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THE MISSION OF FRIAR WILLIAM OF RUBRUCK |
\8,500�@1990.�@In 1 Vols.�@312pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@His journey to the court of the Great Khan Mongke 1253-1255 Translated by PETER JACKSON Introduction, notes and appendices by PETER JACKSON with DAVID MORGAN with illus. & maps, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 173 |
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THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF NEW SPAIN |
\25,000�@1908.�@In 1 Vols.�@396pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@BY BERNAL DIAZ DEL CASTILLO , ONE OF ITS CONQUERORS. From the only exact copy made of the Original Manuscript. EDITED AND PUBLISHED IN MEXICO, BY GENARO GARCIA. Translated into English, with Introduction and Notes, BY MAUDSLAY, A.P. The Hakluyt Society SECOND SERIES No.XXIII illustrations & maps First Edition vol. 1only (of 5 vols.) |
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THE LETTERS OF F. W. LUDWIG LEICHHARDT |
\9,800�@1968.�@In 3 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U.P..�@COLLECTED AND NEWLY TRANSLATED BY M. AUROUSSEAU with original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES No. CXXXIII, CXXXIV, CXXXV |
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THE Old Wooden Walls: Their Construction, Equipment, etc. |
\6,800�@1930.�@In 1 Vols.�@201pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@London, W. & G. FOYLE, Ltd..�@Being an abridged Edition of FALCONER'S Celebrated Marine Dictionary. Edited and Arranged, with an Introduction, by CLAUDE S. GILL WITH Thirty-one Folding and other Plates. Original blue cloth, gilt title on spine, colored frontispiece, xvii, 201pp, with chipped original colored illustrated jacket, 24.5x16.5cm |
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The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583 |
\7,000�@1959.�@In 1 Vols.�@333pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U.P..�@Narrative & Documents edited by E. G. R. TAYLOR THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES No. CXIII with illustrations original jacket |
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THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF AFRICA |
\85,000�@1982.�@In 8 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U. P..�@ From the Earliest Times to 1975, Complete set in 8 volumes edited by J. Desmond Clark, Michael Crowder, et al. Original brown cloth, gilt title on spine �\���ɉ��ꏭ������ |
| 0911132 |
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THE VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN DON FELIPE GONZALEZ |
\5,000�@1967.�@In 1 Vols.�@176pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@KRAUS REPRINT.�@IN THE SHIP OF THE LINE SAN LORENZO, WITH THE FRIGATE SANTA ROSALIA IN COMPANY, TO EASTER ISLAND IN 1770-1 PRECEDED BY AN EXTRACT FROM MYNHEER JACOB ROGGEVEEN'S OFFICIAL LOG OF HIS DISCOVERY OF AND VISIT TO EASTER ISLAND, IN 1722. TRANSCRIBED, TRANSLATED, AND EDITED BY BOLTON GLANVILL CORNEY, with illus. 6 maps Reprint from 1908 edition The Hakluyt Society Second Series No. XIII |
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THE ITINERARIO OF JERONIMO LOBO |
\5,000�@1984.�@In 1 Vols.�@417pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@Translated by DONALD M. LOCKHART From the Portuguese Text Established and Edited by M. G. DA COSTA With an Introduction and Notes by C.F. BECKINGHAM with plates & maps, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 162 |
| 0911134 |
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THE DISCOVERY OF TAHITI |
\5,000�@1967.�@In 1 Vols.�@292pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@KRAUS REPRINT.�@A JOURNAL of THE SECOND VOYAGE OF H.M.S. DOLPHIN ROUND THE WORLD, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN WALLIS, R.N. IN THE YEARS 1766, 1767 AND 1768 written by her master GEORGE ROBERTSON EDITED BY HUGH CARRINGTON with plates & maps Reprint from 1948 edition The Hakluyt Society Second Series No. XCIII |
| 09111418 |
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PRUTKY'S TRAVELS IN ETHIOPIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES |
\6,500�@1991.�@In 1 Vols.�@546pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE FAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@Translated and edited by J.H. ARROWSMITH-BROWN and annotated by RICHARD PANKHURST with original jacket , plates THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 174 |
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THE SEA, THE SHIP AND THE SAILOR |
\8,000�@1925.�@In 1 Vols.�@353pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@SALEM, MARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY.�@TALES OF ADVENTURE FROM LOG BOOKS AND ORIGINAL NARRATIVES WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CAPTAIN ELLIOT SNOW First edition, original blue cloth, gilt title on spine, frontispiece, xviii, 353pp, with illustrations, 24x16.5cm |
| 17101337 |
(Bird, Isabella L.) Bishop, Isabella L. |
Among the Tibetans |
\28,000�@1904.�@In 1 Vols.�@159pp.�@Original cloth.�@London, The Religious Tract S..�@ original dark red cloth, Engraved frontis., 20 further engraved plates, by Edward Whymper, lettering and vignettes on spine and front cover, 18.5x13cm GOOD COPY SCARCE |
| 0903288 |
Allen, P. M. |
MADAGASCAR Conflicts of Authority in the Great Island |
\4,000�@1995.�@In 1 Vols.�@254pp.�@Original cloth.�@Westview Press.�@With plates, in original jacket |
| 09111538 |
ARASARATNAM, S. Translated & Edited |
Francois Valentijin's Description of Ceylon |
\5,000�@1978.�@In 1 Vols.�@395pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@with dust wrapper, plate & folding map THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 149 |
| 09100856 |
ASTLEY, T. Collected |
A NEW GENERAL COLLECTIONS OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS |
\55,000�@1968.�@In 4 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@FRANK CASS.�@CONSISTING OF The most Esteemed Relations which have been hitherto published in any Language COMPREHENDING EVERYTHING REMARKABLE IN ITS KIND in EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, and AMERICA Facsimile edition of the First edition (1745-47) with many plates 28.5x22.5cm. |
| IH01W13 |
ATKINSON, T.W. |
TRAVELS OF UPPER & LOWER AMOOR. |
\60,000�@1861.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Travels in the Regions of the Upper and Lower Amoor and the Russian Acquisitions on the confines of India and China; with Adventures among the Mountain Kirghis; and the Manjours, Manyargs, Toungouz, Touzemtz, Goldi, and Gelyaks: the Hunting and Pastoral Tribes. With a Map and numerous Illustrations. Second Edition. xii,570pp., 83 illus. (London: Hurst & Blackett, 1861) Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt decorated with black leather label, 5 raised bands. Marbled edges and endpapers. |
| HH01D14 |
BAEDEKER, K. |
RUSSIE. |
\80,000�@1902.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@La Russie. Manuel du Voyageur. Troisieme Edition. l,476pp., with19 charts and 32 plans. (Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1902) Originalred cloth. |
