Captain F B Head (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated Second Edition. Three-quarter leather binding. Rubbing to leather along sides of spine. Residue of bookplate on front endpaper. Name on title page.

264 pp. 12mo, old blue boards backed in sheep. First US edition. Old bookplates on pastedown partially removed; label removed from half-title; text block cockled due to dampness but not stained; joints cracked with some splitting to the spine.

Condition: Bueno. THIRD. Rough notes taken during some rapid journeys across the Pampas and among the Andes by Captain Francis B. Head.London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street1828. INGLÉS. Antiguo. alguna mancha de antiguedad y rasguño en el lomo.

xii, 321[1] pp. Contemporary full tan calf, maroon calf gilt spine label, raised bands, gilt border to sides, marbled leaf edges. 19 cm x 12 cm. Leather slightly soiled with some random marks, repair to upper section of front joint, minor rubbing to corners & spine tips, faint marginal age browning to text.…

Leather. Condition: Good. The third edition of Francis Bond Head's entertaining account of his travels in South America and the Andes. The third edition of this work.Francis Bond Head offers an account of his travels in South America, through Argentina and the Andes, in the early 19th century, when he was a young man.He attempted to set up a mining company in Argentina, and rode between Buenos Aires and the Andes twice, from which he was given the nickname "Galloping Head".Rebacked, in a half calf binding. Retaining the original endpapers, which bear former owner's inscriptions. Rebacked, in a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Retaining the original endpapers. Significant rubbing to paper covered boards. Inscriptions to pastedowns and endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Loss to title page head, not affecting text. Pages age toned due to paper type, with spotting and significant handling marks. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Third edition. (so stated on title). 8vo., cont. half calf, cloth, xii, 321pp. A nice copy. "Travels of Head who was inspecting the gold and silver mines of the province of Rio de la Plata.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: John Murray, 1827, First Edition, SIGNED and dedicated to the Earl of Hardwicke by the Author. Full leather binding, worn marked and unevenly faded, lacking the label to the spine, signed by the author tot the title page, complete with the folding 'Sketch shewing the Relative Situations of the Lodes of San Lorenzo, San Pedro, Ballejos and San Nicolasetc.', misfolded but intact. Captain Francis Bond Head (1793-1875) was an officer in the British Army from 1811 to 1825. He was at Waterloo and after his army careeer tried setting up a mining company in Argentina which, as this book tells, failed. From 1835 to 1837 he was Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. He subsequently wrote a number of books on travel and travellers. Size: 7.5 x 4.75 Inches. Pagination: vii, [i], folding sketch map, 228pp. Provenance: inscriptions by the Author to the Earl of Hardwicke to the title page. Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall (20cm). Condition Report Externally Spine fair condition structurally sound, lacking the title label, gilt lined raised bands, wear and marks. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition structurally sound marked and worn. Page edges good condition all edges deckled, top edge slightly darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound and strong. Paste downs good condition marbled paper. End papers good condition marbled paper, subsequently tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned with foxing. Pages good condition tanned, good and tightly bound, some foxing. Binding good condition structurally sound. See photos. Signed by Author(s).…