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Click here to subscribeRailway Related Ephemera, a group of black and white Ex Christies photographs of lots consigned for auction includes steam models, paintings, signs and others many by A C Cooper (80+) mostly 8" x 6" and smaller, together with 1927 Bartholomew's map of the British Isles linen backed, Swiss Postal Routes map undated, various modern items of railway ephemera and a reproduction BR Service By Night Poster, F-G, (Qty)
Horace WallerTHE LAST JOURNALS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE IN CENTRAL AFRICA, FROM 1865 TO HIS DEATHLondon: John Murray, 1880FIRST EDITION, TENTH THOUSAND, 8vo, xx + 360, frontis + 6 plates, iii-[viii] + 346 + [2] pub cat pp, frontis + 14 plates + folding map; two volumes bound as one, original cloth with gilt, all edges gilt, spine covering loose along one joint with two tears, joint cracked, one page with outer corner cut within marginPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Henry M StanleyHOW I FOUND LIVINGSTONE IN CENTRAL AFRICA INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF FOUR MONTHS? RESIDENCE WITH DR LIVINGSTONENew York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co, 1872FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 8vo, xxiii + 736 + [iv] pub cat pp, 28 plates + 5 maps of which 4 folding, rebound with original green buckram and gilt laid down, wear to boards, title page with foxing and heavier on protective tissue, hinge at eps cracked, some plates with offsetting; first map with age toning and two 4cm tears from hinge, map detached from first column of panels, tears along folds and intersections of folds; another map with one panel loose and some tears from edge the longest 5cmPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Captain William Cornwallis-HarrisWILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICALondon: Henry G Bohn, 1852FIFTH EDITION, 8vo, xvi + 359pp, frontis + 24 plates, one fold out map, rebound in brown cloth with gilt and blind tooling, light wear, all edges gilt, light wear and soiling, corners bumped, fold line in center of spine, frontis backed with loss along gutter edge, foxing and tanning in prelims, light foxing on platesPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
John Hanning SpekeJOURNAL OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILEEdinburgh & London: William Blackwood and sons, MDCCCLXIII [1863]FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xxxi + 658 pp, frontis + 26 plates + two maps of which one folds out, half bound in brown morocco, marbled text block edge, wear on front joint, back joint split, foxing and tanning in pre- and endlims, folding map with light foxing and small tears at intersections of foldsPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Horace WallerTHE LAST JOURNALS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE IN CENTRAL AFRICA, FROM 1865 TO HIS DEATH, 2 VOLSLondon: John Murray, 1874FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xvi +360 + 6 pub cat pp, frontis + 6 plates + 1 folding map in end pocket, Vol II: viii + 1 ? 320, 337 ? 346 + 20 pub cat pp, frontis + 14 plates + one folding map; original cloth with gilt, spines faded; Vol I: front and back hinge cracked as well as in two other places in text block, foxing in prelims, folding map with short tears at intersections and age toning on verso; Vol II: 17 pages absent, front hinge cracked as well as one other place in text block, foxing in eps, short tear in one page margin, folding map with foxing(2)PROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Verney Lovett CameronACROSS AFRICA, 2 VOLSLondon: Daldy, Isbister & Co, 1877FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xvi + 389 + [4] pub cat pp, frontis + 14 plates + folding map in pocket; Vol II: xii + 366 + 8 pub cat pp, frontis + 17 plates; blue cloth with gilt, foxing on text block edge; Vol I: back hinge starting, some plates with foxing; Vol II: foxing in prelims, hinge opening in one place(2)PROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
James Augustus GrantA WALK ACROSS AFRICA OR DOMESTIC SCENES FROM MY NILE JOURNALEdinburgh and London: William Blackwood and sons, MDCCCLXIV [1864]FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xviii + 452 + [1] + [i] pub cat pp, rebound and original boards covered, edges of boards and spine head and tail caps taped, two chips to text block edge, eps and half title absent, tp loose, foxing, 3cm tear in margin of two pages, soiling in gutter of a few pages, a short tear in three pages and another with a 4cm tear continuing into a fold across the page, one page with top to bottom closed tear repaired with tape, map and 31 publisher's catalogue pages absentPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Frederick Courteney SelousTRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICASalisbury: The Pioneer Head, 1972 (Heritage Series Volume 5)COLLECTORS' EDITION #13 of 90 of 2000, FACSIMILE REPRINT of 1893 edition, 8vo, 503pp, 22 plates + one folding map, quarter green morocco with brown cloth and gilt, top edge gilt, slipcase, spine faded, light wear to slipcasePROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Dr. Georg SchweinfurthTHE HEART OF AFRICA, THREE YEARS? TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN THE UNEXPLORED REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA FROM 1868 TO 1871, 2 VOLSNew York: Harper & Brothers, 1874FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xvi + 559pp, frontis + 13 plates + one tinted plate + one folding map; Vol II: x + 521 + 6 pub cat pp, frontis + 10 plates + one map; original brown and gilt cloth, light wear to boards; Vol I: front hinge starting, note from Schweinfurth laid down on epVolume I includes a 1875 map of Schweinfurth's journey from Petermann?s Geographische Mittheilungen(2)PROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
