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1876012995London: Nimmo 1876 with a preliminary sketch of their lives and discoveries. Decorative geen cloth in gilt and black with bevelled edge boards. some rubbing to corners and edges Tips frayed front paste down marred by removal of a bookplate front hinge cracked and opened but cover holding by the cords coloured free endpaper followed by the half-title. A double leaf engraved title page with portrait busts of Drake Dampier Anson and Cook precedes the standard title page. The first signature is a little loose on the cords but the rest of the book is tightly bound. 831pp in double columns four folding coloured maps 16pp catalogue at rear. Includes facsimiles of original title pages to the original works. Two pages noted with small hole in the spine margin unaffecting any text presentable copy. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Nimmo hardcover
2002008312Rome: L'Erma di Bretschneider 2002. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good Plus/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 12 x 9.25 inches. Printed and bound in Italy. Bound in purple cloth hardboards with blind-stamped lettering to the front board and with crisp gilt lettering to the spine. Unbumped spine head and tail and with sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in though slight spine lean noticed. With 927 numbered pages; the paper is GardaGloss acid free by Cartiere del Garda. There is moderate page waviness along the fore edge seemingly inevitable in a book of more than 900 heavyweight pages. With approximately 100 pages of full-color photo plates many full-page followed by more than 2000 crisp B&W illustrations including illus. captions and notes. An impressively clean interior. This book appears very gently read. Downgraded from Fine to a Very Good Plus copy merely on account of the page waviness. With a handsome heavy-duty full-pictorial dust jacket. The DJ is unclipped. In a Fine DJ. 9 lbs. 6 oz. The book includes an introduction glossary guide to use the book catalogue and index. <br/> <br/> L'Erma di Bretschneider hardcover
200814539London: David Fickling Books. Fine. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0385614322 . A stunning first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition bound in the original dark blue cloth. This one SIGNED by author Philip Pullman and illustrator John Lawrence directly on the title page; This prequel to His Dark Materials takes place when Lee Scoresby is just 24 years old. He has traveled to the North in his hotair baloon looking for work and adventure. Allying himself with an armored bear named Iorek Byrnison he fights on the side of good. Decorated with Lawrence's engravings this handsome clothbound volume includes a removable board game Peril of the Pole and a fold-out map of the mythical realm ; His Dark Materials; 16mo ; Signed by Author & Illustrator . David Fickling Books hardcover
200814538London: David Fickling Books. Fine. 2008. Limited Signed Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0385614322 . A stunning Limited Signed edition in unread Very Fine condition never taken out of its original shrink wrap. This one SIGNED by author Philip Pullman and illustrator John Lawrence. Book and slipcase are bound in dark blue cloth; This prequel to His Dark Materials takes place when Lee Scoresby is just 24 years old. He has traveled to the North in his hotair baloon looking for work and adventure. Allying himself with an armored bear named Iorek Byrnison he fights on the side of good. Decorated with Lawrence's engravings this exquisite clothbound volume includes a removable board game and fold-out map of the mythical realm ; His Dark Materials; 16mo ; Signed by Author & Illustrator . David Fickling Books hardcover
1703453557.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1891e2353London: Seeley and Co. Ltd. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover lightly rubbed. Light foxing to title page. 1891. Cheaper edition. Maroon/gilt hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 130mm 8" x 5". vii 338pp; 2pp catalogue. B/w plates and line drawings. . Seeley and Co. Ltd hardcover
1819015938Paris: Chez Mequignon 1819. 295pp errata folding map. Contemporary speckled calf bordered in gilt with maroon title labels marbled endpapers silk bookmark ribbon sewn in. Front hinge fragile but holding quite well damp stain at top of pages for first 1/3 of book not affecting map. Map creased at margin with 2 short tears on folds at right edge. Nice early edition from the Complete Works detailing French exploration and missionaries in Africa- particularly the Congo. Includes material on the plants and animals culture governance etc.Text in French/en Francais. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Chez Mequignon Hardcover
1390342077.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1900TRAV0366Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 320 pp. Illus. Tissue protected frontis. Yellow cloth boards. Spine sunned. Spine ends bumped worn upper end has tear. Corners bumped and worn. Inscribed and dated by the author on the ffep. A nice early travel book about this American poet's travels in Russia in the late 1860's. Each chapter is preceded by a poem. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author . Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover
1927g9630London: Martin Secker. G : in good condition plus without dust jacket. Cover faded. Ownership details on fep. 1927. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 100mm 6" x 4". 181pp. Maps. . Martin Secker hardcover
1923e1234bBoston: Little Brown & Co. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Ex-lib. Cover rubbed. 1923. First US Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 160mm 9" x 6". 358pp plates. 24 b/w plates. . Little, Brown & Co hardcover
1886c1772Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Heavy discolouration / dampstains to cover especially spine. Text block clean and tight. No map. 1886. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 150mm 8" x 6". xxx 386pp. . William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
18981206T025London: Methuen and Co. 1898. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: xii 467. Good Plus. 8 x 10.25 inches 20 x 26 cm. Green cloth binding top page edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Marking and staining to boards bumping to corners. Endpaper joints have been neatly repaired. A few occasional light marks and spots of foxing to text. A few pages creased to upper corner. Fold-out map is present and in very good condition. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper C.E. Rusbridge. A good solid example. Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate for non-European destinations. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: USA £21.00; Oceania £30.00; Rest of World £30.00. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 8 x 10.25 inches 20 x 26 cm. Methuen and Co. hardcover
