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Wetstein, 1718, Hardcover (Full Leather), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

CORNEILLE LE BRUN (DE BRUYN). Voyages par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aus Indies Orientales, Volume 2, Amsterdam: Freres Wetstein, 1718. Folio, first French edition, pp. 253-468, contemporary marbled calf boards with morocco labels and gilt ornaments to spine, marbled edges, brown cloth-covered solander box, text in French, extensive illustration by the author. With 152 etched plates, many double-page and ... More Text...

Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852, Hardcover (Half Leather), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No

41 Books bound in 15 Volumes (Not numbered, dated from 1852-1856). Uniform Half Leather. Gold tooling to spine. Raised bands. Blind ruled corners and edges. Marbled boards, full edges, and endpapers. Longman's Traveller's Library offered many reprints of Travel books. Some First Editions, or First in their form or translation, Some New Editions, some reprinted with additions from the ... More Text...

A. O. P. Nicholson, 1856, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First , House of Representatives Issue

Size: 11 3/4" x 9 3/4". 3-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Three volumes bound with blind-stamped cloth over boards, Vols. I & III in brown, Vol. II in black, all three have gilt -stamping on spines with "House Reps." at the head of the spines and "Navy Department" at the foot. Vol. I: pp. xvii, [1], ... More Text...

Printed by W.W. for Humphrey Moseley, 1650, Hardcover (Full Leather), Book Condition: Very Good+, Second

ESTC Citation R202463; Wing (2nd ed.), H-3081; Thomason, E.1374[2]. 140 p. (Illustrated title, title, portrait of Prince Charles). James Howell (c.1594-1666) was an author of political and historical works who traveled widely in Europe and produced this book, which is often described as the first continental handbook for travelers. The full title is: "Instructions and Directions For Forren Travell. ... More Text...

jOHn Murray, 1824, Hardcover (Half Leather), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

BULLOCK, W. Six Months’ Residence and Travels in Mexico, London: John Murray, 1824. Octavo, first edition, pp. xii, 532, plus 15 aquatint plates (four hand-colored costume plates, 11 plates of landscape and seascape views), folding frontis (View of the City and Valley of Mexico), two folding maps, folding table (distances between cities and towns), contemporary marbled paper-covered boards half-bound in ... More Text...

Kelly and Walsh, Limited, 1904, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, First

A rare copy of the First Edition that includes the folded map in the pocket on the inside rear cover. 4 p.l., xx, 221, [1] p. plates, Index, Advertisements on 26 unnumbered pages, front and rear free endpapers and front and rear pastedowns, folded map (in pocket). There is no publication date but it is generally assigned 1904 based on the date on the map. Copies held in the nine libraries listed in WorldCat are ... More Text...

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First, Inscribed by Author

Size: 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75" tall. xviii + 312pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Hinges reinforced with binding tape. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners bumped. Rebound by Edmonds & Remnants, London, with original spine and cloth covers laid on to new boards. Advertisement pages to pastedowns ... More Text...

Andre Deutsch, 1956, Hardcover, Book Condition: Collectable - Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First

VG/VG- 1st print 1956 Andre Deutsch hardback, unclipped jacket in mylar. Some darkening to end-papers with darkening along inside of jacket spine area, internal areas around top and bottom of jacket spine have been reinforced neatly with archival tape, a little spotting to top edge of pages, tight binding, VG otherwise. Terrific Biro-designed jacket, with photo sections, well-preserved overall. ... More Text...

Nichols, Son, And Bentley, 1815, Hardcover (Half Leather), Book Condition: Very Good Condition, Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket, 1st Edition

Full Book Title: The History And Antiquities Of The County Of Hertford; Compiled From The Best Printed Authorities And Original Records, Preserved In Public Repositories And Private Collections: Embellished With Views Of The Most Curious Monuments Of Antiquity, And Illustrated With A Map Of The County, Complete In 3 Volumes

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Constable, 1922, Cloth, Book Condition: Good, First

First Edition. 2 volumes. VOLUME 1: lxiv pages preface, contents, illustration list, introduction; 1-300 pages; 4 page appendix. Illustration list complete calls for 35 illustrations, frontispiece, and 4 maps. Of these all maps and illustrations except three are present. Those not present are 1. Plate I. A panaramic view over Cape Evans, and McMurdo Sound from the Ramp. From photograph by F. Debenham. Facing page 184. 2. Map From New Zealand to the South ... More Text...

