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1801e5991Paris: Chez Nyon. G : in Good condition. Cover rubbed. Outer spine cracked at upper hinge. Ex Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Library. 1801 An IX de la République. First Edition. Leather cover. 210mm x 130mm 8" x 5". 378pp. 3 fold out engraved maps and 5 illustrations including 4 of birds. 'Ouvrage traduit du Hollandais par les Soins du Gouvernement Enrichi de Notes & Orné de Cartes & de Figures a L'Usage des Navigateurs & des Amateurs de l'Histoire Naturelle.'. . Chez Nyon hardcover
1838e4345London: John Murray. VG : in very good condition. Spine lightly scuffed with top title label missing. 1838. Second Edition. Half leather marbled board cover. 200mm x 120mm 8" x 5". xvii 363pp. Frontispiece fold out coloured map. . John Murray hardcover
1873e3914London: Sampson Low Marston Low & Searle. Worn condition. Front board rubbed. Hinge cracked. Rear board missing. Small tear at map fold with no impact on cartography. Content in overall good condition. Ex Cruising Association Library. 1873. Second Edition. Half leather brown cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". xvi 304pp. Fold out coloured maps and illustrations. . Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle hardcover
1836003607Paris: Adrien Le Clere 1836. Hardcover. Very Good -. Imprint also contains: Laval: P.A. Genesley-Portiers. Deuxieme Edition. 3 volumes: 456 459 396 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full mottled calf; red leather spine labels with gilt-tooled title and black leather spine labels with gilt-tooled volume number. Gilt-tooled decoration on remainder of spines. Gilt-tooled board edges. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Green ribbon bookmark in each volume. List of other works by the same author on hald title verso vol. 1. Ex-library: "Bibliotheca Mount St. Alphonsus Esopus N.Y." stamped on verso of half title or title page in each volume Mount St. Alphonsus closed in Jan. 2013. Each volume also has date of acquisition and number stamped on front free endpaper verso or half title verso. The author Ferdinand Ritter von Géramb 1772-1848 or Marie Joseph Géramb was a fascinating figure. He began as an Austrian soldier of fortune spent three years in a French prison and then entered a Trappist monastery becoming Procurator General of the Reformed Cistercians. He was also a successful writer. In Very Good- Condition: scraping at tail of spines; vol. 2 lacking small amount of leather on spine primarily along edge of red label; vol. 3 lacking leather at tail; lower edge of vol. 1 front board bent; back fixed endpaper scraped on each volume; occasional light foxing along page edges; otherwise pages are clean and bright. Adrien Le Clere hardcover
200614688London: Puffin Books. As New. 2006. Limited Signed Edition; First Printing. Softcover. The complete softcover 3-volume set of this Limited/Signed edition in slipcase. As New condition never taken out of original shrinkwrap. The set includes SilverFin Blood Fever and Double or Die. Added Bonus: The recently published 2007 fourth volume Hurricane Gold also in As New condition. All volumes SIGNED by author Charlie Higson; The four volumes of the Young Bond Collection chronicle James Bond's early days as a boarding student at Eton in the 1930's beginning when he was an inquisitive thirteen-year-old. The latest installment Hurricane Gold follows young Bond to Mexico where he fights sinister villains and embarks on a deadly chase through the jungle. In the style of the Ian Fleming's legendary novels Higson brings to life the early days of her Majesty's most famous spy "007" ; Young Bond; Vol. 1/4/2026; 8vo; Signed by Author . Puffin Books paperback
1853001942London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1853. Hard Cover. Good -. 280 p.: frontispiece and 10 additional leaves of plates; 17 cm. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and blind-stamped spine and cover decorations. Pale yellow endpapers. Former owner's initials on front free endpaper: J.C. Former owner inscription on front fixed endpaper: "E.E. Lockhart U.S. Antarctic Service Wellington NZ Dec. 29 1939." Ernest Earl Lockhart 1912-2006 was the physiologist on Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939-1941 to the South Pole. Mount Lockhart a mountain in the Fosdick Range was named after him. In Good- Condition: cover is faded; edges are rubbed; some loss of cloth over spine; hinges are separating; the two portraits on heavier stock John Adams and George H. Nobbs are foxed; occasional soiling; pages are otherwise clean and tight. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge unknown
1912160202London Melbourne And Toronto: Ward Lock & Co. Limited. Very Good. 1912. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. The cover is clean with gilt lettering. There is slight fraying to the edges but normal shelf wear overall. A previous owner's signature is inked on the front endpage; .This novel is a love story between two people who are not meant to be together. It is a story of hope love and redemption.; 8vo; 320 pages . Ward, Lock, & Co. Limited hardcover
