3. Abu Taleb Tabrizi / Abu Taleb Isfahani / Mirza Abu Taleb Khan.

The Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan in Asia, Africa, and Europe, during the years 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803. Written by himself, in the Persian language. [With an Appendix: ‘Author’s Vindication of the Liberties of the Asiatic Women’]. Translated by Charles Stewart, Esq.

First and only Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1810. Octavo. Frontispice-Portrait with original tissue-guard, VIII, (8), 320, 418 pages. Hardcover / Beautifully restored bindings by english master binders in stunning modern half-morocco with the original spine-labels applied. Original endpapers and pastedowns with the original bookplates / Exlibris preserved. Excellent condition with some browing and ghosting to the pages, as usual with this set. Name of historical preowner Richard Meade in ink on titlepages. Rare in this very amazing restored condition.

37. [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.

32. Anonymous [Barrow, John].

A family tour through South Holland; Up the Rhine; And Across the Netherlands, to Ostend.

[London], [Murray], [1831]. Duodecimo. Frontispiece, VIII, 295 pages. With 10 original steel-engravings and with the little fold-out map: “Route of a Tour in South Holland, up the Rhine and through Belgium”. Hardcover / Original half leather with gilt lettering on spine. Good condition in firm binding. Previous owner has cut out the lower part of the frontispiece (image not effected) and also cut out the printer and publishing information on the titlepage. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with the name of a relative (H.L.Conner) to endpaper.

Atlantic Islands – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Islands in the Atlantic – Azores or Western Isles – Madeira [Inset] – Canary Islands – Cape de Verde Islands – Bermudas or Summer Islands. With Vignettes and illustrations of Faval, Azores, Chapel in the Rock, St Vincente, Tenerife, Canary Islands and Funchal, Madeira.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations drawn and engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, John Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 24.5 cm x 36.5 cm. Sheet Size: 27.2 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

Austria – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Austria – With Vignettes of Vienna, Return of the Sennerin, and St. Stephen’s, Vienna.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Warren and Engraved by J.H. Kernot. London, Edinburgh & Dublin, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 33 cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

Belgium – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Brussels – With Beautiful Vignettes of Brussels near the Porte D’Anderlecht, Avenue in the Park, Palace Royal, Hotel de Ville, and Church of St Gudule.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by J. Watkins London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 32.5 cm x 26 cm. Sheet Size: 37.2 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition.

[Bellin, Jacques Nicholas / Senex, John / Ogilby, John]

The Roads through England or Ogilby’s Survey. Revised, improved and reduced by Senex. [Enlarged Edition of John Ogilby’s 1675 published “Britannia”] Distinctly laid down on onehundred & one Plates with the addition of some Roads newly drawn and several corrections of more general use to Travellers. [Including an Appendix with Cityplans of London (double-page), Plymouth, Shrewsbury, Yorck (York), Chester, [Scene of Carrick-Fergus (Ireland)], Waterford, Oxford, Leith [Edinburgh], Harwich, Scenery of Edinburgh / Itinéraire de toutes les routes de l ‘Angleterre. Revues corrigées, augmentées & réduites par Senex en 101 Cartes. [Titlepage bilingual in french and english].

Paris, Desnos, 1766. Quarto (30 cm x 22.5 cm). Collation complete: Bilingual titlepage, 12 double-page maps of England, partly beautifully border-coloured, 6 unnumbered pages of Index with distances in miles, one (1) General Map of England (″Carte Generale” of Engand by D’Ogilby), 101 full-page maps of routes/streets, Engraved titlepage for the Appendix, One (1) double-page of explanations for the London-City-Plan, 17 beautiful maps and engravings of a variety of english cities, also with a section on Ireland (Dublin, Waterford, Kinsale, Galway, Limerick). Original 18th-century contemporary calf with gilt lettering on spine and on five raised bands. The Volume is now protected in Collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some rubbing and corners slightly bumped but overall excellent. Interior near fine with only the slightest occasional spotting. Rare and even rarer in this condition !

Britain – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Brighton – With Beautiful Vignettes of the Chain Pier, Railway Station, and the Old Steyne and the Pavillion.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Bibby. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 34cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.3 cm x 27 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

Britain – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Preston – With Vignettes of the Ribble from Avenham Walk, St Peter’s Church, Preston and Wyre Viaduct, Literary and Philosophical Institution, North Union Railway Station, Mechanic’s Institution and Grammar School.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. London & New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Plate Size: 34 cm x 25.2 cm. Sheet Size: 37.3 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

Camden, William / Gough, Richard.

BRITANNIA : Or, A Chorographical Description of the flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland And Ireland, AND THE ISLANDS ADJACENT; From The Earliest Antiquity by William Camden. Translated from the Edition Published by the Author in MDCVII. Enlarged by the latest Discoveries by Richard Gough [with mentioning of “Rare Plants found in each County”]. [Volume IV including Ireland and its Counties with a Map of Ireland as well as Illustrations, such as “The Iodhan Morain” (or “Breast-Plate of Judgment of the Irish Druids”) or “The Charter Horn” and Chapters like: “The Antient and Modern Manners of the Irish”, “The Annals of Ireland”, with a Chapter on the History of “Cork” (with in depth mentioning of the Mc Marthy’s in Carbury and the O Driscol in Cork etc.)]. Illustrated with 57 double-page Maps and 106 full-page Plates (copper-engravings) and several Text-Illustrations [among them a fantastic illustration of Stonehenge].

The Second Edition. In Four Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1806. Large Folio (29 cm wide x 44 cm high). Pagination of all four Volumes follows here: Volume I: Frontispice-Portrait, CCVI, 415 pages plus 27 unnumbered pages of an Index, plus 1 unnumbered page with Instructions/Locations at where the Plates and Maps are placed in Volume One / Volume II: IV, [1], 518 pages plus 28 unnumberd pages of an Index / Volume III: IV, [1], 527 pages plus 27 unnumbered pages of an Index / Volume IV: IV, 570 pages plus 30 unnumbered pages of an Index // Hardcover / Recently professionally rebound in modern half-leather, bound to style of the early 19th century with gilt ornament and lettering. This is special set of the BRITANNIA, from the library of “THE ATHENAEUM” in Liverpool, received as a gift from the Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire, to which the set was “Presented by J.T.Danson, V.P. in the year 1856”. Very good condition with only minor signs of foxing. A spectacular set with some minor discoloration to the edge of Volume I.