1141. MacDonald, J.R.L. / [Provenance: Edmund Heathcote Thruston].

Soldiering and Surveying in British East Africa, 1891-1894. With Maps and Illustrations.

First Edition. London and New York, Edward Arnold, 1897. 15 cm x 23 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 333 pages. 12 illustrations, including frontispiece. 8 maps, including fold-out colour map at rear showing “Major MacDonald’s work in British East Africa.” Hardcover [publisher’s original maroon cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Deckled edges. Good- condition. Large yellow ’‘Mudie Select Library”– label on front board. Rear board bears remnant of removed label. Minor staining and rubbing to boards. Tears at gutters between pastedowns and endpapers with exposed cloth front and rear. Binding is shaky but bookblock still solid. Front endpaper partially loose. Armorial bookplate of Edmund Heathcote Thruston with latin inscription (Esse Quam Videri) on front pastedown. Names of two previous owners on half-title page. Occassional annotations throughout the book. Occasional foxing throughout. Rare !

1142. Østergaard, Vilhelm.

Vort Folk I Det Nittende Aarhundrede. I Billeder of Text af Danske Kunstnerne of Forfattere.

Two Volumes [1801-1840 / 1848-1864 ] København, Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F.Hegel & Son), 1897 / 1901. 21.5 cm x 30.2 cm. Pagination: Volume I: 499 pages. With many black and white illustrations. / Volume II: 538 pages. With many black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition only with some stronger signs of wear. Spine on both volumes weakening and frayed. Minor foxing to pastedowns, endpapers, title pages and occasional pages throughout both. Corners rubbed. Some pages loosening from book block in both volumes. In pictures and text by Danish artists and writers. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

1143. Oettingen, Alexander von.

Principienlehre. Apologetische Grundlegung zur Dogmatik.

München, C.H. Beck’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Beck), 1897. 8°. XX, 478 Seiten. Privater Halbleinenband der Zeit. Schnitt koloriert. Bibliotheks-Stempel (Ausgeschieden) auf dem Titel. Innen ansonsten guter Zustand. Keine Anstreichungen! Kein Besitzervermerk! Keine Stockflecken! Der Einband ist leicht bestoßen und etwas berieben. (‘Lutherische Dogmatik’, Band 1).

1144. Pemberton, A.C. / Harcourt Williamson, Mrs. / Sisley, C.P. / Floyd, Gilbert.

The Complete Cyclist. Illustrated. Edited by B. Fletcher Robinson.

London A.D. Innes & Co. 1897. 13 cm x 20 cm. Frontispiece, 400 pages with numerous photographic plates and text-illustrations / humorous woodcuts (the photographs show for example Victorian cyclists in Hyde Park / Photograph of a group of Cyclysts after a “Gymkana” / Professional Cycling Race past the Grand Stand by the Wall Brothers, St.Kilda / Military Cyclist tilting at the Ring, etc.). Hardcover [publisher’s original cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt lettering and design on front board. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior is bright and clean. Occasional minor foxing. Very rare, early publication on cycling in the victorian society ! [The Isthmian Library – No.2]

1145. Reynolds-Ball, Eustace A.

The City of the Caliphs – A Popular Study of Cairo and its Environs and the Nile and its Antiquities.

Boston, Dana Estes & Company, 1897. 20.9cm x 15cm. 348 pages with 20 illustrations (photogravures of Cairo and its environs). Original, breathtakingly beautiful, illustrated Hardcover with original slipcase and original cloth-dustjacket. First layer with Frontispiece slightly loosened. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear (some staining to slipcase and jacket only). Extraordinary beautiful cover with gilt patterns, gilt ornament and lettering. An overall exceptional binding with the rare cloth-dustjacket in original case.

1146. Ruland, Carl (Hrsg).

Aus dem Goethe-National-Museum II. [Mit Zeichnungen von Goethe und Schmeller – Enthält auch ein Portrait von Wilhelm Jerusalem, Corona Schröter, Wieland, Silhouetten von Anna Amalia, Carl AUgust und Luisen, C.A.Vulpius, Riemer, Eckermann, Kanzler von Müller, Sulpiz Boisserée, Felix Mendelssohn, Karl von Holtei etc.]

Weimar, Verlag der Goethe-Gesellschaft, 1897. 24,5 x 33 cm. 11 Seiten Text und 25 Bildtafeln. Hardcover / Lose Blattsammlung im originalen Leinenschuber. Die Bindung etwas fleckig. Sonst in sehr gutem Zustand mit nur minimalen Gebrauchsspuren. [Schriften der Goethe-Gesellschaft. 12. Band. Herausgegeben von Bernard Suphan und Erich Schmidt.]

1147. [Sales, Francis de] Dailey, Thomas F.

Praying with Francis de Sales.

Winona, St. Mary’s Press, 1897. 15 cm x 23 cm. 117 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Slight curling of corners and edges on cover. Clean inside with intact binding.

1148. Sering, M.

Die Vererbung des ländlichen Grundbesitzes im Königreich Preussen. Heft II: Hirsch, R.: Oberlandesgerichtsbezirk Frankfurt a.M. unter Ausschluss der Hohenzollernschen Lande.

Berlin, Paul Parey, 1897. Gr.-8°. VIII, 122 Seiten. Mit zwei (farbigen) Karten. Hardcover / Originaler Halblederband. Die beiden farbigen Karten liegen lose bei. Gering berieben. Sonst sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren. (Die Abbildung zeigt nur einen kleinen Ausschnitt einer der Faltkarten).

1149. Tennyson, Hallam / [James Mackenzie Maclean Provenance]

Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son [Two Volumes]

Two Volumes (complete set). New York, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1897. 15 cm x 23.9 cm. Pagination: Volume I: XXIV, 516 pages. Black and white frontispiece and twelve illustrations / Volume II: VI, 551 pages including a thorough Index. Black and white frontispiece and ten illustrations. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Both volumes in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor rubbing to both spines. Deckled edges. Binding strong. Tissue-guards for illustrations and therefore the illustrations and portraits with some browning. From the library of british journalist and conservative politician James Mackenzie Maclean. Both volumes contain his Exlibris “J.M. MacLean”.

1150. Twain, Mark.

Mark Twains ausgewaehlte humoristische Schriften. II. Band – Abenteuer und Fahrten des Huckleberry Finn / Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer und Fahrten / III. Band – Skizzenbuch / IV. Band – Auf dem Mississippi – Nach dem fernen Westen.

3 Baende (von 6). Stuttgart, Verlag von Robert Lutz, 1897. Octavo. 320, (12), 285 (4), 298, (6) Seiten. Hardcover / Originale, sehr dekorative Ganzleinenbaende mit reicher Vergoldung und Illustrationen auf den vorderen Einbanddeckeln. Sehr guter Zustand bis auf kleineren Wasserschaden auf den ersten 5 Seiten von Band 3. [Text in Fraktur !].