|
Fortin Jean Charles
Les Iles de la Madeleine
Qu�bec: Les �ditions de l'IQRC 2007 Qu�bec: Les �ditions de l'IQRC 2007 Les �les-de-la-Madeleine appartiennent au Qu�bec m�me si elles sont deux fois plus pr�s de l��le du Cap-Breton que de la Gasp�sie. L'archipel en forme d'hame�on qui repose sur d'immenses d�mes de sel est constitu� d'une douzaine d'�les dont la moiti� sont reli�es par d'�troites dunes de sable. La plus petite r�gion historique du Qu�bec est au c�ur de la plus riche zone de p�che du golfe du Saint-Laurent et l'exploitation des ressources marines a marqu� toute son histoire. Les �ditions de l'IQRC paperback
Bookseller reference : 001366 ISBN : 2892243459 9782892243451
|
|
|
FORTMANN HAN
Hindoes en Boeddhisten. Dagboekaantekeningen en reisbrieven.
Utrecht: Ambo 1968. 206pp. Paperback. Good. Ambo Paperback
Bookseller reference : 1493.X.99
|
|
|
Fortune Robert
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China
London: Mildmay Books 1987. Illustrated with line drawings in the text and several sepia plates small octavo pp xiv 406 the fore-edge with a tiny mark otherwise very clean internally blue cloth with two minute marks the dustwrapper is very slightly worn. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn. Mildmay Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014886
|
|
|
Fortune R.
Three years’ wanderings in the northern provinces of China
Mildmay Books 1987. Reprit of 1847 edition. Paper covers. V.g./No Jacket. Scarcely used. Mildmay Books unknown
Bookseller reference : 20130 ISBN : 1869945093 9781869945091
|
|
|
FORTUNE Robert;
Three Year's Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China a Visit to the Tea Silk and Cotton Countries with an Account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese New Plants etc
London John Murray Time-Life Books 1847 1986 reprinted from the 1847 first edition. . orig simulated brown leather decorated in gilt and red gilt lettering a. e. g. marbled endpapers original ribbon bookmark very fine and clean with the original publisher's prospectus containing a good historical introduction and a loose bookplate. . 8vo 22 x 14.5 cm; xv 406 i 16 page John Murray's catalogue pp tinted frontis extra title page with vignette of Chinese wedding 15 other illustrations including map and plates. . Fortune was the first plant collector to travel in China after the conclusion of the Opium War as a botanical collector for the Horticultural Society of London starting in 1843. Travel was not allowed for more than 30 miles past Shanghai but undaunted "he set off by boat from Shanghai in Chinese costume complete with shaved head and pigtail" see Coats p. 101-110 for details and was the first westerner to reach Soochow and many other parts of China collecting large numbers of plants and seeds. The book contains two chapters on the cultivation and manufacture of tea with suggestions on the possibilities of developing a tea industry in India and contains new knowledge about the production and processing of tea. In fact this book and his later books and plant collecting as an employee of the East India Company lead to the Indian tea industry. As a result of the travels described here he found numerous new plants including anemones chrysanthemums jasmine forsythia honeysuckle etc. Besides plants and horticulture the author also describes the people and geography. This was his first book. Cordier p. 2115. Massachusetts Horticultural Society Catalogue p. 102. This is a fine production reprinting the scarce first edition with all the plates and text. A lavishly illustrated and historically accurate photographic reproduction of the original. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, John Murray [Time-Life Books], 1847 [1986], reprinted from the 1847 first edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11002
|
|
|
FORTUNE Robert;
Three Year's Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China a Visit to the Tea Silk and Cotton Countries with an Account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese New Plants etc
London Mildmay Books John Murray 1987 reprinted from the 1847 first edition. . original pictorial wraps cover slightly rubbed at edge but clean and near fine. . 8vo 21.5 x 14 cm; xvi 406 i pp tinted frontis extra title page with vignette of Chinese wedding 15 other illustrations including map and plates. . Fortune was the first plant collector to travel in China after the conclusion of the Opium War as a botanical collector for the Horticultural Society of London starting in 1843. Travel was not allowed for more than 30 miles past Shanghai but undaunted "he set off by boat from Shanghai in Chinese costume complete with shaved head and pigtail" see Coats p. 101-110 for details and was the first westerner to reach Soochow and many other parts of China collecting large numbers of plants and seeds. The book contains two chapters on the cultivation and manufacture of tea with suggestions on the possibilities of developing a tea industry in India and contained new knowledge about the production and processing of tea. In fact this book and his later books and plant collecting as an employee of the East India Company lead to the Indian tea industry. As a result of the travels described here he found numerous new plants including anemones chrysanthemums jasmine forsythia honeysuckle etc. Besides plants and horticulture the author also describes the people and geography. This was his first book. Cordier p. 2115. Massachusetts Horticultural Society Catalogue p. 102. This is a nice production reprinting the first edition which is very scarce. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Mildmay Books [John Murray], [1987], reprinted from the 1847 first edition. paperback
