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1774Best.-Nr. 32872NY: James Rivington. Good with no dust jacket. 1774. Hardcover. 18th Century; Maritime; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 2 17 1 4 2 260p pages; A New Voyage Round The World In The Years 1768 1769 1770 And 1771; Undertaken by Order of his present Majesty performed by Captain James Cooke In the Ship Endeavour Drawn up from his own Journal and form the Papers of Joseph Banks Vol I of 2. Contemp leather. Covers scuffed edgeworn lacking eps and both plates though small part of folding map is present. Foxed some stains. Upper blank margin of 2nd leaf roughly removed list of subscribers losses to printed area of pp67-68 amounting to a dozen words the normal tears to printed area of a few dozen leaves pencil sketches to rear flyleaf and inside of rear cover. Various old ink markings to title page. JCB Annuel Report for 1931 pp. 12-15; Sabin 30936; Evans 13324 Mitchell Library Cook 656; Holmes 9. 2 . Withal a rare and important American edition of Cook's first voyage. Rivington pirated this American edition to undercut the price of the London First Edition in the American market. . James Rivington hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 481268Peking : Science Press 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 114 p. : chiefly ill. ports. ; 30 cm. Notes; Translation of Chu-mu-lang-ma fêng ti chü. Subjects; Everest Mount China and Nepal Pictorial works. Tibet Autonomous Region China Pictorial works. Peking : Science Press hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 102285Peking: Science Press 1974. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st Edition. unpaginated. Quarto in original gilt letterd beige cloth endpaper maps and dust jacket with colour and b&w illustrations from photos. Boards slightly bowed. good to very good Neate C43. Account of the Tibet Scientific Expedition of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1974 Science Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1019582618.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1872Best.-Nr. R3304Québec: The « Gazette » 1872 "By a volunteer upon that Expedition". Transcribed and edited from the "volunteer's" manuscript notes but never before published. Light foxing on last pages. Soft cover. Fine. The « Gazette » paperback
Best.-Nr. 98703New York, Frederik A. Stokes 1911, 210x145mm, XV - 317pages, Editor’s cloth binding. Despite top spine with very small tears, book in good condition.
1910Best.-Nr. 18538Paris Fayard 1910 in-8 pleine percale un volume, reliure pleine percale bleu-marine grand in-octavo Editeur (19 x 28 cm) à plaques spéciales Editeur à froid pour le dos et les plats, titre frappé or, décorations à froid pour le dos et les plats (dos insolé), plaque spéciale or aux armes de la ville de paris : "Prix Municipal", toutes tranches lisses, Illustré d'après les dessins de Gaston BURGGRAFF. Photographies, cartes et croquis de l'auteur in et hjors-texte en noir, 206 pages, sans date (1910) Arthème Fayard et Cie Editeur,
Best.-Nr. 13967P., Hachette, 1893 ; in-4. 2 ff.-IV-395 pp.-(1)-1 carte dépliante en couleurs. Demi-maroquin brun à coins, dos à nerfs, titre et fleurons dorés, filets dorés sur les mors et les coins, tête dorés. Bel exemplaire.
1968Best.-Nr. 100118482Berger-levrault 1968 in8. 1968. Broché.
Best.-Nr. 8060carnet d’un touriste,grand in 8 pleine toile rouge d’éditeur à décor gaufré(marguerites)passe partout.Faux-titre,titre illustré, frontispice,270 pages,tranches dorées,librairie Gedalge sans date.Illustrations hors-texte.
