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Katz, Steve
Guide to Cycling St. Louis
Cycle Write Enterprises 1994. Very Good Paperback . Paperback. Very Good. Cycle Write Enterprises Paperback
Bookseller reference : 200623-MB69 ISBN : 0963273027 9780963273024
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Katz, Welwyn Wilton
Time Ghost
171p. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Kauffman, Andrew J and Putnam, William L
The Guiding Spirit
Revelstoke British Columbia: Footprint Publishing 1986. 256 pages b/w photos six appendices index end-paper maps. Or blue cloth boards in price-clipped dust-jacket. A history of the Canadian Pacific's Swiss guides and their major contribution to mountaineering in Canada. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Footprint Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 022721 ISBN : 096916212X 9780969162124
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KAUFFMANN JEAN PAUL.
L ARCHE DES KERGUELEN
ISBN : 2738207901. FLAMMARION SUCCES DU LIVRE. 1995. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 249 pages- couverture contrepliée
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KAUFFMANN JEAN PAUL.
L ARCHE DES KERGUELEN
FLAMMARION SUCCES DU LIVRE. 1995. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 249 pages- couverture contrepliée. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Bookseller reference : R150215883
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KAUFFMANN JEAN PAUL.
L ARCHE DES KERGUELEN- VOYAGE AUX ILES DE LA DESOLATION
ISBN : 2080666215. FLAMMARION. 1993. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 249 pages- bandeau d'éditeur
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KAUFFMANN JEAN PAUL.
L ARCHE DES KERGUELEN- VOYAGE AUX ILES DE LA DESOLATION
ISBN : 2080666215. FLAMMARION. 1993. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 249 pages
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KAUFFMANN JEAN PAUL.
L ARCHE DES KERGUELEN- VOYAGE AUX ILES DE LA DESOLATION
FLAMMARION. 1993. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 249 pages- bandeau d'éditeur. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Bookseller reference : R150215881 ISBN : 2080666215
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KAUFFMANN Jean-Paul
L'Arche Des Kerguelen : Voyage Aux Îles De La Désolation
Otage pendant trois ans au Liban , l'auteur se promet s'il survit d'entreprendre ce voyage au bout du monde , non loin du Pôle Sud . Voyages . - 254 p. , 450 gr.
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KAUFFMANN Jean-Paul
L'arche des Kerguelens. Voyage aux îles de la Désolation.
Broché. 250 pages.
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KAUFFMANN, J.-P.
Remonter la Marne.
in-16, broché. Comme NEUF. [LP-10]
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Kaufman, William I
French Hotels of Character
<p>France: Imprimerie-Reliure MAME. VG-. 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Mild outer wear. Full-page B/W photo illustrations by the author of 69 French hotels described on the facing pages. Foldout table and locator map. Unpaginated. 7" tall. bx135</p> France: Imprimerie-Reliure MAME paperback
Bookseller reference : 1481bx131
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KAUL, H. K.
Travels in South Asia; A Selected and Annotated Bibliography of Guide-books and Travel Books on South Asia
4to [27 x 22 cm]; 215 pp, indexes by title, author, geography. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, a fine and clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Detailed descriptions of 1016 items, each describing the areas covered and topics. Very well indexed and organized by geographical region including India (98 regions), Burma, Ceylon, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet, etc.
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Kaur, Amarjit
Historical Dictionary of Malaysia Asian Historical Dictionaries No. 13
Metuchen N.J.: The Scarecrow Press Inc. 1993. Former library book with usual stamps stickers and other markings. Text block clean and tight with light wear to binding. 300 pp. Cloth. Very Good /No Jacket. Illus. by B&W Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 16433 ISBN : 0810826291 9780810826298
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KAWAGUCHI Ekai
Three Years in Tibet with the original Japanese Illustrations by The Shramana Ekai Kawaguchi late Rector of Gohyakurakan Monastery Japan. EXCELLENT COPY WITH THE ORIGINAL JAPANESE ILLUSTRATIONS
Theosophist Office Adyar Madras and Theosophical Publishing Society Benares and London 1909. Roy. 8vo. First English Edition with a portrait frontispiece in photogravure 10 plates one large and folding in photogravure 63 illustrations in the text and a large folding coloured map lightly spotted; one short tear without material loss in one fold; original cloth gilt gilt back mildly rubbed at joints corners lightly bruised else a remarkably bright clean copy of a very scarce work. Classic account of a journey by a Japanese monk through Tibet to Nepal between 1897-1903 and including a year's residence in the forbidden city of Lhasa disguised as a local doctor. His extraordinary narrative detailing a series of events that ought never to have occurred at all was originally published in a long series of articles written for two leading Japanese newspapers and subsequently issued in book form in Japanese by Hakubunkwan. This is the first appearance in English. ONE OF THE RAREST MODERN BOOKS ON TIBET AND A VALUABLE PRIMARY SOURCE. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF WHICH THIS IS A WELL ABOVE AVERAGE COPY. Cordier BS 4382; Yakushi K35. Theosophist Office, Adyar, Madras and Theosophical Publishing Society, Benares and London, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7691
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KAWAGUCHI, THE SHRAMANA EKAI.
