Robert B Minturn (39 results)

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

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

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Fair condition. Covers and spine faded and stained; spine rubbed and chipped. endpaper seams cracking, binding still intact Contents clean, no marking or writing. 466 pp., Foldout frontis colored map of India. Not pretty, but complete, and priced accordingly: a reading copy, and possible rebinding candidate. 19th, Asia, Century, History, India, South, Travel,

Condition: New. In.

PF. Condition: New.

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

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st ed. folding map (as frontis), xi, [2], [14]-488p. plus 4p. publisher's advertisements. Original cloth. 20cm. Minor cover fraying. Contents browned with some light staining in margins. Pages 20-37 on Australia; pages 37-84 on China; balance on travel in India.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 488 pages : 1 folded map. 3d edition. Publisher's blind-stamped binding very good, light wear to corners and to head and foot of spine, gold-stamped lettering and device to spine faded but clear; hinges strong, folding map very good, contents clean and attractive. 720 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Patterned brown cloth. 8vo. 488pp. Folding hand-colored map. An account of the author's six-month tour in India prior to the outbreak of the Indian Rebellion. Robert Bowne Minturn was an American shipping magnate whose company owned the clipper ship "Flying Cloud". A very good copy with some light wear to the spine tips. The text is very good with some light soiling and wear. A few pages have some light spotting in the margins. The map is good with some light chipping at the left side and one small closed tear.

Condition: New. pp. 485.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book details the author's observations, experiences, and impressions of life in Australia, China, Sri Lanka, and other locations throughout Asia. Rich in historical, social, and cultural context, the author travelled extensively throughout this region prior to the Indian rebellion of 1857. Themes of culture shock, imperialism, religion, the opium trade, slavery, and the beauty of the natural world are interwoven throughout. This book provides fascinating insights into the peoples, customs, and events shaping these regions during the mid-19th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Condition: New. pp. 485.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Robert Bowne Minturn Jr.'s account of his voyages around the world. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece.Minturn was an American shipping magnate of the firm, Grinnell, Minturn & Co, which is best known as being the owners of the clipper ship 'Flying Cloud'. This work details his voyages and travels in connection with his work.With the former owner's inscription C. B. Failey to a front blank.With a four page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with small losses to cloth in these regions. Joints starting, with boards a touch tender. Inscription to a front blank. Internally, pages 193 to 214 detached and loosely inserted, with text block separated between pages 192 and 215. Pages generally clean and bright. Significant closed tear to folding map. Fair. book.

Condition: New. pp. 485.

484 pp. + appendix and publisher's catalogue. The colored folding map is present. 8vo, publisher's green cloth. First edition. A few light splashes to front board and some light chipping to the extremities of the spine; waterstain to bottom 1/4 to 1/2" of first one hundred pages; else a nice copy.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First American Edition. 488pp. Original brown ribbed cloth; spine ends and corners worn, 4 small whitish damp-spots on rear cover, else good. Pages moderately toned. 2 duplicate folding frontis maps of India (partially hand-colored); each has right margin closed tear affecting image (each approx 2 inches).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Octavo. 488, [5]pp., folding map in color. Brown cloth stamped in blind and titled in gilt. Some sunning and a spot on the spine and a litle wear at the crown, modest tear on the folding map with no loss, a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. 1st. Full red calf, gilt double rule on front and back covers, ornately decorated panelled spine, marbled edges and endpapers, 466 pp. Professionally rebacked, wear to spine and extremities, otherwise very good condition.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Poor. First Edition. Appears to be inscribed by the author "Robt Shaw Russell with best regards of the Author, 1874" , Robt Shaw Russell (1850-1887). A gripping mid-19th-century travel account charting a global journey via South America, Australia and Asia en route to Delhi. Minturn's narrative brings together frontier logging, colonial ports, maritime crossings and the final stage of his journey into British India. A superb rarity for travel-writing collectors, especially those interested in early global route narratives and Anglo-American exploration. Author was a Columbia University graduate. Inscribed by Author.

Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xi, [1], [13]-488, [4]ads. folding partly coloured map. original blind-stamped cloth (short tear in map - no loss, inner front hinge cracked). Presentation Copy from the Author. Third Edition. The author was the son of a prominent American merchant. This account of his six-month tour of India presents a description of the country just before the mutiny of 1857. cfSmith M86. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 466 pp.+ Large Hand WaterColored FoldOut Map, Marbled e.p., Marbled edgepapers, Period Full Brn Leather with Raised Ridges on Spine, Elaborate Gilt Design & Title, Double Ruled Gilt Lines around Front & Back Covers, Gilt spine design bit faint else VG & Crisp, 1st English Ed.

Third edition; 8vo (20 x 13.5 cm); folding colour map of India, a little toned, one small tear to map fold; near-contemporary full blue morocco by Matthews, gilt borders and turn-ins to boards, spine in gilt gilt compartments with red morocco onlay, all edges gilt, a very good copy; xi, (13)-488 pp. A captivating travel journal with 31 of 39 chapters dedicated to India, with dedicated sections on Calcutta, Benares, Lucknow, Meerut and the Himalayas, Delhi, Agra, Jaipoor, Rajputana, Ellora, and bombay, as well as descriptions of the government, climate, history (including a description of the Sikhs), army, and economics of the country.

Condition: VG. NY 1858 first edition. Appleton. Hardcover. Octavo, 488pp., color foldout map of India as frontispiece ( map is VG with no tears). Good, exlibrary with spine number and stamps on end papers and tp; pocket; text faintly toned but clean. Hinges not cracked.

The map depicts India just prior to the mutiny against the East India Company. The author, despite recognizing that a defense of East India Company governmental policy would most likely be futile, attempts such a defense here. In the course of his explanation, he provides a detailed cross-section of India, including military history, religious factionism, and the role of Islam in the revolt. SABIN 49337. SMITH TRAVELLERS M86. Original blindstamped cloth. Spine faded and chipped at head, corners bumped and worn. Front free endpaper excised. Internally clean and bright. Very good.