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WALES, William
C. Buckton and sold by P. Elmsly, London, 1788
Astronomical Observations, made in the Voyages which were undertaken [...], for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis and Captain Cook [...]. Illustrated with maps of New Zealand and Eastern coast of New Holland, from the original drawings by Captain CookAstronomical Observations, made in the Voyages which were undertaken [...], for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis and Captain Cook [...]. Illustrated with maps of New Zealand and Eastern coast of New Holland, from the original drawings by Captain CookAstronomical Observations, made in the Voyages which were undertaken [...], for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis and Captain Cook [...]. Illustrated with maps of New Zealand and Eastern coast of New Holland, from the original drawings by Captain CookAstronomical Observations, made in the Voyages which were undertaken [...], for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis and Captain Cook [...]. Illustrated with maps of New Zealand and Eastern coast of New Holland, from the original drawings by Captain CookAstronomical Observations, made in the Voyages which were undertaken [...], for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis and Captain Cook [...]. Illustrated with maps of New Zealand and Eastern coast of New Holland, from the original drawings by Captain CookAstronomical Observations, made in the Voyages which were undertaken [...], for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis and Captain Cook [...]. Illustrated with maps of New Zealand and Eastern coast of New Holland, from the original drawings by Captain Cook
ARGUABLY ONE OF THE RAREST PUBLICATIONS ON COOK’S FIRST VOYAGE. Small folio (285 x 235 mm.), in nineteenth century half calf, marbled paper boards, spine with ornate gilt bands, with ornate gilded green leather title label, small area of professional restoration to upper and lower portions of spine, yellow edged. With typographic title, Contents, Errata, Introduction, pp. (4), xii, *4, 146, with two large folding engraved maps, unrecorded early issue printers' error of pp. 94-95 omitted, some foxing on pp. ix-xii, tear without loss to p. 59, otherwise in very good condition.
Stock number: 10824
£ 25,000
   

DRAKE, Sir Francis - HONDIUS, Jodocus
London, c.1583-[c.1740]
Franciscus Draeck Nobilissimus Eques Angliae Ano Aet Sue 43
A CLASSIC PORTRAIT OF SIR FRANCIS DRAKE. 400 x 310 mm., cut close as usual with no loss of engraved surface, laid on later paper, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 10496
$ 5,500
   

CATLIN, George
George Catlin. Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly [but Chatto & Windus], London, [1875]
Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.
THE RARE 31 PLATE ISSUE. Folio (595 x 430 mm.), contemporary half straight-grained blue morocco by Zaehnsdorf, uncut, blue cloth boards, gilt ruled, spine with ornate gilt raised bands, compartments with ornate central gilt feature and gilt titles, gilt top, marbled endpapers. With title page, Contents and 31 hand coloured lithographic plates (25 numbered and 6 unnumbered), each with blank interleaf, a few margins lightly stained, lower corner of title page chipped, 5 plates with waterstain in the margins effecting the image of only one - 'Attacking the Grizzly Bear', otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 10495
$ 125,000
   

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van
John Wolfe, London, 1598
His Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West IndiesHis Discours of Voyages into ye Easte and West Indies
A TALL EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ENGLISH TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Folio (290 x 190 mm.), 4 parts in 1, old full calf, five line gilt panelled boards, spine with raised bands, each compartment with similar gilt panels, gilt titles. With engraved title, 3 letterpress divisional titles with engraved cartographic vignettes, 8 folding copperplate engraved maps and 3 folding views of St. Helena and Ascension, 4 woodcut maps in the text, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 29 plates by the van Deutecum brothers from the Dutch edition, some minor reinforcement at some of the folds, otherwise a fine crisp example.
Stock number: 10672
£ 95,000
   

McKENNEY, Thomas Loraine and HALL, James
Frederick W. Greenough, 23 Minor Street [vol. 1]; Daniel Rice and James G. Clark, 132 Arch Street [vols. 2 & 3], Philadelphia, 1838-42-44
History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at WashingtonHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington
FIRST EDITION. MIXED ISSUE. Folio, three volumes (490 x 355 mm. each), bound to style in half red morocco over red moire cloth covered boards, gilt ruled, spines with gilt ruled raised bands in six compartments, each gilt panelled, gilt lettered in the second and fourth, gilt volume dates to base of each spine, marbled endpapers. With typographic title page to each volume, pp. [2], 4, 206; [2], 237; [4], 196, [2], with 120 hand-coloured lithographic plates after Karl Bodmer, Charles Bird King, James Otto Lewis, P. Rhindesbacher and R. M. Sully, drawn on stone by A. Newsam, A. Hoffy, Ralph Trembley, Henry Dacre and others, printed and coloured by J. T. Bowen and others, comprising 117 portraits and 3 scenic frontispieces after Rindisbacher, 1 leaf containing 2 lithographic maps and a table and 17 pages of facsimile signatures of subscribers. Light foxing to volume 1 as usual, offsetting to plates as usual, with some waterstaining to beginning of volume 2 affecting the first plate and volume 3 affecting first 5 plates, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 9761
$ 69,500
   

