Travel and Exploration

Boston: Russell, Shattuck, and Co, 1836. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine-. First Edition. Small, slim 8vo: xii,13-133,[1]pp, with wood-engraved frontispiece of tattooing and full-page wood-engraved plate of native canoes approaching the British barque Britannia following p. 114. Original, elaborately embossed brown cloth, upper cover lettered in gilt. End papers spotted, else an excellent, unsophisticated copy. Sabin 32473. Hill 818. Taylor, p. 548. The Mentor sailed from New Bedford under Captain Edward Barnard in 1831. "Holden, a farm boy from New Hampshire, was aboard the whaleship when it was wrecked. Only half the crew survived; they were ultimately captured by natives, who tattooed, starved, and mistreated their prisoners. Holden and his friend Nute were rescued in 1834 by the British barque Britannia . . . This work includes a 'Vocabulary of the language of Lord North's Island' . . . ." (Hill) Melville's description of tattooing in Typee apparently derives from this account. N. B. With… Read More

Hardback. The Alison Press/Secker & Warburg. UK. 'To Jerusalem and Back : A Personal Account' by Saul Bllow. This book is the very scarce UK first edition, signed. Hardback. Book with dj. 1976. First impression. Signed and dated by author with dedication. A handsome copy. To Jerusalem and Back is a book by Saul Bellow who was awarded not only the Pulitzer Price for 'Humboldt's Gift' but was also a Nobel Prize winner. Scarce UK first edition. Dj is clean, bright and unclipped now protected in clear cover - very good. Contents are very good. A personal account of Saul Bellow's four month stay in Israel. Packaged and sent with care. Israel; Jewish culture; scarce; Nobel prize; Pulitzer;

Splendida veduta animata di El Deir o il Monastero nell'antica città di Petra, nell'odierna Giordania. Costruito nel VI secolo a.c., Petra fu costruita sulle pendici del Monte Hor. In questa veduta alcuni soldati sono raccolti fuori dal monastero con sullo sfondo la Vallata Arabah. Carta spessa. Autore: Francois Stroobant Data: 1844 Tecnica: Acquatinta Dimensioni del fogli: 37,5x55,5 cm Dimensione dell'incisione: 27,5x41 cm Condizioni: Buone. Alcuni piccoli strappi marginali. Animated view of El Deir or the monastery in the antique city of Petra, located in present day Jordan. Established in the 6th century BC, Petra was carved out from the slope of Mount Hor. In this scene a group of soldiers are gathered outside the monastery with an impressive view of the Arabah Valley below. Heavy paper. Author: Francois Stroobant Date: 1844 Technique: tinted litograph Leaf Dimension: 37,5x55,5 cm (14.8x21.9 inches) Engraving Dimension: 27,5x41 cm (10.8x16.1 inches) Conditions: Good… Read More

1861 CEYLON Natural History Sri Lanka Monkeys Elephant Illustrated Asia Tennent

James Emerson Tennent was a 19th-century British traveler who is best remembered for his appointed position as secretary of Ceylon. From his time living in Ceylon, he published a number of books which thorough describe his adventures and findings. His most notable work, simply entitled 'Ceylon', is reliable source of information regarding physical geography and natural history of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka.

This 1861 edition is an impressive, illustrated edition of Tennent's 'Ceylon' filled with full-page sketches of animals including reptiles, birds, monkeys, and an interesting view of an elephant capture!
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TENNENT, James Emerson
Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon : with narratives and anecdotes : Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. including a monograph of the elephant.
London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861.… Read More

1747 1ed English Condamine Science Voyage Equador South America Amazon Geography

Charles Marie de La Condamine was an 18th-century French explorer who studied the geography. A French-Spanish expedition was sent to South America and the Arctic region in 1735, to determine the size and shape of the earth. The two expeditions proved that the earth is flattened at the Poles. La Condamine, a scientist on the expedition, returned home by crossing Brazil via the Amazon making it
'the first scientific exploration of the Amazon… The greatest geographical event of the eighteenth century as regards South America" (Hill).
"A very useful abridgment of this indispensable work, entirely satisfactory for nearly all purposes" (Goodman).
This first English edition of Condamine's 'Journal,' was officially published as a complete account in 1751 with a supplement in 1752, but the initial French printings of this abridgement were published in 1745 and 1746 with translations soon following.

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1775 History of ROUEN France Normandy Antoine Servin French Politics Travel 2v

Antoine Servin's "History of the Town of Rouen" is an 18th-century travel guide for Northern France. It is perhaps one of the best books of its era to discuss the history of Normandy from the earliest of times to 1774.

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SERVIN, Antoine Nicolas
Histoire de la ville de Rouen capitale de pays et duché de Normandie, depuis sa fondation jusqu'en l'année 1774
Rouen, Le Boucher, le jeune, 1775.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages: 2 volumes
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Vol. I – xxiv, 363, [1]
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Vol. II – 370
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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1859 Voyages of Capt James Cook Hawaii Australia New Zealand BEAUTIFUL BINDING
A rare historical book in an exquisite, decorative binding!
James Cook was an 18th-century British explorer known for these three major world voyages. The initial reasons for the expeditions were to seek clarification and discover unknown regions in the Southern Hemisphere, mainly Australia and the surrounding islands, the North Pacific, and the Arctic Circle, and ultimately Hawaii.
Henri Lebrun's account of Cook covers all three of his voyages, focusing on his discoveries and encounters with local tribes.
Item number: #14837
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LEBRUN, Henri
Voyages et aventures du Capitaine Cook
Tours : Mame, 1859.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 236
o 2 engraved plates
· Language: French
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 4.5in (19cm x 12cm)
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Vaduz: J. Cramer, 1980. Two volumes, large very thick octavo, pp with 463 simple line drawings and 1300 distribution maps, pp xiv, 2591, a slight corner crease to the first two pages in the first volume, otherwise extremely clean internally, green cloth very slightly marked, but overall a very good bright set. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

1785 Diston Seaman's Guide Voyages Navigation Navy Sailing Coastal Harbors Tides

John Diston's "Seaman's Guide" is a rare, 18th-century voyagers handbook filled with dozens of full-page charts. This small book contains tables with distances and compass directions from port to port and city to city all over England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Holland, Jutland, Norway, and countless other locations in Northern Europe.

