NEW PLYMOUTH SAYS COME; Our Glorious Beaches are Calling You
New Plymouth: New Plymouth Tourist & Expansion League. 25 x 10cm. Original Pictorial Wrappers. Folder.Illus, map.Cover title. Rare. More
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A History of the University of Oxford... 2 Vols.
London: Ackermann, 1814. Folio. Half Morocco. 2 vols. Pp, xxiv (incl list of subscribers), [2] 275, (i), vi, index; [ii], 260, [vi: index]. 17 plates of Founders & 82 coloured aquatints (some plates have title labels attached underneath). Contemporary half morocco & marbled boards. Some marginal staining & wrinkling to..... More
The Modern Voyager and Traveller through Europe, Asia, Africa & America
London: Fisher, 1824. Small 8vo. Hardcover. 4 vols. Complete with hand-coloured frontispieces & vignettes on titles, 42 hand-coloured plates, 3 folding maps & engraved plates. Later half calf and contemporary marbled boards. Brightly hand-coloured plates of indigenous people, particularly of Ashanti in Africa, Boers, Hottentot huts etc, first nation people..... More
Atlas to Anson's 'A Voyage Round The World In The Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV...'
London: Osborne, 1748. 4to. Hardcover. Complete with map and 42 copper plates (most folding). Original boards, untrimmed, spine worn. Minor damage to some margins and one plate stained. Important pre-Cook work, particularly of the Pacific. More
A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II III IV
London: Knapton, 1749. Fifth Edition. 4to. Hardcover. Pp. [20], 417, [2 - Directions for Bookbinder]. Complete with 42 large folding maps & plates. Contemporary full calf boards, respined. Generous margins A good, clean, complete and handsome copy. More
A Voyage Round The World In The Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV... Commander In Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships Sent Upon An Expedition To The South-Seas. Compiled From His Papers and Materials By Richard Walter
London: Knapton, 1748. Third Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. 3rd edition. Pp. xii, 536. Title page damaged at foot. 3 folding maps, ('Track of the Centurion round the world showing half of New Holland' (water-damaged & repaired), South America' and 'Chart of Pacific Ocean'). Original full calf, neatly re-cased with original spine..... More
A Voyage Round The World In The Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV... Commander In Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships Sent Upon An Expedition To The South-Seas. Compiled From His Papers and Materials By Richard Walter
London: Knapton, 1748. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. 2nd edition. Pp. [24], 548. 3 folding maps, ('Track of The Centurion Round The World Showing Half of New Holland', South America' & 'Chart of Pacific Ocean'). Early full calf sympathetically re-backed. Early signature on fly dated 1748. Anson's task was to intercept..... More
A new royal authentic and complete system of universal geography, antient and modern, including all the late, imoprtant discoveries made by English and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different Hemispheres......
London: J Cooke, 1787. Folio. Hardcover. pp. 990, including index. Complete with 92 plates, 2 damaged on inner margin, 20 maps. Robustly recased sympathetically in matching brown calf with the original spine and label. Handsomely bound in one volume. Over 100 pages deal with the new discoveries in 'New Holland'..... More
The Universal Traveller, A Complete Account Of The Most Remarkable Voyages And Travels Of Eminent Men Or Our Own, And Of Other Nations. A Relation Of Their Successes Or Misfortunes That Attended Them In Their Various Attempts.
London: J Perser, 1735. Folio. Hardcover. pp.[x],795,[16] index. Contemporary speckled calf. A compilation of early voyages such as those of Drake and Cavendish, East India Co voyages, Dutch trade, Persia, Siam, etc. with much on the Americas. Pre the great Pacific voyages later in the century. Very good in original..... More
A Collection of Authentic, Useful, and Entertaining Voyages and Discoveries, Digested in a Chronological Series.
London: J Knox, 1765. Virgil Finlay. Sm 8vo. Hardcover. 2 vols of 3. Original full calf showing wear on joints but holding. Whited out library stamps. vol 1, 4 plates of Columbus. vol 2, folding map of Louisberg, Havana, etc. Early collection of great voyages of discovery... More
Switzerland Illustrated. 2 Vols
London: Virtue, 1836. Bartlett, W H. 4to. Half Calf. Pp. 188, 152. Complete with engraved plates & folding map. Contemporary half calf. Minor wear. A handsome set. More
Switzerland Illustrated. 2 Vols.
London: Virtue, 1836. 4to. Cloth, Orig. 2 vols. Pp. 188, 152. Complete with Vol 1: 57 plates, Vol. II 49 plates + 1 map. engraved plates & one double page map. Original red cloth binding. Minor wear, but else a very nice set. Probably 2836. More
Die Völker des Erdballs nach ihrer Abstammung und Verwandtschaff, und ihren Eigenthumlichkeiten in Regierungsform Religion Sitte und Tracht. Geschildert von Dr. Heinrich Berghaus.
