Abu Taleb Tabrizi / Abu Taleb Isfahani / Mirza Abu Taleb Khan.

The Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan in Asia, Africa, and Europe, during the years 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803. Written by himself, in the Persian language. [With an Appendix: ‘Author’s Vindication of the Liberties of the Asiatic Women’]. Translated by Charles Stewart, Esq.

First and only Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1810. Octavo. Frontispice-Portrait with original tissue-guard, VIII, (8), 320, 418 pages. Hardcover / Beautifully restored bindings by english master binders in stunning modern half-morocco with the original spine-labels applied. Original endpapers and pastedowns with the original bookplates / Exlibris preserved. Excellent condition with some browing and ghosting to the pages, as usual with this set. Name of historical preowner Richard Meade in ink on titlepages. Rare in this very amazing restored condition.

[Anacharsis the Younger] Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques / [Barbie du Bocage].

Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, During the Middle of the Fourth Century Before the Christian Aera. [With the large Fold-out-Map of Greece and the Grecian Islands by Barbie di Bocage (August 1788)]. Translated from the French. In Five Volumes, The Fifth contains Maps, Plans, Views and Coins, illustrative of the Geography and Antiquities of Ancient Greece.

Third Edition. Dublin, Printed by and for M. Mills, 1795. Octavo. Pagination: Volume I: XVI, 391 pages / Volume II: IV, 468 pages / Volume III: IV, 475 pages / Volume IV: VII, 487 pages / Fifth Volume [″Maps, Plans, Views and Coins illustrative of the Travels of Anacharsis the Younger”], 31 Illustrations, Plans or Maps (complete / some folded). Hardcover / Original late 18th/early 19th century full-leather-Volumes with original spinelabels. Besides the bindings with some minor damages and some rubbing all Volumes firm and complete. The Volume with Plans and Maps in excellent condition with minir tear to the Margins of the Plan of the Academy only. Overall in very good condition with signs of external wear. From the library of Richard Meade, Ballymartle, with his ExLibris to pastedown. A spectacular set with all the 31 Plans and Maps and Illustrations in magnificent (!) condition.

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.

Atlantic Islands – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Islands in the Atlantic – Azores or Western Isles – Madeira [Inset] – Canary Islands – Cape de Verde Islands – Bermudas or Summer Islands. With Vignettes and illustrations of Faval, Azores, Chapel in the Rock, St Vincente, Tenerife, Canary Islands and Funchal, Madeira.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations drawn and engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, John Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 24.5 cm x 36.5 cm. Sheet Size: 27.2 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

Austria – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Austria – With Vignettes of Vienna, Return of the Sennerin, and St. Stephen’s, Vienna.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Warren and Engraved by J.H. Kernot. London, Edinburgh & Dublin, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 33 cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

Belgium – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Brussels – With Beautiful Vignettes of Brussels near the Porte D’Anderlecht, Avenue in the Park, Palace Royal, Hotel de Ville, and Church of St Gudule.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by J. Watkins London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 32.5 cm x 26 cm. Sheet Size: 37.2 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition.

[Bellin, Jacques Nicholas / Senex, John / Ogilby, John]

The Roads through England or Ogilby’s Survey. Revised, improved and reduced by Senex. [Enlarged Edition of John Ogilby’s 1675 published “Britannia”] Distinctly laid down on onehundred & one Plates with the addition of some Roads newly drawn and several corrections of more general use to Travellers. [Including an Appendix with Cityplans of London (double-page), Plymouth, Shrewsbury, Yorck (York), Chester, [Scene of Carrick-Fergus (Ireland)], Waterford, Oxford, Leith [Edinburgh], Harwich, Scenery of Edinburgh / Itinéraire de toutes les routes de l ‘Angleterre. Revues corrigées, augmentées & réduites par Senex en 101 Cartes. [Titlepage bilingual in french and english].

Paris, Desnos, 1766. Quarto (30 cm x 22.5 cm). Collation complete: Bilingual titlepage, 12 double-page maps of England, partly beautifully border-coloured, 6 unnumbered pages of Index with distances in miles, one (1) General Map of England (″Carte Generale” of Engand by D’Ogilby), 101 full-page maps of routes/streets, Engraved titlepage for the Appendix, One (1) double-page of explanations for the London-City-Plan, 17 beautiful maps and engravings of a variety of english cities, also with a section on Ireland (Dublin, Waterford, Kinsale, Galway, Limerick). Original 18th-century contemporary calf with gilt lettering on spine and on five raised bands. The Volume is now protected in Collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some rubbing and corners slightly bumped but overall excellent. Interior near fine with only the slightest occasional spotting. Rare and even rarer in this condition !

Britain – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Brighton – With Beautiful Vignettes of the Chain Pier, Railway Station, and the Old Steyne and the Pavillion.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Bibby. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 34cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.3 cm x 27 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

Britain – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Preston – With Vignettes of the Ribble from Avenham Walk, St Peter’s Church, Preston and Wyre Viaduct, Literary and Philosophical Institution, North Union Railway Station, Mechanic’s Institution and Grammar School.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Plate Size: 34 cm x 25.2 cm. Sheet Size: 37.3 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

[Chiari, Giovanni] Vascellini, Gaetano.

Statue di Firenze [incluso: “Catalogo delle Statue del R. Giardino di Boboli colla Notizia dei Loro Autori”, “Catalogo delle Statue nel R. Palazzo de Pitti”, Catalogo delle Statue colla Notizia dei Loro Autori ec.” ec.]

