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Ross Michael
Bougainville
London : Gordon & Cremonesi 1978 . First Edition . F/F . 8VO . Biography of the multi-faceted French traveller and explorer.A handsomely produced edition with a particularly attractive jacket illustrated by the author. A fine copy. Gordon & Cremonesi unknown
Bookseller reference : 23721 ISBN : 0860330591 9780860330592
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Ross, John (Verfasser)
Zum Magnetpol in der Arktis: Bericht über die Expedition von 1829 bis 1833. Sir John Ross. Neu übers. und hrsg. von Gerhard Grümmer
Rostock: Hinstorff 1991. 2. Aufl. 238 S.: Ill., Kt.; 21 cm Pappe
Bookseller reference : 57699
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Rott Céline
Moana ou voyage sentimental chez les Maoris et les Peaux-Rouges des Iles - 2e Ed. - coll. "les documents bleus n°3"
Nouvelle revue française 1963 in12. 1963. Broché.
Bookseller reference : 100084045
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Rouch victor taziefff Charliat Noubier Beaujeu Mollat Amsler
Histoire universelle des explorations 4 volumes: 1/ De la préhistoire à la fin du moyen âge + 2/ La Renaissance + 3/ Le temps des grands voiliers + 4/ Epoque contemporaine
F. Sant'Andrea / Nouvelle librairie de France 1955 in8. 1955. Cartonné. 4 volume(s). iconographie en noir et blanc cartes dépliantes
Bookseller reference : 100091904
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Rouch Sylvie Rouch Kim
L'homme du fleuve Niger (illustrations Kim Rouch)
Editions du Carabe 2000 59 pages in8. 2000. Cartonné. 59 pages. illustrations en couleurs
Bookseller reference : 247298
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ROUCH, J.
Le Pôle Sud. Histoire des voyages antarctiques. Illustré de 88 gravures et 14 cartes.
Paris, Ernest Flammarion 1921, 185x120mm, 249pages, broché. Bel exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : 98202
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Rouch J
Le pôle nord - histoire des voyages arctiques - nouvelle édition mise à jour
Flammarion 1947 in12. 1947. Broché. illustrations noir et blanc
Bookseller reference : 100068719
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Rouch J
Le pôle Nord - histoire des voyages arctiques
Ernest flammarion 1923 in12. 1923. Relié.
Bookseller reference : 100069212
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Roujon
Rembrandt
Pierre Lafitte 76 pages in8. Sans date. Cartonné. 76 pages. une reproduction couleur sur le premier plat
Bookseller reference : 227314
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Rowe Alan editor and Director of the expeditions
Cyrenaican Expeditions of the University of Manchester 1955 1956 1957 comprising an account of the excavated areas of the Cemeteries at Cyrene and of the objects found in 1952 by Alan Rowe together with descriptions of the Coins by John F. Healy
published by the Manchester University Press 1959. see description. first edition large 8vo xiii84pp frontis: a red-figured vase with a horse-tailed satyr on either side of a naenad at the back a section of plates on art paper each with at least three objects found four photographs in colour 17 figures in text original cloth title gilt on spine dustwrapper protected by a removable transparent sleeve vg. published by the Manchester University Press, 1959, unknown
Bookseller reference : 98044
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Rowed Scott. Signed Copy
Canadian Rockies. Where Eagles Soar
Banff Alberta: Cirrus Publishing 1995 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. Signed by Mr. Rowed on the front endpaper. 120 pp. Colour photographs. Very minor rubbing to dust jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine jacket. Cirrus Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 243669 ISBN : 0969954603 9780969954606
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ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL
APPROX 9" BY 7" 87 pp JUNE 1939 BLUE COVERS. TOPICS INCLUDE; JOURNEY IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA RECENT COASTAL CANES IN SOUTH EASTERN ENGLAND 2 WATERFALLS IN BRITISH GUIANA THE HUNLEN FALLS AND TURNER LAKE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA PEARY'S JOURNEY TO THE POLE AND MORE. THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY JUNE 1939 paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio1195
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Royal Irish Academy
Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy. Second Series Volume II. Polite Literature and Antiquities.
