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A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa

by BACKHOUSE, James;

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London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1844, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine ends frayed, corners worn, lightly foxed on some leaves, else very good, with author's presentation inscription to his cousin, signed by author, dated 1845. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 648, lvi pp, 2 folding maps, 16 etched plates with tissue guards including frontis, 28 other engraved illus. . Mendelssohn I, 62: The author visited almost every inhabited town and district in South Africa, 'carefully noting every point of interest in the country and its inhabitants. There is a good description of Kaffraria and of the Basutos, Griquas and Bechuana countries. There is also a narrative of a journey to Great Namaqualand'. The book begins with his three month stay in Mauritius. A good description of the peoples, activities, productions, nature, flora, etc, in all the places he visited. The folding maps are of South Africa and Mauritius. Hess & Coger 5155. Theal 15: 'valuable… Read More
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Inside Knowledge; Streetwise in Asia

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Hampshire, Palgrave Macmillan, [2005], First edition. . original cloth, silver title lettering, dj, fine and clean, unmarked. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; vii, 259 pp, bibliog, index. . Inside information for doing business and travelling in Asia based on the author's many years experience. He describes places and markets, how to do business, local customs and superstitions, reasons for economic and business changes, stories behind the news, etc, with much detailed information not easily available elsewhere. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Rugged Flanks of Caucasus

by BADDELEY, John F.;

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London, Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1940, First edition. . original brown cloth with gilt spine title lettering, waterstained on covers and on two pages of volume I and lower margins of volume I, bookplate of Patrick Lort-Phillips on endpaper, aside for the noted stains, a very good set. . 4to [28 x 20 cm]; 2 volumes, xv, 272; ix, 318 pp, complete with 37 fine photogravure plates including frontis in each volume, 9 maps, mostly folding, index, with the half-titles. . Nerhood 449: 'British scholar and linguist, with a compete command of Russian, describes his journeys by horseback, 1898-1902. Superb photographs accompany his comments on the people, their customs and way of life, and the land.' 'A thing of beauty, adorned with clear maps, fine plates which were drawn by the author himself, written in a simple, scholarly way and revised again and again with a keen sense for accuracy and felicity of phrase. It is the product of many years.' (Sir Oliver Wardrop,… Read More
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The Guildhall of the City of London; Together with a Short Account of its Historic Associations and the Municipal Work Carried on Therein

by BADDELEY, Sir John James;

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London, printed by Eden Fisher & Co., 1921, fifth and revised edition. . original pictorial paper wraps, chipped at spine end and one corner, interior clean and very good. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; [viii], 211 pp, frontis of City Archives, other illustrations from photos, plans, other illustrations from drwgs, index. . Includes the history, the great hall, monuments, public meetings, chambers, the library, museum, election of the lord mayor, insignia and household, banquets, sheriffs, their work, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Wild Flowers Drawn and Colored From Nature

by BADGER, Mrs. G. M., introduction by L. H. Sigourney;

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New York, Charles Scribner, 1859, First edition. . original full blind-stamped leather, gilt picture on front cover, gilt title, gilt spine decorations, all edges gilted, cover wear at edges and joints, slightly foxed on few leaves but overall interior is quite clean and near fine. . folio [36.5 x 29 cm]; vii, [i], 44 pp, 22 fine hand colored plates including frontis (complete), each with tissue guard, illustrating 25 flowers. . Nissen 57. Bennett p. 6: '22 brilliant full page plates in color, each plate accompanied by an appropriate poem printed on the opposite page. The flower prints are very fine lithographs by Donaldson Brothers of New York'. Donaldson Brothers are highly celebrated for their fine hand colored botanical books. The frontis is an attractive bouquet. 'Mrs. Badger's fine drawings and talented hand have survived to keep her name alive' [Kramer, Women of Flowers]. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Narrative of an Exploring Voyage Up to the Rivers Kwo'ra (Kuora) and Bi'nue (Binue) Commonly Known as the Niger and Tsadda in 1854

by BAIKIE, William Balfour;

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London, John Murray, 1856, First edition. . later half calf and marbled boards, gilt title lettering on leather spine labels, gilt decorations on spine, few words erased on margin of last page, else clean, near fine in attractively bound cover. . 8vo [23 x 14 cm]; xvi, 456 pp, engraved frontis, engraved vignette on title page with page reference written, large folding lithographed plans of ship Pleiad (clear tape repair on verso), folding map of rivers. . Work 19. 'On October 20 they reached the confluence again. Baikie had the satisfaction of knowing that he had reach a point several hundred mils higher than that previously attained. . . .[the book's] conclusion contains proposals for exploitation of his success. . . The brightest page which Baikie wrote was relegated to an appendix. This was his demonstration of the prophylactic value of quinine by the fact that not one of the Europeans on board the Pleiad died of fever'. (Lloyd - The Search for the Niger). An exciting, important… Read More
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Perpetual-Flowering Carnations

by BAILEY, Steven;

