drake cavendish (42 resultados)

Condición: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. A New Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. Judiciously Selected fro. Book.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Brown Decorated Cloth. Condición: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. This is the first edition. Brown free endpages and fore'edges. Brown stain marks in places on the pages. Page 15 has got black pen lines along lower edge. Worn and rubbed to the outer cover binding edges and corners. Outer cover binding is stained marked in places. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: New. In.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: New. In.

Condición: Good. Light wear and fading to boards. Bumping. Content is aged toned. Webbing showing. No DJ.

Condición: New.

Einband - fest (Hardcover). Condición: New.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book presents the extraordinary voyages and extraordinary discoveries of Christopher Columbus, whose daring expeditions in the 15th century irrevocably changed the course of world history. From his initial journeys to the Caribbean, which introduced Europe to the Americas, to his subsequent explorations along the coasts of Central and South America, the author provides a detailed account of Columbus's groundbreaking achievements. The book delves into the challenges, triumphs, and complexities of Columbus's endeavors, shedding light on the impact of his discoveries on both the indigenous populations of the New World and the geopolitical landscape of Europe. Through meticulous research and captivating storytelling, this book offers a comprehensive examination of Columbus's life and legacy, inviting readers to revisit a pivotal chapter in human history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Couverture souple. Condición: bon. ROD0045391: 1827. In-18. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 216 pages avec gravure en frontispice. Introduction. Voyage de Magellan, projet d'un passage au Sud-Ouest, départ de la flotte. Aventures désastreuses. Découverte de détroit de Magellan. Arrivée aux Iles Mariannes. Evènements tragiques. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages.

First Editions thus. Being volumes 1-12 of the fourth year of the series. Bound two volumes in one. Small 8vo (5 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches), Contemporary full tan marbled calf, decorative gilt border to sides. Spine gilt with crimson lettering piece and green numbering piece, inner gilt dentelles, gilt decoration to edges of boards, all edges gilt. All the half-titles retained by the binder. Some very slight polished surface loss to two of the boards. Overall very good, attractive & very clean internally. This charming series published "Pour l'instruction et l'amusement de la Jeunesse". The 12 volumes comprise the following works:Volume 1 & 2: Second Voyage de Capitaine Cook Autour du Monde. 2 volumes in one. Engraved frontipiece to each. Pages 230:206.Volumes 3 & 4. Two volumes in one. Voyage de Don Georges Juan et de Don Antonio D'Ulloa dans L'Amerique Meridionale, Engraved frontispiece to first.vol, folding engraved map to second volume.Volumes 5 & 6. The first volume: Voyage dans La Haute et Basse Egypte par R. Pocock. The Second volume: Voyage en Egypte et en Syrie par Browne. Engraved frontispiece to the first work. Pages 221:214.Volumes 7 & 8: Voyage a la Guyane et Aventures de Walter Raleigh. The second volume: Coyage du Capitaine Phipps dans La Mer Glaciale du Nord. Engraved frontispiece to first work. Pages 240:220.Volumes (9 & 10: The first volume: Voyages et Aventures de Bristow, Officier d'Artillerie au Bengal. The second volume: Voyages au Japon par Kempfer et Thunberg. Engraved frontispiece to each volume. Pages: 187:199.Volumes 11 & 12: The first volume: Voyages aux Terres Australes et dans La Mer du Sud par Magellan, Drake, Cavendish, Lemaire, Tasman. The Second Volume: Voyage de Woodes-Rogers Autour du Monde. Engraved frontispiece to each work. Pages 216:219.

