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[Expedition Postcard] Reinhold Messner, Karl Herrligkoffer
Sigi Low Gedachtnis Expedition. German Rupal Expedition to Nanga Parbat 1970
Munich: The Expedition 1970 Original pictorial postcard with Pakistan Stamps 50 paisa postmarked Gilgit 9 May 1970 with expedition cachet; Signed by 16 team members including leader Karl Herrligkoffer summiteers Reinhold Messner Felix Kuen and Peter Scholz as well as Michl Anderl Gerhard Baur Wolf-Dietrich Bitterling Werner Haim Gunther Kroh Hermann Kuhn Gerd Mandl Elmer Raab Hans Saler Peter Vogler Jurgen Winkler Alice Von Hobe Max von Kienlin and a sherpa thumbprint. A near fine copy. The success of the German 1970 Rupal Face expedition to Nanga Parbat was marred by the death of Gunther Messner after descending the unknown slopes of the Diamir Face. Signed by the Expedition Team. First Edition. Soft Cover. F-. The Expedition paperback
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[Expedition Cover] Spain Ama Dablam
Spanish Expedition to Amadablam Atop 26th Oct '92 Leader Mr. Lluis G. Arnabat
Kathmandu 1992 Special expedition souvenir cover with Nepal R.5 stamp postmarked Kathmandu 11 Nov 1992. Signed by five team members including three summiteers Carlos Bravo Diego Fernandez and Manuel de la Matta. A near fine copy. Signed by the Expedition Team. First Edition. unknown
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[Expedition Postcard] Doug Scott, Alex McIntyre
Xixabangma 26398 ft Expedition to Tibet 1982. Shishapangma
1982 Original pictorial postcard with Chinese Stamps R25 postmarked 20/4/1982. Signed by Doug Scott Nick Prescott Paul Braithwaite Roger Baxter Jones and Alex McIntyre. A near fine copy. This item can be purchased with a copy of 'The Shishapangma Expedition' by Scott and McIntyre. Signed by the Team Members. Soft Cover. F-. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003576
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[EXPEDITION D'EGYPTE]
Guerre en Egypte, en Syrie et en Palestine ;. par C*** D***
Paris, Vve Demoraine et Boucquin, s.d. (v. 1825) in-16, 108 pp., avec un portrait-frontispice naïf, demi-percaline cerise, tranches mouchetées (rel. de la fin du XIXe). Bon exemplaire.
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[EXPEDITION] - THURSTON (Robert) -
1492 la conquête du paradis.
Paris, France loisirs, 1992 ; in-8, 271 pp., cartonnage d'éditeur avec jaquette.
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[EXPÉDITION DE L'ESPAGNE]. LABBEY DE POMPIERES (Guillaume-Xavier).
Opinion prononcée dans la séance du 25 février 1823.
Paris, Imprimerie de Constant-Chantpie, 1823 in-8, 16 pp., en feuilles.
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[FOX (Henry, 1st Baron Holland)]
Candid Reflections on the Report (as Published by Authority) of the General-Officers, appointed by his Majesty's Warrant of the First of November last, to enquire into the causes of the failure of the late expedition to the coasts of France. In a letter to a friend in the country.
Third edition, 8vo, 44pp., without half-title, disbound. General Officers appointed to inquire into causes of failure of the Rochefort Expedition of 1757.
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[GRAVURE] BONNEVILLE (François)
Klébert. général d'armée de la Rép[ublique] f[rançaise] assassiné en Egypte
Paris, s.d. (1802) in-4 (23 x 17 cm), en feuille sous marie-louise, verre et baguettes de bois modernes. Rousseurs.
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. MORTON, SR and DJ MULVANEY (editors) S R D J
Exploring Central Australia. Society the Environment and the 1894 Horn Expedition
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty & Sons 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Chipping Norton Surrey Beatty & Sons November 1996. Quarto x 398 pages with numerous figures maps and illustrations many from photographs plus a front endpaper map. Papered boards; a fine copy with the fine dustwrapper. The book reviews the achievements and reassesses the significance of the expedition with contributions from 'prehistorians historians anthropologists biologists ecologists geologists Aboriginal people and social commentators'. Not indicated but limited to 1200 copies. Surrey Beatty & Sons hardcover
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. MORTON, SR and DJ MULVANEY (editors) S R D J
Exploring Central Australia. Society the Environment and the 1894 Horn Expedition
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty & Sons 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Chipping Norton Surrey Beatty & Sons 1996. Folio x 398 pages with numerous figures and illustrations from photographs some in colour plus a front endpaper map. Papered boards; a fine copy with the very good dustwrapper sunned about the spine and lightly rubbed. The book reviews the achievements and reassesses the significance of the expedition with contributions from 'prehistorians historians anthropologists biologists ecologists geologists Aboriginal people and social commentators'. Not indicated but limited to 1200 copies. Surrey Beatty & Sons hardcover
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. WINNECKE, Charles
Journal . of the Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition to Central Australia . 1894
Adelaide: C.E. Bristow Government Printer 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide C.E. Bristow Government Printer 1896. Foolscap folio 32 pages including Appendix B: Report of the Physical Geography of Central Australia by Professor R. Tate and J.A. Watt plus 24 plates on 13 leaves printed rectos only and a folding meteorological chart 2 folding maps a topographical map of Mount Watt and a Survey of Hermannsburg Mission Station and a very large folding colour map 1210 × 1210 mm. Modern cloth lettered in gilt on the front cover; blank bottom margin of the main map slightly creased with one tiny tear expertly sealed; a fine copy. South Australian Parliamentary Paper 19 of 1896: only 650 copies printed. Winnecke was the leader of the expedition and in 'the natural order of things these journals and maps should have been published in connection with the scientific and other records of the Horn Expedition as both supplementary and complementary to them'. After a financial disagreement with W.A. Horn the organiser and backer of the venture this did not occur and this first edition was published under the auspices of the South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia in conjunction with the Department of the Minister for the Northern Territory and the Survey Department. McLaren 16973; an octavo edition was published the following year see McLaren 16969 - not noting the very large map. C.E. Bristow, Government Printer hardcover
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. WINNECKE, Charles
Journal of the Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition 1894 . Together with Maps and Plans; and Report of the Physical Geography of Central Australia by Professor R. Tate and J.A. Watt
Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1995. Hardcover. Near fine. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1995 deluxe facsimile edition/ 1897. Octavo two volumes iv 86 pages with a frontispiece plus 23 plates many reproduced from original negatives or prints and three of them are here reproduced the correct way round for the first time plus a folding chart 2 folding maps and a very large folding map 1210 × 1210 mm loosely housed in a matching portfolio. Half calf and marbled papered boards; spines lightly sunned; a near-fine set. Number 15 of only 30 sets of the deluxe issue from a total edition of 300 out of print soon after publication. Winnecke was the leader of the expedition and in 'the natural order of things these journals and maps should have been published in connection with the scientific and other records of the Horn Expedition as both supplementary and complementary to them'; after a financial disagreement with W.A. Horn the organiser and backer of the venture this did not occur. The first edition appeared as South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 19 of 1896; it was reissued in this octavo format the following year. 2 items. Corkwood Press hardcover
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. WINNECKE, Charles
Journal of the Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition 1894 . Together with Maps and Plans; and Report of the Physical Geography of Central Australia by Professor R. Tate and J.A. Watt
Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1995. Hardcover. Near fine. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1995 facsimile edition/ 1897. Octavo two volumes iv 86 pages with a frontispiece plus 23 plates many reproduced from original negatives or prints and three of them are here reproduced the correct way round for the first time plus a folding chart 2 folding maps and a very large folding map 1210 × 1210 mm loosely housed in a matching cloth portfolio. Cloth; one corner tip slightly bumped; a near-fine set. Number 52 of only 300 sets the first 30 of which were bound in half leather. Winnecke was the leader of the expedition and in 'the natural order of things these journals and maps should have been published in connection with the scientific and other records of the Horn Expedition as both supplementary and complementary to them'; after a financial disagreement with W.A. Horn the organiser and backer of the venture this did not occur. The first edition appeared as South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 19 of 1896; it was reissued in this octavo format the following year. McLaren 16969 the original edition - not noting the very large map. 2 items. Corkwood Press hardcover
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. SPENCER, Baldwin (editor)
Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Volume 1: Introduction Narrative Summary of Results Supplement to Zoological Report Map. Volume 2: Zoology. Volume 3: Geology and Botany. Volume 4: Anthropology
Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1994. Hardcover. Near fine. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1994 facsimile edition/ 1896. Quarto four volumes ii xviii 220; ii iv 432; vi 204; and vi 200 pages with numerous illustrations plus 66 pages of plates several folding 13 in colour and a large folding map. Cloth lightly scuffed; a near-fine set. The purpose of this scientific expedition sponsored by mining magnate and philanthropist William Austin Horn and with Charles Winnecke as commander and surveyor was to examine the MacDonnell Ranges on the not unreasonable premise that 'when the rest of the Continent was submerged the elevated portions of the McDonnell sic Range existed as an island and that consequently older forms of life might be found in the more inaccessible parts'. This in fact proved not to be the case but the expedition of some fourteen weeks and 2000 miles by camel was an outstanding success. 'It was not the intention . to explore a new region . But in the pursuit of natural history the expedition split into independent groups and explored undiscovered areas thus filling in more of the blank spaces in this vast region' Feeken Feeken and Spate. 'These volumes constitute one of the most substantial contributions in nineteenth-century Australian exploration but perhaps more importantly the expedition is a landmark in anthropological history because it resulted in Baldwin Spencer meeting Frank Gillen' Mulvaney. Limited to only 500 sets and sold out on publication. 4 items. Corkwood Press hardcover
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. SPENCER, Baldwin (editor)
Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Volume 1: Introduction Narrative Summary of Results Supplement to Zoological Report Map. Volume 2: Zoology. Volume 3: Geology and Botany. Volume 4: Anthropology
Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1994 facsimile edition/ 1896. The facsimile was 'produced in conjunction with the Horn Expedition Commemorative Symposium held at Alice Springs to celebrate the centenary of the Horn expedition'; it was produced with financial support from the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. Quarto four volumes ii xviii 220 pages with illustrations and a map plus 11 pages of plates and a large folding map 650 × 615 mm; ii iv 432 pages with illustrations plus 28 pages of plates 1 folding 11 in colour and a corrigenda slip at page 1; vi 204 pages with illustrations plus 9 pages of plates 2 folding; and vi 200 pages with illustrations plus 20 pages of plates 6 folding 4 of them in colour. Half calf and marbled papered boards; spines lightly sunned; a few corners bumped; an excellent set. Number 15 of only 50 sets of the deluxe issue; not stated but we know the entire print run was limited to 500 sets. This copy is complete with the full complement of plates in Volume 4 ten of which are sometimes found excised from this edition 'at the request of Central Australian Aboriginal custodians as they illustrate things persons or events which according to their traditional customs may only be seen by initiated males' from the publisher's note present in these sets; it is our understanding that only sets sold at or through the Horn Expedition Commemorative Symposium held at Alice Springs in 1994 underwent this operation. <p>The purpose of the original scientific expedition sponsored by mining magnate and philanthropist William Austin Horn and with Charles Winnecke as commander and surveyor was to examine the MacDonnell Ranges on the not unreasonable premise that 'when the rest of the Continent was submerged the elevated portions of the McDonnell sic Range existed as an island and that consequently older forms of life might be found in the more inaccessible parts'. This in fact proved not to be the case but the expedition of some fourteen weeks and 2000 miles by camel was an outstanding success. 'It was not the intention . to explore a new region . But in the pursuit of natural history the expedition split into independent groups and explored undiscovered areas thus filling in more of the blank spaces in this vast region' Feeken Feeken and Spate. 'These volumes constitute one of the most substantial contributions in nineteenth-century Australian exploration but perhaps more importantly the expedition is a landmark in anthropological history because it resulted in Baldwin Spencer meeting Frank Gillen' Mulvaney. McLaren 15098 the original edition. 4 items. Corkwood Press hardcover