Bookseller reference : J10034
|
|
|
Fortune Robert
Two Visits to the Tea Countries of China and the British Tea Plantations in the Himalaya. Two volume set
London: John Murray. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Chipping and cracks at rear outer joint of second volume. Heraldic bookplates to front paste-downs. Some pages uncut. Library blind-stamp to fep. Inner hinges cracked. 1853. Third Edition. Yellow and black mottled hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". xii 315pp; viii 299pp. Engraved plates and folding map to rear of volume I. . John Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : k2506
|
|
|
Fortune Robert
Yedo and Peking: A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China. With Notices of the natural productions agriculture horticulture and trade of those countries and other things met with by the way
London: John Murray 1863. First edition. With a folding engraved frontispiece a little worn and marked and poorly folded a little fraying at the margins eight other plates 12 illustrations within the text a folding map at the rear in good condition octavo pp xvi 395 endpapers rarther soiled title page thumbed and age-toned contemporaqry half morocco and marbled boards the paper cover to the boards worn through in places the leather only a little rubbed. From the library of Compton House Liverpool with their stamp on the spine a label and stamp on the front endpaper and a few stamps throughout. Unfortunately a previous owner has started to try and erase the stamps and has got to work on the title page the next page and the first page of text with the result that there is considerable loss of surface to the page and in one case an actual hole; fortunately common-sense exhaustion or death interrupted them - it would have been better if they had not started their labours. Despite the faults this is still a good sound copy of a scarce title. Compton House Liverpool was one of the first purpose built department stores in Europe. The original building of 1832 was burnt down and rebuilt in 1867 so this would have been one of the first books acquired. The new store soon closed however and was re-opened as the Compton Hotel. It seems likely that the library would have been retained as the reading room. First Edition. Half-Leather. Good. John Murray Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 015336
|
|
|
FORTUNE, Robert
Three Year's Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, a Visit to the Tea, Silk and Cotton Countries with an Account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, etc
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xv, 406, [i], [16 page John Murray's catalogue] pp, tinted frontis, extra title page with vignette of Chinese wedding, 15 other illustrations including map and plates. orig simulated brown leather, decorated in gilt and red, gilt lettering, a. e. g., marbled endpapers, original ribbon bookmark, very fine and clean, with the original publisher's prospectus containing a good historical introduction and a loose bookplate. Fortune was the first plant collector to travel in China after the conclusion of the Opium War, as a botanical collector for the Horticultural Society of London starting in 1843. Travel was not allowed for more than 30 miles past Shanghai, but undaunted "he set off by boat from Shanghai, in Chinese costume complete with shaved head and pigtail" (see Coats p. 101-110 for details), and was the first westerner to reach Soochow and many other parts of China, collecting large numbers of plants and seeds. The book contains two chapters on the cultivation and manufacture of tea with suggestions on the possibilities of developing a tea industry in India, and contains new knowledge about the production and processing of tea. In fact, this book and his later books and plant collecting (as an employee of the East India Company) lead to the Indian tea industry. As a result of the travels described here he found numerous new plants including anemones, chrysanthemums, jasmine, forsythia, honeysuckle, etc. Besides plants and horticulture, the author also describes the people and geography. This was his first book. Cordier p. 2115. Massachusetts Horticultural Society Catalogue p. 102. This is a fine production reprinting the scarce first edition, with all the plates and text. A lavishly illustrated and historically accurate photographic reproduction of the original.
