Casson, Lionel.

Reisen in der Alten Welt.

München, Prestel Verlag, 1976. 18.6cm x 11.2cm. 450 pages. With historic illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear on dustjacket.

Chapman, Abel.

On Safari. Big-Game Hunting in British East Africa. With Studies in Bird Life. With 170 Illustrations by the Author and E. Caldwell. Sketch-Maps and Photographs.

First Edition. London, Edward Arnold, 1908. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 340 pages. Illustrated. Fine dark half morocco over cloth covered boards. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Small abrasion to rear board (see images). Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Occasional mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Ex Libris of previous owner (Alan Francis Brooke) on front paste down (see notes below). Internally clean. A very nice copy in a sturdy very attractive binding.

Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway, in Connection with the Grand Trunk R’y of Canada. Including Great Western Division forming the Niagara Falls Air Line.

Chicago, Jones Stationary and Printing Co., 1886. 18 x 10 cm folded. 36 x 76cm folded sheet with various time tables, advertisements and a large map (33 x 52 cm). Blue and black printing. Issued August 24, 1886. Very good condition. Mildly age darkened. Some tears along the folded lines. A few small brown spots.

Crawford, Robert.

Across the Pampas and the Andes. With a Map and Illustrations.

First Edition. London, Longman, Green, & Co., 1884. 19 x 12.5 cm. xxii, (2), 344 pages. Complete with nine Plates and a large folded colour map in the back of the book. New (2022) maroon cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Authors ‘Compliment Slip’ on front free end paper (see photo). Very good condition. New binding and end papers. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

Darwin, Charles.

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World. Under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy.

Eighteenth Thousand. London, John Murray, 1888. 13 x 18 cm, x, 519 pages. With a few small B&W Illustrations in the text. Original decorated leather spine with gilt decorations and title on new boards and new marbled end papers. Professonally rebound in 2017. Marbled edges. Very good condition. New boards and marbled end papers. Original spine plate a little worn and darkened. Internally clean and bright. Some foxing, mainly to end papers and first / last pages. Gift insription on ‘half title’ page, dated 1943. A handsome little book.

Dodd, C.E.

An Autumn Near the Rhine; Or, Sketches of Courts, Society, Scenery, &c. in some of the German States bordering the Rhine.

First Edition. London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. 21 x 13 cm. 525 pages. Half title and title page are preceeded by two pages of publishers list. No maps or illustrations. Later quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Dark blue morroco label with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. A bright clean copy in a sturdy binding.

Fischer, Frederick Augustus.

Travels in Spain in 1797 and 1798. With an Appendix on the Method of Travelling in that Country. Translated from the German.

First English Edition. London, Printed by A. Strahan for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1802. 21 x 13 cm. xv, (1) [Publishers List], 405 pages, (2) [Publishers List / Blank]. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Red spine label with gilt title. Good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped (see images). Marbled boards faded. Edges age darkened. Ex Libris of ‘Fullerton of Carstairs’ and paper label of ‘Coupar Angus Library’ on front paste down (see image). Bookworm tracks on first 20 – 25 pages, not affecting text. Mild damp staining to rear end papers and last few pages. Text complete and binding sound. A good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Flood, J.M.

In Five Provinces. A Journal of [Unconventional] Wanderings in Ireland. Contains the following Chapters: A Walking Tour in Kerry / In the Black North / Iar Connacht / In the Midlands / The Fifth Province / Royal Meath / A Day on Lough Righ / Memories of Ardagh.

First Edition. Dublin, Thomas Kiersey Palmerston Gardens, 1918. 18 x 12 cm. 115 pages. With eight Plates (B&W Photos). Original dark green paper wrappers. Small B&W Photo on front board. Black titles and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and creasing. Internally dust dulled and occasioanlly foxed, otherwise clean.

Fortune, Robert.

Three Years’ Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China. Including a Visit to the Tea, Slik, and Cotton Countries: with an Account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, etc. With numerous Illustrations.

