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Paperback. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1810 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244606 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 154 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: Volume . 4th Volume . 4th 154.…

Hardcover. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1810 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244552 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 154 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: Volume . 4th Volume . 4th 154.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1807 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244576 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 452 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: Volume . 1st Volume . 1st 452.…

Condición: New. pp. 1616.

Paperback. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1809 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244590 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 504 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: Volume . 3rd Volume . 3rd 504.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1808 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244583 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 506 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: Volume . 2nd Volume . 2nd 506.…

Condición: New. pp. 1616.

Condición: New. pp. 1616.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1807 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244521 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 453 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: Volume . 1st Volume . 1st 453.…

Condición: New. pp. 1616.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1808 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244538 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 506 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: Volume . 2nd Volume . 2nd 506.…

Hardcover. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1809 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244545 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 504 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: Volume . 3rd Volume . 3rd 504.…

No Binding. Condición: Some Creasing Otherwise Good. First. A fine original ''Spy'' print, supplement to 'The World'. Good quality original lithograph. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a rare charicature portrait of this eminent personage, the Rt Hon Viscount Valentia, M.P. Drawn By Spy (ilustrador).…

Drawn by Spy. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 35 x 19cm. Library stamp to verso, image unaffected. With original leaf of biographical text.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is an early-nineteenth-century account of a journey to the Red Sea from an era of intense fascination with African and Middle Eastern exploration. The author was tasked by his government to explore a largely unknown area with the aim of mapping the coastline and investigating the potential for trade. His exciting narrative reveals valuable information about the terrain, the people, their customs, and the natural wonders of the region. Encounters with local tribes and descriptions of the landscape are interspersed with historical insights and reflections on the complex political landscape of the time, showing the complex realities of this corner of the world as European influence and power expanded. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1806 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244569 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 1616 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: Volume 4 Vols. Set Volume 4 Vols. Set 1616.…

Hardcover. Condición: New. Language: English. About the Book: - The book is based on the collection of data and information of a travelogue during the period of 1802 to 1806. During his journey to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt the writer of the book has collected materials from these places which he later incorporated them into the four volumes of the book. The book contains the great political talents, promptitude and decision, the extensive and important empire of India has been preserved from the secret machinations of traitors, combined with the open hostility of an implacable enemy. He hopes and trust, that, at no distant period, the wisdom and energy, which were displayed in the preservation of Eastern possessions, will be called forth in the service of the mother country, and carry her triumphantly through a contest with a tyrant, whose power to do mischief, seems to have been hitherto almost as extensive as his inclination. The volume I represents the facts about India-Ceylon, the second volume contains India-Red Sea- Abyssinia, the third volume covers Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt and the fourth volume covers illustrations and plates of these period to make it a uniform and comprehensive guide for researchers and readers. About the Author: - Lord Mountnorris married Lady Anne, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1790. She died in January 1835, aged 60. Lord Mountnorris died in July 1844, aged 73. He had no surviving male issue and on his death the earldom of Mountnorris became extinct, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy of Newport-Pagnell, the barony of Mountnorris and the viscountcy of Valentia by his distant relative, Arthur Annesley, who became the 10th Viscount Valentia. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in four volumes. The Title 'Voyages And Travels To India, Ceylon The Red Sea Abyssinia And Egypt In The Years 1802-1806 written/authored/edited by George Viscount Valentia', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353244514 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 1616 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: Volume 4 Vols. Set Volume 4 Vols. Set 1616.…

