Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, 1850. 1st Edition. 12mo. Half Calf. volume 5 pp. [292]. Very good half calf and marbled boards.Content includes Antarctic Explorations, and, Rajah Brooke in Borneo. More
Paris: 1867. Unbound. Original hand-coloured circular engraved French map of the South Pole showing Lambert's route. With 4 insert showing: Route de l'expe´dition franc¸aise, projection e´toile´e du Dr. Jaeger, Regions polaires australes, Marche´ suppose´e du po^le magne´tique & Courbes de moyennes d'insolation au 21 juin. Free-floating & protected with mylar..... More
Unbound. c. 1790. Detailed map showing the Southwestern Hemisphere, including most of America, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and the South Pole. Includes decorative celestial models in the corners. Size of map 233mm x 349mm, full size 290mm x 435mm. Very handsome original engraved map, hand coloured. 0. 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: Bloomsbury, 1987. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp xi, 180. Maps, colour plates, illustrations. Very good in vg dustwrapper. More
Edinburgh: Wm Blackwood, 1931. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth/gilt. pp. x, 221. Illus, 24 photos, diagr, index. Rare early photos. Scarce. More
Edinburgh: Thomson & Co, 1816. BUCHANAN, George. Unbound. Rare original coloured engraved polar map showing the Southern Hemisphere. Shows tracks of Cook's voyages to Southern Hemisphere including Australia. Size: 691mm x 537mm. Free-floating & protected by mylar. More
London: Putnams, 1931. First Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. With 4 maps. Contemporary binding. A good complete working copy, binding worn. More
Wellington: Philosophical Institue of Canterbury, 1909. 1st Edition. 4to. Original Decorated Cloth/Gilt. 2 vols, illus black and white photos. Complete with fold map back of vol 2. Subtitle:..."The Observations and Collections made during an Expedition in the Government Steamer 'Hinemoa' [Captain J. Bollons] in November 1907". Fold map VG. Original..... More
London: J.M. Dent, 1897. 8vo. Quarter Cloth. pp xii, 371. Complete with all plates (some coloured) and maps. Minor staining to top of last 50 pages - no loss of text. Quarter cloth and boards. A nice copy. More
London: J. Jaques and W. Wright, 1827. 8vo. Half Calf. pp 692. Frontis (portrait), tp vignette, plates. Half calf and marbled boards. Inscription to flyleaf. Rare. More
London: George Newnes, 1899. 8vo. Pictorial Cloth. pp vii, 759. Folding frontis, illustrations, map. Handsome pictorial blue cloth. Gilt page edges. Some edgewear, else very good. More
London: John Murray, 1823. 1st Edition. 4to. Hardcover. pp. xvi, 768. 29 of 30 plates,11 hand-coloured, lacks "Preparing an Encampment on Barren Ground". Plates engraved by Finden & Curtis. 4 folding engraved maps. 1 text illustration. Plate quality extremely good, good wide margins, bound in contemporary half calf. Franklin (1786-1847)..... More
DSIR, 1963. 8vo. Wrappers. pp 402-422. Extract from the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Vol. 6, No.3, June 1963. More
London: John Murray, 1907. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp. xii, 294. Frontis., complete with 67 plates, 6 maps. Original decorative blue cloth binding, gilt titles and design, rubbed and marked. Interior sound, slight foxing, but all illus clear and clean. More
Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1973. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp.x,272 , frontispiece. [portrait] Folding plate Illustrations. a very good copy, d/w unclipped, as new. More
London: Printed By Order of the Trustees of The British Museum, 1914. 4to. Printed Wrappers. pp 12, 4 maps. Very good in original printed wrappers. More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1882. 8vo. Half Morocco. pp liv, 293. 3 coloured maps, 2 folding. Illustrations. Half morocco binding, some edgewear to leather. Raised bands, elaborate gilt panelling to spine. Neat gilt crest to front board and lower spine, no other markings. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Some foxing..... More
London: Ward, Lock, 1899. 1st English Edition. 8vo. Cloth, Orig. Translated by H. L. Braekstad. pp. viii, 351, advertising. Frontispiece portrait, plates & illustrations. Original maroon cloth, (spine slightly darkened). A good copy of the first English edition, scarce. (Ant 708). More
London: William Heineman, 1914. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. x, pp 140, frontispiece, many plates (74 Figs), one (p136) with small tear. Green illustrated cloth boards, front board illustrated with penguins. Lettering on spine indistinct. Dr G. Murray Levick, R.N. was the zoologist to the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913).Valuable work including..... More
Paris: 1683. Unbound. c 1683. Orig engraving from Tasman's Exploration in French showing the South Polar Regions, including mythical coastlines and the known coastal regions in New Zealand, Australia, South America and Africa. Figure CVII, Qiii. Size of image 125mm x 170mm, with mat, 240m x 300mm. A handsome map..... More
Bernard Durex, 1786. 300x230mm. No Binding. Original hand coloured map on right hand half of sheet: 205x165mm. Table of populations of cities of the world, on left half. (c.1786.) Circular Map of the Southern Hemisphere, naming the Antarctic Cercle [sic]. A very good attractive map with original colour. More
1690. 280x210mm. No Binding. (c.1700) Original black and white engraving, Globe Sphere showing from North-West Africa, most of New Holland (as Australia was known then) and from the North to the South Poles, showing Oceanvs Avstralis & Circvivs Antarctic [sic]. In smaller diagrams below shows 2 other spheres with various..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1915. 1st Edition. 8vo. Decorative Cloth. 2 volumes. Complete with all plates and maps. Blue cloth with silver pictorial, gilt titles. A near fine, rare first edition of this important work. Will require additional postage. More
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. pp.170, plates, maps. More
