Himalayan Journals Notes Naturalist Bengal by Hooker Sir Joseph Dalton (23 results)

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & black rule to spine, black lettering & rule to front board, printed eps, frontispiece, xxxi + 574pp, illus, folding maps to rear, VG- (heavy bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate scuffing/chafing to boards, heavy tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, boards sl shaky, heavy cracking to gutters, previous owner's name in ink to half title page).

octavo green cloth boards with black and gilt lettering, illus eps, xxxii + 574pp + 2 fldg maps + 2pp adverts, illus VG (moderate wear and staining to boards - mostly at rear - , tanning to eps, owners name to prelim, very light occassional foxing, some creasing and soiling to maps).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Glasgow, Scotland: The Grand Colosseum Warehouse Co., 1895. Undated [1895]. Worn but complete copy with the two folding maps at rear in good condition. Faded purple cloth with gilt spine lettering, black and white frontis plate, additional illustrations in black and white, 574 pages. Covers spotted, bumped and chipped, internally better with good hinges, sound text block, darkened endpapers, decorative name stamp at top of first pages, pages otherwise a little age-toned but clean, no other markings. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H/B 574 pages, condition is very good.

Hard Cover. Condition: G+. First Thus. 12mo. original blue cloth gilt ruled in black, decorated endpapers (ex-library with RSMs, label, bookplate etc. to early leaves only, rubbed & a little frayed, some toning & offsetting, lower hinge starting; lacks folding maps, envelope conatining prev. owner's ephemera to lower pastedown); pp. xxxii, 574 + 2p. pubs. advts., with tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait, facsimile of Dhurma Rajah's seal, 13 full page illustrations, 72 text illustrations & 2 folding maps/panoramas. A good reading copy. [Neate H108: Hooker was the first to make an almost complete circuit of Kangchenjunga in the years 1848-50: a classic of early Himalayan travel and exploration].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. PETERMANN. HOOKER (illustrator). 2nd Edition. The Minerva Library edition. In attractive modern half orange calf over green calf boards, gilt tooling. Spine, gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt titles to green calf labels. Internally, half title tipped in, portrait frontis, [5], (vi-xxxi), [1], [1], 2-574 pp, 13 full page B&W illustrations, 71 illustrations within text, 2 large folding maps to rear pocket, green marbled endpapers, [2] tipped in adverts, original cloth label tipped to ep, 2 book labels to verso title (Harish Kapadia & Roy Ernest Hawkins -1989 Sanctuary Foundation?). Rebound by the previous owner c1994, having been bought from the Alpine Club Library, who had been gifted it by Harish Kapadia, a club member. A Classic and wide-ranging account of Himalayan geology, flora, and topology by the famous naturalist and explorer, who made the first almost complete circuit of Kanchenjunga in 1848-50. A lovely example of a wonderful book! (177*116 mm). (Neate H108. Alpine Club Catalogue p158).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Grand Colosseum First edition without jacket on red cloth title page and frontispiece plate loose otherwise in tact volume with tear to top of spibe cover will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.

Hard Cover. Condition: F. Facsimile. 8vo. original burgundy leatherette gilt; pp. vi, 348; xii, 346 (last blank), with illustrations. A fine copy of an Indian facsimile in one volume. [Neate H108: Hooker was the first to make an almost complete circuit of Kangchenjunga in the years 1848-50: a classic of early Himalayan travel and exploration].

