DANA, Richard Henry; Two Years Before the Mast, a Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. Philadelphia, Henry Altemus Company, nd [c1915], , 8vo; 432 pp, color frontis, color plates, other illus, pict end papers, vocabulary of sea terms, orig pict cloth, pict spine, light shelf wear, very good copy of a later printing of this travel classic..

The author sailed aboard the brig Pilgrim on August 1835 from Boston to the California coast. His observations of the poor treatment of merchant sailors at the hands of unconcerned owners and tyrannical ship masters lead to action by the US congress and the improvement of the lot of American seamen.

US$20. bookID # 1800

DAVIES, Nigel; Voyagers to the New World: Fact or Fantasy?. [London], Macmillan London Ltd, [1979], First Edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xiv, 287 pp, illus, maps, bibliog, index, orig cloth, dj (price clipped), fine.

Davies analyzes evidence from archaeological and anthropological research to outline the state of knowledge on the ancestors of the native people of America.

US$8. bookID # 3646

DAVIS, Wade; The Clouded Leopard; Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire. Vancouver, Toronto, Douglas & McIntyre, [1998], First edition, 8vo [23.6 x 16 cm]; viii, 231 pp, orig black cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean and unmarked (as new).

Davis, author of several fine travel books and explorer with National Geographic, writes here of remote regions he has explored including the rain forest of Borneo, mountains of Tibet, Arctic, Sahara, etc, describing the first hallucinogen from the animal kingdom, the cactus cults of Peru, the Vodoun priests of Haiti, the Inuit narwhal hunters on Baffin Island and others. 'Davis writes magnificently with verve when describing his many adventurous field trips, telling science or history and vivid fantasy when portraying hallucinogenic trances. . . spellbinding' [New York Times].

US$18. bookID # 12808

DE COLANGE, Leo (editor); Voyages and Travels or Scenes in Many Lands, with 850 Illustrations on Wood and Steel; View from All Parts of the World comprising Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Palaces, Cathedrals, Castles, Abbeys and Ruins, with Original Descriptions by the Best Authors. New York, F. R. Niglutsch, [c 1887], , large 4to [31 x 24.5 cm]; 4 volumes, vii, 290; [ii], 291-576; viii, 346; [ii], 347-564 pp, 4 frontispieces, 4 title pages each with engraved vignette, numerous steel engraved plates and photogravures, numerous wood engraved illus, many full-page, orig cloth, decorated in black and gilt, gilt lettering on front covers and spines, a. e. g., light edge wear, few internal hinges cracked but firm, light stain on outer corner of few endpapersr, a very good set.

A very well illustrated work covering mainly Europe, Britain and the United States with sections on most other parts including South America, Africa, islands, etc. Most of the illustrations are of buildings and views, mountains, lakes, rivers, palaces, cathedrals, castles, abbeys, ruins, etc. In the days before television, this would have provided good family entertainment for those that could afford it.

US$250. bookID # 5514

DE COLANGE, Leo (editor); Voyages and Travels or Scenes in Many Lands, with 850 Illustrations on Wood and Steel; View from All Parts of the World comprising Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Palaces, Cathedrals, Castles, Abbeys and Ruins, with Original Descriptions by the Best Authors. New York, F. R. Niglutsch, [c 1887], , large 4to [31 x 25 cm]; 4 volumes, vii, 290; [ii], 291-576; viii, 346; [ii], 347-564 pp, 4 frontispieces, 4 title pages each with engraved vignette, 850 illus including 60 steel engraved plates and photogravures, wood engraved illus, many full-page, orig cloth, decorated in black, red and gilt, gilt lettering on front covers and spines, a. e. g., light edge wear, few internal hinges cracked but firm, light stains on some margins of one volume, lower outer corner of covers, a very good set.

A very well illustrated work covering mainly Europe, Britain and the United States with sections on most other parts including South America, Africa, islands, etc. Most of the illustrations are of buildings and views, mountains, lakes, rivers, palaces, cathedrals, castles, abbeys, ruins, etc. In the days before television, this would have provided good family entertainment for those that could afford it, fascinating illustrations.

US$220. bookID # 8966

DOBZHANSKY, Theodosius, edited with an introduction by Bentley Glass; The Roving Naturalist: Travel Letters of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Philadelphia, The American Philosophical Society, 1980, First edition, 8vo [23.5 x 15 cm]; [x], 327 pp, frontis portrait of author, orig heavy green paper wraps, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, slightly foxed at outer edge of text block, near fine and clean.

Dobzhansky, who died in 1975, was recognized as the foremost thinker of evolutionary processes in the twentieth century. A ten-page biography is followed by collected material on his travels including to Central Asia in 1925-27, Brazil 1948-53, to South America 1955-58, to Israel, Lebanon and Egypt, India, Indonesia and New Guinea, with insightful observations on nature, the peoples and towns visited, etc.

US$50. bookID # 11938

DUVAL, Marguerite; translated by Annette Tomarken & Claudine Cowan; The King's Garden. Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, First edition in English, 4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index, orig cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (lightly worn at edges), fine, clean in vg dj.

Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions.

US$10. bookID # 10735

DUVAL, Marguerite; translated by Annette Tomarken & Claudine Cowan; The King's Garden. Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, First edition in English, 4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index, orig cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (slightly rubbed at edge), fine, clean.

Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions.

US$11. bookID # 11113

DUVAL, Marguerite; translated by Annette Tomarken & Claudine Cowan; The King's Garden. Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, First edition in English, 4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index, orig cloth, dj (short tear at edge), else fine.

Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions.

US$2. bookID # 7242

DUVAL, Marguerite; translated by Annette Tomarken & Claudine Cowan; The King's Garden. Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, First edition in English, 4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index, orig cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (small crease on inside flap), fine, clean.

Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions.

US$4. bookID # 11290

FERNIE, Donald; The Whisper & the Vision; the Voyages of the Astronomers. Toronto, Vancouver, Clarke, Irwin & Company, [1976], First Edition, 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; [viii], 189 pp, bibliog, illustrations including double-page, reproduction from early sources, map, orig cloth, dj (shot tear, rubbing at edges), book is fine, clean and unmarked in very good dj.

Descriptions of 18th and 19th century astronomers' travels to Siberia, Peru, the Philippines, Baja California, Mauritius, etc, helped establish astronomy and improved navigation.

US$12. bookID # 12852

FINDLAY, Alexander G.; A Classical Atlas, to Illustrate Ancient Geography; comprised in 25 maps Showing the Various Divisions of the World as Known to the Ancients, composed from the most authentic sources, with an index of Ancient & Modern Names. London, William Tegg & Co., 1853, , large 8vo [25 x 17 cm]; xvi, 44 pp, 26 maps, of which is one is foldout, 25 are double-page, 23 being hand colored, detailed index with thousands of names and locations, contemporary marbled boards and title label, later leather spine with gilt title lettering, lightly rubbed, endpaper bookplate of Louis Kossuth Comstock, interior is clean and near fine, in very good sound and tight cover.

The detailed and finely colored maps include Italy, Greece, Britannia, Gallia, Germania, Hispania, Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Armenia, Arabia, India, etc. The double-page maps are all mounted on hinges so can be easily removed and framed.

US$190. bookID # 12253

FIRESTONE, Clark B.; The Coasts of Illusion; a Study of Travel Tales. New York and London, Harper & Brothers, 1924, First Edition, 8vo [24 x 16.5 cm]; x, [ii], 410, [ii, ads] pp, frontis, plates, pictorial endpapers, orig pictorial gilt cloth, gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, spine lettering is a bit faded but visible, corner bumped, a clean copy, very good or better.

Interesting study of tales, legends, myths relating to travel gives some insight into the relationship between fact and fantasy, many of the tales being based on actual observations that became distorted over time, including the Amazons, denizens of the deep, pygmies the gilded man, Atlantis, islands of enchantment, lands of legend, fabulous beasts, etc.

US$12. bookID # 8973

FLAG, Green; The Jewish Travel Guide 1961. London, Jewish Chronicle Publications, , First edition, 12mo [18 x 12 cm]; 248 pp, illus to ads, indexes, orig heavy paper printed wraps, spine label, withdrawn stamp, cover lightly rubbed, spine end with large chip, interior is clean and near fine.

