Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge [Eng. ], 1961
Anbieter: Steven Edwards, Coalmont, TN, USA
Hard cover. Zustand: Very good. No dust jacket. 392 p. : ill., fold. maps (1 in pocket) geneal. table. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society 2nd ser., no. 116. Hakluyt Society. Works, 2d ser., no. 116. Edited from manuscript Bibliography: p. xv-xxv. "List of codes and regulations of eastern Polynesia": p.372-376. Blue cloth binding is somewhat faded, corners are bumped. Frontispiece is a fold-out copy of an oile painting by R.A. Smirk. There is a fold-out genaeology as Appendix I. There is also a map in a pocket in the rear of the volume. Pages are clean and unmarked.
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society At The University Press, 1968., 1968
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume CXXXII; 8vo; pp. x, 170; portrait frontispiece, 3 folding maps, 4 plates, 7 sketch illustrations, bibliography, index; original blue cloth with gilt title on spine, gilt illustration on front board, dustjacket, spine faded, minor mark to front edge of dustjacket, otherwise a very good copy.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1962
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Hardcover. Octavo; 2 volumes; G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, light wear to corners and spine caps, slight blemish to rear of v. 1 and front of v. 2, else clean and strong; Text blocks have slight spotting to edges, name in ink on front flyleaf, spotting to endpapers (v. 1), else clean and tight; 2 vols. (cxx, 475 pages, frontispieces, illustrated (b&w plates, some folded)). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.2. 1331598. FP New Rockville Stock.
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society At The Cambridge University Press, 1967., 1967
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume CXXXI; 8vo; pp. lvi, 342; frontispiece, 2 maps 2 map illustrations, 2 folding maps, bibliography, index; original cloth, slightly chipped dustjacket, price clipped, previous owner's name plate on front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy. Signed by the author.
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society At The Cambridge University Press, 1967., 1967
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
8vo; pp. lvi, 341; b/w illustrated frontispiece, 4 b/w maps, 2 b/w fold out maps (one at rear endpaper), bibliography, index; dustjacket, original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, illustration in gilt on front board, minor bumping to spine edge, otherwise a fine copy.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1964
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition thus. Gilt-stamped periwinkle cloth. Illustrated with black and white plates and fold-out charts and maps. Owner's name blacked out on top and bottom page edges and on title, still a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. "Works Issued by The Hakluyt Society: Second Series, No. CXXII, Issued for 1962.".
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society At The Cambridge University Press, 1967., 1967
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume CXXXI; 8vo; pp. lvi, 341; frontispiece, 2 f/p. map illustrations, 2 map illustrations, 2 folding maps, bibliography, index; dustjacket, original blue cloth with gilt title on spine, gilt illustration on front board, minor wear to dustjacket, otherwise very good copy.
Verlag: Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1962, 1962
Anbieter: Robert Campbell Bookseller ABAC/ILAB, Montreal, QC, Kanada
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First edition. Hardcover. Near fine in very good dust jacket. A tight, clean and unmarked copy. 331pp. Maps (some folded).
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society At The University Press, 1959., 1959
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume CXIII; 8vo; pp. lvii, 333; portrait frontispiece, 9 f/p. b/w. plates, 4 f/p. b/w. map plates, appendix, addendum, index; original blue cloth with gilt title on spine, gilt illustration on front board, some pages uncut, spine faded, some flecking to page edges, a good copy.
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society At The University Press, 1963., 1963
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume CXXI; 8vo; pp. xxxv, 464; frontispiece, 15 illustrations, appendix, index; original blue cloth with gilt title on spine, gilt illustration on front board, dustjacket with minor flecking, spine faded, minor bumping to head of spine, some pages uncut, a good copy.
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society At The University Press, 1968., 1968
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume CXXXII; 8vo; pp. x, 170; portrait frontispiece, 3 folding maps, 4 plates, 7 sketch illustrations, bibliography, index; dustjacket with minor fading along spine and flecking, 10mm tear on top rear of jacket, original blue cloth with gilt title on spine, gilt illustration on front board, bumping to tail of spine, minor fading to cloth along spine and around edges, minor flecking to some page edges, otherwise a very good copy.
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society, At The University Press, 1970., 1970
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. CXXXVIII, No. CXXXIX; Volume 1. pp. xxxii, 368. Volume 11. pp. ix, 369 to 640; frontispieces, 6 folding maps, 4 colour illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 1 map illustration, commontary on sources, genealogical notes, bibliography, notes on maps consulted, index; dustjackets, original blue cloths with gilt title on spine, minor bumping to head and tail of spine, very good copies.