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. SPENCER, Baldwin (editor)
Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Volume 1: Introduction Narrative Summary of Results Supplement to Zoological Report Map. Volume 2: Zoology. Volume 3: Geology and Botany. Volume 4: Anthropology
Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1994. Hardcover. Fine. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1994 facsimile edition/ 1896. Quarto four volumes ii xviii 220; ii iv 432; vi 204; and vi 200 pages with numerous illustrations plus 66 pages of plates several folding 13 in colour and a large folding map. Cloth; a fine set. The purpose of this scientific expedition sponsored by mining magnate and philanthropist William Austin Horn and with Charles Winnecke as commander and surveyor was to examine the MacDonnell Ranges on the not unreasonable premise that 'when the rest of the Continent was submerged the elevated portions of the McDonnell sic Range existed as an island and that consequently older forms of life might be found in the more inaccessible parts'. This in fact proved not to be the case but the expedition of some fourteen weeks and 2000 miles by camel was an outstanding success. 'It was not the intention . to explore a new region . But in the pursuit of natural history the expedition split into independent groups and explored undiscovered areas thus filling in more of the blank spaces in this vast region' Feeken Feeken and Spate. 'These volumes constitute one of the most substantial contributions in nineteenth-century Australian exploration but perhaps more importantly the expedition is a landmark in anthropological history because it resulted in Baldwin Spencer meeting Frank Gillen' Mulvaney. Limited to only 500 sets and sold out on publication. 4 items. Corkwood Press hardcover
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[Horn Scientific Expedition]. SPENCER, Baldwin (editor)
Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Volume 1: Introduction Narrative Summary of Results Supplement to Zoological Report Map. Volume 2: Zoology. Volume 3: Geology and Botany. Volume 4: Anthropology
London: Dulau 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Dulau 1896. Quarto four volumes ii xviii 220 pages with illustrations and a map plus 11 pages of plates and a large folding map 650 × 615 mm; ii iv 432 pages with illustrations plus 28 pages of plates 1 folding 11 in colour and a corrigenda slip at page 1; vi 204 pages with illustrations plus 9 pages of plates 2 folding; and vi 200 pages with illustrations plus 20 pages of plates 6 folding 4 of them in colour. Original blue cloth lightly scuffed and bumped with the spines a little sunned; front board of Volume 2 partially cracked creasing the cloth a little; edges untrimmed and a trifle foxed in places; an excellent set uncut and with the last three volumes completely unopened. The purpose of this scientific expedition sponsored by mining magnate and philanthropist William Austin Horn and with Charles Winnecke as commander and surveyor was to examine the MacDonnell Ranges on the not unreasonable premise that 'when the rest of the Continent was submerged the elevated portions of the McDonnell sic Range existed as an island and that consequently older forms of life might be found in the more inaccessible parts'. This in fact proved not to be the case but the expedition of some fourteen weeks and 2000 camel miles was an outstanding success. 'It was not the intention . to explore a new region . But in the pursuit of natural history the expedition split into independent groups and explored undiscovered areas thus filling in more of the blank spaces in this vast region' Feeken Feeken and Spate. 'These volumes constitute one of the most substantial contributions in nineteenth-century Australian exploration but perhaps more importantly the expedition is a landmark in anthropological history because it resulted in Baldwin Spencer meeting Frank Gillen' Mulvaney. 4 items. Dulau hardcover
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[JAPANESE RESEARCH EXPEDITION IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE].
福島中佐萬里ノ遠征単騎旅行之圖. Fukushima chūsa banri no ensei tanki ryokō no zu. Illustrations of Lieutenant Colonel Fukushima's Single Expedition across Ten Thousand Miles.
大阪. Osaka.: 福井榮之助. Fukui Einosuke. Meiji 26 1893. Handcoloured folding engraving 37.5 x 51cm. A prior owner's name is recorded in brush strokes down the left margin. Few small washi repaired tears two old repaired tears on the reverse some occasional browning particularly at centre fold light staining upper margin intruding a little into the printed image. Overall an attractive copy. Scarce. Lieutenant Colonel Fukushima Yasumasa 1852 – 1919 undertook a remarkable solo horseback expedition across Eurasia in 1892. Starting in Poland he traversed Russia and Siberia on his journey. Stationed in Berlin as a military attaché in 1887 he was tasked with researching the Trans-Siberian Railway under construction by Russia. His successful expedition was followed by further explorations in India and the Balkan Peninsula.<br><br>This sheet divided into 24 illustrated panels narrates Fukushima's story from his youth to his triumphant return after the expedition. Filled with adventure the story depicts his encounters with both danger and excitement. The narrative unfolds in a clockwise direction starting from the bottom right corner similar to a sugoroku game which this may be but it is uncertain. The central panel featuring a newly erected statue represents the final goal of his journey. Each panel is accompanied by a caption that furthers the story. . 福井榮之助. [Fukui Einosuke]. unknown
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[John Murray Expedition] Paton, J. et al.
John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports. Volume II. No. 1. Meteorological Observations. [Nos. 2-5]. Chemical and Physical Investigations. No. 2 Introduction. No. 3. The General Hydrography of the Red Sea. No. 4. The Exchange of Water Between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Over the ''Sill''. No. 5. The Distribution of Hydrogen-Ion Concentration in the North-Western Indian Ocean and Adjacent Waters.
1936-1940 202 p., 81 figs, 1 col. folded map, roy. 4to, paperbound. Complete volume 2.
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[John Murray Expedition] Wiseman, J.D.H. et al.
