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Cassell's Picturesque Australasia: Vol II
THIS VOL ONLY (PARTOF A 4 VOL SET), imperial octavo, half leather bound red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule with raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & coat of arms to front board, aeg, frontispiece, viii + 309pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing to boards, 2cm bruise to lower edge of rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing to pages thoughout)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1888
KEYWORDS: Australasia Cassell's culture customs history geography exploration
Ying-Yai Sheng-Lan 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' (1433)
Super octavo, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt chinese lettering to front board, folding map to rear pocket, frontispiece, xix + 393pp, illus/maps, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light foxing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt / Cambridge University Press 1970
KEYWORDS: exploration oceans ocean floor nautical China Chinese expeditions history 15th fifteenth century hakluyt society
The Journal of Christopher Columbus
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, top page edges stained grey, xxiii + 227pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed present, VG (light scuffing & fraying to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1960
KEYWORDS: first edition hakluyt society exploration explorers Christopher Columbus journal history voyages maritime nautical
The Discovery of Tahiti: A Journal of the Second Voyage of H.M.S. Dolphin Round the World, Under the Command of Captain Wallis in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled/rough cut page edges- some still uncut, folding frontispiece, lii + 292pp, folding maps, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1948
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Tahiti hms dolphin Captain Wallis 18th eighteenth century
English Privateering Voyages to the West Indies 1588-1595
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind rule to front board, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispiece, maps, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems & board edges, moderate tanning to page edges, sl foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges with some minor archival tape repairs, moderate tanning & staining to spine, light foxing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt / Cambridge University Press 1959
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel West Indies voyages Sir Francis Drake nautical maritime
Memorias Antiguas Historiales Del Peru
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispiece, x + 132pp + xlii bibliography to rear, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl chafing to spine, light tanning to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1920
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Peru
Civil Wars of Peru: Part IV: Book II: The War of Chupas
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, xlvii + 386pp + xxxix bibliography, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1918
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Peru civil war wars conflict Chupas
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
Warship 1995
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (light creasing with moderate water staining & soiling to edges, light fading to spine, various closed & open tears- some loss)
PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 1995
KEYWORDS: military war conflict maritime nautical navy naval warships ships history engineering
Jane's Fighting Ships 1961-62
Quarto, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind lettering to front board, printed eps, frontispiece, 59pp ads + xxiii + 438pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate crack to front gutter, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate tanning & closed tearing to spine with heavy archival tape repairs to spine, moderate foxing)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co c.1961
KEYWORDS: jane's fighting ships warships history war conflict navy naval 60s sixties nautical maritime design engineering
Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle Round the World (Tenth Edition)
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, 492pp + unpaginated ads to rear, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, heavy discolouration/tanning to spine & boards, heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & some pgs throughout, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters- boards sl shaky, occasional light annotation to margins in pencil)
PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock and Co 1891
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin natural history geology nature exploration hms beagle
U. S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History
Quarto, light brown heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 496pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to board edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear with archival tape repair to top of spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press 1984?
KEYWORDS: military history us cruisers design navy naval warships plans engineering maritime nautical
The All-Red Route 1893-1953: A History of the Trans-Pacific Mail Service Between British Columbia, Australia, and New Zealand
SCARCE, imperial octavo, beige light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 129pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing to spine & cover edges, light to moderate soiling & chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Don McDiarmid (Printer) 1959
KEYWORDS: all red route mail service history trans-pacific British Columbia Australia New Zealand post postal
Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade: 1894-1994
LIMITED EDITION (#481), imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 140pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Wyatt & Wilson Print (Printer) N/D c.1994
KEYWORDS: New Zealand volunteer fire brigade emergency services Sumner Canterbury regional history
Cassell's Picturesque Australasia: Vol I
THIS VOL ONLY (PART OF 4 VOL SET), imperial octavo, half leather bound red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule with raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & coat of arms illus to front board, aeg, frontispiece, viii + 310pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to spine & board corners, light scuffing to boards, light soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, light foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1887
KEYWORDS: cassell's Australasia history culture customs Australia New Zealand Dunedin
Jane's Fighting Ships 1962-63
Lg quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind lettering to front board, illus eps, 55pp ads + 444pp + xxiii index to rear, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to extrems, light soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges & eps, moderate crcaking to gutters, sm tape staining to edges of pgs 334+335) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges & spine with archival tape repairs, moderate tanning to spine & edges, light foxing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Sampsn Low, Marston & Co 1962
KEYWORDS: jane's fighting ships military maritime nautical navy naval 60s sixties history engineering design
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