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234290A Paris, Chez Le Normant, 1814 in-8, XXIV-403 pp., demi-basane brune à coins, dos lisse orné de filets dorés (reliure de l'époque). Dos un peu frotté.
1850P1-22-1Bagnères de Luchon, Dulon, Lafont, Bassy, Boicin, s.d.(1850). In-folio oblong, titre et 30 lithographies sur Chine appliquée sur papier fort légendé, cartonnage éditeur percaline, titre orné doré sur le plat supérieur (quelques rousseurs). Bel album de 26 vues, dont 3 doubles et 1 triple. Bagnères de Luchon et ses environs, par Victor Petit. Paris, 1850, oblong folio (390x270mm), original green cloth with gilting enclosing by ornate, gilt covers, attractive collection of lithographs of medicine baths in the Pyrenees. 29 unnumbered plates of which 3 double and 1 triple.
115688London British Museum 1930. . First edition; 4to; 24 figures in text 16 plates 9 in colour; publisher's original paper wrapper date inscribed in ink to front cover; a fine copy; pp. 103-193 xvi.<br /> A rare publication authored by esteemed ornithologists Percy Lowe and Norman Kinnear who compiled their own research with the observations and illustrations of the late Edward Wilson who died with Captain Scott on their ill-fated return from the South Pole. Together they produced a comprehensive account of bird species observed during the 'Terra Nova' expedition.<br /> Rosove 292-42. London, British Museum, 1930. unknown
1854218513Japan. Circa1854. Black and white woodblock kawaraban 35.6 x 48.7cm ink mark upper section but text still legible otherwise a very good copy. This kawaraban dated 20 February 1854 elaborates a list of the defending lords following Commodore Perry's second visit to Edo Bay. The chart lists approximately 40 feudal lords mobilised to defend Edo each accompanied by detailed information including their house crests defensive positions and troop numbers. The total mobilisation is noted as around 375600 troops. . unknown
19010009096New York: Dodd Mead 1901. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo 313 pages untrimmed blue cloth <br/><br/>This is the American issue of the British sheets. "Though Burton wrote and published many bulky volumes of travel . none of them assumed a popular form . The essays that follow were all prepared by Burton himself . Burton here gives an epitome of his principal travels in three continents - Preface." The "three" continents are Africa South America. North America Asia. Dodd, Mead hardcover
1898HM064141898-1931 9 volumes (in all: 2008 p., 189 figs, 117 pls, 45 maps)Part 6-14: Rotes Meer (Red Sea) und weiterführend östliches Mittelmeer (ends with part 14). Parts 1-5 treated the eastern part of the Mediterranean, and are not included in this set! Parts 6-12: orginal hcloth. Parts 13-14: original paperbound. Part 6 with waterstained back cover, otherwise a very good set of these rare expedition reports of the Pola-Expedition to the Red Sea.Part 6: 4to. 628 p., 7 figs, 30 pls, 23 maps. A: Forschungen im Roten Meere (nördliche Hälfte) 1895-1896. Einleitung. I. Koss, K.: Zeit- und Ortsbestimmungen. II. Triulzi, A.Edler v.: Relative Schwerebestimmungen. III. Roeßler, K.: Magnetische Beobachtungen. IV. Arbesser v. Rastburg, C.: Meteorologische Beobachtungen. Angestellt an Bord S.M. Schiffes "Pola" auf The Brothers, in Koseir und in Jidda. V. Arbesser v. Rastburg, C.: Geodätische Arbeiten. VI. Luksch, J.: Physikalische Untersuchungen. VII. Steuer, A.: Sapphirinen des Roten Meeres. VIII. Grobben, K.: Beiträge zur Morphologie und Anatomie der Tridacniden. IX. Natterer, K.: Chemische Untersuchungen. B. Forschungen im östlichen Mittelmeere 1889-1894 XXI: Oberwimmer, A.: Zoolog. Ergebnisse. X. Mollusken. II. Heteropoden und Pteropoden, Sinusigera. XXII: Adensamer, Th.: Zoolog. Ergebnisse. XI. Decapoden. Part 7: 4to. 504 p., 8 maps, 34 pls, 19 figs. A: Forschungen im Roten Meere (südliche Hälfte) 1897-1898 X. Koss, K.: Kimmtiefen-Beobachtungen. XI. Koss, K.: