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18912097NY: The Century Co 1891. First. Hardcover. VG. Notes of a journey through China Mongolia and Tibet. 398 pp profuse ill. The results of a long journey through several thousand miles of the imperfectly known parts of the Chinese empire. VG. Internally actually near fine. And Covers nice in original blindstamped tan cloth. Gilt stanped part of spine also nice with only minor wear at spine tips. But the contrasting colored gilt stamped leather label shos wear and there is rubbing to the label as well. The Century Co hardcover
188131385Boston MA: A. Williams & Company 1881. First edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 271 pages with seven illustrations. Cowan; History of California pg. 606. Bound in original brown cloth with lettering and illustration in gilt and design in black. Light wear along extremities. A very good copy. <br/> <br/> A. Williams & Company hardcover
1404312722Doubleday Page 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good Hardcover. 1913 Doubleday Page. Cover has embossed illustrations and gold lettering. Top page edge is gold tipped. Light wear at corner tips. A few pages are faintly smudged. Text is unmarked. Tight binding. Doubleday, Page hardcover
186019133London: T. Nelson and Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brown embossed cloth gilt titles and decoration edges a little rubbed spine worn at tail with 10 attractive colored lithographs intact large folding map repaired. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 718 pages . T. Nelson and Sons hardcover
186052513London: Longman Green Longman and Roberts 1860. First edition likely the second issue; 2 volumes 8vo pp. xvi 2 412; vi 2 468; engraved folding map hand colored in blue and green 12 chromoxylographs 22 woodcuts in the text; 20th century three-quarter green morocco gilt-paneled spine in 6 compartments gilt lettered direct in 3 t.e.g.; the plates all with a small and discreet stamp in the margin not touching the image and the map with an old paper repair at the folds on the verso; otherwise a fine copy. There were two issues each in a different cloth binding. As the book has been rebound we can't be sure which issue this is except that the map is in volume II in this set which is where it should be in the second issue. Casada 42; Penzer p. 65-67. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts unknown
188152660London et al.: T. Nelson and Sons 1881. 12mo pp. 9 10-275 1 10 ads; double-page map 31 full-page wood-engraved illustrations 1 double-page; original pictorial terracotta cloth stamped in gilt and black on upper cover and spine; some wear at extremities and a small break in the cloth at the top of the front joint; all else very good. T. Nelson and Sons unknown
1959TB25170Waterford New York: Self-published 1959. First Edition. First printing Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket probably as issued; however the covers are protected by a thick acetate jacket. Laid-in is a mimeographed one page advance ad by the author for this book. Additionally the book is signed by the author on the title page. 28 pages of text including a list of references and bibliography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Self-published hardcover
007427Kimberley: The Sol Plaatje Educational Trust. Soft cover. As New. MA thesis originally submitted in Afrikaans in 1992. 187pp A4 incl. maps. Scarce. The Sol Plaatje Educational Trust paperback
0929692764.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
188652566London: Kegan Paul Trench and Co 1886. First edition 8vo pp. xxviii 338; xv 1 572 36 ads; gravure frontispiece portrait wood-engraved vignette title page 6 maps 2 folding some in color 14 plates numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text; original pictorial red cloth stamped in black white and gilt on upper cover and spine; the spine is a mess: old long cracks chipped at extremities and sunned but the book is surprisingly sound clean and the covers quite bright. Not a common book. Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co unknown
1926021548Manila: Sugar News Press 1926. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. An attractive well-kept copy. Clean tightly bound pages with the exception of front illustration gutter which has cracked for most of its length. Hinges are excellent and the book is snug and square. Covers are remarkably bright and fresh for their vintage with a crisp checked texture. Dark brown lettering is clear and strong. Front cover and spine panel have faint dot-sized light soil spots with some light foxing to top ends. Corner tips lightly rubbed. Attractive bookplate to pastedown. Illustrated with more than a dozen full page photos. Subtitle reads: Current comment tales and travel stories of the Philppine Islands with a review of General Leonard Wood's Administration as Governor General of this Territory." Scarce. <br/> <br/> Sugar News Press hardcover
