1. Harvard University.

The Harvard University Catalogue 1880 – 1881 & The Harvard University Catalogue 1899-1900.

Two Volumes. Cambridge, University Press, 1880-1900. 8°. Pagination: 1880 – Catalogue: 230 pages / Pagination: 1899-1900-Catalogue: Folded “Map of Cambridge as the Vicinity of Harvard College 1899-1900” as Frontispiece, VII, 716 pages. Hardcover / Original half leather bindings. Slightly rubbed only. Titlepage cleanly detached. Wonderful publication. Exlibris / Bookplate of the Harvard University “ALPHA – DELTA – PHI – CLUB” with manuscript name of “J.G.Bradley 1902”. Two of these bookplates present on the pastedowns of the Volumes. RARE !

2. [Luckombe, Philip / Smith, Charles].

Luxury Reprint of “The Compleat Irish Traveller” [With high quality Reproductions of the 31 original Plates of detailed Maps of County Cork in the 18th century, County Kerry in the 18th century and Waterford in the 18th century, as well as some of the earliest engravings of Irish Towns here for the first time reproduced as beautiful Artworks for framing and housed in a special, handmade Folder. The publication was just recently enlarged with a detailed, Topographical Index (July 2023)]. Complete Title: “The Compleat Irish Traveller, containing A general Description of the most Noted Cities, Towns, Seats, Buildings, Loughs &c. in the Kingdom of Ireland, Interspersed with Observations on the Manners, Customs, Antiquities, Curiosities and Natural History of that Country. With Elegant Copper Plates”. [With 31 original Plates after Charles Smith, including Frontispiece, this Reprint / Facsimile is the result of 10 years of research and purchase of three (3) original versions of the First Edition from the year 1788. The first Editions known to Inanna Rare Books all had different quantities of Plates and Maps included. This Reprint by Inanna Rare Books has been produced from an extremely clean version of the original and shows the most complete set of illustrations and XL-Size Maps and Artworks we could find in any of the original editions. The publication shows not only Maps of County Cork, County Kerry and County Waterford but also Views of Irish Cities and Towns in these Counties of the Province of Munster and besides the wonderful Historical Plan of Cork City this set also includes the very rare Plan of the “Grand Canal from Dublin to the River Shannon” (see detailed list of all the illustrations present at the end of this description)].

Luxury Limited-Edition-Reprint of the First Edition by Luckombe in 1788. Two Volumes plus extra Folder with 31 Plates reprinted as Artworks for framing. Skibbereen (County Cork), Inanna Rare Books Publishing, 1788. Octavo (13.5 cm x 21 cm). Pagination: Volume I: Frontispiece, engraved Titlepage, XXX, 189 pages plus recently published Index (July, 2023) / Volume II: Engraved Titlepage, 263 pages plus recently published Index (July, 2023). Plus large, bespoke made Folder with thirtyone (31) Reproductions of the Maps, Plans and Illustrations which usually were folded inside this publication and now for the first time have been liberated from the book and were published as the beautiful works of art they are. Textvolume: Volume I and II of the text bound in one beautiful half-leather-volume with gilt lettering on spine, bound in the style of the 18th century / Illustrations-Folder with 31 reprinted illustrations of Towns and Maps of Ireland but mainly of Munster, bound in bespoke made half-cloth with paper-covered boards and pasted Reprint of the original titlepage. Excellent, new condition. One of only 300 printed. [Inanna Rare Books – Reprint & Facsimile – Series].

3. White, Stewart Edward.

The Rediscovered Country. Illustrated from Photographs.

London, New York, Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, no year. 14 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, VIII, 358 pages. 100 illustrations. Fold-out map of region at rear. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. The fold-out-map with tear. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean and sharp-cornered.

4. Stuart, J.

A History of the Zulu Rebellion 1906, and of Dinuzulu’s arrest, Trial and Expatriation. With Five Maps, Six Plans and Twenty Five Illustrations.

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1913. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 581 pages. Large fold-out map sheet at rear, showing a Key Map of Natal and Area of Operations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing to edges and tissue-guards, as usual with this publication. Interior bright and clean besides very minor signs of foxing.

5. Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn.

Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church. Part I: Abraham to Samuel – With Maps and Plans (Plan of the Mosque at Hebron / Palestine before the Conquest / Migration of Abraham).

