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TAYLOR Nancy M.;
Early Travellers in New Zealand
Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1959 First edition. . original cloth gilt spine title lettering library withdrawal stamp on title page but no other library markings interior clean and unmarked cover unmarked with minor wear overall very good sound copy. . 8vo 22 x 14 cm; xxx ii 594 pp 5 maps as called for including folding glossary of plants and birds bibliography index. . A detailed and scholarly work covering each explorer/traveller with separate chapters including Colenso Selwyn Charles Abraham John Johnson Heaphy Brunner Thomson Percy Smith A. J. Barrington Herbert Meade and others. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1959, First edition. hardcover
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DUNMORE John translated and edited;
The Pacific Journals of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville 1767-1768
London The Hakluyt Society 2002 First edition in English. . original pictorial gilt cloth gilt spine title lettering dj fine and clean unused. . large 8vo 25 x 18 cm; lxxvii 322 pp plates maps including endpaper maps showing route bibliog index. . Bougainville sailed through the Pacific stopping at Tahiti through the Samoan Islands to Vanuatu to the Australian Great Barrier Reef north to New Guinea Solomon Islands making a number of discoveries including the island named after him continuing home via the Dutch East Indies and Indian Ocean. His voyage lead to many other French expeditions. He discovered the bougainvillea flower. His journal was first published in 1977 in French and this is the first edition in English. A 70 page introduction provides an excellent historical perspective. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, The Hakluyt Society, 2002, First edition in English. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J13409
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SOTHEBY'S ;
The Longueville Collection of Voyages and Travels to Australia and the South Seas
Sotheby's 1993 First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps title lettering on spine and cover fine and clean with the loose leaf of prices realized and with the loose prospectus for the sale including colored illustrations. . 4to 27 x 21 cm; 159 xiii pp many illustrations including colored including many full-page maps bibliography index. . A beautifully illustrated Sotheby's sale of books on Australia and Pacific from a collection amassed over many years describing 278 items in detail very well-illustrated sale held in London 25 June 1993. A very useful reference covering a period of 400 years of exploration beginning with the first publication of Rotz's great atlas from 1542 and including Pacific voyages and discovery the first fleet and settlement of Australia first fleet association copies coastal surveying of Australia inland exploration etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. , Sotheby's, 1993, First edition. paperback
Bookseller reference : J13370
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ROBERTSON James Alexander;
Bibliography of the Philippine Islands Printed and Manuscript; Preceded by a Descriptive Account of the most important Archives and Collections containing Philippina
New York Cleveland Kraus; The Arthur H. Clark Company 1970 1908 reprint of the scarce first edition which was printed in only 150 copies. . original red cloth gilt spine title lettering fine clean and unmarked. . 8vo 23.5 x 16 cm; 437 pp indexes. . Besterman 4786. Includes detailed descriptions of over 4000 books pamphlets manuscripts covering all aspects of the Philippine Islands. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Cleveland, Kraus; The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1970 [1908], reprint of the scarce first edition which was printed in o hardcover
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ROWAN Mrs Ellis;
A Flower-Hunter in Queensland & New Zealand
London John Murray 1898 First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth gilt lettering some light cover staining slight foxing on some leaves interior is clean and fine very good sound cover. . 8vo 21 x 14 cm; xv 272 pp frontis double page colored chromolithograph of the Queensland flowering cotton tree 15 other plates one illus folding colored map. . Rowan was both a fine botanical and wildlife artist and an explorer acclaimed internationally for her wildflower paintings. "Flower Hunter is a book of travel and adventure the type of book then fashionable because the world knew less of its far places than it does today. . . Ellis knew how to hold her audience her breathless adventures are tinged with fantasy. . ." Hazzard in Australia's Brilliant Daughter. This is Rowan's only book on her travels based on two journeys to Queensland in northern Australia and to New Zealand. Most of the plates in the book are from her paintings. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, John Murray, 1898, First edition. hardcover
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SHELFORD Robert W. C.;
A Naturalist in Borneo
New York E. P. Dutton & Company 1917 First American edition. . original blue cloth gilt title lettering on spine and cover lightly rubbed at edges small endpaper signature near fine clean and unmarked. . 8vo 22 x 14.5 cm; xxvii i 331 pp frontis portrait with tissue guard 32 plates mostly from photos tables index. . Shelford who was curator of the Sarawak Museum and with Oxford University Museum was an entomologist by training made expeditions into the interior of Borneo to study the head-hunting tribes and the natural history. The book contains detailed chapters on natural history birds insects mimicry in nature animal life of the shores natives of Borneo reptiles etc. Very nicely illustrated including of a head hunting expedition buildings in Sarawack Kuching. The work was edited from the manuscript & notes by Edward Poulton after Sheldon's early death due to a tropical disease. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1917, First American edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12842
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DEGENER Otto;
Naturalist's South Pacific Expedition: Fiji
