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S Petri Basilica – Giovanni Faldo – c1670

An original copper engraving by distinguished Italian 17th century architect, draftsman, engraver Giovanni Battista Faldo (1648-1678) published by Giovanni Giacomo De Rosis (1627-1691) a leading publisher in Rome a firm established by his father many years earlier.

A superb example on folio sized hand laid paper. The strong image taking central position measuring 30cms x 17cms.

A lovely early example of St Peter’s Basilica

$120.00

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Plan of Adventure Bay on Van Diemen’s Land – 1777 by Thomas Bowen from Cook’s Third Voyage

An original copper engraved map published by Alexander Hogg (1778-1819) in London c1780. A Plan or Chart of Adventure Bay presented under a View of the South Side of Adventure Bay.

Enhanced with relief shown pictorially and by bathymetric soundings. Fluted Cape, Penguin Island and Grafs Point are named. Fresh water and the best place for gathering wood are clearly identified. A scale in nautical miles provides perspective

33cms x 21 cms to the map border. A good companion map to the Thomas Bowen Chart of Van Diemen’s Land. Framed inside black cored cream mat within Voyager charcoal frame.

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$290.00

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Travels with My Aunt – Graham Greene – First American Edition 1970

Published by Greene’s American publishers Viking in 1970. A pretty good copy.

Surely Graham Greene’s funniest book – as with many of his the basis of a movie success. Parts of this appeared in Playboy!?

First American Edition – Hilarious

$50.00

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The Australian and Californian Gold Discoveries and Their Probable Consequences; or, An Inquiry Into the Laws Which Determine the Value and Distribution of the Precious Metals – Patrick Stirling F.R.S.E

With Historical Notices of the Effects of the American Mines on European Prices in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries.

Published by Greenwood Press of New York in 1969. Facsimile reprint of the 1853 Oliver & Boyd first edition. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Issued without a dust jacket. Folding frontispiece of the value of precious metals gained showing the impact great discoveries of the 1840’s.

An important book comprising an economic discourse on gold and the history of coinage, comparison with silver, and the economics effects of the Australian and California gold discoveries.

Important gold book with early Australian content

$40.00

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Antarctica Observed – A.G.E. Jones

Published by Caedmon of Whitby in 1982 a very fine copy.

The author Jones published this book in Whitby – he was an Antarctic expert of note. His mission here was to draw a proper conclusion as to who saw the Antarctic first – through thorough research of original logs and diaries and carefully re-plotting the tracks of Cook, Bellingshausen, Smith and Bransfield, Palmer etc all likely candidates. His conclusions are … in the book.

Special Antarctica by an expert

$30.00

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Early 19th Century British Fish – “The Ruffe Perch” – by Donovan 1803

The Ruffe Perch – Perca Cernua

An original engraving of the Ruffe Perch which frequents clear running streams across most of the north of Europe. Nicely hand coloured and heightened with gum arabic by E Donovan and published in London by Rivington on 1st September 1803

Framed in Voyager style with in black cored cream textures mat which is perfect for the period paper – and simple stylish gilt frame.

Click on image for whole view and ask Voyager for images framed or other options.

$140.00

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