Tres Parti (complete) [Tutto dichiarato come prima parte]. Firenze, Presso Giuseppe Volpini Cartolaro, no year [c. 1765]. Octavo. Collation complete. Pagination: Part I (Primo): Frontispiece copper-engraving with Florence in the background, 8 pages of text with introduction by Giovanni Chiari and the catalogue of statues in Boboli Garden, 25 plates each with 4 copper-engravings of Statues in Boboli Garden. Part II (Seconda): Frontispiece copper-engraving with Florence in the background, 8 pages of text with catalogue of Statues in Palazzo Pitti, 41 plates each with 4 copper-engravings of Statues in Pitti Palace. Part III (Terza): Frontispiece copper-engraving with Florence in the background, 8 pages of text with catalogue of Statues [″Catalogo delle Statue colla Notizia del Loro Autori ec. (incl. Michelangelo Buonarotti, Donatello etc.). Hardcover / Original bookblock rebound by Bayntun in Bath in a subtle and charming modern cloth with gilt lettering on new spine-label. Original endpapers preserved. Exceptional condition of this rare 18th century publication with only very faint signs of foxing. Provenance: Richard Meade, Ballymartle (with the Meade Family – crest as library stamp).

Copenhagen – Gottheil, J. / Jessen H. / Tegner, I.W. & Kittendorffs.

Kjöbenhavn – [Copenhagen – with Vignettes of Rosenborg Slot, Runde Taarn, Orlogs Havn, Christiansborg Slot, Kongens Nytorv, Fine Kirke and others].

Original lithograph. Hamborg, Br. Berendsohns Forlag, [no year / c. 1850]. Plate Size: 72 cm x 55 cm. Sheet Size: 73.6 cm x 56.6 cm. Original, very early Lithograph. Excellent condition.

[Cork – West Cork / County Kerry History Pre-Famine] Nicholson, Asenath.

Ireland’s Welcome To The Stranger or An Excursion through Ireland in 1844 & 1845, for the Purpose of Personally Investigating the Condition of the Poor.

First Edition. New York, Baker and Scribner, 1847. Small Octavo. XV, 456 pages plus 22 pages of a catalogue for the publisher Baker and Scribner in the rear. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and ornament to covers. Recently, professionally restored. Very good condition with the usual signs of some browning and foxing to this publication. From the library of Lathrop Josiah Tracy, Honesdale, Pennsylvania (1825-1897). With his name to the halftitle. A very rare and important book !

Couvée, M. M.

19th Century Album with 31 fantastic, large vintage photographs of Germany, Austria and Italy. Many of these early photographs are on Frankfurt am Main, but also Berlin, Heidelberg and classic travel – locations along the Rhine are included / Also interspersed are some other european destinations like Lugano, Venice and Salzburg (these all in colour). – All Photographs original Albumen Prints. / Album mit 31 grossformatigen, fantastischen, originalen Photographien von deutschen und europaeischen Stadtansichten des 19. Jahrhunderts, vorwiegend Frankfurt am Main [mit traumhaften und ungewoehnlichen Ansichten von Frankfurt und Sachsenhausen / Kaiserstrasse mit Strassenbahn / Rossmarkt / Goetheplatz / Alte Oper / Palmengarten / Wiesbaden – Kursaalplatz / Eschenheimer Turm / Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal / Main mit Untermainbruecke und Angler mit zwei Jungen davor / aber auch Stadtansichten von Berlin (″Blick nach den Linden” in Farbe – in colour), Lugano (in Farbe – in colour), Boppard (in Farbe – in colour), Heidelberg (in Farbe – in colour), Salzburg, Königstein im Taunus (in Farbe – in colour), Remagen (in Farbe – in colour), Coblenz, Lahneck, Sooneck, Braubach und Marxburg, Wiesbaden, Bingen und Venedig (in Farbe – in colour)/

La Haye / Dresden, Couvée / Stengel & Co., c. 1895 – 1900. Quer Quart / Oblong Quarto. 31 large photographs mounted on cardboard. Original Hardcover / Exzellente Halblederausgabe mit vergoldetem Titel auf dem Vorderdeckel. / Album with gilt lettering. Ungewoehnlich gut erhaltenes Album mit phantastischen Aufnahmen die auch das buergerliche Leben mit eingefangen haben. / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Daniele, Francesco / Johann Josef von Wilczek / Thomasius, Christian].

Le Forche Caudine – Illustrate con due Appendici. [Compreso “Prospetto Della Valle Caudina Dalla Parte Della Campania”]. Second edition, augmented and, according to Brunet, preferable to the original first edition, which was printed in Caserta in 1778.

Seconda Edizione. Napoli, Appresso Angelo Trani, 1811. Folio (44.5 cm x29 cm). XIII, (3), 102 pages plus (6) pages advertising and Index (Indice). With 22 (twentytwo) illustrations overall. Including a large fold-out-plan (97 x 43 cm) of the Valle Caudine, several Vignettes, Allegorical/Historical Illustrations and four beautiful landscape engravings of the Valle Caudine by Alessandro d’Anna / XIII, (3), 102 pagine più (6) pagine pubblicitarie e Index (Indice). Con 22 (ventidue) illustrazioni in totale. Tra cui una grande illustrazione (97 x 43 cm) della Valle Caudine, diverse vignette, illustrazioni allegoriche / storiche e quattro bellissime incisioni paesaggistiche della Valle Caudine di Alessandro d’Anna. Hardcover / Fantastic modern, Nigerian goatskin with gilt lettering on spine and fine quality late 19th-century cloth over boards. New endpapers and all bound in style by english master-binders. Excellent condition of the binding. The stunning and most wonderful interior with only very occasional signs of an old dampstain to the outer margins and the beautiful, large fold-out-plan with some mild browning to one part of the center-fold. A typographical masterpiece of italian printmaking.

Dresden – Probst, Georg Balthasar. (1732 – 1801).