Second Edition. London, John Murray, 1847. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. xxiv, 420 pages. With a Map, illustrated title page, three tinted lithographed Plates and Illustrations in text. Illustrations complete, as listed. Later dark cloth (leather texture). Hard cover, with gilt title on spine. Later end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner (made unreadable) on front paste down. Small book seller / binder paper label ( ‘Ye Olde Printerie, Ltd. China Building Hong Kong’ on front paste down (see image). Name and address of a previous owner on verso of frontispiece (see image). Internally mildly age darkened and occasionally foxed. See images. Large corner of page 415/416 missing and later repaired (see image). Overall a nice copy in a sturdy modern binding.

Frederic Leopold Count Stolberg / Holcroft, Thomas (Translator).

Travels Through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily. Translated from the German of Leopold Count Stolberg, by Thomas Holcroft.

First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1796. 26 x 21 cm. Vol.1: xx, 506 pages, with eight Plates / Vol.2: xi, 656 pages with eight Plates, plus Directions for the Binder. See Notes below. Contemporary tree calf. Raised bands. Red morroco labels with titles and volume numbers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some material losses to spine ends (see images). Internally dust dulled and occasionally mildly foxed.

Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von.

Die nackten Nagas.

Wiesbaden, Eberhard Brockhaus Verlag, 1946. 23.2cm x 15.5cm. 256 pages. With beautiful, insightful and rare photograph of Tribal life. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. Some external wear. Many annotations with pencil by previous owner.

Garcia, Cristina / Greene, Joshua / DD Allen.

Cars of Cuba. Essays by Cristina Garcia. Photographs by Joshua Greene. Created by DD Allen.

First Edition. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1995. 22 x 15 cm. 64 pages. Softcover. Signed by the author Cristina Garcia. Very good condition with only minimal signs of usage on the cover.

Grimble, Arthur.

A Pattern of Islands.

Second Reprint. London, John Murray, 1952. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, map, 250 pages. With B&W Illustrations in text. Original cloth with title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket unclipped, but with edge wear and some paper losses to spine ends (see images). Internally bright and clean.

Gwynn, Stephen.

The Charm of Ireland. Her Places of Beauty Entertainment Sport and Historic Association.

Reprint of Second Edition. London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1934. 20cm x 14.8cm. 314 pages.With 36 beautiful black/white and coloured illustrations. Map Missing ! Original Hardcover. Good condition with minor external signs of wear and foxing. No text markings. Edges age darkened.Boards and spine darkened and dull.

Hagen, Toni / Wahlen, Friedrich Traugott / Corti, Walter Robert.

Nepal – Königreich am Himalaya.

First Edition. Bern, Geographischer Verlag, 1960. 30.8cm x 24.8cm. 222 Seiten / Mit 68 wundervollen Illustrationen von Nepal und Himalaya / 222 pages. With 68 extraordinary illustrations of Nepal and the Himalayas. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Sehr guter Zustand / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Hernaman, Irene.

West Grinstead and our Sussex Forefathers.

First Edition. London and Edinburgh, Sands and Company, 1924. 16 x 10 cm. 98 pages. With B&W Plates. Original blue cloth with white title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Herrmann, Paul.

Sieben vorbei und acht verweht – Das Abenteuer der frühen Entdeckungen.

Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, 1953. 24.5cm x 16.3cm. 525 Seiten / Mit zahlreichen historischen Abbildungen / 525 pages. With beautiful historic illustrations. Original Hardcover. Sehr guter Zustand / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Holley, George W.

The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1882. 20 x 14 cm. xv, 183 pages with B& W Illustrations. New (2019) black cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. New binding. Internally age darkened.

Inglis, Harry R.G.

The Contour’ Road Book of England / Scotland. A Series of Elevation Plans of the Roads with Measurements and Descriptive Letterpress.

Two Volumes. London / Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis, 1913 / 1923. 15 x 9 cm. England: 848 pages plus Index and folding map / Scotland: 288 pages plus Index. Original cloth bindings with gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. See images.

Jensen, Johannes V.

The Long Journey. Fire and Ice.

London, Gyldendal, ND [c. 1930]. 18 x 12 cm. xiv, 292 pages. Paper covered boards. Hard cover. Black titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. Small cut to top of spine (see images). Name of previous owner, dated 1931. Internally clean.