Ro Allot, 1632, Hardcover, Book Condition: Poor, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Third

Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's book-plate laid in on front end paper. Stated third edition. Full leather, engraved title page, fold-out two-page map, 309 pages, 45 engravings in the text. Bookplate of William Wakeling Boreham on front end paper. Lacks the fold-out panorama. Leather is worn, ... More Text...

Knaplock et al, 1725, Hardcover (Full Leather), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Early

GORDON, PATRICK. Geography Anatomiz'd; or, The Geographical Grammar, London: R. Knaplock etc., 1725. Octavo, 10th edition, pp. [xviii], 416 (misnumbered but all present, lacking rear blanks), contemporary full calf with a hand-written code on spine, five raised bands, 17 folding map plates by John Senex measuring about 23x20cm (8x9 inches), title page in red and black with margin notes. No copies of this ... More Text...

Chapman and Hall, 1870, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, First, Inscribed by Author

19.5cm x 13cm. viii, 368 pages. Original green cloth, gilt lettering, gilt and blind decoration. A memoir of the Queensland goldfields by English painter and traveller Charles H. Allen (1824-1904) during his time in in Queensland in 1868. This copy inscribed by the author to his son, Charles Mansfield Allen, additionally autographed with his name and address to the front endpaper. Recased. 3.5cm closed tear to page 361/2. Minor foxing. Binder's ticket of Virtue & Co. Shipped Weight: .53 kilos. Inscribed by Author.

Edward & Charles Dilly, 1778, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable, First

Full Book Title: A Voyage to California, to Observe The Transit of Venus. With a Historical Description of The Author's Route Through Mexico, and the Natural History of that Province. Also, a Voyage to Newfoundland and Sallee to make Experiments on Mr Le Roy's Time Keepers by Monsieur de Cassini

With the folding frontispiece, an engraved plan of Mexico City. Lacks half-title. ... More Text...

Virtue & Co, 1855, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Reprint, Illustrated By: William H. Bartlett

Hardcover. 172 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Virtue & Co., London, 1855. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. Wear to bottom edge of and corners of boards and fraying to spine ends. Moderately foxed throughout. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. All edges gilt, faded. Front hinge is cracked and binding is a little loose. Minor water ... More Text...

John Murray, 1820, Hardcover (Half Leather), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

WALTER HAMILTON, ESQ. Description of Hindostan, and the Adjacent Countries, in 2 volumes, London: John Murray, 1820. Quartos, first editions, pp. xlii, large folding map, 766; iv, 830, 1 (addendum), gray cloth boards half-bound in brown sheep with black morocco labels on spines, folding map measuring about 31x25 inches or 79x64cm, drafted and engraved by Sid. Hall for John Murray. Covers what we know as ... More Text...

Taylor, 2010, Loose Leaf Version 3 ring binder ready, Book Condition: As New

Sealed in Plastic wrapper, Text appears nice and clean, Loose Leaf Version. Has ISBN Identification / bookstore sticker on outside of plastic wrapper, Appears to be in near new condition, Is still sealed in plastic wrapper. Looks very nice. . 491 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Geography & Maps; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0321696360. ISBN/EAN: 9780321696366. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561058528.

Tombleson & Co, 1840, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, 1849 German

A reasonably well-used and worn copy, internally complete with just a few creased page corners, no major wear, all plates present and showing only some marginal spots and thumb-marking. A few pages bear some damp marking towards the bottom edge, but only encroaching minimally on the borders of the prints. Some grubby spotting and marking towards the front. Covers are fairly secure, but internally re-glued, external rubbing along all edges ... More Text...

Tauchnitz, 1883, Hardcover (Vellum), Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Early

HOWELLS, WILLIAM DEAN. Venetian Life, Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1883. 16mo (6-7inches high), reprint of the 1867 second edition, pp. 391, vellum boards with gilt lettering and vine decoration to spine, frames with vine pattern on covers, all edges tinted red, 22 albumen prints bound in, Howells' signature tipped in at the free front endpaper, attached either by a prior owner or, more likely, an auction house. ... More Text...

