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FREETH, Zahra and H.V.F. Winstone.
Explorers of Arabia From the Renaissance to the End of the Victoria Era. New York: Holmes and Meier, (1978). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 308pp. Fine in d/w.
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(FRENCH, Alice).
The Lion's Share By Octave Thanet. (pseud). Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1907). 8vo., orig. maroon cloth with a blind stamped decoration of a lion on the upper cover, 376pp. With illustrations. Inscription, inner rear hinge cracked, some rubbing to spine ends a near fine copy.
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FRERE, M.
Old Deccan Days Or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India. Collected from Oral Tradition by.......With An Introduction and Notes by Sir Bartle Frere. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1868. First U.S. edition. Sm.8vo. orig. brown cloth, (346), (6)pp.ads. Some wear to the top of the spine o/w a near fine copy.
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FREYRE, Gilberto.
The master and The Slaves. A Study in the Development of Brazilian Civilization.
New York: Knopf, 1946. Second English Language edition, revised. Tall 8vo., cloth, 537, xlivpp. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w with chips to the spine ends.
"With astonishing erudition, a commanding sense of style, and a gift for grippingn narrative, Senhor Freyre has applied all the modern techniques of social study to the remarkably successful melting-pot culture of "medieval" Brazil."
New York: Knopf, 1946. Second English Language edition, revised. Tall 8vo., cloth, 537, xlivpp. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w with chips to the spine ends.
"With astonishing erudition, a commanding sense of style, and a gift for grippingn narrative, Senhor Freyre has applied all the modern techniques of social study to the remarkably successful melting-pot culture of "medieval" Brazil."
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FRIEDLANDER, Herman.
Views In Italy, During a Journey In The Years 1815 and 1816.
London: Printed for Richard Phillips, 1821. Tall 8vo., recently rebound with a calf spine, paper boards, leather spine label, 124pp. A fine copy.
London: Printed for Richard Phillips, 1821. Tall 8vo., recently rebound with a calf spine, paper boards, leather spine label, 124pp. A fine copy.
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FROST, John.
Pioneer Mothers Of The West; Or, Daring And Heroic Deeds Of American Women. Comprising Thrilling Examples of Courage, Fortitude, Devotedness and Self-Sacrifice.
Boston: Lee And Shepard, nd. (188-?) Later printing? Copyright 1859 but the inscription is dated 1891. 8vo., orig. red cloth with pictorial decoration in black, 348pp. A fine bright copy.
Boston: Lee And Shepard, nd. (188-?) Later printing? Copyright 1859 but the inscription is dated 1891. 8vo., orig. red cloth with pictorial decoration in black, 348pp. A fine bright copy.
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FROST, Robert.
A Boy's Will. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. First U.S. edition, second state (with correct spelling of 'And' on p.14). The author's first published book. There is a mark in the margin of p.55/56 that does not affect the text, some minor wear at the corners of the spine ends but o/w a near fine copy.
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FROST, Robert.
A Witness Tree.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1942). First edition. Tiny sticker on front free e/paper o/w fine in a price clipped d/w with a bit of wer to the spine ends and lower corners but certainly better than very good.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1942). First edition. Tiny sticker on front free e/paper o/w fine in a price clipped d/w with a bit of wer to the spine ends and lower corners but certainly better than very good.
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FROST, Robert.
In The Clearing. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1962). First edition. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w.
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FROST, Robert.
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening. Illustrated by Susan Jeffers. New York: E.P. Dutton, (1978). First of this edition with illustrations by Jeffers. 4to., cloth, (32)pp. With illustrations in black and white, some with colour. 1? piece of the cloth at the foot of the spine is a bit faded (corresponding to the white portion of the d/w which allowed light to penetrate) ow a fine copy in d/w.
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(FROUDE, J.A.) BLAINEY, Geoffrey. (editor).
Oceana. Travellers' Tales of Early Australia & New Zealand...the tempestuous voyage of J.A. Foude, 1884 & 1885. (Australia): Methuen Haynes, (985) Abridged edition of "Oceana: or England and her Colonies." (1885) Cloth, 211pp. Fine in d/w. An account of Froude's expedition to Australia and New Zealand in 1885. On publication Froude's work was a bestseller, but aroused controversy in both New Zealand and Australia where it was both acclaimed as a masterpiece and indignantly condemned.
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FRYER, John. (CROOKE, William--editor).
A New Account Of East India And Persian Being Nine Years' Travels, 1672-1681. Edited with Notes and an Introduction, by.....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1909, 1912, 1915. In three volumes. Second Series ,Vol. XIX, XX, XXXIX. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxviii, 353, 35 pp.ads; 371, 271pp. Spines slightly faded o/w near fine.
"Fryer arrived in Masulipatnam, the earliest English settlement on the Coromandel coast (southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula), on 26 June 1673. Then he sailed on to Madras and subsequently arrived in Bombay around Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari), exactly a year after leaving England. He was not to return to England until the August of 1682. His eight years in the East furnished the materials for his New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, which he published in 1698. The letters display a lively curiosity, which, sharpened by his scientific training, produces accurate observations in geology, meteorology, and all aspects of natural history.His professional background makes Fryer a valuable commentator upon contemporary medicine as practiced in Surat."(Ency. Iranica).