| GJ02204 |
BAEDEKER, K. |
AGYPTEN & SUDAN. GERMAN ED. |
\30,000�@1913.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Agypten und der Sudan. Handbuch fur Reisende. (Leipzig: Verlag von Karl Baedeker, 1913) Mit 21 Karten, 84 Oklabeb u. Grundrissen und 55 Abbildungen. Seventh Edition. cxc,438pp. Original red cloth, marbled edges. A scarce copy. |
| 210825448 |
BAKER, SIR SAMUEL W. |
THE NILE TRIBUTARIES OF ABYSSINIA, AND THE |
\28,000�@1867.�@In 1 Vols.�@596pp.�@Original green cloth.�@Philadelphia, J. B. LIPPINCOTT.�@SWORD HUNTERS OF THE HAMRAN ARABS. First American edition, original green cloth, gilt title on spine, frontispiece, xxii, 596pp, 24 illustrations from original sketches by Sir S. W. Baker 22.5x15.5cm 2 leaves of page 231-234 detached, edge of back cover damaged(5cm) otherwise GOOD COPY |
| PI02060 |
BARBOUR, P.L. |
THREE WORLDS OF CAPTAIN J. SMITH. |
\12,000�@1964.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@The Three Worlds of Captain, John Smith. Illustrated withPhotographs and Maps. xix,553pp., maps. (Macmillan, 1964) Clothwith dust wrapper. |
| 09101063 |
Beaglehole, J. C. |
The Life of Captain James Cook |
\18,000�@1974.�@In 1 Vols.�@760pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@with many illustrations & sketch maps with original jacket VERY GOOD THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK Vol. 4 |
| RL23201 |
BEARDSLEY, C. |
GUAM. PAST & PRESENT. |
\5,000�@1965.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Guam. Past and Present. 262pp., 15 illustrations wtih 1 folding map. (C.E. Tuttle, 1965) Cloth with dust wrapper with mapped endpapers, all edges slightly foxed, else text clean and good. |
| 11022219 |
BLAIKIE, W. G. |
THE PERSONAL LIFE OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE |
\12,000�@1881.�@In 1 Vols.�@526pp.�@�@JOHN MURRAY.�@CHIEFLY FROM HIS UNPUBLISHED JOURNALS AND CORRESPONDENCE IN THE POSSESSION OF HIS FAMILY With Portrait and Map SECOND EDITION �w�v�{�[�h���� |
| KP01388 |
BOULTON, W.H. |
PAGEANT OF TRANSPORT THROUGH THE AGES. |
\25,000�@N.D..�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@The Pageant of Transport through the Ages. With an Introductionby Josiah Stamp. xvii,238pp., 95 illus. (Sampson Low, no date)Cloth with dust wrapper. |
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BOWEN, F. C. |
THE SEA ITS HISTORY AND ROMANCE |
\39,600�@N. D..�@In 4 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@LONDON, HALTON & T. SMITH, LTD.�@�@original blue cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt ruled, gilt title and illustration of ship on front cover, top edge gilt, vol. I 308pp vol.II 284pp vol.III 289pp vol. IV 290pp each volume with illustrations including some coloured, complete set in 4 volumes 28.5x22.5cm �w���݂��� |
| MF07202 |
BREHM, A.E. |
FROM NORTH POLE TO EQUATOR. |
\15,000�@1896.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@From North Pole to Equator: Studies of Wild Life and Scenes in ManyLands. Tr. from the German by M.R. Thomson, Edited by J.A. Thomson.xxxi,592pp., with 83 illus. from original drawings. (London:Blackie, 1896) Original red cloth, pictorial gilt, rubbed.Top edge gilt. Hinges cracked. |
| 09111534 |
BRIDGES, R.C. & HAIR, P.E.H. Edited |
COMPASSING THE VASTE GLOBE OF THE EARTH |
\5,000�@1.�@In 1 Vols.�@336pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@Studies in the History of the Hakluyt Society 1846-1996 With a complete List of the Society's Publications with 30 plates, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 183 |
| 09111539 |
BURSTEIN, S. Translated & Edited |
AGATHARCHIDES OF CNIDUS ON THE ERYTHRAEAN SEA |
\5,000�@1989.�@In 1 Vols.�@202pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@with dust wrapper THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 172 |
| 11071212 |
BURTON, SIR R. |
A MISSION TO GELELE KING OF DAHOME |
\4,000�@1966.�@In 1 Vols.�@372pp.�@Original cloth.�@Routledge and Kegan Paul.�@Edited with an Introduction and Notes by C. W. NEWBURY with illustrations, map, and diagram original jacket �����ɏ������݂��� |
| 210305317 |
Campbell, J. |
Lives of the Admirals and other Eminent British Seamen |
\176,000�@1750.�@In 4 Vols.�@�@�@LONDON, Printed for T. Waller,.�@ SECOND EDITION, carefully revised, corrected and enlarged. Contemporary speckled calf, spines and covers gilt ruled, spine with lettering piece, vol. I 543pp vol. II 476pp, a general index vol. III 488pp vol. IV 453pp, a general index, complete set in 4 volumes 20.5x13cm |
| IK16113 |
CARMICHAEL, J. |
CULTURAL HISTORY OF RUSSIA. |
\12,000�@1968.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@A Cultural History of Russia. 272pp., illus. (Weidenfeld andNicolson, 1968) Cloth with dust wrapper. |
| 16012833 |
CHANNING, C. G. F. |
SIBERIA'S UNTOUCHED TREASURE Its Future Role in the World |
\45,000�@1923.�@In 1 Vols.�@475pp.�@Original green cloth.�@N. Y. G. P. Putnam's Sons.�@ With 82 Illustrations & 15 Maps original dark green cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover, top edge gilt �}��d�������@�w�ɑ������x������@�w�㕔�Ɖ����ɏ��݂���@�@RARE |
| UA09507 |
CHAPIN, F.H. |
MOUNTAINEERING IN COLORADO. 2ND ED. |
\8,500�@1890.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Mountaineering in Colorado. The Peaks About Estes Park. 2nd Edition. (London: Sampson Low, 1890) ix,168pp., with 11 pp. of phoyo plates in collotype reproductions, and 41 text illustrations. Original two-toned cloth, decorative boards, top edge gilt. Extremities rubbed and worn, edges foxed, front hinge partly cracked, minor pencil inscriptions, elsetight and very good copy. |
| KZ00213 |
CHARDIN, JOHN |
SIR J. CHARDIN'S TRAVELS IN PERSIA. |
\30,000�@1927.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia. With an Introduction bySir Percy Sykes. xxx,287pp., printed on Japon Vellum. (London:Argonaut Press, 1927) Limited to 975 copies. 1/4 vellum withblue cloth, good. 26.5x20cm. |
| 210309320 |
COGGENSHALL, G. |
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PRIVATEERS AND LETTERS OF MARQUE |
\38,500�@1856.�@In 1 Vols.�@482pp.�@Original cloth.�@N. Y. PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR.�@DURING OUR WAR WITH ENGLAND IN THE YEARS 1812, '13 AND'14. INTERSPERSED WITH SEVERAL NAVAL BATTLES BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH SHIPS-OF-WAR IN ONE VOLUME, ILLUSTRATED. SECOND EDITION, REVISED, CORRECTED, AND ENLARGED, WITH ADDITIONAL NOTES AND EXPLANATIONS. Original blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt lettered spine, liv, 482pp. Lithographed frontispiece, 7 plates 24x16.5cm |
| 09101065 |
Cook, Captain J. |
THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ON HIS |
\95,000�@1955.�@In 5 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U.P..�@VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY. Edited by J.C. Beaglehole 4 volumes in 5 (main volumes complete) with many illustrations & sketch maps with original jacket ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIO VOLUME IS LACKING OTHERWISE VERY GOOD SET |
| 09101896 |
Cooke, Captain E. |
