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1839144944London: Henry G. Bohn 1839. xii180 pp. Quarto 28 X 22.5 cm. Bound in an attractive modern full dark blue straight grain morocco. Gilt decoration on spine and gilt decoration on boards. All edges speckled red. Marble endpapers to match. Modern bookplate on the front pastedown. Half title. 50 hand-colored engraved plates by Sowerby on the title page but there are actually only 44 plates 3 engraved geological plans with hand-colored details and 1 folding hand-colored engraved plate of geological sections. One extra uncoloured plate not called for after Plate 44. Overall a very attractive and fresh copy with very bright colouring. A very rare item. An IMPORTANT WORK NOTED for ITS STRIKING COLORED PLATES of BIRDS REPTILES MAMMALS and MARINE LIFE. The collections and notes were done during the four-year voyage of the Blossom a voyage to assist the expeditions of W.E. Parry and John Franklin. The notes are by John Richardson mammalia Nicholas A. Vigors birds George T. Lay and Edward T. Bennett fishes Richard Owen crustacea William Buckland geology and John Edward Gray reptiles and shells. As Beechey explains in the introduction the appearance of this work was long frustrated and it was only after a full eight years that it saw publication. In no uncertain terms he states "that it the delay has been occasioned entirely by Mr. Gray's failing to furnish his part in spite of every intercession from myself and others." As also noted by Beechey although the nature of the Blossom's mission prevented long stays in any one locality the crew did collect an astounding number of rare and exotic species from a good variety of locations. Hill 96; Sabin 71032. Lada Mocarski 105. 1839 Henry G. Bohn hardcover
189147217London: Longmans Green & Co 1891. Very Good-. London: Longmans Green & Co. 1891. First Edition. Octavo 19cm; publisher's blue gilt-lettered cloth top edge gilt dark brown glazed endpapers; xii400pp.; photographic autotype portrait frontispiece. Moderate scuffing to cloth margins frontispiece very nearly separated contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper and later ex libris of the late chemist and bibliophile Sydney Ross to front pastedown; About Very Good overall. Longmans, Green, & Co unknown
189135033Longmans Green 1891. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Hard covers Spine frayed at extremities. Longmans, Green hardcover
189144536London: Longmans Green And Co Ltd 1891. Shaken lightly rubbed and bumped small tear to head of spine front gutter cracked with the odd crack to binding within closed edges foxed else tidy enough pp clean and bright. Cloth. Good Minus. 8vo. Longmans, Green And Co Ltd Hardcover
1875148660Toronto 1875. Booklet. Very good. 16 p. 15 cm. Booklet. Small dent in pages throughout. Light soiling to covers. <br/><br/>Lists Toronto's Masonic Lodges. Local advertising. unknown
1848SKU1166702Richard Bentley 1848. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1848; London; very poor copy; printed brown paper covers for protection; spine is missing; board covers are missing; Plate of James Richardson Esq is included but not attached; interior pages are intact and contain major foxing and wear; 440 pages Richard Bentley hardcover
18486522London: Richard Bentley 1848. First Edition. First edition ex-library. Measuring approximately 9" x 6" with 440 and 482 numbered pages respectively. Complete in two volumes.<br /> <br /> The volumes are in good plus condition. Moderate surface wear and staining to the cloth boards. Library markings on the spine and both pastedowns. Interior pages have moderate foxing. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #O8-106. Richard Bentley unknown
1848355544London.: Richard Bentley. 1848. 1st Edition. Publisher’s blindstamped green cloth. Good spine worn and glue-repaired corners bumped slightly shaken bookplates to pastedowns light foxing to frontispieces and tissue guards. 8vo. 23x14.5 cm. Uncommon first edition of this famous travelogue complete with the map. Heavy set may require extra shipping weight: 3.3 lb. Two engraved frontispieces plus one additional plate scattered woodcuts in text one folding map. Richard Bentley. hardcover
1848168912London: Richard Bentley 1848. Richardson's explorations in the nineteenth century have been most unjustifiably neglected First edition of this detailed travelogue by an English explorer and abolitionist. Richardson 1806-1851 joined a Sahara-bound expedition leaving Tripoli in 1845 hoping to "gather information on the legitimate and slave trades in the interior and in the unfulfilled expectation that he would be made vice-consul at Ghadames a strategically important market town. From Ghadames he travelled to Ghat a very important slave market but there was forced by ill health and lack of equipment to turn back travelling via Fezzan and reaching England in 1846" ODNB. His account includes descriptions of the major cities in the Fezzan region trade routes and oases as well as the culture religion and traditions of the Tuaregs. Richardson also frequently refers to the trans-Saharan slave trade and the position of slaves in local Tuareg communities. The Royal Geographical Society reviewed Richardson's Travels favourably upon publication: "These volumes are useful contributions to our knowledge of the interior of the imperfectly known regions of Northern Africa; and they describe some hundreds of miles of desert routes over which no Europeans had previously passed as well as several of the cities of the Desert of which we had not before received accounts from European visitors" p. lix. 2 vols octavo 215 x 130 mm. Engraved frontispieces similar plate engraved folding map wood-engravings in the text. Contemporary pale polished calf spines with raised bands red and brown morocco spine labels richly gilt in compartments double-gilt fillet borders on covers marbled edges and endpapers. Gift inscription on front flyleaf. Slightly rubbed and scuffed occasional foxing gilt bright. A very good copy. Gay 1530; Howgego II R13. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society vol. 18 1848. hardcover
