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America.- James (Edwin) Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, 3 vol., first English edition, half-titles to vol.2 and 3, large folding engraved map with tape repairs to verso, folding engraved plate with geological profiles, 8 aquatint plates, 2 hand-coloured and another partially so, all with slight stain to lower corner, extra-illustrated by the insertion of 3 hand-coloured lithograph plates of Native Americans after Catlin from Prichard's Natural History of Man (1842) mounted on verso of each title, a few leaves carelessly opened, vol.1 U8 and X1 torn from partially adhering, with slight loss of text, uncut in modern half morocco over marbled boards, [Abbey, Travel 650; Howes J41; Sabin 35683], 8vo, 1823.⁂ Major work of Western Americana, originally named the Yellowstone Expedition, detailing the exploration of the trans-Mississippi West under Major Stephen Long, following the expeditions of Lewis & Clarke and Zebulon Pike. Edwin James was the botanist, geologist, and surgeon for the expedition and this work is based on his own records, the brief geological notes of Major Long, and the early journals of Thomas Say, the expedition's zoologist. This London edition follows the Philadelphia publication in 3 volumes of 1822-23, has some additional text, the plates re-engraved and two maps combined into one.Provenance: Bibliotheca Triniciavelli (embossed stamp in various places).

Beke (Charles T.) An Essay on the Sources of the River Nile in the Mountains of the Moon, offprint from Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal No.XC vol.xlv, folding lithographed plate with 2 maps, small nick to fore-edge of a few leaves, bookplate of Gustavi von Hofsten, handsome contemporary dark green morocco, elaborately panelled in gilt with title to upper cover, spine gilt, t.e.g., slightly rubbed, Edinburgh, 1848; The Sources of the Nile: being a General Survey of the Basin of that River ..., first edition, half-title, 6 maps (one folding, one in text), folding cross-section, some spotting, folding map torn and repaired, modern half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, 1860, 8vo (2)⁂ Beke wrote several papers on the source of the Nile, the first being An Essay on the Nile and its Tributaries of 1847, and he was the first to determine with any accuracy the course of the River Abay or Blue Nile. The first mentioned work is rare, with only 4 copies listed by Library Hub.

Holy Land.- Conder (Lt. C.R.) & H.H. Kitchener. Map of Western Palestine from Surveys Conducted for The Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, large wall map drawn on a scale of 3/8 inch to 1 mile (1:168,960), chromolithograph printed in colours, 1570 x 940 mm (61 3/4 x 37 in), dissected and mounted on linen, minor surface dirt and browning, folding with marbled endpapers, bookplate of William C. Pickersgill to endpaper, original slip-case with publisher's printed label to upper cover, rubbed, corners splitting, 4to, Edward Stanford, 1881.

Blunt (Lady Anne) Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates, edited by W.S.Blunt, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 12 wood-engraved plates, folding colour map, folding pedigree of Arabian thoroughbreds, without 32pp. advertisements at end of vol.2, some markings to text with many Arabic names neatly underlined in red ink, some foxing, mostly at beginnings and ends, contemporary half calf, red and green roan labels, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1879.⁂ Lady Anne Blunt, daughter of Ada Lovelace and granddaughter of Lord Byron, was the founder of the Crabbet Arabian Stud. She travelled throughout Arabia and the Middle East buying horses from Bedouin tribesmen to take back to England for breeding.

Mountaineering.- Minney (R.J.) Midst Himalayan Mists, first edition, map frontispiece and 23 photographic plates, light foxing, ink ownership stamp and inscription to title, oiginal cloth, gilt, pictorial onlay to upper cover, spine ends and corners a little bumped rubbed, [Yakushi M409], 8vo, Calcutta, 1920.⁂ Rare, we can trace only 2 copies at auction in the last 50 years. Minney (1895-1979) had a varied carrier as journalist, film producer and playwright and was a passionate traveller. The present volume recount a trek through the Himalayas on horseback.

World.- Blaeu (Willem Janszoon) Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, world map on Mercator's projection, with largely identical geographical information as found on Blaeu's wall map of 1605, elaborately decorated with ships, sea monsters, compass roses, and ornate border panels, the upper panel features allegorical representations of the sun, moon and the five known planets, the lower panel showing the seven wonders of the ancient world, with the elements and seasons featured in the left and right panels accordingly, engraving with early hand-colouring, heightened with white, an excellent impression of Shirley's fourth state (of five), on laid paper without watermark, platemark 410 x 545 mm (16 1/8 x 21 1/2 in), sheet 510 x 610 mm (20 1/8 x 24 in), Latin text verso, expert almost invisible marginal repair to lower right corner, some surface dirt and minor spotting, unframed, Amsterdam, [circa 1630]Literature:Shirley 255 iv/v⁂ A masterpiece in world mapping from the Golden Age of Dutch Cartography.

