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Lot 7
Livingstone (David) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa first edition presentation copy from the author folding wood-engraved frontispiece plates and illustrations folding cross-sectional plate lacking map from pocket (torn) at rear (replaced in facsimile) 8pp. advertisements at end later endpapers original cloth rubbed spine a little faded and cockled tear to lower joint 8vo 1857. *** The inscription which is not in the author`s hand reads “Presented to W.H.Wylde by the Author”.
Lot 13
(Rev. Joseph) The Kafirs of Natal and the Zulu Country map partially hand-coloured 4 tinted lithograph plates one wood-engraved plate illustrations some foxing to plates contemporary half calf rubbed spine gilt but faded 8vo 1857. (Rev. Joseph) The Kafirs of Natal and the Zulu Country map partially hand-coloured 4 tinted lithograph plates one wood-engraved plate illustrations some foxing to plates contemporary half calf rubbed spine gilt but faded 8vo 1857.
Lot 14
(Capt. John Hanning) Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile first edition 2 engraved portraits wood-engraved plates and illustrations folding map in pocket at end 2pp. advertisements and 32pp. publisher`s catalogue at end new endpapers original pictorial cloth gilt corners rubbed foot of spine repaired 8vo Edinburgh & London 1863. (Capt. John Hanning) Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile first edition 2 engraved portraits wood-engraved plates and illustrations folding map in pocket at end 2pp. advertisements and 32pp. publisher`s catalogue at end new endpapers original pictorial cloth gilt corners rubbed foot of spine repaired 8vo Edinburgh & London 1863.
Lot 15
Canada.- Chappell (Lt. Edward) Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson`s Bay in His Majesty`s Ship Rosamond first edition folding engraved map 4 plates vignettes minor foxing and soiling modern calf-backed marbled boards uncut [Sabin 12005] 8vo 1817. *** Includes an account of the Eskimos of the region and at the end a vocabulary of the Cree or Knisteneaux Indians.
Lot 16
-. Charlevoix (P.F.X.de) Journal of a Voyage to North-America...particularly Canada 2 vol. first English edition vol.1 with folding engraved map (browned) vol.2 only with half-title contemporary tree sheep rebacked and recornered rubbed [Howes C308; Sabin 12139] 8vo 1761. *** Charlevoix a Jesuit missionary travelled extensively through Canada and gives detailed accounts of the Indian tribes encountered.
Lot 19
-. Tempsky (G.F.von) Mitla. A Narrative of Incidents and Personal Adventures...in Mexico Guatemala and Salvador first edition half-title 9 wood-engraved plates and 5 chromolithographed plates with additional hand-colouring one folding and slightly frayed at edges plates with water-staining mostly marginal folding map hand-coloured in outline contemporary crimson calf gilt a little rubbed g.e. [Abbey Travel 665; Palau 329979] 8vo 1858.
Lot 21
-. James (Edwin) Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains 3 vol. first English edition folding engraved map 8 aquatint plates (3 hand-coloured) one folding engraved cross-section some foxing and offsetting contemporary half calf a little rubbed [Sabin 35683; Wagner-Camp 25; Howes J41; Abbey Travel 650] 8vo 1823. *** Major Stephen Long`s expedition originally called the “Yellowstone Expedition” was the first to be accompanied by artists and the work includes views of the Great Plains as well as depicting Native American scenes. Long`s was the third major American expedition into the trans-Mississippi West following Lewis and Clark and Pike.
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South America.- Falkner (Thomas) A Description of Patagonia and the adjoining parts of South America first edition engraved map by Thomas Kitchin on 2 sheets as issued short tear to each some soiling and marginal staining modern green morocco-backed marbled boards 4to Hereford C.Pugh 1774. *** Falkner was a surgeon on a slave ship who became seriously ill and was nursed back to health by Jesuits in Buenos Aires. He subsequently became a Jesuit missionary in Paraguay and Tucuman also acting as a physician.
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-. Rainsford (Marcus) An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti half-title engraved frontispiece folding map folding plan 8 engraved plates 3 pp. engraved facsimile 2 pp. only (of 3) advertisments at end lacking final f. some foxing and marking modern boards plain dust-jacket uncut 4to 1805.
