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Smith, Elder & Co. London.,1913. SECOND EDITION. Two large 8vo volumes. Fully illustrated with photogravure frontispieces, 6 original sketches in photogravure by Dr. Wilson,18 coloured plates (16 from drawings by Dr. Wilson), 260 full page and smaller illustrations,from photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting, and other members of the expedition, panoramas and maps. A very good copy. Publishers blue cloth with gilt lettered to front boards and spines. Top edges gilt. A few faint streaks to the spine of volume one and couple of small abrasions to outer edges of the front board on volume two but overall a very good bright set.:
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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION. Volume 1. Being the journals of Captain Scott.-- Volume 2.Being the reports of the journeys & the scientific work undertaken by Dr.E.A.Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition.Arranged by Leonard Huxley.With a preface
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The Murray River. Being a Journal of the Voyage of the 'Lady Augusta' Steamer from the Goolwa, in South Australia to Gannewarra, above Swan Hill, Victoria, a Distance from the Sea Mouth of 1400 Miles
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Adelaide: W.C. Cox, Printer, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide, W.C. Cox, Printer, 1853. Octavo, 46 pages. Relatively recent quarter morocco and buckram (by the Law Bindery, Melbourne); title leaf a little foxed, with minimal light scattered foxing to a few other leaves; an excellent copy with most interesting provenance (see below). The author, Clerk of the Executive Council of South Australia, was on board the vessel; this is his account of the first successful navigation of the Murray as far as Swan Hill by Captain Francis Cadell. Fellow-passenger James Allen also published his version of events. Captain William Randell and his paddle-steamer 'Mary Ann' left Goolwa at the Murray mouth ahead of Cadell and travelled much farther up the Murray, but Cadell overtook him en route and reached Swan Hill first. However, both men deservedly earned the bonus of 2000 pounds offered by the South Australian Government 'for each of the first two steamers to travel up the Murray as far as the…
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A comprehensive collection of Parliamentary Papers pertaining to the explorations in South Australia of Benjamin Herschel Babbage (1815-1878)
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Tracks of McKinlay and Party across Australia. Edited from Mr Davis's Manuscript Journal; with an Introductory View of the Recent Australian Explorations of McDouall Stuart, Burke and Wills, Landsborough, etc., by William Westgarth
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THE POSSIBILITY OF REACHING THE NORTH POLE ASSERTED . A NEW EDITION WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING PAPERS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, AND ON A NORTHWEST PASSAGE BY COLONEL BEAUFOY
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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION. Volume 1. Being the journals of Captain Scott.-- Volume 2.Being the reports of the journeys & the scientific work undertaken by Dr.E.A.Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition.Arranged by Leonard Huxley.With a preface
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Smith, Elder & Co. London.,1913. SECOND EDITION. Two large 8vo volumes. Fully illustrated with photogravure frontispieces, 6 original sketches in photogravure by Dr. Wilson,18 coloured plates (16 from drawings by Dr. Wilson), 260 full page and smaller illustrations,from photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting, and other members of the expedition, panoramas and maps. A very good copy. Publishers blue cloth with gilt lettered to front boards and spines. Top edges gilt. A few faint streaks to the spine of volume one and couple of small abrasions to outer edges of the front board on volume two but overall a very good bright set.:
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The Murray River. Being a Journal of the Voyage of the 'Lady Augusta' Steamer from the Goolwa, in South Australia to Gannewarra, above Swan Hill, Victoria, a Distance from the Sea Mouth of 1400 Miles
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Adelaide: W.C. Cox, Printer, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide, W.C. Cox, Printer, 1853. Octavo, 46 pages. Relatively recent quarter morocco and buckram (by the Law Bindery, Melbourne); title leaf a little foxed, with minimal light scattered foxing to a few other leaves; an excellent copy with most interesting provenance (see below). The author, Clerk of the Executive Council of South Australia, was on board the vessel; this is his account of the first successful navigation of the Murray as far as Swan Hill by Captain Francis Cadell. Fellow-passenger James Allen also published his version of events. Captain William Randell and his paddle-steamer 'Mary Ann' left Goolwa at the Murray mouth ahead of Cadell and travelled much farther up the Murray, but Cadell overtook him en route and reached Swan Hill first. However, both men deservedly earned the bonus of 2000 pounds offered by the South Australian Government 'for each of the first two steamers to travel up the Murray as far as the…
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A comprehensive collection of Parliamentary Papers pertaining to the explorations in South Australia of Benjamin Herschel Babbage (1815-1878)
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Tracks of McKinlay and Party across Australia. Edited from Mr Davis's Manuscript Journal; with an Introductory View of the Recent Australian Explorations of McDouall Stuart, Burke and Wills, Landsborough, etc., by William Westgarth
by [Burke and Wills Expedition]. DAVIS, John
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Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 1996. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide, Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 1996 (facsimile edition)/ 1863. Octavo, [vi], xvi, 408 pages plus 15 plates and a large folding map. Quarter leather and cloth, lettered in gilt and stamped in blind; a fine copy. 'John Davis was a member of the South Australian relief expedition, led by John McKinlay, to search for Burke and Wills. The expedition travelled to Cooper Creek and north almost to the Gulf of Carpentaria ... [They then] made for Port Denison (Bowen), some 960km away in Queensland.' Australiana Facsimile Editions Number 211. This is number 96 of only 99 numbered copies of the deluxe issue, from a total edition of 600 copies. The four-page introduction by Valmai Hankel is new to this edition.