|
|
|
Forty Jo
Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs
North Dighton Mass.: JG Press 1998. The handsome volume is in As New condition with an As New dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book is set up in chronological order to give a history of pharaohs from pre-dynastic times through all 30 dynasties and then through pharaohs that reigned during the Perian Macedonian Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The book includes a listing of pharaohs and an Index. However it is the full-color photographs throughout that make this book a handsome addition to anyone's shelf. The book is bound in illustrated boards which are the same as the artwork found on the dust jacket. The book measures 9 3/8 by 12 1/4 inches and includes 144 pages. First American Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. JG Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001376 ISBN : 1572152532 9781572152533
|
|
|
Forward By Sir Vivian Fuchs Introduced By Jennie Boddington
Antarctic Photographs 1910 - 1916 : Herbert Ponting & Frank Hurley - Scott Mawson and Shackleton Expeditions
Melbourne VIC Australia: The Macmillan Company of Australia 1979. Wear to top edge of boards and jacket. Title page has gift inscription and foxing. 120 pages with b/w photos. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Herbert Ponting & Frank Hurley . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Macmillan Company of Australia Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 018080 ISBN : 0333299930 9780333299937
|
|
|
Fossati G.
Chine.
Paris Editions F.Nathan. 1983 191p 1 volume IN4. Reliure éditeur en toile olive sous jaquette illustrée. Collection merveilles du monde. Nombreuses photos.
Bookseller reference : 110470
|
|
|
Fossier, Robert (dir.)
Histoire de la Picardie
Edouard Privat, éditeur, Toulouse, 1974. In-8, cartonnage éditeur illustrée en noir, 458 pp. Introduction, par André Piette - Présentation géographique, par A. Fiette - I. La préhistoire ancienne, par Roger Agache - II. L'aube des temps historiques, par R. Agache - III. Mise en place des cadres humains, par R. Agache et R. ...
Bookseller reference : 647
|
|
|
FOSTER, WILLIAM (EDT.).
The Red Sea and Adjacent Countries at the Close of the Seventeenth Century as Described by Joseph Pitts, William Daniel and Charles Jacques Poncet.
London, Hakluyt Society, 1949. 8vo. In the original blue publisher's cloth. Uncut and some leaves unopened. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped ship to front board. A very fine and clean copy. XL, 192 pp. + 3 maps.
Bookseller reference : 44728
|
|
|
Fosberg Gerald
Salvage from the Sea
Glasgow United Kingdom: BrownSon & Ferguson Ltd 1992. Stickers to the bottom of the spine and on the inside of the cover and stamps on the FEP catalogue page and on the bottom of some pages in the book. bumps to the ends of the cover and spine. Reprint. hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Ex - Library Usual Stamps. Brown,Son & Ferguson Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 103157 ISBN : 0851746063 9780851746067
|
|
|
Fosco Maraini intro by Bernard Berenson
SECRET TIBET
London: Hutchinson 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. 7 x 10 in. Rose cloth boards. Numerous B&W photos. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and spine ends bumped and worn front has bits of paper stuck to the cloth. Front hinge a bit loose to the touch but binding solid. Text unmarked but has some mild foxing. Travel. Stax. <br/><br/> Hutchinson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22863
|
|
|
Fosdick Harry Emerson
A PILGRIMAGE TO PALESTINE
New York: Macmillan 1927. 1st. Hardcover. Good. New York: Macmillan 1927. 1st. Good. 1927 1st EDITION COLLECTIBLE Book is in good condition for age NOT EX-LIBRARY No DJ Color pull out map frontispiece blue cover with gold gilt lettering on front board & spine Clean text deckled edges There are signs of visible wear which may include markings bookplate or authors name bumping small tears non-major spine or binding defects but book is still wholly intact SEE PICTURES for any wear or defects Condition based on age of book To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email<br /><br />Contents:<br />I The lie of the land --<br />II The background of history --<br />III The impressiveness of Sinai --<br />IV The Hebrew invasion --<br />V The city of David --<br />VI From Gilgal to Galilee --<br />VII Journeys to the prophets' homes --<br />VIII With the Master in Nazareth --<br />IX The Galilean ministry --<br />X Going up to be crucified --<br />XI Christ and Christianity in Palestine --<br />XII Palestine tomorrow<br /> Macmillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : HCK128
|
|
|
Foss Arthur
Majorca
London: Faber and Faber Limited 1972. Orange cloth in price-clipped dustjacket. Illustrated with photographs by Hugh Gibb and double page map. Account of travel to the largest of the Mediterranean Balearic Islands. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Hugh Gibb. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Faber and Faber Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002494
|
|
|
Foss Jody
In the Company of Mules
U.S.A.: Mules Across Amer Pub Co 2001. Book. Illus. by Bonnie Shields. As New. Paperback. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. RARE copy signed by author with "Happy Treks" on endpaper - New & unopened BUT very minor shelflife to text block - Guaranteed posting 24hrs from Cornwall M121 Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". Mules Across Amer Pub Co Paperback
Bookseller reference : 011800 ISBN : 0964341328 9780964341326
|
|
|
Foss Michael
On Tour : The British Traveller in Europe
London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd 1989. DJ worn chipped at corners and faded at spine. Red cloth boards a little worn at ends of spine otherwise in good condition and contents are clean tight and bright. First Edition. hardcover. Good/Good. Used. Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 143157 ISBN : 0948397896 9780948397899
|
|
|
Foss Paulette D. ed.