Lot 33
Lal (Mohan) Travels in the Panjab Afghanistan & Turkistan to Balk Bokhara and Herat first edition lithograph portrait frontispiece on india paper lightly offset onto title folding engraved map with route hand-coloured in red 8pp. publisher`s catalogue at end original pictorial cloth gilt rebacked 8vo 1846. *** Mohan Lal the first Indian player of the Great Game accompanied Alexander Burnes to Bokhara and Kabul where the latter ignoring Lal`s warning was hacked to death by an Afghan mob.
Lot 34
Macdonald (Capt. D.) A Narrative of the Early Life and Services first edition folding map 2 tinted lithograph plates errata slip occasional foxing original cloth rebacked with glue stains showing through 8vo Weymouth [c.1842]. *** Scarce. The map shows the Philippines Indonesia part of Thailand and the northern part of Australia.
Lot 44
(Sir Thomas Livingstone) Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia 2 vol. second edition wood-engraved vignette titles folding map hand-coloured in outline 51 lithograph plates including 2 frontispieces some hand-coloured some folding some foxing 8pp. “Opinions of the Press” at beginning of vol.1 and 16pp. publisher`s catalogue at end new endpapers original cloth spines gilt rebacked preserving original spines a little rubbed and marked [Ferguson 2811] 8vo 1839. *** Mitchell was the Surveyor General of New South Wales and his expeditions are amongst the most important in opening up the interior of Australia. (Sir Thomas Livingstone) Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia 2 vol. second edition wood-engraved vignette titles folding map hand-coloured in outline 51 lithograph plates including 2 frontispieces some hand-coloured some folding some foxing 8pp. “Opinions of the Press” at beginning of vol.1 and 16pp. publisher`s catalogue at end new endpapers original cloth spines gilt rebacked preserving original spines a little rubbed and marked [Ferguson 2811] 8vo 1839. *** Mitchell was the Surveyor General of New South Wales and his expeditions are amongst the most important in opening up the interior of Australia.
Lot 52
(Sir C.) An Eight Weeks` Journal in Norway &c. in 1852 first edition lithograph map and 32 plates lacking half-title occasional spotting original cloth slightly marked 8vo 1853. (Sir C.) An Eight Weeks` Journal in Norway &c. in 1852 first edition lithograph map and 32 plates lacking half-title occasional spotting original cloth slightly marked 8vo 1853.
Lot 54
Atkyns (Sir Robert) The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire second edition double-page engraved map 8 plates of coats-of-arms and 64 double-page views by Kip a very clean copy in contemporary diced russia gilt g.e. [Brunet I 539; Upcott p.250] folio by T. Spilsbury for W. Herbert [&c.] 1768. *** “... une seconde édition ... qui est plus chère maintenant” - Brunet.
Lot 57
Brydone (Patrick) A Tour through Sicily and Malta 2 vol. folding engraved map with short tear 3pp. advertisements at end of vol.1 and 16pp. publisher`s catalogue at end of vol.2 some light foxing and browning contemporary tree calf spines gilt a little rubbed 1776; and another copy lacking map 8vo (4)(4)
Lot 68
Townson (Robert) Travels in Hungary with a Short Account of Vienna in the Year 1793 first edition folding hand-coloured engraved map 16 plates some folding folding engraved table modern calf-backed marbled boards 4to 1797. *** Includes a chapter entitled “Alpine Excursions” describing his plant hunting activities.
Lot 73
Fryer (John) A New Account of East-India and Persia first edition half-title with engraved portrait on verso 7 engraved maps and plates 3 double-page one full-page engraved map in text with printed slip pasted below few woodcuts in text upper corner of H3 clipped some foxing and marking name at head of title `Ar Bawdon` first 3 errata corrected in ink and crossed out on list little pencil scoring few notes contemporary mottled calf gilt rules on covers rubbed rebacked new endpapers [Wing F2257] folio R.R. for Ri. Chiswell 1698. *** In 1672 Fryer embarked on a 10-year tour to India Goa the Arab Gulf and Persia then returned to England. The work includes a detailed account of Surat and Muscat and mentions pirates in the Gulf and the natural history of the region.
