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Item #85560 TRAVELS IN THE SOUTH OF EUROPE AND IN BRAZIL: WITH A VOYAGE UP THE AMAZON AND ITS...

Adalbert, Prince of Prussia

TRAVELS IN THE SOUTH OF EUROPE AND IN BRAZIL: WITH A VOYAGE UP THE AMAZON AND ITS TRIBUTARY THE XINGU', NOW FIRST EXPLORED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ADALBERT OF PRUSSIA (TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE); Translated by Sir R.H. Schomburgk and J.E. Taylor, with an Introduction by Baron Von Humboldt

London, England: David Bogue, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 6 in. x 9 in., pp. xvi + 338 (vol. 1); pp. v + 377 (vol. 2). Two volume set. Green cloth boards embossed with elaborate frame in blind. Gilt titles to rebacked spines. Edges and corners are rubbed. Faded title..... More

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Item #85365 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PIZARRO: OR A YANKEE'S FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE KLONDIKE OF...

Agle, William C.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PIZARRO: OR A YANKEE'S FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE KLONDIKE OF SOUTH AMERICA

Seattle, WA: The Homer M. Mill Co., 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 365 p. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on front and black lettering on spine. Faint oval impression on front board originally framed a small cover picture. Front bottom corner bumped; other corners nudged. Slight rubbing to corners..... More

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Item #80165 MOROCCO: ITS PEOPLE AND PLACES; Morocco: Its People and Places. Translated by...

Amicis, Edmondo (de)

MOROCCO: ITS PEOPLE AND PLACES; Morocco: Its People and Places. Translated by T.Rollin-Tilton. [Illustrations by C.Barberis]

London. Cassell, Petter,Galpin& Co., 1879. C. Barberis. Hardcover. Original red pictorial cloth, with beveled edges. Rubbing to extremities and some tears to cloth, but structurally very sound. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover, gilt scene of 2 people sitting on a rug on front cover. Cover stained and browned..... More

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Item #84989 JOURNEY OF A VOYAGE UP THE NILE MADE BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER, 1848, AND APRIL,...

AN AMERICAN (Hawks, Francis Lister)

JOURNEY OF A VOYAGE UP THE NILE MADE BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER, 1848, AND APRIL, 1849

Buffalo, New York: Phinney and Co., [1849] 1852. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown stamped cloth, ruled in blind. Dull gilt lettering to spine. Cloth peeling along spine, with some small chips. Spine lean. Previous owner's (Library) notation to stained front pastedownReading copy only. 162 pp. "Racy and Picturesque -- full..... More

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Item #80166 A NARRATIVE OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA, IN THE YEARS 1792, 1793, AND 1794;...

Anderson, Aeneas

A NARRATIVE OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA, IN THE YEARS 1792, 1793, AND 1794; CONTAINING THE VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE EMBASSY; WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF THE CHINESE; AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY, TOWNS, CITIES, &c &c.; A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, in the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese; and a Description of the country, Towns, Cities etc.etc.

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

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Item #85637 ANDREE'S STORY: THE COMPLETE RECORD OF HIS POLAR FLIGHT, 1897, FROM THE DIARIES AND...

Andree, S.A., Nils Strindberg, and K Fraenkel

ANDREE'S STORY: THE COMPLETE RECORD OF HIS POLAR FLIGHT, 1897, FROM THE DIARIES AND JOURNALS OF S.A. ANDREE, NILS STRINDBERG, AND K. FRAENKEL, FOUND ON WHITE ISLAND IN THE SUMMER OF 1930.

New York: The Viking Press, 1930. First U.S. Edition. Octavo, 6.25 x 9.25 in., pp. xvi + 389. Blue boards with silver title and mountain and hot-air balloon design to cover, and silver title to spine. Frontispiece illustration of the Eagle balloon in flight, forty-three images of the expedition and..... More

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Item #85038 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS, PERFORMED BETWEEN THE 4TH OF...