Lest We Forget: A Recessional For J.D.A. Ogilvy 1903-1993
Boulder: Center For British Studies Univ. Of Colorado 1995 immaculate and tight; rear cover corner creased else light shelf rubbing; 204pp. including index. Wraps. Near Fine. Illus. by Photos. 4to - over 9�" 12" Tall. Paper Back. Center For British Studies, Univ. Of Colorado paperback
Bookseller reference : DC623
|
|
|
Foss, Michael (ed.)
On Tour : The British Traveller in Europe
256 pages, illustrated, index. eng
|
|
|
FOSS, Michael [Editor].
On Tour. The British Traveller in Europe, from XVII to XX Centuries.
London, Michael O'Mara Books, 1989. 4to. alargado; 256 pp., con ilustraciones entre el texto. Enc. original en tela.
|
|
|
Fossi Gloria
The Uffizi Rapid Guides/Florentine Museum
Giunti Gruppo Editoriale 2010. Paperback. Used; Good. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2247016</p> Giunti Gruppo Editoriale paperback
Bookseller reference : 2247016 ISBN : 8809214471 9788809214477
|
|
|
Foster Albert J.
Bunyan's Country - studies in Bedfordshire topography of the Pilgrim's Progress
London: H. Virtue & Company Ltd 1901. Illustrated by the author pp 182 top edge gilt other edges uncut neat contemporary signature on title page endpapers browned otherwise clean and tight internally green cloth very slightly faded and worn but really a good copy. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the front endpaper. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. H. Virtue & Company Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007741
|
|
|
Foster Albert
The Chiltern Hundreds.
London Virtue 1897 hardcover. PHYSICAL BOOK. -- Includes map and illustrations from this portion of the County of Buckingham. A natural and historical journey. 220 pages. -- Hardcover ex-library with attractive bookplate. Good used condition: book sturdy and clean but cover cloth rubbed; residue of pockets in rear. Virtue hardcover
Bookseller reference : 25934
|
|
|
Foster David William
The Argentine Generation of 1880: Ideology and Cultural Texts
Columbia Missouri U.S.A.: Univ of Missouri Pr 1990. Hardback. Fine/Very Good. Univ of Missouri Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 324598 ISBN : 0826207324 9780826207326
|
|
|
Foster David W
The Argentine Generation of Eighteen Eighty : Ideology and Cultural Texts
Columbia MO U.S.A.: University of Missouri Press 1990. Hardback. Fine/Fine. University of Missouri Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302467 ISBN : 0826207324 9780826207326
|
|
|
Foster George M.
A PRIMITIVE MEXICAN ECONOMY
New York: J.J. Augustin Publisher 1942. HC. good light blue cloth hardcover. B&W ill tables maps. Monographs of the American Ethnological Society. This was a paper submitted as a dissertation in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology in the Graduate Division of the University of California in December 1941. 115pp. J.J. Augustin Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : BOOKS011050I
|
|
|
Foster Harry L
A Beachcomber In The Orient
Kingston Washington USA: Dixon-price Publishing 2005. Paperback. New. This 237 page book is a reprint of the original 1923 edition minus the author's photographs. Foster is an amusing story teller as he takes us through Borneo Siam French Indo-China Japan the Malay States and the Phillipines in the early 1920s. However as was typical of the time he's just about as prejudiced as most Western visitors to the Orient. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia Dixon-price Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : AS43#11; ISBN : 1929516096 9781929516094
|
|
|
Foster Harry L.
