New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. Illustrated in black and white. xxvi, 379 pages. 8vo, grey boards with silver lettering, d.w. (lightly worn). New Haven: Yale University Press, (2008). Book club edition. Outer page edges lightly spotted, still very good in a very good dust wrapper. More

New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 320 pages. Thick 4to, grey cloth with red lettering, d.w. (spine sunned, lightly edgeworn). New York: Thames & Hudson, (2007). Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. 108 pages. Oblong 4to, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1978). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, lightly sunned and with a tiny tear on back bottom corner. More

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1964. xiv + 414 pages, map. 8vo, black cloth, graphic pictorial dust wrapper (lightly edgeworn, closed chip to spine). London: Geoffrey Bles, 1964. First edition. Very good(+). A Story of German East Africa and Tanganyika. More

New York: Knopf, 1990. 401 pages. Large 8vo, burgundy cloth backed tan boards, dust wrapper. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More

London: Joseph Johnson, 1793. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Sheet toned and shows minor foxing, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. This disturbing image shows an enslaved woman with bound hands hung from a tree. In the..... More

London: Joseph Johnson. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. This image shows a European man in a large hat smoking a pipe while being..... More

Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1780. Map. Engraving. Image measures 8 3/4" x 12 5/8". This is a lovely 1780 map of Reunion (I. Bourbon), Mauritius (I. De France), and Rodrigues Island, collectively known as the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. Essentially four maps on one sheet, the maps detail each island individually with the forth map depicting the Mascarenhas archipelago. Each map is beautifully detailed and identifies rivers, bays and topographical features with relief rendered in profile.The map of Bourbon..... More

Map. Engraving. Image measures 14 x 17". This map of the Empire of Japan owes its detail to the writings of Jesuit missionaries and Portuguese and Dutch explorers. The interior of the archipelago is described in great detail, with the names of cities, towns, rivers, and lakes dispersed among pictorial mountains. Furthermore, the map contains ample information about many the smaller islands of the archipelago, which are often accompanied by explanatory notes about discovery and colonialism. Some significant features of..... More

1989. Illustrated throughout in color with b/w text illustrations. Folio, 238pp. Folio, cloth, dust wrapper (light edge-wear on d.w.) New York: Facts on File, (1989). Very good(+). More

London: G. & J. Cary, 1806. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18" x 20.5". This stunning early 19th century map of Asia by Cary depicts the continent, showing from Europe to Japan, and as far south as New Zealand. Identifies the Great Wall of China. The disputed waters between Korea and Japan are here unlabeled. Important cities, rivers, towns, mountains, deserts, islands and other topographical features are noted throughout. Focusing on the political divisions at the time..... More

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2012. Black & white and color illustrations throughout. 258 pages. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (2012). First paperback edition. A fine copy. More

Paris: Boccard, 1948. Illustrated in black and white with several fold out maps. xi, 466, [7] pages. 8vo, brown paper wrappers (torn and toned, crudely repacked in Kraft paper with handwritten title at spine). Paris: E. De Boccard, 1948. Internally clean. Good. Histoire du Monde publiee sous la direction de M.E. Cavaignac -- Tome VIII. More