Item number: #21936
Price: $750

DISTON, John

The seaman's guide : chiefly the experience of the author: The other Parts taken from the latest and best Surveys of the English, French, Dutch, and Danes

Liverpool: Printed for the author John Diston, [ca. 1785].

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• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [2], 51, [1], 20
• Provenance:
o Handwritten – Gilbert Jones Cottrill, 1797
o Letter – Percy Walkington, 1937
 Warden's Clerk at the Corporation of the Hull Trinity House, which is a seafaring organization consisting of a charity for seafarers, a school, and a guild of… Read More

1785 James Cook Pacific Voyage Illustrated Eskimos Hawaii TAHITI Human Sacrifice
"Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it."
– James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British explorer known for these three major world voyages. The third Pacific voyage, which began in 1776, took Cook and his crew around New Zealand and Hawaii. On this trip, Cook became well acquainted with the King of Hawaii, Kalani-opu'u. After spending time in the South Pacific, Cook also took his ship northward to the Aleutian Islands reaching to the Arctic Circle. Cook eventually died upon his return to Hawaii, after angering the King of Hawaii.
The events of this voyage became quite popular in the western world, much in part to the narrative that Cook himself wrote concerning the journey.
This 1785 edition of the third voyage was stunningly bound with all four volumes bound in two impressive tomes. In it, authors describe Cook's experiences in the Arctic Circle and the Pacific Ocean and his voyage… Read More

1826 AFRICA Denham Travels in Sierra Leonne SLAVE Rescue MAPS Sahara Desert 2v

Dixon Denham was a 19th-century English explorer who is best known for his short-lived career as governor of Sierra Leonne. In 1822, Denham embarked upon an African voyage with Scottish explorer Hugh Clapperton. While there, Denham and crew encountered numerous slave-trade exploits and did their part to rescue slaves. Following the mission, Denham aided the British plan to help settle rescued slaves in England.

The narrative of Denham and Clapperton's voyage was published by Murray in a fine, two-volume work filled with impressive full-page engravings depicting local tribes and people groups, culture and dress, architecture, and African landscapes. Note the hand-colored engraving of a desert oasis in this 1826 edition. This edition also includes remarkable folding maps!

Item number: #23783
Price: $950

DENHAM, Dixon; et al.

Narrative of travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823,… Read More

The Inside Passage to Alaska 1792-1920 with an Account of the North Pacific Coast from Cape Mendocino to Cook Inlet. Two volumes. Vol 1 342pp. with frontis plus six plates; Vol 2 318pp. with map and ten plates. (8vo) original green cloth, spines lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, deckled fore-edge (some pages still uncut). First Edition. Edited from Woollen's original manuscript by Paul L. Hawarth.
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William Woollen was an Indiana lawyer, outdoorsman, and birder; this work chronicles Vancouver's voyages as well as his own travels on the North Pacific coast. Arctic Bib. 19679; Tourville 4960; Wickersham 2265.
A chronicle, including the explorations of Captain Vancouver, with much on the natural history, based on the author's five trips through the area. 1000 copies printed but reportedly the author's family had 500 destroyed. Quite scarce.

xii+191 pages with frontispiece, 3 maps, illustration, appendices and index. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt pictorial representation of the ship Victoria on the cover and edge ruled decorative blind stamp to covers in original jacket. Edited with Introduction and Notes by Sir C. Alexander Harris, Second Series, Volume 60. First published in 1613.
Robert Harcourt was an English explorer, projector of a South American colony, in what was later Guiana. On 23 March 1609, accompanied by his brother Michael and a company of adventurers, Robert Harcourt sailed for Guiana. On 11 May, he arrived at the Oyapock River. Local people came on board, and were disappointed at the absence of Sir Walter Raleigh after he had famously visited during his exploration of the area in 1595. Harcourt gave them aqua vitae. He took possession in the king's name of a tract of land lying between the River Amazon and River Essequibo on 14 August, left his brother… Read More

Printed by Elizabeth Pursloww, and are to be sold by Nichlas Bourne, at his shop at the South Entrance of the Royall Exchange. 1633. Folio, in 6's. (13.5 x 8.9 inches).Woodcut coats-of-arms frontispiece, 8 unnumbered leaves, 939 pages, 14 unnumbered leaves (the 2 tables). Finely illustrated with coats of arms and decorative head and tail pieces. Frontis and Title pages laid down. Several pages with neat repairs to margins and a few to the text. Some staining, mostly to the page edges. Overall a good copy in nineteenth century binding of full dark brown calf. Spine with five raised bands. Burgundy label with gilt lettering. The compartments ruled and decorated in blind. Boards with blind ruled borders and floral corner pieces. Marbled endpapers. All edges dyed red. Some rubbing and wear to the binding but overall a complete and presentable copy.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. [First reprint, in the same year as the first edition]. Illustrated, large octavo, pp xxx, 397. edges untrimmed, a large coloured folding map at the rear, a slight blemish from the front endpaper through to the frontispiece, otherwise very clean internally, brown cloth slightly faded marked and worn the spine a little more faded and slightly marked.. . First reprint. Cloth. Good.