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Click here to subscribeBlakiston, Thomas W.Five months on the Yang-Tsze. London: J. Murray, 1862. Plates, 2 folding maps, half calf, 1 plate torn in half, spotted, rubbed; Fleming, G. Travels on horseback in Mantchu Tartary. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1863. 8vo, frontispiece, folding map, illustrations, half calf, spotting, rubbed, spine faded; and 2 others (4)
Bowdich, EdwardExcursions in Madeira and Porto Santo... London: George B. Whittaker, 1825. First edition, 4to, 4 hand-coloured lithographed plates (including frontispiece) and 18 plain lithographs, later green half morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g., some fading and very slight rubbing to spine, frontispiece neatly repaired, spotting, frontispiece coming loose [Abbey Travel I 190]; Dillon, Frank Sketches in the island of Madeira. Porto: 1986. Facsimile of 1850 edition, limited to 200 copies, folio, 13 colour plates, modern brown half calf, slipcase (2)
Cooke, Capt. EdwardA voyage to the south sea and round the world, perform`d in the years 1708, 709, 1710, and 1711, by the Ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol.... a description of the American Coasts from Tierra del Fuego in the South, to California in the North. London: Printed by H.M. for B. Lintot and R. Gosling, A. Bettesworth, W. Innys, 1712. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [22], 432, [10]; [8], xxiv, 328, [8], folding double-hemisphere world map by John Senex and 25 (of 26) maps and plates (6 folding) [comprising 20 maps and plates in volume 1 (3 folding) and 6 maps and plates in volume 2 (3 folding)], contemporary panelled calf, one map torn without loss, one slightly shaved, worn, one cover detachedNote: Edward Cooke was second captain on the Dutchess which accompanied the Duke, both under Captain Woodes Rogers, on a privateering voyage around the world. There are two issues of the first edition, both dated 1712 and with the same publishers. The first issue consisted of only one volume, of 456 pages. The work was then expanded to two volumes, as found here. The list of maps and plates on the final leaf of the index of volume 1 calls for 20 plates and maps, all of which are present. The directions to the binder in volume 2 does not refer to plates or maps but calls for "the first Journal-Table at page 3." Volume 2 does not have the 3 folding tables usually found.
Dampier, PierreNouveau voyage autour du monde. Rouen: volume 1: Robert Machuel le Jeune: 1715. Volumes 2-5: Jean Baptiste Machuel 1723. 5 volumes, 12mo, 3 frontispieces and 62 engraved maps and plates, many folding, contemporary calf, spines gilt, volume 1 binding not quite uniformNote: Volume 1 is from an earlier edition than the other volumes, but the work is complete with all maps and plates. An important and scarce work.
EuropeWilliams, H.W. Select views in Greece. London, 1892. 4to, 2 volumes in 1, engraved title and 63 (of 64) plates, original blue cloth, covers a little soiled, spine slightly faded, hinges splitting, interior very clean; Chapman, Abel Wild Norway. London, 1897. 8vo, frontispiece, 16 plates, modern black cloth with gilt lettering, spine a little faded; Boys, Edward Narrative of a captivity and adventures in France and Flanders. London, 1831. Second edition, 8vo, 8 engraved plates, contemporary half morocco, bookplate of James Milne Stansfield, frontispiece lacking, pages 23-24 lacking, some pages and plates loose, spotting, binding rubbed, upper joint cracked; Hall, Samuel Carter Ireland... London, 1841-1843. 4to, 3 volumes, 3 frontises, 3 engraved titles, 18 maps and 46 engraved plates, contemporary morocco gilt, spines rubbed, a little foxing; Lanciani, Rodolfo New tales of old Rome. London, 1901. 8vo, plates, red cloth with gilt lion knocker motif to upper cover; James, Edith E. Coulson Bologna, its history, antiquities and art. London, 1909. 8vo, folding map at rear, original blue cloth gilt, spine a little bumped and faded; Barker, Edward Harrison Two summers in Guyenne. London, 1894. 8vo, brown cloth gilt, library sticker to upper cover, hinges weak, covers and spine a little rubbed; Warne, Frederick Picturesque England. London, 1891. 8vo, 6 colour plates, original red pictorial and gilt cloth, spine a little faded and bumped, lower joint splitting; Stewart, Hugh and Haenen, F. De Provincial Russia. London, 1913. 8vo, 32 plates (16 in colour), original red cloth gilt, spine faded; Washburn, Claude C. Pages from the book of Paris. 8vo, plates, original cloth with paste-down panel showing a young woman and two gentlemen, covers soiled; and a quantity of others
