Wellesley, Lord Gerald.

The Diary of A Desert Journey.

First Edition. London, Putnam, 1938. 22 x 14 cm. 90 pages. Original marbled boards with paper labels on front board and spine. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Mild foxing throughout. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Losely inserted photo of a ship, mounted on card board (see images). Internally clean.

Weld, Isaac.

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country.

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees et al, 1812. 23 x 15 cm. vii, 293 pages. Complete with engraved title page, two maps (incl. one folding), a folding panoramic view and 17 Plates. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Good condition only. Binding severely rubbed and bumped with material losses to corners. Age darkened throughout. Occasional foxing / browning. Small bookseller label and Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down. Some ink stains in red and black. Red ink used on title page engraving (see image). A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Weld, Isaac.

Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and the Surrounding Country.

London, Printed for Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1812. 25 x 15 cm. vii, 293 pages. With a title vignette, two maps (one folding), one folding panoramic view & 17 plates. Modern fine quarter calf over marbled boards. Red spine label with title in gilt. gilt and blind decorations to spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Some dust dulling to edges. Occasional very mild spotting. Very few descriptive pencil annotations. Internally very clean. A lovely copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Adams, John.

A Voyage to South America. Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns and Provinces, &c. on that Extensive Continent: Undertaken, by Command of the King of Spain, by Don Geoge Juan and Don Antonio De Ulloa, Captains of the Spanish Navy, Fellows of the Royal Society of London, Members of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c. &c. Translated from the original Spanish; with Notes and Observations; and an Account of the Brazils. By John Adams, Esq. of Waltham Abbey; who resided several Years in those Parts.

The Fourth Edition. Volume 2 ONLY! London, Printed for John Stockdale, R. Faulder et al, 1806. 20 x 13 cm. Title Page, (2) [TOC], 419 pages plus 14 pages Index. Two folding engraved Plates. New (2021) green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. New binding and end papers. Internally age darkened, but clean. An excellent reading copy.

Roberts, Morley.

The Western Avernus. Or Toil and Travel in Further North America.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1887. 20 x 13 cm, 307 pages plus four pages publishers list. With a folding map of the author’s route through North America. Original dark green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Dark brown end papers. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Slightly slanted. Extremities slightly rubbed and bumped. Head and tail of spine a little frayed. Two closed tears in map. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Insribed on half title by the author: To Edward Downey with kind regards from Morley Roberts 4.10.9? Prosit!’ From the library of Edmund Downey, Publisher (Downey & Co.).

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.

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.

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (illustrations).

Switzerland. Illustrated in a Series of Views taken expressly for this Work by W.H. Bartlett; Esq.

First Edition. London, George Virtue, 1836. 27 x 21 cm. Vol.1: (4), 188 pages, engraved title plus 57 Plates (see comments!) / Vol.2: (2), 152 pages, engraved title plus 48 Plates, plus a folding map of Switzerland in the back. Contemporary half morroco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Gilt titles and decorations on spine. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Rear free end paper of Vol.1 and front free end paper of Vol.2 missing. Some tissue guards missing. Names of previous owners neatly inscribed in ink. Internally with some browning, foxing and large visible damp stains on most pages, incl. Plates. (see images).

Waters, Frank.

To Possess The Land: A Biography of Arthur Rochford Manby. [Signed].

First edition. Chicago, Sage Books / The Swallow Press Inc., 1973. 15 x 23cm. (8), 287 pages, with B&W illustrations. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Illustrated endpapers. Slight wear to dustjacket, otherwise in excellent condition. Signed with a dedication by author on half-title page.

Southwell Bourke, Richard.

St. Petersburg and Moscow. A Visit to the Court of the Czar.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, Henry Colburn, 1846. 20 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xvi, 274 pages plus 24 pages Publishers List / Vol.2: x, 276 pages. Original green cloth with armorial gilt decorations on front boards. Gilt title and blind decorations. Professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine. New plain end papers. Very good condition. Rebacked – sound binding. Boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Spine and edges age darkened. Losely inserted Library paper label (British and Foreign Library, Dublin) and small name plate for Rev. [?] Power (see images). Internally clean. A nice set in very good condition.