TRISTAN DA CUNHA

 

NEW BOOKS

 

321. 

 

Anon

Denstone Expedition to Tristan da Cunha. Denstone College, 1993 account of 1993 exp. 32pp illustrated booklet.  (Day 125)

  5.00

322.                             

 

Buxton, Edmund

Island Chaplain: Tristan da Cunha 1975-1978. George Mann, 2001.  96pp, illustrated softback.

  6.00

323.                             

 

Carmichael, Capt D

Description of the Island of Tristan da Cunha. Dec 1817. Typescript from original in Linnean Library. 28pp. (Day 266).          

  4.00

324.                             

 

Crabb, George

The History and Postal History of Tristan da Cunha.1980. Vast detail. Profusely illustrated. 347pp. A4 ringbound. (Day 703).

 30.00

325.                             

 

Crawford, Allan

Penguins, Potatoes and Postage Stamps. Nelson 2000. Chronicle of a lifetime with the stamps, history and people of TDC. 160pp, illus.

 28.00

326.                             

 

Harris, Zinnie

Further than the Furthest Thing. Faber 2000.  A play about the 1961 eruption performed in London during 2000.  1774 pp softback.

  9.00

327.                             

 

Helyer, P and Swales, M

Bibliography of Tristan da Cunha.  Nelson 1998.  Attempted list of everything written on TDC.  10 years to compile. 175pp, softback.

 27.00

328.                             

 

La Ferla & Green P

Tristan da Cunha Big Book. 1996. A listing of the families and ancestors of the population of TDC. 110pp, ringbound.

  8.00

329.                             

 

Lajolo A and Lombardi G

Tristan da Cunha the Legendary Island.   M.Marinaro 1999.  Text English/Italian.  149pp. High quality colour photos. Softback. 

24.00

330.                             

 

Peck, Richard

Handbook of Modern Tristan da Cunha Philately: Part 1 Stamps and Stationery.  1992 (revised). Detailed account of QE2 stamp issues. Ringbound A4 softback. 204pp, illus.

12.00

331.                             

 

Peck, Richard

Handbook of Modern Tristan da Cunha Philately: Part 2 Postal History and Cinderellas.  1992. Information on covers, PCs etc. Well illus. Ringbound A4 softback. 188p.

12.00

332.                             

 

Peck, Richard

Handbook of Tristan da Cunha Philately Update 1992-2001. 2002. Updates both vols 1 an 2.  30 pp illus ringbound.

 8.00

333.                             

 

Peck, Richard

Social Philately: Letters From the Loneliest Island in the World. 1991. Letters and TDC ephemera. Ringbound A4 softback.  142pp.

13.50

334.                             

 

Seligman, A

The Voyage of the Cap Pilar. Seafarer 1993.  Includes 4 day mail stop at TDC (2 chaps). 356pp, illus softback.

12.50

335.                             

 

Smith, Rozell C

The Ships of Tristan da Cunha: A Listing 1506-1991. 1992.  48pp, ringbound. List of all shipping calls.

  5.00

336.                             

 

Taylor, Robin

Tristan da Cunha Monograph – Vol 1 1939-1942. Private 2001. Reports, letters, and postal history. Ringbound A4 softback.102pp, colour illus.

18.00

337.                             

 

Taylor, Robin

Tristan da Cunha Monograph – Vol 2 1943-1946. Private 2002.  Reports, letters and postal history. The story of HMS Atlantic Isle plus more.  Ringbound A4 softback.  120pp, colour  illustrated.

23.00

338.                             

 

Taylor, Robin

Tristan da Cunha Monograph -Vol 3 S.P.G 1930-1973. Hurricane Relief Special Limited Edition of 100.  Reproduction of all SPG newsletters with colour illus. 134pp, Ringbound A4 softbck.

23.00

339.                             

 

Taylor, Rev William F

The Utmost Parts of the Earth: Some Account of the Settlement of Tristan da Cunha….  1856.  Photocopy 90pp.

  6.00

340.                             

 

Van Ryssen W J

The Birds of the Tristan da Cunha Group and Gough Island. Repnt of 1976 Capetown Univ pub. 31pp, illus, A5 card covers.

  3.50

341.                             

