Beagle Channel Award

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977. Cloth. A personalised binding to house the Beagle Channel Award presented after the Beagle Conflict, along with four coloured maps. This constitutes the Beagle Channel Award, the agreement reached between Chile and Argentina regarding the possession of the Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands, which nearly resulted in a war. The conflict was resolved through papal mediation.Printed by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.Contains a typewritten letter from 1988 from Archbishop Franco Brambilla regarding Kenn Back's request for information about a report regarding the resolved conflict. He attaches a copy of the texts associated with the ratification of the treat from the publication Attivita della Santa Sede 1985. Archbishop Franco Bambilla (1923-2003) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who had a diplomatic career.Contains four folding maps, of the Argentina-Chile Arbitration regarding the Beagle Islands, two in colour, one in black and white and a colour boundary line chart.Maps measure approx 45 by 30in. In a custom full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 757R45

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Keywords: maps beagle conflict beagle channel argentina beagle conflict Not Stated

Chile

Paris, Braun & Cie, 1932. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this beautiful photography work showcasing Chile in the early 1930s, illustrated with a folding map, and two-hundred and eighty plates. The first edition of this work.Written in English, Spanish, German, and French.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and two-hundred and eighty plates.Collated, complete.A collection of beautiful photographs by the Austrian photographer Robert Gerstmann, stunning views of Chile in the early 1930s.Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page, 'Annie S. C. Roberts, April 1949, Santiago de Chile&apos. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. A few light spots to the wraps. Very minor edgewear to the wraps. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: Robert Gerstmann. Very Good .

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Book number: 726P15

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Keywords: chile robert gerstmann south america chilean coast range robert gerstmann plaza de armas parque metropolitano Robert Gerstmann

Colorado Rocky Mountain National (Estes) Park

Chicago, Poole Bros. Inc, c1915. Paperback. A very scarce guide describing the beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park is Colorado, America. Illustrated throughout, including with a folding map. A very scarce work. An interesting guide and history of the Rocky Mountain National Park is Colorado, America. Illustrated with a folding map, fourteen full page illustrations, one full page map, and three in-text illustrations. The Rocky Mountain National Park was established as a national park in 1915. The park has a beautiful terrain, with mountains and alpine lakes, as well as a great variety of wildlife Undated, dated as circa from the when the park became a national park. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Light discolouration to the wraps. Small folds to the tail of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 658P26

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Keywords: colorado rocky moutnain national park rocky moutnain poole bros rocky moutnain national park denver estes park Not Stated

Guadeloupe Guyane Martinique Saint-Pierre Et Miquelon

Paris, Societe d'Editions Geographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, 1931. First edition. Leather. A finely Zaehnsdorf bound copy of this interesting look into the places formerly under French rule, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.In the original French.In a signed binding by Zaehnsdorf.A travel work detailing the French colonies.Published as part of the Paris Colonial Exposition, a six month exhibitions that displayed the culture and resources of France's colonial holdings.Illustrated with twelve plates. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, fine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 726P22

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Keywords: Guadeloupe Guyane Martinique Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Guadeloupe Guyane Martinique Guadeloupe france history Not Stated

Lippincott&Apos;S General Guide Book to the United Stated and Canada

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1877. Cloth. A very scarce early edition of this comprehensive tourist guide to North America. The fourth edition of the work. First published the year prior and very scarce in any contemporary edition. Only one copy held institutionally.In the publisher's original cloth binding.With six monochrome plates. No complete collation available although earlier editions did contain a folding map, which this copy does not contain. A comprehensive guide to the USA and Canada, containing information regarding hotels, ocean liners and some of the most popular travel routes including New York to Boston and Montreal to Quebec. A scarce early edition of this tourist work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally a trifle rubbed with lifting to the rear backstrip. Marks to the boards. Internally binding strained with first three leaves detached but present. Marginal age toning and scattered spotting. Pencil signature of prior owner to title page. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 888K5

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Keywords: USA Canada Maps Canada None

The Overland Trail from the Golden Gate to the Great Salt Lake. Along the Southern Pacific-American Canyon Route Via Ogden

America, Not Stated, 1923. Paperback. A colourfully illustrated work showing the Southern Pacific Railroad track from San Francisco, through Nevada, to Salt Lake City. A beautiful collection of plates showing the journey along the Southern Pacific Railroad. The journey goes from San Francisco, California, to the Great Salt Lake, Utah, passing through Nevada. With illustrations of San Francisco, a dairy farm at Dixie, Sacramento, an orange grove near Colfax, Donner Lake, Emerald Bay, Truckee River, Reno, Truckee River Dam, Palisade Canyon, Ryndon, the Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake City, and more. The route this work shows is now the interstate 80, With a colour plate tipped in to the front wrap. Illustrated with twenty-two colour plates. Photographed by Gabriel Moulin, who was a leading photographer in California, eventually becoming the official photographer for the Bohemian Club. Collated from WorldCat, complete. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Light tidemarks to the rear wrap. A little creasing to the tipped-in plate to the front wrap. Minor edgewear, heavier to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a couple of small handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: Gabriel Moulin. Very Good .