John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports. Volume III. Geological and Mineralogical Investigations. No. 1. Basalts from the Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean. No. 2. The Marine Deposits of the Arabian Sea. An Investigation into Their Distribution and Biology. No. 3. Stratification of Biological Remain in Marine Deposits.
1937-1939 192 p., 13 figs, 5 pls, 4 (2 col.) maps, roy. 4to, paperbound. Lacks number 4 (= ''The Distribution of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Sediments from The Arabian Sea'' - 30 p.).
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[Joint Services Expedition]
Joint Services Expedition: Elephant Island 1970-71
Royal Marines Staff 1971. 63024 pp. Quarto. Stiff illustrated card covers staple-bound as issued. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs within the text. Signed by the leader of the expedition M. K. Burley on the front wrapper. Two illustrated envelopes from the expedition with canceled stamps loosely inserted. Several maps including one on the inside of the front wrapper. Some rust from the staples in the latter part of the book. A very good to near fine copy. Official report of the expedition which explored the islands of the Elephant Islands Group in the Antarctic summer of 1970-71. Seems very scarce. 1971 Royal Marines Staff unknown
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[Joint Services Expedition]
Joint Services Expedition to the Elephant Island Group 1976-1977 Cover Title
No Place: Printed by the Drawings and Publications Department of H.M.S. Collingwood nd c1977. Softcover. very good. 1st Edition. vi71pp. Quarto in original stiff illustrated card covers stapled with illustration on cover from painting by Keith Shackleton and plates from photos and maps and tables. Inscribed and signed by leader Chris Furse. Official report of the expedition which explored the islands of the Elephant Islands Group in the Antarctic summer of 1976-77. Travelling mainly by canoe between the islands the expedition divided into two main groups to perform scientific observations the Gibbs Island Party and the Clarence Island Party. 1977 Printed by the Drawings and Publications Department of H.M.S. Collingwood paperback
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[Lewis & Clark Expedition] Haney, Rich
Sacajawea. Her True Story.
N.P.:: XLibris 1999. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. Sacajawea is by far the most memorialized female in American history. According to the U. S. Government "More statues streams lakes landmarks parks songs ballads and poems honor this young woman than any other woman in American history. Without Sacajawea's navigational diplomatic and translating skills the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition would have perished." Yet controversy still rages as to whether she died in 1812 in South Dakota or in 1884 in Wyoming. And where is she buried South Dakota or Wyoming. This book answers those questions by validating the Oral or Traditional History of her own people the Shoshones and explains why many white historians including Ken Burns and Steven Ambrose are wrong concerning the death and the burial spot of America's greatest and most beloved female icon. XLibris, unknown
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[Lewis & Clark Expedition] Gass, Patrick
The Journals of Patrick Gass: Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Edited and Annotated by Carol Lynn MacGregor.
<p>Missoula:: Mountain Press Publishing Company 1997. Second Printing. A Near Fine copy with remainder mark to top edge in a Fine dust jacket. Sergeant Patrick Gass was one of the few members of the Lewis and Clark expedition to keep a continuous log of the entire epic journey. His simple and direct writing style along with his emphasis on the daily activities of the trip made Gass's journal more accessible to the general reader than other firsthand accounts and revealed the optimistic spirit of the expedition. In this new edition Carol MacGregor's thorough annotation of the journal and the inclusion of Gass's recently discovered personal account ledger lend new insight into the life and work of PatrIck Gass. The Journals of Patrick Gass represents a significant contribution to the study of the Lewis and Clark expedition essential for everyone interested in the history of Western expansion.</p> Mountain Press Publishing Company, hardcover
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[Lewis & Clark Expedition] .
The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery. Edited with an Introduction by Gary E. Moulton.
<p>Lincoln:: University of Nebraska Press 2003. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine bright unclipped dust jacket. Moulton has edited the expedition journals into a riveting account that blends the narrative highlights if this definitive Nebraska edition. "For the first time the voices of the enlisted men and of the Native Americans are heard alongside the word of the captains." Contains new maps and illustrations. 413 pages with an index.</p> University of Nebraska Press, hardcover
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[Lewis & Clark Expedition] Moulton, Gary E
The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day.
<p>Lewias & Clark Expedition Moulton Gary E. The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 2018. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine unread copy in a Fine dust jacket. In May 1804 Meriwether Lewis William Clark and their Corps of Discovery set out on a journey of a lifetime to explore and interpret the American West. The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day follows this exploration with a daily narrative of their journey from its starting point in Illinois in 1804 to its successful return to St. Louis in September 1806. This accessible chronicle presented by Lewis and Clark historian Gary E. Moulton depicts each riveting day of the Corps of Discovery's journey. Drawn from the journals of the two captains and four enlisted men this volume recounts personal stories scientific pursuits and geographic challenges along with vivid descriptions of encounters with Native peoples and unknown lands and discoveries of new species of flora and fauna.</p> University of Nebraska Press, hardcover
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[Lewis & Clark Expedition] Jacob, J G
The Life of Patrick Gass.
Mansfield Centre:: Lone Wolf Press 2000. Facsimile Reprint Edition. A Fine tight copy of this Facsimile Edition of Jacob's 1859 volume in green cloth binding without dust jacket as issued. Gass is best remembered for his participation in the Lewis and Clark expedition. He was the expedition's last surviving member when he died at the age of 99 in 1870. He was important to the expedition because of his service as a carpenter and he published the first journal of the expedition in 1807 seven years before the first publication based on Lewis and Clark's journals. Lone Wolf Press, hardcover
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[MANUSCRIT]
Départ de Gaza, le 27 pluviôse [an VIII].
S.l., s.d. (1800) petit in-8, [4] ff. n. ch., couverts d'une écriture fine, soignée et lisible (environ 20 lignes par page), 13 ff. vierges, en feuilles, reliées par un ruban jaune à noeuds.
