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HONAN, Michael Burke.
The Personal Adventures Of "Our Own Correspondent" In Italy.
London: Chapman And Hall, 1852..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. viii, 304 + [36]publisher's catalogue; iv, 333, [1 leaf]ads. A nice bright tight set in original blind-stamped cloth (very slight wear to spine ends, very slight foxing to outer leaves, the only real blemish being several institutional rubberstamps in each volume). First Edition. The author, who was a correspondent for the Times, here describes his adventures in the camp of Charles Albert in the struggle against Austria for Italian independence. Included are chapters on Milan and the revolution, Turin, Genoa, Valleggio, Leghorn, and Florence, the war, and the retreat. "I have.avoided dealing with such parts of the history of the last four years, in the south of the Peninsula, on which public opinion in England has decidedly pronounced, but I have not declined to speak the truth and the whole truth respecting Charles Albert's political duplicity and military errors during the Lombard war.not a line found in these volumes has been extracted from the "Times", or any other journal.". (Preface) Pine-Coffin 8486.
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HOWARD, [George William Frederick], [Seventh] Earl Carlisle [1802-1864].
Diary In Turkish And Greek Waters.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, And Longmans, 1854..
8vo. pp. xi, 353, [1] + [26]ads. with half-title. modern quarter calf (some marginal dampstaining, tear in pp. 289-94 repaired - no loss). Second Edition. Blackmer notes that the travels took place from June of 1853 to May of 1854 and include some interesting gossip about life in Athens. cfBlackmer 835.
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HOWELL, H[enry] Spencer [1857-1912].
An Island Paradise And Reminiscences Of Travel.
Toronto: Hart & Riddell, 1892..
8vo. pp. xiii, [1], [1 leaf], [9]-296. 18 plates. several text illus. tipped-in errata slip. A bright copy in original gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Including chapters on the Hawaiian Islands (five), Canada and the United States (two), India and Ceylon, Malta and Gibraltar, Brussels and Antwerp, Edinburgh, and Australia (three). Ferguson 10597b.
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HOWISON, John.
European Colonies In Various Parts Of The World, Viewed In Their Social, Moral, And Physical Condition.
London: Richard Bentley, 1834..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.,l., [v]-xii, 430; 1 p.l., [v]-xii, 460. half-titles wanting. contemporary half calf (joints of Vol. I cracked & weak, corners bumped, gilt armorial crest of the Signet Library stamped on covers). First Edition. With sections on Africa, India, the Arctic, the West Indies, and British North America. In each section, Howison discusses the general physical character of the colony, the aboriginal inhabitants, and the progress of European colonization. Howison, who visited North America in 1818-20, was also the author of Sketches of Upper Canada (1821). Mendelssohn II 612.
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HUGHES, William (editor).
Philips' Handy School Atlas OF General Geography Containing Thirty-Six Maps.
London: George Philip & Son, [c. 1885]..
12mo. unpaginated. 36 gate-fold colour maps. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (front hinge partially cracked, corners rubbed, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, map of Italy detached but present, map of Spain with pencil notes).
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INGLIS, Henry D[avid] [1795-1835].
The Tyrol; With A Glance At Bavaria.
London: Whittaker And Co., 1837..
12mo. pp. xii, 432. with half-title. contemporary tree calf (rubbed, front joint cracked & weak). Third Edition.
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IRBY, Charles Leonard [1789-1845] & MANGLES, James [1786-1867].
Travels In Egypt And Nubia, Syria, And The Holy Land; Including A Journey Round The Dead Sea, And Through The Country East Of The Jordan.New Edition.
London: John Murray, 1852..
