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1913ref. 3113London: Smith Elder & Co. 1913. Third Edition . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue/gilt. Vol I 5vi-xxvi12-636pplfold out maps.illuscolorteg.Being the Journals of Captain R. F. Scott.Vol II 5vi-xvi32-534pfold out maps plilluscolor.Being the Reports of the journeys & the Scienfific Work Arranged by leonard Huxley with a Preface by Sir Clements R Markham Both copies clean tight with fine interior. Head and tail crimped. 6 original Sketches 18 coloured plates 260 Full-Page and smaller Illustrations from Photographs. Panoramas and Maps. Stated Third Edition after Ht page Smith, Elder & Co. hardcover
1836ref. 3145New York: Wiley & Long 1836. First Edition . Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Green boards. 3vi-xviii268p12 fold out platesillus Some browning on plates. Backstrip needs to be reglued. 3" split on baxkstrip. Early owners name ink on fep 1854. Gilt title on spine From the estate of Levi Lincoln- Lieut George Lincoln MSA Oct 4 1834 Wiley & Long hardcover
1904ref. 3165Paris: Societe Anonyme Ouvriere 1904. First Edition . Three-Quarter Leather. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Royal blue leather with marbled boards. 62-158p7illuscolordepplfacs. Owners book-plate on paste-down. Heavy book extra shipping overseas. French Text Beautiful Contemporary Binding Societe Anonyme Ouvriere hardcover
1852ref. ZB409601Washington: Hamilton printer 1852. 7 pp issued as 32d Congress 1st Session HED 19; extraction roughness at spine now in self wrappers; the surviving American members of the failed Lopez expedition against Cuba have been pardoned and released; their actions were unauthorized but Secretary of State Daniel Webster thinks something should be done to relieve their forlorn and deplorable condition. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington: Hamilton, printer, unknown
2011ref. 76957Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press 2011. 2011 First Edition. hardcover. 414pp highly decorative red boards hardback New no dustwrapper. Not all publisher's copies were supplied with dustwrapper due to a supply issue. The Japanese Antarctic Expedition 1910-12 under the leadership of army lieutenant Nobu Shirase was the first exploration of Antarctic territory by Japan. After initial scepticism about the expedition they sailed from Tokyo on 29 November 1910 in Kainan-maru a vessel only 100 feet in length. They arrived in Wellington on 8 February 1911 and three days later departed for the Antarctic. The entire trip south was dogged by poor weather and when the coast of Victoria Land was finally sighted conditions were so bad that a landing was impossible. They sailed on through the Ross Sea only to find even worse ice and soon it was impossible to go any further. Shirase ordered the crew to turn the ship northward for Australia. They arrived in Sydney on 1 May 1911 and were initially greeted with suspicion and hostility. Captain Nomura went back to Japan with the secretary to the expedition returning some five months later with provisions ships' parts and other equipment. During the following season a second attempt was made to reach an Antarctic landfall with the specific objective of exploring King Edward VII Land. At the Great Ice Barrier they met Roald Amundsen's ship From which was waiting in the Bay of Whales for the return of Amundsen's South Pole party. Seven men were landed on the Barrier and a 'Dash Patrol' journeyed southward to 80°05'S at which point adverse weather and lack of food and time forced their return. Meanwhile the ship landed another party on the coast of King Edward VII Land where an exploration of the lower slopes of the Alexandra Range was carried out. In mid-February Kainan-maru returned to Japan reaching Yokohama on 20 June 1912. The expedition had sailed some 27000 miles since leaving Japan and despite not reaching the Pole they had achieved many of their other goals. There was a tremendous reception upon their return to Tokyo. Nobu Shirase died in 1946. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press hardcover
2011ref. 76956Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press 2011. 2011 First Edition. hardcover. 414pp highly decorative red boards hardback New no dustwrapper. Not all publisher's copies were supplied with dustwrapper due to a supply issue. The Japanese Antarctic Expedition 1910-12 under the leadership of army lieutenant Nobu Shirase was the first exploration of Antarctic territory by Japan. After initial scepticism about the expedition they sailed from Tokyo on 29 November 1910 in Kainan-maru a vessel only 100 feet in length. They arrived in Wellington on 8 February 1911 and three days later departed for the Antarctic. The entire trip south was dogged by poor weather and when the coast of Victoria Land was finally sighted conditions were so bad that a landing was impossible. They sailed on through the Ross Sea only to find even worse ice and soon it was impossible to go any