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Click here to subscribeMiddle East.- Niebuhr (Carsten) Description de l'Arabie, 2 vol. in 1, third edition in French, half-titles, 25 engraved maps and plates, 6 folding including a large map of the Yemen, folding letterpress table, privilege leaf at end, occasional marginal soiling, otherwise an excellent clean copy, bookplate of William Tighe, contemporary mottled sheep, rubbed, some worming to lower cover, rebacked and edges repaired, [cf.Atabey 873], 4to, Paris, Brunet, 1779.
Americas.- [Davie (John)] Letters from Buenos Ayres and Chili, 6 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some light soiling, tear to one leaf repaired, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, 1819 § Gisborne (Lionel) The Isthmus of Darien in 1852. Journal of the Expedition of Inquiry for the Junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, half-title, 4 folding maps hand-coloured in outline, original cloth, spine very slightly faded, 1853 § Howard (Maj.-Gen. O.O.) My Life and Experiences among Our Hostile Indians, plates, some colour, original cloth, rubbed, rebacked in morocco, faded, Hartford, Conn., for subscribers only, 1907, first editions, both slightly rubbed; and an Stanford's map of South America, 8vo (4)⁂ The last concerns the Native American tribes of North America.
South America.- Bolingbroke (Henry) A Voyage to the Demerary..., second edition, folding engraved map, light spotting, modern morocco-backed cloth, spine faded, 1809 § Purdy (John, editor) Laurie's Sailing Directory for the Ethiopic or Southern Atlantic Ocean..., fourth edition, illustrations, a few stains, original cloth-backed boards, paper labels on upper cover and spine (latterdefective), rubbed and stained, 1855; and another, South America, 8vo (3)
Britain.- Coburn (Alvin Langdon) The Book of Harlech, 20 mounted plates, light spotting, original boards, spine and joints worn, Harlech, D.H.Parry, 1920 § Lewis (William, publisher) Lewis's New Traveller's Guide, and Panorama of England and Wales, 42 engraved maps (lacking map and text for Rutland), some staining, original cloth, paper label on upper cover, 1835 § Barber (Thomas) Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight, engraved vignette title, plates and double-page map, original blind-stamped cloth, [1834], rubbed; and 14 others, mostly British topography, 4to & 8vo (17)
NO RESERVE British Isles.- Camden (William) Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English with Large Additions and Improvements... by Edmund Gibson, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, 7 engraved plates of coins only (of 8, lacking plate VII) and 12 double-page and/or folding maps by Robert Morden only (of 50, lacking most of the county maps), the 3 general maps (Britannia Romana, Britannia Saxonica and England) and map of Rutland all with outline hand-colouring), engraved and woodcut illustrations, one or two full-page, title with pencil signature of M.A.Cook, plate IV of coins with contemporary manuscript "A Correct Table of ?Areas of Circles for Ale and Beer" in ink on verso, occasional light soiling or browning but generally very clean, plate IV of coins with small tear repaired, one or two other small tears or marginal defects, contemporary calf ruled in blind, rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed, [Wing C359], folio, by F. Collins for A.Swale...and A & J Churchill, 1695; sold not subject to return⁂ First edition of Gibson's translation and the first with Morden's maps
Somerset.- Speed (John) Somerset-Shire described, inset bird's-eye view of Bath, upper left, coats of arms lower left, royal arms and ships off the north coast, engraved map, 385 x 515 mm. (15 1/4 x 20 1/4 in), English text verso with woodcut initial by William Hall and John Beale, some small areas of restoration to central fold, some surface dirt and light browning, Sudbury and Humble, [circa 1611-12].
Americas.- Royal Geographical Society. A Selection of Papers on Arctic Geography and Ethnology, 2 folding maps, original cloth, spine very slightly faded, 1875 § Willis (Nathaniel P.) Canadian Scenery Illustrated, 2 vol. in 1, engraved map, additional vignette titles and 116 plates after W.H.Bartlett, some foxing, ex-library copy with stamps but plates unstamped, contemporary half red morocco, spine gilt, g.e., library label to upper cover, n.d. § Chappell (Lt. Edward) Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Rosamond to Newfoundland and...Labrador, first edition, lacking map and plates, title soiled, spotting, original boards, uncut, worn, 1818 § Picture of Philadelphia...being a Complete Guide for Strangers, engraved frontispiece, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, some foxing, contemporary half oan, spine faded, Philadelphia, E.L.Carey & A.Hart, 1835, rubbed; and 2 others, v.s. (6)
Asia.- M'Leod (John) Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, to China, Corea, and the Island of Lewchew, third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map with vignette, 5 hand-coloured aquatint plates, frontispiece lightly offset on title, small marginal tear at fold of map, later ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, rubbed, small worn patch to upper joint, 8vo, 1819.