Anonymous (An Officer of The Alexander - (Fisher, Alexander)

JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS, PERFORMED BETWEEN THE 4TH OF APRIL AND THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER, 1818, IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP ALEXANDER, WM. EDW. PARRY, ESQ. LIEUT. AND COMMANDER; Octavo. 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/4 in. Recent protective rebinding in marbled paper-over-card with simple typewritten title paste on to front covers. Frontis fold-out: "A Chart of the Route of His Majesty's Hired, Armed Vessel THE ALEXANDER. On a Voyage of Discovery to the Arctic Regions. PErformed inthe Year 1818". )10 in. x 8 1/4 in.. viii, 104 pp. Folding map, 3 plates illustrating "a series of experiments on board the Alexanderfor the purpose of finding the deviation ofthe Magnetic needle. A 14-pp series of eight (VIII) appendices, contains, in turn, a list of officers' names and men employed on the two Expeditions to the Arctic Regions: 1) The North-West, or Baffin's Bay Expedition, aboard the Isabella and the Alexander; and then 2) The Spitsbergen,or Polar Expedition, aboard the Dorothea and the Trent; 3) The paper laying out Parry's course in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Danish/Swedish and Dutch. (In the printed papers, this notice was likewise inserted into the Russian languages, but left out of the MS versions due to challenges with correctly using the Cyrillic Alphabet. The note basically read: "Whosoever finds this paper is requested to forward it to theSecretary of the Admiralty, London, with a note of the time and place at which it was found.";3) A letter or journal from Mr. William Baffin, essentially outlining the passage of the ship along this journey; 4) Orders issued by Captain Ross relative to objects of Natural History/ Appendices 5.6.7. all described weather, courses and winds;and finally Appendix 8 described the birds and animals observed and usually killed (including two swimming polar bear).

London, England: Richard Phillips, 1819. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/4 in. Recent (merely) protective rebinding in marbled paper-over-card with simple typewritten title paste-on to card front covers. Frontis fold-out: "A Chart of the Route of His Majesty's Hired, Armed Vessel THE ALEXANDER. On a Voyage..... More

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Item #85283 THE HISTORY OF THE ISLAND OF MINORCA. John Armstrong

Armstrong, John

THE HISTORY OF THE ISLAND OF MINORCA

London, England: L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1756. Second Edition (probably third impression). Leather-bound. INCOMPLETE: No foldout Map, and missing 2 of the 4 plates called for in this edition. Octavo. Rebound in plain sheep. xxiv,264p. This is the stated Second Edition with "Large Additions by the Author; Illustrated by..... More

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Item #74393 AROUND THE WORLD ON A NICKEL (SIGNED BY AUTHOR). JIMMY BEDFORD

BEDFORD, JIMMY

AROUND THE WORLD ON A NICKEL (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)

New Delhi, India: VIR Publishing House/Associated Publishing House, 1967. Hardcover. Slight spine lean. Book shows a wee bit of Edgewear and light chipping to dust jacket, now protected in achival mylar. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper, with a 1941 nickel scotch-taped to the page saying "Attached is the..... More

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Item #85326 SEA BREEZES. Christopher Bentley

Bentley, Christopher

SEA BREEZES

New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1875. Hardcover. Octavo.19 cm. Reddish brown stamped design to front board with bright gilt-upon-black sailing vessel surrounded by nautical motifs and latticed borders, in black. Rear board stamped in blind. Light rubbing to extremities. Small colorful decals occasionally later placed by owner (it would..... More

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Bird, Isabella L.

UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN: AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS ON HORSEBACK IN THE INTERIOR INCLUDING VISITS TO THE ABORIGINES OF YEZO AND THE SHRINES OF NIKKO AND ISÉ. (TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE); (With Map and Illustrations)

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown, cloth-covered boards, beveled at edges. Just a touch of rubbing to extremities. Foldout map to rear of Volume I, 407 pp. and 390 pp., respectively. Wonderful Rhode-Island-related inscription to half-title, which reads: "John Nicholas Brown from his friend John Russell..... More

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Item #80617 THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA : A PICTURE OF EXPLORATION (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)....

