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1920rif. 501237"V. Stefansson" in black fountain pen ink on pictorial American Geographical Society letterhead Ottawa Ontario Canada July 9 1920. 8 1/2" x 11"; 1 page; very good. Together with the original typed envelope stamped and postmarked Ottawa Ont. July 9 1920 with two stamps. To Dr. William C. Thro East Northport Long Island New York "Dear Dr. Thro: If I were only in New York I should take instant advantage of your invitation to visit you on the Long Island coast but I shall be spending most of my summer in Canada with only an odd visit to the city. I shall look you up in the fall or whenever I come to be regularly in New York. I hope both you and Mrs. Thro have a delightful summer. V. Stefansson." Stefansson 1879-1962 American ethnologist/explorer/author; lived amongst the Eskimo 1906-07; Canadian/Alaskan Arctic expedition commander 1913-18; consultant to Dartmouth College's Northern Studies program 1947-62. unknown books
1790rif. E00534 of 6 volumes. Volume 1: i-ix-372 pages with 23 plates including frontispiece plate of Cook and 4 folding maps; Volume II lacking; Volume 3: 793-1184 pages with 11 plates including frontispiece of Possession Bay and 5 fold out maps; Volume IV: 1185-1546 pages with 26 plates including frontispiece of Woman Child and Man of Van Diemen's Land and 6 folding maps; Volume V: 1547-1938 pages with 30 plates including frontispiece of A View of Huaheine and 8 folding maps; Volume VI lacking. Octavo 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" bound in original full leather with red labels to spine with gilt lettering. Abridged by George William Anderson. An earlier Large folio edition by Anderson was published earlier. This edition originally issued in 80 weekly parts and also called the Large octavo edition. M K Beddie: 39 First edition of the bound edition. Captain James Cook RN was a British explorer navigator and cartographer ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. This helped bring Cook to the attention of the Admiralty and Royal Society. This notice came at a crucial moment both in his personal career and in the direction of British overseas exploration and led to his commission in 1766 as commander of HM Bark Endeavour for the first of three Pacific voyages. Cook charted many areas and recorded several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. His achievements can be attributed to a combination of seamanship superior surveying and cartographic skills courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts for example dipping into the Antarctic Circle repeatedly and exploring around the Great Barrier Reef an ability to lead men in adverse conditions and boldness both with regard to the extent of his explorations and his willingness to exceed the instructions given to him by the Admiralty. Cook was killed in Hawaii in a fight with Hawaiians during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific in 1779. Condition: Lacks volume II and VI. First signature of volume one loose inner hinges cracked some interior soiling spine ends and corners of leather rubbed some scuffing to leather else a good set. Printed for A Millar, W Law, and R Cater hardcover books
19718vo., Second Impression, with plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. Published a year after the first edition.
20188vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates, and illustrations and maps in the text; original Society binding of navy cloth, upper board blocked with sailing vessel in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hakluyt Society, Third Series, Vol. 32.
1928Paris, Société Francaise d'Edition 1928. In-12 broché de 242 pages. Bon état
2017CONTENTS:- The Start • Up the Paraguay • A Jaguar-Hunt on the Taquary • The Headwaters of the Paraguay • Up the River of Tapirs • Through the Highland Wilderness of Western Brazil • With a Mule-Train Across Nhambiquara Land • The River of Doubt • Down an Unknown River into the Equatorial Forest • To the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the Expedition • Appendices • The Work Of the Field Zoologist and Field Geographer in South America • The Outfit for Travelling in the South American Wilderness • My Letter of May 1 to General Lauro Müller • Index The Title 'Through the Brazilian Wilderness written/authored/edited by Theodore Roosevelt', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351287773 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 500 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History / World / Expeditions & Discoveries. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-
2017CONTENTS:- The Start • Up the Paraguay • A Jaguar-Hunt on the Taquary • The Headwaters of the Paraguay • Up the River of Tapirs • Through the Highland Wilderness of Western Brazil • With a Mule-Train Across Nhambiquara Land • The River of Doubt • Down an Unknown River into the Equatorial Forest • To the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the Expedition • Appendices • The Work Of the Field Zoologist and Field Geographer in South America • The Outfit for Travelling in the South American Wilderness • My Letter of May 1 to General Lauro Müller • Index The Title 'Through the Brazilian Wilderness written/authored/edited by Theodore Roosevelt', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351287780 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 500 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History / World / Expeditions & Discoveries. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-
1960220pp. + 2 plates out-of-text, 25cm., in the series "Lunds Universitets Arsskrift. N.F. Avd 1." Bd.54 Nr.5, softcover, stamp, G
190414pp., roodlinnen band met titel en versieringen in goudopdruk (verguld wapenschild van Nederland op achterplat), vergulde bladsneden, 24cm., mooie staat
1887vii + 186pp.with 22 plates (14 lithographs and 8 photographs) + 1 large folding map, original 1887-edition, 28cm., original softcover (spine bit repaired & small piece of paper detached from front wappers) well protected by a removable cover of cristal paper, text in german, pages still uncut, [off-print from the 1st part of K.Martins "Bericht ueber eine Reise nach Niederlandisch West-Indien und darauf gegrundete Studien"], good condition, A60472
1998P., Solar, 1998. In-4 relié avec jaquette,155 pp.-3 pp., abondamment illustré. Les photographies du livre proviennent toutes des plaques et films originaux ou de copies obtenues à partir des photographies de l'album de Frank Hurley, photographe de l'expédition.
