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NUEVO DESCUBRIMIENTO DEL GRAN CATHAYO, O REYNOS DE TIBET, POR EL PADRE ANTONIO DE ANDRADE, DE LA COMPANIA DE JESUS, PORTUGUES, EN EL ANO DE 1624 [caption title].
Andrade, Antonio de:
Lisbon: Mateo Pineiro, 1626.
23 leaves. Small quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Manuscript foliations in upper outer corner of recto.. more
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Andrade, Antonio de:
Lisbon: Mateo Pineiro, 1626.
23 leaves. Small quarto. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Manuscript foliations in upper outer corner of recto.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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ORIENTAL AND WESTERN SIBERIA: A NARRATIVE OF SEVEN YEARS' EXPLORATIONS AND ADVENTURES IN SIBERIA, MONGOLIA, THE KIRGHIS STEPPES, CHINESE TARTARY, AND PART OF CENTRAL ASIA.
Atkinson, Thomas Witlam:
New York. 1858.
533pp. plus folding map and ads. Frontis. Plates. Original cloth. Bit frayed at head and toe of spine, else very.. more
Price: $225.00
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Atkinson, Thomas Witlam:
New York. 1858.
533pp. plus folding map and ads. Frontis. Plates. Original cloth. Bit frayed at head and toe of spine, else very.. more
Price: $225.00
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WAHRHAFTIGE AUSFURLICHE BESCHREIBUNG DER BERUHMTEN OST- INDISCHEN KUSTEN MALABAR UND COROMANDEL AUS AUCH DER INSEL ZEYLON....
Baldaeus, Philippus:
Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius von Waesberge and Johannes von Someren, 1672.
[6],610,[24]pp. including numerous illustrations in text, plus many full-page and double-page maps and views. Extra engraved allegorical title. Folio. Contemporary.. more
Price: $6,000.00
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Baldaeus, Philippus:
Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius von Waesberge and Johannes von Someren, 1672.
[6],610,[24]pp. including numerous illustrations in text, plus many full-page and double-page maps and views. Extra engraved allegorical title. Folio. Contemporary.. more
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OBSERVATIONS SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DE LA CARTE DE L'OCÉAN ORIENTAL OU MERS DE INDES, POUR SERVIR VAISSEAUX DU ROY, DRESSÉE AU DÉPOST DES CARTES, PLANS & JOURNAUX DE LA MARINE, PAR ORDRE DE M. LE COMTE DE MAUREPAS, 1740.
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas:
[Paris]: Jacques Guerin, 1739 [i.e. 1740].
35pp. Quarto. Contemporary paper-backed boards, rebacked. Boards with slight foxing. From the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield, with library.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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Bellin, Jacques Nicolas:
[Paris]: Jacques Guerin, 1739 [i.e. 1740].
35pp. Quarto. Contemporary paper-backed boards, rebacked. Boards with slight foxing. From the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield, with library.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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OBSERVATIONS SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DE LA CARTE DES MERS COMPRISES ENTRE L'ASIE & L'AMERIQUE, APPELLÉES PAR LES NAVIGATEURS MER DU SUD & MER PACIFIQUE; POIUR SERVIR AUX VAISSEAUX DU ROI. DRESSÉE AU DÉPÔT DES CARTES, PLANS & JOURNAUX DE LA MARINE PAR ORDRE DE
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas:
[Paris. 1741].
20pp. Quarto. Stitched as issued with contemporary blank wrapper. Blind pressure stamp of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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Bellin, Jacques Nicolas:
[Paris. 1741].
20pp. Quarto. Stitched as issued with contemporary blank wrapper. Blind pressure stamp of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $5,000.00
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BERETNING OM CORVETTEN GALATHEA'S REISE OMKRING JORDEN 1845, 46 OG 47.
Bille, Steen:
Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel: 1849-51.
Three volumes. [4],xii,495,[1]pp. including half title, plus six plates and two folding maps; [4]viii,465,[3]pp. including half title, plus eight plates.. more
Price: $3,250.00
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Bille, Steen:
Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel: 1849-51.
