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1907230380Longmans Green And Co. 1907. Hardback. Fine. G. Pearson engravings after drawings by A. Y. Bingham. New impression hardback 1907 with full tan leather binding. In overall fine unread condition. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean no annotation or inscriptions - Kingston-Upon-Hull Grammar School Prize Plate to front pastedown dated 1911 and gilt embossed crest to front cover ownership signature neat to front endpaper; marbled page-ends marbled endpapers text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. A particularly handsome copy. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Longmans, Green And Co. hardcover
1969333455New york: Augustus M. Kelley 1969. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.366447 Augustus M. Kelley hardcover
18192749<p>John Murray London 1819. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st edition. Errata slip xl 252 cxliv. Period calf-backed marbled boards raised bands gilt titling to spine marbled endpapers and page edges NOTE: MISSING MOST OF THE AQUATINT PLATES and charts. Those present are Cape Melville and Melvilles Monument facing p74; Folding Chart of the Part of Baffin's bay found inhabited facing p116; Large folding plate Views of Headlands facing p190; Xeme facing p LVII 3 folding Meteorological Journals following appendix. 1st Edition of Ross's famous first voyage which marked the resurgence of British interest in the search for the north-west passage and inaugurated the great arctic explorations and discoveries of the nineteenth century. Ghost images of plates charts on facing pages. Contents clean. PLEASE NOTE: MISSING MOST OF THE AQUATINT PLATES and maps otherwise Good. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2749. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> John Murray hardcover
18192747<p>Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown London 1819. Second Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 2nd edition; Printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode For Longman Hurst Rees Orme And Brown 1819. Published first in a single quarto volume this work was reissued in a second edition of two octavo volumes the same year. Based on auction records the second edition seems the more uncommon of the two though the original remains the more desirable edition and includes aquatints and fold-outs not present in the edition offered here. Ex Libri; Nottingham Subscription Library Library bindings and bookplates pages have been trimmed. Folding plate has a closed repaired tear pages wrinkled and some spotting but overall good condition. Vol I lxix 265pages Vol II 2 258pages 2 plates1 folding 1 full page diagram. Second Edition of this famous voyage which marked the resurgence of British interest in the search for the north-west passage and inaugurated the great arctic explorations and discoveries of the nineteenth century. Among Ross's officers on the voyage were William Edward Parry James Clark Ross and Edward Sabine. Setting out in April of 1818 the expedition rediscovered Baffin Bay and its three Sounds Smith Jones and Lancaster thereby vindicating the reports made by William Baffin in 1616. Sailing some distance into Lancaster Sound Ross sited a mirage which he believed to be a range of mountains blocking further passage. These he named the Croker Mountains in honour of the first secretary of the Admiralty J.W.Croker. On his return to England Ross's report was initially accepted as conclusive and he was promoted to Captain but his contention that Lancaster Sound was landlocked was disputed by other members of the crew notably by his second-in-command William Edward Parry. Parry's view was supported by Sir John Barrow second secretary of the Admiralty with whom Ross was to carry on a life-long quarrel as a result. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Ex Libris. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2747. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown hardcover
174822589Dublin: Ewing. Very Good. 1748. Third Edition. Hardcover. In contemporary full leather with a new spine old spine laid on. 2 charts the larger one in the rear is missing a piece at the upper left ~6" long 2" deep at the largest point. Faint damp stain lower right corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 439 pages . Ewing hardcover
177726001Dublin: W. Whitestone Etc. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1777. Hardcover. Appears to be the original full leather binding. Hinges are cracked but the boards are still attached. No plates in this volume. The spine is chipped at the ends. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 492 pages . W. Whitestone, Etc. hardcover
1870g9411London: John Murray. VG : in very good condition. Aeg. Inscription on feps of volumes I and II. 1870. First Edition in English. Half leather marbled board cover. 190mm x 130mm 7" x 5". xii 307pp; vi 388pp; x 291pp. Volume II published in 1872. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . John Murray hardcover
022075London: John Murray 1870 - 1872. Three volumes small octavo pp xii 307; vi 388; xii 291 marbled edges a duplicate from East Sussex County Library and formerly in the Wivelsfield Reading Room labels on the front endpapers and shelf numbers on the spines an occasional small stamp on the text pages; half calf and marbled boards rubbed and a little dry. The first two volumes are not illustrated; the third volume has 15 plates. The voyage encompassed Java Siam Canton Australia Pekin Jeddo & San Francisco. . First Edition. Half Leather. Good. John Murray Hardcover
