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Found 61 books for Rare Early Explorations Books (17-24 of 61)

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Book by Layard, Austen Henry; Nineveh and its Remains. Two vols., New York, 1849.
Layard, Austen Henry; Nineveh and its Remains. Two vols., New York, 1849. Octavo, pp.viii, 326, frontispiece, folded map (Kurdistan, Mesopotamia), 7 plates (some folded. pp. x, 373, frontispiece, 86 plates and illus.
PRICE: $550.00
Book by Lempriere, William; A Tour from Gibraltor to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, Tarudant and thence over Mount Atlas to Morocco . . . London, 1791.
Lempriere, William; A Tour from Gibraltor to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, Tarudant and thence over Mount Atlas to Morocco . . . London, 1791. Octavo, pp. xl, 464, folded map of "Empire of Morocco.
PRICE: $500.00
Book by Lieut. James M. Gillis; The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition To The Southern Hemisphere, During The Years 1849-52. House Exc. Doc. 121, 33rd Cong., 1st Sess., Washington, 1855.
Gillis, Lieut. James M. The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition To The Southern Hemisphere, During The Years 1849-52. House Exc. Doc. 121, 33rd Cong., 1st Sess., Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, 1855.
PRICE: $750.00
Book by Macomb, J. N.; & Newberry, J. S.; Report of the Exploring Expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Junction of the Grand and Green Rivers of the Great Colorado of the West, in 1859. Washington, 1876.
Macomb, J. N.; & Newberry, J. S.; Report of the Exploring Expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Junction of the Grand and Green Rivers of the Great Colorado of the West, in 1859. Washington, 1876. Quarto, pp. vii, 152, 22 plates, (some colored), text illustrations, large folded map.
PRICE: $4,000.00
Book by Verplanck Colvin; Report on the Progress of the Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Region of New York for the Year 1879. Albany, 1880.
Colvin, Verplanck; Report on the Progress of the Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Region of New York for the Year 1879. Albany, 1880. Octavo, pp. 536, colored frontispiece view of Lake Tear of the Clouds, 32 plates (some folded views), seven large folded maps.
PRICE: $800.00
Book by William H. Emory; Notes of a Military Reconnoissance from Fort Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. Washington, HED #41, 30th Congress, 1848.
Emory, William H.; Notes of a Military Reconnoissance from Fort Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. Washington, HED #41, 30th Congress, 1848. Octavo, pp. 614, 68 plates, 3 folded maps and plans.
PRICE: $1,400.00
Early English Printed Book, Epitome of chronicles: Coopers chronicle, 1560.
Lanquet, Thomas, & Thomas Cooper; Epitome of chronicles: Coopers chronicle : conteininge the whole discourse of the histories as well of this realme, as all other countreis, with the succession of their kynges, the time of their raigne, and what notable actes were done by them, newly enlarged and augmented, as well in the first part with diuers profitable histories, as in the latter ende with the whole summe of those thinges that Paulus Iouius and Sleidane hath written of late yeres, that is, from the beginnyng of Kyng Henrie the eightes raigne vnto the late death of Queene Marie, Containing also The computacion of the ages of the worlde. by me Thomas Cooper. Published : Londini : Printed in the house late Thomas Berthelettes, 1560.

This rare chronicle is complete and in a early 20th century full calf with gilt spine titles and decorative spine panels. The binding is in fine condition. The text is clean with an early penned signature on the title page. The pages are clean with wide margins and a few early penned side notes in the margins and an early penned letter tipped in loose at the rear. In very good condition.

PRICE: $6,300.00
Exploration and Travel by, W. Rickmer Rickmers, The Duab of Turkestan
Rickmers, W. Rickmer; The Duab of Turkestan, a Physiographic Sketch and Account of Travels. Cambridge; at the University Press, 1913. Large quarto, pp. xv, 564, frontispiece, 69 full-page plates (including 2 folding panoramas), 132 other photographs, plans and maps, and two folding maps.

The work is complete and in the original cloth with gilt titles. The binding is tight, scuffing to the boards and smudge on lower spine edge. The text is very clean and free of any marking, front inner hinge nicely tightened. In very good condition.
PRICE: $450.00

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