184891137London: Richard Bentley 1848. First edition of this account of James Richardson's 1806-1851 first expedition to Africa. Richardson was an English explorer and ardent anti-slavery campaigner; he considered the slave trade to be "the most gigantic system of wickedness that world has ever seen" Wright Libya Chad and the Central Sahara p. 68. In 1845 Richardson joined a Sahara-bound expedition leaving Tripoli. With it he travelled to "Ghadames became the first European to visit Ghat and after a nine-month long and arduous journey through Fezzan arrived safely back in Tripoli" Embacher cataloguer's translation. His account includes descriptions of the major cities in the Fezzan region trade routes and oases as well as the culture religion and traditions of the Tuaregs. Richardson also frequently refers to the trans-Saharan slave trade and the position of slaves in local Tuareg communities a subject he had already discussed in his "Report on the Slave-Trade of the Great Desert" written for the Anti-Slavery Reporter and Aborigines' Friend upon his return to London in 1846. Upon publication the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society wrote of Richardson's Travels: "These volumes are useful contributions to our knowledge of the interior of the imperfectly known regions of Northern Africa; and they describe some hundreds of miles of desert routes over which no Europeans had previously passed as well as several of the cities of the Desert of which we had not before received accounts from European visitors" JRGS vol. 18 p. lix. 2 vols octavo 221 x 137 mm. Engraved frontispieces 24 woodcuts in text and one engraved folding map. Original green morocco-grain cloth titles to spines gilt decorative frames to boards in blind Glasgow coat of arms gilt-stamped to front boards pale yellow endpapers. Glasgow High School prize copy with bookplates to front pastedowns. Spines sunned corners and spine ends bumped inner hinges of Volume II cracked but holding firm short closed tear to folding map stub. A very good set. Embacher p. 247; Gay 1530; Hess & Coger 5679; Howgego II R13. hardcover
184815040London: Richard Bentley 1848. With 3 engraved plates 2 of which are frontispieces a large folding map and 24 text woodcuts. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards; foxing limited to endpapers overall in excellent shape. First edition of this account of Richardson's first expedition to Africa. The idea to reach the “celebrated Oasis of Ghadames . . . amidst the most appalling desolations of the Great Saharan Wilderness†came to Richardson via the accidental reading of a brochure on a table in the Algiers public library. This glance resulted in a journey from Tunis and Tripoli in Libya to Ghadames and Ghat in the middle of the Sahara chronicled in his Travels in the treat desert of Sahara. Readers travel with Richardson and his group through cities trader routes and more oases learning the language the culture and the religion of the people whom they encounter. It is as fascinating and rich as any nineteen th-century travel narrative.<br /> <br /> A review in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society states: “These volumes are useful contributions to our knowledge of the interior of the imperfectly known regions of Northern Africa; and they describe some hundreds of miles of desert routes over which no Europeans had previously passed as well as several of the cities of the Desert of which we had not before received accounts from European visitors†Vol. 18 p. lix. Indeed Richardson returned to the area in 1850 to cross the elevated plain of the Hammada the first European to ever do so. It was on that journey that he died of a mysterious illness.<br /> <br /> Richardson 1806-1851 was an English explorer with an ambition to propagate Christianity and suppress slavery in Africa. He frequently refers to the trans-Saharan slave trade and the position of slaves in local Tuareg communities. Richard Bentley unknown
1834020203PA: Key & Biddle 1834. Book. G. Hardcover. NAP. Book has cover soiling and wear to its original boards and spine with approximately 20% of the paper spine label missing. Front free endpaper has a stain owner's signature occasional foxing thus good plus. No name is given for the author on the title page. . Key & Biddle Hardcover
181934051819. Aquatint printed in colors with additional hand-coloring. Originally published by the artist Newcastle: 1819. A modern impression printed on hand-made wove paper with wide margins and in excellent condition. Thomas M. Richardson was a Newcastle-based artist who began his career as an engraver of local views. From 1818 he exhibited paintings in several places in London including the Royal Academy. Views of his native city and its environs were a staple of his output. In this view we can identify several buildings which still stand: the neoclassical Moot Hall with its porticoed entrance and the Castle Keep behind it. Toward the center of the composition the neo-Gothic spire of St. Nicholas' church now cathedral rises above a terrace of houses. unknown
