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  • First edition of Iceland by Ebenezer Henderson, a scarce description of the island by a scottish missionary and talented linguist.
    First edition of Iceland by Ebenezer Henderson, a scarce description of the island by a scottish missionary and talented linguist.

    HENDERSON, Ebenezer.
    Iceland; 1818.
    £350.00

  • One of the pioneers of alpinism and alpine painting, Bourrit (1739-1819) accompanied de Saussure on his first ascents of the Alps.
    One of the pioneers of alpinism and alpine painting, Bourrit (1739-1819) accompanied de Saussure on his first ascents of the Alps.

    BOURRIT, Marc-Theodore.
    Nouvelle description générale et particulière des glaciers, 1787.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of Portugal Illustrated by William Morgan Kinsey, containing 21 engraved views and 9 hand-coloured aquatint plates containing 36 costumes.
    First edition of Portugal Illustrated by William Morgan Kinsey, containing 21 engraved views and 9 hand-coloured aquatint plates containing 36 costumes.

    KINSEY, Rev. William Morgan.
    Portugal Illustrated in a Series Of Letters. 1828.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of the noted architect's Rambles in the Rhine Provinces which includes 14 mounted albumen prints, approximately 9 by 11.5cm in size.
    First edition of the noted architect's Rambles in the Rhine Provinces which includes 14 mounted albumen prints, approximately 9 by 11.5cm in size.

    SEDDON, John Pollard.
    Rambles in the Rhine Provinces. 1868.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of The Experiences of a Military Attaché in the Balkans by H. D. Napier, with signed letters by the author and another from the Balkan MOI during WWII.
    First edition of The Experiences of a Military Attaché in the Balkans by H. D. Napier, with signed letters by the author and another from the Balkan MOI during WWII.

    NAPIER, H. D.
    The Experiences of a Military Attaché in the Balkans. [1924].
    £500.00

  • A handsome 5-volume set of Bayard Taylor's illustrated guide to Europe
    A handsome 5-volume set of Bayard Taylor's illustrated guide to Europe

    BAYARD TAYLOR, (editor).
    Picturesque Europe [c.1890]
    £650.00

  • This work is compilation of travels in the Mediterranean illustrated by well known artists of the time.
    This work is compilation of travels in the Mediterranean illustrated by well known artists of the time.

    [VARIOUS AUTHORS AND ARTISTS].
    The Picturesque Mediterranean with illustrations by the most eminent artists; 1889-90-91.
    £650.00

  • A fresh copy of the first edition of this fine costume book. A classic work by Bartolomeo Pinelli's, well representative of his charming style.
    A fresh copy of the first edition of this fine costume book. A classic work by Bartolomeo Pinelli's, well representative of his charming style.

    PINELLI, Bartolomeo.
    Nuova Raccolta di cinquanta costumi pittoreschi. 1816.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the travel work written she wrote of her lecture tour of Britain, France, and Germany following the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
    First edition of Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the travel work written she wrote of her lecture tour of Britain, France, and Germany following the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

    STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
    Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands. 1854.
    £150.00

  • First edition of William Beattie's Switzerland, a classic illustrative work of Switzerland with over 100 engravings.
    First edition of William Beattie's Switzerland, a classic illustrative work of Switzerland with over 100 engravings.

    BEATTIE, William.
    Switzerland. 1836.
    £500.00

  • First edition of Matthew Dubourg's Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, with 26 fine hand-coloured aquatinits of the ancient buildings of Rome.
    First edition of Matthew Dubourg's Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, with 26 fine hand-coloured aquatinits of the ancient buildings of Rome.

    DUBOURG, M[atthew].
    Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, 1844.
    £2,750.00

  • Les Capitales de l'Europe.
    Les Capitales de l'Europe.

    MALO, Charles.
    Les Capitales de l'Europe. [c.1829].
    £2,750.00

  • First edition of Select Views of the Antiquities and Harbours in the South of France by Jean Albanis de Beaumont, with 12 hand-coloured aquatint views.
    First edition of Select Views of the Antiquities and Harbours in the South of France by Jean Albanis de Beaumont, with 12 hand-coloured aquatint views.