Prospectus Areae Fori Veteris, Ex Parte Arcis Plateae Dresdae.

Original hand-coloured copper engraving of Dresden’s marketplace. Augsburg, Georg Balthasar, [c.1770]. Plate Size: 40 cm x 30 cm. Sheet Size: 42 cm x 31 cm. Original engraving. In very good- condition. Some slight smudges to outer margins. Carefully repaired tear to lower edge.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Birmingham – With Vignettes of the London & North Western Railway Station, St Philip’s Church, Theatre Royal, Birmingham from Highgate, King Edward’s School, Bull Ring, School of Design, and Town Hall.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by D. Pound. London & New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Plate Size: 49 cm x 36.5 cm. Sheet Size: 51.5 cm x 37.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Channel Islands with large Maps of Guernsey and Jersey [as well as a small inset-map with Alderney, Sark and Herm] – With Vignettes of St Peter’s Port, Castle Cornet and Druidical Altar Near l’Ancresse, Mont Orgueil Castle and Jersey.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Winkles and engravings by E. Radclyffe. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 24.5 cm x 35 cm. Sheet Size: 27.3 cm x 37.3 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Exeter – With Vignettes of the Post Office, St. Sidwell’s Church, View of the Exe, Guildhall, Exeter Cathedral, and Northernhay.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 33.5 cm x 26 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Leeds – With Vignettes of St Peter’s Church, Town Hall Cemetary Woodhouse, Mill Hill Chapel, Kirkstall Abbey, Wellington Bridge, and New Gaol.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by D. Pound. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 50 cm x 35.5 cm. Sheet Size: 52 cm x 37 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Manchester and its Environs – With Vignettes of Collegiate Church, Royal Infirmary, Branch Bank of England, Athenaeum, Townhall, Post office and Free Library.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Watkins. London & New York, The London Printing Company, 1851. Plate Size: 49 cm x 36 cm. Sheet Size: 51 cm x 37.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Newcastle on Tyne – With Vignettes of High Level Bridge, Grey Monument, Railway Bridge, Central Station and The Castle.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Plate Size: 33.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Sheffield – With Vignettes of Parish Church, Sheffield, and Sheffield from the South East.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by D. Pound. London, The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Plate Size: 32 cm x 24 cm. Sheet Size: 37.3 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Southampton – With Vignettes of Netley Abbey, Southampton, Railway Station and the Bar Gate.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 24 cm x 35 cm. Sheet Size: 27 cm x 37.3 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

England – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

York – With Beautiful Vignettes of The Minster, Walmgate Bar, Archbishop’s Palace, The Castle, Museum, Railway Station, Micklegate Bar, Ruins of St Mary’s Abbey, Guilhall and Ouse Bridge.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Plate Size: 32 cm x 25 cm. Sheet Size: 37.3 cm x 27.3 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

[English History Collection] – Morton, H.V.

In Search Of England / In Search Of Scotland / In Search Of Wales / In Scotland Again.

Four volumes. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1929 / 1929 / 1936 / 1934. 13 x 19.5cm. 232 / 288 / 273 / 415 pages, with illustrations and maps. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Very good condition with only minor signs of shelf wear and some stronger signs of foxing to edges. Wonderful set. [From the series “The Search Books”].

Gabain, Eduard.

Bilder aus der Südheide – Mit 188 Abbildungen nach photographischen Aufnahmen des Verfassers.

Hamburg, Otto Meissner Verlag, 1913. Gross-Quart (23 cm wide x 28 cm high). XIV, 135 Seiten mit zahlreichen, ganzseitigen Tafeln, welche die 188 Photographien der Heidelandschaft zeigen. Hardcover / Originales Verlagsleinen mit montierter Original-Photographie. Etwas berieben aber durch unsere Buchbinderei verstaerkter Einband. Der Band ist in Sammler-Schutzfolie eingeschlagen (lose).

Germany – Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. (1596 – 1673).

Celeberrimi Fluvii Albis nova Delineatio.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam, Blaeu, 1628. Plate Size: 53 cm x 30.6 cm. Sheet Size: 60 cm x 48.7 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Clean and bright with generous margins. Very minor tear to centre-fold at lower edge. French text on reverse.

[Glaciologie / Glaciology] Gaurier, Ludovic / Ministère de l’Agriculture.

Service des Grandes Forces Hydrauliques. [Region des Alpes / Glacier de Gébroulaz / Observations Glaciaires dans les Pyrénées / Renseignements Historiques sur les Glaciers: Le Massif du Mont-Blanc etc. / Glacier de la Breche de Roland / Glaciers de Gavarnie etc.]

18 volumes. [Paris], Ministère de l’Agriculture, 1911-1920. 19 cm x 29 cm. 1746 pages. Nombreuses cartes dépliantes, graphiques, tableaux et graphiques / Numerous fold-out maps, charts, tables and graphs. Hardcovers and softcovers [publisher’s original] green cloth boards with gilt lettering on title label on spine. Slip-case with lettering to both boards and spine. / Reliure originale. Bon etat / Good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interiors sunned but otherwise bright and clean.

Graf, Edmund.

Alpine Chronik des Oesterreichischen Touristen-Club [Angebunden: Heinrich Kempf – Die Flora des Schneeberges in Nieder-Oesterreich (1882)].