LONDON, Chatto & Windus - 1975 - In-8 - Cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée - Planches de photographies NB HT - X & 373 pages - Bon exemplaire
PARIS, France-Loisirs - 1991 - In-4 - Cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs - Préface de Paul-Emile Victor - Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans le texte et HT - Cartes, index, bibliographie - 279 pages - Très bel exemplaire, comme neuf
1999As New English Original binding. Hardcover. Color ills. 4to. (30 x 22 cm). 483 p. In Ottoman script (color reprint of Müteferrika print), Turkish transcription, and English translation. Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi el-Musemma bi Hadis-i Nev" (History of the West Indies Known) as the New Hadith) which contains an account of the discovery of America, was translated from European sources by Mehmet b. Emir Hasan el-Su'udi approximately ninety years after the event and dedicated to Murad III. The writer's aim to inform monarch about the new world.
1987Very Good Very Good English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Color ills. 4to. 56, [ix] p., color ills., 116 leaves of color reprint in Ottoman script from Müteferrika. In Ottoman script (color reprint of Müteferrika print), Turkish transcription, and English translation. The text has been rendered into English by Suheyla Artemel. Contents: A Brief History of the Discovery of the New World, Geographical Description of the New World, Vegetation of the New World, The Fauna of the New World, The People of the New World, The Habits and Traditions of the People. "Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi el-Musemma bi Hadis-i Nev" (History of the West Indies Known) as the New Hadith) which contains an account of the discovery of America, was translated from European sources by Mehmet b. Emir Hasan el-Su'udi approximately ninety years after the event and dedicated to Murad III. The writer's aim to inform monarch about the new world.
1970VG (original blue cloth, minimal wear, no dj) Octavo 270pp Illustrated. Maps at endpapers
19601st Penguin edition. Near VG pbk. Small crease to the front cover. Pages browning. 15539. eng
20001st UK edition. Very good condition hardback in a very good condition dust jacket. 402 pages, illustrated. ISBN 0333779606. 41586. eng
19543rd impression. VG hbk bound in blue cloth,gilt spine lettering. Spine colouring faded.22553. eng
1999Sauber erhalten. Verlag: Auf seiner Suche nach den letzten wildlebenden Baktrischen Kamelen, einem der seltensten Tiere der Erde, unternahm John Hare Expeditionen in die mongolische Wüste Gobi sowie in die Gashun Gobi, ein entlegenes und unwirtliches Gebiet in der chinesischen Provinz Xinjiang. Hare und seinem Team ist es gelungen, weltweit das Interesse an dem vom Aussterben bedrohten Baktrischen Kamel zu wecken. Dank seinem Verhandlungsgeschick und seinen unermüdlichen Bemühungen konnte der Autor die chinesischen Behärden davon überzeugen, ein Naturreservat einzurichten, in dem die Kamele heute vor illegaler Jagd geschützt sind. Hier erzählt er die Geschichte seiner abenteuerlichen Reisen, Begegnungen und Erfahrungen, die er in dieser 'den Weite gesammelt hat. Das Buch ist ein mitreißender Bericht über Wüstenabenteuer, Naturschutz und internationale Diplomatie. ISBN 9783502152897
