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Becker, Alexander, C.v. Perbandt G. Richelmann u. a
Hermann von Wissmann : Deutschlands größter Afrikaner ; Sein Leben und Wirken unter Benutzung des Nachlasses. Unter Mitwirkung von Oberstabsarzt a.D. D. Dr. Becker und Oberstabsarzt Dr. Steuber. ERSTAUSGABE.
Berlin : Alfred Schall, 1906. VI ,578 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Facsimiles und Karten.
Bookseller reference : 287094
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Becker, Gottfried Wilhelm
Die Fahrten und Abenteuer des Kapitain John Roß auf seinen Entdeckungsreisen nach den Gegenden des Nordpols.
Leipzig, Weber Verlag, 1836. 8°. XII, 320 Seiten. Leinenband der Zeit. [4 Warenabbildungen]
Bookseller reference : 3642FB
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BEDJAOUI (M.) et Alain SEBE
Lumières de la SAOURA
Edit. Delroisse / Vilo 1980 in4. 1980. Cartonné. illustrations en couleurs
Bookseller reference : 100074980
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Beebe, William
Das Arcturus-Abenteuer. Die erste Tiefsee-Expedition der Neuyorker Zoologischen Gesellschaft.
Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1928. 331 Seiten, "mit 68 bunten und einfarbigen Abbildungen und 2 Karten", Gr.-8°, illustriertes, geprägtes OLeinen. - Name auf Titel; Rücken an Kopf und Fuss plus einer Ecke etwas bestoßen, ansonsten ordentlicher Erhalt. fest gebunden/ hardcover
Bookseller reference : SEE1071
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BEEBE, William, G. Inness Hartley, Paul G. Howes, introduction by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
Tropical Wild Life in British Guiana; Zoological Contributions From the Tropical Research Station of the New York Zoological Society
8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xx, [ii], [23]-504 pp, frontis, 143 illustrations, including 4 color plates, maps, index. original pictorial gilt cloth, light cloth rippling, light shelf wear, very good clean copy, internally fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Ferra V. This is marked volume I but there were never other volumes produced. Beebe became world famous for his record breaking descent into the depths of the sea in the bathysphere in the 1930's. He was an accomplished naturalist but was also an ornithologist, entomologist, ichthyologist, ecologist and taxonomist as this volume clearly illustrates. There is also a chapter on Indian Charms by James Rodway. Included wtih this book is Beebe's article, 'The High World of the Rain Forest; In the Trinidad Jungle, Naturalist and Artist Work Together to Portray a Teeming Animal Kingdom Men Seldom See'. in the National Geographic magazine, June 1958, an 18 page article with two photos of Beebe and many full-page paintings by Guy Neale of butterflies and other insects, and the author's 12 rules for observing wild birds and animals in the forest (very good condition).
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Beechey Frederick William 1796 1856
Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait to co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: preformed in his Majesty's Ship Blossom . in the Years 1825 26 27 28
2 volumes. xxi472 pages with three maps two folding and one double page figures and 13 plates; iv452 pages with 10 plates some folding tables and appendices. Octavo 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" Bound in contemporary half leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. Ferguson 1418; Hill I p. 19; Howes B309; Lada-Mocarski 95; Sabin 4347. Second edition published after quarto edition of the same year.<br /><br />Frederick William Beechey 17 February 1796 – 29 November 1856 was an English naval officer and geographer. He was the son of Sir William Beechey RA and was born in London. 1806 he entered the Royal Navy and saw active service during the wars with France and America. In 1818 he served under Lieutenant afterwards Sir John Franklin in David Buchan's Arctic expedition of which at a later period he published a narrative. In the following year he accompanied Lieutenant W. E. Parry in HMS Hecla. In 1821 he took part in the survey of the Mediterranean coast of Africa under the direction of Captain afterwards Admiral William Henry Smyth. He and his brother Henry William Beechey made an overland survey of this coast and published a full account of their work in 1828 under the title of Proceedings of the Expedition to Explore the Northern Coast of Africa from Tripoly Eastward in 1821-1822. In 1825 Beechey was appointed to command the HMS Blossom. His task was to explore the Bering Strait in concert with Franklin and Parry operating from the east. In the summer of 1826 he passed the strait and a barge from his ship reached 71°23'31" N. and 156°21'30" W. near Point Barrow which he named a point only 146 miles west of that reached by Franklin's expedition from the Mackenzie river. The whole voyage lasted more than three years and in the course of it Beechey discovered several islands in the Pacific and an excellent harbor near Cape Prince of Wales. In July 1826 he named the three islands in the Bering Strait. Two were the Diomede Islands that Vitus Bering had named in 1728: "Ratmanoff Island" Big Diomede and "Krusenstern Island" Little Diomede. Beechey called the uninhabited