Ediciones Nuevedoce, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, Unstated

ALEJANDRO BRANA. Un Viaje en el Tiempo, Recorridos por las Casas de Indianos en Asturias, no place: Ediciones Nuevedoce, no date [2008 or later]. Quarto, pp. 336, black cloth boards, color photos by Brana, text by Marta Llavona, text in Spanish. Exposes the fine homes of the Indianos, moneyed arrivals from the former Spanish colonies who built beautiful dwellings in Asturias province. A surprisingly scarce book: ... More Text...

Nicolaas Ten Hoorn, 1713, Hardcover (Vellum), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text is in Dutch. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. An 18th century guide to Amsterdam. Contemporary vellum over boards, fold-out frontispiece view of Amsterdam, 477 pages, illustrated with 24 folding copper plate engravings. Text in Dutch. Vellum is lightly stained, covers slightly bowed as is typical with older ... More Text...

Editorial Sudamericana, 1968, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, First

ALICIA D'AMICO and SARA FACIO. Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1968. Quarto, first edition, pp. 224, black cloth boards with stamped white lettering on spine and front, gravure plates, text by Julio Cortazar in Spanish, with pamphlet of English translation laid in. Parr and Badger Volume II, p. 108: "Energy rather than elegance is the key word ... the ... More Text...

Richard Bentley, 1889, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Hon. Lewis Strange Wingfield (1842-1891). His account of visits to China, Japan and the Philippines.Tight and sound copy in the publisher's red cloth bindings, bevelled edges, decorated in red and gilt. The bindings are faded and have some rubbing in places. Tiny amount of worm damage in Vol. 1 which does not affect any text. Some staining to rear endpapers of Vol. 2. Small ink stain tp lower edge of Vol. 1 text block - again, does not affect any content. 289 + 310 pages. Approx. size 9" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; china; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 26746.

F. Buisson, 1802, Softcover, Book Condition: Fair, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First of the French translation

Size: 4to. Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. [Plates Only] Paper wraps, 15 plates (complete) including an 18 1/2" x 27 1/2" map, title continues: "Fait par Ordre de l'Imperatrice de Russie Catherine II, Depuis 1785 Jusqu'en 1794, par le Commodore Billings; Redige par M. Sauer, Secretaire-Interprete de l'Expedition et Traduit ... More Text...

George Virtue, 1842, Full Red Morocco gilt,, Book Condition: Good, First

Illustrated by views taken on the spot by W. H Bartlett, with descriptions by William Battie Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). very slight wear to spine. Moderately foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription, lavish, in ink. slight wear. Category: Travel & Places; Britain/UK; 19th century;

Hamilton, Adams and Co, 1843, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, First

Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xviii + 560 + cxliv pp. Internally clean. Hinges cracked. Spine slightly cocked. Internal split to front joint. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Covers marked. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Three folding maps at rear present as are all listed plates and illustrations Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; Australia; 19th century; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 41034.

harper Collins, 2006, Hardcover, Book Condition: New Book, Dust Jacket Condition: New, Unstated

ADRIA, FERRAN and ALBERT, and SOLER, JULI. elBulli 2003 elBulli 2004, New York: Harper Collins, 2006. 2 large, heavy folios with accordion-fold that includes the recipes on a CD-ROM, two books total 656 pages, paper-covered black boards with dust jackets, extensively illustrated. This set takes us inside the Catalan institution that was for years a gourmet shrine, for those who could get in. It was repeatedly ... More Text...

White, Cochrane, and Co, 1814, Hardcover (Half Leather), Book Condition: Good, First

Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xxii + 360 + xxxix pp. Rebound with gilt title piece to spine and new boards and end papers fitted. Spine slightly faded. Edges browned. Crinkling and damp staining throughout following water damage. Contains frontispiece, illustrations and fold-out map. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Genealogy & Local History; England; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 43278.

Thomas Tegg, 1816, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fair, Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable, First, Illustrated By: Thomas Rowlandson

The British in early Victorian India. 'A satire against the Marquis of Hastings the Governor General' ( Tooley 'English Books with Coloured Plates' pp335 ). This copy has the usual omissions ie it lacks the errata slip and the cancel leaf c8. The binding is contemporary full calf and is sound but has considerable wear. All edges rubbed, corners bumped, joints rubbed and worn ... More Text...

