Search results 32 Found

Book. Octavo; Fair; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print, call number label at bottom; Boards in green cloth with gold print, mitred edges, tattering to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, mild wear to edges, else mild shelfwear; Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, cracked hinges front and rear, front flyleaf chipping and separated from binding, small label on rear pastedown, penciled library marking in gutter of p. iii, else clean and tight; xviii, 388 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates) + tipped-in folded map. 1362426. FP New Rockville Stock.

Maroon cloth on boards with attractive gilt illustration on cover. Spine lightly rubbed at head/foot. Frontis with tissue guard.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 374 p.

Used-Acceptable. Poor hardback in red cloth. Reissue of USA edition of 1878. Appears to be complete, but lacks illustration of Captain Nares on the title page. Probably book was put together using US or UK sheets, with replacement title page. 1st USA edition published by Harper & Bros, 1877. Internally near VG, but cloth worn & a little stained; spine has been clumsily reglued.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 374 p.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 374 p.

Bound in publisher's cloth. 244 p: ill., map, ports. Nova Scotia: p. 69-75. Gift inscription, stamp. Fold out map has a tear at the fold.

PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.

viii-xxiv, 319pp; frontispiece with tanned tissue guard, one folded map to rear, illustrated, eps. foxed and page edges too; no d/j, maroon boards, gilt title to spine, spine faded a little, light edgewear; ex-library label inside. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.

xviii, 388[+ads. ]pp. Octavo. First American edition. Publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth with a gold gilt illustration of the "Challenger" stamped to the front board and gilt lettering and decorations stamped to the spine. Beveled edges to the boards. Brown coated endpapers. Previous owner's bookplates on the endpapers. Heavily illustrated with black and white plates and a large folding map. School presentation inscription on the front fly-leaf. Some wear along the edges of the boards, mostly to the tail of the spine. A tight and clean copy in very good condition. An account of a major Round the World oceanographic cruise in H.M.S. Challenger under the direction of Professor Sir Charles Wyllie Thomson, F.R.S. The major scientific emphasis was on a study of the seabed, but the narrative covers an extensive description of the places visited. Please note that this book was previously owned by Lieutenant Commander Andrew David of the Royal Navy. David's bookplate is on the front free endpaper.