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[Mason, Douglas; Frank Hurley; Australian Antarctic Expedition]
La Banquise
Paris: Collection de la Societe de Geographie 1960. Very good overall. An image taken by Frank Hurley on the Mawson 1911-14 Australian Antarctic Expedition. One might draw the conclusion that the original image was in the collection of the French geographical society and is reprinted here in a very large format in blue ink the photo of seals and penguins lying on the pack ice. We once thought that it might have been from one of the French expeditions to the Antarctic perhaps Charcot's 4th Antarctic expedition. However Mark Pharaoh manager of the Mawson Centre at the South Australian Museum has confirmed that it is a Hurley image taken on Mawson's 1911-14 expedition. The title "La Banquise" below the image; "Cliche de la Collection de la Societe Geographie / Collection Jean-Pierre Geographie Pittoresque" lower left; lower right "Fernand Nathan Editeur Paris - Tous Droits Reserves". and with one very small thumb tack puncture below the title. 30 1/2 x 20 1/2" Collection de la Societe de Geographie unknown
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[NAPOLEON] - DOGUEREAU (Général Jean-Pierre).-
Journal de l'expédition d'Egypte publié d'après le manuscrit original avec une introduction et des notes par C. de La Jonquière.
1904 Paris, Perrin, 1904, in 8° broché, 430 pages ; non coupé ; portrait en frontispice et carte dépliante.
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[NARES, George - BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION]
Arctic Expedition 1875-6. Journals and proceedings of the Arctic Expedition 1875-6 under the command of Captain Sir George S. Nares R.N. K.C.B. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty 1877.
London H.M.S.O. 1877. . First edition; folio 33.5 x 21.5 cm; 16 folding maps a few small splits to folds 16 plates further illustrations in the text; contemporary blue half roan marbled boards lightly faded neat restoration to extremities a very good copy; viii 484 pp.<br /> One of the most valuable sources for the history of exploration in northern Canada.<br /><br />The Nares expedition so called after its commander George Nares 1831-1915 sailed in two ships HMS Alert and HMS Discovery in late May of 1875 in quest of the North Pole. The ships reached Lady Franklin Bay on North Ellesmere Island and the Alert went on to reach the extreme north of the island the highest latitude that had yet been reached by a ship. In April 1876 three separate sledge parties set out but the men showed serious signs of scurvy and several members died. Nares was forced to abandon the expedition and returned to England in September that year.<br /><br />Despite the difficulties faced by the expedition it did produce important scientific results including a study of Inuit dog disease and a volume of physical observations.<br /><br />The Nares expedition is one of the best documented Arctic expeditions with eight Parliamentary Blue Books alone devoted to it between 1875 and 1878. Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson wrote 'The Arctic Blue Books are beyond comparison the most important tool of knowledge in this field.'<br /> London H.M.S.O., 1877. hardcover
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[National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904]
National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 : Natural History : Vol. II. Zoology Vertebrata: Mollusca: Crustacea
London: Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library General Assembly Library New Zealand. Gilt library stamps on spine and front board. Fading to spine. Small 8mm tear to cloth at lower end of front joint. A little bruising with 18mm crease lines to lower outer corners of boards. Label on front endpaper "Presented by The Trustees of The British Museum". Overall a very good copy that although ex-library shows little sign of use and does not appear to have been a circulating copy. ; Volume Two only. xiv 362 each section individually paginated 1 1 blank pages 74 plate leaves 19 colour of which one of the Cephalodiscus plates only has small areas of red colouring 1 folding colour map in pocket at rear. In-text figures. Original red buckram cloth spine and burgundy cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 306 x 231mm. A volume of zoological reports from the Discovery Expedition 1901-1904 which was led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott 1868-1912. Various contributors. "The chief part of the present volume is Dr. Wilson's beautifully illustrated report on the Birds and Mammals giving his personal experiences during the Expedition as well as the results of subsequent study of the collections. This expedition was the first to discover a nesting colony of the Emperor Penguin. All the other collections of vertebrates made during the Expedition are here reported on with the exception of the embros of seals and the pelagic fishes which will be dealt with later. The investigation into the development of the feathers of the penguin raises several points of great morphological significance. The collection of fishes is small but interesting." - from the Preface to Volume II by F. Jeffrey Bell. The section on Mammals by Edward A. Wilson includes 3 colour and 2 black-and-white plates by Wilson. The section on Birds by Wilson and Pycraft includes 13 colour plates by Wilson. References: Rosove 288-2.A1 has "73 plate leaves" but the number of plate leaves given for each section add to 74 plate leaves which is correct; Renard 1129 - "The coloured plates by Wilson are particularly fine." . Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 27497
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[National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904]
National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 : Natural History : Vol. IV. Zoology Various Invertebrata
London: Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library General Assembly Library New Zealand. Gilt library stamps on spine and front board. Fading to spine. Label on front endpaper "Presented by The Trustees of The British Museum". Overall a very good copy that although ex-library shows little sign of use and does not appear to have been a circulating copy. ; Volume Four only. 2 blank iv 2 preliminary pages 13 1 blank; 5 1 blank; 41 1; 46; 16; 9 1 blank; 26; 6; 12; 56; 50 pages each section paginated individually 59 plate leaves 21 colour and another 9 with a single beige colour background tint. The fourth section is listed in the Contents as having 44 pages but it actually has 46 pages. Original red buckram cloth spine and burgundy cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 303 x 230mm. A volume of zoological reports from the Discovery Expedition 1901-1904 which was led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott 1868-1912. Various contributors. 20 of the colour plates are of sponges Porifera of which 9 of Tetraxonida and 11 are of Calcarea calcareous sponges. 1 colour plate of Myzostomidae marine worm. References: Rosove 288-4.A1 Rosove states 58 instead of 59 plates and 18 plate leaves for the section on Tetraxonida but this should be 19 as there are 19 plates numbered VIII through XXVI in this section. The Contents in the book also list 19 plates in this section.; Renard 1129 . Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 27532
