1. Angeli, Lanfranco.

Palermo – City of Art.

Palermo, s.r.l. F.lli Mistretta, 1987. 21.5 cm x 28.5 cm. Frontispiece (Porta Nuova), Second frontispiece (Panoramic View of Palermo), 128 pages. Several colour photographs throughout. Gatefold street maps inside covers. Original stiched paper binding softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Tight binding. Slight smudging to title page. Internal pages bright and clean. All three gate fold pull out panoramic photographs intact.

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

[Geographia Antiqua] 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”.

3. Heyerdahl, Thor.

Aku-Aku – The Secret of Easter Island.

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1958. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. 367 pages. Several colour photographs throughout. Original Hardcover with debossed Easter Island head on cover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor smudging to endpaper and pastedown only. Red painted top edge.