Full Calf. Condición: Good. Pp. iv, 520. Illustrated with twenty full page engravings and six folding pages including three charts. Front cover loose. Occasional internal marginal stains. Else generally good.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Volume IV only of 4 volumes. Brown half leather and marbled paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Board covering is rather worn with some loss. Corners are bumped. Spine is flaking but lettering still clear. Sticker removal and concealment to fep. 72 plates including fold out charts. Large survey map at rear has a large closed tear, occasional other margin tears. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1748g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 033889:1-K1) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall Language: ENG 1748 G. Book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Three volumes. [12]+496+title. [iv]+520; title+ [iii]+506 sixty-nine plates. including four large folding charts and other foldout charts. Quarto (11 1/2" x 9 1/4") bound half leather with red labels in gilt lettering to spine over black cloth boards and marbled endpapers and gpages. (Abbey Travel 515 (note) Fumagalli 1439. Lowndes p. 2747. Hilmy I, p. 38. Brunet V, 1034; 138; Mendelssohn 1, 73) First edition. George Annesle , and Henry Salt (1780-1827) spent four years travelling in South Asia and East Africa. This account of their journey is illustrated by engravings based on paintings and drawings made by Salt throughout their tour. Volume I is devoted to India and Sri Lanka, Volume II to the Red Sea region, and Volume III to Ethiopia and Egypt. During their 1805 visit to Ethiopia, Mountnorris and Salt met with the regent, Wolde Selassie, in the hope of opening up trade with Britain. George Annesley, better known as Lord Valentia, the title from his youth, Annesley, travelled widely and collected plants from India and other parts of the world he visited. He established a ten-acre arboretum in the grounds of Arley Castle, Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England in the first half of the 19th century. He also commissioned the remodeling of the house into an asymmetrical Gothic castle, completed in 1844, the year of his death. Annesley died, aged seventy four. He was a fellow of the Royal Society (1796) and the Literary Society (1796). In 1802 Henry Salt was appointed secretary and draughtsman to George Annesley, Viscount Valentia. They started on an eastern tour, traveling on Minerva to India via the Cape. Salt explored the Red Sea area, and in 1805 visited the Ethiopian highlands. He returned to England in 1806. Salt's paintings from the trip were used to illustrate the Lord Valentia's Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, published in 1809 in three volumes. Condition: Some intermitting foxing, large folding charts creased along folds with some losses, folds reinforced on the verso with some small tears repaired, several closed tears to margins else very good. This is an oversized and heavy set, that requires additional postage.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Bücher zählen bis heute zu den wichtigsten kulturellen Errungenschaften der Menschheit. Ihre Erfindung war mit der Einführung des Buchdrucks ähnlich bedeutsam wie des Internets: Erstmals wurde eine massenweise Weitergabe von Informationen möglich. Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung, aber auch die Unterhaltung wurde auf neuartige, technisch wie inhaltlich revolutionäre Basis gestellt. Bücher verändern die Gesellschaft bei heute.Die technischen Möglichkeiten des Massen-Buchdrucks führten zu einem radikalen Zuwachs an Titeln im 18. Und 19 Jahrhundert. Dennoch waren die Rahmenbedingungen immer noch ganz andere als heute: Wer damals ein Buch schrieb, verfasste oftmals ein Lebenswerk. Dies spiegelt sich in der hohen Qualität alter Bücher wider.Leider altern Bücher. Papier ist nicht für die Ewigkeit gemacht. Daher haben wir es uns zur Aufgabe gemacht, das zu Buch gebrachte Wissen der Menschheit zu konservieren und alte Bücher in möglichst hoher Qualität zu niedrigen Preisen verfügbar zu machen.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Bücher zählen bis heute zu den wichtigsten kulturellen Errungenschaften der Menschheit. Ihre Erfindung war mit der Einführung des Buchdrucks ähnlich bedeutsam wie des Internets: Erstmals wurde eine massenweise Weitergabe von Informationen möglich. Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung, aber auch die Unterhaltung wurde auf neuartige, technisch wie inhaltlich revolutionäre Basis gestellt. Bücher verändern die Gesellschaft bei heute.Die technischen Möglichkeiten des Massen-Buchdrucks führten zu einem radikalen Zuwachs an Titeln im 18. Und 19 Jahrhundert. Dennoch waren die Rahmenbedingungen immer noch ganz andere als heute: Wer damals ein Buch schrieb, verfasste oftmals ein Lebenswerk. Dies spiegelt sich in der hohen Qualität alter Bücher wider.Leider altern Bücher. Papier ist nicht für die Ewigkeit gemacht. Daher haben wir es uns zur Aufgabe gemacht, das zu Buch gebrachte Wissen der Menschheit zu konservieren und alte Bücher in möglichst hoher Qualität zu niedrigen Preisen verfügbar zu machen.…

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. First. A fine original colour lithograph from Vanity Fair, a magazine which was published from 1869-1914, featuring a large caricature portrait each week. These were drawn by various artists, the most famous of whom was Leslie Ward who used the 'nom de crayon' of "Spy". This portrait will come mounted/matted and ready to frame using archivist quality materials, mount size 18 x 12 inches, 47 x 31 cms. It will be presented in a cellophane wrapper with our label guaranteeing authenticity. We pack very well, between sheets of hardboard. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of Arthur Annesley, Lord Valentia, with the caption "Oxford City". With accompanying biographical details. Drawn By Spy (ilustrador).…

Red hardback cloth cover. Condición: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine faded. Boards marked. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 9pp, xxxv, 395pp, 44pp, xxv + maps. 3 colour fold-out maps.

Red hardback cloth cover. Condición: Good. First Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Spine faded. Boards marked. 210mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). 9pp, xlv, 421pp + maps. 3 colour fold-out maps.