London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. First Thus. Limited: # 86 of 300 copies. Black cloth spine, batik covered boards. Printed in Perpetua type on Arnold's hand-made paper. Contemporary Engravings of the principal places visited reproduced from Schouten's Oost-Indische Reyse [Amsterdam, 1676]. Maps used as end papers are from a contemporary Mercator Atlas. Double page plates, double page facsimile from original manuscript. 209, [1] pp. Bookplate of Herbert Eberhard Hering, a noted German-Brazilian bibliophile and book collector, appears on the inside front paste down. The black spine has a little nicking to the top and tail of the spine. Overall in good, clean condition though. Internally clean with a few foxing spots only. Text in English. 320 x 200 mm (12½ x 7¾ inches).

London: Richard Phillips, 1806. First English edition. Recent half leather binding with marbled boards and matching endpapers. Translated from the French. Fold out frontis map entitled: 'Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the River of Sierra Leone with the courses of the Rivers Senegal and Gambia, Shewing the Journey of M. Durand from Senegal to Galam', plus seven aquatint plates. Contents have foxing throughout. Two plates are in facsimile. 181 + (3) pp. 215 x 135 mm (8½ x 5¼ inches).

London: T. & I. Egerton, 1790. Lovely sepia aquatint taken from 'A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant and part of France; made in the autumn of 1789', published in 1790. In a lovely cream coloured mount. Ready to frame. Visible image size: 130 x 165 mm (5 x 6½ inches). Actual size in mount: 260 x 280 mm (10¼ x 11 inches).

London: W & A.K. Johnston. A map of Asia, extracted from the General Atlas. This conforms best to the 1879 edition, except the lack of page title to the top edge, and the different page number. Engraved area is 13" x 17" (sheet is 14^1/2" x 18^1/2"). Lightly tipped onto mounting board, and now protected by archival protection. A lovely copy of this map from the height of colonial era.

Gent: Drukkery van I.S. Van Doosselaere, 1861. First edition. Half leather with mottled hardback boards. 206 pages. With frontispiece, woodcuts in text, and a fold-out map to the rear. Map has a closed tear but is complete. Boards are rubbed. Inside has two institutional ex libris stamps; one to frontispiece, the other to title page. 185 x 125 mm (7¼ x 5 inches).

Den Haag: Office National du Tourisme en Hollande, 1935. A small pamphlet in French extolling the virtues of pre-WW2 'Holland'. Full of b/w photographs. Fascinating snapshot of The Netherlands as a visitor destination between the wars. Covers slightly grubby. Internally clean. 200 x 990 mm (7¾ x 39 inches) Un petit pamphlet en français vantant les mérites de la "Hollande" d'avant-guerre. Plein de photos n/b. Instantané fascinant des Pays-Bas en tant que destination touristique de l'entre-deux-guerres. Couvertures légèrement crasseuses. Intérieurement propre. 200 × 990 mm

Leeuwarden: Hugo Suringar, 1873. Tiende druk. Boekje. Een gevierd gedicht over de Nederlanders die overwinteren in een houten hut. Zachte covers zijn delicaat en bijna los. 32 pagina's. 170 x 105 mm (6¾ x 4¼ inches).

Albany: Packard & Van Benthuysen for the author, 1814. Second edition. Hardback full leather binding. Two engraved plates. Contemporary calf. "one of the few contemporary narratives relating to the Miranda expedition." General Francesco Miranda enjoyed a successful military career before he decided to revolutionize South America. The crusade was a disaster. Smith and tow comrades escaped from prison in Carthagena and were rescued at sea. Moses Smith was a native of Huntington (born 1785). First edition was published in Brooklyn in 1812. Pages 19/20 have damage to the outside margin, affecting text. Foxed and a little darkened. Owner's name to the first blank and rear end paper. Slight rubbing / splitting to the top edge of the spine. iv, 13-146, [6]. pp. 175 by 115mm (7 by 4½ inches). Sabuin 83640. Howes S-644.

Nice: EDQ, 1973. First edition. Hardback in red cloth, inside original unclipped dust jacket. Book and dust jacket are both in very good / fine condition. 285 x 225 mm (11¼ x 8¾ inches).

With an introduction by Samuel Beckett, this fascinating collection of Edward Quinn's mostly b/w photography uses the same reportage style as Joyce himself often adopted. Rambling around Dublin from dawn to dusk Quinn found himself collecting what Joyce referred to as epiphanies. Not the literary kind, but photographic incidents of daily life and atmospheric places in Ireland's capital city.

Paris: Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1884. First edition. Hardback in three quarter leather with mottled boards. Raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Boards are rubbed, but acceptable. Clean and tidy inside. Complete, including all six folding maps etc. Boards have 778 pages. 270 x 195 mm (10¾ x 7¾ inches). Première édition. Relié en cuir trois quart avec plats marbrés. Dos à nerfs et titres dorés. Les planches sont frottées, mais acceptables. Intérieur propre et rangé. Complet, y compris les six cartes dépliantes, etc. Les planches ont 778 pages. 270 × 195 mm

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Ltd, 1891. Publisher's blue hardback boards with gilt title to front and cloth spine. Information for passengers, illustrations of ships, charts, maps and ship plans etc. some fold-out. Boards slightly damp stained and bumped. Sporadic foxing. Overall good condition. XL, 439 pp. including interesting b/w advertisements of the time. 215 x 175 mm (8½ x 7 inches).

The Orient Line was formed in the late 18th century, and by the middle of the 19th century was sailing its steamships all over the world. This guide predates its association with (and eventual absorption by) the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company; or P&O.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1948. First edition. Hardback book in original dust jacket. Dust jacket neatly price clipped, both it and book are in good condition. With wonderful wood engravings. 240 pages. 220 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

London: Lion and Unicorn Press / RCA, 1973. First Edition. Large format. Original pictorial boards and dust jacket. Number 362 of a limited edition (not specified). A very copy in a very good, unclipped dust jacket. Now in mylar protective wrap. 72 pages. 405 x 290 mm (16 x 11½ inches). Paul Hogarth, OBE, RA was an English artist and illustrator. Named after the Festival of Britain's Lion and the Unicorn Pavilion, the 'Lion and Unicorn Press' was established with the aim of producing finely designed and typeset books, illustrated, printed and bound at the Royal College of Art.

Paris: Ch. Wittmann, 1896. Lovely example of a photogravure showing gondolas on the Grand Canal, and San Giorgio Island in distance, Venice. B/ w image size: 150 x 200 mm (6 x 7¾ inches). Full item, including border: 250 x 330 mm. Very clean and fresh. Perfect for framing. Blank to verso.

. Bel exemple de photogravure montrant des gondoles sur le Grand Canal et l'île de San Giorgio au loin, Venise. Taille de l'image en noir et blanc : 150 x 200 mm (6 x 7¾ inches). Image complète, y compris la bordure : 250 x 330 mm. Très propre et frais. Parfait pour l'encadrement. Le verso est vierge.

London: Thomas Tegg, 1841. First edition. Hardback in original cloth, with gilt illustrated title vignette to front and spine. Moiré endpapers. Complete with all 24 b/w plates (including frontispiece), and many others in text. Pages are darkened at edges, and some foxing to a few pages; otherwise good general condition. xii, 200 pages. 250 x 165 mm (9¾ x 6½ inches).