ExplorationNordenskiöld, A.E. The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe... New York: Macmillan and Co., 1882. 8vo, 4 portraits, 11 lithographed maps, original green cloth, spine and covers rubbed and dust-soiled, spine a little bumped and fraying at top, some foxing to margins and maps, some closed tears to maps; Bullen, Frank T. The cruise of the "Cachalot"... London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1900. Second edition, 8vo, original blue cloth with gilt sperm whale, frontispiece, 7 plates, folding map, cover and edges slightly dust-soiled, spine a little bumped, joints rubbed; Brontman, L. On the top of the world... London: Victor Gollancz, 1938. First edition, 8vo, 2 maps (one folding), 24 plates, black cloth, cloth a little faded and rubbed, spines and corners slightly bumped; Burton, Sir Richard Selected papers on anthropology, travel & exploration. London: A.M. Philpot Ltd., 1924. 8vo, later brown cloth, some foxing; Sykes, Ella Through deserts and oases of central Asia. London: MacMillan and Co., 1920. 8vo, frontispiece, 45 plates, 2 maps (one folding in rear pocket), original black cloth gilt with red panel showing Chinese characters, covers and spine rubbed, soiled and bumped, some leaning to text block, a few closed tears to folding map; Peary, Robert E. Northward over the great ice. London: Methuen & Co., 1898. 8vo, 2 volumes, portraits, folding map, original blue cloth, very occasional marginal closed tears, covers slightly rubbed, very minor soiling, spines a little faded, hinges weakening slightly; and 11 other titles (19)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Exploration - TibetChapman, F. Spencer Living dangerously. London: Chatto & Windus, 1953. First edition, second impression, 8vo, signed by the author on the title page, portrait, 22 plates on 7 leaves, dust-jacket, original blue cloth, spine faded, dust-jacket a little soiled and torn; Kingdon Ward, Captain F. The mystery rivers of Tibet. London: Seeley Service & Co., 1923. 8vo, frontispiece, 14 pages of plates, folding map, dust-jacket, original orange cloth with Tibetan mask motif, dust-jacket a little dust soiled, torn in places and repaired with Selotape; Younghusband, Sir Francis The epic of Mount Everest. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1926. 8vo, frontispiece, 15 plates, original brown cloth, previous owner`s inscription on first free-endpaper, spine a little rubbed and bumped at ends; Chapman, Spencer Lhasa, the Holy city. London: Chatto & Windus, 1940. 8vo, signed by the author, 27 pages of plates (3 in colour), original cream cloth, gift inscription to paste-down endpaper, spine and binding a little soiled and faded; Bell, Sir Charles Portrait of the Dalai Lama. London: Collins, 1946. 8vo, 50 pages of plates, dust-jacket, original red cloth gilt, dust jacket a little chipped and faded; Patterson, George N. Tibetan Journey. London: Faber and Faber, 1954. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket, original pink cloth gilt, dust-jacket a little chipped and darkened, covers damp-stained; Li, Tieh-Tseng Tibet: today and yesterday. New York: Bookman Associates, 1960. 8vo, dust-jacket, original yellow cloth, dust-jacket a little chipped and soiled; Garwood, Edmund J. Sketch map of the glaciers of Kangchenjunga. Royal Geographical Society, ca. 1925. Folding map backed onto linen in blue cloth boards, signature of `G.B. Gourlay, 10 Clive Row, Calcutta` to paste-down endpaper, 53x50 cm, covers rubbed and soiled, a few small repairs to map, map a little darkened; And 10 others (18)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Filippi, Filippo de - African ExpeditionsRuwenzori: an account of the expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy. London: Archibald Constable & Co., 1908. 8vo, coloured frontispiece, 31 plates, 5 maps, original red cloth gilt, covers and spine rubbed and slightly soiled, bookplate to paste-down endpaper, some marginal dust-soiling, occasional closed tears to maps; Speke, John Hanning What led to the discovery of the source of the Nile Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1864. Second edition, 8vo, 2 maps, frontispiece and title page in facsimile, 20th century half calf, binding very slightly rubbed and faded, occasional dust-soiling, library stamps; Grogan, Ewart S. and Sharp, Arthur H. From the Cape to Cairo, the first traverse from South to North. