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1853 LIFE in ABYSSINIA by MANSFIELD PARKYNS 2 VOLUMES antique ILLUSTRATED Africa: LIFE in ABYSSINIA Being Notes Collected during Three Years' Residence and Travels in that Country by MANSFIELD PARKYNS London, John Murray; 1853 First edition Size 6 by 9" Facsinating account of ninet

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1913 THE SOUTH POLE by ROALD AMUNDSEN antique ILLUSTRATED Volume II: THE SOUTH POLE an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram" 1910-1912 by ROALD AMUNDSEN London: John Murray New York: Lee Keedick, 1913 Volume II ILLUSTRATED 449 pp Size 6.5 by 9" Or

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1768 ADVENTURES of ROBINSON CRUSOE by DANIEL DEFOE antique ILLUSTRATED 3 volumes: DANIEL DEFOE LA VIE ET LES AVENTURES SURPRENANTES DE ROBINSON CRUSOÃ‰, contenant son retour dans son isle, ses autres nouveaux voyages et ses rÃ©flexions. Paris, Laurent Prault, 1768 6 parts in 3

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1780 HISTORY of VOYAGES by LE HARPE 21 VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED antique in FRENCH: ABREGE DE L'HISTOIRE GENERALE DES VOYAGES [...]. 21 (of 23) volumes by LA HARPE, Jean-François de Paris; 1780 Size 4 3/4 by 8" First edition of this great work summarizing the "Histoire des voyages"

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1893 CHARLES DARWIN SELECTED WORKS 15 VOLUMES antique ILLUSTRATED #147/1000: Selected Works of Charles Darwin New York and London, Appleton and Company; [1893] 15 volumes. With engraved frontispieces, plates, some folding, captioned tissue guards, title pages printed in red an

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1796 TRAVELS to JAPAN VOYAGES THUNBERG AU JAPON 4 volumes ANTIQUE ILLUSTRATED: VOYAGES C.P. THUNBERG AU JAPON Par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, les îles de la Sonde, &c. Traduits, rédigés et augmentés de notes considérables sur la Religion, le Gouverne

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1668 DESCARTES EPISTOLAE 2 volumes ANTIQUE illustrated: DESCARTES, Rene (1596-1650). First Latin edition of Descartes' correspondence, compiled by Johannes De Raei. It contains 237 letters, illustrated with woodcut figures in the text. Amsterdam: Daniel El

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1728 GERMAN HISTORY 3 FOILIO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED antique GERMANICARUM vellum: Scriptores rerum Germanicarum, praecipue Saxonicarum. 3 volumes Leipzig, Joannis Christiani Martini; 1728-30 Folio: 9 by 14" With engraved frontispiece, engraved title vignettes, some head vignettes,

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1842 VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 2 VOLUMES antique ILLUSTRATED: The Voyages of Captain James Cook London: William Smith, 1842 2 volumes Size 7 by 9 3/4" Additional engraved title in volume I, engraved frontispieces, double-page maps, in-text vignettes, etc. Minor

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1880s PICTURESQUE PALESTINE SINAI & EGYPT 4 VOLUMES ANTIQUE ILLUSTRATED FOLIO: Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt Wilson, Sir Charles (editor) 4 volumes, complete London, no date (ca.1880) Pictorial engraved & printed titles, many illustrations throughout (incl. steel-engrav

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1786 DESCRIPTION of NETHERLANDS 6 VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED ANTIQUE 154 ENGRAVINGS: Les dÃ©lices des Pays-Bas, ou Description gÃ©ographique et historique des XVII provinces belgiques by Jean-Baptiste Christyn Paris, M. Spanoghe, 1786 7 volumes in 6, including supplement 5 engrave

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1677-1683 2 volumes antique ILLUSTRATED WILLIAM CAVE APOSTOLICI & ECCLESIASTICI: 2 volumes Cave, William. Apostolici: or, the History of the Lives, Acts, Death and Martydoms of ... the Primitive Fathers ... London, 1677 engraved pictorial and printed titles, 23 full page engraving

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1774 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES of COUNTY of DORSET 2 volumes ANTIQUE ILLUSTRATED: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset... by Hutchins, John London, 1774 2 volumes 57 (of 59) engraved plates and maps (lacking 13 & 17 in volume 1); some plates are repaired, otherwise v

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1713 DESCRIPTION OF PARIS 3 volumes antique ILLUSTRATED w/ 28 FOLDING PLATES: Germain Brice Description de la Ville de Paris et de Tout ce Qu'elle contient de plus remarquable... Paris: Francois Fournier, 1713 Illustrated with 28 folding copper plates. Size 4 by 6.5" Original f

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1829 TURKEY DESCRIPTION 3 VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED antique RARE in English: Turkey, Being a Description of the Manners, Customs, Dresses and Other Peculiarities Characteristic of the Inhabitants 3 volumes, complete by Antoine Laurent Castellan (1772-1838) translated by Freder

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1773 OBSTETRICS 3 volumes ILLUSTRATED antique De L'Homme Et De La Femme: [Louis François Luc De]. De L'Homme Et De La Femme Consideres Physiquement Dans L'Etat Du Mariage. Lille; 1773 3 volumes Size 4 by 6 1/2" 272, 277, [3], 240 pp. 14 engraved illustrative plates at

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Antique Our Own Country Illustrated 6 Volumes

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OUR OWN COUNTRY descriptive, historical, pictorial 6 VOLUMES DECORATIVE BINDING Size 8 by 10" Very good condition. Some wear of binding. Not dated

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