Description:
London: Printed For John Stockdale & George Goulding, 1789., 1789. 4to. pp. xii, 384, xl. 1 large folding engraved general chart, 5 other folding engraved charts & plans, engraved frontis. portrait & 13 engraved plates. contemporary calf, rebacked (slight staining along folds of 2 maps & to top edge of 2 plates – supplied). First Edition. Nathaniel Portlock and William Dixon, both veterans of Captain Cook’s third voyage to the Pacific in 1776-80, were engaged in 1785 by the King George’s Sound Company, to investigate reports of the lucrative fur trade on the northwest American coast and establish a trade on their behalf. Their major accomplishment, however, was the more detailed exploration and mapping of the coast and improving of Cook’s charts of the region. On the voyage out, visits were made to the Falkland and Hawaiian Islands. The two ships later separated and sailed independently for a major part of the expedition, Portlock exploring northward up along the…
Read More VOYAGES A PEKING, MANILLE ET L’ÎLE DE FRANCE, FAITS DANS LA INTERVALLE DES ANNÉES 1784 Á 1801 by GUIGNES, CHRÉTIEN LOUIS JOSEPH DE - 1808
by GUIGNES, CHRÉTIEN LOUIS JOSEPH DE
VOYAGES A PEKING, MANILLE ET L’ÎLE DE FRANCE, FAITS DANS LA INTERVALLE DES ANNÉES 1784 Á 1801
by GUIGNES, CHRÉTIEN LOUIS JOSEPH DE
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale, 1808. Paris: De l’Imprimerie Impériale, 1808. Four volumes, complete. Three 8vo text volumes in recent calf, spines gilt, red morocco labels, contained in marbled slipcases. Atlas volume in modern quarter-calf and blue cloth boards with early 19th century gilt spine with red morocco labels laid down. Minor scattered spotting. A handsome set of the first edition of this comprehensive account. Atlas volume with 97 engravings on 66 leaves, including large map on two folding sheets, two full page maps and two folding maps. The maps include the region between Peking and Qingdao (Canton), map and plan of Macao, maps of the Philippines and of Manila Bay. The plates illustrate views, architecture of palaces and pagodas, street life, gardens, theater, costume, etc. Text deals with foreign trading companies, industry, canals, ships, roads, painting and sculpture, porcelain, festivals and customs and so on. Guignes, a French orientalist scholar and diplomat, was appointed French resident in China and Consul in Canton in 1784. From 1794-1795, he was interpreter with the Dutch Embassy to Peking, spending a total of seventeen years in China. Cordier 2351- 2352. Hill 2004.. 1st Edition. Calf.. Fine.. Folio and 8vo.
-
Bookseller
Independent bookstores
(US)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Fine.
- Edition 1st Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Imprimerie Imperiale
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1808
- Keywords TRAVEL & EXPLORATION, CHINA
- Size Folio and 8vo
A Voyage Round The World; But More Particularly To The North-West Coast Of America: Performed In 1785, 1786, 1787, And 1788, In The King George And Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock And Dixon…
by PORTLOCK, Nathaniel [1748?-1817]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Item Price
-
NZ$12,753.73
Show Details
Item Price
NZ$12,753.73
THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN CHARDIN INTO PERSIA AND THE EAST-INDIES
by CHARDIN, Sir John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Minor soiling and wear, Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$9,574.88
Show Details
Description:
