Robert Cushman Murphy

Oceanic Birds of South America

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1936. Cloth. A fascinating two volume work on seabirds, profusely illustrated with a number of colour plates. Robert Cushman Murphy (1887-1973) was an American ornithologist who travelled on a number of expeditions on the ocean and was highly regarded as an expert on seabirds, with Murphy's petrel named for him. He also penned works such as 'Bird Islands of Peru' and 'Logbook for Grace: Whaling Brig Daisy', as well as over six hundred articles.This work is considered a classic piece of expertise on the seabirds of South America. Profusely illustrated with seventy two plates bound to the rear, including ten full colour plates illustrated by Francis L. Jacques.Complete in two volumes. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, slight discolouration to the spine. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Francis L. Jacques. Near Fine .

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Book number: 754R50

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Keywords: ornithology birds ocean birds south america birds Francis L. Jacques

William Gore Ouseley

Description of Views in South America

Brasil, Livraria Kosmos Editora, 1974. Leather. An impressive limited edition facsimile of William Gore Ouseley' Victorian travel work on South America. Complete as one bound volume, with unbound plates, in a presentation box, box in a good condition.A striking limited edition facsimile, limited to 360 copies, of which this is numbered 71.Illustrated with a total of twenty-six colour plates, and one map. Collated, complete. Limitation information and biographical information in Portuguese, whereas 'Views in South America' volume is in the original English.An impressive work on South America by William Gore Ouseley, exploring the beauties of Madeira, Tenerife, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, and more.Ouseley was a diplomat who is best known for his 1850 treatise 'Notes on the Slave Trade&apos.Lithographs by J. Needham. In the original publisher's limp calf binding, with unbound plates as issued, in a quarter morocco box with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. A few minor marks to the boards, light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Presentation box is a little rubbed to the leather, with a large crack to the tail of the rear joint, and a small amount of loss to the tail of the spine. Some minor marks to the boards. A small amount of lifting of cloth to the tail of the fore edge. Presentation box is in a good condition. Near Fine . Ill.: J. Needham. Near Fine .

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Book number: 887P8

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Keywords: William Gore Ouseley views in south america south america travel views in south america J. Needham

Sir Woodbine Parish

Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata: From Their Discovery and Conquest by the Spaniards to the Establishment of Their Political Independence.

London, John Murray, 1852. Cloth. A fascinating Victorian study on Buenos Aires, written by Woodbine Parish, who worked in the city for almost a decade. The second edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, cloth-backed folding map, five plates, and eighteen in-text engravings.Collated, complete.An extensive historical study on Buenos Aires, looking at the development of the city from its conquest by Spain, to their political independence. Including an appendix containing historical documents and statistical tables.The author, Woodbine Parish worked in Buenos Aires from 1823 to 1832 as Consul General, he signed the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation with Argentina.Thirty-two pages of adverts to the rear. Advertising slip bound before the rear endpaper, advertising this work. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little rubbing and discolouration to the boards and spine. Some small marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with some odd spots. Folding map is detached but present, tide mark to the head of the map, map is a little age-toned. Plate facing page 97 is detaching. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 821P4

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Keywords: Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata buenos ayres buenos aires argentina buenos ayres rio de la plata ssouth america Not Stated

Gilbert Parker

An Adventurer of the North

Chicago, Stone & Kimball, 1895. First edition. Leather. A handsomely rebound first edition copy of this thrilling Canadian novel. The first edition of the work.Uncommon.A thrilling collection of stories set in the pioneer days in the Canadian backwoods. Written by Sir Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and British politician. Rebound in half morocco. Externally smart with slight rubbing to the boards and extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Marginal age toning due to paper used. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 888K8

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Keywords: Canada Frontiers Canadian Backwoods Frontiers None

Annie S. Peck

The South American Tour

New York, George H. Doran Company, 1913. First edition. Cloth. An interesting travelogue detailing travels across South America, written by Annie Peck and illustrated throughout. Detailing the author's travels from Panama, through Ecuador, Lima, Cuzco, La Paz, Santiago, the Andes, Buenos Aires, Uruguay and Rio de Janeiro.Written by Annie S. Peck (1850-1935), an American adventurer, suffragist and writer known for her exciting travels and mountain climbs. She died during a world tour at the age of eighty-four, having been taken ill whilst climbing the Acropolis of Athens.Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.This was the author's second work.Richly illustrated throughout with photographs taken during her journey, as well as a folding map to the rear of the work.A first edition of this exciting travelogue by a feminist mountaineer. In the publisher's original decorative cloth. Externally generally smart, with some wear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities in particular, as well as a little wear to the decorative board. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are slightly age-toned in places. Very Good . Ill.: Annie S. Peck. Very Good .

