Captain January
Estes & Lauriat, 1894. Boards. Cover is scuffed and has some stains. Interior has some foxing and owner's name and stamp on flyleaf. A nice children's adventure from the end of the 19th century. More
Estes & Lauriat, 1894. Boards. Cover is scuffed and has some stains. Interior has some foxing and owner's name and stamp on flyleaf. A nice children's adventure from the end of the 19th century. More
New York: Collier, 1937. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 356 pp. Scuffing to cloth. This is an attractive early copy of Sabatini's classic adventure novel. More
New York: Hastings House, 1958. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's quarter cloth over green boards. No jacket as issued. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Green stained top edge. Folding colored frontispiece, 8 pages of photographic illustrations, map printed on back paste-down. 527 pp. Signed and numbered by the author on colophon..... More
Bobbs-Merrill, 1940. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Illustrated by the author. This is an early printing of the author's memoir detailing his fifteen year sojourn and adventures in the South Seas. More
Milan: Schwarz editore, 1962. Cloth. In Italian. Large 8vo. Pictorial dust jacket. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Photographic and illustrated plates throughout. 243 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket and some sunning to jacket spine. Tight and clean, unmarked. This is an expanded..... More
Carl Hirsch, 1904. Cloth. In German. Front hinge cracked, and cloth is a bit rubbed around edges. Stray pen mark on title page. This is a very rare copy of Schmidt's exciting exploration of the "deathly grasp" that "Hindoo heathenism" has maintained over millions. More
San Marino, CA: Golden West Books, 1988. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 4to. Faux leather. Dust jacket. With 492 illustrations, 20 maps, facsimiles, and more. 290 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket. This is an uncommon oversized book about the history of the famous Donner Pass train line. Profusely illustrated. More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1898. 2nd edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine and cover and gilt top edge. 326 pp. plus ads Minor shelf wear. Rubbing to gilt. Hinges overopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper. This is an antique biography of Stevenson, focusing on his upbringing in Edinburgh..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1898. 2nd edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine and cover and gilt top edge. 326 pp. plus ads Minor shelf wear. Hinges overopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper. This is an antique biography of Stevenson, focusing on his upbringing in Edinburgh which informed much..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 4to. Boards. Dust jacket. Fold-out maps and facsimile pages. Ex-library copy with sticker on jacket spine and discard stamp on front matter. This is a vintage illustrated book about the Viking discovery of North America. More
New York: Sherman & Smith, 1849. Cloth. 12mo. Publisher's cloth, title within elaborate gilt design on front cover and spine. Engraved frontispiece and 125 text engravings. 234 pp. Lacking the map. Slight cock to spine and some minor edge wear. Mild foxing throughout. Occasional pencil notations. Tight and clean. A...... More
Boulder: Omega Group, 1977. Paperback. Wraps. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage magazine about the paramilitary/mercenary lifestyle. More
London: Folio Society, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Decorated cloth. Slipcase. Illustrations by John Holder. This is a near fine limited edition Folio Society printing of Steinbeck's classic travel memoir, complete in slipcase. More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1913. Hardcover. 12mo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt top edge. 212 pp. Shelf wear. Tight and clean. This is an attractive antique copy of Stevenson's classic travel memoir. This copy is from the estate of Rex Maughan (1936-2021), major Robert Louis..... More
London: Seeley & Co., 1903. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Text illustrations. 121 pp. Shelf wear to wraps. 2/3 of front hinge torn. Minor foxing throughout. Bookplate on front free endpaper. This is an antique copy of Stevenson's classic history of Edinburgh. This copy is from the estate of Rex Maughan (1936-2021)..... More
New York: Co-Operative Publication Society, 1904. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece and illustrations. 256, 190 pp. Minor scuffing to edges and bumped corners. Bookplate inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is a finely printed volume of Stevenson's travel writing. This copy is..... More
New York: Co-Operative Publication Society, 1904. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece and illustrations. 256, 190 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Tearing to leather along front hinge. Bookplate inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is a finely printed volume of Stevenson's travel writing..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1913. Hardcover. 12mo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt top edge. 178 pp. Shelf wear. Tight and clean. This is an attractive antique copy of Stevenson's first book, a travelogue about a canoe trip that became a pioneering work of outdoor literature..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1913. Hardcover. 12mo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt top edge. 178 pp. Shelf wear. Water damage to boards. Pair of armorial bookplates inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is an attractive antique copy of Stevenson's first book, a travelogue about..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1913. Hardcover. 12mo. Green cloth. Gilt top edge. 178 pp. Shelf wear. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is an attractive antique copy of Stevenson's first book, a travelogue about a canoe trip that became a pioneering work of outdoor literature. This copy..... More
New York: Co-Operative Publication Society, 1904. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece and illustrations. 282, 172 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Repair to leather at spine header. Bookplate inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is a finely printed volume of Stevenson's collected works..... More
New York: Co-Operative Publication Society, 1904. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece and illustrations. 283, 271 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Tearing to leather at header of spine. Bookplate inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is a finely printed volume of Stevenson's collected..... More
London: Cassell and Co., 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. Fold-out map. viii; 311 pp.; [16] pp. of ads. Minor scuffing and discoloration to cloth. Cock to spine. Bookplate inside front cover. Previous owner's signature, dated 1886, on title page. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This..... More
London: Cassell and Co., 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. Fold-out map. viii; 311 pp.; [16] pp. of ads. Binding has been professionally repaired in the past. Minor scuffing and discoloration to cloth. Bookplate inside front cover. Previous owner's signature, dated 1919, on title page. Tight and..... More
London: Cassell and Co., 1888. Hardcover. 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Fold-out map. vi; 311 pp.; [16] pp. of ads. Binding has been professionally repaired in the past. Minor scuffing to cloth. Hinges overopened but intact. Embossment on front free endpaper. This is an early, illustrated printing of Stevenson's classic..... More