World.- Ortelius (Abraham) Typus Orbis Terrarum, iconic world map derived from Gerard Mercator and Gastaldi's maps of 1569 and 1561 respectively, engraving with hand-colouring, bearing engraver's name 'Franciscus Hogenbergus' lower centre, an excellent impression of Shirley's first edition (of 3), the second state of two with the crack to the plate in the lower left corner visible, on laid paper with watermark of crossed arrows, platemark 340 x 500 mm (13 1/2 x 19 3/4 in), sheet 380 x 535 mm (15 x 21 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with small marginal split to lower section, two small printers' creases in the centre right and upper right margins, unframed, [Antwerp, circa 1574-84]Literature:Shirley 122 [Plate 1 (of 3); state 2 (of 2)]⁂ A particularly fine impression of one of the most important and widely disseminated maps of the second half of the 16th Century. "Who can consider human affairs to be great, when he comprehends the eternity and vastness of the entire world" [Cicero]

Bosman (Willem) A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts, first edition in English, folding engraved map by Herman Moll, 7 engraved plates, 3pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink signature to head of Preface, another later to front free endpaper, browning to a few leaves, small stain to (Bb)1 and facing leaf, contemporary panelled calf, tan label, rubbed, head of spine and corners worn, also some patches to tooling on boards, [Goldsmiths' 4153], 8vo, for James Knapton...and Dan.Midwinter, 1705.⁂ First published in Dutch in 1704, and written by the Chief Factor for the Dutch at the fortress of Sao Jorge da Mina. West Africa was an area of increasing commercial interest to Europeans; the plates depict views of the numerous fortresses on the coast of various European nations, and also of animals and birds of the area. This is one of two variants published in 1705, with the same pagination but slightly different imprints.

Defoe (Daniel) The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner... Written by Himself, third edition, issue with phoenix tail-piece and "Soci-" catchword on p.3, engraved frontispiece, lacking final 2 advertisement ff., 1719; The Farther Adventures ... Being the Second and Last Part, first edition, first variant with verso of A4 blank and p.295 correctly numbered, engraved folding map, 11pp. advertisements at end, 1719; Serious Reflections during the Life and Surprising Adventures ... with his vision of the Angelick World, first edition, engraved folding plan of the island, 2pp. advertisements at end, 1720, woodcut title vignettes, initials, head- and tail-pieces, the odd light marking or small patch of staining but a very good, clean set generally, bookplate of Hugh Perkins to pastedowns, polished calf, gilt, by F. Bedford for B. M. Pickering, spines gilt in compartments, vol. 3 with light fading to head, for W. Taylor, 8vo (3)⁂ A complete and handsome set of Defoe's classic tale of shipwreck and survival, often hailed as the first novel in the English language.

Burchell (William J.) Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., first edition, half-title in vol.1 (lacking in vol.2.), errata slip, folding engraved map with routes supplied in red, 20 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, 5 folding, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, without the 4pp. "Hints to immigration" sometimes found at end of vol.1, plates with light offsetting, map with a couple to tears to inner edge, occasional foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving handsome gilt spines with black roan labels, together in modern cloth slip-case with divider, [Abbey, Travel 327; Tooley 116; Mendelssohn 1 p.224], 4to, 1822.⁂ "The most valuable and accurate work on South Africa published up to the first quarter of the nineteenth century...the illustrations are characterized by great beauty and accuracy." (Mendelssohn)

Boswell (James) The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 5 vol., first Crocker edition, engraved portrait frontispieces, engraved folding map and Round Robin plate, plate guards, brown crushed morocco, gilt, by Bayntun, spines gilt in compartments, vol.4 with splitting to head of upper joint and rubbing to upper cover, otherwise an attractive set, g.e., 8vo, 1831.

Burton (Sir Richard Francis) Zanzibar; City, Island, and Coast, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, wood engraved frontispieces and 9 plates, folding map hand-coloured in outline, 4 route maps, part title in vol.1 loose, map with short tear repaired, modern green straight-grain morocco, spines tooled in gilt and blind with red morocco labels, 1872; First Footsteps in East Africa, first edition, second issue without Appendix IV, with half-title, 2 engraved maps and 4 chromolithographed plates, 24pp. publishers' catalogue at end, lacking preliminary leaf A8 (pp.xiv/xv), one or two small spots or stains, DD7 & 8 with top outer corner torn away not affecting text, modern half dark red morocco, by Trevor Lloyd, spine gilt in compartments, 1856, [Penzer pp.88 & 60], 8vo (3)⁂ The second item describes Burton's first expedition to Somalia and an account of his exploration in disguise to the forbidden city of Harar. This is the second issue, without the suppressed Appendix IV on female circumcision.

Burton (Sir Richard Francis) The Gold-Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities. A Fortnight's Tour in North-Western Arabia, first edition, half-title, folding lithographed map with routes in red, without final advertisement leaf and publishers' catalogue, illustrations, lightly browned, later half calf, spine gilt with red and green morocco labels, very slightly rubbed at edges, with bookseller's ticket of J.A.D.Bridger of Penzance, [Penzer p.95], 8vo, 1878.⁂ Exploration of the north-western part of the Arabian Peninsula, sponsored by the Khedive of Egypt in an unsuccessful search for gold.

Burton (Sir Richard Francis) The Land of the Midian (Revisited), 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 6 chromolithographed plates, 10 plain plates including 4 of hieroglyphics, folding colour map, wood-engraved illustrations, without publishers' catalogue, later half plum morocco, t.e.g., a little rubbed at edges, [Penzer p. 96], 8vo, 1879.⁂ An extension of the exploration begun on an earlier expedition (see previous lot) but the gold was still not forthcoming.

