1101. Cook, E.T.

Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens.

Second edition. London, George Newnes Ltd. / Country Life, 1908. 14.5 x 23cm. (14), 500 pages, with black and white plates throughout. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Slightly foxed, minor signs of shelf wear to spine, otherwise very good condition. From the ‘Country Life’ Library series.

1102. Cornelius, P.

Das Oldenburger Wesermarschrind. Herausgegeben vom Oldenburger Wesermarsch-Herdbuchverein. Mit 2 Karten, 1 farbigen und 6 schwarzen Tafeln und 68 Abbildungen im Text.

Hannover, M. & H. Schaper, 1908. 8°. VIII, 140 Seiten und Tafeln / Karten im Anhang. Hardcover / Dekorativer, illustrierter Jugendstilband / Art Noueau Binding. Traumhaft erhaltene Monographie in wunderschöner Jugendstilbindung. Nahezu keine Gebrauchsspuren. Äußerst selten in dieser Erhaltung. [Monographien landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere – Band VI].

1103. Curie, Pierre.

Oeuvres de Pierre Curie. Publiees par les Soins de la Societe Francaise de Physique.

First Edition. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1908. 24.2cm x 16cm. xxii, 621 (5) pages.With frontispiece photography of Pierre Curie. With black and white photographs. Original Hardcover. With marbling, in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Minor traces of foxing to endpapers and some pages of text.

1104. Davidson, Harold Sidney (aus Wolfville in Canada).

De Lagarde’s Ausgabe der arabischen Übersetzung der Genesis (Codex Leid. Arab.230).

Leipzig, Drugulin, 1908. 8°. 29 Seiten. Softcover / Originale Titelbroschur. Nur minimale Gebrauchsspuren.

1105. Hattersley, C.W.

The Baganda at Home. With One Hundred Pictures of Life and Work in Uganda.

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1908. 15 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 227 pages. 80 monochrome illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering and designs on spine and front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine faded. Binding firm and strong. Foxing to edges and interior. Interior unmarked.

1106. Hedin, Sven V.

Abenteuer in Tibet.

Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1908. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. 414 pages. Generously illustrated with colour plates, black-and-white images and with fold-out map on back pastedown. Original Hardcover (yellow ochre cloth with colour illustration, embossed gilt decoration and title on front and embossed gilt lettering on spine). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Half-title, frontispiece and title page detached from book block.

1107. Herbert, Agnes [″The Authoress”].

Two Dianas in Somaliland. A Record of a Shooting Trip by Agnes Herbert / With Twenty-Five Illustrations Reproduced from Photographs.

Second Edition. London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, 306 pages. 22 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent version of this rare book in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Occasional spotting but interior otherwise bright and clean. Foxing to edges. Some untrimmed pages throughout.

1108. Himmelwright, A.L.A.

The Pistol and Revolver.

New York, J.J.Little & Co., 1908. 8°. 157 pages. With several illustrations. Original Hardcover (green cloth with gilt lettering and illustration spine and frontcover). The book in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very few handwritten notes in the rear. Absolutely rare hardcover edition.

1109. Kirkland, Caroline.

Some African Highways. A Journey of Two American Women to Uganda and the Transvaal. With Illustrations from Photographs and a Map. With an Introduction by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell.

London, Duckworth & Co, 1908. 14.5 cm x 20.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 345 pages. 46 illustrations. One fold-out map of Mombasa to Victoria (Railway) near front. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with lettering on spine and front board. Tooling to front board edges. Embossment to lower corner of rear board. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding is solid and square. Interior is bright and clean with sharp corners. Preowner’s name on front endpaper.

1110. Löbbecke, Rudolf.

Über das Verhältnis von Brahmanas und Srautasutren.

Leipzig, Kreysing, 1908. 8°. 60 Seiten. Softcover / Originale Titelbroschur. Nur minimale Gebrauchsspuren.