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A Voyage Around the World With the Romanzov Exploring Expedition in the Years 1815-1818 in the Brig Rurik, Captain Otto Von Kotzebue by Von Chamisso, Adelbert; Translated by Henry Kratz - 1986

by Von Chamisso, Adelbert; Translated by Henry Kratz

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A Voyage Around the World With the Romanzov Exploring Expedition in the Years 1815-1818 in the Brig Rurik, Captain Otto Von Kotzebue by Von Chamisso, Adelbert; Translated by Henry Kratz - 1986

A Voyage Around the World With the Romanzov Exploring Expedition in the Years 1815-1818 in the Brig Rurik, Captain Otto Von Kotzebue

by Von Chamisso, Adelbert; Translated by Henry Kratz

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USA: Univ of Hawaii Press, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket..

Fine in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Carefully handled, only flaw is previous owner's name on top of front free endpage. First Edition First Printing. 8vo; 375 pages; with chapter notes, bibliography and index. Illustrated endpages; frontispiece map.. In 1836 Adelbert von Chamisso presented an account of the trip around the world he made as botanist on board of a ship that was part of a Russian expedition; undertaken to explore the shortest route from Europe to Asia through the Pacific Ocean.

Also on board of the brig "Rurik", in the capacity of official draftsman and painter, was Ludwig York Choris, a young German-born Russian who later published books illustrated with lithographs in Paris, that made him the greatest drawer and painter that has ever visited the Pacific.

The voyage led Chamisso from Copenhagen over Tenerife, Brazil and Chile to Alaska, San Francisco, Hawaii and the South Pacific islands.

The author with his literary interest in writing and a Romantic's interest in Folkways and folklore brings a narrative which stresses the human side of exploration giving valuable insights into the confrontation between European and Pacific cultures in the early 19th century.
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  • ISBN 10 0824809831
  • ISBN 13 9780824809836
  • Publisher Univ of Hawaii Press
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  • Date Published 1986
  • Keywords Voyages; Pacific Folklore; Oceania

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Indian Sketches and Rambles

Indian Sketches and Rambles

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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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Six Months Among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and the Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands

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London, United Kingdom: John Murray, 1886. Green bds with bright Gilt title and palm decoration (fresh with mild wear, 2cm fray to spine head) Black eps with gutter crack to paper (mull very tight) pp xvi 318 with 11 nice wood cut illus and one fold out map, named to first black and resudue where pasted in note to preface has been removed (not effecting text) expected scattered light foxing.. 6th Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Corsica in its Picturesque, Social, and Historical Aspects: The record of a tour in the summer of...
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Corsica in its Picturesque, Social, and Historical Aspects: The record of a tour in the summer of 1852. Translated from the German by Russell Martineau, M. A. In Three Parts.

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871. THE COUNTRY OF THE DWARFS- Paul Du Chaillu- Ill. by Engravings- Harper & Brothers- 1871-1st Edition-1st Printing- No Ads- Hardcover:-12mo- Good/ no dj as issued- Beige cloth rebind of 1884 Woodstock Library Assoc.- 314pp, mostly clean, with some foxing towards ffeps- numerous full page engravings in B&W with head and tailpieces-vignette map on title page with opposite frontis of Du Chaillu and native chief- Woodstock Library Assoc.- plate dated 1884- Title and # written by hand on spine-last page has corner loss not affecting- SEE PHOTOS- A fiction based on factual travels by Chaillu in remote regions of Africa "(Fiction-non-fiction-French European Explorers African Travel and Exploration Narrative Africana Du Chaillu-illustrated) -Nice engravings-Scarce 1st- "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1871 by Harper and Brothers." on verso of title page- World Cat.- Harvard Special Collections:Author : Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul… Read More
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Printed for the Proprietors, Published by John Saunders, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Full Title: The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, R.N. Knt. To The Arctic Regions; for the Discovery of a North West Passage; performed in the years 1829-30-31-32- and 33. To which is prefixed An Abridgment of the former Voyages of Captns, Ross, Parry, & Other Celebrated Navigators to the Northern Latitudes. Compiled from Authentic Information and Original Documents, transmitted by William Light, Purser's steward to the expedition. Illustrated by Engravings from Drawings Taken on the Spot. 1st Edition:(2/3rd printing?) ii, 716 pages, engraved vignette title page, dictionary of the Esqimaux language, appendix. Brown, half morocco boards. The narrative (p.100-694) is apparently based upon statements by Mr. Light, of whom Captain (Sir John) had been highly critical (in his biography of the Victory's crew, 1835). The book includes many small incidents and details,… Read More
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A Voyage Around the World With the Romanzov Exploring Expedition in the Years 1815-1818 in the...
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A Voyage Around the World With the Romanzov Exploring Expedition in the Years 1815-1818 in the Brig Rurik, Captain Otto Von Kotzebue

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The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-west Coast of America, in the...
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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,… Read More
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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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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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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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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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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… Read More
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