engraved strip road maps (complete), near contemp. ‘envelope style’ limp morocco, a little faded, oblong 8vo. This work is a French edition of ‘An Actual Survey., of the Principal Roads’ by John Senex. An English edition was also published in 1759. (1).

Smith (Charles, Cartographer). Smith’s New English Atlas. Being a Complete Set of County Maps, Divided into Hundreds. Preceeded by a General Map of England and Wales., 1st ed., 1804, calligraphic title, 39 (of 46) hand-coloured engraved maps on 43 sheets (lacking Cumberland, Lancashire and Westmorland), occasional spotting and offsetting, one or two tears and marginal repairs, water stains to title and contents leaves, manuscript numbers, contemporary half calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, folio. Chubb CCCXI. Sold as a collection of maps not subject to return. (1).

Murray (Richard Paget). The Flora of Somerset, pub. Taunton, 1896, b & w frontis., folding map, edges untrimmed, orig. green cloth gilt, 8vo, together with Marshall (Edward Searburn), A Supplement to the Flora of Somerset, pub. Taunton, 1914, orig. green cloth gilt, 8vo. Bookplate of Thomas William Cowan. (2).

Belgium & Holland. Speed (John), A new Mape of ye XVII Provinces of Low Germanie, Mended a New in Manie Places, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, uncoloured ‘carte a figures’ map, ten costumed vignettes to vertical margins and eight oval engraved views of cities to upper margin, split to central fold, some fraying to margins, torn with slight loss to lower corners, 420 x 535mm, English text on verso, mounted (1).

Berkshire. Speed (John), Barkshire Described, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, engraved panorama of Windsor Castle, split at base of central fold with slight loss, some marginal fraying, 390 x 520mm, English text on verso, mounted (1).

Bohemia. Speed (John), Bohemia Newly Described, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, uncoloured engraved ‘carte a figures’ map, ten costumed figures in vertical margins, seven oval vignettes of cities to upper margin, some marginal fraying and closed tears, slight loss to lower corners, 415 x 530mm, English text on verso, mounted (1).

Brecknockshire. Speed (John), Breknoke, both Shyre and Towne Described, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Brecknock, strapwork cartouche, 385 x 515mm, English text on verso, framed and double glazed (1).

Bristol Channel. Doncker (Hendrick), Cust van Engelandt van Lezard tot Engelands eynde de Sorlinges ende Canaal van Bristou als mede hoe zy van Yrland gelegen, pub. Amsterdam, c.1675, uncoloured engraved sea chart, inset map of the Scilly Isles, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, skillfully repaired closed tears, slight loss to upper margin and corners, professionally repaired, 435 x 530mm (1).

Carmarthenshire. Speed (John), Caermarden Both Shyre and Towne described, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, inset town plan of Carmarthan, strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, slight fraying to margins but not affecting image, slight offsetting of watercolour, 390 x 510mm, English text on verso, mounted (1).

Carnarvonshire. Speed (John), Caernarvon Both Shyre and Shire-towne with the Ancient Citie Bangor described, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, uncoloured engraved map, inset town plans of Carnarvon and Bangor, elaborate strapwork cartouche, some marginal fraying and closed tears just affecting image, 390 x 515mm, English text on verso, mounted (1).

Derbyshire. Speed (John), Anno Darbieshire described, pub. John Sudbury & George Humble, c.1627, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Derby and of Buxton, ornate strapwork cartouche and compass rose, printers fold to image, small closed tear to central fold, repaired and strengthened on verso, occ. marginal closed tears, 385 x 510mm, mounted, framed and double glazed, English text on verso (1).

Devon. Saxton (Christopher & Lea Philip), Devon-Shire Described by C.Saxton. Corrected, Amended and many Additions by P.Lea, c.1693, engraved map with sparse contemp. outline colouring, inset town plan of Exeter, slight staining and offsetting, 395 x 450mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Blome (Richard),A Mapp of Devon Shire with its Hundreds, c.1673, hand coloured engraved map, strapwork cartouche and table of hundreds, 260 x 315mm, mounted, framed and glazed (2).

Devon. Darton (William), Devon Shire Divided into Hundreds and the Parliamentary Divisions, pub. Wiliam Darton & Son, [1844], engraved map with contemp. outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, uncoloured engraved vignette of Dartmouth Castle, slight staining and offsetting, 360 x 455mm, contemp. gilt cloth boards, together with Smith (Charles),A New Map of the County of Devon Divided into Hundreds, 2nd. edition, 1808, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, short split to linen, 455 x 495mm, contained in contemp. slip case with printed label to upper board, with Besley (Henry),Devonshire, c.1850,engraved map with contemp. outline colouring, folded and laid on linen, 240 x 295mm, contemp. cloth boards, plus Pinnock (William),The History and Topography of Devonshire; with Biographical Sketches &c. &c. and a Neat Map of the County, pub. G and W.B.WHittaker, c.1825, folding engraved map, title page with wood eng. vignette, 72 pps. of descriptive text, pubs. orig printed paper wrappers, 12mo, together with another five folding maps, including examples by Walker, Hall, Collins and Philips, various sizes and condition (9).

Devon. Speed (John), Devonshire with Excester Described and the Armes of such Nobles as have borne the title of them, pub. Henry Overton, c.1743, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Exeter, strapwork cartouche, a dissected map professionally conjoined, strengthened on verso, margins skillfully extended, backed with archival tissue, 380 x 505mm. Batten & Bennett. The Printed Maps of Devon no.6 state 9. This particular map is used as the illustration on page 13. (1).

Durham. Speed (John), The Bishoprick and Citie of Durham, pub. Henry Overton, [1707 or later], hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Durham, 380 x 500mm, framed and glazed (1).