The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies
Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008. Illustrated. xxiv + 592 pages, tall, very thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge: MIT Press, (2008). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008. Illustrated. xxiv + 592 pages, tall, very thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge: MIT Press, (2008). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: Hachette. 18 mounted color plates with tissue guards, and approx. 370 additional b/w illustrations. 444pp., thick 4to, original green cloth (a bit rubbed overall, but still a very good copy). Uncut edges, t.e.g. (Paris: Hachette & Cie, no date circa 1915). Text in French. Very good. More
Paris: Hachette. 18 mounted color plates with tissue guards, and approx. 370 additional black-and-white illustrations. 444pp., thick 4to, gilt-lettered maroon cloth, uncut edges, t.e.g.; corners bumped, spine faded and lightly worn, hinges and spine ends neatly mended. (Paris: Hachette & Cie, no date circa 1915). Text in French. Very good. More
Dorset, 1985. Cartography by Arthur Banks. Maps. 87+pp. Slim 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. n.p.: Dorset Press, (1985). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: 1782. 23pp. 12mo. Disbound. (Paris, 1782). WITH: Sphere Generale de la Terre. 2pp. 12mo. Paris, 1782. Good. An exposition of basic geographical principles and terms and a manual on how to use a globe. Written by the author of a popular geography textbook, Atlas portatif. More
Washington: National Geographic, 2022. Color and black & white photographic illustrations. 399 pages. 8vo, black boards with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, (2022). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. Color Frontis. 416pp. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. Berkeley: University of California Press,1 1969. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 649 pages, top edge red, thick 8vo, half black cloth and half faux parchment boards, dust wrapper. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Crescent Books, 1995. Color illustrations and maps throughout. 319pp. Folio, black boards, d.w. New York: Crescent Books, (1995). Reprint. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Koln: Konemann, 1994. Color frontis., numerous full-page color photo illustrations, 138pp., large slim 4to, cloth, d.w. Koln: Konemann, (1994). Fine. More
Netherlands: Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam, 1981. Illustrated in black and white. 486 pages. Large 8vo, printed pictorial wrappers (lightly edgeworn, toned, dampstained at edge). Netherlands: Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam, 1981. Text block dampstained at bottom edge and with some rippling of pages, still a good usable copy. More
Taipei: Ch'eng Wen, 1970. 5 volumes, 8vo, blue cloth; Volume 1 binding is rippled and the top edges of volume 5 are rippled, not affecting the text blocks. Taipei: Ch'eng Wen Publishing, 1970. A very good copy, internally clean. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1907. Frontispiece, numerous black & white photographic illustrations, map. 415pp., thick 8vo, green cloth, decorative covers.; (prev. owner's signature on flyleaf). Boston and New York.: Houghton Mifflin, 1907. Near fine. More
London: John Murray, 1915. 532pp. 8vo, red cloth, covers warped, cloth lightly soiled, endpapers and front flyleaf dampstained, a few pages with foxing, pages throughout are slightly wavy, a few ink annotations in margins of introduction. London: John Murray, 1915. More
London: Dial, 1932. 4 plates, 45 maps and diagrams. 184pp. 4to, blue cloth. London; New York: Dial Press, 1932. Very good. The Thames estuary, its physical conditions and economic activities. More
New York: Random House, 2017. 201 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w.; a few pages in the notes and index creased at upper corner. New York: Random House, (2017). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Thomas Kelly, 1814, 1817. ..New Discoveries...Interesting Extracts...A Complete Collection of Voyages & Travels....concluding with a Copious Index designed to form A General Gazetteer of the World. 33 engraved maps & 48 plates, some folding; extra engraved title pages. 2 vols., modern leather, decorated with blind-stamped borders and red & black spine labels. London: Thomas Kelly, 1814, 1817. First Editions. Two leaves of Volume II, including the frontispiece and title page, are lightly damp-stained. The rest of the book is..... More
New York: Checkmark Books, 2000. Over 200 color Illus., 70 color maps. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. (New York): Checkmark Books, (2000). Very good. More
S. Petersburg: 1867. Map. Hand colored lithograph, folded as issued. Image measures 18" x 24", sheet measures 24 1/8" x 32 1/2". Includes accompanying book - 150pp. of text. Thin 4to, printed wrappers, frayed, spine splitting; uncut and unopened. St. Petersburg, 1867. The first ethnographic map of European Russia, dated 1849, with Koppen's posthumously-published explanatory text on Finns, Germans, and other ethnic groups represented. The map features a legend with a color coded key corresponding to various ethnic groups... More
New York: Random House, 1939. Illustrated. 482pp., 8vo, cloth. Random House, (1939). A very good copy. More
Paris: Plon, 1876. Illustrated with 15 maps and plans, some folding. 524pp., short thick 8vo, 1/2 tan morocco (faded from green), gilt spine, marbled boards. Paris: Plon, 1876. Very good (+). More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1983. Many maps. 4to, pr. wrs. (Madison): University of Wisconsin Press, (1983). Fine. More
New York: Stackpole, 1938. Profusely illustrated with black & white photos.. 4to, blue cloth, d.w.(edge-chipped). New York: Stackpole, (1938). First Edition. "In dramatic pictures and in sonorous text, the tragedy of the Mississippi River unfolds.... Based on his brilliant motion picture....here is an education in national geography and economic engineering, strikingly presented" More
Ferrara: Franco Cosimo Panini, 1998. Illustrated with numerous b/w plates. 333 pages with text in Italian. Thick 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. Ferrara: Franco Cosimo Panini, (1998). First edition. A near fine copy of this rather scarce book. More
New York: Portland House, 1989. Large folio. Dust wrapper taped at corners. 179 pages, 84 full color maps. In very good condition. New York: Portland House, 1989. More
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