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1864t0798London: Day & Son. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with splits to spine. Spine faded. Title page heavily foxed. Occasional foxing elsewhere. 1864. 3rd Edition. Brown/gilt decorated hardback cloth cover. 300mm x 210mm 12" x 8". 80pp plates. 40 tinted plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Day & Son hardcover
1890W2236Madras India: F. Dunsterville 1890. Elias Frederick Evans Dunsterville probably 1847-1908 exhibited for the Royal Photographic Society in 1896 and became a fellow in 1898. He worked for the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railways in India from 1878 until 1902. During that time he travelled extensively throughout India taking many superb photographs. Provenance: from the collection of Robert N. Dennis who was one of the most important stereoview collectors in the United States. The New York Public Library's "Robert N. Dennis Collection" includes more than 70000 stereoviews from his collection many of which can be viewed on the library's website. Please note that my scanner does not do well with glass stereoviews. All of the glass views I have listed have superb images; when observed through a stereoscope the stereoview has an excellent 3-dimensional effect. Early Printing. Glass. Collectible-Fine-. 3 1/4" by 6 3/4". Photo. F. Dunsterville
371p. + Plus frontis. Comic illustrations by Mullen. Some staining. First fly leaf with loss. 8vo. Original full purple embossed publisher's cloth, slight wear at extremities. HUMOR 1
1898nsn03aLondon: George Newnes Ltd. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Folding map to rear with repaired tears. Ink inscription and date to fep. Scattered light foxing and occasional marking. 1898. Second Edition. Dark blue-green hardback cloth cover gilt pictorial design and lettering. 250mm x 160mm 10" x 6". xv 480pp; 456pp. 114 plates 1 in colour colour fold-out map. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. In Newnes' beautifully bound two volume edition Nansen describes the innovative design of the Fram built to drift with the Arctic ice and his record-setting trek with Hjalmar Johansen toward the North Pole reaching 86°13.6 & 8242;N the farthest north achieved at the time. The narrative blends scientific observations with personal adventure offering insight into Arctic conditions wildlife and Inuit life. . George Newnes Ltd hardcover
1985332006Portland Oregon: Binford and Mort Publishing 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Signed and dedicated by the author. pp. 163 SIGNED dated and dedicated by Louis L. Renner on the front free endpaper. ""A biography of Father Thomas Patrick Cunningham 1906-1959. Thomas Cunningham was born in New Zealand his family having a dairy farm of about 100 acres near Mosgiel. ""Cunnningham was deeply attached to his Eskimo practitioners and inolved in their lives… Binford and Mort Publishing hardcover
Paperback in acceptable condition. No publication date stated; it was not published in 1900. The cover is edgeworn and lightly marked, with nicks and creases to the edges and leading corners. The spine is worn, with repaired ends. The fold out map also has a few marks, creases and tears, some of which slightly affect parts of the map, however the main content remains clear. CM Used
227 original photographs (mostly ca. 18 x 24 and 23 x 28 cm) mounted on 181 cardboard sheets (37 x 29.5 cm). In two cases. - II: "Indien" (cover title). Album with 33 original photographs (mostly 24 x 30 cm), mounted on cardboard sheets. Around 1900-10. Contemporary cloth. Fine and comprehensive collection of large-size original photographs of India with views of cities, landscapes, mountains, the famous Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and temples, as well as portraits of people. - Includes: Agra (26), Benares (16), Bombay (5; 2 of which are large panoramic photochrome views), Delhi (15), Darjeeling (7), Fathepur Sikri (7), Himalaya (11), Calcutta (18), Lucknow (13), Madras (5), Madura (5), Tanjore (4), and other places. - Many prints indicate the photographers (mostly Clifton & Co., as well as Johnston & Hoffmann and G. Lekegiar, Cairo). Some prints somewhat stained. - Includes (II) an album of views showing Ahmedabad, Darjeeling (with the Darjeeling Railway), Delhi, Elephana, Jeypore, and other places. Some prints with indication of the photographer (Clifton & Co.); somewhat stained in places. A fine ensemble documenting India around the turn of the century.
Zaragoza, 1999. Folio; 279 pp., cincuenta y dos de ellas y tres láminas, dos de ellas plegadas, con la reproducción facsímilar del Códice. Cubiertas originales.
Signed by author upon title page. 124 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. "A true saga of the north and a white man, who found the peace and contentment there that civilization had denied him." - Foreword. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
190512022Warsaw Poland. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1905. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Rubbed at the corners & spine ends with some splitting at the bottom of the spine. Pages are browning a bit at the edges but the contents are fine to very fine. ; This appears to be the first Polish edition of Di Savoia's arctic exploration trip. As one would expect it is in Polish. Many photos but appears to have been published without any of the maps which some editions contain. Translated by Jana Sztolcmana. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 582 pages . hardcover
No publication date or edition statement, 8 pages, illustrated, some light foxing. eng
Leather bound hardcover (no jacket) in acceptable condition. Errata slip, with note about Marquess of Sligo, pasted on to title page. With 200 'Contour' plans. The hardcover is rather worn, most notably to the edges and on the spine. A portion of the spine foot is chipped, affecting the front hinge; smaller chip on the spine head. Light marks on one or two pages. The binding remains sound; all content is clear. CM Used
Octavo in off white wrappers; 284 pages. In Modern Greek.