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1900. First edition, 8vo, portrait, 1 colour illustration, 3 maps (2 folding), contemporary half morocco, spine faded, spine and boards rubbed, spotted, some tears to maps, bookplate to paste-down endpaper; Hutchinson, G.T. From the Cape to the Zambesi. London: John Murray, 1905. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, 23 plates, original red cloth gilt, spine slightly faded, some darkening to endpapers; Salt, Henry A voyage to Abyssinia and travels into the interior of that country... Frank Cass & Co., 1967. 8vo, facsimile of the 1814 edition, red cloth gilt, spine a little faded; Barrow, John An account of travels into the interior of Southern Africa in the years 1797 and 1798... New York: Johnson, 1968. 8vo, facsimile of the 1801 edition, russet cloth, slightly faded (6)
Gardnor, J. and R.Views taken on and near the River Rhine... London: J. Walter, W. Dickenson and J. Wilkinson, [1792]. 4to, 32 engraved plates, contemporary calf with gilt tooled borders, joints splitting, some rubbing and bumping to spine and covers, some offsetting, title and a few plates a little spotted [ESTC T110216 ]Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Gibson, JohnNew and accurate maps of the counties of England and Wales... London: J. Newbery, [1779?] 12mo, 53 maps, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, boards and spine a little rubbed and chipped, title page dust-soiled and a little spotted, bookplate to paste-down endpaper; Lang, Andrew The true story book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. 4to, 60 of 150 copies, frontispiece, 8 plates, original? boards, covers and spine soiled, endpapers a little darkened; de la Fontaine, Jean 81 loose plates, some with tissue guards, relating to la Fontaine`s works, each plate ca. 23.5x15.5cm (3)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Hooker, Joseph DaltonHimalayan journals, or notes of a naturalist. London: John Murray, 1854. 8vo, 2 volumes, tinted lithographic frontispieces, 11 tinted lithographic plates (of 12, plate 9 lacking), 2 folding maps, contemporary half calf, bookplate of E. Hay Stansfeld, bindings a little rubbed, map in volume 2 foxed, small tear to page 206 in volume 1 with slight loss of engraving, closed tear to plate in volume 2 with no loss (2)
Hullmandel, Charles JosephPicturesque views of ancient castellated mansions in Scotland, drawn on stone by C. Hullmandel, from sketches taken on the spot. London: C. Hullmandel & R. Ackermann, [1833]. 4 original parts, 4to, each part with 5 lithographed plates, plates in parts 1-3 on india paper, no text, with lithographed slip dated Jan. 1833 announcing that the 4th number concludes the work, slightly spotted, a few small marginal dampstains, wrappers a bit rubbedRare: Rare. Not in Abbey, Scenery
Kane, Elisha KentThe United States Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin... New York: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1857. 8vo, portrait, 2 maps (one folding) and 5 plates, newspaper cuttings attached to page 552 and endpapers, original cloth, spine a little rubbed and faded, some spotting, mostly marginal, title page torn in upper corner
Lawson, John ParkerScotland picturesque, historical, descriptive.... London, [n.d.]. Folio, 72 chromolithograph views, original blue cloth gilt, some rubbing at edges, some light spotting; Grant, James The tartans of the clans of Scotland. Edinburgh, 1886. Folio, frontispiece, colour plates, original decorative cloth, rubbed, inner hinges weak (2)
Le Bruyn, CorneilleVoyage au Levant. Paris: Jean-Baptiste-Claude Bauche, 1725. 4to, 5 volumes, engraved portrait, 5 folding maps, 85 engraved plates (12 folding), contemporary speckled calf with gilt tooled spines, a very nice set, a little wear to joints with a couple sensitively repaired (5)
Livingstone, David and CharlesNarrative of an expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries. London: John Murray, 1865. First edition, 8vo, 1 folding plate, 12 single page plates and folding map, original cloth gilt, some rubbing and fading to covers and spine, spine repaired at top and bottom, bookplate, slight dust-soiling to edges of pages, map and advertisements a little spotted
