Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. Edited by Gavin Kennedy. Many illustrations throughout. 208 pages. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: David Godine, (1980). Very good The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty; its Causes and Consequences. More
New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1942. 100 multiple-photo plates. 277 pages. Large 4to, natural cloth (spine and edges sunned). New York: (New York Academy of Sciences): 1942. Photographic study of culture and customs of the Balinese. Special publications of the N.Y. Academy of Sciences, Vol II. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. Illustrated in black and white. 367 pages. 8vo, maroon cloth with gold lettering. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1943). Some minor edgewear, internally clean. A very good copy. A First-person Narrative as Told to Cecil Carnes. More
New York: Viking, 1996. Illustrated. 566 pages. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., (cloth and boards lightly soiled). New York: Viking, 1996. A very good copy with a good (+) d.w. More
Wellington: Department of Education, New Zealand, 1958. Many Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and crudely taped. Wellington: Islands Education Division, Department of Education, N.Z., 1958. Ex libris Islands Education Division Library with their rubberstamp. More
London: George Nichol, 1790. Illustrated with 1 folding plate and 3 folding charts. 88 pages. Slim 4to, full contemporary tree calf with gilt spine & leather label, marbled end-papers, armorial bookplate. London: George Nicol, 1790. First Edition. A fine, unrestored copy. Lowndes I, p.218; Allibone I, p.206. The mutiny on the Bounty took place in 1789. Capt. Bligh and the faithful members of the crew were set adrift in a lifeboat, in which they managed to sail over 1,200 leagues..... More
Adelaide: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Illustrated with watercolours and drawings by Geoffrey C. Ingleton. 4 full-page color plates and many other in-text illus. 150pp. Folio, beige pictorial cloth with leather spine label, board slipcase. Adelaide, South Australia: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. A fine copy in a fine box One of 2000 numbered copies signed by the illustrator and by the designer of the edition. More
Paris: 1780. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 9" x 12 3/4" This map of the East Indies, published in Bonne's 1780 atlas, extends from the Malay Peninsula to the northern coast of Australia, the map shows the islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes, Timor, Mindanao, Maluku, and many islets. Pictorial mountains depict the mountainous terrain of the volcanic islands. An inset in the lower left corner depicts the Maluku islands in greater detail. The map is in excellent..... More
Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1771. Complete with 20 folding maps and 3 plates. [8], 417, [3]pp. 4to, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine with red leather spine label, spine rubbed with light wear on spine ends, edges of corners worn and bumped, maps and text slightly wavy throughout, light browning to margins of half-title page, last 3 leaves with some light dampstaining to some margins. Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1771. First Edition Internally a clean, bright and tight copy. Narrative..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1962. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 250 pages, 8vo, maroon cloth (top edge bumped), dust wrapper (small chips at top of spine). New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1962). A very good(-) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
illus. 574pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, (1991). Murder on Palmyra Island. More
New York: Illman & Pilbrow, 1835. Map. Engravings with original hand coloring. 15" x 12 1/4". The first edition of this map features a polar projection of the Southern Hemisphere, omitting the entirety of the Antarctic continent. Includes much of South America, the southern half of Africa, and Oceania - with Australia labeled as "New Holland." Dozens of islands are extensively labeled. The Pacific Ocean is mislabeled as Atlantic. In very good condition. David H. Burr (1803-1875) served as Topographer..... More
27 color plates. 48 b/w illus. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled and chipped, otherwise very good). Paris: Editions R. Sicard, (1964). Photographic survey of the coral reefs off of New Caledonia. Text in French. More
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. Map. Uncolored engraving. London: W. Stahan and T. Cadell, 1777. Image measures 8 1/4" x 13" Nautical chart of the Friendly Islands, or present-day Tonga, in the South Pacific. Features various islands and islets, showing anchor points and topography, with depths by soundings. The tracks of the Resolution in 1773 and 1774 are delineated. In excellent condition. Captain Cook (1728 -1779) was among the most famous and important explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain..... More
Paris: 1785. Engraving. 9 x 18 1/4 inches. Margin trimmed to neat line on left, folded as issued. Lively scene with groups of people at work in front of a village on the Hawaiian Village on the Island of Kauai. The island is the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands and the fourth largest of the archipelago. From the French edition of the Official Report of Cook's 3rd voyage. More
Venice: 1688. Map, diptych gore sheets. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Each page measures about 19 5/8" x 13 3/8". Beautiful pair of gore sheets from Coronelli's 110 cm diameter globe. Shows the southern part of the Pacific Ocean including the Tropic of Capricorn and the western coast of South America. Features a nicely engraved cartouche , architectural elements, cherubs, a mermaid and space for two other portraits or text, here left blank. Includes beautifully rendered ships and denotes the path..... More
Rutland: Tuttle, 1967. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w., notations in ink on the last blank page. Rutland: Charles Tuttle, (1967). Very good. More
A Geography of Australia, New Zealand and their Pacific Island Neighbourhoods. Illus. Maps. London, 1956. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: Argonaut Press, 1927. Edited by N.M. Penzler and with an introduction by Sir Albert Gray. 7 illustrations, including 4 maps, 3 of which are folding. xxxvii, 376 pages. Tall 8vo, bound in publisher's red cloth with vellum spine (light scuffing and small stain at foot of spine; internally crisp and clean with most pages un-opened and un-read. London: Argonaut Press, 1927. Limited edition -- number 825 of 975 copies on Japon vellum. Near fine. First published in 1697. "Dampier..... More
New York: Basic Books, 2013. Illustrated. xx + 337 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: Basic Books, (2013). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Hurst, 1929. 2 volumes (5-1/4" x 8-1/2") Complete with two folding frontispieces (one hand-colored), a folding map, and copper engraved plate. bound in early full brown straight grained morocco. Binding is rubbed with a chip missing from each spine, hinges strengthened, marbled edges. Very Good copy of a scarce title. London: Hurst, Chance, & Co., 1829. First Edition. Internally very good (+) with slight occasional browning. An account of this journey to the Solomon Islands via Tasmania, New Zealand..... More
Illustrated. 225 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards., edgeworn d.w. New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1973. Very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Melbourne: Hawthorn Press, 1955. Text Illus. 24pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers and pages throughout are creased in upper right corner margin, previous private owner's rubber stamps on front wrapper. Melbourne: Hawthorn Press, (1955). One of 300 copies. More
London, 1956. More
Illus. Colored embossed cloth. Paris, 1963. Adventures on Papua. Near fine. More
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