[China.]
Report Chinese Industrial Cooperatives December 31st. 1938.
No place of publication, n.d. ?1938.: 1938
- $64
First edition. 8vo. (approx. 135 x 190mm). pp. 16; 4pp. of photo. illusts.; very good in original printed wrappers with photo. illustrations, a little soiled, partly split along spine. An account of the establishment of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, under the direction of Dr. H. H. Kung. A quotation from Kung appears inside the front wrapper, beneath a quotation from Chiang Kai-shek.
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A crepe paper souvenir, approx. 35 x 36cm., printed to one side only within a decorative floral border, illustration of Submarine "On View in the Thames (Temple Pier) July to August 1916" flanked by two sentries; minor paper flaws and creased, else in very good condition. The Imperial German Navy Mine Layer UC-5 ran aground near Harwich in April 1916. The submarine was subsequently displayed off Temple Pier in the Thames before being taken for exhibition in the United States and elsewhere. This souvenir of the London display was printed by Mrs. S. Burgess, who specialised in such crepe paper ephemera. A photograph album recording the journey of the “1st Bn The King’s Royal Rifle Corp” from Rawalpindi to Razmak, November to December 1926.
Oblong 8vo. 24 photos. on 12 leaves, each image approx. 8 x 6" (220 x 153mm), images captioned in the negative and most further captioned by hand at head of photo.; minor discolouration to margins, else very good in contemporary string-tied paper wrappers, worn to edges. The 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, was stationed at Rawalpindi on the North-West Frontier for three years before receiving orders to proceed to Razmak, where they were to keep the peace between the local Mahsuds and Wazirs. Over seven hundred men set off on 16 November 1926 on the 262-mile march, headed by their commander Lieutenant F. G. Willan. This photograph album records their progress, with views of the column crossing bridges, passes and valleys, with camps at Kushalgarh Banda and Dumdil, The final image shows officers taking tea at Duncan's Pt. The Battalion spent a year at Razmak, proceeding to Lucknow in November 1927. Through China and Japan.
First edition. 8vo. pp. [vi], 71; photo. illusts., 2 sketch maps to endpapers; hand-colouring to sea of map on front endpaper, else very good in the original pictorial card wrappers, together with an envelope titled "Thro' China and Japan" containing four b&w Picture Postcards of Japan, postally unused, in fine condition, the envelope slightly frayed, and with the programme for the film, "Thro' China and Japan" A Fascinating Film of the Far East, 8vo. pp. 12, illusts., very good in original printed yellow wrappers, soiled, staples rusted, central horizontal crease. The Missionary Film Committee was a joint project initiated by several British missionary groups, including the Church Missionary Society and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Humfrey, a cinematographer, visited the two countries to provide material for the first missionary film. The booklet records his journey, and the postcards and programme were presumably distributed at screenings. Log of the barque Mendoza kept by W. S. Wallace on a voyage to Newcastle, N.S.W. [so titled to upper board]. 1879-80.