Milne (A. A.) Winnie-the-Pooh, 1926; The House at Pooh Corner, 1928, first editions, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, map endpapers (light browning), original pictorial cloth, slight shelf-lean, light toning to spines, spine ends and corners a little bumped, excellent copies overall; and 3 others, Shepard and Wind in the Willows, 8vo (5)

Burton (Isabel) The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land, 2 vol., first edition, mounted photographic portrait frontispieces, 2 chromolithographed plates, folding map with route in red, lacking half-titles and errata slip, light foxing to tissue guards, map with a few short tears (rather crudely repaired), front hinge reinforced, contemporary calf, gilt, prize binding, spines gilt with green roan label, 1875 § Kinglake (Alexander William) Eothen, or Traces of Travel...from the East, first edition, half-title, 2 hand-coloured lithographed plates, frontispiece folding and slightly worn at folds (laid down), later bookplate of Frank Goldsmith, later dark blue crushed morocco, gilt, by Bayntun Rivière, spine gilt, g.e., spine slightly rubbed and faded, 1844, 8vo (2)

Caillié (René) Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo; and Across the Great Desert to Morocco, 2 vol., first English edition, mounted lithographed portrait frontispiece on india paper, folding aquatint view of Timbuctoo, 2 folding lithographed maps and 4 wood-engraved plates, lacking half-title in vol.2 (not called for in vol.1) and advertisements, small stain to upper margin of portrait, a couple of leaves in vol.1 lightly browned from a previous insert, one map with tear to fold at centre, bookplate of Francis James Griesbach, later burgundy roan, gilt, by Mudie, g.e., spines very slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, 1830.

Adams (Robert) The Narrative of Robert Adams, a Sailor, who was Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa...was Detained Three Years in Slavery by the Arabs of the Great Desert, and Resided Several Months in the City of Tombuctoo, first edition, folding engraved map with routes supplied by hand in blue and yellow, from the library of Louis-Philippe King of the French at Neuilly with small ink library stamp "Bibliotheque du Roi Neuilly" to title, contemporary ink inscription in French to head of title, light water-staining or cockling to upper margin of some leaves, contemporary half roan, by René Simier, handsome gilt spine with coat-of-arms of Louis-Philippe at head and monogram "LPO" at foot, signed at foot, rubbed, 4to, 1816.⁂ One of the few accounts of a white man sold into slavery, and one of the earliest descriptions of the city of Timbuctoo. The work was initially thought to be a hoax but details were verified by both Banks and Barrow.Louis-Philippe, King of the French (1773-1850) ruled France from 1830-48, when he was forced to abdicate and flee to England. The books from his various libraries were sold at auction in 1852-3.René Simier (1772-1843) was one of the foremost French bookbinders of the 19th century and was appointed bookbinder to the King.

Campbell (Rev. John) Travels in South Africa. Undertaken at the Request of the Missionary Society, first edition, ?lacking half-title, with hand-coloured engraved portrait, folding hand-coloured engraved map, 9 engraved plates, 7 hand-coloured, a few contemporary ink marginalia, plates lightly offset but otherwise a very clean copy, modern half brown calf, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, [Abbey, Travel 323], 8vo, 1815.⁂ A fine coloured copy of this survey of the missions in southern Africa. The frontispiece, hand-coloured in this copy although not called for as such by Abbey, "shows Campbell against a background of South African scenery: he is holding an umbrella, an object not usually the emblem of an explorer". (Abbey).

Chandler (Richard) Travels in Asia Minor: or an Account of a Tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti, first edition, folding engraved map, errata leaf, foxing at beginning and end, modern speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, [Atabey 215; Blackmer 318], 4to, Oxford, Clarendon Press, sold by J.Dodsley, 1775.

Berkshire Estate Map, White Waltham.- Mar (William, surveyor) A Mapp of Land belonging to Feenes House in ye Parish of White Waltham in ye County of Berks, manuscript estate map with watercolour wash in green, yellow, red and blue, on vellum, folds, small brown stain in centre, some slight soiling, 540 x 630mm., 1689.⁂ Feenes, now called Ffiennes. White Waltham, 3.5 miles west of Maidenhead.

Dorset Estate Map, Cheddington.- Donne (Samuel, surveyor, of Melbury Osmond, near Yeovil) An Accurate Map and Survey of Several Farms and Tenements Situate within the Manor of Cheddington... the Property of Thomas Bishop of Weeks Court near Bridport..., manuscript estate map in pen and ink and boundaries highlighted in red, on vellum, soiled and creased, 790 x 755mm., 1763; and another estate map relating to Weston Farm in the Manor of Costom, 1763, v.s. (2).⁂ Chedington, 4 miles southeast of Crewkerne.This lot is sold subject to the Manorial Documents Rules and cannot be exported from England and Wales.The purchaser of the documents must notify the Secretary of the Historical Manuscripts Commission of their acquisition and provide details of where they will be kept.

Oxfordshire Estate Map, Williamscot.- Jennings (J., surveyor and delineator) Plan of the Estate, at Williamscot, Wardington & Bourton in the County of Oxford Belonging to John Loveday, manuscript estate map in pen and ink and green watercolour wash boundaries, on vellum, some slight soiling, 680 x 800mm., 1786.⁂ Williamscot, 4 miles northeast of Banbury.

Churchill (Col. Charles Henry) Mount Lebanon A Ten Years' Residence from 1842 to 1852, 3 vol., mixed edition, vol.1 & 2 third edition, vol.3 second edition, half-title in vol.1 only, lithographed portrait frontispieces on india paper and mounted, 3 lithographed plates, folding map, errata slip in vol.1, vol.1 & 2 with final leaf blank but for imprint, some foxing, offsetting to titles, 1853; The Druzes and the Maronites under the Turkish Rule from 1840 to 1860, first edition, foxing at beginning and end, 1862, together 4 vol., contemporary half calf, spines gilt (not quite uniform) with roan labels, gilt stamp of New South Wales Library of Parliament to upper covers (but no internal stamps), a little rubbed, [Atabey 247; Blackmer 353], 8vo⁂ With the rare fourth volume . "An important work" (Blackmer).

