BEADNELL H.J.L.

An Egyptian Oasis. An Account of the Oasis of Kharga in the Libyan Desert, with special Reference to its History, Physical Geography and Water-Supply. IN FULL MOROCCO

John Murray,, 1909. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 34 plates on 27, full-page map, full-page diagram, full-page map in the text and large folding map; handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco, back with raised bands, gilt top, uncut, gilt from original board and backstrip preserved and mounted on new and separate leaves at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Sold from an institution with its small, neat blind stamp on title. The author served with the Geological Survey of Egypt. EXTREMELY SCARCE.

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Book number: 19628

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Keywords: travel, exploration, middle east, egypt, kharga, kharga oasis, beadnell

BEAN George E.

Aegean Turkey [with] Turkey's Southern Shore [with] Turkey Beyond the Maeander [with] Lycian Turkey. BEAN'S TURKEY COMPLETE IN DUSTWRAPPERS

Benn,, 1966-78. 4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerpus plates and maps, small, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper of final volume; black cloth, gilt backs, yellow tops, a near fine set in dustwrapper (one wrapper price-clipped). Bean's invaluable archaeological survey comprises: Aegean Turkey (1966), Turkey's Southern Shore (1968), Turkey Beyond the Maeander (1971) and LycIan Turkey (1978). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE.

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Book number: 41656

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Keywords: travel, archaeology, europe, turkey, bean, george bean

BECKINGHAM C. F.

The Prester John of the Indies. A True Relation of the Lands of the Prester John, being the Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Ethiopia in 1520, written by Father Francisco Alvares. The Translation of Lord Stanley of Alderney (1881) revised and edited with additional Material. NEAR FINE COPY

University Press, Cambridge for the Hakluyt Society,, 1961. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates, 34 illustrations in the text, 7 maps (1 folding) and a large folding map in pocket at end; original series binding of blue cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, uncut, a near fine copy. With uniform personal bookplate on front paste-downs. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, vols. 114-115. SCARCE., ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 45684

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Keywords: travel, hakluyt society, africa, ethiopia, abyssinia, prester john

BENSON E. F.

Sir Francis Drake. [Third Impression]. BRIGHT, CRISP COPY

John Lane Bodley Head,, [1928]. 8vo., Third Impression, on laid paper, with portrait frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps, fore-edge very lightly spotted; original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt back, blue top, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. With 4pp series catalogue bound in at end. Published a year after the first edition. The Golden Hind series comprises biographies of great explorers written by acknowledged authorities under the general editorship of Milton Waldman. Noted for their appearance and quality of design and production, all volumes are highly collectable.

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Book number: 32839

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BERESFORD Maurice

New Towns of the Middle Ages. Town Plantation in England, Wales and Gascony. BRIGHT, CRISP, CLEAN COPY

Lutterworth,, [1967]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 13 plates and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.

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Book number: 33263

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Keywords: mstock, europe, town planning, town plantation, beresford, maurice beresford

BERTRAM G. C. L.

Antarctica Today and Tomorrow. NEAR FINE COPY

University Press, Cambridge,, 1958. 8vo., First Edition, with large folding chart on japon; printed wrappers, sewed as issued, a near fine copy. The author was Director of Scott Polar Research Institute 1949-1956. SCARCE. Spence 133.

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Book number: 26381

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Keywords: travel, polar, antarctic, south pole, bertram

BISSELL Claude

The Young Vincent Massey [with] The Imperial Canadian. Vincent Massey in Office. SIGNED PRESENTATION SET

University of Toronto Press, Toronto,, [1981-86]. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt backs, coloured endpapers (yellow and grey respectively), a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION SET FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLES. With a few relevant cuttings loosely inserted.

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Book number: 22599

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BLACKBURN Henry

Artistic Travel. in Normandy, Brittany, the Pyrenees, Spain and Algeria. New Edition. [Illustrated by Caldecott, Dore and many Others]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Sampson Low Marston & Co.,, 1895. 8vo., with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and very numerous illustrations and maps in the text, free endpapers lightly browned, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip cloked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. First published in 1892.

