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VOYAGE AUX INDES ORIENTALES ET A LA CHINE, FAIT PAR ORDRE DU ROI, DEPUIS 1774 JUSQU'EN 1781: DANS LEQUEL ON TRAITE DES MOEURS, DE LA RELIGION, DES SCIENCES & DES ARTS DES INDIENS, DES CHINOIS, DES PÉGOUINS, & DES MADÉGASSES ; SUIVI D'OBSERVATIONS SUR LE CAP DE BONNE-ESPÉRANCE, LES ISLES DE FRANCE &C DE BOURBON, LES MALDIVES, CEYLAN, MALACCA, LES PHILIPPINES & LES MOLUQUES, & DE RECHERCHES SUR L'HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE CES PAYS by SONNERAT, M. (Pierre) - 1782

by SONNERAT, M. (Pierre)

VOYAGE AUX INDES ORIENTALES ET A LA CHINE, FAIT PAR ORDRE DU ROI, DEPUIS 1774 JUSQU'EN 1781:  DANS LEQUEL ON TRAITE DES MOEURS, DE LA RELIGION, DES SCIENCES & DES ARTS DES INDIENS, DES CHINOIS, DES PÉGOUINS, & DES MADÉGASSES ; SUIVI D'OBSERVATIONS SUR LE CAP DE BONNE-ESPÉRANCE, LES ISLES DE FRANCE &C DE BOURBON, LES MALDIVES, CEYLAN, MALACCA, LES PHILIPPINES & LES MOLUQUES, & DE RECHERCHES SUR L'HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE CES PAYS by SONNERAT, M. (Pierre) - 1782

VOYAGE AUX INDES ORIENTALES ET A LA CHINE, FAIT PAR ORDRE DU ROI, DEPUIS 1774 JUSQU'EN 1781: DANS LEQUEL ON TRAITE DES MOEURS, DE LA RELIGION, DES SCIENCES & DES ARTS DES INDIENS, DES CHINOIS, DES PÉGOUINS, & DES MADÉGASSES ; SUIVI D'OBSERVATIONS SUR LE CAP DE BONNE-ESPÉRANCE, LES ISLES DE FRANCE &C DE BOURBON, LES MALDIVES, CEYLAN, MALACCA, LES PHILIPPINES & LES MOLUQUES, & DE RECHERCHES SUR L'HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE CES PAYS

by SONNERAT, M. (Pierre)

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Paris: Chez l'Auteur, Froule, Nyon, Barrois, le jeune, 1782. First Edition. Hardcover. Armorial bookplate of W. W. Rockhill on front pastedowns. Scattered light foxing, a few plates and leaves toned. Near Fine. Two quarto (/8" x 10-1/4") volumes bound in contemporary gilt-ruled calf leather sympathetically rebacked preserving the gilt-decorated spines with morocco spine labels;[iii] - [xvi], 317, [1]; [x], v - viii, 298 pages with the list of subscribers bound in volume 2 following the title page, half titles lacking. Illustrated with 140 full-page engravings, including several double page, of native life and natural history engraved by Poisson from drawings by Sonnerat. The author traveled to the Maldives, Ceylon, the Phillipines, China, Burma, Madagascar, the Cape of Good Hope, and elsewhere. A much less desirable octavo edition was published in the same year.

Brunet V, 442: "Pour la beaute des epreuves, cette edition est preferable a celle de 1806"; Cordier, Sinica II, 2102; Hill 1608: a "celebrated classic of natural history exploration and discoveries in the Far East"; Nissen IVB 886; Pritzel 8774; Wood 577; Zimmer 597.
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  • Publisher Chez l'Auteur, Froule, Nyon, Barrois, le jeune
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  • Date Published 1782
  • Keywords Illustrated Books, Natural History, Ornithology, Far East, Plants, Birds, China, India, Maldives, Philippines, Ceylon, 18th Century, Botany
Observations sur la Construction de la Carte de l'Océan Oriental ou Mers de Indes, pour servir...
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[Paris]: Jacques Guerin, 1740. Quarto. (9 5/8 x 7 13/16 inches). 35pp.Contemporary manuscript corrections in text on pp.7, 12, 21, 28, and 30. (Small tear at outer margin of first leaf). Contemporary paper-backed boards Provenance: Earls of Macclesfield (library shelf marks, blind stamps) The rare first edition of Bellin's extensive account of his map of the Indian Ocean. The work includes lengthy separate analyses of the coasts of Africa from the Cape of Good Hope to the Red Sea, Madagascar and other isles in the Indian Ocean, and the coasts and isles of Asia from the Red Sea to China. In addition to these geographic locations, observations made in the regions by various explorers are cited. The cartographer Bellin was employed for more than five decades in the French Hydrographic Service, where he served as the first "Ingénieur hydrographe de la Marine." Commissioned to develop new surveys of the coasts of France and then the known coasts of the world, these were published, respectively, as Le… Read More
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THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN CHARDIN INTO PERSIA AND THE EAST-INDIES

THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN CHARDIN INTO PERSIA AND THE EAST-INDIES

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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
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SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W....

SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT

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London: George Virtue, 1836. First Edition. hardcover. Most plates free from foxing, a few with moderate to heavy foxing. Some rubbing to the leather but bindings solid and rather attractive. Very Good. Two quarto (8-1/4" x 11") volumes bound in plum embossed cloth with polished green calf leather spines and corners, matching morocco spine labels. Illustrated with engraved title pages in each volume, 106 steel-engraved plates after Bartlett, and a folding lithograph map of Switzerland.
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Mir'at al Haramain (Harameyn) aw al rihlat ul Hijaziyya wa l Hajj wa masha'iruhu ad...
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Mir'at al Haramain (Harameyn) aw al rihlat ul Hijaziyya wa l Hajj wa masha'iruhu ad Diniyya (View of the tow holy sanctuaries, or travels in Hejaz and the Hajj and it's religious ceremonies)

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Cairo: Dar ul Kutub al- Misriyya, the National library press, 1925 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Arabic text in 2 volumes set with 365 fine photographic plates, documents (captioned in English), maps and plans (some foldings). (Index), 514, (index), 395 p including 30 p of biography of the author. First original edition in Dar ul Kutub al Misriyya. The author was an Egyptian Major-General, who completed the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina four times: in 1901 as commander of the military escort of the Egyptian pilgrims and in 1903, 1904 and 1908 in the high office of Commander of the Pilgrimage (Amir al-Hajj). In this position he not only had the opportunity to assist at all the ceremonies of the holy month but also of acquiring an intimate knowledge of the administrative side of the pilgrimage and of the Arabian and Turkish politics in the Hijaz. At the same time he was able to take a great many photographs and to illustrate his book with numerous photographs and… Read More
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Al Wasita fi ma'rifat ahwal Malta, aw Kashf al mukhabba 'an funoun Auroppa (Al Shidyaq's travel...
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Al Wasita fi ma'rifat ahwal Malta, aw Kashf al mukhabba 'an funoun Auroppa (Al Shidyaq's travel in Malta and Europe)

by Ahmad Faris al Shidyaq (Chidiac) (1804-1887)

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361, 3, 12, 6 p. One of the most rare travel books printed in al Jawa'ib printing house by the author Ahmad Faris Efendi al Shidyaq. In fine modern dark green full leather binding of Islamic Mamluk style decoration. The author who was a well-known sholar in Arabic literature and later embraced Islam, came from a famous Maronite family in Mont Libanon. He moved to Istanbul during the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Aziz era where he established al Jawa'ib printing house to print the first political Arabic newspaper in the same name of the printing house. Approx. 1040 issues were published of al Jawa'ib newspaper, then a collection of important news and articles from the newspaper were published in al Jawa'ib also by Ahmad Faris's nefew, Selim Faris in 7 volumes. (for a copy of Muntakhabat al Jawa'ib see : inventory no. 00060).
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Missión Historial De Marruecos, En Que Se Trata De Los Martirios, persecuciones, Y...

