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2000 Fathoms Down (Penguin Books 1329)

by Houot, Georges and Willm, Pierre

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Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1958. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. List of plates, list of text figures, the metric system, translator's note, foreword by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, introduction by Philippe Tailliez, authors' note. The text is illustrated with black and white line drawings, and, between pages 96 and 97 there are 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Playing paperback binding with black and orange coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Translated from the French by Michael Bullock. In 1953 the two authors, both of the French Navy, descended to a depth of 4050 m of the Sea of Japan. They tell the tale of trialling and finally building a bathyscope and of descending to depths of the sea never before (at the time of diving) possible, and what they found their. Creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Sunning of the back strip with… Read More
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Adventures in Ocean Exploration: From the Discovery of the Titanic to the Search for Noah's...
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Adventures in Ocean Exploration: From the Discovery of the Titanic to the Search for Noah's Flood

by Ballard, Robert D. with McConnell, Malcolm

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National Geographic Society, Washington, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations Photographic and Illustrations. introduction by author, illustration credits, acknowledgements, additional resources and index. Pale blue coloured mottled end pages. The text is illustrated with copious colour photographs, colour and black-and-white illustrations and maps bright blue coloured textured cloth covered boards with silver coloured embossed titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. In this book the author intertwines his vivid first person narrative of underwater exploration with a concise history of humankind's age-old relationship with the oceans. Along with the giants of modern undersea exploration, the author introduces the fabled seamen of the past, from… Read More
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Africa Explored: Europeans in the Dark Continent, 1769 - 1889

Africa Explored: Europeans in the Dark Continent, 1769 - 1889

by Hibbert, Christopher

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Allen Lane, London, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. acknowledgements, list of maps, author's note, prologue by author, glossary, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with three inserts, of eight pages each of contemporary black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Brown coloured boards with metallic copper titles and illustration to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with black and brown colour titles to the front panel and backstrip. A history of European exploration of Africa between the years 1769 to 1889. The usual suspects are talked about – Richard Burton, Stanley and Livingston, but the lesser lights (but no less intrepid) explorers are also given their due. As the front fold over panel states "... Based upon the Explorers' letters and diaries and the printed records of their dramatic journeys, Africa Explored provides an illuminating an unforgettable impression of… Read More
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Antarctica; the heroic age

Antarctica; the heroic age

by Finkel, George

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Collins, Sydney, 1976. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 160 pp., list of illustrations. Text illustrated by black and white photography, and figures. Endpapers are illustrated with maps, 4 different maps showing 4 different expedition routes. Pale blue boards with gilt writing on the spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the ship, 'Terra Nova', in broken ice 17 January 1911. This book deals with four expeditions to Antarctica between 1919 - 14. The expeditions: 1901- 1904 led by Scott,1908-1909 by Shackleton, 1910-1912 by Amundsen and the last again by Scott in 1910-1913. The expeditions either failed, or were successful depending upon its leader, and his ability to inspire his team to achieve seemingly impossible goals. The author calls this era "The Heroic Age" as expeditions "were dependent on man alone without the help or advantages of mechanical inventions.". a very nice clean copy, no damage, no annotations. Size: 8vo - over… Read More
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Australian Explorers

Australian Explorers

by Barnaby, Jane -- Editor

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Cassell Australia, Melbourne, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Peter Cuffley. 122pp., last 5 blank, acknowledgements. Illustrated title page, by Peter Cuffley. Orange coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with black-and-white and coloured quarter page decorations and the occasional full page, full coloured illustrations. Illustrated front cover, by Peter Cuffley, with black and red writing on the front panel and white on spine. Children's history of Australian exploration and Explorers. Part of the "Southern Cross" series. clean copy showing no damage. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Peter Cuffley. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Non-Fiction -- Younger Readers; Exploration; Australia; ISBN: 0304939153. ISBN/EAN: 9780304939152. Inventory No: 0263083. . 9780304939152
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THE BECKONING WEST. The Story of H.S. Trotman and the Canning Stock Route