Dublin: The Academy. Good with no dust jacket; Minor library stamps. 1879-88. Hardcover. 8vo; 3/4 brown morocco viii 24 24 516 348p. 23 plates folding table. . The Academy hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45965
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Royal Society. National Antarctic Expedition
National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Album of Photographs and Sketches with a portfolio of panoramic views
The Royal society Printed by Oliver and Boyd Edinburgh 1908. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday June 29 sale item large thick quarto xvi 165 plates 3 index pp original cloth covers stained old moisture stain to lower corner of first ten leaves images unaffected; overall internally clean and tight; naturalist William Beebe's copy with his book plate to the front paste down; the portfolio not present here. Photos available upon request. The Royal society [Printed by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh] hardcover
Bookseller reference : ZB983557
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ROZIERE Eugène de CHATEL Eugène
TABLE GENERALE ET METHODIQUE des Mémoires contenus dans les recueils de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres et de l'Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
Paris Auguste Durand 1856. In-4 2 feuillets non chiffrés VI-XXVII 2-383pp dont table des auteurs et des matières. Demi basane tabac, dos lisse orné en place des nerfs de filets dorés continus et perlés, pièce de titre noire, frise dorée en queue, reliure de l'époque. Bel exemplaire sans aucune rousseur, complet. reliure typique de l'époque en bon état et décorative.
Bookseller reference : GITh745
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Ruby Robert
Unknown Shore: The Lost History of England's Arctic Colony
New York: Henry Holt & Co 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Ex-lib Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Maps and in-text b/w illustrations. The remarkable story of the founding and later rediscovery of England's first colony in the New World. The story of two men's travels and what these men shared three centuries apart--and a tale of men driven by greed and ambition-the story of Martin Frobisher who set out three times across the north Atlanticl eading the largest Arctic expedition in history in the 16th century and Charles Francis Hall in the 19th century whose explorations found Frobisher's lost colony. Burgundy half-cloth binding with gray flecked paper-wrapped boards edges slightly rubbed. Except for minimal lib marks in Very Good Condition. Lib stamp on top edge and front ep only markings on book. Tight & solid square with sharp corners. Clean and unclipped gray jacket with white titles and iceberg on front and spine. Lib tag on lower spine and on back. 300 pages with Notes Bibliography and Index. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Henry Holt & Co. New York 2001. Henry Holt & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020076 ISBN : 0805052151 9780805052152
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Ruedi Beglinger
Revelstoke Rocks.
Squamish BC: Elaho Publishing Corporation 2004 First printing in small trade paperback. 132 pp. Black and white photographs maps peak index. Fine. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. BW12-8. Elaho Publishing Corporation paperback
Bookseller reference : 247046 ISBN : 0973303522 9780973303520
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Rushdie Salman
The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey
New York: Viking 1987. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked. Quarter cloth binding. 171pp. In a very nice unclipped jacket. First Edition. Hardccover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Viking
Bookseller reference : 064468 ISBN : 0670817570 9780670817573
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RUTLEDGE Jean Jacques 1742 1794
The englishman's fortnight in Paris; or the art of ruining himself there in a few days. By an observer. Translated from the French
London: printed for T. Durham at Charing-Cross; and G. Kearsly at No. 46 in Fleet-Street 1777. First Edition. Quarter-bound Leather. Near Fine. 8vo: 2x222pp. Contemporary leather spine in six compartments between raised bands recent red morocco lettering piece gilt marbled sides and end papers. Joints skillfully and almost imperceptibly reinforced marbled sides heavily rubbed top of title page including word 'The' supplied in excellent facsimile. Internally a Fine bright copy pages fresh and free of foxing browning and stains. ESTC Citation No. N31079 distinct from ESTC T131522 which Durham and Kearsly brought out the same year in duodecimo and which does not have the following note below the date on the title page present in our copy: "This work may be had of the above booksellers in French printed from the Paris edition which was suppressed in that country.". First Edition. The novelized first-person account of a young English lord's debauched sojourn-prostitutes gambling horse-racing drink-in the French capitol translated by Rutledge from his 'La quinzaine angloise à Paris.' N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition carefully preserved in archival removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. printed for T. Durham, at Charing-Cross; and G. Kearsly, at No. 46, in Fleet-Street unknown
Bookseller reference : BB0796
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RUTTER Owen
TRIUMPHANT PILGRIMAGE. An English Muslim's Journey from Sarawak to Mecca.