[Cloete (Henry)] Five Lectures on the Emigration of the Dutch Farmers from the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, first edition, contemporary ink inscription of Archibald Scott of Cape Town to head of title, Cape Town, Saul Solomon & Co., 1856 bound after [Murray (Richard William)], "Limner". Pen and Ink Sketches in Parliament, 2 parts, text in English and Dutch/Afrikaans, first part without F3 & 4 (pp.45-58) but no loss to text, Cape Town, 1855, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary half calf § Kermode (William) Natal...a Field for Emigration, first edition, half-title, folding map, errata leaf, folding panorama, prospectus loosely inserted (frayed at edges), some foxing, contemporary calf, 1882 § Brooks (Henry) Natal; a History an Description of the Colony, edited by Dr.R.J.Mann, first edition, ?lacking half-title, chromolithographed frontispiece and plate, 2 maps (one folding), 4 hand-coloured lithographed plates of flowers and 8 mounted actual photographs (some rather faded), ex-library copy with embossed stamp to title and plates (mostly margins), modern half calf, 1876; and 3 others on South Africa, 8vo (6)⁂ The third item includes a chapter on geology and mining with a photograph of the diamond fields on the Vaal river.

Colenso (Frances Ellen) & Lt.-Col. Edward Durnford. The Ruin of Zululand: an Account of British Doings in Zululand since the Invasion of 1879, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, mounted photographic portrait frontispieces, modern half tan calf, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, 1884-85 § Moodie (Duncan Campbell Francis) The History of the Battles and Adventures of the British, the Boers, and the Zulus, in South Africa...also a short sketch of South Australia, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed on half-title, folding colour map, numerous plates and portraits, original green cloth, very slightly rubbed at edges, Adelaide, 1879; and a revised 2 vol. edition of the second published in Cape Town in 1888, 8vo (5)

Colomb (Capt. Philip Howard) Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean, first edition, half-title, 8 wood-engraved plates, folding lithographed map hand-coloured in outline (small repair to corner), modern half calf, spine gilt with red morocco, 1876 § New (Charles) Life, Wanderings, and Labours in Eastern Africa. With an account of the first successful ascent of...Kilimanjaro, and remarks on East African Slavery, first edition, advertisement leaf at beginning, half-title, engraved portrait, folding map with route in red, 10 tinted lithographed plates, lightly offset, some spotting, map with small repairs to edges, modern half red morocco, spine gilt, original pictorial cloth from upper cover bound in at end, 1873, 8vo (2)

Bible, English.- The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly translated out of the Originall Tonges;..., Second Folio edition, the 'Great She Bible', black letter, text in double columns, 59 lines, printed within a ruled border with enclosed inner and outer margins for side-notes, roman type for chapter summaries, roman and italic for side-notes, general and New Testament title within ornate woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 231), calendar in red and black, woodcut historiated and decorated initials, headbands and tail-pieces, Speed's Genealogies inserted before Genesis, lacking engraved More-Speed 1611 double-page map of Canaan, lacking 4 ff. of text (2E1, 4A6, 4B1, Z2), general title silked and laid down on paper, A2-3 silked along edges, A4 paper reinforcement to lower edge, B1 paper reinforcement to gutter, 2R1 small marginal manuscript ink annotation, NT 3 ff. lower corner fore-edge defective affecting border no text loss (B1, B3, D5), 3 ff. lower corner fore-edge defective with loss of text (F2, F5, Z3-4), 3 ff. defective with major text loss (C6, P6, Z1), X6, Y1-6, Z3-4, 2A1-6 silked or with paper reinforcement to lower or fore-edge, Z5-6 silked on both sides, Z5 and 2A4 defective with portion supplied in manuscript facsimile, 2A1-2 and 2A5-6 supplied entirely in manuscript facsimile in 18th century hand (2A6 manuscript hand too large; last line Rev 22:12 (of 22:21, lacks final 9 verses)), a few other leaves with very small chips or tears to blank margins, damp-staining, some creasing, endpapers renewed, hinges reinforced with cloth, 18th century mottled calf, stamped in blind, rebacked, upper cover with calf repair to fore-edge, tooled brass corner-pieces and centre-pieces (chipped), lower cover with brass clasp fixtures, [Herbert 319; STC 2224], folio, Robert Barker, 1613-11.⁂ A substantially complete copy of one of the early King James folio Bibles. Second folio edition, also known as the 'Great She Bible', it has Ruth 13:15 as, "she went into the citie". In this copy, the misprint in Matthew 26:36, where the name of "Judas" appears rather than "Jesus", - "then cometh Judas with them unto a place called Gethsemane..." - remains uncorrected (often found with a corrected over-slip laid down over the error).

Bible, English.- The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues;..., black letter, text in double column, 59 lines, printed within ruled border with enclosed inner and outer margins for side-notes, roman type for chapter summaries, roman and italic for side-notes, general and New Testament titles within ornate woodcut border, calendar in red and black, woodcut initials, headbands and tail-pieces, without John Speed's double-page engraved map and genealogies, lacking final leaf of printed text (7D6), text supplied over two leaves of manuscript facsimile in a later hand, general title loose, trimmed and chipped (some loss to woodcut border), laid down to paper with some glue staining, 3 ff. defective lower corner fore-edge with some loss of text (A4, B1 and 7D5) but many ff. with small amounts of chipping or small tears (predominantly to blank margins), creasing to margins and corners, especially towards rear, damp-staining, spine entirely defective, contents loose, remains of stitching, near contemporary blind-stamped reverse calf, covers detached, lower cover large portions torn away and peeling revealing board, upper cover rubbed, [Herbert 487; STC 2312], Robert Barker...by the Assigns of John Bill, 1634; sold not subject to return. ⁂ Fourth distinct folio edition of the King James' Bible.

Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon) Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, 2 vol., mixed edition, vol.1 first edition, vol.2 third edition, half-title in vol.2, wood-engraved frontispieces, additional pictorial titles and 13 plates, map, a few small marks and stains, tear to lower margin of K3 in vol.1 repaired, book-label of Collingwood Hope, later half tan calf, spines gilt with red & green morocco labels, t.e.g., 1850-51 § Farini (G.A.) Through the Kalahari Desert, first edition, half-title, 2 portraits (small stain to margins), 15 plates, 2 folding maps, illustrations, 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end, ink inscription to half-title, 1886 § Churchill (Lord Randolph S.) Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa, first edition, portrait, 28 plates, folding colour map at end, illustrations, 1892, the last two with light foxing at beginning and end, near uniform modern half calf, spines tooled in gilt and blind with red roan labels, original pictorial cloth upper covers bound in at end, 8vo (3)

Trade.- General Shop-Book (The): or, the Tradesman's Universal Director, only edition, half-title, 3 folding engraved maps & plans at end (roads of Britain, plan of London, and chart of the English Channel), all browned, the last map torn and slightly frayed at inner edge, contemporary speckled calf, rubbed and scuffed, upper joint cracked, spine frayed at head, [Kress 5264], 8vo, for C.Hitch and L.Hawes, 1753.⁂ Scarce handbook and directory with useful information on economic and legal matters relating to all types of trades, and where to find them. ESTC lists only 5 UK copies (BL, Glasgow University, LSE and 2 copies in the Senate House Library); Library Hub adds a further 3 (National Library of Scotland, St.Andrew's University, and Wellcome). We have been able to trace only one copy at auction, in 2008.

Southey (Robert).- James (Isaac) Providence Displayed: or, the Remarkable Adventures of Alexander Selkirk...who lived Four Years and Four Months by himself, on the Island of Juan Fernandez..., first edition, Robert Southey's copy with his neat ink signature to foot of title and his trimmed wood-engraved bookplate by Thomas Bewick on half-title, engraved map frontispiece, woodcut illustrations, first and last leaf browned, title soiled at foot, a few small stains, old boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked in cloth preserving old paper label titled in manuscript in Southey's hand, new endpapers, 8vo, Bristol, Biggs and Cottle, 1800.⁂* Alexander Selkirk was marooned on Juan Fernandez Island, off the coast of Chile, from 1705 to 1709, when he was rescued by Capt. Woodes Rogers. His story inspired Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.ESTC records only 5 UK copies, 2 being in the British Library.

Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, 8 plates, some folding, numerous illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, without 32pp. publishers' catalogue, ex-library copy with stamp to verso of title of vol.1 and one or two other leaves, half-titles spotted, occasional light soiling, a few leaves creased at corners, tear to upper margin of p.213/4 in vol.2, modern half burgundy morocco, spines gilt, uncut, spines very slightly faded, 8vo, Cambridge, 1888.⁂ Classic work on the exploration of Arabia which contains so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a text-book by the British army during the Arab Revolt. There are also detailed descriptions of the Bedouin tribes and their customs.

Southey (Robert).- Cottle (Joseph) The Fall of Cambria, a Poem, 2 vol., first edition, Robert Southey's copy with his neat ink inscription "Robert Southey from his friend the Author" to half-title and his trimmed wood-engraved bookplate by Thomas Bewick to verso of titles, half-titles, engraved map frontispiece to vol.1 (offset onto title), occasional spotting, with long newspaper cutting 'A Bristol Bookseller's Recollections' concerning the author and S.T.Coleridge pasted to rear endpapers of both volumes, additional ink inscription "E.A.Taylor June 1843" to half-titles, contemporary Cottonian binding of red leafy-patterned fabric over boards with manuscript paper labels to spines, uncut, a little rubbed, spines faded and a little worn at foot, labels slightly chipped, 12mo, 1808.⁂ Joseph Cottle (1770-1853) was a Bristol bookseller and publisher; he also wrote epic poetry which was ridiculed by Byron. He met Southey and Coleridge in 1794 when they stayed in Bristol preparing to emigrate to America to found a "pantisocratic" community. The project was abandoned but Cottle helped them financially in return for the copyright of poems which he then published.Many of Southey's books were bound in this fashion, executed by his daughters or female friends using coloured cotton prints over the original worn boards. They filled a room in his house which became known as the "Cottonian Library".

Elton (J.Frederic) Travels and Researches among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern & Central Africa, first edition, portrait, 3 folding maps (one colour), 13 wood-engraved plates (one folding), illustrations, occasional spotting or light staining, bookplate of John Ralph Willia, contemporary burgundy morocco, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., 1879 § Pinto (Maj. Serpa) How I Crossed Africa, 2 vol., first English edition, maps, plates and illustrations including large folding map and folding facsimiles, a few small stains, contemporary calf, gilt, 1881, both school prize bindings with presentation label or inscription, slightly rubbed; and 2 others, Africa, 8vo (5)

Allen (Capt. William) The Dead Sea, a New Route to India, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-title, 8 lithographed plates, most tinted views, 2 folding engraved maps, one hand-coloured in outline, wood-engraved vignettes, occasional foxing, mostly to tissue guards, one map soiled and frayed at edge (reinforced), modern half crimson morocco, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., 8vo, 1855.