1991Gutes Exemplar; Einband etwas berieben. - Mit beiliegender Faltkarte. - Faksimile in Frakturschrift. - Richard Kandt (vor 1894 Richard Kantorowicz; * 17. Dezember 1867 in Posen; † 29. April 1918 in Nürnberg) war ein deutscher Arzt und Afrikaforscher. ... Zwischen 1897 und 1907 erforschte er den Nordwesten von Deutsch-Ostafrika und wurde 1906 zum Kaiserlichen Residenten der mit Verordnung vom 20. Juni 1906 und mit Wirkung vom 15. November 1907 geschaffenen Residentur Ruanda von Deutsch-Ostafrika berufen. Kandt traf im August 1907 in Ruanda ein und gründete noch im gleichen Jahr seinen Residentensitz Kigali. Im Frühjahr 1914 war er zu einem Urlaub nach Deutschland gekommen und konnte wegen des Ausbruchs des Ersten Weltkrieges im August 1914 nicht nach Ruanda zurückkehren. Bald nach Kriegsausbruch meldete er sich als Arzt und ging an die Ostfront. … Kandt ist in Ruanda noch heute eine hoch geachtete Person. In seinem Haus in Kigali ist ein Naturkundemuseum eingerichtet worden und dort wird in einem Raum auch über ihn informiert … (wiki) // „Caput Nili" - Eine empfindsame Reise zu den Quellen des Nils erschien erstmals 1904, knapp zwei Jahre nach Kandts Rückkehr aus Ruanda. Das Werk wurde ein Erfolg, die zweite Auflage folgte schnell. Als der Verfasser sein Buch Anfang 1914 für die dritte Auflage in Form von ergänzenden Anmerkungen überarbeitete, versah er seine einführenden Worte mit der Überschrift „Zur dritten Fahrt". 1919, als die vierte Auflage erscheinen sollte, weilte Kandt nicht mehr unter den Lebenden. Sein langjähriger Freund, der Afrikaforscher Franz Stuhlmann, widmete dem Gefallenen einen Nachruf, den er „Zur vierten Fahrt" überschrieb. ... (Vorwort U. Löber) // INHALT / Kapitel: Zur vierten Fahrt; Zur dritten Fahrt; Ein Wegweiser; Brief I; Sansibar und die Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Küste (Briefe II - IV); Auf der großen Karawanenstraße (Briefe V - VII); Tabora (Brief VIII); Die Ugalla-Sindi-Expedition (Briefe IX - XIII); Intermezzo (Briefe XIV - XVII); Vom Blatternlager nach Tabora (Brief XVIII); Vegetationsbilder (Brief XIX); Von Tabora nach Uschirombo (Briefe XX - XXI); Zum Alexandra-Nil (Brief XXII); Am Hofe des Königs; Ringmarsch um die Vulkane; Zur Nilquelle; Vom Tanganika zum Kiwu; Am Westufer des Kiwu; Zwischen Kiwu und Albert-Eduard-See; Am Ostufer des Kiwu; Bootsfahrten; Verzeichnis der Lichtdrucke; Kartenbeilagen: Große Karawanenstraße Bagamojo - Tabora 1:4000000 / Kiwu-See und Nilquellen 1:1000000. ISBN 3925915265
2006Lakeside Classics Series # 104.. This edition, edited by Thomas Philbrick, follows the text of the second edition published in Philadelphia by George W.Jacobs in1896. The present version corrects apparent typographical errors [and].small changes in punctuation etc. It describes an exciting and remarkable voyage taken in part to help the fast growing USA to understand better the seas that connected it to the rest of the world 390p. Illus. maps, index. The Lakeside Press Classics series was started in 1903 by Thomas E. Donnelley, [who] believed that a simple book, dignified and well designed, would be an appropriate holiday gift. Beautifully printed on fine paper in a handsome green cloth covered boards, with gilt title and decorations. Small format nice gift volume. Book
2013The Lakeside Classics Series. Edited with an introduction by Harold Augenbraum. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. During eight years of traveling across the US Southwest, he became a trader and faith healer to various Native American tribes before reconnecting with Spanish civilization in Mexico in 1536. After returning to Spain in 1537, he wrote of his adventures in " La relación of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca" published in 1542. 88p. maps, illus. index. The Lakeside Press Classics series was started in 1903 by Thomas E. Donnelley, [who] believed that a simple book, dignified and well designed, would be an appropriate holiday gift. Beautifully printed on fine paper in a handsome green cloth covered boards, with gilt title and decorations. Small format nice gift volume. Book
First and only edition, 8vo, [4], 43, [1]pp., with half-title, upper corner from E2 torn away just touching page numeral, disbound. Relating to the British raid on Rochefort in 1757.
First edition, 8vo, 61, 64-116pp., pp. 62-63 omitted in paging; despite pagination text is continuous, disbound. Relating to the British raid on Rochefort in 1757.
