Fragments of voyages travels
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Oxfam shop magdelen street the third series volume 2 of fragments of voyages & travels by captain basil hall roverall, the book is in good conditionthere is rubbing to the front and back covers and the corners are knockedthe binding is slightly loose at the front but still good and intactthere is some foxing from the engraved extra title page (see photo) and some light foxing on the end few pages otherwise the pages are generally clean see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is an inscription inside the front cover which can be seen in the attached photoswas published by r cadell and whittaker & co in
15 €
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I have here for sale a book entitled all round the world: an illustrated record of voyages, travels and adventures, in all parts of the globe, edited by wf ainsworthare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith 200 illustrations after drawings by gustave dore, berard, lancelot, jules noel and other eminent artists, and six finely engraved full coloured mapsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethere are 72 full pages plates in this book, together with innumerable woodcut illustrations in the text, and of course the six coloured maps of asia; china and the indo-chinese states; north america; south america; turkey in europe and greece; and africapublished in by william collins of london and glasgowplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefold out plate showing jerusalem from the mount of olives; illustrated title page with vignette of the great eastern laying the atlantic cable; plain text title page; xii pages of preface, contents and illustrations; 820 pagescontents - five days at jerusalem; sicily as it is; china (pages ), cochin china and japan; islands of the indian and eastern seas; up and down the amoor; from asia to america; vancouver island; from the atlantic to the pacific; cremation ghats at calcutta; cuba and the cubans; to cuba and back; the search for the franklin expedition; dalmatia; galapagos archipelago; coral islands; maldiva islands; society islands; mount athos and its monasteries; the great plains of north america; travel and sporting adventures in south africa; the steppes of russia and the caucasus; morocco or maroccoquarter bound in brown buckram on maroon buckram hardboards, with five raised bands on the spine, and gilt letteringthis is the first series, so presumably more were planned or actually publishedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery good condition with both boards firmly attached and no pages loose or missing
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for swan in the evening: fragments of an inner life
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*joan nieuhof or johan (uelsen, 22 july – madagascar, 8 october ) was a dutch world traveller and reported on his voyages to brazil, china and the indieswith 42 illustrations and maps, 22 fold-outare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiafter a journey from through of km from canton to beijing, joan nieuhof was the most prominent european writer concerning the chinese empireour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith an introduction by anthony reidin good conditionsource: wikipediathe dust jacket has a few stains, otherwise in very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitereprint of the second volume of the editionhis reports and those by the jesuits were in those days the only source of information about chinawonderful facsimile publicationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein the original linen publisher’s binding with dust jacket
43 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipublished by william collins, sons & co, london and glasgow insplit by the edges of the pines (please see the last 2 photos) but the spine is intactvery few signs of foxing insideour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeraised banding, gilt decoration and lettering to spinesplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredhardback, 12 x 8fold out colour map of russia has a small tear on the foldplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website*buyer please pay within 3 days* read moretwo hundred illustrations, after drawings by gustave dore, berard, lancelot, jules noel, and other eminent artists six engraved mapsoriginal brown full morocco leather bindings, deep embossed boards, embossed decoration and gilt panelled vignetteswith 200 illustrations and 6 finely engraved maps in full colouroriginal full leather binding with embossed pattern & gilt panelscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall round the world: an illustrated record of voyages, travels, and adventure in all parts of the globe
(England)
55 €
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The travels of ibn battuta, in his book he lays before us a faithful portrait of himself, with all his virtues and his failingshe gives an unbiased account of what he sees during his travels including the interaction with local merchants, government officials, and people of all sections of societyoxfam shop cotham hill ibn battuta's account of his travels to mecca on pilgrimage is an extremely interesting read describing the middle east during the european between and he journeyed through north africa and asia minor and as far as chinaon a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africasee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this alone, ibn battuta’s writings is a great resource of this period rich in detail and connection to the intimate pictures of middle eastern cultureno dust jacket, exterior of the book is worn with some stained pages, but overall the book is still in good condition
(England)
27 €
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Eighteen (18) fragments of ancient majolica, very helpful for studying ancient majolica and tell authentic pieces from fakesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions range from 5 to 20 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteall made in italycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
32 €
