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Chatwin,Bruce. The Songlines.
Chatwin, Bruce. The Songlines. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Penn. 1987. The true 1st US edition of this title, limited edition signed by Chatwin with his special statement issued only for this edition. Decorated leather binding in a pattern of aboriginal painting w/ fine gilt on covers and spine. 293pp. Color ills. Gilt-edged pages, in fine condition. Signed by author.
Price: USD 195.00 other currencies   order no. 5572   details     inquire
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Boehm,Edgar Collins. Over the World.
Boehm, Edgar Collins. Over the World. Cox, London 1902. xiv + 366pp. F + ills throughout.
Price: USD 65.00 other currencies   order no. 5591   details     inquire
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Lindsay,Norman. Bohemians of the Bulletin.
Lindsay, Norman. Bohemians of the Bulletin. A&R, Sydney 1966 reprint. 8vo, xiv + 160pp. Orig. hardboard & dj, vg condition.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 5594   details     inquire
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National Antarctic Expedition. 1901-1904. Natural History.
National Antarctic Expedition. 1901-1904. Natural History. Vol. 5. Zoology and Botany. British Museum: London 1910. 4to, xxii, 21pp article (2 plts) on seal embryos; 26 pp (7 plts) on tunicata; 77pp & 10 plts on isopoda; 15pp & 1 plt on nemertinea; 62pp & 7 plts on coelentera; 12 pp & 1 plt on lichens. Orig. red gilt buckram, ex-lib copy w/ sml. cancelled stamp on verso of plates, very good condition. Vol 1. of the 6 natural history volumes is listed as Spence 837.
Price: USD 225.00 other currencies   order no. 5597   details     inquire
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Walker,Willaim S. From the Land of the Wombat.
Walker, Willaim S. From the Land of the Wombat. John Long, London 1899. 220pp. F + 12pp ills. Author's second book. Orig. green buckram decoratively stamped in white, black & orange, featuring a white kangoroo being chased by a man on horseback. Very slt. rubbed at extremes o w vgc.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 5604   details     inquire
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Art In Australia; a quarterly magazine.
Art In Australia; a quarterly magazine. A Contemporary Group of Australian Artists. Sept. 1929, third series, number twenty-nine. Small 4to. Unpaginated: 32 b&w and color ills tipped in. Lacks back cover. On the front cover is a botanical wood cut by Margaret Preston; an exotic red flowering bush with strong black stems, in a black border.
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Furnas,J.C. Anatomy of Paradise: Hawaii and the Islands of the South Pacific.
Furnas, J.C. Anatomy of Paradise: Hawaii and the Islands of the South Pacific. Sloan Assoc., NY (1948). 542pp + 32pp ills. Cloth covers. G+
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. 5608   details     inquire
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Twain,Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World.
Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. American Publishing Co., Hartford, Conn. 1897. 1st US edition. Large 8vo. 712pp. B&W ills in text. Pictorial inlay on blue buckram covers, gold gilt title and decoration. Corners bumped, new front endpaper o/w G+
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 5609   details     inquire
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Lindsay, Rose. Ma and Pa: My Childhood Memories.
Lindsay, Rose. Ma and Pa: My Childhood Memories. A&R, Sydney 1964. 8vo, 229pp. Bright red cloth, silver title, dec. dj, vgc.
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 5611   details     inquire
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MacDonald,Malcolm. Angkor.
MacDonald, Malcolm. Angkor. Cape, London 1958. Large 8vo. 160pp, f, map, 111pp ills, pic dj, vgc. Account of the Khmers who built Angkor Wat a thousand years ago. Cambodia.
Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. 5613   details     inquire
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Davidson,D.S. Transport and Receptacles in Aboriginal Australia.
Davidson, D.S. Transport and Receptacles in Aboriginal Australia. In the Journal of the Polynesian Society, New Plymoth, NZ. Vol. 46, No. 4, No. 184 December 1937. 175-205pp. Maps and ills in text. + Crowther, W.E.L.H. Method of Migration of the Extinct Tasmanian Race. 225-231pp. Greenway #2653
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Davidson,D.S. Australian Netting and Basketry Techniques.