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London, Faber and Faber, [1971], First edition. . original cloth, dj (not price clipped), lightly rubbed at edge, but near fine, clean, unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 224 pp, color frontis, numerous color and bw illustrations from photos and drawings, tables, index. . A highly praised, comprehensive and detailed work which was first published as "Growing Perpetual-Flowering Carnations' but is here revised, expanded and brought up-to-date with a new title. The author was a leading grower and authority on the subject. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Guide to the Conservatory; being a concise Treatise on the Management of the Hothouse & Greenhouse; the forcing of bulbs, shrubs, etc, keeping up blooms all year; select list of the most admirable plants. .

by BAINBRIDGE, Richard;

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London, Robert Baldwin, 1842, First edition. . original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine lightly faded but lettering clear, lightly frayed at spine head, hinge repaired, very good, interior is clean and near fine. . 12mo [17.5 x 11.5 cm]; vii, 258, [vi, ads], errata, index. . The author was gardener to Lord Wenlock, and here describes the huge greenhouse operation and the many plants, including a large number of orchids (about 64 pages), month to month treatments, plant hybridizing, propagation, plants lists, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Greenhouse and Stove Plants, Flowering and Fine-Leaved, Palms, Ferns and Lycopodiums, with full Details of the Propagation and Cultivation of 500 Families of Plants, Embracing all the best kinds in Cultivation for Greenhouse, Intermediate House and Stove

by BAINES, Thomas;

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London, John Murray, 1894, . . original pictorial gilt cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, minor foxing on three leaves, a fine, clean and unmarked copy, unusually well preserved. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; [iv], 362 pp, in double columns, 40 engraved plates, including frontis with tissue guard, some being photo engravings, most from drawings. . An attractively produced book arranged alphabetically, with detailed plates including one of the carnivorous Darlingtonia Californica. The entries give details on cultivation, propagation, origin, etc, making it a useful reference. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Greenhouse and Stove Plants, Flowering and Fine-Leaved, Palms, Ferns and Lycopodiums, with full Details of the Propagation and Cultivation of 500 Families of Plants, Embracing all the best kinds in Cultivation for Greenhouse, Intermediate House and Stove

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London, John Murray, 1894, . . original pictorial gilt cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, front cover with light stain, some minor foxing in some margins, but a very good copy. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; [iv], 362 pp, in double columns, 40 engraved plates, including frontis, some being photo engravings, most from drawings. . An attractively produced book arranged alphabetically, with detailed plates including one of the carnivorous Darlingtonia Californica. The entries give details on cultivation, propagation, origin, etc, making it a useful reference. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Birds of North America; The Descriptions of Species Based Chiefly on the Collections in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution

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Philadelphia; Salem; Washington, J. B. Lippincott; Naturalist's Book Agency; A. O. P. Nicholson, 1858-60, First edition of plate volume, original edition of text volume. . plate volume in contemporary half calf, spine gilt, front internal hinge re-enforced, spine foot with large chip, marbled edges; text volume in newer black cloth and light staining and foxing, plates clean and bright. . 4to [29 x 23 cm]; 2 volumes, lvi, 1,005; vii pp, 100 fine hand-colored lithographed plates, index and tables in text volume. . The text volume is from the Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Volume IX, and was later reprinted verbatim as the text volume in Baird and Cassin's The Birds of North America, and is identical in all respects except for the title page. The text volume in this set is an actual Volume IX from the Pacific railroad set. Many of the plates were also first printed in… Read More
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The Mystery of Migration

by BAKER, Robin (editor);

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Toronto, John Wiley & Sons, [1980, First edition, Canadian issue. . original pictorial gilt cloth, dj (tiny crease), fine. . 4to [28.5 x 22 cm]; 256 pp, color frontis, numerous color and bw illus, maps, glossary, index. . This is the first book for the general reader to propose that all animals migrate from choice and with judgement and not only from instinct. It covers animals, plants and humans and surveys the subject from the earliest times to the present day and discusses the evolution of the biologists' views over time. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon

by BAKER, S. W.;

