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| ANDREWS, ROY CHAPMAN Ends of the Earth New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1929. First Edition. x, 355pp, 66 monochrome illustrations from photographs, pictorial endpapers. Tall 8vo/24cm. Dark green cloth, orange & yellow lettering, light wear, in mylar protector, lacks frontis portrait (though no signs of excision or removal), hinge papers cracked, otherwise clean. tight and very good. The adventurous early career of the explorer and naturalist, Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960), who became Director of the American Museum of Natural History in 1934. He is often styled as the modern-day version of the fictional adventurer, Indiana Jones. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1548] Book number: 003026 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| BRIDGES, R.C. AND P.E.H. HAIR, EDITORS Compassing the Vaste Globe of the Earth: Studies in the History of the Hakluyt Society, 1846-1966. With a complete List of the Society's Publications London, The Hakluyt Society. 1996. Second Series No. 183. xi, 336pp, frontis portrait, 29 monochrome illustrations, essays by Editors and Tony Campbell, Ann Savours, R.J. Bingle, C.F. Beckingham, D.B. Quinn and Michael Strachan, index to listing of Society's publications, contributor bios, index. 8vo/22.5cm. Pictorial blue cloth gilt, HS gilt emblem on front board, no wear, in slightly ruibbed dj, small stain back panel, Erratum slip laid in, otherwise internally fine. Essays to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Hakluyt Society with biographies of its distinguished figures such as the geographer Desborough Cooley, R.H. Major, Clements Markham, Henry Yule and later figures such as William Foster, R.A. Skelton and Esmond de Beer. Roy C. Bridges was Professor of History, University of Aberdeen at the time of writing; Paul Edward Hedley Hair, had been Professor of Modern History, University of Liverpool. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3010] Book number: 003835 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| CLARK, LEONARD The Marching Wind NY, Funk & Wagnall. 1954. First edition. G+/G, 5 maps,26pages of photo ills 8vo, xvi, 368, Cloth lightt wear,dj edgeworn at top; minor publisher's defect pp.353-60 excess paper top corner w/creasing of 1 leaf (no loss) o/w very good. USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 | £UK 6.75 | JP¥ 946] Book number: 000023 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| JAMES FORD BELL COLLECTION The Merchant Explorer: A Commentary on Selected Recent Acquisitions Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Library. 1967. Occasional Paper No. 67. [2], 41pp, Preface by John Parker, Curator, commentary: Europe Discovers Asia, Competition for Empire, An Empire on Trial, acquisitions. 8vo/21.5cm. Illustrated blue card-stock wrappers, few small surface abrasions, internally clean, tight and very good. Brochure describing purpose and extent of Bell Collection laid in. James Ford Bell (1879- 1961) was an American business leader and philanthropist whose collection of rare books devoted to the history of early modern trade comprised the basis for the James Ford Bell Library. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 004350 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| HEDIN, SVEN My Life As An Explorer. Translated by Alfhild Huebsch New York, Boni & Liveright. 1926. Ill.: Illustrated by the Author. Second Printing (1925). 544pp, 8 colored illustrations, more than 100 black and white--all by the author, index. Tall 8vo/23.5cm. Tan cloth gilt, lettering faded, light rubbing, internally fine. The author's exploits from the late 19th century up to 1925. Sven Anders Hedin (1865-1952) of Sweden was one of the most famous and perhaps most picturesque explorers of the late 19th and early 20th century and this book tells how it began. Later in life he was controversial because of his conservative political opinions and acquaintanceship with as well as admiration for Hitler. Marshall 2095; Yakushi H113. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 002219 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| THOMAS, LOWELL The Untold Story of Exploration Garden City, Garden City Publishing Co. Inc. 1937. Ill.: Kurt Wiese. Reprint (1935). viii, [iii], 333pp, decorative end paper map, frontispiece and 11 drawings and several text illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Chapter headings include: The First Chinese Pioneer (Chang K'ien), The Bavarian Marco Polo (Leinart Richartingen), the First Robinson Crusoe (Joan Fernandez), A German Conquistador (Ulrich Schmiedel), The Amazing Pandits (Nain Singh, Kishen Singh and Hari Ram), A Victorian Gentlewoman (Mary Kingsley), The Greatest Living Explorer (Bertram Thomas), The First Adventurers in the Arctic (Pytheas), A Corsair of Parts (Ferdinand Mendes Pinto), The Romance of Master Will Adams, The Buccaneer who became a Great Explorer (William Dampier), and The Mystery of Laperouse (Jean Francois Galaup). 8vo/21cm. Brown cloth, light wear, minor foxing on foreedge otherwise internally fine. VG. Lowell Thomas (1892-1981), author, news commentator, world traveler and adventurer, chose twelve explorers to write about who were 'of more than ordinary interest' and who he felt had 'fallen through the cracks' of more academic compendiums. Kurt Wiese (1887-1974), was a German born illustrator who illustrated more than 320 books and twice won the Caldecott Award. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1548] Book number: 003678 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. |
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