Davidson, D.S. Australian Netting and Basketry Techniques. Journal of the Polynesian Society, NZ Dec. 1933. Vol. 42, No. 4. 257-299pp, ills and maps in text. Greenway #2611.
Price: USD 55.00 other currencies   order no. 5616   details     inquire
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Barwick,Diane Michael Mace & Tome Stannage. Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander History.
Barwick, Diane, Michael Mace & Tom Stannage. Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander History. Aboriginal History, Canberra 1979. xi + 187pp, pp wrps. 32 papers on aboriginal history.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 5623   details     inquire
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Sahlins, Marshall. Islands of History.
Sahlins, Marshall. Islands of History. UCP, Chicago 1985. Hard cover. xix + 180pp. Ills and maps intext. Hard cover + pic dj. Collection of lectures on Capt. Cook "The Dying God" theme. Historical theorist on Cook in the Pacific.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 5625   details     inquire
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Hurst,H.L. Papuan Journey.
Hurst, H.L. Papuan Journey. A&R, Sydney 1938. xiv + 168pp, f & map on endpapers. Cloth boards fine in dj. Vivid account of life in Papua with the London Missionary Society.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 5627   details     inquire
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Woodruff, Douglas. The Tichborne Claimant.
Woodruff, Douglas. The Tichborne Claimant. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York 1957. 8vo, xx + 479pp. Account of the Victorian fraud case with Australian connections.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 5629   details     inquire
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McKinlay, John. McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interiro of Australia.
McKinlay, John. McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia. Facsimile edition by Public Library of SA, Adelaide 1962. 8vo, iv, 136pp, 3 fold-out maps. Orig. cloth, very good+. Account of the Burke expedition.
Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. 5632   details     inquire
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Davidson, Daniel Sutherland. Mourning-Caps of the Australian Aborigines.
Davidson, Daniel Sutherland. Mourning-Caps of the Australian Aborigines. Proceedings of the Amer. Philosophical Society, Vol. 93, No. 1, 1948, pp 52-70 (&) Davidson, D.S. Disposal of the Dead in Western Australia. pp 71- 97. Small 4to, both with tables, maps & ills, paper wrps.
Price: USD 110.00 other currencies   order no. 5648   details     inquire
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Berndt,Ronald M. Ceremonial Exchange in Western Arnhem Land.
Berndt, Ronald M. Ceremonial Exchange in Western Arnhem Land. In Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. U of N.Mex. Press, Albuquerque 1951. Large 8vo. 156-176pp. Map in text. Some pencilling o/w G+
Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. 5650   details     inquire
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Swettenham, Sir Frank Athelstane. The Real Malay.
1907. Second edition 8vo, xii + 295pp + 16pp + ads. Pictorial covers marked o/w good.
Price: USD 55.00 other currencies   order no. 5665   details     inquire
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Chignell, A.K. An Outpost in Papua.
Chignell, A.K. An Outpost in Papua. Smith Elder, London 1911, 1st edition. xii + 376pp + F + 31pp ills. Green cloth dusty & bumped. Author was priest of the New Guinea Mission.
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Pratt, Dorothy and Richard. A Guide to Early American Homes South.
Pratt, Dorothy and Richard. A Guide to Early American Homes South. McGraw, NY 1956. viii + 227pp. B&W ills throughout. VG w/pic dj g+ chipped and sunned.
Price: USD 22.00 other currencies   order no. 5686   details     inquire
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Pratt, Dorothy and Richard. A Guide to Early American Homes North.
Pratt, Dorothy and Richard. A Guide to Early American Homes North. McGraw, NY 1956. viii + 227pp. B&W ills throughout. VG w/pic dj g+ chipped.
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Wood, Grace and Emily Burbank. The Art of Interior Decoration.
