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Mad White Giant; A Journey to the Heart of the Amazon Jungle

by ALLEN, Benedict;

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London, Macmillan, [1985], First edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; x, 249 pp, illustrations from photos, plus illustrations from author's drwgs, map endpapers. . The author, aged 24 at the time, traveled alone through the lands between the Orinoco and the Amazon, learning from the Indians who adopted him how to survive in the jungle. The Indians put him to the test to prove his worth as an 'Indian', and eventually accepted him to the point of the chief offering him the village's prize daughter. He escaped from an attempt to kill him by unscrupulous miners and made his way alone for a month without provisions in the uninhabited jungle. This is the author's first book, a classic of adventure but also a good description of the jungle and the peoples and the threats to them from 'civilization'. 'A raw, visceral account of blundering across the Amazon' [Hiugh Thomsonm, explorer and travel… Read More
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London, Macmillan, [1985], First edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped), light page browning in some outer margins, else fine and clean. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; x, 249 pp, illustrations from photos, plus illustrations from author's drwgs, map endpapers. . The author, aged 24 at the time, travelled alone through the lands between the Orinoco and the Amazon, learning from the Indians who adopted him how to survive in the jungle. The Indians put him to the test to prove his worth as an 'Indian', and eventually accepted him to the point of the chief offering him the village's prize daughter. He escaped from an attempt to kill him by unscrupulous miners and made his way alone for a month without provisions in the uninhabited jungle. This is the author's first book, a classic of adventure but also a good description of the jungle and the peoples and the threats to them from 'civilization'. 'A raw, visceral account of blundering across the… Read More
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Madagascar, Mauritius and the Other East-African Islands

by KELLER, Professor Dr. C.;

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New York, Negro Universities Press, ]1969], first reprint of the first edition of 1901. . original cloth, very slightly rubbed at lower edge, fine and clean. . 8vo [23.5 x 15.5 cm]; xiii, [i], 242 pp, plates and illus, maps including full-page and folding, bibliog, index. . The Indian Ocean islands, including the Seychelles, the Mascarenes, Mauritius, Madagascar, Rodriguez, Reunion, Aldabra, Corzet, Kerguelen, Heard Islands, etc, are described in detail including flora and fauna, population, politics, religion of people, produce, geography, commerce, history, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Madagascar and France with some account of the Island, Its People, Its Resources and Development

by SHAW, George A.;

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New York, American Tract Society, nd [c1885], First American edition. . original decorated brown cloth, with gilt title lettering on spine, some light scattered foxing, very good solid copy. . 12mo [19 x 13.5 cm]; [ii], 438 pp, frontis (portrait), foldout map of Madagascar, 19 additional plates from drwgs. . Based on the author's fourteen years in Madagascar, he provides a history, showing how weak France's claim on the island was, a description of the people, customs, social and religion, the flora and fauna, climate. The illustrations show musical instruments, people and activities, street scene, village life, Malagasy criminal in chains, a pitcher plant, buildings, etc. Work 136. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Magnificent Plate Books from the Library of the Earl of Bradford

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London, Sotheby's, 2000, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title on cover and spine, few pages with small ink mark, fine and clean, with the list of prices achieved and buyers. . 4to [27 x 21 cm]; 119, [ii, ads] pp, over 100 fine colored illustrations, plates, bibliography, index. . Sale LO0201, held 15 March 2000 of 86 of some of the finest color plate books, including travels, natural history, birds, botany, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Making a Rose Garden

by CLARKE, Ethne;

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New York, Grove Weidenfield, [1992], First American Edition. . original cloth, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped, small crease on rear panel), else fine unworn condition but with small remainder mark on lower edge. . small 4to [21 x 21 cm]; 113 pp, well illustrated with color illustrations from photos and paintings, garden plans, illustrations from drwgs, index. . The planning and care of a rose garden is supplemented with a useful list of varieties with their descriptions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Making of the English Garden

by GIRLING, Richard, Graham Rose et al;

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London, Macmillan; The Sunday Times, [1988], . . original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, pictorial endpapers, dust jacket, quite fine and clean, unused. . 4to [28.5 x 23.5 cm]; 224 pp, hundreds of color illustrations, including many full page, both from photos and older sources, bibliog, index. . With contributions from such gardening experts as Hugh Johnson, Penelope Hobhouse, John Brookes, Christopher Thacker, Richard Mabey, etc. A beautifully illustrated book covering the development of English gardens with fascinating chapters such as taming the wilderness; magic, medicine and broth, quest for colour, greenhouse, branches throughout the world, etc and with a section on 100 historic gardens to visit. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Malaysian Flowers in Colour

by CHIN, Chin Hoong Fong;

