A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775
COOK James 1728-1779. FURNEAUX Captain [Tobia] 1735-1781.
VG, 2nd ed, 2 vols, 64 maps & pls, 1 folding table. Complete. In full modern calf, gilt titles & tooling to spine. Internally, new endpapers. Vol 1, frontispiece, [9], (x-xl), [1], 2-378 pp, 28 pls (12 folding), 9 Charts & plans (5 folding).…
Alistair Cooke's America [WITH some of Cooke's typed notes]
COOKE Alistair 1908-2004
Signed by the author to title, with 12 typed, loose, pages, for the book, signed A.C. at Nassau Point in the summer of 1951. In cream and purple cloth, embossed title, gilt title to spine. In VG colour printed DJ, some short tears. Internally,…
A Journey to Llandrindod Wells, In Radnorshire. A journey to Llandrindod Wells, in Radnorshire : With a particular description of those wells, the Places adjacent, the Humours of the Company there,
COUNTRYMAN
In three quarter faded green morocco over green marbled boards (by Blackwell), corners rubbed. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, [3], 84 pp, the title page is tipped to a leaf, paper repairs to edges of M2 & preface, front…
An account of the Progress of His Grace Henry the first Duke of Beaufort through Wales, 1684. And Notitia Cambro-Britannica,
DINELEY T. [Thomas] -1695. BAKER Charles
VG, 1864, 1st edition, Limited to 100 copies for private circulation, 7 full page illustrations many more within text. In quarter calf over green boards, worn at corners & edges. Spine, worn, gilt title & tooling. Internally, half title, [2],…
Letters Written during a Tour Through North Wales, in the Year 1798, and at other times;
EVANS Rev John 1768-c1812
3rd ed VG, 1804. In quarter calf over grey boards, some blind tooling, spine with gilt titles to black calf label. Internally, [5], (vi-xix), [1], [1], 2-415 pp, [1], [2] adverts, new endpapers, top edge cut remainder not, occasional spot.…
Journal of a Tour through part of the Snowy Range of The Himala Mountains, and to the source of the Rivers Jumna and Ganges.
FRASER James Baillie 1783-1856
VG, 1820, 1st ed, 1 large folding map. Modern calf spine, gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt titles to black calf label, over worn contemporary blue marbled boards, vellum tipped. Internally, [3], (vi-xx), [3], 4-548 pp, 1 map (large folding,…
12 Pictorial Gems of Chester
GRESTY & SIMPSON
In printed blue printed paper wraps, spine worn with loss, no title. Internally, 12 B&W oval illustrations, not dated but c1870?, but titled, interesting illustration of Edgar the Pacific being rowed down the Dee. (220*134 mm). Uncommon, no…
Travels Through the Canadas,
HERIOT George 1759-1839
1st ed, lacks plates & map. In tan half calf, green marbled boards, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, decorative gilt tooling, raised bands, faded, edges rubbed, title in gilt. Internally, text block edges sprinkled red, lacks…
Travels in Madeira, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Cape Coast, Fernando Po, Princess Island, etc. etc.
HOLMAN James 1786-1857
1840, 2nd ed, VG, 6 pls (including frontis). In contemporary full calf, new tips, blind & gilt edge tooling. Re-spine retaining old, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf label. Internally, frontis, [5], (iv-x), [2],…
The Natural History of Barbados.
HUGHES Mr Griffith
In Ten Books. 1st edition, plates & maps complete, a Large Paper Copy. In contemporary paneled calf, heavily marked, modern antique style re-back with gilt tooling and titles in gilt to maroon calf labels, and repairs to outer corners.…
Lorin: or, The Wanderer in Wales. A Tale.
JONES Jos. [Joseph] 1782-1856
The experiences of a young man who, having been disappointed in love becomes a wanderer. In contemporary quarter green morocco cloth over grubby boards, corners rubbed. Spine, no title. Internally, half title, [6], (ii-vii), [1], [1], 2-101 pp,…
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy:
KEPPEL Captain the Hon. Henry 1809-1904. (KELLEY Walter K - contributor)
VG, 3rd ed, 2 vols complete, 6 maps, 1 chart, 11 plates. In uniform, half brown calf, grey endpapers, some blind tooling, corners and edges very lightly bumped and worn. Spines, attractive decorative gilt tooling, raised bands, titles in gilt…
The Heart of Northern Wales, as it was and as it is,
LOWE Walter Bezant 1854-1928
VG, 1st eds, 1912 & 1927. Vol 1, blue cloth, gilt titles, edges bumped. Spine, soiled, gilt titles, edges bumped. Internally, 1912, frontis, [7], (viii-xiv), [2] errata, [1], 2-512 pp, numerous illustrations (some full page), bookplate tofep…
A Journey Through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the Years 1808 and 1809; WITH A Second Journey through Persia.... between the years 1820 and 1816
MORIER James [Justinian] 1780?-1849
First editions of both works (1812 & 1818); large-paper issue of the first, with the plates on india paper. Two volumes uniformly bound in half green morocco over green morocco cloth, decorative gilt tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, sunned,…
The Silken East A Record of Life & Travel in Burma
O'CONNOR VC Scott
VG, 2nd ed, 1928, 200 illustrations. In blue cloth, gilt image, corners bumped. Spine, gilt titles, edges bumped. Internally, half title, coloured frontis, [6], 7-384 pp, 200 illustrations, including 8 coloured, small mark to corner top…