1962BOOKS068274ILondon: Robert Hale Limited 1962. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket hardcover. B&W illustrations. Laid in are six vintage photographs of the Police - group and individual shots. 237pp. Robert Hale Limited unknown
1980141The Karl F. Moldenhauer Collection of Remington Arms at Unreserved Public Auction. Richard A. Bourne Co. IncHyannis: Richard A. Bourne Co. 1980. first edition limited to 2500 copies. Near Fine/not really a dust jacket however a cased box the books slides into the condition is described above. The significance of this auction catalog is that it firmly set a starting price for Remington firearms values. there are two sheets of paper separate from the book they give the gallery estimates.This is the.The Karl F. Moldenhauer Collection of Remington Arms. Hyannis; Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc.: October 29th 1980. The very fine auction catalog of this unbelievable collection. Hardbound and fully illustrated in color and black & white. Hardcover.read leather red cover gold printing on spine and front of book. Size 8.5"x11" about 300 pages filled with color and b/w illustrations; it also has a hard board case that the books slides into to protect it from damage there was no dust jacket on this particular slipcase hardboard case has some wear on the edges and is not in perfect shape I do have two copies one where the case is in perfect shape and this one which has some loss of the black covering on the bottom corner in front edge bottom corner loss of black leatherette or shiny black paper cover of about 2 1/2 inches on the bottom and partial loss of 1 inch and a half on the edge where the books slides into. this is of very nicely printed book mostly jump I come across is literally jump the photography was by Hugo Poisson/Delmas Massachusetts color separations by man at arms/ Provident Rhode Island printed by the Nimrod press/Boston Massachusetts. .as usual before buying e-mail me with any questions because this is expensive and I want you to be happy before shipment. I would be happy to call you if you include a phone number Richard A. Bourne Co. hardcover
19302111London: Victor Gollancz 1930. First. Hardcover. VG. 464 pp ill. A personal account of attempts made to climb the great peaks of the Eastern Himalayas. A VG presentable copy with faded spine BUT someone has pasted five small cutouts of dogs inside front covers. Victor Gollancz hardcover
19761684Austria: Akademische Druck 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 568 pp ill pull out folding maps in rear pockets. Drew belonged to that early important group of British explorer / travellers who contributed greatly to the knowledge about every place he travelled especially the very remote areas. His work is considered a classic to this date and even reprints are in demand. If you can't get the first edition than any reprint is a must for anyone interested in Central Asia and this area in particular. Near fine in like jacket. Maps are fine as well. Akademische Druck hardcover
19801685Karachi Pakistan: Indus Publications 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. VG/VG. 568 pp ill pull out folding maps in rear pocket. Reprint of an important and interesting travel narrative by a man who was able to enrich the knowledge of all by writing about the remote places he visited. VG in vg dj. Purchase stamp from the Bazaar in Gilgit in 1989. Indus Publications hardcover
44525LONDON WILKIE AND ROBINSON 1811. REBOUND WITH ORIGINAL BOARDS AND A NEW SPINE NEW ENDPAPERS. ENGRAVED FRONTISPIECE AND 5 PORTRAITS. 622 pp. VERY GOOD. LONDON, WILKIE AND ROBINSON, 1811 hardcover
44582LONDON B. WHITE 1782. FIRST EDITION QUARTO BOUND IN FULL TREE CALF GILT TITLES. WITH 22 PLATES AS CALLED FOR. CLEAN AND TIGHTLY BOUND. VERY GOOD. LONDON, B. WHITE, 1782 unknown
219771811 WILKIE AND ROBINSON LONDON. VERY GOOD REBOUND COPY IN BROWN CLOTH. UNTRIMMED EDGES TO THE PAGES NEW ENDPAPERS ENGRAVED FRONTISPIECE 622 pp. 1811 WILKIE AND ROBINSON, LONDON hardcover
181561210London: John Murray 1815. Second Edition. Quarto 28cm. Half-bound in later nineteenth-century brown calf and purple cloth rebacked all edges marbled; plain dark taupe endpapers; iii-xx1-3731pp; folding map at front with routes traced in red and blue occasional in-text figures. Bound with out half-title. Sewing sound but joints cracked amateur reinforcements to hinges general mild wear to boards internally with occasional spots of foxing but largely clean: just Very Good.<br /> <br /> Mungo Park 1771-1806 was an early explorer in Africa whose 1799 about his first journey along the Niger River Travels into the Interior of Africa earned him great popularity and is #16 in Blockson's Commented Bibliography. In 1805 he undertook a second expedition. He led his group overland to Bamako losing many members to dysentery. He reached Ségou and Sansanding in modern-day Mali and sailed on reportedly reached the Bussa rapids in modern-day Nigeria. But in late 1805 his party was attacked by native Africans who he had antagonized and Park drowned. His journal was sent back to the UK where it was published with statements from the expedition guides Amadi Fatouma and Isaaco. Exploration of the Niger ceased until after the Napoleonic Wars and the Niger Delta was not located by Europeans until the Lander expedition in 1830. HOWGEGO II P4. John Murray unknown
