Gate Pacific by Pim (71 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Gate of the Pacific. with Maps and Illustrations. Book.

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnbTitle:/b The Gate of the Pacific. [With maps and illustrations.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world s large.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Royal 8vo. Publishers blue full cloth, rebacked by use of the original spine. xiii, (1 blank), 432 pp. Six coloured lithographs hors text, one lithograph in black/white. 16, (4), 7 advertisemnet pp. One lithographed folding map. Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim, (1826 - 1886), was a Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, barrister, and author. He was the first man who travelled from a ship on the eastern side of the Northwest Passage to one on the western side. (Wikipedia). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.Presentaion Copy from the Author. Tall 8vo. xiii, (i), 432, including half-title, 20 page Publishers Catalogue at rear. Coloured frontispiece, Seven engraved maps two are folding and coloured in outline, nine lithographs (8 coloured including frontispiece). Original blue decorative gilt cloth, brown endpapers. Excellent Copy.…

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xiv, 432 pp. Color frontispiece and 6 color plates; large folding map with a few extra creases and marginal chipping; one additional tinted folding map; 6 plates in monochrome. 8vo, original blue cloth. First edition. Bookplate; hinges cracked but sound; spine chipped at extremities with splitting along a two of the joints (1-1-1/2 inches in length).…

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HARDCOVER. Condition: Fair. 1st edition. 432pp, octavo, colored engraving, tissue guard, folded maps, decorative cloth, weak front hinge, heavily worn edges and corners, binding is leaning but remains tight, light soiling and foxing to the pages, no marks to the text, soiled top page edges.

HARDCOVER. First edition. 432pp colored engraving, folded maps decorative cloth octavo. owners name stamp, pages uncut, cover wear otherwise good.

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xiv, 432 pp, 9 plates of which 8 are colored lithographs with tissue guards, 7 maps including 2 folding and 1 colored, folding map with split at folds. original pictorial cloth rebacked with new cloth spine preserving most of original spine and gilt spine title lettering, cover wear, hinge cracked but firm, rear endpaper lacking, light blind-stamp to title page, interior good in fair cover. Sabin 62872. Palau 225979. Welch 63. Pim had been an Arctic explorer and sailed with Belcher in search of Franklin and later commanded the Banterer off the coast of China and commanded the Gorgon off the coast of Central America. Hill 539: 'He originated and surveyed the Nicaraguan Canal route across the Isthmus, through the Mosquito Coast and Nicaragua.' Grieb 526: 'includes analysis of the various canal and railroad schemes in the isthmus and denunciation of the British government for failure to stand up to the Yankee bullies who seek to control the region. He demonstrates the importance of a canal to world commerce'. This work provides good descriptions of Nicaragua and Panama and some on Honduras based on his extensive travels. The excellent colored plates are views and scenes including San Juan del Sur, Gorgon villa, port of Realejo, railway bridge over Chagres, eastern suburb of Panama, etc. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Cloth split along half of lower joint and a third of the upper joint. Loss of cloth at ends of spine. Some loss of cloth along edges of corners of boards. 19th century yellow paper label of the "Liverpool Select Reading Club" on front board. Inner hinges broken and loose. Moderate foxing. A 1" tear to the first folding map. Tissue guard to the frontispiece plate lacking.; xiii, [1], 432 pages + 8 chromolithograph plates (including frontispiece) + 1 b&w plate + 7 maps (2 folding) + (4), 16, (8) pages advertisements. Original blue cloth boards with gilt illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 222 x 140mm. The second folding map has hand-colouring, the first folding map also has a small amount of hand-colouring. Panama.; 8vo. …