Wood, Grace and Emily Burbank. The Art of Interior Decoration. Dodd, Mead, NY 1916. xiv + 347pp. 32b&w plates. VG
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 5688   details     inquire
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Porcelain & Pottery Marks.
Porcelain & Pottery Marks. Urban Hartman, NY 1943. Paper wrappers, ills throughout. Dusty o/w VG
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. 5689   details     inquire
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Blacker, J.F. The ABC of Collecting Old English China.
Blacker, J.F. The ABC of Collecting Old English China. George W. Jacobs, Philadelphia n.d. 386pp. F+ ills and photos throughout. Hardcover.
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Honey, W.B. English Pottery and Porcelain.
Honey, W.B. English Pottery and Porcelain. A. & C. Black, London 1933, 1st editon. 8vo, xvi + 271pp, F + ills and photos throughout. Orig. brown cloth, gilt title, spine lt. sunned o/w vgc.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 5692   details     inquire
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Castle, Sydney E. Domestic Gothic of the Tudor Period.
Castle, Sydney E. Domestic Gothic of the Tudor Period. International Casement Company, Jamestown, NY 1927. 80pp + 54 plates + 6 unnumbered pages of indexes. Large 8vo. Spine loose o/w VG
Price: USD 65.00 other currencies   order no. 5694   details     inquire
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Fisher, A. Hugh. Through India and Burma with Pen and Brush.
Fisher, A. Hugh. Through India and Burma with Pen and Brush. T. Werner Laurie, London c. 1910. xii + 358pp. Color frontis + color and b&w plates. Red cloth pic cover. Spine slt. sunned.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 5703   details     inquire
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Taylor, Jeremy. The Architectural Medal.
Taylor, Jeremy. The Architectural Medal. England in the Nineteenth Century. An annotated catalogue,with accompanying illustrations and biographical notes on architects and medallists. Based on the collection of architectural medals in the British Museum. British Museum Pub, London 1978. 4to, xii + 244pp. Pic title page + ills throughout. Brown cloth VG in G+ dj chipped.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 5708   details     inquire
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Moore, N. Hudson. Old Glass.
Moore, N. Hudson. Old Glass. European and American. Tudor, NY 1935. 7th printing. xvi + 394pp. B&W frontis + photo plates. Blue cloth w/gold chalice on cover. Spine slt. sunned o/w VG in slipcase w/dj front on box.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 5709   details     inquire
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Moore, N. Hudson. Old Glass.
Moore, N. Hudson. Old Glass. European and American. Tudor, NY 1924. 3rd printing. xvi + 394pp. B&W frontis + photo plates. Blue cloth w/gold chalice on cover. VG+ in G+ gold mottled dj chipped.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 5710   details     inquire
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Whitaker, Charles Harris. Rameses To Rockefeller.
Whitaker, Charles Harris. Rameses To Rockefeller. Random House, NY 1934. xvi + 360pp. B&W ills and plates in text. Cloth. G+
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. 5711   details     inquire
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Lewis, Ethel. The Romance of Textiles.
Lewis, Ethel. The Romance of Textiles. The Story of Design In Weaving. Macmillan, NY 1937. Pp xii +377pp, b&w frontis + photo plates in text. Orig. c, vgc.
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Marlowe, George Francis. Churches of Old New England.
Marlowe, George Francis. Churches of Old New England. Their Architecture and Their Architects, Their Pastors and Their People. Macmillan, NY 1947. xii + 222pp. F + photos in text and on endpapers. Cloth vg.
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Williams, Henry Lionel and Ottalie K. Williams. Old American Houses 1700-1850.
Williams, Henry Lionel and Ottalie K. Williams. Old American Houses 1700- 1850. How to Restore, Remodel and Reproduce Them. Bonanza Books, NY 1957. 190pp. B&W photos throughout. Cloth vg.
Price: USD 18.00 other currencies   order no. 5715   details     inquire
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Gowans, Alan. Images of American Living.