THE BECKONING WEST. The Story of H.S. Trotman and the Canning Stock Route

by Smith, Eleanor

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Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 600 g; vii, 220 pp., map, appendixes, index. Very slight rubbing to the base edge of the dustjacket, and offset tanning on the top of the front paste down opposite the news agency sale sticker. Trotman joined the Lands and Surveys department in 1894 and was involved in five major expeditions into the interior, including the search for lost members of the Calvert expedition, the survey of the Rabbit-proof fence, and the survey for the Canning Stock Route. A picture can be provided to help with assessing condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Local History -- Queensland; Exploration; Australia; Inventory No: 0230038. .
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THE BECKONING WEST. The Story of H.S. Trotman and the Canning Stock Route

THE BECKONING WEST. The Story of H.S. Trotman and the Canning Stock Route

by Smith, Eleanor

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Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. 600 g; vii, 220 pp., map, appendixes, index. Minor chipping at the head and foot of the spine region. Slight yellowing of the top edge and the top half of the front edge of the book. Trotman joined the Lands and Surveys department in 1894 and was involved in five major expeditions into the interior, including the search for lost members of the Calvert expedition, the survey of the Rabbit-proof fence, and the survey for the Canning Stock Route. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Local History -- Queensland; Exploration; Australia; Inventory No: 0203926. .
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Beagle: From Darwin's Epic Voyage to the British Mission to Mars

Beagle: From Darwin's Epic Voyage to the British Mission to Mars

by Pillinger, Colin T

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Faber & Faber, London, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: artwork, photography, & drawings. colour illustrated dust jacket, jewel hardcover binding, text illustrated with colour drawings, colour photographs, reproductions of documents, black-and-white photographs, and diagrams. In this book the author explores the remarkable similarities between these 2 historic ships, the sailing ship and spaceship, and and their great voyages of exploration. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. X, 166 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: artwork, photography, & drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Exploration; ISBN: 0571223230. ISBN/EAN: 9780571223237. Inventory No: 0273549. . 9780571223237
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Behind the Picture, H.M.S. Rattlesnake's Australia - New Guinea Cruise 1846 to 1850

by Bassett, Marnie

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Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. XII, 113pp., bibliography, index. Black and white frontispiece showing the figurehead from the 'Rattlesnake', and the text is illustrated with black and white reproductions of contemporary illustrations and maps. In the back there is a fold out with a reproduction of Oswald Brierly illustration ' H. M. S. Rattlesnake in Evans Bay, Cape York 1849', in colour. Illustrated front endpaper with a reproduction of Cape York and Albany Island has drawn by Capt Owen Stanley, 1818. Green coloured boards with gilt embossed logo of the 'Rattlesnake' on the front cover, and gilt writing on the spine. Slight rubbing of the corners has occurred, and there are some dust marks to the top edge of the book. Illustrated dustwrapper showing Dunk Island, off the Great Barrier Reef, sketched by Oswald Brierley. Some slight rubbing to all 4 corners, and a little bit of… Read More
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Beyond the Capes; Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger 1776-1877

Beyond the Capes; Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger 1776-1877

by Dodge, Ernest S

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Victor Gollancz, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. preface by the author, list of illustrations, bibliography, chronological table of Pacific voyages and index. Map illustrated endpapers, showing central Pacific between the 30th parallels. Colour illustrated frontispiece, Showing a British Survey Ship Cruising in the South Seas. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white reproductions of contemporary illustrations from the various voyages. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), same illustration as for frontispiece, with black coloured titles to the front panel and black-and-white titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. "Beyond the Cape of Good Hope to the east and Cape Horn to the west lies the vast ocean world of the Pacific. Magellan was the first Westerner to venture in these waters. Three… Read More
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Beyond the Capes; Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger 1776-1877

