Lord Amherst Hackney (9 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. Blue hardcover. Text free of marks. Map included. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Limited Large Paper copy, one of 100 printed. Volume I only. Bound in the publisher's half vellum; externally rather worn, with the vellum heavily discoloured and grubby, with losses and wear at the tail of the spine and occasionally throughout. The spine is cocked. The cloth covered boards are generally smart, with just occasional rubbing and wear, and one or two instances of fraying at the edges. The binding is tender, in particular at the hinges, with the cords exposed. Reinforcement to the gutter verso of the frontispiece. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional spots. Illustrated with three maps, and seventeen plates including folding examples; collated and complete. A limited edition, edited by Lord Amherst of Hackney and Basil Thomson, and illustrated throughout.

lxxxvi, 191. 282 pp. Large octavo. Two volumes. Rebound in half leather and blue cloth boards. Gilt lines and lettering on the spine. Boards in very good shape, with minor scuffing on the covers. Edges untrimmed and lightly dust soiled. Laid paper. Numerous unopened pages throughout both volumes. Light foxing on the endpapers of the volumes, otherwise clean copies. Volume I features 17 illustrations and three maps. Volume II contains 16 illustrations. Please note that Volume II is missing one of the two fold out maps; the other map has damage to the illustrations, so a good reading set but not a good fit for collectors. As a note of provenance, these volumes formerly belonged to Lieutenant Commander Andrew David of the Royal Navy. David was a prominent hydrographic specialist who has served with the Hakluyt Society and the Society for Nautical Research. David's bookplate is on the pastedown. Please note that these volumes are oversized and very heavy. Additional shipping charges will apply. They have his bookplates on the front free endpapers. Please note that these volumes are heavy; additional shipping charges may apply.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Published: 1901. Limited edition. No. 1 of 100 copies. DESCRIPTION: Complete in two volumes bound in light blue leather spine and blue cloth boards. Volume I features 17 illustrations and three maps. Volume II contains 16 illustrations. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to corners, edges and spine neds. Light wear to leather and cloth with minor blemishes and scuffing. Tightly bound with new endpapers and strong hinges. Untrimmed page edges. Occasional marks and spots to a few pages or reverse sides of some plates. Missing chart of Pacific Islands to rear of Vol II. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages lxxxvi, 482. Size: 27cm by 19.5cm. AUTHOR: Historical account of Alvaro de Mendanas 1568 expedition providing an insight into early European exploration of the Pacific. This book offers a detailed account of early encounters between Europeans and the indigenous peoples of the Solomon Islands and serves as a valuable resource for historians and scholars interested in the history of exploration, colonization, and the Pacific Islands POSTAGE: PLEASE NOTE - This is a heavy item and may require additional postage for overseas deliveries. We will contact you if additional charges are required. Please see our postage policy on our shop front for more information.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Quartos. 2 volumes: lxxxvi, 192 pages; [2], pages 193- 482. Illustrated with photograph frontispiece portraits, color folding maps, engravings and photographs. 2 folding maps in the rear pocket of volume 2. Light blue cloth covered boards with vellum corners, joints and spines. Gilt stamped titles on the spines. Untrimmed foredge and bottom edges. Light to moderate foxing to the contents. Tipped in between the right front flyleaf and the front blank end paper of volume 1 is the printed statement "100 Copies Printed on Large Paper" (not numbered). Inscription on the right front flyleaf reads: "Allie & Evelyn from Amherst of Hackney D'allington? 16th Feburary 1903.".