Gowans, Alan. Images of American Living. Four Centuries of Architecture and Furniture as Cultural Expression. Lippincott, Philadelphia 1964. xv + 498pp. B&W F and photos throughout. Cloth in pic dj slt chipped o/w vg.
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Candee, Helen Churchill. The Tapestry Book.
Candee, Helen Churchill. The Tapestry Book. Tudor, NY 1935. xvi + 275pp. Color frontis + color and sepia plates in text. Decorative cloth cover. VG
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Hunter, George Leland. Tapestries Their Origin, History and Renaissance.
Hunter, George Leland. Tapestries Their Origin, History and Renaissance. John Lane, NY 1912. 438pp.Color frontis and b&w prints throughout. Decorative cloth. VG
Price: USD 55.00 other currencies   order no. 5718   details     inquire
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Taylor, Henry Hammond. Knowing, Collecting and Restoring Early American Furniture.
Taylor, Henry Hammond. Knowing, Collecting and Restoring Early American Furniture. Lippincott, Philadelphia 1930. 156pp + b&w photo plates following text. Cloth, vg in pic dj.
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Burton, William. Porcelain A Sketch of its Nature Art and Manufacture.
Burton, William. Porcelain A Sketch of its Nature Art and Manufacture. Cassell, London 1906. viii +264pp. Cloth slt bumped o/w vg. B&W frontis + photo plates in text.
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Gloag, John. English Furniture.
Gloag, John. English Furniture. A.C. Black, London 1934. xv + 200pp. B&W frontis & ills in text. Cloth in pic dj chipped o/w vg.
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Cescinsky, Herbert. English and American Furniture.
Cescinsky, Herbert and George Leland Hunter. English and American Furniture. Garden City Publishing, Garden City, NY 1929. 311pp. B&W photo plates in text. Cloth vg.
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du Boulay, Anthony. Chinese Porcelain.
du Boulay, Anthony. Chinese Porcelain. Octopus Books, London 1973. 95pp. Cloth, b&w and color plates throughout. VG in pic dj slt chip.
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Soldene, Emily. My Theatrical and Musical Recollections.
Soldene, Emily. My Theatrical and Musical Recollections. Downey, London 1897. 8vo, xviii + 315pp, frontis + plates in text. Red cloth sunned, library stamp removed lower spine, crack starting in rear hinge. The artist toured the US, New Zealand, Sydney & went overland to Melbourne in the 1870's.
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Frere, Alice M. The Antipodes and the Round the World.
Frere, Alice M. The Antipodes and the Round the World. Travels in Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, China, Japan, and California. Hatchards, London 1870, 2nd ed. corrected. Sml. 8vo, 633pp, color frontis + b&w ills in text + 6 plates. Blue cloth w/ gilt title & decoration, chipped top & base of spine, corners bumped otherwise a good, tight, clean copy, with the "Society of California Pioneers" bookplate. Ferguson 9772. Much on California. The 1st 143pp on Australia. The frontispiece is a wonderful lithograph of a tattooed Japanese man.
Price: USD 300.00 other currencies   order no. 5726   details     inquire
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Campbell, David G. The Crystal Desert. Summers in Antarctica.
Campbell, David G. The Crystal Desert. Summers in Antarctica. Boston 1992. 308pp, ep maps. Hardboard a bit marked, vg dj. The Antarctic Peninsula.
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Fiennes, Sir Ranulph. To The Ends of the Earth: The Transglobe Expedition--The First Pole-to.
Fiennes, Sir Ranulph. To The Ends of the Earth: The Transglobe Expedition-- The First Pole-to-Pole Circumnavigation of the Globe. Arbor House, NY 1983. 547pp, b&w photo and maps, cloth & pic. dj, vgc.
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Quam, Louis O., edit. Research in the Antarctic.