W G BrowneTRAVELS IN AFRICA, EGYPT, AND SYRIA, FROM THE YEAR 1792 TO 1798London: Printed for T Cadell and W Davies & Longman, Hurst and Orme, 1806SECOND ENLARGED EDITION, 4to, xxxv + 632pp, frontis + three folding maps + one plan, black morocco and gilt, light wear on boards, bookplate on ep, front hinge loose from text block, prelims and first 16 pages loose, text page evenly age toned, 234 with 10cm tear in page, three pages with top section loose and one page with a 1,5cm hole not affecting text, plates and maps with offsetting and age toning, first folding map with tear along one edge of a panel, two other folding maps with multiple tears and tape repairs the longest 30cmPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
THE LIFE & EXPLORATIONS OF DR LIVINGSTONELondon: Adam & Co, c1876Large 4to, viii + 632pp, frontis and half title colour lithographs + 18 sepia lithographs and one B&W + one map, dark brown morocco with gilt, all edges gilt, light wear to spine and joints, corners bumped, foxing in prelims, back hinge cracked, some foxing and age toning in gutter of some pages, light foxing elsewherePROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Major Serpa PintoHOW I CROSSED AFRICA FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE INDIAN OCEAN, THROUGH UNKNOWN COUNTRIES; DISCOVERY OF THE GREAT ZAMBESI AFFLUENTS, &C., 2 VOLSLondon: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1881FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxx + 377 + 32 pub cat pp, 8 plates + numerous in text illustrations + 6 maps of which one folds out + one large folding map in back pocket; Vol II: vii + 388 pp, 17 plates + numerous in text illustrations + 2 maps; rebound in half morocco, new eps, ex-library with stamps, title page with foxing and heavier on facing tissue, foxing in prelims and sporadically throughout text; Vol I: large folding map with two panels loose along one fold and tears at fold intersections(2)PROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
David and Charles LivingstoneNARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES; AND OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE LAKES SHIRWA AND NYASSA. 1858 - 1864London: John Murray, 1865FIRST EDITION, 8vo, [xv] + 608 + 32 pub cat pp, folding frontis + 12 plates + folding map, original brown and gilt cloth, new eps, damp mark on ep, wear to boards, head and tail cap worn, foxing on eps, previous owner?s name on title page, 5cm closed tear at hinge of folding map repaired with tapePROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Frederick HornemanTHE JOURNAL OF FREDERICK HORNEMAN'S TRAVELS FROM CAIRO TO MOURZOUK, THE CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM OF FEZZAN, IN AFRICA. IN THE YEARS 1797-8London: Printed by W Bulmer for G & W Nicol, 1802FIRST EDITION, 4to, iv + xxvi + 195pp, 3 maps of which 2 fold out, half bound with marbled boards, front board loose, brown discolouration in proximity of leather, foxing and age toning in prelims, pencil note on one page, last third of text pages age toned, last 10 pages with foxing; one folding map with 2cm tear at hinge and a short tear at a fold intersection, the other folding map with 6cm tear at hinge and a short tear at a fold intersectionPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Mungo ParkTRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS OF AFRICA: PERFORMED UNDER THE DIRECTION AND PATRONAGE OF THE AFRICAN ASSOCIATION IN THE YEARS 1795, 1796, AND 1797London: Privately Published, 1799FIRST EDITION, 4to, xxviii + 372 + xcii + [6] pp, 5 plates of which 2 fold out + 3 folding maps, rebound with original morocco laid down, first 60 pages age toned and heavy age toning in post script, foxing; first folding map: age toning, three tears at fold intersections the longest 4cm, three tears in margins; second folding map: age toning, a few tears the longest 12cm; third map and folding plates with offsetting, and other plates with damp stain in top marginsPROVENANCE Jürgen Witt Collection
David LivingstoneMISSIONARY 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 OCEANLondon: John Murray, 1857FIRST EDITION, EARLY ISSUE, 8vo, [x] + 687 + 8 pub cat pp, one foldout frontis + portrait frontis + 22 plates + 3 maps of which two foldout and another in text + one fold out section plan, rebound with new eps, pocket map bound into textblock, name of previous owner on title page, tape repair to title page, hinge cracked, two 4 page sections with one loose stitch, tear along folds of section plan repairedPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
