New York: Knopf, 1999. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 212 pages. Small, square 4to, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (creased and folded on bottom of back panel). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. Fifth printing. Very lightly rubbed on fore edge of boards, otherwise a near fine copy in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 1999. Filled with black-and-white photographs. 212 pages, tall 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. A fine copy in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Atria Books, 2015. Beautifully produced, combined graphic-novel and adventure tale. xiii, (1), 770 pages. Thick 8vo, blue pictorial cloth with embossed title in gilt. New York: Atria Books, (2015). First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Signed on preliminary page by Joe Baird, Kevin Costner, and Rick Ross. More
New York: Viking, 1962. Frontispiece, detailed color illustrations and line drawings throughout. 187 pages. 8vo, red cloth-backed patterned boards, pictorial endpapers and d.w. (price-clipped, edgeworn). New York: The Viking Press, (1962). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Pantheon, 2003. xxi, 388 pages. 8vo, two-toned purple and orange boards, map endpapers, pictorial d.w. New York: Pantheon Books, (2003). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Color and black & white photographic illustrations. 319 pages. 8vo, two-toned black and white boards, pictorial d.w. (price-clipped). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Strahan, 1801. of Barbreck; with the Singular Humours of his Tartar Guide Hassan Artaz; Comprising the Occurrences of Four Years and Five Days, in an Overland Journey to India. xii, 259 +4pp of ads. 12mo, original leather-backed glazed boards (well-worn and cracked but still a solid and charming binding; toning and light foxing throughout). London: Printed by A. Strahan for Longman & Rees, 1801. Fourth edition. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1976. Introduction by J. Cuthbert Hadden. Illustrated in color by Edward A. Wilson. 299 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped royal blue leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1976). Leather scuffed at head and gilt edges just a bit scratched, else a fine copy. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
N.P. Olivetti, 1984. Lavishly illustrated with color frontispiece and color illustrations. 290pp. Text in Italian. 4to, black cloth with color illustration mounted on front cover. N.P.: Olivetti, (1984). Cloth very slightly rubbed, still a very good(+) copy. Disegni di Tullio Pericoli. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1978. Illustrated by Edy Legrand in black and white. 420 pages with double-column text. Tall thick 8vo, full gray leather ornately gilt-stamped with fleur-de-lis pattern, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1978). Gilt edges just a bit scuffed else a fine copy. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1978. Illustrated by Edy Legrand in black and white. 420 pages with double-column text. Tall thick 8vo, full dark gray leather ornately gilt-stamped with fleur-de-lis pattern, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1978). A fine copy. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1946. 275 pages. Slim 8vo, gray cloth, pictorial d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1946. First edition. A very good copy--light sunning to cloth edges, gift inscription by previous owner on front endpaper; in a good wrapper--largely intact but with significant chipping to spine ends and corners. More
Boston: Wilde, 1915. Color frontis. 302pp. plus ads. 12mo, grey printed cloth with color illustration inlaid on front cover; three pages with minor spotting in margins, neat gift inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. Boston: W. A. Wilde Company, 1915. A near fine copy. More
Boston: Wilde, 1912. Frontis. 313pp., 12mo, blue cloth with inlaid front cover illustration; covers lightly worn. Boston: W. A. Wilde Company, (1912). A very good copy. More
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1860. 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
Dublin: James McGlashan, 1847. Illustrated with 21 b/w plates by Hablot K. Browne, all quite clean. 342 pages. 8vo, attractively bound by Fazakerley Sindep of Liverpool in older 3/4 polished blue calf; gilt-decorated spine with red label; marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Dublin: James McGlashan, 1847. First edition. Spine is lightly faded and rubbed at extremities; previous owner's bookplate, still a very good(+) copy of this rather scarce book. Published anonymously, this is an early book by Le Fanu, who..... More
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1923. Translated by Francis Steuart. Eight illustrations. xx + 237 pages, 8vo, blue cloth; spine lightly sunned; some minor staining and rubbing to covers. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, (1923). A very good copy, internally clean. More
Lunenburg: Limited Editions Club, 1973. Introduction by Ray Gardner and illustrated by Lydia Dabcovitch. 245 pages. Tall 8vo, nlue pictorial cloth, board slipcase with pictorial label (edgeworn). Lunenburg, Vermont: The Limited Editions Club, 1973. A fine copy in very good(+) box. One of 2000 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1929. Numerous photo illustrations. 268 pages. 8vo, green cloth (quite edgeworn; spine faded and pages toned). Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1929. First edition. A good copy, readable but no great beauty. More
New York: Hyperion, 2000. Illustrated. xiv + 402 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Hyperion, (2000). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Paris: Flammarion, 1910. Traduit par Charles Rabot. 105 illustrations. xii, 403pp with text in French. 8vo, handsomely rebound in older 1/2 red morocco over marbled boards with original wrappers bound-in. Paris: Ernest Flammarion, (no date, circa 1910). A very good(+) copy. More
London: Simon & Schuster, 2017. Illustrated profusely in color and black and white. 256 pages. 8vo, pictorial boards, d.w. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1944. Some black & white illustrations. 248 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with red lettering, vibrant pictorial d.w. (edgeworn, lightly toned) protected with mylar. Racine: Whitman Publishing Co., (1944). Previous owner's name inked on front endpaper, pages toned. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Illustrated by Henry E. Vallely. More
New York: Scribner, 2010. Map, some black & white photographic illustrations. ix, 273 pages. 8vo, green cloth-backed white boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Scribner, (2010). Pages toned, still a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Viking, 1945. Black & white illustrations by C.B. Falls. 262 pages. 8vo, green pictorial cloth, pictorial d.w. (dampstaining, dust-soiled, torn at the spine, toned). New York: The Viking Press/The Junior Literary Guild, (1945). Several small dampstains at the top outer page edge. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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