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BAKER, Sir Samuel White (1821-1893). Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon. London: Longman (and others), 1855. 8°. Half title, 6 chromolithographed plates, 24pp. of advertisements at the end (small brown stain in upper margin of frontispiece and title, occasional light foxing, contemporary press-cuttings pasted to verso of 'List of Plates'). Original green cloth, uncut (rebacked with original spine preserved, spine faded). Provenance: Miss Rawsons, Nidd Hall (signature on an endpaper). FIRST EDITION. Abbey Travel 415 (variant binding).
KNIGHTON, William. Forest Life in Ceylon. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1854. 2 volumes, 8°. 24pp. of advertisements at end of vol. I and 8pp. at end of vol. II. Original blindstamped cloth (rather rubbed and faded). Provenance: as above. (3)
KNIGHTON, William. Forest Life in Ceylon. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1854. 2 volumes, 8°. 24pp. of advertisements at end of vol. I and 8pp. at end of vol. II. Original blindstamped cloth (rather rubbed and faded). Provenance: as above. (3)
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