A manuscript log, 4to., pp. [84], written in a clear hand, contemporary quarter roan with marbled boards, paper label to upper board, heavily worn, some staining affecting internal leaves but handwriting still legible with, loosely inserted, Wallace's Ordinary Apprentice indenture. William Wallace's journal - titled on the first page 'Some Notes on a voyage from London, towards Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia, barque "Mendoza" of Liverpl, 495 Tons - W. Walllace' - contains almost daily entries from 15 November 1879 to 25 July 1880. The log describes the voyage from Liverpool to New South Wales, the onward journey to Lyttelton, New Zealand, and part of the return journey, with entries varying from a few lines to almost a page. In addition to the usual comments on weather and work, Wallace describes some of the notable experiences during the voyage, adding details for the towns of Newcastle and Lyttelton. "Tuesday 13th [January, 1880] . Any amount of birds kicking around. Having fine sport with them. We got several long pieces of twine fastened a piece of fat pork on one end and a strip of canvas on the other, which we threw overboard. They were not overboard very long before they were seized; then as each flew away with his prize, he was followed by a score of others who would catch hold of the canvas and haul it out of his throat." "Sat. 13th [March, 1880]: . Newcastle is not a bad looking place from the sea, it is interesting also as it is mostly built on the brow & summit of a hill & overlooks the shipping. The outlying land is rather flat & thickly wooded." "Monday 13th [March, 1880] . Newcastle, N.S.W. is 60 miles North of Sydney and is in Lat. 32o 15 S & 151o 15 E. It is not a large place but contains 10,000 inhabitants. The climate is healthy & warm the soil is fertile & productive, but what makes Newcastle what it is, is the extensive coalmines & its safe & accommodating harbour." By April 1880 the Mendoza sails for New Zealand with a shipment of coal. Wallace describes the capture of a porpoise on the 19th, providing blubber "for oil, & his flesh to be eaten". They reach Lyttelton on April 29th, offloading coal and loading grain. On Saturday 8th May "Knocked off at 4pm, dressed myself, & went to Christchurch with the 6pm train along with some other Middies . It is a very decent place, quite different from Lyttelton, it has got some very fair buildings & a splendid park". In June the Mendoza begins her return voyage to London, which is not without incident: on Saturday 19th "at 9pm I was awakened by a fearful boom, followed by a crash & the rushing of water - sprang out of bed & found myself knee deep in water. Orders given the vessel was on her beam ends. All hands on deck ordered. Struck a match - fearful state, chests floating among clothes & boots, buckets & oilskins. The bogie was high & dry on the bunk, smoking & steaming & hissing, enough to frighten anyone out of their wits. Seized the first pair of pants which happened to float by me & pushed on deck. The aft part of the vessel was completely immersed". A collection of photographs showing scenes from the School and other locations on Tutuila in American Samoa, c. 1932.
Approximately 178 photographs, mainly snapshot size 6 x 8.5 cm. but with a proportion of larger images up to 14.5 x 9cm., approximately forty captioned to verso in different hands, three captioned in the negative, the remainder unidentified, a number of duplicates; a small proportion of the images slightly age-toned, small corner loss to one image, but overall in very good condition. These photographs provide a record of the Atauloma Girls School, its staff, pupils and their activities, in the early 1930s. Established in 1900 by the London Missionary Society, Atauloma was the first secondary school to admit girls; their education mainly prepared them to become pastors wives, or nurses at the Pago Pago naval base. Around a quarter of the photographs are annotated to the rear, allowing identification of some of the persons and places, including staff and students. Other locations identified include Fagasa Bay, Mount Matafoo (Matafao), Pago, and Amenave; a couple also relate to Apia in Western Samoa, one captioned "Stone in Apia opposite Church where John William's bones buried", and another of "Robert Louis Stevenson's tomb" (the latter probably a studio image). The girls are shown engaged in a formal debate, and two groups of images, annotated "Cinderella" and "Robin Hood", indicate their involvement in plays or pantomimes. Another reads "Government School boys & girls amuse themselves with a little dance. This during cricket match. It is the custom for a crowd from time to time to start a siva [Samoan dance]".
Mes Vâcances d Eté de 1870, en France. Journal Illustré de P. W. Britton du 9 Août au 29 Septembre.
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First edition. 8vo. pp. 288; illusts., sketch maps; very good in the original cloth, in dust-wrapper, which is somewhat discoloured. Signed to the title by Chris Bonington and Royal Robbins. Harlin (1935-1966) made his name in the 1960s as a mountaineer, making the first American ascent of the Eiger (1962) and, with Royal Robbins, the American Direttissima on the Aiguille du Dru. In 1966 he and Dougal Haston attempted the first direct route on the Eiger, but Hastin fell to his death when his rope snapped. This copy is signed by Royal Robbins, and by Chris Bonington, present as photographer at Hastin's direct attempt on the Eiger.
My Life in Four Continents.
