WOOD, Mary Anne Everett.
Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies Of Great Britain. From the Commencement of the Twelfth Century to the Close of the Reign of Queen Mary. Edited Chiefly From the Originals .......
London: Henry Colburn, 1846. In three volumes. First edition.
8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, xx, 372, 378, x, 352pp. A fine, attractive set.
Mary Anne Everett Wood [1818-1895] spent her childhood in a succession of large towns in Lancashire and Yorkshire until she moved to London in 1841. With the aid of the British Museum reading room she embarked systematically upon the work that was to absorb her life,"The Lives of the Princesses of England" and the above "Letters of...." She continued her work after her marriage and the birth of her children. He meticulous work and her skill at deciphering old manuscripts attracted the attention of those at the Museum and it led to her appointment by the Government as clerk in the State Paper Office, the only woman staff member in the department. The above work is a chronological selection of letters and includes not only letters originally written in English but also letters translated from Latin, Italian, Spanish,Norman French and Scotch. Wood has supplied brief introductory remarks to letters when she felt it was necessary. "Comparatively few of the letters have been published previously, and those which have been printed have appeared only in works which are scarce or beyond ordinary reach." An interesting collection.
Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies Of Great Britain. From the Commencement of the Twelfth Century to the Close of the Reign of Queen Mary. Edited Chiefly From the Originals .......
London: Henry Colburn, 1846. In three volumes. First edition.
8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, xx, 372, 378, x, 352pp. A fine, attractive set.
Mary Anne Everett Wood [1818-1895] spent her childhood in a succession of large towns in Lancashire and Yorkshire until she moved to London in 1841. With the aid of the British Museum reading room she embarked systematically upon the work that was to absorb her life,"The Lives of the Princesses of England" and the above "Letters of...." She continued her work after her marriage and the birth of her children. He meticulous work and her skill at deciphering old manuscripts attracted the attention of those at the Museum and it led to her appointment by the Government as clerk in the State Paper Office, the only woman staff member in the department. The above work is a chronological selection of letters and includes not only letters originally written in English but also letters translated from Latin, Italian, Spanish,Norman French and Scotch. Wood has supplied brief introductory remarks to letters when she felt it was necessary. "Comparatively few of the letters have been published previously, and those which have been printed have appeared only in works which are scarce or beyond ordinary reach." An interesting collection.
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WOOD, Stanley. Over the Range to the Golden Gate. A Complete Tourist's Guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the Great North-West. Chicago: Donnelley, 1900. Reprint. Tall 8vo., orig. blue pictorial cloth, 283pp. Very good.
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WOOD, Stanley. Over the Range to the Golden Gate. A Complete Tourist's Guide To Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound, and the Great Northwest. Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1904. Revised edition. Tall 8vo., orig. dec. wine cloth, 340pp. Rubbing to spine ends o/w very good.
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WOODS, Josephine Hoeppner.
High Spots In The Andes. Peruvian Letters of a Mining Engineer's Wife.
New York: Putnam's, 1935. First edition.
Cloth, 320pp. A nice copy.
High Spots In The Andes. Peruvian Letters of a Mining Engineer's Wife.
New York: Putnam's, 1935. First edition.
Cloth, 320pp. A nice copy.
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WORTH, C. Brooke. Mosquito Safrai. A Naturalist in South Africa. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1971). First edition. Cloth, 316pp. Fine in d/w.
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WORTLEY, Lady Emmeline Stuart. Travels in the United States etc., During 1849 and 1850. New York: Harper, 1851. First U.S. edition. 8vo., orig. cloth, 463pp. Head of spine chipped, spine faded but still a better than very good copy. A contemporary review stated about the above, "their conclusions, indeed must be taken with allowance. Common travellers see the worst of American society; Lady Wortley saw the best and saw it, doubtless, on its best behavior." (Allibone).
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WRAXALL, N. William.
Historical Memoirs of My Own Time. Part the First from 1772 to 1780. Part the Second from 1781 to 1784.
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815. In two volumes. Second edition.
Tall 8vo., later 19th century half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, T.E.G., (viii), (562); (iv), 602pp. Contemporary signature on titles, some rubbing along the spines but o/w a very nice copy.
Historical Memoirs of My Own Time. Part the First from 1772 to 1780. Part the Second from 1781 to 1784.
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815. In two volumes. Second edition.
Tall 8vo., later 19th century half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, T.E.G., (viii), (562); (iv), 602pp. Contemporary signature on titles, some rubbing along the spines but o/w a very nice copy.
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WRIGHT, I.A. (editor).
Spanish Documents Concerning English Voyages To The Caribbean 1527-1568. Selected from the Archives at Seville. Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1929. Second Series, Vol. LXII.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, x, 167, xlvii pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
Spanish Documents Concerning English Voyages To The Caribbean 1527-1568. Selected from the Archives at Seville. Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1929. Second Series, Vol. LXII.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, x, 167, xlvii pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
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WRIGHT, I.A. (editor).