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Book number: 31278

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Keywords: travel, europe, france, normandy, brittany, pyrenees, spain, algeria, henry blackburn, caldecott, randolph caldecott, dore, gustave dore

BLAND John Otway Percy

China under the Empress Dowager. Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzu His. Compiled from State Papers and the Private Diary of the Comptroller of her Household. IN FULL MOROCCO

Heinemann,, 1910. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), numerous plates (2 in red and black), and full-page illustration and double-page map in the text; handsomely bound in dark green full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Cordier 3487.

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Book number: 32169

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Keywords: travel, far east, china, empress dowager, tzu hsi, ch'ing court

BLAND Richard

An Inquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies, Williamsburg, 1766. By Richard Bland of Virginia. Edited by Earl Gregg Swem. Williamsburg, 1766. [Facsimile reissue]. 190 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Appeals Press for the William Parks Club, Richmond VA,, 1922. 8vo., small neat signature on front free endpaper, fore-edges very lightly browned; original brown cloth, upper board with printed paper label, uncut, a very good, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 190 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 172). William Park Club Publications No. 1.

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Book number: 32653

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BOLITHO Hector

The Glasshouse, Jamestown, Virginia. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY WITH A.L.s. NEAR FINE COPY

Privately Printed by Jamestown Glasshouse Foundation, Jamestown VA,, 1957. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 2 illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers with glassine dustwrapper, wire-stitched as issued, small scuff on front wrapper else a very good, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO PROFESSOR JACK MORPURGO WITH A LONG A.L.S FROM THE AUTHOR LOOSELY INSERTED. Established in 1607, the Glasshouse was effectively the first factory in America.

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Book number: 20157

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BOSTOCK] [Joan H.D.

The Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. A Typical Valley Farm. Farming in the Commonwealth. A SCARCE SURVIVAL

Association of Agriculture,, 1956. Folio portfolio containing 24 loose sheets of plates, maps and text (a number double-page); printed wrappers, portfolio split at backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. Produced by the Association of Agriculture in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia. Sold from an institution with its neat press-mark. IN THIS CONDITION, A SCARCE SURVIVAL.

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Book number: 28412

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Keywords: americana, canada, nova scotia, farming, agriculture

BOSTOCK] [Joan H.D.

A Dairy Farm in French-Canada. Farming in the Commonwealth. A SCARCE SURVIVAL

Association of Agriculture,, 1956. Folio portfolio containing 22 loose sheets of plates, maps and text (a number double-page); printed wrappers, portfolio split at backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. Produced by the Association of Agriculture in collaboration with Le Ministere de l'Agriculture, Province de Quebec. Sold from an institution with its neat press-mark. IN THIS CONDITION, A SCARCE SURVIVAL.

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Book number: 28413

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Keywords: americana, canada, french canada, quebec, dairy farming, agriculture

BOSTOCK] [Joan H.D.

Manitoba. A Grain Farm on the Portage Plains. Farming in the Commonwealth. A SCARCE SURVIVAL

Association of Agriculture,, 1956. Folio portfolio containing 27 loose sheets of plates, maps and text (a number double-page); printed wrappers, portfolio split at backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. Produced by the Association of Agriculture in collaboration with the Extension Service of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Immigration, and the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Manitoba. Sold from an institution with its neat press-mark. IN THIS CONDITION, A SCARCE SURVIVAL.

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Book number: 28410

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Keywords: americana, canada, manitoba, grain farming, portage plains, agriculture

BOSTOCK] [Joan H.D.

A Mixed Farm in Southern Ontario. Farming in the Commonwealth. A SCARCE SURVIVAL

Association of Agriculture,, 1956. Folio portfolio containing 24 loose sheets of plates, maps and text (a number double-page); printed wrappers, portfolio split at backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. Produced by the Association of Agriculture in collaboration with the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario. Sold from an institution with its neat press-mark. IN THIS CONDITION, A SCARCE SURVIVAL.

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Book number: 28411

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Keywords: americana, canada, guelph, ontario, farming, agriculture