The Hon. W. H. Drummond (Edward Hodges Illus)THE LARGE GAME AND NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST AFRICASalisbury: The Pioneer Head, 1972 (Heritage Series Volume 4)COLLECTORS? EDITION #13 of 90 of 1000, FACSIMILE REPRINT of 1875 edition, 8vo, xxi + 428pp, frontis + 13 plates + one map, quarter green morocco with green cloth and gilt, top edge gilt, slipcase, spine toned, light wear to slipcasePROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Paul B du ChailluEXPLORATIONS & ADVENTURES IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE MANNER AND CUSTOMS OF THE PEOPLE, AND OF THE CHACE OF THE GORILLA, CROCODILE, LEOPARD, ELEPHANT, HIPPOPOTAMUS, AND OTHER ANIMALSLondon: John Murray, 1861FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xviii + 479 + [28] pub cat pp, 28 plates one of which folds out + one folding map, rebound in brown with new eps, remains of bookplate and inscription in eps, name of previous owner on preface, foxing, age toning towards edges of pages, folding map with 4cm tear at hinge and small tear at fold intersectionPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Hermann von WissmannMY SECOND JOURNEY THROUGH EQUATORIAL AFRICA FROM THE CONGO TO THE ZAMBESI IN THE YEARS 1886 AND 1887London: Chatto & Windus, 1891FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 8vo, xiv + 326 pp, frontis + 31 plates + one folding map, half bound in red morocco with marbled boards, wear along joints, hinges cracked, names of previous owners in eps, foxing and tanning in pre- and end-lims, one plate loose, two short tears in marginsPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Jane Curruthers (ed)THE JAMESON RAID: A CENTENNIAL RETROSPECTIVEJohannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1996 (Volume 1) LIMITED to 1025, 4to, 264pp, illustrated, Brodart cover, top edge gilt Brian Warner & John RourkeFLORA HERSCHELIANA: SIR JOHN AND LADY HERSCHEL AT THE CAPE, 1834 TO 1838Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1996 (Volume 2) LIMITED to 1025, 4to, 295pp, illustrated, Brodart cover, top edge gilt, light foxing on dj Iain R Smith (ed)THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING, 2 VOLUMESJohannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 2001 (Volume 3 & 4) LIMITED to 1020, 4to, 239 & 529pp, illustrated, Brodart cover, top edge gilt LC Rookmaaker, PJ Mundy, IE Glenn & EC SparyFRANCOIS LEVAILLANT AND THE BIRDS OF AFRICAJohannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 2004 (Volume 5) LIMITED to 1070, 4to, 484pp, profusely illustrated + map in back pocket, Brodart cover, top edge gilt, light foxing on dj(5)
Joachim John MonteiroANGOLA AND THE RIVER CONGO, 2 VOLSLondon: Macmillan, 1875FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: viii + [2] + 305 + 28 catalogue pp + [4]pp, 1 folding map + 9 B&W plates; Vol II: iv + [2] + 340pp, 7 B&W plates; original green and gilt pictorial cloth, light soiling and wear on boards and hinges, corners bumped, head- and tailcap slightly stretched, foxing; Vol I: hinge opening in two places, heavy foxing on a few of the catalogue pages; Vol 2: hinge opening in three places, few pages with damp stain in gutter(2)PROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Alice Blanche BalfourTWELVE HUNDRED MILES IN A WAGGONSalisbury: The Pioneer Head, 1970 (Heritage Series Volume 2)COLLECTORS' EDITION #29 of 140 of 1500, FACSIMILE REPRINT of 1895 edition, 8vo, xix + 265pp, colour frontis and B&W frontis + 3 colour and 13 B&W plates + one folding map, quarter blue morocco with blue cloth and gilt, top edge gilt, slipcase with gilt, spine faded, toning on bottom edge of text block next to spine, wear, foxing and toning to slipcasePROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
Samuel White BakerTHE ALBERT N'YANZA, GREAT BASIN OF THE NILE AND EXPLORATIONS OF THE NILE SOURCES, 2 VOLSLondon: Macmillan, 1866FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxx + 395pp, 7 plates + 2 maps one of which folds out; Vol II: xi + 384pp, 6 plates; half bound with marbled boards and marbled text block edge, corners bumped, wear along edges, heavy foxing in pre- and endlims, light foxing and brown marks on some text pages; Vol I: front hinge detached from textblock, small stain on text block edge, two eps loose, light foxing and brown marks on some text pages, foxing on folding map; Vol II: name plate of previous owner in eps, front hinge crackedPROVENANCEJürgen Witt Collection
THREE BOXES OF BOOKS SUBJECTS INCLUDE MILITARY , HISTORY AND GARDENING ETC, to include Winston Churchill 'The Second World War' volumns 1, 2,4 & 5, three volumns of Winston S Churchill by Randolph Churchill and Martin Gilbert, Winston Churchill the wilderness years by Martin Gilbert, 'Raymonds History of England' by George Frederick Raymond to the summer of 1784 (title page and map are creased, front cover is detached), Municipal diaries for the City of Birmingham from the 1930s to the 1970s, classic works of fiction, Price guide to Pot Lids by Abraham Ball etc
John Speed hand coloured county map of Stafford 'Both Countie and Towne with the ancient citie of Lichfield Defcribed' with 'The Description of Stafford-shire' and 'An alphabetical table of all the towns, rivers and memorable places mentioned in Staffordshire. Appears to be in average/good condition. 56 x 43cm inc frame.
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