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London: Hakluyt Society, 2001. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Securely bound with two clean staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 24 pages, 11 figures. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 4 July 2000.

London: Hakluyt Society. June 1996. First Edition. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, Second Series, vol. 183. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles to spine and vignette of the sailing ship Victoria on front board. As New book in a Near Fine jacket. Rubbing and edgewear to jacket. pp. xi + 336. 30 plates. A special volume of essays to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Hakluyt Society, with a full listing and index of Hakluyt Society publications 18 47-1995. Contents: P.E.H. Hair, "The Hakluyt Society: from Past to Future"; R.C. Bridges, "William Desborough Cooley and the Foundation of the Hakluyt Society"; Tony Campbell, "R.H. Major and the British Museum"; R.J. Bingle, "Henry Yule: India and Cathay"; Ann Savours, "Clements Markham: longest serving Officer, most prolific Edit or"; C.F. Beckingham, "William Foster and the Records of the India Office"; D.B. Quinn, "R.A. Skelton of the Map Room"; Michael Strachan, "Esmond S. de Beer: Scholar and Benefactor"; and… Read More

London: Hakluyt Society, 2009. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition Near Fine. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Dog-ear crease to top corner, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 24 pages (last blank), 6 figures. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 27 June 2008.

London: Hakluyt Society, 2002. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 32 pages, 15 figures. Hakluyt Society Annual Lecture 2001, delivered at the Annual General Meeting, 26 June 2001.

London: Hakluyt Society. 1996. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, Second Series, vol. 184. Hardcover. First Edition. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles to spine and vignette of the sailing ship Victoria on front board. As New book in a Near Fine jacket. Mild rubbing/edgewear to jacket with an eighth-inch tear at the spine head. Not from a library. No remainder mark. cvii + 392 pages, 15 illustrations, 4 maps (2 in color). Juan Maria Schuver was born to a wealthy Amsterdam business family in the mid-19th century. Established at a young age as a travel writer and reporter, he decided to embark on scientific exploration. Leaving Cairo at the turn of 1880-1881 he proceeded up the Blue Nile, intending to find a new route through to the East African coast. This ambition was frustrated, mainly because of local political turbulence following the Mahdist challenge to the Sudanese government and internal stirrings in Abyssinia. As a result, Schuver remained for the better part of two years in the hills… Read More

London: Hakluyt Society, 2003. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 32 pages, 27 figures. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 2 July 2002. Note: ISBN printed in pamphlet, 0904180751, is in error (belongs to prior years annual lecture. Correct ISBN is 0904180778.

London: Hakluyt Society. 1999. Staple-bound pamphlet. 1st Edition. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 20 pages. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 1 July 1998.

London: Hakluyt Society, October 1996. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. As New. Securely bound with two clean staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 8 pages.

London: Hakluyt Society. 1996. Staple-bound pamphlet. 1st Edition. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. Contained within the Hakluyt Society Annual Report for 1995. Also includes "Obituary: Terence E. Armstrong." 32 pages, 1 map, 9 B&W photos.

London: Hakluyt Society, 1997. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Three small spots to front cover (see photo). Securely bound with two clean staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 76 pages. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 3 July 1996. Also includes "An Interim Census of Surviving Copies of Hakluyt's Divers Voyages & Principal Navigations" by Anthony Payne & P. A. Neville-Sington.

London: Hakluyt Society, 2004. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 31 pages, 9 figures. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 25 June 2003.

London: Hakluyt Society, 2000. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 24 pages, 22 B&W illustrations. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 7 July 1999.

London: Hakluyt Society, 2008. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 19 pages. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 27 June 2007.