Three volumes. [4],xii,495,[1]pp. including half title, plus six plates and two folding maps; [4]viii,465,[3]pp. including half title, plus eight plates.. more
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DISCORSO DE' VESTIGII, ET ARGOMENTI DELLA FEDE CATHOLICA RITROUATI NELL' INDIE DA' PORTHOGHESI, E NEL MONDO NUOVO DA' CASTIGLIANI.
Botero, Giovanni:
Rome: Giacomo Mascardi, 1615.
16pp. Later speckled paper boards. With the bookplate from the stock and reference library of H.P. Kraus on front pastedown... more
Price: $3,750.00
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Botero, Giovanni:
Rome: Giacomo Mascardi, 1615.
16pp. Later speckled paper boards. With the bookplate from the stock and reference library of H.P. Kraus on front pastedown... more
Price: $3,750.00
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JAPAN, DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE. Written by Eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars.
Brinkley, Capt. F., ed:
Boston: J. Millet Company, 1897.
In fifteen sections, a total of 322pp. "bound in Japanese style," with numerous plates (chromolithographs, handcolored photographs, etc.). Folio. Each.. more
Price: $1,250.00
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Brinkley, Capt. F., ed:
Boston: J. Millet Company, 1897.
In fifteen sections, a total of 322pp. "bound in Japanese style," with numerous plates (chromolithographs, handcolored photographs, etc.). Folio. Each.. more
Price: $1,250.00
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A SEVEN MONTHS' RUN, UP, AND DOWN, AND AROUND THE WORLD.
Brooks, James:
New York. 1872.
xiv,375pp. plus [4]pp. of ads. Frontispiece map. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Head and toe of spine bit frayed, else very.. more
Price: $150.00
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Brooks, James:
New York. 1872.
xiv,375pp. plus [4]pp. of ads. Frontispiece map. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Head and toe of spine bit frayed, else very.. more
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TRAVELS INTO BOKHARA; BEING THE ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY FROM INDIA TO CABOOL, TARTARY, AND PERSIA; ALSO, NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE ON THE INDUS, FROM THE SEA TO LAHORE, WITH PRESENTS FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN; PERFORMED UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE SUPREME GOVER
Burnes, Alexander:
London: John Murray, 1834.
Three volumes. xxii,[2],356; xv,473; xix,332pp. Frontispiece portrait, seven plates (four engraved and three lithographed). Original boards, paper labels. Minor chipping.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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Burnes, Alexander:
London: John Murray, 1834.
Three volumes. xxii,[2],356; xv,473; xix,332pp. Frontispiece portrait, seven plates (four engraved and three lithographed). Original boards, paper labels. Minor chipping.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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MY CIRCULAR NOTES. EXTRACTS FROM JOURNALS, LETTERS SENT HOME, GEOLOGICAL AND OTHER NOTES, WRITTEN WHILE TRAVELLING WESTWARDS ROUND THE WORLD.
Campbell, J.F.:
New York. [1875].
Two volumes bound in one. xvi,356; xiii,[2],331pp. Frontispiece and plates in each volume. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Binding bit shaken,.. more
Price: $150.00
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Campbell, J.F.:
New York. [1875].
Two volumes bound in one. xvi,356; xiii,[2],331pp. Frontispiece and plates in each volume. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Binding bit shaken,.. more
Price: $150.00
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THE PREACHERS TRAVELS. WHEREIN IS SET DOWNE A TRUE IOURNALL TO THE CONFINES OF THE EAST INDIES, THROUGH THE GREAT COUNTREYES OF SYRIA, MESOPOTAMIA, ARMENIA, MEDIA, HIRCANIA AND PARTHIA. WITH THE AUTHORS RETURNE BY THE WAY OF PERSIA SUSIANA, ASSIRIA, CHALD
Cartwright, John:
London: Printed for Thomas Thorpe, 1611.
[6],107pp. 19th-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt label. 1860 engraved bookplate of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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Cartwright, John:
London: Printed for Thomas Thorpe, 1611.