further. Shirase ordered the crew to turn the ship northward for Australia. They arrived in Sydney on 1 May 1911 and were initially greeted with suspicion and hostility. Captain Nomura went back to Japan with the secretary to the expedition returning some five months later with provisions ships' parts and other equipment. During the following season a second attempt was made to reach an Antarctic landfall with the specific objective of exploring King Edward VII Land. At the Great Ice Barrier they met Roald Amundsen's ship From which was waiting in the Bay of Whales for the return of Amundsen's South Pole party. Seven men were landed on the Barrier and a 'Dash Patrol' journeyed southward to 80°05'S at which point adverse weather and lack of food and time forced their return. Meanwhile the ship landed another party on the coast of King Edward VII Land where an exploration of the lower slopes of the Alexandra Range was carried out. In mid-February Kainan-maru returned to Japan reaching Yokohama on 20 June 1912. The expedition had sailed some 27000 miles since leaving Japan and despite not reaching the Pole they had achieved many of their other goals. There was a tremendous reception upon their return to Tokyo. Nobu Shirase died in 1946. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press hardcover
2011ref. 76954Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press 2011. 2011 First Edition. hardcover. 414pp highly decorative red boards hardback New no dustwrapper. Not all publisher's copies were supplied with dustwrapper due to a supply issue. The Japanese Antarctic Expedition 1910-12 under the leadership of army lieutenant Nobu Shirase was the first exploration of Antarctic territory by Japan. After initial scepticism about the expedition they sailed from Tokyo on 29 November 1910 in Kainan-maru a vessel only 100 feet in length. They arrived in Wellington on 8 February 1911 and three days later departed for the Antarctic. The entire trip south was dogged by poor weather and when the coast of Victoria Land was finally sighted conditions were so bad that a landing was impossible. They sailed on through the Ross Sea only to find even worse ice and soon it was impossible to go any further. Shirase ordered the crew to turn the ship northward for Australia. They arrived in Sydney on 1 May 1911 and were initially greeted with suspicion and hostility. Captain Nomura went back to Japan with the secretary to the expedition returning some five months later with provisions ships' parts and other equipment. During the following season a second attempt was made to reach an Antarctic landfall with the specific objective of exploring King Edward VII Land. At the Great Ice Barrier they met Roald Amundsen's ship From which was waiting in the Bay of Whales for the return of Amundsen's South Pole party. Seven men were landed on the Barrier and a 'Dash Patrol' journeyed southward to 80°05'S at which point adverse weather and lack of food and time forced their return. Meanwhile the ship landed another party on the coast of King Edward VII Land where an exploration of the lower slopes of the Alexandra Range was carried out. In mid-February Kainan-maru returned to Japan reaching Yokohama on 20 June 1912. The expedition had sailed some 27000 miles since leaving Japan and despite not reaching the Pole they had achieved many of their other goals. There was a tremendous reception upon their return to Tokyo. Nobu Shirase died in 1946. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press hardcover
2011ref. 76705Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press 2011. 2011 First Edition. hardcover. 414pp highly decorative red boards hardback corners bumped bump to base of front board VG no dustwrapper. Not all publisher's copies were supplied with dustwrapper due to a supply issue. The Japanese Antarctic Expedition 1910-12 under the leadership of army lieutenant Nobu Shirase was the first exploration of Antarctic territory by Japan. After initial scepticism about the expedition they sailed from Tokyo on 29 November 1910 in Kainan-maru a vessel only 100 feet in length. They arrived in Wellington on 8 February 1911 and three days later departed for the Antarctic. The entire trip south was dogged by poor weather and when the coast of Victoria Land was finally sighted conditions were so bad that a landing was impossible. They sailed on through the Ross Sea only to find even worse ice and soon it was impossible to go any further. Shirase ordered the crew to turn the ship northward for Australia. They arrived in Sydney on 1 May 1911 and were initially greeted with suspicion and hostility. Captain Nomura went back to Japan with the secretary to the expedition returning some five months later with provisions ships' parts and other equipment. During the following season a second attempt was made to reach an Antarctic landfall with the specific objective of exploring King Edward VII Land. At the Great Ice Barrier they met Roald Amundsen's ship From which was waiting in the Bay of Whales for the return of Amundsen's South Pole party. Seven men were landed on the Barrier and a 'Dash Patrol' journeyed southward to 80°05'S at which point adverse weather and lack of food and time forced their return. Meanwhile the ship landed another party on the coast of King Edward VII Land where an exploration of the lower slopes of the Alexandra Range was carried out. In mid-February Kainan-maru returned to Japan reaching Yokohama on 20 June 1912. The expedition had sailed some 27000 miles since leaving Japan and despite not reaching the Pole they had achieved many of their other goals. There was a tremendous reception upon their return to Tokyo. Nobu Shirase died in 1946. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press hardcover