Honolulu Paradise of the Pacific 1949 First Edition. . original decorated cloth light edge wear lightly foxed on margin of title page overall very good the interior is clean. . 8vo 24 x 15.5 cm; viii 303 pp many illustrations including full-page mostly photos a few from drawings endpaper maps. . Author was well-known botanist and includes lists of plants collected in appendix. Book describes native people social cultural cannibalism crafts etc and natural history. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Honolulu, Paradise of the Pacific, 1949, First Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J13128
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BECCARI Odoardo;
Wanderings in the Great Forests of Borneo; Travels and Researches of a Naturalist in Sarawak
London Archibald Constable & Co. 1904 First edition. . original pictorial cloth gilt spine title lettering and gilt picture on front cover top edge gilted endpaper bookplate no tears of maps near fine and clean. . 8vo 23 x 15 cm; xxiv 424 pp frontis 61 illustrations including many full-page mostly from photos 3 folding maps some drawings index. . An important book by one of the great botanical explorers and naturalists of the nineteenth century the Italian botanist spent time at Kew where he met Charles Darwin William Joseph Hooker and James Brooke the Rajah of Sarawak. The latter lead him to spending 3 years from 1865 to 1868 undertaking research in Sarawak Brunei and other islands off present-day Malaysia and New Guinea where he discovered many new species of palms and many other plants such as a phosphorescent fungus that was bright enough to read a newspaper placed by it. Beccari was in Sarawak during 1865-67 where he collected over 800 bird skins including 40 not previously discovered of unrecorded species. He describes nature the people Dyaks and their customs in some detail prior to the major impacts of the twentieth century and describes his return to Sarawak some 20 years later where he formed a botanical garden. He discovered the titan arum the plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world in Sumatra in 1878. This edition also contains the valuable and detailed appendix on the forests of Borneo which are currently being logged to extinction. The preface is by naturalist F. H. H. Guillemard who also wrote a book of his travels in the area. The later reprint does not include the maps of the original. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Archibald Constable & Co., 1904, First edition. hardcover
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WANTRUP Jonathan;
Australian Rare Books 1788-1900
Sydney Hordern House 1987 First edition. . original cloth gilt spine title lettering dj fine clean unmarked as new condition. . 8vo 25.5 x 18 cm; x 468 pp mounted colored frontis plate numerous illustrations from early sources including many title-pages reprinted endpaper maps index special index of artists and engravers. . The standard reference book includes an extensive bibliographic checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text together with a glossary of terms used in book collecting. Excellent chapters from the Founding Fathers to later explorations with an impressive chapter on the Wild Scenery of Australia: Fine Early Plate Books. The checklist includes a collation of each book with plate and map counts plus good descriptive material. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Sydney, Hordern House, [1987], First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J13101
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MOYAL Ann;
'A Bright and Savage Land'; Scientists in Colonial Australia
Sydney Collins 1986 First Edition. . original cloth spine title lettering dj not price clipped fine and clean. . 4to 28.5 x 21 cm; 192 pp colorfrontis numerous illustrations & plates many in color from orig sources bibliog index. . The author describes the work and characters of the pioneering scientists in Australia based on their letters diaries and journals who had sent home to Europe and America preserved specimens of animals flowers and rocks. Beautifully illustrated many of which are from the travelling scientists own paintings and sketches. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Sydney, Collins, 1986, First Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J13032
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ANDREWS J. R. H.;
The Southern Ark; Zoological Discovery in New Zealand 1769 - 1900
Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1986 First American Edition. . original cloth gilt title lettering on spine and front cover pictorial endpapers dj not price clipped fine and clean copy unused and unmarked. . folio 30 x 22 cm; xii 237 pp numerous illustrations and plates mostly in color from early sources detailed bibliog index. . A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi Moa Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson Forster Lear Gould Wolf Martyn Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal bird marine and insect life. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, [1986], First American Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J13029
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GUPPY H. B.;
Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific between 1896 and 1899
London Macmillan and Co. 1903-1906 First edition of each volume. . original red cloth gilt spine title lettering partly unopened spines a little faded but lettering clear cover lightly spotted light foxing on endpaper else near fine set. . 8vo 23.5 x 16 cm; 2 volumes complete xx 392; xxvi 627 pp frontis in each volume with tissue guard plates from photos and drawings other illustrations from drawings 7 maps and charts most colored some folding tables indexes. . A massive undertaking by this renowned naturalist. Volume I is on Vanua Levu Fiji with a description of its leading physical and geographical characters including volcanic hot springs magnetic rocks coral etc; volume II is on plant dispersal the latter being a detailed and pioneering study on the movement and drift of seeds and fruit in the tropics and across the Pacific. An important work and major contribution. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Macmillan and Co., 1903-1906, First edition of each volume. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12987