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Book number: 658P29

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Keywords: salt lake city golden gate golden gate bridge california golden gate southern pacific san francisco Gabriel Moulin

Two Months on the Tobique, New Brunswick an Emigrant&Apos;S Journal, 1851

London , Smith, Elder, and Co. 1866. Cloth. A fascinating and scarce account of travels along the Tobique river in Canada. A scarce copy of Two Months on the Tobique, New Brunswick An Emigrant's Journal, 1851. The Tobique river is in north-western New Brunswick, Canada and flows through Victoria County. The young emigrant trekked through the largely unexplored area at the time to discover whether it would be suitable for permanent occupation and this volume is a fascinating record of his journey. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards and fading to the spine. Bumping tot he head and tail of the spine. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 833B69

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Keywords: Two Months on the Tobique, New Brunswick An Emigrant's Journal, 1851 Tobique New Brunswick Canada Tobique None

Zion, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon

Omaha , Union Pacific System, 1935. Paperback. A beautifully and colourfully illustrated guide to three of West America's popular National Parks, including useful information on travel and accommodation to the sites. This work is a guide to some of the most popular national parks in the United States, which this work offering advice on travelling there by rail. The parks described in this work are in Utah and Arizona, in the south west of America. With train schedules described in the work, laying out a tour around the NAtional Parks, as well as providing prices. Also with information on available accomodations on the tour. Illustrated with thirteen colour illustrations, one double-paged map, and numerous monochrome illustrations. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Small amount of loss to the tail of the front wrap. A few light marks into the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small amount of loss to the title page and to the facing page. Loss to page 14-15. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 658P22

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Keywords: zion national park bryce canyon grand canyon cedar breaks bryce canyon union pacific system america Not Stated

Anonymous

Pictures of Travel in Far-Off Lands: A Companion to the Study of Geography. South America

London, Nelson and Sons, 1871. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated study of South America, published to excite the interests of the young. The very scarce first edition of this illustrated account of an anonymous author's travels in South America. The publisher's preface explains that 'this volume is the first of a series designed to render the study of Geography attractive to the young', and that 'our plan is to present a bright and vivid picture to the imagination, instead of dry details of facts to the memory&apos.Illustrated with numerous vignette and full plate illustrations throughout.With a lengthy contemporary owner's inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1871. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail. Contemporary inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Some foxing to first and last few pages, pages otherwise generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 787F52

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Keywords: South America Victorian Era Travelogue Victorian Era Not Stated

Max O'Rell [Leon Paul Blouet]

A Frenchman in America (the Anglo-Saxon Race Revisited)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated first edition, recounting a Frenchman's cultural observations of late nineteenth century America. The first UK edition of this work from Max O'Rell, the pseudonym of Leon Paul Blouet, a French author and journalist best known for his works providing observations and comparisons of Anglo-American and French culture.This text details the incredibly successful author's lecturing tour around the United States, during which he was considered the bestselling foreign lecturer of his time.Illustrated throughout by Edward Windsor Kemble, usually cited as E. W. Kemble, an American illustrator best known for his work on the first edition of Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&apos. This copy features a publisher's advertisement to the front pastedown, as well as three further pages of advertisements to the rear of the text. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Slight discolouration to boards, with a more significant mark to rear board. Bumping to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: E W Kemble. Very Good .

