Rare Travel Books 5


 John Chetwode Eustace.
A Classical Tour Through Italy An. MDCCCII 
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 John Chetwode Eustace.
A Classical Tour Through Italy An. MDCCCII 
Published by J. Mawman;- in  London 1815 ;- all 4 volumes (of four) of the Third Revised and Enlarged Edition of 1815;- Illustrated with large Fold-Out Map of Italy in red outline;- Plans of Churches and an Index. 2 other Fold-our Plans in volume 2. Original brown leather bindings to all 4 volumes, with gilt lettering within black lables and decorations alone the spines. Fine clean copies of highly collectable books;- Rare with the Map of Italy, intact, in very fine condition, and all other engraving in situ..









Daniel ​Defoe
The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of 
Robinson Crusoe of York: 1791
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Defoe, Daniel. 
        The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York 1791: Mariner: who Lived Eight and Twenty Years all Alone in an Uninhabited Island on the Coast of America, Near the Mouth of the Great River Oroonoque; having been cast on Shore by Shipwwrek, wherin all the Men Perished but Himself. With an Account how he was at Strangley delivered by Pirates. Written by Himself. The Seventeenth Edition, adorned with engraved plates an da fold-out Map of the world. In Two Volumes 1791. Published in London: by J. F. and C. Rivington; T. Longman 1791 both volumes;- Frontispiece to volume 1 a full page engraved plate of Robinson Crusoe and 6 other full page engraved plates to volume 1;-     
     Volume 2;- Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, being the second part of his Life and of the strange Accounts of His Travels, round three parts of the globe. Volume 2;- Frontispiece fold-out Map of the World, on which is Delineated the Voyages of Robinson Crusoe. The fold-out Map of the World has a few minor nicks and tears along the top of the Map, otherwise in good condition. With 5 full page engraved plates with the text. Both in antique calf-brown leather with six raised bands along the spine. All 13 engraved plates are in fine condition. The two volume books are in good condition and highly collectable, with both the fold-out map of the World and Robinson Crusoe’s life and encounters on his Life and Strange Surprising Adventures. 
    17th. Edition of 1791, in 2 volumes of the book that is widely accepted as the first novel in English. It was an immediate success, widely translated, and which inspired a huge number of imitations and adaptations across the world since the book was first published. The first part was published on 25 April 1719 in an edition of 1,000 copies; the sequel, Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, was published in August the same year. Rousseau recommended it as the first book which ought to be studied by a growing boy; Coleridge praised its depiction of “The Universal Man” and Karl Marx used it to illustrate economic theory in action. The first English novel was modelled along the existing lines of hugely popular travel books and distantly inspired by the true story of Alexander Selkirk.
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Russell, Rev. Michael 
VIEW OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EGYPT;
With an Outline of Its Natural History. 1831
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Russell, Rev. Michael 

VIEW OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EGYPT; With an Outline of Its Natural History. 1831
Published in Edinburgh 1831 by Oliver and Boyd. Hardcover.12mo., 480pp., 10 full page  engravings, one foldout map of Egypt. Original brown cloth binding, with a white paper label to the top of the spine;- 
 9 engraved plates with tissue guards..the 10 plate is opposite the fold-out map of Egypt within the front covers. a clean tidy copy of an early travel book of North Africa. fine copy;-

Antonio de Solis;-  
(Translated by Thomas Townsend) 
The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards 
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Antonio de Solis;-  (Translated by Thomas Townsend) 

The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards 

      Published in  London ;- by T. Woodward, J. Hooke and J. Peele 1724. 1st. Edition Folio;- 8 Engraved Plates including  2 Maps, one panoramic.  Written as "five" books - the pagination is inconsistent - probably as published. Subscribers' list to front pages. Errata Page to the last page. The 8 Plates are in very fine condition. This is the 1st. English Edition;- Its a very clean and collectable copy; Scarce with the 8 Plates and Maps.

