London: Printed for A. Millar, W. Law and R. Cater, 1790. 8vo. Full Calf. 4 Volumes. Complete with 29 folding maps and 128 plates. Full calf binding. Some rubbing and marking to boards. Damage to lower spine of vol 2. A rare collection of Cook's three voyages. More
London: Daily Mail, 1953. No Binding. Copy of the Daily Mail for Tuesday June 2, 1953, with Front Page headlines "The Crowning Glory - Everest Conquered", announcing the success of Hilary and Sherpa Tensing of the Everest expedition, with a photograph of Hillary. This is one of the most momentous..... 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
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
No Binding. Signature "With pleasure Henry Stanley". Mounted with separate portrait photograph. Full size 39cm x 27cm. Stanley (1841-1904) was the explorer who discovered David Livingstone in Africa. More
1807. No Binding. Original hand-coloured Dutch map of the South Pacific showing the Marquesas and Tahiti, showing the routes of Schouten (1616) and Roggeveen (1722). Includes a large inset map of New Zealand ( Nieuw Zeeland ontekt door Tasman 1642) showing Tasman's discovery and route (1642) and distorted shapes of..... 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: Macmillan, 1866. 8vo. Orig Cloth. 2 Vols. With maps, one folding, plates & illustrations. Original cloth. A handsome and complete set. More
London: Keegan Paul, 1882. 1st Edition. 8vo. Half Morroco. Lithographed plates and illustrations, showing everyday activities in most unusual detail. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt stamp on spine and front board. Some foxing on preliminaries and margins of plates, otherwise a good complete copy in handsome binding. More
London: Religious Tract Society, 1901. 8vo. Pictorial Cloth. 8vo. Frontispiece plate & illustrations in text. Original brown decorative and pictorial cloth. Neat gilt stamp on front board. A very good complete copy in crisp original cloth. More
Sydney: Library of New South Wales, 1970. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.xvi, 894. Index. Revised edition of 1928 1st edition. More
No Binding. Hand-coloured map of the Pacific containing routes of the voyages of Byron (1765), Wallis (1767) and Cook (first voyage1769). c 1780. Includes detailed maps of New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea,The Philippines, Borneo, the Paciic islands and the west coast of Central and South America. 69 x 41 cm..... More
1779. Unbound. Original French engraved map of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides, showing Cook's route from his second voyage, 1774. 53 x 43 free on board. Slight spotting on margins, slight creasing on folds, otherwise in excellent condition. More
London: Golden Cockerell Press, 1937. 4to. Buckram. Introduction and notes by Owen Rutter and engravings on wood Peter Barker-Mill. Limited edition, hand-numbered of 350 copies, original 2 coloured buckram. Pale blue stain one top of one leaf. Some wear at head and foot of front joint and bottom of both..... More
London: John Murray, 1883. Hardcover. Pp. xii, 413. 10 engraved plates (some foxing caused by removed tissue guards), woodcuts in text & folding coloured map of world (canvas backed). Contemporary half calf, gilt. With two gilt crests to front board & spine. A complete and handsome copy of this rare..... More
London: J Newbery, 1767. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. iv, 186. Engraved frontispiece + 2 plates. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards. A very good copy of the 2nd edition, unusually in original binding. More
London: T Fisher, 1898. Royal 8vo. Original Cloth. pp.xvii,387. Frontispiece portrait. Original decorated cloth. Largely unopened. Profusely illustrated. More
London: Samson Low, 1883. 1st Edition. 8vo. Half Morroco. 2 vols. Plates (some folding on linen), illustrations, maps (two folding on linen). Contemporary fine half morocco. 8vo. Neat gilt stamp on spine and front board. A notable well illustrated account of a journey through Southern China into Burma in the..... More
London: William Lane, 1787. 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. iv, 576. Frontis portrait. Contemporary full calf, neatly recased. A handsome and complete volume. More
Dublin: Whitestone, 1777. 8vo. Hardcover. COOK, James: A Voyage Towards The South Pole, And Round The World Performed In His Majesty's Ships The Resolution And Adventure In The Years 1772, 1773, 1774 And 1775. Dublin, W Whitestone. 1772. 2 vols. 8vo. Pp. xxx, 372; iv, 392. 1 large folding chart..... More
1835. Unbound. Original French engraved map of New Zealand based on the exploration of D'Urville. Interesting for the slightly incorrect shape of each island. The islands are given their Maori names, Ile Tawai-Pounamou and Ile Ika-Na-Mawi. Rare. Map size 330mm x 220mm. Mounted. Water stained across half the map, though..... More
London: Murray, 1890. New Edition. 8vo. Half Morocco. Pp. 500. Portrait frontispiece . Contemporary maroon, half morocco. A very good copy. More
London: Smith, Elder, 1891. 3rd Edition. 8vo. Half Morocco. Pp. 648. 2 folding maps & 5 folding plates. Contemporary half morocco. A very good copy. More
London: Murray, 1887. 8vo. Half Morocco. 3 vols. Frontispiece portraits. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt stamp on spine and frontboard. A very good set. More
