FIRST EDITION HALF CALF BY J. CARSS OF GLASGOW FRONTISPIECE 2 COLOUR MAPS ONE FOLDING PLUS 24 PLATES FROM ORIGINAL SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR. pp xii 596. SOME SCUFFING TO THE LEATHER SPINE FRONT HINGE WEAK OTHERWISE A NICE VERY CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY.
FIRST (AMERICAN) EDITION. VERY GOOD IN SLIGHTLY WORN PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPER. WITH 220 PLATES IN PHOTOGRAVURE 18 SKETCHES IN THE TEXT 2 FOLDING PANORAMAS AND ONE MAP IN THE REAR POCKET. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
SMALL OCTAVO ORIGINAL BROWN BOARDS GILT DESIGN TO FRONT BOARD 320 PAGES PLUS 16 PAGE CATALOGUE OF THE WORK OF WALTER SCOTT. THE BOARDS ARE WORN 2 FOLDING MAPS PRESENT BUT ONE IS INSERTED LOOSELY AND IS REPARIED. FRONT HINGE CRACKED CONTENTS CLEAN. SEVERAL STAMPS OF THE ‘CENTRAL BIBLIOTHEK DES D & OE. ALPENVEREINES.’ A GOOD COPY ONLY OF THIS SCARCE WORK.
FIRST EDITION THREE VOLUMES. SMALL OCTAVO FINE CALF BINDINGS WITH MARBLED ENDPAPERS AND EDGES. ELABORATE GILT TO THE SPINES RED AND BLACK LABELS. EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND TIGHT. WITH A MAP OF THE USA TO VOLUME 1. MAP OF CALIFORNIA ABSENT.
FIRST EDITION HENCE VERY SCARCE SMALL OCTAVO REBOUND USING ORIGINAL RED CLOTH BOARDS AND PART OF THE ORIGINAL SPINE NEW ENDPAPERS. FOXING TO EARLY PAGES THEN VERY GOOD. A SOLDIER ON LEAVE IN EUROPE.
VERY GOOD IN ORIGINAL YELLOW CLOTH WITH FOLDING MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS. EX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY BUT WITH ONLY EVIDENCE AS CANCELLED STAMP ON TITLE PAGE. VERY GOOD. PRESUMED FIRST EDITION – ‘REPRINTED WITH ADDITIONS FROM ‘SOUTH AFRICA’ ‘. VERY SCARCE.
VERY GOOD HARDBACK WITH DUST WRAP. HISTORY OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY 1830-1980. FOREWORDS BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH AND JOHN HUNT. CAREFULLY RESEARCHED ACCOUNT FULLY ILLUSTRATED BY SOCIETY’S ACHIVES.
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