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AFRICA). McLYNN, Frank. Hearts of Darkness. The European Exploration . New York: Carroll & Graf, (1992). First edition. Cloth backed boards, x, 390pp. Fine in d/w. Story of the Victorians who explored Africa; Livingstone, Stanley, Burton, Speke and Baker.
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AFRICA). LANGEWIESCHE, William. Sahara Unveiled. A Journey Across The Desert. New York: Pantheon, (1996). First edition. Cloth, (302)pp. Fine in d/w.
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AGASSIZ, Professor and Mrs. Louis.
A Journey In Brazil.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Fourth edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xix, 540pp. A fine, bright copy.
This work details a 19 month collecting expedition to Brazil, begun in the spring of 1865 for the purpose of collecting specimens for Agassiz's natural history museum at Harvard. It is one of the most famous scientific expeditions to the Amazon and, interestingly, most of it was written by Mrs. Agassiz. Kept in the form of a journal it is interesting reading, graphic in its descriptions. (Smith A17)
A Journey In Brazil.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Fourth edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xix, 540pp. A fine, bright copy.
This work details a 19 month collecting expedition to Brazil, begun in the spring of 1865 for the purpose of collecting specimens for Agassiz's natural history museum at Harvard. It is one of the most famous scientific expeditions to the Amazon and, interestingly, most of it was written by Mrs. Agassiz. Kept in the form of a journal it is interesting reading, graphic in its descriptions. (Smith A17)
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AGASSIZ, Professor and Mrs. Louis. A Journey In Brazil. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. First edition. Tall thick 8vo., orig. green cloth, xix, 540pp. Inner hinges cracked, some wear to spine ends and rubbing along front spine gutter but this is still a very good copy. This work details a 19 month collecting expedition to Brazil, begun in the spring of 1865 for the purpose of collecting specimens for Agassiz's natural history museum at Harvard. It is one of the most famous scientific expeditions to the Amazon and, interestingly, most of it was written by Mrs. Agassiz. Kept in the form of a journal it is interesting reading, graphic in its descriptions. (Smith A17)
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AIKEN, Lucy.
Memoirs of the Court of King James The First.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. In two volumes. Second edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. paper boards, paper spine labels, xvi, 444; x, 413, (2)pp.ads. Signature on pastedown, boards worn at extremities with chipping to the heads of the spines but still a very good copy in the original boards.
Lucy Aiken [1781-1864] English writer, niece of Anna Laetitia Barbould. A diligent student of French, Italian and Latin, Aiken had articles and reviews published when she was 16. Her first major work, "Epistles on Women" appeared in 1810 and was "a poem, a bold and arduous study in women's history which opens memorably retelling the adam and eve story and closed with Rachel Russell." Although Aiken produced a short novel, her reputation was gained entirely by her historical works published between 181801843, as the above. These memoirs were designed as a new genre, "the manners of the age, the state of literature, arts & c., interwoven with as slender a thread of political history as will serve to keep other matters in their place." (DNB, Feminst Companion to Literature.)
Memoirs of the Court of King James The First.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. In two volumes. Second edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. paper boards, paper spine labels, xvi, 444; x, 413, (2)pp.ads. Signature on pastedown, boards worn at extremities with chipping to the heads of the spines but still a very good copy in the original boards.
Lucy Aiken [1781-1864] English writer, niece of Anna Laetitia Barbould. A diligent student of French, Italian and Latin, Aiken had articles and reviews published when she was 16. Her first major work, "Epistles on Women" appeared in 1810 and was "a poem, a bold and arduous study in women's history which opens memorably retelling the adam and eve story and closed with Rachel Russell." Although Aiken produced a short novel, her reputation was gained entirely by her historical works published between 181801843, as the above. These memoirs were designed as a new genre, "the manners of the age, the state of literature, arts & c., interwoven with as slender a thread of political history as will serve to keep other matters in their place." (DNB, Feminst Companion to Literature.)
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AIKIN, Lucy.
