1707 DUTCH PRINTING of the SEVENTH VOYAGE to the EAST-INDIES by the ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY in 1611, COMMANDED by CAPTAIN ANTHONY HIPPON. With two engraved plates.

TEXT in DUTCH.

Title: SEVENDE REYS NA OOST-INDIEN...Door KAPITEYN ANTONY HIPPON...Dag-Register van Pieter Williamson Floris na PATANE en SIAM...gedaan in het JAAR 1611.

[SEVENTH VOYAGE TO THE EAST INDIES...By CAPTAIN ANTONY HIPPON...Journal of Pieter Williamson Floris to PATANI and SIAM...undertaken in the YEAR 1611]

Full Title: Sevende Reys na Oost-Indien, op kosten van de Engelse Maatschappy; door Kapiteyn Antony Hippon, waar in naauw-keurig worden aangeweesen de hoogtens van de son en sterren, gelegenheyd der dieptens, en sorgel?ke ondieptens, van verscheyde zee-havenen in Indiën, op wat w?se de klippen, stranden, banken en andere gevaarl?kheeden, omtrent dese kusten, z?n te m?den, en de baayen en ree's, veylig konnen werden aangedaan. :, En om dat bysondere voorvallen aan land in de voorsz. reys z?n overgeslagen, so is hier bygevoegt het Dag-register van Pieter Williamson Floris, na Patane en Siam; die voor koopman op dit selfde schip gevaren, en dit alles met een bysondere naarstigheyd heeft opgeteekend; ook een kort verhaal van de op- en onder-gang van Siam, en een voorval des schr?vers met den gouverneur van Masulipatan : gedaan in het jaar 1611 en vevolgens, nu aldereerst uyt het Engels vertaald. Met noodig register en konst-printen verr?kt. Dag-Register van Pieter Williamson Floris na Patane en Siam, met noodig register.

Published by PIETER VANDER Aa, Boekverkoper (Bookseller), LEYDEN [LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS], [1707].

Hardcovers, 4to., 9x13.75 inches (23x34.5cm), 24 numbered double columns (12 pages A1-B2) + title page, and 2 page "Register" at the rear. Professionally and beautifully bound in modern marbled paper covered boards with a printed title label on front cover. ILLUSTRATED with two engravings.

VERY GOOD condition: There are two scrapes to the rear panel of the marbled paper covered boards, otherwise the covers are solid and bright; the bound in pages printed in 1707 are in great shape, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A very presentable, attractively bound copy.

About THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF THE EAST INDIA CO. TO THE EAST INDIES: (from the Internet):

******The English East India Company's Seventh Voyage in 1611, led by Captain Anthony Hippon aboard the ship Globe, was significant as it was the first English venture into the Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Siam, and established trade in Masulipatam and Patani. Though the voyage incurred many difficulties and a high death rate, it ultimately formed the foundation for later East India Company activities in the region.******

ITINERARIO PARA PÁRROCOS DE INDIOS En Que Se Tratan Las Materias mas Particulares Tocantes a Ellos Para su BUENA ADMINISTRACIÓN... Compuesto por... SENOR DON ALONSO DE LA PEÑA MONTENEGRO, Obispo del Obispado de San Francisco de Quito...

(PASTORS' GUIDE for the GOOD ADMINISTRATION of INDIANS... Composed by DON ALONSO DE LA PENA MONTENEGRO, Bishop of the Diocese of San Francisco de Quito...)

EN MADRID: En la Oficina de Pedro Marin, 1771. Nueva Edicion, Purgada de Muchisimos Hierros (New Edition, Purged of Numerous Errors). TEXT IN SPANISH.

VELLUM BOUND, limp vellum , five cord spine bands, manuscript title on spine (mostly faded), 8x12 inches (20cm x 30cm), Pagination: [2] blank free endpaper, [32], 612 pages.

