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20793Routledge for the Hakluyt Society London 2021. Frontispiece illustrations coloured plate Large 8vo 10 x 7 inches 185-pages. Original dark blue cloth blocked in gilt. Fine in the fine dust jacket . Routledge for the Hakluyt Society, London, 2021. hardcover
198151304New York: The Viking Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. c1981. Hardcover. 0670748285 . Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with minor edgewear ; The Armada is a history book about the Spanish Armada a naval expedition that attempted to invade England in 1588. The book is written by David Howarth who is an expert on Spanish history. The Armada is an interesting book because it tells the story of the Spanish Armada from different perspectives including the Spanish sailors the English sailors and the Spanish commanders.; 8vo ; 256 pages . The Viking Press hardcover
1978313841Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Limited 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo. pp. xxiv375 4 sketch maps one fold-out at rep and B&W images throughout text the book is tight and clean. This is a facsimile of the Blackwood edition of 1906. McClelland & Stewart Limited hardcover
18391206T076London: William Wright 1839. Reprint . Hardback. Printed pages: 992. Very Good. 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21.5 cm. First printing. Later Victorian full calf leather binding. Spine with four raised bands gilt decoration and black morocco title label. Gilt and blind decorative border to boards. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Gilt arms of Glasgow to centre of both boards. Boards have tears to leather on edges and light marking. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Browning and water staining to the frontis and engraved title page the book is otherwise very clean throughout. Complete with all plates. An account of the Arctic voyages of Ross Parry and Franklin plus the Egyptian travels of Belzoni. A popular work that went through several editions between 1826 and 1839 yet remains surprisingly scarce. SABIN 19582 1826 1st Edition. Overall condition is Very Good. 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 £27.00; Rest of World £27.00. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21.5 cm. William Wright hardcover
197270407Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. Cloth. Near Fine condition in like dust-jacket with light edgewear. Blue publisher's top stain ; In 1986 a spacecraft called the Challenger was lost during a space shuttle mission. The story of the Challenger's voyage is told through the memories of the people who were aboard.; B & W and Color Photographs/ Illustrations; 8vo; 288 pages; FSA . Doubleday & Company Inc. hardcover
178913728London: John Stockdale. Poor. 1789. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The original boards are very rubbed and worn reinforced at the spine with tape. Xlib stamps & owner's bookplate on the fep & inside cover & title page. Uthe plates are not stamped. Unfortunately there are only 12 plates left in the book. Two folding maps 3 2-page maps/charts and the rest single page plates. Sold as-is. Sad as the rest of the book is really very nice with white pages & very little foxing. The plates present are #'s 8 13 14 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 & 38 & the frontice. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . John Stockdale hardcover
19063181<p>William Blackwood & Sons London 1906. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; xxiv 375 pages 59 plates and 3 maps 2 folding. Scarce variant binding original blue grey covers with black titling to spine Shelf ware some foxing and age toning of paper. An account of the Scottish Antarctic Expedition 1902-1905 written for the general public by Rudmose Brown and two other members of the scientific staff. The text substantiates the important events supplies a day-to-day look at life on the expedition and describes many of the most interesting scientific findings. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3181. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> William Blackwood & Sons hardcover
1905782<p>Smith Elder & Co London 1905. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition 2nd impression one month after the first. Similar bindingformatting collation to the 1st Edition. Volume 1: xx 556 pages 93 plate leaves inc photogravure frontispiece from a drawing by Dr.E.A. Wilson 7 color from watercolor paintings by Wilson 1 double-page with 2 panoramas and 84 single-page with 105 photographs and 14 illustrations by Wilson 16 illustrations in the text 15 by Wilson and 3 maps 1 double-page 1 folding in rear pocket. Volume 2: xii 508 pages 93 plate leaves including photogravure frontispiece from a photograph 6 colour from watercolor paintings by Wilson 4 double-page 8 panoramas 4 from drawings by Wilson 82 single-page with 120 photographs and 4 illustrations by Wilson plus 2 maps 1 folding in rear pocket. Top edges gilt others uncut. Some foxing more prominent at beginning and end of volumes. Original blue cloth covers with gilt medallions stamped in high relief to upper boards gilt lettering to spines. Folding maps inserted into pocket in paste down at end of each volume. Volume 1 foxing to prelims spotting to frontispiece page xv to xx loose with small piece of page xv missing not affecting text hinges cracked. A few pages sprung but binding is largely holding still complete. Volume 2 rear hinge cracked some foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. A few pages sprung but binding is largely holding all complete. Previous owners signature both volumes. 2nd Impression. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 782. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> Smith, Elder & Co hardcover