Erste Ausgabe. Sieben Jahrgaenge in 6 Baenden (Jahrgang 1886 fehlt). Wien, L.C.Zamarski – Verlag des Oesterreichischen Touristen-Club, 1880-1887. Octavo. 1880: IV, 212 Seiten / 1881: (6), 200 Seiten mit Falttafeln und angebunden 66 Seiten (Flora des Schneeberges) / Die Jahrgaenge 1882/1883 zusammen gebunden. Paginierung: Jahrgang 1882: Frontispiz (Chemitypie von Angerer und Goeschl: “Das Spronserthal”) plus 95 Seiten mit einer Falttafel “Meteorologische Beobachtungen” [Die Abbildung “Das Spronserthal” ist der Blick vom Schaermer Kreuz bei Schoena und wurde vom Verfasser mittelst Fridolin Plant’s Zeichenapparat aufgenommen [es fehlt eine Abbildung: “Bergfahrt bei Meran” die dem gleichnamigen Artikel beigebunden sein sollte] / Im Anhang des gleichen Bandes: Jahrgang 1883: Frontispiz (Chemitypie von Angerer und Goeschl: “Alttirolische Wirthschaftsgebaeude im Gebirge” Nach einer Originalzeichnung von Grasmair plus 117 Seiten und eine Tafel “Meteorologische Beobachtungen” / Jahrgang 1884: 101 Seiten plus Tafel “Meteorologische Beobachtungen” / Jahrgang 1885: 100 Seiten plus Tafel “Meteorologische Beobachtungen” / Jahrgang 1887: 136 Seiten plus Tafel “Meteorologische Beobachtungen”. Hardcover [original Verlagsleinenbaende] mit Rueckenvergoldung. Sehr guter Zustand. Alle Exemplare mit Exlibris des “Climbers’ Club” / Kleine Stempel des Central-Ausschuss des Deutschen und Oesterrreichischen Alpen-Vereins. Aus der Bibliothek des “Alpine Club”. / Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Greece – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Ionian Isles and Greece – With Vignettes of the Temple of Jupiter Olympus at Athens, Greek Corsairs off Corfu, Modern Greek and Ancient War Chariot. With Depiction of Two Wrestlers. Inset maps of Corfu and Stampalia also.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by A.H. Wray and engravings by J.b Allen. London, Edinburgh & Dublin. J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 30.5 cm x 25.3 cm. Sheet Size: 37.3 cm x 27.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

[Henry, David / Power, Francis / Carnan, Thomas / Sir Christopher Wren] Anonymous.

An Historical account of the Curiosities of London and Westminster, In Three Parts. Part I. Contains a full description of the Tower of London, and every thing curious in and belonging to it. Part II. Contains The History of Westminster-Abbey, from its foundation to the present time ; with its Antiquities, Tombs, and Inscriptions. Part III. Treats of the Old Cathedral of St. Paul’s and the new ; together with a full account of the Monument, London-Stone, the City-wall, Gates, and other Antique [Roman] remains.

With three separate titlepages. London, Printed for Francis Power and Thomas Carnan, 1785 – 1789. Small Octavo (11,5 cm x 17 cm). Part I: IV, 64 pages / Part II: IV, 139 pages plus 5 pages of a thorough Index / Part III: IV, 56 pages. Hardcover / Original half-vellum with marbled paper-covered boards. Binding with some minor signs of wear. Binding and spine firm. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner Mary Gray written in ink on titlepages.

Heriot / Innerleithen / Scottish Borders – Anonymus –

Vintage manuscript map of “Road from Heriot to Innerleithen – 1843”. [With an inset of wider dirctions to Pentland Hills, Arthurs Seat / showing the River Tweed in the South and names the kinds of sheep that are kept along the road to Edinburgh (″Black-Faced Sheep” – “Cheviot Sheep”)].

Ink on Paper. [Britain], 1843. 9.8 cm wide x 17 cm high. Very good condition. Some mild browning. From a wonderful collection of maps at South Shields Library (tiny stamp verso (on the back) of this map).

Hooke, Nathaniel.

The Roman History, From the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth [with the printed Dedication to Alexander Pope]. Illustrated with 17 folding Maps, 4 Fontispieces and 11 other Plates [32 copper-engravings in total].

The Fourth Edition. Four Volumes (complete set with all maps and plates). London, Printed for J. and R. Tonson; Hawkins and T.Longman, 1766 – 1771. Quarto (27 cm x 22 cm). Collation: Volume I: Frontispiece, XLVI, XLVI, 634 pages with 10 plates and 3 maps / Volume II: Frontispiece, XXXII, XXXII, 668 pages with 8 maps / Volume III: Frontispiece, VI, 694 pages with 5 maps / Volume IV: Frontispiece, VII, 464 pages plus 76 unnumbered pages of a General Index and 1 plate and 1 map. Hardcover / Original 18th-century leather with gilt lettering and labels on spine. Interior of this set with all maps and illustrations in excellent, very clean condition. The boards of the bindings with abrasions and some bumping but overall very firm. Some stronger peeling of the leather on board of Volume I, Only three pages with minor tears. The large map of Northern Africa (Palestine, Egypt and Libya) with a minor tear. The stunning maps and plates in timeless beauty. Highly underestimated work, in the shadow of Gibbon but with meticulous detail in presenting the geographical impact of the Roman Conquest. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

Howard, John / [Daniel Conner Library]

An account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the Plague: Together with further Observations on some foreign Prisons and Hospitals; and additional remarks on The Present State of those in Great Britain and Ireland. [Including chapters on English Prisons and Hospitals, Hulks [Prison-Ships] on the Thames, Remarks on the Gaol-Fever, Remarks on Penitentiary Houses, Scottish Prisons and Hospitals, Irish Prisons and Hospitals, Charter Schools in Ireland etc.]