Combing the Caribbees
New York: Dodd Mead & Co. 1929. Hard cover 1929 Very Good . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Dodd, Mead & Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 170808-MA26
|
|
|
Foster Harry L
Combing The Caribbees
New York: DoddMead & Company 1929. Off the beaten track in the Lesser Antilles Santo Domingo and Haiti: written by Harry L. Foster known for his many books of travel and adventure. It was the author's intention when he sailed for the East Indies to write merely a handbook. which he did for the winter tourist. But on the way he stopped wherever an island pleased his fancy to live among the natives in many a picturesque atoll beyond the tourist trail. 'Combing the Caribbee's' is the story of the author's observations and wanderings in the less-visited regions of the Caribbean. He tells of life in Guadeloupe where there are only nine commandments of voyages in sailing ships and cargo boats to Martinique the Windward Isles and the Venezuelan coast and particularly of tramps on foot through the mountains of black Haiti where the voodoo drums still echo. Nineteen chapters and a most generous list of illustrations provided. Frontispiece and all photo illustrations on heavier semi-gloss stock. Gilt decoration and title print to red bordered buckham boards and spine. Untrimmed foredge. Map endpapers showing route taken. Wear to spine bottom. Illustrated price-intact dust jacket carries illustrator's name to front panel. A well-written well-illustrated book for your travel enjoyment. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Dodd,Mead & Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : B208
|
|
|
Foster Harry L
If You go to South America
New York: Dodd Mead and Co 1928. 443pp index bibliography 13 maps 1 folding bw ills. Or red cloth with title in gold. Small bookseller label on front pastedown Just starting to crack at frontis.Nice earlier travel guide to most of South America and some of Central America. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Dodd, Mead and Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008000
|
|
|
Foster John
CHINESE REALITIES
London: The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts 1928. Dust jacket a little edge-worn and toned now protected in an archival sleeve. Contents clean and tight no inscriptions map end papers. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003992
|
|
|
Foster John
Fantastic Football Poems Poems Oxford University Press
OUP Oxford 2007. Reissue. Paperback. Used; Good. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #3350144</p> OUP Oxford paperback
Bookseller reference : 3350144 ISBN : 0192763490 9780192763495
|
|
|
Foster Lee
Beautiful California Missions Jun 01 1977 Foster Lee
Beautiful America Pub Co 1977-06-01. Paperback. Very Good. Edition: First Edition; Very Good 1977 1st EDcleanlight surface rubbing faint pressure creases first 6 page bottom corners CA missions full color 72 pages TR503557 Beautiful America Pub Co paperback
Bookseller reference : 503557 ISBN : 0915796228 9780915796229
|
|
|
FOSTER Sir William ed.
The Red Sea and Adjacent Countries at the Close of the Seventeenth Century as described by Joseph Pitts William Daniel & Charles Jacques Poncet.
London: Hakluyt Society 1949. Folding frontispiece slightly frayed at fore-edge one plate one folding map pp xl 192 endpapers slightly foxed blue decorated cloth slightly marked and worn but a good copy. Hakluyt Society hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006059
|
|
|
FOSTER Sir William edited Joseph Pitts William Daniel Charles Jacques Poncet;
The Red Sea and Adjacent Countries at the Close of the Seventeenth Century as Described by Joseph Pitts William Daniel Charles Jacques Poncet
London The Hakluyt Society 1949 First Edition. . original blind-stamped blue cloth gilt vignette on front covers gilt lettering on spine very slightly rubbed at edge of spine but clean and fine condition covers bright. . 8vo 22.5 x 14.5 cm; xl192 pp folding frontis of Pitt's Plan of the Temple of Mecca 2 maps including folding bibliog index. . Narratives of travels of Pitts from Algiers to Mecca and return Daniel from London to Mocha and return Poncet from Cairo to Abyssinia De Brevedent's account of the journey to Sennar etc with appendix on Ovington's description of Red Sea Ports and includes a detailed 30 page introduction by Foster. Pitt's description is the first of Mecca by an Englishman. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1949, First Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12464
|
|
|
FOSTER Sir William;
The Travels of John Sanderson in the Levant 1584-1602 with his Autobiography and Selections from his Correspondence