London: Harrap 1937. Maroon cloth. 278 2 pp frontispiece portrait and one other portrait; map of Arabia in text. Covers have some light spotting; yellowing to text paper page edges; a bit of foxing to half-title and title leaves; else a VG clean and unworn copy no owner names. The front and rear panels and flaps of the dust jacket are laid in. The story of Biography of David Chale a young Englishman who became a Muslim and married a Malay woman. First printing. Hardcover. Harrap
Bookseller reference : 15350
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Ruttledge Hugh
EVEREST 1933
London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1947. Fifth Black Jacket Edition. Hard Cover. 254pp; b/w photographic illusts map of expedition route d/w chipped with small pieces missing from spine ends.; 180 x 110mm . Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3154
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Ryland Walter & Tayler L. B.
SPACE EXPLORATION U.S.A.
Garden City Ny: Nelson Doubleday Inc. Good. 1965. Paperback. 64 pages . Nelson Doubleday, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 80272
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Réale Anne
Aventuriers du grand large
Pen Duick 1988 in8. 1988. Broché.
Bookseller reference : 100116278
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Rébuffat Gaston
Neige et roc --- tout par l'image
Hachette 1959 in8. 1959. Cartonné. abondamment illustré en noir et blanc et en couleurs
Bookseller reference : 100059097
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Régis Hévariste Huc
Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie
Club des librai 1962 in8. 1962. Cartonné.
Bookseller reference : 100078586
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Révoil B.-h
Le pays des zoulous
Eugène ardant in12. Sans date. relié. contenu: LE pays des Zoulous et des Cafres; les moeurs; la sorcellerie les superstitions; mariages et coutumes; les cérémonie funèbres; les Zoulous; les rois du Zoulouland. 1 frontispice
Bookseller reference : 105114
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Révoil Bénédict-henry
Voyage au pays des kangarous
Mame 1881 in-8. 1881. relié.
Bookseller reference : 100074601
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S.A.R. le Duc des Abruzzes
Expéditions de l'Etoile Polaire dans la mer Arctique, 1899-1900
Librairie Hachette et Cie Relié 1904 In-8 (17 x 24,7 cm), reliure demi-chagrin, 287 pages ; frottements sur le dos et les mors, manque de papier reliure dans le coin supérieur du quatrième plat, par ailleurs assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : sa795
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Sabrié René
Du Bouddha aux Totems - notes croquis de croisière aérienne au Pacifique Sud --- avec hommage de l'auteur - exemplaire numéroté: 38/200
S.e.r.i.e.p 1968 in4. 1968. Cartonné. illustrations en noir et blanc pleine page
Bookseller reference : 100074919
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SABINE EDWARD. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
An account of experiments to determine the acceleration of the Pendulum in different Latitudes. Read March 8 1821.
London W.Bulmer and W. Nicol 1821. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1821 - Part I. Pp. 164-190 a. 5 folded tables. � First appearance of the paper in which Sabine relates his discoveries with the pendulum on his 2 voyages the first on John Ross' expedition in 1818 - relating observations from Island of Brassa Shetland Hare Island London - and from the second voyage with William Parry on the arctic expedition - relating observations from Melville Island. From these observations he estimated the figure of the earth.<br><br>"An artillery officer Sabine was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich. While retaining his commission - Sabine eventually reached the rank of general - the started scientific work at the close of the Napoleonic Wars. On the recommendation of the Royal Society he accompanied John Ross on an expedition to seek the Northwest Passage in 1818 and was with William Edward Parry on his 1819-1820 Arctic expedition. From the latter voyage. he said came the idea of a great ship-borne expedition of �physical discovery� to the southern hemisphere."DSB. unknown
Bookseller reference : 46092
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Sachot Joseph O.M.I
Chez les apollons de bronze
Spes 1946 in8. 1946. Broché.
