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in-16, 215 pp., ill. h.t. coul., broche, couverture illustree plast. Tres bel exemplaire. [PP-1]
3rd impression. VG hbk bound in blue cloth,gilt spine lettering. Spine colouring faded.22553. eng
14pp., roodlinnen band met titel en versieringen in goudopdruk (verguld wapenschild van Nederland op achterplat), vergulde bladsneden, 24cm., mooie staat
pp. x, 294 + Plus frontis, numerous full page photographs. Title page printed in red and black. Bookseller's label. Decorative endpapers. Large 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding, spine repaired. Eleventh impression. AFRICA/2
Gutes Exemplar; Einband etwas berieben. - Mit beiliegender Faltkarte. - Faksimile in Frakturschrift. - Richard Kandt (vor 1894 Richard Kantorowicz; * 17. Dezember 1867 in Posen; † 29. April 1918 in Nürnberg) war ein deutscher Arzt und Afrikaforscher. ... Zwischen 1897 und 1907 erforschte er den Nordwesten von Deutsch-Ostafrika und wurde 1906 zum Kaiserlichen Residenten der mit Verordnung vom 20. Juni 1906 und mit Wirkung vom 15. November 1907 geschaffenen Residentur Ruanda von Deutsch-Ostafrika berufen. Kandt traf im August 1907 in Ruanda ein und gründete noch im gleichen Jahr seinen Residentensitz Kigali. Im Frühjahr 1914 war er zu einem Urlaub nach Deutschland gekommen und konnte wegen des Ausbruchs des Ersten Weltkrieges im August 1914 nicht nach Ruanda zurückkehren. Bald nach Kriegsausbruch meldete er sich als Arzt und ging an die Ostfront. … Kandt ist in Ruanda noch heute eine hoch geachtete Person. In seinem Haus in Kigali ist ein Naturkundemuseum eingerichtet worden und dort wird in einem Raum auch über ihn informiert … (wiki) // „Caput Nili" - Eine empfindsame Reise zu den Quellen des Nils erschien erstmals 1904, knapp zwei Jahre nach Kandts Rückkehr aus Ruanda. Das Werk wurde ein Erfolg, die zweite Auflage folgte schnell. Als der Verfasser sein Buch Anfang 1914 für die dritte Auflage in Form von ergänzenden Anmerkungen überarbeitete, versah er seine einführenden Worte mit der Überschrift „Zur dritten Fahrt". 1919, als die vierte Auflage erscheinen sollte, weilte Kandt nicht mehr unter den Lebenden. Sein langjähriger Freund, der Afrikaforscher Franz Stuhlmann, widmete dem Gefallenen einen Nachruf, den er „Zur vierten Fahrt" überschrieb. ... (Vorwort U. Löber) // INHALT / Kapitel: Zur vierten Fahrt; Zur dritten Fahrt; Ein Wegweiser; Brief I; Sansibar und die Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Küste (Briefe II - IV); Auf der großen Karawanenstraße (Briefe V - VII); Tabora (Brief VIII); Die Ugalla-Sindi-Expedition (Briefe IX - XIII); Intermezzo (Briefe XIV - XVII); Vom Blatternlager nach Tabora (Brief XVIII); Vegetationsbilder (Brief XIX); Von Tabora nach Uschirombo (Briefe XX - XXI); Zum Alexandra-Nil (Brief XXII); Am Hofe des Königs; Ringmarsch um die Vulkane; Zur Nilquelle; Vom Tanganika zum Kiwu; Am Westufer des Kiwu; Zwischen Kiwu und Albert-Eduard-See; Am Ostufer des Kiwu; Bootsfahrten; Verzeichnis der Lichtdrucke; Kartenbeilagen: Große Karawanenstraße Bagamojo - Tabora 1:4000000 / Kiwu-See und Nilquellen 1:1000000. ISBN 3925915265
258 p. Hardcover Fine condition
in-8°, 248 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, broche, couverture illustree plast. Bel exemplaire. [GE-2] Les aventures et mésaventures de l’expédition polaire de R. Plaisted, 28 mars-4 mai 1967.