8vo. pp. viii, 150. text in double columns. contemporary half roan (rubbed). Third Edition. A collection of six letters describing the authors' tour of the Levant, the first dated from Cairo in 1817, the last from Cyprus in 1818. In Egypt they helped Belzoni excavate the site of Abu Simbel, of which they gave an independent account. They also were among the earliest Europeans to visit Petra, on which journey they were accompanied by Thomas Legh. Ibrahim-Hilmy I p. 325. cfBlackmer 860.[BOUND WITH:] BROOKS, Shirley [1815-1874]. The Russians Of The South. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 147. London: Longman, Brown, Green, And Longmans, 1854. First Edition.[BOUND WITH:] DURRIEU, Xavier [d. 1868]. The Present State Of Morocco: A Chapter Of Mussulman Civilisation. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., [vii]-xv, 93. lacking half-title. London: Longman, Brown, Green, And Longmans, 1854.First Edition. With chapters on population of Morocco and white slavery in Africa, government and military, agriculture, industry, and commerce, religion, education, manners and customs, and arts and trades. [BOUND WITH:] [MAITLAND, Julia Charlotte (Barrett) [d. 1864]. Letters From Madras, During The Years 1836-1839. By A Lady. 8vo. pp. ix, 145. (paper lightly embrowned, occasional spotting). London: John Murray, 1846. Second Edition. The author comments on education, manners and customs, fauna, snake-charming, religion, &c.
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[JESUIT RELATIONS].
Lettres Édifiantes Et Curieuses, Écrites Des Missions Étrangères. Nouvelle Édition.
Paris: J.G.Merigot le jeune, 1780-83.
26 Volumes. 12mo. complete with half-titles. 26 folding engraved maps & plans & 23 engraved plates (11 folding). 4 folding tables. woodcut ornaments. contemporary tree calf, gilt backs (minor worming to a few leaves in Vol. XVIII, marginal repairs to first 4 leaves in Vol. XIX, Vol. IV rebacked with spine mounted, few spinal extremities chipped; otherwise a very good set). Second Edition. The first edition of the relations, collected by Fathers Le Gobien, Du Halde and Patouillet, was published at Paris in thirty-four parts, from 1702 to 1776. The present edition, enlarged and corrected by l'Abbé de Querbeuf, is preferred to the original, as it is arranged systematically according to geographic region: Volumes I to V relate to the Levant, VI to IX to North and South America, X to XV to India, XVI to XXIV to China, and XXV to XXVI to India and China. The American volumes include a letter from Father Marest, describing D'Iberville's expedition to Hudson's Bay, 1694-95, where he captured Fort York, the famous Picolo letter, which contains the first descriptive account of California and which is accompanied by the third French printing of the extremely important Kino map, which effectively dispelled the long-held notion that California was an island, &c. (see JCB). Bell J72. Cordier 930. Howes L-299 (calling for 56 maps & plates). JCB II 2654. Sabin 40698. Wagner, Cartography of the Northwest Coast, 483. cfLande 472. cfTPL 258. cfWagner, Spanish Southwest 74a. cfWheat 89.
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JOHNSON, Virginia W[ales] [1849-1916].
The Lily Of The Arno Or Florence, Past And Present.
Boston: Estes And Lauriat, [1891]..
8vo. pp. x, 354. with half-title. 25 plates. tissue guards with legends. original gilt-stamped decorative cloth, top edge gilt (cloth bit discoloured). First Edition.
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JOHNSTON, Hugh.
Toward The Sunrise; Being Sketches Of Travel In Europe & The East. To Which Is Added A Memorial Sketch Of The Rev. William Morley Punshon, LL.D.
Toronto: William Briggs., 1883..
8vo. pp. xiv, 459, [5]ads. with half-title. frontis., text illus., & engraved portrait. original black & gilt-stamped pictorial cloth (little soiled, spine ends trifle frayed). Fourth Edition.
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KEYSLER, Johann Georg [1683-1743].
Travels Through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain. Giving a True and Just Description Of The Present State of those Countries.
London: Printed for A.Linde and T.Field, 1756-57..
