AN ACCOUNT OF THE NATIVES OF THE TONGA ISLANDS, IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN. With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of Their Language.; Compiiled and arranged from the extensive communications of Mr. William Mariner, several years resident in those islands by Martin, John (1789-1869) - 1817

London: John and Arthur Arch, 1823. Hardcover. Very Good +. "Published for the Author, by John and Arthur Arch, . . . R. Triphook, . . . and J. Major . . . ." [8], 15, [1] p., 53 leaves of plates (1 leaf with copper-engraved dedication to Lavinia Countess Spencer signed Hewitt, 52 leaves of mounted plates, numbered 1-60, drawn and engraved by G.R. Lewis); 29 cm. Contemporary half red morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between gilt-rules and raised bands with gilt-tooled decoration. Black morocco spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Lewis's Etchings. Red morocco label on front board with double gilt-ruled border, gilt corner rosettes, and title "Etchings of the Physiognomy, Manners, & Character, of the People of France & Germany." All page edges marbled to match boards and endpapers. Remains of a small circular label on front fixed endpaper reading "Abbey" along lower edge. The plates were issued… Read More

NY: Hurd and Houghton, 1868. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. pp: vii, 191; 85 full-page and smaller illustrations by F.O.C. Darley. Gilt-pictorial green cloth; signs of light use. 8" x 5.75" Based on letters that Darley wrote to his family from England, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, France, and Italy, during a year of travel in June, 1867 to June, 1868. [Smith, American Travellers Abroad, D14.].

London: Printed for Dan. Browne, and Lockyer Davis, 1753 A good copy of the 4th edition of Martin Martin's account of his visit to St Kilda in 1697 (first published in 1698). Martin Martin lived on Skye and was a gaelic speaker. He decided to visit and study the western isles of Scotland to record both the land and its culture and natural history. Although Martin's account was mocked by some, particularly because he was considered too believing of local tales, it was much read and reprinted. This copy is in a probably later 1800's half leather binding with marbled boards. The spine has blind stamped decoration and gilt compartments with leather title label to spine. It sound and clean with some rubbing at joints, edges and corners and a little scuffing. There is the armorial bookplate of Edward Herbert, Earl of Powis to the front pastedown, and some marking to the endpapers suggesting that a cover was stuck down over the book at some point. Contents: initial blank; folding plate of 2 birds… Read More

1757 Voyages South America Jacques Cartier Pizzaro PERU Caribbean MAPS Prevost
The 'General History of Voyages'
by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of expeditions and world exploration printed in Europe during the 18th-century.

This 49th volume covers descriptions of voyages in South America with heavy emphasis on Pizzaro, Jacques Cartier, and Jean Verazzani.
·
Serrano:
o Repopulating the Caribbean islands
o Settlements of Barthelemi de Las Casas
o Cumana Coast and the local tribes in Cumana
o In Toledo, Belize
·
Discovery and descriptions of the Strait of Magellan
·
Jean Verazzani
o Voyage and discoveries in North America
Description and interactions with Native Indian tribes
·
Voyages of Jacques Cartier in 1534 to 1540
o Detailed descriptions of crewmen with scurvy
o Local tribal remedies and healing practices
·
Pizzaro
o Voyages from Panama and Peru
o Settlements on Isle of Gorgone, Isle of St… Read More

1795 1ed Japanese Journey to the East Samurai Voyages STRANGE Stories Togoku

A rare, 18th century Japanese woodblock print of "Collection of Strange Stories: Journey to the East" written by Tachibana Nankei, a doctor and author in the late Edo period. "Journey to the East" is a travelogue that tells of strange stories, rare things, scenic spots, historic sites, people, and more in various places the author traveled to for medical training specifically Togoku (the area east of Kyoto).

