forthcoming sales - Dominic Winter Book Auctions

5 Atkinson (Thomas Witlam). Oriental and Western Siberia: a
Narrative of Seven Years’ Explorations and Adventures in Siberia,
Mongolia, The Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary, and Part of Central
Asia, 1st ed., 1858, twenty litho. plates, folding map (with two closed
tears), numerous wood engraved illusts to text, title and frontis. with
a few nicks to the edges, one other leaf with edge fraying and
subsequent paper repairs, publisher’s catalogue bound-in at rear,
orig. blindstamped green cloth gilt, rubbed to extrems, 8vo, together
with another work by the same author Travels in the Regions of the
Upper and Lower Amoor and the Russian Acquisitions on the
Confines of India and China, 1st American ed., New York, 1860, wood
engraved illusts. throughout, lacking folding map (photocopy provided
in loosely inserted envelope), attractive modern half calf, 8vo
(2) £150-250
6 Beaglehole (J. C., ed.). The Journals of Captain James Cook on
His Voyages of Discovery, vols. 1 & 2 only, pub. Hakluyt Society,
1968, col. frontis. to vol. 1, num. b&w plts. and illusts., folding maps,
orig. cloth gilt in d.j.s, 8vo, together with Brassey (Annie), Sunshine
and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople,
1880, num. eng. plts. and illusts., contemp. half morocco, wear to
extrems., 8vo, plus Kitto (John), The Pictorial History of Palestine
and the Holy Land, Including a Complete History of the Jews, 2
vols., 1844, num. eng. illusts. to text, orig. blindstamped cloth gilt,
rebacked preserving orig. spines, slight loss to upper outer corner
of vol. 1, some fading, 8vo , plus twenty five other travel related incl.
Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia, Being a Narrative of Events in
Matabeleland..., 1896; A Hunter’s Wanderings in Africa, Being a
Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior
of South Africa..., 1925, both by Frederick Courtney Selous
(30) £200-300
7 Beattie (William). Switzerland Illustrated, 2 vols., 1836, eng. vign.
title to each, 106 eng. plts. (correct as list), folding eng. map,
scattered spotting, several plts. heavily foxed, contemp. half calf gilt,
rubbed and wear to extrems., 4to
(2) £100-150
8 Beaufort (Emily Anne, Viscountess Strangford). The Eastern
Shores of the Adriatic in 1863. With a Visit to Montenegro, 1st ed.,
1864, four chromo. plates, one mounted albumen portrait, 2pp. pubs.
list at end, sca tered light spo ting, frontispiece loosening, bookplate,
original cloth, small splits to lower joint, spine ends a li tle rubbed, 8vo
“The author visited the Dalmatian Coast, Montenegro and Albania as far as
Ioannina, in 1863. The work contains very interesting political commentary
on pan-slavism, Greece, Bulgaria and what the author refers to as ‘Yugoslavism’.
(Blackmer 102).
(1) £200-300
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9 Bessels (Emil). Scientific Results of the United States Arctic
Expedition. Steamer Polaris, C.F. Hall Commanding, vol. 1 (all
published), Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876,
numerous charts and diagrams incl. some folding, folding colour
litho. map contained in rear pocket (minor splits to folds), printed
author’s compliments card to front pastedown, orig. cloth gilt, spine
defective and covers near-detached, 4to, together with Struve
(Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von), Beschreibung der unter
Allerhochstem Kaiserlichen Schutze von der Universitat zu Dorpat
Veranstalteten Breitengradmessung in den Ostseeprovinzen
Russlands Ausgefuhrt und Bearbeitet in den Jahren 1821 bis 1831,
2 parts in one vol., 1st edition, Tartu, 1831, thirteen folding litho.
plates, four leaves torn with paper repairs and some loss of text,
orig. cloth gilt, lower cover detached, 4to
(2) £200-300
10 [Bingley, William]. Modern Travels, through every Important
Country of the Old and New Continent, pub. Harvey & Darton, 1823,
seventy-two engraved views on 24 sheets, without title or
letterpress, neat ownership inscription dated 1825, marble
endpapers and gilt dentelles, contemp. blindstamped calf, chip to
head of spine, 8vo (191 x 110 mm)
Scarce. Bingley published six slim works separately between 1819-1822 titled
“Travels in Asia”, “Travels in South Europe”, etc. which were “designed for
the use of young persons”. This collected edition includes all the plates, but
without any of the accompanying text.
(1) £100-150