third islet "Fairway Rock" which is still its contemporary name. One of his crew Petty Officer John Bechervaise gave a detailed account of the voyage in his Thirty Six Years if a Seafaring Life by an Old Quartermaster published privately in 1839. In 1831 there appeared his Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait to Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions 1825-1828. In 1835 and the following year Captain Beechey was employed on the coast survey of South America and from 1837 to 1847 carried on the same work along the Irish coasts. He was appointed in 1850 to preside over the Marine Department of the Board of Trade. In 1854 he was made rear-admiral and in the following year was elected president of the Royal Geographical Society. Beechey Island where Sir John Franklin wintered is named after him.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Name neatly excised from head corner of titles small inconspicuous stamp to last pages. Inner hinges beginning marble to boards rubbed some stains to map. some toning to some plates some plates not bound in order to the printer but are all accounted for corners gently bumped else about a very good set. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley hardcover
Bookseller reference : E0132
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Beechey Frederick William 1796 1856
Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait to co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: preformed in his Majesty's Ship Blossom . in the Years 1825 26 27 28
2 volumes. xxi472 pages with three maps two folding and one double page figures and 13 plates; iv452 pages with 10 plates some folding tables and appendices. Octavo 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" Bound in contemporary half leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. Ferguson 1418; Hill I p. 19; Howes B309; Lada-Mocarski 95; Sabin 4347. Second edition published after quarto edition of the same year.<br /><br />Frederick William Beechey 17 February 1796 – 29 November 1856 was an English naval officer and geographer. He was the son of Sir William Beechey RA and was born in London. 1806 he entered the Royal Navy and saw active service during the wars with France and America. In 1818 he served under Lieutenant afterwards Sir John Franklin in David Buchan's Arctic expedition of which at a later period he published a narrative. In the following year he accompanied Lieutenant W. E. Parry in HMS Hecla. In 1821 he took part in the survey of the Mediterranean coast of Africa under the direction of Captain afterwards Admiral William Henry Smyth. He and his brother Henry William Beechey made an overland survey of this coast and published a full account of their work in 1828 under the title of Proceedings of the Expedition to Explore the Northern Coast of Africa from Tripoly Eastward in 1821-1822. In 1825 Beechey was appointed to command the HMS Blossom. His task was to explore the Bering Strait in concert with Franklin and Parry operating from the east. In the summer of 1826 he passed the strait and a barge from his ship reached 71°23'31" N. and 156°21'30" W. near Point Barrow which he named a point only 146 miles west of that reached by Franklin's expedition from the Mackenzie river. The whole voyage lasted more than three years and in the course of it Beechey discovered several islands in the Pacific and an excellent harbor near Cape Prince of Wales. In July 1826 he named the three islands in the Bering Strait. Two were the Diomede Islands that Vitus Bering had named in 1728: "Ratmanoff Island" Big Diomede and "Krusenstern Island" Little Diomede. Beechey called the uninhabited third islet "Fairway Rock" which is still its contemporary name. One of his crew Petty Officer John Bechervaise gave a detailed account of the voyage in his Thirty Six Years if a Seafaring Life by an Old Quartermaster published privately in 1839. In 1831 there appeared his Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait to Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions 1825-1828. In 1835 and the following year Captain Beechey was employed on the coast survey of South America and from 1837 to 1847 carried on the same work along the Irish coasts. He was appointed in 1850 to preside over the Marine Department of the Board of Trade. In 1854 he was made rear-admiral and in the following year was elected president of the Royal Geographical Society. Beechey Island where Sir John Franklin wintered is named after him.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Name neatly excised from head corner of titles small inconspicuous stamp to last pages. Inner hinges beginning marble to boards rubbed some stains to map. some toning to some plates some plates not bound in order to the printer but are all accounted for corners gently bumped else about a very good set. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley hardcover books
Bookseller reference : E0132
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behrman daniel
Cap sur l'inconnu - récit de l'Expédition internationale de l'Océan Indien
Unesco 1984 19x25x2cm. 1984. Relié. iconographie en couleurs
Bookseller reference : 100100962
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BELLIN (Nicolas).
Essai géographique sur les Isles Britanniques.
