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Hundreds of adventurous travel stories outside Europe,
by land and sea, ego documents,
most in first published edition
and in original or contemporary binding.
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Nicholas, John Liddiard
Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand Performed in the Years 1814 and 1815 in Company with the Rev. Samuel Marsden
London, James Black and son 1817 first edition 2 volumes
8vo, contemporary half calf. xix, (1), 431, (1); xii, 397, (1) pages with 2 maps and 4 engravings. Bound without half titles and ads. Backstrips worn, light foxing. Rare.
8vo, contemporary half calf. xix, (1), 431, (1); xii, 397, (1) pages with 2 maps and 4 engravings. Bound without half titles and ads. Backstrips worn, light foxing. Rare.
In 1814 Nicholas accompanied Marsden to New Zealand on his missionary visit. Nicholas reported plainly and fairly on the voyage made in the brig Active which resulted in the establishment of the first Christian mission to the Maoris and the first transfer of land to white men. On 24 February 1815, as one of two witnesses, Nicholas signed the deed of sale to the Church Missionary Society of 200 acres for twelve axes. He viewed the Maoris sympathetically. It is one of the first accounts of New Zealand.
€ 980
Bruce, James
Reis naar Abyssinie, en te rug door de groote woestijn van Nubie, verkort
Amsteldam, M. de Bruyn 1801 first Dutch edition 3 volumes.
8vo, contemporary half calf with wear. (2), xl, xlviii, 525,(1); (2), vi, 528; vi, 439,(1) pages, complete with a large folding map and 6 plates. A nice copy. Rare.
Intent on reaching the source of the Nile River, Bruce left Cairo on an arduous journey by way of the Nile, Aswān, the Red Sea, and Mitsiwa (now Massawa, Eritrea), eventually reaching the Ethiopian capital of Gonder on February 14, 1770. Despite serious political unrest in Ethiopia, Bruce continued his expedition and reached Lake Tana, where the Blue Nile rises, on November 14. The journey homeward was one of extreme hardship. This vivid account of his travels is considered one of the epics of African adventure literature.
€ 1.200
Astrup, Eivind
With Peary Near The Pole
London, C. Arthur Pearson 1898 first English edition
8vo, publisher’s cloth with a blindstamped sledge scene on front board. 362 pages with a large fold-out map (43x22 cm), frontispiece portrait, 5 full page plates and many in-text. Traces of use with spine ends repaired, hinges cracking, owner’s names removed and cut out of title page. A Good used copy of a scarce title.
Translation of “Blandt Nordpolens Naboer” 1895 by H. J. Bull, Polar explorer. Astrup participated in Robert Peary's expedition to Greenland in 1891–92 and mapped northern Greenland. In the follow-up Greenland expedition by Peary during 1893–94 he explored and mapped Melville Bay on the north-west coast of Greenland. Astrup is credited for introducing the combination of dog sleds and skis, which came to revolutionize polar expeditions.
€ 650