A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEA, And Round the World, |
\25,000�@1969.�@In 2 Vols.�@760pp.�@Original cloth.�@N. ISRAEL.�@Perform'd in the years 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711 by the Ships Duke and Duchess of Bristol.. Facsimile Reprint of 1712 Edition with many plates and folding maps |
| 210311341 |
CORBETT, J. S. |
DRAKE AND THE TUDOR NAVY |
\8,800�@1988.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@Temple Smith.�@ WITH A HISTORY OF THE RISE OF ENGLAND AS A MARITIME POWER VOLUME I and II WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY R. B. WERNHAM original blue cloth, gilt title on spine, vol. I xvi, 415pp, 11 plates, vol. II viii, 462pp, 14 plates BOUND IN ONE VOLUME 24x16cm |
| KZ00349 |
COTTRELL, CHARLES HERBERT |
RECOLLECTIONS OF SIBERIA. |
\65,000�@1842.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Recollections of Siberia, in the year 1840 and 1841. xii,410pp.,a folding map. (London: John W. Parker, 1842) Original embossedcloth, joints rubbed, shaken.* Cottrell's narrative of his travels in Russia and Siberia, includes a discussion of the exiles at Irkutsk and Tomsk, the climate, gold deposits, geography, &c. |
| UA28001 |
COX, E.G. |
REFERENCE GUIDE TO LITERATURE OF TRAVEL. |
\48,000�@2002.�@In 3 Vols.�@�@�@�@A Reference Guide to the Literature of Travel. Including Voyages, Geographical Descriptions, Adventures, Shipwrecks and Expeditions.In 3 Vols. (Martino Publishing, 2002; repr. of 1935-49 ed.) 3rd Printing. Blue cloth. As new. |
| 09111067 |
DAVIES, J. |
THE HISTORY OF THE TAHITIAN MISSION 1799-1830 |
\7,000�@1961.�@In 1 Vols.�@392pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U.P..�@WiTH SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MISSIONARIES Edited by C. W. NEWBERY HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES No. CXVI illus. & maps with original jacket ex-library copy |
| KZ00344 |
D'AVIGDOR, E.H. |
NOTES ON THE CAUCASUS. |
\35,000�@1883.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Notes on the Caucasus, by wanderer. 280pp. (London: Macmillan,1883) First Edition. Original green cloth, good. |
| RK13006 |
DOW, C.M. |
ANTHOLOGY & BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NIAGARA FALL |
\55,000�@1921.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@�@�@Anthology and Bibliography of Niagara Falls. In 2 Vols., 1423pp.;illus. with maps. (The State of New York, 1921) Original blue cloth. |
| 09111542 |
DUNMORE, J. Translated & edited |
THE EXPEDITION OF THE ST JEAN-BAPTISTE TO THE PACIFIC |
\5,000�@1981.�@In 1 Vols.�@310pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@1769-1770 From Journals of Jean de Surville and Guillaume Labe with plates & maps, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 158 |
| 09111311 |
Edited by BARR,W. & WILLIAMS,G. |
Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage 1741 |
\8,000�@1994.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@-1747 Vol. 1 THE VOYAGE OF CHRISTOPHER MIDDLETON 1741-1742 Vol. 2 THE VOYAGE OF WILLIAM MOOR AND FRANCIS SMITH 1746-1747 with plates & maps, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 177, NO. 181 |
| 09111310 |
Edited by Bockstone, J. |
THE JOURNAL OF ROCHFORT MAGUIRE 1852-1854 |
\5,000�@1988.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@Two years at Point Barrow, Alaska, abroard HMS Plover in the search for Sir John Franklin with original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 169, NO. 170 |
| 0911139 |
Edited by HAIR,P.E.H.,JONES,A.& Law,R. |
BARBOT ON GUINEA |
\8,000�@1992.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@The Writings of Jean Barbot on West Africa 1678-1712 with plates & maps original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 175 & NO. 176 |
| 210823439 |
edited by J. P. R. WALLIS |
THE ZAMBEZI EXPEDITION OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE 1858-1863 |
\16,500�@1956.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original red cloth.�@LONDON, CHATTO & WINDUS.�@First edition, original red cloth, top edge gilt, gilt title on spine, gilt mark on front cover, vol. I JOURNALS lvi, 211pp, 9 full-page colour plates & a folding map, vol. II JOURNALS, LETTERS & DISPATCHES THEREFROM vi, 213-462pp, 8 full-page colour plates & a folding map, with original jacket, Complete set in 2 volumes 26x18cm |
| 09111535 |
Edited by JAMES, W. et al. |
Juan Maria Schuver's Travels in North East Africa 1880-1883 |
\5,000�@1996.�@In 1 Vols.�@392pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@with dust wrapper, plates & maps THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 184 |
| KZ00402 |
ERMAN, ADOLPH |
TRAVELS IN SIBERIA. |
\55,000�@1848.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@�@�@Travels in Siberia: including Excursions northwards, down the Obi,to the Polar Circle, and southwards, to the Chinese Frontier.Tr. from the German by William Desborough Cooley. In 2 Vols.:495,536pp., with a folding map. (London: Longman, 1848)FIRST EDITION. Recent half calf with marbled boards, marblededges. A good, clean set. |
| KZ00424 |
ERMAN, ADOLPH |
TRAVELS IN SIBERIA. |
\55,000�@1848.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@�@�@Travels in Siberia: including Excursions northwards, down the Obi,to the Polar Circle, and southwards, to the Chinese Frontier.Tr. from the German by William Desborough Cooley. In 2 Vols.:495,536pp., with a folding map. (London: Longman, 1848)FIRST EDITION. Original cloth, worn. |
| 13060137 |
FATHER PIERRE DU JARRIC, S. J. |
AKBAR AND THE JESUITS |
\8,000�@1926.�@In 1 Vols.�@288pp.�@Original cloth.�@GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LTD..�@AN ACCOUNT OF THE JESUIT MISSIONS TO THE COURT OF AKBAR Translated with Introduction and Notes by C. H. Payne with 8 illustrations THE BROADWAY TRAVELLERS SERIES EDITED BY SIR E. DENISON ROSS AND EILEEN POWER�@�@�w�\�����ꂠ�� |
| 1902286 |
FIRMINGER, W. K. |
THE FIFTH REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF |
\22,000�@1969.�@In 3 Vols.�@�@Original red cloth.�@N.Y. AUGUSTUS M. KELLEY.�@COMMONS ON THE AFFAIRS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY 28TH JULY, 1812 Edited with Notes and Introduction by WALTER KELLY FIRMINGER [1917] THREE VOLUMES VOL.I. INTRODUCTION AND TEXT OF REPORT cccxxxiv, xvii, 322pp VOL.II. INTRODUCTION AND BENGAL APPENDICES xx, 752pp VOL.III. BRITISH ACQUISITIONS IN THE PRESIDENCY OF FORT ST.GEORGE, MADRAS APPENDICES, WILKINS' GLOSSARY & INDEX xxx, 595 |
| 210312350 |
FLETCHER, R. A. |
IN THE DAYS OF THE TALL SHIPS |
\5,500�@1928.�@In 1 Vols.�@348pp.�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, BRENTANO'S LTD..�@ First edition, original navy blue cloth, gilt title and decoration of ship on spine and front cover, frontispiece, 348pp, illustrations, 22x15cm |
| 11011153 |
FORBES, J. D. |
TRAVELS THROUGH THE ALPS OF SAVOY AND OTHER PARTS |
\85,000�@1845.�@In 1 Vols.�@456pp.�@Original cloth.�@EDINBURGH, ADAM & C.BLACK.�@OF THE PENNINE CHAIN WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE PHENOMENA OF GLACIERS. SECOND EDITION, REVISED with 9 lithographs, 2 maps and 9 topographical sketches SCARCE 26x19cm. |
| 210819436 |