Missión Historial De Marruecos, En Que Se Trata De Los Martirios, persecuciones, Y trabajos, que han padecido los Missionarios…

by SAN JUAN [DEL PUERTO], Francisco [De Jesús María] De [fl. 1708-1724]

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Seville: Francisco Garay, 1708., 1708. folio. pp. 22 p.l., 829, [1]blank, [18]contents & index. title-page in red & black within ornamental border. text in double columns. engraved frontis. by J.C.Allet after a design by Pietro de Pietri. woodcut initials. typographic head & tailpieces. contemporary limp vellum (some marginal worming in outer gatherings). First Edition. An important detailed history of the Franciscan mission in Morocco, begun in 1234 with the appointment of Father Angelo, Franciscan friar and papal legate, as Bishop. Most of the text is devoted to the trials and tribulations of the missionaries, their persecution and many martyrdoms at the hands of the Muslim inhabitants. Also included are a description of the country and discussion of the religion of the Moors, manners and customs, government, &c. Palau 293854. Gay 1276. Brunet V 109.. 1st Edition.
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LEWIS'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF CONSTANTINOPLE Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6

LEWIS'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF CONSTANTINOPLE Made During a Residence in That City in the Years 1835-6

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London: T. McLean, D.& P. Colnaghi and John F. Lewis [1838]., 1838. Book. Illus. by John F. Lewis. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio (approx. 55 x 36.5cm). Complete with all Lithographic plates as called for; tinted frontispiece, tinted title-vignette, further 27 tinted views on 25 leaves, all by Lewis after Coke Smyth. A very clean bright copy. Finely bound in modern brown morocco to style with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt bands to the top and bottom of the spine. Contents clean and tight, new light brown endpapers in keeping with the new binding, two blank leaves to the front and rear, all pages have been professionally cleaned and restored by a paper conservator, minimal and unobtrusive water staining remains to some pages and plates, mostly confined to the margins and blank areas, most plates unaffected, new archival paper guards to all plates, no inscriptions. A fine complete copy, beautifully rebound. References -. Abbey, Travel II, 394; Atabey 722; Blackmer 1015;… Read More
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THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN CHARDIN INTO PERSIA AND THE EAST-INDIES

THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN CHARDIN INTO PERSIA AND THE EAST-INDIES

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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
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SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W....

SWITZERLAND. ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT AND EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK BY W. H. BARTLETT

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London: George Virtue, 1836. First Edition. hardcover. Most plates free from foxing, a few with moderate to heavy foxing. Some rubbing to the leather but bindings solid and rather attractive. Very Good. Two quarto (8-1/4" x 11") volumes bound in plum embossed cloth with polished green calf leather spines and corners, matching morocco spine labels. Illustrated with engraved title pages in each volume, 106 steel-engraved plates after Bartlett, and a folding lithograph map of Switzerland.
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MIR'AT AL HARAMAIN (VIEW OF THE TOW HOLY SANCTUARIES ) , 3 PARTS IN 4 VOLUMES COMPLETE SET
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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.

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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
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Voyage a la Nouvelle Guinee, dans lequel on trouve la description des Lieux, des Observations...
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Voyage a la Nouvelle Guinee, dans lequel on trouve la description des Lieux, des Observations physiques & morales, & des details relatifs a l'Histoire Naturelle dans le regne animal & le regen vegetal

by Sonnerat, M. (Pierre)

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Paris: Chez Ruault. 1776. 1st edition, sm quarto. text in French, pp.206, (ii), complete with half-title, finely engraved frontispiece and 120 engraved plates of which plates 90 and 91 are on one plate, 6 plates folding, light offsetting, scattered light foxing, 'Roehampton’ in ink on preliminary blank and another contemporary prev. owner's ink inscr on verso half-title 'Holbrook?, 12 January 1780', bookplate of Western Australian anthropologist (D'Arcy Ryan), loosely inserted folded manuscript map on tracing paper (possibly made by Ryan) showing a route from Ceylon to the Philippines, around Borneo to Timor and then onto Mauritius, hand made marbled e.p.s, and all edges marbled, professionally rebacked, original contemporary French binding of patterned calf sides, a little worn otherwise, very good condition First edition of Sonnerat's first voyage to New Guinea and the FIRST depiction of the Australian 'Kookaburra' drawn from a specimen collected… Read More
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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

by Lucy Andersen

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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...
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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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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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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone

by David Read Barker

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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...
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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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BRNSTN BRS GO TO CAMP (First Time Books)
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BRNSTN BRS GO TO CAMP (First Time Books)

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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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A Naturalist in the Guianas
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A Naturalist in the Guianas

by Andre, Eugene

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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.
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Panama
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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose

by Willis J. Abbot

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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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