Zeit- und Ortsbestimmungen. XII. Triulzi, A. Edler v.: Relative Schwerebestimmungen. XIII: Roeßler, K.: Magnetische Beobachtungen. XIV: Sturany, R.: Lamellibranchiaten des Roten Meeres. XV. Natterer, K.: Chemische Untersuchungen von Wasser- und Grundproben. XVI. Schulze, F.E.: Hexactinelliden des Roten Meeres. XVII. Steindachner, Fr.: Bericht über die herpetologischen Aufsammlungen. XVIII. Luksch, J.: Physikalische Untersuchungen. XIX. Luksch, J.: Untersuchungen über die Transparenz und Farbe des Seewassers. XX. Grobben, K.: Zur Kenntnis der Morphologie und Anatomie von Meleagrina sowie der Aviculiden im allgemeinen. B. Forschungen im östlichen Mittelmeere 1889-1894 XXIII: Schulze, Fr.E.: Zoolog. Ergebnisse. XII. Mittelmeer-Hexactinelliden. Part 8: 4to. 323 p., 12 pls, 5 figs. 8 maps. A: Forschungen im Roten Meere (südliche Hälfte) 1897-1898. XXI. Arbesser von Rastburg, C.: Metereologische Beobachtungen, angestellt an Bord S.M. Schifes "Pola" in Koseir, Sawakin, Jidda, Massawa, Asab und Perim. XXII. Arbesser von Rastburg, C.: Geodätische Arbeiten. XXIII. Sturany, R.: Gastropoden des Roten Meeres. B. Forschungen im östlichen Mittelmeere 1889-1894. XXIV: Windt, Jan de & Berwerth, Fr.: Untersuchungen von Grundproben auf der 1.,3. und 4. Reise. XXV: Marenzeller, E.v.: Zoolog. Ergebnisse. XIII. Polychäten des Grundes, gesammelt 1893-1894. Part 9: 4to. 97 p., 31 pls, 7 figs. Forschungen im Roten Meere (nördliche und südliche Hälfte) 1895-1898 XXIV. Marenzeller, E.v.: Über den Septennachwuchs der Eupsamminen E.H. XXV. Marenzeller, E.v.: Tiefseekorallen des Roten Meeres. XXVI. Marenzeller, E.v.: Riffkorallen. Part 10: 4to. 54 p., 2 pls & 9 figs. A. Forschungen im östlichen Mittelmeere. XXVI: Ritter-Zahony, R.v.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XIV. Chätognathen. XXVII: Pesta, O.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XV. Copepoden. XXVIII: Ritter-Zahony, R.v.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XVI. Zur Anatomie des Chätognathenkopfes. B. Forschungen im Roten Meere (nördliche und südliche Hälfte) 1895-1898. XXVII: Ritter-Zahony, R.v.: Chätognathen. Part 11: 4to. 104 p., 5 (2 col.) pls, 69 figs. A. Forschungen im Roten Meere (nördliche und südliche Hälfte) 1895-1898. XXVIII. Balss, H.: Zoologische Ergebnisse. XXVIII. Über Stomatopoden des Roten Meeres. XXIX. Kükenthal, W. Zoolog. Ergebn. XXIX. Alcyonaria des Roten Meeres. XXX. Balss, H.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XXX. Die Decapoden des Roten Meeres. B. Forschungen im östlichen Mittelmeere. XXIX: Pesta, O.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XVII. Die Isopodengattung Microniscus. XXX. Pesta, O.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XVIII. Copepoden des östlichen Mittelmeers. Part 12: 4to. 141 p., 1 plate, 29 figs, 1 map. Forschungen im Roten Meere (nördliche und südliche Hälfte) 1895-1878. XXXI. Balss, H.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XXXI. Die Decapoden des Roten Meeres. II. Anomuren, Dromiaceen und Oxystomen. XXXII. Michaelsen, W.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XXXII. Ascidea Plychobranchia und Diclyobranchia des Roten Meeres. Part 13: 4to. 111 p., 1 plate, 25 figs,. & 5 maps. Forschungen im Roten Meere (nördliche und südliche Hälfte) 1895-1897 XXXIII. Michaelsen, W.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XXXIII. Ascidiae Krikobranchiae des Roten Meeres: Clavelinidae und Synoicidae. XXXIV. Balss, H.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XXXIV. Decapoden des Roten Meeres. III. Die Parthenopiden, Cyclometopen und Catometopen. XXXV. Spandl, H.: Zoolog. Ergebn. XXXV. Die Amphipoden des Roten Meeres. Part 14: 4to. 46 p., 1 plate, 19 figs. Forschungen im Roten Meere (nördliche und südliche Hälfte) 1895-1898. XXXVI. Balss, H.: Zoolog. Ergebn. Decapoden des Roten Meeres. IV. Oxyrhyncha und Schlußbetrachtungen. XXXVII. Graf, H.: Zoolog. Ergebn. Die Cypridinidae des Roten Meeres.