A country by country listing of all Jewish related organization, restaurants, schools, clubs, kashrut, synagogues, hotels, agencies, etc, listed by city, with population figures. This was published each year and is a useful current picture.

US$7. bookID # 11953

FLAG, Green; The Jewish Travel Guide 1965. London, Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1965, First edition, 12mo [18 x 12 cm]; 256 pp, illus to ads, indexes, orig heavy paper printed wraps, spine label, withdrawn stamp, cover lightly rubbed, interior is clean and near fine.

A country by country listing of all Jewish related organization, restaurants, schools, clubs, kashrut, synagogues, hotels, agencies, etc, listed by city, with population figures. This was published each year and is a useful current picture.

US$8. bookID # 11952

FOSTER, Sir William; The Voyage of Thomas Best to the East Indies 1612-14. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1934, First edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; lvi, 316 pp, 4 maps including frontis showing Best's route, reproduction of his signature, bibliog, index, orig blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, stain at edge of endpaper, covers bright, name on endpaper but a fine copy in a dust jacket (bit chipped, wear, short tear).

National Maritime Museum 415: 'Best commanded the tenth voyage sponsored by the East India Company. With two ships, the Dragon and Hoseander, he reached India in September 1612, set up a factory at Surat, and then proceeded to Achin, Sumatra. He returned to England with a valuable cargo in the Dragon, June 614.' Foster's introduction provides an excellent and detailed historical perspective, and the text is a detailed travel account, together with correspondence and court minutes.

US$130. bookID # 12465

FOSTER, Sir William; The Voyages of Sir James Lancaster to Brazil and the East Indies 1591-1603. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1940, First edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xl, 178 pp, fine frontis portrait with tissue guard, folding plate, other illus, 3 maps including one in color, bibliog, index, Lancaster's coat of arms on title page, orig blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette, gilt spine title lettering, fine, clean copy, cover & gilt bright, in dj (chipped at edge, a little faded), with loose notice to members from publisher.

Based on three voyages, 1591 to 1603, Foster collected together all existing sources concerning Lancaster's voyages, including from contemporary pamphlets and what appeared in Hakluyt, and provides a detailed introduction, and there are 5 appendices including one on Lancaster's hints for a voyage to the east. National Maritime Museum I, 402. Borba de Moraes I, 454: 'Concerning the second voyage, during which Lancaster attacked Pernambuco, he published Hakluyt's version and the complete text of the very rare pamphlet written by Henry Roberts. Foster's introduction is very valuable for the study of the voyages and life of this famous navigator'. The two voyages to the East Indies were not only important in themselves but were important in establishing regular intercourse by sea between Europe and the Far East, and to the East India Company. The book is rarely found in a dust jacket.

US$200. bookID # 12459

FOSTER, Sir William (edited), Joseph Pitts, William Daniel, Charles Jacques Poncet; The Red Sea and Adjacent Countries at the Close of the Seventeenth Century as Described by Joseph Pitts, William Daniel, Charles Jacques Poncet. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1949, First Edition, 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; xl,192 pp, folding frontis of Pitt's Plan of the Temple of Mecca, 2 maps including folding, bibliog, index, orig blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt vignette on front covers, gilt lettering on spine, very slightly rubbed at edge of spine but clean and fine condition, covers bright.

Narratives of travels of Pitts from Algiers to Mecca and return, Daniel from London to Mocha and return, Poncet from Cairo to Abyssinia, De Brevedent's account of the journey to Sennar, etc, with appendix on Ovington's description of Red Sea Ports, and includes a detailed 30 page introduction by Foster. Pitt's description is the first of Mecca by an Englishman.

US$50. bookID # 12464

FOSTER, T. S.; Travels and Settlements of Early Man; A Study of the Origins of Human Progress. London, Ernest Benn, [1929], First edition, 8vo [25 x 16 cm]; 320 pp, index, bibliography, orig navy blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, small chip at upper spine, very good+ clean copy, sound and solid.

A fascinating study of early movements and travels of people in Europe, the Near East, Americas, Polynesia, including the Nordic invasion of Polynesia, Maoris in New Zealand, ancient civilizations in Puebla, Mississippi valley, Mongolian settlement of Peru, relation to Incas, colonization of Santa Cruz and San Cristobal, etc.

US$18. bookID # 11216

FRERE-COOK, Gervis (editor); The Decorative Arts of the Mariner. London, Cassell, [1966], First Edition, 4to [31 x 24 cm]; [viii], 296 pp, col frontis, profusion of color and bw plates & illus, orig pict cloth, dj (price clipped), fine.

Seventeen authorities have written on their specialties, including steamships, barges, Mississippi river craft, charts & maps, navigational instruments, figureheads, decorative rope, ship models, scrimshaw, maritime art of Americas and the Pacific Ocean. A useful and well-illustrated overview.

US$25. bookID # 4235

GATHORNE-HARDY, Robert; Traveller's Trio. London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1963], First edition, 8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; vii, 187 pp, plan, 7 plates from photos, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), very slight foxing on endpaper, fine and clean copy, unmarked.

The author, a well-known author of gardening and travel books, as well as fiction, describes here his travels and plant hunting in Labrador and Italy. The plan is of Tunnit buildings which he visited in Labrador.

US$15. bookID # 12929

GEE, Marjory; Captain Fraser's Voyages. New York, W. W. Norton & Company, 1979, First American Edition, 8vo; 217, [i] pp, illus, orig cloth, dj, fine.

Based on the notebooks of Fraser, describing 25 voyages in the latter part of the 19th century that includes South America, Hong Kong, Europe, etc, and provides a useful and interesting picture of travel in those days.

US$5. bookID # 833

GOLDSMITH, J.; The Present State of the British Empire in Europe, America, Africa and Asia, containing The Religion, Policy, Customs, Government, Trade, Commerce, Manufactures, with the Natural & Artificial Curiosities, of the Respective Parts of our Dominions. . .. London, W. Griffin, J. Johnson, W. Nicoll and Richardson and Urquhart, 1768, , 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; vii, 486 pp, with the half title page, tables, later half green calf, marbled boards, gilt spine title lettering on red leather label, gilt ruled on raised bands, edges lightly rubbed, half title with short tear, interior clean and fine, without the usual foxing.

Howes G227. Sabin 27718 mentions the first edition of 1767 with maps but this edition has the same text. The British Library copy description for the 1768 edition does not list the presence of maps. There is about 135 pages on America including 32 pages on Florida. The work also includes a list of the English company's forts and factories. A good description of British colonies in the world at that time. No copies were traced at auction in the last 26 years.

US$580. bookID # 10680

GRAY, Albert, H. C. P. Bell; The Voyage of Francois Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil, volume II, part II only. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1890, First edition, 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; xii, [289] - 572, iii [ads] pp, folding plate of Kottakkal, 2 folding charts, maps, index, addenda and corrigenda pages to all 3 volumes, orig blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, endpapers toned, partly unopened copy, fine and clean.

This volume describes the author's travels to Island of Diego, Natal, Cape of Good Hope, island of Saint Helena, Brazil, Scores, with the treatise of animals, trees and fruits, including elephants, tigers, crocodiles, turtles, fish, parrots, pepper, ginger, spices, tamarinds, pineapples, bananas, figs, etc, and with a dictionary of the words of Maldive language.

US$60. bookID # 10353

GREENLEE, William Brooks; The Voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral to Brazil and India, from Contemporary Documents and Narratives. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1938, First Edition, 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; lxix, 228 pp, 6 plates including folding and double, 4 fldg maps in rear pocket, bibliog, index, orig cloth, gilt vignette on both covers, gilt spine title lettering, very fine and clean in dj spine a little faded), covers and gilt bright.

Besides discovering Brazil, Cabral sailed around Africa to India. Greenlee provides a comprehensive 60 page introduction that gives an historical perspective. An appendix describes the ships and personnel.

US$200. bookID # 12500

HEALEY, B. J.; The Plant Hunters. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, [1975], First American Edition, 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; vii, [ii], 214 pp, illus from photos and from early sources, index, orig green cloth with silver spine title lettering, a very good, unmarked and clean copy in jacket (price clipped, short tear, light wear at edge).