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway CompanyA description of the new docks at Great Grimsby... Manchester: Bradshaw and Blacklock, n.d. [1852] 8vo, 3 folding maps backed onto linen, blue cloth gilt, steel clasp, g.e., occasional dust-soiling and foxing, covers and spine slightly dust-soiled, spine and corners a little bumped; De La Fontaine Contes et nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam: n.p., 1764. 8vo, 2 volumes, portrait, 79 (of 80) engraved plates, contemporary green calf, spines gilt, some occasional slight darkening and spotting, a couple of ink spots to edges, two covers detached, spines rubbed and cracking (3)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Mawson, Sir DouglasThe home of the blizzard. London: William Heinemann, [ca. 1915]. 8vo, 2 volumes, portrait, 225 plates (8 coloured), 3 folding maps in rear pocket of volume 2, original blue cloth with gilt lettering and motif of climber in silver to upper covers, hinges weak, some bumping to spines and corners, joints a little rubbed, occasional foxing (2)
Mennie, DonaldThe grandeur of the gorges. Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, 1926. First edition, limited to 1000 copies, 4to, 50 photographic plates (12 coloured), pictorial cloth, some occasional spotting, mainly to endpapers, gift inscription on first free-endpaper, cloth a little soiled and fadedNote: Donald Mennie was born in Scotland in 1875/6 and grew up in Golspie, Sutherlandshire, before emigrating to China in around 1899. Although his photographs tend to show a very romanticised vision of China, The Grandeur of the Gorges depicts scenes along the Yangtze River which led to Mennie being proposed as a member of the Royal Geographic Society. Mennie died in the early 1940s and his name is found listed in the records of British internees at Lunghwa internment camp, Shanghai.
Nattes, John ClaudeScotia depicta... London: W. Miller &c., 1804. Oblong folio, engraved title and 48 plates engraved by James Fittler, original boards with purple cloth spine and original paper label to upper board, soiling to boards and occasional interior dust soiling and dampstaining, marginal tear to plate 12Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
Park, MungoTravels in the interior districts of Africa. London: for the author, 1799. First edition, 4to, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 folding maps and charts and 5 plates, title and frontispiece detached, calf, lacks lower board; Cooley, William Desborough Inner Africa laid open, in an attempt to trace the chief lines of communication across that continent south of the Equator. London: Longmans &c., 1852. 8vo, folding map, original cloth, 32pp. advertisements at end, some spotting; Livingstone, David Voyage d`exploration au Zambèze et dans l`Afrique Centrale 1840-1873. Paris: Hachette, 1882. Third edition, 8vo, frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth (3)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Pitman, Captain Charles R.S.A guide to the snakes of Uganda. Kampala: the Uganda Society, 1938. 8vo, limited to 500 copies, colour frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 22 colour plates, blue half morocco, spine and boards a little faded and rubbed, light spotting, bookplate to paste-down endpaper, a couple of pages lacking (possibly due to pagination errors), small closed tear to first folding map; Cotterill, H.B. Travels and researches among the lakes and mountains of eastern and central Africa... London: John Murray, 1879. 8vo, frontispiece, portrait, 3 folding maps, 12 plates (3 in facsimile), pp.273-288 in facsimile, original green cloth, g.e., slight fading and rubbing to spine and boards, occasional spotting; Lydekker, R. The game animals of Africa. London: Rowland Ward, 1908. First edition, 8vo, red cloth gilt, binding rubbed and soiled, occasional spotting; Jex-Blake, A.J. Gardening in East Africa, a practical handbook. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1957. Fourth edition, 8vo, 23 colour plates, original green cloth with gilt floral motif to upper cover; and 6 others (10)