    ALBANIS de BEAUMONT, Jean François.
    Select Views of the Antiquities and Harbours in the South of France; 1794.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of Tour of the Grand Junction by J. Hassell, with 24 hand-coloured aquatints.
    First edition of Tour of the Grand Junction by J. Hassell, with 24 hand-coloured aquatints.

    HASSELL, J.
    Tour of the Grand Junction, 1819.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Views Taken On and Near the River Rhine by Rev. John Gardnor, containing 32 hand-coloured aquatint plates pf the Rhine and surrounding landscape.
    First edition of Views Taken On and Near the River Rhine by Rev. John Gardnor, containing 32 hand-coloured aquatint plates pf the Rhine and surrounding landscape.

    GARDNOR, Rev. John.
    Views Taken On and Near the River Rhine, 1788-[1791].
    £19,500.00

  • First edition of Excursion sur les Côtes et dans les Ports de Normandie by Noël-Jacques Lefebure-Duruflé, with 40 hand-coloured aquatints of Normandy.
    First edition of Excursion sur les Côtes et dans les Ports de Normandie by Noël-Jacques Lefebure-Duruflé, with 40 hand-coloured aquatints of Normandy.

    [LEFEBURE-DURUFLÉ, Noël-Jacques].
    Excursion sur les Côtes et dans les Ports de Normandie. [1823-1825].
    £19,500.00

  • Collezione di Vedute Pittoresche della Antica Città di Pompei from 1819 by Jakob Huber, containing 20 of the earliest lithographs of Naples, depicting Pompeii.
    Collezione di Vedute Pittoresche della Antica Città di Pompei from 1819 by Jakob Huber, containing 20 of the earliest lithographs of Naples, depicting Pompeii.

    [HUBER, Jakob Wilhelm].
    [Collezione di Vedute Pittoresche della Antica Città di Pompei]. [1818-1819].
    £19,500.00

  • First edition of A Picturesque Guide to Bath by Julies Ibbetson, john Hassell and John Laporte, with 16 hand-coloured aquatints.
    First edition of A Picturesque Guide to Bath by Julies Ibbetson, john Hassell and John Laporte, with 16 hand-coloured aquatints.

    IBBETSON, Julius Caesar; HASSELL, John; LAPORTE, John.
    A Picturesque Guide to Bath, Bristol Hot-Wells, the River Avon, and the Adjacent Country; 1793.
    £1,250.00

  • First and only edition, inscribed and owned by Abbey, of The Theatric Tourist by James Winston, containing 24 hand-coloured aquatints of British theatres in the Georgian period.
    First and only edition, inscribed and owned by Abbey, of The Theatric Tourist by James Winston, containing 24 hand-coloured aquatints of British theatres in the Georgian period.

    [WINSTON, James].
    The Theatric Tourist; 1805.
    £4,500.00

  • The first edition of Archibald Robertson's Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath, with sixty-five plates rare to find in colour.
    The first edition of Archibald Robertson's Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath, with sixty-five plates rare to find in colour.

    ROBERTSON, Archibald.
    A Topographical Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath and Bristol. 1792.
    £2,750.00

  • A souvenir album containing hand-coloured engravings by Ranieri Grassi and Salvatore Marroni that depict the buildings of Pisa and religious ceremonies in Rome respectively.
    A souvenir album containing hand-coloured engravings by Ranieri Grassi and Salvatore Marroni that depict the buildings of Pisa and religious ceremonies in Rome respectively.

    [SOUVENIR ALBUM]
    Views in Italy. [c.1900].
    £1,500.00

  • Scenery of Portugal and Spain by George Vivian, the sequel to his volume on Spain, with picturesque lithographs.
    Scenery of Portugal and Spain by George Vivian, the sequel to his volume on Spain, with picturesque lithographs.

    VIVIAN, George.
    Scenery of Portugal and Spain. 1839.
    £4,000.00

  • Scenery of Portugal and Spain by George Vivian, the sequel to his volume on Spain, with picturesque lithographs.
    Scenery of Portugal and Spain by George Vivian, the sequel to his volume on Spain, with picturesque lithographs.

