Julius Bien, 1903. Map. Color lithograph. 13 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches. Small chip to left margin and bindery holes present but otherwise in good condition. Detailed map of the Eastern coast of the Infanta municipality on Luzon Island and Polillo Island in the northeastern region of the Philippine archipelago. It was originally prepared as part of a series made by the Manila Observatory of the Jesuits in 1899. Led by director P. Jose Algue, the Observatory employed only native..... More

London: J. Arrowsmith, 1842. Map. Engraving with original hand-coloring. Image measures 24 1/2 x 19 1/2". This beautifully color-coded and robustly labeled map describes the geology of the British Isles. The colors indicate particular rock materials in accordance with a key at top right of the map, and symbols designate mineralogical deposits. In addition to geological information, the index also includes major cities, rivers, canals, mail coach roads, and railroads. Graphs on the left side depict lines of navigation throughout..... More

London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 10" x 14 1/4" Repairs to presentation sheet, otherwise in good condition. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Alford in the Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand. Barraud's use of color and shadows emphasizes the majesty of New Zealand landscapes. In this print, it seems to be nearing sunset, with the mountains bathed in purple light. Charles D. Barraud (1822-1897) was a chemist, pharmacist, and artist. After establishing his pharmaceutical business and..... More

London: C. F. Kells, 1877. Color Lithograph. Image measures 10" x 14 1/4". Presentation sheet measures 17 x 22 1/4 inches, repairs to borders not affecting the image. This remarkable scenic view depicts Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, with three travelers and two dogs in the foreground. Barraud's use of color and shadows emphasizes the majesty of New Zealand landscapes. In this print, it seems to be nearing sunset, with the mountains surrounding Taranaki bathed in purple light. Charles D...... More

68 Illus. 125pp. slim 8vo, cloth-backed boads. Melbourne, 1944. Very good. More

New York: Viking, 1964. Translated by Desmond I' Vesey. Edited with a Foreword by D. H. Dalby Illustrated. 354pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; small tear to dust wrapper's lower front corner. New York: Viking Press, (1964). More

Washington: U.S. Geological Survey, 1896. 36 color maps, some folding. Atlas folio, cloth covered boards, spine ends slightly worn, front cover soiled. First edition. Washington: U.S. Geological Survey, 1896. In very good condition. Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXVIII on the Marquette Iron-Bearing District of Michigan by Richard Van Hise and William Shirley Bayley, with a chapter on the Republic Through by Henry Lloyd Smyth. Lithographs by Julius Bien (1826-1909), an American lithographic printer and cartographer based in New York City..... More

New York: Broadway Books, 2003. 544 pages, thick 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. Canada: Doubleday, (2003). A fine copy. More

New York: Viking, 1972. Profusely illus. with photos., some color. Small 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Viking, (1972). Second Printing. Very good. More

Edinburgh: 1854. 3 pages (front and back) each measuring 7.25 x 4.5 inches, Edinburgh, October 6, 1854 -- a chatty letter to a colleague, in small part: "...Mr. Watson has presented himself and your letter, and I am in no doubt of adding him as an acceptable addition to our corps of literary priests in Edinburgh, since he has appeared at your Tuesday evening meetings. I shall introduce him to one or two friends." Faint staining, but still in very..... More

Albany: University of the State of New York, 1921. Several folding maps, 15 plates. 161pp. 8vo, later black cloth, a few pages with pencil annotations in margins and some pencil underlining to text, small tear in margin of first two pages repaired, otherwise very good. Albany: University of the State of New York, 1921. New York State Museum Bulletin, Nos. 249-250, September-October, 1921. More

Compte Rendu de la 5me Session, Washington, 1891. several color folding maps, b/w plates, text illus. ix, 529pp. 8vo, 1/2 contemporary brown morocco; (spine lightly rubbed, otherwise very good). Washington: Imprimerie du Gouvermement, 1893. Text in English. Most of the text is on the Rocky Moutain region. The rest is on areas around Washington, D.C. and Lake Superior. More

New York: St. Martin's, 1979. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1979). More