Paris: Vuibert. Preface de M. Laubeuf. 407pp., 4pp. ads. Illustrated title page and 356 other b/w engravings, photographs and diagrams. 4to, elaborate gilt and black stamped green pictorial cloth, a.e.g. Paris: Libraire Vuibert, (no date, circa 1908). Second edition. Text in French. Fine. A gorgeous copy of this interesting book on submarines, diving and underwater exploration. More
New York: Viking, 2003. Illustrated. xxv + 452 pages, 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Richard Phillips, 1807. Three folding plates. 232 pages, 8vo, 3/4 leather over marbled boards; some toning and foxing throughout, covers are rubbed, worn with joints cracked and the front cover crudely re-attached. London: Richard Phillips, 1807. An analysis of George Heriot's Travels through the Canadas. 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: Knopf, 1984. Illustrated. 332 pages. 8vo, ocher cloth-backed blue boards, dust wrapper. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. "The story of France's romantic, bold, frequently foolhardy attempt, in the late nineteenth century to explore and dominate the world's greatest desert." 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
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Lightly illustrated in b/w. 269 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1998). First American edition. A very good copy with light foxing to outer page edges; in a very good wrapper--but flaps glued to pastedowns. More
Copenhagen: 1925. 1 page, 11.25 x 8.75 inches, Copenhagen, September 12, 1925. Written by the Danish Arctic explorer to the Geographic Society of Chicago, in part: "I promised...to give a lecture about my last expedition from Greenland to the pacific [sic] ocean, before your most esteemed society in February or March...it is with greatest regret I beg to say that I in this term will not be able to come to Chicago..." Receipt stamps and secretary's notations; several folds; tiny..... More
London: Gentry Books, 1980. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth. London: Gentry Books, (1980). Very good. More
248 illus., 90 in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Abrams, (1995). vg. 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
London: William Faden, 1797. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. 23" x 37" This scarce and important world map features the routes of Captain Cook's three voyages. Centered on the Pacific Ocean and using the Mercator projection, Roberts delineates the track of the Endeavour from 1768-1771, Resolution's first voyage from 1772-1775, and her second voyage from 1776-1780. Notations along these tracks include observations from Cook's travels. The continents are also rendered in beautiful detail, with special attention given to coastlines..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Illustrated with color photographs. 328 pages. 8vo, blue boards, dust wrapper. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1999). Top edges a bit foxed, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. 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
New York: Norton, 1932. Frontis and other b/w photos. 372 pages. Lareg 8vo, red boards. New York: Norton, (1932). First edition. A good ex-library copy--rubbing and residue to spine and edges, a touch of staining to fore-edge, foxed pages, wear to pastedowns/endpapers. More
1982. 6.25 x 4 inches, no place, 1982. Signed by SOYUZ T-6 crew members Vladimir Dzhanibeko, Jean-Loup Chretien, and Ivan Chenkov. The front of the card features artwork of the shuttle. The back of the card includes a time schedule printed in Cyrillic alongside schedule details. Near fine. More
New York: Viking, 1984. Several maps, other illus. 350 pages Large 8vo, cloth-backed boards. d.w. (some chipping at edges). New York: Viking, (1984). Near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
Hi. Just letting you know that the 1918 book by Moore has arrived safely. It will be a great addition to my collection. Thanks for shipping it so quickly.
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