Jameson Wilson Murray (54 results)

Condition: New.

Original Printed Cloth. Condition: Good. First American Edition. 296 Pp. + Ads At Rear. Original Printed Cloth. First Printing Thus, 1832 Date On Title Page And Front Cover. Complete With Large Folding Map At Front. Spine Worn And Frayed At Edges. Maps and Engravings (illustrator).

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Original Printed Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 2 Pp Ads, Xi, 359. Lightly Used, A Little Fraying At Corners. Ex Library: Paper Label On Spine, Library Presentation Record Of Benjamin Sterrett With Library Label Laid Over It, Sterrett's Name Stamp On Front Endpaper, Charge Date Slip On Rear Free Endpaper. Maps, Plans of Routes, Engravings (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st American edition. Good hardcover. Printed cloth over thin boards. Scuffed/lightly soiled covers and spine; lacking cloth covering along much of spine and slightly along cover edges; tightly bound; owner name on front free end paper; clean interior with some foxing. 16 engravings present, including illustrated title page, fold-out map at front and two interior maps. Fold-out map is complete but with short closed tears at tail edge. 16mo (15 cm), 359 pp; illustrated. Complete in one volume.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This 4.125 x 6.25 inch, 359 page hardcover book is the 1840 edition of this title by Harper and Brothers of New York, with the 1840 date on the title page. This copy is in very good condition although surely the book shows time wear. This copy features a dark-brown pebble-patterned cloth binding with gilt design and lettering on the spine, with the ?Family Library No.16? and then ?Adventures in Africa 1 Vol.? shown on the spine. The covers are rubbed but the edge and corner wear is minimal and the binding is tight and secure. The book text-block perhaps at one time absorbed moisture and swelled somewhat reshaping the books profile but whatever the story of this books past it is now in solid shape. The interior features a fold-out map at the front along with a illustrated frontispiece and then the title page. There is foxing evident throughout but overall the pages are crisp and clean with all text clearly legible. The book features maps and numerous lithograph illustrations and overall offers an intriguing look at the developing knowledge base of the African continent - - nearly two hundred years ago. Overall the condition is very nice for this older book and we list it at a good price. 359 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. decorative red cloth cover shows minor wear, tear, soiling. pages tanned and clean.

Publisher's printed boards. weight: 0.7 lb. Good, covers darkened, hinges weak, moderate foxing and toning. Extra engraved title page. 16 engravings including one folding map and two other maps. Series: Family Library no. XVI. 16mo., 16x9.5 cm. 359 pp. + 16 pp. ads.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. hardback, published in Harper's Family Library series, original brown cloth lettered black, upper joint worn but the hinge and stitching are intact, paper browning and foxing in parts. Folding map frontis, additional vignette title, plans, plates and engravings to the text. Generally a well preserved copy. xi + 359pp.…

small 8vo, 503 pages, folding map, vignette, text engravings : general description and history of Africa followed by accounts of the travels of the Portuguese, French, Park, Denham, Clapperton, Lander, etc. and finally chapters on geology & natural history; hardback, original boards, backstrip detached but largely present, ow tight, clean & complete african exploration africa travel mungo park denham clapperton general african exploration travels africa denham lander clapperton african explorers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. 10mo. Covers worn and scuffed. Foldout map detached, but present.

Cloth. Condition: VG+. First American Edition. Spine torn, covers a bit soiled, usual foxing, otherwise quite well preserved - Harper's Family Library, No. XVI. Illustrated. (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 2nd Edition. Contents: Vol. I. Preface. 1. General view of the natural features of India. 2. Knowledge of India among the ancients. 3. Portuguese discovery of the passage to India. 4. Portuguese settlements and conquests in India. 5. Early English voyages and settlements. 6. Early Mohammedan conquests in India. 7. The Patan of Afghan dynasty. 8. The Mogul dynasty to Aurengzebe. 9. Aurengzebe decline of the Mogul dynasty. 10. British conquest of the Carnatic. Vol. II. 1. British conquest of Bengal. 2. War with Mysore. 3. Conquest of Mysore. 4. Mahratta war and conquest of Central Indostan. 5. Pindaree war and conquest of the Mahrattas. 6. Hindoo history and mythology. 7. Hindoo Manners and literature. 8. British Government of India. 9. British social system in India. 10. Industry and commerce of India. Vol. III: 1. Introductory observations. 2. The quadrupeds of India. 3. The Birds of India. 4. The reptiles and fishes of India. 5. The shells and insects of India. 6. Progress of Indian botany general description of the Vegetation. 7. Some account of a few of the more remarkable Indian plants in which the spices are arranged according to the natural families to which they belong. 8. Climate. 9. Hydeography. 10. Geology and mineralogy. 11. Constitution best suited to India preservation of health on board of ship and after arrival management after return to Europe. 12. Spasmodic cholera. 13. Hindoo astronomy. 14. Hindoo Mathematics. 15. Colonel Lambton's surveys. 15. Present state of navigation between England and the East Indies, with instructions for the guidance of passengers. 17. Proposed steam communication between England and the east Indies by the red sea.…

small 8vo, 503 pages, folding map, vignette, text engravings : general description and history of Africa folllowed by accounts of the travels of the Portuguese, French, Park, Denham, Clapperton, Lander, etc. and finally chapters on geology & natural history; hardback, prize leather boards (Western Grammar School Brompton) rubbed with sl loss to top of backstrip & split to top of same, spine label a little chipped, marbled eps & edges, g++ african exploration africa travel mungo park denham clapperton general african exploration travels africa denham lander clapperton african explorers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, 1830. Some foxing in places, plates age toned. Rear free endpaper missing. Contemporary half navy leather binding with marbled paper boards. Some rubbing to edges and corners, top of spine very slightly chipped. Raised bands with gilt rules. Generally an attractive solid copy. With a folding map, plans of the routes of Park & of Denham & Clapperton ; And engravings by Branston. (illustrator).…

