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  • Fine copy of the first edition of Shackleton's Last Voyage, the official account of Shackleton's last voyage, Quest, and his death by his second in command.
    Fine copy of the first edition of Shackleton's Last Voyage, the official account of Shackleton's last voyage, Quest, and his death by his second in command.

    WILD, Commander Frank.
    Shackleton's Last Voyage. The Story of the Quest. 1923.
    $2,734.00

  • First edition of Spratt's Travels and Researches in Crete, one of the most important accounts of the island.
    First edition of Spratt's Travels and Researches in Crete, one of the most important accounts of the island.

    SPRATT, Thomas Abel Brimage.
    Travels and Researches in Crete. 1865.
    $3,418.00

  • First edition of Joseph Skinner's The Present State of Peru, an English abridgement of Mercurio Peruano, a highly influential biweekly neswpaper published in Lima between 1791 and 1795.
    First edition of Joseph Skinner's The Present State of Peru, an English abridgement of Mercurio Peruano, a highly influential biweekly neswpaper published in Lima between 1791 and 1795.

    [SKINNER, Joseph].
    The Present State of Peru: 1805.
    $3,418.00

  • Simpson was head of the Hudson Bay Company and the dominant figure in the American fur trade in the nineteenth century. Important for account of Honolulu
    Simpson was head of the Hudson Bay Company and the dominant figure in the American fur trade in the nineteenth century. Important for account of Honolulu

    SIMPSON, Sir George.
    Narrative of a journey round the World, 1847.
    $1,709.00

  • A cornerstone of Antarctic exploration. A reproduction of the South Polar Times magazine issued during the Antarctic expeditions of Robert F. Scott.
    A cornerstone of Antarctic exploration. A reproduction of the South Polar Times magazine issued during the Antarctic expeditions of Robert F. Scott.

    SHACKLETON, Ernest Henry; BERNACHI, L.C.; CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley (editors).
    The South Polar Times. 1907-1914.
    $20,505.00

  • Rare. Robinson claimed that Wellsted in his work Travels in Arabia endeavoured to obtain undue credit for James Bruce at the expense of Lord Valentia
    Rare. Robinson claimed that Wellsted in his work Travels in Arabia endeavoured to obtain undue credit for James Bruce at the expense of Lord Valentia

    ROBINSON, Frederick.
    Refutation of Lieutenant Wellsted's Attack 1842.
    $5,468.00

  • First editions of the Geology section of the Natural History Museum's series of scientific reports which resulted from the Terra Nova expedition. With two manuscript letters from Sir Raymond Priestley to the principal author Walter Smith.
    First editions of the Geology section of the Natural History Museum's series of scientific reports which resulted from the Terra Nova expedition. With two manuscript letters from Sir Raymond Priestley to the principal author Walter Smith.

    PRIESTLEY, Sir Raymond Edward; SMITH, Walter Campbell (et al).
    British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition, 1910. Natural History Reports. Geology vols I and II. 1914-64.
    $2,051.00

  • The most desirable and complete third edition of William Price's Journal of the British Embassy to Persia, which contains the long awaited part II relating the rest of the voyage in Persia and the return journey.
    The most desirable and complete third edition of William Price's Journal of the British Embassy to Persia, which contains the long awaited part II relating the rest of the voyage in Persia and the return journey.

    PRICE, William.
    Journal of the British Embassy to Persia; 1832.
    $6,835.00

  • Henry Oakes' eyewitness Narrative of the Treatment of the English following the British defeat at Bednore in 1783, appendix with Lieutenant Sheen's letter
    Henry Oakes' eyewitness Narrative of the Treatment of the English following the British defeat at Bednore in 1783, appendix with Lieutenant Sheen's letter

    OAKES, Henry.
    An Authentic Narrative of the Treatment of the English, who were Taken Prisoners 1785.
    $1,026.00

  • Scarce complete set of the secret reports on China compiled for Naval Intelligence.
    Scarce complete set of the secret reports on China compiled for Naval Intelligence.

    [GEOGRAPHICAL HANDBOOK SERIES].
    China proper. 1944-1945.
    $1,026.00

  • Physical Observations is notable for the series of eight lithographs of aurora observations including seven of aurora effects on thick brown paper
    Physical Observations is notable for the series of eight lithographs of aurora observations including seven of aurora effects on thick brown paper

    [THE DISCOVERY EXPEDITION].
    Physical Observations 1908.
    $1,026.00

  • Meteorology is an important work providing a compendium of over a thousand synoptic charts concerning the Antarctic, drawn not only from Scott's expedition, but also from the Scottish, Swedish, and German expeditions.
    Meteorology is an important work providing a compendium of over a thousand synoptic charts concerning the Antarctic, drawn not only from Scott's expedition, but also from the Scottish, Swedish, and German expeditions.

