Travel - Turkey and Egypt.

lot 231 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

ETON (W A) A Survey of the Turkish Empire, London 1798, 8vo, tree calf; DENON (Vivant) Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt, translated by Arthur Aikin, ... read more

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Far Eastern travel.

lot 232 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

HERVEY (Mrs) The Adventures of a Lady in Tartary, Tibet, China and Kashmir, 1853, 3 vols., large 12mo, frontispieces, 2 folding maps, 6 plates, light ... read more

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BEWICK (T)

lot 233 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

A History of British Birds; ...Quadrupeds, Newcastle 1811-16, together 3 vols., 8vo, some foxing, half calf; [Anon] A Tour of England and Scotland in ... read more

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BUFFON (Count de)

lot 234 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

Natural History, Notes by William Smellie, new edition in 20 vols., London 1812, 8vo, portrait, plates, variable offsetting and light staining, ... read more

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GAMBADO (Geoffrey) [pseud. of Henry Bunbury]

lot 235 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

An Academy for Grown Horsemen, 3rd edition 1808, 4to, 12 etched plates; bound with - Annals of Horsemanship, 1808, 16 (of 17) plates, later calf

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STUART (Robert)

lot 236 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

Caledonia Romana, A Descriptive Account of the Roman Antiquities of Scotland, 1845, 4to, light foxing, lithograph plates and plans, with additional ... read more

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Fore-edge paintings.

lot 237 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

COWPER (William) Poems, 2 vols. London 1810, 12mo, full green morocco gilt, each fore-edge painted with a view of Olney Bridge and a country cottage ... read more

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COTMAN (John Sell)

lot 238 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

Architectural Antiquities of Normandy ... accompanied by Historical and Descriptive Notices by Dawson Turner, 2 vols., London 1822, large folio, ... read more

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VIRGIL.

lot 239 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

MARTYN (John) The Eclogues of Virgil, 1813, large 8vo, 37 coloured botanical plates, calf, rebacked; Georgicorum Libri Quatuor. The Georgicks of ... read more

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Flora and fauna.

lot 240 (The Library Sale, 6th May, 2021)

VIRGIL. Bucolica, London T Bensley 1810, 12mo, 24 coloured plates, handmade paper, later half calf; The Garden or Familiar Instructions.., 3rd ... read more

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