ref. DG-52-1Fine. Signed by both Authors inscribed and personalized. Like New Book and Dust jacket in Mylar. unknown
1949ref. 20542New York: E. P. Dutton & Company. Very Good. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. A handsome and tight copy.; The island of Tierra del Fuego was once inhabited by nomadic hunting tribes. Author Lucas born on the island in 1874 spent most of his life there and thus was in a position to tell the tale of a now vanished way of life. Stated "special edition 1949". Including numerous half-tone printings. Bookseller sticker on front free endpaper from the Old Corner Bookstore in Boston which used to be a landmark right on the Freedom Trail.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxi 558 pages . 1949. E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover
ref. 56216Paris Didot 1846. 4 feuillets. 460 pages. 1 carte dépliante. 91 planches hors-texte. 215x18 Cm. Cartonnage vert de lépoque. Dos lisse. Titre doré. Coins émoussés. Plats un peu frottés. Ouvrage illustré de nombreuses vues costumes portraits etc. Histoire de la Suisse des temps anciens jusqu'au début du 19e siècle suivie de la statistique et la description de chacun des cantons suisses. Il suit une 2e partie beaucoup plus brève sur le Tyrol. Rousseurs. Paris, Didot, 1846. unknown
1625ref. ABC_46574Lisbon: Pedro Craesbeeck 1625. Not bound. Folio. With a small woodcut decorated initial opening the text. Rare Spanish propagandistic news publication emphasizing the success of the Spanish fleet against the English and Dutch during the Anglo-Spanish and Eighty Years' War discussing the heavy losses of the Anglo-Dutch fleet on their way to Cádiz in 1625. In 1624 negotiations for the marriage between Charles Prince of Wales son of King James I and the Spanish infanta Maria sister of Philip IV broke down and war broke out because the Spanish court could not accept a marriage as long as Charles refused to convert to Catholicism. In 1625 the English prepared a fleet to sail to Spain more specifically Cádiz an important trading port of the Spanish silver fleet. In October 1625 approximately 100 ships including 15 Dutch warships sailed for Cádiz. Soon the ships were plagued with difficulties especially storms. Many ships were left barely seaworthy and it caused major delays. On 1 November 1625 fleet entered the Bay of Cádiz but in the end the mission failed.The present publication can be seen as Spanish propaganda presented as "news" emphasizing their victories. While sailing to Cádiz the Anglo-Dutch fleet came in heavy weather near Dunkirk. The text describes in great detail how ships went down or how they were captured but also the drowning of many people on board. The present publication in Spanish was printed in Lisbon in 1625 still under the rule of the Spanish monarchs the Crown of Portugal was united with the Crowns of Castile and Aragon from 1580 to 1640. It is an outstanding example of the Spanish annus mirabilis praising the Spanish victories during the wars with England and the Dutch Republic.Edges frayed and slightly browned with a few spots the two leaves nearly separated at the fold some minor foxing and a small jagged tear in the second leaf with minor loss of text. Otherwise in good condition. A rare piece of news and propaganda on the successes of the Spanish fleet against the Dutch and English ships.l Ensayo de bibliografía marítima Española 2467; Palau 257848; Pohler Bibliotheca Historico-Militaris p. 246; USTC 5025988 9 copies; Wilkinson & Lorenzo eds. Iberian Books 55774; WorldCat 1 copy noting no place of publication or publishers name. Pedro Craesbeeck, unknown
1927ref. 19681Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine faded. Light chipping to spine ends. Mild browning to first and last few pages.; The early adventures of the well known explorer and American travel writer.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 354 pages . 1927. Bobbs-Merrill hardcover
1934ref. 16830New York: Burroughs Wellcome & Co. . Very Good. Hardcover. Small glue residue to front free end paper; An examination of the expeditions of various pioneers of exploration including Park Byrd Stanley Hedin Theodore Roosevelt and others and interestingly the various techniques for medicine and first aid in the field as well as at the time of publication. Printed for the Chicago's World Fair. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Beautiful silver endpapers with decorative blindstamped pattern.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages . 1934. Burroughs Wellcome & Co. hardcover