Burton, Richard.

THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA : A PICTURE OF EXPLORATION (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)

London, England: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860. First Edition. Leather-bound. Octavos. Handsome half-leather over lovely brick red, navy blue, mauve, and mustard stone marbled boards (and matching endpapers), and marbled edges. Stamped toothed pattern to leather spine and corners, where they meet boards. Five raised bands (six compartments, each..... More

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Item #85240 CANADA: PAINTED BY T. MOWER MARTIN, R.C.A. / DESCRIBED BY WILFRED CAMPBELL, LL.D....

Campbell, WIlfred

CANADA: PAINTED BY T. MOWER MARTIN, R.C.A. / DESCRIBED BY WILFRED CAMPBELL, LL.D.

London, England: A. & C. Black, 1907. T. Mower Martin. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 9 in. x 7 in. Decorated, lettered brick-red cloth. Fine gilt lettering. Art Nouveau-style floral patterned illustrations to cover and spine in gold, mauve and green. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to extremities, slight forward cock, extensive..... More

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Item #85644 THE VOYAGE OF THE 'POURQUOI-PAS?', THE JOURNAL OF THE SECOND FRENCH SOUTH POLAR...

Charcot, Jean-Baptiste

THE VOYAGE OF THE 'POURQUOI-PAS?', THE JOURNAL OF THE SECOND FRENCH SOUTH POLAR EXPEDITION 1908-1910; With a new foreword by Paul-Emile Victor

Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books, 1978. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.75 x 8.75 in., pp. xxi + 315. Fascimile copy of the 1911 First English Edition.Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Small chips to bottom front corners of dustjacket. Protected in mylar. First published in French as "Autour du Pole Sud..... More

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Item #80746 THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN CHARDIN INTO PERSIA AND THE EAST INDIES. THE FIRST VOLUME, ...

Chardin, John (Sir)

THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN CHARDIN INTO PERSIA AND THE EAST INDIES. THE FIRST VOLUME, CONTAINING THE AUTHOR'S VOYAGE FROM PARIS TO ISPAHAN : TO WHICH IS ADDED THE CORONATION OF THIS PRESENT KING OF PERSIA, SOLYMAN THE THIRD

London. Printed for Moses Pitt in Duke Street, Westminster, 1686. First Edition in English. Leather-bound. Quarto. Contemporary English panel calf boards 417 + 5 pp. index. (11 7/8" x 7 1/2"), sympathetically rebacked in mottled calf, on hempen cords. Contrasting spine label of gilt on maroon Rubbing to extremities. Marbled..... More

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Item #79567 A NEW VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD (TWO VOLUMES) DESCRIBING PARTICULARLY, THE ISTHMUS OF...

Dampier, William

A NEW VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD (TWO VOLUMES) DESCRIBING PARTICULARLY, THE ISTHMUS OF AMERICA, SEVERAL COASTS AND ISLANDS IN THE WEST INDIES, THE ISLES OF CAPE VERD, THE PASSAGE BY TERRA DEL FUEGO, THE SOUTH SEA COASTS OF CHILI, PERU, AND MEXICO; THE ISLE OF GUAM ONE OF THE LADRONES, MINDANAO, AND OTHER PHILIPPINE AND EAST INDIA ISLANDS, NEAR CAMBODIA, CHINA, FORMOSA, LUCONIA, CELEBES, &c. NEW HOLLAND, SUMATRA, NICOBAR ISLES; THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, AND SANTA HELLENA. THEIR SOIL, RIVERS, HARBOURS, PLANTS, FRUITS, ANIMALS, AND INHABITANTS. THEIR CUSTOMS, RELIGION, GOVERNMENT, TRADE,&c. (VOL. I: 1699) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOYAGES AND DESCRIPTIONS IN THREE PARTS, VIZ. 1) A SUPPLEMENT OF THE VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, DESCRIBING THE COUNTREYS OF TONQUIN, ACHIN, MALACCA, &c. THEIR PRODUCT, INHABITANTS, MANNERS, TRADE, POLICY, &c. 2) TWO VOYAGES TO CAMPECHY; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE COASTS, PRODUCT, INHABITANTS, LOGWOOD CUTTING, TRADE, &c OF YUCATAN, CAMPEACHY, NEW-SPAIN, &c. 3) A DISCOURSE OF TRADE-WINDS, BREEZES, STORMS, SEASONS OF THE YEAR, TIDES AND CURRENTS OF THE TORRID ZONE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD : WITH AN ACCOUNT OF NATAL IN AFRICK, ITS PRODUCT, NEGRO'S, &c. (VOL. II: (1700); Illustrated with Particular Maps and Draughts, to which is added a General Index to both Volumes.

