The History of a Fortress. Pp. [vi]+212, frontispiece and 1 full page map, 8 plates, index; demy 8vo; brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards lightly faded; dust wrapper; ownership inscription (Warren Perry) on upper free endpaper, edges of leaves lightly marked; Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc., New York, 1972..... More
Pp. xiv+282, 8 plates, full page map; post 8vo; ochre boards, spine lettered and decorated in black, the boards a trifle canted; top edges orange; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown; Readers Union, London, 1958. Book Club..... More
Pp. viii+118, frontispiece, full page text illustrations including maps, bibliography; small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Gemcraft Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1985. First edition. *The story of the wreck of the Port au Prince in Tonga in 1806, and the Eliza in Fiji in 1808. More
Photography by Robert Cameron. Pp. 160 (last colophon, verso blank), illustrated in colour throughout (many full page), title page printed in gilt & black; large oblong 4to; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, bottom edges of boards faded; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the back panel faintly..... More
A modern rendering. Picture research by Deborah Pownall. Pp. 176, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full or double page), maps, chronology, further reading, notes, index; tall cr. 4to; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, slightly..... More
Pp. [iv]+204, 8 plates, frontispiece map, plus endpaper map (printed in blue), sources; demy 8vo; dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards slightly rubbed, tiny bruise and faint damp stain to top edge of upper board, the top fore-corner of lower board lightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper..... More
Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan. Pp. 260(last blank), 4 plates, full page maps and plans, index; post 8vo; tan cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, with publisher's device at foot in pale blue, fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly..... More
Translated by Patrick Creagh. Pp. 168, illustrated throughout in colour and sepia; med. 4to; brown papered boards, lettered in white; dust wrapper, back panel slightly scuffed; top edges of leaves faintly foxed, tiny inked number on lower pastedown; Cassell, London, 1978. First U.K. edition. *'Carries the reader to the Cathedrals..... More
With a concise account of the present state of the native powers of Hindostan. The Second Edition, enlarged. In two volumes. Pp. xii+362+iv+332+[20](index, errata), 1 folding plate in Volume I, engraved title page vignette both volumes, index and errata sheet Volume II; rebound in later dark green half calf, the..... More
Edited & translated from the French and Latin by Theodore Besterman. Pp. 198(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), pictorial double title page with lettering and illustrations engraved on wood by Eric Gill, endpaper map, notes, bibliographical note; narrow roy. 4to; qr. red canvas, with gilt lettered black morocco title label and tiny..... More
Introduction by G. D. H. Cole. In two volumes. 1: Pp. xviii+376+[2](blank)+4(publisher's catalogue); 2: Pp. vi+300+[2](blank)+10(publisher's catalogue), index; patterned endpapers; cr. 8vo; black cloth, spines lettered in gilt; top edges orange; dust wrappers, lightly browned and worn; bookplate and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedowns; J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd...... More
A guide to the landscape and manners of the island of Corcyra. Pp. [ii]+142, 7 plates (including 2 maps), title page vignette, appendix, brief bibliography, index; demy 8vo; yellow cloth, spine blocked in blue and lettered & decorated in gilt, the boards slightly foxed, with a couple of tiny edge..... More
Letters and Essays on Travel. Edited by Alan G. Thomas. Pp. 430, 8 plates, index; tall demy 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges faintly browned, the backstrip a trifle faded, UK price sticker at foot of front flap; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown..... More
Pp. 160, 8 plates, notes, references; cr. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in silver; top edges brown; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly browned; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown; Readers Union, London, 1963. Book Club edition. *Zoologist's account of an..... More
Pp. 308, frontispiece portrait, 8 plates, 2 full page maps, appendix, bibliographical note, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edges orange; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip and top edge of front panel faded, with signs of sticker removal near top fore-corner of..... More
Pp. 128, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (mostly photographic, many full page); oblong 4to; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Jonathan Cape, London, 1980. First trade edition. *'In the photographs of Barry Brukoff and the words of John Fowles, Stonehenge is explored from every curious angle' [wrapper blurb]. More
The tempestuous voyage of J. A. Froude, 1884 & 1885. Travellers' Tales of Early Australia & New Zealand. Edited by Geoffrey Blainey. Pp. xx+212(last blank), frontispiece, full page illustrations; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Methuen Haynes, Sydney, 1985. Abridged edition. *Originally published as Oceana, or England and her..... More
Pp. xx+304(last blank), 16 plates, double page map printed in brown on green paper stock; tall demy 8vo; green cloth, spine blocked in gilt; top edges green; dust wrapper, faintly foxed and soiled, edges rubbed and chipped, with a couple of short tears; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown..... More
Journey to the Far Amazon. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Pp. 390, 8 plates, a couple of text illustrations, 3 full page maps; cr. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, fore-corners of lower board a trifle bruised; top edges red; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and browned, edges lightly..... More
First Conquest of an 8000-metre Peak [26,493 feet]. Translated from the French by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith. Cartographic and Photographic Documentation by Marcel Ichac. With an Introduction by Eric Shipton. Pp. [ii]+316, coloured frontispiece and 2 plates (one double page), plus 24 monochrome plates, folding panorama of The..... More
The Secret of Easter Island. Pp. 272, 37 coloured plates (3 double page), black & white title page vignette and 4 full page illustrations, 2 double page maps; demy 8vo; green cloth, lettered and decorated in navy, top edge of lower board lightly bruised; top edges green; price-clipped dust wrapper..... More
Drawings by Unk White. Pp. 64(last blank), full page illustrations, pictorial endpapers; demy 8vo; purple patterned papered boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip faded; Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1969. First edition. The Sketchbook series. More
The romantic story of the New Guinea Goldfields. Pp. x+286(last colophon)+26(publisher's catalogue with index, dated 7.2.33), frontispiece plus 16 plates, full page facsimile, upper endpaper maps, glossary; cr. 8vo; orange cloth, lettered and ruled in black, slightly soiled, the boards a trifle canted, edges lightly rubbed; lower hinge starting, a...... More
Containing, amidst a variety of information, a description of Saldanha Bay; with remarks on the genious and disposition of the natives of Arabia Felix, the manners and customs of the people of Hindoston; of the island of Madagascar, and other parts beyond the Cape of Good Hope. Interspersed with some..... More
