HOMET, Marcel F.MareMagnum
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8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 272 pp, 31 plates from photos, numerous illustrations from drawings, bibliography, appendix. original cloth, spine title lettering, fine and clean in good dust jacket (price clipped, a little used). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his discoveries in the Amazon region in search for lost cities of sun worshippers, facing death and dangers, covering much of same ground as the legendary Colonel Fawcett. He links ancient civilizations in Brazil and Peru with those of Egypt and the middle east in a fascinating and well-illustrated account.
4to [25 x 20 cm]; [ii], xxxvi, 280, xv (index) pp, 7 engraved maps, plans and plates including 6 folding, one being fldg table, engraved vignette head-pieces and tail-pieces. contemporary full leather, gilt spine title & design, raised bands, light cover wear, few tiny holes on front joint,marbled endpapers, endpaper labels of Le Chev du Blaisel & B. Mendel, few leaves with light marginal browning, else clean crisp, near fine. This is the first edition of the account of the great French Scientific Expedition to South America to measure an arc of the meridian at the equator to determine the dimension and shape of the earth. After the scientific measurements done north of the city of Quito in Ecuador, La Condamine then journeyed down the Amazon, being the first to explore that region. His measurements stood the test of time until the advent of GPS showed that the actual equator was somewhat further south, although the original monument and museums north of Quito still advertise themselves as the actual equator. The work includes a detailed plan of the city of Quito and a large map of what is now Ecuador. Hill 169: 'the greatest geographical event of the eighteenth century as regards South America. . . to measure one exact degree of meridian to determine the dimensions and shape of the earth. . . the work occupied eight years'. Sabin 38479. Norman 1250.
1st Penguin edition. Near VG pbk. Small crease to the front cover. Pages browning. 15539. eng
1st UK edition. Very good condition hardback in a very good condition dust jacket. 402 pages, illustrated. ISBN 0333779606. 41586. eng
3rd impression. VG hbk bound in blue cloth,gilt spine lettering. Spine colouring faded.22553. eng
331p., illus. The Carnegie, the world's only sea-going non-magnetic observatory, was destroyed in a 1929 explosion in Samoa. Hardcover Good condition
258 p. Hardcover Fine condition
Oversize. 235 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
2 vols. (479, 419p.) front. (fold. map) 6 fold. pl. (incl. plans) 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, in worn 3/4 leather
Paris, Société Francaise d'Edition 1928. In-12 broché de 242 pages. Bon état
Mild dampstaining to boards. Rough spots to endpapers ; Beautiful fold-out map on japon paper at rear; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages
VG (original blue cloth, minimal wear, no dj) Octavo 270pp Illustrated. Maps at endpapers
P., 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.
70 p. Uncut and unopened. 175mm. Original faux vellum wraps, stained. Limited edition of only 275 small-paper copies. W33
pp. xv, 435. Full page photographs. Large 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Third printing. Hardbound. Very good. RELIGION BOX 3
240 p. Numerous illustrations of Eskimos, and their clothing, tools, household goods, etc. Danish text. Tall 8vo. 260 mm. Homemade buckram binding. Original photographic wraps bound in. Foreword by Knud Rasmussen. Hardbound. Very good. POLAR 2
pp. xiii, 313 + Plus numerous photographs. Map endpapers. Penciled underlings. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, gold lettered. First Edition. Akeley and his wife ransacked Africa for specimens of wild life which he had mounted in life-like tableaux for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AFRICA/1
pp. x, 294 + Plus frontis, numerous full page photographs. Title page printed in red and black. Bookseller's label. Decorative endpapers. Large 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding, spine repaired. Eleventh impression. AFRICA/2
pp. vii, 159 + Frontis and photographs. Text drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, torn top of spine and price clipped. Hardbound. First Printing. SPACE/6 / 3
pp. xxiv, (25)-538, (6) [Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis. Color folding map of Africa. 14 full page wood-engraved illustrations and many in the text. Mildly age stain. Raised and embossed bookseller's label of Antiquarian Book Store A.S. Hollowell Prop. 108 Erie St. Cleveland, O. Remnants of a Masonic library bookplate on front paste down. 8vo. 195 mm. Original publisher's cloth binding. Corners worn with loss. Spine detached. Hardbound. Good. Title continues: 'With Notes And Extracts From Mr. Richardson's Account Of The Expedition, And A Sketch Of Denham And Clapperton's Expedition, by the American Editor'. Born in Hamburg Germany, Henry Barth was one of the greatest of the European explorers of Africa. His scholarly preparation, ability to speak and write Arabic, learning African languages, and character meant that he carefully documented the details of the cultures he visited. He was among the first to comprehend the uses of oral history of peoples, and collected many. He established friendships with African rulers and scholars during his five years of travel (1850-1855). After the deaths of two European companions, he completed his travels with the aid of Africans. Afterwards, he wrote and published a five-volume account of his travels in both English and German. PAIMP 23
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
Lakeside 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
The 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
grand in-8°, 347 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, 1 carte, broche, couverture illustree à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [GE-3]