First edition. 8vo. 2 vols. pp. xxi, 308 & v, [309]-616; port. frontis to each, plates, two maps; some foxing, occasionally heavy, school prize bookplates to each front pastedown, very good in the original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., cloth marked to covers, darkened on spines. Chaillé-Long (1842-1917) fought in the American Civil War before joining the Egyptian army as a lieutenant-colonel in 1869. He later accompanied General Charles G. Gordon on an expedition from Egypt into Sudan, during the course of which Chaillé-Long continued to Uganda. On his return he discovered Lake Kioga, one of the lakes through which the While Nile flows. He subsequently undertook further expeditions in Africa, departing the Egyptian service in 1877. He returned to Egypt on several further occasions, but also trained as a lawyer, teaching international law in Paris, and became consul general for the delegation to Korea. His later career was marked by disappointment that his explorations did not receive the recognition in the English-speaking world that they deserved, and the preface to the present work exhibits his bitterness in this regard. He dedicates the volumes to the memory of General Gordon.
Memorial Service for The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill . . . at The Parish Church of St. Mary, Woodford on Tuesday, 9th February, 1965 at 8 p.m.
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Sir John Franklin’s Last Expedition: a chapter in the history of the Royal Navy.
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First edition thus. Small square 8vo (approx. 135 x 140mm.); pp. [48]; illustrated throughout; very good in original pictorial card wrappers, stapled as issued, staples slightly rusted, minor rubbing. Captain Johns's Biggles Breaks the Silence originally appeared in 1949, and was reissued by the Brockhampton Press in this illustrated format a year or two later. The story is set in the Antarctic, and tells of the search for the ship Starry Crown, lost with her cargo of Australian gold seventy years previously. Mercy and Murder. An American Ambulance Driver’s experiences in Finland, Norway and France.
First edition. 8vo. Paperback. pp. viii, 86; very good in original pictorial card wrappers. The author, an American, describes his World War Two experiences of work with the Franco-American Ambulance Unit in Finland (against Soviet forces), and later in Norway and France against the Germans. The book is based on his letters home, published in The Autocar. Mallory Myths and Mysteries. The Mallory Clothing Replica Project.
[Mallory.] Parsons, Mike and Mary B. Rose. First edition. 8vo. pp. 48; illusts.; new in card wrappers. Mallory disappeared on Everest in 1924; the clothing found on him when he was discovered in 1999 was partly returned to the UK, where it was researched by Mike Parsons - an equipment supplier to modern mountaineering expeditions - and Professor Rose. Their Mallory Clothing Replica Project (2002-6) saw them develop and then test replica clothes to determine whether they would have equipped Mallory to make a summit assault. The present booklet describes the project and its conclusions.- $8
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Among the Tibetans.
Bird, Isabella L. First edition. Small 8vo. pp. 159; 21 wood engs.; slightly soiled, else very good in the original cloth, gilt, rubbed. Isabella Bird (or Bishop as she later became), was one of the most successful women travellers of the 19th century. This is her account of travels from Srinagar to Ladakh by way of Leh, Depsang and the Karakoram.- $225
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Observations made in Central, Eastern, and Southern Arabia during a Journey through that Country in 1862 and 1863.’ An article in The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. Volume the Thirty-Fourth.