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Various fragments of rummers, berkemeyers and pasglassescan be dated aroundare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm high undamaged conditionconsisting of: large green seal - bottle, with glass seal with the coat of arms of "marquis de pomerue" franceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea thin-walled small spherical medicine bottle on a flat foot, can be dated 17th centurya thin-walled green medicine bottle, with pontil and high punt 9dates back to the 16th and 17th century these are only dutch archaeological finds from the 70s - 80splease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery beautiful irisationundamaged condition5 cm high can be dated around undamaged conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefour green/blue medicine bottles, can be dated around to 12 cm highplease see all the photos for a good impression
46 €
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Several prints evoke the ancient or arcadian world, with figures set alongside tombstones, classical urns and fragments of obelisks: in one the figure of death is shown reading from an open book, faced by a group of the livingoxfam shop macclesfield giovanni battista tiepolo was one of the most celebrated painters of eighteenth-century italysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon white paper, the impressed print background is a pale creamhe began making prints in the s, and his first set of ten etchings are famous and known as the varj capriccithese are good quality prints c and in very good conditionmore detail can be found by web search
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop hove gsecond ed, stated8vo  selected contents: some rough outlines of the background of the gnosis - greece; egypt; philo on the contemplative life; jewry; alexandria; general gnostic christianity - the evolution of catholic chrisitianity; the ebionites; the essenes; the tendencies of gnosticism; the literature and sources of gnosticism book plate owner name, rear board old stains else good  see oxfam website for delivery information read more 2nd ed after first printing green cloth boards with gilt letteringlv, 633 + ads, thick octavo format in green cloth with gilt titlesmeadfragments of a faith forgotten: some short sketches among the gnostics mainly of the first two centuries - a contribution to the study of christian origins based on the most recently recovered materialslondon and benares theosophical  selected contents: some rough outlines of the background of the gnosis - greece; egypt; philo on the contemplative life; jewry; alexandria; general gnostic christianity - the evolution of catholic chrisitianity; the ebionites; the essenes; the tendencies of gnosticism; the literature and sources of gnosticism
49 €
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Somewhere ahead is a chamber containing the collected fragments of an ancient scripture, a find of unimaginable significancean elite special-forces officer seems to have been brutally murdered - but how, and more disturbingly, why? any hope of solving the mystery rests on the grisly clues that remainas the race to uncover the truth begins, a plot unfolds that could burn all of civilization in the fires of holy armageddonthose who live by the sword… buyer to collect or pay p&p £2 read moretunnelling deep under one of the most holy cities in the world, an ambitious young archaeologist slowly works her way towards an unthinkable goalmeanwhile, halfway around the world, a covert military bunker holds a macabre secret
5 €
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Locket containing the bone fragments of two saints antique reliquary of a saintposted by maria in other goods, antiques in golders green
250 €
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fragments of a prayer - sarah connolly ('war, he sung, is toil and trouble' (from alexander's feast) - nancy argenta (song of the angel - czech philharmonic chamber orchestra (mother of god, here i stand (for string orchesta) - brno philharmonic orchestra (3nun will die sonn' so hell aufgeh'n (kindertotenlieder) - berliner philharmoniker (oxfam bookshop chelmsford very good condition disc 11mother and child - tenebrae (28) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreeternity's sunrise - patricia rozario (threnody for the victims of hiroshima () - national polish radio symphony orchestra (the lamb (for string orchestra) - brno philharmonic orchestra (
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The outer, blank pages are vellum and the interior section, which is lightly foxed, is on paper and consists of 4 articles from paper and printoxfam bookshop brigg this book is published by london school of printing and is what it states in its' titlehalf bound in dark green leather, with grey card boards, and embossed gilt lettering and designsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
24 €
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A short story collection that explores the myths, fables and fragments of history of the amerindian peoples of guyana and the caribbeansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road some shelf wear and creasing, small tear to dust covergood overall conditionpages mildly yellowed
20 €
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The black death and the dancing mania; voyages and travels of marco polo; wanderings in south americavarious titles by various authors: travels in the interior of india; travels in the interior of africa; voyagers' tales; voyages in search of the north-west passage; a journey to the western isles of scotland; the discovery of muscovy; the voyages and travels of sir john maundeville ktcassell's national libraryall bindings tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinterior foxingminor shelf wear and fading to dark blue boardsoxfam books & music belper cassell & companycondition: generally good