London: Moses Pitt, 1686. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Minor soiling and wear, Near Fine. Folio (7-3/4" x 12-1/8") bound in later calf leather recently and sympathetically rebacked with a gilt-decorated spine preserving the original morocco spine label; [xviii], 264, 331-417, [9], 154, [6] pages. Complete with the frontispiece portrait of the author, an additional engraved title-page, a folding engraved map of the Black Sea and surrounding countries, and 16 plates, 11 of which are folding, along with a couple of engravings in the text. Published in English and French concurrently in 1686 as Part I of the Travels. Three other volumes, with the general title page VOYAGES DE MONS. LE CHEVALIER CHARDIN were published in Amsterdam in 1711. The last volume, announced by Chardin in his preface to this edition, was never published. THE CORONATION OF SOLYMAN III. THE PRESENT KING OF PERSIA, at the end of this volume, is a translation of Chardin's LE COURONNEMENT DE SOLEIMAN TROISIÈME, first…
Read More Item Price
NZ$9,574.88
More Photos
WINTER SKETCHES IN LAPLAND 1823 together with TRAVELS THROUGH SWEDEN, NORWAY, AND FINMARK, TO THE NORTH CAPE, IN THE SUMMER OF 1820
by Arthur de Capell Brooke
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
NZ$15,971.25
Show Details
Description:
John Murray, London, 1826. First Edition. Marbled boards Quarter bound leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. 1st Edition Association Copy, SIGNED BY AUTHOR: WINTER SKETCHES IN LAPLAND Or Illustrations of a journey from Alten on the shores of the Polar Sea in 69 degrees 55 minutes North Lat. through Norwegian, Russian and Swedish Lapland to Tornea at the extremity of the Gulf of Bothnia. Intended to exhibit a complete view of the mode of travelling with Rein Deer, the most striking incidents that occurred during the journey, and the general character of the winter scenery of Lapland. 2nd Title page in French. "With Capt Brookes comps" written is his own hand on title page and a SIGNED letter from Arthur de Capell Brooke to Barry tipped onto verso of front cover. Bookplate of Arthur Hugh Smith Barry, Marbury Hall tipped onto verso front cover. A set of 24 tinted lithographs, believed to be printed on China paper. The sketches are by Brooke drawn on stone by…
Read More Item Price
NZ$15,971.25
More Photos
MIR'AT AL HARAMAIN (VIEW OF THE TOW HOLY SANCTUARIES ) FINE COMPLETE SET IN FIVE VOLUMES
by EYUP SABRI PASHA (THE OTTOMAN ADMIRAL AYYUB SABRY) D. 1308 AH., 1890 AD.
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Item Price
-
NZ$14,468.70
Show Details
Description:
Istanbul: Matbaa-i Bahriye (the Navy press), 1883 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ENCYCLOPAEDIA IN THE OTTOMAN TURKISH ABOUT THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AND THE TOW HOLY SANCTUARIES IN HEDJAZ BY THE WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR WHO WAS EMPLOYED IN THE OTTOMAN ARMY IN HEJAZ IN C. 1865 AND THEN BECAME AN ADMIRAL IN THE OTTOMAN NAVY. EYUP SABRI PASHA WAS BORN IN TASALYA (THESSALIA) IN THE 19th C. AND DIED IN ISTANBUL IN 1890. HE IS BETTER KNOWN WITH HIS DESCRIPTIVE BOOKS ABOUT MECCA, MEDINA, THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AND THE WAHHABY ACTIVITIES BESIDE HIS RELIGIOUS BOOKS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE OFFICIAL ISSUES OF THE HEJAZ BECAUSE OF HIS BEING ACQUAINTED ON THE OFFICIAL CORREPONDENCE BETWEEN THE VILAYET OF HEJAZ AND THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY IN ISTANBUL Five parts in five volumes. (Part 1) Mir'at Mecca in tow volumes. Vol. 1, (44), Index, pages 1 to 640 with lithographic plates of which tow are in colours on double pages and one gilted. Vol. 2, (p. 45 to 58), index, pages…
Read More Item Price
NZ$14,468.70
More Photos
A Voyage of Discovery Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay and Inquiring Into the Plausibility of a North-West Passage
by Ross, John
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
- Item Price
-
NZ$9,285.68
Show Details
Description:
