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Features: On Wildlife - Talking to the animals; Mount Wilson Reborn - a new era dawns for "America's Observatory"; Nomads of the High Plateau; The Case of the Caverna da Pedra Pintada - Rewriting South America's Ancient History; Roof of the Americas Expedition - Challenging Britain's Best. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
pp. xxiv, (25)-538, (6) [Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis. Color folding map of Africa. 14 full page wood-engraved illustrations and many in the text. Mildly age stain. Raised and embossed bookseller's label of Antiquarian Book Store A.S. Hollowell Prop. 108 Erie St. Cleveland, O. Remnants of a Masonic library bookplate on front paste down. 8vo. 195 mm. Original publisher's cloth binding. Corners worn with loss. Spine detached. Hardbound. Good. Title continues: 'With Notes And Extracts From Mr. Richardson's Account Of The Expedition, And A Sketch Of Denham And Clapperton's Expedition, by the American Editor'. Born in Hamburg Germany, Henry Barth was one of the greatest of the European explorers of Africa. His scholarly preparation, ability to speak and write Arabic, learning African languages, and character meant that he carefully documented the details of the cultures he visited. He was among the first to comprehend the uses of oral history of peoples, and collected many. He established friendships with African rulers and scholars during his five years of travel (1850-1855). After the deaths of two European companions, he completed his travels with the aid of Africans. Afterwards, he wrote and published a five-volume account of his travels in both English and German. PAIMP 23
8vo [22.5 x 14 cm]; xiii, [ii], 384 pp, 16 plates including frontis from photos, map, 150 illustrations from the author's drawings, appendix on new species of spiders. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded but lettering clear, name of Arthur J. Spoor on endpaper, minor foxing on a few margins, front panel of dust jacket glued to front endpaper, tipped in description on endpaper, near fine, clean. A pic An important book on scientific exploration in these South American jungles by the distinguished naturalist and leader of the Oxford University Expedition to British Guiana. Based on long hours of watching in observation posts slung in the tree tops, enabled the author to observe a teeming and fantastic natural world. With much on insects, spiders and spider webs. Nicely illustrated including many sketches of spider webs by the author.
Features: Remembering Lowell Thomas - patron of exploration; Northern Labrador Expedition - the Torngat Mountain Range; Birds, Bombs and Borders - migrants find refuge in disputed area north of the Sea of Galilee; From Sydney to Darwin - an Australian odyssey by motorcycle - Benjamin H. Shoemaker; In the Footsteps of the Dinosaurs - Peace River Canyon; Norwegian Explorers - their impact on Polar exploration; Obsidian Technology in Mexico - the cutting edge of an ancient culture; Journeys to the Gates of Hell - exploring the effects of nuclear explosions; Of Karyatids and Friezes - where marble was quaried for the age of Pericles. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Ice Age Art - a modern assessment; Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum - Chanute memorializes famous exploring couple; Across the South Pole - the Transglobe Expedition; Strange Rock Wallabies of Oahu - fugitives from zoo were progenitors; Rio Iglesia 1980 Expedition - Li Nita - the last resort; San Quintin - a place apart - Mayan jungle refuge threatened by progress ; My Son, the Taxonomist - taxonomy explained, by Kiat W. Tan; On the Trail of the Mokele-Mbemebe - a zoological mystery. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition - explored more than 450,000 square miles; Fiji Island Sojourn - a challenge proferred and accepted; Search for the Origin of Life - planetary exploration might give better insight; Kenya's Lake Paradise; African Widlife Crisis - the impact of recent hostilities; Captain Finn Ronne - In Memoriam; Solomon Islands Cargo Cults - lingering impact of a world war; The Beira - more antelope than gazelle; The Bimini Underwater Discoveries. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: The agony of a Morman Polygamist - Thomas Schofield faced renunciation of loved ones or imprisonment for conscience sake; The disastrous Arthur Dietz Expedition - 'Klondike madness pushed the little party of greehnorns beyond all hope of survival; Livestock Commission man; Ocosta broke the speculators' hearts!; Bushwhacked on the trail; Gold and where to find it; My dog was better known than I was! - Seymour was well known in Arkansas; La Tuileries Gardens - A Cattleman's Folly - Gillpatrick's amusement park, Colorado; Miracle at Stillwater, Oklahoma; I don't want none of your weevily wheat - Perry Hutchinson/Excelsior Mills, Marysville, Kansas; Bloody night on the Gila, Arizona; Captives among the Comanches - the true story of Jane Adeline Wilson; The great opportunist - Chicken Bill of Leadville, Colorado; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Magazine
96 pages. Features: The Ordeals of Old Smith - Jedediah Smith ; "Riding to the Hounds" Prairie Style; The Frenchmen's Colorado Gold; 'A Tip of the Hat to Sam Davis - Samuel Post Davis; Black Hills Stockade - Collins-Russell Expedition; Many Trails Led to Gordon (Nebraska); The Mysterious Ramming of the Pacific - S.S. Pacific, Neil Henley (O'Henly); Bonanza in the Santa Ritas - Helvetia and Total Wreck, Arizona; A Rusty Can's Message - Gideon Gaines; Go Bring Him In - Preferably Dead. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
First edition, 8vo, 51, [1]pp., disbound. A reply to Thomas Potter's 'Reply of the country gentleman', 1758.
