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First edition. 8vo, inscribed presentation copy, xxxiii, [i], 560 pp., 2 maps (1 large folding, couple of short splits), 2 engraved folding plans, 6 lithographs by Westall, Harding, and others on india paper, contemporary russia gilt, covers with broad gilt borders, all edges gilt, neatly rebacked preserving spine, joints lightly rubbed, a very handsome copy.
£3,000 -
Second French edition of the first work, first French edition of the second, together 3 volumes, 4to. I. Folding chart, large engraved folding map of the Yemen, 24 engraved plates, 5 folding; II. 2 engraved titles, 124 engraved plates (many folding), folding map of Yemen, old stamps to titles, modern calf-backed boards, uncut and partly unopened, complete with half-titles, internally clean and fresh, a very good set.
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First editions. 3 works in 2 vols folio. first work with 9 lithographed maps, plates and plans, some printed in colours, 4 folding, title and first few leaves frayed and reinforced at fore-edge, large map torn and repaired, third work with 4 maps, plates and plans, 3 folding and printed in colours, 4 sheets of inscriptions printed on both sides, final leaf soiled on verso and with hole (no loss to text), modern half burgundy morocco, spines gilt in compartments, an excellent set.
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First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo, xiv, [2], 360; xiv, [2], 275 pp., 41 plates and maps, some folding, original blind-stamped green cloth gilt, a fine set.
£1,250 -
First edition, 3 vols, 8vo, signed by the author on title page, engraved frontispiece to each volume, original reddish brown blind-stamped cloth gilt, rebacked preserving spines, occasional light spotting, a very good set.
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2 volumes in 1, 4to, 2 additional engraved titles with pictorial vignettes, 2 frontispieces, 94 full-page engraved plates, 2 maps, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, morocco lettering pieces, a fine clean copy.
£950 -
First edition. 8vo, xii, 603 pp., complete with half title, very large folding engraved map, contemporary half calf gilt, minor repairs to spine and corners, an excellent example.
£6,000 -
First edition. 8vo, xxxiii, [i], 560 pp., 2 maps (1 large folding), 2 engraved folding plans, 6 lithographs by Westall, Harding, and others, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rebacked, an excellent copy of a scarce work.
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Second edition of first work, first edition of second, 2 volumes, 4to, xiv, xiii, [iii], 283, [i] (ads); [iv], xiv, [2], 304 pp., 4 folding engraved maps by Kitchin (1 + 3), uniform contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt, red and green morocco labels, bindings slightly rubbed, upper joints cracked but firm, an excellent set.
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First edition. 8vo, xvi, 358; vii, 439 pp., folding map, 2 plans, 8 lithographed plates (lightly foxed), nineteenth century prize calf gilt by Maclehose, neat repairs to extremities, a very good example.
£1,500