Search Results: Voyage, Travel & Exploration from R. Hart Books

London: John Murray, 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitled: "With and introduction by General Sir Archibald Hunter, K.C.B., D.S.O. A memoir of the author by his brother, E.H. Thruston and an account of Major Thruston's last stay in 1897 in The Protectorate, his death, and the mutiny of the Uganda Rifles." 331pp, 2 folding maps, frontis., 16 full-page b/w plates. Moderate wear to the spine, gift inscription dated July 28. 22 on the ffep, otherwise a very nice copy..

Boston, MA: Appalachian Mountain Club, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 214pp. A collection of articles on mountaineering in Appalachia and Canada, with numerous b/w photographs and folding maps. Bound in brown cloth/boards with gilt title to front cover and spine. An excellent copy..

Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Comparing the official 1784 edition of Cook's journal for that voyage with Cook's actual journal accounts, Currie demonstrates that the representation of North America's northwest coast in the late eighteenth century was shaped as much by the publication process as by British notions of landscape, natural history, cannibalism, and history in the new world..." ix (7p b/w illustrations) 215pp. An excellent copy..

Toronto/Montreal: The Ryerson Press / Louis Carrier & Co., 1929. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contents include: Dixon's Remarks; Meares'sn Answer; Dixon's Further Remarks. Copy no. 187 of a limited special edition of 500. xii (2) 156pp, frontis. + 7 b/w illustrations. Spine and extreme edges of the covers sunned, otherwise a nice copy..

London: John Murray, 1855. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in two volumes: Volume I: x (1) 395pp; frontis. + 14 illus., 2 folding. Volume II: vi (1) 372pp + 32p publisher's advertisements; 15 illus., 1 folding (large map of Damascus, properly repaired). Original brown cloth with gilt titles and dec., expertly rebacked, preserving the original spines and end-papers. Some foxing of prelims, minor edgewear to covers, but overall a very nice copy. This is also an association copy in that it was the property of Henry Baker Tristram (1822-1906), with signed presentation inscriptions in both volumes from the publisher, John Murray to Tristram, and Tristram's bookplate in each volume. Laid in is a 4p letter, hand-written and signed by the author, J.L. Porter, to Tristram, dated 22 March, 1875, describing to Tristram his latest travels on the Moab Plains in 1874. (Tristram was the author of 'The Land of Israel, A Journal of… Read More

Chatham, Ontario: Con. E. Shea Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 178pp. Inscribed in pencil and signed in pencil by the author on the ffep. No publication date stated, but ca. 1930's. A very nice copy..

Paris: Librairie Plon, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ii (1) 376pp; 12 b/w illustrations. Mottled boards with leather spine and gilt dec/titles. Light wear to the edges of the covers, otherwise a nice copy. In French..

London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1896. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xii, 435pp; b/w frontis. with tissue, 1 sketch in text.. Bound in apparently original pebbled blue cloth with gilt title to spine but no decoration, author of publisher. This may have been a library binding, but the book bears no library marks of any kind. The coners of the covers are bumped, and there is very minor wear to the corners, but this is otherwise a very nice copy..

Toronto, ON: A.T. Wilgress, 1917. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contents include: Tout Through Canada; Notes By An Anglo-Canadian; Correspondence by Lieutenant-Governor Sincoe, and Additional Notes by Mr Justice Riddell. Two b/w portraits, viii, b/w frontis., 198pp; 2 b/w plates. A nice example..

Uckfield: Rediscovery Books Ltd., 2006. Book. New. Soft cover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete facsimile reprint in two volumes. Volume I: xx (1) 383pp + 4p maps. Volume II: vii, 402pp.Volume 1 has a col. frontispiece and both have numerous b/w illustrations. A very nice copy. (Due to the size/weight of this set, an extra shipping charge will apply.).

Edinburgh: Constable's Miscellany, 1827. Map. Very Good. No Binding. 1st Edition. 9 x 4-5/8 in., folded to 3 x 5-1/2 in. Inscribed on the bottom edge "Engraved for Constable's Miscellany by Chas. Thomson Ednr 15th Sept. 1827". Shows three fold marks and light discolouration to the edges, otherwise an excellent example..

Edition L.L. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Wide 16mo. A collection of 48 full-page b/w captioned photographs of landmarks in Paris and area. No publication date stated, but an inscription on the title page is dated July 6th 1903. Bound in pebbled red cloth/boards with gilt & blue decoration to the front cover. An excellent copy..

New York & London: Henry Holt and Company, 1922. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. liv, 158pp + 24p "Trade Announcements"; graphic endpapers, 2 col. maps, 1 map in the text. The map of The Bermuda Islands listed in the TOC is not present and there is no sign that it has been removed. Flexible embossed green cloth covers with gilt title. A very nice copy..

Ottawa, ON: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 1994. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Fourth Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xiii, 227pp; numerous maps and charts. A nice copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).

Toronto and Brantford: The Macmillan Company of Canada, Limited, 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete 2-volume set. Vol. I: lxi, 304pp; b/w frontis.; Vol. II: viii, p305-609. Numerous b/w illustrations in both volumes, some folding. A nice copy. (Due to the size/weight of this set, an extra shipping charge will apply.).

Montreal & Kingston: The Witness Press, 1906. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 502pp, numerous b/w photographs. Spine lightly sunned, gilt titling on fc bright and clean. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).

Boston, MA: Published by the author, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 94pp; 38 b/w photographs. Unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 500. A very nice copy..

London: Constable and Co., 1828. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. "A New Edition, wuth Additions." Complete in 2 volumes. Volume I: viii, 285pp; Volume II: vi, 287pp. Bound in full leather with dentilled edges, gilt decoration and marbled end papers. Leather over hinges/spine dry but secure, hinges weak but holding..

Reading: Garnet Publishing Ltd., 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An excellent facsimile reprint of the original of 1792. Vol. I: 424pp + Errata page, 1 fldg. map. An excellent copy..

Aberdeen: The Aberdeen Press and Journal and Evening Express. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Wide 8vo. 56pp of b/w photographs of the Dee River area. No date, ca. 1920. Fc has pastedown b/w photo with col. decoration surrounding. The corners of the spine and corners are worn, but this is otherwise a clean, tight copy. Bound in pictorial boards.