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Hardcover, neatly rebound into original boards with new endsheets, book has mild lean to spine, bumps to spine ends and corners with boards starting to peek through at corners, slight sunning to spine, some rubbing to the cloth, light shelfwear to edges of boards, and faint soiling to the edges of the text block that does not affect the page faces. Overall, a solid Near VG copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Reprint. 12mo. original olive green cloth gilt ruled in black, decorated endpapers (extremities a little rubbed, slight bump to fore-edge, otherwise, clean and bright externally; outer leaves toned, top edge dustmarked, otherwise internally clean); pp. xxxii, 574 + 2p. pubs. advts., with tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait, facsimile of Dhurma Rajah's seal, 13 full page illustrations, 72 text illustrations & 2 folding maps/panoramas. A very good copy. [Neate H108: Hooker was the first to make an almost complete circuit of Kangchenjunga in the years 1848-50: a classic of early Himalayan travel and exploration].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated Edition. This is a richly illustrated, antique copy of "HIMALAYAN JOURNALS - or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c." by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. 1893; Ward, Lock & Bowden; London. There are 13 full-page plates, dozens of in-text illustrations, and 2 folding maps (both are securely attached at the back). The book is dedicated to Charles Darwin. "Himalayan Journals" chronicles Hooker's expeditions through the Himalayan region between 1847 and 1851. A significant work in botanical exploration and travel literature, it combines scientific observations of the flora, fauna, geology, and geography of the Himalayas with personal narrative and descriptions of encounters with local cultures. Hooker meticulously records plant species and their characteristics, providing valuable insights into the botanical diversity of the region. The book also sheds light on the challenges and realities of exploration in the 19th century. Condition: Clean covers and spine. Bright gilt lettering on the spine. Sharp cover corners. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end paper and pastedown resulting in the front cover being a bit shaky. The back cover is firmly attached. The two folding maps at the back are securely attached. Map 1 is creased at the outer edge with a few small tears from not being folded properly. Map 2 is in terrific shape. The text pages are in excellent condition - clean with only a bit of light foxing at the top of the title page, and tiny foxing spots at the outer edge of pages 119-124. There is an inscription written in pen on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Good+ condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some foxing. Narrow splits to gutters at hinges.; xxxi, [1], 574 pages + portrait frontispiece + 13 plates (1 folding) + 2 folding maps at rear + [2] pages advertisements. In-text illustrations. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and anchor illustration on spine, black lettering on front board. Floral pattern endpapers. Page dimensions: 177 x 118mm. With a 4 page Editor's Introduction by G. T. Bettany. "Having accompanied Sir James Ross on his voyage of discovery to the Antarctic regions, where botany was my chief pursuit, on my return I earnestly desired to add to my acquaintance with the natural history of the temperate zones, more knowledge of that of the tropics than I had hitherto had the opportunity of acquiring. My choice lay between India and the Andes, and I decided upon the former, being principally influenced by Dr. Falconer, who promised me every assistance that his position as Superintendent of the H. E. I. C. Botanic Garden at Calcutta, would enable him to give. He also drew my attention to the fact that we were ignorant even of the geography of the central and eastern parts of these mountains, while all to the north was involved in a mystery equally attractive to the traveller and the naturalist." - from the Preface, page xi. The maps are titled "Map of part of Bengal, the Himalaya & Tibet, to illustrate Dr. J. D. Hooker's Routes / Drawn by Augustus Petermann" and "Map of Sikkim and Eastern Nepal". Series: The Minerva Library of Famous Books.; 8vo.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). Three smart volumes from the Minerva Library, including Darwin's study of coral reefs and Alfred Russel Wallace's travel account of the Amazon. This set offers three fascinating works from the 'Minerva Library of Famous Books', a series edited by English biologist, anthropologist and scientific author, G. T. Bettany.In the original cloth binding.Featuring important travel accounts and scientific writings from Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace and Sir J. D. Hooker:'A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, with an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley' by Alfred Russel Wallace (1889) - With sixteen plates and four pages of advertisements.'On the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs; also Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South American Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle' by Charles Darwin (1890) - With six plates, three of which are folding, as well as numerous in-text figures. Six pages of advertisements.'Himalayan Journals; or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c.' by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1891) - With fourteen plates, numerous illustrations in text and a folding map to the rear. Two pages of advertisements.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the extremities. Rear hinge to 'Himalayan' is weak. Hinges to 'Amazon' are tender. Internally, front free endpaper to 'Himalayan' is detached but present, and chipped to the edges, otherwise set is firmly bound. Pages are marginally age toned, but generally clean. With scattered spotting to the first and last pages of 'Coral Reefs' and a couple ink stains to 'Amazon'. Offsetting to the endpapers of 'Himalayan'. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. small 8vo. pp. xxxi, [1], 574, [2]ads. with half-title. 2 folding maps, frontis. portrait, 14 plates (1 folding), & numerous text illus. original cloth (discolouration to upper spine). Hooker's account, first published in 1854, is considered a "minor classic of nineteenth-century travel literature." (Dict. of Scientific Biography) Hooker spent three years (1847-50) engaged in botanical exploration and topographical surveying in the eastern Himalayas (he was practically the first explorer of the region since Turner's embassy to Tibet in 1789), and another year travelling in eastern Bengal and the Khasi Mountains. Not only was the expedition full of adventure - in Sikkim Hooker was imprisoned for several weeks by the raja, but it also met with great success and brought back important results. Hooker's survey of hitherto unexplored regions was published by the Calcutta Trigonometrical Survey Office, and his botanical observations formed the basis of elaborate works on the rhododendrons of the Sikkim Himalaya and on the flora of India. cfCasey Wood p. 390.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 660. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1891 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 660.

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2 folding maps. 574pp. 8vo. Minerva Library of Famous Books. Minerva Library of Famous Books. 2 folding maps. 574pp. 8vo. Dedicated to Charles Darwin. Yakushi H399a; Abbey, Travel 502; Neate H108 (all for First Editions) Bound in modern brown mottled brown polished calf, red title label. Finr.

Ril. cm. 15x21, pp. 574, numerose incisioni n.t. e f.t, due carte ripiegate .Il più noto tra i tanti libri del celebre naturalista, che viaggiò estensivamente nel Tibet orientale, raccogliendo una impressionante documentazione sulla flora e fauna del Tibet e dell'Assam ma anche sulle popolazioni e sugli usi locali.Cop. Editoriali, piatto superiore con gora scolorita, altrimenti copia eccellente.

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