Books - "geography"
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Documents Concerning English Voyages to the Spanish Main 1569-1580: I - Spanish Documents; II - English Accounts
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, frontispiece with tissue guard, deckled page edges- some still uncut, maps, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & staining to spine & edges, light tanning to covers)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1932
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel documents nautical maritime voyages England English Spain Spanish
The Travels and Controversies of Friar Domingo Navarrete 1618-1686 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt ship motif & blind rule to front boards, deckled page edges, frontispieces, vol 1- cxx + 163pp, vol 2- x + pgs165-475, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep of vol 2) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning, foxing & scuffing to spine with some minor loss & archival tape repairs, moderate foxing)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt / Cambridge University Press 1962
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Friar Domingo Navarrete voyages
The Quest and Occupation of Tahiti by Emissaries of Spain During the Years 1772-1776, Told in Despatches and Other Contemporary Documents
3 VOL SET, FIRST EDITIONS, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispieces with tissue guards, mixed pagination, folding maps to rear pockets of vols 1 + 2, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1913-19
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Tahiti pacific 18th eighteenth century documents
Mandeville's Travels: Texts and Translations (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship motif & blind rule to front boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispieces, vol 1- lxiii + 223pp, vol 2- xi + pgs 224-554, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to board edges, light to moderate soiling to rear boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1953
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Sir John Mandeville voyages
The Voyage of Thomas Best to the East Indies 1612-14
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispiece, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping with sl loss to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges, 2cm hole to spine)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1934
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Thomas Best East Indies 17th seventeenth century
A New Voyage & Description of the Isthmus of America
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges, folded frontispiece, lxxi + 221pp, folding maps throughout, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to edges of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, heavy tanning & staining to spine & front cover, light foxing)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1934
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel expeditions Lionel Wafer secret report Davis's expedition gold mines Darien West Indies Pacific late 17th seventeenth century Isthmus
Bombay in the Days of Queen Anne ; Being an Account of the Settlement Written by John Burnell
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispiece, xxx + 192pp, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy tanning & staining to spine, light tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1933
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Bombay India John Burnell settlers
With Peter Fleming in Tartary
Sm octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1960
KEYWORDS: geography adventure exploration travel literature Garry Hogg Peter Fleming Tartary inner Mongolia Chinese Turkestan history
Four Two-Act Plays
Octavo softcover (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1981
KEYWORDS: sam shepard america american theater theatre play plays drama literature la turista the tooth of crime geography of a horse dreamer operation sidewinder
A Billion Black Anthropocenes or None
Duodecimo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press 2018
KEYWORDS: geology geography literature anthropology Kathryn Yusoff philosophy
Island in the Stream: Myths of Place in Australian Culture
OWNERSHIP OF ART CRITIC FRANCIS POUND, imperial octavo softcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Pluto Press 1988
KEYWORDS: art Australia Australian culture history myths geography geographical
A Place to Stand: The Protection of New Zealand's Natural and Cultural Landscapes
Quarto softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Envirnoment Defence Society Inc. 2004
KEYWORDS: New Zealand landscape land formations geology geography preservation protection conservation
Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific: An Environmental History
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO PACIFIC HISTORIAN K. R. HOWE - ASSOCIATION COPY! Imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xvii + 398pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: ABC-CLIO 2005
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian New Zealand Pacific environmental history anthropology geography human ecology oceania nature environment signed association copy
Life on the Edge: New Zealand's Natural Hazards and Disasters
Imperial octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2007
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural hazards disasters photos nature earthquakes volcano volcanoes floods landslides geology geography history
The Story of Earth & Life: A Southern African perspectice of a 4.6-billion year journey
SIGNED BY AUTHORS; super octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Kumba Resources 2005
KEYWORDS: southern africa natural history geography geology minerals ecosystem science earth biology terence mccarthy bruce rubidge
King Henry's Map of the British Isles
Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, illus to full front board, frontispiece, 158pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2009
KEYWORDS: folio society King Henry the 8th eighth viii maps Great Britain British Isles history kingdom monarchy ancient cartography geopolitics politics political geography
Cassell's New Atlas (Sixth Edition)
Folio, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & blind rule & decoration to front board, 140pp + 59pp index to rear, illus, VG- (heavy chipping & loss to spine extrems, light fading to spine, moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps, prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company N/D
KEYWORDS: atlas atlases cartography Cassell's geography
The History of London in Maps
Folio, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising, fading & tape staining/residue to spine & board edges, internally Near FINE) in d/w, VG+ (minor fading to spine, light creasing to spine, clear plastic protective wrap sellotaped to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Barrie & Jenkins 1992
KEYWORDS: London history maps cartography geography
Text Book of Topographical and Geographical Surveying
Imperial octavo, red buckram heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vi + 288pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, scruffy (v heavy scuffing & fraying to extrems with some surface loss, heavy tanning to spine, heavy soiling to boards, binding loose- boards shaky, heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, reinforcements to front & rear gutters, 5cm closed tear to rear pastedown, moderate foxing to maps/illus throughout, heavy cracking to some gutters, prev, owner's name in ink to prelims)
PUBLISHER: Harrison & Sons 1905
KEYWORDS: geography geographical surveying topography
The New Zealand Official Yearbook 1965
70th Issue
MILD DAMPSTAINING TO D/W AND LOWER PAGE EDGES; super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics / R.E. Owen, Government Printer 1965
KEYWORDS: new zealand official yearbook statistics data demographics information government history geography trade legislation administration population