Three Years in Tibet with the original Japanese Illustrations.
Madras, The Theosophist Office, Benares and London, 1909. Orig. full cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Frontispiece. XV,719 pp., many textillustr. and plates. 1 folded map.
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KAWAGUCHI, THE SHRAMANA EKAI.
Three Years in Tibet with the original Japanese Illustrations.
Madras, The Theosophist Office, Benares and London, 1909. Orig. full cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Frontispiece. XV,719 pp., many textillustr. and plates. 1 folded map.
Bookseller reference : 41620
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Kay & Pan, Anthony Jones
Living & Working Abroad In Beijing : Surving the World's Great Cities
Times Books International Singapore 2003. Medium Trade Paperback. Good ex-library. Medium Trade Paperback. 264 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Times Books International Singapore 2003. CONDITION: This book is in good ex-library condition. More specifically: Text and spine/cover marked with Library stamps in all other respects in very good condition throughout. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Cover is protected in clear self-adhesive laminate. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN: 9812323961. ISBN/EAN: 9789812323965. Inventory No: 15040243. 9789812323965 Times Books International paperback
Bookseller reference : 15040243 ISBN : 9812323961 9789812323965
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KAY ANN
POUR TOUT SAVOIR
PELICAN. 1988. In-8. Cartonné. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 239 Pages. Nombreuses photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Salissure sur le 1er plat.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Bookseller reference : RO80183845
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Kay Stevens Foote
WALKABOUT DOWN UNDER
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1944. first edition. Hardcover. Very good /good. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Signed with inscription by Foote on ffep. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean mild shelf wear. Binding tight text unmarked. DJ is GOOD ; clean not clipped. Small open tear at spine head rear has long tear with some bits lacking. Trav. Stax. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 48556
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Kay, Shirley
Land of the Emirates
Motivate Publishing 1987. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Hardcard Covers. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed copy with short inscription 1st edit An very good copy with - no spine crease - Guaranteed posting 24hrs from Cornwall ST163 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Square. Motivate Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 015310 ISBN : 1873544723 9781873544723
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Kaye, David
Shire County Guide - Lincolnshire and South Humberside
Princes Risborough: Shire 1989. Book. Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6 x 8.25"; 64 pages; illustrated card covers; fully illustrated; g/-;. Shire Paperback
Bookseller reference : 11324 ISBN : 0852639880 9780852639887
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Kaye, Evelyn
Eco Vacations: Enjoy Yourself and Save the Earth
Leonia NJ: Blue Penguin Publications 1991. Lower corner of first half of book very lightly damp stained and slightly wavy white cover very lightly smudged pencil x's on top of some pages in the organizations section. 242 pages. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue Penguin Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 003353 ISBN : 0962623113 9780962623110
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KAYE, M et GODWIN, P. - Traduit par Françoise Maillet - Illustré par J. L. Verdier
Les Maîtres de la solitude
1986 Nouvelles éditions Opta, Collection CLA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation) N°116 - 1986 - In-8, reliure toilé verte avec décor doré (comète) sur le premier plat, sous jaquette verte illustrée, signet - 458 p. - Illustré de dessin originaux de J.L. Verdier - Edition à tirage limité de 1500 exemplaires numérotés de 1 à 1500, ainsi que 30 exemplairesde collaborateurs notés HC - Exemplaire numéroté 01199/1500
Bookseller reference : 108135
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Kayle, Allan
SALVAGE OF THE BIRKENHEAD
Johannesburg South Africa: Southern Book Publishers 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 151 pp. Gray boards lettered in white on the spine; endpaper maps; illustrated with colour plates black and white photographs and diagrams. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. HMS Birkenhead was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy. She was designed as a steam frigate but was converted to a troopship before being commissioned. The Chapters are: A Tradition Is Born; Discovering a Legend; Seeking for More Knowledge; Getting Closer; Birkenhead Visited; Getting Ready to Work; A Time of Strife; The Salvage Begins; Strife Vulcan and Wine; Birkenhead Revisited; Reconstructing the Disaster; and The Third Expedition; followed by an epilogue Birkenhead Anecdotes and an appendix: HMS Birkenhead Artefact Register in Grid Sequence. Southern Book Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 225337 ISBN : 1868122603 9781868122608
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Kayton, Bruce
Radical Walking Tours of New York City.
