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  • Narrative of a voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe, and along the shores of the Mediterranean,

    WILDE, William Robert Wills.
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    Sir William Robert Wills Wilde, surgeon and Irish antiquary, was the father of Oscar Wilde. Wilde travelled for nine months as medical attendant t...

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  • The Philippine Islands.

    FOREMAN, John.
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    Foreman's Philippine Islands provides A thorough history of the archipelago, updating Jagor's classic work of 1873.Third edition. 8vo., xxii, 668 ...

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  • Angola and the River Congo.

    MONTEIRO, Joachim John
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    Handsomely bound copy of Monteiro's Angola, one of the few English language books on the region at that time.Joachim John Monteiro (also known as ...

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  • Sand-buried ruins of Khotan.

    STEIN, Sir Marc Aurel.
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    The general narrative of Stein's first exploration of Central Asia, 1900-01. Crossing the Karakoram and the Pamirs he entered Chinese Turkestan an...

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  • On ancient Central-Asian tracks.

    STEIN, Marc Aurel.
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    A comprehensive summary of the results of Stein's first three Central Asian expeditions and of his researches carried out during the years 1900-16...

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  • The Arab of the desert.

    DICKSON, H.R.P.
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    The preferred edition with the first publication of the 3 maps intended for the second impression but never issued, and with the charts bound into...

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  • The Desert King.

    HOWARTH, David.
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    Howarth's life of Ibn Saud provides a lucid portrait of a legendary warrior, and way of life unique in the twentieth century.First edition. 8vo, 2...

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  • The life of Sir Richard Burton.

    [BURTON, Richard Francis] WRIGHT, Thomas.
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    Wright's biography of Burton was very popular going through three printings in one year. It proved controversial for mentioning Burton's shortcomi...

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  • Narrative of a journey round the World,

    SIMPSON, Sir George.
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    Simpson was head of the Hudson Bay Company and the dominant figure in the American fur trade in the nineteenth century. The narrative documents Si...

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  • The history of Nadir Shah,

    FRASER, James
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    Blackmer copy. Fraser was Resident at Surat from 1730-40 and then returned as Factor for the East India company, 1743-9. This work is important for...

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  • Reconnoitring in Abyssinia:

    WILKINS, H. St. Clair.
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    Wilkins (1828-1896), 'commanded the Royal Engineers throughout the Abyssinian expedition of 1868, where the difficult terrain required engineering...

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  • The overland route to India,

    TILLOTSON, John.
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    A very good copy of a large format illustrated work showing the route from England to India via the great cities of the Middle East. An early reis...

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  • L'estat present de la chine.

    BOUVET, Joachim; GIFFART, Pierre (engraver).
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    With the arms of Louis XIV. Rare first edition of Bouvet's China, finely bound in contemporary morocco with the arms of Louis XIV, the engravings b...

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  • [Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.

    [CHINESE SCHOOL].
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    Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

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  • [Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.

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    Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

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  • [Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.

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    Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

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  • [Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.

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  • [Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.

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    Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

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  • [Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.

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    Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

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  • [Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.

    [CHINESE SCHOOL].
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    Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

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  • Allerneuester Geographisch- und Topographischer

    HEYDT [aka HEIJDT], Johann Wolfgang.
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    Important early iconography of Jakarta. Heydt's Ost-Indien provides us with an extensive and important work with regard to the town planning and ge...

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  • Splendor Magnificentissimae Urbis Venetiarum Clarissimus;

    GRAEVIUS, Johann Georg.
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    A rare and lavishly illustrated work devoted entirely to the city of Venice, issued as part of the monumental Thesaurus antiquitatum et historiaru...

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  • Toonneel van China, Door veel, Zo Geestelijke als Werreltijke, Geheugteekenen, Verscheide Vertoningen van de Natuur en Kunst.

    KIRCHER, Athanasius.
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    Rare coloured copy. Rare copy coloured in a contemporary hand and heightened with gilt, of one of the most important books shaping the European con...

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  • Flights over the ancient cities of Iran.

    SCHMIDT, Erich F.
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    Special publication of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. A fine record of some the great archaeological sites of Iran as seen f...

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