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$750.00
ak5/2/21

Scientific Correpsondence of Sir Joseph Banks 1765-1820 (6 Vol Set)


BANKS, Sir JOSEPH & CHAMBERS, NEIL (Ed)

6 VOL SET, LACKS D/W, super ocatvo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, mixed pagination, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name (David Galloway) in pencil to some ffeps, occasional ink markings to margins)

PUBLISHER: Pickering & Chatto 2007

KEYWORDS: Sir Joseph Banks history historical letters correspondence naturalists science scientists

$2000.00
ak5/3/1

The Letters of Charles Dickens 1820-1870 (12 Vol Set) The Pilgrim Edition


DICKENS, CHARLES & HOUSE, MADELINE et al (Eds)

12 VOL SET, HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering with pale cream title patches to spines, frontispiece to all vols, individual pagination, Near FINE (minor tanning & sl soiling to page edges of some vols) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spines, occasional light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press / The Pilgrim Edition 1990s-2000s

KEYWORDS: literature literary history historical Charles Dickens letters correspondence pilgrim edition British Academy

$100.00
ak5/3/5

Sir Joseph Banks and the Transfer of Plants To and From the South Pacific 1786-1798


FROST, ALAN

Quarto, marbled light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to title plate to front cover, viii + 62pp, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning/fading to spine, sl tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: The Colony Press 1993

KEYWORDS: expeditions Sir John Banks plants naturalists botany South Pacific 18th eighteenth century history geography breadfruit plant introduction Australia

$60.00
ak5/3/8

The Voyages of Abel Janszoon Tasman


SHARP, ANDREW

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 375pp, folding map to prelims, illus/maps, VG+ (light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name (David Galloway) in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 10cm closed tear & moderate creasing to rear, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1968

KEYWORDS: Abel Janszoon Tasman south pacific exploration history historical voyages Australia 17th seventeenth century

$40.00
ak5/3/13

A Mongraph of the British Lichens: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Species in the Department of Botany, British Museum Part II (Second Edition Revised)


SMITH, ANNIE LORRAIN

THIS VOL ONLY, SECOND EDITION REVISED, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to spine & board edges, ix + 447pp + plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (light fading to spine, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edgesprev. owner's (David Galloway) ink stamp to prelims)

PUBLISHER: British Museum (Natural History) 1926

KEYWORDS: British lichen lichens lichenology British Museum Natural History botany species catalogues

$80.00
ak5/3/14

The Natural History of Canterbury (Third Edition)


WINTERBOURN, MICHAEL (Ed) & KNOX, GEORGE (Ed) & BURROWS, COLIN (Ed) & MARSDEN, ISLAY (Ed)

THIRD EDITION, IN SLIPCASE, imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, blue & balck lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 923pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising & chafing/scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history nature Canterbury environment botany climate vegetation animals coast

$70.00
ak5/3/17

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks


TIPTON-MARTIN, TONI & EGERTON, JOHN (Fore) & HABER, BARBARA (Fore)

Quarto, light blue cloth boards, red lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, xviii + 246pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & rubbing to edges)

PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press 2020

KEYWORDS: cookbooks cookery cooking history African American heritage culture cultural cuisine bibliography

$47.50
ak5/3/19

Sir Francis Drake and the Famous Voyage, 1577-1580: Essays Commemorating the Quadricentennial of Drake's Circumnavigation of the Earth


THROWER, NORMAN J W (Ed)

Quarto, blue marbled heavy boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, frontispiece, xix + 214pp, illus, folding map, VG+ (sl rubbing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional light pencil marking to margins) in d/w, VG (light creasing/curling to edges, 4cm closed tear to top edge of front cover, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: University of California 1984

KEYWORDS: exploration history famous voyages explorers Sir Francis Drake maritime nautical essays prose adventure circumnavigation

$62.50
ak5/3/21

Images of Science: A History of Scientific Illustration


FORD, BRIAN J

Quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, viii + 208pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges, prev, owner's name (David Galloway) in pencil to half title page, binding sl sloppy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: The British Library 1992