43120CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY 1968-74. FIVE VOLUMES COMPLETE PLUS A PORTFOLIO OF 58 CHARTS AND MAPS. A VERY GOOD SET ORIGINAL BLUE CLOTH WITH COMPLETE PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPERS. THE PORTFOLIO IN BLUE CLOTH HAS SOME STAINS. WITH 58 CHARTS/MAPS AS CALLED FOR. THE FIRST TWO VOLUMES ARE REPRINTS THE REST FIRST EDITIONS. FOUR VOLUMES IN FIVE WITH VOLUME 3 IN TWO PARTS. VOLUME 4 IS THE LIFE OF COOK. A VERY NICE SET. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY, 1968-74 hardcover
197320744University of Alabama Press 1973. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Number 347 of 600 numbered copies signed by Summersell on special limitation page. This is the first time this journal has had obscure references clarified and the first time the complete jour has been editied with footnotes. Fullam's journal spans the period July 1862 to the sinking of the ship in 1864. "A worthy contribution to Civil War naval history." Eicher 336. 229 pages with illustrations log map bibliography and index. Bound in dark blue half leather with light blue cloth over boards. Gilt lettering on spine dulled. A fine copy without dust jacket. <br/> <br/> University of Alabama Press hardcover
188520247London: Kegan Paul Trench & Co. 1885. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Thick octavo standard sized. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Rebound in red library cloth with gilt letting on spine. NOT ex-library. lxv 587 p. w/2 maps 1 at rear folding backed in canvas frontis 30 illustrations. Approx. 1/3 of the book is appendices of pertinent and interesting supplementary material to the Journal itself. The Journal covers the dates from 10 Sept. 1884 to 14 Dec. 1884 the last entry Gordon made though the city did not fall till late the following month. <br/><br/> Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co. hardcover
19091100515.82The Cape Town Section South Africa 1909 - 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover. 22 bound hardcover volumes. Nearly complete run of the journal's annual volumes from the 1909/1910 issue to the 1965 issue but LACKING only the 1912 issue No. 15. Each volume bound in green or black cloth binding together original paperback issues two or three years in each volume original covers bound in. Incl's bound Cumulative Index volume covering 1894-1968 Nos. 1-71 plus additional unbound issues in paperback binding of: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1985 1993 1994 last two issued in glossy hardcover. Vg condition overall. Volumes bound by the Appalachian Mountain Club each vol. bearing their name at lower spine w/ small "AMC" stamp on orig. paperback cover of each issue. Aside from missing 1912 issue contents complete clean interior bindings firm. Initially published as "The Mountain Club Annual": first 8 volumes show moderate exterior rubbing 2 with front & rear hinges cracked no loosening of pgs 2 others w/ very neatly cloth-tape-repaired hinge. Remaining later volumes quite bright & clean bindings tight gilt spine lettering bright. 22 bound hardcover volumes each appx. 300 pgs with b&w illustrations some fold-out; plus 14 individual issues in originally issued bindings. The Cape Town Section, South Africa hardcover
18324725London: John Murray 1832. First Through Fourth editions. Hardcover. Good. The FIRST four volumes of this prestigious publication. Volume the first 1832 London John Murray 264 pp 3 large folding maps worn half contemporary leather over marbled boards front cover detached. Kimbolton Castle shelf label. Volume the second 1832 London John Murray 342 pp 8 folding maps. worn contemporary leather over marbled boards. Kimbolton Castle shelf label. Volume the third 1833. London John Murray 1834. 328 pp 6 folding maps plates. Kilbolton Castle shelf label. Worn contemporary leather over marbled boards. Volume the fourth 1834. 1834 London John Murray. 422 pp. 6 folding maps ill. Worn contemporary leather over marbled boards. Kimbolton Castle shelf labels. The first four journals. In spite of worn outside appearance they are internally quite nice. These first four volumes are rarely listed. Photos include those of table of contents of each volume. An amazing compendium of world exploration almost 200 years ago with a fine royal association. John Murray hardcover