An interesting and readable account of plant hunting from Parkinson, Tradescant, Banister, Kaempfer, Bartram, Robert Fortune to E. H. Wilson and Kingdon-Ward and dozens of others, organized in 9 main chapters, with an index of plant names and general index. A good introduction to where our plants came from and the difficulties the botanists had in finding them.

US$10. bookID # 12730

HEARN, Peter; The Sky People; A History of Parachuting. [Shrewsbury}, Airlife Publishing, 1990, First Edition, 4to; 160, [vii, index], well illustrated in color & bw, bibliog, orig cloth, dj (short tear), previous owner's blind-stamp on endpaper, else fine.

Some of the earlier history and the related photos are quite remarkable.

US$6. bookID # 836

HEYERDAHL, Thor; The RA Expeditions. New York, Doubleday & Company, 1971, First American Edition, translated from the original Norwegian edition of 1970, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xi, 341 pp, color illustrations on plates from photos, including full-page, endpaper maps, orig cloth, dj (wear to edges, price clipped), very good, clean copy.

The author tests his theory of whether men could have sailed across the oceans in small reed boats centuries before recorded history.

US$4. bookID # 9445

HOLDGATE, Martin, with a foreword by Prince Philip and preface by J. B. Heaney; Mountains of the Sea, The Story of the Gough Island Expedition. London, Macmillan & Co, 1958, First Edition, 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xvi, 222 pp, color frontis, numerous illus in color and bw, maps including fldg, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, endpaper signature, near fine and clean with most of front panel of dj inserted loosely.

The account of an expedition to this island in the South Atlantic near Tristan da Cunha, with much on the natural history and geography of the island. Not in Spence.

US$10. bookID # 12676

HOWSE, Derek and Michael Sanderson, introduction by G. S. Ritchie; The Sea Chart; An Historical Survey based on the Collections in the National Maritime Museum. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1973], First edition, 4to [28 x 22 cm]; 144 pp, 60 plates of sea charts, each with accompanying page of text description, bibliog, index, orig cloth, dj (price clipped), fine and clean.

A useful and interesting history with illustrated examples from 1420 to 1971, although most are pre-1800.

US$18. bookID # 5303

HUGHES, William and George Long; An Atlas of Classical Geography; with a Sketch of Classical Geography and other Additions by the American Editor. New York, Sheldon & Company, 1870, First edition, 8vo [28 x 18 cm]; 76 pp, 52 maps and plans on 26 plates, mostly double page, the remainder full-page, hand colored in outline, detailed and extensive index of places, each with latitude and longitude, orig cloth, with newer cloth spine and paper title label, gilt title lettering on cover, light wear to edges, endpaper signature, interior is clean and near fine.

A detailed and nicely produced atlas covering the empire of Alexander the Great, provinces of Roman Empire, Britannia, Gallia, Hispania, Italia, Rome, Sicily, Syracusae, Macedonia, Graecia, Attica, Athens, Peloponnesus, Aegean Sea, Syria, Palaestina, Assyria, Mauritania, Numidia, Africa, Arabia Petraea, Germanea, etc.

US$50. bookID # 12833

HUMPHREYS, A. L.; Antique Maps and Charts. New York, Dorset Press, [1989], , large 4to [30.5 x 29 cm]; 191 pp, numerous color and bw plates of old maps, bibliog, orig cloth. gilt spine title lettering, dj, very fine, clean, unused.

This is a reprint of the scarce 1926 limited edition, which was one of the first books on the subject. It contains a new introduction by Jonathan Potter. The excellent illustrations are from atlases published from 1482 to 1815, which are now in the National Maritime Museum.

US$20. bookID # 12598

IRVING, R. L. G.; A History of British Mountaineering. London, B. T. Batsford, [1955], First Edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xv, 240 pp, 65 illus including frontis & portraits on 31 plates, index, orig cloth, slight shelf wear, scratch on rear cover, else near fine.

Neate 403. An interesting work from the earliest times, but mainly on the last 100 years and covering all parts of the world.

US$7. bookID # 3105

IRVING, R. L. G.; A History of British Mountaineering. London, B. T. Batsford, [1955], First Edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xv, 240 pp, 65 illus including frontis & portraits on 31 plates, index, orig cloth, edge slightly rubbed, inscription on endpaper, else near fine, clean.

Neate 403. An interesting work from the earliest times, but mainly on the last 100 years and covering all parts of the world.

US$6. bookID # 8976

IRVING, R. L. G. [Robert Lock Graham]; Ten Great Mountains; Snow don, Ben Nevis, Mount Cook, Matterhorn, Ushba, Mont Blanc, Mount Logan, Nanga Parbat, Kangchenjunga, Mount Everest. New York, E. P. Dutton &Co., [1940], First American edition, 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xii, 213 pp, frontis from photo, plates from photos, diagrams, plans, orig green cloth, silver spine lettering, lightly foxed on endpaper, else clean, very good, sound and tight copy.

Neate I17. The popular writer and mountaineer provides the climbing history and topography of each of the mountains.

US$25. bookID # 10710

KRANZ, Jacqueline L.; American Nautical Art and Antiques. New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., [1975], First edition, 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; vii, 248 pp, 331 illus, including some in color, from original sources and photos, bibliog, index, orig cloth-backed boards, spine title lettering, dj (light wear at upper spine, not price clipped), fine and clean in very good jacket.

A very well-illustrated work on paintings, figureheads, scrimshaw, ship models, navigation instruments, sea chests, sheet music, toys, glass, ships in bottles and other collectibles, based on extensive research.

US$8. bookID # 12949

KRAUS, Hans P.; Sir Francis Drake; A Pictorial Biography; With an Historical Introduction by Lt. Commander David W. Waters & Richard Boulind and a detailed Catalogue of the Author's Collection. Amsterdam, N. Israel, 1970, First Edition, folio; viii, 236 pp, well illustrated from early sources and manuscripts, double page facsimile maps, detailed bibliog, orig grey cloth, with red & gilt emblem, water stain on cover, stains on endpapers, interior clean, sound copy, presentation copy signed by Kraus, dated Jan 27, 1970 to Gordon Jones with his endpaper bookplate.

US$60. bookID # 840

LEMMON, Kenneth; The Golden Age of Plant Hunters. New York, A. S. Barnes and Company, [1969], First American Edition, 4to [28 x 22 cm]; x, 229 pp, color and bw plates, bibliog, index, orig cloth, dj (short tear, rubbed), a clean, fine copy in good dj.

A useful overview of the subject covering the major plant hunting expeditions, concentrating on 1760 - 1860. Its based mainly on material not published in other surveys of this subject.

US$40. bookID # 10792

LINKLATER, Eric; The Voyage of the Challenger. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, [1972], First American Edition, 4to [25.5 x 19 cm]; 288pp, numerous illus, incl full-page, many color plates, incl from orig sources, Orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, in slightly worn dj, fine..

The author of over 50 books gives a very readable account of the important scientific voyage of the Challenger that began in 1872. The purpose was to investigate marine life, chart the sea depths and collect scientific data. The naturalists aboard (Henry Moseley, John Murray) also made many observations and drawings at the many places the ship landed. The voyage included Atlantic islands, West Indies, Patagonia, Pacific islands, Tahiti, New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Japan, Antarctic, etc. An interesting and well-produced book.

US$2. bookID # 3094

LINKLATER, Eric; The Voyage of the Challenger. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, [1972], First American Edition, 4to [25.5 x 19 cm]; 288pp, numerous illus, incl full-page, many color plates, incl from orig sources, Orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (slightly rubbed at spine head, not price clipped), fine, clean and unmarked.

The author of over 50 books gives a very readable account of the important scientific voyage of the Challenger that began in 1872. The purpose was to investigate marine life, chart the sea depths and collect scientific data. The naturalists aboard (Henry Moseley, John Murray) also made many observations and drawings at the many places the ship landed. The voyage included Atlantic islands, West Indies, Patagonia, Pacific islands, Tahiti, New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Japan, Antarctic, etc. An interesting and well-produced book, beautifully illustrated with many historical pictures.

US$8. bookID # 12278

LLOYD, Clare; The Travelling Naturalists. Seattle, University of Washington Press, [1985], First American edition, 4to [25 x 20 cm]; 156 pp, color plates and many other illustrations, from early sources, maps, bibliog, index, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked.