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tropical Press, 1980, . . original pictorial gilt cloth, dj (slightly rubbed), fine and clean. . small 4to [26 x 18 cm]; xi, 172 pp, numerous color illustrations from photos, bibliog, index to common names, index to botanical names. . The work covers flowering trees, ornamental shrubs, tropical climbers, orchids, cultivation methods, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Man Hunts and Plant Hunts, Being the Adventures of George Forrest, V. M. H. Explorer and Botanist who by his Discoveries and Plants Successfully Introduced has greatly enriched our gardens, 1873-1932

by COOPER, R. E. et al (ed);

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Edinburgh, The Scottish Rock Garden Club, [1935], First edition, there was a reprint in 1973. . original green cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (spine worn and chipped, tears), name on endpaper, else near fine and clean copy in worn dj (which is often absent). . 8vo [23 x 17 cm]; 89 pp, frontis (port), numerous plates from photos, bibliog. . Forrest collected plants in Western China, Upper Burma and Eastern Tibet from 1904 to 1932 and introduced many new plants, especially rhododendrons and primulas, but many others. He made seven expeditions to Yunnan and he died during the seventh. 'George Forrest was the first man to bring business methods into the pursuit of plant collecting' (Cox, Plant Hunting in China). An interesting and important book on one of the most significant plant collectors of the 20th century. Some of the material has been extracted from periodicals that Forrest contributed to, a list of which is included at the end of the book, and some of the material has… Read More
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Man and the Sea; Stages in Maritime and Human Progress

by ROSE, J. Holland;

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Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1936, First American Edition. . original cloth, very good. . 8vo [ 23 x 15 cm]; xi, 288 pp, 54 illustrations and maps, including frontis and full-page, double-page and foldout maps, one in color. . Includes early development of sailing, from ancient times to development of steam power, with interesting illustrations of old maps, early ships. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Man-Hunting in the Desert, Being a Narrative of the Palmer Search Expedition (1882, 1883)

by HAYNES, Alfred E.;

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London, Horace Cox, 1894, First edition. . later half blue calf, marbled boards, gilt spine title lettering and gilt decorations in compartments, frontis lightly foxed, generally clean near fine copy in handsome binding, presentation copy from the author, dated 6.4.94 on flyleaf. . 8vo [25 x 16 cm]; xxii, 305 pp, frontis, portraits, plates (one bound upside down), 2 maps including one folding & showing route in red, other illus, glossary of Arabic words. . Edward Henry Palmer, author, scholar and writer on middle eastern topics, was murdered on his mission for securing the Suez Canal against Arab attackers. This work, which is both travel narrative and detective, adventure story, describes how Haynes tracks down the murderers, and the route around Sinai, Wadi Sadr, El Arish, Arabia Petraea, etc. The introduction is by Walter Besant. There are appendices by Sir Charles Warren on his connection to the expedition, account of Palmer's original mission, notes on Arabia Petraea. A picture of… Read More
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Mandeville's Travels; Texts and Translations

by LETTS, Malcolm;

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London, The Hakluyt Society, 1953, First Edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers and gilt spine title lettering, spine slightly rubbed, partly unopened, fine and clean set, gilt bright. . 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, lxiii, 223; xi, [224] - 554 pp, 4 plates including 2 frontis pieces (one in color), folding map, bibliog, index. . Travels in the fourteenth century in many parts of Asia. Some of these travels may have been by others, but recorded by Mandeville. The author used many sources and original texts to compile this comprehensive version of the travels. This is regarded as the best edition of Mandeville's travels. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, cultivated under glass in Great Britain

by VEITCH, James (Harry Veitch, A. H. Kent);

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Chelsea, James Veitch & Sons, 1887-94, First edition, first issue. . later (1953) cloth with gilt spine title lettering, the original heavy paper wraps of each of the 10 parts are bound in (one wrap chipped & repaired), the parts are not bound in order, small stain on outer edge of part VII, fine, clean and unmarked. . large 8vo [25 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, in 10 parts by genera, hundreds of illustrations including 97 full-page plates and folding, 13 colored maps mostly folding showing geographical distributions, indices, with title & half title pages issued later. . In this copy, part X, General Review of the Orchideae is bound first in volume I Originally published in 10 parts, usually bound in 2 volumes, in 1887-1894, it is a milestone and a famous and still useful reference in orchid literature, with descriptions and culture of about 1,700 species and hybrids, together with the history of their discovery and collection, about 1300 pages. Besides the detailed descriptions, the work… Read More
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A Manual of the Sea-Anemones Commonly Found on the English Coast

by TUGWELL, Rev. George;

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London, John Van Voorst, 1856, First Edition. . original blind-stamped, gilt lettering on spine, light wear to spine ends, a clean, unmarked, unstained copy, fine overall. . small 8vo [19.5 x 13 cm]; [viii], 123, [i, errata] pp, 6 colored lithographed plates (chromolithographs), including the folding color frontis, one plain lithographed plate, tables. . Freeman 3755. Notable for its very attractive color plates. The book was issued at the peak of the interest in England of the sea shore and its creatures and in preserving them in an aquarium. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Manual of Fruit Insects

by SLINGERLAND, Mark Vernon; Cyrus Richard Crosby;