Beyond the Capes; Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger 1776-1877

by Dodge, Ernest S

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Victor Gollancz, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. preface by the author, list of illustrations, bibliography, chronological table of Pacific voyages and index. Map illustrated endpapers, showing central Pacific between the 30th parallels. Colour illustrated frontispiece, Showing a British Survey Ship Cruising in the South Seas. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white reproductions of contemporary illustrations from the various voyages. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), same illustration as for frontispiece, with black coloured titles to the front panel and black-and-white titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. "Beyond the Cape of Good Hope to the east and Cape Horn to the west lies the vast ocean world of the Pacific. Magellan was the first Westerner to venture in these waters. Three… Read More
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Beyond the Capes; Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger 1776-1877

Beyond the Capes; Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger 1776-1877

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Victor Gollancz, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. preface by the author, list of illustrations, bibliography, chronological table of Pacific voyages and index. Map illustrated endpapers, showing central Pacific between the 30th parallels. Colour illustrated frontispiece, Showing a British Survey Ship Cruising in the South Seas. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white reproductions of contemporary illustrations from the various voyages. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), same illustration as for frontispiece, with black coloured titles to the front panel and black-and-white titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. "Beyond the Cape of Good Hope to the east and Cape Horn to the west lies the vast ocean world of the Pacific. Magellan was the first Westerner to venture in these waters. Three… Read More
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The Birth of Australia: the Nation's Historic Heritage

The Birth of Australia: the Nation's Historic Heritage

by Smith, Robin

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Rigby, Adelaide, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 204 pp, numerous full page illustrations, the majority of illustrations through the book are in colour. The text contributors are Geoffrey Blainey, Michael Cannon, Alan Moorehead, John Ritchie, and R.M. Younger. The illustrated dustwrapper is slightly sunned on the spine. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Australiana; Architecture; Exploration; Australia; ISBN: 0727009729. ISBN/EAN: 9780727009722. Inventory No: 0200232. . 9780727009722
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The Blue Nile

The Blue Nile

by Moorehead, Alan

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The Reprint Society, London, 1963. Book Club Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Acknowledgements, sources and index. The text is illustrated with 12 pages of black-and-white contemporary illustrations and maps. 1/4 cream coloured back strip with light blue coloured insert with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 Navy blue boards. Illustrated dustwrapper with light blue and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. In this book the author looks at the penetration / exploration of Ethiopia in the second part of the 19th century; and, " ... the French and Turkish invasions of Egypt and the Sudan which led to the re-opening of vast territories that had lain sleeping and forgotten since Roman times." – from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges, with foxing to the lower edge. Age toning and foxing to the text block… Read More
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Body at the Melbourne Club: Bertram Armytage, Antarctica's Forgotten Man

Body at the Melbourne Club: Bertram Armytage, Antarctica's Forgotten Man

by Burke, David

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Wakefield press, Adelaide, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. a secondhand copy, reading creases on the spine, no other damage, no annotations. Illustrated with reproductions of artworks, a map, black-and-white photographs, drawings et cetera. Includes bibliography & index, and a glossary of polar terms. This biography traces the enigmatic life of an unsung Explorer, Bertram Armytage, providing a new perspective on one of the great polar expeditions. – A panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Sociology & Culture; Antarctica; Exploration. ISBN: 1862548331. ISBN/EAN: 9781862548336. Inventory No: 0282635. . 9781862548336
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Captain Cook in Australia: Extracts from the Journals of Captain James Cook Giving a Full Account In His Own Words Of His Adventures and Discoveries in Australia

by Cook, Captain James (Reed, A. W. – Editor)

