CONWAY, W. Martin. (editor).
Early Dutch And English Voyages To Spitsbergen In The Seventeenth Century...... Edited by...
Liechtenstein: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society....Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Reprint of Second Series, Vol.11. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xvi, 191pp. Fine.
Liechtenstein: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society....Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Reprint of Second Series, Vol.11. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xvi, 191pp. Fine.
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COOK, James.
Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook,....Containing The Whole of His Discoveries In Geography, Navigation, Astronomy & c; With Memoirs of His Life, And Particulars Relative to His Unfortunate Death....Embellished with Engravings.
London: Published by J. Robins and Co....And Sherwood, Neely, and Jones... 1820. An abridgement of the edition edited by G.W. Anderson first published 1784-86. 4to., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, (vi), 798, (2)pp.blank. double columns. Staining to the margins of plates which have some foxing, a yellowish stain to the top edge of half of the pages, more severe in the middle section where the staining penetrates the text, inner hinge cracked a very good copy.
Accounts of Cooks' first, second and last voyages.
London: Published by J. Robins and Co....And Sherwood, Neely, and Jones... 1820. An abridgement of the edition edited by G.W. Anderson first published 1784-86. 4to., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, (vi), 798, (2)pp.blank. double columns. Staining to the margins of plates which have some foxing, a yellowish stain to the top edge of half of the pages, more severe in the middle section where the staining penetrates the text, inner hinge cracked a very good copy.
Accounts of Cooks' first, second and last voyages.
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COOK, Joel.
Switzerland. Picturesque and Descriptive. (spine reads "Switzerland and the Rhine.) Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1904. First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth with elaborate pictorial gilt decoration on the upper cover and the spine, viii, 520pp. Ownership inscription, spine a bit faded o/w a near fine copy. The book is divided into six sections: Western Switzerland; Eastern Switzerland; The Upper Rhine; The Middle Rhine and Main; The Great Rhine Gorge and The Lower Rhine. The author states in his preface that "during a very long period, Switzerland and the Alps have been among the most beautiful regions sought by millions of tourists from all parts of the world. They display the greatest scenic attractions of Europe in their grandest form, and especially for American visitors have a special charm........in going or coming, the noble Rhine, the Great river of the German Fatherland, is usually followed, up or down, and thus becomes a part of the popular Swiss tour....."
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COOK, William Azel.
Through The Wilderness Of Brazil, By Horse, Canoe and Float.
New York: American Tract Society, (1909). Tall 8vo., orig. green pictorially decorated cloth, iv, 487pp. Pen marks on the table of contents (but not elsewhere), name, inner front hinge cracked but in fact this is still an about fine copy of a pretty book.
This work is divided into six sections; "Expeditions to the Araguaya and Tocantines," "From The Rio Do Somno To the Sea," "The Goyana Campaign", "Expedition to Bororoland," "The Rio Verde Expedition," and "Last Words."
New York: American Tract Society, (1909). Tall 8vo., orig. green pictorially decorated cloth, iv, 487pp. Pen marks on the table of contents (but not elsewhere), name, inner front hinge cracked but in fact this is still an about fine copy of a pretty book.
This work is divided into six sections; "Expeditions to the Araguaya and Tocantines," "From The Rio Do Somno To the Sea," "The Goyana Campaign", "Expedition to Bororoland," "The Rio Verde Expedition," and "Last Words."
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COOPER, Elizabeth.
My Lady of the Chinses Courtyard. Being a Sequel To "The Love Letters of a Chinese Lady."
Edinburgh: T.H. Foulis, (1926). Reprint. Sm. 4to., orig. yellow cloth pictorially dec. in black, 127pp. Rubber stamp o/w near fine.
Edinburgh: T.H. Foulis, (1926). Reprint. Sm. 4to., orig. yellow cloth pictorially dec. in black, 127pp. Rubber stamp o/w near fine.
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CORKRAN, Alice.
Meg's Friend.
London: Blackie, nd. (191-?). 8vo., orig. tan pictorial cloth, 288pp. Fine copy of a pretty book in the attractive pictorial d/w
London: Blackie, nd. (191-?). 8vo., orig. tan pictorial cloth, 288pp. Fine copy of a pretty book in the attractive pictorial d/w
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CORNEY, Bolton Glanvill. (editor).