Polar and Himalayan ExpeditionsMurray, George The Antarctic manual for the use of the expedition of 1901. London: Royal Geographic Society, 1901. First edition, 8vo, 3 folding maps in rear pocket, blue cloth with Royal Geographic Society arms to spine, spine faded, hinges a little weak; Mill, Hugh Robert The life of Sir Ernest Shackleton. London: W. Heinemann, 1923. 8vo, frontispiece, 19 plates, 4 maps in text, blue cloth gilt, spine and boards slightly rubbed and soiled, occasional spotting; Chapman, F. Spencer Hevellyn to Himalaya... London: Chatto & Windus, 1940. First edition, 8vo, signed by the author, dust jacket, frontispiece, 47 plates, folding map, original green cloth, spine faded, dust jacket a little torn in places; Gowans and Gray Life in the Antarctic, photographs of the Scottish Antarctic expedition. London: Gowans & Gray, 1907. 12mo, original coloured pictorial wrappers showing pengins, wrappers a little darkened and soiled; Fricker, Dr. Karl Bibliothek der Länderfunde: Antarktis. Berlin: Schall & Grund, 1898. 8vo, original card binding with gilt lettering and image of globe and eagle, some rubbing and chipping to covers, especially corners, marginal darkening; Herzog, Maurice Annapurna...London: Jonathan Cape, n.d. [1952?] 8vo, signed by the translator, folding map, plates, dust-jacket, original blue cloth, some small tears to dust-jacket; Murray, W.H. The Scottish Himalayan expedition. London: J.M. Dent, 1951. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket, plates, original blue cloth, some tears and rubbing to dust-jacket; Löwenberg, J., Ave-Lallemant, Robert and Dove, Alfred Life of Alexander von Humboldt. London: Longman, Greens and Co., 1873. 8vo, 2 volumes, portraits, blue cloth gilt, spines faded; (Quantity)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Polar ExplorationAstrup, Eivind With Peary near the Pole. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1898. 8vo, folding map, original maroon cloth gilt, spine a little faded; Peary, R.E. Nearest the Pole. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1907. 8vo, colour frontispiece, folding map, original cloth gilt, spine a little faded, upper joint rubbed, frontispiece loose; Shackleton, Ernest H. South... London: William Heinemann, 1922. 8vo, 31 plates, original cloth, spine and covers a little faded, some slight soiling to edges; Hall, Charles F. Narrative of the second Arctic expedition... Washington: Government Printing Office, 1879. 4to, original green cloth gilt, upper cover very slightly soiled, some bumping and rubbing to spine and covers; Scott, R.F. Scott`s last expedition, the personal journals... London: John Murray, 1923. 8vo, original cloth, 18 plates, 2 maps, spine faded, binding a little soiled; Brögger, W.C. and Rolfsen, Nordahl Fridtiof Nansen. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896. 8vo, 8 plates, 3 maps, original green cloth with silver image to upper cover, plates and folding maps, spine faded; McClintock, Francis Leopold A narrative of the discovery of the fate of Sir John Franklin and his companions. London: John Murray, 1860. 8vo, 13 plates, facsimile letter and 4 folding maps, green calf gilt, spine faded, spine and covers rubbed and chipped; Gordon, Seton Amid snowy wastes. London: Cassell and Company, 1922. 8vo, 113 plates, 2 maps, original blue cloth, spine and boards a little faded, spine chipped and detached in places; Marr, Scott Into the frozen south. London: Cassell and Company, 1923. 8vo, plates, green cloth, a little rubbed, some slight foxing; and several others
Robson, George FennellScenery of the Grampian Mountains. London: published by the author, 1814. Large folio, 41 engraved plates, folding map at end, contemporary half calf gilt with marbled boards, some slight offsetting onto text, occasional very light foxing, some fading to boards, slight cracking to joints, very small closed tear to foremargin of text accompanying plate 24Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
Robson, George FennellScenery of the Grampian Mountains. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1819. Large vertical folio (528 x 350mm.), list of subscribers, hand-coloured folding engraved map, 41 hand-coloured aquatint plates, slight offsetting to text, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, rubbedProvenance: Alexander Speirs Esq., of Elderslie, armorial bookplate [Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire]Note: Apart from offsetting onto the text, a very good clean copy. Abbey, Scenery, 506.