ref. DADAX15823461192005-11-01. paperback. New. 5.04x1.04x7.72. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. paperback
1929ref. 12469New York: Harcourt Brace. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Hardcover. Moderate wear and small open tears to price clipped DJ.; About the Merritt family who prospected for iron. Very nicely INSCRIBED by the author on title page with black fountain pen dated 1931.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 241 pages . 1929. Harcourt Brace hardcover
1934ref. 10186New York: Burroughs Wellcome & Co. . Very Good. Hardcover. Slight discoloration to boards.; An examination of the expeditions of various pioneers of exploration including Park Byrd Stanley Hedin Theodore Roosevelt and others and interestingly the various techniques for medicine and first aid in the field as well as at the time of publication. Published for the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition 1934. Red decorative boards with gilt lettering. Beautiful silver endpapers with blindstamped pattern.; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages . 1934. Burroughs Wellcome & Co. hardcover
1938ref. 1262London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Front hinge weakening; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 415 pages . 1938. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1880ref. 1309New York: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good. Hardcover. Some fraying to top and bottom spine. Front hinge weakening. Some fraying to rear map margin not effecting printed area. Previous owner's name to front pastedown; Rare. Numerous b&w illustrations and two maps; 8vo; 448 pages . 1880. Henry Holt and Company hardcover
2010ref. 147489Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia in association with the Friends of Mawson at the South Australian Museum 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide Friends of the State Library of South Australia in association with the Friends of Mawson at the South Australian Museum 2010 first edition. Folio xxvi pages with maps and illustrations plus a facsimile reproduction of the original typescript of the five issues in all 216 pages with a few illustrations plus a colour plate for each issue and an introductory title page new to this edition. Gilt-lettered and silver-decorated half calf and gilt-pictorial blue cloth; a fine copy. Number 76 of only 199 copies of the deluxe issue in a total edition of 999 copies: 450 copies in cloth 300 in card covers and 50 sets of unbound sheets. One copy only of each of the five issues of 'The Adelie Blizzard' was produced during Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 in April May June August and October 1913. The original - and hitherto unpublished - typescript is reproduced here complete with numerous contemporary editorial annotations. This edition has a preface by Emma McEwin great-granddaughter of Sir Douglas Mawson and an 11-page introduction by Elizabeth Leane and Mark Pharaoh. Friends of the State Library of South Australia in association with the Friends of Mawson at the South Australian Museum hardcover
1981ref. 73837Beijing: Science Publishing House 1981. First edition 10.25" x 7.5" pp. 4 xii 170; text in Chinese; 26 pages of plates 3 folding maps 2 of which are large and laid into a back pocket; original pictorial boards backed in green cloth; pen mark on upper board else fine. A report produced after the First Comprehensive Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Based on field investigations and laboratory studies the book records more than 500 hydrothermal areas and geothermal fields in Tibet systematically analyzes 169 geothermal fields and proposes an estimated total heat flow of 550000 kcal/s. It won first prize in the National Natural Science Awards in 1988 Baidu. Science Publishing House unknown
1995ref. 146579Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1995. Hardcover. Near fine. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1995 deluxe facsimile edition/ 1897. Octavo two volumes iv 86 pages with a frontispiece plus 23 plates many reproduced from original negatives or prints and three of them are here reproduced the correct way round for the first time plus a folding chart 2 folding maps and a very large folding map 1210 × 1210 mm loosely housed in a matching portfolio. Half calf and marbled papered boards; spines lightly sunned; a near-fine set. Number 15 of only 30 sets of the deluxe issue from a total edition of 300 out of print soon after publication. Winnecke was the leader of the expedition and in 'the natural order of things these journals and maps should have been published in connection with the scientific and other records of the Horn Expedition as both supplementary and complementary to them'; after a financial disagreement with W.A. Horn the organiser and backer of the venture this did not occur. The first edition appeared as South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 19 of 1896; it was reissued in this octavo format the following year. 2 items. Corkwood Press hardcover