2002TRAV0494Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 2002. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0771082606 . 369 pp. 16 pp photos. Spine bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Endpaper maps. Inscribed and dated by the author. Signed by the author. Inscribed to the the operator at the Chrysler Park Marina. Follow your dreams the saying goes. Diane Steumer her husband and 3 boys under 12 did just that. With no more than 6 afternoons of sailing experience on the Ottawa River in their 40 year old boat they set out to circumnavigate the globe. This is the chronicle of their journey. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . McClelland & Stewart hardcover
2002TRAV0347Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 0771082606 . 369 pp. 16 pp photos. Spine bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Endpaper maps. Inscribed and dated by the author. Signed by all the family members Diane Herbert Michael Christopher and Jonathan Follow your dreams the saying goes. Diane Steumer her husband and 3 boys under 12 did just that. With no more than 6 afternoons of sailing experience on the Ottawa River in their 40 year old boat they set out to circumnavigate the globe. This is the chronicle of their journey. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . McClelland & Stewart hardcover
2002TRAV0374Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771082606 . 369 pp. 16 pp photos. Spine bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Endpaper maps. Signed by the author. Inscribed and dated by the author. Signed by all the family members Diane Herbert Michael Christopher and Jonathan Follow your dreams the saying goes. Diane Steumer her husband and 3 boys under 12 did just that. With no more than 6 afternoons of sailing experience on the Ottawa River in their 40 year old boat they set out to circumnavigate the globe. This is the chronicle of their journey. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . McClelland & Stewart hardcover
19141219John Murray London 1914. Early Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. John Murray 1914 issue: viii I 440 pages errata slip tipped in at the start of the contents page illustrated frontispiece 4 coloured plates by Edward Wilson 1 double page plate with 2 b/w photos by Debenham 27 pages of b/w photos by Debenham Birdie and others drawings folding track chart facsimile of Scott`s last diary entry. Original covers no dust jacket as issued. Includes introduction by Sir J. M. Barrie Bart. Introduction by J. M. Barrie the godfather of Robert's son Peter Scott. Barrie was one of the seven people to whom Scott wrote letters to in the final hours of his life during the fatal Terra Nova expedition. Contemporary previous owners bookplate verso front board gift dedication dated 1918 on front end paper. Contents clean. Shelf wear some spotting mainly to page edges. A nice copy. 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: 1219. . John Murray hardcover
1358260125.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1920001780ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN: EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION 1920 RARE BOOK DARK RED COVER BLACK PRINT SPINE WEAR INSIDE CREASES OF SPINE TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PICTURES MAPS AND TABLES. PREFACE 50 EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS. TABLE OF CONTENTS INCLUDES EDUCATION HISTORY LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SCIENCE RELIGION AND FINE ARTS GOVERNMENT AND LAW TRADE AND INDUSTRY INIVERSAL GAZETTE ATLAS BIOGRAPHY AND MULTIPLEX DICTIONARY. WONDERFUL BOOK WITH A GREAT DEAL OF IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. TERRIFIC PICTURES ADD TO THE BOOK. ABOUT 700 PAGES. ONLY 1/2 FIRST PART OF BOOK NUMBERED AT 303 PAGES. LARGE BOOK 4.23 LBS. FOR THE LOVER OF KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORY. THE BEST EDUCATED PERSON IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS THE ESSENTIALS OF THE GREATEST NUMBER OF SUBJECTS AND IS MASTER OF ONE. INCLUDES IS A SEPARATE BOOKLET. The Volume Library was a one volume general encyclopedic reference work that was published from 1911 to 1985. It remained as a two or three volume reference work until at least 2004. The publication began in 1911 by W. E. Richardson of Chicago. It was edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff who also edited the New Century Book of Facts and the Standard Dictionary of Facts and others. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION hardcover