Scoresby, WilliamAn account of the Arctic regions... Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, 2 folding engraved frontispieces, 4 folding tables, 21 (of 22) maps and plates (some folding), contemporary half calf, boards rubbed, joints cracked, spines rubbed and cracked, some spotting and dust-soiling, small hole to frontispiece in volume 1, frontispiece in volume 2 torn, small hole to page 573 in volume 2 with loss of several letters (2)
Scott, Robert F.The voyage of the `Discovery`. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1905. First edition, 8vo., 2 volumes, 2 photograveure frontispieces, 12 colour plates, 2 folding maps in rear pockets, original blue cloth gilt with gilt medallions to upper covers, spines a little faded, rubbed and bumped (2)
Selous, Frederick CourtneyA hunter`s wanderings in Africa. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1881. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, map in facsimile, 18 plates, modern green half calf, half-title in facsimile, a few small tears and repairs to plates; Hindlip, Lord Sport and travel, Abyssinia and British East Africa. London, 1906. 8vo, portrait, frontispiece, 62 (of 63) pages of plates, 2 folding maps, modern brown cloth with original brown cloth gilt labels on upper cover and spine, some closed tears to maps; Lydekker, R. The game animals of Africa. London: Rowland Ward, 1908. First edition, 8vo, 15 plates, original red cloth gilt, zebra stripe endpapers, binding faded and soiled, occasional spotting; and 3 others (6)
Shackleton, Ernest H.The heart of the Antarctic. London: William Heinemann, 1909. 8vo, 2 volumes, portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps and folding plate (in pocket at rear), plates, original blue cloth, silver panels to upper boards, fading to backstrips, upper spine of volume 1 chipped (2)
Shackleton, Sir ErnestSouth, the story of Shackleton`s last expedition 1914-1917... London: William Heinemann, 1919. First edition, second impression, 8vo, coloured frontispiece, 87 photographic plates, folding map, original cloth with silver figure of a ship to upper cover, ends of spine and corners a little bumped, some occasional very light marginal spotting, closed marginal tear to map
Sharp, Sir CuthbertA history of Hartlepool. Durham: Francis Humble and Co., 1816. 8vo, additional engraved title, 2 double-page genealogical tables, 14 plain plates, 4 hand-coloured plates, folding plan of Hartlepool, contemporary calf, bookplate of Lord Gretton, boards and spine rubbedProvenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Slezer, JohnTheatrum Scotiae. London: printed for D. Browne... 1718. Folio, folding panorama and 59 (of 60) double page plates, lacking "The North Side of Edinburgh Castle", contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, neatly rebacked, slight rubbing to covers, small wormhole running through upper margin of first few pages, no loss of text, slight darkening to a few plates and pagesProvenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
South of Scotland and the BordersArmstrong, Robert Bruce The history of Liddesdale... Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1883. 4to, number 27 of 275 copies on small paper, coloured title, original cloth and label, a little rubbed; Dowall, William History of Dumfries. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1867. 8vo, presentation copy inscribed by author, black cloth gilt, a little rubbed, g.e.; Oliver, J. Rutherford Upper Teviotdale and the Scotts of Buccleuch... Hawick: W. & J. Kennedy, 1887. 4to, original brown cloth gilt, hinges a little weak; Bulloch, J. P. B. - Urquhart, J. M. The third statistical account of Scotland [Peebles and Selkirk]. Glasgow: Collins, 1964. 8vo, red cloth gilt; Shaw, W. (Editor) In the Border country...with pictures in colour by James Orrock. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. 8vo, original red cloth gilt, signed and dated "1910" by the author, colour plates; Douglas, Sir George A history of the Border counties. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1899. 8vo, cloth gilt, 3 folding maps in pockets at front and rear, spine faded, some very slight spotting, small holes to map folds; Wilson Tales of the Borders. London: W. Mackenzie, [n.d.] 4to, 6 volumes in 3, dark blue watered cloth, plates, some slight spotting and soiling; Palmer, Sutton and Moncrieff, Hope Bonnie Scotland. London: A. & C. Black, 1904. 8vo, original blue pictorial cloth; Chambers, William A history of Peeblesshire. Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1864. 8vo, blue cloth gilt, spine a little faded; and a small quantity of others; sold not subject to return (quantity)
