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Buffalo, New York: Phinney and Co., [1849] 1852. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown stamped cloth, ruled in blind. Dull gilt lettering to spine. Cloth peeling along spine, with some small chips. Spine lean. Previous owner's (Library) notation to stained front pastedownReading copy only. 162 pp. "Racy and Picturesque -- full..... More
London, England: L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1756. Second Edition (probably third impression). Leather-bound. INCOMPLETE: No foldout Map, and missing 2 of the 4 plates. Octavo. Rebound in plain sheep. xxiv,264p. This is the stated Second Edition with "Large Additions by the Author; Illustrated by Copper Plates", and more specifically..... More
Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1837. Hardcover. 2nd edition. (Orig. Lon 1836). Original as published paper covered heavy cardboard covers, detached and backstrip absent. Scattered foxing to detached Map ("Discoveries and Route of the Arctic Land Expedition in the Years 1833 and 1834") .Clean copy internally except scattered foxing..... More
London, England: Trelawny Saunders, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.1 in. x 5 in., pp. xii, 164. Illustrated with three sepia-toned lithographic engravings. Contemporary dark blue cloth boards stamped with floral design in blind to front and back. Gilt title and four raised bands rto spine. Light rubbing to spine..... More
London: G. G. And J. Robinson, Pater-noster Row, 1796. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vos. Consists of four volumes, and a fifth containing maps, plans, views and coins "Illustrative of the Geography and Antiquities of Ancient Greece".Five volumes. Octavos rebound in modern green library buckram with titles in white. The Fifth Volume..... More
Niwot, Colorado: University of Colorado Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 6 x 9.2 in., pp, xix + 6 (maps) + 428. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Inscribed, signed, and dated (October, 2000) by author on half title page. Black cloth boards with silver title to spine. Very small..... More
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1875. Hardcover. Octavo.19 cm. Reddish brown stamped design to front board with bright gilt-upon-black sailing vessel surrounded by nautical motifs and latticed borders, in black. Rear board stamped in blind. Light rubbing to extremities. Small colorful decals occasionally later placed by owner (it would..... More
London: T.Cadell and W. Davies, 1812. Fifth Edition, Revised and Corrected. Leather_bound. Small octavo [6 1/2 x 4 inches]. Fifth ediiton, revised and corrected. 454 pages. Frontis engraving of Boswell. Full, diced leather binding, single ruled in gilt, with five raised bands,Front board detached but present, spine and corners chafed..... More
London, England: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1869. First Edition. Disbound. Octavo, 9 in. x 5.75 oin., pp. xiv, [2], 464. Missing: Frontispiece, fold-out map, and front and rear endpapers. Illustrated with eight full-page maps and engravings. Contemporary dark green cloth boards with decorative frame stamped in blind to front..... More
New York: Burroughs Wellcome & Co., 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Red Textured cloth over boards, with gilt lettering and graphic of a unicorn to front board. No lettering to spine. Minor shelfwear. Silver foil-like endpapers with pattern of debossed stars. Special edition of previous title, issued by Burroughs Wellcome..... More
London, England: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860. First Edition. Leather-bound. Octavos. Handsome half-leather over lovely brick red, navy blue, mauve, and mustard stone marbled boards (and matching endpapers), and marbled edges. Stamped toothed pattern to leather spine and corners, where they meet boards. Five raised bands (six compartments, each..... More
New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Trade Paperback, 8.9 in x 5.4 in., pp. 214. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed in felt tip by the author, with a purple heart, on the title page. Light sunning to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Crease to bottom front..... More