    [THE DISCOVERY EXPEDITION].
    Meteorology. 1908-1913.
    $2,051.00

  • This copy of Magnetic Observations has an important provenance as Nordenskjölds was on the Swedish Scientific expedition to the Antarctic, 1901-1903 and would have had a particular interest in the results of the Discovery expedition.
    This copy of Magnetic Observations has an important provenance as Nordenskjölds was on the Swedish Scientific expedition to the Antarctic, 1901-1903 and would have had a particular interest in the results of the Discovery expedition.

    [THE DISCOVERY EXPEDITION].
    Magnetic Observations 1909.
    $889.00

  • A superior unfolded copy of the first edition of Antoine Melling's magnificent work on Constantinople. 'one of the finest topographical illustrated books ever produced' (Koç). Unfolded examples rarely appear on the market.
    A superior unfolded copy of the first edition of Antoine Melling's magnificent work on Constantinople. 'one of the finest topographical illustrated books ever produced' (Koç). Unfolded examples rarely appear on the market.

    MELLING, Antoine Ignace.
    Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore. 1809-19].
    $78,600.00

  • First edition of John Marra's Journal of the Resolution's Voyage, the first published account of Cook's second voyage and the first printed account of the first crossing of the Antarctic Circle, with the rare extra map.
    First edition of John Marra's Journal of the Resolution's Voyage, the first published account of Cook's second voyage and the first printed account of the first crossing of the Antarctic Circle, with the rare extra map.

    [MARRA, John].
    Journal of the Resolution's Voyage, in 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. 1775.
    $12,986.00

  • A handsome copy of the first edition in English of Simon de la Loubere's A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam, 'universally regarded as as the finest work on seventeenth-century Thailand'.
    A handsome copy of the first edition in English of Simon de la Loubere's A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam, 'universally regarded as as the finest work on seventeenth-century Thailand'.

    LA LOUBERE, Simon de.
    A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam. 1693.
    $6,835.00

  • Rare 16th-century Italian edition of Sir John Mandeville's Travels, published in Venice in 1505.
    Rare 16th-century Italian edition of Sir John Mandeville's Travels, published in Venice in 1505.

    MANDEVILLE, Sir John.
    Tractato dele più maravigliose cose e più notabile che si trovino in le parte del mondo 26 January 1505.
    $25,289.00

  • First edition of John Henry Gray's scarce guidebook Walks in the City of Canton. The work is structured into seven distinct walks around the city, with extensive detail and history on the sights and landmarks encountered on each route.
    First edition of John Henry Gray's scarce guidebook Walks in the City of Canton. The work is structured into seven distinct walks around the city, with extensive detail and history on the sights and landmarks encountered on each route.

    GRAY, John Henry.
    Walks in the City of Canton... 1875.
    $3,281.00

  • First edition of Catalogue des vases peints du Musee national d'Athenes by Georges Nicole.
    First edition of Catalogue des vases peints du Musee national d'Athenes by Georges Nicole.

    NICOLE, Georges.
    Catalogue des Vases Peints du Musée National d'Athènes. 1911.
    $1,709.00

  • The scarce official account of the Waziristan campaign 1919–1920, and preceding 1917 conflict, with copious views and maps of the scarcely traversed terrain and landscape of Waziristan.
    The scarce official account of the Waziristan campaign 1919–1920, and preceding 1917 conflict, with copious views and maps of the scarcely traversed terrain and landscape of Waziristan.

    GENERAL STAFF ARMY HEADQUARTERS INDIA.
    Operations in Waziristan 1919-1920. 1921.
    $1,709.00

  • Scarce and interesting account of Persia. Fowler was a British diplomat in Tehran during the last years of the reign of Fath Ali Shah
    Scarce and interesting account of Persia. Fowler was a British diplomat in Tehran during the last years of the reign of Fath Ali Shah

    FOWLER, George.
    Three Years in Persia 1841.
    $2,256.00

  • Forster's scarce account of Cook's second voyage.
    Forster's scarce account of Cook's second voyage.

    FORSTER, Johann Reinhold.
    Observations made during a Voyage round the World, 1778.
    $7,860.00

  • First edition of Michael Cazabon's Views of Trinidad, possibly the finest set of engravings that has ever been produced of the West Indes.
    First edition of Michael Cazabon's Views of Trinidad, possibly the finest set of engravings that has ever been produced of the West Indes.

