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The Map That Changed the World, Winchester, Simon. Published by , Harper Collins, New York, 2001. First Edition, First printing. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 329 pp., bibliography, glossary, photographs and illustrations. Beige boards with gilt spine titles. This first issue dustjacket becomes a fold-out of am 1815 facsimile map titled Delineations of the Strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland exhibiting the collieries and mines. Both volume and unclipped dustjacket are in fine condition without marks, tears and folds.
This is the story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world's first geological map and ultimately became the father of modern geology.

Mes Croisières dans la Mer de Behring, Nouvelles chasses et nouveaux voyages, Niedieck, Paul, Paris, Plon-Nourrit & Cie, 1908. Translated to French from the original German by L. Roustan. 8vo up to 9½" tall. (6), ii, 296, (2) pages printed on coated paper. Quarter red leather over marbled boards; gilt titles to banded spine; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge. Frontis portrait with tissue guard; 132 photogravures including 32 full plates taken by the author and hunting companion Captain C.R.E. Radclyffe; 16"x 22" folded colour map of the Bering expedition inserted in red band attached to rear pastedown; Appendix titled: Synopsis of The Animals Collected By The Author During His Expedition: A. Mammals, by Professor Paul Matschie; B. Birds, by Professor Dr. Reichenow; C. Invertebrate Animals; Index.
Light rubbing to board edges and light scratching to boards; binding is tight and square. Text block is bright and white with a very occasional and very light thumb or toning mark and otherwise fine.… Leer más

A Mission Doctor Sees the Wind of Change, Doell, E.W. Published by Archer House Inc, New York, 1963. First American Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 211pp. Grey cloth boards with black spine titles. Ghost mark to free endpaper, light outer-edge dusting and otherwise volume is in fine condition; jacket has light edge ruffling. A memoir of mission doctor E.W. Doell's experiences in South Africa. Subjects include: missionaries, medical, social life, and customs, indigenous peoples.

A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, With an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley. Alfred Russel Wallace. Published by Ward, Lock and Co., London, Edinburgh and New York, circa 1889. New Edition. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 363pp., with frontis-portrait; map; 10 black and white plates; Biographical Introduction, Preface; Preface to New Edition; Contents; List of Illustrations; Appendix on Amazonian Picture-Writings. Heavy green cloth boards with blindstamp to front, red label to spine with titles. Contents call for 14 illustrations in addition to map and frontispiece; this copy is missing plates 4 plates: P.14, P. 232, P, 297-298. Pages 13 and 14 are incised and replaced with bound in handwritten pages in a neat hand; a handwritten index is provided on rear blank pages and pastedown. Some weakening to binding; rubbing to boards a few pencil notes in margins; ink stamp to pastedown: Sold by H.M. Stationery Office.… Leer más

The Naturalist on the River Amazons. A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature under the Equator, During Eleven Years of Travel, Henry Walter Bates. Published by John Murray, London, 1891. Sixth Edition. x, 395pp. with frontispiece, map and illustrations; rear section of publisher's ads. Green cloth boards with gilt illustration and gilt spine titles; yapped corners; black endpapers. Period booksellers label to pastedown and two prior owner's names with dates of 1897 and 1937; spotting to last few pages of index, and an occasional spot in text; front hinge is partially cracked although all pages holding strong; spine has light lean; boards have some rubbing. In good to very good condition.
Henry Walter Bates FRS FLS FGS (1825-1892) was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the rainforests of the Amazon with Alfred Russel Wallace, starting in… Leer más

New and Complete Manual of Maori Conversation: Containing Phrases and Dialogues on a Variety of Useful and Interesting Topics, Together with a few General Rules of Grammar; and a Comprehensive Vocabulary, S.A. (Suzanne Aubert a.k.a. Sister Mary Joseph). Published by Lyon and Blair, Wellington, New Zealand, 1885. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall., 197pp. Brown cloth boards with red titles and speckled edges. Boards are square; hinges lightly weakened, rubbing to edges, red titles remain bright. Text block is clean without any markings, tan marks to endpapers, small closed tear at top edge title page and top edge crease to page eight. A rare copy in very good condition.
Suzanne Aubert (1835-1926) was a religious sister who devoted her life to helping others. Her work took her from France to Auckland then to Hawke's Bay, to the Whanganui River and finally to Wellington. And along the way, she founded a new Catholic congregation, cared for children and the sick, by skilfully combining Māori… Leer más

The North-West Passage by Land: Being the Narrative of an Expedition from the Atlantic to the Pacific, William Milton; Cheadle W. B. Fitzwilliam. Published by Prospero, 2001. Continued title: "Undertaken with the View of Exploring a Route Across the Continent to British Columbia Through British Territory, by One of the Northern Passes in the Rocky Mountains." 8vo up to 9½" tall., 400pp. with fold-out map and black and white illustrations. Black boards, illustrated endpapers. Inscription to versus of free endpaper and otherwise, volume is in fine, unread condition and housed in a fine dustjacket. Originally published in 1865.

The Northwest Coast: British Navigation, Trade, and Discoveries to 1812, Gough, Barry M. Published by the University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver BC 1992. First Edition. 266pp. with black and white illustrations and maps; endnotes, bibliography and index.. Blue boards with silver spine titles. Volume is in fine condition; very light shelf wear to jacket.

