[ROBERT SWEETING]

Abbotsbury and Its Monastic Remains.

G. and J. Dyer, 1842. Large folio. pp. [1, 2, 1]> 7 tinted lithographic plates printed by Hullmandel. Original printed wrappers, some very light staining to the outer margins and a couple of small closed tears but generally Very Good. Not in Abbey> Copac lists Cambridge and the Society of Antiquaries only.

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[SMITH]

A Cruise in the Mediterranean. [Cover title: Smith's Wanderings> Mediterranean].

McLean, 1859. Oblong folio. pp. [2, 30, [2]. Original blind stamped pebble grained cloth, a little worn on the spine and with new end papers. Presentation copy inscribed "Lady Codrington(?) from the Author." An account of a cruise undertaken by Smith and his friends in the schooner "Mary." It includes views in Alicante, Naples, Corfu, Malta, etc. Rare, not on Library Hub> Worldcat lists a copy at Princeton only which appears to be incomplete, lacking the final numbered page.

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Book number: 38478

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[PIERRE JOUHAUD]

Paris dans le Dix-neuvième Siècle, ou Réflections d'un Observateur sue les nouvelles Institutions, les Embellissemens, ''Esprit public, la Societé, les Femmes, les Journaux, le Théâtre, la Littérature, etc.

Paris and London: Colburn, 1812. 2 volumes in one. Small 8vo. pp. x, 223, [1, publisher's catalogue]: 224. Contemporary calf, just starting to split at the top of the spine. A view of Paris during the short lived Napoleonic era. Originally published in France in 1809, this edition, printed by Schulze and Dean for the French exile market, is recorded in a single example [Newcastle Library].

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GEORGE F. M'DOUGALL

The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions in Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery Ships "Erebus" and "Terror," 1852, 1853, 1854. To which is added an account of her being fallen in with by an American Whaler after her abandonment in Barrow Straits and of her presentation to Queen Victoria by the government of the United States.

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857. 1st Edition. 8vo. pp.xl, 530, [1, publisher's advert for the engraving of "The Restoration of the Arctic Ship Resolute by the People of the United States to Her Majesty the Queen of England"], 24 [publisher's catalogue]> 8 coloured lithographic plates, hand coloured folding map, printed pastedowns. Original cloth externally rather worn with one side of the spine split, some internal spotting and a little shaken. A not very attractive copy of a book rarely found in the original cloth.

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BOKHARA

Account of the Wreck of the S.S. "Bokhara," on Sand Island, in the China Sea. ON 10th October, 1892.

Hongkong: The "Hongkong Daily Press": Office, 1892. 8vo. pp. 32. Original wrappers, a little frayed. The S.S. Bokhara was wrecked in a typhoon with the loss of around 150 lives including 11 members of the Hong Kong cricket team. A similar account, published by the Hongkong Telegraph can be found at the British Library, this item is unrecorded.

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Book number: 44983

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JOHN BOWEN

Missionary Incitement, and Hindoo Demoralization: Including Some Observations on the Political Tendency of the Means to Evangelize Hindoostan.

Printed for the Author, 1821. 8vo. pp. iv, 90. Old library stamp to verso of title page> modern wrappers. Scarce, with 4 location on the Library Hub. The British Government forced the East India Company to open up India to missionaries in 1813.

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T. BRADSHAW

Views in the Mauritius, or Isle of France, drawn from Nature, by T. Bradshaw, Esq. late of His Majesty's Civil Service in that Island> and on Stone by William Rider...with a Memoir of the Island, and a Description of Each View.

for the Proprietor by James Carpenter, 1832. Folio. pp. title, dedication, list of plates, list of subscribers, 40 engraved plates, each with page of descriptive text. Contemporary morocco, a little rubbed. Abbey Travel, 259. 123 copies were issued to 117 subscribers.

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HENRY COLLINS BROWN

Old New York.