19912080302106801061Nagasakishinbunsha 1991. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Nagasakishinbunsha paperback
19443882John Murray London 1944. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/Good. 1st Edition: Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard xxxiii 266 pages 13 plates including 3 in colour by Wilson 1 of which is a double-page reproduced from South Polar Times 2 maps 1 folding. Original covers in PHOTOCOPIED dust jacket for protection. Ink date I.O.W. Nov1938 on front paste down otherwise contents clean. Some spotting mainly to page edges. "About half the book deals with Bowers Antarctic trip. Extensive quotations from other sources primarily Cherry-Garrards Worst Journey . . . in which much of Bowers Pole Trip diary was first published and much from Bowers weekly letters home. The letters are not easily found elsewhere." Conrad Bibliography of Antarctic Exploration. "As the troubles have thickened about us his dauntless spirit ever shone brighter and he remained cheerful hopeful and indomitable to the end." R. F. Scott. 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: 3882. . John Murray hardcover
4to [29.5 x 21.5 cm]; unpaginated, 40 tinted lithographed plates from drwgs by author, including extra lithographed title page, each with leaf of text and tissue guard. orig brown blind-stamped and pictorial gilt cloth with gilt spine title lettering & design, a. e. g., spine ends & corners worn, light foxing mainly in margins but good impressions of plates, pencil inscription, few short tears in margin, else very good. Abbey Travel 487, who also refers to second and third editions. The plates are well-done and depictorialall aspects of life in this part of India.
187545012Longmans Green & Co London 1875. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xxiv 224pp. Rebound with gilt title piece to spine. New end papers fitted. Spine cocked. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges browned. Covers slightly worn. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; Britain/UK; 19th century; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45012. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Longmans, Green & Co hardcover
120 pages. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Three maps. "British Columbia and Yukon bush stories as lived, recalled and written by the author, resident of Wells, B.C., from 1934 to 1967, and Whitehorse, Yukon, from 1967 to present. Read about: the pre-park days of British Columbia's world famous Bowron Chain of Lakes; mountains, mines, trails and characters of BC's Wells-Barkerville mining country; hunting and fishing, exploring and prospecting in B.C. and the Yukon; cabins and cameras - bears and boats - hints and hikes. A unique collection of anecdotes... light and humourous, yet highly informative." - back cover. Prior owner's address stamped atop title page otherwise clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
17 vol. in-8 cartonnage éditeur noir, couv. ill. couleurs, photo couleur noire et blanc, coll. Splendeurs du Monde, Edito-service, Genvève, 1986 - 1987, env. 70 pp. par vol. Liste des volumes : Florence, la place du Dôme ; l'abbaye de Westminster ; les architectures fantastiques de Gaudi ; le château de SchÖbrunn ; Agrigente, la vallée des temples ; Petra et les villes mortes de Syrie ; Kyoto, ville sainte ; les fresques de Pompéi ; Saint-Pierre de Rome ; la Chapelle Sixtine ; les villas de Vénétie ; les palais de Crète ; la Malmaison ; le Mont-Saint-Michel ; Reims, cathédrale des rois ; Paris, les hôtels du Marais ; Notre-Dame et la Sainte-Chapelle. Etat très satisfaisant (cachets d'ex libris en int. de couv., très bon état par ailleurs). Prix pour l'ensemble. Linéaire de 21 cm. Poids de 7.1 Kg Français
(Hamburg, Verlag A.C. Hamburg, ca. 1920). 8vo-oblong. Orig. printed wrappers. With 20 views, each 14x22 cm. (Kupfertiefdruck von Broschek & Co., Hamburg).
18571194718Berlin, Hasselberg, 1857. 8, 367, (1) S.; 8, 368 S. (Humboldt's Reisen in Amerika und Asien 1 - 2). Hlwdbd d. Zeit m. Rverg. (Rücken verblichen, Kapitale u. Ecken bestoßen, Unterkante vorn benagt, durchgehend braunfleckig).
18302491DB(Bruxelles, A. Colinez, 1830). Quer-folio. 73 von 75 (dv. 7 farbige) Tafeln + 1 zusätzliche (nicht zum Werk gehörende) Tafel. Neuer Halbpergamentband im Stile der Zeit. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, 2491D
19321093517New York, H. Liveright, (1932). 32 S., 1 Bl., 370 S. Lwd.
190910668451909. Gr.-8vo. 557 S. m. zahlr. Textabb., 1 gefalt. farbige Karte. OLwd m. mont. Deckelillustr. (etwas berieben, Vordergelenk etwas locker, 2 Lagen lose u. gering randrissig).
19631094184(Paris, Larousse, 1963). 4to. 1 Bl., 281, (1) S. m. sehr zahlr., teils farb. u. ganzs. Abb. OKunstldr m. OUmschl.