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From mungo park’s travels in the interior of africacopperplate engraving by dell'acqua hand coloured by lazaretti from giovanni battista sonzogno’s collection of the most interesting voyages (raccolta de viaggi più interessanti), milanare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemungo park arrives in pisania on juneview of a moorish camp: king ali's tent at benowm, kingdom of ludamarmandinka (mandingo) people dancing to drums in a festival in dramanet, kingdom of galam (upper senegal river)ali sat on a black leather cushion clipping the hairs on his upper lip while a female servant held a mirrorplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethere he was already thought to be deadhere he waits for the next caravan going to the gambia - for seven monthsmungo park reaches kamalia with his last strength, where he is cared for by a nativecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea mandinka polygamist in a tree-bark suit beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of mumbo jumbo
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In this volume: - thevenot's travels in the levant - drpocock's travels through egypt with 9 engravings, 1 of which is hand-coloured and 1 folding mapthe world displayed; or, a curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations, volume xii - london newbery ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicontemporary leather bindingsome pages are a bit browned or smudgedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautiful travel book about the levant and egypt with (hand-coloured) engravings and a folding map of egyptwith the coat of arms (of john gray) glued in frontoverall in fairly good conditionbinding is scuffed, but attached to the bookblockplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelist of engravings: - a view of the city of alexandria - a view of old cairo (hand-coloured) - a section of the mikias in the isle of roida - a plan of the isle of roida - the obelisk of cleopatra, the pyramids of memphis and the sphynx - two colossal statues with the ruins of the palace of memnon - views of the noble remains of the edifices at luxerein - a view of the temple at com-ombo and of the serpent cauphis on the isle of elephantine - a view of the temple of the haniks and of the temple of isis in the isle of philae read morecondition: fairly goodcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefolding engraving with some spots, a small tear at the top and slightly frayed along the edges
57 €
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Very fascinating description of the voyages13 volumes + the ‘bladwijzer’, describing james cook's spectacular voyagesthe reports of these travels can be read in these beautiful booksnobody knew what to expect from these parts of the world that were unknown to europeansare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikijames cook was a british navigator, explorer and cartographerengravings are not complete, but more than 50 engravings are still presentthe travel story was an important and popular genre in earlier centuriesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautiful series of 14 books (complete in terms of books)text is completeand there were enough explorersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition is generally very goodthe folding engravings sometimes have minor damage at the folds, see photoshe dared to do what few people had the courage to do: three times he sailed to discover a part of the world where no european had ever beenit was the only way to get to know the world beyond the horizonsee photos for the many engravings that are present, some of which foldingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableadventurers who set out to discover new territories, see new peoples and find out exactly how the world works
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A lovely and beautifully enriched copy of travels around the world and encounters with different cultures - egarnier - nouvel abrégé de tous les voyages autour du monde depuis magellan jusqu'à d'urville et laplace - - tome premier good condition of the binding, work in its original green half leather, some usual frictions especially on the corners, the covers and spine are in good condition, ornate ribbed spine, titling and golden volume number, edges gilded with fine gold - good interior condition, light soiling, work adorned with fine engravings including a frontispiece, marbled guard pages - read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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For bibliophiles, cook's travels is a monument to the travel bookthis first expedition took place between and , after the royal society entrusted the endeavour to james cook, with the main mission of exploring the south pacific ocean and searching for a hypothetical southern continent (which he would not find)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is signed by hawkesworth, a lawyer chosen by the crown to draft the relationship, founding the personal diaries of several members of the expeditionspine decorated with golden tooling, title and volume number labelsquite fresh interiors, light wetting on the corner of volume 2, little to no foxingbinding as it is: spine missing from volume 7-8our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website8 tomes in 4 volthey have been the subject of relatively few editions, and are particularly appreciated for the quality of the texta rare new edition of cook's first voyage (also containing the stories of byron, carteret and wallis) complete with the text in 8 tomes (in 4 volumes) octavo period binding in full sheepskindry leather, scuffingperiod marbled full sheepskin bindingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe original french edition was published in quarto format by saillant and nyon and at panckoucke in , duplicated on the same date, by the same printers, an octavo edition (8 tomes)
52 €
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After finding fragments of alien dna, a team of scientists known as the company travels into space aboard the state-of-the-art prometheus spacecraft to investigate the origins of human life on earththe scientists now find themselves tested to their mental and physical limits as they fight a desperate battle to preserve the future of the human racesee oxfam website for delivery information read moretheir journey takes them into the darkest corners of the universe - but, to their horror, their very inquisitiveness ends up posing a threat to the future existence of humankindoxfam shop syston ridley scott helms this sci-fi thriller starring noomi rapace, michael fassbender, charlize theron and guy pearce
