world round (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 125 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.29 inches. In Stock.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

On 8 x 11 cm piece of card. In fair condition, lightly aged, with traces of glue from mount on reverse. A good bold signature, clearly in response to a request for an autograph. Reads: 'Yours Truly | Willie Smith | 1 2 24'. Smith has made a short line under the date, but the signature is not underlined.

Zustand: New.

Quarter Leather. Zustand: Near fine. The Second Edition of A Voyage Round the World, In The Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by George Anson, published in 1748. (illustrator). Second Edition. Octavo, [24], 548pp. Quarter maroon morocco, marbled boards, title in gilt with raised bands. New endpapers. Occasional toning to leaves, free of notable wear or foxing. Complete with three fold-out charts of the Voyage of the Centurion, all in fine condition. (Sabin 1626) This work is the second edition, after the first Quarto edition, published the same year. Voyage Round the World recounts Commodore George Anson's circumnavigation of the world between 1740-1744. At the time, Britain was at war with Spain. Anson's mission was to disrupt Spanish trading routes in the Pacific, but his fleet was nearly destroyed during the voyage around Cape Horn. After repairing his fleet and procuring new crew members, he was successful in capturing a Spanish Galleon near Manila. There was a tremendous loss of life on the voyage, with only 188 of the original 1,854 surviving the journey. (Sabin 1625).

Full Leather. Zustand: Very good. The Anderson Edition of Captain Cook's Voyages Round the World, published in 1784. (illustrator). First Edition. Folio, [frontispiece], [title], [blank], [iii]-iv preface, [map], [5]-650pp, 651-653 tables, 654-655 "Concluding Remarks by the Editor" and "Contents of this Work," [Directions to the Bookbinder], [2pp subscribers list]. Modern full brown morocco, new endpapers, title in gilt on spine, raised bands, Folio measures (15.5" x 10"). Housed in slipcase, paste on marbled boards, solid hinges. Frontispiece portrait of Captain Cook, engraved by "Mr. Thornton," dated Feb. 14, 1779. This work is complete with 157 illustrated copper plate engravings (41 Maps/Elevations, 109 Illustrations), including large fold-out map and the plate depicting the "Death of Captain Cook." Plates in near fine condition, with only occasional toning. Archival tissue repair through "Directions to Bookbinder" leaf, now stable. Includes directions to bookbinder and 2-page list of subscribers. (Beddie, 19) From Forbes, this work is State IV of the first edition, with the publisher's imprint lacking reference to "booksellers and News Carriers," and is not dated. (Forbes 61) (Howgego I, C176). This important work is a compilation of Captain Cook's three voyages. It also includes voyages by Carteret, Anson, Drake and others. An attractive copy of this rare folio.

Zustand: 1930-1980. Love Makes The World Go Round Pour Chant et Piano Words and Music by Noel Gay London, Noel Gay Music Co Ltd, N. G. M. Co 101 1938 2 pages 31.5 x 25 cm Très bon état Partition illustrée 055133 Chant et Piano.

Good. Even overall toning. Wear on old fold lines with some verso reinforcement at several fold intersections. Size 30.5 x 41.5 Inches. A large 1939 map of the world prepared by the Tokyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun to celebrate the Nippon , the first Japanese circumnavigational flight. Although a cause for national celebration, the successful flight of the Nippon , intended to promote international peace and goodwill, was overshadowed by the start of World War II (1939 - 1945) in Europe, which caused the plane to divert from its original route. A Closer Look Displaying the world on a Mercator projection with times zones indicated, this map traces the intended flight path of the Nippon (????), a Japanese-built and crewed plane that undertook a circumnavigation flight in August - October 1939. The path of the plane is traced in red, with red numbers indicating the distance (in kilometers) of each leg of the journey. Countries are color-shaded for easy distinction (the red outline in the southwestern Pacific is the South Seas Mandate - German colonies inherited by Japan in the aftermath the First World War). Air routes, shipping lines, railways, wireless communications stations, and other transportation infrastructure are also noted, as indicated in the legend at bottom-right. A range of other features are also recorded, including historical battlefields, famous cultural sites, hot springs, mountains, and natural resources such as oil and coal deposits. The map includes various interesting notes and asides, such as the number of Japanese immigrants in California and Hawaii and a discussion of South American border disputes. National flags employed on the map are also explained in the legend. A block of text at bottom-center discusses the motivation and significance of the mission in telling terms (discussed below). At bottom-left is a group of portraits and brief biographies of the plane's crew members, including 'goodwill ambassador' Ohara Takeo (????), the chief aviation reporter for the Tokyo Nichi Nichi and its sister publication the Osaka Mainichi , and lead pilot Nakao Sumitoshi (????). Flight of the 'Nippon' The Nippon circumnavigation represents a transition point between the Interwar and World War II eras, though it is worth pointing out that in East Asia these periods do not line up perfectly with the European or Western timeline. In fact, by the time this map was produced, Japan was already in the process of fully mobilizing the population for a 'holy war' in China, which had begun on a full scale in 1937. The goodwill element of the mission and the promotion of peace reflect a last gasp of Japanese prewar internationalism, which was strongest in the Taisho period. But there are signs of Japan's wartime hypernationalism throughout, most obviously in the text box at bottom-center, which belies the true zeitgeist, talking about the flight as the fulfillment of a project for national power following the rapid modernization of the Meiji Era, and mentioning the upcoming '2600th anniversary' of the imperial family (in 1940), an event shot through with expansionist militaristic ideology. The overriding emphasis is that the plane was entirely manufactured (by Mitsubishi) in Japan, whereas earlier aviation milestones had been accomplished with foreign-built planes. The flight itself was inspired by and meant to surpass the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun -sponsored flight from Tokyo to London in May 1937 (???). The route chosen was especially long, allowing the plane to stop by South America, Africa, and southern Asia rather than flying in the shortest route across the northern hemisphere. Setting out from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on August 26, 1939, cheered on by a crowd of some 30,000, the crew of seven first headed northeast towards Alaska, stopping over at Nemuro in northeastern Hokkaido. From there, the plane headed down the west coast of Canada and the United States, across the U.S. to New York, then down the east coast of the U.S., through M.

Very good. Repaired tears on verso. Blank on verso. Size 23 x 31 Inches. A rare aviation-themed chromolithograph game board highlighting the global fascination with aviation int the early 20th century. This is an extremely rare c. 1912 Léon Saussine pictorial map or game board of an airplane voyage around the world. The map serves as the board for a jeu de parcours (journey game), which snakes around the world, beginning and ending in France. Along the route, vignettes of adventures (and misadventures) decorate the board. Several present problems, including getting tangled in telegraph lines, crashing in the sea, and suffering a mid-air collision. Others depict the highlights: the pyramids at Giza, exotic landscapes, and harassing a farmer and his sheep. A steam locomotive appears in one of the vignettes. The adventure (and the game) ends back in France, with a view of the Eiffel Tower. Chromolithography Chromolithography is a color lithographic technique developed in the mid-19th century. The process involved using multiple lithographic stones, one for each color, to yield a rich composite effect. Oftentimes, the process would start with a black basecoat upon which subsequent colors were layered. Some chromolithographs used 30 or more separate lithographic stones to achieve the desired product. Chromolithograph color could also be effectively blended for even more dramatic results. The process became extremely popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when it emerged as the dominate method of color printing. The vivid color chromolithography produced made it exceptionally effective for advertising and propaganda imagery. Publication History and Census The map/game was published by Léon Saussine, founder of Jeux Saussine (Saussine Games) in Paris around 1900. We have been unable to locate any examples in institutional collections. A rare opportunity.