Brussel und Leipzig: Muquardt, 1847. 1st Edition. Royal 8vo. Hardcover. 1st edition. 2 vols.. Complete with 150 hand-coloured costume plates. Original green printed boards, with tape repairs. Externally a little worn. Plates unfoxed, and in extraordinary condition with good clear colour. A very good copy with all original hand coloured..... More
A Voyage to the South Sea, undertaken by command of His Majesty, for the purpose conveying the bread-fruit tree to the West Indies, In His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Including an Account of the Mutiny on board te Said Ship...
London: Nicol, 1792. 1st Edition. 4to. Cloth. pp.264. Early cloth. Folding frontispiece plan of the Bounty, has very minor marginal damage. plus 6 other folding maps and plans, but lacks portrait of Lieutenant Bligh. Some early hand-written pencilannotations regarding the ship's crew and their destinies. Fine, clear interior, without foxing..... More
First on the Antarctic Continent being an account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900
London: Newnes, 1901. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.xv,333. Frontispiece portrait. Complete with 3 folding maps, plates & photographs throughout text. Original dark blue pictorial cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Minor wrinkles on left hand side of front board. Nevertheless a very good, rare copy... More
Excursions in New South Wales, Western Australia, and Van Diemen's Land.
London: Bentley, 1834. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp xii, 420. Complete with 2 plates, text illustrations. Early half calf and marbled boards. Original gilt on spine and labels. Minor wear on joints. Bookplate of Mr Justice Rooth. A very good original copy of the better revised edition. More
Alexandria. From Reizen Van Cornelius de Bruyn, Door de vermaadste Deelen van Klein Asia...
Delft: Henrik van Krooneveld, 1698. No Binding. A large folding copper engraving of Alexandria. The engraving shows travellers in front of ruins and the city in a wide landscape. This detailed and evocative engraving, is from the publication of Cornelius van Bruyn, the 17th C painter who travelled through the..... More
The Nile. From Reizen Van Cornelius de Bruyn, Door de vermaadste Deelen van Klein Asia...
Delft: Henrik van Krooneveld, 1698. No Binding. A large folding copper engraving of three images of the Nile. The two upper engravings show boats on the river with villages on the far shore. The lower image shows the river with the city of Mansoura on the shore. These detailed and..... More
Bishop Burnet's Travels Through France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland: Describing their Religion, Learning,..........To which is added, an Appendix, containing remarks on Switzerland and Italy.
London: Payne, 1750. 1st Edition. Small 8vo. Hardcover. pp xxiv, 310. Red and black title page. Original full calf with raised bands, gilt panelling and leather title label to spine. Bookplate to pastedown. Some staining to edges of prelim pages only. A very good copy of Burnet's Travels. More
The Lake Regions of Central Africa. A picture of exploration
London: Longman, 1860. 1st Edition. 8vo. Half Calf. 2 Vols. Plates, illustrations and folding map. Contemporary half calf. Neat gilt crest to spine. End papers foxed, but internally very clean. Burton's classic work on East Africa, the journey from Pemba to Zanzibar. A very good, complete, handsome set of this..... More
Canterbury-New Zealand; of All the Countries of the World This is Where You Would Choose...
Christchurch: Canterbury Progress League, 1921. 24 x 18 Cm. Original Pictorial Wrappers. pp.[20] folded to 24x18cm, illus., maps. Cover title. Rare. NZNB C183. More
Syria the Holy Lands & Asia-Minor Illustrated
London: Peter Jackson, Late Fisher & co, 1842. 4to. Half Morocco. (c.1842.) 3 vols (in 1).116 of 121 plates, 2 maps. Fine full page steel engravings. In contemporary half morocco. First eight pages of Vol. I. not bound in including the first 5 plates. (c.1842.) A handsome copy in fine..... More
Journal du Voyage du Chevalier Chardin en perse et aux Indes Orientales, Par la Mer Noire 7 par la Colchide. Premiere Partie, Qui contient le Voyage de Paris a Isapahan
Amsterdam: Wolgang, 1686. 2nd Edition. 12mo. Hardcover. Pp. xxiv, 496, index [8]. Complete with engraved title page, frontispiece portrait & 17 folding panoramas & maps (fore edge of folding plates trimmed). Map 'Ponti Exini' joint worn but holding. Original vellum. Previous owner's name on free front fly. Book plate. A...... More
The Races of European Turkey. Their History, Condition and Prospects. In Three Parts.
Edinburgh: William Oliphant & co, 1878. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp.vi,531. Folding map. Contemporary red half morocco, 2 neat gilt crests on spine and front board. A comprehensive account of the history of Turkey, including Byzantium, Modern Greeks and Albanians, Slovonians, Wallachians and the gypsies. A handsome complete copy... More
A Modern and Authentic System of Universal Geography, Containing an Accurate and Entertaining Description of Europe, Asia, Africa, And America: . Being The Complete And Universal History Of The Whole World. Including Interesting Narratives From All The Navigators That Have Made New Discoveries.
London: C Cooke, 1802. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. (c. 1802). Without the Directions for placing the Engravings, 25 folding engraved maps with hand-colouring, 83 engraved plates. This set contains 7 (of 8) of the Additional Engravings listed for the Fine Edition. Book I (to p.364) covers..... More