Paris, de l'imprimerie de Didot, 1757. In-4 - 20x26cm. Reliure de lépoque en plein veau marbré, dos à 5 nerfs orné caissons et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges. 4ff, 471pp. Exemplaire complet de son frontispice, 36 vignettes et de ses 5 cartes. Jacques Nicolas Bellin entra au Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine peu après la création de celui-ci, en 1721, et y passa toute sa vie. Nommé ingénieur hydrographe en août 1741, il incarne le type même du géographe en chambre car il ne voyagea jamais lui-même et se borna à travailler sur les documents qui lui étaient fournis par les navigateurs. Il a compilé en cinquante ans dactivité une masse énorme de connaissances géographiques de son temps en plagiant bien souvent les travaux des marins comme dAprès Mannevillette qui déposa à ce propos une plainte à lAcadémie des Sciences. Il a publié 59 cartes de toutes les régions du monde, réunies en volumes sous le titre d « Hydrographie française » (1753) puis en 1764 le « Petit Atlas Maritime » en 5 volumes qui fut pendant plusieurs décennies le bréviaire des navigateurs. Auteur dune « Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre la géographie » (1769), il fut membre de lAcadémie de Marine et de la Société royale de Londres. (Taillemite)
Bookseller reference : 1407
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BELLEC, François:
La généreuse et tragique expédition Lapérouse.
Rennes, Ouest-France, 1985, gr. in-8vo, 267 p., richement ill. en noir et en couleurs, envoi signé de l’auteur, sur faux-titre ‘pour Monsieur Jean Hirschen’ (fondateur de l’édition ‘Office du Livre’ à Fribourg en Suisse), reliure ill. de l’éditeur.
Bookseller reference : 93149aaf
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Bellessort André
La pérouse
Plon 1926 in8. 1926. Relié cartonné.
Bookseller reference : 191152
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Bellec François
La Généreuse et tragique expédition Lapérouse
Ouest-France Université Cartonné 1985 In-8 (17 x 23,7 cm), cartonné, 267 pages, envoi à Jean Meyer ; couverture uniformément brunie, bel état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : vh1183
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BELIN-DE LAUNAY, J.
Les sources du Nil. Voyage des Capitaines Speke & Grant. Abrégé d’après la Traduction de E.-D. Forgues. Avec trois cartes.
Paris, Librairie de L- Hachette & Cie. 1867, 180x115mm, XV - 324pages, reliure demi-parchemin avec avec titre manuscrits du dos. Plats papier marbré. Cachet de bibliothèque sur page de titre, autrement bon état.
Bookseller reference : 107519
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BELLIARD (Augustin-Daniel)
Mémoires écrits par lui-même Recueillis et mis en ordre par M. Vinet, l'un de ses aides de camp
Paris, Berquet et Pétion, 1842 3 vol. in-8, 4 fac-similés dépl., bradel demi-percaline brune Qqs rousseurs. (rel. de l'époque).
Bookseller reference : 181886
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BELLIARD (Augustin-Daniel)
Mémoires écrits par lui-même Recueillis et mis en ordre par M. Vinet, l'un de ses aides de camp
Paris, Berquet et Pétion, 1842 3 vol. in-8, 4 fac-similés dépl., demi-basane verte, dos à nerfs orné Mouillures. (reliure moderne).
