Paris: Armand-Aubree, 1835. 46 volumes. Approximately 90 hand-colored engravings. 8vo, 1/2 blue morocco, gilt-decorated spines, tissue guards. Paris: Armand-Aubree, circa 1835 (1833-6). Some foxing throughout but still a very good(+) set. More

Norwalk: Easton, 1990. Illustrated by Lima De Freitas and Bertram Greene, maps by Erwin Raisz. 3 volumes, large 8vo, gilt-decorated red leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1990, 1991). A fine copy. Special 500th Anniversary edition. More

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Illustrated (color and b.w.). 281 pages. Square 8vo. Red cloth backed brown boards, dust wrapper. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1996). Fine. More

1612. Engraving. Image measures 14" x 19", sheet measures 19" x 23". This stunning 1612 map by Abraham Ortelius depicts the Western Hemisphere. At the time it was issued, the coastal areas of the New World had been fairly well explored, and Europeans were just beginning settlement and colonization. It is notable for depicting Spanish and Portuguese colonies in high detail, for these powers were notoriously protective of their geographical surveys. This is the first state of the third plate..... More

New York: Mayflower Books, 1979. Many color Illus. 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Mayflower Books, (1979). Near Fine. More

Paris: Editions Hervas, 1990. Profusely illustrated in color. French. 185 pages. Slim 4to. Green boards. Folding map reproduction (22 3/8" x 31 3/8") loose as issued. Paris: Editions Hervas (1990). Fine. An extensive history of ocean voyages and nautical charts from the 13th to 19th centuries, curated in collaboration with the Department of Maps and Plans of the National Library and the National Bank of Paris. Preface by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. More

New York: 1907. A scrapbook page of Peary memorabilia, including 3 items, starting with his handwritten comments written over a reproduction of a photo of an Eskimo in his kayak (to be used as an illustration in Peary's book called "Children of the Arctic"), in full: "This can go in the chapter which speaks of being at Etah after getting out of the ice in Payer Harbor in the spring of 1901 or as a tailpiece where there is space."..... More

New York: Appleton, 1857. Compiled from the Original Notes and Journals of Commodore Perry and his Officers. by Francis L. Hawks. Illustrated with 89 tinted lithographs, 78 woodcuts, and some folding maps. 537pp. occasional foxing. Thick 4to, handsomely bound in contemporary 3/4 brown morocco with raised bands; marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. New York: D. Appleton, 1857. A very good (+) copy. Early printing of the abridged one volume edition (lacks the scientific & astronomical data from the 1856..... More

New York: Viking, 2003. Illustrated. xxv + 452 pages, 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

Paris: Hachette, 1883. 62 engraved plates and 28 text illustrations. Rubricated title, thick 4to, 3/4 burgundy morocco, marbled boards. t.e.g. rubbed. Paris: Hachette, 1883. First French edition. Very good (+). This expedition was the first to record the typography of the passes and mountains of Kumul, Barkul and the surrounding areas. More

New York: Walker & Company, 2004. Illus. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. dampstained on blank side, otherwise very good. New York: Walker & Company, (2004). More

London: Gentry Books, 1980. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth. London: Gentry Books, (1980). Very good. More

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