[6],107pp. 19th-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt label. 1860 engraved bookplate of the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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DISCURSO DEL DOCTOR DON IUAN CEVICOS, COMISSARIO DEL S.OFFICIO. SOBRE UNA CARTA PARA SU SANTIDAD, QUE EN LENGUA LATINA SE IMPRIMIO, Y DIVULGÒ EN MADRID, POR DESTE AÑO DE 1628. FECHA EN OMURA, CIUDAD DEL IAPON A 20. DE ENERO DE [1]624. DE LA QUAL HAN HECHO
Cevicos, Juan:
Seville: Antonio Moreno, [1628].
16 leaves ([32]pp.). Woodcut decorative initials on first three pages and illustration of the four winds blowing on a globe.. more
Price: $37,500.00
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Cevicos, Juan:
Seville: Antonio Moreno, [1628].
16 leaves ([32]pp.). Woodcut decorative initials on first three pages and illustration of the four winds blowing on a globe.. more
Price: $37,500.00
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IL VIAZO DEL CLARISSIMO MESSER AMBROSIO CONTARINI AMBASCIATOR DELLA ILLUSTRISSIMA SIGNORIA DI VENETIA AL SIGNON UXUNCASSAN RE DE PERSIA.
Contarini, Ambrogio:
Venice. 1543.
40 leaves. 12mo. Modern half morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt. Occasional very minor spots, some leaves expertly restored in.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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Contarini, Ambrogio:
Venice. 1543.
40 leaves. 12mo. Modern half morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt. Occasional very minor spots, some leaves expertly restored in.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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A TRUE AND ALMOST INCREDIBLE REPORT OF AN ENGLISHMAN, THAT (BEING CAST AWAY IN THE GOOD SHIP CALLED THE ASSENTION, IN CAMBAYA, THE FARTHEST PART OF THE EAST INDIES) TRAVELLED BY LAND THROUGH MANY UNKNOWNE KINGDOMES, AND GREAT CITIES...the Second Impressio
Coverte, Robert:
London: N.O[kes]. for Thomas Archer, 1614.
[6],68pp. Small quarto. Expertly bound to style in red morocco, stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt extra, leather label,.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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Coverte, Robert:
London: N.O[kes]. for Thomas Archer, 1614.
[6],68pp. Small quarto. Expertly bound to style in red morocco, stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt extra, leather label,.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "BACCHANTE" 1879 - 1882. COMPILED FROM THE PRIVATE JOURNAL, LETTERS, AND NOTE- BOOKS OF PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR AND PRINCE GEORGE OF WALES, WITH ADDITIONS BY JOHN N. DALTON.
Dalton, John N., comp:
London. 1886.
Two volumes. xxviii,675;xii,803pp. including several in- text maps, charts and illustrations, plus fifteen plates (including frontispiece in second volume) and.. more
Price: $375.00
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Dalton, John N., comp:
London. 1886.
Two volumes. xxviii,675;xii,803pp. including several in- text maps, charts and illustrations, plus fifteen plates (including frontispiece in second volume) and.. more
Price: $375.00
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ASIA / ODER: AUSFUHRLICHE BESCHREIBUNG DES REICHS DES GROSSEN MOGOLS UND EINES GROSSEN THEILS VON INDIEN....
Dapper, Olfert:
Nurnberg: Johann Hoffmanns, 1681.
[6],300pp. plus twenty-eight plates (four of them double- page) and a double-page map. [bound with:] Dapper, Olfert: BESCHREIBUNG DES KONIGREICHS.. more
Price: $10,000.00
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Dapper, Olfert:
Nurnberg: Johann Hoffmanns, 1681.
[6],300pp. plus twenty-eight plates (four of them double- page) and a double-page map. [bound with:] Dapper, Olfert: BESCHREIBUNG DES KONIGREICHS.. more
Price: $10,000.00
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INDIAN DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.
De Forest, Lockwood:
[New York]. 1885.
[5]pp. plus twenty-five heliotype plates and [14]pp. of advertisements. Folio. Original cloth boarded rebacked in green spine matching the color.. more
Price: $350.00
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De Forest, Lockwood:
[New York]. 1885.
