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Diary of the 2nd Commission of HMS Linnet Commissioned at Hong Kong by W H Parker - 1886

by W H Parker

Diary of the 2nd Commission of HMS Linnet Commissioned at Hong Kong by W H Parker - 1886

Diary of the 2nd Commission of HMS Linnet Commissioned at Hong Kong

by W H Parker

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Hong Kong: Unpublished, 1886. Diary of a young British officer serving with the China Squadron, based in Hong Kong and patrolling Chinese and Japanese waters between 1886-1889. Parker writes in a small octavo which is bound in black textured cloth over thin boards, chipping to spine covering; decorative printed endpapers. Ruled leaves with most stapled gatherings now loose from the glued binding. The manuscript runs to 118 unnumbered pages written in an easily legible hand using black ink plus blanks. Parker sets out his remit on the first flyleaf: 'W.H. Parker. Diary of the 2nd Commission of H.M.S. Linnet Commissioned at Hong Kong on the 7th January 1886 and Paid off on the 24th January 1889.' The diary proper begins 17th November 1885 when Parker 'Embarked on board H M Troops Ship Oronto' in Plymouth arriving a few weeks later 'Anchored at Hong Kong ships lying there Audacious Flagship... Commodore's Ship Daring Linnet Midge Espoir Ramble Gunboats.' Parker's entries tend to be short and to the point and on 6th January 'Linnets ship company pack bags and stow them in the lighter 2.25 Arrived to our respective ship...' Tours of duty take Linnet to Chemulpo (Incheon, South Korea), Nagasaki, Shanghai and Chefoo (Yantai, China) where they 'dressed ship and fired a Royal Salute of 21 Guns in honour of Prince Chung's visit' on 20th May, 1886 (Yixuan also known as Prince Chun, was an imperial prince and statesman Qing dynasty in China). The incessant round of patrols, often with other battleships also took Parker to Port Hamilton (Komundo, South Korea) and the more difficult Russian outpost of Vladivostock. Returning to Hong Kong in February 1887 Parker records 'HMS Troop Ship Himalaya left for Port Hamilton to fetch the Marines who had been stationed there for protection of the harbour' - this was a consequence of the British decision to demolish the port following a reduction in the Russian threat. A few days later, still at Hong Kong Parker notes 'Linnet hoisted the flag of Vice Admiral R. Vesey Hanilton commander in chief of China Station' and a day later was delighted to be invited aboard USS Monocacy for a dinner in celebration of 'of the birthday of Washington'. In Shanghai on January 26th 1888 Linnet's crew 'extinguished a fire on shore... Landed fire party.' Parker makes detailed notes of the movements of the other ships in the China Squadron: 'HMS Rambler Anchored from Surveying duty' (Hong Kong March 18, 1888) and very occasionally the whole squadron comes together as on July 23rd 1888: 'Imperiuse [flagship] fired Court Martial gun 11.20 AM The Squadron was organised as follows. 1st Division 1 Imperieuse 2. Heroine 3. Wanderer 4. Constance 5. Linnet. 6. Swift. 2nd Division 7. Cordelia 8. Sapphire 9. Mutine 10. Leander 11. Alacrity 12. Porpoise.' Russian relations seem to have been particularly tetchy with the delivery of 'sealed letters for the Russian Goverment and Admiral at Vladivostock asking permission to allow the British squadron to visit that port'in August, 1888). Yokohama was the scene of an important moment for the Japanese navy on October 9th 1888 when Linnet and fellow British battleships: 'fired a Royal salute of 21 Guns in honour of the embarking of H.S.M. the Empress of Japan onboard the iron clad Nanawai for conveyance to Yokohama to lauch the first ironclad in Japan... Squadron manned the yards and fired a Royal Salute...' Parker observes the end of his posting on December 1st 1888: 'This being our last day onboard Linnet as we turn over to Victor Emmanuel tomorrow to await the Arrival of HM Troopship Tamar Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1886
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Relatorio e contas das Casas d'Asylo da primeira infancia desvalida no anno de 1845.
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Lisbon, Typografia de Francisco Xavier de Souza, 1846.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, contemporary green morocco (only the slightest wear), plain smooth spine, covers within a gilt border, front cover with short title in gilt, cover edges milled gilt, marbled endleaves, all text block edges gilt. In fine condition. ix, 32 pp., 4 folding tables. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. *** Not in Innocêncio.
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The sole UK printing published by Brewhouse, Wymondham in 1970. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. One of only 30 copies produced which were for private distribution only and not for sale. Signed to the colophon by both Rigby Graham and Trevor Hickman as issued. Original morocco spine with gilt titling, green cloth boards with a linocut printed in black on the front. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Profusely illustrated throughout by Rigby Graham. Striking lithographed endpapers printed in two colours. 30 lithos : 29 printed in black and 1 in olive green. 10 lithos printed in one to three colours. The text is by Rigby Graham. Some offsetting from the coloured lithos but far less so than usually encountered due to the presence of some loosely laid in tissue guards. Two small brown marks confined to the blank outer top and fore edge of one page. A very handsome production from Trevor Hickman at Brewhouse, and one of Rigby Graham's scarcest titles. The book is protected in a loose Mylar… Read More
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Tolkien : Maker of Middle-Earth : The Collector's Limited Edition
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Imet’ i ne imet’: [To have and have not].

