705 résultats
189626706Paris Félix Alcan 1896 Fort In-8 traduction de Léon Marillier , XXVIII-683 pp, reliure l'çèrement frotté et dos passé mais très acceptable
1886040112London: The Religious Tract Society 1886. 192pp 6 bw engravings. Or decorative brown cloth. Lacks blank front free endpaper front hinge cracking Sunday School prize label dated 1887 on front pastedown rear board alittle spotted spine a little sunned. Hole in p57/58 causing loss of 3 words. Scarce little volume on New Guinea by probably the best known of the Paific missionaries. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 12mo. The Religious Tract Society Hardcover
180219812London: M. Jones 1802. Very good condition. An eagle wings outspread attacking a dog in a beautiful period hand colored copper engraving by V. Woodthorpe from Barrington's 'The History of New South Wales'. The book was very influential in building up the British public's impressions of the New Colony. Slightly marked right edge of print. Closed tear into margin restored from back. Page measures approximately 5 x 8 1/4". OCLC: 220785202. M. Jones unknown
186024334London: Printed by W. Mitchener 1860. Hardcover. Very good overall. Instructions from the Commissioners of Audits approved by Queen Victoria's Commissioners of the Treasury which were provided to the Agents General of British colonies. <br /> <br /> Among the "Supplies" procured and forwarded to the colonies are included "Sub-Marine Telegraph Cables Steam Vessels Dredging Vessels" showing a keen involvement with advancing telegraph capabilities after the successful launching of the first telegraphic cable across the Atlantic by the Great Eastern in 1858. <br /> <br /> The instructions include two types of colonies "Crown" and "Representative" seemingly related to the application of the instructions which are "Strictly Applied" in Crown Colonies and "Applied when Practicable" in Representative Colonies. The Crown Colonies include many islands of the Caribbean - Bermuda Jamaica Grenada St. Lucia Bahamas Turks Islands and Trinidad. Bermuda is unusually listed "Convict Service only partly representative. Other Crown colonies are Ceylon Mauritius Western Australia the only Australian state so designated Gibraltar Malta Natal Labuan Sierra Leone Gambia Gold Coast Hong Kong British Guiana British Columbia British Kaffraria St. Helena Falkland Islands Heligoland. <br /> <br /> Representative colonies include Victoria Tasmania and New Zealand Cape of Good Hope New Brunswick Newfoundland Vancouver's Island and St. Kitts. Also included are lists of supplies to be procured and forwarded and incidental duties. <br /> <br /> 8vo 24pp. Brown gilt calf presentation binding with gold gilt title border and royal crest. Deaccessed from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Library with their stamp at the front end paper. Rubbed at spine paper "Duplicate" label partially present at front cover title page detached. Binding slightly separated but firm. <br /> <br /> Trove cites digital copies only. OCLC: 276298293 cites 2 copies at the Archives of Canada and Auckland Libraries. Printed by W. Mitchener hardcover
185113408Edinburgh: The Edinburgh Evening Courant 1851. With an article on the back page column 3 entitled "Gold In Australia" measuring 13 column inches which states "The discovery of the fact by Mr. Hargraves that the country from the Mountain Ranges to an indefinite extent in the interior is an immense gold field" which has ignited "a universal rush to the diggings". The article goes on to describe the rapid rise in the cost of provisions; a description of miners returning to town with gold nuggets; the government geologist's visit to the site; and the need to appoint a "Commissioner over the gold regions. in which Mr. Hargraves being the discoverer. points him out as the most suitable and worthy person for the appointment." An article picked up by the Edinburgh Courant from the Sydney Morning Herald of May 20 which took it from The Bathurst Free Press of May 17th. Small chips at top edges a little browned. Single issue of four page newspaper disbound measuring 19" X 25" Saturday September 6 1851 Number 22168with red newspaper tax stamp at upper right hand corner and black Edinburgh Evening Courant stamp. The Edinburgh Evening Courant unknown
184218891Edinburgh 1842. Very good condition. January 8th article on George Grey's expedition to the Northwest of Western Australia. Sir George Grey 1812 - 1898 explorer governor of South Australia and governor and Premier of New Zealand lead two expeditions to northwest Australia in 1837-9. Both expeditions were extremely grueling with Grey being wounded but led to the discovery of the rivers Glenelg and Gascoyne. Grey describes threatening to shoot his aborigine tracker "Kaiber" who Grey claimed pretended to not be able to find the members of the party they had left temporarily while in search of water. Folio 6pp complete issue. The article three full columns over two pages. String bound a bit ruffled at right margin otherwise very good condition. unknown