Quam, Louis O., edit. Research in the Antarctic. Amer. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC 1971, publ. no. 93. (xvi) 768pp, ills. throughout, folding map & the Geographical Society folding map of Antarctic, 1970, in envelope. Very good in slt. ruffled dj. Includes intro. to Antarctic research, biology, ocean dynamics, Gondawanaland.
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 5733   details     inquire
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Hervey,Thomas K. The Poetical Sketch-Book.
Hervey, Thomas K. The Poetical Sketch-Book. Including a third edition of Australia. Bull, London 1829. xiv + 286pp + 2pp ills. 1/2 leather and mottled boards. Poems include "Australia" + 24pp notes on the convict ship. Important early Australian poetry. 9pp of introduction to poem. G+ Inscribed "With the Author's Regards."
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Nicholson,John H. Halek.
Ross, Brisbane: 1896. First Australian Nicholson, John H. Halek. A Romance. Ross, A.J., Brisbane 1896. 1st Australian edition printed from the 2nd UK edition of 1882. 390pp + 2 errata. Crimson cloth covers, spine sunned o/w Good+ condition. The author migrated to Australia in 1854 age 16. This is his best known novel . An allegory using many Hebrew terms. (Halek signifies pilgrim.) See M&Mc p 357. F13356. Queensland imprint.
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Tolmer, A. A Chequered Career.
Tolmer, A. A Chequered Career; or, Fifteen Years In Australia and New Zealand. Bentley & Son, London 1881, 1st edition. Roy. 8vo, 369pp + 4pp ads. Dec. cloth covers bumped o/w G+. An immigrant to east coast of Australia, Brisbane and Sydney. Very social history of the time includes sections on tipping, grog shanties. Alexander Tolmer (1815-1890) born in England of French refugee parents, served in the British Legion in Portugal in 1833 and came to Adelaide, South Australia in 1840. He became sub-inspector of Police and was Commissioner of Police 1852-1853. See Ferguson 17198 for 1882 edition. Some period notations in text.
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Australia: Its Scenery, natural History, and Resources.
Australia: Its Scenery, Natural History, and Resources. With a Glance at Its Gold Fields. Carlton &Porter, NY, nd, c1854. 12mo, 207pp, woodcut frontis. Light browning throughout. Orig. brown cloth marked & faded, gilt title on spine. Sections on geography, agriculture and 45pp on gold fields. Early gold report 1st published in UK, see F 6295. LACKS p. 194- 206.
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Fisher,Lala. By Creek and Gully.
Fisher, Lala. By Creek and Gully. Stories and Sketches most of Bush Life. T. Fisher Unwin, London 1899. viii + 302pp + 10pp ads. Colonial edition. Cloth covers dirty rubbed at edge G condition. Authors Mrs. Patchett Martin, E.W. Hornung, Hume Nisbet, Mrs. Cambell Praed, Louis Becke. Presentation from patient to nurse at Lebanon 1903.
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Firebaugh,W.C. The Inns of Greece And Rome.
Firebaugh, W.C. The Inns of Greece And Rome. A history of hospitality from dawn of time till the Middle Ages. Pascal Covici, Chicago 1928. 275pp, F + 9pp ills by Norman Lindsay. 1/2 cloth + dec. hardboard covers uncut foredge. Edgeworn dj o/w in excellent condition. Australian artist Norman Lindsay.
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Campbell,F.A. A Year in the New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia.
Campbell, F.A. Year in the New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia. With an Account of the early History of the New Hebrides Missions... A Narrative of the Voyages of the "Dayspring"... and an Appendix, containing a contribution to the Phytography of the New Hebrides. George Mercer, Geelong n.d. [1873]. Small 8vo. [xvi] + 222pp + 30pp appendix. Original blue cloth. Spine dusty and little rubbed at extremities o/w vg. Fine inscription to John Forrest & his brother Alexander, from Baron Von Mueller, botanist and contemporary explorer. With Sir John Forrest's bookplate. The inscription reads: "Mess. J. & A. Forrest ... with Baron Von Mueller's best regards." Both Forrest brothers were famous West Australian explorers, and Sir John was later to become the Governor of W.A. Mueller had a long & prominent history in Australian botany, exploration & learned societies in Australia & Europe, "he was largely responsible for the international recognition given to Australian scientific endeavour". (ADB v5, p 308.) This work, listed as F 7884, includes Mueller's paper on the phytography of the New Hebrides, which was separately published (also by Mercer) as F 12931. Attractive association.