KEYWORDS: history science discoveries anthropology animals humans botany plants

$50.00
ak5/3/23

Extracts from Journals Relating to the Visit to New Zealand of the French Ship St Jean Baptiste in December 1769, Under the Command of K F M de Surville


OLLIVER, ISABEL (Transcription & Translation) & HINGLEY, CHERYL (Transcription & Translation) & SPENCER, JEREMY (Compiled by)

Oblong quarto, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 225pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name (David Galloway) in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Alexander Turnbull Library 1982

KEYWORDS: exploration history New Zealand French St Jean de Baptiste K F M de Surville expeditions voyages maritime nautical journals diaries

$50.00
ak5/3/24

History of Systematic Botany in Australasia: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the University of Melbourne 25-27 May 1988


SHORT, P S (Ed)

Quarto, illus heavy boards, brown lettering to spine & front board, v + 326pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine, light fading & chafing to boards, light tanning to board edges, prev. owner's name (David Galloway) in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Australian Systematic Botany Society 1990

KEYWORDS: systematic botany Australasia history past proceedings plants nature

$70.00
ak5/3/25

Report on a Botanical Examination of the Higher Waimarino District


TURNER, E PHILLIPS

Slim quarto, marbled heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon buckram spine, 14pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning to page edges & eps, blue pencil underlining to title page)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Govt Printer 1909

KEYWORDS: New Zealand botany botanical reports Waimarino District nature history historical

$70.00
ak5/3/26

Report on a Botanical Survey of Kapiti Island


COCKAYNE, L

Slim quarto, marbled heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon buckram spine, 23pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning to page edges & eps, blue pencil underlining to title page)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Govt Printer 1907

KEYWORDS: New Zealand botany botanical reports nature Kapiti history historical

$70.00
ak5/3/27

Report on a Botanical Survey of the Tongariro National Park


COCKAYNE, L

Slim quarto, marbled heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon buckram spine, 42pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges & eps, blue pencil underlining & prev. owner's name in ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Govt Printer 1908

KEYWORDS: New Zealand botany botanical reports nature history historical Tongariro National Park

$50.00
ak5/3/28

Report on the Dune-Areas of New Zealand: Their Geology, Botany and Reclamation


COCKAYNE, L

Slim quarto, marbled heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon buckram spine, 76pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges & eps, blue pencil underlining & prev. owner's name in ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Govt Printer 1911

KEYWORDS: reports New Zealand geology botany botanical recalmation land dune areas history historical

$245.00
ak5/3/31

Danmarks Oldtid (3 Vol Set)


BRONDSTED, JOHANNES

HEAVY 3 VOL SET, TEXT IN DANISH, quarto, half leatherbound yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, yellow speckling to page edges, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to edges/extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Gyldendal 1957-60

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH ancient history archeology archaeology Denmark

$75.00
ak5/3/32

Indhaus - Oerne


HARTWIG, Dr G

TEXT IN DANISH, octavo, half leatherbound black heavy boards, gilt lettering/decoration & raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, illus/printed eps, xv + 640pp, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing/chafing & fading to spine, moderate fading to marbling on page edges with minor tanning also, 3cm crack to front gutter, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & occasionally throughout, ex-libris tab tipped in to recto of ffep)

PUBLISHER: Njoben, P G Philipsens Forlag 1868

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH nature folk life south sea islands exploration Dr G Hartwig history historical

$40.00
ak5/4/1

Armstrong Siddeley: The Postwar Cars


BRADLY, ROBERT PENN

Super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 208pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, sm gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate chipping to edges- minor loss, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1989

KEYWORDS: automotive cars Armstrong Siddeley modern history motoring

$60.00
ak5/4/8

The Mystical and Medical Philosophy of Paracelsus


HALL, MANLY P

Octavo, illus stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 78pp, VG+ (light fading & soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to base of title page)

PUBLISHER: The Philosophical Research Society 1964

KEYWORDS: philosophy Paracelsus history historical esoteric metaphysics healing

$40.00
ak5/4/17

Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I


WATSON, ALEXANDER

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black spine, xxiv + 788pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Basic Books 2014

KEYWORDS: first editions military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war Germany Austria Hungary politics

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