CONDITION: The vellum covers are soiled, darkened, rubbed, missing a half-dollar size piece at the upper rear corner, and well creased (as normal for limp vellum); nonetheless the vellum covers remain quite lovely in a Harry Potter Hogwarts' Library way. Internally, the front and rear inner hinges are split but holding with the cord binding; the bottom half of the last two leaves (pages 609/610 and 611/612) is roughly torn off; the rear free endpaper is lacking, and the rear pastedown is mostly lacking; there is chipping to the bottom corner of the first few pages, not affecting text; light foxing and some age spotting here and there throughout; otherwise the inner pages are nice, complete, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

Contents:

LIBRO PRIMERO En que se Trata de la Elección y Canónica Institución del Párroco, y de todas las demás obligaciones que tiene el Doctrinero.

LIBRO SEGUNDO De la Naturaleza y costumbres de los indios.

LIBRO TERCERO En que se Trata de los Sacramentos - del Bautismo, La Confirmación - Del dolor que es parte material del Sacramento de la Penitencia, De la Confesión, Del Confesor, De la Satisfacción Sacramental que es el tercer acto Penitente, Del Inefable Sacramento de la Eucaristía, Del Sacramento de la Extremaunción, Del Sacramento del Orden, Del Sacramento del Matrimonio, De los Grados de Consanguinidad, Afinidad, y Cognación Espiritual y Dispensación en ellos.

LIBRO CUARTO De los Preceptos de la Iglesia y de la Ley Natural que deben Guardar los Indios .

LIBRO QUINTO En que se Trata de los Privilegios que tienen los Señores Arzobispos y Obispos, los Regulares, y los Indios en estas partes. Y de los Visitadores y modo como se han de portar en las visitas de los Indios y sus Doctrineros. De la conciencia errónea muy ordinaria en los Indios, y de algunas cuestiones misceláneas.

The Original Limp Vellum Binding makes this an especially attractive copy of this rare book.

VIAGGI DALLA CHINA ALLA COSTA NORD-OVEST D'AMERICA FATTI NEGLI ANNI 1788 e 1789 - DAL CAPITANO G. MEARES.

(TRAVELS FROM CHINA TO THE NORTHWEST COAST OF AMERICA MADE IN THE YEARS 1788 and 1789 - BY CAPTAIN G. MEARES.)

Prima Traduzione Italiana. (First Italian Edition.)

Published by Giovacchino Pagani, Firenze (Florence), MDCCXCVI (1796). First Italian, one of two editions published in the same year (the other was published in Naples).

Originally published in England in 1790, then France in 1794. This First Italian Edition had the ENGRAVINGS REDONE by a FLORENTINE ARTIST, and the engraved plates were made a part of the volumes. SCARCE with the GORGEOUS FLORENTINE PLATES.

This auction is for THREE of FOUR VOLUMES - Volumes II, III and IV. LACKING VOLUME I.

Original Wrappers, paper title labels on spines, 5x7.5 inches. TEXT in ITALIAN.

Pagination:

Volume II : XV + 212 pages. ILLUSTRATED WITH 7 PLATES, including 1 that folds-open. The plates are each printed on their own unnumbered leaf.

Volume III : X + 238 pages. ILLUSTRATED WITH 1 FOLD-OPEN PLATE.

Volume IV : [4] + VIII + 276 pages. ILLUSTRATED WITH 9 PLATES, including 2 that fold-open.

THE PAGES AND PLATES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY COLLATED. THESE BOOKS ARE COMPLETE, ALL PLATES ARE PRESENT AND IN THEIR PROPER ORDER. THERE ARE 17 PLATES IN TOTAL IN THESE THREE VOLUMES.

There is a 1.5x3.5 inch label pasted onto the inside front cover of Volume II that reads: "MEARES, JOHN. Viaggi dalla China... Firenzi, 1796. Vols. 2-4 only. Lacks Vol. 1. 1st ed. In Italian. Orig. wraps."

