Anonymous

The Tourist in Wales, Comprising Views of Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Antiquities, Seats of the Nobility, Gentry, &C

London, George Virtue, 1851 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated insight into the towns and landscape of Wales in the first half of the nineteenth century. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and forty-eight further plates. Collated complete.Plates depict locations including Conway Castle, Wrexham Church, Tintern Abbey, and Conway Suspension Bridge.With a number of plates illustrated artist and steel engraver William Henry Bartlett and engraver and watercolourist Henry Gastineau, but with the majority of plates uncredited.The first volume only of a work that was eventually expanded into a second volume.Undated; dated 1851 via Jisc and WorldCat.Retaining the original letterpress title page.A lovely work, in a delightfully decorative binding. In a full morocco binding, with extensive gilt detailing to boards and back strip. Light fading to back strip, with light rubbing to joints. Bump to head of front board, towards the fore edge. Hinges lightly strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, with tissue guards significantly age toned. Very Good . Ill.: W. H. Bartlett; Henry Gastineau et al. Very Good .

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Book number: 866F36

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: wales welsh William Henry Bartlett engraving welsh W. H. Bartlett; Henry Gastineau et al.

Anonymous

A Tourist in Wales: A Series of Views of Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Antiquities &C.

London, George Virtue , [1851]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon collection of engravings depicting the beautiful scenery of Wales with descriptions on the towns and landscape. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, an engraved title page, a vignette to the title page and forty-eight further plates. Collated complete. Bound in full blind stamped cloth. This work features a collection of plates depicting the picturesque scenery and architecture of Wales. The plates depict locations including Conway Castle, Wrexham Church, Tintern Abbey, and Conway Suspension Bridge. With a number of plates illustrated by artist and steel engraver William Henry Bartlett with the majority of plates uncredited. The first volume only of a work that was eventually expanded into a second volume.Undated, dated by copies held on Jisc. Bound in full blind stamped cloth. Externally smart with damp stains to the front boards, bumping to the extremities and marks to the boards and spine. Light spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with occasional light spotting, heavier to the front. Very Good . Ill.: William Henry Bartlett et al. Very Good .

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Book number: 899Z14

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Illustrated Wales Tourism Art Wales Plates Landscape William Henry Bartlett et al.

Anonymous

The Warwick Guide; Containing a Concise Historical Account of the Town

Warwick and Leamington, J. Merridew; Merridew and Son, 1826 . Paperback. A charming and very scarce early nineteenth century guide to Warwick, illustrated throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates. Collated, complete.A brief, charming and very scarce guide to the town and its castle. The publisher J. Merridew produced a number of editions of this work between 1824 and 1830, all of which are very scarce.With a former owner's inscription, dated 1857, to the front pastedown.With ten pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Light handling marks to wraps, most concentrated to head of rear wrap. Tail of front joint starting, with wrap firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, binding lightly strained. Light spotting and handling marks throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 898F11

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: warwick warwick castle warwick guide warwick castle Not Stated

'Aurora Borealis'

Arctic Miscellanies. A Souvenir of the Late Polar Search. By the Officers and Seamen of the Expedition.

London, Colburn and Co, 1852. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this remarkable collection of articles written by a crew marooned in frozen Arctic waters. Rebound in half calf and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this fascinating and scarce publication from the crew of the 'Assistance', the expedition led by Horatio Austin in 1850-51 to find Franklin's lost party.Locked in ice in the Canadian Arctic waters for eleven months, Austin's crew published a monthly newsletter to provide employment and amusement for their comrades, titling it the 'Aurora Borealis&apos. Edited by one of the officers, the men and officers onboard contributed a variety of both whimsical and informative articles, discussing the Inuit, sledge rides, history, and ornithology amongst a wide range of topics.The preface remarks that this is an extraordinary publication due to its 'faithful record of the thoughts and sentiments  of a body of our countrymen whilst exposed to extraordinary hardships and danger', remarking also upon the 'intellectual revolution' that had taken place in England, resulting in the literacy of ordinary seamen, and thus their ability to contribute their work.With a colour chromolithograph frontispiece, engraved title page vignette, and a wealth of further vignette illustrations.To the rear of the work is a twenty-four page publisher's catalogue, and an advertisement for Colburn's United Service Magazine. With the stamps of the Portsmouth Port Officer's Library to the tail of half title and page 346, and no other library markings present.This fascinating and sometimes humorous collection of articles is described in the preface as possessing a 'delicacy of imagination and a power of perception' that make this work a formidable addition to the collection of anyone with an interest in polar expeditions. Rebound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards and endpapers renewed. One small mark to back strip, otherwise, externally pristine. Internally, a little tightly bound. Frontispiece chipped and rebacked to fore edge. Library stamp to tail of half title and page 346. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 797F40

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: John Franklin Franklin's lost expedition Aurora borealis Horatio Austin Franklin's lost expedition Not Stated