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HAZZARD Margaret;
Australia's Brilliant Daughter: Ellis Rowan Artist Naturalist Explorer 1848-1922
Richmond Greenhouse Publications 1984 First edition. . original cloth gilt spine title lettering dj fine and clean unmarked. . 8vo 25 x 18.5 cm; vi 160 pp color plates from Rowan's paintings many other illustrations including full-page from drawings photos bibliog index. . The biography of Australia's finest botanical and wildlife artist who contributed to many publications and whose paintings are most desirable. She collaborated with Baron von Mueller and Alice Lounsberry on three of her US botanical works. She travelled widely especially in Pacific area Ceylon etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Richmond, Greenhouse Publications, [1984], First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12908
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GLENN Rewa pseud. of Marguerite Maude Johnson;
The Botanical Explorers of New Zealand
Wellington A. H. & A. W. Reid 1950 First edition. . original cloth gilt spine title lettering small crease at upper spine small bookplate of H. A. H. Insull else near fine and clean in fair dj chipped at spine end rubbed tear not price clipped. . 8vo 22 x 14.5 cm; 176 pp colored frontis from painting other colored plate photo plates map endpapers index. . A description of the plant hunters of New Zealand biographies of exploration of a country of most unusual plants. Bagnall 472. The colored plates one being of orchids are from Margaret Johnson's fine paintings. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Wellington, A. H. & A. W. Reid, [1950], First edition. hardcover
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FORREST Captain Thomas;
A Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas from Balambangan: including An Account of Magindano Soloo and other Islands; performed in the Tartar Galley belonging to the Honourable East India Company During the Years 1774 1775 and 1776
London G. Scott 1779 First edition. . orig full tree calf rebacked with orig gilt decorated spine gilt title lettering on orig red spine leather label wear at corners & spine ends armorial bookplate of Robert Austen marbled endpapers interior clean crisp & fine with only slight foxing. 4to 29 x 24.5 cm; ii xxiii i errata 388 13 i directions pp engraved frontis portrait plus 32 engraved plates maps and charts including 20 folding. . Taylor 401. Cox i 301. Hill p. 108: 'Forrest sailed from Balembangan in the 'Tartar' a native prahu of about ten tons burden with two English officers and eighteen Malays towards the Moluccas. He pushed further east than any of his company predecessors eventually reaching Geelvink Bay in New Guinea. The voyage was one of examination and enquiry . . . the tact with which he conducted his intercourse with the natives and the amount of work done in a small boat deservedly won him credit as a navigator'. They explored the Gilolo Passage between New Guinea and the Moluccas then sailed to Mindanao examining the Sulu Archipelago Mandiolo Batchian and Waygiou and reaching the Malay peninsula A vocabulary of the Magindano tongue is added at the end of the book. There is much on the native people their customs manners activities. The book is famous for its fine engraved plates and maps. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, G. Scott, 1779, First edition. hardcover
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DIXON Captain George;
A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America Performed in the Years 1785 1786 1787 and 1788 in the King George and Queen Charlotte Captains Portlock and Dixon
London Geo. Goulding 1789 First edition. . contemporary leather backed marbled boards gilt spine title lettering joints rubbed corners worn round some light staining to about 5 plates at rear mostly marginal generally clean and unmarked very good a tall copy with wide margins. . 4to 30.5 x 23.5 cm; xxix ii errata directions leaf 360 47 pp 22 plates and maps including 6 folding maps and charts tables with the half title page often lacking. . Two ships the King George commanded by Portlock and the Queen Charlotte commanded by George Dixon visited the Falkland Islands made a long stay at Hawaii then proceeded to survey the American coast to more accurately map the coast and to establish a British presence in the region's fur trade. National Maritime Museum 140: 'Dixon discovered Queen Charlotte Island named after his ship'. Buck 35. Sabin 20364. Howes D365. Wickershaam 6574. Lada-Mocarski 43. Hill 352: 'This expedition set out to establish a trade in furs in North America. Dixon visited Hawaii three times in the course of the voyage. . .discovered Queen Charlotte Islands Port Mulgrave Norfolk Bay Dixon Entrance and Archipelago while continuing down the coast and trading with the Indians. . . Dixon's contribution to the work also includes the valuable maps. The accounts of this expedition relate to the geography ethnology and natural history of the American coast from Nootka Sound northward'. The fine plates including many views birds portrait etc. One of the detailed appendices is on the natural history encountered. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Geo. Goulding, 1789, First edition. hardcover
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HOOD Thomas H.;
Notes of a Cruise in H. M. S. 'Fawn' in the Western Pacific in the Year 1862
Edinburgh Edmonston and Douglas 1863 First edition. . original pebbled cloth gilt spine title lettering edge lightly rubbed light wear of lower corner internal hinge cracked but firm interior clean frontis with tissue guard very good complete with all plates etc as per list. . 8vo 21.5 x 15 cm; xi 298 pp 14 plates including frontis including 9 tinted lithographed plates 5 engraved plates other engraved illus folding map showing route of ship plan of ruins at Ascension appendix. . Taylor 113. Ferguson 10528. The Fawn sailed from Sydney Australia and visited Niue Samoa Tutuila Pago-Pago Upolu Apia Savail Uea Moa Fiji Kunaie Norfolk Island Pitcairn etc and provides interesting information on the peoples geography conditions customs etc. The appendix is on fossils in New Zealand treatment of females in Niue cannibalism in Fiji Tokilau etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1863, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12674
