New York: Scribner, 1940. xi + 391pp., 8vo, cloth; spine lightly faded. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1940). A very good copy. More

illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Quartet Books, (1983). vg. More

Optic View. Etching with original hand coloring. Page measures 14 1/4" x 20". A stand off takes place on February 3, 1781 when fifteen large British ships and numerous other smaller ships carrying soldiers and supplies filled the harbor at St. Eustache prepared to invade and take control from the Dutch. George Brydges Rodney the British commander of the fleet had over 1,000 cannons compared to the 12 held by Dutch Governor De Graaff. Ultimately, De Graaff surrendered the island... More

London: Joseph Johnson. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Minor toning and light 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. Image shows the tattooed Ranger with pipe and rifle. Two men of a similar station can... More

London: Joseph Johnson, 1792. 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 disturbing image shows a man impaled by a hook and hanging from a.... 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

Wall map. Engraving with original outline color. Linen backed. Image measures 38.5 x 37.5 inches. This beautiful large scale map of Africa is from Malachy Postlethwayt's The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce and represents the glory days of British colonialism and seamanship. Comments are in a conversational format throughout the map. For example, a comment near Ascension Island in the Atlantic says that it was a place English mariners left their letters in corked bottles. Edition is undetermined; there... More

New York: Weatherhill, 1970. Illustrated in black and white. 443 pages, large 8vo, ocher cloth with pictorial gilt stamping and brown and gold spine label, dust wrapper. New York: John Weatherhill, 1970. First edition. Price-clipped. Near fine. More

Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1967. 2 black & white maps. 200pp. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (torn near top edge). Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1967. Small ownership signature on endpaper of former American ambassador to Zambia, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Northwestern University, African Studies, Number Nineteen. More

New York: Dutton, 1964. Illustrated in black and white. 383 pages (some light foxing to edges), 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper (price clipped and some chipping and wear). New York: Dutton, (1964). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Illustrated in black and white. 368 pages, 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper (light edgewear to wrapper). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

Paris: Réne Augustin Constantin De Renneville, 1725. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12" x 16.5". This rare and wonderful map of Southeast Asia and the East Indies dates to 1725. Issued by Réne Augustin Constantin De Renneville, the map extends from Pegu in modern day Myanmar (Burma) to New Guinnea and Timor and includes Java, Malay, Sumatra, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines, and the Moluccas. Incredibly detailed with rhumb lines and beautifully rendered forest and mountains, the map notes numerous important cities... More

Durham: Duke University, 1968. 226pp. 8vo, d.w. Durham: Duke University Press, 1968. vg. More