E. A. D'Albertis

Una Crociera Sul Nilo

Torino, Roma, Milano, Firenze, Napoli, Ditta G. B. Paravia E Comp. 1904 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of this Italian travel journal by E. A. d'Albertis rebound in half leather. First edition of Una Crociera Sul Nilo by E. A. d'Albertis rebound in half morocco binding and marbled boards. The title translates to 'A Cruise on the Nile&apos. Written by travel writer and explorer Enrico Alberto d'Albertis, Italian navigator and ethnologist. With monochrome illustrations throughout the text from photographs. Includes a colour map as the frontispiece. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Rebound in half morocco binding and marbled boards. Externally, excellent. There is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, with some occasional spotting and age toning. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 840W1

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: E. A. d'Albertis Crociera Sul Nilo The Nile First edition Crociera Sul Nilo Leather Not stated

[Jean-Henri d'Ardenne de Tizac]

Etoffes de la Chine: Tissus & Broderies

Paris, [Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs]; Calavas, c1914. Cloth. A striking portfolio on the beautiful patterns and designs of fabrics made in China, illustrated with vivid plates. In French.An uncommon work.Illustrated with forty-nine plates, twelve of which are hand-coloured. Lacking five plates, plates 1, 9, 13, 15, and 24. A beautiful and unique portfolio that looks at the lovely fabrics to come from China.The plates in this work beautifully showcase the typical patterns, colours, and decorations usually used in Chinese fabrics.China's textile industry is the largest in the world, in both production and exports. It began to grow rapidly at the turn of the 20th century, this book being published during the beginning of this boom. In a quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, lacks the front board and backstrip. Rear board is discoloured with some light marks and a few small damp stains. Wear to the joint and extremities of the rear board. Internally, unbound, as issued. Pages are bright and clean with just a few light spots. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Book number: 832P1

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Etoffes de la Chine fabrics of china china fabric fabrics of china jean-henri d'ardenne de tizac Not Stated

Elizabeth D'Oyley [Ed.]

Great Travel Stories of All Nations

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1932 . First edition. Leather. A first edition of this fascinating collection of travel stories from different authors around the world, in a smart, full calf prize binding. First edition, in a smart, full calf prize binding, with gilt detailing. A collection of travel stories from all over the world, edited by Elizabeth D'Oyley. This interesting collection is comprised of stories from places including ancient Egypt, Canda, Australia, South Africa, United States, Europe, China and Great Britain. With a variety of authors and an index of authors to the rear of the work. In a smart, full calf prize binding, with gilt detailing. Externally, very smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities and a touch of fading to the spine. The odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 884Q20

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: travel short stories first edition collection short stories None

Margaret D'Este

In the Canaries with a Camera

London, Methuen & Co, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce early twentieth century guide to the Canary Islands. Inscribed 'to uncle Walter, with the author's love, Sept. 1909' to the front free endpaper.Illustrated with fifty photographic plates and a colour frontispiece, from photographs by Mrs. R.M. King. Collated, complete.The first edition of this very scarce work, in which Margaret D'Este describes her travels through the canaries in the early twentieth century. Divided into three sections: Tenerife, La Palma, and Grand Canary.With a forty page publisher's catalogue to the rear.A lovely copy of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail. Hinges lightly strained but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: R.M. King. Very Good .

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Book number: 866F13

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Canary Islands photography Gran Canaria R.M. King photography R.M. King

'BB'; Denys Watkins-Pitchford

September Road to Caithness and the Western Sea

London, Nicholas Kaye, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this topographical work on the remote Scottish Highlands by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, illustrated throughout by the author. The first edition, first impression of this richly illustrated travel work from 'BB', Denys Watkins-Pitchford. In the bright publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped.Illustrated with a bright full colour frontispiece, and numerous further full plate and vignette engravings, all the work of the author.A charming topographical work on the Scottish Highlands and coast, following the author's journey in a caravan across the remote Highlands.With former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with light shelf wear to back strip head and tail. Inscription to front free endpaper. A touch of sinning to dust wrapper back strip, with light shelf wear to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 817F48

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: scottish highlands scotland scottish travel scotland Denys Watkins-Pitchford

Nimrod [Charles James Apperley]

Nimrod&Apos;S Northern Tour

London, Walter Spiers, 1838 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Charles James Apperley's account of hunting and sports in the North of England, and Scotland. The work of Welsh sportsman and sporting writer Charles James Apperley, who published his works under the name 'Nimrod&apos.Nimrod describes the principle hunting locations in the areas he explores, analyses 'distinguished sporting characters', and provides anecdotes of amateur dragsmen, crack riders, and masters of hounds.With eight pages of advertisements to the rear, and a former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper.A smart first edition of this nineteenth century discussion of sports in Northern England and Scotland. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Rebacked, with original back strip laid down, and retaining original endpapers. Hinges starting, with boards holding firm. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to title page, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 839F14

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Nimrods German Tour travel sports scotland travel Not Stated