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BARRETT Charles;
Koowarra; A Naturalist's Adventures in Australia
London Oxford University Press 1939 First edition. . original cloth gilt spine title lettering very good clean copy in dj chipped at edges price clipped. . 8vo 22 x 15 cm; xii 315 pp frontis and plates from the author's photos index. . One of Australia's most popular naturalists describes his travels throughout the continent describing nature animals plants aboriginals etc with many illustrations and anecdotes. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Oxford University Press, 1939, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12617
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ALCOCK A.;
A Naturalist in Indian Seas or Four Years with the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator"
London John Murray 1902 First edition. . later green morocco-backed boards gilt spine title lettering gilt decorations on raised bands very lightly foxed on few leaves mostly marginal near fine sound copy in handsome binding. . large 8vo 23.5 x 16 cm; xxiv 328 pp photogravure frontis of the ship 98 illustrations on 58 plates folding map bibliog tables index. . Wood p. 184. Most of the book is a quality narrative of the voyage in the Indian Ocean including Laccadive Sea Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Also included is a history of the ship "Investigator" and its use in gathering information on natural history over more than a decade with the final section being on the marine biology of the Indian seas. The illustrations are of fish and other marine creatures An important study and interesting narrative. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, John Murray, 1902, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12618
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BENNETT George;
Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australia: being Observations Principally on the Animal and Vegetable Productions of New South Wales New Zealand and some of the Austral Islands
London John Van Voorst 1860 First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth gilt spine title lettering cloth faded and rear internal hinge repaired old inscription on title margin dated 1861 interior clean and near fine excellent plates. . 8vo 23 x 15.5 cm; xii 456 pp 8 fine lithographed plates 7 being hand-colored other tinted other engraved illustrations from drwgs the plates drawn by J. Wolf W. Fitch George Angas 4 are botanical others animals birds. . Ripley 26. Ferguson 6929. Wood 231: 'An interesting account of the author's observations on the flora and fauna of Australasia in which birds figure large at least half of the 23 chapters containing references to them'. The book contains an extensive chapter on the platypus which the author here calls a water mole together with a hand colored plate of same. Fitch who painted the botanical subjects was one of the most respected botanical artists of his time. Other subjects are by artists G.F. Angas Thomas Baines and Joseph Wolf each a highly respected and important natural history artist. An important contribution including marine biology ornithology bird migration plants including those with agricultural application botanic garden medicinal remedies etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, John Van Voorst, 1860, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12620
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SEMON Richard;
In the Australian Bush and on the Coast of the Coral Sea; being the Experiences and Observations of a Naturalist in Australia New Guinea and the Moluccas
London Macmillan and Co. 1899 First edition in English translated from the German. . original green cloth gilt spine title lettering top edge gilted external joints lightly rubbed first 50 leaves with light dampstain in upper margin mostly small else very good sound and solid copy. . large and thick 8vo 26 x 18 cm; xv 552 pp 86 fine illustrations from drawings mostly full-page 4 folding colored maps appendix of words index. . Wood 562: 'They form important contributions to the vertebrate zoology of the explored regions'. Originally printed in German and published over a 10 year period they are reproduced without any major changes here in English for the first time. Besides the descriptions of natural history especially birds and mammals there is much on the peoples conditions and overall narrative of his travels. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Macmillan and Co., 1899, First edition in English, translated from the German. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12619
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KIRCH Patrick Vinton;
Niuatoputapu; The Prehistory of a Polynesian Chiefdom
Seattle Burke Museum 1988 First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps title lettering on spine and cover fine clean and unmarked. . 4to 28 x 21.5 cm; ix 287 pp frontis 137 illustrations including photos maps drawings some full page 53 tables appendices detailed bibliog. . Based on the 1976 Bishop Museum Tongan expedition this work is a detailed and definitive archaeological study of Niuatoputapu prehistory. Very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Seattle, Burke Museum, [1988], First edition. paperback
Bookseller reference : J12527
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KELLY Celsus;
La Australia del Espiritu Santo; the Journal of Fray Martin de Munila and other documents relating to the Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros to the South Sea 1605-1606 and the Fransiscan Missionary Plan 1671-1627
Cambridge The Hakluyt Society 1966 First Edition. . original cloth gilt vignettes gilt spine title lettering dj's slightly faded spine else fine and clean set unmarked. . 8vo; 2 volumes xvii 270; xv 271-446 pp 16 plates maps and charts including folding 3 tables of islands discovered including 2 folding detailed bibliog index. . Pedro Fernandez de Quiros was a remarkable explorer and navigator who sailed in 1595 as chief pilot of the Spanish expedition to the Solomon Islands returning to the New Hebrides in 1605 which is the subject of this book. The author's 130 page introduction provides a useful context for the expedition and sheds much light on 17th century explorations. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Cambridge, The Hakluyt Society, 1966, First Edition. hardcover