London: Printed for James Knapton at the Crown, in St. Paul's Church-yard, [1697] 1699 &1700. The Fourth Edition Corrected (Vol. I) & The Second Edition (Vol. II). Leather-bound. 2vol. Maps. Full contemporary leather, rebacked with contrasting brick-red spine labels lettered and bordered in gilt. Four raised double-raised bands, with years..... More

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Item #85414 WE JAPANESE, VOLUMES 1 AND 2 (BOTH SIGNED*) ; VOLUME 1: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF...

De Garis, Frederic for H.S.K. Yamaguchi, Managing Director of Publisher

WE JAPANESE, VOLUMES 1 AND 2 (BOTH SIGNED*) ; VOLUME 1: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF MANY OF THE CUSTOMS, MANNERS, CEREMONIES, FESTIVALS, ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE JAPANESE BESIDES NUMEROUS OTHER SUBJECTS VOLUME 2: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF MANY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS, HISTORY, LEGENDRY, TRADITION, DRAMA, IMAGE SHRINES, TEMPLES, CUSTOMS MANNERS BESIDES NUMEROUS OTHER SUBJECTS

Miyanoshita, Hakone, Japan: Fujiya Hotel, Ltd., 1936, 1937. *Both books are inscribed on the front endpaper in English and Japanese and signed in 1937 for "Miss Howitt" by H.S.K Yamaguchi (1903-1968), the Managing Director of the publisher, Fujiya Hotel, Ltd., Also pasted to that page is a small picture stamp..... More

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Item #85647 CONQUERORS OF THE ANTARCTICA; Translated from the French by Edward Fitzgerald. Robert...

de la Croix, Robert

CONQUERORS OF THE ANTARCTICA; Translated from the French by Edward Fitzgerald

London, England: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1958. First English Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 5.25 x 8 in., pp. 2 68. Illustrated with eight leaves of black and white engravings and photographs. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Discoloration from 4 x 1/2 inch cover-up tape to title page and..... More

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Item #81049 NARRATIVES OF TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA IN THE YEARS...

Denham, Maj. Dixon and Capt. Hugh Clapperton ad Doctor Oudney

NARRATIVES OF TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA IN THE YEARS 1822, 1823, AND 1824. (TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE)

London, England: John Murray, 1826. Second Edition. Leather-bound. 8vos. Full leather. Rebacked over earlier rebacking in cloth, with preservation of (most of) original spine. New Volume spine labels, gilt on black., third panel down. Marbled endpapers. 8-1/2 in. 321, 413pp. illus. Foldout maps and one large folding map at rear..... More

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Item #79013 PHARAOHS, FELLAHS AND EXPLORERS. Amelia B. Edwards

Edwards, Amelia B.