Verlag: Cambridge : Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press
Anbieter: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, USA
Zustand: Used - Very Good. 1964. Hardcover. Very Good.
Verlag: Cambridge, Published for the Hakluyt Society At The University Press, 1963., 1963
Anbieter: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australien
8vo; pp. xxxv, 464; frontispiece, 15 illustrations, appendix, index;, original blue cloth with gilt title on spine, gilt illustration on front board, a very good copy. . Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume CXXI;
Verlag: Cambridge; Published for the Hakluyt Society At The University Press; 1972., 1972
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volume. 142; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 290 (7 un-paginated); 9 illustrations, 1 folding illustration, 2 f/p. map illustrations, bibliography, index; dustjacket, original blue cloth with gilt title on spine, dustjacket, top edge a little marked otherwise a very good copy.
Verlag: Cambridge [Eng. ] Published For The Hakluyt Society At The University Press, 1966
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 198 pages; Description: 4 v. Illus. , maps (part fold. ) port. 23 cm. The Hakluyt Society; Second Series No. CXXX. Subjects: Niger River. Africa --Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Cambridge; Published for the Hakluyt Society At The University Press; 1959., 1959
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxvii, 421; portrait frontispiece, 8 illustrations and maps, index; dustjacket spine faded, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, library stamp on title page otherwise a very good copy.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1961
Anbieter: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: g+ to vg. First edition. Quarto. LIV, 392pp. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. In the wake of the navigators who finally opened up the Pacific came missionaries, traders and finally administrators. In the early decades of the 19th century Polynesia was a rich field for the curious and the calculating, for writers and adventurers. The pioneer European settlers in Eastern Polynesia were ministers and mechanics sent out on the crest of an Evangelical wave the merged with the currents and eddies of trade and whaling to break down the isolation of the islands and their inhabitants. Among the pioneers was Welshman John Davies (1772-1855) who spent just over 50 years of his life on Tahiti and neighbouring islands. He witnessed the rise of the Pomare dynasty, conversion to Christianity, reaction to attempts at theocratic government, and the gradual encroachment of alien commerce and European rule. His colleagues have made their contribution to the history and anthropology of Polynesia. Davies himself, teacher, linguist and careful observer, wrote his own story of the Mission, its personalities and their contact with the Polynesians, from the early phase of disillusionment through three decades of political and economic change, destruction and reconstruction. From this contact there emerged the uneasy compromise of missionary and indigenous beliefs and institutions that characterized Tahiti and its neighbours before and after the advent of French administration. Davies's manuscript History is here edited and annotated, supplemented by the writings of other missionaries and presented as a contribution to the literature of the Pacific (from the publishers). This volume is complete with all its in-text illustrations, full-page and folded maps and plates. Minor age-toning to spine and along edges of binding. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1967
Anbieter: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: g+ to vg. First edition. Quarto. LVI, 341, [1]pp. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to purchase otter furs from the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via Japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure, courage and turbulent fortune. The records of his letters and financial accounts show something of the ships' general organization, and of the seamen who served such expeditions. Bishop also describes the various ports and peoples he encountered; his experiences typify European contacts in the Pacific, and the reaction between trader, missionary, administrator and local inhabitant. Dr Roe's introduction gives the background to the trading voyages of the 18th century and describes Bishop's own history. Records of his life continue until 1809, ending tragically in Sydney, where he passed some years in poverty and insanity, before being returned to England. This book is complete with its 5 maps, including two folded. Very minor age-toning on spine and along edges of binding. Binding in overall good+ to very good, interior in very good condition.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1959
Anbieter: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: vg. First edition. Quarto. LVII, [1], 333, [1]pp. Uncut and unopened copy. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. Transcripts of several surviving records of the voyage for Cathay sponsored by the Privy Council and intended to establish the first English trading base in the Far East. Includes Fenton's own sea journal and extracts from the official narrative of Richard Madox, for which see also Second Series 147. This volume is complete with all its plates. Minor shelf wear. Binding and interior in overall very good condition.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1968