John Murray, 1875, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, First

19.5cm x 13cm. xiv, [2], 308 pages, [4] advertisements, 9 plates; vii, [2], 302 pages, [2] advertisements, 5 plates, 2 volumes. Original green cloth, gilt lettering, gilt and blind decoration. The first English edition translated by Charles Heneage. Cloth flecked. Front flyleaf of volume 1 removed. Cracking at the folding map, still holding by the threads. 3cm closed tear to the top edge of the final advertisement leaf in volume 1. Shipped Weight: 1.16 kilos.

Firmin Didot Freres, 1843, Hardcover (Quarter Leather), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

LARENAUDIERE, PHILIPPE FRANCOIS de, and LACROIX, FREDERIC. Mexique, Guatemala et Perou, Vol. 4 of L’Univers Pittoresque, ou Histoire et Description de Tous les Peuples, Paris: Firmin Didot Freres, 1843. Octavo, first edition, pp. (4), 525, (2), 3 folding maps, 85 engraved plates, quarter-bound in morocco over marbled boards, neatly rehinged, gilt lettering on spine. Very good with chipping at ... More Text...

Daily Express, 1936, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Poor, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Unstated

[Autographs.] F.G.H. SALUSBURY. George V and Edward VII, A Royal Souvenir, London: Daily Express Publications, 1936. Quarto, pp. 160, cloth boards (back is purple, front has faded to brown, gravures of British royal family and events. A label on the front paste-down says this book was a gift to Meyer Oppenheim (the Scottish financier and philanthropist) from the crew of the Aquitania, with 165 ... More Text...

G. M. Hopkins, 1880, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fair, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Size: Folio. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Previous owner's name written in ink and ink-stamped on end papers. Gilt-stamped cloth over boards, 79 pages, includes some black and white illustrations, maps have color. Covers heavily worn, hinges cracked, boards detaching, back board almost completely detached, spine has a cloth tape label with handwritten title, ... More Text...

J.Throsby, 1795, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, 1795

Two volumes in excellent condition, each with quarter leather binding and attractive marbled boards, externally clean and largely unmarked apart from a few faint spots. Some light bumps to corners and edges, from normal shelving & storage, but no other notable signs of wear. Both volumes bear a previous owner's inscription along with some light marginal thumb-marking and lightly-scattered spots of foxing, but are otherwise free from any significant ... More Text...

Bryan Geraghty, 1846, Green Blind Stamped Cloth, Book Condition: Fair, Dust Jacket Condition: No

With Folding map which is rare. Coloured frontispiece. Some rubbing and bumps to covers with slight marks, New endpapers Size: Quarto. The binding is rubbed and worn with bumps to corners, internally very good. New Endpapers. Category: Travel & Places; Ireland; 19th century;

1836, Wine decorative boards, leather spine, Book Condition: Poor, First

engraved title with large vignette., folding map., 45 plates. After original sketches by Joanna V. Isser Geb. Grossrubatscher, with Letterpress Descriptions by a companion of Hoffer. Size: Quarto. Ring Bound. Moderately foxed throughout. Owners sticker to endpaper. soiled covers. Category: Travel & Places; Britain/UK; 19th century;

White Star Publishers, 1999, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, Illustrated By: Roberts, David

Two-volume gift edition with complete texts and 248 lithographs. Includes a booklet with information on David Roberts written in Italian. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 608 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, except for light curling. Books come in original slipcase. Illustrator: Roberts, David. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 6 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 8880953370. ISBN/EAN: 9788880953371. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001804.

John Russell Smith, 1856, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

This is the first UK edition. Size: Folio. slight fading to covers and spine. Category: Travel & Places; Britain/UK;

Verso, 1995, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, First

Hardcover. 156 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Verso, UK, 1995. First Edition. This is the first edition in the English language. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. Dust jacket protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Dust Jacket un-clipped. This Book appears to be unread. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Translated by Ann Wright.. SYNOPSIS: "In nine months a man can think a lot of thoughts, from ... More Text...

