New York: Appleton, 1866. 8vo, original blind stamped cloth, expertly re-cased; rubbed. New York Appleton, 1866. Very good. According to the author's preface, this is "the first published [1859] monograph on the art of distilling oils from minerals containing Bitumen." More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1980. 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1980). Near Fine Study of current political conflict caused by a lack of natural resources. More

San Francisco: State Mining Bureau. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 16.5" x 24". This hard to find late 19th c map of the Los Angeles city oil fields was issued by the State Mining Bureau. The map covers most of the modern West Lake neighborhood and vicinity and depicts the region in two sections and shows the oil fields throughout the city. The first extending from Vermont Avenue and Sixth Street to Lake Shore Boulevard and Brent Street, while the..... More

8vo, torn d.w. Garden City, 1979. "The crisis of progress and big money in Iran and the Arab oil countries." More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1976. 350 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1976). A very good copy. More

New York: Fortune, 1939. Original map. Color Lithograph. 14" x 22 1/2" Beautifully designed map of Venezuela by Richard Edes Harrison. Artistically rendered with an impressive amount of detail (although Harrison notes that much is conjectural), the map depicts the country from the north-northeast perspective - from the point of view of "700 miles above Antigua." Color coding reflects elevation, showing mountainous regions, temperate & cultivated zones, and torrid (or tropical) zone. The unique compass rose features a small globe..... More

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2009. Illustrated in black and white and color. 262 pages, small 8vo, tan cloth (some transfer of color to edges), dust wrapper. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, (2009). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2007. Several maps illustrated in black and white. 416 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (faint dampstain at tail). Toronto: Doubleday Canada, (2007). Some spotting on outer edges of text block, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Biography of Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson search for the Northwest Passage. More

530pp. Very thick, tall 8vo, d.w.; price-clipped. N.Y.; Basic Books, Inc., (1980). Very good+. More

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1953. 8 maps. xx + 459 pages, 8vo, blue cloth;lightly worn at spine ends and endpapers toned. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1953). Third printing. A very good(+) copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More

New York: Knopf, 2009. Illustrated (b/w). 276 pages. 8vo, black cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Knopf, (2009). First edition. A near fine copy. More

New York: Knopf, 1974. 332 pages, 8vo, black cloth, worn d.w. New York: Knopf, 1974. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More