London, John Murray, 1863. Octavo. XLI, 523 pages with folded maps and plans. Hardcover / Original Half-leather with gilt lettering on spine. Upper spine slightly damaged. Otherwise in very good condition with some minor signs of wear only.

6. Shuckford, Samuel.

The Sacred and Profane History of the World connected, Frome the Creation of the World to the Dissolution of the Assyrian Empire at the Death of Sardanapalus, and to the Declension of the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel, under the Reigns of Ahaz and Pekah. [Together with: “The Creation and Fall of Man” – “A Supplemental Discourse to the Preface of the First Volume of the Sacred and Prophane History of the World connected”].

The Third Edition. 3 Volumes (of 4). London, Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, 1753. Octavo. LXIV,366, [10], LV, 461, [10], CXXXII, 295, [16] pages. Each Volume with its own Index. Includes two folded maps in Volume One: First Map: “A Plan of the present Chanels [sic] of the Rivers Hiddekel or Tigris and Euphrates exhibiting the Site of Moses Garden and River of Eden” / Second Map: “The Situation of the Land & Garden of Eden together with the Rivers of Paradise as they are imagined to have been Situate by some Writers who thought that the Garden of Eden was planted in that which was afterwards called the Holy Land”. Original Hardcover / 18th century full leather with new spinelabels. All three Volumes are now in protective Mylar. with dustjacket. All Volumes with some damage to spine but all still firm and holding. Overall some faint staining and foxing only at very few locations because of the excellent paper-quality of this publication. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

7. Sawyer, A.R. / [G.F.Gresley / W.S.Gresley].

Coal-Mining in South Africa.

Newcastle, G.T. Bagguley, no year (c.1890). 15.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 44 pages. Excellent, larger fold-out-map (coloured) at rear of the publication, showing the South African coalfields. Several fold-out tables and diagrams at rear related to the coalfields. Softcover / Publisher’s original, printed wrappers. Poor condition of this very scarce pamphlet with strong signs of external wear and chipping to boards. Occasional annotations within the publication. Interior bright and clean. Private gift-inscription in ink on the frontcover: “To W.S.Gresley from his brother G.F.G. [G.F.Gresley]– Capetwon – May – 1890”. [G.F.Gresley was author of e.g.: “The Early History of Robben Island”].

8. Russell, Michael.

History and Present Condition of The Barbary States: Comprehending a View of Their Civil Institutions, Antiquities, Arts, Religion, Literature, Commerce, Agriculture, and Natural Productions. With a Map, and Eleven Engravings by Jackson.

Edinburgh / London, Oliver & Boyd / Simkin, Marshall, & Co., 1835. 11 cm x 16.5 cm. 453 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with spine label. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor bumps at corner of boards. Name and address of preowner entered in ink on endpaper (1948).

9. [Roberts, William] [Exlibris Gulielme (sic) Roberts] Bonnechose, Émile de / L.Dussieux (cartographer).

Géographie Physique, Historique et Politique de la France avec dix-huit cartes coloriées représentant la formation successive du Royaume.

Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1847. Octavo (14 cm x 23 cm). V, (2), 104 pages, suivies de 18 cartes aux contours colorisés, de la France dans ses états successifs (104 pages plus 18 hand-coloured maps of France by L.Dussieux showing France through its History, with special maps showing historical military events with England etc. Original Softcover. Spine rubbed and slightly damaged. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner William Roberts in pencil on titlepage [being William Roberts of the irish family Westropp-Roberts].

10. Rae, Colin.

Malaboch – or Notes from my Diary on the Boer Campaign of 1894 against the Chief Malaboch of Blaauwberg, District Zoutpansberg, South African Republic – To which is appended a synopsis of the Johannesburg crisis of 1896.

London / South Africa, Sampson Low, Marston and Company / J.C. Juta & Co, 1898. 15.5 cm x 23.2 cm. XIX, 248 pages. 53 illustrations. Fold-out map showing ‘the scene of war in Zoutpansberg.’ Modern, recent Hardcover [maroon cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Parts of the original binding (spine and illustrated cover) pasted to pastedown and endpaper. Excellent condition besides the paper being a little brittle at the deckled edges and a minor tear to halftitle. Interior bright and unmarked. Binding firm and strong.