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$45.00
2a18r/31

Francis Mortfort: His Book; Being his Travels Through France and Italy 1658-1659


MORTFORT, FRANCIS & LETTS, MALCOLM (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled/rough cut page edges- some still uncut, folding frontispiece, xxxiv + 216pp, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning to page edges & eps, sl creasing to frontis)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1925

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society exploration travel literature Francis Mortfort France Italy 17th seventeenth century history geography

$175.00
2a18r/32

Early Spanish Voyages to the Strait of Magellan


MARKHAM, Sir CLEMENTS (Trans, Ed, Preface, Intro & Notes)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled/rough cut page edges- some still uncut, xii + 288pp, folding maps, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1911

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Spanish voyages Strait of Magellan

$145.00
2a18r/33

The East and West Indian Mirror, Being an Account of Joris Van Speilbergen's Voyage Round the World (1614-1617)


VAN SPEILBERGEN, JORIS & DE VILLIERS, J. A. J. (Trans, Notes & Intro)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to front board, deckled/rough cut page edges- some still uncut, lxi + 272pp, folding maps, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light soiling & staining to boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1906

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel east west Indian mirror voyages Joris Van Speilbergen

$45.00
2a18r/34

Further English Voyages to Spanish America 1583-1594: Documents From the Archives of the Indies at Seville Illustrating English Voyages to the Caribbean, the Soanish Main, Florida, and Virginia


WRIGHT, IRENE A. (Trans & Ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp rule to front board, deckled/rough cut page edges- some still uncut, xciii + 314pp, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1951

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel English voyages Spanish America

$200.00
2f1a/5

The Discovery of Tahiti: A Journal of the Second Voyage of H.M.S. Dolphin Round the World, Under the Command of Captain Wallis in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768


ROBERTSON, GEORGE & CARRINGTON, HUGH (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled/rough cut page edges- some still uncut, folding frontispiece, lii + 292pp, folding maps, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1948

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Tahiti hms dolphin Captain Wallis 18th eighteenth century

$50.00
2f1a/8

English Privateering Voyages to the West Indies 1588-1595


WRIGHT, IRENE A. (Contributions) & ANDREWS, KENNETH R. (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind rule to front board, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispiece, maps, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems & board edges, moderate tanning to page edges, sl foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges with some minor archival tape repairs, moderate tanning & staining to spine, light foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt / Cambridge University Press 1959

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel West Indies voyages Sir Francis Drake nautical maritime

$70.00
2f1a/9

Memorias Antiguas Historiales Del Peru


MONTESINOS, FERNANDO & MEANS, PHILIP AINSWORTH (Trans & Ed) & MARKHAM, Sir CLEMENTS R. (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispiece, x + 132pp + xlii bibliography to rear, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl chafing to spine, light tanning to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1920

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Peru

$70.00
2f1a/10

Civil Wars of Peru: Part IV: Book II: The War of Chupas


DE LEON, PEDRO DE CIEZA & MARKHAM, Sir CLEMENTS R. (Trans, Ed, Notes & Intro)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, xlvii + 386pp + xxxix bibliography, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1918

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Peru civil war wars conflict Chupas

$80.00
2f1a/11

Documents Concerning English Voyages to the Spanish Main 1569-1580: I - Spanish Documents; II - English Accounts


WRIGHT, I. A.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, frontispiece with tissue guard, deckled page edges- some still uncut, maps, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & staining to spine & edges, light tanning to covers)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1932

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel documents nautical maritime voyages England English Spain Spanish

$50.00
2f1a/12

The Travels and Controversies of Friar Domingo Navarrete 1618-1686 (2 Vol Set)


CUMMINS, J. S. (Ed)

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt ship motif & blind rule to front boards, deckled page edges, frontispieces, vol 1- cxx + 163pp, vol 2- x + pgs165-475, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep of vol 2) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning, foxing & scuffing to spine with some minor loss & archival tape repairs, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt / Cambridge University Press 1962

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Friar Domingo Navarrete voyages

$300.00
2f1a/13

The Quest and Occupation of Tahiti by Emissaries of Spain During the Years 1772-1776, Told in Despatches and Other Contemporary Documents


CORNEY, BOLTON GLANVILL (Trans, Compiled, Notes & Intro)

3 VOL SET, FIRST EDITIONS, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispieces with tissue guards, mixed pagination, folding maps to rear pockets of vols 1 + 2, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1913-19

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Tahiti pacific 18th eighteenth century documents

$80.00
2f5a/7

Mandeville's Travels: Texts and Translations (2 Vol Set)


LETTS, MALCOLM

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship motif & blind rule to front boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispieces, vol 1- lxiii + 223pp, vol 2- xi + pgs 224-554, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to board edges, light to moderate soiling to rear boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1953

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Sir John Mandeville voyages

$165.00
2f5a/9

A New Voyage & Description of the Isthmus of America


WAFER, LIONEL & JOYCE, L. E. ELLIOTT (Ed, Intro, Notes & Appendices)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges, folded frontispiece, lxxi + 221pp, folding maps throughout, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to edges of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, heavy tanning & staining to spine & front cover, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1934

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel expeditions Lionel Wafer secret report Davis's expedition gold mines Darien West Indies Pacific late 17th seventeenth century Isthmus

$120.00
2f5a/10

Bombay in the Days of Queen Anne ; Being an Account of the Settlement Written by John Burnell


BURNELL, JOHN & SHEPPARD, SAMUEL T. (Intro & Notes) & FOSTER, Sir WILLIAM (Intro) & COTTON, Sir EVAN (Notes) & ANSTEY, L. M. (Notes)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispiece, xxx + 192pp, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy tanning & staining to spine, light tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1933

KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Bombay India John Burnell settlers

$26.50
xxfkj183545

Wild Journeys


ANSLEY, BRUCE

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel literature Bruce Ansley tracks history historical wild journeys

$15.00
xxfka183585

Somewhere in New Guinea (A Companion to 'Prowling Through Papua')


CLUNE, FRANK & MILLER, SYD (Illus)

Octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1951

KEYWORDS: Papua New Guinea png anthropology history culture customs travel literature

$30.00
xxfkb183600

With Peter Fleming in Tartary


HOGG, GARRY & TOOTHILL, H. (Illus)

Sm octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1960

KEYWORDS: geography adventure exploration travel literature Garry Hogg Peter Fleming Tartary inner Mongolia Chinese Turkestan history

$20.00
xxfkd183632

Wanderlust Magazine: January 1930; Vol 1. No. 1


WALSH, T. CROSBIE et al

Imperial octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Wanderlust Magazine 1930

KEYWORDS: wanderlust magazine New Zealand publications magazines travel literature

$35.00
xxfjh183656

Up the Tapajos; or, Adventures in Brazil


ELLIS, EDWARD S.

Octavo hardcover (VG-) heavy cracking to gutters; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1890

KEYWORDS: travel literature Brazil South America adventure culture

$20.00
xxfjk183691

Uganda For a Holiday (Popular Edition)


TREVES, Sir FREDERICK

Super octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1913

KEYWORDS: travel literature Uganda Africa African countries culture

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