The Quest And Occupation Of Tahiti By Emissaries of Spain During the Years 1772-1776. Told In Despatches And Other Contemporary Documents. Translated Into English....by....
Liechtenstein/ London: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society by Kraus /Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1967, 1919, 1915. In three volumes. Second Series ,Vol. 32, XLIII and XXXVI. Kraus reprint of volume one, original editions of vols. two and three. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, lxxxviii, 363; (xii), 271; xlvii, 521pp. Some light rubbing o/w near fine.
Liechtenstein/ London: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society by Kraus /Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1967, 1919, 1915. In three volumes. Second Series ,Vol. 32, XLIII and XXXVI. Kraus reprint of volume one, original editions of vols. two and three. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, lxxxviii, 363; (xii), 271; xlvii, 521pp. Some light rubbing o/w near fine.
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CORSINI, Bartolommeo.
Il Torracchione Di.......Con alcune spiegazioni de l'aggiunta del suo Anacreonte Toscano...... Londra: (a spurious imprint, probably Paris), Si trova in Parigi appresson Marcello Prault, 1768. In two volumes. First edition. 12mo., full contemporary calf, (xvi), 383; 375pp. Outer hinge of volume II cracked but holding, a very good set. Bartolemmeo Corsini [1606-1673] Italian poet, author of the above comic heroic poem.
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CORY, Abe.
Out Where the World Begins. A Story of a Far Country. New York: George Doran, (1921). Cloth, viii, 225pp. Very good. Fictional tale of a woman's attempt to reach Lhasa; illustrated as though a true account with photographs. Strange.
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COSSINS, James.
Reminiscences of Exeter Fifty Years Since.
Exeter: Printed for the Author, By William Pollard, 1878. Second edition, with additions. 8vo., orig. blue cloth decorated in gilt on upper cover, viii, 80pp. Faint circular stain on upper cover, crease on upper and lower cover but in fact a very nice copy.
Exeter: Printed for the Author, By William Pollard, 1878. Second edition, with additions. 8vo., orig. blue cloth decorated in gilt on upper cover, viii, 80pp. Faint circular stain on upper cover, crease on upper and lower cover but in fact a very nice copy.
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COSTAIN, Thomas B.
The White and The Gold. The French Regime in Canada.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1954. Limited Edition, 1 of 250 copies signed by the author and with a manuscript leaf tipped in with corrections in pencil. Tall 8vo., blue cloth with fleur-de-lis decoration in white and gold on the spine, A fine copy in the slipcase which is near fine.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1954. Limited Edition, 1 of 250 copies signed by the author and with a manuscript leaf tipped in with corrections in pencil. Tall 8vo., blue cloth with fleur-de-lis decoration in white and gold on the spine, A fine copy in the slipcase which is near fine.
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COTTIN, Madame.
Mathilde; Ou, Memoires Tires de L'Histoire Des Croisades Par......
Londres: Chez Colburn, 1809. In four volumes. 8vo., later half calf, marble boards, 236; (274); (272); 252pp. Some slight rubbing o/w near fine.
Londres: Chez Colburn, 1809. In four volumes. 8vo., later half calf, marble boards, 236; (274); (272); 252pp. Some slight rubbing o/w near fine.
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COTTON, W.L.
Chapters In Our Island Story. Charlottetown: Irwin Printing, 1927. Revised edition. Tall 8vo., orig. paper boards, vi, 162pp. Fine.
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COUPER, J.R.
Mixed Humanity: A Story of Camp Life in South Africa. Illustrated by Irving Montague.
South Africa: J. C Juta & Co; Impey, Walton & Co., Eastern Province, P. Davis & Sons, Natal.... nd. (1892). First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth, 400pp. Lacking the rear free e/paper, spine faded with some general rubbing o/w a very good copy.
"Most of the inhabitants of Kimberley and Johannesburg in the late "eighties" knew something of the well-known pugilist, Couper, the author of this novel.....who did much to advance the science of athletics in South Africa, and some of his best-known fights are described in this volume. He amassed and later lost a fortune, committing suicide in a fit of depression at Johannesburg....."The tale is a hardly exaggerated picture of the seamy side of Kimberly life before the amalgamation of the diamond mines."
