Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club.
BALL John (editor) 1818-1889
Commonly regarded as the cornerstone of any mountaineering collection. In the original pictorial gilt cloth, corners bumped, gilt titles to spine, expertly re-backed preserving the original cloth. Internally, half title, frontis, title with…
Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery
BORROW George [Henry] 1803-1881
First edition, 1865, in the publishers dark green embossed cloth, corners & edges lightly bumped, some marks. Spines, faded, printed paper titles, edges worn with loss. Internally, half title, [7], (viii-xi), [1], [1], 2-410 pp, [2] blanks, (32)…
Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps
BROCKEDON William 1787-1854
Superbly bound set, 96 Fine Engravings of the Alps, 1828-29, with 13 Detailed Maps. Complete. Two volumes, folio, contemporary full straight grain morocco, elaborately gilt decorated spines & covers, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges…
The Nile Basin.
BURTON Richard F [Francis Sir] 1821-1890. and M'QUEEN James 1778-1870
Good, 1st ed, 1864, 3 maps, with the 4 pages of adverts. In the original burgundy embossed cloth, corners & edges lightly bumped & worn. Spine, gilt titles, edges repaired, worn a little along the joints. Internally, [2], [3], (iv) only, [1],…
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Mecca
BURTON Richard F [Sir] 1821-1890
First edition, 1855, complete, 18 plates, including maps, plans, coloured & tinted lithographs. Three octavo volumes, in modern half red morocco over red marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to…
To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative
BURTON Richard F 1821-1890. and CAMERON Verney Lovett 1844-1894
First edition, 2 coloured maps & 1 coloured plate 2 volumes in brown half morocco (by H Southeran), over green marbled boards, gilt tooling, some wear to extremities. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Interiors; Vol 1, half title,…
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Mecca
BURTON Sir Richard F. [Francis] 1821-1890. (BURTON [Lady] Isabel 1831-1896 - editor)
The Memorial Edition 1893, VG complete Two volumes in the publishers gilt pictorial black cloth, corners rubbed. Spines, gilt titles, edges rubbed. Internally, Vol 1, [11], (xii-xxviii), [2], [2], [1], 2-436 pp, 18 illustrations (including…
Britannia: sive Florentissimorum Regnorum, Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate Chorographica descriptio;
CAMDENO Guilielmo [CAMDEN William] 1551-1623
In contemporary glazed panelled calf, decorative blind tooling, corners worn. Re-backed, raised bands, gilt titles to black calf label. Internally, MS note in Latin, title page in red & black inks, [16], 671, [1], [2], 675-762 pp, [21] index,…
The Land of the Midnight Sun:
CHAILLU Paul B [Bellini] du 1835-1903
VG, 1899, New Edition, complete. In the original blue pictorial cloth, red titles, rounded corners, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, gilt titles, edges bumped. Internally, frontis, [2], (ii-vii), [1], 759 pp, [1], 1 pl (folding), 33 full…
A chorographical description of the fifty-two counties of England and Wales, placed alphabetically : Designed For the Use of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants, Travellers, Traders, and all other Curious Persons
CHARRIER J. Samuel
With Twenty Seven Tables G, 1st edition, not dated but c1772. Oblong quarto, in contemporary paper boards, worn calf spine, some loss, no title, with the linen ties. Internally, no pagination, signatures - [2] ff, B-K1, joints cracked held…
[Fifty small original, and elegant views of the most splendid churches, villages, rural prospects. and masterly pieces of architecture, adjacent to London]
CHATELAIN Jean Baptiste Claude 1710?-1771?
2nd ed, 50 pls, c1755-1775. In contemporary blue paper wraps, neatly rebacked paper spine, 50 un-coloured engraved views, lacks titlepage, a few leaves trimmed within lower plate mark, stab sew to inner margin. Per ESTC, A reimpression of the…
Britannia Baconica, or the Natural Rarities of England Scotland & Wales According as they are to be Found in Every Shire
CHILDREY J [Joshua] 1625-1670
British Counties historically explained. First edition, second issue, in nineteenth century speckled calf by W. Brown of Bath, some blind tooling. Spine, raised bands, blind tooling. gilt titles to red calf labels. Internally, [12], [18], 184…
The River War An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan
CHURCHILL Winston Spencer 1874-1965 (RHODES Col. F. [Francis] - editor) 1850-1905
First edition, first issue, two volumes in the original publishers gilt pictorial blue cloth. Spines, gilt tooling & titles, edges lightly bumped. Internally: Vol 1, half title, frontis, [7], (viii-xxii), [2], [1], 2-462 pp, 33 illustrations, 18…
Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine
COBBETT William 1763-1835
VG, 1927, private press, Ltd ed. In black quarter cloth over red marbled boards, corners brushed. Spine, titles in gilt, edges bumped lightly. In its plain paper wrapper, some marks. Internally, bookplate of Margery Wright to fpd, some light…
Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas
CONWAY Sir William Martin 1856-1937
Rebound in brown cloth, corners bumped, silver titles to spine. Internally, half title, frontis, [8], 9-709 pp, [1], [1] adverts, 300 illustrations (B&W, many full page) 1 large folding map (short fold tear repaired), new endpapers, frontis tissue…