1. The Religious Tract Society.

The Money in the Milk and other Stories. [Together with Ephemera: Broadside: “A Song”].

London, The Religious Tract Society, no year [c.1879]. Duodecimo. Frontispiece (Chromolithograph), 63 pages with text-vignettes. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament to cover. Binding a little shaky and stronger rubbed. Pastedown with Exlibris from the First Presbyterian Church in Carrickfergus – Albert Hall Sabbath School: “Presented to Jane McFerran for regular attendance for six months ending June 1884 – Signed J.M.N.Stevenson”.

2. Sand, Georges.

La Mare Au Diable.

Éditions Du Centenaire. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, no year (c.1921-1922) / [1851 (Notice)]. Octavo. III, 217, (2) pages. Hardcover. Original half-leather with original dustjacket / brochure bound in. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Some rubbing to binding. Minimal signs of foxing. Very firm !

3. [Molière] Petitot, M.

Oeuvres de Molière, Avec Un Commentaire Historique et Litteraire; Précédées du Tableau des Moeurs du dix-septième Siècle, et de la Vie de Moliére par M. Petitot.

Nouvelle Edition. 6 Volumes (complete). Paris, J.P.Aillard, 1823. Octavo (13.5 cm wide x 20 cm high). Pagination: Frontispiece-Portrait of Molière, LXXX, 426 (1), 494 (1), 526 (1), 516 (1), 579 (1), 454 (1) pages. Hardcover / Original full leather of the 19th century with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and boards. Bookplate to pastedown. Frontispiece – Portrait cleanly detached and loosely inserted. Very good condition of this set with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown of each Volume.

4. [Conder, Josiah].

Syria and Asia Minor (including Lebanon and Anatolia) / [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, 1824. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: IV, 354 pages / Volume II: IV, 356 pages. Including two folded Maps and 6 engravings: 1. Folded Map of Syria / 2. Folded Map of Asia Minor / 3. Hassan Pasha / 4. Ruins of Palmyra / 5. Arabian Banditti / 6. View of Smyrna / 7. Turkish Burying-Ground / 8. Karamanian Waiwode. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Marbled endpapers and edges. Binding rubbed but firm. Spinelabel missing. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Front cover loose on Volume II. The usual, minor signs of foxing only. [The Modern Traveller – Volume 2 – 3].

5. [Conder, Josiah].

Persia and China / [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, 1827. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: IV, 372 pages. / Volume II: IV, 340 pages. Including two folded maps and 6 black and white illustrations: 1. Folded map of Persia / 2. Folded map of China / 3. Isfahan / 4. Teheran / 5. View of the Golden Island / 6. Chinese Military Post / 7. Western Gate of Peking / 8. Persian Lady. 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 cover of Volume I detached. Minor signs of foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 12-13].

6. [Conder, Josiah].

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

London, Printed for James Duncan, 1824. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. IV, 368 pages. With fold-out map and 3 black and white engravings showing: 1. Map of Palestine / 2. View of Jerusalem / 3. View of Bethlehem / 4. Plan of Jerusalem. 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. Spinelabel slightly loose. Minor foxing.

7. [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].

8. [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].

9. [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].

10. [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].

11. [Conder, Josiah].

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

London, Printed for James Duncan, 1827. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. IV, 356 pages. With 4 black and white engravings showing: 1. View of Constantinople / 2. Plan of Ditto / 3. Monastery of Meteora / 4. Ioannina. 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. [Volume 14 of the Series “The Modern Traveller”].

12. [Conder, Josiah].

North America [and Canada] – Volume II / [this being Volume The Twenty-Fourth of “The Modern Traveller”– A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe – United States of America and Canada – Vol. II].

London, Printed for James Duncan, 1830. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. IV, 335 pages. With a fold-out map of the United States and 4 black and white engravings showing: 1. Philadelphia / 2. The President’s House, Washington / 3. The Capitol, Washington / 4. Quebec. 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. Spinelabel slightly loose. Minor foxing. Contains small ink stamp of previous owners name to front endpaper.

13. [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].

14. [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].

15. [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].

16. Rare Illustrations of 19th century Oxford University – [Hopkins, T.H.T. (Thomas Henry Toovey Hopkins (1831–1885)] Heywood, James.

Illustrations of the Principal English Universities. [With several Aquatints and Lithographical plates showing academical dress and University ceremonies by R. W. Buss, R. B. Harraden] – [This was the personal copy of Thomas Henry Toovey Hopkins, Bursar at Magdalen College Oxford and Curator of the University Chest etc.]. Collected by James Heywood, M.A. F.R.S.

[Oxford], James Heywood, [1843]. Octavo. IV pages of Title and Contents plus 44 plates [collation complete]. Original Hardcover / Original cloth with gilt lettering to front board. The boards of this volume are cleanly detached, spine is missing. Interior pages and illustrations all complete, including endpapers with the personal Library Stamp of Hopkins: “T.H.T.Hopkins – Magd, Coll. Oxford” on teh endpaperand titlepage. Complete with all plates. Only very occasional, minor signs of foxing. Extremely scarce and wonderful publication on the student-life in Oxford and Cambridge during the first half of the 19th century ! Wonderful provenance.

17. Laboulaye, Edward (Edouard Rene de) [Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye] / [Lincoln, Abraham].

The Election of the President of the United States (Professor Laboulaye, the great friend of America, on the Presidential Election).

Washington, Printed for the Union Congressional Committee, 1864. 8°. 14 pages. Softcover / Original Pamphlet. Original brochure. Some foxing. Unopened. Extremely RARE !

18. Webster, Daniel.

Speech of Hon. Daniel Webster, to the Young Men of Albany. Wednesday, May 28, 1851. / And : Mr. Webster’s Speeches at Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany, May 1851.

Two (2) Original Pamphlets. (n.p.), Gideon & Co., (1851). 8°. 29, 56 pages. Softcover. Original brochures in very good condition. Only a little dusty.

19. Sumner, Charles.

No Property in Man. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Proposed Amendment of the Constitution Abolishing Slavery Through the United States, in the Senate of the United States, April 8th, 1864.

New York, The Loyal Publication Society, 1864. 8°. 23 pages. Softcover. Original Pamphlet. Original brochure in near fine condition. [The Loyal Publication Society – No. 51].

20. Howard, Jacob M(erritt).

San Juan Island – Speech of Hon.Jacob M.Howard, of Michigan, delivered in executive Session of the Senate, April 16, 1869.

Washington, F.&J.Rives & Geo. A.Bailey, 1870. 8°. 13 pages. Softcover. Original Pamphlet. Original brochure. Inscribed by Howard on the frontcover “Compl(imen)ts of J.M.H.”