 

Wace, N

The Discovery of Oceanic Islands in the South Atlantic by the Portuguese During the Sixteenth Century.  Complete copy (214pp) of Portuguese Stud. Rev. Vol 8 No 1. 1999-2000. Article 31pp, illus.

 19.00

342.                             

 

Watt, Duncan

Trouble on Tristan. Tynron, 1991 p-back. Fictional adventure on Inaccessible/RMS. 3rd in S. Atlantic trilogy. 216pp, illus.

  7.00

343.                             

 

Woolley, John

Deliver Me From Safety. Wilton 65,1994. Personal view of 1982 Denstone exp. to Inaccessible. Softback. 206pp illus.

 12.00

 

MAPS AND CHARTS

 

344.                             

 

1:30,000

Ed 1 OS 1971. Update of 1962 ed.  60 x 61 cm. black and white.

10.00

345.                             

 

1:140,000

Small format sheet. Ed 2, OS 1972. Coloured. (Day 166)

4.00

346.                             

 

1:63,360

1:63,360 (approx) Tristan da Cunha from the survey by Allan Crawford 1937-38. Produced in aid of the Svensson Island Fund. Suitable for framing (28 cm x 28 cm). Signed by author.

8.00

 

POSTCARDS

 

347.                             

 

Set of 4 TDC birds – Antarctic tern, Mollies, Sooty albatross (Gough Is), Tristan thrush.

 2.00

348.                             

 

5 views by Lombardi/Jacobsz featuring 2 x settlement, 2 sea views, Peak crater.

 2.50

349.                             

 

2 cards by Jimmy Glass.  Albatross on Nightingale, Rockhoppers on Gough

 1.00

 

MAGAZINES (in complete magazines except where stated)

 

 

350.                             

 

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICS

Tristan Isle of Contentment, Nov 1938, WR Foran. 24p/23 illus. (Day 117).

 

9.00

351.                             

 

New Life for Loneliest Isle, Jan 1950, L.Lewis, 12pp & 15 illus. (Day 609).

6.50

352.                             

 

Death of an Island, May 1962, P.J.F.Wheeler, 20pp & 17 illus. (Day 472)

6.00

353.                             

 

Return to Lonely Tristan, Jan 1964, J.P.Blair, 22pp & 29 illus. (Day 473)

5.00

 

354.                             

 

ISLANDS MAGAZINE

Island Hopping, Mar 2000, Ted Botha. Description of RMS visit and island. 7pp, illus.

 

6.00

 

355.                             

 

GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNALS

The Royal Society’s Expedition to Tristan da Cunha. Sept 1963. I. Gass. 8pp, illus.

 

7.00

356.                             

 

The Denstone Expedition to Inaccessible Island. Nov 1985. M.Swales. 4pp, 1 map.

4.00

 

357.                             

 

GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE

Tristan da Cunha in 1937 by officers of HMS Carlisle, Nov 1937. 16pp  illus article in complete vol from July-Dec 1937.

 

13.00

 

358.                             

 

JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Genetic Evolution in an Isolated Population. DF Roberts, Spring 1979. 17pp illus. Genetic examination of the TDC population. Offprint

 

6.00

 

VIDEOS

 

  

359.                             

 

Crawford, A

Bouvet Island. 1955. Colour taken by Alan Crawford during visit of H.M.S.A.S Transvaal. 16 mins. Silent with captions.

17.00

360.                             

 

Tristan disaster fund

Hurricane Damage. 2001.  15 min film in colour and sound of the 2001 disaster.

12.00

361.                             

 

Lombardi G and Lajolo A

Tristan da Cunha: The Island at The Top of the World. 1992. A film of unique charm. 45 mins.

28.00

362.                             

 

SPG

Tristan da Cunha 1955-56.  SPG film made during the Gough Island Expedition.  Colour 23 mins.

15.00

363.                             

 

Frater C

The Tragedy of Tristan da Cunha. 1961 flim clips of the eruption. Approx 15 mins. NTSC (US version only).

12.00

364.                             

 

Frater, C

Allan Crawford’s Tristan da Cunha.  2001. Filmed mainly during the War with Crawford’s commentary added. 80 mins.

32.00

 

SECONDHAND

  

365.                             

 

Bazin, Herve

Tristan a Novel. 1970. UK ed.315pp with folding map. Rather battered ex lib edition missing f.e.p. with library stamps but with DJ.

 10.00

366.                             

 

Booy, D.M.

Rock of Exile: A Narrative of Tristan da Cunha. 1958. 196pp, illustrated (Day 122). US ed rebound as library copy.

  7.00

 

367.                             

 

Bullen, Farnk

The Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World After Sperm Whales. The story of the Desdemona which called at TDC in 1870. 1899 ed.  379pp, illus. Sl loose boards otherwise VG…

 22.00

368.                             

 

Campbell, Roy

Adamastor. 1930. Collection of poems by S.A. poet inc.  “Tristan da Cunha”- “You hissed a great cinder from the ocean..”  108pp. No DJ.

  9.00

369.                             

 

Campbell, Roy

Collected Poems. 1981. Intro. By Marcia Leveson.  Softback 123pp.

  6.00

370.                             

 

Christensen, Lars

Such is the Antarctic. 1935. Norwegian exp. To the Antarctic in 1930s inc visits to TDC, Gough and Bouvet which lead to the Christopherson exp to TDC. 265pp, very well  illus. Sl torn spine.

55.00

371.                             

 

Christopherson Erling

Tristan da Cunha: Den Ensomme Oy. 1938. The Norwegian (first ed) No DJ. 204pp, illus. Contains 49 photos (only 24 in English ed) plus 28 small woodcuts at each chapter head also not in English ed.

 45.00

372.                             

 

Christopherson Erling

Results of the Norwegian Expedition 1937-38. Following reports are in original paper covers, most articles are photographically illus:

 

373.                             

 

 

Report 2 – Dunne, Volcanology of the TDC Group. 1941. 145pp, illus., paper covers (back missing).  Personal copy of A Crawford.

 40.00

374.                             

 

 

Report 2 – Dunne, Volcanology of the Tristan da Cunha Group. 1941. 145pp, illus., paper covers (contents loose).

 25.00

375.                             

 

 

Report 9 – Baardseth, The Marine Algae of TDC.  174pp, illus.

 38.00

376.                             

 

 

Report 12 – Sivertsen, Fishes of TDC. 44pp. Illus., paper covers

 20.00

377.                             

 

 

Report 16 – Dons, On Some Marine Sedentary Protozoans from TDC.  16pp. Illus., paper covers.

  8.00

378.                             

 

 

Report 18 – Cleve-Euler, Litoral Diatoms from TDC.  30pp. Illus (loose) paper covers.

 18.00

379.                             

 

 

Report 19 – Stephensen, The Amphipoda of TDC.  61pp. Illus.

  8.00

380.                             

 

 

Report 39 – Lawrence, Chilopoda of TDC.  13pp. Illus.

   8.00

381.                             

 

 

Reports 34-35 – Lambers, Amphididae and Beier, Pseudoscorpione (latter in German). 10pp.  Illus., paper covers.

   8.00

382.                             

 

 

Report 33 – Stock, Pycogonida of TDC.  13pp. Illus., paper covers.

  8.00

383.                             

 

Crawford, A

Tristan da Cunha and the Roaring Forties. 1982.  Near mint copy. 256pp, illustrated.

29.00

384.                             

 

du Baty, R

15,000 Miles in a Ketch. 1930s reprint with new preface (2pp) 218pp, 7 photos.

 11.00

385.                             

 

Earle, A

Narrative of a Residence in New Zealand. Journal of a Residence in Tristan da Cunha.  1966 reprint. Intro E McCormick. 270pp, illus

 38.00

386.                             

 

Edinburgh, The Duke of

Birds from Britannia. 1962. 1956 & 1959 world tours. Mainly S.Atlantic – Deception, Gough, TDC, St H. 62pp, map/ photos.

  700

387.                             

 

Gane, D

Tristan da Cunha: an Empire Outpost and its Keepers with Glimpses of its Past and Considerations of its Future. 1932. 173pp, illus. No DJ.

 30.00

388.                             

 

Green, Lawrence

Almost Forgotten Never Told. 1965. The Cape coast and its connections with chap on TDC, St H refs etc. 292pp, illus. No D/J

 10.00

389.                             