FREEMAN, F. |
YARADEE; A PLEA FOR AFRICA, IN FAMILIAR CONVERSATIONS |
\28,000�@1836.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@PHILADELPHIA: J. WHETHAM.�@OF SLAVERY AND COLONIZATION. First edition, 360pp, rebound in marble board, contemporary calf spine with raised band, ex-library copy from PENNSYLVANIA STATE LIBRARY 19.5x12cm |
| 210309325 |
GARSTIN, C. EDITED WITH INTRO. |
SAMUEL KELLY AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SEAMAN |
\5,500�@1925.�@In 1 Vols.�@320pp.�@Original green cloth.�@N. Y. FREDERICK A. STOKES CO..�@Whose days have been few and evil, to which is added remarks, etc., on places he visited during his pilgrimage in this wilderness. First edition, original green cloth, top edge gilt, gilt title on spine and front cover, frontispiece, 320pp, 23 illustrations 24.5x16.5cm GOOD COPY |
| 210824444 |
Gordon-Laing |
VOYAGE DANS LE TIMANNI, LE KOURANKO ET LE SOULIMANA, |
\126,500�@1826.�@In 1 Vols.�@432pp.�@�@PARIS, DELAFOREST.�@CONTREES DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE, Fait en 1822, Par le Major Gordon-Laing, TRADUIT DE L'ANGLAIS PAR MM. EYRIES ET DE LARENAUDIERE, , First edition bound by board(original?) hand writing title paper label on spine, lxv, 432pp with 1folding map and 8 full-page plates, 21.5x14cm GOOD COPY |
| 09111537 |
GOUGH, B. M. Edited |
TO THE PACIFIC AND ARCTIC WITH BEECHERY |
\5,000�@1973.�@In 1 Vols.�@272pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U.P..�@The Journal of Lieutenant George Peard of H.M.S. BLOSSOM 1825-1828 with plates & maps, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 143 |
| HB04311 |
GRANVILLE, A.B. |
ST. PETERSBURGH. 2ND REVISED ED. |
\70,000�@1829.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@�@�@St. Petersburgh. A Journal of Travels to and from that Capital; through Flanders, The Rhenish Provinces, Prussia, Russia, Poland, Silesia, Saxony, The Federated States of Germany, and France. Second Edition, carefully Revised, and with Considerable Additions. (London: Henry Colburn, 1829) In 2 Vols., 36 plates. Cotemporary half calf, covers detached. But internally good. |
| 210417406 |
HAKLUYT, R. |
The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques & Discoveries |
\240,000�@1903.�@In 12 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@Glasgow, James MacLehose.�@of the English Nation Made by Sea or Over-land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at any time within the compasse of these 1600 years By RICHARD HAKLUYT In Twelve Volumes original navy cloth, top edge gilt, gilt title on spine, gilt illustration on front cover, with illustrations, 23x16cm THE BEST EDITION OF HAKLUYT VOYAGES GOOD SET |
| RA12001 |
HAKLUYT, R. |
PRINCIPAL NAVIGATIONS, VOYAGES. |
\240,000�@1903.�@In 12 Vols.�@�@�@�@The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of theEnglish Nation. Made by Sea or Over-land to the Remote andFarthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at any time within thecompasse of these 1600 Yeeres. In 12 Vols., printed on hand-madepaper, with numerous plates and folding maps. (Glasgow: JamesMacLehose, 1903-05) Original blue cloth, top edge gilt. |
| 10121323 |
HAKLUYT, R. |
The Principall Navigations Voiages and Discoveries of the |
\85,000�@1965.�@In 2 Vols.�@975pp.�@Original cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U. P..�@English Nation. Imprinted at London, 1589. A photo-lithographic facsimile with an introduction by David Beers Quinn and Raleigh Ashlin Skelton and with a new index by Alison Quinn. In 2 vols. Ix 975pp with original jacket 30x22cm. HAKLUYT SOCIETY EXTRA SERIES NO. XXXIX EX-LIBRARY SET with EX LIBRIS |
| KZ00215 |
HAMILTON, ALEXANDER |
NEW ACCOUNT OF THE EAST INDIES. |
\50,000�@1930.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@�@�@A New Account of the East Indies. With numerous Maps & IllustrationNow edited with Introduction and Notes by William Foster. In 2 Volsxxxvii,259,226pp., printed on Japon Vellum. (London: ArgonautPress, 1930) Limited to 975 copies. 1/4 vellum with green cloth,good. 26x20cm. |
| 09111712 |
HAWS, D. & HURST, A. A. |
THE MARITIME HISTORY OF THE WORLD |
\9,000�@1985.�@In 2 Vols.�@913pp.�@Original cloth.�@TERED BOOKS LTD, BRIGHTON.�@A Chronological Survey of Maritime Events From 5000 B.C. until the Present Day, Supplemented by Commentaries With 203 Illustrations and 31 maps original coloured illustrated jacket 31x23cm. |
| 210309318 |
HEAWOOD, E. |
A HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY IN THE SEVENTEENTH |
\7,700�@1965.�@In 1 Vols.�@475pp.�@Original red cloth.�@N. Y. OCTAGON BOOKS INC..�@AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES reprinted from 1912 First edition, original red cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt mark of publisher on front cover, xii, 475pp, with illustrations, 21x14cm GOOD COPY |
| 09111420 |
HOARE, M. E. Edited |
THE RESOLUSION JOURNAL OF JOHANN REINHOLD FORSTER 1772-1775 |
\12,000�@1982.�@In 4 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@with dust wrapper, plates and maps THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 152, NO. 153, NO. 154, NO. 155 |
| 210310336 |
HUTCHINSON, G. |
MEDIEVAL SHIPS AND SHIPPING |
\4,800�@1994.�@In 1 Vols.�@219pp.�@Original cloth.�@FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON U. P..�@ First edition, original black cloth, gilt title on spine, frontispiece, xi, 219pp, with figures, original colored illustrated jacket, 25x18cm |
| 09112250 |
July, R. W. |
A History of the African People |
\3,000�@1970.�@In 1 Vols.�@650pp.�@Original cloth.�@FABER AND FABER.�@With dust wrapper, plates & maps |
| 17101336 |
Kawaguchi, Ekai |
Three years in Tibet |
\125,000�@1909.�@In 1 Vols.�@719pp.�@Original cloth.�@ Madras The Theosophist Office.�@ with the original Japanese illustrations. First edition, original cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover, Photo frontis., 10 further photogravures (one folding), 63 text illustrations, 24x16cm GOOD COPY RARE |
| TK11004 |
KEATE, G. |
ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS. |
\250,000�@1788.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@An Account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the Western Part ofthe Pacific Ocean. Composed from the Journals and Communicationsof Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet belongingto the Honourable East India Company. Illustrated with seventeencopper-engraved plates, including a large folding chart and afolding view. xxvii,378pp., with the final leaf bearing the errata. (London: Printed for G. Nicol, 1788) Contemporary treecalf, expertly rebacked to style, original spine strip, smoothspine with gilt bands and ornaments, red morocco gilt spine label,gilt board edges. Armorial bookplate of Daniel Giles. Someabrasion to tips, corners bumped a bit, plates a bit foxed and withoffseting to facing pages. A FINE, RARE COMPLETE COPY. |
| 210302304 |
KEAY, J. |
HONOURABLE COMPANY |
\4,800�@1994.�@In 1 Vols.�@474pp.�@Original cloth.�@N. Y. Macmillan Publishing CO..�@ A History of the English East India Company original purple cloth, title in silver on spine, with original illustrated jacket, xxii, 474pp 12illustrations and 6 maps, 24x16cm |
