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LEGH, Thomas. Narrative of a journey in egypt and the country beyond the cataracts. London. John Murray, 1817. Second edition. viii, [2], 296pp, [2] With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an engraved folding map, and a further 10 plates (one folding).

[Bound with:] BIRKBECK, Morris. Notes on a journey in america, from the coast of virginia to the territory of illinois: with proposals for the establishment of a colony of english, accompanied by a map, illustrating the route. Dublin. Printed from the last edition published ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33187
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LAWSON, John Parker. Scotland delineated. A series of views.. London. Day and Son, Lithographers to the Queen, [c.1858] Quarto. [8], 285pp. With an additional tinted lithograph title and 71 further tinted lithograph plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy calf, contrasting burgundy morocco lettering-piece. Slightly rubbed to extremities and surfaces. Marbled endpapers and edges. Occasional light scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33870
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LAMBARDE, William. A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, and Customes of that shyre. Written in the yeere 1570. Imprinted at London, by Edm. Bollifant. 1596. Second edition. Quarto. [10] 588pp, [6]. With an engraved map of Britain and and engraved folding map of the Kent Beacons. Contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, yapp edges, without original ties. Housed in recent custom half-morocco slip-case. Extremities marked and discoloured, chipping to head of spine. Hinges exposed, early manuscript calculations, pen-trials, and a note in a French hand to FFEP, early ownership inscriptions of James ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 25641
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[LAING, Charles C.]. Bad ober-gegessingen, 1890. London. Jones & Evans (Late Henry Sotheran & Co.,) Booksellers, 1891. Privately printed. 8vo. x, [3], 111pp, [1]. With a lithographed frontispiece, one further lithographed plate, and numerous charming vignette line-drawings throughout text. No. 48 of an unspecified number of privately printed examples; with the caveat that 'This Extract is published for private use only. It has been "stopped" partly by a friendly hand; perhaps it would have been better if he had stopped it altogether'. An inscription (to ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33189
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KEYMER, Ronald. Across the Sahara. [Khartoum]. [McCorquodale & Co.], [s.d, c. 1955-65] Oblong quarto. [24]pp. With six illustrations from photographs in the text, and a sketch map of Northern Africa. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Extremities browned, sunned, and a trifle marked, staple rusted. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24526
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KERNER, Justinus. The seeress of prevorst: being revelations concerning the inner-life of man, and the inter-diffusion of a world of spirits in the one we inhabit. London. J. C. Moore, 1845. First edition in English. 8vo. xii, 338pp, [2]. With a half-title, and engraved folding plate, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, lettering-piece chipped and sunned. Scattered spotting, short tear to folding plate, naively repaired with clear tape. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25857
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[KENT]. A New Map of the County of Kent Divided into Lathes &c. London. Printed for C. Smith, January 6th, 1804 Second edition. Dimensions, unfolded: 520 x 490 mm. Hand-coloured engraved map. Linen backed. Housed in original publisher's blue card slipcase. Slipcase worn and marked, naive pen-trials to verso. Map lightly spotted. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29043
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KEENE, H. G. A handbook for visitors to agra and its neighbourhood. Calcutta. Thacker, Spink and Co., 1888. Fifth edition. 8vo?. vi, [6], 163pp, [1], 30pp, [2]. With a half-title, five maps (three folding), and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Ink-stamp of Bombay-based booksellers A. J. Combridge & Co. to verso of FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30884
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KEDDIE, William. Oban to Fort William & Banavie by Ballahulish and Glencoe. Glasgow. Maclure and Macdonald, [1871]. 8vo. 46pp. 26 leaves of advertisements. With a lithographed frontispiece, a further five lithographed plates, and an engraved folding map. Original publisher's pictorial green wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Booksellers ticket of James Miller of Oban to verso of upper wrapper. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31251
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KAVANAGH, Julia. A summer and winter in the two sicilies. London. Hurst and Blackett, 1858. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. v, [1], 333pp, [3] ads; [2], 316pp, [2] ads. With an engraved frontispiece and title vignette to each volume. Original publisher's red cloth, gilt. Extremities rubbed with some slight surface loss and spots of soiling. Sporadic foxing throughout, armorial bookplate of 'Robert Hutton' to FEP of both volumes. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 11703
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[JEFFERIES, Richard]. Wild life in a southern county. London. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1879. First edition. 8vo. xii, 387pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's green cloth, blocked in black, gilt, and blind. Extremities rubbed. Upper hinge exposed, bookplate to FEP, inked ownership inscription to recto of half-title, very occasional light spotting/chipping to margins. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20807
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[JAPAN]. WHITNEY, W. N. [compiler]. A Concise Dictionary of the principal Roads, chief towns and villages of japan... Tokyo. Z. P. Maruya & Co., 1889. First edition. 8vo. [2], v, [1], 248pp, [4]. Printed in double columns. With an engraved folding map and a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blind-stamped limp red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked. One preliminary leaf detached, short tears to map at gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33349
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[ITERNERARIO], [CAMPOMANES, Pedro Rodríguez, conde de]. Itinerario de las carreras de posta de dentro, y fuera del Reyno... Madrid. Imprenta de Antonio Perez de Soto, 1761. First edition. 8vo. With an engraved frontispiece and a large engraved folding map. Contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, all edges red. Discoloured, lightly rubbed. Text-block separating from binding. Hinges exposed. Armorial bookplate of Robert Henry Clive to FEP, later inked ownership inscription to recto of half-title. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 11439
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IRVING, Washington. Astoria; or enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains. London. Richard Bentley, 1836. First British edition. 8vo. In three volumes. xvi, 317, [3]; ix, [1], 320; vii, [1], 294pp. With half-title and terminal advertisement leaf to Vol. I., half-titles not called for in other volumes. Original publisher's plain tan paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces, housed in custom grey cloth slipcase with brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbing to joints and head and foot of spines, some wear and loss to lettering-pieces, slight surface loss ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 14326
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[HUNTING]. [A BARBARIAN]. Hunting Vindicated from Cruelty, In a letter to The Monthly Reviewers. Spitzbergen. Printed for the benefit, if any, of the Whippers-in, 1782. First edition. 8vo. 30pp. Later buff wrappers. Housed in custom red cloth folder with green morocco lettering-piece, armorial bookplate of Gloucester to front flap. A trifle creased, scattered foxing, early ink date to text of first page of text. Armorial bookplate to verso of upper wrapper of Charles Francis George Richard Schwerdt (1862-1939), who's extensive collection of books, manuscripts, prints and drawings relating to hunting, hawking and shooting, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22072
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[HUNTING]. [A BARBARIAN]. Hunting Vindicated from Cruelty, In a letter to The Monthly Reviewers. [London?]. Printed for the benefit, if any, of the Whippers-in, 1783. Second edition. 8vo. 30pp. With a half-title. Not in ESTC.

[Bound after:] [BLANE, William (editor)]. Essays on hunting. Containing a philosophical enquiry into the Nature and Properties of the Scent; Observations on the different Kinds of Hounds, with the Manner of training them... Southampton. Printed and sold by T. Baker, [1781] xxvii, [1], 135pp, [3]. With a final leaf of errata. ESTC T71428.

8vo. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 21810