ELLIS, WilliamMareMagnum
ELTON, Lord.MareMagnum
Imperial Commonwealth.
London, Collins, 1945. 4to.; 544 pp. Encuadernación original en tela.
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8vo; 2 volumes, xvi, 536; viii, 576pp, illus, 2 engraved frontispieces, 6 fine engraved plates (of idols, tombs, etc) with tissue guards, 2 maps (one folding), facsimile. contemporary 1/2 calf with marbled boards, joints cracking, but firm (one re-enforced), clean, very good set. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Cox ii, P502 (referring to the later 1830 issue): "One of the earliest instances of ethnological research by a missionary, and valuable for its information on the mythology, traditions, customs, etc of the south sea islanders while still little sophisticated by Europeans. . . . The publication of this work went far to redeem the character of missionaries in the eyes of some who had thought of them all as ignorant and narrow-minded". An important contribution. Judd 60. Day (Pacific Island Literature, 100 basic books) 40: 'A more intesting book we have never perused. The work was used as source material by Herman Melville'.
London, Collins, 1945. 4to.; 544 pp. Encuadernación original en tela.
VHS video tape 28 minutes in length. "An epic ski mountaineering journey to the sleeping volcanic giants of the Pacific Northwest: Mounts Shasta, South Sister, Bachelor, Hood, Adams, St. Helens, and Garabaldi Park, British Columbia." - from cover. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [ii], 76, [i, ads] pp, frontis, 12 illustrations from photos, all but one full-page. original cloth -backed boards, dj (with 5 x 10 cm piece lacking from front panel, bit soiled), very good, internally fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A list of Fiji word is included at end together with the names of the crew members, Endicott being the third mate, who describes the events of 1829. A good introduction by Jenkins. This the third book of the Marine Research Society. Not usually found in a dust jacket.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [ii], 76, [i, ads] pp, frontis, 12 illustrations from photos, all but one full-page. original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, bookplate of William Whitman, small cover stain, edges lightly rubbed, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A list of Fiji word is included at end together with the names of the crew members, Endicott being the third mate, who describes the events of 1829. A good introduction by Jenkins. This the third book of the Marine Research Society.
(Codice VI/0078) In 16° (cm 14x9,5) 340 pp. Prima edizione. Aspetti storici e geografici dell'Australia e dei numerosi arcipelaghi del Pacifico. Curiosa rassegna ricca di notizie. Mancanza riparata a sguardia e occhietto, nota a penna. Mezza tela muta antica. Buono stato. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
Note: In 16°, rilegatura in m. perg. coeva, pp. 255,(1); minima gor all'ang. interno delle ultime pp.; fioriture sparse; firma prec. prop. al frontesp.; manca la prima c, bianca; discreto es.. Editore: Tipografia Vignozzi - Livorno.
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; vi, [i, errata sheet inserted loose], 488, 32 [publisher's ads dated January 1853] pp, 7 plates including 4 colored lithographed plates, frontis, other engraved illus, large folding engraved map, tables. later cloth, gilt title lettering on red leather spine label, minor foxing or light stain on few leaves, mostly marginal, short presentation inscription to the Survey of the North Pacific & China Seas, from 'the Observatory', 1853, very good+ copy, sound. Abbey Travel 602. Ferguson 9436. Snow 633. Taylor 80. Hill p. 98. Good descriptions of customs, society, conditions, bit on cannibalism, etc, Savage Island, Manua, Tutuila, Upolu, Samoa, Vavau, Lifuka, Tonga, Fiji, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Port Jackson, etc.
