‎Expeditions explorations‎

‎Ritchie James Bruce William S. William Speirs Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish National Antarctic Expedition‎

‎Supplementary report on the Hydroids of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1909 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Pages 56. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1909. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover‎

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‎Ritchie James Bruce William S. William Speirs Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish National Antarctic Expedition‎

‎The Hydroids of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1907 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1907. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Pages 52. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover‎

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‎Ritchie James Bruce William S. William Speirs Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish National Antarctic Expedition‎

‎The Hydroids of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1907‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 52. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1907. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback‎

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‎Rittlinger, Herbert‎

‎Schwarzes Abenteuer : vom Roten Meer zum Blauen Nil.‎

‎Berlin [u.a.] : Dt. Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1961. 330 S. Mit 1 farb. u. 55 einfarb. Abb. auf Kunstdr.-Taf., 13 Zeichn. u. 2 Kt. im Text. 8°. 2. Aufl. OHLdr. mit Rückengoldpräg. u. Lesebändchen.‎

‎Zustand: befriedigend.‎

Bookseller reference : 28646

‎Roald Amundsen AG. Chater trans A. G.‎

‎The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram" 1910-1912 2 volume set‎

‎<p>1st U.S. edition. Very Good HCs no DJs. Ex-library. Dark blue vertical rib-grain cloth over boards; gilt stamped titles on front covers and spines; top edges gilt; tissue-guarded frontispieces. Bright clean covers and spines; lightly scuffed; very slight rubbing at spine ends; library stamps faintly visible on text block edges - no other external library markings; vol 2 has small slightly faded spots on spine; tightly bound and square in their cases; volume 2 is cracked at front hinge but remains tightly bound; each volume has small library stamp on title page - no other internal library markings; light clean interiors with slight age darkening at some page edges; leaves remain supple. All plates maps and charts are intact and in Very Good condition. Large 8vos 830 pp 392 438; index; many photo illustrations charts and maps. A very handsome set.</p> London/New York: John Murray/Lee Keedick hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 18173

‎Robert René Salvat Robert Folco Michel‎

‎La Réunion (Collection Îles)‎

‎Diffusion Hachette 1982 128 pages in8. 1982. Relié. 128 pages.‎

‎Bon état général avec jaquette‎

Bookseller reference : 100047182 ISBN : 285700141

‎Robin Knox-Johnston‎

‎La course du monde - 313 jours pour une victoire - 34 illustrations - 7 dessins et cartes‎

‎Arthaud 1969 in8. 1969. Cartonné. illustrations en noir et blanc‎

‎Bon état haut du dos taché intérieur propre légères rousseurs sur tranche‎

Bookseller reference : 100084653

‎Robbe Jacques‎

‎Methode Pour Apprendre Facilement La Geographie; Contenant Un abrege' De La Sphere La Division De La Terre En Fes Continens Empiresroyaumes Etats Republiques Provinces & C‎

‎La Haye: Chez Henry Van Bulderen 1688. White vellum boards Faint ink title on spine. Divise'e en deux tomes tome second. Two title pages Second Tp "Methode pour apprendre facilement la geographie Dediee A Monseigneur Le Duc Du Mayne Seconde Edition. 400 p map.Second section "Abrege de la Navigation Dans leque 138p 16 illus. First section contains only one map that of Perse by Nicholas de Fer. French Text. Second Edition. Vellum. Very Good. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Chez Henry Van Bulderen Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 3855

