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Auction No 368, Category: Topography

6 Lots (displaying 1 - 6)

Cooke Yarborough (Ed.) "The Diary of a Working Man in Central Africa 1884-1887", SPCK,

Lot: 131

  • Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £38
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Cooke Yarborough (Ed.) The Diary of a Working Man in Central Africa 1884-1887, SPCK, ownership inscription of 1897; John Geddie The Lake Regions of Central Africa, 1881; John Burger African Adventures, 1957; John Jordan The Elephant Stone, 1959 in fine d/jkt; H.N. Hemans The Log of A Native Commissioner, Witherby, 1935, spotting to edge of text block; and another. Mostly 1st Editions. Good to fine (5)

Theodore Roosevelt "African Game Trails", 1910, and "Through the Brazilian Wilderness", 1914,

Lot: 132

  • Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
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Theodore Roosevelt African Game Trails, 1910, and Through the Brazilian Wilderness, 1914, both John Murray First Editions, latter showing some subtle repair to the cloth binding; uncut two sides; plates and maps complete. VG (2)

                        

E. Joy Morris "Notes of a Tour through Turkey, Greece, Egypt and Arabia Petraea to the Holy Land"

Lot: 133

  • Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £68
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E. Joy Morris Notes of a Tour through Turkey, Greece, Egypt and Arabia Petraea to the Holy Land, George Clark, 1847, octavo, original cloth, gilt title faded o/w VG; previous owner’s bookplate removed from front paste-down; light tanning to text throughout. 312pp

John Geddie "Beyond the Himalayas", T. Nelson, 1882; M. Huc "Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China", 2nd Edn, 2 Vols;

Lot: 134

  • Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
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John Geddie Beyond the Himalayas, T. Nelson, 1882; M. Huc Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China, 2nd Edn, 2 Vols; and Charles Wenyon Across Siberia, on the Great Post Road, 1898, 2nd Edn, photo frontispiece; all in original gilt cloth bindings. VG (4)

Travel and Hunting selection including Foenander "Big Game of Malaya", 1952 in d/jkt;

Lot: 135

  • Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
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Travel and Hunting selection including Foenander Big Game of Malaya, 1952 in d/jkt; Millais Wanderings and Memories, 1919; P.M.Stewart Tales of Travel and Sport, 1930, rebound; Denis Lyell The African Elephant and its Hunters, 1994 reprint in d/jkt; and related. Good to VF (8)

Tom F.W. Barth "Volcanic Geology, Hot Springs and Geysers of Iceland", Carnegie Institution,

Lot: 136

  • Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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Tom F.W. Barth Volcanic Geology, Hot Springs and Geysers of Iceland, Carnegie Institution, Washington, 1950, large format s/bk, rebound in a fine gilt cloth binding preserving the original printed wraps; 174pp + 31 photo-plates + folding maps. Fine text and illustrations.