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  • Hindu-Koh – Wanderings and Wild Sport on and Beyond the Himalayas  – Major General Donald Macintyre.– 1891

    Hindu-Koh – Wanderings and Wild Sport on and Beyond the Himalayas – Major General Donald Macintyre.– 1891

    Published by Blackwood, Edinburgh and London in 1891. Updated enhanced edition of 1891.

    Large octavo, 362 pages with numerous illustrations. Striking blue cloth cover with the large gilt illustration of the mountain goat to the front. Very good condition. The frontispiece is a piece of work displaying the “bag” in all its magnificence. The tissue guard to the frontispiece is a masterpiece describing each element of the “bag” … we have put a piece of white paper behind to for the scan so that you can see the detail more clearly.

    Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh and on to Chang Chenmo and Lingzi=tang in 1871. This journey covers parts of Cashmere, Sind, Ladakh, Tibet and parts of China. Extensively in the Himalaya foothills. The account represents many years of travel and hunting in the region.

    The account contains vivid descriptions of the people and their customs. And the wildlife … including elephant, tiger, bear, leopard, musk-deer, ibex, mansheer, yak and many more. A primary and early source.

    Donald Macintyre (1831-1903) was a Major in the British Indian Army … 2nd Gurkha Rifles. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in the Lushai Campaign for successfully storming enemy battlements while under intense fire. His medal resides in the Gurkha Museum.

    Rare and valuable account of the broader Himalayas.

    $270.00

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  • Trade Winds and Turtles – Dan Mulville – First Edition 1960

    Trade Winds and Turtles – Dan Mulville – First Edition 1960

    Published by Putnam, London in 1960 a first edition. Octavo, 248 pages with frontispiece of the boat and two charts. Very good near fine condition.

    Dan Mulville bought an old French fishing boat “L’ Adventurier” in the Canary Isles. With a new friend he made for the West Indies and had one great adventure … involving bar fights, smuggling and shark fishing. A different sort of sailing book

    Irish born Dan Mulville left school and joined an insurance company. It didn’t last long … and that was his last proper job. He was in the RAF during the war. Afterwards he delivered yachts for rich Greeks, cars for London motor firms and boasted a fine wine cellar. We like the cut of his jib!

    Sailing and the wild life in the West Indies.

    $25.00

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  • Antarctica – The NZ Party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition – Helm and Miller – First Edition 1964

    Antarctica – The NZ Party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition – Helm and Miller – First Edition 1964

    Published by the NZ Government in 1964 a first edition. Large octavo, 435 pages with numerous illustrations from photographs, charts and maps. A very good copy.

    It was not until 1958 that the Antarctic was successfully crossed from one side to the other led by British explorer Vivian Fuchs. Edmund Hillary led the NZ contingent and this book is a handsome record of that contribution.

    An essential Polar account

    $50.00

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  • The Misty Islands – Miles Smeeton – First Ed 1969

    The Misty Islands – Miles Smeeton – First Ed 1969

    Published by the Nautical Publishing Company (Captain’s Row, Lymington) in association with Harrap, London.

    Octavo, 214 pages nicely illustrated and with endpaper maps. Very good near fine condition.

    The Smeeton’s experienced sailors spent a year in Japan after a prior voyage before they set sail for Southern Ireland via … the Aleutians, Alaska, British Columbia … the down the west coast and through Panama to the West Indies. Heading north to colder foggier climate past Labrador and across to round Iceland before heading near south to the Hebrides and the final leg. Much about the sailing and the stopping’s off along the way. A special record.

    Unusual voyage and a liking for colder water

    $30.00

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  • South with Scott – Admiral Lord Mountevans – First deluxe edition 1961

    South with Scott – Admiral Lord Mountevans – First deluxe edition 1961

    Publsihed by Collins, London in 1961. Octavo, 284 pages, many illustrations, top edge blue stained blue as required. All in a pretty good condition with a complete dust jacket.

    This book by Mountevans had been published earlier … however, this is a first printing 1961 of the new ”de-luxe” edition with better photographic images from Ponting’s originals and some specially drawn maps on a foldout pasted at the back.

    Nice solid book on Scott in the Antarctic.

    $25.00

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  • Captain Cook – Alistair MacLean – First Edition 1972

    Captain Cook – Alistair MacLean – First Edition 1972

    Published by Collins, London in 1972 a first edition. Octavo, 192 pages, nicely illustrated with endpaper maps. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket …

    A best selling fiction author MacLean writes a riveting narrative for this factual book on Cook. Beautifully illustrated throughout and a well rounded approach to the whole of Cook’s exploits.

    Cook all Over … by MacLean

    $40.00

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