‎Robert Bargrave 1628 1661 edited by Michael G Brennan‎

‎The Travel Diary of Robert Bargrave Levant Merchant 1647-1656‎

‎xix288 pages with 17 illustrations bibliography and index. Small quarto 10" x 7" issued in original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria blind stamped in gilt on cover. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society Third Series Number 3. Edited by Michael G Brennan. First edition.<br /><br />The Travel Diary 1647-1656 of Robert Bargrave Levant Merchant is the first fully annotated old-spelling edition of the entire text of the autograph English journal of Robert Bargarave 1628-61 recording his extensive travels as a merchant between 1647 and 1656. This manuscript now Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson C 799 describes four separate journeys made by Bargrave. 1His sea voyage from England to Constantinople and his experiences there April 1647 - September 1652. During the voyage out he also visited Gibraltar Majorca Siena and Florence. 2 His account of an arduous return journey overland September 1652 - March 1653 from Constantinople to England via Bulgaria Romania Poland Germany and the Low Countries. 3His extensive travels November 1654 - February 1656 for both commercial and cultural purposes in Spain Barcelona Zaragoza Madrid Alicante El Escorial and the Palacio Real Sicily Italy Venice and Padua and the Morea. 4 His return journey February - March 1656 from Venice to Margate via Trento Innsbruck and Augsburg including his visit to Heidelberg where he met the exiled English royalist community at the court of Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia. the introduction to the edition gives detailed consideration to the political religious and personal affiliations of Bargraves a prominent Kentish family with special reference to their experiences of overseas travel. While abroad Robert also twice met up with his cousin John Bargrave c1610-80 the noted traveler and antiquarian. The introduction also provides an assessment of the historical literary and geographical importance of Robert Bargrave's journal; a survey of his extensive musical and dramatic interests; and the first detailed account of the provenances of both MS Rawlinson C 799 and a now lost earlier draft of his journal identified here as the Eastry Court Manuscript. The edition includes seventeen illustrations Bargrave family trees and a selective bibliography of primary and secondary sources consulted.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />A fine copy in like jacket. Hakluyt Society hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : E0073 ISBN : 0904180638 9780904180633

‎Robert L. Brunhouse‎

‎In Search of the Maya‎

‎Albuquerque: Univ of New Mexico Press 1973. Minimal wear clean and unmarked. Jacket worn at edges scuff marks to back rubbing elsewhere. "The First Archaeologists". Several B&W photos. Gray Cloth. Very Good/Good. Univ of New Mexico Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 007210

‎Roberts Lynette‎

‎THE ENDEAVOUR Captain Cook's First Voyage to Australia‎

‎London: Peter Owen Limited. 1954. 280pp; illustrations very good copy in torn dustwrapper. ; 220 x 140mm . Peter Owen Limited unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14487

‎Robertson Heather‎

‎Measuring Mother Earth How Joe the Kid became Tyrrell of the North‎

‎Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771075391 . Only light wear traces of previous owner's stamp on front pastedown. ; A bright solid book DJ in protective Mylar sleeve unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 Inches; 360 pages; A vivid entertaining portrait of the great Canadian explorer Joseph Burr Tyrrell the man who single-handedly invented the notion of the �Romance of the North�. In the 19th century exploring the Earth was as exciting and awe-inspiring an activity as space exploration was in the 20th century. And even as late as the 1880s vast expanses of Canada remained largely untrodden by Europeans. So joining the Geological Survey in 1882 was the realization of a dream for the short-sighted profoundly deaf and egotistical young Joseph Burr Tyrrell. A romantic inspired as much by Robert Louis Stevenson�s adventure novels and by Wild Bill Hickock�s exploits as by the spirited debates about evolution that informed his work Tyrrell chafed under the strictures of the survey. By the time of the Klondike gold rush in 1898 he was a bitter man resentful that the survey under George Dawson had repeatedly refused to promote him or give him any plum jobs. He quit and took up prospecting instead which brought him nothing but misery in the Yukon but handed him a fortune when gold was discovered in Kirkland Lake Ontario. His own best fan Tyrrell did finally achieve the celebrity he ached for. Decked out in a sealskin parka and moccasins while he burnished stories of his achievements Tyrrell became the prototype of the romantic hero-explorer later personified by Robert Scott of the Antarctic. He retired a multi-millionaire and died at the age of ninety-eight just six weeks before the 1957 space launch of Sputnik the first satellite to orbit the Earth. . McClelland & Stewart hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 14655 ISBN : 0771075391 9780771075391

‎ROBESON GEO. M. + C. F. HALL. THE POLARIS EXPEDITION WITH DEDICATION FROM COMMANDER C. F. HALL GIVEN DURING THE EXPEDITION‎

‎Instructions for the Expedition Toward the North Pole from Hon. Geo. M. Robeson Secretary of the Navy. With an Appendix from the National Academy of Sciences.‎

