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198629931Forest Research and Development Centre Bogor 1986-1990. 1st editions. Good/No Jacket. Hard covers T.p. of 1986 volume excised. Owner's signatures. Covers the majority of areas in Indonesia with very brief descriptions and summaries of wider geographical distribution. Kalimantan is covered by two separate volumes. Forest Research and Development Centre, Bogor hardcover
20066430White Star 2006. First printing of revised edition 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 10 1/2 X 14 in. high. 176 pages. Condition of the book is NEAR FINE; Small red dot on bottom edge of text block otherwise an excellent copy binding is tight text & illustrations are very clean. Condition of dust jacket is NEAR FINE; Excellent condition in new mylar wrapper. Travel RGR White Star hardcover
1988035485Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library 1988. 377pp col ills marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Or blue leather with gilt decoration. With silk ribbon page marker. SIGNED by the author. Some light spotting to gilt edges. . Signed by Author. Signed Limited First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Wisneiwski Robert. 8vo. The Franklin Library Hardcover
1790r7103aDublin: P Wogan L White P Byrne; &c. G : in good condition. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Hinges weak. Some foxing. 1790. First edition thus. Brown hardback half-leather covers with marbled boards. 210mm x 130mm 8" x 5". xvi lxxx 381pp; vi 592pp; iv 687pp; v 775pp; v 496pp; xxiv 286pp plates. 52 b/w plates 5 fold-out 3 large fold-out maps one a later copy. Published 1790-91. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . P Wogan, L White, P Byrne; &c hardcover
1790r7103London: G G J & J Robinson. G: in good condition. Covers marked and heavily rubbed. Edge-wear. Splitting to outer hinges. Inner hinge cracking. Slight worming defunct to margin of prelims of volume I. Short tears at crease to folding maps in volume V no loss. Heraldic bookplates to paste-downs. 1790. First Edition. Brown hardback leather covers. 310mm x 240mm 12" x 9". lxxxiii 535pp; viii 718pp; viii 759pp; viii 695pp; xiv 230pp x plates. 58 b/w plates 3 fold-out maps. Volume V is entitled 'Select Specimens of Natural History collected in 'Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in Egypt Arabia Abyssinia and Nubia'. Very heavy set significant extra shipping needed for overseas. . G G J & J Robinson hardcover
18231994<p>Rodwell and Martin 1823. marbled boards Quarter bound leather. Good. 1st Edition; xvi 435 pages illustrated 22 plates of which 2 in colour a lemming and a red coral and a b/w map of Stockholm. In addition 11 vignettes paper tipped-in in the text. Front board detached pencil annotations in margins Ex Library Library bookplate on verso front board library binding and covers in very poor condition. Discrete library stamp on plates pages age toned some foxing odd stain but overall very clean condition. Sir Arthur de Capell Brooke 2nd Baronet born in Northamptonshire 22 June 1791 – 6 December 1858 was a British baronet and travel writer Fellow of the Royal Society 1823 and co-establisher of the Raleigh Club 1827. A classic travel narrative illustrated with beautiful lithographic plates depicting winter scenes and the general life in the north including how to travel with reindeers. The author is immersed in the mythology of the polar winter and its inhabitants humans as well as animals. The plates captures the feel of the landscape and its people in a quite facinating way. PLEASE NOTE: Very heavy book incurring large amounts of extra postage and insurance. 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: 1994. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> Rodwell and Martin hardcover
177355007London: London; Edward and Charles Dilly 1773. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good. vii 383 pages. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 in. high. Full polished calf with 5 raised bands and a maroon leather label with gilt title 'Forster's Travels' on spine. Condition of the book is GOOD; Light wear and soiling to covers & spine front cover detached after title page front hinge repaired with clear plastic tape the rest of the binding is very tight. Slight uniform toning to paper but no foxing staining etc. No illustrations in this edition. Travel Rare RGR Case London; Edward and Charles Dilly hardcover