PHARAOHS, FELLAHS AND EXPLORERS

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Imperial octavo. 9 1/8" x 6 1/2" Publisher's original pumpkin brown cloth. Bright gilt lettering in an Orientalist script, beautifully illustrated with boxed gilt ruling, brocade tassle flourishes bordering them, tiny tear-drop rubies stamped between them. Top-edge gilt, fore- and..... More

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Evans, John (Reverend)

A TOUR THROUGH PART OF NORTH WALES, IN THE YEAR 1798, AND AT OTHER TIMES; PRINCIPALLY UNDERTAKEN WITH A VIEW TO BOTANICAL RESEARCHES IN THAT ALPINE COUNTRY; INTERSPERSED WITH OBSERVATIONS ON ITS SCENERY, AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, CUSTOMS, HISTORY, AND ANTIQUITIES

London, England: J. White, Fleet-Street, 1800. First Edition. Leather-bound. Octavo. Contemporaryl full calf . Red leather title label ruled in gilt. viii, 416, [1] pp. 8-1/2 in. Contemporary ms. notes on the back,with corresponding page numbers. Previous owner's name (Charles Williams) to front free endpaper, followed by "Berthlwyd, seat of..... More

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Item #81346 TRAVELS IN SPAIN IN 1797 AND 1798, WITH AN APPENDIX ON METHOD OF TRAVELLING IN THAT...

Fischer, Frederick Augustus

TRAVELS IN SPAIN IN 1797 AND 1798, WITH AN APPENDIX ON METHOD OF TRAVELLING IN THAT COUNTRY

London, England: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row, 1802. First English Edition. Leather-bound. 8vo. Boards (front detached, rear nearly so, both present) appear originally etched with an acid treatment, resulting in a mottled surface, similar (only) to catspaw. Gilt chain border to boards, which are scuffed and rubbed. gilt spine..... More

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Item #81426 A NEW ACCOUNT OF EAST-INDIA AND PERSIA IN EIGHT LETTERS BEING NINE YEARS TRAVELS,...

Fryer, John

A NEW ACCOUNT OF EAST-INDIA AND PERSIA IN EIGHT LETTERS BEING NINE YEARS TRAVELS, BEGUN 1672 AND FINISHED 1681, CONTAINING OBSERVATIONS MADE OF THE MORAL, NATURAL, AND ARTIFICIAL ESTATE OF THOSE COUNTRIES : NAMELY, OF THEIR GOVERNMENT, RELIGION, LAWS, CUSTOMS. OF THE SOIL, CLIMATES, SEASONS, HEALTH, DISEASE : OF THE ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS, JEWELS. OF THEIR HOUSING, CLOATHING, MANUFACTURERS, TRADES COMMODITIES. AND OF THE COINS, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES, USED IN THE PRINCIPAL PLACES OF TRADE IN THOSE PARTS.

London, England: Printed by R.R. for Ri. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1698. First Edition. Leather-bound. 2mo. 13" x 8 1/2". Full contemporary paneled calf. Some wear to extremities, corners bumped. 5 raised bands. Red leather spine label chipped, lettered in gilt. [10], xiii, [1]..... More

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Item #85641 THE WHITE DESERT, THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE NORWEGIAN-BRITISH-SWEDISH ANTARCTIC...

Giaever, John

THE WHITE DESERT, THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE NORWEGIAN-BRITISH-SWEDISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION; With contributions by Gordon De Q. Robin, E.F. Roots, Valter Schytt, and Brian Walford, and a Forward by J.M. Wordie, Translated from the Norwegian by E.M. Hubbard

London, England: Chatto & Windus, 1954. First English Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 6.25 x 9.25 in., pp. 304. Signed by author on title page. Deep blue boards with gilt title to spine. Frontis photograph of author and two other expedition members. Thirty-four illustrations and ten maps. Light rubbing to extremities. Light..... More

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Item #85299 MISSION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PEOPLE, GEOGRAPHICAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL ;...

Gilpin, William

MISSION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PEOPLE, GEOGRAPHICAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL ; Illustrated by Six Charts Delineating the Physical Architecutre and Thermal Laws of All the Continents

Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1860] 1873. First Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. Forest green cloth over beveled boards, ruled in blind. Gilt lettering to spine. Rubbing to extremities,nudged corners, slight spine lean. Chocolate brown clay-coated endpapers. Six large folding maps. Two inch closed tear to frontis map. Good, solid, working copy..... More

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