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Baukunst und Landschaft in China - eine Reise durch zwölf Provinzen (RARE! 1st press, half-leather binding from 1923) by Boerschmann, Ernst - 1923
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Baukunst und Landschaft in China - eine Reise durch zwölf Provinzen (RARE! 1st press, half-leather binding from 1923)
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- Keywords China, Architecture, Travel, Exploration, Boerschmann
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Omoo ; A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; & The Post and the Paddock: With Recollections of George IV., Sam Chiffney, and Other Turf Celebrities 1st Edition - 2 Books Bound as One
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TRAVELS IN GUIANA & ON THE ORINOCO DURING THE YEARS 1835 - 1839 ACCORDING TO HIS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
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British Guiana: Argosy. Very Good+. 1931. Second Edition. Hardcover. Clean olive green cloth has dark green titles on spine & front cover viii, 202pp. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Six full page b/w Illustrations and a large fold out map. First edition was published in 1841. Ink stamp "The Tourist Bureau Georgetown British Guiana". First edition was published in 1841. Ink stamp "The Tourist Bureau, Georgetown British Guiana". (New Guiana since 1966). South America; B/W Illustrations & Lg. Map; 202 pages .
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Travels Through Various Provinces of The Kingdom of Naples, in 1789. Translated from the German, By Anthony Aufrere, Esq. Illustrated with Engravings.
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London: London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. And W. Davies, 1795. First English Edition., 1795. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First English Language Edition. 8vo. Full calf, spine designed and lettered in gilt. Outer hinges are cracked, some wear to spine extremities and tips, very good generally. Three leaves have some damage to the lower part (pages 277 / 283 / 293), two with very slight loss of text. With 9 (of 10) plates, lacking plate II, which is a folding map of Naples. Plate VIII (seashells) is present in two copies. Overall, an internally clean and decent copy of a scarce book..
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THE POSSIBILITY OF REACHING THE NORTH POLE ASSERTED . A NEW EDITION WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING PAPERS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, AND ON A NORTHWEST PASSAGE BY COLONEL BEAUFOY
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New York: Eastburn & Co. Good+. 1818. New Edition. Hardcover. First printed in 1775 and 1776 as Probability of Reaching the North Pole Discussed, this edition of Daines Barringtons work includes the Appendix by physicist Mark Beaufoy. Later nineteeth century 3/4 leather over speckled paper cover boards. Spine with raised bands and gilt . (xiii) 14 to 187pp. Top edge gilt. Interior of text is tight and intact. Light to moderate foxing. Last 4 pages have a damp stain on bottom corner. Illustrated with map of the North Pole frontispiece and pictorial title page. Polar, Arctic; Fold out Map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 187 pages .
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Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca. From the Year 1744, to 1749. To which is prefixed, a Short Account of the Climate, Productions, Inhabitants, and Endemial Distempers, of the Island.
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Fourth edition. Printed for T. Cadell and G. Robinson. London. 1779. Octavo. Lacking half-title, xxiv, 311pp. Full calf, spine renewed, original boards showing small areas of surface wear. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering, blind tooling and leather label. Hinges reinforced. Spotting to title and prelims, and occasionally elsewhere. Circular Medical Society of London stamp to title; Unobtrusive 'Withdrawn By The Wellcome Library' to verso of title page. Neat lettering to upper margin of title page, and to verso of ffep. Cleghorn, George (1716–1789), physician. Stationed in Minorca 1736-1749. The comprehensive introduction which covers the Minorquines, festivals, witchcraft and evil, climate, agriculture, wine, minerals, the natural history of the island, lists of plants and animals, together with the native names of several species, is followed by seven chapters on epidemical diseases, plus weather and Meteorological tables.
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Omoo ; A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; & The Post and the Paddock: With Recollections of George IV., Sam Chiffney, and Other Turf Celebrities 1st Edition - 2 Books Bound as One
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London, United Kingdom: George Routledge/Piper, Stephenson & Co, 1850. Omoo, Early Edition. Brown Marbled bds with Black Leather spine and cnrs, bright Gilt title in Burgundy flag to spine, pp ix 242.. BOUND with The Post and the Paddock, Nice frontis engraving by H. Beckwith, pp vii 232. CONDITION Very nice copy with mild wear to bds, named to both title pages with partial erasure causing minor damage to titlepage of Omoo, minor page browning o/w tight and clean.. Re-Issue. Half-Leather. Very Good/Not Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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TRAVELS IN GUIANA & ON THE ORINOCO DURING THE YEARS 1835 - 1839 ACCORDING TO HIS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
by Schomburgk, Robert Herman; Walter E. Roth (translator) Roth and Humboldt
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British Guiana: Argosy. Very Good+. 1931. Second Edition. Hardcover. Clean olive green cloth has dark green titles on spine & front cover viii, 202pp. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Six full page b/w Illustrations and a large fold out map. First edition was published in 1841. Ink stamp "The Tourist Bureau Georgetown British Guiana". First edition was published in 1841. Ink stamp "The Tourist Bureau, Georgetown British Guiana". (New Guiana since 1966). South America; B/W Illustrations & Lg. Map; 202 pages .
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Travels Through Various Provinces of The Kingdom of Naples, in 1789. Translated from the German, By Anthony Aufrere, Esq. Illustrated with Engravings.