Emerson (James, later Tennent) Letters from the Aegean, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, lacking half-title in vol.1 but not called for in vol.2, with aquatint frontispiece and folding engraved map, advertisement leaf at end, map with tears and small holes to folds (some repairs), O7 & 8 with small stain to lower margin, Blackmer copy with book-label of Henry Blackmer, modern calf, spine gilt, [Atabey 397; Blackmer 550], 8vo, 1829.

Le Carré (John) Our Game, first edition, first printing, signed by the author on title, light spotting to title, map endpapers, original boards, first state dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, else fine, 8vo, 1995.⁂ In the original first state dust-jacket, suppressed due to the author's dislike of the design. Scarce signed.

Fellows (Charles) A Journal written during an Excursion in Asia Minor...1838, first edition, etched frontispiece, double-page engraved map with route supplied in red, 20 plates (mostly lithographed), one double-page, wood-engraved illustrations, light foxing to map and some plates, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed and spotted, spine faded, a good copy with wide margins, [Atabey 424; Blackmer 578], large 8vo (c.245 x 175mm.), 1839.⁂ Account of Fellows's first expedition to Lycia on the southern coast of Turkey, an area little known to Europeans at the time.

Game.- Bowles (Carington, publisher) Bowles's European Geographical Amusement, or Game of Geography; designed from the Grand Tour of Europe, by Dr.Nugent, hand-coloured engraved map with letterpress directions and key to both sides, dissected and mounted on linen, c.485 x 660mm., lightly soiled with a few small stains, ink stain to title, folding into original marbled board slip-case with paper label, rubbed, [cf.Whitehouse p.11, later edition], 8vo, Carrington Bowles, 1st Jany.1791.⁂ The copy cited in Whitehouse refers to "Archangel nearly destroyed by fire in 1793" which is not the case here and evidently pre-dates that.

Nonesuch Press.- White (Rev. Gilbert) The Writings..., 2 vol., edited by H.J. Massingham, one of 850 copies, fine wood-engraved pictorial titles and head- & tail-pieces by Eric Ravilious, folding map, original grey buckram, gilt, spines gilt with animal motifs and a little faded (as usual), t.e.g., others uncut, together in rubbed marbled board slip-case, [Dreyfus 114], 8vo, Nonesuch Press, 1938.

Fryer (John) A New Account of East-India and Persia, first edition, half-title with engraved portrait on verso, title printed in red and black, 7 engraved plates and maps, 3 folding, and one full-page engraved map in text with printed slip pasted below, engraved or woodcut illustrations, plan of Fort St.George loose, some light browning, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked preserving old spine with red morocco label, corners repaired, [Wing F2257], folio, R[obert] R[oberts] for Ri. Chiswell, 1698.⁂ In 1672 Fryer embarked on a 10-year tour to India, Goa, the Arab Gulf and Persia, before returning 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.

Gobat (Rev. Samuel) Journal of a Three Years' Residence in Abyssinia, in furtherance of the objects of the Church Missionary Society, first edition, double-page engraved map (lightly offset), contemporary black calf, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., 1834 § Markham (Clements R.) A History of the Abyssinian Expedition. With a chapter containing an account of the mission and capture of Mr. Rassa and his companions..., first edition, half-title, 3 folding colour lithographed maps, 2 lithographed plans, one folding, large map with short tear repaired, some light foxing, bookplate of J.Talbot Clifton of Kildalton, contemporary black calf prize binding with gilt arms of Haberdasher's Company to upper cover, spine gilt with red roan label, 1869, 8vo (2)⁂ In 1863 Emperor Theodore or Tewodros II of Ethiopia had requested British military assistance from Queen Victoria against the Turks, but when he did not receive a reply he imprisoned the British Consul and some missionaries in the fortress at Magdala. A British force was sent to rescue them, culminating in the Battle of Magdala in 1868. The British won, Theodore committed suicide, and the fortress was destroyed.

Golberry (Silvester Meinrad Xavier) Travels in Africa...in the Western Countries of this Continent, translated by William Mudford, 2 vol., first English edition, 3 folding engraved maps, 7 engraved plates, general map shaved at upper edge, some spotting and offsetting in vol.2, ex-library copy with ink stamp to lower margin of p.33 in each vol., modern morocco-backed marbled boards, facsimile paper label to upper covers, 1803 § Reade (W.Winwood) Savage Africa..., first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 8 plates, folding map with route in red at end (lightly foxed), contemporary half calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed, 1863,12mo & 8vo (3)⁂ Golberry spent three years travelling through the western countries of Africa. Most of his work, first published in French in 1802, concerns Senegal, the French operations at St. Louis and Ile de Gorée (Dakar), but it also includes descriptions of Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and the gold mines of Bambou.In the second item Reade includes an extensive discussion on the gorilla.

Gordon (Gen. Charles George).- Power (Frank) Letters from Khartoum written during the Siege, first edition, light spotting, original limp printed boards, rubbed, spine slightly worn, 1885 § Gordon (Gen. Charles) A bound volume of 4 scarce works by or relating to Gordon, comprising: Lilley (W.E.) The Life and Work of General Gordon at Gravesend, [c.1885]; A. (E.S.) Gordon: A Woman's Memories of Him, and his Letters to Her from the Holy Land, 1885; Barnes (R.H.) & Charles E.Brown. Charles George Gordon: a Sketch, 4pp. facsimile letter, 1885; Gordon (C.G.) Reflections in Palestine. 1883, half-title, map, 1884, together 4 works in 1 vol., the first two with original printed upper wrapper with frontispiece on verso, bound in handsome contemporary brown morocco, gilt, by H.Burnside of Blackheath, spine gilt, g.e., spine very slightly faded; and a small work on the thoughts of General Gordon, 8vo et infra (3)⁂ Frank Power was a journalist who sent back dispatches to The Times during the siege of Khartoum. He was murdered as part of a mission sent by Gordon to break the blockade. Library Hub lists 5 printed copies only.

