OFFICIAL copies of home letters and memorials of the Court of Directors of the South Sea Company, from 16 Dec. 1714 to 26 Mar. 1841. Four volumes. Paper. Large Folio. At the end of the first three volumes are indices of contents.
OFFICIAL copies of memorials, applications, petitions, presentations, addresses, and letters from the Court of Directors of the South Sea Company, from 26 Sept. 1711 to 28 July, 1785. Four volumes, of which Vol. iii. is now missing. Paper. Large Folio. At the beginning of the volumes are indices of contents.
OFFICIAL copies of letters and instructions from the Court of Directors of the South Sea Company to their Factors abroad, persons in their employ, and various public companies and officials, from 24 June, 1716 to 19 Feb. 171.2/3. Seven volumes, of which vols I, II and IV. are missing. Paper. Large Folio. At the end of the volumes are indices of contents.
OFFICIAL copies of minutes of the Committee of Directors of the South Sea Company appointed for law-suits and trusts, from 19 July, 1721 to 7 Aug. 1845. Eight volumes, of which Vol. iv. is missing. Paper. Large Folio.
"REGISTER of all Instruments to which the Common Seal of the Corporation of the Gov[erno]r and Company of Merchants of Great Britain Trading to the South Seas and other parts of America and for Encouraging the Fishery hath been Affixed," from 5 Dec. 1711 to 13 Mar. 1856. Four volumes. Paper. Large Folio. At the end of the volumes are indices of contents.
FAIR copy of the diary by J. Burton of his journey to the Eastern Desert, 14 July, 1822-24 Oct. 1823, interspersed with plans, drawings and sketches, in ink and pencil, and notes in his own handwriting. Two volumes. Vol. i. ff. 2-10, contains the account of his voyage from Naples to Alexandria, 18 Mar.- 18 Apr. 1822. Paper. Folio.
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Voyages and Travels: In Egypt and the Eastern Desert, by J. Burton: 1822-1832. Eastern Desert, Egypt: Diaries and notes of J. Burton's journeys in: 1822-1832.
NOTES and memoranda relating to the botany of Egypt, with drawings in ink, pencil, and water-colours, by J. Burton. Two volumes. Paper; xixth cent. Octavo.
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Egypt: Notes and drawings of the flora of Egypt, by J. Burton: 19th cent. Botany: Notes and drawings of the Flora of Egypt: 19th cent.
POEMS by Dr. John Leyden, partly original and partly translations from oriental and other languages. Five volumes. Paper. Folio and Quarto.
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Poetry: Collection by Dr. Leyden from Oriental and other languages: circ. 1805-1810. John Leyden, MD: Translations and philological collections of Oriental languages: 19th cent.
THE reign of Sháh-Jehán, from A.H. 1037-1067 [A.D. 1626-1656], being an extract from Khafi Khan's History of the House of Baber; translated by William Erskine. Two volumes. Paper; 1811-1821. Folio.
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Khafi Kahn: Translations from his "History of the House of Baber," by W. Erskine and Capt. Gordon: 1811-1821. William Erskine: Philological collections, translations, etc., from Oriental languages: 18th and 19th centt.