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A. H & A. W. Reed, Wellington . Auckland . Sydney . Melbourne, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. introduction by editor, list of illustrations and index. Dark green coloured endpapers with white coloured publisher's logo. Between pages 96 and 97 there are 15 pages of black and white photographs and one page showing an illustration of Captain James Cook. Dark green coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. At the rear of the book there is an eight page fold out facsimile map, showing "A Chart of the Sea Coast of New South Wales or the East Coast of New Holland by Lieutenant J Cook Commander Of His Majestys Bark Endeavour, who Discovered and Explored this Coast in 1770". Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with black and aqua coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Journals of Captain James Cook and his observations of discoveries around… Read More
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Captain Cook's Three Voyages round the World , with a sketch of his life
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Captain Cook's Three Voyages round the World , with a sketch of his life

by Low, Lieutenant Charles R. – Editor

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The Standard Library Company, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Introduction by editor. The text is illustrated in a green coloured cloth, with the back strip being plain with silver coloured titles and the front panel textured with silver coloured embossed titles – please see photograph. Title says it all. The book is showing age and wear - please see photographs. Shipping to the lower back strip edge and to the top right-hand corner of the top edge. Pieces of the cloth, probably from insect nibbles, are missing from the back strip and along the lower edge of the front spine gutter. Rubbing to the book edges along with chipping and pumping. Rubbing of the book panels along with some fading. Flecking to the rear panel. Uniform heavy tanning of the text book edges and pages and there is foxing to the textblock edges. The front hinge has cracked and the underlying webbing is visible and there is some cracking of the rear… Read More
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Captain Matthew Flinders R. N;  His Voyagers,  Discoveries, and Fortunes
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Captain Matthew Flinders R. N; His Voyagers, Discoveries, and Fortunes

by Bryant, Joseph

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The Epworth Press, London, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. 196 pp., foreword by Sir Flinders Petrie, preface, appendix. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Pale blue boards with titles on the backstrip and front cover. Book is showing its age. All corners are rubbed and there is a general fading of the cloth. The spine has been particularly sunned. There is a .5" tear at the top spine gutter and there are smaller tears on the top and bottom spine. There are dust marks and grubby spots to the top edge of the paper, along the rest of the paper edges, foxing has occurred. Foxing is also on the internal pages to page number 11. There is a 'School Prize' plate on the front paste down. This book was an attempt by the author to introduce Matthew Flinders to a wider audience, than the 2 volume work written by Professor Scott called 'Life'. "I have long desired to provide setting of Flinders' story that might… Read More
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Captain Cook, the seamen's seaman; a Study of the Great Discoverer

Captain Cook, the seamen's seaman; a Study of the Great Discoverer

by Villiers, Alan. J

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Penguin, London, 1969. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Adrian Small. 326 pp, indexed, and illustrated throughout with black-and-white line drawings. The edges of the text block age toned. The author, a master mariner who has himself sailed a full-rigged ship around the world in Cook's tracks, gives in this book a seaman's survey of England's greatest sailing pioneer – a genius who was much misunderstood in his own time but whose memorial is the modern map of the world. – Rear panel blurb Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Adrian Small. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Exploration. Inventory No: 0269154. .
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Captain Cook in Australia: Extracts from the Journals of Captain James Cook Giving a Full Account...
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Captain Cook in Australia: Extracts from the Journals of Captain James Cook Giving a Full Account In His Own Words Of His Adventures and Discoveries in Australia

by Cook, Captain James (Reed, A. W. – Editor)

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A. H & A. W. Reed, Wellington . Auckland . Sydney . Melbourne, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. introduction by editor, list of illustrations and index. Dark green coloured endpapers with white coloured publisher's logo. Between pages 96 and 97 there are 15 pages of black and white photographs and one page showing an illustration of Captain James Cook. Dark green coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. At the rear of the book there is an eight page fold out facsimile map, showing "A Chart of the Sea Coast of New South Wales or the East Coast of New Holland by Lieutenant J Cook Commander Of His Majestys Bark Endeavour, who Discovered and Explored this Coast in 1770". Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with black and aqua coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Journals of Captain James Cook and his observations of discoveries around Australia.… Read More
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Did you know that since 2004, Biblio has used its profits to build 16 public libraries in rural villages of South America?