Speke, John HanningJournal of the discovery of the source of the Nile. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. 8vo, frontispiece, 25 plates, 1 map (of 2, folding map from rear pocket lacking), contemporary blue calf gilt, g.e., bookplate of James Milne Stansfield, spine faded and a little rubbed
Stedman, J. G.Narrative of a five years expedition against the revolted negroes of Surinam... London: J. Johnson, 1813. 4to, 2 volumes, engraved titles, 3 folding maps, 72 (of 78) engraved plates, contemporary boards, rubbed, cloth on spine a little torn, spines faded, a few marginal tears with no loss of text (2)Note: Several of the plates in this work were engraved by William Blake. Stedman`s book is sometimes said to have contributed towards Blake`s strong opposition to slavery.
Tobin, CatherineShadows of the East, or slight sketches of scenery, persons and customs... London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855. 4to, 17 tinted lithograph plates and 2 coloured maps, with an envelope containing two signed letters from the author to Mrs Howard of Corby Castle, original red cloth with arabesque gilt designs to covers and spine, floral endpapers, g.e., spine a little faded and frayed at ends, covers very slightly soiled, upper hinge split, occasional spotting, full transcriptions of letters available upon requestNote: Tobin`s book contains two letters written on mourning paper, from the author to Mrs Howard of Corby Castle. The first letter, marked in pencil as being dated 1860, offers the author`s regards for Mrs Howard`s health. Tobin also gives a remarkably equanimous account of her 21-year-old son`s death and mentions the family`s next planned trip to Egypt and Syria. The second letter, dated 1861, offers a copy of Shadows of the East to Mrs Howard.
Trollope, AnthonySouth Africa. London: Chapman and Hall, 1878. 8vo, 2 volumes, modern quarter calf, pp.29/30 in volume 1 torn with loss of a few words, title in volume 2 repaired with loss of a letter, corner of pp.275/276 in volume 2 torn with loss of page number, titles slightly darkened, a few creases to pages; Reade, Winwood The African sketch-book. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1873. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, 2 frontispieces, plus additional frontispiece and title bound into volume 2, 11 (of 12) maps, 8 plates, original green cloth gilt, bindings rubbed and soiled, occasional foxing and damp-staining, slight tears to some maps; Moore, J.E.S. To the mountains of the moon. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1901. 8vo, coloured frontispiece and 3 maps (2 folding), original green cloth, rubbed and bumped, hinges weak, small gouge to spine, occasional spotting, marginal closed tear to final map; Burton, Sir Richard Selected papers on anthropology, travel and exploration. London: A. M. Philpot Ltd., 1924. 8vo, contemporary red cloth, spine a little faded, occasional spotting; Cunningham, J.F. Uganda and its peoples. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1905. 8vo, modern green half calf; and 4 others (11)
Walsh, EdwardA narrative of the expedition to Holland in the Autumn of the year 1799. London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1800. 4to, 7 engraved plates, contemporary boards with later cloth spine, bookplates, boards faded, bumped and soiled, a few puncture marks to spine, occasional light spotting and browning, a couple of very faint waterstains [ESTC T117434]Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Walsh, RobertConstantinople and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor... London: Newgate, [1839?] 4to, 2 volumes, engraved titles, 94 engraved plates, 1 (of 2) double page maps, contemporary blue morocco with gilt tooled spines and borders, a little rubbed, corners slightly chipped (2)