| 09111645 |
KEELER, M. F. EDITED |
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE'S WEST INDIAN VOYAGE 1585-86 |
\5,000�@1981.�@In 1 Vols.�@358pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@with illustrations and maps, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO.148 |
| 0911138 |
KELLY, C. Translated & Edited |
LA AUSTRIALIA DEL ESPIRITU SANTO |
\9,500�@1966.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U.P..�@The Journal of Fray Martin de Munilla O.F.M. and other documents relating to The Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros to the South Sea (1605-1606) and the Franciscan Missionary Plan (1617-1627) With ethnological introduction, appendix, and other contributions by G.S. PARSONSON with illustrations & maps original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES No. CXXVI, No. CXXVII |
| 210311342 |
Kemp, P. |
The British sailor A social history of the lower deck |
\3,300�@1970.�@In 1 Vols.�@241pp.�@Original cloth.�@London, J M Dent & Sons Ltd..�@ First edition, original navy blue cloth, title in silver on spine, xiv, 241pp, 26 illustrations, with original illustrated jacket |
| 210819435 |
KINGSLEY, M. H. |
TRAVELS IN WEST AFRICA Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons |
\7,700�@1965.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, FRANK CASS & CO. LTD..�@ With a new introduction by John E. Flint THIRD EDITION original light red cloth, gilt title on spine, xxx, 743pp with maps and illustrations, original dust jacket 22x15cm |
| OJ12021 |
KRUSENSTERN, A.J.VON |
VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD. |
\40,000�@1968.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@�@�@Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805, & 1806,by order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, on boardthe ships Nadeshda and Neva, under the command of CaptainA.J. von Krusenstern, of the Imperial Navy. Translated fromthe Original German by Richard Belgrave Hoppner. In 2 Vols.:xxxii,314,404pp. (Amsterdam & N.Y., 1968, rep. of 1813 ed.)Imitation leather, very good.in 4. |
| 1902287 |
KUCZYNSKI, R. R. |
DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF THE BRITISH COLONIAL EMPIRE |
\12,000�@1977.�@In 3 Vols.�@�@Original green cloth.�@N.Y. AUGUSTUS M. KELLEY.�@VOL.I WEST AFRICA xiii, 821pp VOL.II EAST AFRICA ETC. x, 983pp VOL.III WEST INDIAN AND AMERICAN TERRITORIES xiii, 497pp reprinted from 1948(First Edition) complete set in 3 volumes original green cloth GOOD SET |
| 09101894 |
LALANDE, J. |
JOURNAL D'UN VOYAGE EN ANGLETERRE 1763 |
\4,000�@1980.�@In 1 Vols.�@116pp.�@Original cloth.�@THE VOLTAIRE FOUNDATION.�@publie avec une introduction par HELENE MONOD-CASSIDY plates with original jacket |
| GL07101 |
LATIMER, R.S. |
DR. BAEDEKER & HIS APOSTOLIC WORK IN RUS |
\6,000�@1907.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Dr. Baedeker: and His Apostolic Work in Russia. With Introductory Notes by Nathalie Lieven & Lord Badstock. (Morgan & Scott, 1907) 223pp., 16 plates. Original blue cloth, gilt titled. Extremities rubbed. |
| 09111710 |
LEROI-GOURHAN, A. |
LES EXPLORATEURS CELEBRES |
\8,500�@1947.�@In 1 Vols.�@367pp.�@�@LUCIEN MAZENOD.�@original board binding, with illustrations 29.5x22.5cm. |
| 09112033 |
Lewis, A. R. & Runyan, T.J. |
EUROPEAN NAVAL AND MARITIME HISTORY, 300-1500 |
\3,500�@1985.�@In 1 Vols.�@192pp.�@Original cloth.�@INDIANA U.P..�@with dust wrapper, illustrations & maps |
| 210825449 |
LIVINGSTONE, DAVID & CHARLES |
NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESI AND ITS |
\77,000�@1865.�@In 1 Vols.�@608pp.�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, JOHN MURRAY.�@TRIBUTARIES; AND OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA. 1858-1864. WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS. First edition, original brown embossed cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt illustration of aborigine on front cover, frontispiece of folding illustration, xiv, 608pp, coloured folding map at rear, GOOD COPY 23x16cm |
| 210825446 |
LIVINGSTONE, W. P. |
LAWS OF LIVINGSTONIA |
\5,500�@N.D..�@In 1 Vols.�@385pp.�@Original red cloth.�@LONDON, HODDER AND STOUGHTON.�@ A NARRATIVE OF MISSIONARY ADVENTURE AND ACHIEVEMENT No Date (c.1922) original red cloth, gilt title on spine, frontisepiece, xi, 385pp, with illustrations 23x15cm |
| KL26001 |
LLOYD, R. |
ELIZABETHAN ADVENTURER, C. CARLEILL. |
\5,000�@1974.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Elizabethan Adventurer: A Life of Captain Christopher Carleill.205pp., 8 illus., 2 maps. (Harmish Hamilton, 1974) Cloth withdust wrapper. |
| 09111428 |
LORIMER, J. Edited |
English and Irish Settlement on the River Amazon 1550-1646 |
\5,000�@1989.�@In 1 Vols.�@499pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@With plates & maps, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 171 |
| 210310337 |
Macintyre, D. |
The Privateers |
\3,100�@1975.�@In 1 Vols.�@196pp.�@Original cloth.�@London, Paul Elek.�@ First edition, original light blue cloth, vii, 196pp, with plates, original illustrated jacket 25x19.5cm GOOD COPY |
| 210325380 |
Maczak, A. |
Travel in Early Modern Europe |
\8,500�@1995.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@Cambridge, Polity Press.�@Translated by Ursula Phillips First edition, original dark blue cloth, title in silver on spine, x, 357pp, 16 illustrations, with original illustrated jacket 23.5x15.5cm GOOD COPY |
| 210311344 |
MAHAN, A. T. |
SEA POWER IN ITS RELATIONS TO THE WAR OF 1812 |
\35,200�@N.D..�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@LONDON, LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY.�@ First edition, N. D. (ca. 1905) original navy blue cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt decorat������ of ship on front cover, top edge gilt, vol. I frontispiece, xx,423pp, illustrations, maps and battle plans vol. II frontispiece, xviii, 456pp including index, illustrations, maps and battle plans, complete set in 2 volumes 23x16cm GOOD SET |
| 210310333 |
McKAY, R. C. |
Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder Donald McKay |
\12,000�@1931.�@In 1 Vols.�@395pp.�@Original cloth.�@N.Y. G.P.PUTNAM'S SONS.�@A STUDY OF THE American Sailing Packet and Clipper Eras, with Biographical Sketches of America's Foremost Designer and Master-Builder of Ships, and a Conprehensive History of his Many Famous Ships�cWith 10 Color Plates and 48 Other Illustrations originalblue cloth, top edge gilt, gilt title on spine and front cover, xxvii, 395pp 24.5x16cm |
| 210824443 |
MOFFAT, R. |
MISSIONARY LABOURS AND SCENES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
\38,000�@1842.�@In 1 Vols.�@624pp.�@�@LONDON, JOHN SNOW.�@TWENTY-THREE YEARS AN AGENT OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN THAT CONTINENT With Engravings by G. Baxter First edition, rebound by full leather, hand coloured engraved frontispiece, xvi, 624pp with engraved plates, publisher's advertisement pages at rear 23x15cm |
| 10122228 |
MOORE, A. W. |
THE ALPS IN 1864 A PRIVATE JOURNAL |