192850893København Reitzel 1928. Royal8vo. With orig. printed frontwrapper. Spine gone. Sewing a bit loose. 6464 pp. 3 maps 2 large and folded 6 plates many photographic illustrations in the text. Small stamp on foot of wrapper and halftitle. Uncut and internally fine and clean. <br/><br/><em>First edition of the report of the famous Second Thule Expedition which brought back importent geographical and geological informations of the fjords especially Independence Fjord. - Meddelelser om Grønland Bd.65. </em> unknown
1967013782LondonAmsterdamNew York : Frank Cass/N. Israel/Da Capo Press 1967. Facsimile of 1803 Edition.Bibliotheca Australiana # 3 4 5 6 & 7.Original mottled fawn buckram with blue title labels to upper boards and spines. .This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . Please email for further details NOT "Signed by the Author". Not Signed or Inscribed. Mottled Fawn Buckram . FINE AS BRAND NEW/Plastic Jacket AS NEW. Illus. by numerous Illustrations Maps Views & Charts Including Several Folding . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK. Frank Cass/N. Israel/Da Capo Press hardcover
188510582Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1885. XIX 526 S. Original Leinwand mit Goldprägung u. Deckelillustration (etwas berieben).
1852019721London: Ingram Cooke. Complete in two volumes. xi 318 pp.; xii 326 pp. Quarter leather and marbled boards. Raised bands attractive spine slips elegant gilt designs in the compartments. Half titles present. All plates and illustrations called for are present. A very small chip on the name plate of both Volume 1 and Volume 2 the first not affecting text the second deleting the small "II" representing Volume II. Covers rubbed edge wear Very Good. A nice set. Six ships with artists scientists and surveyors explored the coasts of North America South America Antarctica and the Pacific Islands. Provenance: Contains the bookplates of J. B. Torry Esq. of Shrub's Hill Sunningdale in Surrey England. . Very Good. Hard Bound. First Edition Thus. 1852. Ingram, Cooke unknown
238395Paris, J. J. Fuchs, an X - 1801 in-8, [2] ff. n. ch., 89 pp., dérelié. Rousseurs.
302 pages. Author commanded the Zeigler-Fiala Polar Expedition. Profusely illustrated with photographs by the author plus eight, from paintings, in colour. Tissue-protected colour frontis. Map of Franz Josef Archipelago affixed at back bears four openings. Handsome gilt decoration and letting upon front board. Colour decoration upon backstrip. Narrow opening to binding after half-title. Back hinge open. Unmarked. Heavy external wear. Despite these shortcoming, a worthy reading copy of this extensively documented work. Book
1830P1-11-22Bruxelles, De Mat, 1830. Grand in-8 (230x150) relié demi-veau à coins, dos lisse, manque au dos, XII-422pp-errata, belle lithographie en frontispice et carte dépliante en couleurs. Dédicace. Reliure usagée, mouillures claires.
