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pp. cvi, 596, (24)[Advertisements] + numerous large folding maps. Endpapers advertising Thos. Cook & Sons Travel Organization. Discrete stamped ownership of Mrs. Alvin F. Fix, York, Pa. on title page and elsewhere. Mr. Fix was a PA Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936. 12mo. Original full red cloth binding. Hardbound. Nice copy. TRAVEL/1
Washington, Jno. T. Towers, 1851. 4to. In publishers original full pictoral green cloth. Front and back board with embossed title and ornamentation, showing an eagle holding a banner and anchor beneath whom Columbia sits holding the shield of California with a bear asleep at her feet. Front board in gold. Lower front board with gilt stamp. Stamp to front free end-paper and title-page. Light wear to extremities and internally with light occassional miscolouring. 44. pp. + 11 lithographic plates including frontispiece and 6 folding maps.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 57pp. A mainly illustrated tribute to the beauty and diversity of the Australian city of Sydney.
8vo [22 x 13.5 cm]; xii, 108 pp, folding engraved map, with the half title page. contemporary marbled boards, leather spine, covers worn, joints repaired with leather, lacks front blank endpaper, map with old one inch tear repaired, interior is very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Sabin 38488. A French-Spanish expedition was sent to South America in 1736, to measure a degree of latitude in the area near Quito where the equator crossed, to determine the size and shape of the earth. The ten year expedition proved that the earth is flattened at the Poles. La Condamine returned by crossing Brazil via the Amazon. His narrative of his journey was of great importance, because for the first time the long course of the Amazon was traversed by a man of science capable of making astronomic observations, and determining longitudes.' [Borba de Moraes, I, 447] The fine engraved map of the Amazon and its tributaries accompanying the text was drawn by La Condamine himself, and is the first map in which the latitudes were observed and shown on the map. Cox ii, 273: 'La Condamine returned to the east coast of the continent by descending the Amazon, the first time it was accomplished by a scientist'. 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'. Goodman 495: 'A very useful abridgment of this indispensible work, entirely satisfactory for nearly all purposes'. Spain & Spanish America I, 369.
8vo [21x 13 cm]; xii, 108 pp, folding engraved map, with the half title page. contemporary full leather, spine worn, joints repaired, light foxing including on map, but mostly marginal, internally clean and very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Sabin 38488. A French-Spanish expedition was sent to South America in 1736, to measure the degree of latitude in the area near Quito where the equator crossed, to determine the size and shape of the earth. The ten year expedition proved that the earth is flattened at the Poles. La Condamine returned by crossing Brazil via the Amazon. His narrative of his journey was of great importance, because, for the first time, the long course of the Amazon was traversed by a man of science capable of making astronomic observations, and determining longitudes.' [Borba de Moraes, I, 447] The fine engraved map of the Amazon and its tributaries accompanying the text was drawn by La Condamine himself, and is the first map in which the latitudes were observed and shown on the map. Cox ii, 273: 'La Condamine returned to the east coast of the continent by descending the Amazon, the first time it was accomplished by a scientist'. 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'. Goodman 495: 'A very useful abridgment of this indispensable work, entirely satisfactory for nearly all purposes'. Spain & Spanish America I, 369.
352p. + color maps. Numerous text maps, photographs and drawings. Decorated title page stamped with a Glasgow bookseller's label. Lacks first and last endpapers. Small 8vo. (7") Original full red cloth binding, decorated and lettered in black. Binding soiled. Hardbound. ENGLAND BOX 2
pp. 322, (2) + Engraved plate with two views + Folding engraved map. 24mo. Contemporary half leather binding, with the spine nicely tooled in gold and blind. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W140 FarRt
Locally produced guidebook to Crete with large fold out maps and plans Translated into English by Katerina Rooke. 68p.+12 pages of plates and a large fold out map.Slight scuffing to paper wraps. Book
(4) SS., 46 gest. Karten mit originalem Grenzkolorit. Originaler dunkelgrüner kopertartiger Ganzlederband mit goldgeprägtem Deckeltitel. 8vo. Hübscher Taschenatlas der englischen Grafschaften (mit Isle of Wight und Kanalinseln; Irland, Wales und Schottland als Übersichtskarten) unter Angabe der Straßen und Eisenbahnverbindungen. Durchgehend mit der Angabe "Engraved by Sid.y Hall".
182 pages. Includes the histories of those people who homesteaded or resided within the Favorite and Lyndhurst areas of Morris Municipality No. 312, those within or outside the municipality who had children attending these schools, and also those who were members of Bethel Church and did not reside within the municipality. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Chapters include: A History of Bethel Scandinavian Lutheran Church/List of those buried in the Cemetery/Bethel Sunday School/Bethel Ladies Aid; History of Bethel Historical Society; Fifty Years of Favorite History 1913-1963; Lyndhurst S.D. #2583; Social Events of S.W. Curling Club; General Interest Stories; Homestead Information and Maps; Family Histories. Many black and white photographs. Bright gilt lettering and illustration upon maroon front board. Excellent copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 139pp.