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Book number: 786R45

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Keywords: South America Annie Peck Travel Writing Travelogue Annie Peck Annie S. Peck

R A J Phillips

Canada&Apos;S North

Toronto , Macmillan of Canada, 1967. First edition. Cloth. An interesting look at the Northern life in Canada, focusing on the geography, climate, and inhabitants. In the original un-clipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this informative introduction to North Canada. The author tells the history of the country, starting with the Viking explorers, and how people and animals have settled thee over the past thousand years. Phillips informs the reader on the geography of the land, the native inhabitants, and the the climates. R A J Phillips travelled extensively to the North, providing him with the essential knowledge and experience to write this book. He was also the director of the federal government's anti-poverty program in the 1960s. With twenty-four plates of coloured and black and white photographs, and eight plates of maps. With a prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper ' Happy Birthday Group Captain Bader, from Alyson Smith, 21/2/69&apos. Collated; complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Light spotting and marking to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head of the spine, and to the extremities. With a prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper ' Happy Birthday Group Captain Bader, from Alyson Smith, 21/2/69&apos. Dustwrapper has some edgewear with just a couple of minor closed tears to the bottom of the flyleaves. Chip to the head of the spine. Light discolouration and spotting to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: 598P32

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Keywords: r a j phillips canada toronto arctic canada vikings Various

H. Hesketh Prichard

Through the Heart of Patagonia

London, William Heinemann, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this travel work on Patagonia by British explorer Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, beautifully illustrated by John Guille Millais. A comprehensive and fascinating travel work containing a first-hand account of Major Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard's journey through Patagonia and southern South America. This was one of many of Hesketh-Prichard's explorative trips financed by Cyril Arthur Pearson.Hesketh-Prichard was commissioned to travel to Patagonia in the early twentieth century by Pearson with the express purpose of determining whether or not the rumours of the prehistoric Mylodon in this area were true. Once Hesketh-Prichard determined that there was in fact no evidence of the existence of the Mylodon in Patagonia, he used the remainder of the trip to explore the forests of the Andes. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with six plates in colour, four photogravure plates, thirty full page plates in black-and-white, three folding maps in colour, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated and complete.Illustrations by noted British artist and naturalist John Guille Millais. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, smart, with light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, binding is just slightly tender in a few places. Light spotting to the first and last few pages, and in a few places throughout (particularly to the folding maps), otherwise pages remain bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: John Guille Millais. Very Good .

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Book number: 830J21

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Keywords: patagonia travel south america prichard travel chile millais John Guille Millais

H E Raabe

Cannibal Nights: The Reminiscences of a Free-Lance Trader

London, Geoffrey Bles , 1927. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition of H E Raabe's recollections of his journeys and experiences across the regions of the South Seas. The first UK edition of this work, originally published in the US. The second printing in the same year as the first. Captain H. E. Raabe recounts his experiences as one of the pioneering captains to explore the regions of the South Seas. Telling of times when many ships would enter the mysterious waters and disappear without trace, and when cannibalism and piracy were rampant and it was only free lance traders who dared to venture into the obscure regions. A volume narrating numerous unusual adventures with much vividness and personal insight. Illustrated with a frontispiece and two full page plates, as well as a map. Collated, complete.  From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, the spine only slightly cocked forward with some minor soiling. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front free endpaper 'Pater: Many happy returns,' from D R dated 1928. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece and two full page plates, as well as a map. Collated, complete.  Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 795A35

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Keywords: first editions illustrated travel illustrated Not Stated

Albert D. Richardson

Beyond the Mississippi: From the Great River to the Great Ocean

Hartford, American Publishing Company, 1867. Cloth. A detailed account of the author's own travels on the prairies and mountains of the Pacific coast. Illustrated with a folding map to the front of the text, a vignette title page, fifteen plates, and over two hundred illustrations from photographs and sketches. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive account of the author's time spent on the Pacific coast of the United States of America, with reference to the prairies, deserts, mountains, rivers, mines, cities, Indians, pioneers, and natural curiosities of the land. Written by Albert Deane Richardson, a well-known American journalist, Union spy, and author. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 895T57

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Keywords: Beyond Mississippi Great River Great Ocean Mississippi Not Stated