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The translator Evgenia Kalashnikova had translated Hemingway's Farewell to Arms in 1936. She went on to translate Thackeray, Bernard Shaw, Dickens, Scott Fitzgerald, C. S. Lewis, Theodore Dreiser, John Steinbeck and many others into Russian.
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Les Antiquitez histoires et choses plus remarquables de la ville D'Amiens.
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Relatorio e contas das Casas d'Asylo da primeira infancia desvalida no anno de 1845.
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The sole UK printing published by Brewhouse, Wymondham in 1970. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. One of only 30 copies produced which were for private distribution only and not for sale. Signed to the colophon by both Rigby Graham and Trevor Hickman as issued. Original morocco spine with gilt titling, green cloth boards with a linocut printed in black on the front. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Profusely illustrated throughout by Rigby Graham. Striking lithographed endpapers printed in two colours. 30 lithos : 29 printed in black and 1 in olive green. 10 lithos printed in one to three colours. The text is by Rigby Graham. Some offsetting from the coloured lithos but far less so than usually encountered due to the presence of some loosely laid in tissue guards. Two small brown marks confined to the blank outer top and fore edge of one page. A very handsome production from Trevor Hickman at Brewhouse, and one of Rigby Graham's scarcest titles. The book is protected in a loose Mylar… Read More
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Tolkien : Maker of Middle-Earth : The Collector's Limited Edition
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Imet’ i ne imet’: [To have and have not].

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First edition in Russian of To have and have not (1937), with an introduction by the Soviet critic Ivan Anisimov. Hemingway's first appearance in Russian was Death in the Afternoon in 1934, when he was praised in the Soviet Union as an active anti-Fascist, and he soon became a favourite foreign author of both the intellectuals and the masses.
The translator Evgenia Kalashnikova had translated Hemingway's Farewell to Arms in 1936. She went on to translate Thackeray, Bernard Shaw, Dickens, Scott Fitzgerald, C. S. Lewis, Theodore Dreiser, John Steinbeck and many others into Russian.
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Les Antiquitez histoires et choses plus remarquables de la ville D'Amiens.
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Significance of Pliocene Stratigraphic Paleontology, Gulf Coast (p. 503) AND Megafaunal Facies, Estuary to Shelf Edge, Surrounding the Gulf of Mexico (p. 503) AND Diagenetic Patterns in Subsurface Bahaman Rocks, San Salvador Island (p. 504) (FROM: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, Vol. XIX, 1969).

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Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies., 1969. Journal. Very Good. No Binding. ORIGINAL Abstracts, disbound from GCAGS Transactions volume; no covers; in very good condition..
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Snakes of the World: Their Ways and Means of Living
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Snakes of the World: Their Ways and Means of Living

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The Wasteland
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The Wasteland

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Snakes of the World: Their Ways and Means of Living
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Snakes of the World: Their Ways and Means of Living

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Snakes: Natural History, Second Edition
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Snakes: Natural History, Second Edition

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Yogababy : Exercises to Help You Bond With Your Baby Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually
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Yogababy : Exercises to Help You Bond With Your Baby Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually

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Revised Elementary French Grammar

Revised Elementary French Grammar

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Revised Elementary French Grammar

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A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia...

A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia da exposição.

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The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.

The Butterflies’ Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.

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Special Offers Entomology . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994. pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £20.00. A fascinating book describing the author’s experiences of studying butterflies in the UK. All native British Butterflies are mentioned at some point in the text, which is handsomely supported by 8 watercolour plates by Mandy Shepherd.
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In Search of Nature.

In Search of Nature.

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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000. pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £27.00. The distinguished naturalist, Derek Ratcliffe, passed away in 2005 aged 75. Born in 1929, this book tells the tale of his life from boyhood, when his interest in birds, butterflies, moths and dragonflies started to develop, through to the period in his life before 1970. Ratcliffe took the opportunity presented by writing this book of paying tribute to some of the people who helped him along the way and became lifelong friends.
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Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Orchard Trust. 2018. pp.vi, 50 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.

A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.

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Pequena., 2017. 1st. Ed.. pp.xxii, 234 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A new softback. This is the first book to describe comprehensively the history of whaling in Brazil, starting with traditional whaling as a Portuguese crown monopoly and culminating with the introduction of modern ships, equipped with harpoon guns in the twentieth century - an initiative led by a British company (Duder and Brother) in Brazil.
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Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.

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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Hartpury Heritage Trust. 2013. pp.xiv, 214 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling...

Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling in the Antarctic.

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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Pequena. 2006. pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.
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Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.

Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.

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Pequena., 2009. 1st. Ed.. pp.303 with many photographs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, (born on the Falkland Islands in 1884) the eighth child of immigrant Scottish parents. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to becoming the first Antarctic Magistrate.
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the...
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the Southern Ocean encompassing the Southern Whaling & Sealing Company, The Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company and their associated enterprises at South Georgia, the Antarctic peninsula, the South Indian Ocean and South Africa.

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Pequena., 2020. 1st. Ed.. pp.xx, 380 with b/w. photographs and illustrations throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Print run of just 400 copies. Signed by author. There have been very few attempts to document British involvement in the whaling and sealing industry. This book describes, in detail, some of the major companies that undertook this trade and the profound effect this had on the whale and seal populations in the southern hemisphere.
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim...
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim da Sociedade de Estudos de Moçambique. Ano XXIX, N.º 125, Novembro a Dezembro.

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Lourenço Marques, [from rear cover] Composto e Impresso na Sociedade de Estudos, 1960.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, original pale blue printed wrappers (browned, short tear on spine). Illustrations, maps and tables in text. Some light dampstains. In good condition. Old faint circular stamp on front cover. (2 ll.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 9, (2) pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 8 pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 15 pp., errata slip, (1 l.), 4 pp., (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., 2 folding tables, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 10 pp., (1 ll. plates, printed on both sides, 1 blank l., 1 l.), 7 pp., (8 pp. illustrations, 1 blank p., 1 l.), 13 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., (1 l.), 11 pp. including 3 full-page illustrations, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 24 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 5 pp., (1 l. with bibliography, 2 ll. plates, 1 l.), 17 pp., (1 l.), 14 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The volume contains four brief… Read More
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