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ROBERTSON George edited by Hugh Carrington;
The Discovery of Tahiti; a Journal of the Second Voyage of H. M. S. Dolphin Round the World. Under the Command of Captain Wallis R. N. in the Years 1766 1767 and 1768 written by her master George Robertson
London The Hakluyt Society 1948 First edition. . original blind-stamped blue cloth gilt vignette on front gilt lettering on spine a bright fine and clean copy. . 8vo 22.5 x 14 cm; lii 292 pp 6 plates including folding frontis view of HMS Dolphin in Matavai Bay Tahiti 4 maps including one folding bibliog index. . Wallis' travels in the Pacific followed Anson's and Byron's earlier voyages and included extensive exploration of the Magellan Straits and the Tuamotu Archipelago. Roberston's version of the voyage adds a different perspective and much additional information. This is the first printed version of Robertson's journal. Carrington's extensive introduction provides a useful historical point of view and gives much detail on the voyage. See Hill p. 555 for the 1955 edition. National Maritime Museum I 131: 'This journal written by the master of the Dolphin under Wallis covers the period when he joined her in the Thames in June 1766 until reaching Uea Wallis Island in the Western Pacific in 1767. Wallis' circumnavigation voyage in the Dolphin 1766-8 included visits to Tahiti and the Tuamotu Archipelago'. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1948, First edition. hardcover
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STEVENS Henry N. George F. Barwick;
New Light on the Discovery of Australia as Revealed by the Journal of Captain Don Diego de Prado Y Tovar
London Hakluyt Society 1930 First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth gilt vignettes on covers gilt spine title lettering spine lightly rubbed and lightly faded fine and clean. . 8vo 22 x 14 cm; xvi 261 pp complete with the 5 maps including 4 folding two in rear pocket 2 plates are reproduced from Prado's Relacion manuscript index. . Based on the recovery of the long-lost manuscript of Captain Don Diego de Prado Y Tovar who accompanied Pedro Fernandez de Quiros on his famous voyage of exploration in the South Seas in 1605-6 which was the most important find of virgin historical material in modern times. It provides a detailed account of the discovery of Torres Strait and north most Australia. The appendix includes copies of the original letters related to the voyage. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Hakluyt Society, 1930, First edition. hardcover
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MONCKTON Captain C. A. W.;
Taming New Guinea
New York Dodd Mead and Company 1922 first published in London. . original cloth gilt lettering on spine a little faded few margins with leaves opened carelessly very good clean copy. . 8vo 22 x 15 cm; x ii 337 pp frontis port 37 illustrations from photos foldout map index. . The author a colonial officer for many years in New Guinea writes from his experiences of the people and places with much on the native peoples. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Dodd Mead and Company, 1922, first published in London. hardcover
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ERSKINE John Elphinstone Captain R. N.;
Journal of a Cruise Among the Islands of the Western Pacific including the Feejees and Others Inhabited by the Polynesian Negro Races in her Majesty's ship Havannah
London John Murray 1853 First edition. . later cloth gilt title lettering on red leather spine label minor foxing or light stain on few leaves mostly marginal short presentation inscription to the Survey of the North Pacific & China Seas from 'the Observatory' 1853 very good copy sound. 8vo 22.5 x 15 cm; vi i errata sheet inserted loose 488 32 publisher's ads dated January 1853 pp 7 plates including 4 colored lithographed plates frontis other engraved illus large folding engraved map tables. . Abbey Travel 602. Ferguson 9436. Snow 633. Taylor 80. Hill p. 98. Good descriptions of customs society conditions bit on cannibalism etc Savage Island Manua Tutuila Upolu Samoa Vavau Lifuka Tonga Fiji New Hebrides New Caledonia Port Jackson etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, John Murray, 1853, First edition. hardcover
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O'HANLON Redmond;
Into the Heart of Borneo
New York Random House 1984 First American Edition. . original cloth-backed boards gilt spine title lettering dj bit rubbed at edge not price clipped clean fine and unused in very good dj. . 8vo 24 x 16cm; xii 192 pp maps plates bibliog. index. . The author with poet James Fenton wrote an interesting and hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains following the trails of previous naturalists. This is the author's first travel book which launched his career as a travel writer. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Random House, [1984], First American Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12231
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HONIG Pieter and Frans Verdoorn editors;
Science and Scientists in the Netherlands Indies
New York Board of the Netherlands Indies Surinam and Curacao 1945 First edition. . original pictorial cloth gilt spine title lettering endpaper signature very good interior is clean and fine. . 4to 26.5 x 18 cm; xxii ii 491 i pp frontis 134 illustrations including many full-page from old sources some double-page tables maps including folding map endpapers. . A collection of articles and extracts from older sources on the natural sciences of the former Dutch colonies a very useful reference with contributions by many eminent scientists including David Fairchild Alfred Russell Wallace Ernst Mayer H. O. Forbes and many others. All the articles are in English some produced in English for the first time covering all aspects of natural history geology rubber cultivation botany plant hunting tobacco climate agriculture forestry cinchona cultivation archaeology etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Board of the Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao, 1945, First edition. hardcover