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[PAMPHLET]
Fuite de Bonaparte de l'Egypte. Pièces authentiques sur sa désertion, sur l'armée qu'il a laissée sans chef, sans argent, sans vivres, sans armes, sans munitions, etc., etc. ; suivies de plusieurs lettres qu'il a adressées au Grand-Vizir, et qui ont été interceptées par la corvette de S.M. britannique El Vincejo
Paris, Lerouge, Petit, 1814 in-8, 86-[4] pp., broché, couv. papier rose de l'époque.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 222587
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[PERRY EXPEDITION]
Contemporary Japanese Watercolour and Ink Sketch Depicting Commodore Perry and Members of his Expedition in Japan
Edo 1853. Watercolour and ink drawing on Japanese paper. A contemporary Japanese watercolour of Commodore Perry and members of his expedition produced at the moment of the American squadron’s arrival in Japan and the opening of sustained diplomatic contact between Japan and the United States.<br/> <br/> This lively drawing belongs to the immediate visual culture generated by Commodore Matthew C. Perry's arrival in Japan in 1853. Perry entered Edo Bay in July 1853 to deliver President Fillmore's request for a treaty and returned the following year leading to the Treaty of Kanagawa on 31 March 1854. The event prompted wide Japanese interest in the appearance dress equipment and conduct of the visiting Americans and images of the "Black Ships" and their crews circulated in manuscript painted and printed form. The composition presents three American figures isolated against the paper ground arranged almost as a study of types. At right Commodore Perry is shown seated in a chair wearing a dark naval coat and holding his hat. At center stands an armed crewman or marine in a red jacket holding a musket upright; at left another crewman kneels while looking through a telescope or spyglass. The emphasis falls on uniform posture weaponry and optical instrument details that would have marked the Americans as visually and technologically unfamiliar to Japanese observers. The drawing is especially interesting as a Japanese interpretation of the expedition distinct from the official American pictorial record produced by artists such as Wilhelm Heine. The Japanese manuscript images such as the present work preserve a different perspective shaped by local observation report and curiosity. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 34749
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[PERRY EXPEDITION]
Kawaraban News-Sheets Listing the Lords available for the defence of Japan
1853. Three woodblock-printed sheets on mulberry paper. Mild edge wear old folds. A detailed revealing group of late Tokugawa samurai reference sheets recording the names ranks stipends heraldry standards and service obligations through which the shogunate and Edo public understood military readiness at the moment of Perry's arrival.<br/> <br/> Commodore Matthew C. Perry anchored off Uraga at the entrance to Edo Bay in July 1853. His arrival made visible the vulnerability of the Tokugawa capital and produced an immediate demand for information about coastal defence domain strength and the lords responsible for guarding the approaches to Edo. Kawaraban and related broadsides answered that demand in compressed visual form combining names crests military symbols income figures and geographical or administrative data. The first printed sheet appears to be an earlier roster of Edo office-holders or guard personnel. Its tabular format with names offices crests and standards records the recognitional system already in place within Tokugawa administration before the Perry crisis sharpened the public appetite for such information. The manuscript sheet is ruled into a large grid with headings formed from the twelve zodiac signs and the four seasons including Rat Ox Tiger Hare and the seasonal headings. The entries appear to record named houses Lords or retainers against recurring seasonal and cyclical categories probably for service attendance or ceremonial obligation. The third sheet is headed "Rekko yushinroku" here translated as "Register of Valiant Retainers of the Lords." It lists major daimyo houses and their principal retainers with domain or house headings names titles stipend figures in koku family crests standards and related insignia. Visible regional or house designations include "Kaga" "Owari" "Kii" "Satsuma" "Higo" and "Tosa." The sheet gives a graphic register of the daimyo world mobilised or imagined as mobilised around the defence of Edo Bay. Together the sheets preserve the administrative and visual language of Tokugawa defence at a moment of acute pressure. They are not formal shogunal orders and the first sheet may predate Perrys arrival but they show how late Edo Japan translated rank obligation military identity and coastal defence into portable tabular form. Their compression the names of Lords and retainers the scale of domains the crests and standards by which armed households could be recognised and the bureaucratic habits of a regime suddenly forced to account for its capacity to defend the country reveals these documents' immediacy and importance. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 34748
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[PERRY EXPEDITION]
Three Contemporary Japanese Manuscript accounts of the arrival of Commodore Perry in Japan including a copy of the official government report of events
1853. 31; 31; 61pp. plus a loose sheet. Original paper wrappers stitched. Contemporary manuscript annotations in red ink in one volume Scattered worming heavy in places. Some dampstaining and dust soiling. About very good.<br/> <br/> Separate Accounts of the Arrival of Commodore Perry<br/> <br/> Three fascinating Japanese manuscript accounts of the arrival of Commodore Perry to Japan in 1853. Then first Uraga Kurotone Ni Kansaru or "The Black Ship Arriving in Uraga" comprises the official government report of events when Perry steamed into Uraga Bay. This volume contains contemporary edits to the text in red ink. The second account of Perry's arrival Edo Urgga Bikoku Fune Torai Ikken or "Arrival of the Ships at Uraga" contains a double-page manuscript sketch of the coastline of Uraga Bay together with the disposition of Perry's ships. The final volume consists of a third manuscript entitled GASSHUKKO SHOKAN WAGE UTSUSHI a copy of the report on the Perry arrival prepared by Abe Masahiro Chief Senior Councillor in the Toguwara Shogunate which includes translations of the letters from Fillmore and Perry delivered by Perry on July 8 1853. Also with a single manuscript sheet that provides a description of Perry's ship. Vital contemporary manuscript accounts of this monumental transformation in Japanese foreign relations from significant Japanese participants in events. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 34747
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[PERRY EXPEDITION - DEMOBILISATION OF DAIMYO].
泰平安民御固諸侯引上ヶ行列之次第. Taihei anmin onkatame shoko hikiage gyoretsu no shidai Illustration of Defending Lords' Parade after a Peaceful Retreat.