[5]pp. plus twenty-five heliotype plates and [14]pp. of advertisements. Folio. Original cloth boarded rebacked in green spine matching the color.. more
Price: $350.00
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AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF THE ANTIQUITIES OF AMERICA...WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING NOTES, AND "A VIEW OF THE CAUSES OF THE SUPERIORITY OF THE MEN OF THE NORTHERN OVER THOSE OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE." BY JAMES LAKEY, M.D.
Delafield, John, Jr.:
New York: Published for Subscribers, by J.C. Colt, 1839.
142pp. plus ten lithographed plates (five colored) and eighteen-foot folding lithographic frontispiece. Quarto. Original gilt pictorial cloth, a.e.g., expertly rebacked.. more
Price: $1,750.00
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Delafield, John, Jr.:
New York: Published for Subscribers, by J.C. Colt, 1839.
142pp. plus ten lithographed plates (five colored) and eighteen-foot folding lithographic frontispiece. Quarto. Original gilt pictorial cloth, a.e.g., expertly rebacked.. more
Price: $1,750.00
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RELATION DE DIVERS VOYAGES FAITS DANS L'AFRIQUE, DANS L'AMERIQUE, & AUX INDES OCCIDENTALES. LA DESCRIPTION DU ROYAUME DE JUDA, & QUELQUES PARTICULARITEZ TOUCHANT LA VIE DU ROY REGNANT. LA RELATION D'UNE ISLE NOUVELLEMENT HABITÉE DANS LE DÉTROIT DE MALACA
Dralsé de Grandpierre:
Paris: Claude Jombert, 1718.
[10],352,[4]pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt medallion on boards, spine gilt, gilt leather label. Discrete institutional ownership stamp on titlepage. Some.. more
Price: $9,500.00
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Dralsé de Grandpierre:
Paris: Claude Jombert, 1718.
[10],352,[4]pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt medallion on boards, spine gilt, gilt leather label. Discrete institutional ownership stamp on titlepage. Some.. more
Price: $9,500.00
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UPS AND DOWNS OF AN OLD TAR'S LIFE.
Eclipse [pseud]:
London. [1890s].
[4],211,[1]pp. Original pictorial cloth. Head and toe of spine a trifle frayed, private library bookplate. Else very good. A scarce.. more
Price: $175.00
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Eclipse [pseud]:
London. [1890s].
[4],211,[1]pp. Original pictorial cloth. Head and toe of spine a trifle frayed, private library bookplate. Else very good. A scarce.. more
Price: $175.00
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BIOGRAPHY OF ELISHA KENT KANE.
Elder, William:
Philadelphia. 1858.
416pp. plus plates and ads. Portrait. Engraved title. Original cloth. Extremities frayed, scattered foxing. Good. Later edition, first published in.. more
Price: $25.00
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Elder, William:
Philadelphia. 1858.
416pp. plus plates and ads. Portrait. Engraved title. Original cloth. Extremities frayed, scattered foxing. Good. Later edition, first published in.. more
Price: $25.00
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THE MILITARY OPERATIONS AT CABUL, WHICH ENDED IN THE RETREAT AND DESTRUCTION OF THE BRITISH ARMY, JANUARY 1842, WITH A JOURNAL OF IMPRISONMENT IN AFFGHANISTAN.
Eyre, Vincent:
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1843.
80pp. Printed in two column format. Original printed wrappers. Some dust soiling to wrappers, else very good. American edition, taken.. more
Price: $125.00
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Eyre, Vincent:
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1843.
80pp. Printed in two column format. Original printed wrappers. Some dust soiling to wrappers, else very good. American edition, taken.. more
Price: $125.00
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FROM EGYPT TO JAPAN.
Field, Henry M.:
New York. 1877.
424pp. Original cloth. Worn, chipped at head and toe of spine, some glue residue on rear cover. Internally very good.. more
Price: $25.00
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Field, Henry M.:
New York. 1877.
424pp. Original cloth. Worn, chipped at head and toe of spine, some glue residue on rear cover. Internally very good.. more
Price: $25.00
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A NEW GENERAL ATLAS, COMPRISING A COMPLETE SET OF MAPS, REPRESENTING THE GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE, TOGETHER WITH THE SEVERAL EMPIRES, KINGDOMS AND STATES IN THE WORLD; COMPILED BY THE BEST AUTHORITIES, AND CORRECTED BY THE MOST RECENT DISCOVERIES.
Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Published by Anthony Finley, 1834.
Title, index leaf, printed table leaf, sixty-two engraved maps, handsomely colored. Folio. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, expertly rebacked,.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Published by Anthony Finley, 1834.
Title, index leaf, printed table leaf, sixty-two engraved maps, handsomely colored. Folio. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, expertly rebacked,.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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A NEW GENERAL ATLAS, COMPRISING A COMPLETE SET OF MAPS, REPRESENTING THE GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE...COMPILED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES, AND CORRECTED BY THE MOST RECENT DISCOVERIES.
Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1825.
Engraved title, engraved index leaf, fifty-eight handcolored engraved maps, two handcolored engraved comparative charts of mountains and rivers. Imperial quarto... more
Price: $8,500.00
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Finley, Anthony:
Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1825.
Engraved title, engraved index leaf, fifty-eight handcolored engraved maps, two handcolored engraved comparative charts of mountains and rivers. Imperial quarto... more
Price: $8,500.00
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"ROUND THE WORLD." LETTERS FROM JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, AND EGYPT.
Fogg, William Perry:
Cleveland. 1872.
[12],[7]-237pp. plus ten (of eleven) unmounted albumen photographs (including the frontispiece). Original three-quarter morocco and cloth, gilt globe on front.. more
Price: $1,750.00
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Fogg, William Perry:
Cleveland. 1872.
[12],[7]-237pp. plus ten (of eleven) unmounted albumen photographs (including the frontispiece). Original three-quarter morocco and cloth, gilt globe on front.. more
Price: $1,750.00
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COMMENTARII RERUM GESTARUM IN INDIA CITRA GANGEM A LUSITANIS ANNO 1538....
Goes, Damiao de:
Louvain: Rutger Rescius, 1539.
22 leaves. Small quarto. Modern morocco. Title-leaf reinforced on verso, else very good. An extremely rare and very early account.. more
Price: $16,500.00
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Goes, Damiao de:
Louvain: Rutger Rescius, 1539.
22 leaves. Small quarto. Modern morocco. Title-leaf reinforced on verso, else very good. An extremely rare and very early account.. more
Price: $16,500.00
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THE NORTH PACIFIC SURVEYING AND EXPLORING EXPEDITION; OR, MY LAST CRUISE. WHERE WE WENT AND WHAT WE SAW: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF VISITS TO THE MALAY AND LOO-CHOO ISLAND, THE COASTS OF CHINA, FORMOSA, JAPAN, KAMTSCHATKA, SIBERIA, AND THE MOUTH OF THE AMOOR RIV
Habersham, A.W.:
Philadelphia. 1857.
507pp. plus twenty-nine plates and ads. Modern three quarter polished calf and boards, gilt- lettered spine. Some internal soiling. Overall,.. more
Price: $750.00
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Habersham, A.W.:
Philadelphia. 1857.
507pp. plus twenty-nine plates and ads. Modern three quarter polished calf and boards, gilt- lettered spine. Some internal soiling. Overall,.. more
Price: $750.00
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COSMOGRAPHIE IN FOUR BOOKS. CONTAINING THE CHOROGRAPHIE AND HISTORIE OF THE WHOLE WORLD, AND ALL THE PRINCIPAL KINGDOMS, PROVINCES, SEAS, AND THE ISLES THEREOF.
Heylyn, Peter:
London: Printed and sold for Henry Seile..., 1657.
[12],739,[4],p.740,761-891,898-934,921- 958,961-1098,[2],[1087]-1095,[19]pp. plus added engraved titlepage with variant imprint (see abstract) and four folding maps. Folio. Modern full panelled calf.. more
Price: $4,250.00
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Heylyn, Peter:
London: Printed and sold for Henry Seile..., 1657.
[12],739,[4],p.740,761-891,898-934,921- 958,961-1098,[2],[1087]-1095,[19]pp. plus added engraved titlepage with variant imprint (see abstract) and four folding maps. Folio. Modern full panelled calf.. more
Price: $4,250.00
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NOTES OF A CRUISE IN THE H.M.S. "FAWN" IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC IN THE YEAR 1862.