Harris (William Cornwallis) Narrative of an Expedition into Southern Africa, during the Years 1836, and 1837, first edition, half-title, lithographed frontispiece and 3 plates, tissue guards, folding lithographed map with routes supplied by hand in red, blue & green, 8pp. list of subscribers at end, lightly browned, marginal staining at beginning & end and to edges of plates, Gadsden bookplate, with original Bombay bookseller's receipt for 10 Rupees made out to Dr.Deacon Gutch tipped in at beginning, contemporary half black roan over marbled boards, uncut, rubbed, spine repaired, new corners, preserved in modern morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, spine gilt, [Abbey, Travel 333], 8vo, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1838.⁂ First issue, published in Bombay, of the author's big-game hunting expedition which includes additional information on the Boers and the Great Trek. It was published in London the following year as The Wild Sports of Southern Africa, with new plates.

Harris (William Cornwallis) The Highlands of Aethiopia, 3 vol., second edition, ?lacking half-titles, with lithographed frontispieces (2 tinted, one hand-coloured), chromolithographed dedication, folding map (torn and repaired), without advertisements at end, light foxing to frontispieces, bookplate of William Balfour, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, rubbed, vol.1 spine worn at head, [cf.Abbey, Travel 290, first edition], 8vo, 1844.⁂ Best edition, with extended introduction, of this work on all aspects of Ethiopia, observed while on a diplomatic mission to establish trade relations with the Kingdom of Shoa. It also contains accounts of game hunting and the slave trade.

Irby (Hon. Charles Leonard) and James Mangles. Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor during the years 1817 & 1818, first edition, presentation copy from one of the authors to "Caroline Katharine Montagu" inscribed on front free endpaper, folding engraved map with route supplied in red, 3 engraved plans (2 folding), 6 lithographed plates, one hand-coloured, the rest on india paper and mounted, handsome contemporary russia with decorative border in gilt and blind, g.e., very slightly rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Atabey 606; Blackmer 860], 8vo, Printed for Private Distribution, 1823.⁂ As Irby and Mangles travelled through the Levant, they assisted Belzoni in his excavation of Abu Simbel and became some of the earliest Europeans to visit Petra.

Johnston (Charles) Travels in Southern Abyssinia, through the Country of Adal to the Kingdom of Shoa, 2 vol., first edition, tinted lithographed frontispieces, folding engraved map, without 8pp. publishers' catalogue at end of vol.2, occasional foxing, light offsetting to title of vol.1, ink inscription on leaving Eton dated 1863 to front free endpaper, modern bookplate, contemporary tan calf, gilt,spines gilt with green & brown roan labels, very slightly rubbed at edges, a good copy, 8vo, 1844.

Kinglake (Alexander William) Eothen, or Traces of Travel...from the East, first edition, half-title, 2 hand-coloured lithographed plates, frontispiece folding and heightened with gum arabic (slight abrasions, mostly to folds), very occasional foxing, near contemporary calf, gilt, red morocco label, 1844 § Ellis (Tristram J.) On a Raft, and Through the Desert, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-titles, 30 etched plates and 8 illustrations by the author, tissue guards, double-page map, advertisement leaf at end of each vol., modern half crimson morocco, spine gilt, uncut, Leadenhalle Presse, 1881, 8vo & 4to (2)

Kolben (Peter) The Present State of the Cape of Good-Hope..., translated by Mr.Medley, 2 vol., first English edition, engraved frontispieces (one a portrait), folding map, and 28 plates, 2 folding, vol.1 with advertisement leaf following title and another at end, light browning to vol.2, one or two ink spots, later half sprinkled calf, spines gilt with red and brown roan labels, very slightly rubbed at edges, [Goldsmiths' 7553], 8vo, W. Innys, 1731.

Lander (Richard) Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa, 2 vol., first edition, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece, illustrations, occasional browning, N7 of vol.1 lacking portion from lower margin, small marginal stain to K5 of vol.2, bookplate of Sir Velters Cornewall Bt., small ink stamp "Robert T.Collins" to bookplate and a couple of leaves of text, 1830 § Lander (Richard & John) Journal of An Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger, 2 vol., second edition, 2 engraved portraits, map and 5 plates, some foxing and marginal staining to plates, 1838 § Park (Mungo) Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa...with...a Subsequent Mission...in 1805, abridged edition, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary ink inscription, Bristol, 1824, all contemporary half green calf, the second with gilt spines, all a little rubbed, the first with some labels renewed or repaired, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ The first is an account of Clapperton's second expedition to West Africa by his servant, Richard Lander, who was the only survivor of the expedition. Lander returned to the region with his brother and, after several travails including being held for ransom, they succeeded in reaching the mouth of the Niger. Mungo Park had died at Boussa on his second expedition exploring the Niger in 1805.