London The Hakluyt Society 1931 First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth gilt vignette on covers gilt spine title lettering spine lightly faded but lettering clear very good copy. . 8vo 22.5 x 15 cm; xliv 322 pp frontis is reproduction title page of original manuscript plates portraits maps including folding showing route bibliog index. . Foster provides an extensive and detailed introduction and historical perspective of this journey that includes Constantinople across Turkey Holy Land across Europe etc. The appendices include a note on the coins of Turkey the death of Edward Barton and John Midnall's voyage in the Black Sea which was the first English trading voyage in the area. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1931, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12511
|
|
|
FOSTER Sir William;
The Voyage of Thomas Best to the East Indies 1612-14
London The Hakluyt Society 1934 First edition. . original blue blind-stamped cloth gilt vignette on covers gilt spine title lettering stain at edge of endpaper covers bright name on endpaper but a fine copy in a dust jacket bit chipped wear short tear. . 8vo 22.5 x 15 cm; lvi 316 pp 4 maps including frontis showing Best's route reproduction of his signature bibliog index. . National Maritime Museum 415: 'Best commanded the tenth voyage sponsored by the East India Company. With two ships the Dragon and Hoseander he reached India in September 1612 set up a factory at Surat and then proceeded to Achin Sumatra. He returned to England with a valuable cargo in the Dragon June 614.' Foster's introduction provides an excellent and detailed historical perspective and the text is a detailed travel account together with correspondence and court minutes. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1934, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12465
|
|
|
FOSTER Sir William;
The Voyage of Nicholas Downton to the East Indies 1614-15 as Recorded in Contemporary Narratives and Letters
London The Hakluyt Society 1939 First edition. . original cloth gilt vignette on cover gilt spine title lettering spine a little darkened else a fine clean copy cover gilt is bright. . 8vo 22 x 14.5 cm; xxxvi i 224 pp complete with frontis plates including one showing signature of Downton and others 3 maps including in color bibliog index. . The extensive introduction by Foster provides a good historical perspective on this important voyage around Africa to Madagascar and through the Indian Ocean to Sokotra the west coast of India Sumatra and Java and includes copies of contemporary correspondence. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1939, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12452
|
|
|
FOSTER Sir William;
The Voyages of Sir James Lancaster to Brazil and the East Indies 1591-1603
London The Hakluyt Society 1940 First edition. . original blue blind-stamped cloth gilt vignette gilt spine title lettering fine clean copy cover & gilt bright in dj chipped at edge a little faded with loose notice to members from publisher. . 8vo 22.5 x 15 cm; xl 178 pp fine frontis portrait with tissue guard folding plate other illus 3 maps including one in color bibliog index Lancaster's coat of arms on title page. . Based on three voyages 1591 to 1603 Foster collected together all existing sources concerning Lancaster's voyages including from contemporary pamphlets and what appeared in Hakluyt and provides a detailed introduction and there are 5 appendices including one on Lancaster's hints for a voyage to the east. National Maritime Museum I 402. Borba de Moraes I 454: 'Concerning the second voyage during which Lancaster attacked Pernambuco he published Hakluyt's version and the complete text of the very rare pamphlet written by Henry Roberts. Foster's introduction is very valuable for the study of the voyages and life of this famous navigator'. The two voyages to the East Indies were not only important in themselves but were important in establishing regular intercourse by sea between Europe and the Far East and to the East India Company. The book is rarely found in a dust jacket. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1940, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12459
|
|
|
FOSTER T. S.;
Travels and Settlements of Early Man; A Study of the Origins of Human Progress
London Ernest Benn 1929 First edition. . original navy blue cloth gilt spine title lettering small chip at upper spine very good clean copy sound and solid. . 8vo 25 x 16 cm; 320 pp index bibliography. . A fascinating study of early movements and travels of people in Europe the Near East Americas Polynesia including the Nordic invasion of Polynesia Maoris in New Zealand ancient civilizations in Puebla Mississippi valley Mongolian settlement of Peru relation to Incas colonization of Santa Cruz and San Cristobal etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Ernest Benn, [1929], First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11216
|
|
|
Foster Fraser John
L'Australie comment se fait une nation.