Bookseller reference : 197738
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Belcher Edward 1799 1877
Narrative of a Voyage Round the World Performed in her Majesty's Ship Sulphur During the Years 1836-1842 Including Details of the Naval Operations in China from Dec 1840 to Nov 1841
2 volumes. xxxvii23878 ad pages with frontispiece woodcuts in text and 7 steel-engraved plates; vi2474 pages with frontispiece woodcuts in texts and 10 steel-engraved plates. Royal octavo 9¼x5½" in publisher's original green cloth spine lettered in gilt covers decorative blind stamped. First Edition.<br /><br />In 1825 Edward Belcher accompanied Frederick William Beechey's expedition to the Pacific and Bering Strait as a surveyor. In 1836. he commanded a surveying ship on the north and west coasts of Africa and in the British seas. Belcher took up the work which Beechey had left unfinished on the Pacific coast of South America. He was on board the bomb vessel HMS Sulphur which was ordered to return to England in 1839 by the Trans-Pacific route. Belcher made various observations at a number of islands which he visited having been delayed by being dispatched to take part in the war in China in 1840. On 26 January 1841 the then Commander Belcher landed on Possession Point at the north shore Hong Kong Island and made the first British survey of Hong Kong harbor. After the war's end in 1842 he reached home and for his services was made a Knight Bachelor in the following year. He was then engaged in HMS Samarang in surveying work in the East Indies the Philippines Geomun-do Port Hamilton and other places until 1847. In 1852 Belcher led the last and largest Admiralty expedition to rescue Sir John Franklin. He was also to look for his former surveying officer in Hong Kong Richard Collinson and Robert McClure whose ships had not been seen after entering the Bering Strait. He did a great deal of sledge exploration rescued McClure and abandoned four of his five ships in the ice. He had five ships: Assistance Belcher Resolute Henry Kellett second mate George Nares the steam tenders PioneerSherard Osborn and Intrepid Leopold McClintock and the depot ship North Star William Pullen. Belcher and one tender were to enter Wellington Channel where Franklin was thought to be while Kellett was to go west to Melville Island and look for Collinson and McClure. North Star was to stay at Beechey Island as a supply base. He left the Nore in April 1850. By early winter Assistanceand Pioneer were frozen in at Northumberland Sound to the north of Wellington Channel while Resolute and Intrepid were frozen in off Melville Island Arctic—the first ships this far west since William Edward Parry in 1819. A great deal of exploration was done by man-hauled sledges. In April 1853 Leopold McClintock and others left the Resolute on sledges and returned 105 days later having covered 1400 miles and discovered Prince Patrick Island. Another party went west and discovered Robert McClure whose ship was frozen in at Mercy Bay. Belcher went north by sledge and found a channel at the northern tip of Devon Island hinting that Franklin might have used it to escape to Baffin Bay. When the ice broke up that summer he pushed his ships up Wellington Channel and became trapped again. By February 1854 Belcher was becoming increasingly worried about the safety of his ships and men. In April he ordered Kellett to abandon his ships and return by sledge to North Star. Belcher abandoned his two ships in late July. Aided by two ships that showed up at Beechey Island Phoenix and Breadalbane the whole party returned to England. Belcher went through a court martial which was automatic for any captain who had lost a ship. He was exonerated but his sword was returned to him 'without observation'. He never again received an active command. Curiously Resolute broke free of the ice and drifted all the way to Davis Strait where it was picked up by an American whaler.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Some staining and wear to covers spines a bit faded ends chipped and worn rear joint of Vol. I with chipping and loss; hinges repaired at endpapers some light foxing and occasional mostly marginal damp staining within the three folding maps which should be loose in a pocket not present; overall good uncommon in the original cloth. Henry Colburn hardcover
Bookseller reference : E0148
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Belcher Edward 1799 1877
The Last of the Arctic Voyages being a Narrative of the Expedition in H.M.S. Assistance Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher DB in Search of Sir John Franklin During the Years 1852-53-35 with Notes on the Natural History
xx383 pages with hand colored frontispiece 3 maps in pockets plates many colored; vii41923 ad pages with color frontispiece and plates some colored. Small quarto 10 1/2" x 6 3/4" bound in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth with blind-stamped cover with gilt pictorial in gilt. Notes on the Natural History by John Richardson. Abbey Travel 645; Arctic Bibliography 1241; Books on Ice 5.8a; Hill 106; Sabin 4389; TPL 3409 First edition.<br /><br />Belcher's five-ship 1852-54 expedition in search of Franklin would be the last official British attempt. On the HMS Assistance Belcher successfully navigated through the Wellington Channel but beset by ice was unable to return to Lancaster Sound and was forced to abandon the ship. This account of the expedition also includes several essays on the natural history of the region by Richardson Owen Bell Salter and Reeve.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br /> . Condition: minor wear re-backed with parts of original back-strips laid down; minor foxing short separations at folds to the largest map; inked stamps on title pages Edinger bookplates else a good set internally very good. Lovell Reeve hardcover
Bookseller reference : E0558
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Belcher Edward 1799 1877
Narrative of a Voyage Round the World Performed in her Majesty's Ship Sulphur During the Years 1836-1842 Including Details of the Naval Operations in China from Dec 1840 to Nov 1841
