19th century Exploration and Travel literature

19th century Exploration and Travel literature: Stanley, Heber, Sykes, Breasted, Sladen, and many others (23 volumes)
Lot includes twenty three custom leather bound volumes of 19th century exploration and travel: volumes 1-2. Henry M. Stanley. In Darkest Africa. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890. third edition. two volumes. with all maps, and illustrations throughout.
3-5. Reginald Heber. Narrative of A Journey through the Upper Provinces of India, (with notes upon Ceylon). An account of a journey to Madras and the southern provinces, 1826, and letters written in India. London: John Murray, 1828. second edition. three volumes, complete. wood engravings throughout. very good in and out. 6-7. P.M. Sykes. A History of Persia, with Maps and Illustrations. London: Macmillan and Co., 1915. first edition. Vol.1 xxv 544pp. 3 maps & 83 illustrations, some colored. Vol.2 xxi 565pp. 4 maps & 92 illustrations, some colored. with extra large fold-out maps in rear pockets to both volumes. 8. James Henry Breasted. A History of Egypt: from the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1921. 9-11. The History of Paris from the earliest period: . containing a description of its antiquities, public buildings . To which is added an appendix containing a notice of the Church of St. Denis; an account of the violation of the Royal Tombs. London & Paris:George B. Whittaker / A. and W. Galignani, 1825. 3 volumes, complete. 8vos. 12. Egypt and the English. Douglas Sladen. London: Hurst and Blacket, 1908.
13. Queer Things About Egypt. Douglas Sladen. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1910. first
edition. 14. Queer Things About Persia. Douglas Sladen. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1907. 15. Queer Things About Japan. Douglas Sladen. London: Anthony Treherne, 1904. second edition. 16. Oriental Cairo: The City of the Arabian Nights. Douglas Sladen. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1911. first edition. 17. The Secrets of the Vatican. Douglas Sladen. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1910. 18. The Life of Catherine the Great. E.A. Brayley Hodgetts. London: Methuen, 1914. first edition. 19. The South Seas of To-day. A.J.A. Douglas; P.H. Johnson. London Cassell, 1926. first edition. 20. Malaya: An Account of its People, Flora and Fauna. C.M. Enriquez. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1927. 21. The Emperor Francis Joseph and his Times. L.G. Baron von Margutti. London: Hutchinson, 1921. 22. In the Nicobar Islands. George Whitehead. London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1924. first edition. 23. From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People. Sven Hedin. London Macmillan, 1914. 8vo. first edition. custom bound in green morocco with gilt titles over green cloth. near fine.