large folding map of Greenland, Iceland and the Davis Strait. 4 folding plates. 328pp. + index and table of contents. 8vo, later 1/2 mottled calf; (front joint split, spine ends worn). Hamburg: Georg Christian Grund, 1746. More
1768. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 3/4 x 11 7/8". This impressive circa 1768 map of Iceland is based on the 1752 map by Danish scholar, Neils Horrebow, which marked a turning point in the cartography of Iceland. The map delineates mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes. The explanation in the bottom left notes 'There are only two Episcopal Towns in this Isle: they are designated. What we call Towns is only a place where Trade is carried..... More
New York: Scandinavia House, 2011. More than 50 paintings reproduced in full-color. 160 pages. 4to, matte pictorial wrappers. New York: Scandinavia House, (2011). A fine copy. Organized by the American-Scandinavian Foundation and Presented at Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, October 25, 2011 - February 11, 2012. More
Iceland: 2007. Illustrated throughout on 52 pages, un-paginated. No text other than "riceboys sleeps" printed on postcard inserted in rear pocket. 16mo, gray pictorial boards. Reprint (presumed 2007 second printing) of the first artist's book by Birgisson and his boyfriend Sommers, originally released only in Iceland and quite scarce. Fine. An interesting and uncommon artists' book handsomely produced with faux-distressed exterior. Contains no text, just 52 pages of artwork -- drawings and distressed collage elements over found photographs... More
Recit d'un Voyage fait en 1856, sur le Yacht le "Foam" en Islande, a Jan Mayen et au Spitzberg... Traduit...par T.P. Bedard. mounted photo frontis. portrait, wood engraved text illus. 320pp. 8vo, 1/2 calf. Montreal, 1876. This French Canadian edition of Lord Dufferin's arctic travels not listed in NUC. More
Paris: Editions Claude Givaudan. Illustrated with 177 small b/w images, but only 1 page of text listing his personal and group exhibitions. 40pp. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. Paris: Editions Claude Givaudan, (no date, circa 1970). A near fine copy of this unusual catalogue. More
Paris: Georges Fall, 1968. Illustrated with hundreds of b/w images, and minimal text at rear, in French. Unpaginated. 4to, pictorial wrappers (chip at head of spine and some light foxing). Paris: Georges Fall Editeur, (1968) A very good copy of this unusual catalogue, inscribed on the title page, presumably by the artist as it appears to read Gudmindsson. More
Reykjavik: Almenna Bokafelagio, 1959. Numerous photographic illustrations. Slim 4to, beige linen, d.w. Reykjavik: Almenna Bokafelagio, (1959). First Edition. Very good (+) in a slightly frayed dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Nuremberg: Hans Carl Nurnberg, 1965. 176 black & white plates. Wide and short 4to, gilt-stamped blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped and worn. Nuremberg: Hans Carl Nurnberg, (1965). A near fine copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. 272 pages. 8vo, stamped orange cloth, d.w. (small tear on low front corner). New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (1989). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society, 1925. Map. Full-color lithograph. Sheet measures 18" x 19 1/8" Fascinating map of the Arctic, featuring an Azimuthal Equidistant Projection, colored to show elevation. The map was published by the map department of the National Geographic Society for the magazine, under editor Gilbert Grosvenor, and it appeared in the November 1925 issue of National Geographic Magazine. Two insets feature conical projections depicting Spitsbergan and Franz Josef Land, and the Ellesmere Island Region. Cities, towns, islands..... More
Brussels: Vandermaelen, Phillipe Marie, 1827. Map. Lithograph with original hand outline. Image measures 20 x 18.5 inches This is a unique circa 1827 map of Iceland by Phillipe Marie Vandermaelen. Identifies cities, towns, glaciers, and rivers. Reykjavik, Hafnarfjordur, Akureyri, and Mt. Hekla are all located. Issued in the 'Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Mineralogique'. This is a double page map with original centerfold and wide margins, as issued. In good condition. Phillippe Marie Vandermaelen (1795-1869) was a...... More
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