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Sydney, Collins, 1986, First Edition. . original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean. . 4to [28.5 x 21 cm]; 192 pp, colorfrontis, numerous illustrations & plates, many in color, from orig sources, bibliog, index. . The author describes the work and characters of the pioneering scientists in Australia, based on their letters, diaries and journals, who had sent home to Europe and America, preserved specimens of animals, flowers and rocks. Beautifully illustrated, many of which are from the travelling scientists own paintings and sketches. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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'A Bright and Savage Land'; Scientists in Colonial Australia
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Across Australia
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London, Macmillan and Co, 1912, First Edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, spines faded and worn, good set, interior with minor foxing on some pages but clean, mounted hand colored map of New South Wales, eastern coast dated 1835 on endpaper from other work. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xiv, 254; xvii, [255] - 515, [iv, ads] pp, 7 color plates (including 4 natural history), 2 folding maps, 365 plates and illus. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Adventuring in the Coral Seas
by ELLIS, Albert F.; introduction by Rt Hon. Viscount Bledisloe;
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Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1936, First edition. . original cloth, spine faded, very good. . 8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; xvi, 264 pp, numerous illustrations from photos, text illus, endpaper maps, index. . Travels to the islands of the south Pacific with good descriptions of their natural history, bird and fish life, native peoples, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Anatomy of Paradise; Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas
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New York, William Sloane Associates, [1947], First edition. . original two-part cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, bit rubbed at edges), small light stain on part of outer edge of text block, but clean very good or better copy. . 8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [xii], 542 pp, numerous illus, map endpapers, bibliog, index. . The author provides a fascinating work on the influence on the Pacific Islanders and their influence on us, based on his thousands of miles of travels in the area over the years and on the literature, legends and history. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Antiquarian, Architectural and Landscape Illustrations of The History of Java
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London, Henry G. Bohn, 1830, 1844, second and best edition with all plates, the first edition was 1817. . original red cloth with title lettering on front cover or spine, plate volume spine worn, mostly lacking, light foxing on some plates, heavier on a few, colored plates clean with tissue guards, text volumes bit faded but near fine, plate volume very good. 4to, 8vo [33.5 x 26.5 & 23 x 14.5 cm]; 3 volumes including plate volume, xlviii, 536; iv, 332, clxxix pp,with large folding map, 92 plates including 10 finely hand-colored aquatints, large folding plan, music notation, other maps, tables, index. . First printed in 1817 in only 900 copies with only 66 plates, this edition being expanded to 92 plates and map. The plates are reputed to be by William Daniell. The author travelled extensively on the island. Abbey Travel 554; Tooley 391; Hill I, 245. According to Abbey, the atlas of plates was published separately for the second edition which was published in 1830 and printed in only a small…
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Australasia
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New York, London, Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1900, First American Edition. . original pictorialdecorated cloth, spine bit faded, very good clean copy, partly unopened. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xx, 364 pp, 2 color folding maps (one of Australia, other of New Zealand), folding table of population, commerce, geography for each Pacific island. . With much on Australia, with different chapters by experts in their fields, including different regions, aboriginals, fisheries (by Aflalo), Tasmania, the lost Tasmanian race, but also chapters on New Zealand, the Maoris, women of Autralasia, New Guinea and islands of the western Pacific. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Australian Bushland
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Melbourne, Robertson & Mullens, [1950], First edition. . original green cloth, spine and cover title lettering, dj (chipped at spine ends, not price clipped), interior is clean and fine, overall very good. . 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 711, [i, errata] pp, frontis (portrait), 8 color plates from paintings (one of Cassowary, others of flowers), many other plates and illustrations from photos, maps, glossary, index. . The botanist author, describes the flora, trees, grasses, etc in each region of Australia as well as botanical excursions in Victoria, appendices on wildflowers, grasses, Australian aborigines, birds, mammals of Australia, termites, erosion, Australian exploration, etc. Very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Australia's Brilliant Daughter: Ellis Rowan, Artist, Naturalist, Explorer, 1848-1922
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Richmond, Greenhouse Publications, [1984], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine and clean, unmarked. . 8vo [25 x 18.5 cm]; vi, 160 pp, color plates from Rowan's paintings, many other illustrations including full-page from drawings, photos, bibliog, index. . The biography of Australia's finest botanical and wildlife artist, who contributed to many publications and whose paintings are most desirable. She collaborated with Baron von Mueller and Alice Lounsberry on three of her US botanical works. She travelled widely especially in Pacific area, Ceylon, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Australian Rare Books 1788-1900
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Sydney, Hordern House, [1987], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked, as new condition. . 8vo [25.5 x 18 cm]; x, 468 pp, mounted colored frontis plate, numerous illustrations from early sources including many title-pages reprinted, endpaper maps, index, special index of artists and engravers. . The standard reference book, includes an extensive bibliographic checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text together with a glossary of terms used in book collecting. Excellent chapters from the Founding Fathers to later explorations with an impressive chapter on the Wild Scenery of Australia: Fine Early Plate Books. The checklist includes a collation of each book with plate and map counts, plus good descriptive material. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Beyond the Capes; Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger, 1776-1877
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Boston, Little, Brown and Company, [1971], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (tears, edge wear), fine in vg dj, presentation inscription, signed by author on half title. . 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xv, 429 pp, colorfrontis, plates, maps, map endpapers, bibliog, table of Pacific voyages. . A detailed and interesting survey. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Bibliography of the Hawaiian Islands