18802020<p>Garnier Freres Libraires-Editeurs 1880. Early Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1880 New Edition; French Text; Title translates: JOURNEY TO THE POLAR SEAS IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN: With an Introduction by Dr. Paul Boiteau and accompanies a map of the Arctic. Revised edition illustrated by M Ad Beaune. lix 487 pages illustrated 37 b/w illustrations 1 folding map. Red cloth covers with blind stamped decoration to boards and gilt titling and decoration to spine page edges gilt. PLEASE NOTE: The rear cover is detached however the text block is sound. Gift inscription to half title otherwise contents clean some damp staining and minor foxing mainly to the prelims.A young French naval officer Bellot volunteered for British service in the search for the missing Sir John Franklin and accompanied the expedition of 1851-52 under command of Sir William Kennedy on Lady Franklin's yacht the Prince Albert. This book describes that voyage to Prince Regent Inlet and investigation of the territory between Somerset Island and the Boothia Peninsula including the discovery of Bellot Strait. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2020. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> Garnier Freres, Libraires-Editeurs hardcover
16238London: For Private Circulation Only for the Benefit of the Ladies' Hibernian Female School Society Printed by Harrison & Co. 1841. First edition. Lithographic frontispiece and three plates. 8vo 9 x 5 3/4 inches 141-pages. Original blindstamped green fine pebble grained cloth with the gilt lettering still bright; small puncture in backstrip headbands a little bruised otherwise very good. Some foxing narrow dampmark on the upper margin of the three plates. London: For Private Circulation Only, for the Benefit of the Ladies' Hibernian Female School Society, Printed by Harrison &a hardcover
1890014739Guildford: Billing & Son for subscribers 1890. Published 1890 - 1891 . Frontispiece and one plate large octavo pp xviii 276 8 slightly age-toned throughout a little weak internally the hinge at the preface cracking slightly the rear endpaper is detached in the original ornate decorated cloth lacking the spine upper and lower covers faded nd rubbed cloth bubbling slightly binding leaning a little. LACKING THE MAP - which should be in the rear pocket. Rare - publication was limited to 250 copies and 75 large paper copies. . First Edition. Cloth. Fair. Billing & Son (for subscribers) Hardcover
19034283Andr. Fred. Host et Fils 1903. Edition Unstated. Hardcover Printed Boards. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Text in English and German. Volume 1 1903 to1904. Meteorological and Oceanographic maps and statistics for the North East Atlantic North Sea Irish Sea Baltic Sea and Arctic Sea. Part A : Stations condition of the atmosphere and of the surface water. Part B: Temperature salinity density etc. of sea water at various depths. Part C: Nitrogen oxygen and carbonic acid. Part D: Plankton Tables. Volume 2 1904 to1905 Meteorological and Oceanographic maps and statistics for the Northern Atlantic and Arctic. Part A : Stations condition of the atmosphere and of the surface water. Part B: Temperature salinity density etc. of sea water at varius depths. Part C: Nitrogen oxygen and carbonic acid. Part D: Plankton Tables. Both Volumes have Bulletin Wrappers bound in at end of Volume. Contents clean. Ex "Discovery Library" with Library stamps and For Disposal Stamps on prelims otherwise contents clean. Covers slight shelf wear and staining but overall in very good condition. This information is now available digitally and forms part of ICES Historical Plankton Dataset. This is an opportunity to purchase the historical original data. Please note these volumes are very large and very heavy so extra postage WILL be required outside Mainland UK. First edition of the work in this format and binding and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Oceanography; Geography & Maps. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4283. . Andr. Fred. Host et Fils, hardcover
2008612449Beijing: China Federation of Literature Press 2008. New hardcover in original shrink wrapping. Chinese and English edition. LW. Hardcover. New/No Dust Jacket. New. China Federation of Literature Press Hardcover
1938519426London: Watts and Co. 1938. Hardcover first edition in unclipped original dust jacket. Front board is creased at lower leading corner and endpapers are tanned. Page block and some pages internally are foxed. Otherwise copy is in very good condition. DJ is worn at extremities chipped at spine and foxed on inside. Pages are clean spine is tight. AD. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Watts and Co. Hardcover
18314455John Murray London 1831. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1831 Cabinet Sized Edition: Volume V 300 pages 2 photogravures. Cloth covers with spine label. Shelf wear some spotting marks to pages some pages uncut blank end paper has small piece missing. This Volume 5 contains a 73 page conclusion of the Esquimox from Volume IV followed by The Narrative of an Attempt to reach The North Pole in 1827. This Narrative was later produced without the Equimox chapter as Volume VI. These cabinet editions were often used by officers who replicated their library for travel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4455. . John Murray hardcover
19674327Nicholas Vane London 1967. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1st Edition: Presentation copy signed on the title page by the Author. 222 pages original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Copiously illustrated with b/w and colour photos and text illustrations. The history of climbing on the Matterhorn together with Rebuffat's own experiences on the mountain. A tiny hole possibly drawing pin on the top of the first 50 or so pages but not affecting text or distracting from the overall condition of the book. Contents clean. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4327. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Nicholas Vane hardcover