2 volumes. xxxvii23878 ad pages with frontispiece woodcuts in text and 7 steel-engraved plates; vi2474 pages with frontispiece woodcuts in texts and 10 steel-engraved plates. Royal octavo 9¼x5½" in publisher's original green cloth spine lettered in gilt covers decorative blind stamped. First Edition.<br /><br />In 1825 Edward Belcher accompanied Frederick William Beechey's expedition to the Pacific and Bering Strait as a surveyor. In 1836. he commanded a surveying ship on the north and west coasts of Africa and in the British seas. Belcher took up the work which Beechey had left unfinished on the Pacific coast of South America. He was on board the bomb vessel HMS Sulphur which was ordered to return to England in 1839 by the Trans-Pacific route. Belcher made various observations at a number of islands which he visited having been delayed by being dispatched to take part in the war in China in 1840. On 26 January 1841 the then Commander Belcher landed on Possession Point at the north shore Hong Kong Island and made the first British survey of Hong Kong harbor. After the war's end in 1842 he reached home and for his services was made a Knight Bachelor in the following year. He was then engaged in HMS Samarang in surveying work in the East Indies the Philippines Geomun-do Port Hamilton and other places until 1847. In 1852 Belcher led the last and largest Admiralty expedition to rescue Sir John Franklin. He was also to look for his former surveying officer in Hong Kong Richard Collinson and Robert McClure whose ships had not been seen after entering the Bering Strait. He did a great deal of sledge exploration rescued McClure and abandoned four of his five ships in the ice. He had five ships: Assistance Belcher Resolute Henry Kellett second mate George Nares the steam tenders PioneerSherard Osborn and Intrepid Leopold McClintock and the depot ship North Star William Pullen. Belcher and one tender were to enter Wellington Channel where Franklin was thought to be while Kellett was to go west to Melville Island and look for Collinson and McClure. North Star was to stay at Beechey Island as a supply base. He left the Nore in April 1850. By early winter Assistanceand Pioneer were frozen in at Northumberland Sound to the north of Wellington Channel while Resolute and Intrepid were frozen in off Melville Island Arctic—the first ships this far west since William Edward Parry in 1819. A great deal of exploration was done by man-hauled sledges. In April 1853 Leopold McClintock and others left the Resolute on sledges and returned 105 days later having covered 1400 miles and discovered Prince Patrick Island. Another party went west and discovered Robert McClure whose ship was frozen in at Mercy Bay. Belcher went north by sledge and found a channel at the northern tip of Devon Island hinting that Franklin might have used it to escape to Baffin Bay. When the ice broke up that summer he pushed his ships up Wellington Channel and became trapped again. By February 1854 Belcher was becoming increasingly worried about the safety of his ships and men. In April he ordered Kellett to abandon his ships and return by sledge to North Star. Belcher abandoned his two ships in late July. Aided by two ships that showed up at Beechey Island Phoenix and Breadalbane the whole party returned to England. Belcher went through a court martial which was automatic for any captain who had lost a ship. He was exonerated but his sword was returned to him 'without observation'. He never again received an active command. Curiously Resolute broke free of the ice and drifted all the way to Davis Strait where it was picked up by an American whaler.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Some staining and wear to covers spines a bit faded ends chipped and worn rear joint of Vol. I with chipping and loss; hinges repaired at endpapers some light foxing and occasional mostly marginal damp staining within the three folding maps which should be loose in a pocket not present; overall good uncommon in the original cloth. Henry Colburn hardcover books
Bookseller reference : E0148
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Belcher Edward 1799 1877
The Last of the Arctic Voyages being a Narrative of the Expedition in H.M.S. Assistance Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher DB in Search of Sir John Franklin During the Years 1852-53-35 with Notes on the Natural History
xx383 pages with hand colored frontispiece 3 maps in pockets plates many colored; vii41923 ad pages with color frontispiece and plates some colored. Small quarto 10 1/2" x 6 3/4" bound in original publisher's pictorial brown cloth with blind-stamped cover with gilt pictorial in gilt. Notes on the Natural History by John Richardson. Abbey Travel 645; Arctic Bibliography 1241; Books on Ice 5.8a; Hill 106; Sabin 4389; TPL 3409 First edition.<br /><br />Belcher's five-ship 1852-54 expedition in search of Franklin would be the last official British attempt. On the HMS Assistance Belcher successfully navigated through the Wellington Channel but beset by ice was unable to return to Lancaster Sound and was forced to abandon the ship. This account of the expedition also includes several essays on the natural history of the region by Richardson Owen Bell Salter and Reeve.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Minor wear re-backed with parts of original back-strips laid down; minor foxing short separations at folds to the largest map; inked stamps on title pages Edinger bookplates else a good set internally very good. Lovell Reeve hardcover books
Bookseller reference : E0558
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BELGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Grande Fete Venitienne au Parc de 6 a 11 heurs du soir en faveur de l'expedition de la Belgica. 1897 Jeudi 12 Aout 1897
Antwerp Ratinckx Freres 1897. . 4to 24 x 18.8 cm 4-page programme programme of events printed in French and Flemish tinted lithographed pictorial cover by R. Mols depicting the Belgica at anchor. . Programme for a grand fund-raising event including gymnastic displays fireworks a lantern parade and "explosion de mines" staged just four days before the Belgica sailed from Antwerp for the Antarctic. Antwerp, Ratinckx Freres, 1897. unknown
Bookseller reference : 95302
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Bell CF. Moberly C. F.