Edwards Roberts

Shoshone and Other Western Wonders

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated guide book on the wonders of Western America, with illustrations. First edition, in the publisher's original green cloth binding. Written by Edwards Roberts, with a preface by former United States Representative and historical editor, Charles Francis Adams. This informative travel book explores the Western Wonders of America, from the City of Denver to Pike's Peak, onwards to Shoshone and to the geysers of Yellowstone. With thirty five illustrations and a frontispiece of the Rocky Mountains. Collated, complete.With thirteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Small tear to the head of the spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Hinges slightly strained but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with a touch of age toning to the extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 880Q3

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Keywords: Wild west illustrated first edition the rockies illustrated Not Stated

Kenneth L. Roberts

Sun Hunting

Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work promoting Florida during the state's land boom, an illustrated work by Kenneth L. Roberts. The first edition of this work.A charming work on Florida, written by Kenneth L. Roberts in part to promote the Florida land boom of the 1920s.Roberts lauds the charm of Florida in this work. However, following the bust of the boom, in which many people lost money, Roberts usually omitted this and his other works promoting Florida from his list of titles in his future publications. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fourteen plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 910P29

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Keywords: Sun Hunting florida kenneth l. roberts travel florida Not Stated

Kenneth Roberts

Trending Into Maine

Boston, Little, Brown, 1938. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this lovely historical travelogue. Illustrated throughout, with plates by N.C Wyeth. Loosely inserted is the extremely scarce extra suite of plates (all fourteen) in their original envelope. Lacking original parchment dustwrapper and slipcase. This work is the limited 'Arundel' edition printed on rag paper and bound in natural finish cloths. The work is numbered 448 of 1075 and is signed by both Kenneth Roberts and NC Wyeth. Written by Kenneth Roberts, an historical novel writer from Maine. He was extremely fascinated with the history of the United States and its colonization. The illustrator, N C Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated over 112 books in his lifetime. He was best known for his works on the Scribner Classics series, the first of which was Treasure Island. In a quarter buckram binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart with some fading to board edges and to spine. Handling marks and small amount of bumping to the spine, mostly to the head and tail. Rubbing to the spine label at edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: NC Wyeth. Very Good .

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Book number: EXP3-D-9

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Keywords: Maine Travelogue History Illustration Travelogue America Colonization NC Wyeth

Salman Rushdie

The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey

London, Picador, Pan Books, Jonathan Cape, 1987. First edition. Paperback. A Signed First UK Edition of Salman Rushdie's The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey A signed, first UK edition of Salman Rushdie's first non-fictional work The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey. A recollection of the author's travels to Nicaragua, Central America written in 1987. In the original publisher's paper wraps. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with shelfwear to the extremities and a few small marks to the rear wrap. Pages 99-101 are loosening down the gutter due to the type of binding. Otherwise, internally firmly bound. Signed by the author on Title page. Pages are generally bright, with spots to the top edge and fore edge not affecting the pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 751A2

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Keywords: Nicaragua Travel Central America Signed Travel Rushdie None

W. H. Russell

Hesperothen; Notes from the West: A Record of a Ramble in the United States and Canada in the Spring and Summer of 1881. In Two Volumes.

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A scarce two volume set of Russell's travels in the United States and Canada. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Labels for W. H. Smith & Son's Subscription Library to the front paste down of both volumes. Library sticker of Penruddock Lending Library to the front paste down of Volume I. Ink inscription to the front paste down of Volume II. Sir William Howard Russell (1820-1907) was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. In these two volumes is his account of his travels through the United States and Canada. 32 pages of advertisements to the rear of Volume II. In publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally smart, with bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spines, and a little staining to the boards, of both volumes. The hinges of Volume I are starting but firm. Internally, the binding of Volume I is slightly strained between pages 144 and 161. Pages are generally clean with the odd spot and handling mark, and some small losses to the pages, not affecting the text. The front end papers are a little abraded. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 834M26

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Keywords: William Howard Russell Travel Diary United States Canada Travel Diary None

Israel C. Russell

North America

London, Henry Frowde, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this geographical and geological study into North America, illustrated throughout with coloured maps. The first edition of this uncommon work by Israel Russell. With a coloured folding map frontispiece and seven further coloured maps throughout, five of which are also folding. Thirty nine other illustrations, seven of which are monochrome plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A comprehensive geographical and geological study of North America, including the topography of the land, climate and animal life. This is the last of the author's published works before his sudden death in 1906.Author Israel Russell was the professor of geology at the University of Michigan at the time of this work's publishing. The work is completed with a full index to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Loss of cloth to the head of spine. Fading to the spine. Marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with slight offsetting and light spotting to the endpapers. One spot affecting the first few leaves. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good .

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Book number: 907Y5

Catalogue: Americas

Keywords: North America Geography Maps Geography Not stated