South Africa: J. C Juta & Co; Impey, Walton & Co., Eastern Province, P. Davis & Sons, Natal.... nd. (1892). First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth, 400pp. Lacking the rear free e/paper, spine faded with some general rubbing o/w a very good copy.
"Most of the inhabitants of Kimberley and Johannesburg in the late "eighties" knew something of the well-known pugilist, Couper, the author of this novel.....who did much to advance the science of athletics in South Africa, and some of his best-known fights are described in this volume. He amassed and later lost a fortune, committing suicide in a fit of depression at Johannesburg....."The tale is a hardly exaggerated picture of the seamy side of Kimberly life before the amalgamation of the diamond mines."
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COVARRUBIAS, Miguel.
Mexico South. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec. With drawings and paintings by the author......
London: Cassell, nd. (1946) First English edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, xxviii, 427, (9), viiipp. Near fine.
London: Cassell, nd. (1946) First English edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, xxviii, 427, (9), viiipp. Near fine.
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COWARD, Noel.
The Collected Short Stories of... London: Heineman, nd. (1962). First edition. Inscribed by Coward, ?For Victor with love Noel (identified on the e/paper by a previous owner as Victor Stiebel). Edges darkened, spine faded with crease down the centre, o/w very good in a very good dustwrapper with darkening along spine, a 1.5? tear in rear panel, and light chipping to extremities. Victor Steibel (1907?1976) was a South African-born British couturier and founding member of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers. It seems that Stiebel occasionally designed costumes for Coward productions.
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COWPER, William.
Poems By..... London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1806. In two volumes. A New Edition. 12mo., full cont. calf, (xii) 288; (viii), 274pp. The last signature of volume two, pp. 265-274, has been bound in volume one after the tale of contents, o/w a very good set.
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COWPER, William.
Private Correspondence of William Cowper....With Several of His Most Intimate Friends. Now First Published From the Originals In The Possession of His Kinsman, John Johnson.......
London: Henry Colburn, 1824. Second edition. Tall 8vo., cont.half calf, marble boards, xxxii, 378; x, 349pp. Bookplate, outer hinges rubbed and tender, a good copy.
London: Henry Colburn, 1824. Second edition. Tall 8vo., cont.half calf, marble boards, xxxii, 378; x, 349pp. Bookplate, outer hinges rubbed and tender, a good copy.
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COWPER, William.
The Poetical Works of William Cowper.
London: William Pickering, 1853. In two volumes. Tall 8vo., cont. dark green half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, single gilt decoration in compartments, T.E.G., (xii), (ix)-lxiv, 437; (x), (2), 498pp. A near fine, attractive edition.
An attractive edition with the titlepages printed in red and black. This is a two volume reprint of the Pickering "well printed three volume edition, originally published in the Aldine Edition of the British Poets."
London: William Pickering, 1853. In two volumes. Tall 8vo., cont. dark green half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, single gilt decoration in compartments, T.E.G., (xii), (ix)-lxiv, 437; (x), (2), 498pp. A near fine, attractive edition.
An attractive edition with the titlepages printed in red and black. This is a two volume reprint of the Pickering "well printed three volume edition, originally published in the Aldine Edition of the British Poets."
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COXE, William.
Account Of The Russian Discoveries Between Asia And America. To Which Are Added, The Conquest of Siberia, And The History Of The Transactions And Commerce Between Russia And China. London: Printed By J. Nichols, For T. Cadell... 1780. First edition. 4to., full contemporary calf, professionally rebacked with a new spine after the period, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather label, xxii, (1)-344, (13)pp. index, (2)pp.ads. With four folding maps and a folding plate. Bookplate, some foxing to the maps and plate, foxing to the titlepage but o/w a near fine copy of this important work. "Coxe state that the recent Russian discoveries between Asia and America having for some time been of interest, he, during his stay in St. Petersburg, directed his research to that interesting subject. He endeavored to collect the journals of the several voyages subsequent to the expedition of Bering in 1741, with which Gerhard Muller concluded his account of the first Russian navigations. This work includes the main Russian discoveries and explorations made in northwestern America in their attempts to open communications with Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Coxe made suggestions which led the Russians to promote expeditions of discovery to the northern parts of Siberia. His list of works on the subject, and his observations on the fur trade between the Russians and the Chinese, are very valuable. (Hill).
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