New York: Valentine Manual Press, [1922] 12mo. 85 x 65 mm. pp. xi, 228> numerous illustrations. Original black stiff paper wrappers, creased. A defective copy lacking a corner of the title page, which is loose, and with inscriptions to the title page. Henry Collins Brown [1862 - 1961] was the founder of the Museum of the City of New York and author of a number of books on the city as well as Valentine's Manual of the City of New York. This pocket guide is described as Number Three of a series of Carry at Home travels, none of which I have been able to trace.

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REV. J. CAVE-BROWNE

The Chôta Nagpore Mission to the Kôls.

S.P.C.K., [1871] Small 8vo. pp. 128> folding map (detached)> [4, publisher's adverts]. Original cloth, Very Good. The Chôta Nagpore is a large plateau in eastern India.

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GENTLEMEN CADETS

Twelve Sketches From Nature, Selected From the Sketch Books (1849) of the Gentlemen Cadets of the Royal Military College.

Printed by F.H. Delamotte, [1849] Oblong folio. pp. illustrated title> 11 tinted lithographs. Contemporary paper wrappers, large label printed in gilt. 12 fine views of Sandhurst and the surrounding countryside. Presentation copy inscribed "Charlotte C.E. Somerset, the Gift of Lt. Genl. Sir Geo. Scovell, Feb 15th. 1850." From the Raglan library at Cefntilla. Somerset was the family name of Lord Raglan, so Charlotte must be a relative. Scovell was the Governor of the College at Sandhurst, but had earlier distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars where he would have encountered the future Lord Raglan. Not in Abbey and no locations listed on Copac or Worldcat.

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Book number: 37678

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GEORGE CHESNEY

Indian Polity: a View of the System of Administration in India.

Longmans, Green, and Co., 1870. 8vo. pp. xxvi, 496, [2, reviews], 24 [publisher's catalogue]> Folding hand coloured map "India in 1868." Original cloth with a little light wear to the spine.

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IRAQ TURF CLUB

Races Past. Volume Xv October, 20th, 1935, to May, 31st, 1936. And Registration of Licences Issued to Trainers, Jockeys, & Ridfing Boys, Horses Names, Etc. Etc.

Baghdad: Printed byn the Times Press Ltd., 1936. 8vo. pp. xxxiii, 246, xxii. Original cloth, Very Good. No issues of this annual publication are listed on any of the usual online data bases.

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J.P. FERRIER

Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan> with Historical Notices of the Countries Lying Between Russia and India.

John Murray, 1857. 2nd. Edition. 8vo. pp. xxii, [1], 534, [1, errata]> 3 illustrations, large folding map. Full calf prize binding. A nice copy.

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WILLIAM FRANCKLIN

Observations Made on a Tour from Bengal to Persia, in the Years 1786 - 7. With a short account of the remains of the celebrated palace of Persopolis> and other interesting events. The secoindf edition.

T. Cadell, 1790. 8vo. pp. viii, 351, [1]. Contemporary tree calf with an old reback with original spine laid down.

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Book number: 43814

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CAPT. CHARLES COLVILLE FRANKLAND

Travels to and from Constantinople, in the years 1827 and 1828> or a personal narrative of a journey from Vienna, through Hungary, Transylvania, Wallachia, Bulgaria, and Roumelia, to Constantinople> and from that city to the capital of Austria, by the Dardanelles.....Styria.

Henry Colburn, 1829. First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., 2 hand coloured aquatint frontispieces, 14 aquatint plates (3 folding), 4 engraved maps and plans (2 folding), 11 wood-engraved plates. Contemporary half calf, extremities rubbed. The folding maps have small closed tears where carelessly opened, the panoramas with tears along the bottom of the folds. Some very occasional light spotting and a small light stain affecting the top corner of the plates of volume 2 [free of the printed area]. However generally a Very Good clean copy. British Admiral Charles Colville Frankland (1792-1876) travelled from Vienna across south east Europe in 1827 when he was still a lieutenant in the Navy. The journey was extensive and lasted fifteen months. Frankland produced this account shortly after his return. The work is illustrated with engravings based on the author's own drawings and includes a glossary of the Arabic language. Abbey Travel 26> Blackmer 628> Atabey 460.

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