Bookseller reference : 175049
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SAGAR, R. Brian
Operation Hazen. Glacial-meteorogical observations in northern Ellesmere Island during Phase III, "Operation Hazen" may-august 1958
1960 Arctic Meteorology Research Group, McGill University, Montreal, Publication in Meteorology No. 29 / Defence Research Board, Department of National Defence, Canada - Novembre 1960 - In-4, broché, ouvrage ronéotypé - Ex-libris Paul-Emile Victor - 186 p. - Ouvrage en anglais
Bookseller reference : 115217
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Sahara / Ikarus Tours
Ordner zur Studenreise: Sahara - Tenere,
Königsstein, im Selbstverlag der Ikarus Expeditionen, um 1979. gr.8°, blauer Kunstleder-Ringbuch-Ordner mit weisser Deckelbeschriftung, (nur) Checkliste und Anschreiben (Beilage) mit Anstreichungen, sonst ein sehr gutes, sauberes Exemplar mit beiligenden original Reiseplan plus Vitienkärtchen von Reiseleiter Andreas Bender.
Bookseller reference : 13167BB
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Sahonovitch, A.; Collier, Eric; MacBride, W.D.Olds, C.H.; Andre, Richard; Miles, Frank R.
Cariboo and Northwest Digest Magazine, May 1951 - Frank R. Miles Expedition, Part 2 of 3
36 pages. Features: Cover photo of gold panning on Eldorado Creek in 1898; B.C. Could Lose Peace River Block - If Southerners Don't Wake Up; Trapping is My Meal Ticket - article with photos; From Montana to the Klondyke - Part 2 of 3 - The Winter of 1897-1898 around Dawson City, in the words of Frank R. Miles, June 23, 1898 - article with great photos; Progress Report - Gas at an Estimated 70 lbs pressure blows mud from Kersley Oil & Gas Co. Test Hole - article with great photos; Sixth Annual Convention of Trappers' Association; Alcan Kitimat Plant Preparations; Red Cross Hospital at Alexis Creek; Nice Finning ad on back cover for the Caterpillar D4 with scraper; Dozens of nostalgic ads for local businesses. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Sainte-Croix de la Roncière.
DANS LE SILLAGE DES CARAVELLES DE COLOMB. L'ILE D'EMERAUDE.
P., La Caravelle, 1930. In-8 broché, couverture illustrée, 257 pages, illsutrations et planches h.t. 1er plat taché et acc. (coin sup.), accroc marge sup. page 51 (txt non affecté).
Bookseller reference : 3507
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SALE FREDERICK
The Conquest Of Paradise: Christopher Columbus And The Columbia Legacy
Alfred A. Knopf New York: 1990. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Anticipating the 500th anniversary of Columbus's fateful expedition Kirkpatrick Sale offers a portrait of the Great Discoverer that will surprise everyone - with a careful examination of original documents including parts of Columbus's own writings newly translated by the author and a fresh analysis that challenges traditional biases. Includes an Index. "This is a work of haunting attraction of splendid magnitude illuminating scholarship and compelling strength and imagination - this voyage with Columbus and other explorers and settlers into the New World and through the centuries into our present and our future. I am filled with admiration. - Joseph Heller ISBN: 039457429X. Alfred A. Knopf, New York: 1990 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 77076X1 ISBN : 039457429X 9780394574295
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Salisbury Albert and Jane SIGNED
Two Captains West An Historical Tour of the Lewis and Clark Trail
Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. 1950. Fine copy in jacket with some chipping along top of back panel and a half inch abrasion and hole in the spine. Slipcase #319 has only tiny points of wear to toe. An excellent copy. Signed by Authors. Limited/Numbered Signed. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Lucas Cater. Superior Publishing Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8547
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Salisbury, Albert & Jane
Lewis & Clark : The Journey West
Oversize. 235 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Sally Carrighar
Wild Voice of the North
Garden City: Doubleday 1959. Clean and unmarked Jacket shows light rubbing/soiling."The Chronicle of an Eskimo Dog". Illus with B&W photos. Gray Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006748
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Samivel Percheron
Le soleil se lève en Grèce / Exploration du Monde
Non Renseigné in4. Sans date. Agrafé.
