BURNELL, JOHN & SHEPPARD, SAMUEL T. (Intro & Notes) & FOSTER, Sir WILLIAM (Intro) & COTTON, Sir EVAN (Notes) & ANSTEY, L. M. (Notes)

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

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ANSLEY, BRUCE

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PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2018

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CLUNE, FRANK & MILLER, SYD (Illus)

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PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1951

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HOGG, GARRY & TOOTHILL, H. (Illus)

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PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1960

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WALSH, T. CROSBIE et al

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PUBLISHER: Wanderlust Magazine 1930

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ELLIS, EDWARD S.

Octavo hardcover (VG-) heavy cracking to gutters; 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: Cassell & Company 1890

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TREVES, Sir FREDERICK

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PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1913

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CABLE, MILDRED & FRENCH, FRANCESCA

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PUBLISHER: The British and Foreign Bible Society 1948

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FYFE, CHRISTOPHER

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 352pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, sl tanning & foxing to eps, light staining to gutters) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1964

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TILMAN, H. W.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 233pp, illus/photos, folding map, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing & discolouration to spine, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges & prelims, gift plate & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping with some loss to edges, moderate scuffing & soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1949

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BELLOC, HILAIRE & LORD STANLEY OF ALDERLEY (New Intro)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxviii + 347pp, VG+ (sl scuffing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to spine & edges, moderae fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Constable & Co 1955

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MALNIC, JUTTA & KASAIPWALOVA, JOHN

Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 222pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cowrie Books 1998

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HOLDEN, PHILIP

Oblong imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 127pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: H&H Publishing 1999

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STEPHENS, JOHN L.

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PUBLISHER: Harper and Brothers 2000

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WATSON, NIGEL (Text) & USSHER, JANE (Photo)

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PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2018

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BENNETT, ARNOLD

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PUBLISHER: Martin Secker 1926

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N/A

Octavo stiff card covers (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: Thos. Cook & Son 1923

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LAURENSON, PETER

Oblong quarto, illus glossy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 219pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (v sl bruising to lower board edges, 5mm closed tear to rear ep) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2021

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WILLS, C. J.

Sm octavo, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & black rule to spine, black lettering & rule to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xviii + 446pp, illus, VG (light scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, moderate staining to rear board, sl chafing & soiling to front board,moderate fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Bowden 1893

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BARRY, CAPTAIN & BRACKEN, THOMAS (Intro)

Imperial octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & tooling/decoration to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, 210pp, illus/photos, tatty (heavy scuffing & chipping with some loss to spine extrems, heavy scuffing to board edges with some surface loss, moderate soiling to boards, heavy tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, v heavy cracking to gutters- terminals & prelims up to pg 6 completely detached but present, light tanning to eps, light to moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout, boards shaky)

PUBLISHER: The Brett Printing and Publishing Company 1903

KEYWORDS: Australia New Zealand exploration travel literature colonies adventure Captain William Jackson Barry history