Mildred Archer

Early Views of India

London, Thames and Hudson, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A collection of 18th century artwork depicting early views of India by English painters Thomas and Willian Daniell, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A fascinating and comprehensive collection of artwork from the eighteenth century depicting early views of India, including illustrations of the Taj Mahal, Great Mosque at Delhi, temples of Ellora, Tanjore, the Himalayas, and more. These prints were originally drawn by Thomas and William Daniell, English landscape painters and travellers who spent ten years traveling India during the late eighteenth century. Including two hundred and fifty-eight in-text illustrations, thirty-three of which are in colour, and three maps. Collated and complete.Including commentary on the illustrations provided by Mildred Archer.Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with some light shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper has some light residue and soiling to the front of the wrap. Some creasing and a closed tear to the front of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Good Only.

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Book number: 822J12

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: india early views daniell archer early views dust wrapper Not Stated

Terence Armstrong; Brian Roberts; Charles Swithinbank

Illustrated Glossary of Snow and Ice

Cambridge, Printed for the Scott Polar Research Institute, 1973 . Cloth. A fascinating and uncommon glossary of words issued by the Scott Polar Research Institute, illustrated with photographic plates. An uncommon second edition of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The work of Terence Armstrong, Brian Roberts, and Charles Swithinbank, this is an essential glossary for polar terms, giving a brief definition of words, alongside their translations into Danish, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish.Illustrated with forty photographic plates of snow and ice. Collated, complete.Special publication number 4 of the Scott Polar Research Institute, with a loosely inserted leaf referring to a further publication on the subject from the same authors, titled 'Proposed New Terms and Definitions for Snow and Ice Features&apos.With the neat former owner's inscription G.H.S to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. Small former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Two large tape repairs to rear wrap of dust wrapper, with a mark to the centre of the front wrap. Closed tear to back strip tail, with two smaller closed tears to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Good.

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Book number: 797F22

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Snow Polar Arctic Scott Polar Research Institute Polar Not Stated

Terence Armstrong; Brian Roberts; Charles Swithinbank

Illustrated Glossary of Snow and Ice

Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute, 1973. Cloth. A fine second edition glossary on a wide range of polar related words, an illustrated work on the Arctic. The second edition of this uncommon work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.An essential glossary for polar terms, delving into the Arctic world, giving a brief definition of words, alongside their translations into Danish, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish.Issued by the Scott Polar Research Institute, this being their special publication number 4.Illustrated with forty plates.Collated, complete.By Terence Armstrong, Brian Roberts, and Charles Swithinbank.Bookplate of Kenn Back to the recto to the front endpaper. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper with a few light spots and light edge wear. Spine is a little sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 796P3

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Illustrated Glossary of Snow and Ice polar glossary antarctic polar kenn back Various

Antonin Artaud; Helen Weaver [trans.]

The Peyote Dance

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975. Paperback. A very scarce uncorrected proof of the first English language translation of this account of Antonin Artaud's time in 1930's Mexico. A very scarce uncorrected proof of Helen Weaver's English translation of author Antonin Artaud's work.In 1935 French writer, poet and dramatist Antonin Artaud travelled to South America, going on to live with the indigenous Mexican Tarahumaran people and participating in their peyote rites. His writings during this time are here published for the first time in English, somewhat concerned with the supernatural, and including an account of his horrific withdrawal from heroin upon entering the land of the Tarahumaras. In the original paper wraps. Slight bend to head of front wrap. Publisher's label and pen notation to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Page numbers identified in pen. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 779F34

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: ARC Uncorrected Prood South America Mexico Uncorrected Prood None

C R Ashbee; Sir Ronald Storrs

Jerusalem 1920-1922: Being the Records of the Pro-Jerusalem Council During the First Two Years of the CIVIL Administration

London, John Murray , 1924. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first edition of this sought after, scarce volume, being the record of the Pro-Jerusalem Council spanning from 1920 to 1922. The first edition of this scarce volume by C R Ashbee, being the records of the Pro-Jerusalem Council during the first two years of the Civil Administration. The first record was published in 1921 and covered the report from 1918 to 1920 Jerusalem. With a preface by Sir Ronald Storrs. A detailed survey of the city of Jerusalem during the Years 1920-22, recording the changes and improvements carried out by the Pro-Jerusalem Society, which Ashbee was the chairman of, during the very beginning of the British Mandate in Palestine. The chapter on 'L'Etat de la Cite de Jerusalem au XII Siecle' is in French, the rest is in English text. Illustrated with numerous photographs in black and white, maps, plans, and two coloured folding plans. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only and a slight edge wear. The cloth to the spine has slightly darkened. With a library bookplate to the front pastedown, and stamps to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint scattered spotting to the occasional leaf, although, generally, the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with numerous photographs in black and white, maps, plans, and two coloured folding plans. Collated, complete.  Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 779A25

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: jerusalem first editions illustrated first editions Not Stated