London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1860. First Edition. Disbound. With a large folding map (16 x 8 inches) and an attractive woodcut engraving (5 x 8 inches). Franklin's last voyage was widely seen as the worst British polar exploration disaster due to the total loss of life, and the unknown circumstances..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1869. First Edition. Disbound. Sir John Wolfe Barry, FRS (1836 - 1918), was the youngest son of Sir Charles Barry. His most famous project was Tower Bridge. He was also responsible for the building of Cannon Street Railway Bridge (the Alexandra Bridge) in 1866. In this..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1872. First Edition. Disbound. Proctor, essentially a writer of popular and accessible science, especially astronomy, wrote this short piece of science fiction, regarding a voyage on an unnamed vessel to Saturn in 1872, and detailing Mimas, a moon of Saturn, as filled with life, 'the Mimasians..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1867. First Edition. Disbound. John Ormsby (1829-1895), became famous for his English translation of Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote de la Mancha. A member of th Alpine Club, he was one of the first to climb the Pic de Grivola. Attempting to build on the work..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1867. First Edition. Disbound. The whaler 'Diana', sailed on the 19th February 1866 for Greenland under the Command of Captain John Gravill. Becoming ice-bound in Melville Bay, she drifted in the ice for six months from Melville Bay into Baffin Bay, and onwards to Resolution Island..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1866. First Edition. Disbound. This is a first hand account of the sinking of the SS London in the Bay of Biscay in January 1866 whilst on its way to Melbourne, Australia. A quite new ship, on its third voyage, it was grossly overloaded with cargo..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1864. First Edition. Disbound. Martineau (1802-76), Social theorist, writer, political campaigner and often cited as the first female sociologist, and notable for being able to support herself by writing. Her interest in education, particularly that for girls, was built on the view that education provided opportunities..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1862. First Edition. Disbound. Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), was a statistician, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, and meteorologist. In addition he wrote this interesting little article on Australia and its explorers. He discusses, and puts into contemporary context the journeys of Burke..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1860-63. First Edition. Disbound. The author, Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1829 ÔÇô 1894, was an?áEnglish?álawyer,?ájudge?áand writer. This special selection of five of his articles for The Cornhill Magazine underlines his varied writings regarding legal and criminal matters. In 1863 his?áGeneral View of the Criminal Law of..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1861. First Edition. Disbound. Hunt (1810-1873) was the son of the writer?áLeigh Hunt, and throughout his life was involved in liberal causes, supported the Chartists, the People's International League, was against duties and taxes on newspapers, lived in a communal arrangement at times, and was the..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1860-63. First Edition. Disbound. A good collection of writings by Holland, an early criminologist, who takes a thoroughly practical approach to his subject, explaining in some detail the care needed in garrotting to incapacitate and not kill, the tools required for safe and lock breaking, with..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1860 & 1863. First Edition. Disbound. Two curious articles regarding dietetics in prisons and working class solutions. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 17 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available..... More
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London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1861-63. First Edition. Disbound. Four uncommon articles regarding the development of Ironclads, and their efficacy, particularly in regard to those of the French and American navies. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (standard book size)..... More
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1860 & 1863. First Edition. Disbound. An interesting pair of articles, 1863 and 1860 respectively, regarding seances and spirit-rappers, the processes used and the validity or otherwise of their claims. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size..... More
The Cornhill Magazine, 1860. First Edition. Disbound. 74 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Cornhill Magazine; Featured; Special Interest; New Arrivals; Inventory No: 207834. This item is potentially heavy when..... More