4 Volumes. 4to. pp. xiv, [6], 520; 2 p.l., 507; 2 p.l., 290, 77, [10]index; 2 p.l., 385, [10]index. engraved frontis. map, & 7 engraved plates (3 folding). contemporary calf (very worn, 4 covers detached, other joints cracked, spine of Vol. I split, spine labels wanting, needs rebinding, paper lightly embrowned, intermittent foxing). Second Edition. Keysler visited all of the major cities in Germany and Italy, as well as Bern, Geneva, Vienna, and Prague. His account Includes descriptions of the Elector of Bavaria's Court and palaces, the King of Sardinia's family, court, palaces, revenues and military forces, the household, palace, treasury, museum, gallery, &c. of the great Duke of Florence, the Pope and his court, the religious buildings and palaces of Florence, Rome, and Naples, the antiquities and villas and gardens of Rome, the operas, carnivals and other diversions of Venice, the Doge, the Senate, the Nobility, the Inquisition, the Ducal Palace, Public Library, and military forces of Venice, the quicksilver mines at Idra, the Imperial Court at Vienna, the mines of Upper Hungary, &c. cfPine-Coffin 729.
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KIDD, William.
Kidd's New Guide To The "Lions" Of London; Or The Stranger's Directory To The Tower, St. Paul's, The Parks, The Theatres, The Bazaars, The Diorama, The Colosseum, Thames Tunnel, The Zoological Gardens...
London: 1832..
18mo. pp. [2]ads, 70. with half-title. numerous wood-engraved text illus. by G.W.Bonner. original cloth with gilt label mounted on upper cover, bound by Remnant Edwards Binders (embossed stamp on front flyleaf), gilt edges (worn, joints cracked, light foxing to last leaves). First Edition.
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LA MOTTRAYE, [Aubry] De [c1674-1743].
Voyages En Anglois Et En Fran ois.En Diverses Provinces Et Places De La Prusse Ducale Et Royale, De La Russie, De La Pologne &c.
The Hague: Printed for the Author and Sold by Adrien Moetjens, 1732..
folio. pp. 4 p.l., 480. title in red & black. text in double columns in French & English. 10 engraved plates (incl. frontis., & 2 maps - 1 double-page). engraved dedication headpiece. woodcut title vignette & initials. contemporary mottled calf, gilt back (joints cracked, corners worn, head & foot of spine damaged, some light foxing, plates embrowned). monastic ownership entry on title dated 1764. First Edition. An account of the author's travels in Prussia, Russia, Poland, the Baltic States, France, England, and Ireland, with remarks and observations on geography, politics, religion, manners and customs, architecture, &c. Included is a description of the marriage ceremony of Louis XV of France in 1725. The first chapter, pp. 78, is devoted to some orders of Knighthood. The volume is sometimes offered with La Mottraye's narrative of his travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, published in two volumes at The Hague in 1727. Brunet III 801. cfCox I 77-78. cfNerhood 74.
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LAING, Samuel [1780-1868].
A Tour In Sweden In 1838; Comprising Observations On The Moral, Political, And Economical State Of The Swedish Nation.
London: Printed For Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1839..
8vo. pp. xii, 431, [1]. untrimmed in original blind-stamped cloth (slightly rubbed, upper outer blank corner chipped from last 2 leaves). First Edition. "[Laing] denounced the union of Sweden and Norway as a flagitious act, inveighed against the privileged nobility and priesthood of Sweden as destitute alike of public spirit and private virtue, and denounced the entire nation as the most immoral in Europe." (DNB) His criticisms elicited a response in the form of a pamphlet from Count Björnstjerna, Swedish ambassador at the British court. Goldsmiths' 30807. Kress C.4920. Schiötz 560a.
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LAING, Samuel [1780-1868].
Observations On The Social And Political State Of Denmark, And The Duchies Of Sleswick And Holstein, In 1851: Being The Third Series Of The Notes Of A Traveller On The Social And Political State Of The European People.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852..
8vo. pp. xvi, 446 + [34]ads. with half-title. frontis. battle plan. untrimmed in original cloth (few stains to covers, library bookplates on front paste-down & upper front cover, 2 ink stains on p. [1], some pencil notes & scoring throughout). First Edition.
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