1814e6026London: Gale Curtis and Fenner. G : in Good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Contents G. 1814. Second Edition. Half leather black cloth cover. 210mm x 130mm 8" x 5". viii 473pp 3pp. Frontispiece hand coloured fold out map. '.Through the greater part of their course. Made by permission of the French Government.'. . Gale, Curtis, and Fenner hardcover
21894R. Baldwin London 1766. title continued: to which is added a register of the weather kept during a residence of eighteen months in that city. 1st edition of vol. 1 2nd edition of vol.2 both 1766. 8vo 8 x 5 inches. Pages 372 & 296. Contemporary full tan calf rubbed boards detached lacking 1 numbering piece. Bound with the half-titles. R. Baldwin, London, 1766. hardcover
179513989London: London: Printed for T. Cadell Jun. And W. Davies 1795. First English Edition. 1795. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First English Language Edition. 8vo. Full calf spine designed and lettered in gilt. Outer hinges are cracked some wear to spine extremities and tips very good generally. Three leaves have some damage to the lower part pages 277 / 283 / 293 two with very slight loss of text. With 9 of 10 plates lacking plate II which is a folding map of Naples. Plate VIII seashells is present in two copies. Overall an internally clean and decent copy of a scarce book. London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. And W. Davies, 1795. First English Edition. Hardcover
1757c1152aLondon: A Millar; W Sandby. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Hinges cracked and reinforced. 1757. Second Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 350mm x 240mm 14" x 9". xviii 514pp plates & maps. 33 b/w plates 15 fold-out 14 maps. . A Millar; W Sandby hardcover
1910013352Boston: Bibliophile Society 1910. Two volume set. Hardcovers bound with vellum spines and gray paper covered boards. All edges untrimmed and pages on top edge of both volumes partially unopened. 181 and 175 pages respectively. Edited by John Vance Cheney. Limited private printing offered for subscription only to members of the Bibliophile Society. Text reprinted from the first edition of 1803 with some minor abridgment. No previous ownership marks. The account of four and a half years of travel through the Southern States of North America which began at the very end of the 18th century by a witty and observant Englishman. His observations and comments on the state of slavery are of particular interest as are his comments of the new capital Washington D.C. A clean square unmarked set. Vellum spine lightly toned but clean with none of the blotching usually present. A hint of foxing to title-page in volume I else a very clean set inside and out. Near fine. Clark vol. II 86 Howes D123. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bibliophile Society Hardcover
19051987London: T. Fisher Unwin 1905. First Edition . Cloth. Vg/No Jacket. Heavy 8vo. 2 Volumes. Vol.I xiv 260 pgs b/w illustrs. 2 folding maps in colour. Vol. II viii 261-541 pgs b/w illustrs. 2 colour plates 2 maps 1 folding in colour Subscribers prospectus included. Original reddish brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Top edges gilt. Name plate to front endpapers. Typical foxing to endpapers & preliminary pages with scattered foxing in the text. An excellent set and account of the author's travels in Northern Europe in the years 1871 1872 and 1875 with friends E.R. Alston and Henry Seebohm. "The object of these expeditions was mainly to study the natural history and explore remote regions where he hoped to discover the breeding haunts of several uncommon birds that migrate to Great Britain to rear their young. <br/> <br/> T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
178728145London:: T. Cadell 1787. Third Edition. All four volumes rebound in Very Good brown leather with fading to the spines. William Coxe was an English historian and priest who served as a travelling companion and tutor to nobility from 1771 to 1786. He wrote numerous historical works and travel and was a comparatist in method and incorporated new material gleaned during his many tours into the various editions of his published writings. T. Cadell, hardcover
