1831 THIRTEEN VOLUMES OF REGENCY TRAVELOGUES Travel EXPLORATION Arctic AMERICA

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Non-Fiction Subject:Travel & Exploration
Author:[EXPLORATION]
Format:Leather
Language:English
Date of Publication:1800-1849
Year Printed:1831

eBay [Exploration, Travel] ~ [EXPLORATION] Arctic voyages; being an account of discoveries in the north polar seas, in 1818, 1819, & 1820. With an account of the esquimaux people. Compiled from the most Authentic Sources London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. . iv, [1], 6-172pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, and two further engraved plates. [Together with:] Voyages in the arctic seas, from 1821 to 1825, for the discovery of a north-west passage to the pacific ocean. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], iv, [1], 6-163pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, two further engraved plates, and a final page of publisher’s advertisements. [And:] Arctic travels; or, an account of the several land expeditions to determine the geography of the northern part of the american continent. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], 173pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, two further engraved plates, and a final page of publisher’s advertisements. [And:] A voyage through the islands of the pacific ocean. Compiled from the most authentic and recent authorities. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], 162pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, two further engraved plates, and a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. [And:] Voyages through the northern pacific ocean, indian ocean, and chinese sea. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], 156pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, and two further engraved plates. [And:] Travels in european russia, compiled from the most recent authorities. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], 153pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, two further engraved plates, and a final page of publisher’s advertisements. [And:] Travels in northern asia; compiled from authentic sources. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], iv, [1], 6-165pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, two further engraved plates, and a final page of publisher’s advertisements. [And:] Travels in south-western asia. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831.[4], 165pp, [3]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, two further engraved plates, and a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. [And:] Travels in north america. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], 168pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, and two further engraved plates. [And:] Travels in south america. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [2], 168pp. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, and one further engraved plate. [And:] Travels in spain and portugal. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [4], 158pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, two further engraved plates, and a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. [And:] Travels in africa. London. Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. [2], iv, 166pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece, an engraved vignette to title page, three further engraved plates, and a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. [And:] Travels in the interior of africa. London. Printed for the Executrix of the late W. Wetton; and sold by C. F. Cock. 1831. 209, [1], 6pp. With an engraved frontispiece, eight further engravings in the text, and three final leaves of publisher’s advertisements. 12mo. Contemporary green roan-backed marbled paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed, some slight chipping to spines. Occasional ink-stamps of London-based binders to front pastedowns, variously of John Bird, Smith & Son, and Russell & Spencer. A run of thirteen late Regency travelogues intended for a juvenile readership, three of which relating to the Arctic, a prevailing source of excitement for travel writers, and all bar one printed by C. J. G. & F. Rivington in 1831 for the use of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. On 3rd October 1765 the Rivington family was appointed publisher and bookseller to the SPCK, a position they subsequently held for seventy years. The SPCK finally severed its connection with the publishing firm in 1835, paying almost £35,000 for their unsold stock; from then on the SPCK published for itself in direct competition with the Rivingtons. ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing – but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important – and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. 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