Hardcover. First Edition. Folio (9" x 14") bound in modern tan morocco leather with gilt decorative rules on the covers, gilt-decorated and lettered spine with six raised bands, gilt dentelles; [iv], 706 pages. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 56 full-page engraved plates, some with two images per plate, including ten maps (one folding), for a total of 57 plates. Some copies have as many as 62 plates, but it seems most have less. Some foxing and dampstaining, mostly to the text; plates and maps largely clean; some plates lacking. Binding is Fine.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Folio. 706 pp. with 63 plates (54 engraved plates, 8 maps, 1 folding map). Hardcover, bound in later red morocco over marbled boards, edges cut and sprinkled red (rather tightly on the fore-edge). The binding rubbed but solid; old repair to verso to the final plate; the rare blemish and very light offset.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. First edition. Folio, 35 cm. Modern quarter leather over marbled boards. Title in red and black, list of subscribers. 706 pp.; frontispiece, 8 maps (of 9), and 54 plates. Text in double column. Loss to corner of title page and dedication leaf. Chip loss and tears to margins of Map of Asia, affecting upper corner of engraving. Lacking Map of North America. Minor toning and scattered spotting. A valuable collection of world voyages "from the time of the Portuguese navigators to the middle of eighteenth century," including "those of Magellan, Drake, Cavendish, Olivier van Noort, Willam Dampier, Woodes Rogers, John Clipperton, George Anson, and Lionel Wafer" (Hill) Sabin 20826; ESTC T124554; Cox I, 18. Hill 492.

Hardback. Condición: Fair. Second edition. Full black buckram over original, front board cracked. Fifty eight plates some re-mounted, some repaired some torn, Title page and dedication remounted. Magazine cutting pasted to page facing beginning of chapter 1. Minor tears and old repairs on many of the pages. Chapter 1 first page repaired with paper., pages 51, 61 torn, page 83 re-mounted, small piece of plate on page 447 missing, piece of plate on page 499 missing, pages 545 to 548 missing, misprinting of pagination goes from page 557 to 519 to 560 then 560 and then ok again, pages 661-664 missing, page 668 jumps to 679 then back to 670, quarter of page 706 missing (mis-numbered as 506), 3 further plates torn, 2 repaired with paper, 1 small piece peeled away, others small tears , Foxing and soiling to all pages (due to poor quality paper). Occasional offsetting. Closed tear repaired at edge of folding world map. "A collection of voyages and relations of experiences by travelers from the time of the Portuguese navigators to the middle of the eighteenth century, including those of Magellan, Drake, Cavendish, Olivier van Noort, William Dampier, Woodes Rogers, John Clipperton, George Anson, and Lionel Wafer" (Hill). ESTC lists two 1770 editions both with page 706 mis-numbered as 506, the first with the titlepage in red and black, and the other printed in all black. This is the latter, of which the ESTC locates only one copy, in the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin. ESTC N470709. Further details and images are available on request. This is a heavy / oversized item so may incur higher postage rates. book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Contemporary morocco, rebacked, with gilt-stamped lettering in leather spine label (7 raised bands); folio (9.5 x 14.25 inches); pp. [2] (title-page printed in red and black, blank), 706, [4] (list of subscribers), plus 62 plates (maps, full-page illustrations, or two illustrations per page), printed on the recto only. Spine tips and corners perished; joints and edges of boards lightly scuffed; boards lightly rubbed. Internally bright and clean.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. VG pp. [2] (title-page printed in red and black, blank), 706, [4] (list of subscribers), plus 62 plates (maps, full-page illustrations, or two illustrations per page), printed on the recto only. joints and edges of boards scuffed; boards rubbed. Internally bright and clean with occasional staining and marginal pencil marks to 3 pages and verso of one engraving. Small repair to p456, pp506/7 misnumbered as 406/7, final four engravings to rear strengthened with tape but no evidence of tears.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

"A collection of voyages and relations of experiences by travelers from the time of the Portuguese navigators to the middle of the eighteenth century, including those of Magellan, Drake, Cavendish, Olivier van Noort, William Dampier, Woodes Rogers, John Clipperton, George Anson, and Lionel Wafer" - Hill. This is the supposed third edition, after editions of 1768 and 1769, but the identical collation and variation in 1770 titlepages suggests that there is one printing of text with variant title leaves. ESTC lists two 1770 editions, the first with the titlepage in red and black, and the other printed in all black. This is the latter, of which the ESTC locates only one copy, in the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin. ESTC N470709. HILL 492 (another ed). Folio. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Light scattered foxing and soiling. Occasional offsetting. Closed tear repaired at edge of folding world map. Very good.

Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 818.