Condition: The original wrappers on these three volumes are mostly chipped off at the spine, exposing the signatures beneath, have chips and tears at the edges, a few holes, creases, smudges, general aging and wear, etc; the front wrapper and front free endpaper of Volume IV are disbound (i.e. present but laid-on loosely); the front wrapper of Volume IV also has its top margin and bottom front corners torn away (i.e. it is missing large pieces). Internally, there are corner creases, some corner tears, some spotting here and there, a few pages with light edge stains, a bit of foxing here and there, some page toning, splits between some signatures (always still holding well with the sewn binding); but overall the inner pages are incredibly well-kept, still complete, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. THE PLATES ARE GORGEOUS.

A WONDERFUL SET OF 3 (of 4) VOLUMES of this SCARCE WORK, COMPLETE and in ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.

Shaoyang Xian Zhi. A Gazetteer / Chronicle of Shaoyang County, Hunan Province, China.

Printed by Da Zhan Letterpress, printing bureau of Shaoyang, 1875 (1st year of Guang Xu, Qing Dynasty). First edition. TEXT in CHINESE.

Six volumes, wrappers, 5.25x8.5 inches (13.5x21 cm). Four of the volumes have several sections, each paginated separately. Pagination: Volume One: 2, 46, 20, 30, 26 pp; Volume Two: 34, 37, 26, 36 pp; Volume Three: 76, 47 pp.; Volume Four: 120 pp.; Volume Five: 108 pp.; Volume 6: 96, 5 pp.

The previous owner left a couple typed notes (with some handwritten additions) that describe the contents of the volume as follows:

Vol. 1: Tome 1: Harvest; Tome 2: Landscape; Tome 3: Construction; Tome 4: School.

Vol. 2: Tome 5: Ancestral Temple; Tome 6: Finance; Tome 7: Officials; Tome 8: Election.

Vol. 3. Political, Academic, and Meritorious Personages.

Vol. 4: Moral Personages.

Vol. 5: Examples, women.

Vol. 6: Miscellaneous.

FAIR Condition: the wrappers are chipped, worn along the edges, and have tears of various lengths; many of the wrappers are disbound, the rest tenderly attached; the front cover of Volume One has been replaced with a blank (same paper as the other wrappers but no printed title), has a long tear, and is detached along with a few of its initial leaves; the spine covering of all the volumes has perished; overall the wrappers are weary and tender but present. Internally, the pages are age toned, have some edgewear, edge chips, tears, and faint dampstaining; some of the early and latter pages of various volumes are disbound but present; the paper is fragile and chips easily, so small fragments come off with handling. Please handle this treasure with care. Despite the flaws, this is a complete and very rare set of these six volumes.

SCARCE original source documents. This is the only 19th century chronicle of Shaoyang County that I have ever seen.

WOMEN OF TURKEY AND THEIR FOLK-LORE, by Lucy M.J. Garnett, with Introductory Chapters by John S. Stuart-Glennie. Includes a color, ethnographic fold-open map.

TWO VOLUMES (complete in two volumes):

Volume I: THE CHRISTIAN WOMEN, with Introductory Chapters on the Ethnography of Turkey and Folk Conceptions of Nature.

Volume II: THE JEWISH AND MOSLEM WOMEN, with Concluding Chapters on the ORIGINS OF MATRIARCHY.

LONDON: David Nutt, 1890 and 1891. First editions.

Hardcovers, professionally rebacked and reinforced making the two volumes solid, well bound, and attractive; burgundy cloth covered spine with original spine leather mounted to spine cloth, marbled paper covered boards, leather corners; 6x8.5 inches (14x21.5 cm). Pagination: lxxviii, 382; xvi, 616. The folding color map is present (it is often lacking) and bound in V.I following page liv.

GOOD condition: The covers have been professionally restored, the boards have scrapes and rubs, the spine leather has numerous chips, overall these covers are now sturdy and attractive; internally, there a previous owner's signature at the top of the half-title page of each volume, otherwise the inner pages are very nice, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, well-preserved set.

Important book about Women of Turkey, written by a woman.

About LUCY GARNETT (from Wikipedia):

******Lucy Mary Jane Garnett, b.1849 d.1934, was a British folklorist, ethnographer, and traveler. She is best known for her work in what is now Turkey, Northern Greece and Albania.******

DEUXIÈME EXPÉDITION ANTARCTIQUE FRANÇAISE (1908-1910) COMMANDÉE par le DR. JEAN CHARCOT. Sciences Naturelles : Documents Scientifiques. CÉTACÉS DE L'ANTARCTIQUE (Baleinoptéres, Ziphiidés, Delphinidés), par le DR. J. LIOUVILLE, Naturaliste et Médecin de l'Expédition.

(SECOND FRENCH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (1908-1910) COMMANDED by DR. JEAN CHARCOT. Natural Sciences: Scientific Papers. ANTARCTIC CETACEANS (Balaenoptera, Ziphiidae, Delphinidae), by DR. J. LIOUVILLE, Naturalist and Doctor of the Expedition.)

PARIS: Masson et Compagnie, 1913. First Edition.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the half-title page by Dr. JACQUES LIOUVILLE to the famous Biologist and Mathematician D'ARCY WENTWORTH THOMPSON:

"To / Professor D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson Esq. / With the author's best compliments / Jacq. Liouville / 1914 / Member International Congress of Zoology".

Tipped on to the same half-title page is Liouville's card which states: "35 rue de l'Université (VIIe), Paris / DOCTEUR JACQUES LIOUVILLE / Lauréat de la Faculté de Médecine / Médecin et Naturaliste de l'Expédition Antarctique française."

Professionally rebound in Hardcovers, green cloth covered boards, gilt titling to the spine, 9x11 inches. Pagination: vi, 276 pages plus 15 plates at the rear.

ILLUSTRATED with 15 gorgeous plates, a frontispiece map, and some in text illustrations, graphs and charts. Most of the plates have had their tissue guards removed.

VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used, still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. The few tissue guards that are still on the plates are toned, not affecting the plates themselves.

A RARE SIGNED and INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION ASSOCIATION COPY.

About JACQUES LIOUVILLE (from Wikipedia):

******Jacques Liouville, b.1879 d.1960, was a French doctor, naturalist, oceanographer and explorer. He took part in the second French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910) alongside HIS UNCLE, the FAMOUS EXPLORER JEAN-BAPTISTE CHARCOT. Liouville was the Director of the Institut Scientifique Chérifien from 1920 to 1937.******

About D'ARCY WENTWORTH THOMPSON (from Wikipedia):

******Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson CB FRS FRSE, b.1860 d.1948, was a Scottish biologist, mathematician and classics scholar. He was a pioneer of mathematical and theoretical biology, traveled on expeditions to the Bering Strait and held the position of Professor of Natural History at University College, Dundee for 32 years, then at St Andrews for 31 years. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, was knighted, and received the Darwin Medal and the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal.

Thompson is remembered as the author of the 1917 book On Growth and Form, which led the way for the scientific explanation of morphogenesis, the process by which patterns and body structures are formed in plants and animals. His description of the mathematical beauty of nature, and the mathematical basis of the forms of animals and plants, stimulated thinkers as diverse as Julian Huxley, C. H. Waddington, Alan Turing, René Thom, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Eduardo Paolozzi, Le Corbusier, Christopher Alexander and Mies van der Rohe.

Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1916, elected an International member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1928, knighted in 1937 and received the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society in 1938. In 1941, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society. He was awarded the Darwin Medal in 1946. For his revised On Growth and Form, he was awarded the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1942. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1885, and was active in the Society over many years, serving as president from 1934 to 1939.******

MIXED BLISS IN MELANESIA, by R. REYNELL BELLAMY. Copy of THE EARL OF BELMORE, with his Signature "The Earl of Belmore" and his handwritten date "July 7th / 34" at the top of the front free endpaper. Published by John Long, Limited, LONDON, 1934. First Edition, as indicated by the date 1934 on the title page, with no indication of additional printings on the copyright page. Hardcover book, maroon cloth covered boards, gilt design on the front cover, gilt lettering on the spine, 6.5" x 9", 286 pages. Contains 29 b&w illustrations, consisting of a frontispiece photo, 15 photographic plates (most with 2 photos per page), and a map at the rear. VERY GOOD condition. spine is lightly sunned, cover corner tips and spine ends show a bit of wear, there is a bb-size indent to the top edge of the front cover, there is some offsetting to the half title page (the Earl of Belmore's signature and date on the front free endpaper have nicely offset in white on to the half title page too), there is a bit of foxing to the page edges and to the first and last few pages. Overall just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. MIXED BLISS IN MELANESIA is considered by some to be one of the best travel books ever written. It has become SCARCE, much more so than so than the other book by Bellamy titled The Real South Seas. I could not find a single copy for sale online, and it has been forever since I have seen another copy. Wonderful SCARCE first edition, with the nice association to THE EARL OF BELMORE.

A Journey from St Petersburg to Moscow with numerous illustrations. 1836 First Edition.

A Journey to St. Petersburg and Moscow through Courland and Livonia (Heath's Picturesque Annual for 1836) Leitch Ritchie. Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1836. First Edition. Illustrated by Alfred Gomersal Vickers. Hardbound in textured dark red cloth with blind embossed decorations to the covers and embossed gilt printing to the spine, 8" x 5", iv, [4], 256 pages, a.e.g. Beautifully illustrated with 24 steel engravings, frontispiece and half-title all with guards. VERY GOOD Condition: light wear to the extremities and spine folds. Internally, light foxing and small spotting to the plates and tissue guards, inner hinge cracked at engraved title but holding well by the sewn binding, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

An antique travelogue of a journey through the Russian Empire made in April 1835, documenting the cities, towns, landmarks, points of interest, landscapes, and daily life on the route from St. Petersburg to Moscow.

Ritchie (1800-1865) was an English novelist who enjoyed some renown as a travel writer. This is a factual account of a journey made in April, 1835, under the employ of Charles Heath (1785-1848) renowned English Engraver and promoter of literary annuals including "Heath's Picturesque Annual". The plates are after drawings by English Painter A.G. Vickers (1810-1837) who died at age 27 just as his career was taking off.

CHINESE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE - ZHUGE VILLAGE / ZHUGECUN Richly Illustrated Hardcover Book in Dustjacket. TITLE: Zhongguo Xiangtu Jianzhu: Zhugecun. AUTHOR: Zhihua Chen, et al. Published by Chongqing Publishing House, 1999. Text in Simplified Chinese.

ISBN-10: 7-5366-4469-8 / 7536644698. ISBN-13: 978-7-5366-4469-4 / 9787536644694 DESCRIPTION: This volume surveys the architecture of the Zhuge Village / Zhugecun. Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 8.5x11.5", 174 pages. Illustrations on almost every page. An invaluable architectural reference to this early Chinese village. Condition: GOOD PLUS book, the covers have some wear / bumps to the spine ends, corner tips, and edges; there is some light yellow spotting to the title page, otherwise just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD dustjacket with some light edge and spine-end wear. Note: This Book was published as part of a 4 Volume Set, with each volume focused on a different area. Each volume is almost always sold individually, as each stands on its own. Sometimes a title makes it seem like a 4 Volume Set is being offered, but read the description closely and you will find that it is almost invariably a Single Volume of the 4 Volume Set.

CHINESE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE - LIUKENG VILLAGE / LIUKENGCUN Richly Illustrated Hardcover Book in Dustjacket. TITLE: Zhongguo Xiangtu Jianzhu: Liukengcun. AUTHOR: Zhihua Chen, et al. Published by Chongqing Publishing House, 2001. Text in Simplified Chinese.

ISBN 10: 7536644698. ISBN 13: 9787536644694. DESCRIPTION: This volume surveys the architecture of the LIUKENG VILLAGE / LIUKENG CUN. Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 8.5x11.5", 159 pages. Illustrations on almost every page. An invaluable architectural reference to this early Chinese village. Condition: GOOD book, the covers have some rubs to the black paper, leaving it a bit white in some areas; there is some wear / bumps to the spine ends and to the covers' edges; internally very nice, still tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD dustjacket with some light edge and spine-end wear. Note: This Book was published as part of a 4 Volume Set, with each volume focused on a different area. Each volume is almost always sold individually, as each stands on its own. Sometimes a title makes it seem like a 4 Volume Set is being offered, but read the description closely and you will find that it is almost invariably a Single Volume of the 4 Volume Set.