18615053949Cundall Miller and Leavins 1861. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Folio sized book with a brown cloth cover. Chipped and torn backstrip. Bent corners. Gilt pictorial on the front board. Weak spine. Clean illustrations inside. Slight foxing on some pages. Clean text. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN: Cundall, Miller and Leavins hardcover
1887015798MA: Riverside Press 1887. Book. NVG. Original Cloth. Signed by Editor. First Edition. Book has owners bookplate modest cover wear. Inscribed and dated by the first editor Abbott. Riverside Press Paperback
187445102New York: Scribner Armstrong & Co. Very Good. 1874. Hardcover. The Illustrated Library of Travel Exploration and Adventure; xii 2 256 8 ads pages; A very nice example of this fascinating account of the author's exploration of the Yellowstone region. Former owner's brief inscription on first blank after endpapers otherwise contents clean complete and secure in original reddish brown cloth binding with decorative stamping and lettering in gilt and black depicting a kettle over a campfire framed by saplings on front board; minor rubbing to spine ends; line of paper residue near top of endpaper. Both folding maps are present and in very good condition - Yellowstone Region and Prospective Railway Route" and "Yellowstone National Park." Frontispiece and additional b&w illustrations scattered throughout. OCLC 4074765 In 1872 Yellowstone was declared the first national park created in the U.S. This edition appeared one year after the 1873 first edition of Richardson's book with the extended title - Wonders of the Yellowstone Region in the Rocky Mountains Being a Description of its Geysers Hot-Springs Grand Cañon Waterfalls Lake and Surrounding Scenery Explored in 1870-71. Richardson's travel narrative offers a vivid and detailed account of the natural wonders of the Yellowstone region drawing extensively from the voluminous official reports of the Hayden Expedition. With a focus on the geologic history of the area and the unique features that make it a geological treasure the work offers a compelling and engaging narrative of exploration and adventure. From the preface: "The following description of the marvellous features and phenomena of the Yellowstone Lake Region in the Rocky Mountains begins close to its northern border at the frontier military post of Fort Ellis. . . The entire area hemmed in by the loftiest peaks of the Rocky Mountains is over 6000 feet above sea-level and the Yellowstone Lake which occupies an area of 15 by 22 miles has an elevation of 7427 feet. The whole region is of Pliocene age and bears unequivocal traces of its having been the scene of prolonged and energetic volcanic activity." From Lieutenant Doane's description: "Its yellow walls divide the landscape nearly in a straight line. The ragged edges of the chasm are from two hundred to five hundred yards apart its depths so profound that the river bed is nowhere visible. No sound reaches the ear from the bottom of the abyss; the sun's rays are reflected on tho further wall and then lost in the darkness below. The mind struggles and then falls back upon itself despairing in the efforts to grasp by a single thought the idea of its immensity. Beyond a gentle declivity sloping from the summit of the broken range extends to the limits of vision a wilderness of unbroken pine forest." . Scribner, Armstrong & Co. hardcover
187387852New York: Scribner Armstrong and Company 1873. Hardcover. Good. NO MAP<br /> Octavo.Pebbled cloth of brick-red with bright gilt and black design to front board depicting a steaming pot cooking over an open campfire framed by an arch of trees in which weapons are hanging. Circlets to each corner. Mottling and fading to boards. Spine with gilt on black and black and gilt designs. Some past repair to top part of spine cloth is evident. Illustrated with nineteen engravings many of which are geysers. Lacks Map in front. Printed by H.O. Houghton and Company and bound at the Riverside Press small identifying sticker to this effect on rear pastedown.<br /> <br /> The editor of the series Bayard Taylor preferred to emphasize his role as editor of the series -- "The Illustrated Library of Travel and Adventure" of which this volume "Wonders of The Yellowstone" was only one but it is clear that the editor James Richardson did the lion's share of the work.<br /> <br /> 256 pp. and 4 pp. of advertisements at the rear. Illustrated with nineteen engravings. A bit of rubbing to extremities with corners slightly nudged and worn and a wee bit of fraying to spine caps. Printed by H.O. Houghton and Company and bound at the Riverside Press small identifying sticker to this effect on rear pastedown. Black endpapers. No markings. Scribner, Armstrong and Company hardcover
187316038New York: Scribner Armstrong and Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Map tear professionally repaired light cock light edgewear light tone otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; One of the earliest guide books to Yellowstone printed the year after its creation in 1873. ; The Illustrated Library of Travel Exploration and Adventure; xii 256 4 ad pages . Scribner, Armstrong and Company hardcover
1873blb07252<p>New York: Scribner Armstrong and Company 1873. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. Brick red cloth on boards with bright as new gilt and black decorations and titling to front and spine. Front has a gilt blanket tied between two trees that acts as title box and gilt flames and smoke around a black cooking cauldron. Book is tight square sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out. Close to near fine but certainly Very Good. Fold out map in front present and also very good but does have two easily repaired tears. Black endpapers. Fantastic copy of a rare book.</p> Scribner, Armstrong and Company hardcover
