41. [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].

42. [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].

43. [Conder, Josiah].

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

Two Volumes (Complete Set). London, Printed for James Duncan, 1827. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. Volume I: IV, 372 pages. / Volume II: IV, 340 pages. Including two folded maps and 6 black and white illustrations: 1. Folded map of Persia / 2. Folded map of China / 3. Isfahan / 4. Teheran / 5. View of the Golden Island / 6. Chinese Military Post / 7. Western Gate of Peking / 8. Persian Lady. 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 cover of Volume I detached. Minor signs of foxing. [The Modern Traveller- Volume 12-13].

44. [Conder, Josiah].

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

London, Printed for James Duncan, 1827. Duodecimo / 9 cm x 14.5 cm. IV, 356 pages. With 4 black and white engravings showing: 1. View of Constantinople / 2. Plan of Ditto / 3. Monastery of Meteora / 4. Ioannina. 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. [Volume 14 of the Series “The Modern Traveller”].

45. [Conrad, Joseph], Jean-Aubry, G.

Joseph Conrad. Life & Letters.

Two Volumes. London, William Heinemann, Ltd., 1927. 16.5 cm x 25 cm. (VII) 339 pages, (V) 376 pages. Black-and-white illustrations: Volume I – 11, Volume II – 5. Original Hardcover (Dark blue cloth – title in embossed gilt on front and spine). Former library-copy in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Library stamp on frontispiece of Volume I and facing half-title page Volume II. Very slight foxing of pages. One or two faint pencil marks.

46. Coudenhove, Hans.

My African Neighbors – Man, Bird, and Beast in Nyasaland.

First Edition. London, Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1925. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XIV, 245 pages. With 12 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original dark green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Preowner’s name (R.G.Poole) on front endpaper.

47. Coudenhove, Hans.

My African Neighbors – Man, Bird, and Beast in Nyasaland. Illustrated.

Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1925. 15 cm x 22.7 cm. Frontispiece, XIV, 245 pages. 12 illustrations, including the frontispiece, on 8 plates. Hardcover/ Publisher’s original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Cracks to valley between endpaper and half-title. Binding still good and firm. Original, armorial bookplate of Somerset Saunderson(depicting the coat-of-arms with the motto: “Je suis veillant”) on front paste-down. Annotation on pastedown, half-title, table of contents and table of illustrations. Several annotations on rear paste-down.

48. Cramer, René de.

Drapeaux, Bannieres – Souvenir de la ‘Vieille Flandre’ (Exposition Universelle et internationale de Gand 1913) / Vlaggen & Wimpels – Aandenken van “Oud-Vlaendren” (Wereldtentoonstelling van Gent 1913).: I – Drapeaux aux Armes des Villes de Flandre / II – Drapeaux aux Armes de Seigneurs / III. Drapeaux Représentant des Images Légendaires ou des Emblèmes / IV. Drapeaux et Bannières de Corporations / V. Drapeaux Portant les Types des Saints / VI. Drapeaux Reproduisant des Einseignes //

Bruxelles, Des Presses de la Soc. An. Belge D’Imprimerie, 1913. Folio. 12 Pages de texte, 40 Planches hors texte en couleurs (12 pages text and 40 plates with tipped in colour – plates of Tapestries, Souvenir – Wimpel etc.). Hardcover / Privately professionally bound. Frontcover of the original dustjacket pasted on the halftitle. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear and some mild dampstain to very few pieces of teh artwork and the outer margins of the endpapers and first pages of text only.

49. Crottet, Robert / Méndez, Enrique.

Lapland. Photographed by Enrique Méndez.

First Edition. Helsinki, Weilin+Göös, 1968. 23.7cm x 21.4cm. 31 pages of text plus 128 spectacular photographs of the Lapland regions. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

50. Daiches, David.

Edinburgh: A Travellers’ Companion. Selected and introduced by David Daiches.

London, Constable and Company Limited, 1986. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. 246 pages. With many illustrations. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine fading. [The Travellers’ Companion Series].