The author traces the travels of eight naturalists of the 19th century, including Waterton, Speke, Seebohm, Mary Kingsley, Saunders, Green, Murchison, Bates in the Arctic, Amazon, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and describes their discoveries, adventures and impact. Beautifully illustrated and fascinating text showing the transformation of natural history.

US$10. bookID # 12685

LLOYD, Clare; The Travelling Naturalists. Seattle, University of Washington Press, [1985], First American edition, 4to [25 x 20 cm]; 156 pp, color plates and many other illustrations, from early sources, maps, bibliog, index, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, fresh, bright, clean, unmarked.

The author traces the travels of eight naturalists of the 19th century, including Waterton, Speke, Seebohm, Mary Kingsley, Saunders, Green, Murchison, Bates in the Arctic, Amazon, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and describes their discoveries, adventures and impact. Beautifully illustrated and fascinating text showing the transformation of natural history.

US$7. bookID # 12279

MAGGS BROS, ; Voyages and Travels, Being a Selection of One Thousand Books relating to all Part of the World. London, Maggs Bros., 1931, First edition, large 8vo [24 x 18.5 cm]; 128 pp, engraved headpiece and tailpiece, orig heavy paper printed wraps with title printed in red and illus of ship on covers, list of their catalogues on inside cover, a fine, clean and unmarked copy.

A fine catalogue #562 by one of the most famous of antiquarian booksellers who have been in business for over two hundred years. The books are arranged by geographical area and each list the number of plates and maps. Many have some interesting description. A pleasure to browse through after all these years with prices you can only dream about.

US$15. bookID # 13043

MANLEY, Seon and Robert; Islands, Their Lives, Legends and Lore. Philadelphia, Chilton Book Company, [1970], First edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [viii], 382, [i] pp, numerous illus from photos and early sources, list of major islands, bibliog, index, orig cloth, dj (chip, tear), else fine.

There are some 50,000 islands of which the authors describe the more interesting.

US$6. bookID # 5117

MITCHELL, ; Mitchell's New School Atlas; Mitchell's Modern Atlas: A series of Forty-four Copperplate Maps, compiled from the great atlases of Keith Johnston, Stieler and Andre; from the maps of the US Coast & Geodetic Surveys, the General Land Office, Hydrographic... Philadelphia, E. H. Butler & Company, 1886, new and revised edition, 4to [31 x 25 cm]; 44 hand colored maps on 36 pages including double page maps, 15 geographical and statistical tables, pronouncing vocabulary of nearly 10,000 names, orig pictorial boards, spine worn and chipped, interior is clean, unmarked and near fine in good covers.

Ristow 313. The double-page maps include United States and southern Canada (with insets of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland), other maps include eastern hemisphere, western hemisphere, Texas and other states, West Indies, Cuba, Hayti, South America, Panama, European countries, Great Britain & Ireland, Asia, Africa, Oceanica, etc.

US$160. bookID # 12252

MOSELEY, H. N.; Notes by a Naturalist on the Challenger; being an Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger Round the World in the Years 1872-1876 Under the Command of Capt. Sir G. S. Nares and Capt. F. T. Thomson. London, Macmillan, 1879, First edition, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 620, [iv, ads] pp, colored plates including frontis, folding color map, numerous illus, bibliog, index, orig brown cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, lower edge lightly rubbed, interior hinge cracked but firm, light foxing on some leaves, mostly marginal, very good copy.

Ferguson 12883. Spence 820. British Museum Natural History Catalogue 1359. Wood 473. The Challenger expedition was one of the largest and most important natural history projects of the nineteenth century, and traveled extensively in the Atlantic and the Pacific. 'Without considerable reservation, Wyville Thompson's narrative cannot be recommended for general reading; but Moseley's Notes unequivocally can because Moseley, who was as dedicated a naturalist as Thomson, also had a perceptually inquisitive mind that looked for more' (Linklater, The Voyage of the Challenger, 1972). A fascinating and important work, first published in 1879. 'Of all his writings, Moseley's Notes of a Naturalist on the Challenger, is the one that appeals to the widest circle of readers and approaches Darwin's Journal of the Cruise of the Beagle in interest and importance' [DNB]. The work is dedicated to Charles Darwin.

US$750. bookID # 11536

MURPHY, Grace E. B.; There's Always Adventure; The Story of a Naturalist's Wife. London, George Allen and Unwin, 1952, First Edition, 8vo; xvi, 299pp, [29, ad], illus, Orig cloth, nice condition.

Interesting travels in several continents over 35 years

US$8. bookID # 506

NAVARI, Leonara; The Ottoman World; The Library of Sefik E. Atabey with a Supplement. London, Sotheby's, 2002, First edition, 4to [27 x 21 cm]; 3 volumes, 246, [i]; 238, [i]; 234, [i] pp, hundreds of colored illustrations from the orig sources, maps, costumes, portraits, bibliog, index of authors, index of anonymous material, topographical index, orig pictorial heavy paper wraps, few minor notes in text, else fine.

Atabey had collected over several decades, one of the finest libraries on the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, involving the entire Mediterranean basin together with its hinterlands and its extension into the Black Sea, from North Africa to the Caucasus, Crimea, Persian Gulf, Vienna, across Greece and Turkey, covering a wide variety of subjects, peoples, places, with much on history, geography, language, art, natural sciences, costumes, and much falling into the areas of archaeology and travels. The respected scholar who edited the catalogue on the Blackmer library and the original Atabey catalogue, here expands the latter from 1300 entries to 1629 entries, about half not being the Blackmer catalogue. All of the Atabey library is included in these volumes but an extensive supplement was added to fill the gaps in the original collection, making it a vital and comprehensive reference. There are detailed descriptions of each book, each with references to the earlier Navari catalogue and to the Blackmer catalogue. Navari also provides an introduction

US$450. bookID # 12413

NEATE, W. R.; Mountaineering and Its Literature: A Descriptive Bibliography of Selected Works Published in the English Language, 1744-1976. Seattle, The Mountaineers, [1980], First edition, 8vo [23.5 x 18.5 cm]; 165 pp, frontis, other illus, maps, original pictorial heavy paper wraps, slight signs of use, fine and clean copy.

A standard reference on mountaineering books, which not only describes the books, gives plate counts, etc, but also includes a brief biography of all the mountaineers with books, and appendices on bibliographies, mountaineering club journals, the Mont Blanc craze, novels on mountaineering, guidebooks, etc.

US$10. bookID # 13015

NICHOLS, Beverley; No Place Like Home. London, Jonathan Cape, [1936], First edition, 8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 318 pp, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (lightly rubbed, spine a little faded, not price clipped), clean near fine copy in very good dj.

The first part of the book describes the author's travels across Europe, through Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Greece and Egypt, the second part describes his stay in the Holy Land.

US$38. bookID # 10892

NORTH, Marianne; A Vision of Eden; the Life and Work of Marianne North. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980, First edition, 4to [25.5 x 19 cm]; 240 pp, numerous color illus including full-page from paintings, index, map endpapers showing area where she visited, index, orig pictorial gilt cloth with gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean in dj (price clipped).

Much of the text is from North's unillustrated Recollection of a Happy Life, 1893, which is now scarce. This edition is well-illustrated with her superb paintings, which have an emphasis on plants and nature views. North travelled in North America including California and Baja California, South America, Jamaica, India, Australia, South Africa, Seychelles, Singapore, Chile, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Borneo, Java, and her best paintings are of the tropics. Her work may have influenced Margaret Mee, with many similarities.

US$8. bookID # 11755

OLIVER, Captain Pasfield; The Voyage of Francois Leguat of Bresse to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java and the Cape of Good Hope. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1891, , 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes complete, lxxxviii, 137; xviii, [139] - 433 pp, 27 plates, maps and charts including 10 folding, folding tinted panorama, several bird plates, frontis in each volume, other illus, bibliog, index, addenda, chronology, orig blind-stamped cloth, gilt cover vignette, spine title lettering, spine ends worn, spine & endpaper labels removed, else very good, interiors clean and near fine.