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THE POSSIBILITY OF REACHING THE NORTH POLE ASSERTED . A NEW EDITION WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING PAPERS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, AND ON A NORTHWEST PASSAGE BY COLONEL BEAUFOY
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New York: Eastburn & Co. Good+. 1818. New Edition. Hardcover. First printed in 1775 and 1776 as Probability of Reaching the North Pole Discussed, this edition of Daines Barringtons work includes the Appendix by physicist Mark Beaufoy. Later nineteeth century 3/4 leather over speckled paper cover boards. Spine with raised bands and gilt . (xiii) 14 to 187pp. Top edge gilt. Interior of text is tight and intact. Light to moderate foxing. Last 4 pages have a damp stain on bottom corner. Illustrated with map of the North Pole frontispiece and pictorial title page. Polar, Arctic; Fold out Map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 187 pages .
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Burma
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AVA Publishing House, Bangkok, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, five appendices, index and map. The text is illustrated with reproductions of sepia toned photographs and the occasional sepia toned illustration. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with gilt and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This book was first published in 1901. One of the first books published for the western reader that detailed daily life in Burma of nearly 100 years ago. A little rubbing to the book corners and back strip edges. Previous owner's Chop to the lower right hand corner of the free front endpaper. A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and pages. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [5], VI - XII, [1], 2 - 237, [3] pages,. Please refer to…
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Bangkok.: Ava Publishing House.. [Reprint].. (circa1996).. Black and white photographic illustrations throughout, xii + 237pp, 27 x 20cm, appendices, samples of notated music, maps and index. From the library of Dr Andrew Selth with his name and chop on front free endpaper, some minor soiling dustjacket. A very good clean copy. The nine chapters in this volume look at many aspects of Burmese life including childhood and adolescence, manhood and occupation, trades and professions, the non Burmese living in Burma including the Shan, Karen, Chin, Chimpaw, Chinese, Indians and Europeans, the politics, festivals and death. Appendices include information of the structure of the Burmese language and Notes on Burmese Music (by P.A. Mariano). First published in London in 1901 this is an attractive reprint with the illustrations clearly reproduced. .
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London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company,. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1901. Hardcover. Hinges cracked, rear board badly spotted, wear on extremities ; Armorial bookplate of Thomas Barbour; gilt decorated brown cloth ; Photo illus; 237 pages .
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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1901. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Poor. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with the spine strip detached at the join with the upper board. Hinges weak throughout with the first blank detached and the last missing. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents complete, clean and tight. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.2kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Hardback. Physically 11¼ x 9 (2.2 kg); (xii) 237pp; Index; 2nd edition, 1st printing, first published 1900. Includes: Tissue-guarded Frontispiece; Black & white photographs (within the text); Black & white plates (under tissue guards); Musical scores; Coloured maps (1); Appendices (5); Top edge gilt; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and…
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London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1900. Brick cloth, gilt spine title, extensive gilt decoration, blind border & framing to cover, blind publisher device to back board, top edge gilt, decorative endpapers / pastedown, tissued frontis, many black & white photo illustrations in the text & some full page & tissued, & two page map in the back; A good copy with interior front hinge cracked, handsome large bookplate inside front cover; 237 pages. . 8.75"X11".
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London, Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, Limited, 1901. Second edition, first impression, of this decoratively bound description of Burmese life, including chapters on childhood, adolescence, adulthood, trades and professions, politics, cultural festivals, and customs. The first edition appeared the previous year. The majority of the photographs are credited to Max Ferrars, a British colonial official and the Director of Public Instruction in Burma, as well as a prominent supporter of the Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade. The rest were taken by his wife Bertha, who died before the work was completed. The Royal Geographical Society has a collection of close to 500 glass negatives by the couple. Of note is the short appendix on Burmese music by P.A. Mariano, which includes five pages of notation and represents one of the first attempts to offer some form of technical analysis. Quarto. Original reddish-brown cloth, spine with title gilt on black ground, elaborate gilt decoration after…
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South American Journals 1858-1859
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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.
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A Holiday in Italy
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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.
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The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-west Coast of America, in the Pacific and in New South Wal
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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,…
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The Silence Of The North
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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.
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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
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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.
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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.
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TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND
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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.
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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.
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Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings (1589-1605)
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2 Volumes: xxxii+368 pages with frontispiece, five folding maps and ten plates; ix+[369]-640 pages with frontispiece, two folding maps, six plates, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 138 and 139. First edition.By the early sixteenth century the loosely knit kingdom of Georgia had disintegrated from the strong monarch of the middle ages to a number of small states and principalities. This internal disunity made the Georgians easy victims of the power politics of the neighboring Ottoman and Safavid empires, and by the end of the century the southward drive of the Russians intensified the struggle for military and diplomatic control over the whole of the Caucasian isthmus. As a result of this struggle seventeen embassies were exchanged between the Russian tsars and the Georgian kins ruling in Kakheti during the years 1564-1605. W E D Allen and Anthony…
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Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage, 1741-1747: Volumes I & II: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742; The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith, 1746-1747.
by Barr, William (1950- ) and Glyndwr Williams (editors)
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2 Volumes: Volume 1 subtitled: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742 xii+333 with 8 maps, 3 illustrations including frontispiece, bibliography and index; Volume 2 subtitled: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746 1747 xv+393 pages with frontispiece, 13 maps, 6 illustrations, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 177 and 181. First edition.The eighteenth century saw a resurgence of hope that a Northwest Passage - that elusive target of European seamen over the centuries - might yet be found. Prompted by the Irish MP Arthur Dobbs, the Admiralty sent the Furnace and Discovery to Hudson Bay in 1741 in search of navigable passage to the Pacific. The expedition was commanded by Christopher Middleton, until his resignation in March 1741 a sea-captain in the service of the Hudson Bay Company. With his actions closely scrutinized by his former…
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