Itinerario da Terra Santa, E suas particularidades by AVEIRO, Pantalião de - 1721

P. G. Van Lom. Amsterdam. circa 1850. CONCERTINA BOOK. (4.1 x 2.7 inches). Sixteen fine colour litho plates, each finished by hand with water colour and gum Arabic. The plates fold out to full length of 39.7 inches.Publishers blue paper covered boards with white lettering and decoration to front panel. Some light wear to the hinges but overall a very good bright copy of this scarce work. --- Katalog der Freiherrlich von Lipperheide'schen Kostumbibliothek. 2 vols. Berlin 1896-1905. gives the date as 1850 although the book is undated. The costumes are titled;Eiland Merken. Prov. Noord-Holland. -- Provincie Friesland. -- Provincie Zeeland. -- Hindelopen Prov. Freisland.-- Zaandam Prov. Noord - Holland.-- Beijerland Prov. Zuid Holland. -- Amsterdam Weeskinderen. -- Provincie Noord-Brabant. -- Vlaardingen Prov. Zuid-Holland. -- Zaandam Prov. Noord Holland. -- Provincie Noord - Holland. -- Omstreken Van Leijden Prov. Zuid-Holland. - -Provincie Groningen.-- Provincie Friesland.-- Scheveningen Prov.… Read More

London- UK: Charles Tilt, 1830. GREAT BRITAIN ILLUSTRATED- A Series of Original Views From Drawings By William Westal, A.R.A.- Engraved by and Under the Direction of Edward Finden- Descriptions by Thomas Moule- Charles Tilt- London-UK- 1830- (on title page)-1st Edition-1st Priting-1st State- (page iv erroneously numbered page vi, no tissue guards, engravings on India paper)- Hardcover:4to-G-VG/ no jacket as issued- 3/4 tan calf leather with marbled boards and marbled page edges-4 ribbed spine with gilt title and ornamentation, most worn off, but title still visible-extremities bumped and rubbed, but volume is still square and tight-118pp + 59pp India paper 2 illustrations per page printed one side only-steel engravings-light offset and minor foxing, but clean, no tears or writing-original grey endpapers- SEE PHOTOS- "A superb album of original views of special places in Great Britain, steel engraved, beautiful and extremely detailed."- Non-fiction-travel-views-Great Britain-illustrated… Read More

London- UK: C. Kegan Paul and Co., 1881. AN INLAND VOYAGE- Robert Louis Stevenson- Illustrated Frontis- C. Kegan Paul & Co.-London- 1881-1st Edition-2nd Printing (or 2nd Edition stated on title page)- Hardcover:-12mo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers green tweed cloth with gilt titles on spine-lightly rubbed, some spotting but tight and clean- this is the Second Edition or, 1st edition-2nd printing of Stevenson's FIRST novel. Not well received by a critical public at first, caused a very small 2nd printing, making this 2nd Edition even scarcer than the 1st. - and most assuredly much scarcer than the American 1st By Roberts Brothers in 1883.- x + 227pp all clean, no tears or writing, binding and spine are strong and tight- ex-library bookplate on inside wallpaper endpapers dated October 1884- SEE PHOTOS- "RLS and a friend travelled in two canoes along canals and rivers in central France and Belgium. The result was a book full of charm but little incident, and the work was not… Read More

London: Sampston Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1878. First edition. Two volumes, small thick octavo, pp xvi, 312; viii, 371, a duplicate from a reference library, with labels on the endpapers, a stamp and neat manuscript numbers on each title page, and the occasional small oval stamp on internal pages, remains of a shelf label on each spine, original brown cloth slightly marked and worn, slightly dusty internally but overall in very good condition. A good sound set.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

1859 MYANMAR Asia Bay of Bengal Rangoon Navigation Practical Sailing Directions
Nathaniel Heckford's "Practical Sailing Directions" is a mid-19th-century navigation manual written and designed to aid sailors in their voyages across the Bay of Bengal. This book contains not only sailing instruction but direction between ports in Myanmar.
Item number: #17795
Price: $499
HECKFORD, Nathaniel
Practical sailing directions and coasting Guide : from the Sand Heads to Rangoon, Maulmain, Akyab, and vice versa
London : Printed by C.W. Coard, 1859.

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Provenance: Handwritten – A. S. Crowell
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)
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A.W. Webster, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover (rebound in cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. NARRATIVE OF A SECOND VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain James Clark Ross and The Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. 1st Edition. xxxiii, (1), 740pp, iilustrated with 31 plates, including 6 maps and charts, some outlined in colour and 2 folding, 24 views, some hand coloured. Rebound in blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. After the embarrassment of Ross's first voyage in which he claimed to see the mountains in Lancaster Sound, it took him a decade to source private backing (he had lost the confidence of the British Admiralty) for a second trip. Ross travelled through Lancaster Sound into Prince Regent inlet and onto Boothia Peninsula, while on the way finding remnants of Parry's ship "Fury" which had been wecked on North Somerset Island. For… Read More

Sampson Low Marston Low & Searle, 1873. Cloth. Good. 1st Edition: xvi, (1), 357pp, (2pp publishers advertisements), illustrated, 9 maps (8 folding, many coloured). Purple cloth covers with gilt titling. Arctic Bib.10949 - History of Arctic exploration region by region, from the early times to 1870; with concluding chapters on best route to the Pole, the scientific results of arctic exploration, and proceedings towards despatch of a British Arctic Expedition in 1875. Covers are faded and in very tatty, poor state, eps splitting at hinge, damp markings affecting first few pages and frontispiece map, previous owners signature on title page and owners library bookplate on front pastedown, small tear to first folding map, folding map loose opposite page 59, laid in. All maps, illustrations, charts present and original, occasional spotting, pages age toned but clean. A Very rare item. Good PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Quantity… Read More

Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd,, 1920. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition: 319pp. Illustrated with 16 plates from photos (including frontispiece) and 3 maps (including folding map at rear). Original black decorative cloth with blue lettering on spine. Minor damage to outside spine and hinges, shelfware, bumped, rubbed, very mild age toning, foxing.Contents clean. Very Good. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 131. .

1803 ENGLISH TRAVEL BOOK A RAMBLE THROUGH SWITZERLAND IN THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 1802. by WILLIAM JAMES MAC NEVIN (1763-1841)***
Occasional stains from page 1 to 56, a few dog ears, signs of paper aging, some creases, otherwise, a nice copy. Signature to title: ?.."Gibbon"
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Provenance: from the library of Irish poet William Monk Gibbon. Very rare travel account. For other details and condition see the scans.
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First House edition of this famous report. 1845. Complete in original binding except for the gigantic map which is available in full size color thick glossy paper professional reproduction ($25 extra if desired). Pagination: 583 pages, 22 plates, 4 maps, all blanks present. Includes fascinating pencil diagram of oil rig on back of map. Oil rig drawing titled "Sheffield Oil Company. Warren(?), Co., Pa." That pencil drawing is the only interior writing or ownership marking anywhere in the book. Condition is a mixed bag. Original half leather marbled boards show heavy wear and looks like they were professionally rehinged in the distant past. Binding is sound. Pages show moderate to heavy toning and foxing. Some plates have weird 'dot' foxing I have never seen elsewhere (see scan). Marbled endpapers. A nice well maintained copy suitable for reading and research with a cool drawing. Howes F372; Wagner-Camp 115:2; Graff 1436. House Doc. No. 166. Feel free to inquire. Please see scans of the book you will… Read More