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REPORT ON THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION TO THE NORTHERN WATERS AND ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO OF THE D.G.S. "ARCTIC" IN 1910. Under Command of J.E. Bernier by Bernier, Joseph Elzear

by Bernier, Joseph Elzear

REPORT ON THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION TO THE NORTHERN WATERS AND ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO OF THE D.G.S. "ARCTIC" IN 1910. Under Command of J.E. Bernier by Bernier, Joseph Elzear

REPORT ON THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION TO THE NORTHERN WATERS AND ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO OF THE D.G.S. "ARCTIC" IN 1910. Under Command of J.E. Bernier

by Bernier, Joseph Elzear

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[Ottawa, Canada]: [Dept. of Marine and Fisheries, 1911] Pp. [viii], 161, monotone photographic illustrations throughout, 3 folding maps, original gilt stamped green cloth. Covers slightly scuffed, corners a bit bruised, contents very good. Very good, clean, collectible copy. Bernier, 1852-1934, made twelve voyages of exploration to the Arctic islands and "was in no small measure responsible for asserting Canada's claim to the Arctic islands ..." Macmillan DCB.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo.
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  • Keywords Arctic; Eskimos; Hudson Bay;
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The Parsons Collection: Rare Pacific Voyage Books 2 Volumes
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The Parsons Collection: Rare Pacific Voyage Books 2 Volumes

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Hordern House, Sydney, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Books on Books; Australia; Australian History; Antiquarian & Rare. ISBN: 1875567461. ISBN/EAN: 9781875567461. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 13697. . 9781875567461 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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Over Fen and Wold

Over Fen and Wold

by Hissey, James John

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London, England: Macmillan and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition; First Printing. Leather. Green leather w/gilt page edges and gilt to edges of covers, marbled endpapers and blue ribbon bookmark that is detached; Toning to spine and edges of covers, pages very lightly toning; illustrated; 447 pages .
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The Marsh Arabs. (INSCRIBED)
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The Marsh Arabs. (INSCRIBED)

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HarperCollins, London, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Reprint - this copy inscribed by the author on the half-title in a rather shaky hand and dated the year of publication. 8vo. 219pp. Black boards lettered in gold at the spine. Illustrated with three maps and fifty-four photographs by the author. Paperstock a little tanned, else a fine copy in lightly rubbed and fractionally dust marked non-price-clipped dust wrapper. A scarce inscribed re-issue of Thesiger's second book, an account of the eight years the author spent living with the indigenous people of the marshlands of southern Iraq. Sadly, this re-issue omits about half of Thesiger's superb photographs which appeared in the original 1964 edition..
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Stories of Popular Voyages and Travels; with Illustrations.  Containing Abridged Narratives of...
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Stories of Popular Voyages and Travels; with Illustrations. Containing Abridged Narratives of Recent Travels of Some of the Most Popular Writers on South America. With a Preliminary Sketch of the Geography of that Country.

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London: Effingham Wilson, 1829. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 278pp. Half calf marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, 4 full-page lithographs, plus one title page lithograph. Wear to cover and spine, some loss of lettering on spine, cracking to joints and hinges but binding is holding firmly, and text block is tight. Contents are age-toned and have very little foxing, previous owner's names on front endpapers (one dated 1834.) Overall in sound condition. Includes accounts of Basil Hall, Charles Waterton, a Captain Head, and a Mr. Ward.
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My Kenya Days. (SIGNED)
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My Kenya Days. (SIGNED)

by WILFRED THESIGER.