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Ommanney, F.D. South Latitude.
Ommanney, F.D. South Latitude. A Record of Personal Experiences. Longmans, Green, London 1938. 308 pp., 17 pp ills. Orig. green cloth, gilt title vg. The author was a lecturer in Zoology & made this voyage w/ the Discovery II expedition. Whaling interest. Signed by author. Biographical sketch pasted on verso of frontis. Spence 873.
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Praed, Mr. Cambell. Mrs. Tregaskiss.
Praed, Mr. Campbell. Mrs. Tregaskiss. Appleton, NY 1895. 401pp + 8pp ads. Appleton's Town & Countrylibrary #181. 1/2 title + FFE loose o/w VG. Original brown cloth, title in gold on cover and spine. Australian literature, women.
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Henderson, Graeme and Kandy-Jane. Unfinished Voyages: Western Australian Shipwrecks 1851-1880.
Henderson, Graeme and Kandy-Jane. Unfinished Voyages: Western Australian Shipwrecks 1851-1880. UWAP, Nedlands 1988. Vol. 2 in a series of 3. xviii + 308pp. B&W ills and maps in text. Red cloth vg+ in vg+ dj.
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Victor,Paul-Emile. Man and the Conquest of the Poles.
Victor, Paul-Emile. Man and the Conquest of the Poles. Simon & Schuster, NY 1963. 320pp, 32 b&w plts. Cloth, chipped dj, g+ Story of polar exploration from the Greeks, to first submarines, airplanes.
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Cousins, George. The Story of the South Seas.
London Missionary Society, London 1894. viii + 211pp. B&w ills and maps in text. Blue cloth w/ black & red pic cover, gilt title. Slt. rubbed at extremes o/w a very nice copy. With a gift "bookplate" by the London Missionary Society to a young girl who collected a small sum "for paying off the debt on the steamer "John Williams,"... Very slt. foxing on endpapers.
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Ross,Alan. Camp Summer and the Australians in England.
Ross, Alan. Camp Summer and the Australians in England. Hamish Hamilton, London 1957. 255pp. Red cloth vg+ in ruffled dj. Photo plates in text. Cricket- the 1956 Australia vs. England cricket test series, and the S. African test series.
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Williamson,J.A. Cook and the Opening of the Pacific.
Williamson, J.A. Cook and the Opening of the Pacific. Hodder & Stoughton, London 1946, 1st edition.Sml. 8vo, xii + 251pp. F + maps and photos in text. Tan cloth in dj, spine lt. rubbed o/w vg+. In the "Teach Yourself History" series.
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Rabone,Harold R. Lord Howe Island.
Rabone, Harold R. Lord Howe Island. Australis Pub, Sydney 1940. Small 8vo. 54pp. Maps and photos intext. Soft cover. Dusty o/w vg. Lord Howe Island, off the New South Wales coast in Australia.
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Meggitt,M.J. Enga of the New Guinea Highlands: Some Preliminary Observations.
Meggitt, M.J. Enga of the New Guinea Highlands: Some Preliminary Observations. In Nuffield New Guinea Expedition Reports, reprinted from Oceania vol. xxvii, no. 3, March 1958; vol. xxviii, no. 4, June 1958 and vol xxxv, no. 4, June 1965. Univ. of Sydney 1971, 8vo, 330pp, orig. blue wraps dusty o/w vgc. Mervyn Meggitt's copy.
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Brennan,Paul W. Let Sleeping Snakes Lie.