Memoirs of the Court of King James The First.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. Two volumes bound in one. Second edition.
Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, xvi, 444; x, 413pp Bookplate, some rubbing o/w a good copy.
Lucy Aiken [1781-1864] English writer, niece of Anna Laetitia Barbould. A diligent student of French, Italian and Latin, Aiken had articles and reviews published when she was 16. Her first major work, "Epistles on Women" appeared in 1810 and was "a poem, a bold and arduous study in women's history which opens memorably retelling the adam and eve story and closed with Rachel Russell." Although Aiken produced a short novel, her reputation was gained entirely by her historical works published between 181801843, as the above. These memoirs were designed as a new genre, "the manners of the age, the state of literature, arts & c., interwoven with as slender a thread of political history as will serve to keep other matters in their place." (DNB, Feminist Companion to Literature.)
Memoirs of the Court of King James The First.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. Two volumes bound in one. Second edition.
Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, xvi, 444; x, 413pp Bookplate, some rubbing o/w a good copy.
Lucy Aiken [1781-1864] English writer, niece of Anna Laetitia Barbould. A diligent student of French, Italian and Latin, Aiken had articles and reviews published when she was 16. Her first major work, "Epistles on Women" appeared in 1810 and was "a poem, a bold and arduous study in women's history which opens memorably retelling the adam and eve story and closed with Rachel Russell." Although Aiken produced a short novel, her reputation was gained entirely by her historical works published between 181801843, as the above. These memoirs were designed as a new genre, "the manners of the age, the state of literature, arts & c., interwoven with as slender a thread of political history as will serve to keep other matters in their place." (DNB, Feminist Companion to Literature.)
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AINE, H. Roux and L. Barre. Herculanum Et Pompei Recueil General Des Peintures, Bronzes, Mosaiques, etc. Decouverts Jusqu'a Ce Jour, Et Reproduits D'Apres Le Antichita Di Ercolano, Il Museo Borbonico Et Tous Les Ovrages Analogues Augmente De Sujets Inedits Graves Au Train Sur Cuivre Par H. Roux Aine. Paris: Librarie De Firmin Didot Freres, 1870-1872. In eight volumes. Later edition. Tall 8vo., contemporary red half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, single gilt decoration in the compartments. Bookplate, a touch of rubbing but still a near fine set which includes volume 8 which is frequently lacking.
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AKELEY, Mary Jobe. Carl Akeley's Africa. The Account of the Akeley-Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, (1931). Reprint. Cloth, 321pp. A good copy.
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ALI, Sidar Ikbal. The Oriental Caravan A Revelation of the Soul and Mind of Asia. Edited by..... London: Denis Archer, (1933). Second impression. Tall 8vo., orig. pink cloth decorated in blue, 331pp. Bookplate, a couple of marks on the front free e/paper o/w near fine in d/w with wear to the spine ends.
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ALLAN, Mea. Palgrave of Arabia. The Life of William Gifford Palgrave 1826-88. (London): Macmillan, (1972). First edition. Cloth, 318pp. Fine in d/w. Gifford Palgrave, son of Sir Francis Palgrave, joined the Indian army. After being converted to Catholicism, became a Jesuit missionary. In 1860 he witnessed the Syrian massacres when the Druses rose against the Maronites, and in 1862 was commissioned by Napoleon III to explore the unknown interior of Arabia.
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ALLEN, Benedict. The Proving Grounds. A Journey through the Interior of New Guinea and Australis. (London): HarperCollins, (1991). First edition. Cloth, 391pp. Fine in d/w. An eight month journey in Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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ALLEN, Benedict. Who Goes Out In The Midday Sun? An Englishman's Trek Through the Amazon Jungle. (New York): Viking, (1986). First U.S. edition. Cloth backed boards, 249pp. Fine in d/w. A story of a 1,000 mile trek alone through the lands between the Orinoco and the Amazon.
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ALLEN, Fletcher.
A Wayfarer In North Africa. Tunisia and Algeria.
London: Methuen & Co., (1931). First edition.