Palgrave, W. G. First edition. 8vo. pp. 4 (ads.), cxciii, 326; one folding map relating to Palgrave s article, 11 other maps relating to other articles in this volume; very good in original printed boards, a little wear to spine. Palgrave's travels appeared in 1865 as his Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia. This abbreviated version of his travels is accompanied by a folding map of the Arabian peninsula showing his route. This volume also includes articles by: Charles von der Decken 'Geographical Notes of an Expedition to Mount Kilimandjaro in 1862-3' (with map); Robert Swinhoe 'Notes on the Island of Formosa' (with map); H. H. Godwin-Austen 'On the Glaciers of the Mustakh Range' (with map); James M Kerrow 'Reconnaissance Survey of the Lake District of Otago and Southland, New Zealand' (with map); Henry Youle Hind 'An Exploration up the Moisie River, to the edge of the Table-Land of the Labrador Peninsula' (with map); Julius Haast 'Notes on the Mountains and Glaciers of the Canterbury Province, New Zealand'; James Hector 'Expedition to the West Coast of Otago, New Zealand'; C. Forbes 'Notes on the Physical Geography of Vancouver Island' (with map); H. S. Palmer 'Remarks upon the Geography and Natural Capabilities of British Columbia, and the Condition of its principal Gold- Fields' (with map); Richard Thornton 'Notes on the Zambesi and the Shiré'; John Kirk 'On a few Fossil Bones from the Alluvial Strata of the Zambesi Delta'; Roderick I. Murchison 'On the Antiquity of the Physical Geography of Inner Africa'; Guillermo Cox 'Expedition across the Southern Andes of Chili' (with map); Thomas J. Hutchinson 'Details of a Journey through part of the Salado Valley, and across some of the Argentine Provinces' (with map); David Livingstone 'Exploration to the West of Lake Nyassa in 1863'; Lewis Pelly 'Visit to Lingah, Kishm, and Bunder Abbass' (with map of the Island ofKishm in the Persian Gulf); Algernon de Horsey 'On the Comoro Islands'; Julian Moreton 'Some Account of the Physical Geography of Newfoundland' (with map). This volume also includes a revised and augmented edition of 'Hints to Travellers' by George Back, Richard Collinson, and Francis Galton (pp. 272-316).- $577
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Apollo 15. Preliminary Science Report. Prepared by NASA Manned Spacecraft Center.
[Apollo 15.] First edition. 4to. pp. xiv, 11, 11, 32, 4, 112, 25, 28, 25, 16, 7, 23, 10, 5, 6, 7, 6, 17, 7, 7, 6, 14, 9, 10, 9, 112, 3, 1, 3, [2], 11 folding panoramic plates, illusts.; original pictorial card wrappers, heavily bumped to head of spine and a little worn, else very good. Inscribed to the front wrappers "To Prof. Clemedson Best wishes from Crew of Apollo 15 Dave Scott Al Worden and Jim Irwin". The Apollo 15 mission became the fourth to land on the moon, and the ninth crewed mission in the Apollo programme. The longer time spent on the moon, the emphasis on science, and the first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle marked it as a new departure. The crew - David Scott, James Irwin, and pilot Alfred Worden - were given extensive geological training. Scott and Irwin spent 18 1/2 hours on the moon during four long excursions on the rover, collecting 77 kilos of surface material that was brought back to earth. Worden, in lunar orbit, made measurements of the moon using cameras, spectrometers, and an altimeter. On their return journey, Worden also made the first spacewalk in deep-space. The present work offers some of the initial findings from their mission, and it was presented by the crew to Carl-Johan Clemedson, a Swedish military physician working for the Swedish Defence Research Agency. Clemedson was one of the first scientists in Sweden to take an interest in space medicine, and he became a member of the International Academy of Astronautics.- $2,887
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Doroga v Kosmos. Zapiski letika-kosmonavta SSSR [Russian title transliterated; Road to Space. Notes of a USSR’s pilot-cosmonaut].
