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.

De Tocqueville, Alexis.

Democracy in America. Part 1.

The Third Edition. Two non-uniform Volumes. London, Saunders and Otley, 1838. c. 19 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xxxvi, 302 pages, including a folding map of North America / Vol.2: viii, 325 pages. Binding Vol.1: original cloth with gilt title on spine. Elaborate blind decorations. Binding Vol.2: Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title on spine. ‘Fredricton Library’ in gilt on spine. Very good condition. Both volumes rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper of volume 1. Front hinge of volume 1 cracked. Small corner of front free end paper volume 1 missing. Map in volume 1 glued to title page (upside down) causing small damages and glue stains on title page, see images. Internally clean.

L’Abbe Du Fresnoy. [Lenglet du Fresnoy, Pierre Nicolas].

Geographia Antiqua et Nova: Or a system of Antient and Modern Geography. With a set of maps, engraven from those of Cellarius, designed for the use schools, and of gentlemen, who make the antient writers their delight or study. Translated from the French of Mr. L’Abbe Du Fresnoy, with great Additions and Improvements, from Ptolemy, Strabo, Cellarius, &c. To which is added a Large Index. The whole, together with the Maps, corrected and improved.

The Second Edition. London, Printed for Robert Horsfield, 1768. 27 x 21 cm. iv, (6) [TOC], 105 pages, (38) [Index], 33 double page Maps, as listed. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands. Spine label with gilt title. Good condition only. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped with material losses (see images). Front and rear free end papers missing. Front and rear boards still connected but hinges and joints cracked. Front and rear paste downs have been used for drawings and inscriptions ( see images). Lower corner of title page missing, not affecting text. Title page creased and stained. Rest of the text block in very good clean condition. Half of Map XIII (Hellas) missing. Other maps with short closed tears along the folding lines, generally not affecting the actual Maps. As a collection of 32 Maps or a candidate for rebinding.

Robertson, William.

The Historical Works. History of Scotland / History of America / History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. / Historical Discquisition Concerning India.

12 Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for Cadell, Davies et al., 1809 / 1812. 21 x 13 cm. America: li, 383 & 2 Maps / 432 & 2 Maps / 435 & 1 Map / 418 pages. India: iv (2), 384 plus 20 Index & 2 Maps. Scotland: viii, (4), 416 / 430 / 490 pages. Charles V.: xv, 500 / 376 / 459 / 420 pages. Engraved frontispiece in five of twelve volumes. Uniform half leather over marbled paper boards. All edges marbled. Gilt decorations and titles on each spine. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occassional mild foxing / browning. Some closed tears to folding maps. Internally clean, without any annotations, underlining etc. A very nice uniform set.

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.).

Wynne, John Huddlestone.

A General History of Ireland. From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time.

[First Edition]. London, Printed by Edward Cox for George Riley, 1772. 20 x 13.5 cm. Vol.1: xxxii, 480 pages plus 11 pages Index. With six Plates, incl. frontispiece and plate showing the Author. Engraving on dedication page. Also a folding hand outlined folding Map. / Vol.2: 388 pages, (2) [Genealogical Table] plus four pages Index. With a Frontispiece. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Speckled edges. Red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt volume numbers on spine. Raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with minor abrasions and material losses to spine ends and corners. Hinges weak, but holding. Boards remain attached. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris on front paste downs. Name of previous owner on front free end papers, dated 1787. Internally mildly age darkened, but otherwise very clean. A very nice copy.

Samuel Phillips Day (author) / Lo Fong Loh (preface).

Tea. Its Mystery and History. With a Preface in Chinese and English by Lo Fong Loh, C.I.C.S. Secretary to the Chinese Educational Mission in Europe. Illustrated.

First Edition. London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1878. 18 x 12 cm. xvi, 92 pages. With a tissue guarded frontispiece photo showing Lo Fong Loh, a facsimile in Chinese on pink paper and six Plates. Original maroon cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and black and blind decorations. Professionally rebacked in 2025. New end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Bindings faded (see images). Edges dust dulled. New end papers. Internally clean. Scarce.

Joannis Ciampini Romani.

Vetera Monimenta. In quibus praecipue Musiva Opera Sacrarum, Profanarumque Aedium Structura, Ac Nonnulli Antiqui Ritus, Dissertationibus, Iconibusque Illustratur. Pars Prima.

[First Edition]. Romae [Rome], Ex Typographia Joannis Jacobi Komarek Bohemi, apud S. Angelum Custodem, [1690]. 33 x 23 cm. Frontispiece, title page, (12) [Dedication etc.], (6) [Praefatio], (2) [Index Capitum], 276 pages plus 22 pages [Index Rerum], (2) [Errara + Blank]. With a frontispiece and 71 further plates of which 16 are folding and one is in text. See comments below for list of plates. Later modern cloth. New end papers. Fore edge deckle. Good condition with several plates being absent. Binding rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally age darkened and occasionally spotted. Some stains and small tears. Remains an impressive folio with more than 70 original architectural copper plate engravings. Please review all ten images to gain better insight in the condition of the book and its binding.

Guerber, H.A. / Rolleston, T.W.

Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas / Myth & Legends of the Celtic Race.

Two First Editions. Two Volumes. London, George G. Harrap & Company, 1909 & 1911. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 397 pages / xv, 457 pages. Both volumes complete with all Illustrations, as listed. Uniform fine red morroco with gilt title and decorations. Gilt dentelles. Dark end papers. Top edges gilt. Other edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Front and rear joints rubbed. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owners on front paste downs. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed, dated 1913. A few rough edges from opening the foreedges. A very attractive set.

Hardiman, James.

The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. From the earliest Period to the present Time, embellished with several Engravings. To which is added, a copious Appendix, containing the principal Charters and other original Documents.

First Edition. Dublin, Printed by W. Folds and Sons, 1820. 26 x 21 cm. xvi, 320 pages, lvi, (4). With 7 Plates and 4 fragments of Plates (see comments). New (2021) dark red half calf over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. New end papers. Good condition. New Binding. Text pages and seven plates complete. Only fragements remain of the folding plates (see images). Age darkened and thumped throughout with some dog ears and annotations in ink, pencil and colour pencil. Faint damp staining and some repairs to some pages & plates. Gift inscription (‘The Right Honourable Nathanial Earl of Leitrim’s Gift to James [O’Fair?] 15th January 1826’) in ink on title page.