National Maritime Museum 440. Cox I, 399 who thought the real author was Francois Maximilien Misson. Includes a facsimile title page of the London 1708 edition of 'A New Voyage to the East Indies by Francis Leguat and His Companions containing their Adventures in Two Desart Islands and an Account of the most remarkable things in Maurice Island, Batavia, at the Cape of Good Hope, the Island of St. Helena and other Place in their Way to and from the Desart Isles', followed by the text. Wood 430. Mendelssohn I, 876: 'Interesting account of the Cape and the Hottentots and of the Dutch settlements in the colony'. The Hakluyt Society first series. The introduction provides a detailed historical perspective.

US$650. bookID # 12545

OLIVER, Captain Pasfield; The Voyage of Francois Leguat of Bresse to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java and the Cape of Good Hope. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1891, , 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes complete, lxxxviii, 137; xviii, [139] - 433 pp, 27 plates, maps and charts including 10 folding, folding tinted panorama, several bird plates, frontis in each volume, other illus, bibliog, index, addenda, chronology, orig blind-stamped cloth, gilt cover vignette, spine gilt title lettering and number, a spine with small hole, erasures on title and few other leaves, else very good, interiors clean, sound and tight.

National Maritime Museum 440. Cox I, 399 who thought the real author was Francois Maximilien Misson. Includes a facsimile title page of the London 1708 edition of 'A New Voyage to the East Indies by Francis Leguat and His Companions containing their Adventures in Two Desart Islands and an Account of the most remarkable things in Maurice Island, Batavia, at the Cape of Good Hope, the Island of St. Helena and other Place in their Way to and from the Desart Isles', followed by the text. Wood 430. Mendelssohn I, 876: 'Interesting account of the Cape and the Hottentots and of the Dutch settlements in the colony'. The Hakluyt Society first series. The introduction provides a detailed historical perspective.

US$550. bookID # 12546

PENNINGTON, L. E. (editor); The Purchas Handbook; Studies of the life, times and writings of Samuel Purchas, 1577-1626, with bibliographies of his books and of works about him. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1997, First edition, 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xvii, 380; vii, [381] - 811 pp, frontis, 26 illus, mostly full-page, of facsimiles of title pages, early maps, index of books and articles, general index, orig blue cloth with gilt vignette on front covers, gilt spine title lettering, dj's, fine (as new) set.

The work covers Purchas His Pilgrims, first printed in 1625, as well as his other works, and consists of essays by 19 experts, covering all aspects of Purchas, his influence, his source materials, with an extensive bibliography.

US$60. bookID # 7097

PORTER, Luther H.; Cycling for Health and Pleasure; An Indispensable Guide to the Successful Use of the Wheel. New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1895, First edition, 12mo [17.5 x 11 cm]; vi, 195 pp, illus from drawings, tables, orig pictorial cloth spotted, interior clean and fine, overall very good.

The author, who was with the League of American Wheelmen and the Orange Wanderers, includes chapters on accident prevention, correct pedaling, speed and gearing, training, cycling costume, the latter showing eight large illustrations of the latest in fashion including knickerbockers. The tables give the amateur and professional riders, their age, heart and muscles conditions. The largest chapter gives practical suggestions on every aspect of cycling and touring.

US$65. bookID # 7954

PRICE, A. Grenfell, Robert G. Stone; White Settlers in the Tropics. New York, American Geographical Society, 1939, First edition, 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; xiii, 311, [ii, list of AGS publications] pp, 88 illus, mostly photos, many maps, tables, bibliog, index, orig cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, bookplate of James S. Blackmer, spine a little darkened but lettering clear, very good, clean and tight copy.

Covering regions including Florida, Queensland, West Indies, tropical Australia, Cost Rica, South America, Africa, Americans in Panama, the work covers racial problems, environment, acclimatization, health, diet, clothing, administrative problems, economics, with appendices.

US$24. bookID # 9973

PRIOR, James; Voyage Along the Eastern Coast of Africa, to Mosambique, Johanna and Quiloa, to S. Helena, to Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Peranmbuco in Brazil, in the Nisus Frigate. London, Printed fro Sir Richard Phillips, 1819, First edition, 8vo [23 x 14 cm]; 114 pp, 2 folding maps/charts, fine engraved aquatint plate of view of town and fort of Mozambique, contemporary cloth-backed boards, gilt title lettering on leather spine label, light corner wear, slight offsetting on title, but very good, clean, with only a hint of foxing on few margins.

A narrative of voyage in 18112-13 by Prior who was a surgeon in the Royal Navy in his youth. National Maritime Museum 216. Borba de Moreas 689: 'The author describes Rio. . . the dirtiness of the houses. He comments on the English commerce in Rio. He describes Salvador, the ill-smelling lower city and the high city with the cathedral, theatre, library. . .comments on the manners and customs, the women, dress, architecture, slave trade, jewelry industry. Prior arrived in Pernambuco, describes the city, new bridge, cotton trade. . .'. With much on Mozambique, eastern Africa, etc.

US$500. bookID # 12570

PUTMAN, Robert; Early Sea Charts. New York, Abbeville Press, [1983], First American edition, folio [39 x 31 cm]; 143 pp, color frontis, 76 fine color maps and charts, including many double page, other illus, bibliog, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering dj, fine & clean copy.

Excellent production of mapping from all parts of the world up to the 18th century, with examples taken from original sources, beautifully illustrated.

US$35. bookID # 12395

QUARITCH, Bernard; Bernard Quaritch's Catalogue of Geography, Voyages and Travels; History & Topography of America, Australasia, Africa (excluding Egypt) and Asia (excluding India); Languages of America, Africa and Oceanica. London, Bernard Quaritch, 1899, First edition, 8vo [24 x 15.5 cm]; 192 pp, disbound but intact full catalogue.

Full descriptions of 1781 items, all books except a few manuscripts, issued by the most famous British antiquarian bookseller. With collations, many with detailed descriptions and interesting facts. All are priced. Makes you wish for a time machine.

US$35. bookID # 13035

QUINN, David Beers; The Voyages and Colonising Enterprises of Sir Humphrey Hilbert. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1940, First edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, xxx, 238; xv, [239] - 534 pp, 5 folding maps, including the one in the rear pocket, frontis in each volume (portrait), other illus, bibliog, index, orig blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, dust jackets (chipped at spine ends, bit faded), fine set without the usual foxing, gilt is bright.

Beers, author of the Hakluyt Handbook and numerous other scholarly travel works, provides a detailed 104 page introduction, providing a good historical perspective and biography. The two volumes assemble all the documents that relate to Gilbert's voyages and colonizing, a number being published for the first time, the North-West Project 1565-67, Irish schemes 1567-72, passage to Cataia, expedition of 1577-79, 1580-84, Sir George Peckham's reports, North-west Passage, etc, with appendices on the Munster Plantation scheme of 1569 and the Knollys Piracy of 1579. Not often found with dust jackets.

US$340. bookID # 12450

REUTHER, David, John Thorn, illus by Bob Carroll; The Armchair Mountaineer. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, [1984], First edition, 8vo [23.5 x 19 cm]; x, 342 pp, full page illus from drawings, glossary, orig cloth, silver title spine lettering, dj (price clipped), fine and clean, unmarked.

A fascinating selection from some of the greatest mountaineering narratives, including Chris Bonington, Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), Maurice Herzog, Edmund Hillary, Norman Mailer, Peter Matthiesen, Rick Ridgeway, H. L. Tilman, H. G. Wells, Edward Whimper, Francis Younghusband, and about 50 others.

US$10. bookID # 11834

ROGERS, Stanley; Enchanted Isles. London, George G. Harrap & Co., [1933], First edition, 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; 243 pp, colored frontis, numerous illus from drawings by author, index, orig blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering in gilt border, spine faded, endpaper inscription, good clean copy.

The author describes many lesser known islands including Cocos, Oak, Mauritius, Venice, Queen of the Adriatic, the Marquesas or Mendana Islands of Herman Melville, Loti's Isle, the Tahiti of Pierre Loti, Atlantis, and includes a 22 page chapter listing hundreds of little known islands.

US$16. bookID # 9354

ROSE, J. Holland; Man and the Sea; Stages in Maritime and Human Progress. Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1936, First American Edition, 8vo [ 23 x 15 cm]; xi, 288 pp, 54 illus and maps, incl frontis and full-page, double-page and foldout maps, one in color, orig cloth, very good.