Australasia.- Caire (Nicolas, photographer) Aborigines of Australia; Scenes on the River Murray; Melbourne Scenery, 3 albumen prints, each c.155 x 200mm., tipped to brown paper mounts with printed captions in gold or silver, all a little faded, South Yarra, Victoria, [?1880s]; with c.40 other photographs from an album featuring Australia (manuscript captions including "A Blackfellow's Camp", "A Ford on the Watts River" & "An Australian Country House"), Boston, Quebec, Niagara Falls and other subjects, most mounted on loose thick paper leaves, some captioned in manuscript, most rather faded, [?1880s] § Stevens Cox (James, editor) Australian Aborigines drawn from Life by Captain Tetley c.1805, one of only 30 specially-bound copies, plates, original morocco-backed boards, St. Peter Port, Toucan Press, 1977 § Domestic Scenes in New Zealand, folding map, illustrations, spotted, ex-library copy with labels and stamps, original cloth, label to upper cover, spine faded and chipped at head, 1857, v.s. (sm.qty)
NO RESERVE Railways.- Bradshaw (George) [Bradshaw's Railway Companion] Bradshaw's Railway Time Tables, and Assistant to Railway Travelling..., No.3, folding map of railways of England and Wales with routes supplied by hand in pink & yellow (detached), 4 double-page maps, one with routes in pink & yellow, 4 double-page plans of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds, some light browning or soiling, original cloth with gilt-stamped viridian label on upper cover, a little rubbed and faded, one or two small stains, 10th Mo. 25th [25th October] 1839; and issue for 1842, 16mo⁂ Third issue of the eponymous railway timetables, the first of which appeared on the 19th October 1839, restricted to Northern railways, with a second for southern railways on 25th October. This third issue is a combination of the the two and is therefore the first covering all England.
[Misson de Valbourg (Henri)] Memoires et Observations faites par un Voyageur en Angleterre, first edition, additional engraved pictorial title, title in red and black, folding engraved map and 19 plates, most folding, lightly browned, contemporary ink signature of F.Jackson on front free endpaper, modern bookplate of K.T.Butler, The Hague, Henri van Bulderen, 1698 § [Bertels (J.) & others.] Respublica Lutzenburgensis, Hannoniae, et Namurcensis, engraved title (soiled and with small ink stains), Amsterdam, W.Blaeu, 1635, both a little browned, contemporary vellum, rubbed; and another, 8vo & 12mo (3)
Australasia.- Australia.- Labillardiere (Jacques Julien Houton de) Voyage in Search of La Pérouse, 2 vol., first English edition, large folding engraved map and 45 plates, advertisement leaf at end, with additional 6pp. publisher's catalogue advertising Chauchard's 'Map of Germany...' and long list of subscribers bound in at end, frontispiece foxed and offset onto title, one plate 'View of Admiralty Islands' water-stained at upper margin, other plates lightly offset but generally a good clean copy uncut in the original boards, rubbed, spine with orange paper label but stained and a little worn and defective, [Ferguson 309; Sabin 38421], 4to, for John Stockdale, 1800. ⁂ Account of the search for the Comte de La Pérouse and his ships which had disappeared in the Solomon Islands in 1788 during their expedition to explore the Pacific and Australasia. The voyage included extensive visits to the coast of Western Australia and Tasmania and contains information on the natives and their customs, implements and languages as well as important early contributions to Australian botany.
Boswell (James) An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island..., first edition, half-title, engraved title-vignette, folding engraved map by Thomas Phinn in second state (with imprint), lacking final blank, D2 in first state with "John Home" affixed to first quotation, E2 in first state, Z3 in second state with "Mariani" corrected, some light soiling or browning, offsetting to map, modern half mottled calf, [Gaskell 473; Rothschild 442-445], 8vo, Glasgow, Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1768.