Layard (Austen H.) Nineveh and its Remains, 2 vol., sixth thousand, half-title in vol.1 only, lithographed frontispieces, 20 wood-engraved plates, 5 folding maps and plans, illustrations, 1854; Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, first edition, half-title, folding frontispiece, 10 plates (mostly tinted lithographs) and 5 folding maps and plans, wood-engraved illustrations, 1853, some foxing, mostly at beginnings and ends, uniform half calf, spines gilt, rubbed § Barker (W.B.) Lares and Penates; or, Cilicia and its Governors, first edition, folding map, 4 wood-engraved plates, illustrations, contemporary blue calf, spine gilt, rubbed, spine a little faded, 1853, 8vo (4)

Lennep (Rev. Henry J. van) Travels in Little-Known Parts of Asia Minor, 2 vol., first edition, wood-engraved frontispieces and illustrations, some full-page, 4 maps, 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end of vol.1, ex-library copy with ink inscription to head of titles and a few small ink stamps (removed from titles), original pictorial cloth, gilt, very slightly rubbed, 1870 § Davis (Rev. E.J.) Anatolica; or, the Journal of a Visit to..the Ancient Ruined Cities of Caria, Phrygia, Lycia and Pisidia, first edition, half-title, 2 folding maps, 16 heliotype and 16 lithographed plates, illustrations, one map frayed and crudely repaired with sticky tape at edge, bookplate of M.P.Holmes, contemporary half roan, spine gilt, rubbed, [Blackmer 456], 1874; and 4 others on Greece and Turkey, 8vo et infra (7)

Livingstone (David) [The Works], 5 vol. including Blaikie's 'Life', comprising: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, folding tinted lithographed frontispiece and 2 plates, engraved portrait, folding table, 2 folding engraved maps at end with routes supplied in red, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, 1857; Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries, folding wood-engraved frontispiece and 12 plates, illustrations, folding engraved map with route in red, 1858; The Last Journals...in Central Africa, 2 vol., wood-engraved portrait, 20 plates, mostly wood-engraved, one double-page, folding map with routes in red (second larger map loose in pocket at end of Blaikie's 'Life', short tear to fold), illustrations, 1874 § Blaikie (W.G.) The Personal Life of David Livingstone, engraved portrait, folding hand-coloured map, with map from 'Last Journals' loose in pocket at end, 1880, together 4 works in 5, first editions, with loosely-inserted advertisement for Lett's Extract Book inscribed in ink at head "Presented to Dr. Livingstone with the Publisher's best wishes", uniformly bound in late nineteenth century half tan calf, by Henry Young & Sons of Liverpool, spines gilt with tan and black roan labels, t.e.g., slightly rubbed, 8vo⁂ A handsome set of the great explorer's major works.

Arundell (Rev. Francis Vyvyan Jago) Discoveries in Asia Minor; including a description of the ruins of several ancient cities, and especially Antioch of Pisidia, 2 vol., first edition, vol.1 lacking half-title (not called for in vol.2) and final advertisement leaf, with folding engraved map and 10 lithographed plates (8 views & 2 of plans), some light foxing and offsetting, one or two marginal stains, old ink ownership stamp of John Brymer to titles, contemporary half calf, red & green roan labels, a little rubbed, particularly corners, [Atabey 37; Blackmer 49], 8vo, 1834.⁂ Account of an extensive journey through Anatolia in 1833. Arundell was the first European to visit many of the places described.

Markham (Clements R.) Travels in Peru and India while superintending the collection of Chinchona plants and seeds in South America, and their introduction into India, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 7 plates, illustrations, 2 folding maps, folding genealogical table of the Incas, without 30pp. publishers' catalogue at end, a little spotted at beginning and end, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, 1862 § Cieza de Leon (Pedro de) The Seventeen Years Travels...through the Mighty Kingdom of Peru..., translated by Capt. John Stevens, with folding engraved plate of Cuzco but lacking folding map, engraved illustrations in text, heavily foxed in parts, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, 1709, both a little rubbed, 8vo & 4to (2)⁂ The first concerns cinchona which was the source of quinine used as a cure for malaria, and was greatly needed by the British in India.

Melly (George) Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, 2 vol., second edition, presentation copy from the author to his niece Bessy Bright inscribed on front free endpaper of vol.1, half-titles, engraved frontispieces and map, all slightly foxed and mounted on stubs, contemporary ink signature to head of titles, attractive contemporary maroon morocco with decorative gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., spines slightly rubbed, lower covers a little stained, [Blackmer 1107], 8vo, 1852.⁂ Account of a journey through Egypt and the Sudan. Melly, a Unitarian from Liverpool, became a businessman and politician active in social reform regarding juvenile crime, education and women's suffrage. He married the sister of his friend at Rugby School Henry Arthur Bright, later a shipping magnate and friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Melly's inscription reads, "Bessy Bright, October 1888. These volumes, provided with a new dress, were returned to his charming niece by her affectionate uncle - The author - October 1852". He presumably bought a second-hand copy and had it rebound for his niece's birthday.

Melville (Herman) Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley of the Marquesas Islands; or, A Peep at Polynesian Life, first edition, first issue with "Pomarea" on p.19, half-title, map frontispiece, C7 lacking lower outer corner with loss of a few letters to final two lines, 1846; Omoo: a Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, being a sequel to the "Residence in the Marquesas Islands", first edition, second issue with "P" signature on p.209 not fully printed, lacking half-title, with map frontispiece and illustration, a few leaves creased at upper corner towards end, 1847, both lacking advertisements at end, trimmed, uniform contemporary half crimson roan, rubbed, 8vo, John Murray (2)⁂ The author's first and second books, both preceding the first American editions by a month.

Three maps of Oxfordshire comprising Emanuel Bowen, An Accurate Map of Oxford Shire, 50cm x 41cm, framed but unglazed, a smaller Bowen strip map, and a Cary map, (3)