James Wathen (32 results)

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Condition: New. pp. 272.

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Condition: New. pp. 272.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback in good condition. Pages in good clean condition. Soft crushing to spine ends. Cover is slightly marked. Creasing to spine.

Condition: As New. Like New condition. (order of st. john) A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

paperback. Condition: As New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. WILLIAMS Mrs. IBBETSON. CARTWRIGHT T. BAKER J. GRIFFITH M. WATHEN J. STRINGER S. BLUCK J. SNELL. (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Bakers rare Guide to Wales with the equally rare French Invasion! 94 B&W plates! Second edition, two volumes in modern two tone boards, some blind tooling, spines with gilt titles to red & black morocco labels. Vol 1, 1791, engraved title page with vignette, [5], 8-186 pp, 53 pls (29 oblong, 25 oval). Vol 2, 1794, [3], (vi) only, [1], (iv) only, [1], 6-186, 199-222 pp, lacks 187-198? and anything beyond p222, 18 pls (14 oval, 4 oblong). French Invasion, 1797, [2], [1], 2-9 pp, 23 pls, (14 oblong, 9 oval). Includes 3 plans. New Endpapers, p 24 mis-numbered 4, occasional spotting, some darkening to a few leaves, 1 leaf trimmed to 1 edge, small hole to edge of 1 pl, text blocks watermarked J Whatman. (200 *195 mm). (ESTC T230293 / T213579). Although its entitled Local Beauties of Wales only 9 pages state North and South Wales, the remainder just South Wales, none state just North Wales! Rare do you find a copy of any of Bakers works complete!

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 276. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1814 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 276.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Large trade paperback. Clean pages free of noted marks. Solid, square binding with no cracks to spine. Light edgewear only; a nice copy. 689 pp. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A very nice copy signed and inscribed by author. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Cover has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available. Signed by Author.

4°. XX, 246 S., mit 24 altkolorierten Aquatintatafeln. Halbleder im Stil der Zeit mit Rückenschildern und leichter Rückenvergoldung, (gering beschabt). Erste und einzige Ausgabe. - Abbey, Travel 517; Cordier BS 2107; Mendelssohn II, 591. - Beschreibung einer Reise, an der der englische Geschäftsmann James Wathen (1751-1828) an Bord eines Schiffes der East India Company teilnahm. Über Madeira und dem Kap der Guten Hoffnung reiste man nach Madras, Penang, Malacca, Singapore, Macao und China und zurück über St. Helena. - Die hübschen Tafeln nach Vorlagen des Autors zeigen Landschaften, Tempel und Ortschaften Indiens, Malaysias, Chinas, sowie St. Helenas. - Etwas stockfleckig, Namensschild auf Innendeckel. // 4to. XX, 246 pp., with 24 coloured aquatint plates. Modern half calf in contemporary style, with label on spine, slight gilt tooling on spine, (minimal worn). - First and only edition. - Abbey, Travel 517; Cordier BS 2107; Mendelssohn II, 591. Description of a voyage via Madeira and the Cape of Good Hope to Madras, Penang, Malacca, Singapore, Macao and China and back via St. Helena. The English merchant James Wathen (1752-828) took part on board of a ship of the East Indian Company. The beautiful plates, after drawings by the author, depict landscapes, temples and towns in India, Malaysia and China. Some foxing, name on inner cover.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. 4to., xx., 246 pp. c.p 24 uncoloured aquatints, partly unopened, uncut browned edges. Ownership name to front pastedown and an unfilled presentation label. endpapers lightly browned, partly split along hinge, title page cockled probably secondary to the college library label pasted to verso. Age related cockling, light, mostly marginal browning, sporadic foxing spots, some offsetting from the plates, good in original publishers boards with paper covered spine and original paper title label, all browned, rubbed with minor marks, splits at top and bottom of hinges, good Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Journal of a Voyage in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China; Returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena; in the H.C.S. The Hope, Capt. James Pendergrass,  First Edition, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 4pp. of advertisements ("Oriental Works Lately Imported by Black, Parry & Co. Booksellers to the Honourable East India Company", 1 July 1814) at end, 3 small spots on title but generally very clean, half red morocco gilt by Roger de Coverley [Abbey Travel 517; Lust 386], 4to, J. Nichols, 1814. The views include India, Malaysia, Macao, Canton and St Helena. Provenance: William Orme Foster (1814-1899), bookplate of Apley Park bookplate. Foster, an iron master and Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire from 1857-1868, purchased the Apley Park estate near Bridgnorth in 1868; by descent to the present owner.

