London: Joseph Mawman, in the Poultry, successor to Mr. Dilly, 1802. Leather-bound. Two volumes, quartos. [10 1/2 x9 inches].Half-leather over stone patterned marbled sides and spine titles in gilt. Extremities show wear, spines rubbed and leather shows cracking, small chips to heads and tails of spines. Front boards a little..... More
London. Cassell, Petter,Galpin& Co., 1879. Original red pictorial cloth, fairly bright gilt lettering on spine and front cover, gilt scene of 2 people sitting on a rug on front cover. Cover stained and browned. More than 150 interesting full page and in-text illustrations, well done. All edges gilt. Clean copy..... More
London, England: Printed for J. Debrett, opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly, 1795. Second Edition. Leather-bound. 8vo. Full tree calf Six compartments to spine, gilt-chain ruled, with contrasting (red) spine label, bordered in floriated gilt. Pp. i & 455 plus 1-pp. publisher's catalogue. New preface for second edition, and a "List of the..... More
London, England: Alexander Hogg, 1786. First Edition of Three Voyages in 3 Volumes (Single Binding). Leather-bound. MAP TORN. Folio, approximately 15.75" x 9.75". Half-bound red calf over buckram. Gilt labeling to spine ("Cook's Voyages"; "Hogg"; "Bancroft Library"). Fabulously wild marbling to endpapers with thousands of tiny gilt flecks throughout. ONLY..... More
London: John and Paul Knapton, in Ludgate Street. 1749. Fifth edition. Leather-bound. Professionally rebound in half-calf over light orange boards with black spine labels, spine titles and decorations in gilt. Thick quarto. Bit of wear to head and tail of spine, spine and covers are bright, binding tight. [20]417 pages..... More
Berkeley, California: The Bancroft Library, University of California, 1979. Staplebound Pamphlet. Thin pamphlet, 15 pp. Staplebound, Two faint stains to lower part of front cover. Tip of upper corner slightly dinged. More
New York: G.F. Hopkins (at Washington's Head, No. 118 Pearl-Street), 1802. First American Edition. Leather-bound. From the London Quarto Edition. Calf, Ex-Library, spine repaired with library tape, original spine label, now split and flap-held , laid atop. Front board nearly detached. Bookplate of Salem Public Library, given by Essex Institute..... More
London: Reprinted for J. Johnson in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1792. Leather-bound. MISSING MAP and three plates. Rebound in full calf with red spine label, new endpapers. Thick octavo. Note Condition: Lacks frontis and map, 3 of the 7 plates called for, and part of table of contents. Text clean, pages..... More
India: VIR Publishing House, 1967. Hardcover. Slight spine lean. Edgewear and light chipping to dust jacket, now protected in achival mylar. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper, with a 1941 nickel taped saying "Attached is the fare for one world tour if used according to directions". Several black and..... More
London: T.Cadell and W. Davies, 1812. Fifth Edition, Revised and Corrected. Leather_bound. Small octavo [6 1/2 x 4 inches]. Fifth ediiton, revised and corrected. 454 pages. Frontis engraving of Boswell. Full, diced leather binding, single ruled in gilt, with five raised bands,Front board detached but present, spine and corners chafed..... More
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1818. First Edition. Leather-bound. Half calf over boards, quarto [8 1/2x 11 inches]. Corners worn, gilt spine titles bright, scratches to boards and some chipping at edges. Front hinge a bit loose, binding sound. xviii,642, cii pages [consisting of appendix, index]. Ten full page plates..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1893. First Edition. Leather_bound. 606 pp. and 664 pp., (451 pp. text, 77 p. consisting of 9 appendices, and 36 p. index.) Custom deluxe binding Three-quarter light-brown French levant morocco over beige, linen cloth boards. Matching linen endpapers. Top edge gilt. Gilt lettering to spine. Five raised..... More
New York: G. & C. Carvill, 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume 1: 528 pages; Volume II: 571 pages. Quarter gray cloth spine over boards with paper labels. Corners bumped and scuffing to boards. Spines stained. Labels have a little chipping and darkening, but readable with original $5.00 price for set..... More
London. Printed for Moses Pitt in Duke Street, Westminster, 1686. First Edition. Leather-bound. Quarto. Maroon Half-leather over plum cloth. 417 + 5 pp. index. (12" x 8"). A 3" x 1 1/2" chip where leather is missing from top of spine, blocking out several letters of the title. Front board..... More
London: John Murray, 1829. Leather-bound. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Folio [9x11 inches]. Four raised bands with titles and decorations in gilt, with bright gilt calligraphic initials on the front cover. Embossed border design. Corners bumped, some scratches and darkening to boards, outer spine hinge chafed, front board a little loose, but..... More
Topeka, Kansas: Published by the author, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gray cloth with paste down illustration of marching soldiers on front. Tall octavo [9 1/4 x 6 1//4 inches]. Corners nudged, titles in gilt and black. Spine a bit faded. Some white spotting to paste down. xiv, 648 pages.Frontis..... More
Madrid: Madrid Oficina real por Nicolas Rodriguez Franco, 1723. Third Edition. Leather_bound. First published in 1722. This is the third edition which was published without the foldout map. xxx,238,12. Text shows worming to bottom margin throughout, becoming smaller after the first 38 pages -- does not affect text. While not..... More
London, England: Printed for Tim. Goodwin at the Maidenhead over-against St. Funstan's Church in FleetStreet. 1693. First English. Leather-bound. 12mo. Contemporary calf Translated from the original French., with anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish sentiments out there for all to read. Mottled, marbled calf. Red and black title page. Front hinge starting but still..... More
Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co., 1921. Hardcover. Octavo, orange cloth boards with black decorations. "A Star Book". "Illustrated with unusual photographs by the author, with a map showing the route". 650 pp. More
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth, Octavo. Titles in gilt on spine, and bright figure of a Tartar in gilt with a gilt border. Corners nudged, some wear along outer hinges and light general wear. Textblock square, binding strong. xv, 509 pages. Color lithograph..... More
Madrid, Spain: Nicolas Rodriguez Franco, 1723. Third Edition. Leather-bound. IN SPANISH. Small folio, 11 5/8" x 8 1/4". Contemporary vellum, with pigskin loops and 1 knot. [32],268,[12]pp. (Scant) remains of red paint to spine over the vellum, with manuscript title present. Titlepage in red and black and states that many..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909. Second Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth covered boards, with totem pole design to front board. Hinges started, spine lean. Previous owner's stamp to both pastedowns. Inscription (with the name of the inscribee vigorously rubbed out down to cardboard) to front pastedown, reading "To (Rubbed..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. iv,84 pages. Frontis, 7 maps [including double page and foldouts], 15 plates. Bevelled green pebbled cloth with cover titles in gilt. Folio. Corners bumped, ding to front edge, large light discolored stain to rear board, stain and discoloration to front board..... More
Cincinnati: U.P. James, 1848. Second Edition. Hardcover. Quarter-bound brick-red leather spine over green cloth boards, octavo, with the original illustrated tan wraps edition bound in. India paper. Minor age-tanning and occasional marginal spotting. Housed in black slipcase, which itself shows a bit of scuffing. 144 pages. With price of twenty-five..... More
London: John Murray, 1817. Second Edition. Hardcover. Two Volumes, octavos [8 1/2 x 5/ 1/2 inches. Rebound in black cloth with black spine labels. Both volumes are square and tight. Volume One has spotting to covers, Volume Two has some spotting to rear cover. Color endpapers, pages a little toned..... More