1756P1-26-4HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE DES VOYAGES, OU NOUVELLE COLLECTION DE TOUTES LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE, QUI ONT ÉTÉ PUBLIÉES JUSQU'À PRÉSENT DANS LES DIFFÉRENTES LANGUES DE TOUTES LES NATIONS CONNUES [.]. TOME 14 (…). La Haye, Pierre de Hondt, 1756. In-4° (265x205mm), relié plein veau, pièce de titre, dos richement orné, page de titre imprimée en rouge et noir, tranches marbrées. Plats frottés, intérieur en très bon état. 4 ff. (page de titre – Avertissements – catalogue), 500pp., 2ff. (table). Cet ouvrage est illustré de 18 planches hors-texte. Le tome 14 contient : - Suite du livre troisième, Voyages dans la presqu’isle en deça du Gange. - Livre quatrième, Voyages aux Indes orientales par le Sud-ouest. Bon exemplaire.
1831PHO-2158Paris, Denain, 1831, 3 volumes in-8 (23x14cm), 2ff.-525pp., 2ff.-502pp., 2ff.-504pp., demi chagrin époque, dos à nerfs avec titre et tomaison, Illustré de 3 gravures dépliantes en frontispice. Frottements aux plats, coupes usées, coins émoussés, rousseurs.
190910580Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1909. XII, 471 S. Gr.-8°. Farbig illustr. Original Leinwand (Rücken etwas fleckig).
187210062DBJena, Hermann Costenoble, 1872. 8°. 21,5 cm. XXIII, 420 Seiten, [6] Blatt Illustrationen. Schwarzer Halblederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. (= Bibliothek geographischer Reisen und Entdeckungen älterer und neuerer Zeit. Band 9).
214124Paris, Ollendorff, 1898 2 vol. in-8, XIX-296 pp. et 408 pp., portrait-frontispice à chaque volume, demi-basane acajou à coins, dos à faux-nerfs orné (reliure de l'époque). Dos passés. Petites usures, manque à la coiffe inférieure du tome 1.
1898901London: Methuen. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover pictorial boards. Two volumes. Profusely illustrated with 83 photos 49 drawings 4 colour drawings and coloured fold out map to first volume; 81 drawings 28 photos 2 colour drawings and coloured fold out map to the second volume. Both volumes in original dark green pictorial cloth bindings. From the library of Christ's Hospital school. Both volumes have new endpapers some unobtrusive library stamps and have some shelf wear otherwise very good sound presentable copies. ; Colour Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Vol I 663 Vol II 614 pages . Methuen hardcover
19397135London 1939. Photography & Ephemera. Three portraits of the "Westward" a beautiful four-mastered ship on board the "Westward" each with BAE 1937-9 stamped on the verso; and nine small snapshots of the same with the expedition on verso. The small photographs are snapshots with manuscript text on the verso- "Photo by Mr. Bishop July 1937"; "REP in Lookout on Westward June 1938" & "Southend Pier taken from rigging of Westward June 1939". "At work on board the 'Westward'". Published Daily Telegraph July 1939". The rest of the photographs are unidentified. Also an advertising memento of the expedition a paper wrapper for Horlick's Malted Milk printed on both sides with "British Antarctic Expedition 1937. Horlick's" with other Horlick's information. After three years of fund raising efforts WWII finally put an end to Ernest Walker's expedition. <br /> <br /> Photographs range from 8x6" to 3 1/2 x 2 1/2". The large ones are stamped "Associated Press" on the verso along with the "British Antarctic Expedition 1937-9". The two photos of the ship are have some small creases. One image has a person's faced excised. The Horlicks wrapper measures 13 x 3 1/2". browned & spotted. Overall vg -. unknown
1818E0061323 pages with a portrait frontispiece and five colored aquatints. Octavo 8 3/4" x 5 1/2" bound in attractive half leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. Hill 1168 Second and best edition<br /><br />The Alceste brought Lord Amherst to China to serve as ambassador and specifically to negotiate the China trade at the time a matter of dispute between China and Great Britain.M'Leod who was surgeon on the ship describes the voyage out the various calls in the East Indies including touching at Batavia surveying off Korea the visit to Okinawa another to Manila and the shipwreck off the coast of Sumatra and subsequent rescue from Malay pirates. A brief but interesting interview with Napoleon at St. Helena is also included in the narrative. This was one of the most popular travel books of its time portraying the Far East to a much wider audience than had been reached by earlier accounts. The idyllic descriptions of Lewchew undoubtedly appealed to the romantic sensibilities of the era. Indeed buoyed by its success M'Leod published another work recounting his time as a slaver <i>A Voyage to Africa with some Account of the Manners and Customs of the Dahomian People</i>.