Anbieter: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: g to vg. First edition. Quarto. IX, [1], 170pp. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. 'Being about to write down the disastrous voyage of this great ship, it occurred to me how rash men are in their undertakings, chief among which, or one of the greatest is confiding their lives to four planks lashed together, and to the discretion of the furious winds.' So wrote Henrique Dias, an eye-witness of the wreck of the Sao Paulo off Sumatra and the subsequent fate of the survivors. His account is one of three narratives, here translated into English for the first time, of certain shipwrecks which befell the Portuguese in the mid-16th century. The other two describe the wrecking of two East Indiamen off the East African coast, and the misadventures of a voyage from Brazil to Lisbon. In his introduction, Professor Boxer describes the lives of the three chroniclers, and gives bibliographical details of their works. The narratives are translated from the original accounts which Bernardo Gomes de Brito included in his "História Trágico-Máritima" (Lisbon, 1735-36). The present volume, complete with all its plates and folded maps, forms a companion to Professor Boxer's earlier work "The Tragic History of the Sea, 1589-1622" (Hakluyt Society, 1959). Age-toning to spine. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1964
Anbieter: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: vg. First edition. Quarto. LXXXII, 230pp. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. In 1764 John Byron was commissioned by the Admiralty to sail to the South Atlantic to search for Pepys's Island and the Southern Continent. He was then to continue into the Pacific itself and look for a possible North-west passage. Although he rediscovered the Falkland Islands, it was after the French had done so under Bougainville, and he made no attempt to search for a North-west passage at all, but sailed straight on round the world, making no discoveries of any importance. The journal which Byron kept during his voyage has been edited and annotated by Dr Robert E. Gallagher. In his Introduction he describes earlier voyages of a similar nature and sketches the background to this voyage. He assesses Byron's achievement and considers why he disobeyed his orders. Apart from the Journal, the Admiralty's 'secret instructions' to Byron are also printed here, as well as Byron's letter to the Admiralty explaining why he was sailing straight on. There is an appendix by Dr Helen Wallis on the Patagonian giants. This volume is complete with all its full-page and folded maps and plates. Minor shelf wear. Binding and interior in overall very good condition.
Verlag: Cambridge [Eng. ] Published For The Hakluyt Society At The University Press, 1966
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 198 pages; Description: 4 v. Illus. , maps (part fold. ) port. 23 cm. The Hakluyt Society; Second Series No. CXXX. Subjects: Niger River. Africa --Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Cambridge : Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1962
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 230 pages : maps ; 23 cm. Subjects: Byron, John 1723-1786 ; Diaries. Dolphin (Frigate). Voyages around the world ; Early works to 1800. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1971
ISBN 10: 0521010292 ISBN 13: 9780521010290
Anbieter: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. 2 volumes (xxxii, 640 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps (some folded) ; 23 cm. Summary:Mr Allen and Mr Mango (who undertook the translation) have selected the documents relating to the embassies of 1589-90 and 1604-05. Although the writers seem to be frequently preoccupied with questions of protocol, their observations give a clear picture of both current Russian administrative and diplomatic practice and of the life and customs of the peoples of the Caucasus and Georgia.
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Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the Cambridge University Press, UK, 1973
ISBN 10: 0521200792 ISBN 13: 9780521200790
Anbieter: Bellcourt Books, Hamilton, VIC, Australien
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. With portrait frontis., plates and maps. A lucid account of one of the most comprehensive British naval voyages to the Pacific since the days of Cook and Vancouver.
Verlag: Cambridge : Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1962
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
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First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 230 pages : maps ; 23 cm. Subjects: Byron, John 1723-1786 ; Diaries. Dolphin (Frigate). Voyages around the world ; Early works to 1800. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Cambridge : Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1964
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, not price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: Brighton Reference Library. Physical description; 230 pages : maps (folded) ; 23 cm. Series; Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd series, no. 122. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xvii. Bibliographical footnotes). Contents; Introduction -- The secret instructions -- The journal -- Appendix I: The Dolphin's crew -- Appendix II, Documents -- Appendix III, The Patagonians. Subjects; Byron, John 1723-1786 Travel. Byron, John (1723-1786) Voyages. Byron, John 1723-1786 ; Diaries. Dolphin (Frigate). Dolphin (Ship). Voyages around the world ; Early works to 1800. Discoveries in geography. Expeditions: 1764-66 Byron. Antarctic regions. Falkland Islands. Northwest Passage. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Cambridge : Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1964
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages; Physical description. : v-lxxxii, 230 p. : ill. , port. (front. ), maps, charts ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliography (p. Xiii-xvii) and index. Subject: Byron, John, 1723-1795 Byron, John, 1723-1786 - Travel. Dolphin (Ship) Voyages around the world - Early works to 1800. Voyages around the world - History - 18th century - Early works to 1800 Discoveries in geography - History - 18th century - Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, Cambridge, 1971
ISBN 10: 0521010357 ISBN 13: 9780521010351
Anbieter: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xi, 347 pages illustrations, 2 folded maps 23 cm. Lacks DJ. ex-library.