London: Printed for W. Miller, 1803. Seventy-Three Fine Hand-Colored Stipple Engravings of The Russian Empire With Descriptions Derived From Authentic Sources [ALEXANDER, William]. The Costume of the Russian Empire, illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings. With descriptions in English and French. London: Printed for W. Miller, 1803. First edition, later issue... More
London: S & J Fuller, 1819. Scarce Misery in the Army [ALKEN, Henry] TALLY-HO, Ben. Military Discoveries or, The Miseries of campaigning in a series of seven plates being Hints to Young Officers. London: S & J Fuller, March 24, 1819. Oblong quarto (10 1/8 x 14 in; 257 x 355... More
Paris: Vivantium Gualtherot, 1553. "Cosmographia is About the World, Which Consists of Four Elements: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire" APIANUS, Petrus. Cosmographia Petri Apiani, per gemmam Frisium apud Lovanienses Medicum & Mathematicum insigne, iam demum ab omnibus vindicata mendis, ac nonnullis quoque locis aucta, figurisque novis illustrata: Additis eiusdem argumenti libellis... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1874. Sir Samuel Baker's Ismailïa BAKER, Sir Samuel W. Ismailïa: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. Organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt. By Sir Samuel W. Baker.… With maps, portraits, and upward of fifty full-page illustrations by Zwecker... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1867. A Classic of Exploration and Big Game Hunting BAKER, Sir Samuel W. The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamram Arabs. London: Macmillan and Co., 1867. First edition. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches; 221 x 141 mm.). xx11, [2], 596... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1904. A Pictorial Binding [BINDING]. [BIRDSALL, binders]. JUNGMAN, Nico [&] Beatrix. Holland. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Octavo (8 13/16 x 6 1/4 inches; 224 x 160 mm.). [ix], [i, blank], 212 pp. Seventy-six color plates, all with printed tissue guards. Some light... More
London: John C. Nimmo, 1894. "I do not claim to do any more than give the dry bones of stage-coaching" BLEW, William C.A. Brighton and its Coaches. A History of the London and Brighton Road. With some account of the provincial coaches that have run from Brighton. With twenty illustrations from... More
Bloomfield, Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club, 1974. Boswell and Johnson's Highland Fling The Classic Eighteenth Century "On the Road" BOSWELL, James. [JOHNSON, Samuel]. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson. LlD. With Marginal Comments and Markings from a Copy Annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. Illustated with... More
Bloomfield, Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club, 1974. Sam and Jim's Classic Schlep Through Scotland BOSWELL, James. [JOHNSON, Samuel]. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson. LlD. With Marginal Comments and Markings from a Copy Annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. Illustrated with Reproductions of Contemporary Prints by... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., , 1913. Alexander William Kinglakes' Gripping Story Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn One of 100 Copies Signed by the Artist [BRANGWYN, Sir Frank, illustrator]. KINGLAKE, A. W. Eöthen: or traces of travel brought home from the East by A.W. Kinglake. With an introduction by S.L. Bensusan... More
London: Printed for... Edward Orme...Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806. "Italy has been an Eminently Distinguished Part of the Globe from a Remote Period…" (Preface) First Edition, Earliest Issue with 1804/1805 Watermarks BUONAIUTI, M, and P. Van Lerberghi (artist) and James Godby (engraver). Italian Scenery; Representing the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856. "A Seminal Work of African Exploration" BURTON, [Sir], Richard F[rancis]. First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856. First edition, second issue (without suppressed appendix iv, as usual). Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 222... More
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London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1773-84. The Three Voyages of Captain Cook, with the Atlas [COOK, Captain James]. HAWKESWORTH, John. An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis... More
London: Printed at The Shakespeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major, 1831. Robinson Crusoe Illustrated by George Cruikshank [CRUIKSHANK, George, Illustrator], DEFOE, Daniel. The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner. With introductory verses by Bernard Barton, and Illustrated with numerous engravings from drawings by George Cruikshank... More
London: Cochrane and Pickersgill, 1831. Robinson Crusoe - Finely Bound by Morrell With a Portrait of Daniel Defoe and Sixteen Engraved Plates DEFOE, Daniel. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. With a biographical sketch of De Foe, written expressly for this edition, and illustrations from original designs. In two volumes. London... More
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. "The Finest English Edition" Large Paper Copy in a Contemporary Binding by J. Mackenzie DEFOE, Daniel. STOTHARD, Thomas, illustrator. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Embellished with engravings from designs by Thomas Stothard… London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. Second Stothard illustrated... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1953. With a General Introduction by T.E. Lawrence DOUGHTY, Charles M. [LEGRAND, Edy, Illustrator]. [GARNETT, Edward, Introduction]. Travels in Arabia Deserta. The Text As Abridged and Arranged by Edward Garnett, With A Prefatory Note by Mr. Garnett, a General Introduction by T. E. Lawrence, and... More
London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1823. With Thirteen Fine Hand-Colored Plates FELLOWES, W.D. A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe, in 1817: with notes, taken during a tour through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with numerous coloured engravings, from... More
London: Published by R. Ackermann.…Printed by L. Harrison, 1820. One of the Great Nineteenth-Century Color-Plate Books One of Fifty Large Paper Copies GERNING, J.J. [Johann Isaac] von. A Picturesque Tour along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne. With illustrations of the scenes of remarkable events, and of popular traditions. Embellished with twenty-four... More
London: L. Harrison for R. Ackermann, 1819-20. One of the Great Nineteenth-Century Color-Plate Books A Spectacular Copy In the Six Original Parts GERNING, J.J. [Johann Isaac] von. A Picturesque Tour along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne. With illustrations of the scenes of remarkable events, and of popular traditions. Embellished with twenty-four... More
London: Printed…at The Golden Cockerel Press, 1946. "Another Book of Daring Exploration" Printed From the Original Manuscript [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]. FLINDERS, Matthew. Matthew Flinders’ Narrative of His Voyage in the Schooner Francis: 1798. Preceded and Followed by Notes on Flinders, Bass, the Wreck of the Sidney Cove, &c, by Geoffrey Rawson. With... More
London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1953. Admiral Nelson in the Caribbean [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]. [NELSON, Horatio]. Nelson’s Letters from the Leeward Islands and Other Original Documents in the Public Record Office and the British Museum: Edited by Geoffrey Rawson with Notes by Professor Michael Lewis and Engravings by Geoffey Wales. [London]... More
London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. The Foundation of Australia [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]. RUTTER, Owen. The First Fleet. The Record of the Foundation of Australia from Its Conception to the Settlement at Sydney Cove. Compiled from the Original Documents in the Public Record Office, with Extracts from the Log-Books of H.M.S.... More
London: Messrs Ackermann & Co., 1845. The Exceptionally Rare First Issue with Twenty Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates Mounted on Card HERING, G[eorge].E[dwards]. The Mountains and the Lakes. Sketches in Switzerland, the Tyrol and Italy. London: Messrs. Ackermann & Co., [1845]. The true first edition (reissued by M.A. Nattali in 1847 with letterpress title... More
Berlin: R. Wagner,, 1871-4. A Wonderful Visual Account of the Prussian Court Painter's 'Progress Around the World' In the Publisher's Deluxe 'Cosway-Style' Portfolio Box HILDEBRANDT, Eduard. Aquarelle. Auf seiner Reise um die Erde. [Watercolors. From Nature, taken on his trip around the world in Egypt, India, China, Japan, Manilla, America, etc.]. Chromo-Facsimiles... More
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