Beschreibung:

Travel & Topography. 25 volumes of mostly 19th-century travel & topography reference, including Nineveh and its Remains: with an Account of a Visit to the Chaldaean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or Devil-Worshippers; and an Enquiry into the Manners and Arts of the Ancient Assyrians, 2 volumes, by Layard, 3rd edition, London: John Murray 1849, some minor toning & spotting, small tear to the margin of the folding map to volume1, original uniform cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed, spine lightly faded with some minor loss to head & foot, 8vo Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of that country, 2 volumes, by Dieffenbach, 1st edition, London: John Murray 1843, 2 monochrome frontispieces, some light spotting, original uniform embossed & gilt decorated green cloth, spines slightly faded, some light rubbing & marks, 8vo Incidents Of Travel In Central America, Chiapas And Yucatan, 2 volumes, 1st edition, by Stephens, London: John Murray 1841, monochrome map with small marginal tear & plates, some toning & spotting throughout, original uniform gilt decorated brown cloth, spines slightly rubbed & chipped, 8vo Narrative of a Voyage Round the World: Performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur. During the Years 1836 - 1840: Including Details of the Naval Operations in China, from Dec. 1840 to Nov, 2 volumes, by Belcher, London: John Murray 1841,lacking a map to volume 1, some minor toning & marks, contemporary uniform cloth, rear board of volume 1 is detached with damp stains, 8vo, together with a further selection of travel and topography reference, all original cloth, 8vo (Quantity: 25)