Gagarin, Yuri. 8vo. pp. 223, [1, contents]; frontis., illusts.; very good in original cloth in d.-w. Inscribed to flyleaf by Gagarin in Russian to the former Danish traffic minister Alfred Jensen, address label of Ragnhild Andersen with Jensen's name in ink. Gagarin was the first human to reach space, on the 12 April 1961. This memoir - the title translates Road to Space. Notes of a USSR's pilot-cosmonaut - appeared only a few months after his space-flight. With a foreword by Nikolaj Kamanin (1808-82), head of cosmonaut training in the Soviet space programme and the man who made the final selection of Gagarin, the book tells the story of the modest young man from humble beginnings, and his path from a war-torn Russia, through his work as a mechanic and later an aviator, to his epoch making journey into space. He inscribed this copy - with the words "To the vice- chairman in the Denmark-Soviet Union Society Mr Jensen and his wife with respect, Gagarin" (translation) - to Alfred Jensen (1903-1988), a member of the Danish Communist Party and its leader during the years of Nazi occupation. In 1952 Jensen married Ragnhild Andersen, and it is her address label that appears beneath the inscription. Jensen and Ragnhild remained loyal to Moscow when the Danish Communist Party, under its leader Aksel Larsen, distanced itself from the Soviet Union; their meeting with Gagarin, and the inscribed copy of his book, might be regarded as a reward for their loyalty.- $3,208
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Farthest North”. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months’ Sleigh Journey.
Nansen, Fridtjof. [Second edition.] 20 original parts. 8vo. Port. frontis. to part 10, black and white frontis. to vol. II, numerous b&w illusts, 1 coloured plate, 1 coloured folding map, advertisements with illustrations at front and rear of each part; some embrowning to paper of ads., else good in the original printed wrappers, some fraying to margins of wrappers, else in good condition. Nansen's narrative of the Fram expedition (1893-96) appeared in a first English edition in 1897. The book was subsequently issued by George Newnes in 20 parts, appearing every fortnight. An option was given to purchase bindings for these parts, not present here; examples of the second edition can be found which have been bound up from the original parts. However, complete sets of the work in its original parts seldom come on to the market.- $577
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![Robert E. Peary's Egen Berättelse om Nordpolens Upptäckt [trans.: Robert E. Peary's Own Story of the Discovery of the North Pole].](https://rarebookinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/31728323204.jpg)
Robert E. Peary’s Egen Berättelse om Nordpolens Upptäckt [trans.: Robert E. Peary’s Own Story of the Discovery of the North Pole].
[Peary, Robert E.] First edition thus. 10 original parts (numbers 1 to 10/11). 8vo. pp. 355, [x]; 8 plates, illusts. to text; very good in the original pictorial wrappers, first 7 wrappers with map to rear wrapper, 8th with pubs. ads., and final two with ads. for the book binding, all contained in the publisher's pictorial book boards for binding. A popular Swedish telling of the story of Peary's attainment of the North Pole. Copies usually appear on the market bound in the publisher s boards, but the original parts have not only a different cover image, but also a map showing Peary's route to the North Pole.- $353
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Przewaljskijs sista forskninsresa’ by Georg Fraser. A series of articles in Geografiska Föreningens Tidskrift, ed. R. Hult, nos. 1-6, 1890, pp. 10-32, 106-112, 153-177, 219-242 & 349-51.
[Przhevalsky, Nikolay.] First edition. Together 5 original parts (parts 4-5 issued in one vol.); pp. 360 + [vii, title-page and contents bound in at beginning of part 6]; text in Swedish, one folding map of Przhevalsky's expedition, nine other maps and plates relating to other articles in these issues; very good and partly unopened in the original printed wrappers, which are slightly age-toned and chipped with a little loss, but generally in good order. Przhevalsky (1839-88) undertook four expeditions into Central Asia, the last and final expedition from 1883 to 1885. The present issues of the Helsinki journal Geografiska Föreningens Tidskrift contain an account by Georg Fraser of this last expedition, "often regarded as the most geographically significant" (Howgego). Przhevalsky crossed the Gobi Desert to the Henlan Shan, continuing to Koko Nor and Tsaidam; he visited the lakes of Gyaring Hu and Ngoring Hu, and the upper Yangtze close to its source. Prevented from reaching Lhassa, the expedition returned to Tsaidam and crossed the Altun Shan, reaching Lop Nor; they then traced the Silk Route south of the Takla Makan, from Khotan turning north and following the Toxcan He valley through the Tien Shan, returning via lake Issyk Kul to European Russia.- $289
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