Anon

Views of Camden 1733-1875

London, London Borough of Camden Libraries and Arts Department, 1971-2. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful collection of twenty colour views of Camden, London, presented in paper wraps. Two volumes, being: 'Twelve Views of Camden 1733-1875' and 'Eight Views of Camden in Colour 1799-1850&apos.With views including St. George's Bloomsbury, Caen Wood, St. Pancras Church, the Royal Hospital of St. Katherine, London University, Ely House, the Earl of Mansfields, London University, and the Midland Hotel.Printed by the Libraries and Arts Department of the London Borough of Camden.'Eight Views of Camden in Colour' contains eight colour plates. 'Twelve Views of Camden' comprises twelve black and white plates. Collated, complete. In the original paper wraps. Externally generally smart, with some slight wear to the edges and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 803R37

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Sonstige Stichworte: Camden History of Camden Borough of Camden British Views History of Camden History of London Not Stated

Anon

The World of to-Day

Tokyo, The Yurakusha, 1911. Paperback. A fascinating and illustrated hardback on commerce in Japanese, with English translations. This illustrated book, published by the Yurakusha, concerns commercial and industrial interests particular to Great Britain and America, which is illustrative of the whole world. This book is written in Japanese with English translations and therefore is read from back to front. The ribbon tied binding is tight and firm, with both covers and all internal pages firmly attached. The spine areas surrounding the top tie and the bottom tie are partially detached, exposing the text block. The corners of the paper covered boards are bumped and bent. The The top layer of illustrated paper, is chipped on all corners in addition to a significant area on the bottom of the rear board. Further sections are peeling at the edges of the rear board. The top, outer corner of the rear board is detached but present. Internally the pages contain handling marks, mild brown spots and some staining to various pages, although the majority of the pages are clean and bright. The advertisment page, opposite the title page is creased and torn at the bottom edge. The front pastedown has a minor tear to the top layer of paper. Good Only . Ill.: Various. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: FGN20-A-8

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: Japan Japanese History Commerce Illustrated Japanese History Various

Anonymous

ãƒâ¥ã‚â-ã‚â«ãƒâ©ã‚â§ã‚â¿ãƒâ©ã‚â¦ã‚â¬ãƒâ¥ã‚â-ã‚â¨ãƒâ¥ã‚âoeã‚â– Complete Pictures of the Eight Noble Steeds

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1900 . Hardback. A wonderfully unique volume depicting eight famous Chinese military figures and their beloved steeds, represented with hand coloured illustrations on silk. With text in both Chinese and English.In the original wooden boards, with orihon style concertina binding.Illustrated with ten hand-painted watercolours on silk, with eight of these illustrations showing individual horses and riders, one illustration showing the portraits of each of the eight riders together, and one plate depicting all eight horses together. Collated, complete.This charming work depicts eight noble steeds from Chinese history, alongside their riders. The first leaf of text presents the names of riders, horses, and their periods and dynasties in chronological order, from Piebald, the horse of Hsiang Chi and the Chi'in dynasty, to Date Wonder, the steed of Yao Fei, during the Southern Sung dynasty.Further leaves present illustrations and biographical information on each steed and rider. In the publisher's original wooden boards. Significant rubbing and loss of colouring to engraved character to front board. Otherwise externally excellent. Concertina style orihon binding in full working order. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: wooden boards Ã¥ÂÂ-«éªÂÂ�马åÂÂ-¨å›¾ chinese warrior horses eight noble steeds Ã¥ÂÂ-«éªÂÂ�马åÂÂ-¨å›¾ Not Stated

Anonymous

Bombay Municipal Corporation. Papers Regarding Tramways and Electric Light and Power.

Bombay , British India Press , 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work on the tramways, electricity and power in Bombay. The first edition. Very scarce. Bound in quarter cloth with paper to the boards. This very scarce work provides information on Bombay's tramways and electricity. The work, made up of a collection of papers, includes agreements and licenses between the Bombay Municipal Corporation and the tramway and electric companies, providing historical information on the development of technology in India during the early 1900s. Bound in quarter cloth with paper to the boards. Externally very smart with fading to the extremities, slight cockling to the front, minor marks, rubbing to the spine and edge wear. Past owner's signature to the front free endpaper with very light spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 898Z29

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: First edition Tramway Transportation Electricity Tramway India Bombay None

Anonymous

British Curiosities in Art and Nature

London, Sam. Illidge, 1728 . Leather. The enlarged second edition of this scarce guide to the 'curiosities' of England, aimed at both 'foreigners' and 'countrymen&apos. The 'second edition, with large additions' of this scarce work, which was first published in 1713.This scarce and anonymously authored work discusses the monuments, monasteries, walls, Roman camps, flowers, birds, beasts and palaces of England, alongside numerous other categories thought to interest the tourist.ESTC T79761Lacking the folding table that should appear to the rear of the work.With the stamp of 'Leonard Judge' to the front pastedown, and the contemporary inscription of 'J. Watkins' to the title page head.A delightful guide to the pleasures of early eighteenth century England In a full calf binding. Losses of leather to back strip head and tail. Joints starting, with front board slightly tender, and rear board firmly held. Lacking front and rear free endpapers. Former owner's stamp to front pastedown. Contemporary inscription to title page head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, with light handling marks throughout, alongside the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 887F17