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WOODCOCK George;
South Sea Journey
Toronto Fitzhenry & Whiteside 1976 First Edition. . original cloth with gilt title lettering dj price clipped fine clean fresh and unmarked. . 8vo 22 x 15 cm; 341 pp maps index. . Covering Samoa Tonga the Gilbert and Ellice Islands New Caledonia New Hebrides Solomon Islands and Fiji the author took the trip as a basis for a television documentary series. Engrossing and well written both personal and highly informative combining the historical background of the area with present conditions. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Toronto, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, [1976], First Edition. hardcover
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BARRETT Charles;
Isle of Mountains; Roaming Through Tasmania
London New York Melbourne Sydney Cassell & Company 1944 First edition. . original brown cloth title lettering on spine and cover pictorial endpaper spine edges rubbed interior quite clean and fine in good cover. . 8vo 22 x 15 cm; xiii 263 pp colored frontispiece plate numerous plates from photos map index`. . It has been claimed that nowhere else in the world does so much wild beauty exist in such a small area as Tasmania and the author's travels and descriptions through this land filled with mountains rivers lakes and fine coastal scenery tends to prove it. With descriptions of settlements people nature. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Cassell & Company, [1944], First edition. hardcover
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FRANCK Harry A.;
Roaming in Hawaii; A Narrative of Months of Wandering Among the Glamorous Islands that May Become Our 49th State
New York Frederick A. Stokes Company 1927 First edition. . original pictorial cloth title lettering on spine and cover small bookplate of Fred J. Rumplik near fine clean interior. . 8vo 22.5 x 15 cm; xiii 349 pp frontis with tissue guard 77 illustrations from photos on plates 6 maps including folding endpaper maps. . The author one of the most prolific travel writers of his time describes his travels through Hawaii the people conditions as they were in this very well-illustrated account. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1927, First edition. hardcover
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Jondaryan Woolshed Women's Auxiliary Queensland Australia
A COLONIAL COOKBOOK From Jondaryan Woolshed
Jondaryan Queensland: Jondaryan Woolshed Association 1988. AUS Third Edition Tan card covers with illus of a barn side-stapled 78pp. A few small B&W line drawings. The recipes in this book have been gathered from the ladies of the jondaryan district in Queensland Australia. The sketches are by Flick Thelander and the stories from pioneering days compiled by John Eggleston. This book first appeared in 1985. Over 250 recipes: Cheddar and Tuna Pie Braised Turkey with Chestnut Suffing Fruit Flummery with a chapter on Austrialn traditional recipes including Roasted wallaby and Kangaroo Jugged. No markings VG. 0.9 JM FO 48/2. 3rd. Staple Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Jondaryan Woolshed Association Paperback
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SMITH W. Ramsay;
In Southern Seas Wanderings of a Naturalist
London John Murray 1924 First edition. . original cloth title lettering on spine and cover a little faded and rubbed endpaper bookplate very good with the signature of the author on verso of the half title page. . 8vo 22 x 15 cm; xviii 297 iv ads pp 2 maps 30 illustrations on 16 plates from photos index. . The author a doctor and member of the Royal Society travelled extensively in the south Pacific east of Australia and provides much detail on New Caledonia New Hebrides and the aborigines of Australia. He provides two chapters on how he made the pictures used in the book and the difficulties a photographer had at that time. Taylor 414. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, John Murray, [1924], First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11724
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HONIG Pieter and Frans Verdoorn editors;
Science and Scientists in the Netherlands Indies
New York Board of the Netherlands Indies Surinam and Curacao 1945 First edition. . original pictorial cloth gilt spine title lettering very good interior is clean and fine. . 4to 26.5 x 18 cm; xxii ii 491 i pp frontis 134 illustrations including many full-page from old sources some double-page tables maps including folding map endpapers. . A collection of articles and extracts from older sources on the natural sciences of the former Dutch colonies a very useful reference with contributions by many eminent scientists including David Fairchild Alfred Russel Wallace Ernst Mayer H. O. Forbes and many others. All the articles are in English some produced in English for the first time covering all aspects of natural history geology rubber cultivation botany plant hunting tobacco climate agriculture forestry cinchona cultivation archaeology etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Board of the Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao, 1945, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11622
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GREEN Eda;
Borneo the Land of River and Palm
Westminster Society for the Propagation 1912 new edition expanded from first edition of 1909. . original cloth gilt title lettering on spine and cover name on endpaper very good overall and interior is clean and near fine. . 12mo 19 x 13 cm; xvi 172 pp frontis with tissue guard complete with numerous illustrations on plates from photos and drwgs 2 folding maps including one with tribes. . There is a preface by the bishop of Labuan and Sarawak and foreword by Bishop Hose. A very informative work excellent illustrations including of weaving and looms making poison dart handicrafts and charms views activities portraits etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Westminster, Society for the Propagation, 1912, new edition, expanded from first edition of 1909. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11563
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RUSSELL M.;
Polynesia; or an Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea including New Zealand