London: John Murray, 1819. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. 4to. 4to. Contemporary calf binding with rebacked spine and raised bands. xxxix [1] tipped in errata slip, 252 p.p., cxliv. 15 colour plates [4 folding], 9 engravings [2 folding], 4 tables [2 folding] and 3 folding charts including frontispiece. Light scratches to front and rear board with rubbing to extremities, but otherwise in fine condition. Sir John Ross (1777-1856) was a member of the Royal Navy, British naval officer and explorer who was selected to lead an arctic expedition through David Strait and Baffin Bay in search of a Northwest passage. He commanded the ship Isabella, while William Edward Parry was in command of their second ship, Alexander. Captain Edward Sabine was chosen by the Royal Society to make scientific observations. Also onboard was Ross' nephew, James Clark Ross. During the expedition he met with several Inuit tribes which he records. Unfortunately, Ross made several critical errors, among them his false claim of…
Read More Item Price
NZ$9,285.68
More Photos
SIYAHATY FI BILAD AL HIND AL INGILIZIYYA WA KASHMEER SANAT 1914 (MY JOURNEY IN THE BRITISH INDIA AND KASHMIR IN 1914) COMPLETE SET IN TOW PARTS, PRESENTED AND SIGNED COPY IN IT'S ORIGINAL COVERS
by PRINCE YUSUF KAMAL (YOUSSUF KEMAL)
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Item Price
-
NZ$10,723.86
Show Details
Description:
Cairo: al- Ma'arif press, 1920 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. VERY RARE IN IT'S ORIGINAL COVERS, PRESENTED AND SIGNED IN FRENCH BY THE AUTHOR (Le 20 Oct. 1920). TOW PARTS IN ONE VOLUME, ARABIC TEXT 272, 142 P ON FINE HEAVY WITE PAPER, WITH MANY PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS. THE FIRST PART IS ABOUT THE AUTHOR'S TRAVEL IN THE BRITISH INDIA AND KASHMEER IN 1914, AND THE SECOND ABOUT HIS TRAVEL IN THE WESTERN TIBET AND KASHMEER IN 1915. YUSUF KAMAL WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY IN EGYPT AND A WELL KNOWN ART AND MAPS COLLECTOR, ALSO WAS AN AUTHOR WHO WROTE AND TRANSLATED SOME GEOGRAPHICAL WARKS. For other work by Yusuf Kemal see inventory no. 000493..
Item Price
NZ$10,723.86
More Photos
MIR'AT AL HARAMAIN (VIEW OF THE TOW HOLY SANCTUARIES ) , 3 PARTS IN 4 VOLUMES COMPLETE SET
by EYUP SABRI PASHA (THE OTTOMAN ADMIRAL AYYUB SABRY) D. 1308 AH., 1890 AD.
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Item Price
-
NZ$11,915.40
Show Details
Description:
Istanbul: Matbaa-i Bahriye (the Navy press), 1883 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ENCYCLOPAEDIA IN THE OTTOMAN TURKISH ABOUT THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AND THE TOW HOLY SANCTUARIES IN HEDJAZ BY THE WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR WHO WAS EMPLOYED IN THE OTTOMAN ARMY IN HEJAZ IN C. 1865 AND THEN BECAME AN ADMIRAL IN THE OTTOMAN NAVY. EYUP SABRI PASHA WAS BORN IN TASALYA (THESSALIA) IN THE 19th C. AND DIED IN ISTANBUL IN 1890. HE IS BETTER KNOWN WITH HIS DESCRIPTIVE BOOKS ABOUT MECCA, MEDINA, THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AND THE WAHHABY ACTIVITIES BESIDE HIS RELIGIOUS BOOKS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE OFFICIAL ISSUES OF THE HEJAZ BECAUSE OF HIS BEING ACQUAINTED ON THE OFFICIAL CORREPONDENCE BETWEEN THE VILAYET OF HEJAZ AND THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY IN ISTANBUL. (PART 1) MIR'AT MECCA, TOW SECTIONS IN ONE VOLUME. (22), INDEX, 1175 P WITH SEVERAL LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES OF WHICH TOW ARE IN COLOURS. CONTEMPORARY FULL LEATHER OTTOMAN BINDING WITH FLAP. (PART 2) MIR'AT AL MEDINA, TOW…
Read More Item Price
NZ$11,915.40
More Photos
Bi al Safina Naz perur hawl al qarrah al Ifriqiyya (In the ship Naz perur around Africa)
by Prence Yusuf Kamal (Youssuf Kemal)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Item Price
-
NZ$10,213.20
Show Details
Description:
