The Land of the Blue Poppy - Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet by Ward, F. Kingdon - 1913

Warrington: Printed by W. Eyres, 1774. Early Printing. Full Calf. Near Fine+. First Quarto Edition (third overall, with considerable additions and corrections and a new appendix), extra-Illustrated, with engraved title page and 39 full-page copper plates (many folding), only 21 of which are enumerated in the list of plates. (According to Powell, "All the plates of the preceding editions were suppressed and a new set, twenty-one in number, substituted," drawn by Moses Griffith.) 4to (228 x 172mm): xiii, [1], 388, [2]pp; without final advertisement leaf for Benjamin White present in some copies. One of two quarto editions with slightly differing paginations published by Eyres in 1774. Period calf, skillfully rebacked, spine in six compartments between gilt-ruled raised bands, title gilt direct to second compartment. End papers renewed, offsetting from plates, the odd spot or grubby mark, else tightly bound and clean and bright throughout, an excellent wide-margined copy. ESTC Citation No. T113910. Cox… Read More

London: The Linnean Society of London / Taylor and Francis, 1875. First Edition, Thus . Half Leather - Hardbound. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to. 190 pages, plus 136 plates. Half bound with leather over spines and corners, and dark green pebbled cloth over boards. Raised spine bands with gilt lettering on leather spine labels. Scattered foxing, mostly light but affecting a few of the plates. The leaves making up the last quarter of this volume show some waviness.

Esteemed buyers, please read the description carefully, topics of the respectful books are under the titles:
** SZABÓ JÓZSEF, AZ IVÓVÍZ KÉRDÉSE BUDAPESTEN. HÁROM ELŐADÁS. & DR SZABÓ JÓZSEF, ÉSZAK-AMERIKAI ÚTAM VONALA, TERMÉSZETI, ETNOGRAFIAI ÉS KULTURAI VISZONYOK. KÉT ELŐADÁS. & ÖRLEY LÁSZLÓ, AZ ÁLLATOK SZINÉRŐL. EGY ELŐADÁS. &GOTHARD JENŐ, AZ UJBBKORI CSILLAGÁSZAT MODSZEREI ÉS MEGFIGYELÉS-MÓDJAI. KÉT ELŐADÁS. &KONKOLY MIKLÓS, AZ ÉGITESTEK FIZIKAI ALKOTÁSÁRÓL. EGY ELŐADÁS. &DR LAUFENAUER KÁROLY, AZ IDEGESSEGRŐL. EGY ELŐADÁS. &RÓZSAHEGYI ALADÁR, A BAKTÉRIUMOKRÓL. EGY ELŐADÁS. In Hungarian language.
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A collection of seven science presentations in Hungarian language, presenting works in various fields of science. The seven works are about: 1. The question of drinking water in Budapest 2. Journey through North America 3. Animals colors 4. New age of astronomy and methods of observations 5. Creation of celestial bodies. 7. Germs
Condition: Foxing on… Read More

1803 ENGLISH TRAVEL BOOK A RAMBLE THROUGH SWITZERLAND IN THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 1802. by WILLIAM JAMES MAC NEVIN (1763-1841)***
Occasional stains from page 1 to 56, a few dog ears, signs of paper aging, some creases, otherwise, a nice copy. Signature to title: ?.."Gibbon"
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Provenance: from the library of Irish poet William Monk Gibbon. Very rare travel account. For other details and condition see the scans.
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George Routledge & Sons Ltd., London, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 229pp. Red smooth-weave cloth lettered in gold at the spine. The backstrip faded and with a touch of much lighter uneven fading to the margins of the rear board and a small area of light soiling to the base of the upper board. Top edge dust soiled and with a touch of spotting, also to the fore edge and, very lightly, to half a dozen preliminary leaves. A very good copy. No dust wrapper. The author's first book, a splendid travelogue with the increasingly relevant closing lines: "The world seemed larger now than it had done in 1909. Private school, public school, university; intermittent trips abroad, intermittent Wiltshire; and last of all this tour, had all intervened. Leaning forward to warm my hands over the logs, I experienced a new price of race: the pride of being, as well as English, European"..

