11. Campbell, John.

Lives of the Admirals, And other eminent British Seamen; containing Their Personal Histories, and a Detail of all their Public Services. Including A new and accurate Naval History, from the earliest Account of Time; and clearly proving by a continued Series of Facts, our uninterrupted Claim to, and Enjoyment of, the Dominion of our Seas. Interspersed With many curious Passages, relating to our Discoveries, Plantations and Commerce. Supported throughout by proper Authorities.

The Third Edition. In Four Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for T.Osborne, C.Hitch and L.Hawes, H.Woodfall, J.Rivington and others, 1761. Octavo (13.5 cm x 20.5 cm). Pagination [see full list of maps and portraits below the description]: Volume I: 587 pages with one folded map and two portraits / Volume II: 580 pages with one folded map and two portraits / Volume III: 488 pages with two fold-out maps / Volume IV: 519 pages with two fold-out maps. Hardcover / Original 18th century – calf with gilt ornament and original spine-labels [of which one spine-label has been recently replaced in matching style]. Bindings all firm and with only minor signs of wear and bunping to top and bottom of spine’s. Interior, Maps and Portraits all in excellent condition. Very inor, faded dampstain to the outer margins of some pages of Volume III. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

12. Cary, John.

Cary’s New Itinerary: Or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross throughout England and Wales: With Many of the Principal Roads in Scotland. From an Actual Admeasurement by John Cary: Made by Command of his Majesty’s Postmaster General for official purposes: Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker Esq., Surveyor and Superintendant of the Mail Coaches. [Including an advertising for Cary’s New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes (with Illustrations of Globes)]. [Subtitle:] This work shows the immediate Route from the Metropolis [London] to all parts of England and Wales: And from Town to Town in every direction, distinguishing also the Cities, Market, Borough and Corporate Towns: And those at which the Assizes are held and gives the time of the Mails, Arrival and Departure from each, Describes the Line of the Navigable Canals and the Course of the Rivers passed over, The Number of Houses and Inhabitants contained in each Town, And those Inns which supply Post Horses and Carriages. Also The Inn’s throughout the Metropolis [London] from which the Mail and Stagecoaches go, their time of departure & the Route they seveerally take. The Noblemen and Gentlemen’s Seats situate near the Roads, A List of the Packet Boats and their time of sailing. Copious Indexes. Maps of the Lot Wight Environs of London, Bath, Brighton, Margate & Cheltenham & a Large Map of England and Wales peculiarly adapted to the Work. – [An Advertisement juxtaposed to the titlepage reads: “This Edition contains the Routes to upwards of Nine Thousand Places, which have never been given in any work of a similar Description; being a complete Directory to every Parish situate out of the Line of the Direct and Cross Roads throughout England and Wales”].

Seventh Edition, with Improvements [complete with all maps as called for]. London, Printed for J. Cary, 1817. Octavo. Pagination: [1], 647 pages plus 7 maps / Detailed pagination see here: [1], Title, Large Folding Map, [121], 6 folded Maps, [526] pages. Modern, recent Hardcover / Very decorative half-leather with marbled-paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering on new sppine-label. New endpapers. Protective Mylar. Only the large folding map with a inor tear (one part of the map deliberately bound separate (geniously folding out to meet th erest of the map). Interior text and maps all in excellent, unusually clean condition !!

13. [Catharine II] Castera, Jean-Henri / Tooke, William.

The Life of Catharine II. Empress of Russia. With Eleven Elegant Portraits, A View of the Fortress of Schlusselburg, and a correct Map of the Russian Empire.

The Fourth Edition, with Great Additions and a copious Index. Three Volumes (complete set with all portraits and illustrations and map). London, T.N.Longman and O. Rees, 1800. Quarto. Volume I: Frontispiece with two Portraits, XI, Large Folded Map of “The Russian Empire”, 520 pages and a full-page-engraving of Fortress Schlusselburg / Volume II: Frontispiece with five Portraits, VIII, 485 pages plus three pages of a Bookcatalogue of Publisher’s Longman & Rees / Volume III: Frontispiece with four Portraits, VIII, 563 pages plus five pages of a Bookcatalogue from Publisher’s Longman & Rees. Hardcover / Modern half-leather with marbled-paper-covered boards and new endpapers. All three Volumes have been beautifully rebound by our favourite bookbindery in Frankfurt / Germany. All Volumes are now in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

14. [Cellarius, Christoph] Christophori Cellarii Smalcaldensis / Patrick, Samuel.

[Geographia Antiqua / Atlas with Maps of Antiquity] Christophori Cellarii Smalcaldensis Geographia Antiqua – Recognita denuo & ad veterum novorumque scriptorum fidem, historicorum maxime, identidem castigata & Quinta Editione plurimis locis aucta & immutata. Huic demum sextæ Editioni Tot Chartas ex majori auctoris Geographia antiqua quot ad minorem hanc illustrandam requirebantur, Duplicemque Indicem, Quorum Priori vetera locorum nomina novis præponuntur, Posteriori nova veteribus, Addidit, totam recensuit, & Scholarum usui accommodavit, Samuel Patrick.

