Seventeen mostly 19th century works. FRANCIS GALTON. 'The Na...

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Seventeen mostly 19th century works. FRANCIS GALTON. 'The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa,' half leather, rubbed, lacking titlepage, ex libris blind stamp to all illustrations, soiling and toning throughout, fair, John Murray, 1853; J. RICHARD BESTE. 'The Wabash: Or Adventures of An English Gentleman's Family in the Interior of America,' half leather, blind stamp and ink inscription to titlepage, engraved frontis, Hurst and Blackett, London, 1855; LUDWIG TIECK. 'Phantasus. Eine Sammlung von Mahrchen, Erzahlungen, Schausplien und Novellen herausgegeben von Ludwig Tieck,' blue edge to vg textblock, In der Realschulbuchhandlung, Berlin, 1812; SIDNEY MELMOTH. 'Beauties of British Prose,' chipped dn rubbed binding, staining to texblock, engraved titlepage, Brook and Lancashire, Huddersfield, 1805; 'Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield,' four vols, tenth edition, half leather, P. Dodsley, London, 1792; With nine other works including a moroco bound 'Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-Book', Thomas Moore's 'Lalla Rookh', and a Jacob Parallel illustrated 'Charley Chalk'. (17)

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