Boston, Mass: Estes and Lauriat, 1881. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 6.8 in., pp. 318. Illustrated with dozens of engravings and in-text drawings. Colorful, "zig-zaggy" pictorial boards and spine, with titling to both. Rubbing to spine ends; corners showing. Illustrated endpapers with maps of Italy, France, Greece, and Spain. Unmarkedinterior..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. List of Signatures in SKYWARD by Richard Evelyn Byrd FRONT FREE ENDPAPER Kennard F. Bubier, Gunnery Sergeant, AV Mechanic, USMC VERSO FRONT FREE ENDPAPER (BLUE PAGE – (BACK OF MAP) Wilfred Mexted (sp?), Pauatahannui (Wellington, New Z. Second Impression. Hardcover. Octavo. Blue boards (8..... More
London, England: George Philip & Son, 1885. New Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 6 in., pp. xxvii, [1], 569. Illustrated with 4 color lithographic plates, 28 full-page black and white plates, dozens of woodcuts, and one fold-out map in the pocket on the rear pastedown. Dark blue cloth boards..... More
London. Printed for Moses Pitt in Duke Street, Westminster, 1686. First Edition in English. Leather-bound. Quarto. Contemporary English panel calf boards 417 + 5 pp. index. (11 7/8" x 7 1/2"), sympathetically rebacked in mottled calf, on hempen cords. Contrasting spine label of gilt on maroon Rubbing to extremities. Marbled..... More
London, England: George Philip and Son, 1892. First English Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 7.8 in. x 5.2 in., pp. xiii, [1], 243, 1-4 (advertising). Illustrated with frontis and twelve additional full-page black and white photographs and large color map of Paraguay (24 in. x 23 in.) in pocket on rear pastedown..... More
London, England: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1958. First English Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 5.25 x 8 in., pp. 268. Illustrated with eight leaves of black and white engravings and photographs. Light blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Discoloration from 4 x 1/2 inch cover-up tape to title page and..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Printed for the translator and sold by J. Shea, 1803. Hardcover. Two volumes in one, with two title pages. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5 in., pp 152, [2], 203. Contemporary full calf with attractive green and brown graining. Gilt title on burgundy label, and gilt bandlines, to spine..... More
London, England: J. White, Fleet-Street, 1800. First Edition. Leather-bound. Octavo. Contemporaryl full calf . Red leather title label ruled in gilt. viii, 416, [1] pp. 8-1/2 in. Contemporary ms. notes on the back,with corresponding page numbers. Previous owner's name (Charles Williams) to front free endpaper, followed by "Berthlwyd, seat of..... More
London, England: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row, 1802. First English Edition. Leather-bound. 8vo. Boards (front detached, rear nearly so, both present) appear originally etched with an acid treatment, resulting in a mottled surface, similar (only) to catspaw. Gilt chain border to boards, which are scuffed and rubbed. gilt spine..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1838. First Edition. Leather-bound. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 5.6 in., pp. (i) - vi, [1], x-xv, [1], (9) - 688, i-viii (appendix), [1] (index}. Illustrated with tissue-guared frontis and seven additional engravings. Rebound in smooth brown half calf with decorative rule in blind over marbled..... More
ca. 1969. Staplebound Pamphlet. Staplebound folio offprint (10 in. x 7 in.)., 16pp. text. Minor creasing and light age-toning. Around Christmas 1969, Author Latham Flanagan and his climbing partner Dale Moon set out on a short winter climb, embarking from the Tinmberline Lodge parking lot and were missing on the..... More
London, England: W. Botham for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1707. First Edition. Hardcover. INCOMPLETE: READING COPY: 12mo. 7.1 in. x 4.7 in., pp. [14], 1-262, 266-300, [18] (index, advertising). Half-bound leather over marbled boards. Rubbing to extremities; corners showing. Front gutter cracked but holding. LACKS..... More
Paris, France: Guide Concu Par Ehrmann Publicite, [1944]. Staplebound Pamphlet. 12mo, 6 in. x 3.75 in., pp. 79. Illustrated with map of Paris (12 in. x 9.5 in.) with glassine overlay highlighting Paris' transportation routes in red. Tan cardpaper wraps with red and black title to cover. Rubbing to covers..... More