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1914, First Edition. . original pictorial blue cloth, attractively decorated in green and orange with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, edges rubbed lightly, else a near fine copy, interior clean and sound. . thick 8vo [19.5 x 13.5 cm]; xvi, 503, [8, ads], 396 illustrations from photos & drwgs, index. . Slingerland was an entomologist at Cornell University and based this work on his 20 years of research on insect problems encountered by the fruit growers of New York state. After his death, Crosby completed the work. Covers insects of apple, pear, peach, plum, cherry, quince, raspberry, blackberry, dewberry, currant, gooseberry, strawberry, grapes, cranberry, and the insecticides used to control them, very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Map that is Half Unrolled; Equatorial Africa from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic

by POWELL, E. Alexander;

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New York, The Century Co., [1925], First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth with gilt title lettering, very minor shelf rubbing at edge but a near fine copy, quite clean. . 8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; xv, 355 pp, frontis, 64 plates from photos, two colored folding maps each showing author's route, index. . The author, a popular travel writer and explorer, travelled from the Indian Ocean, across Tanganyika and the Congo to the Atlantic, and described the peoples, tribes and nature in some detail. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Margaret Mee; In Search of Flowers of the Amazon Forests; Diaries of an English Artist reveal the beauty of the vanishing rainforest

by MEE, Margaret, edited by Tony Morrison, Foreword by H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh;

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Suffolk, England, Nonesuch Expeditions, [1989], . . original cloth, gilt title lettering, dj (two corners a little torn), otherwise a clean and fine copy in vg dj. . 4to [28 x 22 cm]; 302 pp, color frontis, numerous color illustrations from paintings, many full-page, double-page map, other illustrations and photos, glossary, bibliog, index, pictorial endpapers from Mee's painting. . The author (1909-88) traveled to the Amazon area 15 times over a 32 year period, by canoe, on foot and often alone. Her diaries and sketches portray the forests as they have never been viewed before. Her paintings and sketches "could stand without shame in the high company of such masters as Georg Dionysius Ehret and Redoute" (Wilfred Blunt). An important contribution to the botany and wildlife of Amazonia and an interesting description of plant exploration. Mee was a passionate conservationist and devoted her life to recording the diversity and beauty of the Amazon. She was one of the first to protest… Read More
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Margaret Mee; In Search of Flowers of the Amazon Forests; Diaries of an English Artist reveal the beauty of the vanishing rainforest

by MEE, Margaret, edited by Tony Morrison, Foreword by H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh;

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Suffolk, England, Nonesuch Expeditions, [1988], First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering, dj, a clean and fine copy of the first printing. . 4to [28 x 22 cm]; 302 pp, color frontis, numerous color illustrations from paintings, many full-page, double-page map, other illustrations and photos, glossary, bibliog, index, pictorial endpapers from Mee's painting. . The author (1909-88) traveled to the Amazon area 15 times over a 32 year period, by canoe, on foot and often alone. Her diaries and sketches portray the forests as they have never been viewed before. Her paintings and sketches "could stand without shame in the high company of such masters as Georg Dionysius Ehret and Redoute" (Wilfred Blunt). An important contribution to the botany and wildlife of Amazonia and an interesting description of plant exploration. Mee was a passionate conservationist and devoted her life to recording the diversity and beauty of the Amazon. She was one of the first to protest the… Read More
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The Marvels of Animal Behavior

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Washington, National Geographic Society, [1972], First Edition. . original simulated leather, gilt picture, dj (tear), fine in very good dj. . 8vo [26 x 19 cm]; 422 pp, 419 illustrations of which 390 are in color. . Attractively produced work with articles by experts such as Dian Fossey, George B. Schaller, Richard D. Estes, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Masks, Mummies, and Magicians; A Voyage of Exploration in Pre-Inca Peru

by WAISBARD, Simone and Roger;

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Edinburgh and London, Oliver & Boyd, 1965, First English Edition. . original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, book is fine, unmarked & clean in good dust jacket (price clipped, closed tears, light wear). . 8vo [21.5 x 15 cm]; xii, 176 pp, 16 photo plates, some with more than one illustrations, text figures, 3 maps, chronologies, glossary of words in Quechua, Aymara, Spanish. . The authors explore the early civilizations of Peru, pre-dating the Incan empire by 1,500 years or more, describing Walla-Marka, everyday life of the Wallas, Munaos and Malkis, funeral rites, luggage for the after-life, the pyramid valley, Wakoto, the talking oracle of Rimac, pagan cults, Wakas, Wallalo, deities of the Pacific, etc. This edition includes the supplements. Nicely illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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