First Edition. Warrington, Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, and J. Taylor in London, 1789. Quarto (24,5 cm x 30,5 cm). VIII, 259 pages plus 13 unnumbered pages of Index and 1 page “Directions to the Book-Binder”. Collation complete with 22 plates of which 20 are large fold-out-engravings. Hardcover / Contemporary 18th century calf with gilt lettering on spine. Stunning Volume, recently restored and rebacked by two english master-binders. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. After the restoration now a highly-desirable collectable. One of the first sociological studies of conditions within the penal system of England and Ireland compared to other 18th-century practices within European Jails / Gaols. The partly romantic engravings seem sinister when one imagines what inmates and children endured within these settings. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

Hungary – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Hungary – With Vignettes of Pesth and the Fortress of Buda [Budapest] and Depictions of Hungarian Nobles, the Danube and Hungarian Peasants.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H.Warren and engravings by J.Rogers. London & New York, John Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 32 cm x 25.6 cm. Sheet Size: 37.4 cm x 27.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

Knudsen, Knud.

Collection of four (4) 19th century photographs of traditional tourist locations in Norway by Knud Knudsen and Axel Lindahl. Included are: The Låtefossen or Låtefoss waterfall located in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland County, Norway (Odde) near Hardanger Fjord Bergen – Beautiful image, enriched through the two Ladies in the foreground, enjoying & drawing the view / 2. View over Bergen / 3. Parti fra Bratlandsdalen, Suldal, by Knud Knudsen / Ostmandlid, Hardanger in 1892 by Axel Lindahl //

Norway, Knudsen & Lindahl, c.1890-1892. 16.5 x 22.5 cm / 16 cm x 22 cm / 18 cm x 12.5 cm. 4 Photographs. Original Prints on paper. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Livy / Titus Livius.

Historiarum quod exstat, cum integris Joannis Freinshemii [Johann Freinsheim] Supplementis. Emendatioribus & suis locis collocatis, Tabulis Geographicis & copioso Indice. Recensuit notulis auxit Joannes Clericus [Jean Le Clerc, also Johannes Clericus].

Amsterdam / Utrecht, Henric Wetstenius / Willem van de Water, 1710. Small Octavo. Volume I: Frontispice, [30 unnumbered pages], 455 pages / Volume II: Frontispice, 490 pages / Volume III: Frontispice, 470 pages / Volume IV: Frontispice, 446 pages / Volume V: Frontispice, 460 pages (page 161 loosely inserted) / Volume VI: Frontispice, 495 pages / Volume VII: Frontispice, 506 pages / Volume VIII: Frontispice, 496 pages / Volume IX: Frontispice, 504 pages / Volume X [being Geographia Liviani – complete with [all called for] 14 folded maps: Frontispice, several folded maps and Index, 363 pages plus ‘Tabularum Geographicarum’. Hardcover / Original, contemporary vellum with manuscript title to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and new endpapers and minor repairs to Volume I. One page loosened. Exlibris / Armorial Bookplate of Daniel Conner to pastedown of each Volume. All the allegorical frontispices in excellent condition. The folded maps in breathtaking condition (see images for each map on our website).

Mitford, William.

The History of Greece.

First Edition. Five Volumes. London, Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, near Lincoln’s-Inn Fields for T.Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1808 – 1818. Quarto. Pagination: Volume I: VII, 590 pages / Volume II: VIII, 551 pages / Volume III: VIII, 572 pages / Volume IV: XII, 647 pages plus Errata / Volume V: XI, 565, [3] pages. Hardcover / Original, full 19th century leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and boards. Very good condition with some signs of external wear. All Volumes in protective Mylar.

Moore, John.

A Journal During a Residence in France, From the Beginning of August, To the Middle of December, 1792. To Which is Added an Account of the Most Remarkable Events That Happened at Paris from That Time to the Death of the Late King of France. [Including the Hand-coloured Map].

First Irish Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed for P.Byrne, J.Moore, B.Dugdale, W.Jones, Colbert and J.Rice, 1793. Small-Octavo (11.5 cm x 17.5 cm). 303, 570 pages plus a Hand-coloured “Map of General Dumourier’s Campaign on the Meuse” (showing the area between Metz and Reims as well as Sedan and Nancy). Hardcover / Modern half-leather bound to the style of the 18th-century with spinelabels. Both Volumes in protective Mylar and now housed in a bespoke Solander Box. Bookplate / Exlibris of Richard Meade of Ballymartle attached to pastedown of Volume I. Excellent condition !

[Newbery & Carnan].

A Description of England and Wales [with 240 Plates] – Containing a particular Account of each County, with its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, Figure, Extent, Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mineral Waters, Soils, Fossils, Caverns, Plants and Minerals, Agriculture, Civil and Ecclesiastical Divisions, Cities, Towns, Palaces, Seats, Corporations, Markets, Fairs, Manufactures, Trade, Sieges, Battles and the Lives of illustrious Men each County has produced, Embellished with two hundred and forty Copper Plates of Palaces, Castles, Cathedrals; The Ruins of Roman and Saxon Buildings; And of Abbeys, Monasteries, and other Religious Houses. Besides a Variety of Cuts of Urns, Inscriptions, and other Antiquities.

Ten Volumes (complete set). London, Newbery and Carnan, 1769. Small Octavo. Volume I: XII, 299 pages / Volume II: 286 pages / Volume III: 288 pages / Volume IV: 288 pages / Volume V: 288 pages / Volume VI: 288 pages / Volume VII: 287 pages / Volume VIII: 288 pages / Volume IX: 288 pages / Volume X: 288 pages // Hardcover / Nine Volumes in their original 18th-century full leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Volume One recently bound to style by english master-binders. Faded dampstain to Volume III. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Two spine-labels slightly damaged. Bookplate of Daniel Conner to pastedowns of Volumes 2 – 9.

Nugent, Thomas.

Travels through Germany. Containing observations on Customs, Manners, Religion, Government, Commerce, Arts, and Antiquities. With a particular account of the courts of Mecklenburg. Embellished with elegant Cuts of the Palaces and Gardens of the Dukes of Mecklenburg.

First Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1768. Octavo. Collation complete. Volume I: Frontispice: “View of the Palace of Strelitz”, (8), 391 pages with View of the “City of Hamburg”, “A Map of the Duchy of Mecklenburg – including the Island of Rugen” / Volume II: Frontispice: “View of the Palace of Ludwigslust”, (2), 395, (1) pages with “The Grand Cascade & Water Clock before the Palace Ludwigslust”, “The Cascade in the Wood, near the Summer House of Ludwigslust”, “The Two Cascades in the Wood near the little Summer House of Ludewigslust”, “The 2 Cascades with the Jet d’Eau at the Entrance of the Grand Avenue in the Gardens of Ludwigslust” , “The Caesar Grove”, “The Circle Cascade in the Gardens of Ludwigslust”, “Prospect of a Sluice in the Gardens of Ludwigslust which by the weight of the stream opens itself, lets off the water & shuts again”. With the Directions for the Binder and Errata to the rear of Volume II. Hardcover / Original 18th century half leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine-labels. Front board of Volume one starting to separate. Otherwise in very good condition with all the illustrations and the often missing map in excellent condition. Rare and early work on Garden Architecture, Lustgarten, Wasserspiele (Water Games) etc. Armorial bookplate of Daniel Conner to pastedown of each Volume.

Paris – [Anonymous].

A View of the Royal Palace of the Fontainbleau.

Original engraving. [no place], [no year / c.1780]. Plate Size: 23.3 cm x 19 cm. Sheet Size: 26.5 cm x 20.5 cm. Original engraving. In very good condition.

[Paterson, Daniel] Mogg, Edward.

Paterson’s Roads [1831/1832 Edition (18th Edition)] – Being an entirely original and accurate Description of all the direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales, with part of the roads of Scotland. [Including an “Appendix to the Eighteenth Edition of Paterson’s Roads; being An Accurate Description of the Direct and Principal Cross roads communicating with the Improved Old Passage Ferry, across the River Severn, between Aust and Beachley, near Chepstow. Accompanied by a Map of the Banks of the Wye. To which are added, Course of the Chepstow Steam Packets; and An arranged Tour through Wales, with References to the pages in the Body of the Work, where connection with various lines of Road takes place.”]. The Eighteenth Edition. To which are added Topographical Sketches of the several Cities, Market Towns and remarkable Villages and descriptive accounts of the principal seats of the Nobility and Gentry, the Antiquities, Natural Curiosities and other Remarkable Objects throughout the Kingdom. The whole Remodelled, Augmented and Improved by the Addition of Numerous New Roads and New Admeasurements, and Arranged upon A Plan at once Novel, clear and intelligible, is deduced from the latest and best Authorities: Including a Table of the Heights of Mountains from the Grand Trigonometrical Survey of the Kingdom; Also a Table of the Population, From the Census of 1831; To which is annexed the Arrival and Departure of the Mail, together with the Rates of Postage and An Entirely New Set of Maps.

London, Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1831/1832. Octavo (15 cm x 21,5 cm). Fontispiece – Fold-out-Map, 715 pages plus 44 pages of an Appendix. With twelve (12) Maps, including the frontipiece-map and full-page maps throughout the publication. Hardcover / Private half-leather of the early 20th century with gilt lettering on the spine. Some of the maps with visible reapirs but complete. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. This being the so-called “Best Edition”.

Pugilism (Boxing) – Baert-Duholant, Charles-Alexandre-Balthazar-François de Paule baron de / Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage.

Tableau de la Grande-Bretagne, De L’Irlande et des Possessions Angloises dans les quatre parties du Monde. [Large Paper Copy / Better Paper Copy / Exemplaire de Luxe] [With five (5) large, folded Maps by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage: Large, oblong folded Map/Plan of Gibraltar / England / Scotland / Ireland / India] / [With four (4) stunning copper-engravings: Grotte de Fingal, Chaussée des Géants / Plan et vue de Gibraltar / Combat de Boxe (Pugilists)] / [With two (2) portraits: 1.Portrait of William Pitt (after William Owen) and 2. Portrait of Charles Jacques Fox (after Karl Anton Hickel)].

Four Volumes (complete set). Paris, Chez H.J.Jansen, L’An 8me [1800]. Octavo (21.5 cm x 14 cm). Collation: Volume I: (8), 459, (1), 11 pages with Eleven (11) copper-engravings of which are: 5 Maps / Plans and 4 Engravings: The folded view of Fingals Cave (″Grotte de Fingal dans l’Ile de Staffa” – (20.5 cm x 31.5 cm) / “Folded Plate of the Giants Causeway (″Vue occidentale de la Chaussee des Geans et des Caps voisins” (20.5 cm x 39 cm)) / Fantastic, large Map/Plan of Gibraltar by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage, with a Birds-Eye-View of the Ville de Gibraltar (20.5 cm x 65.5 cm) [also showing the Ville Irlandaise on Gibraltar] / Scenic View of Gibraltar (″Vue de Gibraltar, prise du cote de l’Espagne” (20.5 cm x 33 cm) / Large Fold-Out-Map of England by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage with an Inset-View of Stonehenge (47 cm x 51 cm) / Large Fold-Out-Map of Scotland by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage, including the Western Isles and Shetland, with a stunning Inset-View of the irish pilgrimage-mountain Croagh Patrick [Craig-Phadrick] in Westport, Ireland (37 cm x 50 cm)/ Large Fold-Out-Map of Ireland with an Inset-View of the Lakes of Killarney (39 cm x 44.5 cm) / Volume II: 532, (1), 12 pages with Large Fold-Out-Map of India (″Possessions Anglaises”) by Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage – the large India-Map showing areas as far as Tibet, Siam, Sumatra and the Andaman Islands, Ceylon, Burma (48 cm x 43 cm) / Volume III: 502, 48, (2) pages with two portraits: Guillaume Pitt [William Pitt] & Charles Jacques Fox (each 20.5 cm x 12.5 cm)/ Volume IV: 486, 22, (2) pages with the very famous Fold-out-Illustration of Pugilists / Boxers at Odiham in Hampshire [″Combats de Boxers a Odiham”] showing a boxing-match between Humphrey and Mendoza (32 cm x 20.5 cm). Hardcover / Original, very decorative original half leather bindings with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Volume One professionally rebacked by an english master bookbinder. All four Volumes in protective Collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of François-Xavier de Valenzi with his bookplate / exlibris to the pastedowns of each Volume. Maps in this de Luxe Edition are all considerably larger than in the normal-paper-edition and all the maps and illustrations are in superb condition. An underestimated collectable.

