Journal of a [First] Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific together with a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Sir W.E. Parry. Binding.Journal of a [First] Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific together with a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Sir W.E. Parry. Title Page.Journal of a [First] Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific together with a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Sir W.E. Parry. Title page.
Chart of Winter Island, 1822 from a Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North- West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1824.Survey of Winter Harbour, Melville Island from a Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1821.Inside an Igloo from a Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North- West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1824.Crews from H.M Ships Hecla and Griper cutting in Winter Harbour, from Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1821.
Carrying a kayak from a Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North- West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1824.Situation of H.M. Ships Hecla and Griper from a Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1821.Burnet Inlet, Barrow’s Strait from a Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1821.H.M Ships Hecla and Griper in Winter Harbour, from Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1821.Frontis from a Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North- West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1824.Eskimaux [Innuit] from a Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North- West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1824.Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North- West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Sir W.E. Parry, 1824.
Journal of a [First] Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific together with a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Sir W.E. Parry.
PARRY, Sir William Edward (1790-1855). Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; Performed in the Years 1819-20, in His Majesty’s Ships Hecla and Griper. London: William Clowes for John Murray, 1821. PP310, 6 engraved maps by J. Walker after John Bushnan et al., 4 folding, one with folding tipped-on extension flap, 9 aquatint plates by W. Westall after E.W. Beechey and H.P. Hoppner, and 5 etched plates by J. Clark after Beechey, illustrations, diagrams, and letterpress tables in the text, one folding table, errata slip and retaining advertisement leaf dated ‘May, 1821’. Variable light browning and spotting, light offsetting onto title and text from map and plates, one folding map with short tear, 2 plates bound in reverse. First edition. Arctic Bibliography 13145; Brunet IV, cols 387-388; Hill 1311; Lowndes p.1789; Sabin 58860.
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Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1821-22-23 in his Majesty’s ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of William Edward Parry. First Edition. London, John Murray, 1824. Owners bookplate, all edges speckled. Engraved frontis offset onto title, dedication to Lord Viscount Melville, Contents [4], Directions to binder for plate placement. Introduction [I]-xviii, Explanation [xix]-xx, Official Instructions [xxi]-xxx, Half title, pp571, 14 engraved plates, and 11 aquatint plates, all by E. Finden after G. Lyon, 4 engraved folding plates of coastal profiles by J. Walker after J. Bushnan, 6 engraved maps by J. Walker after J. Bushnan et al., 4 folding, and 3 lithographed maps by C. Hullmandel, illustrations, diagrams, and letterpress tables in the text, errata, as called for. Retaining advertisement leaves dated ‘1824’ including an advert for the Appendix to this book of the Second Voyage. All pages and charts bright and clean, most plates tissue guarded. First edition. Arctic Bibliography 13142; Brunet IV, col. 388; Hill 1312; Lowndes p.1789; Sabin 58864.
Uniformly bound in 19th-century half maroon roan over marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments, titled in gilt in one (a little rubbed and scuffed, corners bumped, hinges cracked). First editions of the official reports of Parry’s first two Polar voyages. A good complete pair of books. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item. Cat. No. 90766 £1,000
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang. Edward Belcher.1848. Binding SpinesNarrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang. Edward Belcher.1848. Bindings Front.Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang. Edward Belcher.1848. Title PagesNarrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang. Edward Belcher.1848. Example of Illustrations.
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Belcher, Edward. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, during the years 1843-46; Employed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago; Accompanied by a Brief Vocabulary of the Principal Languages. Reeve, Benham and Reeve, London: 1848. 1st Edition. 2 vols., 8vo. Publishers blind blocked cloth; vignette of seated Korean Chief blocked in gilt to front, blind on back. Re-backed, paper label to spine. Vol. 1. 3 original folding maps in new pocket on front pastedown. pp[i]..(xl), 358, blank, pp8 publishers Ads, 25 full page illustrations, 7 of which tinted, 2 full page maps. Vol2. Title, pp574, 5 full page illustrations, 2 of which tinted. Binding cloth is faded, age soiled and rubbed. Re-backed in buckram of sympathetic faded colour. New endpapers and new map pockets. Some top edges uncut to Vol. 1. Light age tone to page edges. Illustrations have a few light fox marks and most with original tissue guards. Maps are in good, clean order. Some small slits at fold lines, a little print offset where folded. A good complete pair of rare books. ABBEY 528. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item.
Alexander’s Path. Freya Stark. 1958. ImprintAlexander’s Path. Freya Stark. 1958. Text and Illustration
Stark, Freya. Alexander’s Path. London, John Murray, 1958. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover, blue cloth, faded along lower edges, gilt titles to front and spine. Unclipped dust wrapper, chipped at edges. Pp283, Reynolds Stone engrave vignette to title page, 76 black and white photographic illustrations, many full page, 2 maps, on full page and one folding with red boundary outlines. Many sketches within text by the author. All pages are tight, bright and clean, no marks or inscriptions. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item.