New York Seven Stories Press 1999 paperback. Includes photos and tour maps. -- Softcover. Condition: near fine spine letters may be a little sunned. ISBN 1888363665 Seven Stories Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 40686 ISBN : 1888363665 9781888363661
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Kazami Takehide
The Himalayas: A Journey to Nepal
Tokyo & Palo Alto: Kodansha International Ltd 1968 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Sewn in pictorial card covers color frontispiece 154 pp including 100 pp of color photos and 4 pp maps. Front cover somewhat curled by undersized plastic cover which we have since refolded to fit. Shipping weight 1 lb. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No dj. 18½ X 13 cm. Kodansha International, Ltd Paperback
Bookseller reference : TREA00008
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Kazami, Takehide
The Himalayas - A Journey to Nepal
London: Ward Lock 1968. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. The author a skilled mountain climber author and cameraman combined these three talents to venture into the most remote areas of the Himalayas aided by a team of hardened Sherpa porters to capture on film the breathtaking beauty of these mountains. Kazami spent months in his quest and many of the 110 photographs are the result of days of waiting on inhospitable and dangerous vantage points for a break in the blizzards. Includes a track of the author's journey and a map of the Himalayas. C3B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ward, Lock Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007562 ISBN : 0706310861 9780706310863
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Kazami, Takehide
The Himalayas: a Journey to Nepal
154 pages, illustrated, map. eng
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Kazantzakis, Nikos
Taxidevontas: Iaponia-Kina Greek language edition
Athens: Ekdoseis El. Kazantzaki 1964. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Sixth Edition. Book is in the Greek language/alphabet. Sound binding and hinges. Pages clean lightly tanned. Cloth over boards has minor soiling light shelf wear. ; Memoir of travels in Japan and China by Greek novelist Nikos Kazantzakis 1883–1957 author of Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation. Published posthumously. ; 8.5" tall ; 413 pages. Ekdoseis El. Kazantzaki hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4780045
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KAZANTZAKI (Nikos)
Du mont Sinaï à l'île de Vénus. Carnets de voyage traduits du grec par Pierre Fridas et Gisèle PRASSINOS.
Paris, éd. Plon 1958. Bel exemplaire broché, couverture ornée d'éd., gd in-8, 371 pages.
Bookseller reference : AUB-7131
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KAZANTZAKI (Nikos).
Du Mont Sinaï à L'île de Vénus. Carnets de Voyage. Traduits du grec par Pierre Fridas et Gisèle Prassinos.
Paris, Plon, 9 avril 1958. In-8, broché, bien complet de sa jaquette illustrée, 240 pp. Bon exemplaire. Première traduction française sur papier d'édition (il n'a été tiré de cet ouvrage que 30 ex sur pur fil Lafuma).
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KAZANTZAKI (Nikos).
Du Mont Sinaï à L'île de Vénus. Carnets de Voyage. Traduits du grec par Pierre Fridas et Gisèle Prassinos.
Paris, Plon, 9 avril 1958. In-8, broché, bien complet de sa jaquette illustrée, 240 pp.
Bookseller reference : 10812
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KAZIN (A.).
Retour à Brooklyn.Préface de Marc Bernard.
Paris Calmann-Lévy 1955 In-12 de 196 pp., br., n.c.
Bookseller reference : 1504
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Kazuko A. Popplewell
The Power of Getting Away
E. E. Rankin 2003. Good. Gift inscribed and signed by author inside front cover. One heavily bumped corner and scratches on the outside of the text block. <br/> <br/> E. E. Rankin unknown
Bookseller reference : 6245-3 ISBN : 0974247502 9780974247502
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KAZUYOSHI NOMACHI
PELERINAGE 30 ans de grands reportages à travers le monde
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. 2005. In-4. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 503 pages. Nombreuses photographies en couleur, dans le texte. Couverture rempliée.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Bookseller reference : R240008369
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KD. Clark K. D.