[Rees-Mogg, William / Cholwell House] [Lever, Charles].

Arthur O’Leary – His Wanderings and Ponderings in Many Lands. Edited by his friend, Harry Lorrequer and Illustrated by George Cruikshank. [William Rees-Mogg’s personal copy from his library at Cholwell House and with his armorial Bookplate / Exlibris to pastedown].

New Edition. London, Henry Colburn, 1845. Octavo. Frontispiece-Portrait of Arthur O’Leary, 364 pages with ten illustrations by Cruikshank (including the Frontispiece). Hardcover / Original 19th century half leather with two spine-labels, professionally rebacked and restored by a professional bookbindery. Original pastedowns retained with the original bookbindery-label of C.T.Jefferies & Sons from Bristol. Some of the Cruikshank-plates very good, some with strong foxing (as usual). The text fresh and clean. After the restoration, this Volume is now in excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only.

Richter, Eduard.

Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen – I. Die nördlichen Kalkalben / II. Die Centralalpen westlich vom Brenner / III. Die Centralalpen östlich vom Brenner und die südlichen Kalkalpen. Herausgegeben vom Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenverein.

Drei Bände (vollstaendig). Berlin, Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, 1893. Quarto. Frontispiz, 441, Frontispiz, 512, Frontispiz, 657 Seiten. Insgesamt mit 54 Tafeln (davon 4 gefaltet) und 6 Karten (davon eine gefaltete Karte). Hardcover (Originales, grünes Verlagsleinen mit Rückenvergoldung / Hardcover [publisher’s original cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Sehr guter, sauberer und stabiler Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Ehemaliges Exemplar des bedeutenden “Alpine Club” mit einigen Stempelchen des Alpine-Club versehen an einigen Stellen im Werk. Mit dem originalen Edelweiss Vorsatzpapier und alle Schnitte rundherum marmoriert. / Excellent and firm condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior very clean and bright. Former copy of the important “Alpine Club” with several library stamps of the “Alpine Club” throughout.

Roberts, Peter.

The Cambrian Popular Antiquities; or, An Account of some Traditions, Customs and Superstitions of Wales with observations as to their Origins etc. [With a section: “Mry Thomas the fasting woman – near Dolgelley”]. Illustrated with Copper – Plates (Coloured from Nature).

London, E.Williams, 1815. Octavo. VIII, 3536, (1) pages with 10 illustrations of which 9 are handcoloured. Original Hardcover / Vintage 19th century Bayntun Binding (Bayntun-Riviere,Bath). In full red morocco with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Boards a little shaky. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

[Roberts, William] [Exlibris Gulielme (sic) Roberts] Bonnechose, Émile de / L.Dussieux (cartographer).

Géographie Physique, Historique et Politique de la France avec dix-huit cartes coloriées représentant la formation successive du Royaume.

Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1847. Octavo (14 cm x 23 cm). V, (2), 104 pages, suivies de 18 cartes aux contours colorisés, de la France dans ses états successifs (104 pages plus 18 hand-coloured maps of France by L.Dussieux showing France through its History, with special maps showing historical military events with England etc. Original Softcover. Spine rubbed and slightly damaged. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner William Roberts in pencil on titlepage [being William Roberts of the irish family Westropp-Roberts].

Rome – Blaeu, Johannes. (1596-1673).

Circus Flaminius E Veterum Monumentis in Lucem Eductus.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, [c.1663]. Plate Size: 54.2 cm x 42.3 cm. Sheet Size: 64.6 cm x 55 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Very minor traces of browning to outer margins. Latin text on reverse.

Rome – Blaeu, Johannes. (1596-1673).

Circus Maximus.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, [c.1663]. Plate Size: 55 cm x 42 cm. Sheet Size: 64.5 cm x 55 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Very minor traces of browning to outer margins. Latin text on reverse.

San Gallo, R.

Italian Landscape with Etruscan Ruin.

Fantastic Original Watercolour. Italy, c. 1920. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with watercolor: 54.3 x 74 cm. Size of actual watercolour: c. 37 cm x 58 cm. Excellent Condition ! Rahmen aus Vogelaugenahorn.

Scotland – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Glasgow – With Vignettes of New Bridge, The Royal Exchange, The Cathedral, The Royal Bank of Scotland, The University, View of Glasgow from the Green.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 48 cm x 36 cm. Sheet Size: 52.5 cm x 37.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition.

Scotland [Edinburgh City Plan] – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Edinburgh – With Vignettes of Scott’s Monument, General Assembly Hall, Edinburgh from the NW, Royal Institution, Royal High School, Burn’s Monument, Holyrood House, and Arthur’s Seat.

Large, Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by D. Pound. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 51 cm x 36.5 cm. Sheet Size: 51.5 cm x 37.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition. This Map is beautifully framed. Price includes worldwide free shipping per UPS Courier (Framed).

