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Discovery and Exploration History, Australia 14 and other Countries and the World 2

127493
BANKS, JOSEPH. Edited by BEAGLEHOLE, J. C.: The Endeavour Journal Of Joseph Banks 1767-1771. Two Volumes Set.
Second Edition; Roy 8vo; Volume I. pp. xxviii, 476; colour frontispiece, 19 pages plates at end of volume, 9 pages of colour illustrations, 6 text illustrations, 5 sketch maps; Volume II. pp. xviii, 406, 20 pages of plates at end of volume; colour frontispiece, 5 colour plates, 4 sketch maps including one, fold-out map showing track of endeavour round the world, both volumes uniformly bound in original maroon cloth, titles lettered in gilt on spines, dustjackets, dustjackets a little chipped on edges, previous owner's name and inscription on front endpapers, otherwise very good copies.
Sydney; The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales in association with Angus and Robertson; 1963.
The work is notable for its wealth of illustrations, mainly by Sydney Parkinson, who went on the voyage as Banks's botanical draughtsman. Eighteen of his remarkably beautiful botanical and zoological drawings are reproduced for the first time in full colour, and there are in addition eighty plates in monochrome collotype, topographical, botanical, zoological, and ethnographical. The introduction is given a separate series of portraits and there are also a number of sketch maps. The great majority of these illustrations have not before been published. Click here to Order

AUD$260

127508
CARRE, ABBE.: The Travels of the Abbe Carre in India and the Near East 1672 to 1674. Translated from the Manuscript Journal of his travels in the India office by Lady Fawcett and edited by Sir Charles Fawcett with the assistance of Sir Richard Burn. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. XCV, XCVI, & XCVII. Volumes 1, 2,& 3.
First Editions; Demy 8vo; Vol. 1; pp. lvi, 315; frontispiece, 3 maps, 1 b/w plate; Vol. 2; pp. xxiv, 317-675; 1 b/w plate, 3 maps; Vol. 3; pp. xxiii, 676-984; frontispiece, 3 folding maps; set bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spines, gilt illustration to front and back, minor bumping to corners, previous owner's name on front endpaper, very good set.
London: The Hakluyt Society: 1947-48.
Complete set of Three Volumes. Vol. I: From France through Syria, Iraq and the Persian Gulf to Surat, Goa and Bijapur; Vol. II: From Bijapur to Madras and St. Thome; Vol. III: Return Journey to France with an Account of the Sicilian Revolt against Spanish rule at Messina. Click here to Order

AUD$260

127492
DAVIS, JOHN.: Tracks Of McKinlay And Party Across Australia. Edited from Mr Davis's Manuscript Journal; with an introductory view of the recent Australian explorations of McDouall Stuart, Burke and Wills, Landsborough, etc., by William Westgarth.
Facsimile Deluxe Limited Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 408; colour frontispiece, 14 coloured full page illustrations, 1 folding map in pocket at back of book, index, bound in quarter dark blue leather and blue cloth boards, gilt title and decoration on spine, decoration in blind on front board, fine copy.
Adelaide; Friends of the State Library of South Australia; 1996. (The original was published in London by Sampson Low, Son, & Co. in 1863).
Limited edition of 600 copies of which 99 are numbered and bound in quarter leather. Click here to Order

AUD$120

127494
EYRE, EDWARD JOHN.: Edward John Eyre Reports Of The Expedition To King George's Sound 1841 And The Death Of Baxter.
Limited Edition; Sm. 8vo; pp. 48; original cloth, title on label on front board, dustjacket, a fine copy.
Sullivan's Cove, 1983.
Private press; hand set, and printed for the publisher in Adelaide at the Nag's Head Press in Christchuch. Limited edition to 155 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127522
HAMILTON, GEORGE.: A Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora First printed in 1793 reissued with a foreword by Alex Allan, British High Commissioner and an essay by Peter Gesner, Curator of Maritime Archaeology Queensland Museum. Australian Maritime Series Number Four.
Facsimile Deluxe Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 37, 164; map, portrait frontispiece, original full red leather binding, some minor marks to boards, housed in original clamshell case, very good copy.
Sydney; Horden House; 1998.
A Deluxe issue of 50 copies numbered and signed by Peter Gesner, hand bound in full cherry Scottish calf and presented in a custom-made solander case bound in Oxford Library Buckram. Click here to Order