64 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Illustrated in colour. "Encapsulates the wonderful creations of Carol Evans and pays homage to this superb domain many of us are privileged to call home." - from dust jacket. Clean and bright with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
Title: New Zealand Himalayan Expedition. Author: Charles Evans Publisher: London: Edward Stanford, Royal Geographical Society, 1955. Pre-Dates Book. Item is in Original Condition, with Blue Wrappers - As Issued, Complete with All the Ads! Notes & Condition: A brilliant mountaineer, Sir Robert Charles Evans of the elite circle of foremost Himalayan climbers, recounts firsthand a two-fold a most exhilarating and nearly fatal expedition undertaken in the spring of 1954, purposed for a reconnaissance survey the Barun Valley in order to find a westerly route up Mt. Makalu which rises some 12 miles southeast of Everest. The secondary objective was to climb as many other neighbouring mountains as time and conditions would permit... twenty peaks indeed being summitted! The team consisted of now famous names such as Edmund Hillary, Charles Evans, Geoff Harrow, Norman Hardie, Bill Beaven, Colin Todd, George Lowe, Jim McFarlane, Brian Wilkins, and Michael Ball. Evans' notoriety stems from his participation in the first ascent of Everest in 1953, as deputy to its leader, John Hunt, and also from his affiliation with the New Zealand Alpine Club's Edmund Hillary. The expedition was widely publicized upon their return, though reports focused more on Hillary's two narrow escapes from death, the collapse of snow forcing Wilkins and McFarlane into a crevasse, the carefully calculated rescue, and on the injuries sustained. In spite of the extreme tests of survival and endurance, the expedition achieved great results including the exploration of regions previously unknown, and 20 peaks being summited, at least three of these being first ascents. Hardie, Ball, and Wilkins climbed Pethangtse (22,080 ft) and several peaks near it, and crossed over a new 22,000 foot pass to the Imja and Solu Khumbu, but attempts at Makalu itself were hampered by the near fatalities of Jim McFarlane and Brian Wilkins at the head of Barun. On May 30th Todd and Harrow made the first ever ascent of Baruntse by way of the southeast ridge, its height being 7129m, and situated between Everest and Makalu. Also in May, the Pethangtse was climbed for the first time, this one by Michael Ball, Norman Hardie, Brian Wilkins, and a sherpa named Urkien. 8vo. 6 pages text, plus photographic plates and a full page sketch map for illustration. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. This preliminary account pre-dates Hillary's book. In 1956, Sir Edmund Hillary and George Lowe published the full account of the expedition, titled "East of Everest - An Account of the New Zealand Alpine Club Himalayan Expedition to the Barun Valley in 1954." In 1956, Sir Edmund Hillary and George Lowe published the full account of the expedition, titled "East of Everest - An Account of the New Zealand Alpine Club Himalayan Expedition to the Barun Valley in 1954." More recently, in 2013 Brian Wilkins published a memoir of his climbs, in part to bring forth what he calls "a more accurate account of the expedition, including its successes" owing to the fact that is was otherwise largely remembered for its injuries and dramatic rescue. Wilkins reminds us that the team "climbed over 20 peaks over 20,000ft (6100m), 23 peaks which hadn't been climbed before and explored a whole lot of areas that hadn't been explored". His book is titled, "Among Secret Beauties - A Memoir of mountaineering in New Zealand and the Himalayas." Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 meters (27,838 ft), located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China. It is an especially difficult peak to summit. In the same season as the above-described reconnaissance, an American team led by William Siri had been granted permission to climb the mountain, but incessant storms prevented success. The summit would be reached for the first time in 1955 when a French expedition managed to get as many as seven of its members to the peak. Sir Robert Charles Evans M.D., DSc, (1918-1995), was a British mountaineer, surgeon, author, educator, and President of the Alpine Club. Evans was John Hunt's deputy leader on the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition which made the first ascent of Everest in 1953. With Tom Bourdillon, he made the first ascent of the South Summit, coming within three hundred feet of the main summit of Everest on 26 May 1953, but was forced to turn back. Everest was summited by their teammates Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay three days later, on 29 May 1953. Evans was the leader of the expedition which first climbed Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest peak, in 1955.
400pp.geïll., geïll.omslag, 24cm., mooie staat
383pp.+ 24pp.buitentekstills., met wat gebruiksslijtage, [biografie van Jozef de Veuster, "pater Damiaan"]
In-16°, pp. 82, (2), brossura editoriale illustrata in xilografia con scene di viaggio. Bell'esemplare. Prima edizione italiana. Racconto del celebre naufragio dell'"Antelope", la nave della Compagnia delle Indie Orientali comandata dal capitano Henry Wilson, avvenuto sull'Isola di Ulong, presso Palau, nel 1783. L'Eyriès (Marsiglia, 1767-1846), letterato e geografo, fu tra i fondatori della Société de géographie. Biblioteca di Viaggi, n. 19. Italiano
In-8° pp. 328 con 16 tav. di foto f.t. Bross. edit. ill.
