New York: J. Tiebout, 1800. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8 x 5"). vii, [2], 10-354, [2], 86pp.Modern spotted calf, with gold tooling and ruling to spine retaining the original title label. Folded and partly colored frontispiece map. Originally published in 1799, "Travels in the Interior of Africa" is Scottish explorer..... More
Milan: White Star, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. Three vols. Original light brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine, housed in illustrated matching slipcase. In this extraordinary publication White Star juxtaposes new photographs from the travel photographer Antonio Attini with sketches of the same sites drawn by Roberts drawn during..... More
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et cie, 1864. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 428pp. 427pp. 3/4 maroon leather over marbled boards. Marbled page edges and marbled endpapers. Travel account of renowned explorer Henry Russel-Kilough. Illustrated with fold-out map at rear in each volume, as issued. Boards of both volumes detached but present..... More
Washington DC: Robert Armstrong, 1853. Third Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 496 pp. Original blind stamped cloth, spine gilt. Same age rubbing. Spine sunned, corners worn. Spine ends bumped. Inscribed by previous owner (Oct. 17, 1884). Frontis. Light age discoloration and light foxing to edges of pages, not effecting text. Some browning..... More
Bruxelles; Paris: Editions N. E. A., 1929. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 286, 284pp. Original half leather over cloth with gold illustrations on covers and spines, and gilt lettering on spines. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original colored wraps bound in. Captivating study with an exceptional photographic and illustrated documentation on..... More
Paris: Libraire de L. Hachette et Cie, 1865. First French-language edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 402pp. [1] Green leather over dark green pebbled cloth boards with blind-stamped ruling on the covers, gilt ruling, tooling and lettering on the spine. The bottom 3/4 of the spine is comprised of an earlier black pebbled..... More
Soest, Westfalen: Verlagsbuchhandlung Mocker & Jahn, n/d. Hardcover. Sm. 8vo. 40pp. Stiff gray boards with original dust wrapper in glassine. Fabulous pictorial journey of the Möhnesee and its surroundings. The Möhnesee is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated around the Möhne Reservoir..... More
Paris: Librairie Catholique de L.-F. Hivert; J. Vermot, ca 1849. Second revised. Hardcover. Quarto. VIII, 352pp. Original half black morocco over decorative black cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Ribbon marker. Steel engraved frontispiece protected with a tissue guard. Detailed account and..... More
Paris: Librairie Dorbon Aine, n/d. Hardcover. 8vo. 312pp. Three-quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Raised bands. Some discoloration to boards. Wear to tail of spine and edges. Corners bumped and worn. Minor rubbing to the bands on spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Tissue guarded frontispiece. Albert..... More
Passau: Gedruckt und in Commission der Pustet'schen Buchhandlung, 1840. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xiv, 495pp. Marbled paper-covered boards, rebacked with black cloth. Scarce work with (printed) letters from J. N. Visino to a Christian cleric in the Diözese in Passau (Germany), sharing his personal impressions from a journey to Palestine..... More
New York: Macmillan Company, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed "To Mr. William Naumburg With kind regards and a Happy New Year from his friend and neighbor, the author A. V. Williams Jackson New Year 1907" on front free endpaper. Quarto. xxxi, 471 (2)pp., 112 plates, incl. frontispiece, 1 large folding..... More
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, (1) 285 (5)pp., 16 plates, incl. frontispiece. Original decorated red cloth with b/w photograph laid to cover and white lettering on cover and spine, in original dustjacket (scarce). Frontispiece photograph with tissue guard. Decorative head..... More
London: Rodwell & Martin, 1822. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. Unpaginated. Handsome gilt-tooled red morocco with gold lettering on spine. All edges gilt. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Engraved title page. Exquisite collection of 62 stunning steel engravings (of 64) with descriptions in English and French. The splendid plates which depict Parisian..... More
New York: The Century Co., (1925). First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated cloth and spine. Minor chipping to head and tail of spine. Corners rubbed. Bookplate and signature of previous owner on front endpapers. Frontispiece. "A narrative account of the author's exploration into the more remote parts of the Libyan desert..... More
London: Harrison and Sons, 1876. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 152pp. Original printed wrappers. Collection of 57 correspondence relating to the Affairs of the Colony, Laws, Ordinances, Meteorological observations, etc.. from September 9, 1875 to July 22, 1876. This work is complete with its six color maps (including 5 folding), and..... More
New York: D, Appleton & Company, 1843. Hardcover. Octavo. xviii, 610pp. Original spotted calf leather with gilt lettering on black label of spine. Frontispiece print with tissue guard. Illustrated with numerous steel engravings, some with tissue guards, and designs and etchings by Johnston. Witty and satirical account of New York..... More
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xii (i), 315., 3 folding maps in pocket of back cover, xiii, (1) 512 (1)pp. Original blue cloth with original color photographs laid into debossed frames with gilt lettering on covers and spines; housed in matching slipcases with facsimile plates of manuscripts..... More
Triest: Literarisch-artistische Abtheilung des Oesterreichischen Lloyd. 1857. Neue Ausgabe. Hardcover. 4to. 91 pp. Stamped cloth with gold stamped title and illustration. Edges bumped, some foxing throughout, otherwise good.Ten steel plate engravings and 7 drawings. More
Berlin: W. Asher & Co., 1895. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 272,[1],pp. Gold, red, tan and black decorated brown cloth. Gold vignette and lettering in gold on spine. Frontispiece. Title-page vignette. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of full-page and in-text drawings in b/w and duo tone by Italian artist, Rafaello Mainella (1858-1907)..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by Charles Cist, No. 104 North Second-street, near the corner of Race-street, 1800. First edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 167 (1)pp. Original brown quarter leather over marbled boards. Elaborate description of Odgen's travels to Bethlehem and Narzareth, Pennsylvania, in the year 1799, covering religion and way of life of Moravians..... More
Paris: Librarie Hachette et Cie. 1883. First French language edition. Softcover. Original paper wrappers, pages uncut. 556 pp. An account of Piassetsky's Russian expedition to China and Mongolia from 1874-75. Text in French. Ninety gavures and one map. Quarto. Front wrapper is detached but present, back cover is missing. A...... More
Paris: Louis Colas, 1847. Later edition. Hardcover. Folio. [4]pp (Title, Foreword and List of maps), 12 double-leaves (Maps), as issued. Original string bound marbled paper covered boards, with title label laid on front cover. Originally published in 1833, this striking historical atlas of the world is complete with its 12..... More
London: John Snow, 1843. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 10, [2]pp (publisher's advertisement), VIII, 618pp. Modern black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Rev. John Williams. Captivating biography of the celebrated missionary John Williams, posthumously published in 1843, four years after his murder by native tribesmen on..... More
Zürich: J. A. Preuss, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 124pp., xx. Original printed dustjacket over green, white, red and gilt-stamped leatherette with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Gilt edges, decorative silk endpapers. Beautifully illustrated with with decorative, mostly floral vignettes and 200 two color gravures of Montreux and surroundings..... More
New York: American South African Line, Inc., 1929. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 48pp., 3 leaf leporello. Original color-illustrated stapled peach wraps, protected by modern mylar. Laid in a b/w photo-illustrated advertisement (4 x 8 1/2") on stiff white paper. Color-illustrated title page announcing the Maiden Cruise of the M. V...... More