Best.-Nr. 7712Several dozen manuscripts in various formats incl. long folded sheets stitched pamphlets sewn volumes and letters. Japan: ca. 1853-63. A substantial group of documents revealing internal high-level debates and discussions in response to Commodore Perry’s landings and later controversies that arose as Western powers established a foothold in Japan. This is an exceptional collection filled with top-secret information on government intrigues as the Japanese state responded to aggressive foreign expansion and dissenting groups within the government urging top-to-bottom reforms. The manuscripts touch upon pivotal events in Japan’s history: –Commodore Perry’s two expeditions July 1853 & February-March 1854 and the resulting ratification of the Treaty of Shimoda. –Japanese translations of the treaties signed with the United States Russia France and the United Kingdom from 1854 to 1858. –The assassination of Ii Naosuke in March 1860 also known as the Sakuradamon Incident which precipitated a violent backlash against foreigners under the banner of Sonno joi “Honor the Emperor expel the barbarians”. –General dissatisfaction with the bakufu and efforts to reform it. –The attempted assassination of Ando Nobumasa a chief councillor during this period. –The Namamugi Incident in September 1862 when the British merchant Charles L. Richardson was killed by Satsuma domain warriors. –The bombardment of Kagoshima August 1863. Among all these materials we must highlight several examples of manuscript kengen proposals and commentaries written by aristocrats with policy advice on the difficult situations faced by the Japanese state. These offer compelling perspectives on the most pressing dilemmas of the day. While they were not composed by the decision-makers these documents are filled with the minutiae and data employed in the policy-making process. All of the items are in a fine state of preservation. â§ John McMaster “Alcock and Harris. Foreign Diplomacy in Bakumatsu Japan” Monumenta Nipponica Vol. 22 No. 3/4 1967 pp. 305-367. unknown
Best.-Nr. 7712Several dozen manuscripts in various formats incl. long folded sheets stitched pamphlets sewn volumes and letters. Japan: ca. 1853-63. A substantial group of documents revealing internal high-level debates and discussions in response to Commodore Perry’s landings and later controversies that arose as Western powers established a foothold in Japan. This is an exceptional collection filled with top-secret information on government intrigues as the Japanese state responded to aggressive foreign expansion and dissenting groups within the government urging top-to-bottom reforms. The manuscripts touch upon pivotal events in Japan’s history: –Commodore Perry’s two expeditions July 1853 & February-March 1854 and the resulting ratification of the Treaty of Shimoda. –Japanese translations of the treaties signed with the United States Russia France and the United Kingdom from 1854 to 1858. –The assassination of Ii Naosuke in March 1860 also known as the Sakuradamon Incident which precipitated a violent backlash against foreigners under the banner of Sonno joi “Honor the Emperor expel the barbarians”. –General dissatisfaction with the bakufu and efforts to reform it. –The attempted assassination of Ando Nobumasa a chief councillor during this period. –The Namamugi Incident in September 1862 when the British merchant Charles L. Richardson was killed by Satsuma domain warriors. –The bombardment of Kagoshima August 1863. Among all these materials we must highlight several examples of manuscript kengen proposals and commentaries written by aristocrats with policy advice on the difficult situations faced by the Japanese state. These offer compelling perspectives on the most pressing dilemmas of the day. While they were not composed by the decision-makers these documents are filled with the minutiae and data employed in the policy-making process. All of the items are in a fine state of preservation. â§ John McMaster “Alcock and Harris. Foreign Diplomacy in Bakumatsu Japan” Monumenta Nipponica Vol. 22 No. 3/4 1967 pp. 305-367. unknown books