AUD$350

127520
LANDSBOROUGH, WILLIAM.: Journal Of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search Of Burke And Wills. With a Map Showing His Route.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 128; new b/w frontispiece with original protective tissue guard, map is complete; new 1/4 green cloth spine with original pink printed boards, boards are worn and stained, light flecking to head page edges, a good copy.
Melbourne; Wilson & Mackinnon Printers; 1862.
Landsborough (21 February 1825- 16 March 1886) was selected by the governments of Victoria and Queensland to lead one of the four parties sent out to search for Burke and Wills, his party set out from the Gulf of Carpentaria southwards. Although failing in its prime objective, the expedition chartered the location of much prime grazing land. Click here to Order

AUD$300

127219
LEWIS, JOHN.: Address To The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. South Australia Branch. Delivered At The Anniversary Meeting, On The 30th October, 1914.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp 55; 4 b/w plates, 1 large folding map " Country explored by the Central Australian Expedition of Captain Charles Sturt", bound in original printed paper wrapper, good copy.
Printed in Adelaide by W.K. Thomas; 1914.
Nine articles in total. Includes the President's Annual Address, an article on the Central Australian Expedition which left Adelaide August 10th, 1844. It was led by Charles Sturt, and Mr. Edward John Eyre later joined the party. Also articles on Mr Edward John Eyre, Sir Paul Edmund De Strezelecki, The Crozet Islands, The North-Western Central Region Of Australia, The Australian Antarctic Expedition, Storage Of Waters Of The River Murray, and on the Late Secretary. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127482
MACDONALD, J. G.: Journal Of J. G. Macdonald, On An Expedition To The Gulf Of Carpentaria And Back.
Deluxe Facsimile Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. iv, 60; portrait frontispiece, folding map in pocket at rear; original full black leather binding, title lettered in gilt on spine and front, previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper, very good copy.
Bundaberg; Corkwood Press; 1994.
Limited Edition of 30 copies bound in full leather. This copy being number 14. Click here to Order

AUD$95

127483
NEWLAND, SIMPSON.: The Far North Country.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 39; contemporary blind-blocked red cloth boards (a little sunned), bookplate on front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
Adelaide; Burden & Bonython; 1887.
Scarce account of a visit to Central Australia by pastoralist and explorer Simpson Newland in 1876. Ferguson, 13317. Click here to Order

AUD$250

127497
PILORGERIE, JULES DE LA.: Histoire De Botany-Bay, État Présent Des Colonies Pénales De L'Angleterre, Dans L'Australie, Ou Examen Des Effets De La Déportation, Considérée Comme Peine Et Comme Moyen De Colonisation. (Text in French).
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp xiv, 394, iv; folding tables, minor light browning to some pages, re-backed retaining original backstrip, contemporary quarter leather binding with marbled boards; good copy.
Paris; Paulin, Libaire-Editeur, Rue De Seine, 33.; 1836.
Ferguson 2165a. Click here to Order