Condition: Very Good. 1814. Hardcover. A Truly fine copy in original polished calf neatly rebacked, illustrated with twenty-four hand-coloured plates, some light foxing, Wathen was born in Hereford in 1751 (?) where he worked as a glover. When he retired, he went on walking excursions in all parts of Britain and Ireland making countless sketches of interesting objects and views as he went. This book is a report of his experiences and encounters on his voyage to India, China, Ceylon, Macao and Singapore in 1811 and 1812. This early travel journal started when the ship Hope set off from Gravesend to India and China and includes Wathen's commentaries on the botany, food and cultures experienced during the voyage. His narrative is lively and his account of Eastern life is minute and interesting. Wathe died in 1822. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1814. Hardcover. A Truly fine copy in original polished calf neatly rebacked, illustrated with twenty-four hand-coloured plates, some light foxing, Wathen was born in Hereford in 1751 (?) where he worked as a glover. When he retired, he went on walking excursions in all parts of Britain and Ireland making countless sketches of interesting objects and views as he went. This book is a report of his experiences and encounters on his voyage to India, China, Ceylon, Macao and Singapore in 1811 and 1812. This early travel journal started when the ship Hope set off from Gravesend to India and China and includes Wathen's commentaries on the botany, food and cultures experienced during the voyage. His narrative is lively and his account of Eastern life is minute and interesting. Wathe died in 1822. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. (First edition). Quarto, xx, 246pp., illustrated with 24 hand-colored aquatints. In period (or perhaps a little later) 3/4 brown polished calf and marbled boards with red-orange endpapers. Some dampstaining to front board, with chips and nicks to the extremities of the boards. Possible water damage to part of the spine, and the front outer joint is partially cracked, though the board is holding strong. One plate (opposite page 67, depicting the Pagoda), was poorly trimmed by the printer, with the bottom part of the plate title cut off, and the plate appearing slightly canted on the leaf (the illustration itself is entirely present). Some scattered foxing to a few leaves, but generally an unfoxed example, with only some mild, normal age-toning to the single leaves opposite a few of the plates). Some dampstaining to parts of the text and some of the plates, most obviously in about the last sixth of the book. This could be significantly improved by a professional conservator, if desired. There is no half-title (we are unsure if this is as issued or not). Overall, an unsophisticated and unrestored complete copy of this notable travel account, overall a good or better copy. (Abbey, Travel 517). Please contact us for more images.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 312 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.77 inches. This item is printed on demand.

This view was taken from the flagstaff on the small battery of the Signal House. The rocks stand at the South West point of the Island, at a part entitled Lot's Wife's Beach. Published in Wathen's "A Series of Views Illustrative of the Island of St.Helena". Size: 295 x 240 mm. Aquatint engraving in original colour. Good condition.

This aquatint view was taken from a North East direction, looking back at the island from the sea. Published in Wathen's "A Series of Views Illustrative of the Island of St.Helena". Size: 240 x 295 mm. Aquatint engraving in original colour. Good condition.

México, Editorial Seisa, 1984, 15x21, 235 páginas. Muy buen estado. Encuadernación editorial en tapa blanda. OBRA EN EL ALMACEN LLAMAR ANTES DE PASAR A RECOGER. (67671).

At the base of the mountain, there appears a part of the Barracks at the top of Ladder Hill, and on the right, at the lower part of the engraving, are the tops of some Pine trees in the plantation round the Governor's House. Sugar-loaf mountain is seen on the right. Published in Wathen's "A Series of Views Illustrative of the Island of St.Helena". Size: 240 x 295 mm. Aquatint engraving in original colour. Good condition.

