We recently acquired a great group of Musician signed vintage photographs including famous musicians such as Rachmaninoff, Heifetz, Segovia, Menhuin, Van Cliburn, and many more.
We have also acquired vintage and exotic Travel Photographs from places such as Ceylon, Malaysia, Venice, China, Burma, Egypt ...
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Included in the new arrivals, we have acquired
ARCTIC BOOKS AND TRAVEL BOOKS
Captain Cook's Third
Voyage
Includes a folding view of
"The Death of Cook" not found with the first edition. This publication
is based on the official account of Cook's Third Voyage, but was adapted for a
wider public by leaving out technical details. The plates are based on those
found in the first edition, but have been re-engraved for this edition.
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Belcher,
Edward. THE LAST OF THE ARCTIC VOYAGES. Being a Narrative of the
Expedition in H.M.S. Assistance, Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward
Belcher, C.B., in Search of Sir John Franklin, during the Years
1852-53-54. With Notes on the Natural History, by Sir John
Richardson, Professor Owen, Thomas Bell, J.W. Salter, and Lovell Reeve.
London: Lovell Reeve, 1855. 2 volumes. xx + 383pp; vii +
419pp. 36 lithographic plates (12 of which are coloured), 25 text
illustrations, 4 charts (3 of which are folding). Early 20th
Century half crimson morocco and cloth boards, raised bands, gilt. An
attractively bound set.
Belcher led the Admiralty-sponsored five-ship
expedition to Wellington Channel in the spring of 1852. Dividing the
squadron into 2 parts, with the North Star remaining at Beechey Island
as a base, Belcher sailed with the Assistance and the Pioneer
under Sherard Osborn through the Wellington Channel. The expedition made
numerous discoveries there and subsequent sledging parties discovered further
islands on their journeys westward. At this time, the other two
expedition ships, Resolute and Intrepid, rescued the crew of
M’Clure’s Investigator expedition, also searching for Franklin and the
first to travel through the North West passage. Belcher finally sailed
back towards Lancaster Sound, but the expedition ships were unable to penetrate
the pack ice and all were eventually abandoned, the crews returning to the North
Star. On his return home, Belcher was court-martialled for his
decision to abandon the expedition ships, but acquitted. [AB 1241]
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We have recently acquired a small collection of rare arctic books.
RARE BIRD BOOK COLLECTION
Lesson, R. P. HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES
OISEAUX DE PARADIS ET DES ÉPIMAQUES. Paris: Arthus
Bertrand. [1834-1835]. First edition. 4to
--Large paper copy. [4] + viii +248pp + [4]. 43 beautiful hand coloured plates
( some large plates double page )--printed in colour and finished by hand by Jean
Gabriel Prêtre and Paul Louis Oudart. In near contemporary deluxe full morocco, probably by a French
bookbinder, with ornate arabesque corners front and back boards. Handsome copy
with plates brightly coloured.
From the J. Fenwick Lansdowne Bird Book collection who is best known in British Columbia for BIRDS OF THE WEST COAST, 2 volumes.
René Primevère Lesson (1794-1849) was a surgeon on board
the "Coquille" on Duperrey's circumnavigation of the Pacific (1822 to
1825). Lesson's work on this voyage earned him a place among the prominent
French naturalists of the period, including Dumont d'Urville (who was
second-in-command on the voyage). The book was initially issued in parts, in
8vo format. This copy intended as a large paper copy, measuring thus 12" x
9", instead of 9" x 6". Listed in FINE BIRD BOOKS.
From the J. Fenwick Lansdowne Bird Book collection who is best known in British Columbia for BIRDS OF THE WEST COAST, 2 volumes.
Phone for the price 1 888 869-5459 Catalog anticipated early Summer 2016
One of the thrills of working as an antiquarian bookseller is to be offered private libraries. In the summer of 2015, we acquired a notable collection which nearly filled the van.
Your Inquiries are welcome 1 888 869-5459
One of the thrills of working as an antiquarian bookseller is to be offered private libraries. In the summer of 2015, we acquired a notable collection which nearly filled the van.
Your Inquiries are welcome 1 888 869-5459