Account of the SIEGE OF MEXICO by FERNANDO CORTEZ in 1519, with 9 ENGRAVED PLATES..

Title: HELDHAFTIGE REYS-TOGTEN TE LAND, Door FERNANDES CORTES in NIEUW-WPANJE, Ter Belegering der Koninklijke Hoofd-Stad MEXICO, Van Tlascala oncernomen in 't Jaar 1519.

(HEROIC OVERLAND JOURNEY, By FERNANDES CORTES in NEW SPAIN, to ATTACK the Royal Capital MEXICO, Tlaxcala, in The Year 1519.)

TE LEYDEN (LEIDEN), PIETER VANDER Aa, Boekverkoper (Bookseller), [1707]. First Dutch edition. TEXT IN DUTCH.

An early Dutch translation of the Spanish work first printed in Madrid, 1601. Also published by Pieter Vander Aa as part of his monumental work: Naaukeurige Versameling der Gedenk-Waardigste Zee en Land-Reysen na Oost en West-Indien (Collection of the Most Memorable Sea and Land Voyages to the East and West Indies).

FOLIO, 9x13.75 inches (23x34.5cm), 96 numbered double columns (48 pages) + 5 page "Register" at the rear. Bound in modern marbled paper covered boards with a printed title label on front cover.

ILLUSTRATED with NINE ENGRAVED PLATES. The plates are in-text and measure 5x6.5 - 5.5x7.25 inches (12.5x16.5 - 14x18.5 cm).

VERY GOOD condition, the covers are solid and attractive; the bound in pages have light foxing here and there, overall bright, clean and unmarked. One of the nicest copies of this book and map that I have seen.

Identified by Palau (Palau 114311).

About CORTES (from Wikipedia):

Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca, b.1485 d.1547, was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish explorers and conquistadors who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

About Pieter van der Aa, Engraver and Publisher (from Wikipedia):

******Pieter van der Aa, b.1659 d.1733, was a Dutch publisher and engraver best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign and illustrated books. He also printed many maps...His ambition to become Leiden's most famous printer was fulfilled in 1715 with his appointment to head printer for the city and its university...His Dutch collection of travels to the East and West Indies were published as improvements of earlier printings.******

About PALAU, Bibliographer (from Wikipedia):

******Antoni Palau Dulcet, b.1867 d.1954, bookseller and bibliographer, best known as the author of an indispensable Manual del librero hispano-americano (Handbook of the Spanish-American bookseller). In its second edition it consisted of 28 volumes published between 1948 and 1977 and seven volumes of indices between 1981 and 1987 by Agustín Palau Claveras with: Alphabetical title materials, corrections and additions connections, a total of 35 volumes.******

DICIONÁRIO TOPOGRÁFICO, HISTÓRICO, DESCRITIVO da COMARCA do ALTO-AMAZONAS, por Lourenço da Silva Araújo e Amazonas, Capitão Tenente da Armada.

(DICTIONARY TOPOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL and DESCRIPTIVE of the UPPER AMAZON REGION of PORTUGAL'S COLONY (da Comarca), by Lourenço da Silva Araújo e Amazonas, Captain of the Brazilian Navy.

Brazilian book with Portuguese text. Published in Manaus, Brazil, 1984. First volume in the Coleção Hiléia Amazônica (Hiléia Amazonica Collection). Facsimile reprint of the edition originally published in 1852.

Softcovers, 5.5x8.5 inches (14x21.5 cm), 208 pages plus an Errata page plus a fold open table at the rear.

GOOD condition: the covers have some creased corners and the spine is creased and has wear at its ends, internally lightly used and still bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

About the author Lourenço da Silva Araújo Amazonas (from Wikipedia):

******Lourenço da Silva Araújo Amazonas, b.1803 d.1864, was an officer in the Brazilian Navy, ethnographer, and writer of the first novel on the Amazon based on real events.