[Sixth Edition and the first illustrated version]. London, Sumptibus S. Ballard, J. Senex, G. Innys, J.Osborn & T. Longman, 1731. Octavo. VIII, 180 pages with 26 maps and one scientific illustration of a Globe [sphere]: Globi, Charta Geographicae et Sphaerae a Joannes Senex (Fol.2). Original Hardcover / 18th century full leather with the original spine-label. The Volume in protective Mylar. The binding starting at the spine but still firm and entirely in its original condition. Very good overall condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. With a manuscript – entry to the rear endpaper: “Dan [meaning Daniel Conner] began Astronomy April 19th 1812”.

15. [Conder, Josiah].

Africa / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Volume II (of II). London, Printed for James Duncan, 1829. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. IV, 348 pages. With 6 black and white engravings showing: 1. City of Morocco / 2. Sand-storm on the Desert / 3. Castle of Mourzouk / 4. Tuaricks / 5. Tibboos / 6. Mora, The Capital of Mandara. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament and raised bands on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Upper spine missing. Minor foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 21].

16. [Conder, Josiah].

Arabia, Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Three Volumes. London, Printed for James Duncan, 1827. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Arabia-Volume: IV, 362 pages / Egypt/Abyssinia-Volume I: IV, 366 pages / Egypt/Abyssinia-Volume II: IV, 364 pages. Includes three folded maps and nine black and white illustrations showing: 1. Map of Arabia / 2. Map of Egypt / 3. Map of Nubia and Abyssinia / 4. View of Mount Sinai / 5. Mosques at Mekka and Medinah / 6. View of Moosa / 7. Temple of Apollinopolis / 8. Cataracts of the Nile / 9. View on the River Tacazze / 10. Obelisk and King’s Seat at Axum / 11. View of Cairo / 12. The Pyramids from Old Cairo. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Minor foxing only. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 4-6].

17. [Conder, Josiah].

Birmah, Siam and Anam [Burma (Myanmar) / Thailand / Vietnam – in: The Modern Traveller – A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical and Topographical of the various Countries of the Globe.

London, Printed for James Duncan, 1826. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. IV, 367 pages. With a folded black-and-white map of Indo-China and three black-and-white steel engravings showing: 1. The Imperial Court Ummerapoora / 2. A Woongee & His Wife / A Rhahan or Priest / 3. Cochin (Kochi) – Chinese shipping on the River Taifo (Fai-foo). Original Hardcover. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament to spine. Spinelabel missing. Binding firm but rubbed. Lower spine with minor damage only. Very good condition of the map and etchings. The rarest Volume in the series. [The Modern Traveller – Volume 11].

18. [Conder, Josiah].

Columbia, Peru-Chile / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Two Volumes. London, Printed for James Duncan, 1825 / 1829. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: IV, 356 pages / Volume II: IV, 360 pages. With two fold-out maps and 6 black and white engravings showing: 1. Map of Columbia / 2. Map of Peru / 3. Chimborazo / 4. Passage of the Quindiu / 5. Raft on the River Guayaquil / 6. Lima / 7. View from L’Angostura De Paine / 8. Crossing The Cordillera. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament and raised bands on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Minor foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 27-28].

19. [Conder, Josiah].

Greece / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

In Two Volumes (Complete Set). London, Printed for James Duncan, 1826. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: IV, 375 pages / Volume II: IV, 336 pages. With a fold-out map of Greece and 7 black and white illustrations showing: 1. Mistra / 2. Argos / 3. Corinth / 4. Patras / 5. Eleutherai / 6. Athens / 7. Aegina. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament to spine. Poor condition with signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Spinelabel and front board detached on Volume I. Minor foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 15-16].

20. [Conder, Josiah].

India / [in: The Modern Traveller- A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe].

Volume III and IV (of a Set of IV). London, Printed for James Duncan, 1828. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume III: IV, 390 pages / Volume IV: IV, 376 pages. With 12 black and white illustrations showing: 1. Government House at Calcutta / 2. Bishop’s College / 3. Old Tress at Gya, Bahar / 4. Patna / 5. Palace at Lucknow / 6. Jumma Mesjeed at Delhi / 7. Palace at Jeypoor / 8. Bombay / 9. Cave at Ellora / 10. Sculptured Rocks at Mavalipuram / 11. Pagoda of the Great Bull, Tanjore / 12. Palace of the King of Ceylon. Original Hardcover, decorative full leather. Full leather with gilted ornaments to outer margins of interior boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Gilt ornament to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding rubbed but firm. Spinelabel and front board loose on Volume II. Minor foxing. Volume II contains previous owner name in ink to half-title page. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 9-10].