1789g9518London: John Stockdale and George Goulding. G : in good condition. Cover lightly rubbed with some edge wear. Respined with tape reinforcements at inner hinges. Offsetting from engravings. Tear at page 99. Final plate missing. Occasional light foxing otherwise contents VG. 1789. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather marbled board cover. 310mm x 240mm 12" x 9". xii 384pp; xl. 19 of 20 engravings including 6 fold out charts. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . John Stockdale and George Goulding hardcover
1810EE5733Philadelphia: Published by Benjamin and Thomas Kite No. 20 North Third Street 1810. First American Edition. HB. Full brown leather with gilt title lettering on spine 12mo 364 pp. Ffep has a 1" tear. Old library bookplate front paste-down no other marks in book binding tight. Moderate foxing throughout text. Covers show minor edge wear corners bumped. Scarce American edition of this account of Turnbull's voyage. Turnbull was a partner with John Buyers and second officer on the brig Margaret that sailed from England in 1800 for Sydney by way of the Cape of Good Hope. From Australia they reached the Society and Hawaiian Islands in 1802. After buying trading supplies Turnbull sailed for Tahiti. While Buyers was trading among the outlying islands the Margaret ran onto a reef and was wrecked. After returning to Tahiti on a barge constructed of planks taken from the Margaret Turnbull and his partner were picked up by another ship and returned to England via Cape Horn. Book condition VG-. Published by Benjamin and Thomas Kite, No. 20, North Third Street hardcover
17843712595London: Stockdale Scatcherd and Whitaker Fielding & Hardy 1784. A few spots and stains but a good set. Four volumes octavo with two folding maps and 49 plates in a smart modern binding of polished half calf with gilt labels edges rough-trimmed only with the often discarded half-titles present. <p><p>First octavo edition of the third voyage account with a large chart of the world as discovered by Captain Cook and a finely engraved folding map of the Hawaiian Islands. Intense public interest in the fabulous discoveries of the third voyage and widespread consternation over the death of England's beloved mariner resulted in copies of the quarto edition selling out quickly. The demand prompted two London octavo editions of 1784-1785 including this set printed for John Stockdale and a group of entrepreneurial publishers. The text was abridged omitting some technical and navigation details and as a result reads more like an adventure than the official quarto edition. The list of subscribers is considerable indicating the fervent public interest and a modest price considerably reduced from that of the expensive quarto edition.</p> <p>In addition to the two impressive maps the plates have been re-engraved for the smaller format. Aside from the large chart accompanying the first volume showing the progress of the expedition the two folding plates are noteworthy. The first depicts the death of Cook and was engraved after the original by Dodd. It ignominiously depicts the last moments of the great navigator here shown lying face down and clutching the shore whilst dragged by the calves by a Hawaiian warrior in a tapa cape. The second folding plate is a map of the Hawaiian Islands with a separate chart of Karakakooa Bay marked with soundings details of native villages and areas under cultivation - and the location 'Here Capt. Cook was killed' duly noted.</p> <p>This edition was originally issued in weekly parts with printed wrappers; half-titles for this edition seem to be usually absent though this set includes those for volumes 2 to 4 none is called for in volume 1. The title pages are dated 1784 although the span of publication passed into the following year.</p> </p> . Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, Fielding, & Hardy unknown
174331681London: Printed for Jacob Robinson 1743. First edition the first of the two issues of 1743 being the issue printed by Robinson with the author's names stated. With a number of attractive woodcut headpieces and initials. 8vo 190 x 120 mm especially well bound in very handsome contemporary full polished brown calf the boards framed with double-ruled gilt edges hatched in blind the spine finely gilt decorated with elaborate detailed tooling in five compartments between wide gilt ruled and hatched raised bands a sixth compartment with red morocco label ruled and lettered in gilt additional gilt at the tips and along the joints. With the engraved bookplate of Lord de Saumarez an admiral of the British Royal Navy notable for his victory at the Second Battle of Algeciras. Saumarez is one of the true historical figures to appear in C. S. Forester's Hornblower novels being celebrated in two of the novels. Saumarez's fictional alter-ego also plays a role in two of the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian. Now housed in a handsome green cloth clamshell box with morocco label gilt. xx 220 pp. A very handsome and well preserved copy the text clean crisp and unpressed the handsome binding solid and sturdy with a some expert and accomplished restoration along the joints and a bit of touching up to the corners. In all a fine copy with excellent Naval provenance. RARE AND TRUE FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE WITH FINE MARITIME PROVENANCE OF ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTS OF THE LOSS OF H.M.S. WAGER; ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING NAVAL ACCOUNTS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.