This rare 1795, record is written in a column woodblock print format with furigana for easier reading with illustrations of samurai, scenery, commoners, nature, and more!
Item number: 16817
Price: $599
Tachibana Nankei

Collection of Strange Stories: Journey to the East (Shokoku Kidan Toyuki) 東遊記 (とうゆうき)
Ōsaka: Kansei 7 [1795].

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes bound in 2
·
References:
o Iwanami, Kokusho So Mokuroku 47723
o Waseda University # 05 01347… Read More

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd. 1823. Octavo Size. Good++ condition. Half leather, marbled boards, title patch to top of spine. Bookplate to front paste-down. Leather lightly rubbed at edges and corners. Rear board has a small chip to leading edge. Plate 1 - the general map, is a copy (sympathetically copied) tipped in as original plate torn out. All other maps/plates are present and original. Some foxing throughout. A very clean, tight copy of this important work. 472 pages. An account of a voyage in which several weeks were spent in whaling and in the exploration of the Scoresby Sound region, in a search for Eskimo settlements and in quest of magnetic and other scientific observations. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

NY: Hurd and Houghton, 1868. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. pp: vii, 191; 85 full-page and smaller illustrations by F.O.C. Darley. Gilt-pictorial green cloth; signs of light use. 8" x 5.75" Based on letters that Darley wrote to his family from England, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, France, and Italy, during a year of travel in June, 1867 to June, 1868. [Smith, American Travellers Abroad, D14.].

London:: Trubner, 1880., 1880. 8vo. xii, 372 pp. Engraved frontispiece, 3 plates, 2 maps (1 colored & folding, by W.J. Turner, Royal Geographical Society), tables, footnotes, index. Original half calf, raised bands, brown title label, gilt-stamped bands, marbled boards; extremities showing some wear. "Roberton Library"; The Ferguson Bequest Fund (with their bookplate & rubber-stamp on title) [Church of Scotland, Glasgow]. Very good. First edition. The author had spent many years on the island and travelled extensively, describing the natural history, geography, peoples and their characteristics, beliefs, folklore & superstitions (ghosts), language, customs, animal life, biology (vegetation). In Chapter VIII is discussed family names, unpleasant names, tabooed words in Chiefs’ names, Royal names, Sakalava customs, Christian names, etc. Chapter IX deals with local customs, slavery included, kissing and nose-rubbing, tattooing and other adornments, hair styles (‘dressing’), female adornment,… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. "Outstanding work, Superb Primary Resource" Omi-shan is a Sacred Mountain in north-west Szechuan. The description of Omi a high peak within sight of the snowy ranges of Thibet is particularly interesting for its account of life in the mountain monasteries. [TDN] Light blue cloth, sun faded with gilt titles and front decoration. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with bumped upper corners. Erased inscription on front free end page lightly showing; gift inscription on the half-title page. Tissue guard of the frontispiece has age-toned. 8vo; 9 inches tall. vi, 272 pages with an index contains a Sketch Map of Northern and Central Szechuan and fifteen black and white photographs.. This very lengthy tour of 1899 includes commentaries on the various Christian Missions, the land, people, flora, fauna, rivers, mountains, opium, customs, native… Read More

London: R. Faulder and T. Egerton, 1795. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. The Rest of the Title: ...from its source at Nasby to its junction with the Severn at Tewkesbury: with Observations on the Public Buildings, and Other works of art in its vicinity. Burgundy full-leather hardcover with tooled and gilt double fillet borders, inner dentelles, lettered title on black label in gilt with tooled and gilt floral decoration in five bands, new endpages. [Rebound] No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Text lightly toned and minimal offset from the plates. Aquatint extra title, 29 aquatint plates, 2 portraits, map of the course of the Avon, text engravings. 8vo; 23.5 cm, 9.25 inches tall; [v-xviii] -284. First Edition. [Two plates mis-inserted plate p243 at p250 and plate p250 at p253] All plates present.. An important travalogue describing the locations and views along the River Avon from its source at Naseby to its junction with the Severn at Twekesbury.… Read More