Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
New York: Knopf, 2006. Illustrated. xviii + 196 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w.; some wear to dust wrapper. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2006). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 2006. Illustrated. xviii + 196 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w.; some wear to dust wrapper. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2006). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1856. Upwards of three hundred engravings, plus four maps, two folding (each with a tear). 2 volumes. 464 pages and 467 pages, 8vo, blind-stamped black cloth with gilt lettering on spine; bookplate inside front cover of each volume, two ownership signatures front flyleaf of volume II, one dated 1856, scattered light foxing, heaviest on half titles and frontis pieces, heads of spines mended. Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1856. A very good set. 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
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. 2 volumes. Frontis illustration in each volume, 3 maps, 2 folding. 341 pages and 362 pages, 12mo, modern brown library buckram. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Both frontispieces and title pages foxed, with additional minor foxing on maps, red library stamps on title pages and scattered pages throughout, including plates. A tight, clean copy but for the library stamps. Very good(+) First edition in English. More
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1860. Together with Journeys to Jagga, Usambara, Ukambani, Shoa, Abessinia, and Khartum; and a Coasting Voyage from Mombaz to Cape Delgado... with an appendix and notes on language and geography by E.J. Ravenstein. Frontispiece folding map. 464pp., 12mo, original blind stamped pebbled brown cloth (cloth is rubbed at spine ends). Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First American edition. Very good. A very nice copy of this important, early book on African exploration. More
New York: HarperCollins, 2006. Illustrated. xxv + 322 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique, 1797. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 21 1/4" x 28" This chart depicts Easter Island, with a close-up of Cook's Bay. Relief is depicted by hachure, and elevation is shown from several vantage points. Points and peaks of the elevation views correspond to labels on the map. The Bay shows depths, and various structures are labeled. The map appeared as Plate 10 in "Atlas du Voyage de La Perouse." It is in very..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1950. 417 pages. 8vo, light blue boards, worn at extremities; dust wrapper, price clipped, a few chips. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., (1950). A very good(-) copy, corners and spine frayed, in a good dust wrapper. In the words of the explorers themselves, tells the epic of Antarctic adventure from the first recorded sixteenth-century voyage to Commander Finn Rome's expedition of 1946-1948. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Basic, (1995). vg. More
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1991. Color frontispiece, several b/w illustrations. 228 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Athens: University of Georgia Press, (1991). A very good(+) copy with some foxing to outer edges; in a very good wrapper--lightly scuffed. More
New York: Crown, 1973. Illustrated abundantly in black and white. 154 pages. 4to, light blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. (edgeworn). New York: Crown Publishers, (1973). Second edition. Cloth sunned at head/tail. Internally clean and tight. Very good(-) in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: 1974. Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1974). More
New York: Scribner, 1991. Illustrated. xx + 268pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1991). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Harper, 1866. With frontispiece, woodcuts and a large folding map. 638 pages. Tall 8vo, original rust cloth, blind-stamped borders on covers and gilt lettering on spine. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1966. First American Edition. A fine copy. More
Boston: Raymond & Whitcomb, 1930. Illustrated. 68pp., 12mo, decorative, cloth-backed boards, a.e.g; lightly rubbed. Boston: Raymond & Whitcomb, 1930. A very good copy. More
Dr. Losio. Map. Lithograph. Sheet size 23 x 31 inches. In very good condition. Backed with sturdy paper. Some slight discoloration along original folds. Unusual map describing a route from Lake Edward, Uganda, in central Africa to Bagamoyo, Tanzania, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Bagamoyo was the first capital of the Colonial Tanzania while serving as the German headquarters of German East Africa and the gateway to explorers looking for the source of the river Nile... More
New Orleans: Lousiana Museum Foundation, 1984. Many illustrations in black and white, several in color, 4to, copper stamped burgundy cloth, dust wrapper (wrapper a bit worn, mostly at front foredge). New Orleans: Louisiana Museum Foundation, (1984). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Volumn III of studies in Louisiana Culture. More
The Story of Stanley's Rescur of Emin Pasha from Equatorial Africa. End-paper map, d.w. London, 1947. More
New York: Knopf, 1993. 347 pages, 8vo, mauve cloth backed boards (spine and covers slightly cocked), dust wrapper. New York: Knopf, 1993. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
A History of the Zambesi Expedition 1858-1864. Port., Map. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (a few small chips) N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1969). Very good copy in very good d.w. More
Dublin: 1863. 1 page, 7.25 x 4.5 inches, Dublin, June 19, 1863, to Major General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh, a fellow explorer and surveyor who named the highest mountain in the world after Sir George Everest, his friend and predecessor in the post of Surveyor-General of India, in full: "Very many thanks for the card of visitation for the 24th which you have sent me. Had I remained in town to the present time, it would have been a strong..... More
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2001. Illustrated with b/w and color images. 196 pages. Slim oblong 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Seattle: University of Washington Press/Canadian Museum of Civilization, (2001). Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Carroll & Graf, 2002. Illustrated. viii + 328 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w.; browning and spotting to top and foredges, not effecting text. Carroll & Graf, (2002). Text clean and unmarked, a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Chelsea: Scarborough House, 1990. Illustrated in black and white. 8vo, green and yellow cloth, dust wrapper. Chelsea: Scarborough House, (1990). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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