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
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De AARD-KLOOT Volgens De Hedendaagse Gedaante Map
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
A Memorial of Anson's Voyage. A Complete Circumnavigation of the Worth by George Anson, Esq; Commodore in the Good Ship Centurion in Which he Brought Fresh Triumphs & Honour to his Country in Spite of all Adversities from Press of Weather, the Resistance of the Spanish Enemy, and the Dreadful Mortalitie of that Heavy Tax upon the Sailor The Ravages of the Sea Scurvy
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
A New Geographical, Commercial, And Historical Grammar And Present State Of The Several Empires And Kingdoms Of The World. By A Society In Edinburgh The Astronomical Part Collected From The Works Of James Ferguson F.R.S. Enriched With The Late Discoveries Of Doctor Herschel..
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
THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE JOURNAL; a Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure. Vol. XVII no. 44
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
THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE JOURNAL; a Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure. Vol. XVII no. 44
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
THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE JOURNAL; a Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure. Vol. XVII no. 45
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
THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE JOURNAL; a Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure. Vol. XVIII no. 46
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
THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE JOURNAL; a Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure. Vol. XV no. 40
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
THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE JOURNAL; a Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure. Vol. XVI no. 43
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
THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE JOURNAL; a Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure. Vol. 5 1932,1933,1934.
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
THE NEW ZEALAND ALPINE JOURNAL; a Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure. Vol. XI no. 33
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
Travels, The Sea &c
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
Voyage Autour Du Monde Publie Sous La Direction Du Contre-Amiral Dumont D'Urville. 2 Vols
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
William Parry and The North West Passage. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.vol. XXV April & July 1821
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
The Shepherd of The Ocean. An Account of Sir Walter Ralegh and his Times
London: The Bodley Head, 1969. 8vo. Cloth. pp 464. Frontis (portrait). Very good in good d/w. More
The South Pole An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in 'The Fram' 1910-1912
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
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: 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
A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1740, 41, 42, 43, 44 / Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia and Poland By J.L. Stephens / Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land By J.L. Stephens
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
A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV By George Anson
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
Handbook for the True Meridian by Observation of Circumpolar Stars at their Elongations
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
A Fight with Distances Estates of Hawaiian islands, Canada, British Columbia, Cuba, The Bahama
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
The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources. 2 Vols.
London: Macmillan, 1866. 8vo. Orig Cloth. 2 Vols. With maps, one folding, plates & illustrations. Original cloth. A handsome and complete set. More
Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage 1746-1747
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