18602139London: Hurst and Blackett 1860. First Edition . Hardcover. Vg/No Jacket. Heavy 8vo. xiii 570 pgs. 82 b/w illustrs. and colour frontis. Folding map at end with one short tear along the inner fold. Half leather binding with marbled paper over boards endpapers & edges. Recently recased with new backstrip and strengthened hinges. Leather on the corner tips has worn through to the boards. see photo Subtitle reads; With Adventures Among the Mountain Kirghis; and the Manjours Manyargs Toungouz Touzemtz Goldi and Gelyaks: the Hunting and Pastoral Tribes. In the preface the author explains that his previous work "Oriental and Western Siberia" was nothing more than "descriptive narrative of a remote part of the globe" and that this present work is information of a more 'elevated character' intended to satisfy the geologist botanist ethnologist and other scientific scholars. <br/> <br/> Hurst and Blackett hardcover
1806050755London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1806. xii 632pp index 8 engraved plates 4 col 2 double page bw 1 single page bw. Rebound in marbled boards with leather spine 5 raised bands and gilt title and corners half-leather to a high standard. Occasional minor foxing faint damp mark to lower margin of several pages. Small bumps to top corners and bottom front corner a little rubbed. A very pleasing copy with generous wide margins of this early 19th century account of China in which " it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in the scale of civilized nations". Barrow was private secretary to the Earl of Macartney and one of his suite as Ambassador from the King of Great Britain to the Empire of China. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. T. Cadell and W. Davies Hardcover
1868r6159aLondon: John Murray. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Ex lib with library binding usual stamps and markings. Inner hinges reinforced with tape. Title page worn with slight loss to text. 1868. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 140mm 9" x 6". 542pp. Maps some folding b/w plates and illustrations within the text; linen backed folding map to rear. Occasional light marking. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . John Murray hardcover
1967477758London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. 1967. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Ex-university library. Facsimile reprint of the original 1820 edition. Includes fold-out map. Boards are marked and slightly faded. Stains on rear upper edge. Leading corners leading edges and spine ends are bumped and worn. Shelf marks on spine foot. Page block and early abstract pages are marked. Library plate on front pastedown. Label remains on FEP. Stamp on copyright page. Remaining pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW. Hardcover. Good. Used. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. Hardcover
1953021659London: The Batchworth Press 1953. Two volumes large octavo illustrated with 17 plates and many small text vignettes pp xxx 381 3; xvi 473 a large folding map. a folding chart the fore-edges and bottom edges untrimmed blue buckram faded and very slightly worn the second volume is a little marked on the upper cover. Limited edition of 1250 copies. A heavy set- extra postage will be rquired. According to Kennedy's Africana Repository "Burchell's Travels . . . is generally acknowledged to be unsurpassed by any other item if we take into account accuracy the background knowledge of the writer new information illustrations both for accuracy and beauty typography and book production". Buckram. Good. The Batchworth Press Hardcover
1822013830London: Printed for Sir Richard Phillps & Co. 1822. xi 72pp 16 plates 14 engraved views- one folding 2 of inscriptions 2 maps. Bound in what appear to be the original publishers gray wraps which are toned at the edges very minor toning to edges of few pages small chip at edge of one plate not even approaching the image. The folding plate is slightly misfolded resulting in an extra crease and is loose from the binding one tiny tear 2mm at very edge at binding side. Blind stamp of L Richard Smith on title page. A very nice and complete copy of this rarity of 19th century travel writing. Translated from the French edition of 1821 this edition also contains the only publication of Drovettis Itinery of an Excursion to the Valley of Dakel etc undertaken late in 1818 pp66-72. A scarce and important volume in the literature of North East African exploration. First English Language Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Printed for Sir Richard Phillps & Co. Paperback
