Lot 460
Travel and miscellaneous, including Ellis, William
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 10 September 2014 at 12:00 BST
Description
Three visits to Madagascar. 1858. 8vo, map and 15 plates, original cloth, rubbed; Heber, Reginald Narrative of a journey through the upper provinces of India. 1828. Second edition, 3 volumes, 8vo, 28 plates, half calf, worn, covers detached; Mason, J.A. A treatise on the climate and meteorology of Madeira. 1850. 8vo, original cloth gilt; Forbes, James Oriental memoirs. 1834. 2 volumes, 8vo, frontispieces, half calf, spotted; Vambery, A. Travels in central Asia. 1864. 8vo, map in pocket, 12 plates, original cloth, worn, covers detached; Quatrefages, A. de The rambles of a naturalist on the coasts of France, Spain and Italy. 1857. 2 volumes, 8vo, original cloth, one hinge weak; Pennant, Thomas A journey from London to the Isle of Wight. 1801. 2 volumes in one, 4to, 2 folding maps and 47 plates, russia, some spotting, worn, covers detached; Pennant, Thomas A tour from Downing to Alston-Moor. 1801. 4to, 27 plates, original boards, uncut, worn, boards detached; Lyell, C. Elements of geology. 1865. 8vo, original cloth; Thurnham, J. On the two principal forms of ancient British and Gaulish skulls. 1865. 8vo, half morocco, and a quantity of miscellaneous material, all with RCSI library stamp(s); sold not subject to return (quantity)
Footnote
Provenance: From the library of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland