Journal Letters Captain Charles Bishop by Roe Michael (47 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDBACK IN JACKET 1967. 22x14cm. lvi+342 pages. 6 maps, two of which are pull-outs. Production fault at the top corner of page xlv extends it beyond the page block. Clean and tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner, securely boxed in cardboard. ref Q123.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. dustwrapper. [i-lvi]. 340pp. frontispiece and 5 maps. wrapper with some edge wear and sunning to spine otherwise a good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1967 hardback in very good condition. Ex-library (Westminster School) but the only damage is two plates and a stamp to the inside covers. No other marks, clean and bright, tight binding. The blue cloth boards have a few very small marks and a sunned spine, no major flaw. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition thus. Five illustrations, a folding chart at the rear, pp lvi, 342, very clean internally, blue cloth with the slightest signs of use, a very good copy.

Hardback. The Hakluyt Society Second Series No CXXXI Pale blue original paper jacket with a number of marks Pages bright and clean with foldout maps pplvi341 Overall Fair to Good. book.

1st edition. 8vo. lvi + [342pp.] B/w. frontispiece, 5 maps including one folding. Original light blue cloth. Pale blue d/w. lettered in navy, spine faded, slightly rubbed to edges. Second Series No.CXXXI.Ex-libris Andrew David. US$13.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. lvi,342pp, b/w plates, foldout map. Book.

1st edition. 8vo. lvi + [342pp.] B/w. frontispiece, 5 maps, including 2 folding. Original light blue cloth. Slightly foxed pale blue d/w. lettered in navy, spine faded and slightly tanned, some minor wear. Second series No.CXXXI. US$15.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Volume CXXXI.Blue boards with gilt title and wonderful ship motif on front cover with blind lines.No inscriptions and not price clipped (42/-) 6 maps (2 foldout) .Octavo,342 pages,700g.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The extensive voyage of the Ruby, a trading ship from Bristol, which was sold in the Moluccas and replaced by the Nautilus. A minor epic. Presentable, tight and sound copy. Dust wrapper not price clipped but does have light rubbing at extremities. No inscriptions. Second Series volume 131. Frontispiece, 5 maps, lvi + 342pp, bibliography, indexed. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0020945.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Published for the Hakluyt Society.

8vo. mid-blue clothbound hardback, gilt in original dust jacket. [lvi] + 342pp, indexed, illustrated with b/w plates and 2 large folding maps. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Dust jacket lightly foxed with slight wear to edges. Overall a Very Good Copy in Good+ dust jacket. (Shelf 251) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

LVI, 342 pp. + facsimile frontispiece + 3 map-pages + 2 folding maps. Publisher's decorated cloth without dust-jacket. Spine and back cover with some stains. Otherwise a fine copy. Signature on title page. (Second Series, CXXXI).

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Published by Cambridge University Press, About fine in a lightly used, very good indeed dust jacket.

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F-. First Edition. F/F-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (neat bookplate to front pastedown) in dustwrapper (occ. discrete spotting and toning, a couple of short closed tears); pp. lvi, 342, with 5 maps. A nice copy, fine.

8vo. Publisher's original pale blue cloth gilt, in the dust-jacket. Some wear to jacket, generally a very good copy. 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. These volumes cover the early search for the North West Passage through Hudson Bay, which was determined not to lead to the Pacific Ocean.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. As photographed; in beautiful condition, with little sign of use; clean and unmarked; dust-jacket in the original Cambridge blue; boards in blue Hakluyt cloth with gilt decoration and lettering; private ownership; lvi + 342 + 6 maps (1 folding). A very pleasing copy.

LVI, 341 S., mit einigen gefalteten Karten. OLn., OU. Umschlag verblichen und fleckig, innen gut und sauber. Sprache: englisch.

22.0 x 14.0cms. 342pp. Fold-out maps. Bookplate inside cover. Very good hardcover in good+ dustjacket Journal of trader Charles Bishop''s voyages and his interactions with the local inhabitants missionaries and administrators.

Cambridge, At the University Press, 1967. LVI,342 pp. B./w. frontispiece & 53 b./w. maps (3 fold.). Orig. publisher's blind stamped blue cloth over boards, lettered gilt to spine, gilt vignette to upper board. 8vo. - Dustjacket sl. discol. (Works issued by The Hakluyt Society, Second series, no. 131).

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo lvi + 342pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, Hakluyt Society Series II, No. CXXXI.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). An attractive copy of this record of the voyages of Charles Bishop. Michael Roe offers a narrative of the voyages of Charles Bishop in this interesting volume published by the Hakluyt Society. Found in the price clipped dust wrapper. Instructed to procure furs from Native Americans and then sell the cargo in Canton, Bishop set sail from Bristol port in 1874. Between 1794 and 1802, he visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia and his journal tells of interactions with his contacts in the pacific, as well as the seamen who served under him. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, found in the price clipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Very lightly bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a couple of faint marks to the front board. The wrap has a centimetre long tear to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition. Ser. II no. cxxxi, First Edition , octavo, . pp lvi, 341. Bound in original blue cloth covered boards - fine copy. Dust jacket in near fine condition and in mylar protector. NO earlier owner names or bookplates noted. NOT x-library. Note: due to size and weight shipping ouside the USA may cost about that of an average book.

hardback. Condition: good. 8vo, Hinge Crack, Some Edgewear.

Works issued by The Hakluyt Society, Second Series no. CXXXI. Cambridge: at the University Press, 1967 8vo. lvi,342pp. frontispiece, 5 maps (2 folding), biblio., index. A very nice copy in the publisher's blue cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[ ].

Cambridge; published for the Hakluyt Society, at the University Press, 1967. (Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society, Second Series No. CXXXI). 22x15 cm. Frontispiece, lvi, 341, (1) pp. + 5 maps. Publisher's cloth with printed dustjacket. The jacket is slightly creased at extremities and has a few rifts on top of rear panel. Foot of spine and top corners are a little bumped. Contents are fine.

pplvi, 342, frontis., plans, large folding map at rear; 8vo, hard cover. Very good in (spine sunned) dust jacket. Hakluyt Society Second Series 131.

hardcover. Condition: Good. light amount of wear on the dust jacket (creasing, ripping, discoloration), light amount of wear along the edges of the cover of the book.