Williamson, James A.The voyages of the Cabots and the English discovery of North America under Henry VII and Henry VIII. Argonaut Press, 1929. 4to, one of 1050 copies, vellum-backed cloth; Temple, Sir R. Carnac The world encompassed and analogous contemporary documents. Argnoaut Press, 1926. 4to, one of 975 copies, vellum-backed cloth; Dampier, William A new voyage round the world. Argonaut Press, 1927. 4to, one of 975 copies, vellum-backed cloth; Flammarion, Camille L`atmosphère météorologie populaire. Paris, 1888. 4to, chromolithographed plates, original cloth, worn, upper cover detached; Peck, W. A popular handbook and atlas of astronomy. 1890. 4to, original cloth, head of spine slightly rubbed; Carne, John Syria, the Holy land, Asia Minor, &c. illustrated. Fisher, Son & Co., [c.1840]. Third series only, engraved title, 2 maps, plates, tissue guards, contemporary green morocco, slightly rubbed; Murphy, William A comprehensive classical atlas. Edinburgh, [1832]. 12mo, 21 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, original maroon half roan, worn; and 5 others (12)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Willis, BrowneA survey of the cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man, Lichfield, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester and Bristol... London: R. Gosling, 1727. 4to, 20 folding plates, contemporary calf, upper board detached, lower joint splitting, spine and covers rubbed and peeling, some damp-staining, small hole to page 149 with loss of one letter, small amount of worming pages 819-894 with loss of some letters, some light spottingProvenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Albinus, Bernard SiegfriedTables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body. London: J. & P. Knapton, 1749. Large folio, engraved title vignette, 28 engraved plates and 16 outline plates, title page detached and dust-soiled; [bound with] A compleat system of the blood-vessels and nerves. London: John Knapton, 1758. Engraved title vignette, 7 engraved plates and 4 outline plates, 1 plate torn in half, but complete, 2 parts in one volume, contemporary half calf, uncut, RCSI library stamps to text and plate versos, slight dampstaining in lower margins, a few spots, a few short marginal tears, very worn
Albinus, Bernhard SiegfriedHistoria musculorum hominis. Leiden: T. Haak & H. Mulhove, 1734. First edition, 4to, 4 engraved plates, each with duplicate plate, each also with an uncalled for duplicate plate from another copy pasted onto verso of called for duplicate, contemporary calf, RCSI library stamp on title, some spotting, rubbed, covers detached
Ammon, Friedrich August vonKlinische Darstellung der Krankheiten und Bildungsfehler des menschilchen Auges. Berlin: G. Reimer, 1838-41. Volumes 1-3 (of 4), RCSI library stamps on titles, 55 engraved plates, some hand-coloured, original boards, uncut, somewhat spotted, some leaves in part 3 frayed and loose, boards very worn and soiled, some boards detached, some margins discoloured
Andry de Boisregard, NicolasL`orthopédie ou l`art de prevenir et corriger dans les enfants les difformités du corps. Brussels: G. Frick, 1743. Volume 1 only, 8vo, engraved frontispiece and 13 (of 14) plates, contemporary calf, RCSI library stamp to title, some spotting, lacks upper board, lower board detached
Beechey, Frederick WilliamNarrative of a voyage to the Pacific... London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, 23 engraved plates, 3 maps (2 folding), contemporary quarter calf, upper cover of volume 2 detached, some parts of spines lacking, joints split, rubbed, RCSI library stamps, occasional foxing, a few tears to maps and plates (2)
Bell, JohnEngravings of the bones, muscles, and joints illustrating the first volume of the anatomy of the human body. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804. Second edition, 4to, 32 engraved plates, boards, lower board detached, main part of spine lacking, library stamps, a little offsetting from plates, some spotting
Bell, JohnThe principles of surgery. London: Longman, Hurst &c., 1815. 3 volumes bound in 4, 4to, 78 (of 88) engraved plates, 12 hand-coloured, some folding, numerous engravings in text, contemporary half calf, some spotting and browning, some RCSI library stamps, a few folding plates with short tear and a few margins slightly frayed and soiled, worn
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