Large fold-out map. Scale 1: 350000.[40 x 63 cm; folded to 11 x 23 CM.] Map
4to [24.5 x 19 cm]; [xii], [i, directions for binder], 335, [ix, index] pp, 37 engraved plates, maps & charts by J. B. Scotin, N. Guerard & others after Frezier, complete with frontis and all plates including 36 & xxxvi, musical notation. contemporary full leather, rebacked with leather spine, gilt title lettering on spine leather labels, cover with blind design, light offsetting on frontis, minor foxing, mainly marginal, a fine copy in attractive binding. A picture of this book is availab Frezier's voyage was made on the orders of Louis XIV to obtain military information for a possible operation against Spanish colonies on the Pacific coast. He surveyed the Le Maire Strait and the west coast of Tierra de Fuego and produced the most accurate description of South America to date (including Chile, Peru). Sabin 25936. Cox II, 267: 'One of the most valuable of our early records of the Falkland Islands, and to Frezier we are indebted for the clearest contemporary account of the navigation of the French seamen there. This English edition contains Dr. Edmund Halley's Postscript, correcting certain Geographical errors made by Frezier. Halley is of course most famous now as the discoverer of Halley's Comet. At the end is a 13 pp. account of the Joint Settlement in Paraguay '. Hill 115: 'Frezier brought back information of considerable geographical and scientific value. Much data is included about the native inhabitants This first English translation contains the same engravings as the French original but is preferable to the latter because it contains Halley's postscript, which corrects certain geographical errors made by Frezier The frontispiece map, showing the route, was created for the English edition'. Borba de Moraes I 329: 'This English edition is much sought after because of Halley's postscript'. This edition also contains a section on the early settlement of Paraguay. A superb travel classic. Besides the fine maps and charts, there are plates of people, including natives in sea-kayak, early golf, natural history and botanical plates, etc.
4to [24.5 x 19 cm]; [xii], [i, directions for binder], 335, [ix, index] pp, 37 engraved plates, maps & charts by J. B. Scotin, N. Guerard & others after Frezier, complete with frontis and all plates including 36 & xxxvi, musical notation. orig full leather boards with later spine and gilt title lettering on leather labels, light corner wear, joint cracked with repair but holding, map skillfully laid down, minor spotting, old bookplate of John Lenvis Petit, very good, interior clean & fine. Frezier's voyage was made on the orders of Louis XIV to obtain military information for a possible operation against Spanish colonies on the Pacific coast. He surveyed the Le Maire Strait and the west coast of Tierra de Fuego and produced the most accurate description of South America to date (including Chile, Peru). Sabin 25936. Cox II, 267: 'One of the most valuable of our early records of the Falkland Islands, and to Frezier we are indebted for the clearest contemporary account of the navigation of the French seamen there. This English edition contains Dr. Edmund Halley"s Postscript, correcting certain Geographical errors made by Frezier. Halley is of course most famous now as the discoverer of Halley"s Comet. At the end is a 13 pp. account of the Joint Settlement in Paraguay '. Hill 115: 'Frezier brought back information of considerable geographical and scientific value. Much data is included about the native inhabitants This first English translation contains the same engravings as the French original but is preferable to the latter because it contains Halley's postscript, which corrects certain geographical errors made by Frezier The frontispiece map, showing the route, was created for the English edition'. Borba de Moraes I 329: 'This English edition is much sought after because of Halley's postscript'. This edition also contains a section on the early settlement of Paraguay. A superb travel classic. Besides the fine maps and charts, there are plates of people, including natives in sea-kayak, early golf, natural history and botanical plates, etc.
Mm 240x290 Photos by Mauro Magliani. Printed Pages: 318 with colour illustrations throughout. Brand new in original shrinkwrap.
96 pages, maps, index. eng
264 pages, colour maps, index. eng
44 pages, colour street maps. eng
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Minor creasing to covers. A clean copy with very slightly marked covers. 49pp. A nostalgic look at the campsites available in the 1960s in parts of Europe. Very large fold-out map of the four countries at rear in excellent condition. Scarce.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Maps plus 224pp.
Elephant folio, 92 pages, colour maps. Covers creased. eng
Folding map. Ca. 755 x 570 mm. Scale 1:250,000. Military geological map of 'Abl Ghamghimah in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Prepared by the U.S. Army after aerial photography in December 1954 and January/February 1955. Reprinted for the UK Ministry of Defence with their stamp: "Limited distribution. U.K. officials are not to release the map outside government service". The chart details the average relative heights of sand dunes as well as sabkhas and water wells. - Occasional light browning.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 64pp. Government tourist publication describing the country's history, politics, culture, industry, sport and the rest.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Oversize dust jacket not price clipped with creasing to oversize upper edge, rubbing to rear surface and a little rubbing to edges and corners. 200pp. Lavish tourist/travel guide to Acapulco in Mexico on superior quality paper. Text in English and Spanish. Colour photographs.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with rubbing/nicks to corners. 94pp. A guide to Acapulco in Mexico -- very well illustrated in colour. Scarce in the UK.
