Spain. Illustrated by Sir Edgar T. Wigram and Joseph Haddon.
London: A. & C. Black, (1925). Second edition, 8vo, (viii), 282, (2) pp. 32 colour plates. Cloth, d.w. a little rubbed with wear to the top of the spine. More
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Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood: Being a concise description of the chief places of interest in the Metropolis and the best modes of obtaining access to them: with information relating to Railways, Omnibuses, Steamers &c.
London: William Collins, 1871. Small 8vo, 189, (13 advertisement) pp, coloured folding map plus engravings in the text, original gilt titled cloth, spine a little sunned. More
Sussex; Being an Historical, Topographical, and General Description of Every Rape, Hundred, River, Town, Borough, Parish, Village, Hamlet, Castle, Monastery, and Gentleman's seat... with the Population of Each Parish, According to the Census of 1821.
Brighton: Printed for the Author, 1831. First edition. 8vo. iv, 268, (8) pp. Uncut in original cloth, rebacked preserving much of the original spine and its printed paper label plus another old hand numbered label, early ownership inscription of a John Parsons to the front free endpaper. Folding map. Very..... More
The Worthies of Sussex. Biographical sketches of the most eminent natives or inhabitants of the county, from the earliest period to the present time...
Lewes: Printed for Subscribers only by Geo. P. Bacon, 1865. First edition, 4to, (xii), 346, (2 Index) pp. Coloured lithographic frontispiece and 7 plates plus illustrations in the text, some occasional foxing. Uncut in modern black quarter calf, marbled sides, an excellent copy. More
The Central India State Gazetteer Series. Gwalior State Gazetteer. Volume I. - Text and Tables. Compiled by... Assisted by Raj Sahib Pandit Dwarka Nath Sheopuri. Indore State Gazetteer. Volume II. - Text and Tables. Compiled by... Assisted by Major Ram Prasad Dube. Bhopal State Gazetteer. Volume III. - Text and Tables. Compiled by... Assisted by Munshi Kudrat Ali.
Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908. Three volumes. 8vo. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, the state arms to the upper board of volume III, old bookplates of Marlborough College Reading Rooms to the front pastedowns of the first two volumes, which also feature the inscription "Presented..... More
Anatolica.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924. First edition. 8vo. xii, 210, (4) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and with a circular gilt vignette to the upper board, inscribed to "G.F. Clayton from the Author" on the front pastedown with an author's compliments slip loosely inserted. Colour..... More
Lettres du Tonkin et de Madagascar. (1894-1899).
Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1920. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. (vi), x, 340; (iv), 304 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, faded to the brown on the spines, gilt lettering, ownership inscription of Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond to the front free endpapers, calling card of the author "La Maréchale Lyautey" inscribed by..... More
The Private Journal of... of H.M.S. Hecla, During the Recent Voyage of Discovery Under Captain Parry. [bound with] A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach Repulse Bay, Through Sir Thomas Rowe's "Welcome" in His Majesty's Ship Griper, in the Year MDCCCXXIV.
[Both] London: John Murray, 1825. Two volumes bound in one, second and first editions respectively. 8vo. xii, 468; xvi, 198, (2) pp. Later half calf over marbled boards, twin gilt lettered black labels. Frontispieces, 6 and 7 plates respectively plus a folding map in each work. The first edition of..... More
Pundits and Elephants. Being the Experiences of Five Years a Governor of an Indian Province.
London: Peter Davies, 1942. First edition. 8vo. (vi), 210 pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, early ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 25 photographic illustrations, two or three to a page. Jacket spine tanned plus some light soiling overall, minor wear to..... More
British America.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood & London: T. Cadell, 1833. Second edition, 2 volumes, (iii)-xxiv, 559, (1); (iii-xvi), 606 pp, bound without the half titles. 16 maps and plans, mostly folding, including one not listed, marbled endpapers and edges, armorial bookplates of Thomas Ridgway with a later owner's inscription to them also..... More
The History of the Sikhs; Containing the Lives of the Gooroos; the History of the Independent Sirdars, or Missuls, and the Life of the Great Founder of the Sikh Monarchy, Maharajah Runjeet Singh...
Allahabad: R.S. Publishing House, 1979. Two volumes. 8vo. (ii), iv, iv, (ii), 291, (1); (iv), viii, 376, (2) pp. Dark blue full sheep, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered direct. 5 of the plates called for in the first edition but omitting the frontispiece of Ranjit Singh and two maps..... More
Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory.