East Anglia and Essex: Cambridgeshire Essex Norfolk Suffolk
London: Travellers Realm. Royal Automonbile Club. R A C Publishing 1981. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket as published. 4.5" x 7.5. Tourist guide to 12 motoring routes around eastern England. Some reading wear but still clean and sound. All orders processed promptly and shipped from the UK <br/> <br/> Travellers Realm. Royal Automonbile Club. R A C Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 026243 ISBN : 0862110092 9780862110093
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Kean, Captain Abram, OBE with a forward by Grenfell, Sir Wilfred KCMG O. B. K. C.
OLD AND YOUNG AHEAD: A Millionaire in Seals Being the Life History of Captain Abram Kean O.B.E
Heath Cranton Limited London 1935. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good. 1st Edition. 219 pages illustrated 15 b/w photographs including frontispiece portrait of author. Blue cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in photocopy dust jacket. Shelfware bumped some fading staining to covers pages age toned contents clean.Describes the Canadian mariner and his life of fishing and seal culling in Newfoundland. The seal trade is controversial and abhorrent to most people today but then such scruples barely existed.Captain Abram Kean born in 1855 a man with great seamanship abilities and unquestionable courage. In this autobiography Captain Kean describes his early days and introduction to the seal fishery sailing under auxiliary sail a winter aboard the WOLF and her loss in 1896 his domestic woes Bowring Brothers Sir Wilfred Grenfell cod fishery the laws of herring fishery sailing vessels employed in frozen waters Newfoundland fishery the dangers of sealing S/S NASCOPIE TERRA-NOVA AURORA etc. By 1934 Captain Kean was being congratulated for bringing home a total of one million seals during his long career since being made master. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1930s; Fishing & Hunting. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2380. . Heath Cranton Limited hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2380
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KEANE, A. H.
Central and South America. Vol. I: South America. Edited by Sir Clements Markham.
London, Edward Stanford, 1901, 20 x 14,5 cm., tela original, mapas plegados en colores, ilustraciones y láminas, XXII + 611 págs.
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Kearley, Wade
The People's Road On the Trail of the Newfoundland Railway
St. John's Newfoundland: Harry Cuff Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 1896338003 . 238 pp. Light edgewear. French flaps. The fascinating account of the author's experiences as he walked the 547 mile length of the abandoned Newfoundland Railway railbed from Port aux Basques to St. John's in the summer of 1993.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Harry Cuff Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : TRAV0192 ISBN : 1896338003 9781896338002
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KEARNS William H & Beverley Britton
The Silent Continent
London: Victor Gollancz 1955 names to fep top corner bumped DW tear along front panel with some tape residue showing from the rear side 237pp plates DW under plastic sleeve. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Victor Gollancz hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013481
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Kearton Cherry
In the Land of the Lion
New York: National Travel Club 1929. xix 298pp index bw ills sepia pictorial endpapers. Or black cloth titled in orange. Title and frontis loose bump to top rear corner. The author looks at the animals of Africa with a definite anti-hunting stance. Includes chapters on the big five as well as antelope snakes birds apes monkeys and more. Special Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. National Travel Club Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 028312
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KEARTON (Cherry).-
L'île des manchots.
1941 Paris, Boivin, 1941, in 8° broché, VIII-183 pages ; 63 photographies hors-text ; mouillures claires, tache d'encre bleue en tête du deuxième plat, mouillure au dos.
Bookseller reference : 1867
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KEARTON Cherry
L'ile des manchots - The island of penguins -
Ouvrage illustré de 63 photographies tirées en héliogravure,Paris, Boivin 1938, 181 pp., 1 vol. in 8 br.
Bookseller reference : 2670
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KEAST, JOHN:
The Travels of PETER MUNDY: 1597-1667. Author SIGNED copy.