    CAZABON, Michael John.
    Views of Trinadad. 1851.
    $51,261.00

  • Burton's second expedition to Midian, the area of north-west Arabia on the opposite bank of the Red Sea from the Sinai Peninsular
    Burton's second expedition to Midian, the area of north-west Arabia on the opposite bank of the Red Sea from the Sinai Peninsular

    BURTON, Richard Francis.
    The Land of Midian (revisited). 1879.
    $2,529.00

  • Scarce Dublin edition of Bulkeley, one of the principal accounts of the Wager, which was wrecked off the southern coast of Chile
    Scarce Dublin edition of Bulkeley, one of the principal accounts of the Wager, which was wrecked off the southern coast of Chile

    BULKELEY, John.
    A Voyage to the South-Seas, in the years 1740-1. 1743.
    $4,785.00

  • This work is an account of part of his route home. through the Mediterranean, with the purpose to buy antiquities. The resulting art collection, named after the author Rottiers Collection, became an integral part of the collection of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden.
    This work is an account of part of his route home. through the Mediterranean, with the purpose to buy antiquities. The resulting art collection, named after the author Rottiers Collection, became an integral part of the collection of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden.

    ROTTIERS, Bernard Eugene Antoine.
    Itinéraire de Tiflis a Constantinople. 1829.
    $2,666.00

  • A rare survival of a compilation of Bengal Government records relating to the repression of banditry in the region.
    A rare survival of a compilation of Bengal Government records relating to the repression of banditry in the region.

    [BENGAL GOVERNMENT].
    Selection from the records of the Bengal government, 1855.
    $1,162.00

  • First edition of Edward Belcher's The Last of the Arctic Voyages. Belcher's voyage was the last officially sent in search of Sir John Franklin, who disappeared during an Arctic expedition in 1845.
    First edition of Edward Belcher's The Last of the Arctic Voyages. Belcher's voyage was the last officially sent in search of Sir John Franklin, who disappeared during an Arctic expedition in 1845.

    BELCHER, Sir Edward.
    The Last of the Arctic Voyages; 1855.
    $4,101.00

  • Papers concerning the investigation committee composed of French, British, and Russian representatives sent to Sasun
    Papers concerning the investigation committee composed of French, British, and Russian representatives sent to Sasun

    [TURKEY].
    Turkey No. 1 (1895) 1895.
    $1,299.00

  • Includes descriptions of Najd, Hejaz and Yemen.
    Includes descriptions of Najd, Hejaz and Yemen.

    D'AVRIL, Adolphe.
    L'Arabie contemporaine avec la description du pelerinage de la mecque. 1868.
    $5,127.00

  • Second enlarged edition of the General Staff Field Notes of Medopotamia printed in Calcutta in 1917.
    Second enlarged edition of the General Staff Field Notes of Medopotamia printed in Calcutta in 1917.

    GENERAL STAFF, INDIA.
    Field Notes. Mesopotamia. February, 1917.
    $3,828.00

  • First edition of Henry Salt's A Voyage to Abyssinia, the largest treatment of Ethiopia since Bruce's <em>Travels</em> twenty-five years prior, and includes one of the earliest depictions of indigenous hippo hunting.
    First edition of Henry Salt's A Voyage to Abyssinia, the largest treatment of Ethiopia since Bruce's <em>Travels</em> twenty-five years prior, and includes one of the earliest depictions of indigenous hippo hunting.

    SALT, Henry.
    A Voyage to Abyssinia, 1814.
    $2,393.00

  • First edition of Wilkins's Reconnoitring in Abyssinia, containing ten attractive lithographs. The copy of Major-General Sir Elliot Wood, who served in Abyssinia under Wilkins and would go on to command the Royal Engineers in the Boer War.
    First edition of Wilkins's Reconnoitring in Abyssinia, containing ten attractive lithographs. The copy of Major-General Sir Elliot Wood, who served in Abyssinia under Wilkins and would go on to command the Royal Engineers in the Boer War.

    WILKINS, H. St Clair.
    Reconnoitring in Abyssinia: 1870.
    $2,051.00

  • Isaacs' account covers a seven year period of exploration in the Zoolos and Fumos countries with a short visit to the Comoro islands
    Isaacs' account covers a seven year period of exploration in the Zoolos and Fumos countries with a short visit to the Comoro islands

    ISAACS, Nathaniel
    Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa, 1836.
    $2,051.00

  • Presentation copy of the first edition of Denham and Clapperton's Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, the most important African travel narrative of it's time.
    Presentation copy of the first edition of Denham and Clapperton's Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, the most important African travel narrative of it's time.

    DENHAM, Major Dixon; CLAPPERTON, Captain Hugh.
    Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, 1826.
    $4,785.00

  • First edition of Count Gleichen's Journal of our Mission to Fez, the only first hand account of the mission to Fez in 1909 to install Sir Reginald Lister as British Ambassador to Morocco following the the Hafidiya, the coup d'état of 1908.
    First edition of Count Gleichen's Journal of our Mission to Fez, the only first hand account of the mission to Fez in 1909 to install Sir Reginald Lister as British Ambassador to Morocco following the the Hafidiya, the coup d'état of 1908.

    [GLEICHEN, Lord Albert Edward Wilfred] THE MILITARY ATTACHÉ.
    Journal of our Mission to Fez (1909). 1909.
    $821.00

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