Search Results: Travel - Pacific & Australia from Horizon Books

Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1959, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, library withdrawal stamp on title page, but no other library markings, interior clean and unmarked, cover unmarked with minor wear, overall very good, sound copy. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm; xxx, [ii], 594 pp, 5 maps (as called for) including folding, glossary of plants and birds, bibliography, index. . A detailed and scholarly work covering each explorer/traveller with separate chapters, including Colenso, Selwyn, Charles Abraham, John Johnson, Heaphy, Brunner, Thomson, Percy Smith, A. J. Barrington, Herbert Meade, and others. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, 1971, . . original cloth, spine title lettering, spine repair, dj (tear, light wear, not price clipped), interior quite good and clean. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xi, [iii], 150 pp, illustrations mostly from photos on plates, endpaper maps. . A narrative of the popular author's travels on the island with his comments on earlier travels there, anthropological detective work, adventures. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Wm. H. Allen and Co., 1837, First edition. . later red cloth, which is a little faded and stained, interior is clean and near fine with only light offsetting from maps, and a few corners bent, overall quite good. . 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; xii, 461 pp, 4 maps including foldout frontis map, music notation in text, tables. . There is considerable detail on Singapore including the economy with tables of imports and exports and number of ships over three years, as well as details on government, politics, people. The author, noted for his linguistic abilities, describes the Dayak (Dyak) people, their customs, head-hunting, and the geography of the area. There are appendices on the commercial resources of the Indian Archipelago and observations on the unexplored parts of north and north-western Australia. Hill 411. National Maritime Museum 458 (their copy has only 3 maps). A picture of this book is available on request by email.

[London], Hodder and Stoughton, [1963], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (price clipped, very slight wear at spine end), fine. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 188 pp, color frontis, illustrations from photos, glossary, map, map endpapers. . A description of Portuguese Timor, based on two visits, and of the people and their customs, culture, religion, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

[London], Hodder and Stoughton, [1963], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (price clipped, very slight wear at spine end), fine. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 188 pp, color frontis, illustrations from photos, glossary, map, map endpapers. . A description of Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), based on two visits, and of the people and their customs, culture, religion, etc, a picture that is valuable now because of the destruction that has more recently taken place. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1947], First edition. . original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, dj (worn, large piece lacking from spine), very good clean copy in fair to good jacket. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; [x], 280 pp, frontis of authors in their rustic home, map endpapers. . The authors spent five years on the Galapagos Islands with inadequate supplies. The description provides a useful picture of life on the islands at the time, which are now being preserved for its natural treasures, but despite this, has undergone environmental degradation since the 1940s. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, The Hakluyt Society, 1981, First Edition. . original cloth, giltvignette on front cover, dj (trifle worn at corner), fine. . 8vo; x, 310 pp frontis, plates, 4 maps, bibliog. . De Surville sailed through the Pacific, to the Solomons, New Zealand, where he narrowly missed Cook and to Peru. Labe was his first mate. A valuable picture of a Pacific expedition in the heroic age of exploration, including Maori society, the first religious service in New Zealand, based on unpublished manuscripts. The detailed introduction is very useful. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, The Hakluyt Society, 1981, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt vignette, gilt spine title lettering, dj (slight shelf wear), fine. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; x, 310, frontis, 9 illus, mainly full-page, 4 maps, index, muster roll list of all officers and sailors. . This voyage was just after those of Bougainville and Wallis and just after Cook's first voyage. De Surville entered the Pacific via the Philippines to the Solomons and New Zealand and Peru. Labe was his successor when he died in Peru. The book contains a useful introduction on the voyage and the contributions made by it, especially to our understanding of pre-colonial Maori society, and Pacific geography. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Devonport, Tasmania, Taswegia, [1989], . . original pictorial wraps, very good copy. . 4to [29.55 x 21 cm]; xvi, 263 pp, color frontis, numerous plates, illus, many in color, maps, bibliog, index. . A very detailed history of exploration in this island, extensively illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, John Murray, 1898, First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt lettering, some light cover staining, slight foxing on some leaves, interior is clean and fine, very good sound cover. . 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xv, 272 pp, frontis, double page colored chromolithograph of the Queensland flowering cotton tree, 15 other plates, one illus, folding colored map. . Rowan was both a fine botanical and wildlife artist and an explorer, acclaimed internationally for her wildflower paintings. "Flower Hunter is a book of travel and adventure, the type of book then fashionable, because the world knew less of its far places than it does today. . . Ellis knew how to hold her audience, her breathless adventures are tinged with fantasy. . ." (Hazzard in Australia's Brilliant Daughter). This is Rowan's only book on her travels, based on two journeys to Queensland in northern Australia and to New Zealand. Most of the plates in the book are from her paintings. A picture of this book is… Read More

London, John Murray, 1898, First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt lettering, small ink mark on top of spine, light foxing on some leaves, else very good. . 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xv, 272 pp, frontis, double page colored chromolithograph of the Queensland flowering cotton tree, 15 other plates, one illus, folding colored map. . Rowan was both a fine botanical and wildlife artist and an explorer, acclaimed internationally for her wildflower paintings. "Flower Hunter is a book of travel and adventure, the type of book then fashionable, because the world knew less of its far places than it does today. . . Ellis knew how to hold her audience, her breathless adventures are tinged with fantasy. . ." (Hazzard in Australia's Brilliant Daughter). This is Rowan's only book on her travels, based on two journeys to Queensland in northern Australia and to New Zealand. Most of the plates in the book are from her paintings. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

