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. 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
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. NOTE: DAMAGED (See specifics below): 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..... 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, mottled calf. Rear board detached, but present, front board nearly. Red and black title page. Tick marks to margins in blue (pencil?), bracketing. and the occasional manuscript note.Tiny worm..... 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
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
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
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
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
London. Blackwood. 1864. Leather-bound. Rare first edition. Ex libris (markings to binding only) 454pp. Front board detached but present. Missing the map. Full contemporary mottled calf with gilt chain borders some wear, rebacked with spine laid down, marbled edges and endpapers. New Zealand General Assembly Library gilt stamped on front..... More
London, England: S.O. Beeton. (Printed by Stephen Austin), 1863. Hardcover. 418 pp., plus 8 pp.advertisements at rear. Red stamped and engraved boards with large, bright gilt graphic to front board depicting a loinclothed native,wielding a spear, and the entire spine taken up with engravings, and designs, heavy on the gilt..... More
London, England: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with bright silver lettering to spine. Corners nudged and bottom of spine bumped, but solid. Toning and previous owner's inked inscription to front free endpaper. Edgewear and cracking to dust jacket extremities. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout..... 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
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. Illustrated from Photographs by the Author and Drawings by R.W. Macbeth, A.R.A. Clifford Carleton, HarryC. Edwards, & F.W. Frohawk, from Data furnished by the Author. First Edition. Hardcover. This is the One-Volume Edition. Dark gray cloth with pastedown illustration on front. Titles in gilt..... More
London: Printed for G. Nicol, 1788. First Edition. Leather-bound. Rebound in full leather with red leather spine label, gilt decorated spine and border decoration in gilt. Large quarto [10x12 inches]. Corners chafed, edgewear. Inside front hinge showing, but binding very sound. xxvii, [1] 378,[1] pages. Frontis prortrait of Captain Wilson..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Company, 1875. New Edition. Hardcover. Folio, [10 1/2x 7 1/4 inches]. Decorated green cloth with spine titles in gilt, geometric design in gilt and black with black rules and decoration. Corners bumped and chafing to front and top beveled edges, some frays to top of spine..... More
London: Richard Phillips, 1807. Leather_bound. Stated New Revised edition., First published in English in 1806. Vol. I: ix,279pp. Vol.2: xvi,300pp. Vol 3: xii,263pp. Vol, 4 xvi,331pp. Half leather over marbled boards. Spines ruled with titles in gilt. Uniform set approximately [5 by 7 inches]. Corners bumped, Volume 4 has chip..... More
London, England: Hurst and Blackett Ltd, 1907. Hardcover. Two Volumes: black cloth, thick octavos with titles in gilt to spines and covers. Corners bumped, some light spotting to covers and spines, textblocks square, bindings tight. Volume 1: xv, 396pp+4 page Hurst catalogue. Large foldout map at rear, 67 illustrations. Volume..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1858. Hardcover. Quarto. Brown boards with ornaments embossed in blind, and gilt lettering to spine. Rubbing to extremities and corners moderately bumped. 47 illustrations, including frontis engraving of Dr. Livingston, protected by tissue guard, and two fold-out maps at end, one a map of South..... More