Includes early development of sailing, from ancient times to development of steam power, with interesting illustrations of old maps, early ships.

US$10. bookID # 2404

SAMUEL, H. J.; Wild Flower Hunter, the Story of Ellis Rowan. London, Constable and Company, [1961], First Edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 152 pp, fine col frontis by Ellis Rowan, 6 plates, map and other illus by Maie Casey, bibliog, orig pict cloth, dj (bit of edgewear, short tear), else near fine, signed by illustrator on the title page.

The story of one of the best known wild-flower painters of her period. She was born in Australia but traveled in many parts of the world. The illustrations are by Rowan's niece, who also wrote a forward. The chapters included here relate to Australia, New Zealand, England, America, New Guinea and describes her association with Alice Lounsberry.

US$15. bookID # 2552

SAMUEL, H. J.; Wild Flower Hunter, the Story of Ellis Rowan. London, Constable and Company, [1961], First Edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 152 pp, fine colored frontis by Ellis Rowan, 6 plates, map and other illus by Maie Casey, bibliog, orig pictorial cloth, dj (not price clipped, rubbed, spine worn, chip), fine, and clean copy in good dj.

The story of one of the best known wild-flower painters of her period. She was born in Australia but traveled in many parts of the world. The illustrations are by Rowan's niece, who also wrote a forward. The chapters included here relate to Australia, New Zealand, England, America, New Guinea and describes her association with Alice Lounsberry.

US$8. bookID # 11745

SAMUEL, H. J.; Wild Flower Hunter, the Story of Ellis Rowan. London, Constable and Company, [1961], First Edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 152 pp, fine colored frontis by Ellis Rowan, 6 plates, map and other illus by Maie Casey, bibliog, orig pictorial cloth, dj (not price clipped), fine, and clean copy signed and inscribed by illustrator on the endpaper, dated 1961.

The story of one of the best known wild-flower painters of her period. She was born in Australia but traveled in many parts of the world. The illustrations are by Rowan's niece, who also wrote a forward. The chapters included here relate to Australia, New Zealand, England, America, New Guinea and describes her association with Alice Lounsberry.

US$30. bookID # 10523

SCHILTBERGER, Johann; J. Buchan Telfer, with notes by P. Bruun; The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427. Translation from the Heidelberg MS. Edited in 1859 by Professor Karl Friedrich Neumann. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1879, First edition in English, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xxxii, 263 pp, partly colored foldout map, bibliog, index, orig blind-stamped cloth, gilt cover vignette, spine title lettering, spine faded and a little frayed at head, endpaper bookplate removed, overall very good but interiors clean, unmarked and near fine.

Cox i, 86. Translated from the superior Heidelberg manuscript by Telfer. 'A precious monument of the history and topography of the middle ages' [introduction]. A narrative of the author's extensive travels with much on the Ottoman empire, the battle of Nicopolis, travels through Armenia, Georgia, the Caspian Sea area, Tatary, the Holy Land, Egypt, Arabia, the Caucasus, etc, with details of battles, customs, conditions, the peoples, etc. An extensive introduction provides a good historical perspective. The Hakluyt Society first series.

US$180. bookID # 12548

SCOTT, Peter, edited by Miranda Weston-Smith, photographs by Philippa Scott`; Travel Diaries of a Naturalist (3 volume set complete). London, Collins, 1983-1987, First editions, 8vo [25 x 17.5 cm]; 3 volumes, 287; 288; 223 pp, hundreds of illustrations, mostly in color, from photos and from Scott's paintings and drawings, maps including double-page, index in each volume, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dust jackets (volume 2 & 3 not price clipped), a fine and clean set.

Son of the famous Scott of the Antarctic, esteemed naturalist and artist, who later became chairman of the World Wildlife Fund, the author had travelled extensively all over the world, keeping a journal in words and pictures. Beautifully illustrated with the author's sketches and much on each place visited, its natural history, birds, people, conditions, comments on conservations, etc. Volume I covers Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Africa, The Galapagos Islands, Antarctica and the Falkland Islands; volume II covers Hawaii, California, Iceland, Norway, Alaska, Florida, The Bahamas, Israel, Romania, Siberia, Spitzbergen, Greenland; and volume III is on Japan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, Mongolia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand. A superb set

US$100. bookID # 12635

SEVERIN, Tim; The Brendan Voyage. London, Hutchinson, [1978], First edition, 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; ix, 292pp, illus, color plates, maps, tables, appendices, pictorial endpapers, orig 1/4 cloth, boards, dj (short tear), fine in near fine dj.

A very readable account of the crossing of the Atlantic in a medieval boat made from leather to show that the legend of the 6th century crossing from Ireland was possible. The appendices compare the Brendan with the original Navigatio.

US$8. bookID # 7047

SHIELDS, Robert; My Travels; Visits to Lands Far and Near, European, British, American and Canadian. Winnipeg, Manitoba Free Press, 1907, First Edition, 12mo [18 x 13 cm]; viii, [ii], [11]-339 pp, color frontis (port), illus, plates, portraits, orig pict gilt cloth, gilt lettering and vignette on spine, slight shelf wear, clean , very good+.

The author's tourist notes on his various travels.

US$8. bookID # 2567

SKELTON, R. A.; Explorers' Maps; Chapters in the Cartographic Record of Geological Discovery. London, New York, Spring Books, [1970], , 4to [28.5 x 22 cm]; xii, 337 pp, color frontis, more than 200 illus of maps, charts and drawings from early sources, bibliog, index, orig cloth, title lettering on spine, dj (spine faded from sun but lettering clear, slight wear at spine ends), signature on endpaper but very good copy.

An excellent and most useful book, by the former chief of the Map Room at the British Museum whose book are highly respected. This book traces the development of cartography from medieval times to the present and discusses the European exploration and discovery of the rest of the world. Parts of the book were published in Geographic Magazine in a different form. This edition is in larger format than previous edition, making it easier to read.

US$50. bookID # 10435

SMITH, Harold F.; American Travellers Abroad; A Bibliography of Accounts Published Before 1900. Carbondale-Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University, 1969, First edition, small 4to [28 x 21.5 cm]; vi, 166 pp, bibliog, index of places, original printed heavy paper wraps, notes of previous scholar on a few pages, cover has light sign of use, very good clean copy.

A most useful reference giving a short description of each of the approximately 1,500 books listed, arranged alphabetically by author, with titles, date of publication, the author's occupation, countries visited, etc. Many of the well-known authors of the 18th and 19th centuries wrote about their travels including James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorn, Ralph Waldo Emerson William Cullen Bryant, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Longfellow and as well as scientists, clergymen, military and naval men, explorers, but also includes permanent expatriates such as Henry James, Lafcadio Hearn and popular travel writers of the time.

US$15. bookID # 7949

SMYTHE, F. S.; The Spirit of the Hills. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1935, First edition, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xiv, 308 pp, frontis and plates from photos, orig cloth, bottom part of spine lightened, dj (split at joints, large chips at spine ends, stain), else clean near fine copy in good but scarce jacket.

Smythe was a British photographer and mountaineer who climbed extensively in the Alps and made a number of important Himalayan expeditions and was the first to make the top of Kamet. Neate 731. He describes many of his climbs in this work and gives the reasons he climbed. 'Smythe was one of the most distinguished climbers of the 1920s, who made the first ascent of the Brenva Face of Mont Blanc' (Cox, Classics in the Literature of Mountaineering).

US$25. bookID # 6762

STACKHOUSE, Jack; Out of Poverty and into something more comfortable. [Toronto], Random House, [2000], First Canadian edition, 8vo [23.5 x 15.5 cm]; xiii, 366 pp, many photos, maps, orig cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj [not price clipped], fine and clean, signed by the author on the title page.

Canadian journalist Stackhouse spent many years travelling through over 40 countries in Asia and Africa, to remote villages and districts, travelling with Somali warlords, visiting subsistence farmers in northern India, dining with prime ministers, parties with Jakarta millionaires, being part of riots, through Mali, in the cotton fields of along the Niger, describing conditions and life, emerging democracies, free markets, small local banks run by women, etc, and takes an optimistic view that things can improve.