From Pharaoh to Fellah
London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. 1888 First edition in hardcover. Illustrated by Georges Montbard engraved by Charles Barbant. Gilt lettering to front board and spine red cloth. Light lean and minor sunning to spine one corner bumped some offsetting to endpapers name and address on front endpaper. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. LR2-6. Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 251531
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Bellec Francois
Unknown Lands The Log Book of the Great Explorers
New York: Overlook Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 1585672017 . DJ has light edge wear 1/2" tear on back top corner. ; A bright solid book dustjacket in Mylar unclipped decorative endpapers ; B&W and Colour Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 216 pages; "This remarkable and beautiful book documents the period of exploration and enlightenment when the Old World began to open its mind to the wonders and mysteries of the New World. Five centuries of eyewitness accounts drawings and notes taken straight from the log books of such famous explorers as Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan Vasco de Gama James Cook and many others who names have been lost appear in these glowing pages. For the sake of gold and God these explorers ventured into the Sea of Darkness feared for centuries; the detailed documents they compiled are a remarkable testament to their journeys and discoveries.Fran�ois Bellec a world famous expert in the field of maritime exploration and history has assembled a unique document filled with extraordinary maps drawn by the explorers and their cartographers; fabulous depictions of newly encountered plants animals and native people; and detailed illustrations of the adventurers' own vessels and instruments as well as the boats and instruments of technology that they encountered. Bellec's seamless text and stunning images magnificently convey the sense of wonder and excitement that new sights and experiences inspire. Unknown Lands is a visually stunning book and a historical record of the great discoveries that challenged and changed the understanding of European culture. " . Overlook Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17073 ISBN : 1585672017 9781585672011
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BEN MAHMOUD Feriel
Les Bat'd'Af. La légende des mauvais garçons
2005 Editions Mengès, 2005 - In-8 cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur - Nombreuses illustrations dans l'ouvrage - 190 pages
Bookseller reference : 92948
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Benoist-méchin
Un printemps arabe
Editions Albin Michel 1959 in8. 1959. Broché.
Bookseller reference : 100116769
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BEN ARIEH Yehoshua
THE REDISCOVERY OF THE HOLY LAND IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
Jerusalem & Detroit: Magnes Press/Hebrew University/Israel Exploration Society/ Wayne State University Press 1979. Terra cotta boards pictorial endpapers. 266 2 pp. Numerous text illustrations. Fine copy. Black dust jacket lightly rubbed; upper portion of rear flap clipped out; illustration on rear panel once clipped out now reattached; but for the mutilations the jacket is VG spine and front panel perfectly respectable in appearance. "The aim of this essay is twofold: to tell the story of the exploration of the Holy Land in the 19th century and to create the basis for a further study of the historical geography of Israel in modern times.". Hardcover. Fine/Good. Tall octavo. Magnes Press/Hebrew University/Israel Exploration Society/ Wayne State University Press
Bookseller reference : 8558
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Benedict Allen
Into the Abyss
Faber & Faber 2007. Later Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches. 288 pages. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Exploration; Arctic & Antarctic. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780571223954. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: RB14400. . 9780571223954 Faber & Faber paperback
Bookseller reference : RB14400 ISBN : 0571223958 9780571223954
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Benham William Blaxland Shoppee Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Polychaeta 1921 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 1921. 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
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Benham William Blaxland Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Polychaeta 1921 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 1921. 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 156. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover
Bookseller reference : LB1111005749733
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Benham William Blaxland Shoppee Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Polychaeta 1921 Hardcover
2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Pages 166. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1921. 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 : 1111005247132
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Benham William Blaxland Shoppee Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Polychaeta 1921
2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 166. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1921. 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 : PB1111005247132
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Benham William Blaxland Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Polychaeta 1921
2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 156. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1921. 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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Benham William Blaxland Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Polychaeta 1921 Hardcover
2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Pages 156. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1921. 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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Benjamin Isitt.