Hood, Thomes H.:
Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1863.
ix,[3],268pp. plus folding map and twenty illustrations, including nine tinted lithographs. Frontis. Half title. Contemporary brown pebbled cloth, gilt-lettered spine... more
Price: $1,100.00
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Hood, Thomes H.:
Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1863.
ix,[3],268pp. plus folding map and twenty illustrations, including nine tinted lithographs. Frontis. Half title. Contemporary brown pebbled cloth, gilt-lettered spine... more
Price: $1,100.00
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HIMALAYAN JOURNALS; OR, NOTES OF A NATURALIST IN BENGAL, THE SIKKIM AND NEPAL HIMALAYAS, THE KHASIA MOUNTAINS, &c.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton:
London. 1854.
Two volumes. xxvii,[1],408,32; xii,487,[1]pp. plus twelve color plates, two folding color maps, and numerous in-text illustrations. Original red publisher's cloth,.. more
Price: $950.00
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Hooker, Joseph Dalton:
London. 1854.
Two volumes. xxvii,[1],408,32; xii,487,[1]pp. plus twelve color plates, two folding color maps, and numerous in-text illustrations. Original red publisher's cloth,.. more
Price: $950.00
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXPLORATION 1850 TO 1940. CONTINENTAL EXPLORATION. A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF EXPLORATION, TRAVEL AND COLONIZATION IN AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AND THE AMERICAS FROM 1850 TO THE EARLY DECADES OF THE TWENTIETH CEN
Howgego, Raymond John:
[Potts Point, New South Wales]: Hordern House [2008].
xii,1047pp. Thick quarto. Cloth. As new. In dust jacket. The fourth volume of this fine and important new reference, published.. more
Price: $225.00
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Howgego, Raymond John:
[Potts Point, New South Wales]: Hordern House [2008].
xii,1047pp. Thick quarto. Cloth. As new. In dust jacket. The fourth volume of this fine and important new reference, published.. more
Price: $225.00
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THE ASCENT OF EVEREST.
Hunt, John:
[London. 1953].
xx,[300]pp. plus photographic illus. Color frontis. Cloth. Very good, without dust jacket. By the leader of the British expedition. Precedes.. more
Price: $5.00
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Hunt, John:
[London. 1953].
xx,[300]pp. plus photographic illus. Color frontis. Cloth. Very good, without dust jacket. By the leader of the British expedition. Precedes.. more
Price: $5.00
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DESCRIPTION DU PEGU ET DE L'ISLE DE CEYLAN. RENFERMANT DES DETAILS EXACTS ET NEUFS SUR LE CLIMAT, LES PRODUCTIONS, LE COMMERCE, LE GOUVERNEMENT, LES MOEURS ET LES USAGES DE CES CONTREES.
Hunter, William, C. Wolf and Eschelskroon:
Paris. 1793.
354pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Toe of spine bit scuffed, corners worn. Internally quite fresh and clean. Overall.. more
Price: $450.00
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Hunter, William, C. Wolf and Eschelskroon:
Paris. 1793.
354pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Toe of spine bit scuffed, corners worn. Internally quite fresh and clean. Overall.. more
Price: $450.00
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EXPEDITION TO BORNEO OF H.M.S. DIDO FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY: WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF JAMES BROOKE, ESQ., OF SARAWAK....
Keppel, Henry:
New York. 1846.
xii,413,8,4,4pp. Folding frontispiece map. 12mo. Original gilt cloth. Spine ends and corners worn, bookplate on front pastedown and front free.. more
Price: $250.00
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Keppel, Henry:
New York. 1846.
xii,413,8,4,4pp. Folding frontispiece map. 12mo. Original gilt cloth. Spine ends and corners worn, bookplate on front pastedown and front free.. more
Price: $250.00
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LIFE OF THE AMIR DOST MOHAMMED KHAN, OF KABUL: WITH HIS POLITICAL PROCEEDINGS TOWARDS THE ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, AND PERSIAN GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING VICTORY AND DISASTERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN AFGHANISTAN.
