Dampier Gerald (50 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. The Folio Society. Fine hardcover in publisher's slipcase. Excellent shape overall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine - New Book. A new and unread copy of this book. 106 pages. Cover price £4.99. David Pearson (illustrator). Classic.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. trade paperback in near fine condition.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Buccaneer Explorer: William Dampier's Voyages. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New.

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

Paperback. Condition: New. Dampier's observations and descriptions are as valid today as they were in the 17th century and this book is to be commended to anyone who is interested in the great early voyages of exploration. THE REVIEWWilliam Dampier [1651-1715] is the most remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. He commanded the firstgovernment-funded voyage of discovery with a specific mission to report on matters of government and science. A good seaman, but a bad commander, he spent most of his life as a privateer, buccaneer, or pirate, and his career culminated in the capture of the great treasure galleon sent each year from the New World to Spain. But he was also a great writer, author of the first major English travel book, A New Voyage Round the World, and of scientifictreatises and descriptions of natural history. His expedition to Australia was in many ways disastrous, with his ships being lost; but the book that came out of it, A Voyage to New Holland, is rich in evocative accounts ofthe peoples and places he had found or visited. He was not afraid to record things he could not explain, for `better qualified persons who shall come after me', and his books were reference works used extensively not only by subsequent voyagers but by modern scientists who continue to cite his observations. This edited account of his voyages gives an admirable picture of this fascinating and unorthodox figure in his own words. GERALD NORRIS writes on maritime and musical subjects. His books include West Country Pirates and Buccaneers, Stanford, the Cambridge Jubilee and Tchaikovsky and A Musical Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland.…

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

paperback. Condition: Good. Signed. Signed by the Author. An engaging account of the remarkable journeys of William Dampier, one of the first English explorers to circumnavigate the globe. The book traces his adventures as a buccaneer, naturalist, and navigator, combining exploration with early scientific observation. A fascinating read for those interested in maritime history and early exploration. SIGNED COPY.…

Condition: new.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In great condition.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: New. 2005. Revised ed. Paperback. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456. William Dampier's Voyages. 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight: 456. . . . . .…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. William Dampier. Buccaneer Explorer. William Dampier; Edited with an Introduction by Gerald Norris. Published by The Folio Society, 1994. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 268pp. with frontispiece portrait; 14 glossy illustrated plates, mapped endpapers. Pictorial cloth boards with gilt spine titles; housed in a black slipcase. In fine unread condition. William Dampier (1651-1715) was an English explorer, pirate, navigator, and naturalist, circumnavigated the world 3 times and was the first Englishman to explore Australia.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Dampier's observations and descriptions are as valid today as they were in the 17th century and this book is to be commended to anyone who is interested in the great early voyages of exploration. THE REVIEWWilliam Dampier [1651-1715] is the most remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. He commanded the firstgovernment-funded voyage of discovery with a specific mission to report on matters of government and science. A good seaman, but a bad commander, he spent most of his life as a privateer, buccaneer, or pirate, and his career culminated in the capture of the great treasure galleon sent each year from the New World to Spain. But he was also a great writer, author of the first major English travel book, A New Voyage Round the World, and of scientifictreatises and descriptions of natural history. His expedition to Australia was in many ways disastrous, with his ships being lost; but the book that came out of it, A Voyage to New Holland, is rich in evocative accounts ofthe peoples and places he had found or visited. He was not afraid to record things he could not explain, for `better qualified persons who shall come after me', and his books were reference works used extensively not only by subsequent voyagers but by modern scientists who continue to cite his observations. This edited account of his voyages gives an admirable picture of this fascinating and unorthodox figure in his own words. GERALD NORRIS writes on maritime and musical subjects. His books include West Country Pirates and Buccaneers, Stanford, the Cambridge Jubilee and Tchaikovsky and A Musical Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland.…

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Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xxii + 268pp, very well-illustrated, bound in orange brown decorated cloth, gilt lettered, with accompanying black slipcase, the book is in very good condition with no markings or annotations, and the slipcase is very good but with the usual slight scratches, The Folio Society, London, 1994. RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. The Folio Society, 1994. Hardback, slip-case, 8vo, xxii,268pp, illust. Slip-case (not original?) swashed and broken. A fair copy. /0.9uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).…

xxii+268pp. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth. Colour frontis., b/w illustrations, maps. A few spots on edges, otherwise a very good copy in slipcase.

Condition: New. 2005. Revised ed. Paperback. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456. William Dampier's Voyages. 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight: 456. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Pictorial brown cloth hardcover, in slipcase. Illustrated. A clean, tight and handsome copy -- very neat! Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.