HALL, Basil.
Travels In North America, In The Years 1827 and 1828.
Edinburgh: Printed for Robert Cadell, 1830. In three volumes. Third edition, with additions. (Contains a Message of the President on the constitution, An Act of the Georgia Legislature on Slavery, and an Appendix on the Use of Camera Lucida.) 8vo., cont. dark blue half calf, marble boards, leather spine labels, xiv, 421, vi, 432, vii, 436-1-9pp. The map has been backed with linen, some minor rubbing but in fact a fine copy.
"Capt. Hall is apt to see one side of a thing so vividly as to forget that there is another side at all. This account of his travels to the continent of North America remains his most well known work." Canada is covered in Volume III pp. 193-436.
Edinburgh: Printed for Robert Cadell, 1830. In three volumes. Third edition, with additions. (Contains a Message of the President on the constitution, An Act of the Georgia Legislature on Slavery, and an Appendix on the Use of Camera Lucida.) 8vo., cont. dark blue half calf, marble boards, leather spine labels, xiv, 421, vi, 432, vii, 436-1-9pp. The map has been backed with linen, some minor rubbing but in fact a fine copy.
"Capt. Hall is apt to see one side of a thing so vividly as to forget that there is another side at all. This account of his travels to the continent of North America remains his most well known work." Canada is covered in Volume III pp. 193-436.
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HALL, Captain Basil.
Extracts From A Journal Written On The Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 by........
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., ..... 1824. In two volumes. Second edition (so stated). 8vo., later 19th century half calf, marble boards, raised bands, xviii, 372; (xii), 288, 65pp.appendix. Folding map foxed, boards somewhat rubbed but o/w a near fine set.
Basil Hall [1788-1844] He entered the navy in 1802, and in 1816 commanded the brig "Lyra," which accompanied Lord Amherst to China. He was made post-captain in 1817, and from 1820 till 1822 was stationed on the Pacific coast of America. In 1827-'8 he travelled in the United States and Canada, and afterward visited various parts of Europe. Besides contributions to scientific periodicals and minor works of travel, he also published "A Voyage of Discovery to the Western Coast of Corea and the Great Loo Choo Island" (1818); "Extracts from a Journal written in 1820-'22 on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico" (2 vols., 1823-'4); "Travels in North America" (3 vols., 1829); "Fragments of Voyages and Travels " (9 vols., 1831-'40); "Schloss Hainfield, or A Winter in Lower Styria" (1836); "Spain and the Seat of War in Spain" (1837); "Voyages and Travels in Conjunction with Ellis and Pringle" (1840); and "Patchwork: Travels in Stories" (3 vols.), and "Travels in South America" (1841). "Fragments" is generally considered his best work. His book on America aroused great indignation in this country by the partial and hostile character of its criticisms.
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., ..... 1824. In two volumes. Second edition (so stated). 8vo., later 19th century half calf, marble boards, raised bands, xviii, 372; (xii), 288, 65pp.appendix. Folding map foxed, boards somewhat rubbed but o/w a near fine set.
Basil Hall [1788-1844] He entered the navy in 1802, and in 1816 commanded the brig "Lyra," which accompanied Lord Amherst to China. He was made post-captain in 1817, and from 1820 till 1822 was stationed on the Pacific coast of America. In 1827-'8 he travelled in the United States and Canada, and afterward visited various parts of Europe. Besides contributions to scientific periodicals and minor works of travel, he also published "A Voyage of Discovery to the Western Coast of Corea and the Great Loo Choo Island" (1818); "Extracts from a Journal written in 1820-'22 on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico" (2 vols., 1823-'4); "Travels in North America" (3 vols., 1829); "Fragments of Voyages and Travels " (9 vols., 1831-'40); "Schloss Hainfield, or A Winter in Lower Styria" (1836); "Spain and the Seat of War in Spain" (1837); "Voyages and Travels in Conjunction with Ellis and Pringle" (1840); and "Patchwork: Travels in Stories" (3 vols.), and "Travels in South America" (1841). "Fragments" is generally considered his best work. His book on America aroused great indignation in this country by the partial and hostile character of its criticisms.
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HALL, Charles Francis Hall.
Arctic Researches And Life Among The Esquimaux: Being The Narrative Of An Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin, In The Years 1860, 1861, and 1862.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Later printing (first published 1864). Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xxviii, (29)- 595, (4)pp.ads. Wear to the spine ends but certainly a very good copy.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Later printing (first published 1864). Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xxviii, (29)- 595, (4)pp.ads. Wear to the spine ends but certainly a very good copy.
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HALL, Eliza Calvert.
The Land of Long Ago. Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1909. First edition. 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth, 295, (2)pp.ads. Name o/w a fine copy of a pretty book.
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HALL, H. Fielding.
A People At School. London: Macmillan, 1913. Reprint. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 257pp. A very good copy.
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Hall, H. Fielding.
The Soul of a People. London: Macmillan, 1917. Reprint. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, viii, 314, (2)pp.ads. Small rubber stamp on e/paper o/w fine.
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HALL, Mrs. S.C.
Tales of Woman's Trials.