1994ref. 146592Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1994 facsimile edition/ 1896. The facsimile was 'produced in conjunction with the Horn Expedition Commemorative Symposium held at Alice Springs to celebrate the centenary of the Horn expedition'; it was produced with financial support from the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. Quarto four volumes ii xviii 220 pages with illustrations and a map plus 11 pages of plates and a large folding map 650 × 615 mm; ii iv 432 pages with illustrations plus 28 pages of plates 1 folding 11 in colour and a corrigenda slip at page 1; vi 204 pages with illustrations plus 9 pages of plates 2 folding; and vi 200 pages with illustrations plus 20 pages of plates 6 folding 4 of them in colour. Half calf and marbled papered boards; spines lightly sunned; a few corners bumped; an excellent set. Number 15 of only 50 sets of the deluxe issue; not stated but we know the entire print run was limited to 500 sets. This copy is complete with the full complement of plates in Volume 4 ten of which are sometimes found excised from this edition 'at the request of Central Australian Aboriginal custodians as they illustrate things persons or events which according to their traditional customs may only be seen by initiated males' from the publisher's note present in these sets; it is our understanding that only sets sold at or through the Horn Expedition Commemorative Symposium held at Alice Springs in 1994 underwent this operation. The purpose of the original scientific expedition sponsored by mining magnate and philanthropist William Austin Horn and with Charles Winnecke as commander and surveyor was to examine the MacDonnell Ranges on the not unreasonable premise that 'when the rest of the Continent was submerged the elevated portions of the McDonnell sic Range existed as an island and that consequently older forms of life might be found in the more inaccessible parts'. This in fact proved not to be the case but the expedition of some fourteen weeks and 2000 miles by camel was an outstanding success. 'It was not the intention . to explore a new region . But in the pursuit of natural history the expedition split into independent groups and explored undiscovered areas thus filling in more of the blank spaces in this vast region' Feeken Feeken and Spate. 'These volumes constitute one of the most substantial contributions in nineteenth-century Australian exploration but perhaps more importantly the expedition is a landmark in anthropological history because it resulted in Baldwin Spencer meeting Frank Gillen' Mulvaney. McLaren 15098 the original edition. 4 items. Corkwood Press hardcover
1995ref. 146811Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1995. Hardcover. Near fine. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1995 facsimile edition/ 1897. Octavo two volumes iv 86 pages with a frontispiece plus 23 plates many reproduced from original negatives or prints and three of them are here reproduced the correct way round for the first time plus a folding chart 2 folding maps and a very large folding map 1210 × 1210 mm loosely housed in a matching cloth portfolio. Cloth; one corner tip slightly bumped; a near-fine set. Number 52 of only 300 sets the first 30 of which were bound in half leather. Winnecke was the leader of the expedition and in 'the natural order of things these journals and maps should have been published in connection with the scientific and other records of the Horn Expedition as both supplementary and complementary to them'; after a financial disagreement with W.A. Horn the organiser and backer of the venture this did not occur. The first edition appeared as South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 19 of 1896; it was reissued in this octavo format the following year. McLaren 16969 the original edition - not noting the very large map. 2 items. Corkwood Press hardcover
1935ref. 145162Cambridge: At the University Press 1935. First Edition. Very Good. Cambridge At the University Press 1935 first edition. Quarto xvi 422 pages with 10 maps and 52 illustrations plus 11 pages of plates from photographs. Grey buckram lettered in gilt on the spine; buckram lightly spotted possibly a minor issue with the binding material itself; edges lightly foxed or marked; minimal signs of age and handling; an excellent copy. The reports of this important expedition 1898-1899 were published in six volumes between 1901 and 1935 this being the last to appear. It includes studies of the material culture social organisation religious beliefs languages and folk tales of the peoples of the Torres Strait Islands and southern New Guinea. At the University Press unknown
