Marshall Rare Books
Travel & Exploration
Pacific, Americas, Polar, Asia
A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt; Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston, During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Savages of Nootka Sound
Second edition, engraved frontispiece, slight offsetting to title, notes on the front free endpaper from the Missionary Library, contemporary tree…
An Authentic Narrative of Four Years’ Residence at Tongataboo, one of the friendly islands in the south-sea, Who went thither in the duff, under Captain Wilson
FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece, engraved map, occasional foxing and offsetting, mostly affecting first few leaves, bookplate of Archbald, Earl…
A Voyage to China and the East Indies… Together with a Voyage to Suratte … And An Account of the Chinese Husbandry…
2 vol., FIRST EDITION, translated from German, 13 engraved plates, occasional ink stains, bookplate of Earl of Roden, shelf mark on pastedown, small…
The British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913 – Exhibition of the Photographic Pictures…
First Edition, 25pp., 8 photographic plates, final ad. leaf present, original wrappers printed in red, ads to covers, marginal toning to front…
Manuscript Letter on The War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
Autograph manuscript letter, 2pp., to “Mr Chemynd at Turin”, signed “Sunderland”, ink faded, 225 x 175mm, Whitehall, November 29th, 1709. Charles…
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Contributions to Terrestrial Magnetism Taken on Board the H.M.S. Erebus and Terror [Parts VII., IX., X., XIII., XVI., XXX]
FIRST EDITION, A Collection of Six Works From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, occasional light foxing, unbound, 4to…
Mariners workbook and log book
2 vols, manuscript, [156pp.]-[164pp.], square 8vo [170 x 200mm], contemporary half red morocco, marbles boards, rubbed, corners worn, one spine…
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[Slavery – Haitian Revolution] Autograph letter to General Etienne Laveaux regarding Prisoner Release
Autograph manuscript letter, 4pp., addressed to Etienne Laveaux, Port-de-Paix, signed “Wm Parker, Rear Admiral of the Blue Squad...” mailing folds…
An Important Autograph Letter concerning Warren Hastings and the Treaty of Banaras
Autograph letter, 2pp., folded, signed “G. Johnstone” to Sir David Dundas, contemporary ink stain not affecting text, marginal toning, 17 September…
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GEOLOGY – SHIP’S LOGBOOK Log of the H.M.S. Wellesley from Bermuda to Venezuela [with] H.M.S. Hunter from Nova Scotia to Sydney
Two manuscript log books bound in one, [39pp-18pp], some contemporary ink splashes, marginal chipping, contemporary wrapper, folio, 1850-1849
BATHYSPHERE, NONSUCH ISLAND – Photo Album 1930-1931
A collection of 163 small format black and white photographs of the research team and their work on land and sea, manuscript captions on verso…
A Commission “To Mr John Ballett, hereby appointed Commander of His Majesty’s Sloop the Otter”
A printed and manuscript commission on parchment, appointing John Ballett as commander of H.M.S. Otter, three blind stamped seals, signed by…
An Essay on the Sea-Scurvy: Wherein is Proposed an Easy Method of Curing That Distemper at Sea; and of Preserving Water Sweeet for any Cruize or Voyage
First Edition, errata slip pasted to A4 verso, slight staining to title, library shelf mark to title verso, rebound, quarter calf, marbled boards…
Relacion del viage que por orden de su magestad, y acuerdo de el real consejo de Indias, hicieron los capitanes Bartholome Garcia de Nodal, y Gonzalo de Nodal, hermanos, naturales de Pontevedra
2nd edition, Cadiz: reimpresso por Don Manuel Espinosa de los Monteros, impressor de la Real Marina, [1766]. bound with: Echevelar (Manuel de). J. M…
A Collection of Voyages chiefly in the Southern Atlantick Ocean. Published from Original M.S.S.
London: printed for the author, sold by J. Nourse, P. Elmsly et al, 1775, 4to (270 x 210mm). Half-title, 4 engraved coastal profiles or charts on 3…
30 views of Scotland from ‘Scotland Delineated’
FIRST EDITION, 30 hand coloured lithograph plates from Lawson’s ‘Scotland Delineated’, many signed by the artist, wide margins, very occasional…
A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World, Perform’d in the Years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711, by the Ships Duke and Duchess of Bristol.
Gosling, 1712, 8vo [200 x 120mm], contemporary panelled calf gilt, rebacked, 24], 456, [12] pp. with 16 engraved plates and 4 folding maps including…
A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa.
Published: Hamilton, Adams & Co., London, 1844 First Edition, 648 + lvi pages appendix, frontispiece View of Table Bay - an etching from a drawing by…
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years 1800,1801,1802,1803 and 1804; In which the Author visited principal Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and the English Settlements of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island.
London: Richard Phillips, 1805, 3 volumes, 8vo (160 x 100mm), contemporary half calf gilt.
Journal of a Tour through Part of the Snowy Range of the Himala Mountains, and to the sources of the Rivers Jumna and Ganges
London, for Rodwell & Martin, 1820, 4to, later half diced Russia gilt,old marbled sides, with a large folding map, minor tears repaired without loss.
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773..
First Edition, Edinburgh: Printed by J. Ruthven for C.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790. Five volumes. 4to, Contemporary full mottled calf gilt, with…
Novae novi orbis historiae, id est rerum ab Hispanis in India Occidentali hactenus gestarum, & acerbo illorum in eas gentes dominatu….LE CHAILLEUX, Nicolas.
First Latin Edition Two parts in one volume, 8vo(169 x 104 mm). Contemporary Limp Vellum, Woodcut anchor device on title, initials, head and tail…
A Collection of Maritime Coastal Charts of Africa.
A Collection of 19 Maritime Charts of Africa, copper engraved, mostly double-page, many with coastal profiles, vignettes, inset charts, former…
A Collection of Maritime Coastal Charts of the Mediterranean, including Egypt, Algeria and Morocco
A Collection of 18 of Maritime Charts of the coasts of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, copper engraved, mostly double-page, many with coastal…