Books Scotland, Travel, the Pantheon, Children's Books (9). Wright, T[homas]. the History of Scotland from the Earliest period to the present time. Engraved by J.Rogers. No publisher, no date but c. 1829. Two volumes.Pictorial engraved titlepage as above, folding frontis.'Scottish Archery', 127 (of 129?) engraved plates, and xvi,356pp. bound in two volumes, the second volume with a folding map of Scotland as frontis, no titlepage and text continuing in mid-sentence from the first volume. Some occasional minor spotting and offsetting.Small square 8vo., 13 x 10 cm, contemporary diced calf gilt, neatly rebacked retaining original title label of the first volume.Two of the pleasingly naive plates appear to have never been present, but titles on plates do not always correspond to the plates as listed. There is an elegant leather bookplate dated 1829 on the front pastedown of both volumes. the book is uncommon. Copac lists only a copy in the National Library of Scotland, publisher G.Virtue and dated tentatively ca.1835; [Children's Book] Anon. Curiosities of Modern Travel. a Year-Book of Adventure. London, David Bogue, 1845. 6 tinted litho plates including frontis., (12),312pp., edges untrimmed, small 8vo., publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt spine. Gift inscription (1858) on front flyleaf. a fine copy. From the introductory advertisement 'The Present Volume Is the second of a Series, Which, Year By Year, Will Present to Young Readers a Book Containing Numerous and Striking Incidents and Narratives, From Works Published During the Twelve Months.' the sources are acknowledged. the series ran 1844-48 and became 'Romance of Foreign Travel' 1849-51; [Children's Book] Anon.'Curiosities of Modern Travel. a Year-Book of Adventure.London, David Bogue, 1846.6 Tinted Litho Plates Including Frontis., (8),310,2pp., Edges Untrimmed, Small 8vo., Publisher's Blind-Stamped Blue Cloth, Gilt Spine. Gift Inscription (1858) on Front Flyleaf. a Fine Copy.From the Introductory Advertisement to the 1845 Volume 'The Present Volume Is the second of a Series, Which, Year By Year, Will Present to Young Readers a Book Containing Numerous and Striking Incidents and Narratives, From Works Published During the Twelve Months.' the sources are acknowledged. This is the third of the series which ran 1844-48 and became 'Romance of Foreign Travel' 1849-51; Tooke. Andrew. the Pantheon, representing the Fabulous Histories of the Heathen Gods, and Most Illustrious Heroes; in a Short, Plain, and Familiar Method, By Way of Dialogue. ...For the Use of Schools.London, Printed for C.Bathurst, J.Rivington, [&c.], 1774.'28 Engraved Plates Including Frontispiece, (4),360pp.,(36)Pp. Index and Publishers' adverts, 8vo., recently rebound to style in half calf and 18c. style marble paper. Light offsetting from plates and some occasional minor signs of use. Overall a very good copy. First published in 1713 as a translation from French, the book went through many different editions and revisions up until the early 19th century; Kantner's Illustrated Book of Objects and Self-Educator. Containing 2051 Engravings, with explanations in English and German. Revised Edition. Reading, Pa., E.H. Rhoads, 1899. 276pp., 4to., pub. pictorial gilt cloth.The first 170pp. consist of chapbook-like woodcuts of objects, 12 to the page, each captioned in English and German. the rest of the book treats of vocabulary, book-keeping, letter-writing, &c. Bliss, Carey S. the First School Book Printed in California. with an exact facsimile reproduction of the unique copy in the Huntingdon Library. Los Angeles, the Zamorano Club, 1976.13,(3)pp., facsimile in pocket on front pastedown, 4to., cloth with title on front cover. 200 copies printed for the members of the Roxburghe Club by their friends of the Zamorano Club [colophon]. Goldsmith, Rev.J. [pseud. of Sir Richard Phillips] a Grammar of General Geography, for the use of Schools and Young Persons. a New Edition Corrected and Modernised. London, Longman