1852000363Boston MA: Wright & Hasty 1852. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. 1st Edition. First edition 1852 Wright & Hasty's Steam Press Boston. Near fine in original printed wrappers. Light wear some light spotting to wrappers light stain on front wrapper and title page crease to rear wrapper. An exceptionally nice copy. Clarke was employed by the Hampden Mining Company sailed from New York in January 1849 and traveled through central Mexico and Arizona before reaching the California gold region in August of that year. His narrative provides the first printed description of the route from Camargo Mexico through Chihuahua and Sonora to the Gila River of Arizona. The book is also said to contain on page 12 the earliest reference in print to petroleum in Los Angeles. Cowan p. 128; Graff 746; Howes C451; Kurutz 138a; Sabin 13393; Streeter 3169; Wagner-Camp Becker 210. . Wright & Hasty Paperback
1816009909London: T. Caddell & W. Davies 1816. HEAVY. 11 volumes. 1816-1824. First 8 volumes state fourth edition others appear to be first editions. Contemporary marbled boards with leather spine and corners page edges marbled marbled endpapers. Volumes 1 3 & 9 have the front boards detached but present. All other volumes intact and holding firmly. Generally rubbed and edge worn.Numerous plates and maps many folding 1 coloured frontispieces chapter heading vignettes. Moderate to heavy foxing throughout including maps. Some damp stains to margins not affecting plate images. Volume the First: Part the First: Russia Tartary and Turkey 1816. xiii 533pp appendices frontis portrait 3 folding maps 21 title vignettes. Volume the Second: Part the First: Russia Tartary and Turkey 1816. 524pp index appendices 2 folding maps 11 vignettes. Volume the Third: Part the Second: Greece Egypt and the Holy Land Section the First 1817. xxx 453pp appendices 6 folding maps 10 vignettes. Volume the Fourth. Part the Second. Greece Egypt and the Holy Land Section the First 1817. 463pp appendices 1 folding map 11 vignettes. Volume the Fifth. Part the Second. Greece Egypt and the Holy Land Section the Second. 1817. xxxii 460pp appendices 1 folding map 17 vignettes. Volume the Sixth. Part the Second. Greece Egypt and the Holy Land Section the Second. 1818. 647pp appendices folding engraved plate 3 maps 8 engravings. Volume the Seventh. Part the Second. Greece Egypt and the Holy Land. Section the Third. 1818. xxxvii 481pp additional notes folding colour frontis plate 1 folding map 16 engravings. Volume the Eighth. Part the Second. Greece Egypt and the Holy Land Section the Third to which is added A Supplement respecting the Author's Journey from Constantinople to Vienna containing his account of the Gold Mines of Transylvania and Hungary.1818. 462pp appendices plus Index to Volumes 3-8 including the 3 sections of Part the Second folding map frontis 2 other folding maps 11 vignettes. Volume the Ninth. Part the Third. Scandinavia. 1824. xxxi 571pp appendices 4 folding maps 24 engravings. Volume the Tenth. Part the Third. Scandinavia. 1824. 580pp appendices 3 folding maps 22 engravings. Volume the Eleventh. Part the Third. Scandinavia. 1824. 492pp appendices 1 folding map 18 engravings. Complete and scarce thus. Mixed Editions. Hard Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. T. Caddell & W. Davies Hardcover
1811j3331cLondon: T Cadell & W Davies. Cover and spine worn with boards detached. Upper board detached at preface page. Text block firm. Scattered browning and some offsetting. Ex.-lib. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland with minimal marking. 1811. Second Edition. Leather cover. 280mm x 220mm 11" x 9". 800pp. Illustrated with many full page engravings maps some double page and woodcuts within the text. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . T Cadell & W Davies hardcover
1816j3331London: T Cadell & W Davies. G: in Good condition. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Spines faded. Some foxing. 1816. Fourth Edition. Purple hardback leather cover. 210mm x 140mm 8" x 6". 5663pp indexes. 44 plates and maps some fold out. Published between 1816-1824. . T Cadell & W Davies hardcover
189121657Dublin: P. Wogan. Good. 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in contemporary three-quarter leather. The spine has been covered with clear tape. No pocket or number on the spine but library book plate and stamps. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 184246 pages . P. Wogan hardcover
