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162Middle East.- Chesney (Lieut.-Colonel Francis Rawdon) The Expedition for the Survey of the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, 3 vol. (maps bound separately), first e

Lot 162

Middle East.- Chesney (Lieut.-Colonel Francis Rawdon) The Expedition for the Survey of the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, 3 vol. (maps bound separately), first editions, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850.

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163Middle East.- Mariti (Abbé) Travels through Cyprus, Syria, and Palestine: with a General History of the Levant, 3. vol., first English editions, for G.

Lot 163

Middle East.- Mariti (Abbé) Travels through Cyprus, Syria, and Palestine: with a General History of the Levant, 3. vol., first English editions, for G. G. J., 1791-92.

Estimate: £400 - 600

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164Middle East.- Wood (Robert) The Ruins of Palmyra, otherwise Tedmor in the Desart, first edition, 1 vol. bound as 2, 1753.

Lot 164

Middle East.- Wood (Robert) The Ruins of Palmyra, otherwise Tedmor in the Desart, first edition, 1 vol. bound as 2, 1753.

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165Middle East.- Wood (Robert) The Ruins of Balbec, otherwise Heliopolis in Coelosyria, first edition, 1757.

Lot 165

Middle East.- Wood (Robert) The Ruins of Balbec, otherwise Heliopolis in Coelosyria, first edition, 1757.

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166Polar.- Phipps (Constantine John) A Voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty's Command 1773, first edition, by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, for J.

Lot 166

Polar.- Phipps (Constantine John) A Voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty's Command 1773, first edition, by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, for J. Nourse, 1774.

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167Polar.- Phipps (Constantine John) Captain Lutwidge. The Journal of a Voyage... towards the North Pole... prefixed,... for the Discovery of a North-East Passage

Lot 167

Polar.- Phipps (Constantine John) Captain Lutwidge. The Journal of a Voyage... towards the North Pole... prefixed,... for the Discovery of a North-East Passage to China and Japan, first edition, for F. Newbery, 1774.

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168Polar.- Ross (Captain Royal Navy John) A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, 2 vol. (plates bound separately), first edition, 1819 bou

Lot 168

Polar.- Ross (Captain Royal Navy John) A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, 2 vol. (plates bound separately), first edition, 1819 bound with Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross's Narrative, 1835.

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169Sri Lanka.- Knox (Robert) An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies..., first edition, Richard Chiswell, 1681.

Lot 169

Sri Lanka.- Knox (Robert) An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies..., first edition, Richard Chiswell, 1681.

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170Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle..., 3 vol. in 4 including Appendix to vol

Lot 170

Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle..., 3 vol. in 4 including Appendix to vol. 2, first edition, Henry Colburn, 1839.

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171Voyages.- Sonnerat (Pierre) An Account of a Voyage to the Spice-Islands, and New Guinea, first English edition, Bury St. Edmund's, W. Green, 1781.

Lot 171

Voyages.- Sonnerat (Pierre) An Account of a Voyage to the Spice-Islands, and New Guinea, first English edition, Bury St. Edmund's, W. Green, 1781.

Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

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172Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) [First Voyage].- Hawkesworth (John) An Account of the Voyages...for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere..., 3 vol., seco

Lot 172

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) [First Voyage].- Hawkesworth (John) An Account of the Voyages...for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere..., 3 vol., second edition, for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1773.

Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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173Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) [First Voyage].- [Magra (James), attributed to] A Journal of a Voyage round the World, In His Majesty's ship Endeavour..., first e

Lot 173

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) [First Voyage].- [Magra (James), attributed to] A Journal of a Voyage round the World, In His Majesty's ship Endeavour..., first edition, first issue, for T. Becket & P.A. De Hondt, 1771; bound with A Description of East Florida, 1769.

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174Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) [First Voyage].- Parkinson (Sydney) A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's Ship, the Endeavour, first edition,

Lot 174

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) [First Voyage].- Parkinson (Sydney) A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's Ship, the Endeavour, first edition, for Stanfield & Parkinson, 1773.

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175Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean...for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, 4 vol. including Atlas, first edition, W. and A

Lot 175

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean...for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, 4 vol. including Atlas, first edition, W. and A. Strahan, 1784.

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176World.- [Costumes of the Various Countries], 7 vol., [early 19th century].

Lot 176

World.- [Costumes of the Various Countries], 7 vol., [early 19th century].

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177China.- Rapier (Richard C.) Remunerative Railways for New Countries; with some account of the first Railway in China, first edition, London, New York etc., 187

Lot 177

China.- Rapier (Richard C.) Remunerative Railways for New Countries; with some account of the first Railway in China, first edition, London, New York etc., 1878.

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178India.- Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand) The Story of My Experiments with Truth, second edition, Ahmedabad, Navajivan Press, 1940.

Lot 178

India.- Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand) The Story of My Experiments with Truth, second edition, Ahmedabad, Navajivan Press, 1940.

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179India.- Gandhi (Indira) Autograph Signed Christmas card, New Delhi, 1953 & a signed photograph of Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (2)

Lot 179

India.- Gandhi (Indira) Autograph Signed Christmas card, New Delhi, 1953 & a signed photograph of Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (2)

Estimate: £500 - 700

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180India.- Khandalavala (Karl) Amrita Sher-Gil, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Umrao Singh Sher-Gil, Bombay, New Book Co., 1944

Lot 180

India.- Khandalavala (Karl) Amrita Sher-Gil, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Umrao Singh Sher-Gil, Bombay, New Book Co., 1944

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181India.- Lawson (Charles Allen) Narrative of the Celebration of The Jubilee of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India, in Madras,, first edi

Lot 181

India.- Lawson (Charles Allen) Narrative of the Celebration of The Jubilee of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India, in Madras,, first edition, Macmillan & Co., 1887

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