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Boston, Mansfield Centre, Martino Fine Books, [1996], well-produced limited edition facsimile of the original edition. . original cloth (hardcover), gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean condition, unused, unmarked. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; [ii], 75 pp, includes the original illustrations. . A fine quality reproduction of the original first edition of 1869, with the detailed 16-page introduction by author, providing a good historical perspective, and descriptions of over 1,000 items relating to Hawaii. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Borneo, the Land of River and Palm
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Westminster, Society for the Propagation, 1912, new edition, expanded from first edition of 1909. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, name on endpaper, very good overall and interior is clean and near fine. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xvi, 172 pp, frontis with tissue guard, complete with numerous illustrations on plates from photos and drwgs, 2 folding maps including one with tribes. . There is a preface by the bishop of Labuan and Sarawak and foreword by Bishop Hose. A very informative work, excellent illustrations including of weaving and looms, making poison dart, handicrafts and charms, views, activities, portraits, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Botanical Explorers of New Zealand
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Wellington, A. H. & A. W. Reid, [1950], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, small crease at upper spine, small bookplate of H. A. H. Insull, else near fine and clean in fair dj (chipped at spine end, rubbed, tear, not price clipped). . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 176 pp, colored frontis from painting, other colored plate, photo plates, map endpapers, index. . A description of the plant hunters of New Zealand, biographies of exploration, of a country of most unusual plants. Bagnall 472. The colored plates, one being of orchids, are from Margaret Johnson's fine paintings. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Catalogue of a Major Collection of Rare Australiana, Pacific Voyages, and Other Books
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Melbourne, Australia, Leonard Joel, 1988, First edition. . original printed paper heavy wraps, with the original Prices Realized included loose, fine, clean and unmarked. . large 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xvi, 220, [iii] pp, illustrations, including 8 colored plates, references. . An important sale of 922 lots of travel as well as natural history, ornithology books, including Bank's Florilegium, with detailed descriptions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The China Voyage
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London, Little, Brown and Company, [1994], First edition. . original cloth, dj (short tear at edge), remainder mark at upper edge, pictorial endpaper, else fine and clean. . 8vo [24 x 15 cm]; [x], 317 pp, color illustrations from photos, numerous drwgs, double page map. . The author and his crew sailed a bamboo raft Hsu Fu from Hong Kong across the Pacific to test the theory that Asian raft sailors reached America some 2,000 years ago. They achieved a modern record for raft journeys in northern, hostile waters. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Coral Gardens and Their Magic; A Study of the Methods of Tilling the Soil and of Agricultural Rites in the Trobiand Islands
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New York, American Book Company, [1935], First American edition. . original blue pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spines faded but lettering clear, clean and fine set. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, xxxv, 500; xxxii, 350 pp, frontis, 116 other photo illus, other illustrations from drwgs, map, folding plans, charts, tables, index. . A classic work by the author of the 'Sexual Life of Savages', on the Pacific Trobiand Islands, volume I includes the description of gardening, volume II on the language and magic of gardening, with much on ethnology, customs, rites, gardening methods, etc. Taylor 407. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Coral Sea
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New York & Toronto, McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1949], First edition. . original cloth, dj (chipped at edge, sunned, price clipped), front endpaper bound upside down by publisher, else near fine in good+ dj. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; v, 310 pp, illustrations from drwgs by James Fuller, maps including map endpapers showing routes of explorers in this area, bibliog, index. . The history of this area, east of Australia in the South Pacific, with an emphasis on early explorers but also some more recent history. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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A Dictionary of Sea Dayak [Dyak]
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London, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1956, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded, note on endpaper, interior clean and fine in very good cover. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xi, 218 pp, table of spelling, abbreviations. . The Sea Dayaks are in Borneo, Sarawak. This edition has the supplement of additional words collected by G. Bruggeman. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Discovery of Tahiti; a Journal of the Second Voyage of H. M. S. Dolphin Round the World. Under the Command of Captain Wallis, R. N., in the Years 1766, 1767 and 1768, written by her master George Robertson
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London, The Hakluyt Society, 1948, First edition. . original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt vignette on front, gilt lettering on spine, a bright, fine and clean copy. . 8vo [22.5 x 14 cm]; lii, 292 pp, 6 plates including folding frontis view of HMS Dolphin in Matavai Bay, Tahiti, 4 maps including one folding, bibliog, index. . Wallis' travels in the Pacific followed Anson's and Byron's earlier voyages and included extensive exploration of the Magellan Straits and the Tuamotu Archipelago. Roberston's version of the voyage adds a different perspective and much additional information. This is the first printed version of Robertson's journal. Carrington's extensive introduction provides a useful historical point of view and gives much detail on the voyage. See Hill p. 555 for the 1955 edition. National Maritime Museum, I, 131: 'This journal, written by the master of the Dolphin under Wallis, covers the period when he joined her in the Thames in June 1766 until reaching Uea…
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Displaying Australia and New Guinea
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Sydney, Australia, Australia Story Trust, 1945, . . original simulated leather, pictorial gilt kangaroo and gilt lettering on cover, rubbed at spine ends, very good. . 4to [34 x 25 cm]; 256 pp, hundreds of photos. . Subtitled, memorabilia for U. S. Forces in Australia, it consists of mainly photos of scenes, people, nature, cities, native peoples and all aspects of the region with brief descriptions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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