Sold2016Scott - The Voyage of the "Discovery", 2 vol., second( Capt. Robert Falcon) The Voyage of the "Discovery", 2 vol., second impression, plates and maps, foxing, original cloth, rubbed, 1905; Scott's Last Expedition, 2 vol., second edition, plates and mapsSee Sold Price
Sold2023Australia.- Stokes (John Lort) Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers exAustralia.- Stokes (John Lort) Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers explored and surveyed during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, 2 vol., first edition, 26 engraved or lithogSee Sold Price
Sold20241905 VOYAGE of DISCOVERY VOLS antique ILLUSTRATED British Antarctic explorationSCOTT, Robert Falcon (1868-1912). The Voyage of the ‘Discovery’. London: John Murray, 1905 2 volumes Photogravure frontispieces, 12 color-printed plates, 5 maps (2 folding in rear pocket), numerouSee Sold Price
Sold2022Balkans.- Vialla de Sommières (Colonel L. C.) Voyage Historique et Politique au Montenegro, 2Balkans.- Vialla de Sommières (Colonel L. C.) Voyage Historique et Politique au Montenegro, 2 vol., first edition, 12 engraved plates, of which 1 hand-coloured, hand-coloured folding engraved mapSee Sold Price
Sold2016Voyages.- Kippis (Andrew) Vie du Capitaine Cook, Paris,Voyages.- Kippis (Andrew) Vie du Capitaine Cook, 2 vol., first French 8vo edition, translated by M. Castera, half-titles, occasional light browning but generally a fine copy in contemporary French motSee Sold Price
SoldCOOK (JAMES) A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World, FIRST EDITION, W. Strahan and...COOK (JAMES) A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure... In which is included, Captain Furneaux's Narrative, 2 vol., FIRST EDSee Sold Price
Sold2022Voyages.- Belcher (Capt. Sir Edward) Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, performed in HerNO RESERVE Voyages.- Belcher (Capt. Sir Edward) Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur ... including Naval Operations in China, 2 vol., first edition, 3 engraveSee Sold Price
Sold2017Africa.- Höhnel (Lt. Ludwig von) Discovery ofAfrica.- Höhnel (Lt. Ludwig von) Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie: a Narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's Exploring & Hunting in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888, 2 vol., first EnglisSee Sold Price
Sold2022Voyages.- Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante" 1879-1882 (The), 2 vol., first edition, 1886.Voyages.- Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante" 1879-1882 (The), 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, plates and maps, presentation ink inscription to half-titles, some light foxing, mainly to vol.See Sold Price
Sold2023Priestley (Joseph) The History and Present State of Discoveries Relating to Vision, Light, andPriestley (Joseph) The History and Present State of Discoveries Relating to Vision, Light, and Colours, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, folding frontispiece and 24 plates, lightly offset, list of subscribSee Sold Price
Sold2020The Voyages of Captain ScottRetold from 'The Voyage of the Discovery"' and 'Scott's Last Expedition'. First edition. Gift inscription inside. Frontispiece portrait. Full-page colour and b & w illustrations. 1 Fold-out map. SporaSee Sold Price
Sold2018SCOTT, Robert Falcon, Captain (1868-1912). The VoyageSCOTT, Robert Falcon, Captain (1868-1912). The Voyage of the Discovery. London: Smith, Elder, 1905. 2 volumes, royal 8vo (237 x 160 mm). Photogravure frontispieces, 12 color-printed plates, 5 maps (2See Sold Price
Sold2022Korea.- Hall (Capt. Basil) Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and theKorea.- Hall (Capt. Basil) Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island, first edition, 5 engraved maps (2 folding) and 10 engraved or aquatint plates, alSee Sold Price
Sold2022Voyages.- Irving (Washington) A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 4 vol.,Voyages.- Irving (Washington) A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 4 vol., first English edition, half-titles, 2 engraved folding maps, armorial bookplate of Sir William Eden toSee Sold Price
Sold2019The Voyage of the 'Discovery' by Scott, Robert F.Charles Scribner's Sons 1905, New York. 2 volumes. xx, 556; xii, 508 pp. Profusely illustrated with plates from photographs, a few double-page, and from drawings by Edward A. Wilson, 12 of them in colSee Sold Price
Sold2024Vortex Science Fiction, Vols. 1 & 2, Full RunThe only two issues of Vortex Science Fiction. Vol. 1, No. 1, April, 1953. NY: Specific Fiction Corp., 1953. First issue, with twenty new, previously unpublished stories by Milton Lesser, Alfred CoppeSee Sold Price
SoldHAKLUYT (RICHARD) Hakluyt's Collection of the Early Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries of the En...HAKLUYT (RICHARD) Hakluyt's Collection of the Early Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries of the English Nation, 5 vol., ONE OF 250 COPIES, lacks 5 leaves of volume 2 (supplied in facsimile), some spottiSee Sold Price
Sold2018‘Farthest North’ Vol. 1&2 Books by Nansen 1st Edit‘Farthest North’ Vol. 1&2 books by Nansen. Appears to be First American edition. Farthest North, Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram, 1893-96, and of a Fifteen Months' SleSee Sold Price
Sold202216 vols. Nautical Works.[Nautical] 16 volumes. (1) London, Jack. The Cruise of the Snark. Macmillan, New York, 1911. First edition. (2) Parry, W.E. Journals...for the Discovery of a North-west Passage. John Murray, London, 1See Sold Price
Sold2015Johnston. Inventions & Discoveries. 1817Johnston, William. A History of Inventions and Discoveries. London: Longman, Hurst, [et al], 1817. 4 vol. 8vo. 3rd ed. Contemporary 1/2 calf over marbled boards, first volume lacking labels and some tSee Sold Price
Sold2022Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language:..., 2 vol., first edition, by W StrahanJohnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language:..., 2 vol., first edition, titles in red and black, vol. 1 4Z with small marginal tear affecting catch-word (no loss), vol. 1 7R2 with tear to foSee Sold Price
SoldNABOKOV (VLADIMIR) Lolita, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, Paris, Olympia Press, 1955NABOKOV (VLADIMIR) Lolita, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with unobscured price 'Francs: 900' on rear wrapper of both volumes, publisher's green, white and black printed wrappers, spine with sliSee Sold Price
Sold2022Oxford.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Oxford, 2 vol., firstOxford.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Oxford, 2 vol., first edition, list of subscribers, engraved portrait of the Chancellor Lord Grenville, 81 hand-coloured plates cSee Sold Price
Sold2022Cambridge.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Cambridge, 2 vol., firstCambridge.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Cambridge, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, list of subscribers, engraved portrait of the Duke of Gloucester, 95 plates incSee Sold Price
Jun 06Freeman's | HindmanMELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Mardi: and a Voyage Thither. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849.US$300
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