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An Account of the Operations Carried On for Accomplishing A Trigonometrical Survey of England and Wales; From the Commencement, in the Year 1784, t...

A very smart, complete, library set of this classic work by David Hume - abound in contemporary calf. An early Dublin edition from 1775, following ...

The Statistical Account of Scotland Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, Volume Sixth, by Sir John Sinclair...

An impressive, and imposing, large folio volume from the classic work by David Hume - almost 'elephant folio' in size. This large tome was part of ...

A smart copy of this epic historical Portuguese poem, by Camões, based on Vasco de Gama's 1497/98 discovery of the sea route to India. First publis...

Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America; From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Da...

The Company of the Merchants of the City of Edinburgh And Its Schools 1694-1920. By John Harrison, C.B.E., LL.D., A Former Master of the Company. P...

The Company of Merchants was formed to protect and promote the rights of merchants of the burgh of Edinburgh. The company still exists today as a m...

A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, A New Edition by Mr. Yorick & Voyage Sentimental en France et en Italie, par M. Yorick. Written...

Camden's Britannia 1695; A Facsimile of the 1695 Edition Published by Edmund Gibson. With an introduction by Professor Stuart Piggott, and a Biblio...

Index Poeticus, Exhibens Compendio Nomina Propria, Genealogiam, Mythologiam, Astrologiam, Geographiam, Poeticam, et Alia ad Eruditionem, Copiam &am...

Four Topographical Letters, written in July 1755, Upon a Journey thro' Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire,...

A New Account of the East Indies, by Alexander Hamilton. With Numerous Maps and Illustrations. Now Edited with Introduction and Notes by Sir Willia...

The Totall Discourse of The Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of long Nineteene Yeares Travayles from Scotland to the most famous King...

The Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, by Robert Darnton. Provenance; from the library of the late Will...

The Counties of Britain, A Tudor Atlas by John Speed. Introduction by Nigel Nicolson. County Commentaries by Alastair Hawkyard. Published in Associ...

Lost Civilizations: China's Buried Kingdoms, by the Editors of Time Life Books. Published by Caxton Publishing Group, Time Life, 2003. In fine, as ...

Histoire Des Republiques Italiennes Du Moyen Age par J C L Simonde de Sismondi. Complete in 10 Volumes (by Jean Charles Leonard de Sismondi 1773-18...

Geography Made Easy: or A Short and Familiar Method of Teaching and Learning Geography: Designed principally for the Use of Schools, whereby Youth ...

The Life of Captain James Cook, Andrew Kippis, 1788. SOLD Printed for G. Nicol, Bookseller to His Majesty in Pall Mall and G.G.J. an...

Journal ou Suite du Voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, rare first edition. SOLD This is the rare first Amsterdam edition of this ...

La Parfaite Intelligence du Commerce, by Malisset d'Hertereau, 2 volumes, first edition, 1785. La Parfaite intelligence du commerce, où se trouvent...

Sir William Chambers, Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils, 1st edition 1757 RECENTLY SOLD Designs of Chinese B...

Journal ou suite du voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, extremely rare first edition RECENTLY SOLD This is the very rare first Ams...