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1909, 1912, 1915. In three volumes. Second Series ,Vol. XIX, XX, XXXIX. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxviii, 353, 35 pp.ads; 371, 271pp. Spines slightly faded o/w near fine.
"Fryer arrived in Masulipatnam, the earliest English settlement on the Coromandel coast (southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula), on 26 June 1673. Then he sailed on to Madras and subsequently arrived in Bombay around Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari), exactly a year after leaving England. He was not to return to England until the August of 1682. His eight years in the East furnished the materials for his New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, which he published in 1698. The letters display a lively curiosity, which, sharpened by his scientific training, produces accurate observations in geology, meteorology, and all aspects of natural history.His professional background makes Fryer a valuable commentator upon contemporary medicine as practiced in Surat."(Ency. Iranica).
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FUCHS, Vivian and Sir Edmund Hillary.
The Crossing of Antarctica The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958.
Boston: Little Brown, (1958). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 328pp. Fine in d/w with some creasing to the top edge but o/w near fine.
Boston: Little Brown, (1958). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 328pp. Fine in d/w with some creasing to the top edge but o/w near fine.
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FULLER, Anna.
A Venetian June.
New York: George Putnam's Sons, 1896. First edition. 12mo., orig. dec. white cloth, 315, (4)pp.ads. Cloth is soiled, a very good copy.
New York: George Putnam's Sons, 1896. First edition. 12mo., orig. dec. white cloth, 315, (4)pp.ads. Cloth is soiled, a very good copy.
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(FULLER, Hiram).
Sparks From A Locomotive; Or, Life and Liberty In Europe. By the Author of "Belle Brittan's Letters."
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1859. First edition. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, x, (306)pp. A couple of signatures sprung, spine faded but certainly a better than very good but not near fine copy.
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1859. First edition. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, x, (306)pp. A couple of signatures sprung, spine faded but certainly a better than very good but not near fine copy.
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FULLER, Roy.
Brutus's Orchard. (London): Andre Deutsch, (1957). First edition. Tipped on the e/paper is a part of an airmail form, addressed by Fuller to the recipient, the text is two lines in Fullers hand reading "Greetings & affectionate remembrances for Christmas, Roy." Laid in is a Christmas card (Poem of the Month Club) from Fuller which he has inscribed inside, "Many thanks for the excellent photograph--haven't had my film developed yet. And good wishes for Christmas & 1972 to you there from Roy." The owner has written "For Joan, Christmas 1971" o/w fine in a price clipped d/w.
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FURLONGE, Geoffrey.
The Lands of Barbary. (London): John Murray, (1966). First edition. Cloth, 227pp. Fine in a near fine d/w.
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FUSSELL, Paul.
Abroad. British Literary Travelling Between the Wars.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1980. First edition. Cloth, 246pp. Fine in d/w.
"A celebration of British writers who in their travel books, memorialized the last age of genuine travel, the period between the two wars: D.H. Lawrence, Graham Greene, Norman Douglas, Evelyn Waugh and Robert Byron.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1980. First edition. Cloth, 246pp. Fine in d/w.
"A celebration of British writers who in their travel books, memorialized the last age of genuine travel, the period between the two wars: D.H. Lawrence, Graham Greene, Norman Douglas, Evelyn Waugh and Robert Byron.
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(GAELIC BIBLE).
Leabhraichean An T-Seann Tiomnaidh, Air An Tarruing O'n Cheud Chanain Chum Gaelig Albannaich; Agus Air An Cur A Mach Le-H-Ugharras Ard-Sheanaidh Eaglais Na H-Alba. (WITH): Tiomnadh Huadh ....... (WITH): Sailm Dhaibhidh ann An Dan Gaidhealch.
Duneidin: Clo-Bhuailte Airson A Chomuinn ....... 1879, 1879, nd. Scots Gaelic bible. Tall thick 8vo., full contemporary calf with a blindstamped decoration on the covers, raised bands, (780); 264; (98)pp. double columns. Inscription, very minor dampstain on lower foredge o/w a very nice copy.
Duneidin: Clo-Bhuailte Airson A Chomuinn ....... 1879, 1879, nd. Scots Gaelic bible. Tall thick 8vo., full contemporary calf with a blindstamped decoration on the covers, raised bands, (780); 264; (98)pp. double columns. Inscription, very minor dampstain on lower foredge o/w a very nice copy.
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GALLAGHER, Robert E. (editor).
Byron's Journal of his Circumnavigation 1764-1766.
Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1964. First edition. Second Series No. CXXII. Cloth, lxxxii, 230pp. Spine very slightly fade o/w a fine copy.
"Byron's circumnavigation (1764-1766) with Dolphin and Tamar, took only twenty-two months, and the failure to make many landfalls minimised its importance as a voyage of exploration."
Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1964. First edition. Second Series No. CXXII. Cloth, lxxxii, 230pp. Spine very slightly fade o/w a fine copy.
"Byron's circumnavigation (1764-1766) with Dolphin and Tamar, took only twenty-two months, and the failure to make many landfalls minimised its importance as a voyage of exploration."
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