London: Hurst and blackett, 1857. First Edition. A fine copy bound in 3/4 leather/19th century half red calf, marbled boards, marbled edges and end papers. Provenance: Earl of Inniskillen (Armorial Bookplate). Provence: Steve Fossett, Explorer; Sailor; and aeronautical explorer, (Bookplate). Fossett was the first person to navigate the earth in..... More

London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, Large-Paper "Admiralty Issue" of Beechey's most famous voyage. Precedes The Octavo Edition published the same year. Two parts in one volume. 23 engraved or aquatint plates, three maps (two folding); errata. Lacking half-titles, some spotting and browning to plates..... More

San Francisco, CA & Surrey, England: Genesis Publications LTD/Hedley Fine Art Books, 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A FINE, CLEAN AND VERY TIGHT COPY BOUND IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH FIVE RAISED BANDS IN A FINE SLIPCASE. Limited Edition 373/500 copies with twelve plates, five in color with tissue guards. Provenance..... More

London: J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1780. First Edition. First Edition. William Coxe's important compilation of contemporary accounts which was supplemented by details of Krenitzin and Levashev's "Secret" Expedition. Part one of the work is a translation of Johann Ludwig Schult's Neue Nachrichten (Hamburg and Leipziz 1776) and other parts..... More

N.Y. Collins and Hannay, 1833. A fine and tight copy in original blue boards, original printed paper label, uncut (re-backed in tan paper preserving label), housed in a marbled slipcase. Lithographed frontispiece, four lithographed plates (two folding). Some light foxing with a few pale stains. FIRST EDITION. In 1792, Capt..... More

London: Argonaut Press, 1929. Limited Edition. A fine copy, vellum spine, cloth boards. Limited Edition, Number three of 1050 copies. This is a very nice copy. Illustrated with 13 maps. 290pp. A collection of manuscripts and printed texts pertaining to English Voyages to America 1497-1536. Gift inscription on front board..... More

Helsinki, Finland: Suomalais-Ugrilaine Seura, 1940. First Edition. Profusely Illustrated with B/W photographs, Mannerheim, under The Direction of The Russian General Staff, Journeyed from Turkestan to China. The Expedition was to perform Military information. He collected ethnographic information and manuscripts, He became the 6th President of Finland and served as Commander..... More

California: The Book Club of California, 1973. Limited Edition. A fine, clean and tight copy in a fine plain white Wrapper. Published by The Book Club of California. Limited to 400 copies. A very nice copy in like new condition. Include prospectus laid in. No bumped corners to book. No..... More

London: Argonaut Press, 1938. Limited Edition. A fine, two volumes with vellum spines and cloth boards. Limited to 475 copies and numbered 196. This is a very nice set, illustrated with numerous maps and illustrations. Bookplate of Arctic & Antarctic Collection of G. F. Fitzgerald vol. one. And bookplate of..... More