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Undated, but c. 1910 (based on the publication dates of the books listed).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good green cloth hardback. Original covers rebacked, with red and gilt title label to spine. Corners bumped and worn and with wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitle page repaired. The text is good overall - generally bright and clean with some minor faults. Some small tears to pages edges. A few loose pages. Some pages are brittle and age toned. One tipped in page of related material. Occasional mark or nick to page edge. Despite faults, and important and scarce reference work for those interested in books on Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e751pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 221mm high x 152mm wide x 39mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 924g (unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44185378914528,"sku":"LAN8450","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/FrancisEdwardsCatalogue_ClassifiedCatalogueofBooks_Pamphlets_Maps_Views_c.RelatingtoAsia_c.1910IMG_7353.jpg?v=1695045308"},{"product_id":"the-ancient-history-of-the-egyptians-cathaginians-assyrians-babylonians-medes-and-persians-macedonians-and-grecians-charles-rollin-1819-8-volumes-complete","title":"The Ancient History of The Egyptians, Cathaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians, Charles Rollin, 1819, 8 Volumes complete","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ancient History of The Egyptians, Cathaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians, by M. Rollin (Charles Rollin), 1819, 8 Volumes complete. Translated from the French. In eight Volumes. A New Edition, Revised, Corrected, and Illustrated with a New Set of Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOLD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"opt-publisher\"\u003eW. Sharpe \u0026amp; Son, W. Allason, C Chapple, W. Robinson \u0026amp; Sons, J. Mollinson, T.Fisher et al., London, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"opt-publish-date\"\u003e1819. Printed in Edinburgh by William Blair. An uncommon set. The eight volumes contain his twenty four 'books'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good to very good set of Rollin's influential history work. Full polished calf leather hardbacks with gilt borders and decals to spine. Covers with minor scuffing and bumping. Some wear to vertical hinges. Internally many of the endpaper joints are cracked, but are generally soundly bound. Volumes IV and VI have weak joints and cover binding is more fragile.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text blocks are very good - bright and clean, and the blocks are sound in themselves. Infrequent age spotting. Vol III has ink stain to front endpapers and is noticeable on the text block edges, but no real effect on the text pages. With previous owner's small bookplate to upper left corner of first pastedown - Nath. Hartland of Evesham. Occasional small tear or crease to fold-out map, but issues are minor in nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll 11 fold-out Maps\/Diagrams are present as called for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eVol I: xvi + cxi + 329pp. Plus tissue guarded frontispiece. With 4 fold-outs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol II: ix + 528pp. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWith 2 fold-outs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol III: x + 535pp. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWith 2 fold-outs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol IV: viii + 505pp. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWith 1 fold-out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol V: vii + 488pp. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWith 2 fold-outs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol VI: viii + 446pp. No fold-outs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol VII: viii + 439pp. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNo fold-outs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol VIII: vii + 435pp. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNo fold-outs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: Each volume approx 219mm high x 136mm wide x 30-40mm deep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: approximately 5.74kg (the set - unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298154639584,"sku":"LAN8600","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheAncientHistoryofTheEgyptians_Cathaginians_Assyrians_Babylonians_MedesandPersians_MacedoniansandGrecians_CharlesRollin_1819_8VolumescompleteIMG_8302.jpg?v=1698654611"},{"product_id":"dictionnaire-de-la-fable-victor-verger-limoges-1844","title":"Dictionnaire de la Fable, Victor Verger, Limoges, 1844","description":"\u003cp id=\"book-title\" class=\"affix-top\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"main-heading\"\u003eDictionnaire de la Fable ou Mythologie Greque, Latine, Egyptienne, Celtique, Persane, Syrienne, Indienne, Chinoise, Japonaise, Arabe, Mahometane, Scandinave, Africaine, Americaine, etc. By Victor Verger. A pocket sized dictionary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Barbou Freres, Imprimeurs-Libraires, Limoges, 1844.