London: Richard Bentley, 1849. First edition, two volumes, 8vo, 308; 328 pp. Some occasional mild soiling and browning. Recent maroon half morocco, marbled sides, gilt spines with black labels, a very good copy. "Depicts with great fidelity and vivacity the manners and condition, the toils, privations, and perils of the..... More
The Journal of... 1852-1854. Two years at Point Barrow, Alaska, aboard HMS Plover in search for Sir John Franklin. Edited by John Bockstoce.
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1988. Two volumes, 8vo. 14 illustrations and maps. Gilt titled cloth, d.w.'s with some rubbing, slight sunning of spines. Hakluyt Society, second series, volumes 169 and 170. More
A Soldier's Shikar Trips. With photographs of Somaliland by Major Bonham Christie.
London: Grant Richards, 1920. First edition, 8vo, 213, (1) pp. Portrait frontispiece and 31 plates, later inscription to fly leaf. Original cloth, some minor marks, slight darkening of spine otherwise very good. More
Sketch of the Sikhs; A Singular Nation, Who Inhabit the Provinces of the Punjab, Situated Between The Rivers Jumna and Indus.
London: Printed for John Murray, 1812. Sole edition thus. 8vo. (iv), 198 pp, bound without the final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary half calf rebacked to style, raised bands, gilt lettered red label, an autograph letter signed from the author bound in on a tab at the front of the..... More
Silk Town: Industry and Culture in Macclefield 1750-1835.
Hull University Press, 1987. Reprint. 8vo. xii, 259, (1) pp. Original printed wrappers, small old owner's label to the half title. One map. Very good. More
Caxton's Malory. A new edition of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur based on the Pierpont Morgan copy of William Caxton's edition of 1485. Edited with an Introduction and Critical Apparatus by James W. Spark. Based on work begun by the late William Matthews. With a Dictionary of Names and Places by Bert Dillon.
University of California Press, (1983). First edition thus, two volumes, large 8vo. Cloth, slipcase, an excellent set. More
Eastern Impressions. With an Introduction by D.B. Nicolson.
Perth: John MacGregor & Co., 1907. First edition, 8vo, (xvi), 160 pp. Folding frontispiece map and 13 plates, inscribed from the author to the fly leaf with presumably the recipient's address above. Original half cloth, marbled sides, spine sunned otherwise very good. A tour of missions in India, returning via..... More
In the Tropics; or, Scenes and Incidents of West Indian Life.
London: Charles H. Kelly, 1898. Fifth edition, 8vo, (iv), 145, (1, 6 advertisement) pp. Full page illustrations, inscribed from the author to the fly leaf verso. Original gilt titled cloth, some very mild rubbing otherwise an excellent copy. More
Two Seasons in Switzerland. With Illustrations from Photographs by O. Williamson.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895. First edition. 8vo. (ii), 261, (3) pp. Publisher's dark blue-grey buckram, gilt lettered to the spine and upper board, the latter also featuring an illustration in black, Signet Library bookplate to the front pastedown. 12 photographic plates. Spine slightly dulled, else very good. More
The Matabele Mission. A election from the correspondence of John and Emily Moffat, David Livingstone and others, 1858-1878. Edited by J.P.R. Wallis.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1945. Limited "Presentation Edition", no. 12 of 50 copies, large 8vo, xxxiii, (i), 268 pp. Two portrait plates and a folding map. Original blue full morocco, t.e.g., mild sunning of spine, light rubbing to extremities. Oppenheimer series no. 2. More
The Annals of Mont Blanc. A Monograph.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. First edition, 8vo, xxiv, 367, (1) pp. 28 plates, a folding map at the end and a handful of illustrations in the text. Original gilt decorated cloth, small tear to the foot of the spine, some mild rubbing otherwise very good. Neate *†504... More
Through the Kara Sea. The Narrative of a Voyage in a Tramp Steamer through Arctic waters to the Yenisei River.
London: Skeffington & Son, (1932). First edition, 8vo, 283, (1) pp. Frontispiece and 30 plates showing 50 illustrations, former owner's signature to title page, some occasional light foxing. Original cloth, a little rubbed with a few small marks. More
A Detective in Essex. Landscape Clues to an Essex of the Past. Written and Illustrated by...
London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, (1933). First edition, small 8vo, xii, 173, (1, 6 advertisement) pp. Colour frontispiece and 16 black and white plates. Cloth, d.w. with mild soiling and some small chips. More
A Detective in Kent. Landscape Clues to the Discovery of Lost Seas. Written and Illustrated by...
London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, (1929). First edition, small 8vo, (xvi), 164, (4 advertisement) pp. Colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations in the text. Cloth, d.w. with some light soiling and small tears without loss. More