AUD$200

127515
RALEIGH. SIR WALTER; GALVAO, ANTONIO.: The Discovery Of Guiana and The Discoveries Of The World.
Facsimile Edition; 8vo; pp. 112, 98; bound in genuine vellum leather, cloth ties at fore edge, gilt armorial of Queen Elizabeth I on its cover, original clamshell case lined with red velvet, includes 20 page explanatory pamphlet with historical introductions and bibliographical notes, bookplate of Rodney Davidson on inside of case, a near fine copy.
Cleveland, Ohio, The World Publishing Company, 1966.
This facsimile edition, captures the historical essence of the original texts, brings together two significant accounts of exploration that shaped European views of the New World. Both works are essential for understanding the Renaissance age of exploration, revealing motivations, misconceptions, and ambitions that feuled European expansion. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127484
STEVENS, HENRY N; Editor.: New Light of the Discovery of Australia As revealed by the journal of Captain Don Diego de Prado Y Tovar. With annotated translations from the Spanish by George F. Barwick.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. (ix), x - xii, 262, (ii); 1 full page b/w map, 2 fold out maps, 2 pages facsimile copy of pages of Prado's Relacion, 2 large Prado fold out maps in pocket at rear; original maroon cloth with title and some decoration in gilt to spine and front board; flecking to edges of pages, very good copy.
London; Henry Stevens, Son and Stiles; MDCCCCXXX (1930). Click here to Order

AUD$80

127513
THREADGILL, BESSIE.: South Australian Land Exploration1856 to 1880. [Text and Maps bound in 1 volume].
First Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. vii, 184; 20 fold-out maps are rear; contemporary binding in half green leather with green cloth boards, leather faded on spine, title in gilt on spine, good copy.
Adelaide; The Board Of Governors Of The Public Library, Museum, And Art Gallery Of South Australia; 1922.
An important record of South Australia's exploratory history, covering a critical period when vast tracts of land were surveyed and mapped by European settlers. The work is valued not only for its content but for its role in documenting exploration narratives that shaped South Australia's development. It provides readers with an organized account of expeditions that traversed arid and challenging terrains, often under perilous conditions, to chart previously unmapped regions. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127487
TIETKENS, W. H.: Journal Of The Central Australian Exploring Expedition, 1889, Under Command Of W. H. Tietkens. Despatched by the Central Australian Exploring and Prospecting Association, Limited, under the auspices of the Royal Geographic Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch. Together with map; List of Botanical Specimens, described by Baron Sir Ferd. von Mueller. K.C.M.G., F.R.S., & c., and Professor R. Tate, F.L.S.; also Catalogue of Geological Specimens, described by H.Y.L. Brown, F.G.S., Govt. Geologist of South Australia; with Geological sketch of the Country passed over.
Limited Edition Facsimile Reprint; 8vo; pp. xii, 84; 14 b/w illustrations, appendices, folding map and folding geological sketch at rear, original blue papered boards, title lettered in black on front and spine, fine copy.
Bundaberg, Corkwood Press, 1993.
Limited edition of 220 numbered copies. this copy being number 192. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127496
TIETKENS, W. H.: Private Journal of W. H. Tietkens on an Expedition to The Nullarbor Plain February 1879 to January 1880.
Limited Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. viii, 43; full page map of the routes taken, original maroon cloth title lettered in gilt on spine and front board, fine copy.
Adelaide; Corkwood Press; 1998.
Limited numbered edition of 400 copies this being number 69. The diary was first published by the Weapons Research Establishment, Salisbury, SA (now DSTO) in 1961. The original manuscript is in the Mortlock Library. This edition uses the exact transcript published by the WRE, as well as the map published by them. Click here to Order

AUD$70

127519
WILKINSON, GEORGE BLAKISTON.: South Australia; Its Advantages And Its Resources. Being A Description Of That Colony And a Manual Of Information For Emigrants. Illustrated by John Michael Skipper with a new Introduction and Notes on the Illustrations by Dr J. M. Tregenza and an Index to the Illustrations by Jean Tregenza.
Deluxe Facsimile Limited Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. xii, 392, [15]; 1 folding map, numerous illustrations, corrigendum, deluxe edition limited to 1000 numbered copies bound in leather, raised bands, title and decoration in gilt on spine, fine copy.
Adelaide, History Trust of South Australia, 1983.
Facsimile of John Michael Skipper's personal copy in the possession of Mr. Garnham Skipper. Original edition, London, John Murray, 1848.This copy being number 7. Click here to Order

AUD$100