London: J.F. for John Williams at the signe of the Crown in Pauls Church-yard, 1650. First edition. 4to. Recent panelled calf, spine with raised bands, old gilt lettered red label preserved, all edges red. Frontispiece, engraved title, folding map of Palestine and 27 double plates comprising 19 maps (unusually many..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1882. First edition. 8vo. xii, 426, (11) pp. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, the Russian imperial crest to the upper board. Folding map. Some light rubbing to the extremities and a little foxing to the front and rear, very good overall. More
Princeton University Press, (1979). First edition, 8vo, (xvi), 265, (3) pp. Publisher's compliment's slip loosely inserted. Cloth, d.w. with some minor edge wear, very good. More
Lugduni Batav. [Leiden]: Ex Officina Elzeviriana, (1640). Second edition, two volumes, 16mo, (xvi), 408; 382, (2) pp. Engraved title in volume I, marbled paste downs, armorial bookplates of Lord Sinclair. Contemporary calf, a.e.g., covers with double gilt rules, cornerpieces and a central rose, gilt phoenix to the foot of the..... More
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London: R. Ackermann, 1820, 1821. First editions. Two volumes bound in one. 4to. xvi, 178; viii, 177, (1) pp. Contemporary tan full calf, spine with raised bands, olive gilt lettered labels expertly renewed, gilt device repeated to the other compartments, gilt and blindstamped borders to the boards, endpapers and all..... More
(Tel Aviv): Steimatzky Ltd., (1985). Folio. (24) pp. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket. 44 full page illustrations reproducing fine original photos of the city in the closing decades of Ottoman rule, further illustrations set into the text. Excellent condition. The first edition was published in German five years earlier, this being..... More
Bruxelles: Ad. Stapleaux, 1817. 12mo, viii, 143, (1) pp. Folding frontispiece. Uncut in contemporary red half morocco, boards a little worn, some other rubbing. More
Large 8vo, (20) pp. 3 maps. Printed wrappers, stapled as issued, the staples now rusty otherwise fine. Loosely inserted is a tls. to the Author from the University enclosing complimentary copies and making further copies available at cost. Sir John Bagot Glubb (1897-1986), popularly known as "Glubb Pasha", Commander of..... More
(Tiptree: The Anchor Press, 1980). Limited edition, no. 61 of 100 copies signed by the author, 8vo, 371, (1) pp. Frontispiece and 53 photographic illustrations, map endpapers. Gilt titled calf, a.e.g., spine slightly dull, slipcase, a near fine copy. More
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, [1928]. Sole edition. 8vo. viii, 114 pp. Contemporary brown half morocco over marbled boards, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and 15 plates plus numerous illustration sin the text. A literary history of this famous London street. More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1920. First edition, 8vo, (viii), 315, (1, 6 advertisement) pp. One photographic plate. Original cloth, spine ends and corners rubbed. An account of African-American society, parts of which were initially published in Harpers Magazine. More
Bideford: W. Crosbie Coles, [1883]. First edition, small 8vo, viii, 110 pp. Original gilt titled blue cloth, minor rubbing to spine ends and corners, spine slightly darkened otherwise a very good bright copy. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. First edition thus, 8vo, (xvi), 397, (5 blank) pp, a mostly unopened copy in the original cloth, inner hinges strained, covers marked, ends of spine and tips of corners rubbed. Comprehensive volume with Author and Subject indexes to the books and recording more than 800..... More
Abidjan: Art et Edition, 1988. First edition. 4to. (iv), 2, 220 pp. Glossy printed card covers. Hundreds of black and white reproductions of original postcards, generally featuring ethnographic or topographical illustrations. Slight tanning to the spine, else very good. More
Bangalore City: Karnataka Publishing House, [1931]. First edition. 8vo. (iv), 141, (3) pp. Publisher's white cloth, black lettered to the spine and upper board, matching devices to both covers, warm contemporary gift inscription from a student to his teacher to the front free endpaper. 30 black and white photographic plates..... More
London: Arlington Books, (1979). First English edition, 8vo, 223, (1) pp. Illustrations in both colour and black and white, inscribed from the author on the fly leaf, recipients signature to the same. Cloth, d.w., small closed tear to the top of the spine otherwise very good. More
Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition, 8vo, xxviii, 1837, (1) pp. Large coloured folding map at end plus 3 black and white maps in the text, hinge slightly cracked by title, later bookplate. Original blue cloth, a very good copy. More
London: J.M. Dent and Sons, (1927-8). Ten volumes, 8vo. 140 illustrations, portraits, maps and facsimiles. Original gilt decorated grey-blue cloth, d.w.'s with some minor chips and occasional subtle repairs to the reverse, lower flap of the wrapper to volume IV formerly detached and now restored, an attractive set. Hakluyt (1552-1616)..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co., [c.1907]. Eight volumes, 12mo. Decorative titles, frontispieces and endpapers. Original green cloth, gilt decorated spines, t.e.g., slight rubbing to a few spine ends otherwise very good. Everyman edition. Including an introduction by John Masefield. More
London: Wm. Isbister, 1883. 8vo, xi, (i), 308 pp. Black and white illustrations, marbled endpapers and edges, contemporary prize inscription to front blank. Bound by Bickers and Son in contemporary maroon calf, gilt rules and device of St. Christopher's School, Blackheath, gilt spine with a black label, mild sunning and..... More
London: Nattali & Bond, 1855. Fifth edition, 8vo, xxiv, 412 pp. 5 plates plus illustrations in the text, later 19th century prize label from Highbury House School, St. Leonard's to fly leaf. Original gilt titled green cloth, a.e.g., light wear to extremities. First published 1844. More
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London: John Murray, 1827. First edition, two volumes, (ii), 332; (ii), 256, (2) pp. Folding map and 7 plates, some occasional foxing, mostly to the margins of the plates. Recent half calf over contemporary marbled boards, the latter with some wear, otherwise a very good set. Hamilton was sent out..... More
Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Company, 1819. First edition, 4to, (viii), 364, (2) pp, bound without the half title. 7 plates (5 folding) plus a folding map, some occasional light foxing, old repaired tears to the inner margin of the four leaves of the preliminaries, 20th century inscription and..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1933. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 267, (3) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered to the spine. Colour frontispiece and 24 pages of black and white photographs plus a double page map repeated to front and rear endpapers. Slight slant to spine and a little wear to..... More
London and Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited, 1934. First edition. 8vo. (x), 210 pp. Publisher's grey cloth, red lettered to the spine and upper board, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 15 black and white photographic plates plus map endpapers. Red lettering to the jacket spine faded, some general wear and tear..... More