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[Potts Point, New South Wales: Hordern House, 2003].. xv,[1],1168pp. Thick quarto. Cloth. As new. In dust jacket. A fine reference, published by our colleagues at Hordern House in Australia, the first in a multi-volume work. Contains 2327 thorough articles covering the history and literature of world travel, exploration, and colonization from ancient times up to 1800. With bibliographical citations and cross references. A most valuable work.

Sydney, Australia: Hordern House, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 215mm x 285mm. Minimal wear to jacket. No tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 1168pp HEAVY BOOK - NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.

Potts Point: Hordern House. 2003. Large 4to., pp. xv, 1168, orig. gilt cl. Bds., pirctorial e.p.s., near fine, some sunning to spine of d.j. An important reference for historians and genealogists. The work includes all known expeditions, voyages and travels to 1800, as well as biographical information on the travellers. There are some 2,000 major articles, and index entries covering over 7500 names of persons and ships noted in the text. 1st edition.

Potts Point NSW: Hordern House, 2004. First Edition. Fine/Fine. [11.25x8.5in]; xi [introduction], 690 pp.,732 articles with 4000 names of persons and ships, index of persons, index of ships; Gray green cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed, three gold page mark ribbons, light gray illustration of explorers looking at map on a promontory overlooking land on front and back end papers; Pictorial color illustration on dust jacket of Gill painting of Australian "Desert Interior" circa 1846 [also on end papers], black lettering on front and spine; Publisher prospectus tipped in. Raymond Howgego (1946- ) is an independent researcher, scholar and traveler. He has been researching the history of travel and exploration for much of his adult life. His first book in this series, Encyclopedia of Exploration To 1800, was issued in 2003 was the distillation of that research that took some fifteen years to complete. This book is the second in the series and cites more than 10,000… Read More

Potts Point, NSW, Australia, Hordern House, 2003.. FIRST EDITION. Large 4º (28.8 x 22 cm.), publisher's gilt–stamped Saifu cloth with illustrated dust jacket, 3 silk place markers. New. xv, 1168 pp. *** FIRST EDITION. First volume of this massive, extremely useful publication, filling what had been a reference lacuna. It contains 2,327 articles in 1.2 million words, with 4,000 cross-references. There are indexes of ships and persons (7,500 entries), as well as bibliographies (about 20,000 citations). ***

Potts Point, NSW, Australia, Hordern House, 2004.. FIRST EDITION. Large 4º (28.8 x 22 cm.), publisher's gilt-stamped Saifu cloth with illustrated dust jacket, 3 silk place markers. As new. xi, 690 pp. *** FIRST EDITION. Second volume of this massive, extremely useful publication, filling what had been a reference lacuna. It contains 732 articles in about 700,000 words, with numerous cross-references. There are indexes of ships and persons, as well as bibliographies. ***

Sydney: Hordern House, 2003. Pp. xvi+1168, pictorial endpapers, indices; thick demy 4to; olive green cloth, lettered in gilt; ribbon markers; dust wrapper, backstrip and portion of front panel sunned; Hordern House, Sydney, 2003[2002]. First edition. *First volume in this series.