From Victoria to Vladivostok: Canada's Siberian Expedition 1917-19
Vancouver BC: University of British Columbia Press. 2010 First printing in trade paperback. 298 pp. Maps illustrations appendices notes bibliography index. Fine. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. BW4-3. University of British Columbia Press. paperback
Bookseller reference : 247377 ISBN : 0774818026 9780774818025
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Bent James Theodore
Aegean Islands; the Cyclades or; Life among the Insular Greeks; including An Introduction to Cycladic Archaeology and Folklore Bibliography Appendices and Index
Argonaut. 1966. Enlarged edition. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket; Hardcover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; New and Enlarged Edition; including An Introduction to Cycladic Archaeology and Folklore Bibliography Appendices and Index; Al.N. Oikonomides. 592 pp. bound in grey cloth; illustrated with black & white photos 8 maps. Bright crisp tight book. No names or markings. In price-clipped jacket with moderate rubbing on folds; shallow chipping at spine ends. Protected in new clear sleeve. . Argonaut hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30491
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Beriot (Agnès).
GRANDS VOILIERS AUTOUR DU MONDE. LES VOYAGES SCIENTIFIQUES 1760-1850.
P., Editions du Pont Royal, 1962. In-4 carré reliure pleine toile sous jaquette, 295 pages, nb illustrations noir et couleurs in-txt. Adhésif sur la jaquette.
Bookseller reference : 5419
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Berrier Denizet
Hauts lieux d'Afrique; l'expédition française : Tibesti Congo Ethiopie. Bibliothèque des voyages
Amiot - Dumont 1953 in8. 1953. Relié.
Bookseller reference : 100114076
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BERNIER FRANÇOIS.
Istoria dell’ultima rivolvuzione delli stati del Gran Mogor, con awenimenti particolari nelle guerre de cinque anni, e racconto delle grandezze dell’Indostan.
Milan, Recaldini, 1675. 2 parties reliées en un in-12 (140x70 mm), plein vélin époque, 6ff.n.c.-336 pp. Première édition Italienne. Petit trou de vers dans la reliure. First edition in Italian, 2 parts in on volume 12mo (140x70mm), contemporary vellum, binding slightly stained and rubbed.
Bookseller reference : P1-4D-6
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BERNARD, Augustin et LACROIX, N[apoléon].
La Pénétration saharienne (1830-1906).
Alger, Imprimerie algérienne, 1906. Grd In-8 - 16x24,5 cm. Broché sous couverture crème illustrée sur le premier plat d'un décor de motifs orientaux à entrelacs, fleurs et rinceaux en couleurs vives, en encadrement du titre, des noms des auteurs, date et lieu d'édition, etc. imprimés en noir sur fond jaune pâle. X-195 pp. Exemplaire bien complet de sa planche dépliante en couleurs in fine, représentant en 6 cartes les progrès de la pénétration saharienne des Français (1830, 1852, 1864, 1881, 1900, 1906). Ouvrage publié à l'occasion de l'Exposition coloniale de Marseille, sous la houlette du Gouvernement général de l'Algérie (Service des Affaires indigènes). Les auteurs sont respectivement professeur de géographie à l'Ecole des Lettres d'Alger, chargé de cours à la Sorbonne (A. Bernard) et Chef de bataillon d'Infanterie hors cadre, Chef du Service des Affaires indigènes au Gouvernement général de l'Algérie (N. Lacroix). Ils avaient déjà publié ensemble un "Historique de la pénétration saharienne" en 1900.
Bookseller reference : 1481
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Bergounioux
Origine et destin de la vie
Édition ouvrières 1961 351 pages in8. 1961. Relié. 351 pages.
Bookseller reference : 234877
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Bergen Manga
Une introduction à un voyage en Casamance : Enampor un village de riziculteurs en Casamance au Sénégal
Editions L'Harmattan 2000 296 pages 14x21x2cm. 2000. Broché. 296 pages. illustrations en noir et blanc
Bookseller reference : 100089333
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BERNIER (François)
Voyages de François Bernier Docteur en Médecine de la Faculté de Montpellier. Contenant la Description des Etats du Grand Mogol, de l'Hindoustan, du Royaume de Kachemire, &c. Où il est traité des Richesses, des Forces, de la Justice & des causes principales de la décadence des Etats de l'Asie, & de plusieurs évènements considérables (.)