San Francisco, New York, London, Sierra Club, nd [1968], First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering, dj's (short tear, price clipped), fine set in original gilt-stamped cloth slipcase (which is lightly rubbed at corners). . folio [36 x 28 cm]; 2 volumes, 171; 187 pp, 138 fine color plates, bibliog., pictorialendpapers. . Volume one focuses on the discovery and early visitors including Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, Joseph Slevin and William Beebe. Volume two is based on Porter's journal as he explores these islands. A magnificent production with superb photos by Porter, who is considered the premier nature photographer of the 20th century. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, [1988], First edition. . original cloth (hardcover), dj, fine clean copy. . 4to [28 x 22 cm]; 208 pp, 51 color plates from painting by Lee M. Steadman, other color illustrations from photo, bibliog, endpaper maps. . The author found over 400,000 fossils of extinct species on the Galapagos islands and presents some interesting findings related to evolution. The fine illustrations stand on their own merit. An appendix lists the resident species of reptiles, mammals, birds. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943, First edition, first issue with the 'A' on the verso title. . original cloth, silver title lettering on spine and front cover, minimal rubbing to edge, else fine clean copy. . large 8vo [24 x 16 cm], xiv, 239 pp, frontis, well illustrated from photos, pictorial endpapers, index. . By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos, mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples, throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943, First edition. . original cloth, dj (chipped at edges, tears), bookplate removed from blank endpaper, very good, clean throughout. . large 8vo [24.5 x 16 cm], xiv, 239pp, frontis, well illustrated from photos, pictorial eps, index. . By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos, mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples, throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, John Van Voorst, 1860, First edition. . later sim. leather, gilt title lettering on red leather label, new endpapers, lightly foxed on few leaves, else clean, very good+ copy, well-bound. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xii, 456 pp, 8 fine lithographed plates, 7 being hand-colored, other tinted, other illustrations from drwgs, the plates drawn by J. Wolf, W. Fitch, George Angas (4 are botanical, others animals, birds). . Ripley 26. Ferguson 6929. Wood 231: 'An interesting account of the author's observations on the flora and fauna of Australasia, in which birds figure large, at least half of the 23 chapters containing references to them'. The book contains an extensive chapter on the platypus, which the auithor here calls a water mole, together with a hand colored plate of same. Fitch, who painted the botanical subjects, was one of the most respected botanical artists of his time. Other subjects are by artists G.F. Angas, Thomas Baines and Joseph Wolf, each a highly respected and… Read More

London, John Van Voorst, 1860, First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, cloth faded and rear internal hinge repaired, old inscription on title margin dated 1861, interior clean and near fine, excellent plates. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xii, 456 pp, 8 fine lithographed plates, 7 being hand-colored, other tinted, other engraved illustrations from drwgs, the plates drawn by J. Wolf, W. Fitch, George Angas (4 are botanical, others animals, birds). . Ripley 26. Ferguson 6929. Wood 231: 'An interesting account of the author's observations on the flora and fauna of Australasia, in which birds figure large, at least half of the 23 chapters containing references to them'. The book contains an extensive chapter on the platypus, which the author here calls a water mole, together with a hand colored plate of same. Fitch, who painted the botanical subjects, was one of the most respected botanical artists of his time. Other subjects are by artists G.F. Angas, Thomas… Read More

Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication, [1855], First American edition. . original pictorial gilt and blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine ends worn, bit chipped, very good, clean copy. . 12m0 [19.5 x 13.5 cm]; vi, 7 - 232 pp, frontis, 2 maps, 12 illustrations including full-page. . Taylor 115. Hill II, 433: 'Pearls of wisdom. . . description and travel'. Based on the author's travels to the islands of Mare, Fate, Eromanga, Fortuna, Aneiteum, Lifu, toka, Uea, New Caledonia, Pines, Tana, includes descriptions of peoples on each island. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York and London, Harper & Brothers, 1904, First American Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering, top edge gilted, very light wear at corners, spine slightly faded but lettering clearly visible, edges rubbed, very good, clean throughout, sound tight copy. . 8vo [22 x 16 cm]; xiv, 567 pp, frontis, numerous illustrations and plates, large color folding map of Philippine Islands (short tear in margin), folding table of language comparison, plan, folding table of crimes at p. 544 not listed, index. . Travels to Manila, Philippines, Lubang Islands, Poetic Islands, Cuyonos, Suto Island, Agutaya, Calamia, Linapakan, Kaisian Island, Malampaya, Araceli, Palawan, Balabac Island, Cagayanes, Cagayan de Sulu, Samales, Maibun, Sulu Island, Tapul, Laminusa, Bajaos, Siminor, Celebes, Sanga-Sanga, Basilan Island, Zamboanga, Malanaos, Tirurays, Datto Piang, Pawa, Mindanao, Bagobos, Davao, Sebu Island, Panay, Luzon, Gaddanes among other famous places, with much on the native peoples encountered and wildlife.… Read More

Melbourne, Lansdowne Press, [1966], First edition. . original cloth, dj (bit worn at spine ends), else fine. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; [x], 172 pp, frontis, illustrations from photos, map endpapers. . The author describes his life in Papua New Guinea in the 1930s, where he tried to break down the isolation of the various peoples there. Much on the customs and society of the native peoples. The area was an Australian colony at the time. A picture of this book is available on request by email.