1877009831London: Chapman and Hall 1877 reading or binding copy lacks upper board lower board dertached lacks any maps or plates names to title and dedication crossed out minor insect damage to margin of prelims vi 288pp February 1843 when the author landed in NZ. First Edition. Disbound. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Chapman and Hall paperback
1871DEMO015361INew York: Harper & Brothers 1871. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. woodcuts map. 12mo 377 pages black cloth tight; ex-library with pockets no spine numerals tips of spine frayed paper label on spine. <br/><br/>Contains photographs drawings a chart and unpublished documents from participants in the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty. Includes details of the islands and islanders in 1868-69. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1895008803London: Hurst and Blackett 1895 rebound in fine new cloth minor soiling to some pages 3262pp adverts plates lacks two plates Steve Hart and Night Attack on the Glenrowan Hotel fifth edition 1895. Fifth. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Hurst and Blackett hardcover
1900000012Christchurch New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs 1900 A Souvenir of the Jubilee of Canterbury New Zealand. Original olive cloth with black titling. Just the slightest edge and corner wear. Free endpaper age toned and bearing presentation inscription from the jubilee committee president and editor Miss E Stevenson with compliments of the NZNA Wm Reece President Dec 16 1900 Age toning to page edges and free endpapers otherwise a VG copy showing little ageing. 215pp with photographs and illustrations in the text. Covers the Pilgrim Fathers of the Canterbury Settlement the Canterbury Maori and the Natural History of Canterbury. Contents include The Story of the 'Pilgrim Fathers' of New Zealand; 'Peninsula and Plain'; The Sumner Road; Canterbury Settlement; Reminiscences of Early Days; 'Escapades of Mackenzie' & 'Meeting of Bishops Selwyn and Harper'; 'Sheep-Driving in the Early Days'; South Canterbury; The Maori - Origin Life and Legends; Historic Outline of the Canterbury Maoris; Notes on Maori Art; Plants and Animals of Canterbury; A Glimpse into the Alps of Canterbury 500 gram rate . Signed by Author. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Whitcombe & Tombs hardcover
187693059Melbourne: Printed for the Commissioners by M'Carron BIrd & Co 1876. Paperback. Good. viii 255p. Softcover in original wrapper. 22 cm. Spine sloped. Modest cover soiling and wear. Name Monsieur le Comte d.Outremont inked across top of front cover. Contents sound and clean. Printed for the Commissioners by M'Carron, BIrd & Co paperback
188990531Perth: Government Printer. 1889. Foolscap 4 pp very good condn. "Transmitted to the Legislative Council 20th March 1889 as an enclosure to Message No. 1 from his Excellency the Governor." <br>"Ordered by the Coucil to be Printed." <br>"A. 2" Government Printer unknown
1896037277London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1896. xii 388pp bw ills map. Or red cloth decorated in black and gilt. Spine faded a few society stamps on prelims otherwise a nice fresh tight example. Includes north Queensland aborigines Palmer River gold firlds Cooktown Charters Towers Annan tin fields and more Fiji New Zealand and Hawaii as well as a brief section on the west coast of North America. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Hardcover
188675990London: Macmillan 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Macmillan 1886. Octavo lii 554 2 advertisements. Cloth slightly rubbed; corner tips a trifle worn; spine darkened; front inner hinge slightly cracked but firm; a very good copy. With the ownership signature and bookplate of Thomas Thornton Reed sometime Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide and with his occasional pencilled emphases and annotations. Loosely inserted is a small newspaper clipping a contemporary illustration of the author. Macmillan hardcover
18900036989Sydney: Robert Bone 1890. Revised Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. 12.5cm x 10cm. 16 pages. Lettered saddle-stapled wrappers. Revised 1890 By-Laws for one of Australia's oldest freemasonry lodges. Minor insect damage to wrappers. Minor soiling very minor foxing. Category: Freemasonry; Countries::Australia::New South Wales; Inventory No: 0036989. BZDB407 Freemasonry; Countries::Australia::New South Wales; Unbranded Lodge of Australia No. 3 By-Laws of the Lodge of Australia of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons No. 3 on the Registry of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales Robert Bone hardcover
1890028243London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. 1890. xl 439pp ads maps bw ills. Or blue cloth with title and corwn in gilt to front and spine. Front hinge broken with several pages partially detached Child's pencil drawings on blank reverse of many of the illustrations. Complete guide for the Orient Line traveller including much on Australia. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. Hardcover
189511042ABLeipzig u. Wien, Bibliographisches Institut, 1895. 8°. VIII, 521 S. Mit einer Porträt-Tafel, 12 farb. Karten (davon 7 doppelblattgrosse) und 19 Tafeln (davon 8 chormolithogr.). Halblederband der Zeit.