Lot 76
Hodges (William) Travels in India during the years 1780 1781 1782 & 1783 first edition folding map 14 engraved plates some staining and foxing to plate margins pencil marks in text margins modern calf-backed marbled boards morocco spine label 4to Printed for the Author sold by J. Edwards 1793.
Lot 79
Ainsworth (William Francis) Researches in Assyria Babylonia and Chaldea first edition tinted lithograph frontispiece folding map wood-engraved illustrations 3 folding hand-coloured cross-sectional plates at end 16pp. advertisements at end some foxing original cloth a little sunned and faded spine ends chipped 8vo 1838. *** Results of an early 19th century geological survey to present day Iraq and Syria.
Lot 80
Buckingham (James Silk) Travels in Palestine 2 vol. second edition engraved portrait folding map 7 plates and plans most folding wood-engraved illustrations some foxing and offsetting 1822; Travels in Assyria Media and Persia 2 vol. second edition folding map wood-engraved plates occasional spotting 1830 uniformly bound in 19th century half calf gilt a little rubbed 8vo (4) *** Provenance: bookplate of Joseph Jones.
Lot 97
Mountaineering.- Thomson (Thomas) Western Himalaya and Tibet first edition tinted lithograph frontispiece and plate folding engraved map with route in red another map without advertisement leaf and 16pp. publishers` catalogue at end frontispiece slightly abraded at edge contemporary calf gilt prize binding rebacked extremities worn [Yakushi T118; Marshall 767] 8vo 1852. *** Account of an expedition in 1847-8 for the Boundary Commission describing the landscape and flora of the area. The author was the first European to cross the Saser and Karakoram passes.
Lot 99
-. Workman (Fanny Bullock and William Hunter) Peaks and Glaciers of Nun Kun first edition half-title colour frontispiece folding map plates some photogravure some folding panoramas some foxing and pencil marking original pictorial cloth t.e.g. externally a fine copy [Yakushi W230 Neate W125; Perret 4604] 1909.
Lot 100
Polar.- Lyon (Capt. George Francis) The Private Journal...during the Recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry first edition folding engraved map 7 engraved plates occasional spotting and minor offsetting a couple of ff. loose contemporary sheep-backed boards rebacked in cloth rubbed corners repaired [Sabin 42853] 8vo 1824.
Lot 101
-. Pearson (Henry J.) Beyond Petsora Eastward: Two Summer Voyages to Novaya Zemlya and the Islands of Barents Sea first edition colour frontispiece plates folding map 2 plates and one text leaf loose occasional foxing original invoice (torn in two at fold) loosely inserted original pictorial cloth gilt a fine copy 8vo 1899.
Lot 104
Halen (Juan van) Narrative of...Imprisonment in the Dungeons of the Inquisition at Madrid...His Journey to Russia... 2 vol. first English edition 2 engraved portrait frontispieces 3 folding facsimiles 2 folding aquatint plates folding lithograph map some foxing and offsetting contemporary half calf spines gilt slightly rubbed [Abbey Travel 24; Palau 351701] 8vo 1827. *** The folding plates comprise a Panorama of Teflis and the Installation of Ashan Khan at Kazykoumyk. The map of Georgia includes a sketch of the Battle of Joserek.
Lot 105
(Rev. Thomas) The Baltic...with a Notice of the White Sea folding map with short tear occasional foxing 24pp. publisher`s catalogue at end original cloth spine faded 1854 § Dennett (Capt. John Frederick) The Voyages and Travels of Captains Ross Parry Franklin and Mr.Belzoni engraved frontispiece additional engraved vignette title and 9 plates only (of 10 lacking Captain Ross in Polar Dress) some foxing to plates contemporary half calf rubbed 1837 8vo (2) (Rev. Thomas) The Baltic...with a Notice of the White Sea folding map with short tear occasional foxing 24pp. publisher`s catalogue at end original cloth spine faded 1854 § Dennett (Capt. John Frederick) The Voyages and Travels of Captains Ross Parry Franklin and Mr.Belzoni engraved frontispiece additional engraved vignette title and 9 plates only (of 10 lacking Captain Ross in Polar Dress) some foxing to plates contemporary half calf rubbed 1837 8vo (2)(2)
Lot 106
(Baron J.W. von) The Russians in Bulgaria and Rumelia in 1828 and 1829 first English edition folding map and 12 battle-plans on 11 folding plates at end original cloth spine ends worn 8vo 1854. (Baron J.W. von) The Russians in Bulgaria and Rumelia in 1828 and 1829 first English edition folding map and 12 battle-plans on 11 folding plates at end original cloth spine ends worn 8vo 1854.