1747Best.-Nr. BOOKS00585324548 pages with three folding engraved maps present southern part of South America; part of the Pacific Ocean and the track of the Centurion round the world. Octavo 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" bound in full leather with five raised spine bands with red label to spine in gilt lettering with decorative blind-stamped ruled edges. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson and published under his direction by Richard Walter M.A. Chaplain of his Majesty's Ship the Centurion in that expedition. Hill I pp 317-138. Third edition. "This is the official account of Anson's voyage. England at war with Spain in 1739 equipped eight ships under the command of George Anson to harass the Spaniards on the western coast of South America for the purpose of cutting off Spanish supplies of wealth from the Pacific area. Lord Anson who was a friend and patron of Benjamin Robins after returning from the voyage around the world in the Centurion appears to have entrusted to Robins for revision the account of the voyage which had been compiled from the journals by his chaplain Richard Walter. It is probable that Robins revised and edited the work wrote an introduction and added dissertations." Hill. Perhaps the most popular account of maritime adventure of the eighteenth century. Anson's account of harrying the Spanish of South America and the taking of the Manilla galleon with treasure with a contemporary value of $800000 and his circumnavigation has long enjoyed a distinguished place as a masterpiece in descriptive travel. Condition: Some small closed tears at the edges of the maps. Rebound in tooled leather with raised bands. Over all a very good to fine copy. John and Paul Knapton and Office of the Lord High Admiral hardcover
1747Best.-Nr. BOOKS00585324548 pages with three folding engraved maps present southern part of South America; part of the Pacific Ocean and the track of the Centurion round the world. Octavo 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" bound in full leather with five raised spine bands with red label to spine in gilt lettering with decorative blind-stamped ruled edges. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson and published under his direction by Richard Walter M.A. Chaplain of his Majesty's Ship the Centurion in that expedition. Hill I pp 317-138. Third edition. "This is the official account of Anson's voyage. England at war with Spain in 1739 equipped eight ships under the command of George Anson to harass the Spaniards on the western coast of South America for the purpose of cutting off Spanish supplies of wealth from the Pacific area. Lord Anson who was a friend and patron of Benjamin Robins after returning from the voyage around the world in the Centurion appears to have entrusted to Robins for revision the account of the voyage which had been compiled from the journals by his chaplain Richard Walter. It is probable that Robins revised and edited the work wrote an introduction and added dissertations." Hill. Perhaps the most popular account of maritime adventure of the eighteenth century. Anson's account of harrying the Spanish of South America and the taking of the Manilla galleon with treasure with a contemporary value of $800000 and his circumnavigation has long enjoyed a distinguished place as a masterpiece in descriptive travel. Condition: Some small closed tears at the edges of the maps. Rebound in tooled leather with raised bands. Over all a very good to fine copy. John and Paul Knapton and Office of the Lord High Admiral hardcover books
1717Best.-Nr. E01353559index pages 36 of 37 maps and copper cuts of the coasts harbor cities plants and other curiosities comprising: 14 plates 3 folding 22 maps charts or plans 14 folding. title page printed in red and black. Printed from the author's original plates inserted in the Paris edition. Lacks the frontispiece map. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7 3/4" bound in leather with raised spine bands and red label with gilt lettering. Postscript by Dr Edmund Halley and an account of the settlement commerce and riches of the Jesuits in Paraguay. Palau 94965 Sabin 25926 Nissen ZBI 1433 Hill p117 First English edition. Frézier was educated in Paris and served as lieutenant of infantry from 1702 til 1707 when he entered the engineer corps. In 1712 the government sent him to examine the condition of the Spanish colonies in America. After visiting the principal points in Peru Chili and Brazil he returned to Marseilles. He pointed out several mistakes in the "Relation" of Father Feuille and this led to a bitter controversy between the two travelers. Frézier introduced the large Chili strawberry into France. First published in France in 1714. The first edition into English is preferable to the French original "because it contains Halley's. postscript which corrects certain geographical errors made by Frézier" Hill. "The first part of this book gives an interesting account of the voyage from France around Cape Horn. The second part relates to the voyage along the coasts of Chile and Peru describing the chief towns and cities. Frézier a man of observation brought back information of considerable geographical and scientific value. Much data is included about the native inhabitants. Condition: Rebacked with original spine label laid down; lacking frontispiece map and binder's leaf free endpapers renewed intermittent foxing else a very nice copy. Jonah Bowyer hardcover
