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3:00 AM PT - Sep 1st, 2005

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Manuscripts, Literature, Modern Firsts

450 items

Lot Description Estimates
(GBP)
401C
Lot 401C
Kane (Paul) Wanderings among the Indians


Kane (Paul) Wanderings of an Artist among the Indians of North...

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402C
Lot 402C
Southey (Robert) History of Brazil

, 3 vol., first edition, engraved folding map plus duplicate, some...

300
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400
403C
Lot 403C
Thurn (Everard) Among the Indians of Guiana

, plates, some coloured, 1883 ? Olmstead (F.L.) Journeys and...

100
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150
404C
Lot 404C
Willis (Nathaniel Parker) American Scenery

, 2 vol., engraved portrait, additional engraved vignette titles...

150
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200
405C
Lot 405C
Willis (Nathaniel Parker) Canadian Scenery

, 2 vol., additional engraved vignette titles, portrait, map and...

150
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406C
Lot 406C
Flanagan (R.) The History of N. S. Wales


Flanagan (Roderick) The History of New South Wales, 2 vol...

200
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300
407C
Lot 407C
Davenport (Arthur) [Parliamentary Paper.]

Report...upon the Trading Capabilities of the Country Traversed...

150
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200
408C
Lot 408C
Howorth (H.) History of the Mongols


Howorth (Henry H.) History of the Mongols, 4 vol. in...

100
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150
409C
Lot 409C
Little (A.J.)Trade & Travel in Western China


Little (Archibald John) Through the Yang-tse Gorges or Trade and...

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410C
Lot 410C
Margary(A.)Journeyof Augustus Raymond Margary


Margary (A.R.).- Alcock (Sir Rutherford, editor) The Journey of...

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411C
Lot 411C
Rockhill (W.W.) The Land of the Lamas


Rockhill (William Woodville) The Land of the Lamas: Notes of a...

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412C
Lot 412C
Alison (Sir A.) History of Europe


Alison (Sir Archibald) History of Europe from the Commencement of...

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413C
Lot 413C
Genoa.-


Genoa.- hand-coloured lithograph of Genoa, gilt gesso frame...

75
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100
414C
Lot 414C
Mariana (J.) History of Spain


Mariana (Juan de) The General History of Spain, foxed throughout...

100
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150
415C
Lot 415C
Thiers (M.A.) Histoire du ... l'Empire


Thiers (M.A.) Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, 20 vol...

100
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150
416C
Lot 416C
Wright. Belgium, the Rhine, Italy, Greece...


Wright (Rev. George Newenham) Belgium, the Rhine, Italy, Greece...

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417C
Lot 417C
Finden(W)Landscape Illustrations...Lord Byron


Finden (William) Landscape Illustrations to...the Life and Works...

70
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100
418C
Lot 418C
Rhind (A. H.) Thebes,


Rhind (A. Henry) Thebes, its Tombs and Tenants, hand coloured...

150
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419C
Lot 419C
Brown (R. Grant) Burma

as I Saw it, 1889-1917, first edition, presentation inscription...

80
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120
420C
Lot 420C
Kaye (J. W.) The Sepoy War in India


Kaye (John William) A History of the Sepoy War in India, 3 vol...

150
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421C
Lot 421C
Martin (Robert Montgomery) The Indian Empire

, 3 vol., additional engraved titles, 2 engraved portraits...

150
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422C
Lot 422C
S .(S.N.)Leaves from a Soldier's Pocket Book


S . (S.N.) Leaves from a Soldier's Pocket Book, being thoughts...

120
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423C
Lot 423C
Scott(J)&J.Hardiman Gazetteer of Upper Burma


Scott (J.George) and J.P.Hardiman. Gazetteer of Upper Burma and...

150
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424C
Lot 424C
Thurston (E.) Castes and Tribes of S. India


Thurston (Edgar) Castes and Tribes of Southern India, 7 vol...

150
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425C
Lot 425C
Nenclares. Vidas de los Martires del Japon


Nenclares (D.eustaquio Maria De) Vidas de los Martires del Japon...

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426C
Lot 426C
Boisgelin De (L) Malta


Boisgelin De Kerdu (Louis de) Ancient and Modern Malta, 2 vol...

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427C
Lot 427C
Colborne. Resting Places of Heroes in Crimea


Colborne (John) and Frederic Brine. The Last of the Brave; or...

100
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428C
Lot 428C
Doughty (C. M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta,


Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first...

200
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429C
Lot 429C
Ferrier (J.P.) Caravan Journeys in Persia ...


Ferrier (J.P.) Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia...

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430C
Lot 430C
Fraser (J. B.) A Winter's Journey


Fraser (James Baillie) A Winter's Journey (Tatar) from...

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431C
Lot 431C
Hanway (J.) An Account of Caspian Sea


Hanway (Jonas) An Historical Account of the British Trade over the...

150
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432C
Lot 432C
Henry (Matthew) [Commentary on the Bible],

plate vol. only, 68 engraved plates, maps and charts, a few...

100
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150
433C
Lot 433C
Lefebure (C. T.) [Voyage en Abyssinie]


Lefebure (Charlemagne Theophile) [Voyage en Abyssinie], 52 loose...

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434C
Lot 434C
Palgrave (W G) Central and Eastern Arabia


Palgrave (W G) Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and...

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435C
Lot 435C
Conway (Sir W. M.) Karakoram-Himalayas


Conway (Sir William Martin) Climbing and Exploration in the...

80
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120
436C
Lot 436C
Yeld (George) Scrambles in the E. Graians


Yeld (George) Scrambles in the Eastern Graians 1878-1897 first...

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437C
Lot 437C
Henry (Thomas R.) The White Continent,


Henry (Thomas R.) The White Continent: The Story of Antarctica...

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438C
Lot 438C
Nansen (Fridtjof) "Farthest North"


Nansen (Fridtjof) Farthest North", 2 vol., contemporary calf...

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439C
Lot 439C
Nansen (Fridtjof)

Farthest North, 2 vol., plates, illustrations and folding maps...

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440C
Lot 440C
Mackenzie (G.S.) Travels in Iceland


Mackenzie (George Steuart) Travels in the Island of Iceland...

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441C
Lot 441C
[Rothery] Notes Voyage to Hardanger Fjord


[Rothery (Charles William)] Notes on a Yacht Voyage to Hardanger...

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442C
Lot 442C
Schefferus (J.) The History of Lapland


Schefferus (Joannes) The History of Lapland, engraved...

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443C
Lot 443C
Keppel. The Expedition to Borneo


Keppel (Captain The Hon. Henry) The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S...

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444C
Lot 444C
Roth (Henry Ling) The Natives of Sarawak

, 2 vol., limited edition, illustrations, library copy with labels...

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445C
Lot 445C
Allom (Thomas) and R. Walsh. Constantinople

, 2 vol. in 1, cloth, n.d. ? Turner (J.M.W.) Liber Fluviorum, or...

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446C
Lot 446C
Neave (Doringa L.) 26 Years on the Bosphorus


Neave (Dorina L.) Twenty-Six Years on the Bosphorus, first edition...

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447C
Lot 447C
[Defoe (D.)] The Four Years Voyages


[Defoe (Daniel)] The Four Years Voyages of Capt.George Roberts...

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448C
Lot 448C
Geographical Journal (The)


Geographical Journal (The), vol. 134 Part 2 - 147 Part 2 in...

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449C
Lot 449C
Hakluyt Society (The

). A collection of 41 vol. from the Second Series, including: The...

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450C
Lot 450C
Parry (Captain William Edward)

Journal of a Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West...

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