Indes, First Edition (624 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Fine Hardcover in fine dust jacket. First Edition thus (stated) AND First Printing (full number line). New York: Norton & Co., 1996. 272 pp. 4to. Facsimile of illustrated "Drake" manuscript, which details plants, animals and indigenous life ways in the Americas, probably composed in the 16th century. Forward by Patrick O'Brien in english; text of manuscript is French. Ships fast with tracking/delivery confirmation.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Text in English & French.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 205 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'. xxiv +128pp., including index and bibliography, with b/w photos and illustrations throughout. Light shelfwear and rubbing to edges, else in Very Good condition (binding is tight, text is clean) in a Very Good dust jacket; (moderate edgewear). // Civilization of the American Indian Series Volume 84. WHAR.99.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Color Illustrations (illustrator). 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION THUS, Copyright Date: 1996 Quarto, Green Cloth, Color Illustrations, PP.272, A Wonderful Picture Of Daily Life At the Time Of Sir Francis Drake's Visits To The Caribbean In The Late Sixteenth Century.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition cloth hard cover with dust jacket, NF/NF. Facsimile of 16th Century manuscript. Unmarked, crisp copy. 272pp., illustrated by full page color reproductions of paintings in the original manuscript. Known early on as The Drake Manuscript, it was given the title Histoire Naturelle Des Indes when it was bound in the 18th Century. The illustrations give a picture of daily life, regional plant and animal life of the West Indies. Published at $59.95. Large book: NO international or priority orders. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Precace by Charles E. Pierce, Jr. Foreword by Patrick O'Brian. Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenobrg. Translations by Ruth S. Kraemer. 272 pages with illustrations by Drake. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. From the Paris Opera House, Numerous articles & illustrations, and the French libretto of the Indes galantes, Opera-ballet in a prologue and four acts, libretto by Louis Fuzelier. Insert Program of the performance at the Palais Garnier in 1999, with photos and presentation of the actors, 16 pp. Language: French.

Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/F. xxiv+272pp, colour illustrations throughout, a fine copy. A facsimile of the Histoire Naturelle Des Indes which was probably painted by a French Huguenot who crossed to the West Indies with Drake at the end of the 16th century. This edition with an English translation of the text at the end. 1750 grams.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Very Good/Good+. Color Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good/Good+. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. 4to., 272pp., dust jacket light shelf wear to edges and corners, light creasing, otherwise quite good; cover very light shelf wear to edges and corners, otherwise very good; pencil note on front free-endpaper, half-title page and last page of text block are lightly stained, title page light rubbed(?) spot, top edge of text block lightly stained, otherwise pages clean and unmarked. .

Paper covered boards. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 95 pp. Illus. with 96 b/w photos. 4to. A near fine copy in a very good repaired dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Octavo, 18 cm. 353 pp., folding map. Bound in modern brown calf, brown leather spine labels. Pages tanned. Folding map present in rear.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. First American Edition. Vg- in publisher's wraps; wear and creasing to wraps; presentation copy inscribed by author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: New. First Edition; First Printing. Brand New book sealed in the publisher's original shrinkwrap. Flawless and in perfect condition. ; Text in English and French. ; English and French Edition; 8.25 X 1 X 11.75 inches; 272 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Plates (illustrator). First Edition. Paris, France: Le Monde Nouveau. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. written entirely in French . Sm 4to., 842 pp., cover shelf wear to edges and corners, corners and spine tips bumped, spine tips rubbed/chipped/frayed, spine faded, spine water stained (?), light soiling, otherwise good; front and rear hinges cracked, pages age-toned, otherwise pages clean and unmarked. .

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Published for the auction held 20 June/juin 1988 in Monaco. Tiny creases to front and back covers; otherwise in excellent condition. Price list stapled to title page.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 272 pages; Physical desc.: xxii, 272 p. : ill. (col.) ; 31 cm. In 1983, The Pierpoint Morgan Library received, as the bequest of Clara S. Peck, an extraordinary volume whose beautiful paintings and descriptions document the plant, animal, and human life of the Caribbean late in the sixteenth century. Spaniards had already begun to exert influence over the indigenous people of the area when explorers from England and France arrived, among them Sir Francis Drake. The book, known as "The Drake Manuscript, " and titled Histoire Naturelle des Indes when it was bound in the eighteenth century, gives us a wonderful picture of daily life at the time of Drake's many visits to the region. Although Drake's connection to the manuscript is uncertain, he is mentioned on more than one occasion by the authors. Drake himself is known to have painted, but none of his work survives. The work presented, here in full facsimile for the first time, is from the hands of two or more artists, most likely French, and the descriptions are French as well. 4 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. With "The Story of the Garrison-Morton Bibliography of Medical Classics" by Leslie T. Morton. Foreword by Gertrude L. Annan. 8vo. xxiv, 147 pp. Original red cloth. Fine.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Colored Engravng (illustrator). 1st. 1790 print, one page, disbound Size: 4.5" x 7.5".