131 pages. Reference notes. Recommended reading list. List of colour plates. Index. "Reveals much of Captain Vancouver's personality, life aboard his ships, the techniques of mapping, and his views of the native peoples he encountered. Historical engravings and maps, reproduced directly from the first edition of Vancouver's famous account of his voyage, richly illustrate the land and events. These are enhanced by over 30 stunning colour photographs, taken especially for this book." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Bookseller's label on half-title page. Average wear. Front free endpaper removed. Binding sound. Book
70 p. Uncut and unopened. 175mm. Original faux vellum wraps, stained. Limited edition of only 275 small-paper copies. W33
vii + 186pp.with 22 plates (14 lithographs and 8 photographs) + 1 large folding map, original 1887-edition, 28cm., original softcover (spine bit repaired & small piece of paper detached from front wappers) well protected by a removable cover of cristal paper, text in german, pages still uncut, [off-print from the 1st part of K.Martins "Bericht ueber eine Reise nach Niederlandisch West-Indien und darauf gegrundete Studien"], good condition, A60472
First edition, 8vo, 76pp., disbound. A reply to 'The expedition against Rochefort fully stated and considered' by Thomas Potter, 1758.
First edition, 63, [1]pp., disbound. A reply to Henry Seymour Conway's 'The Military Arguments, in the Letter to a Right Honourable Author', 1758.
As New English Original binding. Hardcover. Color ills. 4to. (30 x 22 cm). 483 p. In Ottoman script (color reprint of Müteferrika print), Turkish transcription, and English translation. Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi el-Musemma bi Hadis-i Nev" (History of the West Indies Known) as the New Hadith) which contains an account of the discovery of America, was translated from European sources by Mehmet b. Emir Hasan el-Su'udi approximately ninety years after the event and dedicated to Murad III. The writer's aim to inform monarch about the new world.
PARIS, France-Loisirs - 1991 - In-4 - Cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs - Préface de Paul-Emile Victor - Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans le texte et HT - Cartes, index, bibliographie - 279 pages - Très bel exemplaire, comme neuf
Exhibition catalogue. Unpaginated. Average wear. Unmarked. High-quality glossy contents in red embossed covers. Black and white illustrations. Solid copy. Book
274 pages. Index, bibliography and footnotes. "A lucid and convincing analysis of the origins of Stefansson's attitudes and ideas." - from back cover. Minimal markings to contents. Average wear. Three pages of photos loose but present. A worthy working copy. Book
192 pages. The autobiography of one of the rugged individuals who built the Vancouver Island sawmill industry with their blood, sweat and tears. Tells all - his sawmilling, his wives and kids, his hunting and fishing expeditions throughout the West. The hard-loving, hard brawling, hard-working story of one of the BC coast's true originals. Glossy and attractive illustrated boards. Book
297pages. A provocative, probing and personal expedition into your mind, heart and soul. Weave your way through this treasure trove of list ideas designed to reveal the vistas of your heart and soul. Soon, you'll find yourself on a colorful road through years of experiences, memories, desires, and wisdom. Clean and unmarked with minor wear to corners of boards. Excellent copy. Book
8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xx, [ii], [23]-504 pp, frontis, 143 illustrations, including 4 color plates, maps, index. original pictorial gilt cloth, light cloth rippling, light shelf wear, very good clean copy, internally fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Ferra V. This is marked volume I but there were never other volumes produced. Beebe became world famous for his record breaking descent into the depths of the sea in the bathysphere in the 1930's. He was an accomplished naturalist but was also an ornithologist, entomologist, ichthyologist, ecologist and taxonomist as this volume clearly illustrates. There is also a chapter on Indian Charms by James Rodway. Included wtih this book is Beebe's article, 'The High World of the Rain Forest; In the Trinidad Jungle, Naturalist and Artist Work Together to Portray a Teeming Animal Kingdom Men Seldom See'. in the National Geographic magazine, June 1958, an 18 page article with two photos of Beebe and many full-page paintings by Guy Neale of butterflies and other insects, and the author's 12 rules for observing wild birds and animals in the forest (very good condition).
Hardcover in-12, 354 pages, illustrations en noir et blanc, cartonnage vert illustre de l"editeur (image collee). Tres bel exemplaire [TX-11]
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 272 pp, 31 plates from photos, numerous illustrations from drawings, bibliography, appendix. original cloth, spine title lettering, fine and clean in good dust jacket (price clipped, a little used). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his discoveries in the Amazon region in search for lost cities of sun worshippers, facing death and dangers, covering much of same ground as the legendary Colonel Fawcett. He links ancient civilizations in Brazil and Peru with those of Egypt and the middle east in a fascinating and well-illustrated account.
Very Good Very Good English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Color ills. 4to. 56, [ix] p., color ills., 116 leaves of color reprint in Ottoman script from Müteferrika. In Ottoman script (color reprint of Müteferrika print), Turkish transcription, and English translation. The text has been rendered into English by Suheyla Artemel. Contents: A Brief History of the Discovery of the New World, Geographical Description of the New World, Vegetation of the New World, The Fauna of the New World, The People of the New World, The Habits and Traditions of the People. "Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi el-Musemma bi Hadis-i Nev" (History of the West Indies Known) as the New Hadith) which contains an account of the discovery of America, was translated from European sources by Mehmet b. Emir Hasan el-Su'udi approximately ninety years after the event and dedicated to Murad III. The writer's aim to inform monarch about the new world.
220pp. + 2 plates out-of-text, 25cm., in the series "Lunds Universitets Arsskrift. N.F. Avd 1." Bd.54 Nr.5, softcover, stamp, G