Second edition, revised. Small 8vo. 503 pp. 13 engravings by Branston including additional half-title-page vignette and 3 maps, one being a folding map frontis. of Africa (linen backed), and two additional maps showing the routes for Park (facing p.114) and Denham and Clapperton (facing p.191); very minute tiny marginal bump btw. pp. 448-476. Original gilt and blind- half black calf over marbled boards); extremities a bit worn. Ink inscribed title verso, bookplate of Edmund Westby, and rubber ink stamped J. [John] Kelly (binder's mark) (1837-1861). Signature on verso of title of Merl La Voy (1885â"1953). Very good. For binder, see: Maurice Packer, Bookbinders of Victorian London, p. 84. Merl La Voy (1885â"1953) was a cinematographer. "Merl La Voy was an American pioneer documentary filmmaker, photographer and world traveler. He was probably best remembered by 1920s and 30s movie goers for his South Seas Islands documentaries and as a cameraman for Pathe News. Not long after purchasing his first movie camera, La Voy traveled to Europe to cover the First World War. His film, Heroic France (1917), brought the horrors of war home to American film audiences. After the war he worked for a period of time for the International Red Cross. Later while covering an uprising in China, his wit and quick thinking saved him from being executed by a firing squad after being mistaken for a Russian mercenary. For much of his life, La Voy and his camera lens traveled the four corners of the world, earning him the title bestowed upon him by the press, "The Modern Marco Polo". In 1932 La Voy, who had been a member of the 1912 Parker-Browne Expedition that nearly conquered Mount McKinley, and Andrew Taylor, a well-known Alaskan photographer, led a group that recovered the frozen remains of scientist Theodore G. Koven from the mouth of the Muldrow Glacier on Mount McKinley. Koven, a member of the Carpe Mount McKinley Expedition, had perished the previous year after he and the expedition's leader, Allen Carpe, fell into a crevasse. La Voy's group discovered that Koven had survived the fall and had managed to crawl out of the crevasse, only to eventually freeze to death. Allen Carpe had apparently fallen much deeper into the abyss, for his body was never found. Merl La Voy died in Johannesburg, South Africa on 6 December, 1953." - IMDb.…

Folding engraved map, extra engraved title, plates, route plans, and engravings in the text, complete and as called for. Small 8vo (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches), 402-pages plus 4-pages of advertisements at end. Contemporary half tan calf over marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, blocked in blind, with burgundy lettering piece. Several short tears to map without loss, old repair on reverse to one fold with paper tape. 2 cracks in lettering piece.…

Stereotyped edition, 12mo, pp. 359, [1]; folding map, wood-engraved half-title, 9 wood-engraved plates and maps, plus other wood-engraved illustrations in the text; original brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine; near fine. Issued as no. 16 in the Harper's Family Library series.

1st US edition. x, [2], [13] - 359, [1 (blank)] pp. Engravings, folding map as frontis. 12mo, bound in 6s. 6-5/16" x 3-7/8" General wear, spine panel sun-tanned. Very Good. Linen cloth binding with printed black lettering.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Satisfaisant. 2ème Édition. 2nd edition, half leather binding of the time, tight, rubbed at edges, upper spine worn, hinges split, marmoured end papers, with a folding map, title page vignette and 13 textual engravings : 503 pages, inside map and text in good condition.

Contemporary Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Proof Copy. This is James Wilson's personal copy of his section on "The natural history of Africa" contributed to the second volume in the Edinburgh Cabinet Library: "Narrative of the Discovery and Adventure in Africa". Old family note affixed to front endpaper and with a gift inscription from the author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Small thick Octavo. xv, [1] 492, 4pp. With a map, plans of the routes of Park and Debham and Clapperton; and engravings by Branston. Bound in a [near] contemporary half maroon morocco gilt, marbled paper sides. A little rubbing and surface wear. Marbled end papers. Light spotting to folding map with small tear near hinge. Otherwise a Very Good copy. Africana. …

Hardcover. small 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [5]-472. engraved folding frontis. map. few wood-engraved text illus. 19th century elaborately gilt-stamped red roan, all edges gilt (bit rubbed, scattered light foxing, dampmarks to lower margins of outer gatherings, few short marginal tears to map). Sixth Edition. Mendelssohn III 418. …

Edition : 6th Edition, Contemporary decorative full gilt cloth boards with ornate floral and foliage fanfare border on upper board, blind tooling on lower board. Spine with 4 compartments of gilt tooled bands, gilt lettering on two, all edges gilt. , Size : 12mo, Illustrated with 3 maps, 1 of which is folding, and 3 plates., P. advertisement, frontis, engraved title, blank, title, printer?s imprint, advertisement, preface (6-8), contents (7-16), 17-472. Near fine condition, bound in decorative gilt contemporary publisher?s cloth. A handsome copy.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 386.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 386.

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