\48,000�@1902.�@In 1 Vols.�@444pp.�@Original green cloth.�@EDINBURGH, DAVID DOUGLAS.�@EDITED BY ALEX B. W. KENNEDY First edition, illustrations and maps 25.5x18cm. VERY SCARCE �㔼�]���ɃV�~�A�O���ɃV�~�L�� |
| 1701264 |
MORISON, S. E. |
ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA A Life of Christopher Columbus |
\8,500�@1942.�@In 1 Vols.�@680pp.�@Original cloth.�@BOSTON, LITTLE,BROWN & COMPANY.�@ Maps by Erwin Raisz Drawings by Bertram Greene An Atlantic Monthly Press Book original cloth original jacket |
| 210802431 |
MUNGO PARK |
TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS OF AFRICA |
\198,000�@1799.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@LONDON, BULMER AND CO..�@ PERFORMED UNDER THE DIRECTION AND PATRONAGE OF THE AFRICAN ASSOCIATION, IN THE YEARS 1795, 1796, AND 1797. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING GEOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF AFRICA. BY MAJOR RENNELL SECOND EDITION frontispiece of engraved portrait of author, 8 engraving plates, 2 leaves of engraved music, 372pp xcii, rebounde by cloth, 27x22cm RARE |
| 210819438 |
NACHTIGAL, G. |
SAHARA UND SUDAN |
\19,800�@1967.�@In 3 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@AUSTRIA, AKADEMISCHE DRUCK.�@ERGEBNISSE SECHSJAHRIGER REISEN IN AFRICA Facsimile reprint of 1879-89 edition, vol. I xxii, 748pp vol. II xxiv, 790pp vol. III xxii, 548pp with maps and illustrations, original dust jacket Complete set in 3 Volumes 19.5x14.5cm |
| 210819434 |
NACHTIGAL, G. |
SAHARA AND SUDAN Volume I. Tripoli and Fezzan Tibesti or Tu |
\6,600�@1974.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, C. HURST & COMPANY.�@TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL GERMAN WITH NEW INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY ALLAN G. B. FISHER AND HUMPHREY J. FISHER original green cloth, gilt title on spine, xix, 460pp with original jacket, 24x16.5cm |
| 0911173 |
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM |
CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY VOLUME ONE Voyages & Travel |
\5,000�@1968.�@In 1 Vols.�@403pp.�@Original gray cloth.�@HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERERY O..�@with plates, original jacket 25x20cm. |
| 0911174 |
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM |
CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY VOL. 2 PART 2 Biography |
\3,000�@1969.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@H. M. S. O..�@Reference Index Volume 25x20cm. |
| 0911175 |
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM |
CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY VOL. 5 Naval History |
\4,000�@1976.�@In 1 Vols.�@209pp.�@Original cloth.�@H. M. S. O..�@Part One, The Middle Ages to 1815 with plates, original jacket 25x20cm. |
| JG25F73 |
NORMAN, HENRY |
ALL THE RUSSIAS. |
\40,000�@1902.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@All the Russians. Travels and Studies in Contemporary EuropeanRussia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, & Central Asia. With137 Illustrations chiefly from the author's photographs and4 maps. Second Edition. xvi,476pp. (London: William Heinemann,1902) Original green cloth, gilt stamped, top edge gilt, good. |
| UK16505 |
PANKHURST, S. |
ETHIOPIA. A CULTURAL HISTORY. |
\25,000�@1955.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Ethiopia. A Cultural History. With a foreword by The Rev. Canon John A. Douglas, D.D., Ph.D. (Essex: Lalibela House, 1955) xxxviii,747pp., with 164 full page b/w photo plates. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, extremities slightly rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped, edges foxed, previous owner's ink signature on front free endpaper, else internally clean and very good. |
| 210310330 |
PARKS, G. B. |
RICHARD HAKLUYT AND THE ENGLISH VOYAGES |
\8,700�@1928.�@In 1 Vols.�@289pp.�@Original cloth.�@N.Y. AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL S..�@EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION, BY JAMES A. WILLIAMSON, First edition, original cloth, gilt title on spine & front cover, frontispiece, xvii, 289pp, with 31illustrations, 26x18cm |
| PD12002 |
PENROSE, B. |
TRAVEL & DISCOVERY IN THE RENAISSANCE |
\28,000�@1963.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance, 1420-1620. 377pp.,16 illus., 8 maps. (Harvard UP, 1963) Cloth with dust wrapper. |
| KZ00343 |
PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY, CLIVE |
SPORT IN THE CRIMEA & CAUCASUS. |
\20,000�@1881.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Sport in the Crimea and Caucasus. 370pp. (London: Richard Bentley,1881) First Edition. Original blue cloth. |
| 210823441 |
PIERRE KOLBE |
DESCRIPTION DU CAP DE BONNE-ESPERANCE; Ou l'on trouve |
\230,000�@1741.�@In 3 Vols.�@878pp.�@�@AMSTERDAM, Chez JEAN CATUFFE.�@tout ce qui concerne L'HISTOIRE-NATURELLE DU PAYS; La Religion, les Moeurs & les Usages des HOTTENTOTS; ET L'ETABLISSEMENT DES HOLLANDOIS. First edition, full leather binding, gilt title on spine, with 1 engraved frontispiece, 5 engraved folding maps, and 25 engraved full-page plates, Complete set in 3 volumes 16x10cm Rare set |
| KZ00348 |
PIOTROWSKI, RUFIN |
MY ESCAPE FROM SIBERIA. |
\60,000�@1863.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@My Escape from Siberia. Tr. with the express sanction of theauthor, by E.S. With a portrait and map. xxiv,386pp. (London:Routledge, Warne, 1863) Original blue embossed cloth, hinges cracked. |
| 10111328 |
Porter, D. |
Haunted Journeys |
\6,000�@1991.�@In 1 Vols.�@341pp.�@Original cloth.�@PRINCETON U. P..�@DESIRE AND TRANSGRESSION IN EUROPEAN TRAVEL WRITING with original jacket |
| KL22202 |
PRESCOTT, W.H. |
LIFE IN MEXICO. |
\75,000�@1843.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Life in Mexico, during a Residence of Two Years in that country.By Madame C* de la B*. With a Preface by W.H. Prescott. xiv,437pp. (London: Chapman & Hall, 1843) Contemporary half calfwith marbled boards, marbled edges and endpapers. A good copy. |
| MA01006 |
PURCHAS, S. |
HAKLUYTUS POSTHUMUS OR PURCHAS HIS.... |
\400,000�@1905.�@In 20 Vols.�@�@�@�@Hakluytus Posthumus or Purchas His Pilgrimes. Contayning a Historyof the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells by Englishman andOthers. In 20 Vols. (Glasgow: James MacLehose, 1905) LIMITED TO1000 SETS, THE BEST EDITION, SCARCE. Original blue cloth, top edgegilt. A very good set. |
| 210309323 |
QUINN, D. B. Edited |
The Hakluyt Handbook |
\12,000�@1974.�@In 2 Vols.�@706pp.�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@ original light blue cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt decoration of ship on front cover, with original jacket, with 54 illustrations, vol. I xxvi, 331pp vol. II xiii, 335�`706pp complete set in 2 volumes |
| 09111646 |
QUINN, D. B. & QUINN, A. M. |
THE ENGLISH NEW ENGLAND VOYAGES 1602-1608 |
\5,000�@1983.�@In 1 Vols.�@580pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@with illustrations and maps, original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 161 |
| LI11002 |
RAVENSTEIN, E.G. |
RUSSIANS ON THE AMUR. ITS DISCOVERY, CON |