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: travel topography tourism leonard judge topography None

Anonymous

British Curiosities in Nature and Art; Giving an Account of Rarities Both Ancient and Modern

London, Sam. Illidge, 1721. Leather. The second edition of this scarce guide to the 'curiosities' of England, aimed at both 'foreigners' and 'countrymen&apos. The second edition of this scarce work, first published in 1713.With a folding table detailing 'things most proper to be observed by Strangers' and intended to be either folded up and used as a guide or 'put in a frame&apos.This scarce and anonymously authored work discusses the monuments, monasteries, walls, Roman camps, flowers, birds, beasts and palaces of England, alongside numerous other categories thought to interest the tourist.ESTC Citation No. T79765A delightful guide to the pleasures of early eighteenth century England. Rebacked, in a full calf binding with boards restored, retaining the original endpapers. Light rubbing to back strip head and front joint, with further light rubbing to board heads. Faded blind stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned, with spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 856F46

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: travel guide british history topography british history None

Anonymous

Collection of Plates

London, I. Dickinson, 1821. Cloth. A collection of engraved illustrations of life in the countryside. It is unclear which publication these plates were originally featured in, but a pencilled note on the front endpaper states, '28 plates out of 40&apos. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound. Some light dampstaining to the boards, and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some foxing to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN14-B-17

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: countryside rural illustrations agricultural rural scraps Not Stated

Anonymous

The Continental Tourist, and Pictorial Companion

London, Black and Armstrong, c1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this wonderful pictorial guide to the major cities and scenes of 1830s Europe, illustrated with steel engraved plates from Clarkson Stanfield. The first edition of this impressively illustrated guide to mid nineteenth century Europe, illustrated throughout with steel-engraved plates from prominent English painter Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, best known for his large landscape paintings.Illustrated with sixty-two plates, including an engraved title page and frontispiece. Collated, complete.Dated c. 1836 via WorldCat.Aiming to acquaint the English reader with the scenery of the European continent, this wonderful work accompanies plates of such scenes as Brussels Cathedral, Antwerp, Nassau and the field of Waterloo with descriptive and informative passages. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tai. Small split to cloth to head of rear joint. Front hinge starting, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to plates, with pages generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Clarkson Stanfield. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 821F43

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: continental tourist nineteenth century europe steel engraved plates nineteenth century europe Clarkson Stanfield

Anonymous

Darvel Nature Note Book; a Handwritten Journal with Botanical Illustrations

Not Stated, None, 1889 . Cloth. Beautifully illustrated in colour by hand, this is the charming late nineteenth century journal of an Englishwoman's summer holiday in East Ayreshire. A beautifully illustrated handwritten and illustrated journal, describing the 1889 summer holiday of a group of Englishwomen in Scotland.While the journal, titled 'Darvel Nature Book' to the front board, consists of 172 pages, only eleven feature the writing and illustrations of the former owner.Consisting of five entries, dating between the 6th and 24th of August 1889, the author of the volume firstly describes her and her group of thirteen visiting the town of Millport, on the island of Great Cumbrae. There they visited an aquarium, and a man named Mr Gray showed them a number of specimens under a microscope, along with 'two shrimps and a crab which were in a bottle, they didn't seem to be on the best of terms&apos.On the 16th of August the author and three companions took a walk around the parish of Loudon, to the east of Kilmarnock, and observed a number of trees and plants while walking the grounds of Loudon Castle. On the 17th, they observed ducks and swans in the Ayreshire town of Burnhouse, before taking a train to the nearby town of Darvel.The remaining entries concern the observations of local plants and wildlife, all in the East Ayreshire region.With fourteen beautifully rendered vignette and full page illustrations of local fauna and flora. In the original cloth binding. Light fading to back strip and board perimeters, with light rubbing to spine head and tail. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Anonymous. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 844F21

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Sonstige Stichworte: millport loudon burnhouse scotland loudon journal Scottish history Anonymous

Anonymous

Early English Voyagers; or the Adventures and Discoveries of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier

Edinburgh , T. Nelson and Sons, 1889. Leather. An illustrated work on the voyages and discoveries of the noted English voyagers Drake, Cavendish and Dampier, in a full calf prize binding. Reprint. First published in 1886. In a full calf prize binding from 'Archbishop Tenison's School' with their crest to the front.Bound by Bickers and Son with their signature to the front. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette to the title page and fourteen monochrome plates. Collated complete. This work provides an account of the voyages and discoveries of some of the most famous English Voyagers; Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Cavendish and William Dampier. In a full calf prize binding from 'Archbishop Tenison's School' with their crest to the front. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and joints, slight marks to the boards, front joint starting to the head and rubbing to the raised bands, joints and to the head of the spine with closed tears to the leather to the tail. Prize label to the front pastedown with very minor offsetting to the extremities of the free endpapers. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and scattered spotting to the front and rear. Binder's signature to the front blank. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 887Z15