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London: London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. And W. Davies, 1795. First English Edition., 1795. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First English Language Edition. 8vo. Full calf, spine designed and lettered in gilt. Outer hinges are cracked, some wear to spine extremities and tips, very good generally. Three leaves have some damage to the lower part (pages 277 / 283 / 293), two with very slight loss of text. With 9 (of 10) plates, lacking plate II, which is a folding map of Naples. Plate VIII (seashells) is present in two copies. Overall, an internally clean and decent copy of a scarce book..
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THE POSSIBILITY OF REACHING THE NORTH POLE ASSERTED . A NEW EDITION WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING PAPERS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, AND ON A NORTHWEST PASSAGE BY COLONEL BEAUFOY
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New York: Eastburn & Co. Good+. 1818. New Edition. Hardcover. First printed in 1775 and 1776 as Probability of Reaching the North Pole Discussed, this edition of Daines Barringtons work includes the Appendix by physicist Mark Beaufoy. Later nineteeth century 3/4 leather over speckled paper cover boards. Spine with raised bands and gilt . (xiii) 14 to 187pp. Top edge gilt. Interior of text is tight and intact. Light to moderate foxing. Last 4 pages have a damp stain on bottom corner. Illustrated with map of the North Pole frontispiece and pictorial title page. Polar, Arctic; Fold out Map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 187 pages .
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Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca. From the Year 1744, to 1749. To which is prefixed, a Short Account of the Climate, Productions, Inhabitants, and Endemial Distempers, of the Island.
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Fourth edition. Printed for T. Cadell and G. Robinson. London. 1779. Octavo. Lacking half-title, xxiv, 311pp. Full calf, spine renewed, original boards showing small areas of surface wear. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering, blind tooling and leather label. Hinges reinforced. Spotting to title and prelims, and occasionally elsewhere. Circular Medical Society of London stamp to title; Unobtrusive 'Withdrawn By The Wellcome Library' to verso of title page. Neat lettering to upper margin of title page, and to verso of ffep. Cleghorn, George (1716–1789), physician. Stationed in Minorca 1736-1749. The comprehensive introduction which covers the Minorquines, festivals, witchcraft and evil, climate, agriculture, wine, minerals, the natural history of the island, lists of plants and animals, together with the native names of several species, is followed by seven chapters on epidemical diseases, plus weather and Meteorological tables.
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BAUKUNST UND LANDSCHAFT IN CHINA
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Berlin 1926 first edition. Wasmuth. Hardcover. Large 4to. Orange cloth with gilt lettering. pp V-XIX introductory text in German followed by 288 pages of fine sepia-toned photo illustrations, all identified (in English, German and French) . Binding secure; hinges not cracked; almost imperceptible faint wrinkling of text pages. Good , some rubbed spots and light soiling on spine; wear on spine ends. no dj. Text and plates VG; no owner marks. Orbis terrarum series. .
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Baukunst und landschaft in China. Eine reise durch zwölf provinzen.
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Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth tubingen, 1923. Legatura non originale. German Text. Berlin, 1923; bound, pp. 287, b/w plates, cm 26x31,5.
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Baukunst und Landschaft in China
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South American Journals 1858-1859
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Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.
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A Holiday in Italy
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The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-west Coast of America, in the Pacific and in New South Wal
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lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,…
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
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Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.
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Emin Pasha in Central Africa, being a collection of his letters and journals. Edited and annotated by Professor G. Schweinfurth, Professor F. Ratzel, Dr. R.W. Felkin, and Dr. G. Hartlaub.
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547 pages. Black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine. Spine detatched on one side. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from (a UK dealer). Additional photos available.
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TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii]ix-xii [1]2-544. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown half-leather over marbled boards, title in gilt within a red title piece. The first edition of the author's first book. William Wilson (1772-1849) inherited a substantial sum from an uncle, and decided to indulge his passion for travel. He travelled throughout Europe and The Middle East and wrote a series of books. This was his first, and it was the most popular, going through several editions. This is a good copy as all plates, including the frontispiece, have been excised. The boards show moderate wear, heavier at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracked. The text block is mainly clean with a few marks of unknown origin.
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BRNSTN BRS GO TO CAMP (First Time Books)
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Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.
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Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings (1589-1605)
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2 Volumes: xxxii+368 pages with frontispiece, five folding maps and ten plates; ix+[369]-640 pages with frontispiece, two folding maps, six plates, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 138 and 139. First edition.By the early sixteenth century the loosely knit kingdom of Georgia had disintegrated from the strong monarch of the middle ages to a number of small states and principalities. This internal disunity made the Georgians easy victims of the power politics of the neighboring Ottoman and Safavid empires, and by the end of the century the southward drive of the Russians intensified the struggle for military and diplomatic control over the whole of the Caucasian isthmus. As a result of this struggle seventeen embassies were exchanged between the Russian tsars and the Georgian kins ruling in Kakheti during the years 1564-1605. W E D Allen and Anthony…
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Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage, 1741-1747: Volumes I & II: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742; The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith, 1746-1747.
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2 Volumes: Volume 1 subtitled: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742 xii+333 with 8 maps, 3 illustrations including frontispiece, bibliography and index; Volume 2 subtitled: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746 1747 xv+393 pages with frontispiece, 13 maps, 6 illustrations, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 177 and 181. First edition.The eighteenth century saw a resurgence of hope that a Northwest Passage - that elusive target of European seamen over the centuries - might yet be found. Prompted by the Irish MP Arthur Dobbs, the Admiralty sent the Furnace and Discovery to Hudson Bay in 1741 in search of navigable passage to the Pacific. The expedition was commanded by Christopher Middleton, until his resignation in March 1741 a sea-captain in the service of the Hudson Bay Company. With his actions closely scrutinized by his former…
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