The Bounty; The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
New York: Viking, 2003. Color and b/w Illus. 491pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
New York: Viking, 2003. Color and b/w Illus. 491pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
New York: Putnam, 1971. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Putnam, (1971). Author revisited great Pacific battlefields of World War II. More
New York: Warner Books, 1993. Many Illus., most in color. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (New York): Warner Books, (1993). Near Fine. More
Map. 738pp. Short 8vo, blue cloth (slightly rubbed and faded). N.Y., 1900. A very good copy. More
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
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1968. Several maps. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w., some pages underlined in pencil, otherwise very good. Stanford: Stanford University Press, (1968). More
Paris: 1764. Map. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 1/4" x 14". Sheet measures 13 3/4" x 20 3/4". This map of the Pacific Ocean shows the region extending from Australia to the western coast of the Americas. Bellin's depiction of Australia, labeled 'Nouvelle Hollande', shows the continent, Papua New Guinea, and Terre de Diemen, or Tasmania, conjoined as one land mass. Bellin makes evident in his rendering of the coastline that much of the eastern coast of..... 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
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
401pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Vanguard Press, (1968). A near fien copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A novel of James Cook's first voyage to Australia. 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
Illus. Square 4to, cloth-backed decorative boards, d.w. N.Y., (1974). First Edition. A very good(+) copy. More
illus. 2 vols. 4to, cloth. N.Y.: J.H. Sears, n.d. vg. 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
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
many color illus. 12mo, boards. (Papeete): Editions du Pacifique, (1982). vg. More
Paris. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 22 3/4" x 23". This incredibly detailed polar projection map of the Southern Hemisphere is a French edition of Captain James Cook's famous second voyage to the region. It depicts the coastlines of Australia, New Zealand, and other Southeast Asian and South Pacific islands, in addition to Madagascar and parts of Africa and South America. Most notably, the map includes detailed depictions of voyages to the region between 1595 and 1775..... 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
New York: Heritage. Ed. by A. Grenfell Price. Color frontispiece, black & white illustrations, 4to, tan leather backed boards. New York: Heritage Press, n.d., circa 1955. 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
New York: Abrams, 1989. 170 color illus., map. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Abrams, (1989). Fine. More
Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing of America, 1995. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (Baltimore): Nautical & Aviation Publishing of America, (1995). Book Club Edition. 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
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