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Calcutta: Patrick Press, 1896. A series of essays on his travels in India. Red bds with bright Gilt titles and Gilt facsimile signature to front bd (fresh with age toned spine, sl dulled to leading edge, not worn) Grey eps are not inscribed, pp 220 with 16 page catalogue to rear, printed on fine paper this is a very bright copy with only sl browning to 2 pages by eps.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Indian Sketches and Rambles
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Six Months Among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and the Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
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My Tahiti
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Over Fen and Wold
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The Taurus Collection: 150 Collectable Books on the Antarctic
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Fine. London: Travellers' Bookshop, 2001. Edition limited to 500 copies, 4to., [x], 197pp., approx. 160 colour illustrations, publisherÕs black cloth with gilt spine titles, dust-wrapper. A Fine copy in Fine dustjacket - As New and signed by Julian Mackenzie on the main title page.A pictorial bibliography of one of the finest collections of Antarctica in private hands. The collection is limited to first-hand accounts, and was assembled with a view to condition. It contains many outstanding copies, some with rare dust-wrappers. The Taurus Collection was formed with two objectives in mind: First was to obtain the finest possible copies of books on the Antarctic; second was to focus on the people and expeditions who went to the Continent when heroism was most important, ie: before the age of mechanization. - from the introduction.The Taurus Collection publication should prove to be a valuable resource for both written and visual documentation for key books important to documentation of exploration of…
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My Tahiti
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Farthest North; Being the Record of a Voyage of Explortion of the Ship Fram 1893 - 96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram (2 Volumes)
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London: George Newnes, Ltd. 1898. (Hardcover set) xv, 480, viii, 456pp. Very good. Dark green cloth with beveled edges, each volume with elaborate illustrations in gilt and silver on the cover and spine. All edges gilt, color plate, photographs, illustrations, folding color map, index. Some wear at the edges and corners, and the map repaired with archival tissue. In mylar wrappers, the set is bright and the folding map clean. Locale:. (Arctic/Polar, Expeditions--Polar, Exploration--Arctic, Norwegian Polar Expedition 1893-1896).
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A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/no dust jacket. Solid First Edition, 1885. Green silk cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, black stamped lettering on cover, gold stamped lettering on spine. Light soiling to cloth. Tiny spots of wear to corners and top and bottom spine edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Chocolate brown endpapers; small chip to top edge of front fixed endpaper, small mark where bookplate had been and has fallen off. Color frontispiece illustration with tissue guard. With numerous illustrations from the author's sketches and descriptions by Mr. John B. Gibbs. All six maps (including fold-outs) are present and in excellent condition. 536 pages with index, plus 4 pages of publisher's advertising at rear of book..
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Postales Salvadorenas del Ayer Early Salvadoran Postcards, 1900-1950
by Grant, Stephen
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El Salvador: published in collaboration with Artes Graficas Publicitarias S.A de C.V and Banco Cuscatlan. 1999. English-Spanish text. Hardcover. Book: Very Good + condition; stitching on first and last signatures are visible. Dust jacket: Very Good - condition; friction wear to back of dust jacket likely caused by frequent sliding on table surface; slight wear on front of just jacket across the top and down the right side; slight wear on all corners of dust jacket; very small tear on bottom left corner on back of dust jacket. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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A Japanese Miscellany
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company 1901, 1st edition, first state. (Hardcover) 305pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Green cloth with wrap-around floral illustration in color, and titles in gilt. Top edge gilt, illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrations on plates, 2 pages of publisher's advertisements. The spine is lightly rubbed. Locale: Japan. (Travel/Adventure).
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In Darkest Africa: Or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria
by Stanley, Henry M
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In darkest Africa : or, The quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria / by Henry M. Stanley. Vol.1
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In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. In Two Volumes. Vol. I.
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In Darkest Africa; Or The Quest, Rescue And Retreat Of Emin Governor Of Equatoria ( Volume 1)
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In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. In Two Volumes. Vol. I.
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In darkest Africa: or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria: VOLUME 1 ONLY
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In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. Two Volumes in One.
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In Darkest Africa: Or, the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Pasha, Governor of Equatoria, Volume II: v. II
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The Narrative Press. A beautiful crisp clean two volume softcover set in very good condition, light edgewear to extremities, faint rubbing to covers. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2001.
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In Darkest Africa. (Volume Two Only)
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In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria, Vol. II
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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
by Bishop, Charles (1765?-1810), edited by Michael Roe
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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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A Naturalist in the Guianas
by Andre, Eugene
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London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1904. First English edition thus. Octavo, pp xii, 310, illustrated (including two chromolithographs by Keulemans), a rather poor copy, lacking the folding map, an ex-Boots library copy in red library cloth, a bit used and weak internally with cracked hinges (through front and rear hinges tight and strong), some plates a little frayed, a small stamp on the front endpaper and a library label on the rear, the cloth rather worn, marked on the upper cover, the spine torn. A useful working copy. [Andre was an explorer and collector of natural history specimens . He wrote a glossary of common and scientific names of plants and animals and put together a collection of 1800 bird skins which are held at Tring. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Zoological Society. He travelled largely in Venezuala and Columbia and introduced the Anthurium plant to Trinidad & Tobago, 1915.]. Signed by Author. First English edition. Cloth. Fair.
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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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