<p>UKslim 8vo wrapsno dw/djas issueds/back Originalauthor SIGNEDillustrated1st edn. Paperback/softback Original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/ title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB ednbut can be published at the same time as the HB ednbut paperback/softback originals are published prior to any other format in the country of originand even sometimes worldwide. NFINE. No owner inscrptnbut author's neat handwrittenblue ink signature without dedicationto title page. Brightcrispcleanglossy laminated b/w ship Sovereign of the Seas illustrated blue background with white lettering upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and minimally aged and markedfore-edge brightercleaner and unmarked; contents brighttight and near pristine.UKslim 8vo wrapsauthor SIGNEDillustrated1st edn1-120pp paginated includes an Introduction11 chapters some contemporary b/w line illustrations by Peter Mundyother contemporary b/w illus from paintingsetchings etc; plus unpaginated half-titleb/w illustrated double title page author's Prefaceand ContentsIllustrations lists/tables. "It is very unwholesome because the hills hinder the approach of the sun until nine or ten o'clock in the morning and it lies in a great marsh full of bogsfogs and other things. . ." Soin his characteristically vivid stylePeter Mundy describes the 17thC seaport of Alleppo.Son of a merchant family that settled for some years at Penryn in CornwallMundy recorded his several journeys throughout Europe and India in order that his friends might "understand somewhat of Forraigne Countries".Of particular interest to the student of Cornish history today is the account of Cornwall and the area around Penryn in the mid-1600s.In this edition John Keast has performed the valuable task of editing and revising the text without altering the essential character of the original work.For the first time Mundy's fascinating narrative is made available to the general reader. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the lighter weight of this itemfor correct shipping/Pp quotes -particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some casescost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> UK.REDRUTH,CORNWALL.DYLLANSOW,TRURAN CORNISH PUBLICATIONS,1984.
Bookseller reference : rja29018 ISBN : 0907566758 9780907566755
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KEATE (George)
RELATION DES ILES PELEW, situées dans la partie occidentale de l'océan pacifique; composée sur les journaux et les communications du Capitaine Henri Wilson, et de quelques-uns de ses officiers, qui, en août mil sept cent quatre-vingt-trois, y ont fait naufrage sur l'Antelope, paquebot de la Compagnie des Indes orientales. (tomes I-II)
A PARIS, Chez Le Jay, libraire, Maradan, libraire, 1788 0 Deux volumes in-8° (198 x 12mm), [2] ff. (faux-titre, titre), 282 pp. et [2] ff. (faux-titre, titre) 274 pp. [3] ff. (errata, approbation). Reliures en veau fauve marbré, dos à faux nerfs ornés, pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin rouge et vert, caissons fleuronnés dorés, triple filet et fleurons d'angle dorés sur les plats, filet or sur les coupes, tranches jaunes, gardes de papier caillouté (reliures époque). (dos légèrement frottés et insolés, léger frottement sur un coin, petite perte de cuir sur la coiffe supérieure du tome premier, présence d'une cerne claire sur le portrait-frontispice et sur la planche représentant Abba Thulle, la plupart des cahiers sont uniformément brunis, rares pointes brunes, erreurs de pagination sur le tome premier : 219 au lieu de 119, 106 au lieu de 206, 107 au lieu de 207). Première relation concernant ces îles situées à l'est des Philippines, dont la population fut longtemps considérée comme dangereuse. Avant le naufrage de l'Antelope sur ses côtes, les îles Pelew (ou Palaos) n'avaient jamais été approchées. Édition originale française au format in-8°, parue dans le même temps que l'édition au format in-4°. La traduction a été revue par le Comte de Mirabeau. Cette édition est ornée d'un portrait du capitaine Wilson gravé par Sophie Massard d'après Russell, d'une grande carte dépliante des îles Pelew, et de 15 planches, dont 12 dépliantes, gravées en taille-douce notamment par De Gouy, Pierre François Tardieu, Miss Kent. A la fin du tome II, un vocabulaire de la langue Pelew. Bel exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : 028062
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KEATE George
Relation des îles Pelew, situées dans la partie occidentale de l'Océan Pacifique, composée sur les journeaux et les communications du Capitaine Henri Wilson, et de ses Officiers, qui en août mil-sept-cent-quatre-vingt-trois, y ont fait naufrage sur l'Antelope, paquebot de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales
- Chez Le Jay et Maradan, A Paris 1788, in 8 (12,5x19,5cm), (4) 282pp. et (4) 274pp. (3), 2 volumes reliés. - Edition originale française in-8, parue dans le même temps que l'édition in-4. Elle est illustrée de 16 planches, dont 12 dépliantes (vues, portraits, objets) et d'une grande carte dépliante, le tout sur papier fort. Cette édition est parue la même année que l'originale anglaise, et la traduction a été revue par le Comte de Mirabeau. Reliures en pleine basane marbrée et glacée d'époque. Dos lisses ornés de 4 fleurons caissonnés. Pièces de titre en maroquin rouge, tomaisons en maroquin noir. Triple filet d'encadrement sur les plats. 2 micro coupures en tête du tome 2. Etroite fente au mors supérieur en tête du tome 1, mors inférieur fendu en tête et queue sur 4 cm. Coins émoussés, certains rognés avec manques de cuir. Ensemble frotté. Bon aspect général. L'archipel des îles Palaos est situé à l'est des Philippines, au nord de l'Indonésie, en Micronésie ; Le capitaine Georges Wilson et son équipage, au service de la Compagnie des Indes, firent naufrage sur une île proche des Palaos en 1783. L'ouvrage conte comment ils furent reçus par les indigènes et leur roi, et comment ils vécurent, jusqu'à ce que le roi leur fit construire un navire pour se rendre à Macao, tout en confiant son fils au soin du capitaine Wilson, afin que celui-ci reçut un éducation occidentale. Georges Keate, à l'aide des carnets du capitaine, a établi la narration de voyage du navire l'Antelope qui partit de Macao. L'introduction est une recherche dans la littérature de l'existence de ces îles. Le livre relate, bien évidemment, les moeurs et coutumes des habitants. A la fin du tome II, un vocabulaire de la langue Pelew. On notera avec intérêt un épisode qui montre le roi en guerre contre les habitants d'autres îles, et qui emprunta 5 hommes au capitaine pour l'accompagner à la guerre, les relations pacifiques entre les anglais et le roi tirent sûrement leur origine de ce curieux fait diplomatique. L'ouvrage connut un grand succès, certainement parce que le témoignage qu'il rendait correspondait à ce mythe du bon sauvage qui sévissait en Europe ; Paul et Virginie de Bernardin de Saint-Pierre est paru à la même date. Ex libris : Bibliothèque de C. Jameson. Au dessous chiffre en noir illisible. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
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KEATE George - WILSON Henri
Relation des Îles Pelew (Palaos) - Edition originale.
Situées dans la partie occidentale de l'Océan Pacifique; Composée sur les journaux et les communications du Capitaine Henri Wilson et de quelques-uns de ces Officiers, qui, en août 1783, y on fait naufrage sur l'Antelope, paquebot de la Compagnie des Indes orientales. Traduit de l'anglais, de George Keate (1729-1797), Ecuyer, Membre de la Société royale, et de celle des Antiquaires.2 tomes en 1 volume. Relation du naufrage au large des Iles Palau ornée d'un frontispice, d'une grande carte et de 12 planches dépliantes, dont certains renforcées ainsi que 3 portraits, soit 17 planches au total. Vocabulaire de la langue Pelew en fin d'ouvrage.L'édition originale anglaise : <i>An Account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the Western part of the Pacific Ocean</i> d'après Henry Wilson est compilé par George Keate en 1788.Edition originale de la traduction française. A Paris, chez Maradan 1793. 280 et 272 pages.Reliure demi basane fauve racinée de l'époque. Dos lisse orné et doré avec pièce de titre rouge. Tranches marbrées. Pas de rousseur. Très bon état. Format in-8°(21x13).Les Palaos, officiellement la République des Palaos (en anglais Palau) est un pays d'Océanie situé en Micronésie, à l'est des Philippines, au nord de l'Indonésie, à l'ouest des États fédérés de Micronésie et occupant l'extrémité occidentale de l'archipel des îles Carolines.
Bookseller reference : 14659
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KEATE, George (1729-1797)
RELATION DES ILES PELEW SITUEES DANS LA PARTIE OCCIDENTALES DE L'OCEAN PACIFIQUE, COMPOSEE SUR LES JOURNAUX ET LES COMMUNICATIONS DU CAPITAINE HENRI WILSON, ET DE QUELQUES UNS DE SES OFFICIERS, QUI, EN AOUT 1783, Y ONT FAIT NAUFRAGE SUR L'ANTELOPE, PAQUEBOT DE LA COMPAGNIE DES INDES ORIENTALES. Tome Ier.
Paris, LE JAY et MARADAN, 1788. In-8o, 282 p. avec rontispice et 6 gravures, sans la carte annoncée. Reliure, plein veau havane contemp., dos lisse, pièce de titre maroquin, tranches coloriées.
Bookseller reference : VO138
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Keate, George.
An Account of the Pelew Islands. A New Edition. Basel, J. J. Tourneisen, 1789.
Large 8vo. XVI, 381, (1) pp. 20th century pink cloth. Rare Basel edition of this important work on the Palau archipelago situated between New Guinea and the Philippines, which had been consciously discovered only in the late 17th century. The text is unchanged from the 1788 London first edition, but was here published without the maps and portrait plates: all library copies available for comparison are unillustrated. - Retrimmed upon rebinding; insignificant corner defects repaired with Japanese paper. An old stamp on the title page has been erased. OCLC 9354649. Cf. Brunet III, 647. Cox II, 302f.
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