Edinburgh Oliver & Boyd 1842 First edition. . later half calf gilt title lettering on leather spine label gilt decorations on spine marbled boards minor foxing in margins of a few leaves at end else fine and clean condition in attractive binding. . 12mo 17.5 x 11.5 cm; 440 16 ads pp folding map frontis extra engraved title page with engraved view of Raiatea table index. . Taylor 82: 'Full coverage of Oceana generally'. Ferguson 4141. Hill 558: 'Important and popular text'. The purpose of the work was to study 'the actual condition of the inhabitants in regard to civilization commerce and the arts of social life'. The work includes Marquesas Hervey or Cook's Islands Tonga Fiji Navigators Islands New Hebrides Solomon Sandwich Islands Society Islands New Zealand etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1842, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11471
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Anzulovic Branimir
Heavenly Serbia : From Myth to Genocide
London/New York: New York University Press 1999. In the 1990s Serbs brought death and destruction to Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosdova and international condemnation and economic ruin on themselves. This book searches for the causes behind the brutal and futile drive for a Greater Serbia. How did the Serbs rationalize and rally support for their genecidal activity This book traces Serbia's expansionist impulses to Serbian national mythology. 233 pp. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J.We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions and all types of Academic Literature. . First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Very Good/fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardback. New York University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 028299 ISBN : 0814706711 9780814706718
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LAURIE James Stuart; F. Mueller;
Landsborough's Exploration of Australia from Carpentaria to Melbourne With Especial References to the Settlement of Available Country. . . with a Systematic Arrangement of Carpentarian Plants by F. Mueller
London Thomas Murby 1866 First British edition and first edition by Laurie. . original blind-stamped cloth gilt title lettering on cover spine faded lightly rubbed at edges interior is near fine in very good cover. . 12mo 19 x 12 cm; iv xi 123 v ads pp double page map. . When nothing had been heard from Burke by 1861 four relief expeditions were organized this one by Landsborough this one discovering suitable land for settlement in Queensland. This work based on Landsborough's log book describes the expedition with accurate observations. Mueller's description of plants found in the Gulf of Carpentaria is the first such listing. Ferguson 11330. Wantrup 175. 'This London edition is quite scarce' Wantrup Australian Rare Books p 242. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Thomas Murby, [1866], First British edition and first edition by Laurie. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11402
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DOS PASSOS John;
Easter Island Island of Enigmas
Garden City New York Doubleday & Company 1971 . . original cloth spine title lettering spine repair dj tear light wear not price clipped interior quite good and clean. . 8vo 24 x 16 cm; xi iii 150 pp illustrations mostly from photos on plates endpaper maps. . A narrative of the popular author's travels on the island with his comments on earlier travels there anthropological detective work adventures. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, 1971, . hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11357
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VILLIERS Alan;
The Coral Sea
New York & Toronto McGraw-Hill Book Company 1949 First edition. . original cloth dj chipped at edge sunned price clipped front endpaper bound upside down by publisher else near fine in good dj. . 8vo 23 x 16 cm; v 310 pp illustrations from drwgs by James Fuller maps including map endpapers showing routes of explorers in this area bibliog index. . The history of this area east of Australia in the South Pacific with an emphasis on early explorers but also some more recent history. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York & Toronto, McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1949], First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10896
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GILL William Wyatt;
Life in the Southern Isles; or Scenes in the South Pacific and New Guinea
London The Religious Tract Society 1876 First edition. . original pictorial cloth gilt title lettering on spine and cover all edges gilted internal hinge repaired bookplates removed from endpaper very good copy. . 12mo 19 x 145 cm; viii 360 pp frontis with tissue guard plates and numerous illustrations from drwgs double-page map index. . Taylor 397. The author having travelled for decades in the area describes conditions customs people society natural history etc. The chapter on New Guinea was read before the Royal Geographical Society in 1873. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, The Religious Tract Society, [1876], First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10969
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SCOTT N. C.;
A Dictionary of Sea Dayak Dyak
London School of Oriental and African Studies University of London 1956 First edition. . original cloth gilt spine title lettering spine faded note on endpaper interior clean and fine in very good cover. . 8vo 22 x 14 cm; xi 218 pp table of spelling abbreviations. . The Sea Dayaks are in Borneo Sarawak. This edition has the supplement of additional words collected by G. Bruggeman. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1956, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10677
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MALINOWSKI Branislaw;
Coral Gardens and Their Magic; A Study of the Methods of Tilling the Soil and of Agricultural Rites in the Trobiand Islands