Japan. Circa1854. Black and white wood block print kawaraban 17.8 x 14cm This kawaraban is dated February 1854 and shows the retreat of the defending lords after the departure of American ships. The caption states that about 1000 people took part in the parade which was led by commanding samurai on horseback with a large cannon drawn at the rear. As it was a peaceful retreat the atmosphere appears relaxed and cheerful. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 218512
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[PERRY EXPEDITION - DEMOBILISATION OF DAIMYO].
泰平安民御固諸侯引上ヶ行列之次第. Taihei anmin onkatame shoko hikiage gyoretsu no shidai List of Parading Defending Lords after a Peaceful Retreat.
Japan. Circa1854. Black and white woodblock kawaraban 35.6 x 48.7cm ink mark upper section but text still legible otherwise a very good copy. This kawaraban dated 20 February 1854 elaborates a list of the defending lords following Commodore Perry's second visit to Edo Bay. The chart lists approximately 40 feudal lords mobilised to defend Edo each accompanied by detailed information including their house crests defensive positions and troop numbers. The total mobilisation is noted as around 375600 troops. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 218513
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[PERRY EXPEDITION - DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICANS].
異国舩あつまって出帆の圖. Ikokusen atsumatte shuppan no zu. The Foreign Ships are Assembled and Ready to Sail!.
Japan. Circa1853. Black and white woodblock kawaraban 17.7 x 24cm In this kawaraban the American crew are assembled ready to board their rowing boats in anticipation of being transferred to their sailing ships. A group of American crew with pointed hats are in the middle while Japanese guards with black hats in an area surrounded by screens guard them at fore and rear. Numerous boats are ready on the beach with flags fluttering. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 218506
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[PERRY EXPEDITION - POPULAR REACTION TO FOREIGNERS].
異国船来航風刺画. Ikokusen raikō fūshiga. Satirical Illustration and Poems Relating to Foreigners.
Japan. Circa1854. Black and white woodblock print 18 x 24cm a little light soiling very good. In this kawaraban two humorous and satirical poems concerning foreign arrivals are featured accompanied by illustrations. Both poems relate to foreigners and foreign ships clearly demonstrating that ordinary people were deeply interested in the arrival of foreign vessels and expressed their curiosity in various ways . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 218390
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[PERRY EXPEDITION - AMERICAN CURIOSITIES].
黒船乗員の所持品. Kurofune jōin no shojihin. Personal Belongings of the American Crew of the Black Ship.
Japan. Circa1854. Black and white woodblock kawaraban 18 x 24cm. Small break in the border line along upper edge as issued. Small stain lower margin not affecting the imageotherwise good. This kawaraban features eight types of headgear worn by American crew members when they arrived in Japan including both ceremonial items and an interpreter's hat. It also illustrates a sword with its sheath alongside a bayonet and a hand-gun. Each item is depicted in meticulous detail reflecting a high level of curiosity about the foreign visitors. . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 218389
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[PERRY EXPEDITION - JAPANESE DEFENCES].
黒船渡来御固図. Kurofune torai onkatamezu. Defence Map Against the Arrival of the Black Fleet.
Japan. Circa1854. Black and white woodblock map with illustrations 32.2 x 41.5cm. Laid down on thick paper. Printed black border line at lower corner and occasionally in other areas along the border not printed otherwise good. This woodblock print map shows the defence layout around Tokyo Bay against the arrival of the American fleet. Names of lords who are responsible for defending particular areas are written with their rankings in terms of wealth sizes. In the centre the American ships are illustrated in detail. There are five sailing ships painted in red and three steam ships. These eight ships entered the bay on 6 February 1854. Thus this map most likely depicts the scene around that time. A caption on the left reads: 'The United States of America founded by Washington 77 years ago sent Matthew Perry with the President's letter in 1853; Perry revisited Edo in 1854.' . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 215028
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[PIÈCES ANTI-NAPOLÉONIENNES]
Recueil politique.
Paris, 1814 8 pièces en un vol. in-8, basane fauve racinée, dos lisse orné de filets, guirlandes et symboles militaires dorés, pièce de titre cerise, encadrement de simple filet à froid sur les plats, tranches marbrées (reliure de l'époque). Coiffes rognées, coins inférieurs abîmés.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 225135
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[POTTER (Thomas)]
The Expedition Against Rochefort Fully Stated and Considered. In a Letter to the Right Honourable the Author of the Candid Reflections on the Report of the General Officers &c.
First edition, 8vo, 67, [3]pp., disbound. Relating to the British raid on Rochefort in 1757.
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[POTTER (Thomas)]
The Reply of the Country Gentleman to the Answer of his Military Arguments, by the Officer.
First edition, 63, [1]pp., disbound. A reply to Henry Seymour Conway's 'The Military Arguments, in the Letter to a Right Honourable Author', 1758.
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[PÉRIODIQUE].
La DÉCADE EGYPTIENNE. Journal littéraire et d'économie politique
Au Kaire, de l'Imprimerie Nationale, an VII-an VIII 3 vol. in-8, 300 pp., 300 pp. et 316 pp., demi-chagrin bleu, dos à nerfs (rel. de l'éditeur).
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 70723
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[PÊCHE].
Réflexions sur différens articles du Journal des débats, relatifs aux affaires d'Espagne.
Paris, C.-J. Trouvé, décembre 1822 in-8, 27 pp., en feuilles, cousu.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 226549
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[SHACKLETON NIMROD EXPEDITION].
Menus & Souvenir programme from the collection of Henry Dunlop Chief engineer on the Nimrod.