1954606373London: Turnstile Press 1954. Hardcover with frontispiece illustration by Mervyn Peake. First edition. Jacket price-clipped; a little dulled marked and worn with discreet repairs to underside of spine ends and nicks at two corners; front illustration remains bright. One or two minor marks and imperfections on page block. Content is clear throughout. TS. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Peake Mervyn. Used. Turnstile Press Hardcover
1970355490723864London: Rapp and Whiting 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. 222 pages. Publisher's brown boards lettered in gilt to the spine and front board. A touch of foxing only to the text block top-edge base of spine slightly bruised otherwise a near fine copy in like price-clipped and slightly rubbed on corners/ tips/ edges dustwrapper. Recollections about the Greek island Symi in the 1960s the island so famous for Greek Sponge Diving. The bus stop that waits in vain for a bus the road-roller that sits forgotten in the dark because there are no roads the motorboat that lies unused in the little square were some of the mysteries of Symi which the author unraveled when he and his wife went to live on this remote island. During their three years stay they were to encounter many other such oddities bit it was above all the people with their unfailing kindness and dignity who impressed them most. An enchanting story that includes ancient Greek myths and such characters as Mitzou-the-Taverns Dimitrios-the-fishmonger a famed dancer and womaniser and the simple-minded Savas. Photographs/scans available upon request. Rapp and Whiting hardcover
1832016730London: Effingham Wilson 1832. Two volumes small octavo pp xxii 358; 304 with both half-titles slight age-toning and foxing but otherwise sound throughout original brown boards slightly marked and worn neatly re-backed with bew spines and paper labels. This copy is from the Circulating Library English College Lisbon with their small blind-stamp on the title pages and a label and number on the front endpapers. As a landscape gardener Puckler-Muskau is considered of European importance. As a writer of books of travel he holds a high position his powers of observation being keen and his style lucid animated and witty. First British edition. Boards. Very Good. Effingham Wilson Hardcover
16571Berlin: Raimund Mitscher 1896 . Plates and illustrations throughout. Large 8vo 11 x 8 inches 192-pages. Original tan grained cloth pictorially blocked in gilt and colours; an excellent copy. Inscription on front fly. Berlin: Raimund Mitscher, [ 1896 ]. hardcover
198307666USA: Florida Resources 1983. USA Second Edition No markings Fine in about Fine Dust jacket with a hint of rubbing to panel gloss and very slight fading to the red colour on the spine. This is the second edition with the photo of the fountain to the front panel of Dj. 26 x 29.5 cm red cloth with title in gold unpaginated over 200 pages. 191 photos by Lollobrigida some in colour. Foreword by Alberto Moravia. Some excellent photos on Naples Rome and the life of Italians. 3.5 JM LVR 201/b3. 2nd. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Florida Resources Hardcover
1926R7055Paris: White Lotus Press 1926. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.50. Revue des Arts Asiatiques Vol. 3/1 1926 White Lotus Press paperback
1977TA-7London England: Ernest Benn Ltd. 1977. Classic text describes the social linguistic religious cultural and traditional background of Ethiopia and the author's explorations of Wollo Tigre Eritrea Arussi the south-west the Semyens Harar Bale Gojjam and Lake Tana. Includes unique coverage of several lesser-known aspects of Ethiopia: the Kulubi pilgrimmage; the Semyen massif; and remote Bale. 287 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ernest Benn Ltd. Hardcover
1903005322Felix Juven editeur 1903. Soft cover. Good. Binding creases with one cracked will eventually deteriorate but for now binding is holding together well; tail of spine slanted; covers frayed on corners small chip forming on top front right see photos; covers faded and discolored but interior is fresh and clean. Generally well preserved scarce title though not the author's intention a scathing indictment of the colonial enterprise. <br/> <br/> Felix Juven, editeur paperback
1899GP6799Foster & Reynolds 1899. First Edition. HB. Yellow cloth black lettering on front cover 8vo 88 pp. Early guide to Mackinac Island. Includes a section on Alexander Henry the first Englishman to come to Fort Michilimackinac in 1671 and short accounts of resorts at St. Ignace Sault St Marie Petoskey Charlevoix Ottawa Beach Lake Harbor Traverse City and Pt. Aux Barques. Frontis photograph of Mackinac harbor and many photographs within text. Includes a full-page map of Mackinac Island. Owner's name on front paste-down no other narks in book binding tight. Covers show considerable soiling upper corners bumped. Very uncommon first edition especially when issued in cloth binding. Book condition VG-. Streeter F. B. Michigan Bibliography 6375. Foster & Reynolds hardcover
19183346Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott 1918. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 243 PP. Very scarce first printing of this title from the WWI Officer and noted travel writer Hector MacQuarrie. MacQuarrie opened the Hector MacQuarrie bookshop in New York City in 1921. Light scuffing to boards. A very clean copy overall. J.B. Lippincott hardcover
