[Amsterdam, Nederland Royal Mail Line Amsterdam, after 1932]. The maps include: Batavia, Singapore, Belawan, Sabang, Colombo, and Ceylon; the sky charts depict the constellations (Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and Equatorial). More
Chicago, Rand McNally, 1931. Translation from the French by Margaret Gaffey Mel. With Drawings from the French Edition by D. Olere. More
London, David Bogue, 1849 [first edition in English]. Prince Adalbert (1811-1873) was a Prussian naval theorist and admiral; several journeys led him between 1826 and 1842 to the Netherlands, Britain, Russia, Turkey, Greece, and Brazil (Wikipedia). He spent the last four months on 1842 in Brazil. Alexander von Humboldt makes..... More
London, George Newnes, Ltd., 1900. With the armorial bookplate of James Howard Johnson, great-grandson of George Fife Angas (and the local binder's ticket of F. Binns & Co., Charles Street, Adelaide). Not least, Western Australia (pages 63-66). More
London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843. This would appear to be all twelve unnumbered and undated issues of the cumulative edition of Volume 1 of the magazine. The editor's 'Farewell Address' (see pages 359-363) indicates there will be no more: 'as regards the success of my project, it is..... More
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Washington, National Geographic Society, 1928. These twelve issues contain a number of important lengthy articles by (or about) famous early aviators: Lindbergh (two), Cobham, de Pinedo, and Kingsford-Smith and Ulm. The main article in the December issue, 'Renascent Germany' (pages 639-717), makes very interesting reading. More
Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1934. The first edition of a scarce Baedeker, and the only edition in German (one in English appeared in 1939). More
Southampton, Ensign Publications, 1993. More
London, George Newnes, Limited, [1906]. More
London, Hakluyt Society, 1999. Hakluyt Society Series 3, Volume 3. Edited by Michael G. Brennan. A notice from the publisher to members, concerning the new third series, is loosely inserted. More
Netley, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1974 (first complete edition in English). Translated from the French by Christine Cornell, with a foreword by Jean-Paul Faivre. More
Netley, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1974 (first complete edition in English). Translated from the French by Christine Cornell, with a foreword by Jean-Paul Faivre. A sheet of related ephemera is loosely inserted. More
London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1969 (first thus). Written in 1800 'to serve as guidance to some of the members of the Societe des Observateurs de l'Homme in an impending expedition to Australia (under the command of Captain Nicolas Baudin) ... Degerando's originality lies in his recognizing and stating that..... More
London, Harvill, 1991 [first thus]. More
Washington, National Geographic, 1999. In addition to the 250 illustrations from photographs (most in colour), there are essays by Bendavid-Val, Robert A. Sobieszek, Carole Naggar, Anne H. Hoy, Ferdinand Protzman and Fred Ritchin. More
London, Chatto and Windus, 1920. More
London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1834. With the armorial bookplate of 'George Bennett, MD, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England'. Dr George Bennett (1804-1893), naturalist and doctor, migrated to Australia in 1836, 'developing a successful medical practice in Sydney and becoming a leading figure in..... More
London, Turnstone Books, 1973. Plus several plates from photographs. More
Santa Fe, Bennett Books, 2000 (first single volume)/ 1976 and 1977. "... a unique collection from his Central Asia travel notes of 1953..." (rear cover). More
London, William Heinemann, 1930. Some Australian content. More
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1992. More
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1890. More
Wellington, Hicks, Smith & Wright, 1949. With the contemporary ownership signature of Brian Lewis Jones (a relative of the author; see page 159) and his two pencilled annotations. Together with: Philp Beveridge Mair: 'Shared Enthusiasm. The Story of Lord and Lady Beveridge, by her Son' (Surrey, Ascent Books Ltd, 1982;..... More
Londond, Ward, Lock, 1900. More