Lot 110
Barrow (John) A Collection of Authentic Useful and Entertaining Voyages and Discoveries 3 vol. 4 folding engraved maps and 5 plates contemporary sprinkled sheep gilt modern spine labels slightly rubbed 8vo for J.Knox 1765. *** Accounts of the voyages of Columbus de Gama Drake Raleigh and others. The maps include a world map; plans of the cities and harbours of Havana Portobello Cartagena and Louisburg; a map of Cape Horn and one of the Pacific Ocean.
Lot 112
Delano (Amasa) A Narrative of Voyages and Travels...comprising Three Voyages round the World second edition engraved portrait frontispiece one plate folding map foxed and browned throughout as usual contemporary sheep worn new spine label [Ferguson 673; Sabin 19349] 8vo Boston for the author 1818. *** The book is best known as the sourcebook for Melville`s Benito Cerino. The author recounts his travels between 1790 and 1810; he visited the Pelew Hawaiian and Galapagos Islands; Manila Canton and Macao; New Guinea Australia and the East Indies; and Chile and Peru. Also includes accounts of whaling and seal-hunting.
Lot 114
(Capt. Woodes) A Cruising Voyage round the World first edition 4 folding engraved maps only (of 5 lacking the coast of Popayan Quito and part of Peru) but with a duplicate of the world map bound in 2 with repaired tears corner of title repaired some light foxing and minor marginal water-staining towards end later ink inscriptions to front pastedown contemporary panelled calf rebacked [Sabin 72753; Borba p.744; Hill p.258] 8vo A.Bell & B.Lintot 1712. *** William Dampier was Rogers` pilot on his voyage from Bristol to South America and round Cape Horn. On p.125 is the account of the discovery on the island of Juan Fernandez of Alexander Selkirk (the original Robinson Crusoe) “a Man cloth`d in Goat-Skins who look`d wilder than the first Owners of them. He had been left on the Island four Years and four Months...” (Capt. Woodes) A Cruising Voyage round the World first edition 4 folding engraved maps only (of 5 lacking the coast of Popayan Quito and part of Peru) but with a duplicate of the world map bound in 2 with repaired tears corner of title repaired some light foxing and minor marginal water-staining towards end later ink inscriptions to front pastedown contemporary panelled calf rebacked [Sabin 72753; Borba p.744; Hill p.258] 8vo A.Bell & B.Lintot 1712. *** William Dampier was Rogers` pilot on his voyage from Bristol to South America and round Cape Horn. On p.125 is the account of the discovery on the island of Juan Fernandez of Alexander Selkirk (the original Robinson Crusoe) “a Man cloth`d in Goat-Skins who look`d wilder than the first Owners of them. He had been left on the Island four Years and four Months...”
