Search Results: Borneo

Houghton and Mifflin. VG+/VG+. 1988. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 0395440939 . 0395440939. Brown/sienna boards/white lettering. Hardly any usage showing. DJ has minor corner edge wear/tear from shelving. Author's adventures walking through the rain forest, etc for 7 months. ; Large 8vo; 286 pages .

hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated. 225pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. N.Y.: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1973. Very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonguin Books, c1998. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 269pp. 24 cm.

Boston: Atlantic Monthly, 1947. hardcover. very good(+)/good. Illustrated. 317 pages. 8vo, decorative patterned cloth, chipped and lightly soiled d.w. Boston: Atlantic Monthly, (1947). Very good(+) in good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First edition. Very Good. 23 cm; 248 pages, and 60 halftone illustrations from photographs by the author.. Pictorial endpapers. In original blue cloth, no dust jacket. Travelogue based on Beebe's trip to Southeast Asia, Borneo, and Tibet to study pheasants.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1861. Reprint American edition. small 8vo, pp. Light water stain, some very light foxing, some of the cloth on the covers worn off, a good tight copy. This edition was issued without the illustrations and map. "Keppel, a British naval officer who had served in the Opium War, participated in the campaign against the Borneo pirates in 1843-44. During the execution of his orders to protect trade and suppress piracy in the Malacca Straits, he met James Brooke who had received the title of rajah of Sarawak, in perpetuity, from the Sultan of Brunei. The first volume concerns itself with Brooke's exploits in Sarawak from 1838-42, prior to his meeting with Keppel. Brooke attempted to open Borneo for foreign trade and tried to pacify the tribes. As a reward for success in the latter endeavor, he was given his title in 1841. Volume two recounts the military exploits of Brooke, Keppel, and Sir Edward Belcher, who occasionally came to Keppel's aid, gives a geographical overview of Borneo,… Read More

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1960. First. hardcover. very good(+). Numerous plates in color & in black & white, large folding map. 562 pages, dark green cloth. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1960. First Edtion. Very good (+).<br/><br/>

Paris, 1780. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 9" x 12 3/4"<br/> <br/> 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 condition. Center fold as issued. <br> <Br> Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. He served as Hydrographer to France, and during his term, he produced a number of detailed and useful maps, particularly of coastal regions. His work is often devoid of decorative cartouches and compasses roses and marks a turn in European map-making away from decoration toward technical mapping.<br/> <br/>

London: Blackie & Son, 1859. unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 21.25 x 14.75<br/> <br/> This beautifully detailed map essentially features two maps on a single sheet. Published by Blackie and Sons in 1859, the left side of the sheet depicts the island of Borneo, while the right hand side of the sheet features the Celebes or Sulawesi Island along with the Moluccas or Maluku Islands. The maps are exceptionally detailed with numbers place names, rivers, mountains and smaller islands labeled. Elevation is rendered by hachure.<br> <br> At the time, the region was controlled mainly by the Dutch, who traded in the various spices found here. Published in "Blackie and Son's Imperial Atlas". The map is in good condition with minor wear along the original centerfold and minimal foxing.<br> <br> Edward Weller (d. 1884) was a prolific publisher and engraver based in London.<br/> <br/>

London: Bowen, Emanuel. unbound. Map. Uncolored Engraving. Image measures 14 1/2" x 17 3/4".<br/> <br/> This elaborate map of the East Indies extends from Australia, the Philippines and the Carolines in the east to India, the Malvdives and Afganistan in the West. The index includes towns and geographic features such as mountains, rivers, and islands. In addition, the map also features information about trade winds in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. The coast of early Australia, labeled here as New Holland, appears in the lower left corner. Above in the upper right corner is a decorative figured cartouche displaying the title. This map appeared in John Harris's "Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca," or "A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels." It is in good condition with some offsetting, as well as minor chips and tears to the margins.<br> <br> Emanuel Bowen (1714-1767) was an English map engraver who served as Royal… Read More