San Francisco Bay; A Pictorial Maritime History.
many illus. 4to, cloth. N.Y.: Bonanza, n.d. More
many illus. 4to, cloth. N.Y.: Bonanza, n.d. More
London: Horace Cox, 1886. 99 plates, many folding, nearly 300 text illustrations. 676pp. + ads., occasional foxing. Thick 4to, rebound in blue cloth, leather spine label. London: Horace Cox, 1886. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. London: H. Cox, 1886. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1976. Illustrated, 965 pages. Tall thick 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (worn and taped). London: Oxford University Press, 1976. A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
color and b/w illus. 8vo, cl.-backed bds. Boston, 1931. A novel set in the Amazon. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Rawson, Wade, (1981). vg. More
New York: Viking, 1974. Illustrated. 252 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper scuffed, with some loss of paper on rear cover. New York: Viking Press, (1974). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Putnam, 1924. Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. 4to, handsomely rebound in 3/4 yellow morocco, balck & white patterned boards. New York: Putnam, 1924. First Edition. Spine and edges are slightly sun-darkened, else a fine copy. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Frontispiece with 184 b&w illustrations and 49 color plates. 444pp. Wide 8vo, green cloth in d.w. (lightly worn, creased down the front middle). Cambridge: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts in association with Cambridge University Press, (1990). A near fine copy in a very good(-) d.w. More
Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1955. 2 maps. xvi, 206pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w., head of spine slightly frayed. Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1955. First Edition. Dust jacket is lightly soiled and price-clipped with a small area of chipping to the top of the spine portion. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly, 1998. 507 pages. Thick 8vo, cloth-backed navy boards, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly, (1998). First edition. A very good(+) copy--light staining to top outer edge--in a near fine wrapper. More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1989. Illustrated in black and white. x, 233 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with red lettering, d.w. (torn at rear -- repaired internally with tape). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1989). First edition. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Doubleday McClure, 1899. 2 vols. 8vo, green ribbed cloth. N.Y.: Doubleday McClure, 1899. First Edition. First issue, with errors on pp. 90 & 153 of Volume II. Stewart 198. More
London: Methuen, 1896. Brick red cloth; spine faded & minimally worn at the top. London: Methuen, 1896. First English Edition. With the ads correctly dated October, 1896. More
Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1969. Illus. Tall 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled, address label pasted on back wrapper. Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1969. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (2001). vg. More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1979. Black & white photographic illustrations. xiv, 262 pages. 4to, blue cloth, pictorial d.w. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1979). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: Jones's Publishing House, 1848. Includes: The Irish Beauty; or, Phil Brennan's Marriage. / by James Sheridan Knowles. 2 vols. in one. 50 double-column pages. 8vo, rebound in modern 3/4 green morocco; (morocco faded on front cover, light foxing). Boston: Jones's Publishing House, 1848. Scarce copy featuring two short stories. Only one institutional copy found. More
Salem: 1963. Written by Eminent Authorities in the Years, 1783-91. 4pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. Salem, 1963. Fine One of only eleven copies. 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
New York: Metro Books, 2011. A few Illus. 12mo, blue boards. New York: Metro Books, (2011). Fine. More
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2002. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2002. Fine. More
Wilhelmshaven: Verlag Lohse-Eissing, 1964. 437 photo Illus. 4to, 1/2 black cloth, head of spine repaired, corners of boards bumped. Wilhelmshaven: Verlag Lohse-Eissing, (1964). More
Paris: Librairie Rombaldi, 1946. 2 volumes. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of b/w facsimiles, several color plates. 280; 412pp with text in French. Short thick 4to, beige boards (spine ends worn and somewhat soiled; internally clean). Paris: Librairie Rombaldi, (1946). Reprint of the 1930 edition. A very good(-) usable copy of this extensive study. More
Paris: Duchartre & Van Buggenhoudt, 1930. 2 volumes bound in one. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of black & white facsimiles, and several color plates. 284; 412pp with text in French. Thick heavy 4to, rebound in blue cloth; uncut edges. Paris: Duchartre & Van Buggenhoudt, (1930). First edition. Pages a bit toned at edges, otherwise a near fine copy of this extensive study. More
illus. 8vo, blue cloth. N.Y.: Duell, Sloan, (1944). vg. More
Hello. Many thanks for the 2 volumes which arrived this morning. They are outstanding examples of this scarce chess periodical and I am very pleased with them.
Dear Argosy, I just finished watching TV. Now I know there is the old books store called Argosy in Manhattan, New York. I've been looking for first edition of Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott. Do you have it? If you do please let me know.