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Book number: 787F45

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Keywords: Leon Paul Blouet United States Edward Windsor Kemble United States E W Kemble

Max O'Rell

A Frenchman in America (the Anglo-Saxon Race Revisited)

Bristol, J.W. Arrowsmith, 1891. Cloth. A charming edition of this travel work by Max O'Rell, copiously illustrated with 'upwards of 130 illustrations' by E.W. Kemble. Max O'Rell, the pseudonym of Leon Paul Blouet, was a French author and journalist best known for his works which provided observations and comparisons of Anglo-American and French culture. This text details the incredibly successful author's lecturing tour around the United States, where he was considered the bestselling foreign lecturer of his time. Edward Windsor Kemble, usually cited as E. W. Kemble, was an American illustrator best known for illustrating the first edition of Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&apos. Kemble, born in Sacramento, California, demonstrated an early artistic talent, becoming a successful contributor to periodicals by 1881 at the age of twenty. Impressed by his youth and considerable talent, the 'New York Daily Graphic' offered him the position as the major political cartoonist for the paper, whilst Kemble receiving his only formal artistic training at the Art Students League of New York. This position quickly led Kemble to contribute to other major publications, such as 'Life magazine', 'Collier's', 'Harper's Weekly' and 'Leslie's Weekly&apos. It was these lively cartoons, some of the magazine industry's most mature work, that attracted the attention of Mark Twain, who employed Kemble for his most well-known work; the illustrations for 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&apos. This copy features a publisher's advertisement to the front pastedown, as well as three further advertisements to the rear of the text. In a brown cloth binding. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Some slight wear to head and tail of spine, as well as marks to boards. Joints starting but firm. Internally, generally fimly bound, though back board is loosening. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: E. W. Kemble. Very Good .

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Book number: GEN40-F-10

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Keywords: Travel French Anglo-American Kemble French O'Rell Blouet E. W. Kemble

Karl Baedeker

The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska; the United States with an Excursion Into Mexico

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1900-1904. Cloth. Early editions of Baedeker's guides to Canada and the United States, illustrated with folding maps. The second revised edition of Baedeker's guide to Canada (1900), and the third revised edition of Baedeker's guide to the United States (1904), in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Illustrated with ten maps and seven plans to the Canada guide, many of which are folding. Loosely inserted to the Canada guide is a 1911 map to the Canadian Northern Railway System. Illustrated with twenty-five maps and thirty-five plans to the US guide, many of which are folding. Collated, complete.Two smart volumes of Baedeker's travel guides, one for the Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and Alaska, and the other for the United States with Mexico. These guides include historical and topographical information, and also practical information on transport and accommodation, with detailed descriptions of the top tourist destinations. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart, with just a few faint marks to the front board of the US guide. Gilt remains bright. Ink inscriptions to front free end paper and to page xix of US guide. Previous owner's label to front free end paper of Canada guide. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to pages facing maps. 8cm closed tear to the front folding map of the US guide. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 876M8

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Keywords: Travel Canada USA Baedeker Canada Alaska Newfoundland Not Stated

Karl Baedeker

The Dominion of Canada

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1907. Cloth. The third edition of Baedeker's guide to Canada, with folding maps and plans. The third edition, revised and augmented. Baedeker guides were standard guidebooks published for tourists in the nineteenth century. Printed by the publishing house started by Karl Baedeker, they were an important milestone in the tourist industry, and were published from the 1850s until the 1970s.With a gift inscription to the half title, 'Clara Hilliam from Percy and Jeeve, 29.10.12&apos.With thirteen maps and ten plans. The frontispiece map is loose but present. Lacking two plans: of Toronto (p.190) and Winnipeg (p.245). In a full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; spine is a little worn to the head and tail. Gift inscription to the half title page. Internally, generally firmly bound with the occasional strain. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 796R59

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Keywords: Baedeker Canada History of Canada Geography of Canada Canada Baedeker Guides Not Stated

Maturin M. Ballou

Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas Martinique, Barbadoes and the Principal Capitals of South America

Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. Cloth. A descriptive account of Ballou's travels in South America, where he visited St. Thomas Martinique, Barbadoes and the Principal Capitals of South America. First edition. Maturin Murray Ballou (1820 - 1895) was a writer and publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded Gleason's Pictorial; was the first editor of the Boston Daily Globe; and wrote numerous travel books and works of popular fiction. Previous owner's ink inscription to front blank. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart but with slight wear to extremities and the odd slight mark to boards. Front hinge starting. Internally, firmly bound. Bright but with slight marks to front free endpaper and slight tidemarks to text block edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: GEN25-F-6

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Keywords: South America Barbados Martinique Barbados None

W S Barclay

The Land of Magellan

London, Methuen and Co, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this travel work regarding South America and its explorers. A very scarce work, in a very scarce 1920's dustwrapper. This work discusses Magellan, The Buccaneers, Darwin's South American Missions, Drake's discovery of Cape Horn. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of exploration. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is generally smart. Small loss to the bottom of the front wrap. Minor chips to the head and tail of spine. Fading to the spine. Bookplate to the verso of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine/Good.

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Book number: 748L30

Catalogue: Americas

Keywords: Travel South America Travelogue South America Various