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good cloth hardback with bumping and wear to cloth at extremities. Soundly bound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText is legible and generally clean, but with scattered age spotting throughout, more so at early and late pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eviii + 510pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage: French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approximately 116mm high x 82mm wide x 25mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnpacked weight approximately 156g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44346938622176,"sku":"LAN8626","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/DictionnairedelaFable_VictorVerger_Limoges_1844IMG_8588.jpg?v=1699965460"},{"product_id":"the-life-and-explorations-of-david-livingstone-ll-d-adam-co-john-g-murdoch-london-c-1880","title":"The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Adam \u0026 Co\/John G. Murdoch, London, c. 1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. The front cover also carries the title 'The Life \u0026amp; Explorations of Dr. Livingstone, the Great Missionary Traveller'. No stated author, but attributed to \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn S. Roberts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOLD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by John G. Murdoch, Holborn (London). The preliminary Pictorial title page also lists Adam \u0026amp; Co of London and Newcastle on Tyne. Undated, but c. 1880.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large and imposing black cloth hardback with beautiful and elaborate gilt pictorial design and blind stamping. Cover with mild wear and bumping. Raised bands to spines a little rubbed. Inner front joint after first free endpaper is split to binding cords, with the rear being intact. Previous owner's name to first free endpaper. Pictorial title with marginal tear near the gutter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text pages are very good indeed. Bright and clean, with just the occasional thumb mark. Gilt edges to text block. There are a number of known variations of this book, with some not having colour or tinted plates. We have not come across this particular variant before which is longer than the more common text pagination of 632pp. This particular volume has 13 colour plates including the Livingstone portrait preliminary title and map, plus 4 additional tinted plates. Along with the 702pp of text, a considerably longer volume than most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA most attractive book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eviii + 702pp + Plates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: approximately 3.3kg unpacked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 312mm high x 250mm wide x 57mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44365544718560,"sku":"LAN8673","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheLifeandExplorationsofDavidLivingstone_LL.D._JohnG.Murdoch_London_c.1880IMG_8920.jpg?v=1700147661"},{"product_id":"british-library-eastern-pilgrims-the-travels-of-the-three-ladies-agnes-smith-facsimile-of-1870-publication","title":"British Library; Eastern Pilgrims: The Travels of the Three Ladies, Agnes Smith, facsimile of 1870 publication","description":"\u003cp\u003eBritish Library; Eastern Pilgrims: The Travels of the Three Ladies, by Agnes Smith. A facsimile of 1870 publication produced by The British Library. Part of 'General Historical Collections' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Hurst and Blackett publishers of London, 1870. An account of lady travellers of their journey from London through Europe, and visiting locations such as Constantinople, Cyprus, through Egypt, Jerusalem, Jordan, The Dead Sea, Damascus and Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His signature and 2020 date, including the word 'lockdown' in pencil on the first free endpaper, and some minor pencil annotations by him. 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Part of 'History of Travel' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Richard Bentley, of London, 1853. An account of the Author's travels through Europe and on to Greece, Turkey, Armenia, and the Holy Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. No signature, and just a few minor pencil annotations by him. Please see our other listings for related works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by The British Library, Historical Print Editions, London. Undated, but believed to be 2011?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssentially in fine condition, with just a few thumbing marks to text block edges. 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Signed by William St Clair;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProgress of a Race or The Remarkable Advancement of the American Negro from the Bondage of Slavery, Ignorance and Poverty to the Freedom of Citizenship, Intelligence, Affluence, Honor and Trust, by H.F. Kletzing and W.H. Crogman. With an Introduction by Booker T. Washington. Published by J.L. Nichols \u0026amp; Co, Atlanta, Naperville \u0026amp; Toronto, 1897;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom Is as Freedom Does,; Civil Liberties Today, by Corliss Lamont, Horizon Press, New York, 1956. Presentation copy with signed inscription from the author to Mary Redmer. Also signed by William St Clair;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEight Weeks; A Novel by Vlyde Chantler, Linden Press, London, 1965;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomegoing; A Novel, by Yaa Gyasi. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2016. 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