Brennan, Paul W. Let Sleeping Snakes Lie. Central Enga Traditional Religious Belief and Ritual. Aus. Assn. for the Study of Religions, Bedford Park 1977, 63pp. Ppback, vg+. New Guinea religious belief, anthropology.
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Schachner,Robert. Austgralien und Neufeeland: Land, Leute und Wirtschaft.
Schachner, Robert. Australien und Neuseeland: Land, Leute und Wirtschaft. Leipzig 1912. Slim lge. 12mo, 120pp + 19pp ads. Photos and maps in text + color ill. on inside cover. One of a german geography series, listing principal capitals, trade balances and photos of Australia and New Zealand.
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New Zealand as a Tourist and Health Resort.
New Zealand as a Tourist and Health Resort. Thos. Cook & Son, Auckland [1904]. Fifth ed. 180pp. Includes ads, ills, and maps. Very bright copy. New Zealand travel guide.
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New Zealand as a Tourist and Health Resort.
New Zealand as a Tourist and Health Resort. Thos. Cook & Son, Auckland [1902]. Fourth ed. vi + 176pp. 19 photos, 8 maps and many ads. Red cloth slt. sunned & marked, g+. New Zealand travel guide.
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Vincent,Frank. Through and Through the Tropics.
Vincent, Frank. Through and Through the Tropics. Harper Brothers, NY 1875. xvi + 17-304pp + 2pp ills. Green gilt cloth very bright. Hawaii (pp 51-96) and Australia (pp 97-126). F17972.
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Beauvoir, Le Compte de. Australie Voyage Autour du Monde.
Beauvoir, Le Comte de. Australie Voyage Autour du Monde. Henri Plon, Paris 1874. 9th edition. Sml. 8vo, (2) + iv + 364pp, f + 10 wood engravings + 2 fold. color maps (some tape on verso) and many b&w ills in text. Old 1/2 calf + marble boards rubbed. Beauvoir travelled on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania & Victoria, including a section on Burke & Wills.
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Stamp,Tom and Cordelia. William Scoresby Arctic Scientist.
Stamp, Tom and Cordelia. William Scoresby Arctic Scientist. Caedmon, Whitby 1975. (xii) 253pp, f + ills in text. Orig. blue hardboard, vg+. Scoresby was also a whaler, explorer and clergyman.
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Hollis,Gertrude. The Pearl Fishers.
Hollis, Gertrude. The Pearl Fishers. Thomas Nelson, London 1913. 245pp + (6pp) ads. Color frontis &1 col. plt. Dec red cover, spine slt. sunned o/w vgc. Adventure novel about pearl fisheries.
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Hutcheson,Alexander. Old Stories In Stones and Other Papers.
Hutcheson, Alexander. Old Stories In Stones and Other Papers. Kidd, London 1927. 253pp, f+ 17pp ills. Orig. cloth, vgc. Stone monuments in Scotland and around the world. Folklore, incl. several references and illustrations of New Zealand maoris, carvings, patus, hakas. Article "Tongue as a Magical Symbol".
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Chapman,Olive Murray. Across Iceland.
Chapman, Olive Murray. Across Iceland. Lane, London 1934 reprint. 193pp, col. frontis + b&w and color ills in text. Cloth boards, vgc. Arctic.
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Somerville,Boyle. The Chart-Makers.
Somerville, Boyle. The Chart-Makers. Blackwood, Edinburgh 1928. (xii) + 302pp, frontis & 7pp ills. A signed presentation copy in very good condition.
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Giaever, John. The White Desert.
Giaever, John. The White Desert. The Official Account of the Norwegian- British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition. Chatto & Windus, London 1954. 1st edition in English. 304pp, ills. & maps throughout. Orig. blue cloth & pic. dj, vg. Spence 509.
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Kearton, Cherry. The Island of Penquins.
Kearton, Cherry. The Island of Penguins. Longman, London, 1930. 1st edition. (xviii) 222pp, f + b&wplts. Green & gilt cloth, slightly sunned o/w g+. The author clearly spent time photographing on a small penguin- filled island, but the book is vague about the island's whereabouts. Looks like a nature photographer who travelled the world. Not in Spence.