\75,000�@1861.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@The Russians on the Amur; its Discovery, Conquest, and Colonisation,with a description of the country, its inhabitants, productions, andcommercial capabilities; and personal accounts of Russian travellersxx,467pp., with 3 maps, 4 plates and 58 wood engravings. (London:Trubner, 1861) FIRST EDITION. Original green cloth, pictorialgilt. Bottom of covers slightly stained, otherwise good. |
| 09081037 |
REUILLY, J. |
TRAVELS IN THE CRIMEA, AND |
\28,000�@1807.�@In 1 Vols.�@84pp.�@�@LONDON, RICHARD PHILIPS.�@ALONG THE SHORES OF THE BLACK SEA, PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1803, TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH with 3 plates & a map �w�vﾏｰﾌﾞﾙﾎﾞｰﾄﾞ�� |
| 0911176 |
SCAMMELL, G. V. |
THE WORLD ENCOMPASSED |
\15,000�@1981.�@In 1 Vols.�@538pp.�@Original cloth.�@METHUEN.�@The first European maritime empires c . 800-1650 with illustrations & maps, original jacket 24x20cm. |
| 11010843 |
SEAVER, G. |
FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND Explorer and Mystic |
\12,000�@1952.�@In 1 Vols.�@391pp.�@Original cloth.�@JOHN MURRAY.�@ First edition, with illustrations & maps, original jacket |
| KZ00255 |
SELBY, JOHN |
SHORT HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA. |
\5,000�@1973.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@A Short History of South Africa. 288pp., 16 illus., 14 maps.(Allen & Unwin, 1973) Cloth with dust wrapper, good. |
| 09111429 |
SEMENOV, P. P. |
Travels in the Tian'-Shan' 1856-1857 |
\5,000�@1998.�@In 1 Vols.�@269pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@Edited and annotated by COLIN THOMAS Translated by LIUDMILA GILMOUR, COLIN THOMAS and MARCUS WHEELER with maps & plates including coloured THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 189 |
| KZ00345 |
SEYMOUR, H.D. |
RUSSIA ON THE BLACK SEA & SEA OF AZOF. |
\35,000�@1855.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof: being a narrative oftravels in the Crimea and bordering provinces; with notices of thenaval, military, and commercial resources of those countries.xxiv,361pp., with a folding map. (London: John Murray, 1855) Original embossed cloth. |
| 09112246 |
SHARP, A. |
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS |
\6,500�@1960.�@In 1 Vols.�@259pp.�@Original gray cloth.�@OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.�@with dust wrapper, plates & maps |
| 210312349 |
SHEWAN, A. |
THE GREAT DAYS OF SAIL |
\3,850�@1927.�@In 1 Vols.�@240pp.�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, HEATH CRANTON LIMITED.�@SOME REMINISCENCES OF A TEA-CLIPPER CAPTAIN EDITED BY REX CLEMENTS original light blue cloth, gilt title on spine, frontispiece, 240pp, 15 illustrations, |
| 210309324 |
SMYTH, ADMIRAL W. H. |
THE SAILOR'S WORD-BOOK. |
\16,500�@1867.�@In 1 Vols.�@744pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@LONDON, BLACKIE AND SON,.�@AN ALPHABETICAL DIGEST OF NAUTICAL TERMS, INCLUDING SOME MORE ESPECIALLY MILITARY AND SCIENTIFIC, BUT USEFUL TO SEAMEN. AS WELL AS ARCHAISMS OF EARLY VOYAGERS, ETC. REVISED FOR THE PRESS BY VICE ADMIRAL SIR E. BELCHER, original blue cloth, gilt title on spine, 23x17cm �w�E�\�����݂���@�o�N�ω����ꂠ����I���W�i������͋M�d |
| SL11001 |
SMYTH, W.H. |
SAILOR'S WORD-BOOK. |
\75,000�@1867.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Millitary and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. vi,744pp. (London: Blackie & Son, 1867) Contemporary reversed half calf, slightly chipped black calf label on spine, gilt lettered, upper and bottom of cover slightly faded, previous owner's name on the free end paper, hinges mended by cloth tape, otherwise good. |
| 210824445 |
SNELGRAVE, (CAPTAIN WILLIAM) |
A NEW ACCOUNT OF some Parts of GUINEA, And the Slave-Trade, |
\429,000�@1734.�@In 1 Vols.�@288pp.�@�@LONDON, James, John, and Paul.�@First edition, with engraved folding map, contemporary calf, 20x12.5cm GOOD COPY RARE one of the best contemporary accounts of slaving, also describes snake-worship, cannibalism, etc |
| 210823442 |
SONNINI, C. S. |
TRAVELS IN UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT: |
\99,000�@1807.�@In 3 Vols.�@1068pp.�@�@LONDON, JOHN STOCKDALE.�@UNDERTAKEN BY ORDER OF THE OLD GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE; ILLUSTRATED WITH FORTY ENGRAVINGS, Translated from the French BY HENRY HUNTER, NEW EDITION. IN THREE VOLUMES leather spine and corner, marble board cover, gilt title on spine, 21.5x14cm Ex-library set SCARCE |
| SE02001 |
SPEKKE, ARNOLDS |
HISTORY OF LATVIA. |
\65,000�@1951.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@History of Latvia. An Outline. xx,436pp., 60 plates. (Stockholm: M. Goppers, 1951) Cloth with dust wrapper. RARE. |
| 1608277 |
Stanley, B. |
THE HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY 1792-1992 |
\4,000�@1992.�@In 1 Vols.�@564pp.�@Original cloth.�@EDINBURGH, T&T CLARK.�@With dust wrapper |
| 1410101 |
STANLEY, H. M. |
IN DARKEST AFRICA |
\45,000�@1890.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original green cloth.�@N.Y. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.�@ OR THE QUEST, RESQUE, AND RETREAT OF EMIN GOVERNOR OF EQUATORIA WITH TWO STEEL ENGRAVINGS, AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS FIRST AMERICAN EDITION xiv 547pp xvi 540pp Complete set in 2 vols. Original dark green cloth, gilt title on spine & front cover ��1���^�C�g���ŊO��@�w�A�\���ɉ��ꂠ�� |
| 16011610 |
STANLEY, H. M. |
IN DARKEST AFRICA OR THE QUEST RESCUE AND RETREAT OF |
\85,000�@1890.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original red cloth.�@LONDON, SAMPSON LOW.�@EMIN GOVERNOR OF EQUATORIA WITH ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS IN TWO VOLUMES original gark red cloth, gilt title & illustrations on spine and front cover��2���w�㕔��2�������݁A�]���ɃV�~���� |
| IH01K08 |
STEVENSON, D.A. |
WORLD'S LIGHTHOUSES BEFORE 1820. |
\40,000�@1959.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@The World's Lighthouses before 1820. 310pp., 199 illustrations.(Oxford UP, 1959) Cloth with dust wrapper, good. 29x22cm. |
| 210318361 |
SVEN HEDIN |
THROUGH ASIA |
\66,000�@1898.�@In 2 Vols.�@1278pp.�@Original green cloth.�@LONDON, METHUEN, & CO..�@ WITH NEARLY THREE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS FROM SKETCHES AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR First edition, original green cloth, top edge gilt, gilt title on spine, gilt ruled, title and illustration on front cover, 663pp. 667-1278pp. 24x18cm GOOD SET |
| 210318360 |
SVEN HEDIN |
TRANS-HIMALAYA DISCOVERIES AND ADVENTURES IN TIBET |
\55,000�@1909.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, MACMILLAN AND CO.,.�@ WITH 388 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, WATER-COLOUR SKETCHES, AND DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR AND 10 MAPS IN TWO VOLUMES First edition, original maroon cloth, top edge gilt, gilt title on spine, gilt decoration on front cover, 436pp. 441pp. 23x16cm ��ꊪ�w�㕔���݂��鑼�͊T�˗ǍD |
| KZ00403 |
SZYRMA, LACH, ed. |
REVELATIONS OF SIBERIA. |
\145,000�@1852.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@�@�@Revelations of Siberia. By a Banished Lady. In 2 Vols.: xxiv, 295,325pp.(London: Colburn, 1852) FIRST EDITION. Original embossed cloth, good. |