First edition of this attractive, informative and well-illustrated travelogue. In 1811, Wathen (1751-1828), a glover from Hereford, occupied his retirement with numerous expeditions mostly within the British Isles, and many written up for the Gentleman's Magazine, to which he was a frequent contributor. In 1811 he sailed to India and China with Captain James Pendergrass, an old school friend, the voyage resulting in the present work which, published to generally favourable reviews, includes seven views of India, six of Indonesia, nine of China, and two of St. Helena. "The author displays in every thing a picturesque turn of fancy, and is attracted on all occasions by the visible imagery which surrounds him. Both by his descriptions and his sketches, he has added to our knowledge of Madras and its neighbourhood, of Pulo-penang, and of Canton; and he will be followed by the reader and the gazer with much gratification and little fatigue" (The Monthly Review, vol. 77, 1815, p.278). An pencilled note in the margin at p.81 reveals an intriguing incident. One evening while being entertained by Mr. Griffiths "a very opulent merchant, the only surviving partner of the House of Hope and Company", they were "honoured with the company of two distinguished Indian chiefs for about an hour in the evening". They arrived in "eight elegant palanquins. proceeded and followed by numerous retinue with lighted flambeaux. the guests were said to be an uncle and his nephew. The elder spoke a little English. the dresses and turbans of these visitors were splendidly ornamented with gold and jewels. They drank some wine, and stayed about an hour. we were informed that they were relations of the present Nabob of Arcot". The marginal note reads "Ed. Griffiths of Newcourt & his brother were these Indian chiefs. Auctore E.G. ipso. 1864". Abbey Travel II 517; Cordier, p.2107, misdated to 1824; Lust 386; Mendelssohn II, p.591. Tall quarto (266 x 215 mm). 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Clark after the author's own sketches. Contemporary streaked calf, rebacked in sheep, black morocco label, lozenges in blind to the compartments, panel in gilt to the boards, marbled edges and endpapers, the endpapers later. A little rubbed, particularly at the board edges, some offsetting from and to the plates and text-block lightly browned as usual, remains a very good copy.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 394. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1816 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: Dutch Pages: 394.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: Dutch,ÿFlemish. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1816. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - Dutch,ÿFlemish, Pages: - 394, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 394.

London 1814, Nichols. 3/4 New leather spine over marbled boards, 241p., + list of plates, 24 hand colored beautiful aquatints from drawings by the author, very good copy, as issued 22 x 26.5 cm, an exceptionally R A R E B O O K ! A fascinating and detailed account of the people encountered, customs & products, on his voyage to India, China, Ceylon, Macao, Singapore &c. *** A nice early travel voyage record, that was begun from Gravesend to India and China in January 1811. Written as a narrative, this is a lucid report by a well educated person & keen observer. * The crew included 139 officers and men, 12 passengers, 100 recruits, 6 women, 40 Chinese seamen and 87 Portuguese and Lascar seamen, and off they went. A beautiful commentary on what was seen, their adventures, botany, food found, cultures observed and human nature aboard the ship. * THE PALTES With following plates: New custom-house and buildings near the Black Town, Madras; Fort St. George; Bramin's tomb; Great Pagoda at Conjeveram; View from the summit of the great Pagoda; Second view from the Pagoda; Chingleput & Scenery; View of jetty George Town Pulo Penang; View ascending the hill Penang; Treloa House George Town; House & Mill of Mr. Amee Chinese miller; Ancient Gateway Malacca; Franciscan Monastery at Macao; Church of St. Lazarus Macao; Camoens' Cave; View from Camoen's Garden Macao; Anson's Bay Bocca Tigris; Tigris to second bar Pagoda; River to Bocca Tigris; View Banquetting-room at Mr. Pon-que- qua's house; Part of the India Company's Factories and China street Canton; Col. Doveton's House St. Helena; James Town, St. Helena. *** A great primary work on an Asian voyage, nicely illustrated. *** REFERENCES: Abbey Travel, 517 * Lust 386 * H. Cordier: Sinica p.2107 ***.

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