John Dunmore Translator (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First English edition, first printing. 174pp, with some black and white plate illustrations and a few line drawings in text. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Cloth a little bruised at spine tips. Upper text block edges has traces of dustiness. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original illustrated dust jacket, scruffy: rubbed at edges and folds, shelf worn, slight markings, with a circa 1 inch closed tear at the top of the front fold. An account of film-maker Gabriel Linge's exploration of New Zealand as he made a documentary film about the country and its people - from isolated communities to city life and, above all, how be came to meet and Maori people. …

8vo; x, 310 pp frontis, plates, 4 maps, bibliog. original cloth, giltvignette on front cover, dj (trifle worn at corner), fine. De Surville sailed through the Pacific, to the Solomons, New Zealand, where he narrowly missed Cook and to Peru. Labe was his first mate. A valuable picture of a Pacific expedition in the heroic age of exploration, including Maori society, the first religious service in New Zealand, based on unpublished manuscripts. The detailed introduction is very useful. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1994. Nice Firm Clean copy ! 613 pages. 6204.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. From the Journals of Jean de Surville and Guillame Labe. Fascinating contemporary accounts of the rediscovery of the Solomon Islands and early history of New Zealand. Illustrated with B&W Plates 7 Maps. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Ship on front. Blind stamped linear borders. Slightly faded gilt lettering to spine and blind stamped divisions like raised bands. 310 Pages, 550g, 8 3/4" Tall. No incriptions except old penciled price on free endpaper. Small light stain to bottom of spine (see photo), otherwise in very good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. The St Jean-Baptiste expedition sailed at a crucial time in Pacific exploration. The voyages of Bougainville and Wallis had just ended, James Cook's first voyage had just begun. Jean-Francois-Marie de Surville entered the Pacific by way of the northern Philippines, made a landfall in the Solomons, sailed to New Zealand, where he narrowly missed encountering Cook's Endeavour, and crossed the southern Pacific to the coast of Peru where he met his death in an attempt to obtain help for his decimated crew.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with very good dust jackets. Dust jackets are rubbed at spine tips, corners, some edges, and on surface of back panel of volume one. 613 pages with index and bibliography plus 32 illustrations. Second Series, Volumes 179 and 180. …

NEAR FINE COPY IN NEAR FINE DUSTWRAP. THIRD SERIES. NO. 9.

2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's original pale blue cloth gilt, in the dust-jacket. Some faint wear to jackets, generally a very good set. The Hakluyt Society was founded in 1846 in London for the publication of primary sources of exploration and discovery expeditions. They were named after Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) a collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels. The publications are primarily from English expeditions related to English interests from the 17th century on.…

2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's original pale blue cloth gilt, in the dust-jacket. Some faint wear to jackets, generally a very good set. The Hakluyt Society was founded in 1846 in London for the publication of primary sources of exploration and discovery expeditions. They were named after Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) a collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels. The publications are primarily from English expeditions related to English interests from the 17th century on.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: Very Good. 27 p. Includes: illustrations, maps. staple bound 0.0.

From Journals of Jean de Surville and Guillaume Labé.  The Hakluyt Society, Second Series. No. 158. Frontispiece, other illustrations. 8vo. Original gilt blue cloth with (slightly worn) dust-jacket. x, 310pp. London, The Hakluyt Society.

From Journals of Jean de Surville and Guillaume Labé. Hakluyt Society, Second Series. No. 158. Frontispiece, other illustrations. 8vo. Original publisher's pictorial cloth, gilt, with printed dustwrappers. London, The Hakluyt Society.

The Hakluyt Society, Third Series. No. 9. Map to pastedowns and endpapers, a few other maps and plates throughout. 4to. Original gilt cloth with dust-jacket. London, The Hakluyt Society.