Lal, Mohan:
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846.
Two volumes. xviii,[2],399; vii,[3],498pp. plus nineteen illustrations. Contemporary calf, gilt-tooled spines, red and green gilt morocco labels. Joints slightly worn... more
Price: $1,000.00
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Lal, Mohan:
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846.
Two volumes. xviii,[2],399; vii,[3],498pp. plus nineteen illustrations. Contemporary calf, gilt-tooled spines, red and green gilt morocco labels. Joints slightly worn... more
Price: $1,000.00
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THE VOYAGE OF THE "WANDERER."
Lambert, C. & S.:
London. 1883.
xx,335,[1]pp. plus plates (twenty-three colored) and folding map. Frontis. Tall octavo. Original cloth, pictorial overlay on front cover. Bit shaken,.. more
Price: $400.00
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Lambert, C. & S.:
London. 1883.
xx,335,[1]pp. plus plates (twenty-three colored) and folding map. Frontis. Tall octavo. Original cloth, pictorial overlay on front cover. Bit shaken,.. more
Price: $400.00
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THE OPENING OF TIBET AN ACCOUNT OF LHASA AND THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE OF CENTRAL TIBET AND OF THE PROGRESS OF THE MISSION SENT THERE BY THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT IN THE YEAR 1903-4....
Landon, Perceval:
New York. 1905.
xv,484pp. plus plates. Tipped-in color frontis. Large, thick octavo. Cloth, leather label (chipped). Cloth dust soiled, slight edge wear, else.. more
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Landon, Perceval:
New York. 1905.
xv,484pp. plus plates. Tipped-in color frontis. Large, thick octavo. Cloth, leather label (chipped). Cloth dust soiled, slight edge wear, else.. more
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AN EXPLORER'S ADVENTURES IN TIBET.
Landor, A. Henry:
New York & London. 1910.
vii,[3],275,[1]pp. plus plates. Frontis. Pictorial cloth. Cloth soiled, else very good. A later version of the author's account of his.. more
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Landor, A. Henry:
New York & London. 1910.
vii,[3],275,[1]pp. plus plates. Frontis. Pictorial cloth. Cloth soiled, else very good. A later version of the author's account of his.. more
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ART IN THE AGE OF EXPLORATION. CIRCA 1492.
Levenson, Jay A. [ed]:
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991.
671pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Thick quarto. Cloth. Very fine. In dust jacket and slipcase. A.. more
Price: $90.00
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Levenson, Jay A. [ed]:
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991.
671pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Thick quarto. Cloth. Very fine. In dust jacket and slipcase. A.. more
Price: $90.00
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ITINERARIO, VOYAGE OFTE SCHIPVAERT...NAER OOST OFTE PORTUGAELS INDIEN....[bound with:] REYS-GHESCHRIFT VANDE NAVIGATIEN DER PORTUGALOYSERS IN ORIENTEN....[bound with:] BESCHRIJVINGE VANDE GANTSCHE CUSTE VAN GUINEA, MANICONGO, ANGOLA, MONOMOTAPA, ENDE TEGE
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, 1596 - 1595 - 1596.
Three parts bound in one volume (parts two and three bound in reverse order in this copy). Text in double.. more
Price: $275,000.00
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Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, 1596 - 1595 - 1596.
Three parts bound in one volume (parts two and three bound in reverse order in this copy). Text in double.. more
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ITINERARIUM; OFTE SCHIP-VAERT NAER DOOST OFTE PORTUGAELS INDIEN.... [bound with:] REYS-GHESCHRIFT VAN DE NAVIGATIEN DER PORTUGALOYSERS IN ORIENTEN.... [bound with:] BESCHRIJVINGE VANDE GANTSCHE CUSTE VAN GUINEA....
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
Amsterdam. 1644.
Three parts bound in one volume. [8],160,[8],13- 147,[90]pp. Three engraved titlepages, portrait of Linschoten, and thirty (of thirty-six) double-page plates.. more
Price: $11,000.00
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Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
Amsterdam. 1644.