On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India (A. D. 629-645), Watters, Thomas; and Davids, T. W. Rhys (Editor) and Bushel, S. W. (Editor). Published by Munshi Ram Manohar Lal, Delhi, India, 1973. Second Indian Edition; published with permission of the Royal Asiatic Society. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 401pp. + 357pp. with Index of Abbreviations used; Index of the Chinese forms of the names of Indian persons; Index of Indian Place Names in their Chinese form, Itinerary of Yuan Chwang; Index of Indian Names and Subjects; 2 folding maps: The Journey to and from India; The Journey in India. Red Cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Front hinge partially cracked at title page; black printer ink smudges to pages 333-339 Part Two; small piece torn out lower margin on one page. Book seller label New Delhi to free endpaper. Discoloration to cloth in some places. Originally published in two volumes in 1904-1905 by the Royal Asiatic Society.
An account of the travels of Chinese Buddhist monk Yuan Chwang in India during the 7th… Leer más

The Search for Tutankhamun: The Untold Story of Adventure and Intrigue Surrounding the Greatest Modern Archaeological Find by Hoving, Thomas Pearsall Field . Published by Simon & Schuster, N.Y., 1978. Book Club Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 328 pages with index and color photographs. Beige cloth boards with blue spine titles; blue and white mapped end papers. Light wear to dusjacket with crease inside flap; volume is in unread condition. Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom or sometimes the New Empire Period. He has, since the discovery of his intact tomb, been referred to colloquially as King Tut

Timbuktu: The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold, De Villiers, Marq & Sheila Hirtle. Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 2007. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 320pp. with glossary, bibliography, index, and appendices. Light dusting to boards and light top edge ruffle to dustjacket, otherwise volume is in fine condition. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendour and decay of one of humankind's treasures. Using sources dating deep into Timbuktu's fabled past, alongside interviews with Tuareg nomads and city residents and officials today, de Villiers and Hirtle have produced a spectacular portrait that brings the city back to life.

The Town, Conrad Richter. Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1978. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 362pp., illustrated by Conrad Hack. Full dark brown leather with gilt titles to banded spine and gilt design front and rear; all edges gilt; moire endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints; printed on archival paper. Limited edition of the 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction. A beautiful copy in mint condition. The Franklin Library Pulitzer Prize Series was a limited edition series of the 53 Pulitzer Prizes awarded to Novels from the first in 1918 through 1979. The series was published from 1975 to 1980. They are highly sought after as collectibles. Several additional titles are available in this series; please inquire. Pulitzer Prize

Travels in Arabia Deserta in Two Volumes: Volume I and Volume II, Charles M. Doughty. Published by Dover, 1979. Card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Volume 1: 674pp. with appendix, publishers' catalogue, rear fold out map; Volume 2: 696pp. with index and glossary of Arabic words. Contents are clean without markings, tears or folds, binding is tight; outside outer edges have foxing and covers have very light shelf wear.
Travels in Arabia Deserta was originally published in 1888 and describes English poet Charles Doughty's extensive travels through the Arabian deserts and the discoveries he made. The work became well-regarded for its beautiful prose as well as its extensiveness, which made it a benchmark of ambitious travel writing in the early 20th century the 1920's, it was discovered by British Army Officer T.E. Lawrence, who spurred the book's republication, this time with an introduction from Lawrence.

Tropical Diseases, Manson, Patrick. Published by The Classics of Medicine Library, Birmingham, Alabama, 1984. 12mo up to 7½" tall. 607 pp. Dark blue leather with decorative gilt to boards and spine; 3 raised bands to spine; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers; reading ribbon. Former owner's label to front free endpaper; otherwise in pristine condition. Facsimile reprint of the original first published by Cassell and Company, London, England, 1898.

Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, William W. Fitzhugh, Elizabeth Ward. Published by Smithsonian Books, Washington, DC., 2000. First Edition. Smithsonian Institute letter laid in, introducing the book and providing background information on the Viking Exhibition. Illustrated card covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., 432pp. color photographs, drawings, maps etc. In fine condition.

The Voyage Of Nearchus, From The Indus To The Euphrates. Collected From The Original Journal Preserved By Arrian, And Illustrated By Ancient And Modern Authorities Containing An Account Of The First Navigation Attempted By Europeans In The Indian Ocean. Vincent, William. Published by T. Cadell Jun. & W. Davies, London, 1797. First Edition. 530pp. Expertly rebound in full calf leather with banded spine and gilt stamped titles and marbled endpapers. Frontispiece, wide margins. 6 maps & charts of which 4 are folding, some geometrical figures, 1 table; errata and 'directions to the bookbinder' bound-in. A beautiful and rare volume in near fine condition; light soiling first few blank pages and frontispiece; gray/black inked notes on a few pages in very neat and tiny script; text block is clean with no paper loss or damage. A seminal work for scholars and a rare, fascinating volume for the collector.
This work comprises an English version of Arrian's account of the celebrated voyage of Nearchus of… Leer más

The Worlds of Christopher Columbus, Phillips, William D., Jr. & Carla Rahn Phillips. Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992. First Edition. 322pp. illustrated, charts, drawings, engravings, maps, index. Blue cloth boards with silver titles. Contents are in fine unread condition; light top edge sunning to front boards; light top edge ruffle to dustjacket