Hasegawa, Softcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Unstated

GUY MARESCAUX. Life Scenes of Japan, Tokyo: Hasegawa, undated (mid-20th century). About 15x10cm, unpaginated with 12 leaves plus covers, all crepe, string-bound, bright color printing. Goes through the year month by month, describing Japanese life through its customs and festivals. Scarce; Worldcat locates 11 copies dated 1931 or 1949, but no others are available in the marketplace at this writing. Condition of this book: ... More Text...

Tauris Parke, 2000, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

JEAN-BERNARD NAUDIN and CHRISTIANE de NICOLAY-MAZERY. Private Houses of Paris, The 'Hotels Particuliers' Revealed, London: Tauris Parke, 2000. Tall quarto, English-language edition, pp. 208, orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, color photos. How the one percent of the one percent live in Paris, with an examination of the homes of well-known figures including the Duchesse de Guermantes and ... More Text...

John Day, 1931, Hardcover (Printed Boards), Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Unstated

CHARLES G. SHAW. Nightlife, Vanity Fair's Intimate Guide to New York After Dark, New York: John Day, 1931. 12mo, pp. vi, 182, illustrated black cloth boards, top edge tinted red, other edges untrimmed, decorations by Raymond Bret-Koch. Covers the whole scene, with restaurants, hotels, dance halls, Russian establishments, tourist attractions including the new Hubert's Museum and Flea Circus, a short ... More Text...

Japanese Government Railways, 1924, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Second (Revised)

Size: 6 3/8" x 4 1/2". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped red cloth over boards, marbled text block edges, 448 pages, "174 Illustrations, 31 Maps, Specially Drawn 2 Colortypes", folding map in rear pocket. Official Series, Vol. D. Spine cloth is sun-faded, edges bumped, light wear at spine ends. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz. Category: Travel & Places; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015807.

1843, 1843, Book Condition: leather rubbed

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T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fair, Later, Illustrated By: Thomas Stothard

Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xcii + 429 / vi + 415pp. 2-volume set (complete). Vol 1, hinges cracked. Vol 2, front hinge cracked with front board and prelims only very loosely attached to main text block with fragile thread. Spines slightly cocked and faded. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Edges browned. Corners slightly bumped. Title page plates absent from both volumes but remaining 20 plates all present. Illustrator: Thomas Stothard. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 43205.

Baedeker, 1888, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Early

[Travel guides.] Russland, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1888. 16mo, 2nd edition, pp. L, 442, maps and plans, flexible red cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine and front, marbled edges, text in German. Former owner's label on front pastedown, two former owners' names on free front endpaper, which is loose. Hinrichsen D458. One of the more scarce and desirable volumes of the Baedeker series, includes coverage of the Russian part ... More Text...

George Philip & Son, 1869, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fair, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Unstated

Size: 16mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Green cloth over boards with illustrated paste down label on front cover, includes 16 page Phillips' London Guide, tan string bound wraps, with information on London, theaters, entertainment, music halls, exhibitions, cathedrals, monuments, parks, steamers, bridges, Street directory, bus routes, cab fares, and ... More Text...

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, 1st

Ex-library (church) copy with normal markings and attachments (no cover sticker). Text is clean, pages have aged over time. Binding is tight and solid. Copies have light corner rolls but no scuffs. Spine head and tails show minor shelving wear. Frontispieces are steel engravings of author; another 150 illustrations & maps, many full-page are included. Tall thick foldout maps are in pockets and has some ... More Text...

Ward And Downey, 1887, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

1st Edition: 1st printing of two works combined in one volume. 307 pages, original covers. Shelf wear, fraying, bumping, staining to covers, slight lean to spine, front end paper fragile and edges missing,hinge reinforced with tape, rear hinge splitting. Text block shaken but still quite sturdy, some over-opening, pages age toned. Contents clean. John Kane, an Irish sailor, travels under the false ... More Text...

Nonesuch Press, 1935, Hardcover (Quarter Blue Vellum), Book Condition: Fair, Limited , no. 227 of 675 copies, Illustrated By: V. Le Campion and T. Poulton

Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". xxviii + 778pp. Text contains occasional pencil markings. Binding firm. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Top edge gilt in good condition. Damp damage to boards, also effecting outer margin of prelims. Covers marked and worn. Corners bumped. Illustrator: V. Le Campion and T. Poulton. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: History; Ancient (BC); Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50607.