‎Washington Government Printing Office 1871. 8vo. In contemporary half cloth with the original front wrapper pasted on to front board. With dedication inscription from C. F. Hall to front board: "To M. Schonheyder / Govenor of Fiskeneest / July : 27:1871 / C. F. Hall / Commander" and with Hall signature to title-page: "C. F. Hall / Commander". Two stamps to front board and one stamp to title-page. Three holes in inner marigin presumably from the original sown wrappers. Title-page with a 5 cm long tear to inner margin. 36 pp. � First edition presentation copy from C. F. Hall to Guvernor Sch�nheyder given during the Polaris Expedition of the instruction to Charles Francis Hall to command an expedition to the North Pole on the USS Polaris. The present copy was aboard the USS Polaris and was given on July 27th 1871 when the USS Polaris arrived at Fisken�sset in South East Greenland. <br>The PolarIs Expedition which constitutes one of the first serious American attempts to reach the North Pole ended in failure with the death very possibly murder of Hall. 19 members of the expedition became separated from the ship and drifted on an ice floe for six months and 1800 miles 2900 km before being rescued. The damaged Polaris was run aground and wrecked near Etah in October 1872. The remaining men were able to survive the winter and were rescued the following summer. All crewmembers except C. F. Hall survived. <br><br>The Chief Scientist on the expedition Emil Bessel presumably the person who poisoned Hall noted when arriving at Fisken�sset: "A boat rowed toward us from the headland and a few moments later the colony's administrator Sch�nheyder stood on deck en route to the saloon. After we had exchanged the usual civilities Where the present copy very well can have been presented as a gift Hall and I accompanied the obliging official ashore and to his home. Although he was badly asthmatic the Greenland climate seemed to suit him; when he lay stretched out he was of impressive height and hence very good-natured. But he had not been very fortunate in the choice of his name which did not match his appearance at all well. Herr Sch�nheyter did not have a loving wife to sweeten his life but mindful of the well-devised saying he was not ill-disposed toward the other accessories. Draped in a blue ribbon a guitar hung on the wall; on a small side-table stood various bottles filled with strong liquor." POLARIS: The Chief Scientist's Recollections of the American North Pole Expedition 1871-73 by Emil Bessels P. 56<br><br>Charles Francis Hall who had previously lived among the Inuit in the Arctic region while on his obsessive quest to determine the fate of Franklin's lost expedition of 1845 was appointed Commander of the Expedition. Hall who had the necessary survival skills lacked academic background and had no experience in leading men or commanding a ship. <br>The Polaris Expedition consisting 25 men also included Hall's old friend Budington as sailing master George Tyson as navigator and Emil Bessels as physician and chief of scientific staff. The expedition immediately ran into problems as the party split into rival factions. Hall's authority over the expedition was resented by a large portion of the party and discipline broke down.<br><br>Hall having left the USS Polaris on October 10 returned on October 24 suddenly fell ill after drinking a cup of coffee. His symptoms allegedly started with an upset stomach then progressed to vomiting and delirium the following day. Hall accused several of the ship's company including Bessels of having poisoned him. Following these accusations he refused medical treatment from Bessels and drank only liquids delivered directly by his friend Taqulittuq.<br>He seemed to improve for a few days and was even able to go up on deck. Bessels had prevailed upon Bryan the ship's chaplain to convince Hall to allow the doctor to see him. By November 4 Hall relented and Bessels resumed treatment. Shortly thereafter Hall's condition began to deteriorate; he suffered vomiting and delirium and collapsed. Bessels diagnosed apoplexy before Hall finally died on November 8. He was taken ashore and given a formal burial.<br>In 1968 while working on Hall's biography "Weird and Tragic Shores" Chauncey C. Loomis became sufficiently intrigued by the possibility that Hall might have been poisoned and applied for a permit to visit Thank God Harbor to exhume Hall's body and to perform an autopsy. Because of the permafrost Hall's body flag shroud clothing and coffin were remarkably well-preserved. Tests on tissue samples of bone fingernails and hair showed that Hall had received large doses of arsenic in the last two weeks of his life. <br><br>Sabin 72024 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 57819

‎ROCHEFORT EXPEDITION.‎

‎The Report of the General Officers, appointed By his Majesty's Warrant of the First of November 1757, to inquire into the causes of the failure of the late expedition to the coasts of France. To which is prefixed, A Copy of his Majesty's Warrant directing the said Inquiry. With an appendix, containing the papers referred to in the said report. Published by authority.‎

‎First edition, 8vo, 61, 64-116pp., pp. 62-63 omitted in paging; despite pagination text is continuous, disbound. Relating to the British raid on Rochefort in 1757.‎

‎Roger A Redfern‎

‎Rambles in North Wales‎

‎London: Robert Hale 1968. Despite being ex surrey cunty library a VERY CLEAN book in an EXCELLENT DUSTWRAPPER complete and protected since new 192pp including index. Library Stamps. This is the First Edtion. Dark Blue Cloth. Very Good/Fine Not Price Clipped. Illus. by Jacket Art By C.R.Evans. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". Ex LIBRARY. Robert Hale Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 003986