<br> This narrative is the exciting mutineers' side of the story of the loss of the Wager to inhospitable climate on one of the world's most remote and dangerous coastlines beyond the Straits of Magellan. When Commodore Anson set out for the Pacific in 1740 to attack the Spanish ships on the Chilean coast he took eight ships with him. The Wager was effectively a transport ship carrying stores and a force of marines; as the squadron rounded Cape Horn in fearsome weather she was unable to keep up with the rest of them and with her gear wrecked by the storm was driven ashore on the Patagonian coast. This tale of mutiny hardship and tenacity that ensued was told by the survivors especially John Bulkeley leader of those who repudiated the captain's authority. Bulkeley the ship's carpenter and Cummins led their small group of survivors until their landing at Rio de Janeiro and finally England concluding a voyage that had lasted almost two years. Another narrative was published by John Byron then a midshipman who remained with Captain Cheap. Of Cheap's group only three members Cheap Byron and one other eventually reached home but by a different overland route.<br> This voyage was the basis for Patrick O'Brian's historical work 'The Unknown Shore' written before he embarked on the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin novels. Printed for Jacob Robinson hardcover
1759r7235London: J Nourse; W Johnston. G : in good condition. Rebacked. Cover rubbed with corner wear. Darkening to page edges of prelims. 1759. First English Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 210mm x 130mm 8" x 5". xiii 337pp. Frontispiece fold out engraved map. Translated from the French. The author 1727-1806 was a French Naturalist. . J Nourse; W Johnston hardcover
1773562<p>J. Nourse Bookseller to His Majesty 1773. First Edition. Calf. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; viii 254 pages. MISSING 13 of the 14 illustrations found on leaf of directions to the binder have been removed. Previous owners signature Edward Hamilton on title page. Front cover detached text block tight. Official account written by Captain Phipps later Lord Mulgrave. The expedition of the Racehorse and Carcass undertaken for the purpose of discovering a route to India through the northern polar regions was blocked by pack ice of Spitsbergen. The valuable appendix gives geographical and meteorological observations zoological and botanical records accounts of the distillation of fresh water from the sea and astronomical observations. The voyage is perhaps best remembered for the presence of young Horatio Nelson as midshipman aboard the Carcass and his encounter with a polar bear' Hill 1351. Phipps's narrative of his voyage was of considerable scientific interest and was the beginning of modern efforts to reach the North Pole. It also made an important addition to the knowledge of the natural productions of Spitsbergen. The first British attempt to reach the North Pole since 1615. Today the expedition is chiefly remembered because among the midshipmen was one Horatio Nelson and during the voyage he had his famous encounter with the bear the skin of which young Horatio wished to carry to his father. Nelson was fortunate that Captain Lutwidge saw the danger he was in and scared the animal off by firing one of his cannon. The midshipman received a severe reprimand and in later years when Nelson had become a celebrated admiral the story was re-told by his early biographers as an example of his courage displayed at such a tender age. 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: 562. . This book is heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> J. Nourse, Bookseller to His Majesty
1773388<p>J. Nourse Bookseller to His Majesty 1773. First Edition. Calf. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; viii 254 pages 3 folding engraved maps incl. frontispiece 12 folding engraved plates. numerous tables 11 folding leaf of directions to the binder. All edges gilt. Original full marbled calf spine gilt in compartments with red morocco title label lettered in gold gilt binding edges. Top of spine softening and small parts missing. Text block tight. Official account written by Captain Phipps later Lord Mulgrave. The expedition of the Racehorse and Carcass undertaken for the purpose of discovering a route to India through the northern polar regions was blocked by pack ice of Spitsbergen. The valuable appendix gives geographical and meteorological observations zoological and botanical records accounts of the distillation of fresh water from the sea and astronomical observations. The voyage is perhaps best remembered for the presence of young Horatio Nelson as midshipsman aboard the Carcass and his encounter with a polar bear' Hill 1351. Phipps's narrative of his voyage was of considerable scientific interest and was the beginning of modern efforts to reach the North Pole. It also made an important addition to the knowledge of the natural productions of Spitsbergen. - The first British attempt to reach the North Pole since 1615. Today the expedition is chiefly remembered because among the midshipmen was one Horatio Nelson and during the voyage he had his famous encounter with the bear the skin of which young Horatio wished to carry to his father. Nelson was fortunate that Captain Lutwidge saw the danger he was in and scared the animal off by firing one of his cannon. The midshipman received a severe reprimand and in later years when Nelson had become a celebrated admiral the story was re-told by his early biographers as an example of his courage displayed at such a tender age – although clearly the engravers of the day had never seen a polar bear for themselves. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 388. . This book is heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> J. Nourse, Bookseller to His Majesty
