Search Results: Titles starting with T from Rachel Smith Books

Boucard, A.Travels of a Naturalist. London 1894. Published by the Author. First edition 8vo., viii, ii, 204 pages. Publisher's Brown Pebbled Cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Boucard, Half Titles. Boards are in Fine condition with no scuffing, fading or wear. SIGNED inscription by Boucard to Edmound Perrier, Director du Museum de Paris. Text block is in Fine condition without any markings, or discoloration, and is bright, clean, and tight. A very attractive copy is seldom found in commerce in this condition. With ALS to Perrier, and a 24 page pamphlet by Boucard titled OBJETS EXPOSES published for an International Exposition in Paris, 1889.Boucard was noted for his extensive travels and adventures as a Naturalist. His travels are best described by the title as: A Record of Adventures, Discoveries, History and Customs of Americans and Indians, Habits and Descriptions of Animals, Chiefly Made in North America, California, Mexico, Central America, Columbia, Chile, Etc., During the Last Forty-Two Years.

three Letters from the Andes.Patrick Leigh Fermor. John Murray, London, first edition 8vo. 118Pp. This copy is like new. Signed " Patrick Leigh Fermor" on the front end paper. DJ is not price clipped and is pristine as well is the book. Fine/Fine.

Buckingham, James Silk
Travels in Palestine, through the Countries of Bashan and Bilead, East of the River Jordan: Including a Visit to the cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the Decapolis.London, Longman, Hurst…, Second Edition, 1822. Two volumes, 8vo. Pp. [iii], xxxviii, [2], 402; iv, 474, 2, (adverts). Period diced calf, spines blind stamped and with new red Morocco letter pieces stamped in gilt. Skilfully rebacked using the original spines. Frontis portrait of Buckingham in Volume I. Six folding plates of plans, 2 engraved folding maps, 28 vignettes (most are full page).Inscribed by Buckingham to his sister. To Mrs. Philp, with the sincere regards of her affectionate brother- J.S. Buckingham August 1826.A very good and attractive set. The bindings have slight shelf wear and some scuffing around the edges. The original gilt floral border is intact except for a very few places (see photos). The marbled endpapers have the bookplate of R.K. Philp (Robert Kemp Philp a Unitarian minister in Falmouth).… Read More

WHYMPER, Edward. Travels amongst the Great Andes of the Equator.
London: John Murray, 1892. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. WITH: Supplementary Appendix. London: John Murray, 1891. WITH: How to Use the Aneroid Barometer. London: John Murray, 1891. Three volumes. Octavo, original full green cloth gilt, pamphlet in original printed wrappers, unopened.Second edition (issued in the same year as the first) of Whymper's richly illustrated account of mountain adventure in the Andes, by one of the 19-century's premier mountaineers With 20 full-page and 118 in-text wood engravings and four maps (three folding, one loose in a pocket at rear as issued). This copy inscribed by Whymper on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Bruce, with the compliments & thanks of the author, Edward Whymper. March, 1895." Accompanied by the first edition of his Supplementary Appendix, and the scarce first edition of his pamphlet on the aneroid barometer.
Interiors fine. Light rubbing to corners of cloth volumes, A fine inscribed set… Read More

IRBY, CHARLES and MANGLES, JAMES.
Travels in Egypt, Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor; during the years 1817 and 1818.
PRINTED FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. London. 1823. PRESENTATION COPY. Quarto. First Edition, [xxxiii], Errata, 560pp. Engraved folding map, 3 plans (2 folding), 6 lithographed plates. Contemporary half calf, (Atabey 606, Blackmer 860). Inscribed to: "Louisa Norris from Captain Mangles". Occasional slight spotting, map with some offsetting and short tear. Binding has scuffing on both covers. Otherwise a very good copy with no markings and mostly a clean and tight text. "This privately printed work takes the form of six letters: the first from Cario dated 1817 and the last from Cyprus dated 1818. Irby and Mangles assisted Belzoni in his excavation at the site of Abu Simbel, an independent account of which is given in the letters. From there, they journeyed through the desert to Gaza, Jaffa, Beirut and Tripoli; thence to Baalbek and Antioch; and reached Aleppo where they were among the… Read More

A Treatise on Military Finance with an appendix.London 1797. Printed for T. Egerton. In 3 parts plus the appendix, and 4 pages of adverts for military subjects. In Part I, The Present State of the British Forces, includes the history from the period of Henry VII to the present day. Also extensive material on the rates of pay of all the forces for all occasions, and the equipment and clothing to be issued.Part II, Of the purchase and sale of commissions, Detailed information covering aspects of this topic.Part III, contains a report on all the details involved in establishing the army. Subjects covered are: Clothing the army, Widow's pensions, Of the stock purse or non-effective fund, etc.Appendix: extensive data on supplying the needs of the army for the year 1797. The condition of this attractive copy is about Fine. The binding is tight and shows no wear or markings, and the text is clean and bright save for slight browning of the first two endpapers. The book is complete including the… Read More