1960160346New York: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. An edition in near fine condition with a like dust-jacket. A clean and tight copy with a faint amount of shelfwear; Dust-jacket design by Paul Laune. ; 8vo; 338 pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover
19243498Arrowsmith London 1924. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 312 pages Illustrated frontispiece folding map sketch maps b/w plates as called for. Original cloth covers minor shelf wear covers slightly faded spotting to page edges contents clean. A nice copy. Major Dugmore's recollections of his time in Sudan the book accompanied his film of the same name. Chapters on everyday life in Sudan animals religion industry etc. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Exploration; Africa; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3498. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Arrowsmith hardcover
1926048740London: Arrowsmith 1926. 312pp index bw ills folding map. Or cloth with elephant to front no jacket. New endpapers some foxing to page edges. Travels in the Sudan in the early 1920s. Much on the wildlife and includes travels by Ford motor car camel and railway. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Arrowsmith Hardcover
1914160201London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. Good. 1914. Hardcover. An edition in good condition. The cover is clean with gilt lettering on the spine. There is foxing throughout the pages and edges; The Vanished Messenger is a thrilling mystery novel with a unique setting. In the early 1900s a young woman named Alice disappears after leaving a party. Her friends and family start to worry and try to find her but no one knows where she is. As the years go by and her loved ones grow more desperate they start to believe that she may have been kidnapped or even killed. The mystery unfolds as Alice's friends and family try to track down the clues to her whereabouts.; 8vo; 307 pages . Methuen & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1914160553Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1914. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good condition. Cover is clean with white lettering. Previous owner's signature and date on front endpage. ; The Vanished Messenger tells the story of a young woman Alice who is left to care for her father following the death of her mother. When Alice's father is found dead she is accused of his murder and is forced to go on the run. While on the run Alice finds herself entangled in a conspiracy that could ruin her life.; B&W; 8vo; 332 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1905010712London: Edward Arnold 1905. 2nd Impression . Hardcover. Very Good. 304 pgs. Illustrations and b/w photos. Folding map and 16 pages publishers ads at the end. Large bookplate to front endpaper identifying this volume as part of the Travelling Library of the Government of British Columbia. No other library marks or stamps. Light scuffs to cloth with bumped corners. Back hinge starting and secure. An excellent copy. <br/> <br/> Edward Arnold hardcover
187745925Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington London 1877. Later Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". viii 368pp. Hinges cracked. Spine cocked faded and worn with chips to ends. Foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned. Covers marked. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; 19th century; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45925. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington hardcover
1840174957London.: Charles Knight & Co. circa1840s. Lithographed map with original outline hand-colour 31.9 x 39.1 cm small marginal tears neatly repaired with archival material but no loss small surface abrasion affecting the border at the foot edgewear and browning inked pagination in an early hand but in very good condition. A handsome map with fine topographical engraving also showing the borders with Hungary Russia and Persia. . Charles Knight & Co. unknown
1801j3083Tunbridge Wells: J Sprange. Worn condition. Front board detached. Some foxing. Content in overall good condition. 1801. Reprint. Brown hardback leather cover. 170mm x 100mm 7" x 4". xi 336pp 16pp. 13 engravings including several folding plates of topographical views; includes engraved frontis and title page vignette. . J Sprange hardcover
19721488New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1972. Hardcover. 4to. Tan paper over boards pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 247pp. Color frontispieces maps illustrations some color. Near fine/near fine. Gift inscription on the front flyleaf. First edition second state first state has dark brown cloth. Beautifully illustrated profile of the wildlife and natives of remote East Africa. E.P. Dutton & Co hardcover
1875622206Paris and London: Albert Bonnier 1875. Scarce hardcover no jacket in good condition. With 118 illustrations and fold-out maps. Red cloth hardcover with age related edgewear some minor marks and areas of discolouration. Fraying to the spine ends and leading corners. 'The Library of Charles Edward Brooke' label on the reverse of the FEP. Tanning to the page edges. The binding remains sound and all content is clear. CM. Hardcover. Good. Used. Albert Bonnier Hardcover