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London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855, First edition. . rebacked with cloth preserving the original pictorial boards, loss of one letter on spine, gilt decorated spine and endpapers, all edges gilted, corners slightly worn, spine lightly faded, early inscription on endpaper but a clean solid near fine copy. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xii, [i, list of plates], 423 pp, 6 color plates (chromolithographs) including the frontis, illustrations in text. . British Museum of Natural History Catalogue 89 (which copy has only 4 plates). The author, who is most famous for his exploration in search of the Nile, traveled extensively in Ceylon and describes the natural history, villages, peoples, agriculture, etc. The plates are mainly of hunting scenes and wildlife, from the author's paintings. The later editions did not have color plates. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Indian Tea; a Textbook on the Culture and Manufacture of Tea

by BALD, Claud, revised by C. J. Harrison;

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Calcutta, London, Thacker, Spink & Co., 1940, fifth edition. . original green cloth, small whole in spine, light wear, internally clean and very good. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; [iv], xvi, 471 pp, plates from photos, illustrations from drwgs, folding plan of factory, tables, glossary, index. . This is a revised and updated work covering all aspects of tea including growing, cultivating, harvesting, handling, sorting, packing, processing with good illustrations including of machinery and equipment. There are 15 pages of ads for equipment, machines and books related to tea including many with illustrations. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Last River; The Tragic Race for Shangri-la

by BALF, Todd;

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New York, Crown Publishers, [2000], First edition. . original cloth-backed boards with silver spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), fine and clean. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [x], 293, [i] pp, illus, map endpapers. . A 'breathtaking account' of the ill-fated expedition of the American whitewater paddling team into the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet to run the Yarlung Tsangpo, known at the 'Everest of rivers'. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Notes of a Naturalist in South America

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London, Kegan Paul, Tranch & Co, 1887, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering, lightly rubbed at edges, corners slightly worn, very good solid copy, clean throughout. . cr 8vo; xiii, 416pp, color folding map, index. . Borba de Moraes p 68. Interesting account of travels around the South American continent, giving the author's observations of flora and fauna, native life, geography, etc, with two appendices on meteorology and climate. He visited Brazil, Uraguay, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Panama. The author made a number of earlier expeditions, especially related to mountain climbing and edited the famous Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers, considered the cornerstone of mountaineering books. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Explorations; My Quest for Adventure and Discovery Under the Sea

by BALLARD, Robert D. with Malcolm McConnell;

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New York, Hyperion, [1995], First Edition. . original quarter cloth and boards, dj, fine. . 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; [viii], 407 pp, numerous color illus. . The author, who also wrote the Discovery of the Titanic, here describes his many feats including using bathyscaphs and submersible vehicles, exploring ocean life, geology. He describes his discovery of the Titanic, his inching down the liner's grand staircase, at 12,000 feet below sea level. He also explored the Bismarck, sunk in the second world war. It represented a significant breakthrough in deep sea exploration. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The New Eldorado, a Summer Journey to Alaska

by BALLOU, Maturin M.;

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Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889, First edition. . original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, edge lightly rubbed, else a fine clean copy, presentation inscription from the author. . 12mo [20 x 13.5 cm]; x, 352, [viii, ads] pp. . Ricks p33 cites this 1st edition of 1889. A narrative of the author's travels by rail, boat, etc, with description of the various places he passed through including Yellowstone Park, Grand Canyon, geysers, Mount Tacoma, Vancouver Island, steamship to Alaska, Cook's Inlet, forests, animal life, seals, hunting, climate, gambling in Alaska, native people, schools, Fort Wrangel, native dwellings, mastodons in Alaska, glaciers, bears, salmon, Glacier Bay, Sitka, contrast to Russian Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, Rocky mountains, etc. An attractive copy for the first edition, inscribed from the author A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Equatorial America; Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbados, and the Principal Capitals of South America

by BALLOU, Maturin M.;

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Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt vignette on cover, light fraying at ends of spine, else very good. . 8vo; x, 371 pp. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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An Essay on the Natural History of Guiana, in South Americas; containing a Description of many Curious Productions in the Animal and Vegetable Systems of that Country, together with an account of the Religion, Manners and Customs of Several Tribes . .

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London, T. Beckeet and P. A. De Hondt, 1769, First edition. . later full calf, gilt ruled on covers and spine, gilt title lettering on red morocco spine label, old and partly erased inkstamp on title margin, else a near fine copy, clean, in fine and attractive binding. . 8vo [21 x 13.5 cm]; [iv], iv, [ii], 402, [ii, ads] pp, engraved frontis of two headed snake. . The author was friends with Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestly and was a fellow of the Royal Society. An American, he was accused of spying for both Britain and United States in the American Revolution. According to Casey Wood, 220: "One of the earliest and most informative accounts of the flora and fauna of the Guianas." Sabin 3106: "A very useful and entertaining work." Field 17: 'The especial subject of the author's inquiries regarding the Indians is the nature and use of the Wourali Poison, with which their weapons are charged'. Cox II, 281. Not only a description of the natural history of the… Read More
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