![(Captain James) [A Complete Set of the Three Voyages] comprising: [First Voyage] Hawkesworth (John) An Account of the Voyages](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2837196/117-201157123225_468x382.jpg)
Lot 117
(Captain James) [A Complete Set of the Three Voyages] comprising: [First Voyage] Hawkesworth (John) An Account of the Voyages undertaken...for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere 3 vol. first edition 51 (of 52) plates and maps most folding lacking Straights of Magellan map [Hill p.139; Mitchell Library Cook 648; Sabin 30934] for W. Stahan and T. Cadell 1773; [Second Voyage] A Voyage towards the South Pole and around the World 3 vol. including Atlas first edition engraved portrait (bound in atlas for third voyage) and 63 plates and charts many folding folding table [Hill p.61; Mitchell Library Cook 1216; Rosove 77A1; Sabin 16245] for W. Strahan and T.Cadell 1777 § [Third Voyage] Cook (Captain James) and Captain James King. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean...for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere 4 vol. including Atlas vol. first edition text vol. with 24 plates and maps some folding and atlas with 63 plates and maps some folding folding table 1p. advertisements at end [Hill pp.61-62; Mitchell Library Cook 1543; Sabin 16250] W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol 1784 together 10 vol. occasional foxing or spotting a few small stains some offsetting af ew short tears contemporary speckled calf those vol. of first voyage sympathetically rebacked preserving original red morocco gilt labels atlas vol. to second voyage contemporary half calf spine in compartments compartments at head and foot replaced and corners repaired by Bernard Middleton atlas vol. to third voyage modern half calf over contemporary marbled boards rubbing to all vol. 4to & folio (10) *** A good set of `The basis for any collection of Pacific books.` (Hill). `Cook was a brilliant navigator and hydrographer an excellent administrator and planner and probably the first sea captain to realize the importance of preserving the health and well-being of his crew...On his second voyage of 112 men on board the Resolution which he commanded Cook lost only one by disease - and that not scurvy - a unique achievement in his time.` PMM 223. Provenance: T. Norcliffe (engraved bookplates to text vol.); Richard Henry Tidswell (engraved bookplate to atlas vol. of second voyage); Richard Clarke Newport Isle of Wight (engraved bookplate to atlas vol. for third voyage) (Captain James) [A Complete Set of the Three Voyages] comprising: [First Voyage] Hawkesworth (John) An Account of the Voyages undertaken...for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere 3 vol. first edition 51 (of 52) plates and maps most folding lacking Straights of Magellan map [Hill p.139; Mitchell Library Cook 648; Sabin 30934] for W. Stahan and T. Cadell 1773; [Second Voyage] A Voyage towards the South Pole and around the World 3 vol. including Atlas first edition engraved portrait (bound in atlas for third voyage) and 63 plates and charts many folding folding table [Hill p.61; Mitchell Library Cook 1216; Rosove 77A1; Sabin 16245] for W. Strahan and T.Cadell 1777 § [Third Voyage] Cook (Captain James) and Captain James King. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean...for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere 4 vol. including Atlas vol. first edition text vol. with 24 plates and maps some folding and atlas with 63 plates and maps some folding folding table 1p. advertisements at end [Hill pp.61-62; Mitchell Library Cook 1543; Sabin 16250] W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol 1784 together 10 vol. occasional foxing or spotting a few small stains some offsetting af ew short tears contemporary speckled calf those vol. of first voyage sympathetically rebacked preserving original red morocco gilt labels atlas vol. to second voyage contemporary half calf spine in compartments compartments at head and foot replaced and corners repaired by Bernard Middleton atlas vol. to third voyage modern half calf over contemporary marbled boards rubbing to all vol. 4to & folio (10) *** A good set of `The basis for any collection of Pacific books.` (Hill). `Cook was a brilliant navigator and hydrographer an excellent administrator and planner and probably the first sea captain to realize the importance of preserving the health and well-being of his crew...On his second voyage of 112 men on board the Resolution which he commanded Cook lost only one by disease - and that not scurvy - a unique achievement in his time.` PMM 223. Provenance: T. Norcliffe (engraved bookplates to text vol.); Richard Henry Tidswell (engraved bookplate to atlas vol. of second voyage); Richard Clarke Newport Isle of Wight (engraved bookplate to atlas vol. for third voyage)
Lot 119
La Pérouse (Jean François Galaup de) A Voyage Round the World in the Years 1785 1786 1787 and 1788... 2 vol. including Atlas first complete English edition text vol. with engraved portrait frontispiece and errata f. atlas with fine engraved pictorial title large folding world map (hand-coloured in outline) and 68 plates and charts some folding or double-page lacking half-titles portrait offsetting on to title plates and maps with occasional foxing or spotting mostly marginal [Ferguson 288; Hill p.174; Sabin 38962] A. Hamilton for G.G. and J. Robinson 1799 § Labillardiere (Jacques Julien Houton de) Voyage in Search of Pérouse Performed by order of the Constituent Assembly during the Years 1791 1792 1793 and 1794 2 parts in 1 engraved frontispiece large folding map and 44 plates offsetting occasional foxing or spotting [Sabin 38422] for John Stockdale 1800 text vol. of first mentioned and the last mentioned contemporary tree calf (?Labillardiere a remboitage) rebacked preserving original triple labels to each vol. Atlas vol. modern half calf 4to & folio (4) *** `The best English edition` (Ferguson) of one of the most important scientific expeditions of the eighteenth century. The expedition focussed on the Asiatic coast of the Pacific though La Pérouse was also instructed to assess the extent of Spanish settlement in California the opportunities for fur trade and possible French expansion in the Pacific. His ships the Boussole and Astrolabe disappeared after leaving Australia never to be seen again but his habit of forwarding despatches when the opportunity arose ensured the survival of this narrative and record of his achievements.