Cairo: Dar ul Kutub al- Misriyya, 1928 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very rare limited edition to 500 copies. Arabic text 424 p include many photographic illustrations inside the text. The first part is about the Somalian territories and the British Kenya. The second part is about the Belgic Kongo, the British Tenjaniqa, the Portuguese Angola, Victoria waterfalls, colony of the Cap, the Canary Islands and the Island of Malta. The third part is about Victoria waterfalls, Rodezia (?), Kalahary desert, Territory of the Cap, Madera archipel, Island of Malta and Marmariqa(?). Contemporary binding. YUSUF KAMAL WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY IN EGYPT AND A WELL KNOWN ART AND MAPS COLLECTOR, ALSO WAS AN AUTHOR WHO WROTE AND TRANSLATED SOME GEOGRAPHICAL WARKS. For other work by Yusuf Kemal see inventory no. 000454.
Item Price
NZ$10,213.20
More Photos
A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and round the world; in which the coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed: undertaken by his Majesty’s command, principally with a view to ascertain the existence of any navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans ; and performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, in the discovery sloop of war, and armed tender Chatham, under the command of Captain George Vancouver.
by George Vancouver (1757-1798)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$9,362.10
Show Details
Description:
Captain George Vancouver explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the American states of Alaska, Washington, and Oregon, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.6 Volumes. 28+[33]-410 pages with 2 folding copper-engraved charts and one foldout plate; [2]+418 pages with four folding plates, lacking the plates which should face pages 77 and 134; [2]+435 pages with one folding plate; [2]+417 pages with three folding plates;[2]+454 pages with three folding plates; [2]+412+[2 ad] pages with three folding plates. Folding plates are copper-engraved; engraved by Landseer and others after W. Alexander, most from sketches made "on the spot" by Sykes, Heddington and others. Octavos (8 1/4 x 5") bound period tree calf with spines tooled in gilt, morocco lettering pieces. (Cowan p.654-5; Forbes 335; Hill, Pacific Voyages, pp.304; Howes V23; Sabin 98441; Streeter Sale 3497) First octavo edition. First published in 1798. George…
Read More Item Price
NZ$9,362.10
More Photos
The Microcosm of London; or London in Miniature
by Ackermann, Rudolph
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Middletown, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$16,170.90
Show Details
Description:
London, 1810. First Edition. Near Fine. Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin. In three volumes with 104 brilliantly-colored acquaint plates. Large 4to; 13 x 10 7/16 in. (330 x 267mm). Illustrated woodcut titles, half-titles, and engraved dedication page to the Prince of Wales in each volume, as well as a list of illustrations for binder plate positioning.Vol. 1 [4], iv, [2], 231; Vol. 2 [6], vi, 239; Vol. 3 [4], iv, 280, [6] index and errata. All visible watermarks are J.Watham between 1806 and 1808; offsetting from plates as usual and foxing on dedication page; several text quires toned. Full period diced Russia binding, elaborately gilt, by Baker -binder's ticket tipped in to front free endpaper; gilt titles and decorations on spines; gilt rules and tooling on edges; marbled endpapers and all edges marbled. From the Collection of Victor Niederhoffer. [Abbey Scenery 212; Tooley 7; Prideaux pp. 121 - 124; Bobins 606 & 828; Colas 2054]. Tooley points as follows: First state of Dedication and…
Read More Item Price
NZ$16,170.90
More Photos
South American Journals 1858-1859
by Peabody, George Augustus
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$42.56
Show Details
Description:
Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.