4to [25 x 20 cm]; [ii], xxxvi, 280, xv (index) pp, 7 engraved maps, plans and plates including 6 folding, one being fldg table, engraved vignette head-pieces and tail-pieces. contemporary full leather, gilt spine title & design, raised bands, light cover wear, few tiny holes on front joint,marbled endpapers, endpaper labels of Le Chev du Blaisel & B. Mendel, few leaves with light marginal browning, else clean crisp, near fine. This is the first edition of the account of the great French Scientific Expedition to South America to measure an arc of the meridian at the equator to determine the dimension and shape of the earth. After the scientific measurements done north of the city of Quito in Ecuador, La Condamine then journeyed down the Amazon, being the first to explore that region. His measurements stood the test of time until the advent of GPS showed that the actual equator was somewhat further south, although the original monument and museums north of Quito still advertise themselves as the actual equator. The work includes a detailed plan of the city of Quito and a large map of what is now Ecuador. Hill 169: 'the greatest geographical event of the eighteenth century as regards South America. . . to measure one exact degree of meridian to determine the dimensions and shape of the earth. . . the work occupied eight years'. Sabin 38479. Norman 1250.
in-8 broche, 140 pages + 8 planches, couv. illustree. Ethnologue et naturaliste, d'Orbigny s'embarque en 1826 pour l'Amerique latine, de cette expedition qui dura huit ans il rapporta des documents sur les tribus autochtones, sur la flore et la faune, sur l'archeologie. Bel exemplaire [DV-2] Bel exemplaire
12mo [18 x 12 cm]; 418 pages, engraved plates including frontis and views which are new to this edition, where the illustrations list reflects the earlier edition. original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering and vignette, lightly rubbed, small erasure on endpaper, clean with the original tissue guards for the plates, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. "Scientist, explorer and diplomat, Humboldt was the last truly Universal Man. He left his name on the maps of five continents, over a thousand places in the world are named after him and even a crater on the moon bears his name." (Douglas Botting). Humboldt explored little known South America, climbing Chimborazo, the highest known mountain, which made him world famous. He collected a mass of data, which laid the foundation of modern physical geography and established the concept of plant geography. On his return he visited the United States where he became friend and advisor to President Jefferson. Later in his life, in his sixties, he traveled to Siberia, the Ural mountains, Caspian Sea, etc. Macgillivray's book was first published in 1832 but this edition was brought up-to-date with Humboldt's later explorations to the period of his death, and extra material added.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full red cloth boards with black line drawing on cover. Dust jacket shows open and closed tears. Third printing. Black and white illustrations by Paul Galdone. 126 pages. 5 5/8"w x 8 1/4"h.
70 p. Uncut and unopened. 175mm. Original faux vellum wraps, stained. Limited edition of only 275 small-paper copies. W33
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Dust jacket is a bit tattered, worn, and foxed and some of the inside of the white dust jacket has stuck to the top edges of the cover of the book. 290 pages. Fold-out maps. The story of Club Alpino Italiano's climbing expedition on Mt. Saraghrar, in the Hindu Kush Massif, in 1958.
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
Pages 207-312 plus 6 pages of ads. Maps. Black and white photos. Contents include: An Expedition to the Coral Reefs of Torres Straits; The Cellular basis of Heredity and Development (II); The Decreasing Population of France; The Rise of a New Profession - The Age of Administration; The Place of Illustration in Book-making; Determining Educational Values; A League of Peace; Nice one-page illustrated ads for Thomas Dunham Company sidecars for motorcycles, and Reading Standard (RS) Motorcyles. Front cover missing. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Some pages unopened. A sound working copy. Magazine
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.
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.
grand in-8°, 347 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, 1 carte, broche, couverture illustree à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [GE-3]
Second edition, 8vo, 72pp., with the half-title, disbound. ESTC locates just 2 copies, The British Library and Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
First edition, 8vo, 116pp., disbound. Serving in the Rochefort expedition (which cost England roughly a million pounds and resulted ignominiously in nothing) were both Cornwallis and Wolfe; the latter acted as Quartermaster General and gives a lengthy testimony.
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
Features: North Pole Expedition on Environmental Mission; Operation Raleigh - Character Training by Exploring; Bouvetoya - the world's most isolated island; Pitcairn Island after 200 years; Kaho'olawe - Hawaii's largest uninhabited island; River of Jade - the Rio Santo Domingo River. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