    VIVIAN, George.
    Scenery of Portugal and Spain. 1839.
    £4,500.00

  • An unusual album of Swiss costume plates by the nineteenth century artist Bartolomeo Pinelli
    An unusual album of Swiss costume plates by the nineteenth century artist Bartolomeo Pinelli

    PINELLI, Bartolomeo.
    Raccolta di quindici costumi li piu interessanti della Svizzera Desgnati. n.d. [but c. 1813].
    £2,500.00

  • Splendor Magnificentissimae Urbis Venetiarum by Johann Georh Graevius, with folding panorama and plan of the city after Blaeu.
    Splendor Magnificentissimae Urbis Venetiarum by Johann Georh Graevius, with folding panorama and plan of the city after Blaeu.

    GRAEVIUS, Johann Georg.
    Splendor Magnificentissimae Urbis Venetiarum Clarissimus; [c. 1720].
    £30,000.00

  • First French edition of Collection des costumes Espagnols anciens et modernes, Cruz Cano Y Olemedilla's popular Spanish work.
    First French edition of Collection des costumes Espagnols anciens et modernes, Cruz Cano Y Olemedilla's popular Spanish work.

    CRUZ CANO Y OLEMEDILLA, Juan de la.
    Collection des costumes Espagnols anciens et modernes. 1791.
    £15,000.00

  • A fine visual record of Sintra in the Sintra Mountains, the royal sanctuary near Lisbon, now a UNESCO heriage site.
    A fine visual record of Sintra in the Sintra Mountains, the royal sanctuary near Lisbon, now a UNESCO heriage site.

    BURNETT, William Hickling.
    Views of Cintra. n.d. circa 1830.
    £1,500.00

  • William Dawson Hooker (1816-1840), physician and botanist, undertook a journey to northern Norway in 1836, to study the flora and fauna and local customs
    William Dawson Hooker (1816-1840), physician and botanist, undertook a journey to northern Norway in 1836, to study the flora and fauna and local customs

    HOOKER, William Dawson.
    Notes on Norway; 1839.
    £750.00

  • Landscape album of lithographed views of Boulogne.
    Landscape album of lithographed views of Boulogne.

    SINNETT, F.
    Vues de Boulogne sur-Mer. [c.1878].
    £300.00

  • Rare issue hand-coloured on card. A handsome copy of a lively set of bull fighting plates.
    Rare issue hand-coloured on card. A handsome copy of a lively set of bull fighting plates.

    PRICE, Lake (illustrator); FORD, Richard.
    Tauromachia, 1852.
    £25,000.00

  • The book is notable for including a chapter on includes a chapter on the native language.
    The book is notable for including a chapter on includes a chapter on the native language.

    BORLASE, William.
    The Natural History of Cornwall. 1758.
    £1,750.00

  • The Scottish journey is written in a series of letters to better inform those south of the border of the positive aspects of Scotland and the Scots.
    The Scottish journey is written in a series of letters to better inform those south of the border of the positive aspects of Scotland and the Scots.

    [MACKY, John].
    A journey through England. In familiar letters from a gentleman here, to his friend abroad. 1724 & 1723.
    £750.00

  • The plates remained the standard views of Scottish towns for over a century.
    The plates remained the standard views of Scottish towns for over a century.

    SLEZER, John.
    Theatrum Scotiae. 1718
    £6,500.00

  • One of the key figures in the Hungarian War of Independence (1848-49), György Klapka went on to be a member of the Hungarian Parliament
    One of the key figures in the Hungarian War of Independence (1848-49), György Klapka went on to be a member of the Hungarian Parliament

    KLAPKA, George.
    Memoirs of the War of Independence in Hungary. 1850.
    £650.00

  • Includes much on bear hunting, trapping, and natural history, as well as having some important content on salmon fishing.
    Includes much on bear hunting, trapping, and natural history, as well as having some important content on salmon fishing.

    LLOYD, L.
    Scandinavian Adventures, 1854.
    £450.00

  • Beaumont's accounts of these journeys show a lively interest in the classical history of the area.
    Beaumont's accounts of these journeys show a lively interest in the classical history of the area.

    ALBANIS BEAUMONT, Jean François.
    Travels through the Rhætian Alps, 1792.
    £2,500.00

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