The World Displayed; or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected and Compiled from the Writers of all Nations

Edité par Dobelbower, Key, and Simpson, Philadelphia, 1796

  • Éd. originale
  • Livre broché
  • Occasion
Afficher toutes les informations
Image de l’article 1 de 4

Vendeur : Hordern House Rare Books, Potts Point, NSW, AustralieHordern House Rare Books

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 17 janvier 2013

Membre d’une association professionnelle : ANZAABILAB

Livre broché

Etat: Occasion

EUR 3 755,79

EUR 13,62 expédition 
Expédition depuis Australie vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

Eight volumes, octavo, engraved title pages, 49 plates (a couple closely trimmed), includes list of subscribers in the final volume; contemporary marbled sheep bindings, spines ruled in gilt and with red leather lettering and blue oval numbering pieces. A good, complete set of this early collection of voyage accounts, rare when complete and in reasonable condition as here. This is the first American edition of these collected voyages from the Great Age of Exploration, extensively illustrated. "The Philadelphia edition generally follows the text of the London edition published by T. Carman and F. Newbery, 1769-1790 (20 vols.), though much abridged in content" (Forbes). Individual volumes appear for sale but complete runs of the work are the exception rather than the rule. The first volume is devoted to the early discovery of America from Columbus to Pizarro; the second English, French, and Dutch settlements in America, and the circumnavigations of Schouten and Le Maire and Dampier's voyages. The third volume is almost entirely East Indian voyages, while the fourth includes an account of the Rogeveen voyage in search of Terra Australis, Thomas James' and the Ellis voyages in search of the North West passage, and voyages to the Middle East including the Thevenot voyage to the Levant. Volumes five to seven include voyages to East Asia, Africa, the Middle East Europe and Scandinavia. The final volume is dedicated to Cook's Third and final voyage to the Pacific, including A Chart of the Southern Hemisphere Shewing the Tract of Capt. Cooks Last Voyage, a finely engraved map filled with comments describing important details such as the northernmost position of the expedition before their progress was blocked by ice, and some amusing, yet less important notations pointing out the location of floating tree trunks and seaweed clusters. This was just the second map of the Pacific Ocean printed in America, the first having been the extremely rare map which accompanied a very few copies of John Ledyard's Journal (1793) and on which it may have been based, though some details suggest that it was also made in consultation with the "General Chart" from the official voyage account. Despite its title, it shows all of the Pacific Ocean from 70° south to 70° north, and from China in the East to the coast of North America in the West. The South Pacific and its islands are represented in detail, as are the Alaskan and Asian coasts, with Cook's route traced. It includes an early notice of Hawaii with the note 'Owhyhee here Capt Cook was killed 1779'. An additional six nicely engraved views are also featured, including The Death of Captain Cook, and several portraits of native inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands. --- An interesting point is that unlike a set described some years ago which had 26 pages of subscribers listed, the present set has specific subscribers' lists for Baltimore and New York, the pages of which are numbered from 27 to 38. Not in the catalogue of the Hill collection. . Provenance: New York merchant and subscriber Charles Watkins' copy with his signature; Daniel S(ylvester) Tuttle (1837-1923), Bishop of Montana, with his manuscript inscription in the final volume "Daniel S. Tuttle 1886". Rather age-toned and spotted, a few small tears and chips, but a good, sound set.…

N° de réf. du vendeur 5000964

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
The World Displayed; or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected and Compiled from the Writers of all Nations
Auteur
[VOYAGES] SMART, Christopher, Oliver GOLDSMITH, and Samuel JOHNSON
Éditeur
Dobelbower, Key, and Simpson, Philadelphia
Année de publication
1796
Reliure
Couverture souple
Édition
Edition originale
Catalogues du vendeur
Library, Place, Subject

Hordern House Rare Books

Potts Point, NSW, Australie

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 17 janvier 2013

Membre d’une association professionnelle :

Frais d'expédition de Australie vers Etats-Unis

Article25 à 45 jours ouvrés8 à 14 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 13,62EUR 16,40
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • Facture
  • Prélèvement automatique
  • Traite bancaire
  • Virement bancaire

Description de la boutique

Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings. Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts. We issue regular catalogues, some of which are published online only: all our recent catalogues can be viewed on our website.…

Spécialité

Voyages and travel, Natural History, Hawaii, Illustrated books, Colonial and voyage art, Manuscripts, Australia, Voyages, Pacific.

Membre d’une association professionnelle

  • The Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers
  • International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Les membres de ces associations s'engagent à respecter des critères de qualité particulièrement contraignants. Ils se portent garants de l'authenticité de tous les articles proposés à la vente. Ils fournissent des descriptions détaillées et professionnelles, signalent tous défauts et/ou traitements de restauration importants, établissent des prix clairs et précis et font preuve d'équité et d'honnêteté lors de l'achat d'un article.

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Hordern House Rare Books

Hordern House, Level 2, 255 Riley Street
Surry Hills, NSW Australie 2010