US$18. bookID # 12441

STEPHENS, J. L. and others; Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land; [with] Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia and Poland [with] A Tour in Holland, Rhine, Belgium and other titles as listed below. Edinburgh, William and Robert Chambers, 1839-1842, , large 8vo [25 x 16.5 cm]; seven complete works bound in one, each with its own title page, illus, tables, appendices, printed in double columns, contemporary half calf, gilt spine title lettering and gilt rules, light edge wear, first title page worn with small hole, endpaper inscription dated 1911, else very good, sound copy.

Besides the two works by John Lloyd Stephens (traveller of Yucatan fame, discoverer of Mayan ruins), there are the following titles: William Chambers - A Tour in Holland, the Countries on the Rhine and Belgium in the Autumn of 1838, published 1839; Sir George Stewart Mackenzie - Travels in Iceland, published 1842; Samuel Parker - A Journey Beyond the Rocky Mountains in 1835, 1836 and 1837, published in 1841; Joseph Addison - Essay Moral and Humorous also Essays of Imagination and Taste, published 1839; Sir Joshua Reynolds - Discourses on the Fine Arts, delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, published 1840. All are complete works published between 1839 and 1842 in Edinburgh by Chambers

US$120. bookID # 12904

STEVENS, Thomas; Around the World on a Bicycle; From San Francisco to Teheran. London, Samspon Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1887, First edition, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvii, 547, [ads dated October 1886] pp, color lithograph (chromolithograph) frontis of author on bicycle, over 100 illus from drwgs, many full page, orig pictorial cloth, with pictures on on front cover and spine, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, edge lightly rubbed, front endpaper removed, armorial bookplate of Francis Crawley, very good clean copy in attractive original cover.

The author describes his travels across the US and Europe, into Turkey and through Asia to Persia, beautifully illustrated. He later continued his journey from Teheran to Japan in a later work with a two volume edition in 1889.

US$450. bookID # 11015

SYNGE, M. B.; A Book of Discovery; the History of the World's Exploration, from the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925, First edition, 8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; xxvii, 554, [ii, ads] pp, color frontis, numerous illus, plates, maps, including some in color, some folding, index, orig elaborate pictorial and gilt cloth with picture of map in color on front cover, gilt spine, slight wear at edges, spine lightly faded, lightly spotted, very good clean copy.

A useful and attractive book, providing a good general introduction to exploration in most parts of the word. The many plates and illustrations are mainly from original sources.

US$26. bookID # 10102

SYNGE, Patrick; In Search of Flowers. London, Michael Joseph, [1973], First Edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 176 pp, plates from photos including colored, map, index, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (bit rubbed at spine ends, price clipped), fine, clean, unmarked copy.

The author, former editor of the Royal Horticultural Society and writer of many books including 'The Mountains of the Moon", describes a lifetime of plant hunting in many parts of the world, including Europe, East Africa, Borneo, Persia, Nepal, North America, etc.

US$18. bookID # 12934

SYNGE, Patrick; In Search of Flowers. London, Michael Joseph, [1973], First Edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 176 pp, plates from photos including color, map, index, orig cloth, dj (bit rubbed at spine ends), fine, clean copy.

The author, former editor of the Royal Horticultural Society and writer of many books including 'The Mountains of the Moon", describes a lifetime of plant hunting in many parts of the world, including Europe, East Africa, Borneo, Persia, Nepal, North America, etc.

US$14. bookID # 526

TAYLOR, E. G. R. (ed); The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583. Cambridge, The Hakluyt Society, 1959, First Edition, 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; lvii, 333 pp, 15 plates and maps, incl frontis (port), illus in text, some plates are of natural history, bibliog, index, orig cloth, gilt vignette on front cover, gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean in dj (spine slightly faded),.

Fenton attempted to emulate or even outdo the exploits of Drake but failed, which was typical for the time. The book is based on the papers of Fenton, covering travels to Sierra Leone, Brazil, Cape Verde, etc.

US$25. bookID # 12475

TAYLOR, E. G. R. (ed); The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583. Cambridge, The Hakluyt Society, 1959, First Edition, 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; lvii, 333 pp, 15 plates and maps, incl frontis (port), illus in text, some plates are of natural history, bibliog. index, orig cloth, gilt vignette, fine and clean, nice bright unused and unmarked copy.

Fenton attempted to emulate or even outdo the exploits of Drake but failed, which was typical for the time. The book is based on the papers of Fenton, covering travels to Sierra Leone, Brazil, Cape Verde, etc.

US$17. bookID # 9756

TEMPLE, Sir Richard and Lavinia Mary Anstey; The Life of the Icelander Jon Olafsson Traveller to India, Written by Himself and Completed about 1661 AD with a Continuation by another hand up to his Death in 1679. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1932, First edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; volume II only, xxix, [i, addendum, errata], 290 pp, 3 plates, each with tissue guard, including the frontis of Danish Man-of-War, folding plan of Fortress of Dansborg, index, orig blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, fine, clean and bright.

This volume is complete and describes Olafsson's travels in Denmark, England, the Cape, Madagascar, Comoro Island, Coromandel Coast, Tranquebar, St. Helena, Ascension Island, Ireland, Iceland 1618-1679. Translated from the Icelandic edition by Dr Sigfus Blondal, and with an extensive historical introduction.

US$80. bookID # 12466

TEMPLE, Sir Richard Carnac; The Papers of Thomas Bowrey 1669 - 1713 discovered in 1913; Part I, Diary of a six weeks' tour in 1698 in Holland and Flanders; Part II, the Story of the Mary Galley, 1704 - 1710. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1927, First Edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxx, 398 pp, 9 plates, including frontis, 2 folding ship plans, specimen pages of Bowrey's diary and sailing directions, 5 maps & charts, including folding, illus, bibliog, index, orig blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, spine slightly faded, bookplate of Edison W. Brown MD on endpaper, interior is clean and fine in very good+ cover.

The two parts describe in considerable detail a tour through Holland and in India and Malay with all the hazards of travel in that period. An extensive introduction provides the historical perspective and various documents, papers and statements of accounts provide much interesting detail.

US$60. bookID # 12453

TEMPLE, Sir Richard Carnac; The Papers of Thomas Bowrey 1669 - 1713 discovered in 1913; Part I, Diary of a six weeks' tour in 1698 in Holland and Flanders; Part II, the Story of the Mary Galley, 1704 - 1710. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1927, First Edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxx, 398 pp, 9 plates, including frontis, 5 maps & charts, including folding, illus, bibliog, index, orig blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, covers bright, partly unopened, clean fine copy.

The two parts describe in considerable detail a tour through Holland and in India and Malay with all the hazards of travel in that period. An extensive introduction provides the historical perspective and various documents, papers and statements of accounts provide much interesting detail.

US$60. bookID # 10093

THORPE, Carlyle; A Journey to the Walnut Sections of Europe and Asia. Los Angeles, privately printed, 1923, First edition, 12mo [20 x14 cm]; [vi], 101 pp, 44 illus from photos on 22 plates, tables, orig cloth backed boards, title cover lettering, fine and clean.

The author travelled in Hawaii, Japan, China, especially Shansi and Hong Kong, Shan Valley, southern Asia, and Europe, especially Italy & France around Grenoble, observing and assessing walnut trees, cultivation methods, varieties, and provides an interesting picture of walnut growing at the time, very nicely illustrated.

US$30. bookID # 12429

THROWER, Norman J. W. (ed); The Three Voyages of Edmond Halley in the Paramore, 1698-1701. London, The Hakluyt Society, 1981, First edition, 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, 392pp, frontis, plates, maps (incl folding), illus, bibliog, index; portfolio of 3 fldg maps, orig pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, dj's (lightly rubbed), fine, clean with bright covers.

Halley was a well-known astronomer (Halley's comet). These voyages are regarded as the first sea journey undertaken for purely scientific purposes. The work contains over 100 documents related to the voyage.