Bookseller reference : 100104991
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Samhaber, Ernst
Geschichte der Entdeckungsreisen. Die großen Fahrten ins Unbekannte. Mit 135 Abb. u. 20. Taf.
München:, Knaur;, 1955. 463 S. 22 cm. OLw. - OS. Gut.
Bookseller reference : 47609AB
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Samojlovic, Rudolf L
Der Weg nach dem Pol.
Bielefeld, Velhagen & Klasing, 1931. 37, 50 Taf. in grüngetönt. KupfertiefdruckS. u. 1 farb. Faltkte. (= Land und Leute. Monographien zur Erdkunde, Bd. 46). 25 cm. OKart. mit Goldpräg.
Bookseller reference : 95622
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Sandford RW
Alpine Odyssey. The Mountaineering Life of Lloyd "Kiwi" Gallagher
Banff Alberta: The Alpine Club of Canada. 2007 First printing in tall stapled paper covers. 28 pp. Photographs. Minor rubbing to the covers. Very Good. Soft Cover. Very Good. Bin 208. The Alpine Club of Canada. paperback
Bookseller reference : 247733
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Sandford Robert William
Called By This Mountain. the Legend of the Silver Ice Axe and the Early Climbing History of Mount Alberta
Canmore Alberta: The Alpine Club of Canada and The Japanese Alpine Club. First edition hardcover with silver gilt lettering and device on front board. Bilingual English/Japanese text. 100 pp. Photographs. Fine. Book. The Alpine Club of Canada and The Japanese Alpine Club. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 36193 ISBN : 0920330436 9780920330432
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Sandford RW. And Jon Whelan Editiors. J. Ostheimer. R. W.
Every Other Day : The Journals of the Remarkable Rocky Mountain Climbs and Explorations of A. J. Ostheimer
Banff Alberta: The Alpine Club of Canada. 2002 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 248 pp. Photographs notes. Fine/Fine. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. BW12-10. The Alpine Club of Canada. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 247601 ISBN : 0920330428 9780920330425
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Sandford RW. Signed Copy R. W.
High Ideals. Canadian Pacific's Swiss Guides 1899-1999
Canmore Alberta: The Alpine Club of Canada. 1999 First printing in large stapled paper covers. Signed by Sandford on the title page. 40 pp. Illustrations historic black and white photographs.Hint of rubbing to covers otherwise Fine. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. BG1-3 Right Pile. The Alpine Club of Canada. paperback
Bookseller reference : 245090
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Sandford Robert
Sunshine. Its Human and Natural Heritage
Banff Alberta: Sunshine Village Corporation. 1984 First printing in card covers. 96 pp. Colour maps and photographs figures. Name at top of front endpaper hint of wear to covers otherwise Fine. Book. Sunshine Village Corporation. unknown
Bookseller reference : 35917
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Sandford RW. Signed Copy R. W.
The Canadian Alps: the History of Mountaineering in Canada. Signed Copy
Banff Alberta: Altitude Publishing Ltd. 1990 First edition hardcover in dust jacket. Signed by Sandford. 296 pp. Maps illustrations photographs index. Fine/Fine. Book. Altitude Publishing Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 43374 ISBN : 0919381553 9780919381551
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Sandstrom J. W. Johan Wilhelm Canadian Fisheries Expedition
The hydrodynamics of Canadian Atlantic waters 1915 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 1915. 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 166. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover
Bookseller reference : LB1111005438288
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Sandstrom J. W. Johan Wilhelm Canadian Fisheries Expedition
The hydrodynamics of Canadian Atlantic waters 1915
2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 166. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1915. 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
Bookseller reference : PB1111005438288
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