7671. Depons, Francois Raimond Joseph.

Travels in Parts of South America: During the Years 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804; Containing a Description of the Captain-Generalship of Carraccas [Caracas in Venezuela], with an Accont of the Laws, Commerce, and Natural Productions of that Country; as also a view of the customs and manners of the Spaniards and Native Indians.

London, Richard Phillips, 1806. 8°. IV, 157, 3 nn. pages. Including the Map (″Chart of the Captain Generalship of Carraccas comprehending the provinces of Venezuela, Maracaybo, Varinas, Cumana, Guiana & the Island of St. Marguerite) AND the “Plan of the town of Caracas”. Modern Hardcover (red cloth). Former library copy in excellent condition besides some slight foxing to the map and plan and occasional foxing to the text only.

7672. Park, Mungo.

Travels in the Interior of Africa – Performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park, Surgeon. With an Appendix, containing Geographical Illustrations of Africa by Major Rennell [The Illustrations and Maps in this copy are all missing – The Frontipiece – Portrait of Mungo Park is included] / [Including a List of Subscribers and “A Vocabulary of the Mandingo Language”].

Second Edition. London, W.Bulmer and Co., 1799. Quato (22 cm x 26 cm). Frontispiece – Portrait by Dickinson, XXVIII, 372, XCII pages. Hardcover / Original, very decorative, 19th century full leather with gilt lettering and ornament to spine and boards. Recently, professionally repaired with new endpapers, using 19th century paper. The Volume is in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only. Even thouh lacking the Illustrations, a solid reading-copy of this famous book, with only minor signs of browning and foxing.Name of several pre-owners on half-title, title and frontispiece [Michael Gleeson and George Roch of Woodbine Hill].

7673. Park, Mungo.

Travels in the Interior of Africa.

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1893. 14 cm x 18 cm. Frontispiece, XVIII, 392 pages. 5 engraved illustrations including frontispiece. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering and design on spine and front board. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some foxing to edges. Internally, tight, bright and clean with sharp corners. Front pastedown carries presentation bookplate with message “St Patrick’s School, Salter Street, Prize Awarded to Evan Jenkins for Regular Attendance Year Ending Oct 31st 1895 – 402 out of 422 times.”

7674. Denon, Vivant / Kendal, E.A.

Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt, During the Campaigns of General Bonaparte. Translated from the French. To which is prefixed, An Historical Account of the Invasion of Egypt by the French. By E.A. Kendal, Esq. Illustrated by Maps, Views &c. &c.

First english language edition of this important work. In two Volumes (complete set with all illustrations). London, Printed by J. Cundee for B. Crosby and Co., 1802. Octavo (14 cm x 21 cm). Volume I: Frontispiece, LXX, 264 pages / Volume II: 285 pages plus 42 unnumbered pages of Appendix and Index, also including Errata and one page of advertising for “Books printed for B.Crosby and Co.”. Hardcover / Recently rebacked original 19th-century leather with the new spines bound to style with gilt lettering and ornament. Original boards preserved. Beautifully restored set in firm and excellent condition. Page VII of Volume One loosened. The maps and engravings in unusually excellent condition. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown of each Volume.

7675. [Anacharsis the Younger] Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques / [Barbie du Bocage].

Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, During the Middle of the Fourth Century Before the Christian Aera. [With the large Fold-out-Map of Greece and the Grecian Islands by Barbie di Bocage (August 1788)]. Translated from the French. In Five Volumes, The Fifth contains Maps, Plans, Views and Coins, illustrative of the Geography and Antiquities of Ancient Greece.

Third Edition. Dublin, Printed by and for M. Mills, 1795. Octavo. Pagination: Volume I: XVI, 391 pages / Volume II: IV, 468 pages / Volume III: IV, 475 pages / Volume IV: VII, 487 pages / Fifth Volume [″Maps, Plans, Views and Coins illustrative of the Travels of Anacharsis the Younger”], 31 Illustrations, Plans or Maps (complete / some folded). Hardcover / Original late 18th/early 19th century full-leather-Volumes with original spinelabels. Besides the bindings with some minor damages and some rubbing all Volumes firm and complete. The Volume with Plans and Maps in excellent condition with minir tear to the Margins of the Plan of the Academy only. Overall in very good condition with signs of external wear. From the library of Richard Meade, Ballymartle, with his ExLibris to pastedown. A spectacular set with all the 31 Plans and Maps and Illustrations in magnificent (!) condition.

7676. Lind, Jakov.

Travels to the Enu.

New York, St. Martin’s, 1982. Octavo. 125 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. First edition of this brief satirical novel, Lind’s first novel to be composed in English. A fine copy in dust jacket. This copy signed and inscribed by Lind to American novelist Harold Brodkey.

7677. Bourke, Eva.

Travels with Gandolpho.

First edition. Dublin, Dedalus Press, 2000. 15 cm x 21 cm. 90, (1) pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.

7678. Usherwood, Stephen.

Treat Great Enterprise – The history of the Spanish Armada. As revealed in contemporary documents selected and edited by Stephen Usherwood.

London, Folio Society, 1978. Slim Quarto (16.5 cm x 25 cm). 192 pages. With 31 excellent illustrations. Decorative Hardcover. Excellent condition.

7679. Sackville, Lady Margaret.

Tree Music.

London, Williams & Norgate Ltd., No date (c.1947). 12 cm x 18 cm. 28 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Slight tear to upper and lower spine. Some darkening on cover and mild foxing throughout. Otherwise clean inside with intact binding.

7680. Aldous, Tony.

Trees and Buildings: Complement or Conflict ?

London, RIBA Publications : Tree Council, 1979. 20 x 21 cm. 95 pages. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Original softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.