He did his primary studies in his native province of Bahia and then in Rio de Janeiro, then went on to the navy where he reached the rank of captain. He spent a long time in the Amazon, having studied the Amazon River and its tributaries.

He was awarded the Imperial Order of Avis and Imperial Order of the Rose He was a partner at the Brazilian Historical and Geographic Institute.******

EARLY CHARTS OF NEW ZEALAND 1542-1851, by Peter Bromley Maling.

FINE PRINTING, LARGE FORMAT, LIMITED EDITION. This is copy 21 of only 500 copies, as stated in the limitation statement at the bottom of the last page.

Contains 59 PLATES of MAPS, CHARTS and DIAGRAMS of NEW ZEALAND and the surrounding area (e.g. Antarctica), as seen by explorers from the 16th to 19th century. The maps are amazing.

Large Format Book in Slipcase, 11x15.5 inches, 136 pages including the 59 plates of maps. Laid in is the original prospectus, a large single-fold sheet to make 4 pages, and a facsimile 1798 color map of New Zealand.

Published by A. H. and A. W. REED, Wellington, Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, 1969.

Nice New Zealand Association. Copy of H. Gary Tonks, with his name and address written in the upper corner of the title page "H.G. Tonks / Mataitai / Wellington / Oct 1969". H. Gary Tonks has written a number of books about New Zealand, Wellington, and the Tonks family. The Tonks were an important part of the early development of Wellington, New Zealand.

Condition:

NEAR FINE book, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A beautiful copy. In a GOOD slipcase that is scraped at the spine, and has some rubs and light soiling, but is solid and doing its job well. A lovely copy of this rare book and its slipcase.

The laid in Prospectus has been folded horizontally, is foxed at the margins and has coffee cup ring stains on its back panel. The laid-in map has a light stain to its upper left margin. They are not often found with the book.

Only 500 copies of this book were produced. This is a lovely early copy, #21, with a nice association to the Tonks of Wellington, New Zealand.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

In the 1960s Pan American Airlines produced a series of large format promotional travel posters depicting fabulous shots of iconic destinations with bold red and blue text and airplane icon at the bottom stating "Fly Pan Am To ..."

Vintage 1965 FLY PAN AM TO SPAIN Poster. From an original photograph taken by American advertising photographer and Director of Photography at Pan American Airlines Ewing Krainin (1912-2004). The poster is marked KRAININ©PAA in the plate.

Off-set Color Lithograph, published by [Pan American Airlines], circa 1965, large format 35" x 44", printed on matte paper. VERY GOOD Condition: some edgewear, edge creases and a few tiny edge chips, some small creasing in the bottom margin, and age toning, but overall a bright, clean and uncommon 1965 Pan Am advertising poster. Will be shipped safely rolled in a sturdy tube.A striking vintage poster that would make a powerful statement framed.

Original vintage 1965 FLY PAN AM TO HAWAII Poster. From an original photograph believed to be taken by long time Pan Am staff photographer Chester "Blackie" Kronfeld who died tragically at the age of 49 while on assignment in the horrific American Airlines plane crash that killed 95 people in New York on March 1, 1962.

Off-set Color Lithograph, published by [Pan American Airlines], November, 1965 (as indicated by the printing code 11/65 in the lower right margin), large format 34.5" x 44", printed on matte paper. VERY GOOD Condition: the bottom edge has some wear/creasing and a tiny chip on the lower left corner, and a quarter size touch of light shorelining on the rear of the image that is barely visible in the sky, overall a bright, clean and uncommon 1965 Pan Am advertising poster. Will be shipped safely rolled in a sturdy tube. A striking vintage poster that would make a powerful statement framed.

In the 1960s Pan Am produced a series of large format promotional travel posters depicting fabulous shots of iconic destinations with bold red and blue text and airplane icon at the bottom stating "Fly Pan Am To ..."