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Taylor,Nathaniel W. Life On A Whaler or Antarctic Adventures In the Isle of Desolation.
Taylor, Nathaniel W. Life On A Whaler or Antarctic Adventures In the Isle of Desolation. New LondonCounty Historical Society, Conn. 1929. Ltd to 900 copies. 8vo, xix + 208pp, f + b&w ills by William T. Peters of the US Japan Expedition. Tan and green cloth, vg+. Narrative of a whaling voyage from New London August 18, 1851 to June 4, 1853. See Spence 1181 for unlimited edition.
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McKenzie,Douglas. Opposite Poles.
McKenzie, Douglas. Opposite Poles. Hale, London 1963. 189pp, b&w ills, maps and photos in text. Blue cloth w/ pic dj, vg/vg. Contrasting the personalities of Sir Edmund Hillary with that of Sir Vivian Fuchs on the British Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition.
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Douglas,M. Breaking the Record.
Douglas, M. Breaking the Record. The Story of Three Arctic Expeditions. Nelson, London 1898. 229pp + 2pp ads, b&w ills in text. Dec. blue cover, good cond.
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Payne,G. Warren. Three Boys In Antarctica.
Payne, G. Warren. Three Boys In Antarctica. Charles Kelly, London 1912, 1st edition. 8vo, 210pp + (6)pp ads, b&w ills in text. Pic cloth cover, vgc. Children's literature with fine pictorial illustrations on covers. A scarce title, not in Spence.
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Neider, Charles. Antarctica: Authentic Accounts of Life and Exploration in the World's.
Neider, Charles. Antarctica: Authentic Accounts of Life and Exploration in the World's Highest, Driest, Windiest, Coldest and Most Remote Continent. Allen & Unwin, London 1973, 1st UK ed. 8vo, viii + 464pp, f + b&w ills. Blue boards & dj, fine. Spence 842.
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Filchner,Wilhelm. Zum Sechsten Erdteil.
Filchner, Wilhelm. Zum Sechsten Erdteil. Die zweite deutsche Sudpolar- Expedition. Ullstein, Berlin1922. xix + 410pp, b&w ills in text 2 fold- out maps. Blue cloth w/gold gilt lettering, g+ Spence 457. Narrative of 1911-12 Filchner German Antarctic expedition in "Deutschland," 9 months icebound in Weddell Sea.
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Bernacchi, L.C. Saga of the "Discovery".
Bernacchi, L.C. Saga of the "Discovery". Blackie, London 1938, xv + 240pp, b&w photo plates, fold-out map. Orig. blue & gilt cloth, slt. marked, a nice copy. History of Scott's famous ship later used by Mawson in the Antarctic in 1929-31. Spence 129.
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Steger, Will & John Bowermaster. Crossing Antarctica, essay in "Today's Best Nonfiction".
Steger, Will & Jon Bowermaster. Crossing Antarctica, article in "Today's Best Nonfiction", Readers Digest, Pleasantville, NY 1992. 573pp, b&w ills in text, orig. hardboard & pic dj, vg/vg.
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Haslund-Christensen,Henning. The Music of the Mongols.
Haslund-Christensen, Henning, et al. The Music of the Mongols. Reports From the Scientific Expedition to the North-Western Provinces of China Under the Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. The Sino-Swedish Expedition, Publication 21. VII. Ethnography. Part 1, Eastern Mongolia, (all published). Tryckeri Aktiebolaget Thule, Stockholm 1943. 4to, 100pp + 97pp. 7 b&w plates + 1 foldout map. Tan cloth bumped and rubbed, good+. Internally vgc w/ orig. wrappers bound in.
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Thomson,William. Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island.
Thomson, William. Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island. Smithsonian, Washington 1891. 447-552pp. Fromthe report of the National Museum. B&W ills throughout. PP wrappers chipped, o/w good+.
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