 

Harwood, David

Alert to Danger. 1969. Nine rescue stories inc TDC after the eruption. 150pp, illus.  No DJ..

  9.00

390.                             

 

Holdgate, M

Mountains in the Sea: The Story of the Gough Island Expedition. 1958. Travel book club ed.  222pp, illustrated.  No D/J.

  9.00

391.                             

 

Holtby, Winifred

Astonishing Island: Being A Veracious Record of the Experiences Undergone by Robinson Lippingtree Mackintosh from Tristan da Cunha During an Accidental Visit to an Unknown Territory… 1933. 184pp, illus.  No DJ.

25.00

392.                             

 

Hosegood, Nancy

The Glass Island. 1964. Before and after the volcano. Fiction blended with fact. 192pp, 14 illustrations. (Day 474).

19.00

393.                             

 

 

As above but ex-library copy with D/J.

14.00

394.                             

 

Humphries, Nigel

So This is Tristan da Cunha: A Photoguide of the World’s Loneliest Island.  24pp, booklet.

12.00

395.                             

 

Jenkins, Geoffrey

A Grue of Ice. 1962. Adventure novel based on Tristan, Bouvet and mythical Thompson Island. 320pp.

10.00

 

396.                             

 

Linklater, Eric

The Voyage of the Challenger. 1972. Chap+9 illus on Inaccessible/ TDC+ Stoltenhoff  rescue.. 288pp, illus. softback.

  9.00

 

397.                             

 

Mackay, J A and Crabb, G F

Tristan da Cunha: Its Postal History and Philately. 1965. Author published. 72pp ringbound, illustrated.

16.00

398.                             

 

Mackay, Margaret

Angry Island: The Story of Tristan da Cunha (1506-1963). 1963. 288pp, illustrated. US edition.  Sl torn DJ.

 20.00

399.                             

 

The Mail

Tristan da Cunha. 8.6.1921.  Letter to the editor of the Times from Douglas Gane discussing appointment of Rev Rogers.  19 col cm.

  7.00

400.                             

 

Mainwaring, Marcus

Nor Any Drop to Drink: England to Australia May 87-Jan 1988. 1988.  Recreating  the convict fleet with account of TDC.  281pp, illus..

15.00

401.                             

 

Munch, Peter

Crisis in Utopia. 1971. Effects of the evacuation on the community. 324pp, 28 photos.(Day 469). 

 24.00

402.                             

 

Munch, Peter

The Song Tradition of Tristan da Cunha. 1970. 176pp Illustrated. 

 12 00

403.                             

 

Ridgway, J

When We Sailed Away: A Family Adventure. 1996. Calls at TDC, Falklands, S Georgia.  336pp illus. 

 14.00

404.                             

 

Rogers, Rose

The Lonely Island. 1926. 1st ed. 223pp, 28 photos. (Day 112). Sl foxing, spine slightly worn, otherwise good.

 24.00

405.                             

 

 

Another copy similar but with two small newspaper articles on fep

 23.00

406.                             

 

Rosenthal, Eric

Shelter From The Spray. 1952. The Stoltenhoff brothers on Inaccessible. 212pp, illus.

 18.00

 

407.                             

 

Seligman, Adrain

The Voyage of the Cap Pilar. 1947 ed. Includes 4 day mail stop at TDC (2 chaps). (Day 119) 320pp, 11 illus, 13 maps.  No DJ.

 10.00

408.                             

 

Stanley Gibbons

Tristan da Cunha: The Jack Cole Collection. Auction catalogue 30.10.1998. 90pp with prices realised.

   6.00

409.                             

 

Stanley Gibbons

All World Featuring the “Edinburgh” Collection of Tristan da Cunha.  1987.  Auction catalogue for the Boetie Davidson collection

   8.00

410.                             

 

Thompson, Sir Wyville

The Voyage of the Challenger: The Atlantic. 1st ed. 2 vols. 1877 396pp/424pp. 28 plates & maps. Vol 1 sl. loose binding, f.e.p. detached. Maps sl foxed in both vols.. 35pp on TDC inc 3 plates, 3 woodcuts, 2 maps. Also Falklands (39pp), Asc (8pp), St Pauls Rocks

225.00