Lot 1: Agassiz (Alexander). Three Cruises of the United
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Description: Agassiz (Alexander). Three Cruises of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer 'Blake' in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and Along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, From 1877 to 1880, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1888, numerous b & w illusts. and hydrographic charts, folding map contained in rear pocket of vol. 1, orig. cloth gilt, some wear to spines, inner joints partly cracked, tall 8vo, (Casey Wood, p. 181), together with Waller (John Augustine), A Voyage in the West Indies; Containing Various Observations Made During the Residence in Barbadoes, and Several of the Leeward Islands; With Some Notices and Illustrations Relative to the City of Paramarabo, in Surinam, pub. Richard Phillips, 1820, 106 pp., map frontis. and six uncol. aqua. plts., recent quarter calf gilt, slim 8vo, with others of West Indies interest (13)
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Lot 2: [Alexander, William]. Picturesque representations
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Description: [Alexander, William]. Picturesque representations of the Dress and Manners of the Turks, 1814, sixty hand-col. aquatint plts. (complete), occ. minor spotting and offsetting (mostly to text), upper hinge broken, t.e.g., contemp. half morocco gilt, joints and extrems. slightly rubbed, 8vo (1)
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Lot 3: [Alvarez de Colmenar, Juan]. Beschryving van
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Description: [Alvarez de Colmenar, Juan]. Beschryving van Spanjen en Portugal, 5 parts in one, 1st Dutch ed., Amsterdam: Pieter van der Aa, 1707, half title, engraved title and dedication, 166 engravings to the text including 28 maps and plans and a folding panoramic view of Barcelona (relaid with a little loss), damp stains to first portion and some marginal finger soiling, contemp. blindstamped vellum, later reback, folio. First and only Dutch edition being the translation of 'Les Delices de L'Espagne et du PortugaL' published the same year by Van der Aa. (1)
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Lot 4: Andersson (Charles John). The Okavango River: A
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Description: Andersson (Charles John). The Okavango River: A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure, 1st ed., 1861, half-title present, additional eng. title with small circular port. of the author, sixteen full-page wood-engs., correct as list, contemp. citrine polished calf by Bickers & Son, gilt-dec. spine with raised bands and contrasting title label, rubbed and a little worn at head, 8vo. With manuscript inscription on flyleaf 'William Stancomb with the best wishes of Charles Duckett on his leaving Eton Election 1867'. (1)
View additional info »Lot 5: Anson (George). A Voyage Round the World, In the
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Description: Anson (George). A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV..., 10th ed., 1762, four folding eng. charts (chart showing the Track of the Centurion, soiled and worn, with minor loss), marginal soiling throughout, lacking rear endpaper, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, some wear to extrems., 8vo (1)
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