The Wilkes expedition: the first United States exploring expedition (1838-1842).
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1968. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy. More
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1968. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy. More
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, (1891. reprint). Octavo, engraved plates. Publisher's blue cloth, some water damage to edge of upper cover, contents clean and crisp. More
London: Frederick Warne, 1866. Duodecimo, Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, some wear, bookplate, a pasted in photograph of the author, piece removed from title page but not affecting text. Horace William Wheelwright (1815-1865), writing under the nom de plume "An Old Bushman", was a qualified attorney who migrated from..... More
Melbourne: Edition Renard, 2002. Small folio, 65 coloured plates. Publisher's full green morocco. all edges gilt, limited to 200 copies. More
London: Editions Renard, (2002. facsimile). Folio, 65 plates in two states, coloured and uncoloured, and vignette view from the original title-page; handsome green morocco (in a trial binding, similar to that ultimately adopted but the green morocco a darker shade), gilt edges, enlarged format, with bibliographical notes by Julien Renard..... More
London: J. Debrett, 1790. Quarto, [iv] 65 handcoloured engraved plates, without advertisements. Later nineteenth century half calf and marbled boards, top edge gilt but other edges uncut, apart from some paper browning and a few spots all the plates well coloured, a handsome exceptionally large copy. White was chief surgeon..... More
Adelaide: Reprinted from The Register, [1917]. Sextodecimo, photographs. Publisher's printed wrappers, very good copy, scarce. More
Chatswood: New Holland Publishers, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, map. This book combines the desire for ever more adventurous activities with our long-standing passion for wildlife, all the while infused with responsible travel themes and conservation topics. From tracking jaguars in Brazil to snorkelling with whale sharks in Honduras, and..... More
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Encounters with wildlife are more accessible than ever, with a bewildering array of adventures on offer. This inspiring guide presents a range of ideas, from meeting the world's iconic wildlife to more unusual encounters, highlighting the best and the..... More
London: George Philip & Son, 1890. Octavo, Octavo, 250 pp., folding map. Publisher's cloth, spine discoloured, the bookplates of Ingleton and John Calaby. More
New York: Gallery Books, 1984. Quarto, colour photographs, very good in dustwrapper. More