Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1912. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand-pressed rag paper. With 2 full-page colored maps and a number of facsimiles. 275 pp. Fine condition. This is a rare, finely printed first edition by historians Alvord and Bidgood. (Howes A194)..... More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1989. First Thus. Cloth. 12mo. Grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine and Lakeside Press device in gilt on front cover. Gilt top edge. With several illustrations and a map. 416 pp. Spine uncracked. A fine, unread copy. This is a limited edition Lakeside Press printing of..... More
New York: Rinehart, 1949. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Gray cloth. With a map and numerous woodcut illustrations by Edward Shenton. 592 pp. Signed by author on limitation page. Ex-library with mark on spine, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket on front free endpaper, and embossment on title page. Tight and..... More
Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, 1873. Leather bound. Large 8vo. Original blind-stamped leather. 244 illustrations, both full-page and in text. 823 pp. plus advertisements. Spine rebacked in tape, and first few leaves also repaired. Leather quite scuffed, rubbed away at corners and top edge. Card pocket on front free endpaper. Some..... More
[St. Louis]: Phileas Publishing, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Boards. Full color illustrations. 283 pp. Signed on title page. Sticker residue on rear board. This is a signed travel journal by artist Binder chronicling her solo bicycle adventure around the world. More
New York: Scribner's, 1884. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Original publisher’s pictorial cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Decorative endpapers. Half-title, frontispiece and 33 plates, including 15 color lithographs and one fold-out. xviii, 371, XXXI (plates), 32 (advertisements). Both boards detached. Strip of spine torn away and..... More
Grosset and Dunlap, 1935. Boards. Chipping at edges and stains on spine and back cover. Interior is very good. This is a children's story story about Carmen's adventures seeing sights up and down the coast of California, with charming photographic illustrations combining famous landmarks with actors portraying the characters in..... More
Atomic Tiki, 2021. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Full color. Signed with an original hand-drawn sketch of Athena on front free endpaper. Minor shelf wear. This is an adventure graphic novel signed and with an original drawing by creator Bryant. This copy is from the collection of comics writer Chuck Satterlee. More
Cincinnati, OH: Derby, Bradley & Co., 1847. First Edition. Leather bound. Large 8vo. Contemporary calf. Frontispiece portrait of the author. 501 pp. Binder's copy. Spine removed so both boards as well as first few leaves loose. Book is complete. Some ownership marks in front matter. Minor foxing throughout. Quite clean..... More
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Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1838. Leather bound. 8vo. Three-quarter leather. Marbled boards. [8]pp. (front matter and advertisements); 20 hand-colored folding maps and 4 smaller maps split across 2 pages; [28]pp. (index). All maps are clean and complete. Scuffing to leather and boards and a few surface chips. Several contemporary..... More
University of Nebraska, 1960. First Thus. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Quarter leatherette over boards. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. 244 pp. Very minor bumping to edges. Signed by Homsher on half title. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon signed first edition of the annotated journals of pioneer Chisholm. More
New York: Hastings House, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. 242 pp. Lacking jacket. Minor scuffing to spine edge. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon first edition history of the infamous Donner Party. More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1918. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth. Deckle edge. 351 pp. Top of spine covering removed. Edges scuffed and corners bumped. Ex-library from the John Crerar research library at the University of Chicago. Crerar bookplate pasted inside front cover and several withdrawal stamps in..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pierce, 1955. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x6". Black cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic plates by the author. 334 pp. 1" closed tear at bottom left corner of front jacket cover. This is a scarce first edition account of explorer and anthropologist Davis' experience with..... More
New York: Harper and Row, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated boards. 214 pp. This is a stated first edition of Doughty's classic (if not culturally sensitive) juvenile novel. More
Paris: Editions "TEL" [1931]. First Edition. Wraps. Folio. 15"x11". Mixed pagination. 42 helio-engravings and 2 pages of text in French and English loose as issued in brown paper wraps. Wraps are a bit curled and ragged around the edges. Pen notation at top right of front cover. Water stain on..... More
Washington: Cornelius Wendell, 1857. First Edition. Cloth. Large 4to. Brown cloth with embossed decorations. Many steel engravings, woodcuts, and color lithographs throughout, as well as fold-out maps and charts bound in. Part I: [xvi], 258 pp. Part II: [xiii], 174 pp. Cloth covering spine is removed, but binding is not..... More
London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. 3rd edition. Cloth. 8vo. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Orange stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. Many color photographic plates throughout. 236 pp. Minor edgewear to jacket. This is a guide to the history and culture of Jamaica written by (white, English) novelist Fleming..... More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1926. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand-pressed rag paper. Illustrated plates, including a folding map. 349 pp. Minor shelf wear, and top left corner of rear cover bumped. Ex-library, with stamp on bottom block edge, card pocket inside..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover and gilt top edge. 21 full-page color plates. 176 pp. plus ads Minor shelf wear. Hinges overopened. Overopened between pp. 80/81 with plate beginning to detach. Minor foxing throughout. Bookplate on front free..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Deckle edge. Frontispiece. 539 pp. Edges scuffed and corners bumped. Rear hinge overopened. Sticker residue on spine and cover. Ex-library, with stamp on bottom block edge, card pocket inside front cover, and embossment on title page. This is a first..... More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1928. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand=pressed paper. Frontispiece folding map. 299 pp. Minor shelf wear and bumped corners. Ex-library with mark on spine, bookplate inside front cover, and card pocket on front free endpaper. Front hinge overopened..... More
![Item #1706 The Wilderness Trail [complete in 2 volumes]; Or the ventures and adventures of the...](/pictures/thumb/1706.jpg?v=1597358714)
New York: Putnam, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spines and gilt top edges. Uncut edges. Numerous maps (many folding) and photographic plates throughout. Vol. 1: [4], xxiv, 383. Vol. 2: [2], vi, 457. Wear to cloth edges and corners. Ex-library, with sticker on..... More
