CAPTAINS COOKS VOYAGES 1768-1779
London: The Folio Society, 1997. First Folio Ediiton. A very fine copy in a very fine slipcase. First Folio Edition. A very nice copy. No bumped corners to book or slipcase. No signatuers. More
Voyages - Ships
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A DIARY OF THE WRECK OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP CHALLENGER, ON THE WESTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN MAY, 1835. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUBSEQUENT ENCAMPMENT OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW, DURING A PERIOD OF SEVEN WEEKS, ON THE SOUTH COAST OF CHILI
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1836. A fine, clean and tight copy rebound in 3/4 leather, with marbled boards and all edges are marbled. First Edition, Listed in Sabin 19961; Huntress 135; Abbey 726 and Hill 1493. Four plates in excellent condition; folding map; large folding panoramic view..... More
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT OF ENQUIRY, INTO THE OFFICIAL CONDUCT OF CAPT. ISAAC HULL, AS COMMANDANT IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, CONVENED AT THE NAVY-YARD IN SAID CHARLESTOWN, ON THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, A. D. 1822.
Washington D. C. Davis & Force, (Franklin's Head), 1822. First Edition. A fine, rebound copy with new end papers. First Printing. Listed Sabin 524. CAPT. ISAAC HULL WAS A COMMODORE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. HE COMMANDED THE USS CONSTITUTION (OLD IRONSIDES), AND SAW SERVICE IN THE BARBARY WARS 1801-1805..... More
A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE; WITH NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE DURING NEARLY FIVE YEARS CONTINUOUS SERVICE UNDER SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (Provenance: Steve Fossett)
London: Hurst and blackett, 1857. First Edition. A fine copy bound in 3/4 leather/19th century half red calf, marbled boards, marbled edges and end papers. Provenance: Earl of Inniskillen (Armorial Bookplate). Provence: Steve Fossett, Explorer; Sailor; and aeronautical explorer, (Bookplate). Fossett was the first person to navigate the earth in..... More
A VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, & AROUND THE WORLD IN THE YEARS 1826-1829
California: The Book Club of California, 1997. Limited Edition. A very fine, clean and tight copy. One of 350 copies published by The Book Club of California in plain white wrapper with prospectus laid in. A very nice copy in like new condition. Small closed tear to wrapper. Prospectus in..... More
NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC AND BEERING'S STRAIT, TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE POLAR EXPEDITIONS: PERFORMED IN H. M. SHIP BLOSSOM, IN THE YEARS 1825, 26, 27, 28.
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, Large-Paper "Admiralty Issue" of Beechey's most famous voyage. Precedes The Octavo Edition published the same year. Two parts in one volume. 23 engraved or aquatint plates, three maps (two folding); errata. Lacking half-titles, some spotting and browning to plates..... More
![Item #002700KBI SCOTT'S LAST EXCPEDITION [ The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott]. CAPT. R. F. SCOTT](https://bookleggers.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/002700KBI.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1657057790)
SCOTT'S LAST EXCPEDITION [ The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott]
London: The Folio Society, 2009. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. Published by The Folio Society. First Folio Printing. A very nice, clean and tight copy in box. No bumped corners to book or case. More
ACCOUNT OF THE RUSSIAN DISCOVERIES BETWEEN ASIA AND AMERICA: TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE CONQUEST OF SIBERIA, AND THE HISTORY OF THE TRANSACTIONS AND COMMERCE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA
London: J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1780. First Edition. First Edition. William Coxe's important compilation of contemporary accounts which was supplemented by details of Krenitzin and Levashev's "Secret" Expedition. Part one of the work is a translation of Johann Ludwig Schult's Neue Nachrichten (Hamburg and Leipziz 1776) and other parts..... More
THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE BY H.M.S. "INVESTIGATOR," CAPT. R. M'CLURE, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857. Second Edition. A very good and tight copy in original binding. Second Edition. A much nicer copy than usual. No cracked hinges. Corners are sharp and straight. Spine tips are a little soft, but smooth and round. Provenance of Gerald F. Fitzgerald..... More
H.M.S. SULPHUR AT CALIFORNIA, 1837 AND 1839. [Being the accounts of Midshipman Francis Guillemard Simpkinson and Captain Edward Belcher]
California: The Book Club of California, 1969. Limited Edition. A very fine, clean and tight copy in like new and unread condition. One of 450 copies. A very nice copy. Issued without a jacket. No bumped corners to book. No signatures. More
VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD: WITH SELECTED SKETCHES OF VOYAGES TO THE SOUTH SEAS. NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS, CHINA, ETC
N.Y. Collins and Hannay, 1833. A fine and tight copy in original blue boards, original printed paper label, uncut (re-backed in tan paper preserving label), housed in a marbled slipcase. Lithographed frontispiece, four lithographed plates (two folding). Some light foxing with a few pale stains. FIRST EDITION. In 1792, Capt..... More
VANCOUVER A LIFE 1757-1798
N.Y. D. Appleton and Co., 1931. First Edition. First Edition. A very good+ hardcover copy. First Edition. Copy is very tight. No bumped corners to book. No cracked hinges. Light rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Large folding map in rear pocked is in perfect condition. Provenance: Gerald F...... More
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK: THE JOURNALS 1768-1779
London: The Folio Society, 2018. The Folio Society. A very fine set in a very fine slipcase. Published by The Folio Society. First Folio Printing. A very nice set in like new condition. Three volumes with folded chart of the voyages. More
ACROSS ASIA FROM WEST TO EAST IN 1906-1908 (Two Volumes) (Steve Fosset Bookplates)
Helsinki, Finland: Suomalais-Ugrilaine Seura, 1940. First Edition. Profusely Illustrated with B/W photographs, Mannerheim, under The Direction of The Russian General Staff, Journeyed from Turkestan to China. The Expedition was to perform Military information. He collected ethnographic information and manuscripts, He became the 6th President of Finland and served as Commander..... More
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST & OTHER VOYAGES: Two Years Before the Mast; To Cuba and Back; Journal of a Voyage Round the World, 1859-1860
N.Y. The Library of America, 2005. First Edition. A very fine copy in slipcase. Stated First Printing The Library of America-151. A very nice copy in like new and unread condition. As New. More
FIRST CROSSING OF THE POLAR SEA
N.Y. George H. Doran Co., 1927. First Edition. A very good, clean and tight copy. First Editon with GHD logo appearing under date. No bumped corners to book. Touch of rubbing to cloth top of spine tip. Owners Artic and Antarctic bookplate. Owner's signature appears on front free end paper..... More
A NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN THE CALIFORNIAS 1846-1849 [The Journal of Lieutenant Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven, U.S.N. United States Sloop of War, Dale, Edited by John Haskell Kemble]
California: The Book Club of California, 1973. Limited Edition. A fine, clean and tight copy in a fine plain white Wrapper. Published by The Book Club of California. Limited to 400 copies. A very nice copy in like new condition. Include prospectus laid in. No bumped corners to book. No..... More
STEAM CONQUERS THE ATLANTIC
Norwalk, CT. Easton Press, 1991, 1991. Hardcover. A fine clean and tight copy bound in full leather by The Easton Press. All edge gold gilt with silk moire end papers and ribbon. Gold gilt edges are in perfect condition. No book plates or signatures. No bumped corners. Includes collectors notes..... More
SIR MARTIN FROBISHER
London: The Bodley Head, 1928. First Edition. A very good and tight copy. First Edition with First Published in 1928 on copyright page. Provenance of Gerald F. Fitzgerald Bookplate of Artic & Antarctic Collection. No ownership signatures. No bumped corners. Spine tips are fairly smooth and round. No cracked hinges..... More
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