Item Price
NZ$42.56
More Photos
A Holiday in Italy
by Lucy Andersen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Item Price
-
NZ$37.39
Show Details
Description:
Walter Scott, London, 1889 revised edition, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 79 pages, 5" x 7.5", waterstain on front board, otherwise clean and tight, inscribed by author on ffep.
Item Price
NZ$37.39
More Photos
The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-west Coast of America, in the Pacific and in New South Wal
by Bishop, Charles (1765?-1810), edited by Michael Roe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good to fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good to fine
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$42.56
Show Details
Description:
lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,…
Read More Item Price
NZ$42.56
The Silence Of The North
by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$85.11NZ$51.07Save NZ$20.00!
Show Details
Description:
By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
Item Price
NZ$85.11NZ$51.07
Save NZ$20.00
!
More Photos
Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
by David Read Barker
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781457516184 / 1457516187
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$68.00
Show Details
Description:
Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.
Item Price
NZ$68.00
More Photos
Emin Pasha in Central Africa, being a collection of his letters and journals. Edited and annotated by Professor G. Schweinfurth, Professor F. Ratzel, Dr. R.W. Felkin, and Dr. G. Hartlaub.
by EMIN. PASHA
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First American
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oak Park, Illinois, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$34.04
Show Details
Description:
547 pages. Black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine. Spine detatched on one side. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from (a UK dealer). Additional photos available.
Item Price
NZ$34.04
TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND
by WILSON, WILLIAM RAE
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
- Item Price
-
NZ$74.78NZ$59.83Save NZ$12.00!
Show Details
Description:
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii]ix-xii [1]2-544. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown half-leather over marbled boards, title in gilt within a red title piece. The first edition of the author's first book. William Wilson (1772-1849) inherited a substantial sum from an uncle, and decided to indulge his passion for travel. He travelled throughout Europe and The Middle East and wrote a series of books. This was his first, and it was the most popular, going through several editions. This is a good copy as all plates, including the frontispiece, have been excised. The boards show moderate wear, heavier at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracked. The text block is mainly clean with a few marks of unknown origin.
Item Price
NZ$74.78NZ$59.83
Save NZ$12.00
!
More Photos
BRNSTN BRS GO TO CAMP (First Time Books)
by Berenstain, Stan and Jan
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Included
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780394951317 / 039495131X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$102.13NZ$61.28Save NZ$24.00!
Show Details
Description:
Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.
Item Price
NZ$102.13NZ$61.28
Save NZ$24.00
!
More Photos
A Naturalist in the Guianas
by Andre, Eugene
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First English edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
NZ$26.62
Show Details
Description:
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1904. First English edition thus. Octavo, pp xii, 310, illustrated (including two chromolithographs by Keulemans), a rather poor copy, lacking the folding map, an ex-Boots library copy in red library cloth, a bit used and weak internally with cracked hinges (through front and rear hinges tight and strong), some plates a little frayed, a small stamp on the front endpaper and a library label on the rear, the cloth rather worn, marked on the upper cover, the spine torn. A useful working copy. [Andre was an explorer and collector of natural history specimens . He wrote a glossary of common and scientific names of plants and animals and put together a collection of 1800 bird skins which are held at Tring. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Zoological Society. He travelled largely in Venezuala and Columbia and introduced the Anthurium plant to Trinidad & Tobago, 1915.]. Signed by Author. First English edition. Cloth. Fair.
Item Price
NZ$26.62
More Photos
Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose
by Willis J. Abbot
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$173.62NZ$86.81Save NZ$51.00!
Show Details
Description:
This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama
Item Price
NZ$173.62NZ$86.81
Save NZ$51.00
!