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HarperCollins, London, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). This copy signed by the author on the title page. Small 4to. xiv + 224pp. Navy blue boards lettered in gold at the spine. Illustrated with nearly 150 of the author's monochrome photographs, plus one full-page map. In fine state with very good non-price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly faded at the spine panel and with a touch of further uneven fading to the upper margin of the rear panel. A record of Thesiger's thirty years living and travelling in Kenya..
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Pictorial Oshawa
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Pictorial Oshawa

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Oshawa ON, Self-published, printed by The Alger Press, 1975, oblong hardcover (9" x 10"), unpaginated with approximately 220 pp., Number 1918 of an unspecified Limited First Edition, Signed by the Author 'Best Wishes Thos. Bouckley' on the title page. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine small, faint dampstain to bottom corners of endpapers . Dustjacket unpriced, small edge nicks, a few creases, faint dampstain to interior corners, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 208 reproductions of early photographs of the Oshawa area featuring important structures, events and residents.
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Over Fen and Wold

Over Fen and Wold

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London, England: Macmillan and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition; First Printing. Leather. Green leather w/gilt page edges and gilt to edges of covers, marbled endpapers and blue ribbon bookmark that is detached; Toning to spine and edges of covers, pages very lightly toning; illustrated; 447 pages .
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Corsica in its Picturesque, Social, and Historical Aspects: The record of a tour in the summer of...
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Corsica in its Picturesque, Social, and Historical Aspects: The record of a tour in the summer of 1852. Translated from the German by Russell Martineau, M. A. In Three Parts.

by Gregorovius, Ferdinand

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Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. London. 1855. First English edition. Octavo. 493pp. Half calf, marbled boards. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt rules, leather label. All edges marbled. Neat signature (M.C.E.S. Douglas) to upper edge of first blank. Shelf wear to extremities and boards.

Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891) historian and writer.

Russell Martineau (1831 - 1898), Linguist, translator and librarian of Early Printed Books at the British Museum. The eldest son of James Martineau.

"The entrepot of all the surrounding nations of the continent"
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Impressions of Spain
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Impressions of Spain

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First edition. George Philip and Son; Philip, Son and Nephew. London & Liverpool. 1903. Small quarto. xix, 344, (4)pp. Tissue guarded photo frontispiece portrait tipped in, Folding coloured map, 3 further maps, numerous photo plates and text illustrations. Contemporary half calf, spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt tooling and leather label. Beautifully gilded floral endpapers. All edges gilt. Slight rubbing. A handsome volume.Albert Frederick Calvert (1872-1946) FRGS Mineralogist, Traveller, Author, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabel, and Commander of the Royal Order of Alfonso XII. "His substantial contribution to Hispanism is awaiting reassessment" ODNB.
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1931 Les Merveilles de la France Ernest Granger Wonders of France Monuments Lux

1931 Les Merveilles de la France Ernest Granger Wonders of France Monuments Lux

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Les Merveilles de la France le pays, les monuments, les habitants By Ernest Granger (The Wonders of France – the country it's monuments and inhabitants) - In French language.
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Paris, Hachette, 1931.
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Pp.: 443 pages with illustrations + 17 illustrated plates Size: 31 x 23,4 cm
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South American Journals 1858-1859
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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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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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Panama
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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose

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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
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The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-west Coast of America, in the...
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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

by Bishop, Charles (1765?-1810), edited by Michael Roe

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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,… Read More
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Emin Pasha in Central Africa, being a collection of his letters and journals. Edited and...
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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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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.
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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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The Silence Of The North

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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Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings (1589-1605)
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Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings (1589-1605)

by William Edward David "W E D" Allen (1901-1973) editor

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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… Read More
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Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage, 1741-1747: Volumes I & II: The Voyage of Christopher...
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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… Read More
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Touraine and Its Chateaux

Touraine and Its Chateaux

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London: The Medici Society, 1928. Gilt titles on quarter calf with leather labels to spine, four raised bands and five compartments with small gilt designs on brown calf leather with marbled paper sides. There is just a little light wear to spine and to board edges and a small mark to back. Internally there are marbled endpapers and pages are very clean, tight and unmarked with age darkening to map bound in at rear. Bellegarde printing in France. First published in France in 1926, this luxury edition is the first English one rather than the more common cloth bound. 156 pages and map with coloured extra title page. Illustrated throughout with beautiful sepia tint photographs. Uniform with 'The Picture Guides' series. 3. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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