1785B7548Perth: R. Morison and Son. 1785. First Scottish Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Some old insect spots to fore edges. Light foxing to prelims; Attractive modern half brown calf marbled boards spine in 5 compartments. With 4 page obituary to Cook at rear of vol. 1. An additional engraved title to volume 1 26 engraved plates including a frontispiece portrait to volume 1 and one folding plate of Cook's death. With an additional large folding map small old repair. A 10 page list of subscribers at rear of final volume.; 8vo 154x95mm; iv3464;iv356;iv340;iv2444210 pages; The first Perth edition of Cook's final voyage. Beddie 1559 . R. Morison and Son hardcover
178420226Dublin: By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Good. 1784. First Irish Edition. Full leather. Covers are worn at the corners chipped at the top of the spine. Fep is missing starts with the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 421 pages . By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hardcover
178420227Dublin: By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Good. 1784. First Irish Edition. Full leather. Covers are rubbed at the corners chipped at the top of the spine. Front hinge is separating. Folding table appendix 2 is present and very good or better. Contents are near fine to fine with no foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 559 pages . By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hardcover
1765g1767Dublin: Printed by James Hoey Jun. in Parliament-Street within four doors of Essex-Street on the right hand coming from the bridge. VG : in very good condition. Rebound with new eps. Lacks half title and advert leaf. Ownership inscriptions to fly leaf and rear page. 1765. First Edition. Quarter leather marbled board cover. 180mm x 100mm 7" x 4". iii 242pp. Note that pages 241-242 are misnumbered 265-266. The author was Minister of Ardnamurchan and missionary to the Island from the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge. . Printed by James Hoey, Jun. in Parliament-Street, within four doors of Essex-Street, on the right hand coming from the bridge hardcover
1771015371Horace's Head Fleet Street London: Benjamin White 1771. First English edition. Two volumes 13 engraved plates of which 11 are of plants pp xx 396; 367 35 lacking the half-titles a general age-toning throughout a few very minor marginal tears there is some marginal staining in the second volume which I would not call offensive otherwise this is a very good wide-margined copy uncut and unpressed; bound in a recent full panelled calf blind-stamped raised bands on the spines with a red labels very good. Osbeck 1723 - 1805 was a Swedish explorer naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. He was born in the parish of Hålanda on Västergötland and studied at Uppsala with Carolus Linnaeus. In 1750 - 1752 he travelled as chaplain on the ship Prins Carl to Asia where he spent four months studying the flora fauna and people of the Canton region of China. He returned home just in time to contribute more than 600 species of plant to Linnaeus' Species Plantarum published in 1753. Ekeberg 1716 - 1784 was a Swedish physician chemist and explorer. He made several voyages to the East Indies and China as a sea captain. He brought back reports of the tea tree and wrote a number of books. Trained as a pharmacist and chemist Ekeberg started his career as a ship's doctor and became an expert navigator. Between 1742 and 1778 he made ten trips to India and China becoming a captain in 1750 for the Swedish East India Company. He brought back numerous natural history specimens from his voyages for Carl Linnaeus with whom he had a close friendship and was honoured by having the genus Ekebergia created. First English edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. Benjamin White Hardcover
19701218David & Charles UK 1970. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Fine Condition/Fine. David & Charles professional facsimile of the second edition originally published in 1827 with introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs. xiv324 pages illustrated drawings folding maps charts. Original covers in unclipped dustjacket. Contents clean appears unread. Weddell sailing in the Jane and the Beaufoy was the first to explore as far south as 74°15" into what is now the "Weddell Sea" 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; Exploration. ISBN: 0715347837. ISBN/EAN: 9780715347836. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1218. . 9780715347836 David & Charles hardcover
197230429New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395139449 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition slightly bumped corners in gently rubbed dust-jacket with one inch closed tear to upper back; After his Walk through Britain John Hillaby covered some 1300 miles in 67 days. Reading the book is a personal adventure in the company a witty cheerful and entertaining companion and some fascinating insights in the cultures of Europe in the later 20th century ; 8vo . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
1983160126007Strawberry Valley Press 1983. Paperback. very good. Signed. Autographed by author inscribed to previous owner very good condition small crease back cover Strawberry Valley Press paperback
198628283Chatto & Windus 1986. 8vo. First Edition; blue cloth gilt back a very good clean copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
1991006939Barrie ON: Self Published 1991 Book. Illus. by Photos and Maps. Near Fine. Hardcover. First No Additional printings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original white cloth lettered in green on boards. Signed "Allan Bell" with no other writing and no damage to book or DJ. Apparently scarce. Joined Lake Champlain with Georgian Bay and probably the most important line built since the big one across Canada a decade earlier according to Sir Wilfrid Laurier former Prime Minister of Canada. 188 pp. with index. Self Published hardcover