US$25. bookID # 10841

THUNBERG, Carl Peter; Resa uti Europa, Africa, Asia, forrattad Aren 1770-1779 [Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia between the years 1770 and 1779. Upsala, Joh. Edman, 1788-1793, First editions of each volume, text in Swedish, 12mo [18 x 12 cm]; 4 volumes, [xxvi], 389, [i]; [xxxii], 384; [xiv], 286, 289-389, 400-414; [xxxvi], 285, 288-341 pp, irregular pagination but text complete as issued, 11 plates, mostly folding (3 supplied in photocopy only, loose), index, contemporary half calf and boards, joints rubbed, two spine ends chipped, text generally fresh with only few light stains, gilt spine lettering rubbed with some loss, very good set.

The first edition of one of the most celebrated botanical travel works of the 18th century, an account of the author's pioneering botanical research in Cape Province in South Africa, Java, Japan and in Ceylon. He spent some three years in South Africa, with several trips into the interior, this being the subject of the first volume and half of the second. DSB XIII, 391: 'contains material of great ethnographic interest'. Mendelssohn IV, 499: 'his botanical notes are of special value'. Cleveland Herbal and Botanical Collection 588. Cox i, 343: 'These travels relating to Japan are exceedingly valuable with respect to the natural history'. Cordier Japonica 446. He later wrote the famous Flora Japonica, a primary source.

US$1400. bookID # 7995

THUNBERG, Charles Peter; Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia between the years 1770 and 1779. London, W. Richardson, J. Egerton, [1793]-1795, First editions of each volume, 12mo [20 x 12.5 cm]; 4 volumes, xii, 317, xv, [i, errata]; [xiv], [ii, errata] 316; [xiii], [i, ad], 31, 283, xv; xix, [ii, errata], [ii], 293, [xvi, index], [i, ad] pp, 11 plates, mostly folding, with the half titles in first 3 volumes, errata leaves, contemporary calf, gilt ruled covers, expertly rebacked, joints rubbed, gilt title lettering on leather spine labels, bookplates of Hon Shute Barrington, Lord Bishop of Durham, marbled endpapers, dampstains on some leaves, very good complete set.

The first edition in English of one of the most celebrated botanical travel works of the 18th century, an account of the author's pioneering botanical research in Cape Province in South Africa, Java, Japan and in Ceylon. He spent some three years in South Africa, with several trips into the interior, this being the subject of the first volume and half of the second. DSB XIII, 391: 'contains material of great ethnographic interest'. Mendelssohn IV, 499: 'his botanical notes are of special value'. Cleveland Herbal and Botanical Collection 588. Cox i, 343: 'These travels relating to Japan are exceedingly valuable with respect to the natural history'. Cordier Japonica 446. He later wrote the famous Flora Japonica, a primary source. The first edition was published in 1793 in three volumes with the fourth volume published in 1795, so that first edition sets with all four volumes are harder to find. The fourth volume has the sub-title Travels in the Empire of Japan, and in the islands of Java and Ceylon, together with the Voyage Home.

US$2700. bookID # 10396

TOOLEY, R. V., Charles Bricker, preface by Gerald Roe Crone; Landmarks of Mapmaking; An Illustrated Survey of Maps and Mapmaking. Amsterdam, Brussels, Elsevier, [1976], First American edition, folio [41 x 28 cm]; 276 pp, over 350 illus, including maps, portraits, title pages and reproductions from early sources, 14 color double-page folding maps, other color illus, bibliog, index, orig cloth, gilt lettering, gilt and white vignette on front cover, pictorial endpapers, dj (lightly rubbed at edge, price clipped), a fine copy in lightly worn very good dj, covers bright.

A standard reference and a beautifully produced and illustrated work covering the development of cartography, the exploration and mapping of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australia. Tooley and Crone were major authorities in the field of cartography. Print and antique stores have framed maps from other copies of this book because of their high quality.

US$55. bookID # 12771

TRILLIN, Calvin; Travels with Alice. New York, Ticknor & Fields, 1989, First edition, 8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [x], 195 pp, orig cloth-backed boards, silver title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped), blank endpaper removed, else clean and near fine.

The popular writer describes travels with his family in Europe, Guadeloupe, West Indies and elsewhere with a most amusing, lively account.

US$4. bookID # 11301

TROREY, Lyle G., foreword by W. W. Williams; Handbook of Aerial Mapping and Photogrammetry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1950, First edition, 8vo [25 x 16 cm]; xvi, 178 pp, 81 illus from photos and drawings including charts, index, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, previous owner's name on endpaper, else fine and clean in good dj (chipped at edges, price clipped).

A very detailed work with all the details needed to make accurate aerial photographs, with formulas, charts, equipment and detailed examples. The author had served in the last war with the Canadian Military Survey and developed his methods after the war where speed and accuracy were both essential. There are excellent photos in the book of the equipment used, and details on stereoscopy and photogrammetry.

US$20. bookID # 12740

ULLMAN, James Ramsey; The Age of Mountaineering. Philadelphia and New York, J. B. Lippincott Company, [1954], First edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 364, [i, addendum of late report of climbing of K2] pp, illus from photos, maps, endpaper maps, bibliog, list of 100 famous mountains, glossary, index, orig 2 part cloth, spine title lettering, dj (lightly rubbed at edges, not price clipped), name on half-title page, else near fine, clean.

Neate U02. The American mountaineer and author of several well-regarded books on mountaineering, here describes all the major expeditions and important assents of the last century on each continent, conveying the excitement of each. Appendices include women in mountaineering, the Himalayan career of Tenzing, volcanos, etc.

US$30. bookID # 12047

VEITCH, James Herbert; A Traveller's [Traveler's] Notes; Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, The Australian Colonies and New Zealand During the Years 1891-1893. Chelsea, James Veitch & Sons, for private circulation only, 1896, First edition, only edition, folio [31.5 x 24 cm]; [ii], 219 pp, folding color map of world with route in red, 9 fine photogravures, tissue guards, numerous other photo illus, index, orig cloth, spine title lettering, spine rubbed, light foxing, with the original decorative cover label with Japanese characters, very good cover, interior is near fine with the tissue guards.

Veitch was the most famous British nursery of the nineteenth century, introducing over 1,100 new plants into gardens, and sending numerous plant collectors, including E. H. Wilson, to various parts of the world to find new plants. The author started his tour with Ceylon and India, where he visited botanic and public gardens. He later traveled extensively in Japan, which resulted in the introduction of numerous plants including rhododendron and cherries, one of which was named after him. He also traveled through Korea, New Zealand, Australia. Although much of the work is botanical in nature, there is good description of the countries visited and of the peoples. Horticultural Society of New York Catalogue 226. Massachusetts Horticultural Society 323. Ferguson 17687. Stafleu & Cowan 15972.

US$680. bookID # 10670

VEITCH, James Herbert; A Traveller's Notes; Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, The Australian Colonies and New Zealand During the Years 1891-1893. Chelsea, James Veitch & Sons, for private circulation only, 1896, First edition, only edition, folio [31.5 x 24 cm]; [ii], 219 pp, folding color map of world with route in red (old repair), 9 fine photogravures, tissue guards, numerous other photo illus, index, orig cloth, spine title lettering, spine lightly rubbed, light foxing, with the original decorative cover label with oriental characters, minor spotting on few plates, very good cover, interior is near fine with the tissue guards.

Veitch was the most famous British nursery of the nineteenth century, introducing over 1,100 new plants into gardens, and sending numerous plant collectors, including E. H. Wilson, to various parts of the world to find new plants. The author started his tour with Ceylon and India, where he visited botanic and public gardens. He later traveled extensively in Japan, which resulted in the introduction of numerous plants including rhododendron and cherries, one of which was named after him. He also traveled through Korea, New Zealand, Australia. Although much of the work is botanical in nature, there is good description of the countries visited and of the peoples. Horticultural Society of New York Catalogue 226. Massachusetts Horticultural Society 323. Ferguson 17687. Stafleu & Cowan 15972.

US$500. bookID # 11298

WARD, N. B.; On the Growth of Plants in Closely Glazed Cases. London, John Van Voorst, 1842, First edition, 8vo [23 x 14 cm]; vii, 95, [iii, ads] pp, original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light wear at spine ends, interior is clean and fine, very good cover, short news clipping from Gardener's Chronicle, pasted on front endpaper.

The inventor of the Wardian case, here presents the principles for the first time upon which plants can be grown in closed cases. It allowed plant hunters and collectors to send back their pl