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: Illustrated Sir Francis Drake Voyages Voyagers Sir Francis Drake Prize binding Calf None stated

Anonymous

English Scenery

Not Stated, T. Nelson and Sons, 1889 . Disbound. A collection of chromolithographs depicting the splendid English scenery of the 1880s printed by T. Nelson and Sons. Half of the originally published collection.From the work 'English Scenery: One Hundred and Twenty Chromo Views&apos. This work contained chromolithographs of London, the English Lakes, Brighton, Scarborough, Oxford, the Island of Jersey and the Isle of Wight. This collection taken from the work contains chromolithographs of Brighton, the English Lakes, Scarborough, and the Island of Jersey in two series.  Each is illustrated with twelve plates, making this a collection of sixty plates from the work.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc. Disbound. Edges are a little worn. Binding is generally firm. Pages have the odd mark, but are otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 803R17

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: English Scenery English Views Island of Jersey Brighton English Views Not Stated

Anonymous

The Forfeitures of Londons Charter, or an Impartial Account of Several Seisures of the City Charter

London, Daniel Brown; Thomas Benskin, 1682 . First edition. Vellum. A vanishingly scarce late seventeenth century first edition discussing the history of the London Charter, from the reign of Henry III to the year 1682. The exceptionally scarce first edition of this discussion of the various points in English history in which England's monarchs and governments suspended parts of the Charter of London, from the year 1265 to 1682.ESTC Citation No. R18801. Wing F1557With the register A2-A4, B-E4. Collated, lacking initial blank.With the inscription of G.H. Mark to the head of the front pastedown, and of the University of Leicester to the tail.With a faint contemporary inscription to the head of the title page.A fantastically informative account of the various points in history in which the London Charter was suspended and restored. Loosely held in folded vellum wraps. Light discolouration to wrap perimeters. Ink inscriptions to front pastedown. Unbound, with each leaf laid down, with minor losses to perimeters and gutters. Faint contemporary ink inscription to head of title page. Pages significantly age toned. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 859F4

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: city of london london history history of london g h mark london history None

Anonymous

Half Hours in the Holy Land

London, James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1898. Cloth. An excellent retelling of a journey around Palestine taken by Norman Macleod, bound in the lovely bright publisher's cloth. Written by Annie B. Macleod, this work is an abbreviation of the author's father's work, 'Eastward', which describes the journey made by Norman Macleod in 1864.From the Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for young readers.Illustrated throughout in black and white. A beautiful example of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just the occasional instance of bumping. There is a stain to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have just the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 793R6

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: Half Hours in the Holy Land The Holy Land Palestine Travel The Holy Land Not Stated

Anonymous

Historical and Descriptive Account of the Palace and Chapel-Royal of Holyroodhouse

Edinburgh, J. Cunningham, 1826 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this uncommon and beautifully illustrated study of Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven engraved India proof plates, drawn and engraved by James Johnstone. Collated, complete.A beautifully illustrated first edition study of the Chapel-Royal and Palace of Holyrood, an enormously important Edinburgh landmark.Holyrood Abbey was founded in 1128, and fell into ruin in the seventeenth century, not even a century before this work was published. Holyrood Palace is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland, being the principal royal residence in Scotland since the sixteenth century. Originally the Palace was a guest house for the Abbey, before being greatly expanded after the Scottish Reformation. Many historically significant events occurred within the walls.With wonderfully detailed India proof plates. Rebacked, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps age toned, with significant spotting and handling marks. Tape repairs to closed tear at rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright, but with foxing to plates, and further instances of spotting throughout. Good . Ill.: James Johnstone. Good .

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Buchzahl: 876F61

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: Holyroodhouse Holyrood Palace scotland edinburgh Holyrood Palace James Johnstone

Anonymous

The Indians of North America

London, The Religious Tract Society, c1843 . Cloth. A mid eighteenth century examination of America's Native inhabitants, published by the Religious Tract Society. With a frontispiece, and a small number of vignette illustrations.Arranged in seventeen chapters, this work examines topics including the Native American fur trade, trapping and hunting, religion, bison, musical instruments and housing structures, and the ravages of small pox.A fascinating insight into Victorian era understanding of Native American life. Undated; dated c1843 via Jisc. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Bumping to back strip head, with fading to spine. Damp stain to rear board head. Hinges strained, and somewhat tender. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Foxing to frontispiece, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 879F49

Katalog: Travel & Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: The Indians of North America native americans american history native americans Not Stated