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Colored Engravng (illustrator). 1st. 1790 print, one page, disbound Size: 4.5" x 7.5".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, In Very Good Condition. 318 Pages With The Index., With A Very Good Dust Jacket.books are NOT signed. We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 318 pages; Description: 318 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 26 cm. Bibliography: p. 307-308. Subjects: Rugs--India. 4 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. LIMITED TO 1500 COPIES. ix, 166pp. 4 colour plates and 32 b&w. Internally very nice clean condition. Cloth to boards is faded at spine and marked with wear to corners and tear to cloth at top of spine. export orders go by airmail only tracked Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall 0.0 0.0.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 279 pp. Sm. 8vo. Inscribed by the author. A very good copy, gift inscription on first blank, leaves browned, color photo of Gandhi tipped-in as a frontis, repaired table of contents in rear in a near fine cloth binding.

1st Ed., in the Marins à la Bataille series. (4), 122 PP with 2 maps and 12 drawings by Haffner. Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper, few foxing spots on edges. Very good. French text. 19 x 14. In February 1915, the guns of 2 French warships Requin and d'Entrecasteaux repelled an attack by Turkish forces on the Suez Canal (The Way to India).

1st Ed., in Collection Magellane Poche, introduced, annotated and translated in French by Paul Teyssier. 123, (3) PP with 1 map, 2 charts and 3 b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Faint foxing. Fine. Small format: 17.5 x 11.3. Anonymous account (credited to Alvaro Velho), of the first voyage to India by Vasco da Gama.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. W. W. Norton, 1996. 1st edition. First printing. Hardbound. A facsimile of the Drake Manuscript, an anonymous work describing and illustrating the plant, animal and human life of the Caribbean late in the sixteenth century. Preface by Charles Pierce; Foreword by Patrick O'Brien; and Introduction by Klinkenborg. Trans. from French. 150+ color plates. 7.5 x 12 in. New in a new d.j., a tight unread copy. Green cloth, gilt. Printed throughout in color. Preface by Charles E. Pierce, Jr. Foreward by Patrick O'Brian. The first full facsimile of the 16th century manuscript acquired by the Pierpont Morgan Library in 1983. It is a descriptive documentation of plant, animal and human life in the Caribbean at the time of Drake's many visits to the area. The association with Sir Francis Drake is uncertain, but possible, and, to that end, O'Brian gives a fascinating account of Drake the Voyager in the Foreword. A translation of the manuscript, by Ruth S. Kraemer, follows the facsimile. Natural history . FERRY.

First Edition. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-blocked calf over bevelled boards with a gilt-blocked and ribbed spine. Remains preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 574 pages. Subjects; Louis Bromfield. 20th century fiction. Fiction in French. 3 Kg.

First Edition, FINE in FINE dust jacket. Sir Francis Drake's manuscript on the natural history and peoples of the Indies.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 272 pages; Physical desc.: xxii, 272 p. : ill. (col.) ; 31 cm. In 1983, The Pierpoint Morgan Library received, as the bequest of Clara S. Peck, an extraordinary volume whose beautiful paintings and descriptions document the plant, animal, and human life of the Caribbean late in the sixteenth century. Spaniards had already begun to exert influence over the indigenous people of the area when explorers from England and France arrived, among them Sir Francis Drake. The book, known as "The Drake Manuscript, " and titled Histoire Naturelle des Indes when it was bound in the eighteenth century, gives us a wonderful picture of daily life at the time of Drake's many visits to the region. Although Drake's connection to the manuscript is uncertain, he is mentioned on more than one occasion by the authors. Drake himself is known to have painted, but none of his work survives. The work presented, here in full facsimile for the first time, is from the hands of two or more artists, most likely French, and the descriptions are French as well. 3 Kg.