Spanish Documents Concerning English Voyages To The Spanish Main 1569-1580. Spanish Documents Selected from the Archives at Seville. II English Accounts "Sire Francis Drake Revived" and Others, Reprinted. Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1932. . Second Series, Vol. LXXI.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xiv, 348pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
Spanish Documents Concerning English Voyages To The Spanish Main 1569-1580. Spanish Documents Selected from the Archives at Seville. II English Accounts "Sire Francis Drake Revived" and Others, Reprinted. Edited by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1932. . Second Series, Vol. LXXI.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xiv, 348pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
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WRIGHT, Ronald. Cut Stones and Crossroads. A Journey in the Two Worlds of Peru. New York: Viking, (1984). First edition. Inscribed by the author. Cloth backed boards, 240pp. Fine in d/w. Wright retraces the career of the Incas, exploring the architecture, culture, history and world view and then discusses the daily reality of their modern descendants.
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WRIGHT, Ronald. On Fiji Islands. (New York): Viking, (1986). First edition. Signed by the author. Cloth backed boards, 257pp. Small mark on front e/paper o/w fine in d/w. Story of the Fiji Islands including their reputation as the "Cannibal Islands."
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WRIGHT, Thomas.
Biographia Britannica Literaria; Or Biography of Literary Characters of Great Britain and Ireland, Arranged in Chronological Order. Anglo-Saxon Period. (WITH: Biographia Britannica Literaria; Or Biography of Literary Characters of Great Britain and Ireland, Arranged in Chronological Order. Anglo-Norman Period.
London: John W. Parker, 1842, 1846.
Tall 8vo., full contemporary tan calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, 554; (492)pp. A near fine copy.
Biographia Britannica Literaria; Or Biography of Literary Characters of Great Britain and Ireland, Arranged in Chronological Order. Anglo-Saxon Period. (WITH: Biographia Britannica Literaria; Or Biography of Literary Characters of Great Britain and Ireland, Arranged in Chronological Order. Anglo-Norman Period.
London: John W. Parker, 1842, 1846.
Tall 8vo., full contemporary tan calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, 554; (492)pp. A near fine copy.
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WRIGHT, Thomas. Ludow Sketches; A Series of Papers on the Scenery and Antiquities of Ludlow and Its Neighbourhood. London: R. Jones, 1867. First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (vi), 160pp. Inscription, a bit of rubbing o/w near fine.
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WYLDE, A.B.
'83 To '87 In The Soudan. With An Account of Sir William Hewetts Mission to King John of Abyssinia.
London: Remington & Co., 1888. Volume two states "Second edition" on titlepage.
Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, (348); 314pp. Some minor rubbing o/w a fine copy.
'83 To '87 In The Soudan. With An Account of Sir William Hewetts Mission to King John of Abyssinia.
London: Remington & Co., 1888. Volume two states "Second edition" on titlepage.
Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, (348); 314pp. Some minor rubbing o/w a fine copy.
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WYNN, Walter. The Sphinx Unveiled. London: Williams & Norgate, (1928). First edition. 8vo., orig. yellow cloth, (190)pp. Some light soiling o/w a near fine copy.
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YATE, William.
An Account of New Zealand and of the Formation and Progress of the Church Missionary Society's Mission in the Northern Island.
London: Seeley and Burnside, 1835. Second edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. drab green cloth, 310, (10)pp.index. Bookplate, chipping to the foot of the spine and along the rear spine gutter but still a very good copy.
The Rev. Yate spent seven years in New Zealand before returning to NSW and being dismissed from the mission for misconduct. This work provides an account of the geography, flora and fauna, the social structure of the Maoris, and a history of the mission. The appendix contains a letter from Dr. Gray of the British Museum giving an account of Rev. Yate's shell collection.
An Account of New Zealand and of the Formation and Progress of the Church Missionary Society's Mission in the Northern Island.
London: Seeley and Burnside, 1835. Second edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. drab green cloth, 310, (10)pp.index. Bookplate, chipping to the foot of the spine and along the rear spine gutter but still a very good copy.
The Rev. Yate spent seven years in New Zealand before returning to NSW and being dismissed from the mission for misconduct. This work provides an account of the geography, flora and fauna, the social structure of the Maoris, and a history of the mission. The appendix contains a letter from Dr. Gray of the British Museum giving an account of Rev. Yate's shell collection.
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YOUNG, Arthur. Travels in France ....During the Years 1787, 1788, 1789. With an Introduction, Biographical Sketch and Notes by M. Benthan-Edwards. London: George Bell, 1890. Third edition. "Bohn's Standard Library." 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, lix, 366, 24pp.ads. Gift inscription on the title o/w a very good copy.
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YOUNG, Arthur. Travels in France during the Years 1787, 1788 & 1789 by.....Edited by Constantia Maxwell. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1929. 8vo., cloth, lvi, 428pp. Spine slightly faded o/w fine. This present edition of Young's travels is a reprint of the account of the French journeys from Part I of the first edition of 1792, together with a selection from the "General Observations" in Part II, and Volume II of the second edition.
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YOUNG, Gavin. Slow Boats to China. London: Hutchinson, (1981). First edition. Near fine in d/w.
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ZIEGLER, Philip. Omdurman. London: Collins, 1973. First edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, 240pp. Fine in d/w. The story of General Kitchener and the Battle of Omdurman, avenging the death of General Gordon 14 years earlier.
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