1865002241New York: Harper & Brothers 1865. Original brown publishers cloth with gold rule on covers. Illustrated with engravings. Brown coated endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. One signature starting small incidental chip to rear reat coverat upper joint and very mild fraying to ends of backstrip. Else a very good. clean copy of this title dealing with the author's travels through the Holy Land. Hardcover. Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Brothers Hardcover
19744040C. Hurst & Company London 1974. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1974 Reprint with a new foreword by Sir Vivian Fuchs and 3 previously unpublished poems. x pages 1 to 376 folding map 4 pages of "The songs of Scott's Northern Party" pages 377 to 382. Illustrated Frontispiece plus b/w photos 3 folding maps. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Shelf wear to dust jacket. Covers and contents clean and bright a nice copy. Previous owners bookplate verso front cover otherwise contents clean. A letter from Priestley survives in which he states many copies of the first printing of this book 1914 were destroyed in a warehouse fire. An account of Scott's Terra Nova expedition here covering the wild adventures and amazing survival of the so-called Northern Party an episode which may in our time achieve greater popularity than the dour tragedy of Scott's polar march. Rosove 256.B1 Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 0903983265. ISBN/EAN: 9780903983266. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4040. . 9780903983266 C. Hurst & Company hardcover
19143115<p>Fisher Unwin London 1914. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; 382 pages frontispiece with tissue guard plus 97 plate leaves 149 photographs in all 4 diagrams in text 3 folding maps. Original covers with silver pictorial vignettes to spine and upper cover. Shelf ware. Spine slightly sunned and softening lettering still bright 2 plates have been repaired in the margins contents clean. Age toning some minor spotting to some page edges as expected. An account of Scott's Terra Nova expedition here covering the wild adventures and amazing survival of the Northern Party. A letter from Priestley survives in which he says that many copies of this first printing were destroyed in a warehouse fire. Rosove 256.A1 This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3115. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> Fisher Unwin, hardcover
1914e9218London: T. Fisher Unwin. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and bumped. Rebacked using original spine. Spine faded. Eps renewed. Scattered browning. 1914. First Edition. Blue/silver hardback pictorial cloth cover. 230mm x 140mm 9" x 6". 382pp. B/w photographs and 3 fold out maps. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
1911513106London: William Heinemann 1911. Hardcover good condition. Boards are marked with stains to the spine and rear. Minor bumps to the corners and spine ends. Internally the front hinge is cracked and the frontispiece is loose. No other loose pages; binding remains solid. Minor foxing throughout but the text is bright and clear. Author's signature G. M. Gathorne-Hardy with a dedication on the front pastedown. DP. By Author. Hardcover. Good. Used. William Heinemann Hardcover
186447912J B Lippincott 1864-1865. Hardback. Good hardbacks edgewear scuffed to extremities pages lightly age-toned but generally clean bright and tight. Each volume has the bookplate of Park Benjamin on pastedown. 3 matched volumes half calf with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration in compartments to spine. marbled boards endpapers and page edges. Frontispiece in each volume. The picture on this listing page is of the actual books for sale. J B Lippincott hardcover
1850006150London: Richard Bentley. Octavo. Complete in three volumes. Leather spine and corners four raised bands to the spine of each volume with blue cloth-covered boards. Binding nicely done not contemporary to the book probably coinciding with a gift inscription on a blank preliminary dated 1987. Fold-out map of Peru. Slightly uneven red stain to the leading edge of volume three. A nice set that would look good on the bookshelf. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Half-Leather. Fourth Edition. 1850. Richard Bentley hardcover
1902297406London U.K.: J.M. Dent and Company 1902. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Distinctive gilt illustration on front board and spine. Front board is very slightly warped with a few minor surface marks and scratches. Back board has patchy fading and staining to lower section. Spine is slightly cocked and spine ends are faded and bumped. Leading corners are worn. Head of page block is in gilt; face and foot are rough-cut. Pastedowns and endpapers are a little faded with minor age-spotting. Binding is slightly loose near beginning of book. Text is clear. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. J.M. Dent and Company Hardcover
1908037611NY: Outing Publishing Co 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: x 294; frontispiece foldout map numerous b&w plates from photographs. Pictorial gray buckram stamped in black yellow & green. 8.5" x 5.5" A prior owner's light pencil notes on two pages near front of book reflect a motoring trip to Paris. In part: ".American flag on car.go slow as possible on entering Paris. Fill up when you go out.--as then you can get back without duty. Outing Publishing Co hardcover
0428531989.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1334564043.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1930622229New York: Dodd Mead & Co. 1930. Hard cover in very good condition. No dust jacket. Previous owner has penned half-title page. General shelf and handling wear including wear to board edges and bumped corners tanning to pageblock. Boards are illustrated with a pictorial map of Bali and the surrounding world including mythical sea creatures; this is duplicated on the pastedowns front and rear. Gutterbreak noted at the title page however pages are securely bound and the content is unmarked. Punctuated throughout by Andre Roosevelt's sepia toned photographs. A lovely book. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Roosevelt Andre Photography. Dodd, Mead & Co. Hardcover
