1. Anonymous [Barrow, John].

A family tour through South Holland; Up the Rhine; And Across the Netherlands, to Ostend.

[London], [Murray], [1831]. Duodecimo. Frontispiece, VIII, 295 pages. With 10 original steel-engravings and with the little fold-out map: “Route of a Tour in South Holland, up the Rhine and through Belgium”. Hardcover / Original half leather with gilt lettering on spine. Good condition in firm binding. Previous owner has cut out the lower part of the frontispiece (image not effected) and also cut out the printer and publishing information on the titlepage. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with the name of a relative (H.L.Conner) to endpaper.

2. Anonymus [Roorbach, Orville A.]

Northern Regions, or a Relation of Uncle Richard’s Voyages for the Discovery of a North-West Passage and an Account of the Overland Journies of other Enterprizing Travellers.

London, J. Harris, 1825. 17.4cm x 11.1cm. XII, 315 pages. With 11 [of 12] beautiful full-page-plates, (each with two engravings) and a fold-out map of the arctic regions from 1825. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Binding a little distorted. The cover-illustration faded. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The fold-out map is cleanly torn (now in two parts).

3. Bourne, H. R. Fox.

Civilisation in Congoland – A Story of International Wrong-Doing. With a prefatory Note by the Right Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke.

London, P.S.King & Son, 1903. Octavo. XVI, 311 pages with large, coloured, folded map of the Congo: “Congo Land or The Conventional Basin of the Congo”. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Endpaper detached. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Faint old library stamp of the “Reichsgericht in Berlin” to titlepage.

4. [Conder, Josiah].

Africa / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Volume II (of II). London, Printed for James Duncan, 1829. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. IV, 348 pages. With 6 black and white engravings showing: 1. City of Morocco / 2. Sand-storm on the Desert / 3. Castle of Mourzouk / 4. Tuaricks / 5. Tibboos / 6. Mora, The Capital of Mandara. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament and raised bands on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Upper spine missing. Minor foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 21].

5. [Conder, Josiah].

Arabia, Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Three Volumes. London, Printed for James Duncan, 1827. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Arabia-Volume: IV, 362 pages / Egypt/Abyssinia-Volume I: IV, 366 pages / Egypt/Abyssinia-Volume II: IV, 364 pages. Includes three folded maps and nine black and white illustrations showing: 1. Map of Arabia / 2. Map of Egypt / 3. Map of Nubia and Abyssinia / 4. View of Mount Sinai / 5. Mosques at Mekka and Medinah / 6. View of Moosa / 7. Temple of Apollinopolis / 8. Cataracts of the Nile / 9. View on the River Tacazze / 10. Obelisk and King’s Seat at Axum / 11. View of Cairo / 12. The Pyramids from Old Cairo. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Minor foxing only. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 4-6].

6. [Conder, Josiah].

Birmah, Siam and Anam [Burma (Myanmar) / Thailand / Vietnam – in: The Modern Traveller – A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical and Topographical of the various Countries of the Globe.

London, Printed for James Duncan, 1826. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. IV, 367 pages. With a folded black-and-white map of Indo-China and three black-and-white steel engravings showing: 1. The Imperial Court Ummerapoora / 2. A Woongee & His Wife / A Rhahan or Priest / 3. Cochin (Kochi) – Chinese shipping on the River Taifo (Fai-foo). Original Hardcover. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament to spine. Spinelabel missing. Binding firm but rubbed. Lower spine with minor damage only. Very good condition of the map and etchings. The rarest Volume in the series. [The Modern Traveller – Volume 11].

7. [Conder, Josiah].

Columbia, Peru-Chile / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Two Volumes. London, Printed for James Duncan, 1825 / 1829. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: IV, 356 pages / Volume II: IV, 360 pages. With two fold-out maps and 6 black and white engravings showing: 1. Map of Columbia / 2. Map of Peru / 3. Chimborazo / 4. Passage of the Quindiu / 5. Raft on the River Guayaquil / 6. Lima / 7. View from L’Angostura De Paine / 8. Crossing The Cordillera. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament and raised bands on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Minor foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 27-28].

8. [Conder, Josiah].

Greece / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

In Two Volumes (Complete Set). London, Printed for James Duncan, 1826. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: IV, 375 pages / Volume II: IV, 336 pages. With a fold-out map of Greece and 7 black and white illustrations showing: 1. Mistra / 2. Argos / 3. Corinth / 4. Patras / 5. Eleutherai / 6. Athens / 7. Aegina. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament to spine. Poor condition with signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Spinelabel and front board detached on Volume I. Minor foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 15-16].

9. [Conder, Josiah].

India / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Volume III and IV (of a Set of IV). London, Printed for James Duncan, 1828. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume III: IV, 390 pages / Volume IV: IV, 376 pages. With 12 black and white illustrations showing: 1. Government House at Calcutta / 2. Bishop’s College / 3. Old Tress at Gya, Bahar / 4. Patna / 5. Palace at Lucknow / 6. Jumma Mesjeed at Delhi / 7. Palace at Jeypoor / 8. Bombay / 9. Cave at Ellora / 10. Sculptured Rocks at Mavalipuram / 11. Pagoda of the Great Bull, Tanjore / 12. Palace of the King of Ceylon. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Spinelabel and front board loose on Volume II. Minor foxing. Volume II contains previous owner name in ink to half-title page. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 9-10].

10. [Conder, Josiah].

Mexico and Guatemala [Guatimala] [in: The Modern Traveller – A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical and Topographical of the various Countries of the Globe].

Two Volumes (Complete Set). London, Printed for James Duncan, 1825. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: VI, 371 pages / IV, 320 pages. With a folded Map of Mexico and 6 steel engravings: 1. Pyramid of Cholula / 2. The Great Square at Mexico / 3. Basaltic Rocks at Regla / 4. Suburbs of Guanaxuato / 5. Indians of Mechoacan / 6. Volcano of Jorullo. Hardcover / Original, decorative full leather. Marbled endpapers and edges. Binding rubbed but firm. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [The Modern Traveller – Volume 25 – 26].