187016116Paris Henri Plon 1870. iv + 364pp.+ 2 cartes depliantes et 12 gravures-photographies hors-texte par Deschamps, 18cm., reliure cart.avec dos en cuir bleu (titre et faux-nerfs dores au dos), gebundene Ausgabe, Halbleinen, leichte Gebrauchsspuren am Einband, sonst guter Zustand
1846REIS0387Barcelona, Imprenta del Fomento 1846. 300 S., in Spaltendruck, mit 54 Taf. u. 1 gefalt. Gebietskarte, Halbleder d. Zt., marmor. Bezugs- u. Vorsatzpapier, stärker berieb., Ecken beschabt u. bestoß. In Spanisch.
186156783Ad. Mame & Cie 1861 Troisième édition revue et corrigée. In-8 14 x 22 cm. Cartonnage de l’éditeur pleine percaline bordeaux, tranches dorées, frontispice, 236 pp. Mors internes fendillés, couverture d’usage, intérieur en bon état. Ouvrage rédigé d’après Cook, Péron et Lesson, Mgr Salvado, Collins et Cuningham, les amiraux Laplace et Dumont d’Urville plusieurs revues anglaises, et en grande partie d’après “l’Histoire des colonies pénales” de M. de Blosseville.
1868125447P., H. Lebrun, 1868, in-4°, xii-412 pp, illustrations en noir de MM. Andrew, Best, Leloir, P. Giradet, Lebreton, Morel-Fatio, Gérard-Séguin, etc, 2 portraits lithographiés de Jacques et de François Arago par Sixdeniers en frontispice, texte sur deux colonnes, reliure demi-basane noire, dos lisse avec titre et quadruples filets dorés (rel. de l'époque), dos lég. frotté, mors frottés, coiffe sup. arasée, plats frottés, intérieur frais et sans rousseurs (sauf sur 15 pages avec qqs rousseurs), bon exemplaire
187119711871 demi-chagrin rouge, tr. dor. in-12, IV, 364pp., Paris Plon 1871,
1869011624PARIS HENRI PLON 1869 Un volume in-8 de X + 363 pages , dans une reliure demi percaline bleu-gris , dos plat avec titrage doré , illustrations hors-texte sous serpentes et bien complet des 2 cartes dépliantes en couleurs , bon exemplaire . Bon Livre audio (CD)
1873A115951Paris, Plon 1873 641pp., avec gravures dans le texte + quelques planches hors-texte (dont une carte en couleurs double-page), reliure cart. (dos en cuir avec titre doré, plats marbrés), toutes tranches dorées, quelques rousseurs occasionnelles, 29cm., bon état, poids: 1.7kg., A115951
188246107ABLeipzig und Prag, Freytag und Tempsky 1882-84. 3 Bände. [2] Bll., 269; X S., [1] Bl., 300 S.; [3] Bll., 296 S. Geprägte Orig.- Leinwand mit Rückentitel. Schwach gebräunt. (=Das Wissen der Gegenwart. Bände VI, VIII, XI).