New York: Metropolitan Magazine, 1921. Frontispiece, illustrated in black, white, and green. 79 pages, slim 12mo, tan cloth spine over mottled tan boards, paper spine label, stamped in black and gilt (toned and a bit edgeworn, stains from the glue of label on spine). New York: The Review of Reviews/Metropolitan Magazine, 1921. A very good copy. Autographed edition. Signed in full by the author, who was the son of Theodore Roosevelt. This books is one chapter extracted from Kermit Roosevelt's..... More

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

New York: James V. Seaman, 1821. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 7.5" x 11". 1821. This scarce map of the North Polar regions document both the area's geography as well as the Arctic explorations that helped discover and document it. It charts the exploratory routes of Captain James Cook and Charles Clerke through the North Sea in 1778 and 1779. It also notes the route of Mr. Hearne west of the Hudson, in search of the Arctic Sea. The..... More

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

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

Several maps, illus. 350pp. Large 8vo, cloth-backed bds. d.w. N.Y., (1984). More

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

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

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

Philadelphia: Henry, 1825. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Measures 44.25 x 59 inches. In very good condition. Tanner's large scale map of North America is one of the most significant maps of the continent of the 19th century. It combines the information garnered from a host of important expeditions, such as Lewis and Clark, Pike, and James, into a single map that shows the extent of North America in 1825. Some of the most notable portions of the map include..... More

New York: P. F. Collier, 1935. Illus. 8vo, green cloth. New York: P. F. Collier, (1935). Very good(+). More

1961. 8 x 7.75-inch matte finish photo of a smiling Titov at the height of his popularity, seated at a desk with a pen in his hand. Coincidentally, the pen is just above his inscription, giving this item a warm and personal touch: "With much appreciation - Titov - October 12, 1961." Attractively double-matted and set in a gray stainless steel frame measuring 13.75 x 13.25 inches. Creased in the upper left corner; very good(-) condition. Soviet Cosmonaut who became..... More

Louvain: Cornelis van Wytfliet, 1597. Map. Copper-plate engraving. Image measures 11.25" x 9.25". This important 1597 map is from the first atlas of the New World by Cornelis van Wytfliet. The atlas contains some of the first printed maps of the New World as well as a history of the voyages of Columbus, Pizarro, Verrazano and other explorers. This map depicts the East Coast of the North America from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the Canada. The map..... More