New York American Book Company 1935 First American edition. . original blue pictorial gilt cloth gilt spine title lettering spines faded but lettering clear clean and fine set. . 8vo 24 x 16 cm; 2 volumes xxxv 500; xxxii 350 pp frontis 116 other photo illus other illustrations from drwgs map folding plans charts tables index. . A classic work by the author of the 'Sexual Life of Savages' on the Pacific Trobiand Islands volume I includes the description of gardening volume II on the language and magic of gardening with much on ethnology customs rites gardening methods etc. Taylor 407. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, American Book Company, [1935], First American edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10610
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GILL William;
Gems from the Coral Islands; Western Polynesia comprising the New Hebrides Group the Loyalty Group New Caledonia Group
Philadelphia Presbyterian Board of Publication 1855 First American edition. . original pictorial gilt and blind-stamped cloth gilt title lettering on spine and cover spine ends worn bit chipped very good clean copy. . 12m0 19.5 x 13.5 cm; vi 7 - 232 pp frontis 2 maps 12 illustrations including full-page. . Taylor 115. Hill II 433: 'Pearls of wisdom. . . description and travel'. Based on the author's travels to the islands of Mare Fate Eromanga Fortuna Aneiteum Lifu toka Uea New Caledonia Pines Tana includes descriptions of peoples on each island. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication, [1855], First American edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10826
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BENNETT George;
Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australia: being Observations Principally on the Animal and Vegetable Productions of New South Wales New Zealand and some of the Austral Islands
London John Van Voorst 1860 First edition. . later sim. leather gilt title lettering on red leather label new endpapers lightly foxed on few leaves else clean very good copy well-bound. . 8vo 23 x 15.5 cm; xii 456 pp 8 fine lithographed plates 7 being hand-colored other tinted other illustrations from drwgs the plates drawn by J. Wolf W. Fitch George Angas 4 are botanical others animals birds. . Ripley 26. Ferguson 6929. Wood 231: 'An interesting account of the author's observations on the flora and fauna of Australasia in which birds figure large at least half of the 23 chapters containing references to them'. The book contains an extensive chapter on the platypus which the auithor here calls a water mole together with a hand colored plate of same. Fitch who painted the botanical subjects was one of the most respected botanical artists of his time. Other subjects are by artists G.F. Angas Thomas Baines and Joseph Wolf each a highly respected and ijmportant natural history artist. An important contribution including marine biology ornithology bird migration plants including those with agricultural application botanic garden medicinal remedies etc. The last chapter describes overland routes from Sydney to Southampton. Included is a loose clipping from a periodical on the New Guinea Ant Eater with illustration. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, John Van Voorst, 1860, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10839
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ANDREWS J. R. H.;
The Southern Ark; Zoological Discovery in New Zealand 1769 - 1900
Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1986 First American Edition. . original cloth gilt title lettering on spine and front cover pictorial endpapers dj fine and clean copy unused. . folio 30 x 22 cm; xii 237 pp numerous illustrations and plates mostly in color detailed bibliog index. . A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi Moa Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson Forster Lear Gould Wolf Martyn Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal bird marine and insect life. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, [1986], First American Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10785
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ANDREWS J. R. H.;
The Southern Ark; Zoological Discovery in New Zealand 1769 - 1900
Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1986 First American Edition. . original cloth gilt title lettering on spine and front cover pictorial endpapers dj fine and clean copy unused. . folio 30 x 22 cm; xii 237 pp numerous illustrations and plates mostly in color detailed bibliog index. . A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi Moa Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson Forster Lear Gould Wolf Martyn Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal bird marine and insect life. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, [1986], First American Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10328
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PORTER Eliot photographs Kenneth Brower introductions by Loren Eisely and John P. Milton;
Galapagos; The Flow of Wildness
San Francisco New York London Sierra Club nd 1968 First Edition. . original cloth gilt lettering dj's short tear price clipped fine set in original gilt-stamped cloth slipcase which is lightly rubbed at corners. . folio 36 x 28 cm; 2 volumes 171; 187 pp 138 fine color plates bibliog. pictorialendpapers. . Volume one focuses on the discovery and early visitors including Herman Melville Charles Darwin Joseph Slevin and William Beebe. Volume two is based on Porter's journal as he explores these islands. A magnificent production with superb photos by Porter who is considered the premier nature photographer of the 20th century. A picture of this book is available on request by email. San Francisco, New York, London, Sierra Club, nd [1968], First Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10374
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FAIRCHILD David;
Garden Islands of the Great East; Collecting Seeds from the Philippines and Netherlands India in the Junk "Cheng Ho"
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1943 First edition first issue with the 'A' on the verso title. . original cloth silver title lettering on spine and front cover very good sound copy. . large 8vo 24 x 16 cm xiv 239 pp frontis well illustrated from photos pictorial endpapers index. . By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943, First edition, first issue with the 'A' on the verso title. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J9937
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