Plate 1. A Fold-out Map of the Pacific or South Sea. Gulf of Mexico;-

Plate 2. A Engraved Plate of The Lake of Mexico;-

Plate 3. A very large Fold-out Plan of The Great Causey ;- 

Plate 4. A Fold-out Plan of The City of Mexico;-

Plate 5. A Fold-out Plan of The Great Temple of Mexico;- 

Plate 6. A very large Fold-out Plan of Cortez meeting;- 

Plate 7. A Fold-out Plan of The Engagement Spanish Boats and the Canoes of Mexicans;- 

Plate 8. A Fold-out of Guatimozin taken in his Retreat by Holguin;- 

Original brown leather binding with lettering to the top of the spine;-  Early travel books of the Americas are very sort after and highly collectable, particularly with early maps...the 1st. fold-our map, also includes the Island of Cuba, the tip end of Florida, Jamaica, Trinidad;- and many other Islands;- Mexico was called then New Spain. Texas was part of Mexico at the time;- 

Personal Narrative of a Voyage to Japan , Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary;- and Various Parts of the Coast of China
by J.M. Tronson
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Personal Narrative of a Voyage to Japan , Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary;- 
 and Various Parts of the Coast of China; by J.M. Tronson;- in H.M.S. Barracouta;- Published in London in 1859;- By Smith, Elder;- 1st. Edition,15 plates to include  Five Fold-out maps;- and Ten Illustrations;- The Fold-out Maps are in fine condition except the first large fold-out map which has a two inch tear to where it connects to the book, it does not effect the map or text of the map, so fine condition. Eight lithographic plates to including frontispiece, and two small engravings;- First edition: Rebound in three quarter red leather and red marble  paper to the covers, gilt letterings and decorations along the spine with a black label with gilt lettering within. An extensive list of books for sale from the Publishers, Smith, Elder, to the back pages. A fine collectable book with all its maps and illustration in tact. This is a detailed and informative account of the first trade negotiations between Britain and Japan, with commentary by Sir James Stirling, former Governor of the Swan River Colony.The author, John Tronson, was one of the earliest Westerners to visit Japan, which had only recently been opened to Western trade after the visits of Commodore Perry's squadron of 1853-1854, and a Russian contingent sent to Nagasaki under Admiral Poutiatine in 1853. Tronson was an officer on H.M.S. Barracouta, a member of a four vessel squadron sent to Japan under the command of Sir James Stirling, then British Commander-in-Chief for China and the East Indies. Stirling had earlier served in western Australia from 1829 to 1839, commanding the party of energetic colonists who laid the foundations of Fremantle and Perth.Stirling's role as British envoy to the Governor of Nagasaki was a difficult one as Western trading intentions were treated with understandable suspicion and hostility by the Japanese. Tronson describes how the British squadron was politely stalled in Nagasaki harbour for several days before securing an appointment with the Governor; further negotiations concluded a treaty between the two nations allowing British merchants access to Japanese markets. This informative book includes a summary of the longstanding Dutch treaty, significantly adding a commentary by Sir James Stirling on the dissolution of the Dutch monopoly enjoyed for so many years.The author's narrative extends beyond diplomatic discourse to include detailed descriptions of the landscape, religion and day-to-day life of mid nineteenth-century Japan; he shows much interest in the vegetation and horticulture of Nagasaki and surrounds. Although the primary focus of the work is on the Japanese treaty, the expedition also visited Hong Kong and the Chinese coast, encountering pirates at Kuhlan before proceeding to Avatska Bay in Kamtschatka. The squadron then sailed further north to asses the extent of Russian naval activity, whaling and trading off Siberia, important information as Britain was at war with Russia in the Crimea at the time.This book contains five finely engraved maps, including a detailed chart of Nagasaki harbour and surrounding islands.Hill. 

An historical and descriptive account of China;- By Murray, Hugh; Crawfurd, John; Gordon, Peter et al 
Price $525 SOLD

Murray, Hugh; Crawfurd, John; Gordon, Peter et al 

An historical and descriptive account of China ; its ancient and modern history, language, literature, religion, government, industry, manners, and social state ; intercourse with Europe from the earliest ages; missions and embassies to the imperial court; British and foreign commerce; directions to navigators; state of mathematics and astronomy; survey of its geography, geology, botany, and zoology ; in 3 volumes;-  Published by Oliver & Boyd,in Edinburgh 1836 - 1st. Edition;- 3 volume set. with fold-out map of China to the first pages of Volume 1. and opposite the fold-out map a small illustration with tissue guard. Many other illustration with the text of the 3 Volumes.  Original tan leather three quarter binding with brown marble paper to all volumes. Black labels to to three spines with gilt lettering within. Marbled edges to all volumes. Bookplate of Archibald Godley, also to all three volumes. An extensive index to the last volume. In fine collectable condition. $525