Cook's First and Second Voyages
James Cundee. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 403, frontispiece, 9 plates, 8vo, original calf boards, re-spined. Lacking title page and contents. c. 1820. Popular account of the first two voyages with engravings. More
James Cundee. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 403, frontispiece, 9 plates, 8vo, original calf boards, re-spined. Lacking title page and contents. c. 1820. Popular account of the first two voyages with engravings. More
Amersterdam: GOEREE, W. / J., 1720. Unbound. c. 1720. Original engraved Dutch map pre- dating Cook. A double hemisphere map showing California as an island, a rudimentary form of Australia and a single coastline of New Zealand. Surrounding the hemispheres are classical illustrations representing the world's continents. Image size 295mm..... More
London: Roche Products Ltd, 1976. 4to. Wrappers. Facsimile copies of the map of Anson's route, his log entry and an account by Richard Walter on the ravages of scurvy. Presentation in a card folder. More
Edinburgh: Alexander Kincaid, 1802. Hardcover. 2 vols. 4th edition. 48 maps, plates & astronomical diagrams (mostly folding). Contemporary full suede, nicked at top of both spines. These early maps include a couple of the Pacific & New Holland and a fine folding frontispiece world map showing the two hemispheres... More
Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed Wrappers. pp.239 illus. Issued annually. Includes unnumbered prelim pages of advertising. More
Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed Wrappers. pp.240, illus. Issued annually. Includes unnumbered prelim pages of advertising. More
Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed Wrappers. pp.510, [9], illus.. Includes unnumbered prelim pages of advertising. Includes index to nos. 44 and 45. Issued annually. More
Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed Wrappers. pp.249, illus. Issued annually. Includes unnumbered prelim pages of advertising. Tape marks to wrappers. More
Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed Wrappers. pp.354, illus. Issued annually. Includes unnumbered prelim pages of advertising. More
Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 1956. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed Wrappers. pp.589, [12], illus. Issued annually. Includes unnumbered prelim pages of advertising.Includes index to nos. 42 and 43. Stamp to wrappers and tp. More
Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 1934. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. 3 numbers bound together:vol.5, (nos.19, 20, 21)1932-1934. Illus, plates (some folded), maps, index. Editors S.A.Warren, J.A.Sim. Pale blue cloth binding, light edgewear to spine. Rare. More
Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed Wrappers. pp.286, illus. Issued annually. Includes unnumbered prelim pages of advertising. More
Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers. 4to. Half Calf. Contains 'A Tour in Holland, the Countries on the Rhine, and Belgium in 1838' by William Chambers, 1842; 'Travels in the East Including a Journey in the Holy Land' by Alphonse de Lamartine, 1839; 'The Sea. Narratives of Adventure and Shipwreck, Tales..... More
Paris: Furne, 1863. Nouvelle Edition, Revue et Corrigee. 4to. Quarter Morocco. 2 volumes. v.1 pp xi, 550, frontis., 21 plates, 1 folding map. v.2 pp 542, frontis., 21 plates, 1 folding map. Quarter morocco and marbled boards, decorated endpapers, gilt decoration to spine, raised bands. Some edgewear to boards and..... More
John Murray, 1821. 8vo. Quarter Calf Spine. pp. 586. Includes the Voyage of Discovery of a North West Passage..1819-20..under the Orders of Wiliam Edward Parry. More
London: The Bodley Head, 1969. 8vo. Cloth. pp 464. Frontis (portrait). Very good in good d/w. More
London: Murray, 1912. 1st Edition. Quarto. Cloth, Orig. 2 vols. Maps, plates. Original maroon cloth with flag design. Stain (in both volumes) on lower fixed end paper of front and back board but not affecting either the colour of the cloth or any of the text. A near fine copy..... More
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
London: 1757. 9th Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. [20], 416. Full original calf, joints showing wear. Complete without maps as noted in the preliminaries. Anson's task was to intercept Spanish ships and their cargo from the New World, he travelled in detail to Patagonia, Chile, the Philippines, around the Cape of..... More
Smith. 8vo. Half Calf. pp vii, 128, vi, 138, iv, 132, xvi, 116. Also includes 'Narrative of a Residence in South Africa' by Thomas Pringle (Edward Moxom, London, 1840). Undated. Spine title reads 'Smith's Standard Library 10'. Half calf binding with embossed boards. More
London: T. Osborne et al, 1756. 8th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half Calf. pp 536. Includes 3 fine folding maps (Track of the Centurion round the world showing half of New Holland and Isle of Solomon only, 'South America' and 'Chart of Pacific Ocean'). Modern half..... More
Sydney: Thomas Richards Government Printer, 1886. 3rd Edition. 4to. Full Crushed Morocco. [4], map, 8 pp. includes tables and map of stars used in finding the true meridian. Issued by the Australian Surveyor General. Some annotations. Tells how to find the true meridian using the South Pole and triangulated stars..... More
London: Keegan Paul, 1888. 8vo. Half Morocco. pp. 352, with plates & maps, one folding. Nice, contemporary half morocco binding with minor rubbing on spine. Neat gilt crest stamp on spine and front board. A very good complete copy. More
London: Macmillan, 1866. 8vo. Orig Cloth. 2 Vols. With maps, one folding, plates & illustrations. Original cloth. A handsome and complete set. More
London: Hakluyt Society, 1994. 8vo. Cloth. 2 Volumes. Frontispieces, illustrations, maps. Published 1994-1995. Volume I: The voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742. Volume II: The voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1747-1747. Hakluyt Society, second series, vols 177, 181. More