Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1931. HARDCOVER. A FINE, CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. No bumped corners to book. No signatures, no bookplates. Folding map is in excellent condition. Spine tips are smooth and round. A very nice copy. More
Washington D. C. Davis & Force, (Franklin's Head), 1822. First Edition. A fine, rebound copy with new end papers. First Printing. Listed Sabin 524. CAPT. ISAAC HULL WAS A COMMODORE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. HE COMMANDED THE USS CONSTITUTION (OLD IRONSIDES), AND SAW SERVICE IN THE BARBARY WARS 1801-1805..... More
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
California: The Book Club of California, 1997. Limited Edition. A very fine, clean and tight copy. One of 350 copies published by The Book Club of California in plain white wrapper with prospectus laid in. A very nice copy in like new condition. Small closed tear to wrapper. Prospectus 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
Chicago: R.R. DONNELLEY; THE LAKESIDE PRESS, CHICAGO, 1922. HARDCOVER. A FINE, CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. NO BUMPED CORNERS TO BOOK. NO CRACKED HINGES. NO SIGNATURES, NO BOOKPLATE. A NICE CLEAN COPY. FOLD MAP IN EXCELENT CONDITION. More
Chicago: R.R. DONNELLEY; THE LAKESIDE PRESS, CHICAGO, 1922. HARDCOVER. A FINE TIGHT COPY. No bumped corners to book. No signatures. No rubbing to cloth binding. Spine tips are smooth and round. More
London: The Folio Society, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine, clean and tight copy with it's original glassine wrapper/brodart covered. Wrapper has a two inch tear to rear fold of glassine. First Folio printing issued without a slipcase. A very nice copy. No bumped corners. No signatures, no bookplates. More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1996. Hardcover. A VERY FINE, CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY IN LIKE NEW AND UNREAD CONDITION. A very nice copy. Visit our website for more lakesides. 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
Chicago: R.R. DONNELLEY; THE LAKESIDE PRESS, CHICAGO, 1954. HARDCOVER. A FINE, CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. NO BUMPED CORNERS TO BOOK. SPINE TIPS ARE SMOOTH AND ROUND. NO SIGNATURES. GOLD GILT LETTERING AND TOP EDGE ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN. A Very Nice Copy. More
London: The Folio Society, 1997. HARDCOVER. A fine, clean and tight copy in unread condition. Slipcase, near fine with a light bump to corner and small scratch to spine of slipcase. First Folio Edition. A very nice copy. More
London: Thorton Butterworth, Ltd., 1934. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. A VERY GOOD AND TIGHT COPY IN A GOOD JACKET/BRODART COVERED. FIRST EDITION. No bumped corners to book. No cracked hinges. No signatures. Binding is tight and square.Light rubbing to cloth corners, top and bottom of spine. A touch of foxing to..... More
N.Y. Redfield, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. A VERY GOOD AND VERY TIGHT COPY, DESPITE SOME VERY LITTLE CRACKING TO FRONT HINGE. NO BUMPED CORNERS TO BOOK. SPINE TIPS ARE FOR THE MOST PART, SMOOTH AND ROUND WITH SOME LIGHT EDGE WEAR TO TIPS and CORNERS. NO SIGNATURES. EIGHT STEEL ENGRAVED..... 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
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1855. First Edition. A very tight, two volumes, brown cloth decorated in gilt and blind (re backed preserving original spines and end papers. The professional re backing of spine is hard to discern. Provenance of Arctic and Antarctic Collection of Gerald F. Fitzgerald, bookplate. First Edition..... 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
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. FIRST EDITIN. HARDCOVER. A VERY GOOD++ hardcover copy. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE WITH APRIL ADS. A much nicer copy than usual. No cracked hinges. Copy is very tight. No spotting or foxing to pages. No ownership signatures. Corners and spine tips for the most part..... More
London: JOHN MURRAY, 1847. First Edition. A very good and tight copy. 3/4 leather bound, marbled boards, end papers and marbled text block. Provenance of W. Wilson, who's small signature appears on front free end paper. Bookplate of Gerald F. Fitzgerald, Arctic & Antarctic Collection. Tipped in is a contemporary..... 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
Norwalk, CT. Easton Press, 1991, 1991. Hardcover. A fine clean and tight copy bound in full leather by The Easton Press. All edge gold gilt with silk moire end papers and ribbon. Gold gilt edges are in perfect condition. No book plates or signatures. No bumped corners. Includes collectors notes..... 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
London: The Bodley Head, 1928. First Edition. A very good and tight copy. First Edition with First Published in 1928 on copyright page. Provenance of Gerald F. Fitzgerald Bookplate of Artic & Antarctic Collection. No ownership signatures. No bumped corners. Spine tips are fairly smooth and round. No cracked hinges..... More