BERQUIN-DUVALLON, Pierre-Louis
Paris, 1803
Vue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississippi, ou des Provinces de Louisiane et Floride OccidentaleVue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississippi, ou des Provinces de Louisiane et Floride OccidentaleVue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississippi, ou des Provinces de Louisiane et Floride OccidentaleVue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississippi, ou des Provinces de Louisiane et Floride Occidentale
A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA. Octavo, nineteenth century quarter calf, panelled cloth boards, gilt spine, with marbled endpapers. XX, 318, 5, (4) pp. Slight loss of paper to the title page. With two folding maps in full contemporary wash colour in excellent condition.
Stock number: 1703
$ 2,950
   

JUSTEL, Henri
Louis Billaine, dans la Grand' Salle du Palais, au second Pillier, au grand Cesar, Paris, 1674
Recueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'AmeriqueRecueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'AmeriqueRecueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'AmeriqueRecueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'AmeriqueRecueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'Amerique
Quarto (240 x 175 mm.), full contemporary calf, blind panelled, with extremely ornate ribbed spine, each compartment with gilt decorative panels and central floral feature, red calf gilt title label affixed, marbled endpapers. With typographic title page, pp. (16), 262, 35, (1), 23, (7), 49, (2), 81, with 5 folding maps, 9 plates of which 3 are folding, with light waterstain to lower gutter near the beginning, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 9892
$ 12,500
   

MORSE, Jedidiah
Printed by Shepard Kollock, for the Author, Elizabeth Town, 1789
The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of AmericaThe American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of AmericaThe American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America
Octavo (200 x 120 mm.), full contemporary tree calf, gilt ruled ribbed spine with ornate gilt red calf title label. With typographic title page, pp. xii, 534, (4), with two large folding maps, the second map with some early closed tears to fold, some general toning as is usual, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 9896
$ 5,500
   

MORSE, Jedidiah
John Stockdale, London, 1792
The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America
Octavo (220 x 145 mm.), full modern calf, gilt ruled ribbed spine with calf gilt title label. With two large folding maps and a folding table, in good condition. xvi, 536 pp.
Stock number: 7142
$ 1,250
   

THERSNER, Ulrik
Stockholm, [1823]
Fordna och Narvarande Sverige/ Utsigter af OstergothlandFordna och Narvarande Sverige/ Utsigter af OstergothlandFordna och Narvarande Sverige/ Utsigter af OstergothlandFordna och Narvarande Sverige/ Utsigter af OstergothlandFordna och Narvarande Sverige/ Utsigter af Ostergothland
Oblong folio, two volumes (375 x 500 mm.), full early red calf, ornate gilt panelling, with ornate gilt raised bands, each compartment with ornate gilt decoration, gilt titles to spine. Some light wear, upper binding of second volume detached from block. With 2 aquatint vignettes to titles and 56 aquatint plates, 5 of which bear two images, with interspersed descriptive text; with aquatint vignette to title and 36 aquatint plates, with interspersed descriptive text.
Stock number: 8899
£ 1,750
   

HENNEPIN, Louis
Amsterdam, 1698
Nouvelle Decouverte d'un tres Grand Pays Situe dans L'Amerique, entre le Nouveau Mexique, et la mer Glaciale … Abraham van SomerenNouvelle Decouverte d'un tres Grand Pays Situe dans L'Amerique, entre le Nouveau Mexique, et la mer Glaciale … Abraham van SomerenNouvelle Decouverte d'un tres Grand Pays Situe dans L'Amerique, entre le Nouveau Mexique, et la mer Glaciale … Abraham van SomerenNouvelle Decouverte d'un tres Grand Pays Situe dans L'Amerique, entre le Nouveau Mexique, et la mer Glaciale … Abraham van SomerenNouvelle Decouverte d'un tres Grand Pays Situe dans L'Amerique, entre le Nouveau Mexique, et la mer Glaciale … Abraham van SomerenNouvelle Decouverte d'un tres Grand Pays Situe dans L'Amerique, entre le Nouveau Mexique, et la mer Glaciale … Abraham van Someren
CONTAINING THE FIRST ILLUSTRATION OF NIAGARA FALLS. Duodecimo, full contemporary calf, gilt boards bearing arms, raised bands to spine with gilt red calf title label. With 2 engraved folding maps and 2 engraved folding plates in excellent condition. With engraved frontispiece; (70), 313, (8 num 313*), pp. 315-506.
Stock number: 1731
$ 9,500
   

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