Società Rododendro.

Bollettino della Società Rododendro [ogni numero compresa una sezione / each issue including a section: “Sezione Automobilistica” / Compreso il numero unico “Paganella” per l’anno 1905 / With the extra number for 1905 “Paganella”].

Five Volumes (bound in 2). Trento, Società Rododendro / Scotoni & Viiti, 1904-1908. 21 cm x 30 cm. Vol.1-2, 200 pages / Vol.3-5, 240 pages. Monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout both volumes. Beautifully illustrated coloured paper issue covers in Vol.1-2. Fold-out map of ‘Val Nambino, Val Agola e Val Dalgone’ in Vol.3-5. Hardcover / Excellent, contemporary library Buckram with gilt lettering on spine / Illustrazione delle copertine [Art Nouveau] di Tevini e Vitti / [Original, beautifully decorative wrappers with art nouveau cover-art by Tevini and Vitti bound within]. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some occasional abrasions to the brochure – covers bound within. Interior unmarked. Binding strong and firm. Alpine Club stamps throughout. / Includes many pages with advertising on early car travel / Advertising for “Puch”, “Adler” and “Neckarsulmer” Motociclette / Local Advertising for tourism in the italian Trento [Trient / Alto Adige / Suedtirol] /

Staunton, Sir George / Lord Macartney.

An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China [First Dublin Edition with 34 full-page-plates]; Including Cursory Observations Made, and Information Obtained, in Travelling Through That Ancient Empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary. Together with a Relation of the Voyage undertaken on the Occasion by his Majesty’s Ship ‘The Lion’, and the Ship ‘Hindestan’ in the East India Company’s Service, to the Yellow Sea, and Gulf of Pekin [sic]; as well as of their return to Europe. With Notices of the several places where they stopped in their way out and home: being the Islands of Madeira, Teneriffe and St.Jago, the Port of Rio de Janeiro in South America; the Islands of St.Helena, Tristan da Cunha and Amsterdam, the Coast of Java and Sumatra, the Nanka Isles, Pulo-Condore and Cochin-China. Taken chiefly from the Papers of his Excellency, the Earl of Macartney, Knight of the Bath, his Majesty’s Embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China; Sir Erasmus Gower, Commander of the Expedition and other Gentlemen in the several Departments of the Embassy.

Two Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed for P.Wogan, R.Cross, P.Byrne and others, 1798. Octavo. Volume I: XV, 449 pages with 8 full-page plates / Volume II: XVIII, 430 pages, with 26 full-page-plates and including an Appendix. Hardcover / Original, early 19th century half leather with original spinelabels. Bindings firm and strong but rather worn. Bookplate of Richard Meade, Ballymartle, to the pastedown of Volume I. Overall in very good condition with some stronger signs of wear but with all the illustrations / engravings, called for in the Dublin Edition.

Stietz, Oberst G.

Marburg an der Lahn – Gesamtansicht vom Obelisk an der Augustenruhe mit Elisabethkirche, Lahn und Lahntal mit Weidenhausen im Hintergrund, Steinweg und Schloss / University City Marburg in a breathtaking view from the year 1839, with the church of the holy Elizabeth in all its Glory still without any signs of the impact of Railway or Industrial revolution on this important provincial town.

Originaler Kupferstich / Original Engraving. Carlsruhe, Frommel und Winkles, 1839. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with engraving: 58 cm x 67.5 cm. Size of the engraving: 32,5 x 45 cm. Excellent condition. Sehr guter Originalzustand.

Switzerland – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Switzerland – With Vignettes of William Tell Shooting at the Apple, Bern, Castle of Cillon, Chamois Hunters, Tyrolese and the Cap on the Pole.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by A.H. Wray and engraved by J.B Allen. London, Edinburgh and Dublin, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 32.2 cm x 25 cm. Sheet Size : 37.4 cm x 27.3 cm. In very good+ condition with only faintest traces of browning to edges. Slight paper imperfections to top edge. Very minor smudges to top right corner.

Tourista.

Tourista – Revue pratique de Voyages. [Incl.: “La Motocyclette et Le Grand Tourisme”].

13 issues in one Volume (complete annual 1903). Paris, Prieur et Dubois, 1903. Octavo. 221 pages. Numerous monochrome illustrations throughout the Volume. Hardcover [contemporary buckram] with gilt lettering on spine / Original, decorative wrappers bound within / Alpine Club gilt insignia on lower spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding firm and strong. Interior bright and clean. Former library copy of the world-famous “Alpine Club” with thier subtle library stamp evident throughout.

[Zelnik, Friedrich / Morel, Emma] Brugmans, H. / Loosjes, A.

Amsterdam in Beeld. [From the library of Frederic Zelnik] Met 613 Afbeeldingen.

Zesde Vermeerdere Druk. Amsterdam, Scheltema & Holkema, (ca.1925). 4°. VIII, 372 pages with 613 photographs of Old Amsterdam, prior to the second world war. Original illustrated Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Hinge slightly shaky. From the library of Frederic Zelnik / Friedrich Zelnik. Inscribed to Frederic Zelnik by one of his silent cinema actresses, Emma Morel, during the filing of “Vadertje Langbeen”, based on a Novel from Jean Webster and adapted fror the screen by Rudolph Bernauer, the film was made by Zelnik and filmed in Amsterdam. Emma Mourel was one of the stars of the Movie and inscribed the book to Zelnik: “Van ouren voorbeeldigen Regisseur den Heer Friedrich Zelnik, her herinnering van Amsterdam Augustus 1938. Voor alle….Gross-aufnahmen !! Met reeht-hartelycken dank en auf Wiedersehen von Emma Morel”.