| 0807251 |
TEICHMAN, E. |
TRAVELS OF A CONSULAR OFFICER IN NORTH-WEST CHINA |
\75,000�@1921.�@In 1 Vols.�@219pp.�@Original red cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE AT THE U. P..�@58 photographs, 2 maps some underlines and minor inscriptions otherwise good original state VERY SCARCE |
| 210311345 |
THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY |
The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583 |
\5,500�@1959.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U. P..�@Narratives & Documents edited by E. G. R. TAYLOR original light blue cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt decoration of ship on front cover, with original jacket, frontispiece, lvii, 333pp including index, illustrations and maps, GOOD COPY |
| UA09512 |
THOMPSON, D.E. |
CLIMBING WITH JOSEPH GEORGES. |
\3,000�@1962.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Climbing with Joseph Georges. (Titus Wilson & Son, 1962) 159pp., with many b/w photos. Dark blue cloth, soiled with white stains, extremities slightly rubbed and worn, with edge worn dust wrapper, edges slightly foxed, else very good. |
| 09111430 |
THROWER, N. J. W. EDITED |
THE THREE VOYAGES OF EDMOND HALLEY IN THE PARAMORE |
\6,500�@1981.�@In 2 Vols.�@392pp.�@Original cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@1698-1701 vol. 1 (Text) with plates & maps vol. 2 (3 sheets of maps in portfolio) with original jacket THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 156 |
| 210312347 |
THROWER, W. R. |
LIFE AT SEA IN THE AGE OF SAIL |
\3,300�@1972.�@In 1 Vols.�@190pp.�@Original cloth.�@London, PHILLIMORE.�@ First edition, original brown cloth, gilt title on spine, x, 190pp, 33 illustrations, original illustrated jacket |
| 210309319 |
THURSFIELD, J. R. |
NELSON AND OTHER NAVAL STUDIES |
\9,900�@1909.�@In 1 Vols.�@384pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@LONDON, JOHN MURRAY.�@ WITH ILLUSTRATIONS original navy blue cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt decorations of flags on front cover, top edge gilt, xxxv, 384pp 22x14.5cm frontpiece detached |
| 0904163 |
TONNESSEN, J.N. & JOHNSEN,A.O. |
THE HISTORY OF MODERN WHALING |
\12,000�@1982.�@In 1 Vols.�@798pp.�@Original cloth.�@C. HURST & COMPANY.�@TRANSLATED FROM THE NORWEGIAN BY R. I. CHRISTOPHERSEN With Plates & Maps original jacket VERY GOOD COPY |
| 210819433 |
Tyndale, W. |
BELOW THE CATARACTS |
\8,800�@1907.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@LONDON, WILLIAM HEINEMANN.�@ WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED WITH SIXTY PLATES IN COLOUR BY WALTER TYNDALE First edition, original light blue cloth, top edge gilt, gilt title on spine, gilt title and illustration on front cover, xi, 270pp 23x17cm |
| 210319366 |
Unger, R. W. |
The Art of Medieval Technology |
\3,800�@1991.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@Original cloth.�@Rutgers U. P..�@Images of Noah the Shipbuilder First edition, original light blue cloth, title in silver on spine, xv, 168pp, 77 illustrations, with original jacket 23.5x16cm GOOD COPY |
| NG10224 |
WALDMAN, M. |
SIR W. RALEIGH. |
\8,000�@1928.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Sir Walter Raleigh. The Golden Hind Series. 255pp., 7 plates.(Bodley Head, 1928) Original blue cloth. |
| KZ00336 |
WALISZEWSKI, K. |
PAUL THE FIRST OF RUSSIA. |
\12,000�@1913.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Paul the First of Russia, the Son of Catherine the Great. 496pp.,with a portrait. (Phil.: Lippincott, 1913) Original green cloth. |
| 0911136 |
WALLIS, H. Edited |
Carteret's Voyage Round the World 1766-1769 |
\12,000�@1965.�@In 2 Vols.�@�@Original blue cloth.�@CAMBRIDGE U.P..�@with dust wrapper illustrations & maps THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES No. CXXIV, No. CXXV |
| 210309326 |
WATERS, D. W. |
The Art of NAVIGATION in England in Elizabethan and Early |
\29,700�@1958.�@In 1 Vols.�@696pp.�@Original cloth.�@YALE U. P..�@ Stuart Times with a Foreword by Admiral of Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma First edition, original blue cloth, gilt title on spine, with original yellow illustrated jacket, frontispiece, xxxix, 696pp, 87 plates, 43 figures, ex-library copy, small library stamped otherwise scarce copy 25.5x16.5cm |
| 09111541 |
WAWN, A. EDITED |
THE ICELAND JOURNAL OF HENRY HOLLAND 1810 |
\5,000�@1987.�@In 1 Vols.�@342pp.�@Original blue cloth.�@THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.�@with dust wrapper, illustrations & maps THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY SECOND SERIES NO. 168 |
| PI02028 |
WHITE, T. |
IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH MARTINIQUE. |
\18,000�@1902.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@In the Shadow of Death; Martinique and the World's Great Disasters.A Comprehensive Account of the Terrible Calamity that Befell the Isles of the Caribbean Sea, Stricken by Volcanic Fires. Decsribed and Penned by the Survivors and Those who Hastened to their Relief. A Vivid Portrayal of the Great Catastrophies of History, in Which the Irresistible Forces of nature have Destroyed Thousands of Lives, by Volcanice Eruption, Earthquake Shock, Tidal Wave and Flood, From Pompeii to Martinique. With a Full and Picturesque Description of the Islands of the Antilles, Our Suffering Neighbors in the West Indies. Profusely Illustrated with Photographic Scenes of the Great Disasters and Views of the Devastated Islands and Their People. 432pp., 54 plates. (The Publishers Association, 1902) Original pictorial yellow cloth, hinges cracked. SCARCE. |
| KZ00415 |
WHITE, TRUMBLE |
PUERTO RICO & ITS PEOPLE. |
\9,500�@1938.�@In 1 Vols.�@�@�@�@Puerto Rico and Its People. xxiv,383pp., illus. (F.A. Stokes,1938) Original cloth. |
| 210318359 |
WILKINSON, H. C. |
BERMUDA FROM SAIL TO STEAM |
\15,000�@1973.�@In 2 Vols.�@951pp.�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, OXFORD U. P..�@ The History of the Island from 1784 to 1901 In Two Volumes First edition, original light blue cloth, title in silver on spine, with chipped original jacket, Vol. I frontispiece, xi, 409pp, 12 illus. Vol. II frontispiece, x, 411-951pp, 12 illus. 22x14.5cm |
| 210309322 |
WILLIAMS, G. |
HISTORY OF THE LIVERPOOL PRIVATEERS AND LETTERS OF MARQUE |
\38,500�@1897.�@In 1 Vols.�@718pp.�@Original cloth.�@LONDON, WILLIAM HEINEMANN.�@ WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIVERPOOL SLAVE TRADE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS original red cloth, gilt title on spine, xv, 718pp 23x16.5cm ���Ԃ��ŊO�� |
| 09112248 |
WILLIAMSON, J. A. |
HAWKINS OF PLYMOUTH |
\5,000�@1949.�@In 1 Vols.�@348pp.�@Original cloth.�@ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK.�@A new history of Sir John Hawkins and of the other members of his family prominent in Tudor England. with dust wrapper, 17 illustrations & 3 maps |
| 11010844 |
YOUNG, G. W. EDITED |
MOUNTAIN CRAFT |
\15,000�@1921.�@In 1 Vols.�@603pp.�@Original cloth.�@METHUEN & CO..�@ SECOND EDITION, WITH 28 ILLUSTRATIONS, original jacket |