American Museum of Natural History; 125 Years of Expedition and Discovery.
248 illus., 90 in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Abrams, (1995). vg. More
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Voyage of Discovery: Three Centuries of Natural History Exploration
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1999. Illustrated in color and black and white. 335 pages. Square 4to, brown cloth, price-clipped dust wrapper. New York: Clarkson Potter, (1999). First American edition. A near fine copy. More
Cross the Great Desert: The African Slave Trades to Timbuktoo
London: Gordon and Cremonesi, 1977. Map endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. 216 pages, tall 8vo, black cloth, brown pictorial paper dust wrapper. London: Gordon and Cremonesi. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Race: The Uncensored Story of How America Beat Russia to the Moon
New York: Doubleday, 1999. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 303 pages, 8vo, two-tone red and black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Doubleday, 1999. First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Terre Napoleon: A History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia
London: Methuen, 1911. Eight illustrations and maps, including two folding. xx + 295pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn, chipped at spine ends and corners. London: Methuen & Co., (1911). Second edition. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
The African Adventure: Four Hundred Years of Exploration in the 'Dangerous Continent'
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1973. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color. Small 4to, red cloth, dust wrapper. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1973. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Oriental Adventure; Explorers of the East
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1976. Illustrated in color and black and white. 240 pages, 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1976). First American edition. Very good(+). More
Historical Account of Bouquet's Expedition Against the Ohio Indians in 1764.; with: A Biographical Sketch of General Bouquet.
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke, 1907. Preface by Francis Parkman. Illustrated with folding map and a few other plans & plates. xx, 134 pages. Slim 8vo, navy blue cloth, corners bumped and stained on covers but text is unaffected; ownership bookplate. Cincinnati Ohio: Robert Clarke Company, 1907. Reprint. A very good copy. Uncommon. Ohio Valley Historical Series. More
The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci.
Several maps, illus. 350pp. Large 8vo, cloth-backed bds. d.w. N.Y., (1984). More
In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria.
New York: Scribner, 1891. 2 volumes. 2 steel-engraved frontispiece portraits, and 150 illustrations & maps, many full-page. 2 (of 3) folding maps, loose as issued in rear pockets; nice condition but as usual starting to separate at folds. Tall thick 8vo, original green pictorial cloth. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Second American Edition. A very good set. Account of Stanley's expedition to rescue Emin Pasha. The expedition "accomplished great things; it had made notable additions to African geography and..... More
In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria.
New York: Scribner, 1890. 2 volumes. Steel-engraved frontispiece portraits, and 150 illustrations, many full-page. 3 folding maps, loose as issued in rear pockets; as usual starting to separate at folds. Tall thick 8vo, original green pictorial cloth (bindings scuffed and edgeworn but solid). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First American Edition. A good set. Account of Stanley's expedition to rescue Emin Pasha. The expedition "accomplished great things; it had made notable additions to African geography and ethnology.... Stanley called..... More
In Darkest Africa: or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria.
New York: Scribner, 1890. 2 volumes. Steel-engraved frontispiece portraits, and 150 illustrations, many full-page. 3 folding maps, loose as issued in rear pockets; as usual starting to seperate at folds . xiv + 547; xvi + 540 pages. Thick 8vos, original green pictorial cloth; bindings rubbed inner hinges mended, first volume has dampstaining on frontispiece portrait otherwise visible only on bottom edges of unopened pages. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First American Edition. A good set. Account of Stanley's..... More
Voyage a Surinam et Dans L'Interieur de la Guiane, Contenant la Relation de cinq Annees de Courses et d'Observations faites dans cette Contree interessante et peu connue;
Paris: Buisson, 1799. Three 8vo volumes plus one 4to atlas volume. Atlas volume is illustrated with 44 engraved plates and maps. viii + 410; 440; 506 pages. Cotemporary full mottled calf with gilt-bordered covers and decorative spines; rubbed and worn at the joints but sound and attractive; the atlas volume has more wear and a large dampstain at top edge of all pages. Paris: Chez F. Buisson, 1799 (VII). Overall a good set of this important book. Stedman vividly describes..... More
Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1841. Volume 2 ONLY. Illustrated with engravings. 286 pages, 12mo, full brown mottled calf with brown leather spine label. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1841. Tenth edition, with additions. A very good copy with stain on rear cover and some light foxing but otherwise clean. More
Stanley's Way: A Sentimental Journey Through Central Africa.
New York: Atheneum, 1960. 258 pages. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1960. First edition. A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Life and Adventures of Thomas Coryate.
London: Oxford University Press, 1962. Illustrated, plus folding map. x + 317pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; pencil notes front free endpaper, dust wrapper spine faded, edgeworn. London: Oxford University Press, 1962. A very good (+) copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
The High Road to China: George Bogle, the Pachen Lama, and the First British Expedition to Tibet
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2006. Illustrated in color and black and white. 316 pages, 8vo, two tone tan boards, dust wrapper. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (2006). First American Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Untold Story of Exploration
New York: P. F. Collier, 1935. Illus. 8vo, green cloth. New York: P. F. Collier, (1935). Very good(+). More
Les Contrees Mysterieuses et les Peuples Inconnus.
Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1884-. 6 folding maps, 277 text illustrations, 54 plates. 778pp., thick 4to, gilt-pictorial tan cloth, a.e.g.; (rubbed, some foxing, edges of some maps wrinkled). Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1884. Good. More
Horning Into Africa
Hollywood: Van Dyke, 1931. Illustrated. 219pp., 8ov, blue cloth, lightly rubbed. Hollywood: Privately Printed by California Graphic Press for W. S. Van Dyke, 1931. A very good (+) copy Presentation copy signed by W. S. Van Dyke. More
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Vasco de Gama ou l'epopee des Portugais aux Indes.
Paris: Collection du Galion d'Or. 1931. Text by Jean-Paul Alavx and aquarelles by Gustave Alavx. 4to, beautifully bound in full brown morocco, inner dentelles and with the original wrappers bound in. Rubricated title, deckled edges. Paris: Editions Duchartre; Collection du Galion d'Or, (1931). Fine. More
En Afrique: Cinq Mille Ans d'Exploration.
8vo, boards. Paris, (1960). A very good copy. More
Magnificent Voyagers; The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
Washington: Smithsonian, 1985. With contributions by several authors. Illustrated. 303 pages, 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, (1985). A near fine copy. More
South America Called Them; Explorations of the Great Naturalists, La Condamine, Humboldt, Darwin, Spruce
New York: Knopf, 1945. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped on top and bottom of spine portion, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Knopf, 1945. More