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Attractive half rebind some foxing through out with no spotting to plates else a very good copy. John Murray hardcover books
18584741baY2Toronto Ontario: John Lovell 1858. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Canada; Manitoba; Red River expedition 1857; Assiniboine and Saskatchewan expedition 1858; 258pages; 25.5cm; full black leather binding re-backed; inserted folded map: 35 x 77cm; part of Red River Valley north of 49th parallel to accompany report of H. Y. Hind's Canadian Red River expedition; small tear bottom left corner small breaks at 2 folds; detached folded map: 76.5 x 142cm; plan 'shewing' proposed route from Lake Superior to Red River settlement compiled from Dawson & Napier's maps T. Devine surveyor branch west Crown Lands Department Toronto 29th May 1858 Andrew Russell assistant commissioner; across map bottom: Profile of canoe route by Professor Hind horizontal scale 10 miles to 1 inch vertical scale 600 feet to 1 inch; center top of map: Plan of country between Red River settlement and Lake of the Woods scale 8 miles to inch; signed S. J. Dawson note-this is reduced copy of map from actual survey accompanying Dawson's report of 15th March 1858; Red River expedition under direction of George Gladman 1800-63 and Simon James Dawson 1820-1902; report by Henry Youle Hind 1823-1909; Canada Legislative Assembly Victoria 21 appendice No 3. A. 1858. First edition. John Lovell Hardcover books
18571398Paris, Firmin Didot frères, fils et Cie, libraires, 1857. In-8 - 15,5 x 24 cm. Reliure de l'époque en demi-toile beige, dos lisse orné d'une pièce de titre noire, d'un fleuron et de filets dorés, plats de papier marbré. XIII, (3 p.), 423 pp. Ouvrage bien complet de sa carte dépliante en couleurs de l'île de Madagascar. Rare ouvrage sur un sujet peu abordé (la Bibliographie de Madagascar de Grandidier, II,6371, signale seulement un autre titre de cet auteur sur le même sujet).|1 Réforme du régime pénitentiaire en France. 2 Système pénitentiaire de la Grande-Bretagne. 3 De la colonisation pénitentiaire. 4 Colonisation de Madagascar. Barbaroux Charles-Oger, magistrat et littérateur, fils du conventionnel, est né à Marseille en 1792. Il fut d'abord avocat à Nîmes, concourut à diverses publications, remplit, après 1830, les fonctions de procureur général à Pondichéry, puis à l'île Bourbon, enfin à Alger en 1848. A cette époque il fut élu représentant à la Constituante par l'île de la Réunion. Il est mort à Vaux en 1867. (Larousse du XIXe siècle ).
1970003901The Expedition 1970 Original pictorial postcard with Pakistan Stamps 50 paisa postmarked Gilgit 9 May 1970 with expedition cachet minutest rubbing to tips of two corners. otherwise unblemished; Signed by 16 team members including leader Karl Herrligkoffer summiteers Reinhold Messner Gunther Messner and Felix Kuen as well as Michl Anderl Gerhard Baur Wolf-Dietrich Bitterling Werner Haim Gunther Kroh Hermann Kuhn Gerd Mandl Elmer Raab Hans Saler Peter Vogler Jurgen Winkler Alice Von Hobe and a sherpa thumbprint. A fine copy carrying the rare Gunther Messner signature. The success of the German 1970 Rupal Face expedition to Nanga Parbat was marred by the death of Gunther Messner in an avalanche after descending the unknown slopes of the Diamir Face. Signed by the Expedition Team. First Edition. Soft Cover. F. The Expedition paperback
1854218390Japan. Circa1854. Black and white woodblock print 18 x 24cm a little light soiling very good. In this kawaraban two humorous and satirical poems concerning foreign arrivals are featured accompanied by illustrations. Both poems relate to foreigners and foreign ships clearly demonstrating that ordinary people were deeply interested in the arrival of foreign vessels and expressed their curiosity in various ways . unknown