EPHEMERA, selection, inc. posters (2) Victory Times Square 1945, 1953 National Savings map of the British Isles showing festivals and customs (30 x 40 and smaller); comics (17), inc. Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Invaders, Black Panther, Claw, The Amazing Spiderman; Superman record by Power Records; railway selection, inc. modern postcards, photos, commemorative covers, Prescott-Pickup, beermats etc; booklets, inc. Blackpool, 2016 Scalextric catalogue, 1974 Piccolo Racing and Sports Cars etc; Hamlyn Walt Disney Classic Movie Poster Book; photos, Washington Photographs Beautiful Northwest, Benllech Bay, Mevagissey etc; Wills Wild Flowers incomplete (in sleeves) etc., G to EX, Qty
A George III silkwork map, A Map of England and Wales, embroidered by A. Baggley, Walton School, 1798, worked in coloured silk threads and delineated with counties, Scotland and Ireland, surrounding bodies of water, France to lower margin, Britannia and composition title to upper-right, signed and dated within the framework garland of bellhusks, laurels and foliage, the margin with indistinct ink manuscript inscription, oval, 52cm x 42cm, ebonised and gilt frame
Messrs. Knight, Frank & Rutley:~ The Quenby Estate, Leicestershire [...], Including Quenby Hall, A perfect specimen of Jacobean Architecture, circa 1610 - 1620, By direction of The Lady Henry Grosvenor, To be Offered by Auction, in Three Lots [...] Friday, June 27th [1913], 2 o'clock, (Unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty), 43pp, illustrated throughout with reproduced photographic reproductions of the exterior of the house, its elevation and grounds, and also its interior complete with house contents, printed card covers as issued, floppy crown folio; loosely inserted related ephemera, including, after Robert Morden (c. 1650 - 1703), a two-page map, Leicestershire, from Camden's Britannia 1722, monochrome copperplate engraving, 39cm x 44cm, the front pastedown pasted with a map of Leicestershire/Rutland highlighting the circumference of the estate, carbon copies and letters relating to the Ashby of Quenby pedigree and their South Carolina branch, an early 19th century engraving of the front elevation from the Gentleman's Magazine, August 1814; b/w postcards of the house and its elevations (4); newspaper and magazine clippings, etc
Virtue's Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain: Kent [...] in a Series of View, By the Most Approved Artists, Taken expressly for this Work, By Messr. G. Shepherd, H. Gatineau [...], Comprising the Principal Cities & Towns, Public Edifices & Dock Yards; Seats of the Nobility and Gentry; Hospitals, Churches, Castellated & Monastic Ruins, &c., Accompanied by Historical & Biographical Notices, Published by G. Virtue, London [1829], 130pp, [ii], pull-out six-fold copperplate engraved map of the county bound between half and full-title page, contemporary gilt-embossed calf, marbled endpapers, square 4to
Corum, Bubble GMT, ref. 383.250.20, a stainless steel wristwatch, no. 800651, circa 2001, automatic movement, cal. ETA 2893-2, black dial with map of the world, luminous square markers and Arabic numerals to the quarters, luminous baton hands, centre seconds hand, centre dual time zone hand, date aperture at 6 o'clock, bezel with Arabic numeral 24 hour track, screw down crown, screwed down glazed back with six screws, case, dial and movement signed , on a Corum black leather strap with double deployant clasp, width 45mm
FRANKLIN, John - Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in 1819-20-21-22 : 4 vols, fold. map, 23 plates, half calf, small 8vo, John Murray, 1829. With - Parry, Sir W.E, Three Voyages for the Discovery of a North-West Passage : 4 vols. fold. map, 12 plates, half calf, small 8vo, John Murray, 1835. With 3 others similar.(11)
GILPIN, William - Three Essays : on Picturesque Beauty; on Picturesque Travel; and on Sketching Landscape : 7 tinted aquatint plates, half morocco, tall 8vo, 1794. Remarks on Forest Scenery : 2 vols, map, 31 aquatint plates, half morocco, tall 8vo, 1791. Observations, on Several Parts of England, Particularly the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland : 3 maps, 27 plates, half morocco, tall 8vo, 1808. Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex : 20 plates, half morocco, tall 8vo, 1809.* uniformly bound( 6)
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