18072 vols. (479, 419p.) front. (fold. map) 6 fold. pl. (incl. plans) 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, in worn 3/4 leather
1717Best.-Nr. E01353559index pages 36 of 37 maps and copper cuts of the coasts harbor cities plants and other curiosities comprising: 14 plates 3 folding 22 maps charts or plans 14 folding. title page printed in red and black. Printed from the author's original plates inserted in the Paris edition. Lacks the frontispiece map. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7 3/4" bound in leather with raised spine bands and red label with gilt lettering. Postscript by Dr Edmund Halley and an account of the settlement commerce and riches of the Jesuits in Paraguay. Palau 94965 Sabin 25926 Nissen ZBI 1433 Hill p117 First English edition. Frézier was educated in Paris and served as lieutenant of infantry from 1702 til 1707 when he entered the engineer corps. In 1712 the government sent him to examine the condition of the Spanish colonies in America. After visiting the principal points in Peru Chili and Brazil he returned to Marseilles. He pointed out several mistakes in the "Relation" of Father Feuille and this led to a bitter controversy between the two travelers. Frézier introduced the large Chili strawberry into France. First published in France in 1714. The first edition into English is preferable to the French original "because it contains Halley's. postscript which corrects certain geographical errors made by Frézier" Hill. "The first part of this book gives an interesting account of the voyage from France around Cape Horn. The second part relates to the voyage along the coasts of Chile and Peru describing the chief towns and cities. Frézier a man of observation brought back information of considerable geographical and scientific value. Much data is included about the native inhabitants. Condition: Rebacked with original spine label laid down; lacking frontispiece map and binder's leaf free endpapers renewed intermittent foxing else a very nice copy. Jonah Bowyer hardcover books
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.
1854Best.-Nr. 191943Yokohama: c. 1854. A broadside newsletter kawaraban reporting on the return of the famous castaway Nakahama Manjiro and Perry's second visit to Japan. This example was produced in the year the Japanese isolation policy was ended and talk of foreigners especially Commodore Perry and his "black ships" was rife. Kawaraban were woodblock digests of local news events and scandals cheaply printed and distributed throughout the Edo period. On the left of this example is a short report about Nakahama Manjiro the castaway who lived in America for a decade before returning to Japan in 1851. It is accompanied by an illustration of an American sailor called "Itsuhii" carrying a gun and a compass and a sentence about how he supposedly travelled from Kanagawa to Daisha Gawara before returning to his ship. On the right is an illustration of an item sent floating towards Uraga Bay by Perry's ships with the caption "we do not know what it is". The centre of the page is taken up by an English-Japanese "dictionary" titled Amerika kotoba wakai no utsushi "American Words Translated" which purports to give the translations of common words such as "father" "fish" and "hair". However the translations are not correct: "oranhee" "kyonpo" and "romo" respectively. These words may have been misheard by the author or they may have been a satirical attempt to mock the sound of English. The historian of the English language Sogo Masaaki suggested that perhaps there is some relation to words in Malay. Single sheet 210 x 284 mm woodblock on one side only. Illustrations in text; text in Japanese. Mounted framed with Hawaiian koa wood and glazed 340 x 440 mm. Print bright two small holes on right edge light creasing and dust-soiling; small crack in frame in lower right corner: a very good copy unexamined out of frame. unknown
1939Best.-Nr. 80655Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, 1939.
1987Best.-Nr. 22780Stuttgart : Pietsch, 1987. 160 S. zahlr. Ill. (z.T. farb.), Kt. Gr. 8°. 1. Aufl. Bibl.- Einbd.
2008Best.-Nr. 35139AStuttgart, Verlag Freies Geistesleben, 2008. 8°. 274 Seiten. Mit Abbildungen und einer Kartenskizze. Original-Pappband mit Original-Umschlag. (Gutes Exemplar).
2001Best.-Nr. 79586Hamburg: G und J/RBA, 2001. 287 S., zahlr. Ill. Halbleinen, gebundene Ausgabe.
1999Best.-Nr. 201124Bielefeld : Delius Klasing, 1999. 189 S., zahlr. Abb. Kt. Pp., gebundene Ausgabe.
1991Best.-Nr. 120120Köln: Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1991. 189 S. ; 24,5 x 18 cm ; Pp. ;