Three parts bound in one volume. [8],160,[8],13- 147,[90]pp. Three engraved titlepages, portrait of Linschoten, and thirty (of thirty-six) double-page plates.. more
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[ICONES, HABITUS GETUSQUE INDORUM AC LUSITANORUM PER INDIAM VIVENTIUM, TEMPLORUM AEDIUM, ARBORUM, FRUTUM, HERBARUM, AROMATUM].
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
[Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, ca. 1596-1604].
Twenty-nine (of thirty) plates, plus two maps and one extra plate. Oblong quarto. Contemporary Dutch vellum, gilt. Cockled, soiled. Marginal.. more
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Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
[Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, ca. 1596-1604].
Twenty-nine (of thirty) plates, plus two maps and one extra plate. Oblong quarto. Contemporary Dutch vellum, gilt. Cockled, soiled. Marginal.. more
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TRAVELS OF THE JESUITS, INTO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD....
Lockman, John:
London. 1743.
Two volumes. vi,xxii,[2],487; 507pp. plus two pages of ads, five folding maps, folding plate, and errata. With the canceled leaves.. more
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Lockman, John:
London. 1743.
Two volumes. vi,xxii,[2],487; 507pp. plus two pages of ads, five folding maps, folding plate, and errata. With the canceled leaves.. more
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HISTORIA DELL'INDIE ORIENTALI, SCOPERTE, & CONQUISTATE DA' PORTOGHESI, DI COMMISSIONE DELL'INUITTISSIMO RE DON MANUELLO, DI GLORIOSA MEMORIA.
Lopes de Castanheda, Fernão:
Venice: Giordano Ziletti, 1577.
Two volumes. [17],518,[1]; [13],365 leaves. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spines. Front joint of first volume cracked, other joints worn... more
Price: $12,500.00
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Lopes de Castanheda, Fernão:
Venice: Giordano Ziletti, 1577.
Two volumes. [17],518,[1]; [13],365 leaves. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spines. Front joint of first volume cracked, other joints worn... more
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HISTORIARU INDICARUM LIBRI XVI. SELECTARUM ITEM EX INDIA EPISTOLARUM EODEM INTERPRETE LIBRI IIII. ACCESSIT IGNATII LOIOLAE VITA POSTREMO RECOGNITA. ET IN OPERA SINGULA COPIOSUS INDEX.
Maffei, Giovanni Pietro:
Venice: Damiano Zenari, 1589/1588.
Two parts bound in one volume. [28],281; [2],211 leaves. Each with a separate titlepage. Ornate titlepage vignettes. Thick octavo. Contemporary.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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Maffei, Giovanni Pietro:
Venice: Damiano Zenari, 1589/1588.
Two parts bound in one volume. [28],281; [2],211 leaves. Each with a separate titlepage. Ornate titlepage vignettes. Thick octavo. Contemporary.. more
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CHINA ENTERS THE POST-MAO ERA [wrapper title].
Mansfield, Mike:
Washington. 1976.
vii,[1],158pp. plus large folding map. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Government ink stamp on front wrapper stating release date. Near fine... more
Price: $15.00
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Mansfield, Mike:
Washington. 1976.
vii,[1],158pp. plus large folding map. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Government ink stamp on front wrapper stating release date. Near fine... more
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WINDS OF CHANGE: EVOLVING RELATIONS AND INTERESTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA [wrapper title].
Mansfield, Mike:
Washington. 1975.
vi,47pp. plus a large folding map. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Government ink stamp on front wrapper stating release date. A.. more
Price: $40.00
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Mansfield, Mike:
Washington. 1975.
vi,47pp. plus a large folding map. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Government ink stamp on front wrapper stating release date. A.. more
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A TOUR ROUND THE WORLD IN 1909 [cover title].
Matthews, R. Jr.:
[Np. nd, but ca. 1910].
169pp. Mimeographed typescript printed on recto only. Quarto. Leather-backed cloth. Some wear at spine ends, else very good. A journal.. more
Price: $300.00
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Matthews, R. Jr.:
[Np. nd, but ca. 1910].
169pp. Mimeographed typescript printed on recto only. Quarto. Leather-backed cloth. Some wear at spine ends, else very good. A journal.. more
Price: $300.00
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