‎Rohlfs, Gerhard‎

‎Quer durch Afrika. Die Erstdurchquerung der Sahara vom Mittelmeer zum Golf von Guinea 1865-1867. Herausgegeben von Herbert Gussenbauer‎

‎Erdmann im Thienemann Verlag Stuttgart, Edition, 1984. 376 S., geprägter OLn m. OU. Mit 60 zeitgenössischen Illustrationen und 3 Karten. Ordentlicher Zustand. Good copy.‎

Bookseller reference : 1600

‎Roland Mortier Michèle Mat‎

‎Diderot et son temps - catalogue‎

‎Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier 1985 in8. 1985. Broché. iconographie en noir et blanc‎

‎couverture défraîchie bords frottés intérieur propre rousseurs sur tranche‎

Bookseller reference : 100087430

‎Romola and Roger Charles Anderson‎

‎The Sailing-Ship: Six Thousand Years of History‎

‎212 pages with plates drawings figures illustrations and index. Octavo 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" bound in original publisher's blue cloth with dark blue lettering to spine in original jacket. First edition. The authors trace the two main streams of European ship development - the Southern or Mediterranean and the Northern - until their junction in the fifteenth century produced the standard European full-rigged ship. They then describe the development of that standard type to the point of its culmination in the clipper ships of the nineteenth century. Condition: Jacket spine sunned corners chipped spine extremities chipped. else a very good copy in like jacket. Bonanza Books hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : BOOKS001453

‎ROOME William JW. J. W.‎

‎TRAMPING THROUGH AFRICA. A Dozen Crossings of the Continent‎

‎London: A.& C. Black 1930. Original tan cloth spine gilt lettered. pp 2 xiv 330 2 ads 2 32 plates from the author's photos and a folding map at rear. Foxing to top page edges spine very lightly sunned else a VG clean tight and unworn jacketless copy no owner names. Author's account of his travels over 110000 miles as a missionary in Central Africa. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. A.& C. Black‎

Bookseller reference : 27154

‎ROSS John:‎

‎Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833; including the reports of capt. J.C. Ross and the discovery of the Northern magnetic pole.‎

‎Paris, Baudry, Amyot, Barrois, 1835. In-8 de [4]-VI-[2]-XVI-475 pages, demi-chagrin rouge à coins, dos lisse orné de filets et fleurons dorés, tranches mouchetées. Rousseurs.‎

‎Illustré d'un frontispice, d'une gravure hors-texte et relié à la fin une grande carte dépliante "Carte des découvertes faites dans les régions arctiques en 1829,... par John Ross". Publiée en même temps que l'originale londonienne qui est plus abondamment illustrée. Deuxième tentative infructueuse du marin pour trouver le passage du nord-ouest, qui resta prisonnier avec son navire trois hiver durant dans les glaces. Cette expédition fut financée par Félix Booth, distillateur de gin à Londres. Ex-libris Charles de Mestral.‎

Bookseller reference : 12587

‎Roscoe John Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa‎

‎The soul of Central Africa; a general account of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition 1922 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1922. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Pages 482. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111005622306

‎Roscoe John Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa‎

‎The soul of Central Africa; a general account of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition 1922‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 482. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1922. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback‎

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‎Roscoe John Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa‎

‎The soul of Central Africa : a general account of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition 1922 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Pages 476. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1922. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1111005879533

‎Ross Alec‎

‎Coke Stop in Emo: Adventures of a Long-Distance Paddler‎

‎Toronto: Key Porter Books 1995. Several page corners creased otherwise a clean crisp copy. First printing. 297pp. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Key Porter Books Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 036183 ISBN : 1550135457 9781550135459

‎Ross Alexander .‎

‎The Fur Hunters of the Far West; a Narrative of Adventures in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains 2 volumes‎

‎London: Smith Elder & Co. 1855. Volume 1has a broken and separating binding wear and bumping to extremities and a little foxing throughout. Complete with Folding map and lithographed frontis. Vol. 2 has worn extremities cracked front hinge still attached prev. owner name on back of frontis and some light scattered foxing throughout. Original embossed boards could easily be re-cased. Scarce. First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor / Fair. Smith, Elder & Co. Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 14056