Paris Roger &Cie 1911. 1911. Demi-basane noir dos � 4 nerfs titre dor�. 135/20 cm faux titre titre 250 pp 1 carte d�pliante table des mati�res 20 planches hors texte noir&blanc. unknown
Bookseller reference : 36
|
|
|
FOSTER, Sir William
The Travels of John Sanderson in the Levant 1584-1602, with his Autobiography and Selections from his Correspondence
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xliv, 322 pp, frontis is reproduction title page of original manuscript, plates, portraits, maps including folding showing route, bibliog, index. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, spine lightly faded but lettering clear, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Foster provides an extensive and detailed introduction and historical perspective of this journey that includes Constantinople, across Turkey, Holy Land, across Europe, etc. The appendices include a note on the coins of Turkey, the death of Edward Barton and John Midnall's voyage in the Black Sea, which was the first English trading voyage in the area.
|
|
|
FOSTER, Sir William
The Voyage of Nicholas Downton to the East Indies 1614-15, as Recorded in Contemporary Narratives and Letters
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xxxvi, [i], 224 pp, complete with frontis, plates including one showing signature of Downton and others, 3 maps including in color, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt vignette on cover, gilt spine title lettering, spine a little darkened, else a fine clean copy, cover gilt is bright. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The extensive introduction by Foster provides a good historical perspective on this important voyage around Africa, to Madagascar and through the Indian Ocean to Sokotra, the west coast of India, Sumatra and Java, and includes copies of contemporary correspondence.
|
|
|
FOSTER, Sir William
The Voyage of Thomas Best to the East Indies 1612-14
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; lvi, 316 pp, 4 maps including frontis showing Best's route, reproduction of his signature, bibliog, index. original blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, stain at edge of endpaper, covers bright, name on endpaper but a fine copy in a dust jacket (bit chipped, wear, short tear). A picture of this book is available upon r National Maritime Museum 415: 'Best commanded the tenth voyage sponsored by the East India Company. With two ships, the Dragon and Hoseander, he reached India in September 1612, set up a factory at Surat, and then proceeded to Achin, Sumatra. He returned to England with a valuable cargo in the Dragon, June 614.' Foster's introduction provides an excellent and detailed historical perspective, and the text is a detailed travel account, together with correspondence and court minutes.
|
|
|
FOSTER, Sir William
The Voyages of Sir James Lancaster to Brazil and the East Indies 1591-1603
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xl, 178 pp, fine frontis portrait with tissue guard, folding plate, other illus, 3 maps including one in color, bibliog, index, Lancaster's coat of arms on title page. original blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette, gilt spine title lettering, fine, clean copy, cover & gilt bright, in dj (chipped at edge, a little faded), with loose notice to members from publisher. A picture of this book is available upon request by Based on three voyages, 1591 to 1603, Foster collected together all existing sources concerning Lancaster's voyages, including from contemporary pamphlets and what appeared in Hakluyt, and provides a detailed introduction, and there are 5 appendices including one on Lancaster's hints for a voyage to the east. National Maritime Museum I, 402. Borba de Moraes I, 454: 'Concerning the second voyage, during which Lancaster attacked Pernambuco, he published Hakluyt's version and the complete text of the very rare pamphlet written by Henry Roberts. Foster's introduction is very valuable for the study of the voyages and life of this famous navigator'. The two voyages to the East Indies were not only important in themselves but were important in establishing regular intercourse by sea between Europe and the Far East, and to the East India Company. The book is rarely found in a dust jacket.
|
|
|
FOSTER, T. S.
Travels and Settlements of Early Man; A Study of the Origins of Human Progress
8vo [25 x 16 cm]; 320 pp, index, bibliography. original navy blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, small chip at upper spine, very good+ clean copy, sound and solid. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A fascinating study of early movements and travels of people in Europe, the Near East, Americas, Polynesia, including the Nordic invasion of Polynesia, Maoris in New Zealand, ancient civilizations in Puebla, Mississippi valley, Mongolian settlement of Peru, relation to Incas, colonization of Santa Cruz and San Cristobal, etc.
|
|
|
FOSTER, WILLIAM (EDT.).
The Red Sea and Adjacent Countries at the Close of the Seventeenth Century as Described by Joseph Pitts, William Daniel and Charles Jacques Poncet.
London, Hakluyt Society, 1949. 8vo. In the original blue publisher's cloth. Uncut and some leaves unopened. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped ship to front board. A very fine and clean copy. XL, 192 pp. + 3 maps.
|
|
Receive by email
Download as PDF document
RSS feed
Permanent link
