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  • 72 Large Photographs Of England And The Continent From 1893-5
    A Travel Photograph Album Of England, Germany, South Tyrol And Austria. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    A Travel Photograph Album Of England, Germany, South Tyrol And Austria.

    Na. A lovely large format photograph album of a tour of England and Wales in 1893. There was also a tour of Bavaria, Salzburg and Innsbruck in 1895.

    The album starts in 1893 and has 38 photographs (mostly Albumen) of England and Wales. These are mostly large (24cm x 32cm) images. There are some smaller (18.5 cm x 23.5cm). They appear to be commercially purchased photographs. There are also a further 9 smaller (17cm x 22cm and 12cm x 18cm) images of cottages with descriptions on the back. These seem to be personally taken photographs?

    The trip began with the Needles on the Isle of Wight, (24cm x 32cm) and continued with similar photographs of the Isle of Wight,…

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    Na. A lovely large format photograph album of a tour of England and Wales in 1893. There was also a tour of Bavaria, Salzburg and Innsbruck in 1895.

    The album starts in 1893 and has 38 photographs (mostly Albumen) of England and Wales. These are mostly large (24cm x 32cm) images. There are some smaller (18.5 cm x 23.5cm). They appear to be commercially purchased photographs. There are also a further 9 smaller (17cm x 22cm and 12cm x 18cm) images of cottages with descriptions on the back. These seem to be personally taken photographs?

    The trip began with the Needles on the Isle of Wight, (24cm x 32cm) and continued with similar photographs of the Isle of Wight, Tennyson's house, Southsea & Portsmouth, Tintern Abbey. The tour then moved on to Wales, and there are photographs of North and South Wales, with quite a few of Betws-y-coed, and some bridges in the area. The trip moved on to Chester, with a number of photographs of Eaton House in Chester, and Hatfield House.

    A second part of the album covers a trip in 1895, comprising 23 photographs of Bavaria, Salzburg and Innsbruck.

    The photographs are all of good condition, still bright, with a touch of fading only. A few have light creasing, or the odd tear where they have come away from the album at some point, but overall a very presentable and attractive album of English and European topography from the 1890's. The album itself is black buckram with leather spine and corners. There is some rubbing to the boards, and some scuffing. A tape repair (with black tape) to the spine. The album measures 37cm x 45 cm. The photographs have hand written annotations below describing the view. There is some staining to the inside boards of the album and a few of the cardboard backing sheets are wavy, but this doesn't really affect the photographs.

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    Book ID: 2911
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  • Personal dedication and ALS
    Notes of A Tour in Sweden During The Summer of 1858; by STEANE, Rev. Edward and Rev. J. Howard HINTON
    STEANE, Rev. Edward and Rev. J. Howard HINTON
    Notes of A Tour in Sweden During The Summer of 1858; Including An Historical Sketch of its Religious Condition, and the Question of Religious Liberty in it.

    London: James Nisbet and Co, 1859. First Edition. Personal dedication to the front, and short ALS from Reverend Hinton loose inside. Dated August 12th 1858 - the paper is headed ' De Beauvoir Town' - the note offers thanks to Mr. von Koch, who was the Royal Chancellor of Justice in Sweden, and was interviewed twice for the book. Original hardback brown embossed Celtic knot decorated buckram. Gilt stamped title to spine. Complete with woodcut frontispiece (Dalecarlian peasants). Pxii, 232 pp. 185 x 125 mm (7¼ x 5 inches). Covers lightly rubbed, but starting to split at head and tail of the spine. Foxing inside, and pages are age toned. Binding a little loose, but overall in good condition.

    Book ID: 2813
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  • Very scarce two volume work
    Selections from the most celebrated foreign literary journals and other periodical publications by TOOKE, William
    TOOKE, William
    Selections from the most celebrated foreign literary journals and other periodical publications

    London: J. Debrett, 1798. First edition. Two volumes, sympathetically rebound in half calf, with new leather spines, but retaining carefully restored original marbled boards. Original boards a little rubbed, but recent leather all very good. Some spots of foxing internally. 220 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches). Volume I: viii, 526 pp. Volume II: viii, 528 pp.
    William Tooke (1744–1820) was a British clergyman and an historian of Russia. This work gives a fascinating historical perspective, not only on his favoured Russia, but also on everything from the way ladies dressed in Peru, to the use of spices in 'the torrid zone'.

    Book ID: 2490
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  • The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon of H.M.S. Hecla by LYON, Captain G.F.
    LYON, Captain G.F.
    The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon of H.M.S. Hecla During the Recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry

    London: John Murray, 1825. 2nd revised edition. 7 plates. (all called for). Lacks map.
    From the library of Downside Abbey. Library cloth with red leather spine. Internally clean and tidy with slight darkening. Very good condition apart from the lack of map.

    Book ID: 2061
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  • Waikna; or Adventures on the Mosquito Shore. by SQUIER, E.G. / BARD, Samuel A.
    SQUIER, E.G. / BARD, Samuel A.
    Waikna; or Adventures on the Mosquito Shore.

    Edition: First Thus

    London: Sampson Low & Son, 1856. First Thus. Notable survey of the Mosquito Coast region of Honduras, Belize and Nicaragua; includes a short glossary of the Miskito language. Red soft back with titles and engraving to the front cover - adverts to the rear. These are dated May 15th 1856. This edition has no maps or illustrations. The soft red covers are a little darkened / marked, but without significant wear. Internally clean and tidy. iv, 188, 16 pp. Adverts to rear.

    Book ID: 1822
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