1907-1913. . A collection of six menus and one souvenir programme various sizes and dates concerning the Nimrod British Antarctic Expedition. Preserved in archival sleeves within a blue morocco-backed fold-over box with chemise.<br /> A rare opportunity to obtain a collection of signed printed ephemera from Shackleton's first Antarctic expedition 1907-1909 during which Shackleton reached 'Farthest South' and achieved the first ascent of Mount Erebus. with the provenance of the Ship's chief engineer.<br /><br />The collection comprises:<br />1. 'To Celebrate the birthdays of our Shipmates H.J. Dunlop; & W.A.R. Michell at "Latitude 40"S. 30'/ Longitude 50"E.30'' manuscript menu in red and black ink on printed card signed on the reverse by Michell Murray Davis Mackintosh Mackay Dunlop and Captain England headed with the printed National Antarctic Expedition badge Nimrod added in ink 8vo 15.5 x 11.2 cm. <br />Menu for a meal to celebrate the birthdays of four shipmates of the Nimrod given whilst en route to Christchurch - at this point half way between South Africa and the Kerguelen Islands. Signed by four of the ship's officers and three of the eventual shore party. Food includes Potage. Dominion Crême D'Unloppè and Dessert. Abricot au Shackleton. 18 October 1907.<br /><br />2. 'Complimentary Dinner Given to Lieutenant Shackleton and the Scientists and Officers of the Antarctic Expedition of 1907' menu signed by Shackleton Bernard Day William Roberts and 7 others 4pp. upper cover printed in gilt with the 'Antarctic Expedition S.Y. Nimrod 1907'. emblem in blue 12mo 11.3 x 8.8 cm. Christchurch Freeman's Rooms. 19 December 1907. <br />Menu given for members of the Nimrod expedition by the Canterbury establishment. Shackleton was presented with a copper salver made from bolts taken from Nelson's ship Victory and Bishop Julius gave his blessing at an event attended by some eighty local dignitaries.<br /><br />3. Menu held for the 'British Antarctic Expedition' dinner held at the Canterbury Club Christchurch signed by Shackleton Wild Edgworth Davis and approximately 30 others 4pp. oval photographic illustration of polar scenes on upper and lower cover signatures on inside and lower pages punch holes at fore-edge 8vo 15.5 x 10.5 cm. 30 December 1907.<br /><br />Nimrod arrived at Lyttleton harbour on 25 March 1909 to a heroic welcome by the New Zealand public. The 'luncheon' held at the United Service Hotel the following day appears to have been a relatively intimate one the menu signed by Shackleton all but 2 members of the Shore Party and 3 of the ship's officers but none of the usual local dignitaries and was apparently unreported in the press.<br /><br />4. 'Luncheon Menu. British Antarctic Expedition. United Service Hotel Christchurch' signed by Shackleton and eighteen other members of the British Antarctic Expedition. 4-page menu the upper cover colour-printed with British flags. 26 March 1909.<br /><br />5. 'Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. Complimentary Banquet to Lieut. E.H. Shackleton M.V.C. the Shore Party and Officers of the S.Y. Nimrod on their return from Antarctica' signed by John K. Davis Nimrod's first officer Henry Dunlop and 24 other attendees 4-page menu the upper cover printed with map of the South Pole showing position reached by Discovery and Nimrod split at fold. 3 April 1909.<br />The banquet at the Philosophical Institute was a public affair at which 'a standing ovation was given to Shackleton and loud applause as he responded to the many toasts to the expedition. He said that 'They always felt dissatisfied with what might have been done. but on that plateau with no 'grub' inside them. they were forced to turn back. There had been no gentle maidens to rest their heads upon!' This was a reference to a duet that had been sung earlier in the evening and was received with laughter' The Press 5/4/09 p.8.<br /><br />6. 'South Polar Dinner given by John Howard Mcfadden. June 13. 1913' large-format menu card embellished with an original watercolour oval vignette by George Marston the Nimrod artist of a polar scene man sledge and tent against snow-covered mountains large penguin and decoration signed by the artist on the vignette 28.4 x 19.4 cm. the oval vignette c.6.8 x 9.5 cm. Oddenino's Imperial Restaurant. 13 June 1913.<br />Celebratory menu illustrated by George Marston. 'One wealthy friend was so far interested as to give an Antarctic dinner at a famous restaurant to all the available men who had been in the far South. The table was transformed into a picture of the Antarctic with artificial snow and real ice where large models of the Nimrod and the Aurora were placed at the edge of an ice-barrier thickly peopled by penguins and Marston the Antarctic artist painted special menu cards. It was a gay gathering enlivened towards the close by songs from Harry Lauder; but alas! the rich and kindly host did not pursue his hospitality to the point of providing transportation for his guests to revisit the haunts they longed for' The Life of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton 1923 pp.191-2.<br /><br />7. Souvenir programme. 4to 'Sir Ernest Shackleton to give his Popular Lecture entitled Nearest the South Pole at the Music Hall Chester' signed twice by Shackleton 'E.H. Shackleton' in ink on the map once at the location of Farthest South and once in the lower margin 4 pages first page printed in red and black with photographic portrait of Shackleton. 21 February 1910.<br />A souvenir from Shackleton's extensive fund-raising lecture tour following the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-9 during which Shackleton reached 'Farthest South' and achieved the first ascent of Mount Erebus. The series of talks accompanied by lantern slides proved hugely popular with audiences. An account of a similar lecture in Edinburgh describes his charismatic style of delivery: "'In the centre' he said 'you see the South Pole. Now you've seen as much as anybody else has ever seen". Hearty laughter greeted this opening as he knew it would. He had an orator's gift for dramatic effect and his humour was timed to perfection.' 'A born leader of men' article RSGSexplorers.com.<br /> 1907-1913. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 95004
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[Shackleton Nimrod Expedition]
Printed Specimen Label on Vellum
NP: Nimrod Expedition 1907. Small piece of vellum 10 X 7 cm. Printed on one side are six words which were intended to have observations recorded adjacent. Other than a bit of shrinkage to the vellum the item is in nice condition. This interesting expedition registration slip seems to have been intended for oceanographic recording. The six areas for recording are titled as follows: No.; Date; Lat.; Long; Depth; and Temp. The provenance for the slip is from the Goldberg collection as the other items in the catalogue. Other than being recorded in the Goldberg personal catalogue as from the Nimrod Expedition there is nothing else to tie it to the expedition. Still an interesting artifact. 1907 Nimrod Expedition hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142830
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