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Through his voyages and travels, he delves into the value and power of prayerthe way of a pilgrim was written by an anonymous nineteenth-century russian peasant and depicts his examination of how to pray without ceasingas he becomes open to the promptings of god, the reader, too, is enlightened as he shares these rich religious experiences, presented in a humble, simple, and beautiful narrativesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition is cleanly formatted for easy readingminimal shelf wear to page edges12 point garamond, 1oxfam shop kendal very good condition
5 €
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The voyages often involved dealing with the natives of the places they travelled tooxfam shop macclesfield these are the stories of captain cook's, sir francis drake's and william dampier's voyages round the worldcook's voyages were in the years while drake's were in the 16th century and dampier's was in the late 17th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The final touches to the pattern of oceans and continents came two-and-a-half centuries later with the voyages of james cookvoyages of discovery also contains 9 facsimile documents, including an extract from captain james cook's diary, and the title page of cortes's second dispatch to charles vvoyages to africa, asia, the americas and the pacific and the legacies of those journeys and encounters are here dramatically described through an authoritative text and an original selection of imagesthe exchange of flora, fauna, diet, disease and culture changed the world within a few generationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey did so in search of spices, gold, silver and slaves, but with rudimentary technology, huge courage and boundless confidence in themselves and their calculationsoxfam shop thornbury in the three decades between and , european merchants and explorers progressed from relative ignorance about the shape of the globe to knowledge of an atlas that was almost complete
(England)
3 €
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Only the actual shipping costs are countedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store), please contact me before paying the lotbeyond the ashesfurnace the photos are an integral part of the description3) lot won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe: if several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium and outside europe, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentin view of the world health situation, the parcel can be sent as soon as the post office services are restoredtransport conditions: 1) lot won at any price by a buyer in belgium: the package will be sent via bpost with insurancepacked carefullythe other half of the skythe strategy of mothslot of the first 12 albums of the "kogaratsu" series all albums are original editions in very good conditionmon au lotus de sangcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablespring quartered2) lot won by a buyer outside belgium but in europe: the package will be sent by "bpack world" and will be relayed by the national postal servicesthe man on the wave - with cardboard box and booklet entitled "fragments"the bridge from nowherefor any specific comments or requests to change these transport arrangements (sending ups with insurance, etcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteif several lots in the same sale are won by a buyer outside belgium, he must first pay the individual costs of transporting the lots and will receive after sending, the possible reimbursement of the overpaymentthe back of the tigerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiif several lots in the same sale are won by the same buyer in belgium, the buyer will only pay the transport costs oncethe treasury of the statesvolume 6 has its box and booklet entitled "fragments"under the gaze of the moonthank you for your understandingfast shipment by reinforced parcel with tracking number
80 €
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Cook's voyages of discovery - john barrow (ed) - a&c black - 417pp - 18,5 x 13,5 cm book description: b/w plates plus pull out facsimile of letter by cook, drawings in textcook's voyages of discovery - john barrow (ed) - a&c black - 417pp - 19,5 x 13,5 cm book description: 7 colour plates, plus pull out facsimile of letter by cook, drawings in textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigood / very good 2our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeillustrated boards, showing aborigine with shield on front, sailing ship on spine, corners & spine rubbed, part of prize label inside front board, clean with tight bindingvery good read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitei have here 2 books entitled: 1red cloth,gilt lettering on front board, and spine, corners & spine rubbed, clean with tight bindingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
46 €
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A narrative of the voyages round the world performed by captain's james cookwith twelve illustrations reproduced in exact facsimile from drawings made during the voyagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibickers and son, london - 23 x 14 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefull-page illustrations and frontispiece (collated)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetwelve black and white illustrations / frontispiececatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery good hardcover copy in green buckram with bright gold titles and decoration
59 €
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Oxfam shop dumfries philosophical fragments was first published inat a time when the function of criticism is again coming under close skeptical scrutiny, schlegel's unorthodox, highly original mind, as revealed in these foundational "fragments," provides the critical framework for reflecting on contemporary experimental textssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreminnesota archive editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original university of minnesota press editions
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