Philadelphia: J.B. Smith, 1859. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 274pp. double columns. Cloth rubbed with some wear at extremities o/w a very good copy of this collection of short stories.
Philadelphia: J.B. Smith, 1859. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 274pp. double columns. Cloth rubbed with some wear at extremities o/w a very good copy of this collection of short stories.
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HALL, Radclyffe.
The Master of the House.
New York: Jonathan Cape and Robert Ballou, (1932). First edition. Fine in a d/w with a few nicks to edges.
New York: Jonathan Cape and Robert Ballou, (1932). First edition. Fine in a d/w with a few nicks to edges.
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HALL, Thornton.
Enslavers of Kings. London: Heath, Cranton & Ouseley, (nd. ) (1914). Tall 8vo., orig. grey decorated cloth, (406)pp. Slight scuff on upper board o/w near fine. An account of the various princess's and women romantically involved with Europes Kings, including Marie Antoinette and others.
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HALLAM, Henry.
The Constitutional History of England From The Accession of Henry VII to the Death of George II.
Paris: A. and W. Galignani, 1827. In four volumes. First Paris edition. (same year as first edition). 8vo., full cont. calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels. Binding rubbed o/w a very good set.
Paris: A. and W. Galignani, 1827. In four volumes. First Paris edition. (same year as first edition). 8vo., full cont. calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels. Binding rubbed o/w a very good set.
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HALLAYS, Andre.
The Spell of Alsace. Translated with a foreword by Frank Roy Fraprie..... Boston: Page, 1909. First edition. 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth, (xlviii), 329pp. Name on front free e/paper o/w a near fine copy.
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HAMILTON, Alexander.
A New Account of the East Indies. Edited by William Foster. Amsterdam: N. Israel, (1970). Two volumes in one. Reprint of the 1930 Argonaut Press edition. 4to., leatherette, (xxxviii), 259, (iv), 225pp. Fine. One of the most important works on Asia; a valuable source of information. Travels in India, Persia, Ceylon and the surrounding area.
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HAMILTON, Anthony.
Memoirs of Count Grammont. Edited With Notes by Sir Walter Scott. A new edition with Sixty-Four Portraits Engraved by Edward Scriven.
London: Bickers and Sons, nd. (187-?) New edition. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, xxxii, 368pp. Inner front hinge cracked, frontispiece a bit foxed but o/w a fine copy.
London: Bickers and Sons, nd. (187-?) New edition. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, xxxii, 368pp. Inner front hinge cracked, frontispiece a bit foxed but o/w a fine copy.
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HAMILTON, Charles W.
Oil Tales of Mexico. Houston: Gulf Publishing, (1966). First edition. Cloth, 246pp. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w.
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HAMILTON, Norah Rowan.
Both Sides of The Jordan. A Woman's Adventures in the Near East. London: Herbert Jenkins, (1928). First edition. Cloth, 320pp. Bookplate, some minor rubbing o/w near fine. The authors travels in Jerusalem, Petra, Jericho and Syria.
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(HAMILTON, Thomas).
Men and Manners in America. By the Author of Cyril Thornton.
London: William Blackwood, 1834. In two volumes. Second edition. 8vo., cont. half calf, raised bands, T.E.G., ix, 384, 401pp. Front hinges of both volumes tender, boards rubbed, but certainly a very good set...
The authors account of his journey to the United States, describing the sites in various cities, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, and New Orleans.
London: William Blackwood, 1834. In two volumes. Second edition. 8vo., cont. half calf, raised bands, T.E.G., ix, 384, 401pp. Front hinges of both volumes tender, boards rubbed, but certainly a very good set...
The authors account of his journey to the United States, describing the sites in various cities, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, and New Orleans.
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HAMMETT, Dashiell.
The Return of The Continental Op.
(New York): Lawrence E. Spivak, Publisher, (1945). First edition. 8vo., orig. printed wrappers. Spine very slightly darkened with a touch of rubbing o/w fine.
(New York): Lawrence E. Spivak, Publisher, (1945). First edition. 8vo., orig. printed wrappers. Spine very slightly darkened with a touch of rubbing o/w fine.
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HANBURY, David T.
Sport And Travel In The Northland Of Canada.
London: Edward Arnold, 1904. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xxxii, 312, 16 pp. ads. Tape repair to rear of one folding map (not on a panel with the map), gilt decoration on upper cover rubbed and fain, some mottling to upper cover, but still a very good copy.
London: Edward Arnold, 1904. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xxxii, 312, 16 pp. ads. Tape repair to rear of one folding map (not on a panel with the map), gilt decoration on upper cover rubbed and fain, some mottling to upper cover, but still a very good copy.
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HANBURY-TENISON, Robin.
Mulu The Rain Forest. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1980). First edition. Cloth, 176pp. Fine in d/w. Under the auspices of the Royal Geographic Society, the author and a number of scientific specialists accepted an invitation from the government of Sarawak to explore and study every aspect of the beautiful but hazardous terrain of Gunung Mulu National Park.
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HANLEY, James.
Hollow Sea.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, (1938). First edition. Spine marked o/w very good in a very good d/w.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, (1938). First edition. Spine marked o/w very good in a very good d/w.
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