London: John and Arthur Arch, 1823. Hardcover. Very Good +. "Published for the Author, by John and Arthur Arch, . . . R. Triphook, . . . and J. Major . . . ." [8], 15, [1] p., 53 leaves of plates (1 leaf with copper-engraved dedication to Lavinia Countess Spencer signed Hewitt, 52 leaves of mounted plates, numbered 1-60, drawn and engraved by G.R. Lewis); 29 cm. Contemporary half red morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between gilt-rules and raised bands with gilt-tooled decoration. Black morocco spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Lewis's Etchings. Red morocco label on front board with double gilt-ruled border, gilt corner rosettes, and title "Etchings of the Physiognomy, Manners, & Character, of the People of France & Germany." All page edges marbled to match boards and endpapers. Remains of a small circular label on front fixed endpaper reading "Abbey" along lower edge. The plates were issued… Read More

1848 1ed Wreck of the Glide Fiji & Wallis Islands Native Shipwrecks Dix Oliver

James Oliver's wrote a captivating account of his experiences of the impending disaster on the ship 'The Glide' in his book 'Wreck of the Glide'. The ship struck a reef on March 21, 1831, and dragged its anchor for 8 miles until it finally wrecked on the Fijian Island Vanua Levu. This book includes descriptions of life and manners at the Fiji Islands and their peoples.

This first edition of 'Wreck of the Glide' includes recollections of the Fijiis and Wallis Island and is expounded upon by Dix. Features an account of life and manners at the Fiji Islands.
Item number: #5828
Price: $499
OLIVER, James
Wreck of the Glide, with recollections of the Fijiis, and of Wallis Island.
New York And London, Wiley & Putnam, 1848. First Edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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14, 203, [2]
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Language: English
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Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
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Size: ~7in X 4.5in (18cm x 12cm)

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1757 Voyages South America Jacques Cartier Pizzaro PERU Caribbean MAPS Prevost
The 'General History of Voyages'
by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of expeditions and world exploration printed in Europe during the 18th-century.

This 49th volume covers descriptions of voyages in South America with heavy emphasis on Pizzaro, Jacques Cartier, and Jean Verazzani.
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Serrano:
o Repopulating the Caribbean islands
o Settlements of Barthelemi de Las Casas
o Cumana Coast and the local tribes in Cumana
o In Toledo, Belize
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Discovery and descriptions of the Strait of Magellan
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Jean Verazzani
o Voyage and discoveries in North America
Description and interactions with Native Indian tribes
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Voyages of Jacques Cartier in 1534 to 1540
o Detailed descriptions of crewmen with scurvy
o Local tribal remedies and healing practices
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Pizzaro
o Voyages from Panama and Peru
o Settlements on Isle of Gorgone, Isle of St… Read More

1795 1ed Japanese Journey to the East Samurai Voyages STRANGE Stories Togoku

A rare, 18th century Japanese woodblock print of "Collection of Strange Stories: Journey to the East" written by Tachibana Nankei, a doctor and author in the late Edo period. "Journey to the East" is a travelogue that tells of strange stories, rare things, scenic spots, historic sites, people, and more in various places the author traveled to for medical training specifically Togoku (the area east of Kyoto).

This rare 1795, record is written in a column woodblock print format with furigana for easier reading with illustrations of samurai, scenery, commoners, nature, and more!
Item number: 16817
Price: $599
Tachibana Nankei

Collection of Strange Stories: Journey to the East (Shokoku Kidan Toyuki) 東遊記 (とうゆうき)
Ōsaka: Kansei 7 [1795].

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes bound in 2
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References:
o Iwanami, Kokusho So Mokuroku 47723
o Waseda University # 05 01347… Read More

1873 1ed David Livingstone Lost & Found AFRICA Missionary Voyages Tyler Stanley

"If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all."
― David Livingstone

David Livingstone was a Scottish medical missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late-19th-century in the Victorian era. Author Josiah Tyler published an important account of Livingstone and Henry Stanley in Africa entitled "Livingstone Lost and Found". In this book, Tyler provides a complete account of Africa, the local tribes and people, local customs, missionary voyages, diamond and gold mining, and much more.
Item number: #16105
Price: $499
TYLER, Josiah
Livingstone lost and found; or, Africa and its explorers ... With a comprehensive biographical sketch of Dr. David Livingstone ... and a most interesting account of his discovery by the American expedition, in command of… Read More