John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and bea...

John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and bea...

John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and bea...

This title was published in the same year as the Franco-German War and the paris commune. This is the second issue of the eleventh edition. The f...

The section on Corsica has been removed and a separate volume was issued for the Island.Endpapers dated "September 1865".Ninth edition. xxxiii pp,...

This was the first detailed edition on Greece (previous editions were included Asia Minor, Turkey and the East). This edition was published at the...

Scarce title.This was the first volume entirely devoted to Norway which had previously been included in the Northern Europe editions. The fourth e...

There were thirteen editions of "Paris" published between 1864 -1890. All editions appear to be relatively scarce. Eighth edition. vi,, 278 pp, 15...

This is the final edition of the series. Madeira, the Canaries and the Azores were only included in the last edition.Endpapers dated "October 1895...

This volume was designed to be split into two separate volumes.The first section is devoted to Switzerland. The second section covers the Alps of ...

The first true French Baedeker in original yellow Biedermeier boards. This rare early Baedeker was translated by Professor Klein from the fifth Ger...

A very good example of an early Murray handbook written by John Murray III. Paris is not included in this guide.Endpapers dated "June 1850".Third ...

One of the most valuable sources for the history of exploration in northern Canada.The Nares expedition, so called after its commander George Nare...

Unusual publisher's interleaved copy. Publisher's Unusual interleaved edition possibly used by the author to update information for the next editio...

This first edition, despite lacking its general map, is still considered a rarity and as with all handbooks to France, contains no description of ...

They are very charming and excellent illustrations, precise with bright colouring, showing more aquatint ground than in the stories Alken illustra...

First English translation of the entire Hebrew Bible by a Jew. First edition of the first English translation of the entire Hebrew Bible by a Jew.B...

A fine group of Chinese export watercolours showing flowers and butterflies.Pith came into use for painting to satisfy the increasing demand for s...

Froebel (1805 –1893) was a German geologist and mineralogist, and journalist. He emigrated to the United States, where he became editor of a Germa...

First edition. A very scarce first edition which rarely appears on the market. This English edition served as a basis for the German edition publis...

This volume was designed to be split into two separate volumes.The first section is devoted to Switzerland. The second section covers the Alps of ...