8vo., orig. red cloth, 243pp. Some notes in pencil o/w a near fine copy.
A Wayfarer In North Africa. Tunisia and Algeria.
London: Methuen & Co., (1931). First edition.
8vo., orig. red cloth, 243pp. Some notes in pencil o/w a near fine copy.
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ALLEN, Peter and Consuelo.
The Curve of the Earth's Shoulder.
London: George Allen & Unwin, (1966). First edition.
Cloth, 206pp. A nice copy in d/w.
Travel essays on the Orient Express to Istanbul, the Canadian West, Moscow, Samarkand, Central and South America and Egypt.
The Curve of the Earth's Shoulder.
London: George Allen & Unwin, (1966). First edition.
Cloth, 206pp. A nice copy in d/w.
Travel essays on the Orient Express to Istanbul, the Canadian West, Moscow, Samarkand, Central and South America and Egypt.
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ALLEN, W.E.D. (editor).
Russian Embassies To The Georgian Kings (1589-1605) Edited....
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, 1970 In two volumes. Second Series ,Vol. CXXXVIII and CXXXIX.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxii, 368; (x), 369-640pp. Signature of historian A.P. Thornton on the e/papers, spines lightly faded o/w fine.
Russian Embassies To The Georgian Kings (1589-1605) Edited....
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, 1970 In two volumes. Second Series ,Vol. CXXXVIII and CXXXIX.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxii, 368; (x), 369-640pp. Signature of historian A.P. Thornton on the e/papers, spines lightly faded o/w fine.
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ALLISTON, Cyril. Threatened Paradise. North Borneo and Its Peoples. London: Robert Hale, (1966). First edition. Cloth, 208pp. Inscription from former owner o/w a nice copy in a d/w with minor wear to top of the spine. An entertaining and varied account of the people, traditions and customs of Sabah (North Borneo), probably the least known of the states which in 1963 united to form Malaysia.
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AMICIS, Edmondo de.
Spain and the Spaniards. By....Translated from the Tenth Edition of the Italian by Stanley Rhoads Yarnall.
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1895. In two volumes. First of this edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue/green cloth dec. in gilt on upper cover and the spine, (396); (394)pp. Name o/w a fine copy in the linen d/w's as issued.
Spain and the Spaniards. By....Translated from the Tenth Edition of the Italian by Stanley Rhoads Yarnall.
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1895. In two volumes. First of this edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue/green cloth dec. in gilt on upper cover and the spine, (396); (394)pp. Name o/w a fine copy in the linen d/w's as issued.
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AMICIS,Edmondo De.
Holland and Its People. Translated from the Italian by Caroline Tilton.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1881. First edition in English.
8vo., orig. blue cloth with small gilt decoration of a windmill on the upper cover, 408pp. Fine.
With chapters on Zealand, Rotterdam, Delft, The Hague, Leyden, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Broek, Zaandam, Almaar, Helder, Zuyder Zee, Friesland, Groningen.
Holland and Its People. Translated from the Italian by Caroline Tilton.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1881. First edition in English.
8vo., orig. blue cloth with small gilt decoration of a windmill on the upper cover, 408pp. Fine.
With chapters on Zealand, Rotterdam, Delft, The Hague, Leyden, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Broek, Zaandam, Almaar, Helder, Zuyder Zee, Friesland, Groningen.
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AMIEL, Henri-Frederic. Amiel's Journal.....Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Mrs. Humphrey Ward. London: Macmillan and Co., 1887. Two volumes bound in one, as issued. First edition in English, remainder issue? 8vo., orig. blue cloth, lxxii, 240; 355pp. Extensive notes on the rear blanks and e/papers in purple ink (additions to the index), some occasional underlining in purple pencil and ticks in blue in the margin but o/w a near fine copy.
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ANDERSEN-ROSENDAL, Jorgen. The Happy Lagoons, Adventures of a South Sea Wanderer. New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, (1961). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 272pp. Near fine in a very good d/w. A Danish traveller in Tonga, Tahiti and Samoa.
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