The Lycian Shore. Freya Stark. 1956. CoversThe Lycian Shore. Freya Stark. 1956. CoversThe Lycian Shore. Freya Stark. 1956. Title PageThe Lycian Shore. Freya Stark. 1956. ImprintThe Lycian Shore. Freya Stark. 1956. Ownership MarkThe Lycian Shore. Freya Stark. 1956. Example of Text and illustrations
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Stark, Freya. The Lycian Shore. London, John Murray. 1956. 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue boards, gilt titles to spine and front, faded, especially in spine area. Dust wrapper unclipped but chipped and torn at edges and two thirds of the dust wrapper spine missing. Pp 204. Title page vignette by Reynolds Stone and including 12 pages of black and white photographs, drawing in the text by the author and folded map of Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean area. All pages and illustrations tight, bright and clean. Booksellers label of L Simmons/Fleet Street on front pastedown. Neat ownership mark in pencil on front free endpaper “Izzard/Beirut/June 1956. This person could be Ralph or Molly Izzard. Ralph Izzard a journalist who spent many years in Beirut had also been involved in Naval Intelligence and acquainted with Ian Fleming. His wife Molly was a wartime FANY and later went on to use her inquisitive skills to study the works of Freya Stark completed a very interesting biography of Stark. A book with perhaps more than one interesting story to tell. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item.
Baghdad Sketches. Freya Stark. 1937. Title Page.Baghdad Sketches. Freya Stark. 1937. Example of E N Prescott Illustration.Baghdad Sketches. Freya Stark. 1937. ProvenanceBaghdad Sketches. Freya Stark. 1937. Example of E N Prescott Illustration.Baghdad Sketches. Freya Stark. 1937. Example of Illustration.Baghdad Sketches. Freya Stark. 1937. Sketch Map
Stark, Freya. Baghdad Sketches. London, John Murray, 1937. 1st London Edition. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt titles to spine and author’s signature in gilt to front. pp xiv + 269pp. Including 57 black and white photographic illustration, 10 drawings by E N Prescott and a double page sketch map of Iraq and surrounding area, on green card. Binding a little bumped at edges and cloth a little scratched. Laid on front free endpaper is a printed paper from John Murray with the publishers compliments and contemporary typed “Sent at Miss Stark’s instructions.” Above this in pencil is the signature of H de Gaury/Easter 1942. On the facing front pastedown is the armorial book plate of Gerald de Gaury. Gerald de Gaury was a friend of Freya Stark and an experienced traveller, photographer, Arabist and diplomat. A good book with an interesting provenance. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item.
Dust in the Lion’s Paws. Freya Stark. 1961. Binding
Dust in the Lion’s Paws. Freya Stark. 1961. Title PageDust in the Lion’s Paws. Freya Stark. 1961. Provenance
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Stark, Freya. Dust in the Lion’s Paws. London, John Murray. 1961. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardback, green coloured cloth, gilt titles to spine, gilt authors signature to front. Pp297 with black and white photographs within text and full page sketch map of the Middle East. Lacks dust wrapper. Laid on front pastedown is a card printed “With the Author’s Compliments”, also, armorial bookplate of Gerald de Gaury. There is some marginalia on pages 66,113, 117 in ink and on back endpaper in pencil, in the hand of de Gaury; commenting on various aspects of the text. Some light marks on the front cover and rust residue from a paperclip on the front free endpapers. Print is strong and binding is tight. Gerald de Gaury, friend of Freya Stark was an experienced traveller, photographer, Arabist and diplomat and perhaps his remarks reflect his view on the situation recorded in this Freya Stark autobiography. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item.
East is West. Freya Stark. 1945. Covers.East is West. Freya Stark. 1945. Title Page East is West.Freya Stark. 1945. Example of Illustrations.
Stark, Freya. East is West. London, John Murray, 1945. 1st Edition, first impression. 8vo. Hardback Turquoise blue cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, gilt authors name to front. Lacks dust wrapper. Pp218, including eighty four black and white photographs, many full page and full page map on green card. With ownership mark on front free endpaper of “H de Gaury/9.45”. Gerald de Gaury, friend of Freya Stark was an experienced traveller, photographer, Arabist and diplomat. Covers a little bumped at edges, all pages and illustrations in clean and bright order throughout. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item.
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur : The Friendly Arctic, the Story of Five Years in the Polar Regions. Harrap, London, ca. 1922. 1st UK Edition. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Xxxi, 784p, 68 plates, 9 maps [2 folded in back pocket]. Covers bumped and rubbed at edges. Neat ownership inscription on front pastedown, light water stain to lower fore edge corner, not affecting printed area. Bound-in maps are in fine condition, folded maps in pocket with weakened splits at folds but in clean and bright condition. Contains preface by Stefansson, foreword by Gilbert Grosvenor, and introduction by Sir Robert Borden, describing the origin and the organisation of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item. Cat. No. 90941 £50
Longshore and Down Channel. 1932Longshore and Down Channel. 1932 Longshore and Down Channel. Authors Letter.Longshore and Down Channel. Stanley Rogers Illustration.
Grigsby, Joan. Londshore and Down Channel. Heath Cranton, London, 1932. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Pp145, 12 full page illustrations by Stanley Rogers. Neat ownership inscription of 1932 Tipped onto front pastedown is a handwritten letter from the author dated December 11 1932. In bright, clean excellent condition. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item.
Mills, Lady Dorothy. Through Liberia. London, Duckworth, 1926. Binding.Through Liberia. Lady Dorothy Mills. Early Letter from Lady Dorothy MillsLady Dorothy Mills with local People
Mills, Lady Dorothy. Through Liberia. London, Duckworth, 1926, 1st Edition. 8vo. Red cloth black titles to front and spine. Pp240. 30 Black and white photograph illustrations. Tipped in from pastedown is a signed letter from the author dated Feb 2nd, no year, style would suggest near contemporary to age of book. The letter is on headed paper from Luxor Hotel Egypt. Spine slightly faded, all pages and illustration very bright and clean. Excellent condition. Please contact me at enquiries(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)rozhulse.com if you would like to more about this item.