Amsterdam, Paul Marret, 1699. 2 tomes en 2 volumes in-12 (160x100mm) de 349 pp et 358 pp., reliure d'époque XVIIIe, demi-veau brun granité, dos à nerfs ornés de fers dorés, pièce de titres. Rare édition originale illustrée de 2 frontispices, 2 pl. hors-texte et 9 planches dépliantes hors-texte gravées dont 3 cartes. François Bernier (1620-1688), médecin et philosophe, disciple de Pierre Gassendi, occupe une place particulière parmi les Européens qui font le voyage vers la Perse et l’Inde au milieu du XVIIe siècle. Ni marchand ni missionnaire, ni militaire ni diplomate, François Bernier voyage par "désir de voir le monde". Et c’est presque par hasard qu’il débarque à Sourate, alors premier port de la côte occidentale de l’Inde, fin 1658 ou début 1659. Bernier va séjourner presque dix ans en Inde où, engagé comme médecin auprès d’un haut fonctionnaire de la cour moghole, il devient un témoin privilégié de la vie politique indienne. Bernier explore une partie du sous-continent indien ; quittant Delhi et Agra il descend le Gange jusqu’à son delta, visite Golconde et le Cachemire. Esprit curieux et critique, il observe avec attention, s’informe et ausculte les pratiques politiques, sociales et religieuses de la société indienne de cette époque. Il est joint une lettre imprimée de Madame de Lenclos à Monsieur de St Evremond, avec la réponse de ce dernier ou il relate une piquante anecdote lors de sa rencontre avec Bernier en le surnommant le "Joli philosophe", surnom qui devait d'ailleurs lui rester. Bon exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : P1-3K-1
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Bergaust Erik
THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS IN SPACE
New York: Macmillan. Good with no dust jacket; Ex. Library Book. 1964. Hardback. 272 pages . Macmillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 85411
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Berger, A. [Arthur]
In Afrikas Wildkammern als Forscher und Jäger.
Berlin, Paul Parey, 1910. XVI, 431 S. Mit 40 Taf. u. 240 Textabb. nach Originalaufnahmen sowie 1 Übersichtskte. (Ca. 24,5 x 17,5 cm). OLn. mit VDeckel-Illustr.
Bookseller reference : 66591
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Bergin Tom
IN THE STEPS OF BURKE & WILLS
Sydney: ABC. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hard Cover. 139pp; illustrations previous owner's inscription to front endpaper; 235 x 160mm . ABC hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6802
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Bergreen Laurence
Columbus: The Four Voyages
New York et al.: Viking 2011. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pale green boards with gilt monogram & device dark green spine with gilt titles xix 423 1 pp 8 ff color plates 16 ff b & w plates 7 maps notes bibliography index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Laurence Bergreen's energetic and bracing new biography of Christopher Columbus--startlingly the first complete portrait in over half a century--takes the full measure of the explorer's remarkable career. . Drawing on eyewitness reports Columbus's personal logbooks and the passionate letters he sent to his Spanish patrons Ferdinand and Isabella Bergreen digs deep into Columbus's overwrought psyche to explain both his great achievements and his devastating failures." Shipping weight 3 lbs. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm. Viking Hardcover
Bookseller reference : EXNW00006 ISBN : 0670023019 9780670023011
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Bergreen Laurence
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
<p>Text is clean & unmarked. Sound binding. Mild to moderate shelf wear with slight bumping of corners.</p> Perennial / HarperCollins paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio2389 ISBN : 006093638X 9780060936389
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Berlepsch, H. v
Fotoalbum einer vogelkundlichen Expedition von Hans von Berlepsch.
Ca. 1910. Quer 8°. 24 Orig. Fotografien und 4 Beigaben. Pappalbum der Zeit mit Kordelheftung.
Bookseller reference : 5059A
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Bermann, Richard A
Das Urwaldschiff
Berlin, Volksverband der Bücherfreunde Wegweiser-Verlag, 1927. Ein Buch vom Amazonenstrom - mit acht farbigen Bildern nach Aquarellen von Franz Heckendorf - EA., OHLdr. m. Goldprägung, 254 S.
Bookseller reference : 6570
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Bernacchi Louis C.
The Saga of the Discovery
London : Blackie 1938 . First Edition . VG/G . 8VO . The story of Scott's ship. Illustrated with black and white photos folding maps. Light wear to book jacket quite worn with some losses at extremities. Blackie unknown
Bookseller reference : 25954
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Bernacchi Louis. Introduction By DWH. Walton D. W.
To the South Polar Regions. Expedition of 1898-1900
Denton Harleston Norfolk: Bluntisham Books and the Erskine Press. 1991 Limited edition reprint in hardcover without dust jacket as issued. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. 348 pp. Maps and illustrations including fold-out one fold-out colour map glossary index. Some very light blue staining on foredge most likely from dye to boards otherwise Fine. Book. Bluntisham Books and the Erskine Press. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31969 ISBN : 1852970359 9781852970352
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