Lot 122
(Captain Samuel) An Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Thibet first edition ?large paper copy engraved folding map 13 plates all but one engraved the other an aquatint after George Stubbs including a double-page plate of Tibetan characters a few small stains but generally internally crisp and clean new endpapers modern calf gilt spine faded [Cox I 346; Yakushi T277a] 4to W. Bulmer and Co. 1800. *** The first eye-witness report of Tibet and Bhutan to be published in English. Turner an army officer in the East India Company led Warren Hasting`s mission to the countries in 1783 and 1784. His “account of carefully observed conditions in Tibet and Bhutan their forms of government religious customs trade and topography has stood the test of time and remained a source of great value” (ODNB). The plates include an image of the Bhutanese yak that Turner succeeded shipping alive to Hastings in England where it was painted by George Stubbs. (Captain Samuel) An Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Thibet first edition ?large paper copy engraved folding map 13 plates all but one engraved the other an aquatint after George Stubbs including a double-page plate of Tibetan characters a few small stains but generally internally crisp and clean new endpapers modern calf gilt spine faded [Cox I 346; Yakushi T277a] 4to W. Bulmer and Co. 1800. *** The first eye-witness report of Tibet and Bhutan to be published in English. Turner an army officer in the East India Company led Warren Hasting`s mission to the countries in 1783 and 1784. His “account of carefully observed conditions in Tibet and Bhutan their forms of government religious customs trade and topography has stood the test of time and remained a source of great value” (ODNB). The plates include an image of the Bhutanese yak that Turner succeeded shipping alive to Hastings in England where it was painted by George Stubbs.
![-. [Peron (Francois) and others.] Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres Australes Atlas Historique only [by Leseur et Petit] engra](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2837196/129-20115712330_468x382.jpg)
Lot 129
-. [Peron (Francois) and others.] Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres Australes Atlas Historique only [by Leseur et Petit] engraved title with vignette folding map of Australia 8 other maps and 32 engraved plates 2 folding 27 hand-coloured some partly printed in colour foxed a few plates with tape on verso double folding plate with small chip to fore-edge contemporary half morocco gilt rubbed armorial bookplate to front pastedown folio Paris 1824. *** Includes the first detailed chart of the entire Australian continent views (including 2 of Sydney one double-page) coastal profiles artefacts natural history and ethnographic subjects.
Lot 135
Wade (H. T.) The shooting districts lying between Wuhu and Shanghai with an inset map of Ning Po and the Loong Wha Pagoda illustrated in the upper left lithographed map with hand-colouring 625 x 880mm hand-numbered and signed by Wade no. 201 booklet of distance tables loosely inserted with pen inscription on inside front cover from Wade to a Mr. Patterson “in remembrance of our enjoyable shooting trip December 1882” map backed on linen slight damage to upper left fold minor surface dust folds into original cloth-covered boards worn Shanghai 1903.
Lot 136
Boswell (James) An Account of Corsica The Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli first edition half-title folding engraved map occasional light spotting a few small stains contemporary speckled calf upper joint split gilt corners worn [Gaskell 473; Rothschild 442] 8vo Glasgow Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly 1768.