in-8°, 328 pp., illustrations n&b, cartes, broche, couverture illustree à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [BL-6] La guerre par le petit bout de la lorgnette comme ne la voient jamais les amiraux.
large 8vo [24.5 x 16 cm], xiv, 239pp, frontis, well illustrated from photos, pictorial eps, index. original cloth, dj (chipped at edges, tears), bookplate removed from blank endpaper, very good, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos, mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples, throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940.
large 8vo [24 x 16 cm], xiv, 239 pp, frontis, well illustrated from photos, pictorial endpapers, index. original cloth, silver title lettering on spine and front cover, minimal rubbing to edge, else fine clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos, mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples, throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940.
8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; xvi, [half tp], 335 pp, frontis, 31 plates, map endpapers (33 illustrations in total). original blue cloth, gilt lettering, spine number covered over with blue paint, cover rubbed at edges, bottom of spine bit frayed, scattered foxing, good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Spence 456. Hill p. 101, describing the first edition of 1833, which had just 5 plates: Captain Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut, sailed for the South Seas in 1792, on a voyage for sealskins, and during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world, visiting Australia, the desolate lands of South Georgia, and the islanders of Fiji, Tonga and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands, including one that still bears his name, lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere, 1829-30, sponsored by the U. S. government and commanded by Benjamin Pendleton." Fanning island figured prominently in a famous murder trial, written up by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi, 'And the Sea Will Tell'. See Howes F28 for first edition. 'One of the most interesting of all the early voyages made by Americans that have been published and that it deserves a wide acquaintance among those who would learn of the adventurours courage that led the Yankee sailor to set his course in every sea' (prospectus).
8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; xvi, [ii], 335 pp, frontis, 31 plates, map endpapers, index. original blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, lightly foxed on few margins, slightly rubbed at lower edge, but a near fine, solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Spence 456. Hill p. 101, describing the first edition of 1833, which had just 5 plates: 'Captain Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut, sailed for the South Seas in 1792, on a voyage for sealskins, and during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world, visiting Australia, the desolate lands of South Georgia, and the islanders of Fiji, Tonga and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands, including one that still bears his name, lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere, 1829-30, sponsored by the U. S. government and commanded by Benjamin Pendleton.' Fanning island figured prominently in a famous murder trial, written up by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi, 'And the Sea Will Tell'. See Howes F28 for first edition. 'One of the most interesting of all the early voyages made by Americans that have been published and that it deserves a wide acquaintance among those who would learn of the adventurers' courage that led the Yankee sailor to set his course in every sea' (prospectus).
in 8° leg ed. sovrac. fig. a col. pp.366, timbro al frontesp., ben tenuto
12mo [19 x 13 cm]; vii, 427 pp, 8 plates including frontis, 2 double-page maps (one with damage in blank margin), other illus. original brown cloth, decorated in blind and gilt, with gilt spine title lettering, internal hinges strengthened, lacks rear blank endpaper, old owner's stamp on title erased, good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Taylor 306. Hill 101: "First edition of a significant book on Tongan history, which has chapters on the discovery of the South Seas, Captain Cook's visits to Tonga, the Methodist mission, the civil war in Tonga and the reign of King George." One of the plates is on the different types of coral found there, another plate shows two types of canoes used by the natives.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 3 plates and double-page coloured map in the text, wanting front free endpaper; grey pictorial cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in red, white and black, gilt back, covers mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Juvenile novel based on the disappearance of the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. VERY SCARCE. Muir, 2438, McLaren, 11415
(Codice CW/3829) In 8° 217 pp. Resoconto di viaggio, con 33 foto originali fuori testo e una cartina. Indice analitico. Brossura editoriale illustrata. Lievi ingialliture, ottimo volume. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
(Codice VI/0154) In 8° 217 pp. Prima edizione. Resoconto di viaggio, illustrato con 33 foto originali fuori testo e una cartina. Indice analitico. Tutta tela editoriale, completo di sovraccoperta. Ottimo volume. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
315 pages. Many black and white photographic plates. Color frontis photo of author and her family. "Here is an account of a very special breed of mean - and of the women who work beside them - in the gigantic lumbering industry in the Pacific Northwest." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to color-illustrated and price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high quality copy of this wonderful work. Book