Lot 138
(Baron Johann Isaac von) A Picturesque Tour along the Rhine from Mentz to Cologne first English edition list of subscribers 24 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates (plates 1 & 2 in second state the rest first state) folding engraved map with partial hand-colouring text foxed and browned plates with some light offsetting and marginal foxing and soiling modern tan morocco spine gilt in compartments with five raised bands and red and green morocco labels very slight rubbing to lower edges [Abbey Travel 217; Tooley 234] 4to R.Ackermann 1820 [plates watermarked 1817-20]. (Baron Johann Isaac von) A Picturesque Tour along the Rhine from Mentz to Cologne first English edition list of subscribers 24 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates (plates 1 & 2 in second state the rest first state) folding engraved map with partial hand-colouring text foxed and browned plates with some light offsetting and marginal foxing and soiling modern tan morocco spine gilt in compartments with five raised bands and red and green morocco labels very slight rubbing to lower edges [Abbey Travel 217; Tooley 234] 4to R.Ackermann 1820 [plates watermarked 1817-20].
Lot 140
Pratilli (Francesco Maria) Della Via Appia Riconosciuta e Descritta da Roma a Brinsidi title in red and black with engraved vignette 3 folding maps one full-page map in the text head-pieces stamp on title and free endpaper labels on paste-down contemporary vellum little rubbed folio Naples Giovanni di Simone 1745. *** Comprehensive account of the Via Appia one of the main ancient roads through Italy.
Lot 143
Atlas.- Illustration of the Roads throughout Bengal including those to Madras and Bombay second edition folding lithographed index map hand-coloured in outline 98 (of 122) lithographed single-page maps (including a duplicate of map 50) hand-coloured in outline a few short splits to folds of folding map occasional spotting or light finger-soiling contemporary half calf worn 8vo Calcutta [c.1830]. sold not subject to return.
Lot 145
(Major John) Travels and Adventures in the Province of Assam during a Residence of Fourteen Years first edition tinted lithographed frontispiece and 8 plates folding map hand-coloured in outline 1p. advertisements lacking half-title occasional light spotting or foxing to plates fine original cloth spine gilt slightly rubbed at extremities a near fine copy [Yakushi B313a] 8vo 1855. (Major John) Travels and Adventures in the Province of Assam during a Residence of Fourteen Years first edition tinted lithographed frontispiece and 8 plates folding map hand-coloured in outline 1p. advertisements lacking half-title occasional light spotting or foxing to plates fine original cloth spine gilt slightly rubbed at extremities a near fine copy [Yakushi B313a] 8vo 1855.
Lot 146
(Colonel Walter) My Indian Journal first edition half-title lithographed frontispiece and 6 plates title with colour-printed map vignette occasional spotting original pictorial cloth gilt slightly rubbed 8vo Edinburgh 1865. *** With much on big game hunting. (Colonel Walter) My Indian Journal first edition half-title lithographed frontispiece and 6 plates title with colour-printed map vignette occasional spotting original pictorial cloth gilt slightly rubbed 8vo Edinburgh 1865. *** With much on big game hunting.
Lot 152
Rennell (James) A Bengal Atlas: Containing Maps of the Theatre of War and Commerce on that Side of Hindoostan engraved folding map of Inland Navigation index map 20 folding maps (most hand-coloured in outline) and a folding plate lacking o1 (errata) water-stained most maps with repaired worm traces contemporary calf rebacked corners worn rubbed folio no printer 1781. sold not subject to return.
Lot 154
(Major L.A.) Among the Himalayas first edition the author`s own copy with his signature to title and with his pencil corrections throughout plates and illustrations folding colour map at end original pictorial cloth spine a little faded spine ends frayed t.e.g. rubbed [Marshall 1094; Yakushi W03a] 8vo 1899. *** A pencil note reads `this appears to be the author`s copy which he was using preparatory to the issuing of the second edition`. His pencil notes are found on over 40 pp. (Major L.A.) Among the Himalayas first edition the author`s own copy with his signature to title and with his pencil corrections throughout plates and illustrations folding colour map at end original pictorial cloth spine a little faded spine ends frayed t.e.g. rubbed [Marshall 1094; Yakushi W03a] 8vo 1899. *** A pencil note reads `this appears to be the author`s copy which he was using preparatory to the issuing of the second edition`. His pencil notes are found on over 40 pp.
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