1748. LARGE-PAPER SUBSCRIBER'S COPY PRINTED ON ROYAL PAPER PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR ANSON, George; Richard Walter, compiler. A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD IN THE YEARS MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the..... More
1807. (ANSTEY, CHRISTOPHER). The New Bath Guide: or, Memoirs of the B-n-r-d Family. In a Series of Poetical Epistles. A New Edition. London, Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1807. Octavo. viii,155pp. +8ff. Satirical anecdotes of British spa behavior, with eight fine wood-engraved plates on India paper. A fine copy, bound by..... More
1829. [ATLAS] Preface by SAITÔ Ken, edited by Yamazaki Giko. DAI NIHON YOCHI BENRAN 2 vols. Tsu [Present day Hyogo], Tempo 5 [1834]. Original yellow covers and title slips. 26.2 x 17.7 cm., orihon folding albums. 76 color-printed maps, including a world hemispherical map with some charmingly outdated concepts, including..... More
1907. BAEDEKER, Karl, ed. THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. Leipzig/London/New York: Karl Baedeker/T. Fisher Unwin/Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Revised and augmented edition. lxiv + 331 pp. 12mo., flexible red cloth boards with gilt lettering and marbled edges. Clean and bright, minor shelfwear at spine..... More
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library (No. 23), 1951. One of 150 copies. 51 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a slightly chipped glassine dustjacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. More
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library (No. 23), 1951. One of 150 copies. 51 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a slightly torn glassine dustjacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. More
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library (No. 23), 1951. One of 150 copies. 51 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a slightly torn glassine dustjacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. More
1963. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, SUPPLEMENT C. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1963. One of 100 copies. 42 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a good torn glassine dust jacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. Errata slip laid in..... More
1963. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, SUPPLEMENT C. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1963. One of 100 copies. 42 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. Errata slip tipped in. More
1963. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, SUPPLEMENT C. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1963. One of 100 copies. 42 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. Lacks additional errata slip. More
1866. BLACK, Adam and Charles. BLACK'S WARWICKSHIRE GUIDE. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1866. (New edition.) xii + 220 pp. + 2 folding maps and 48 pp. publisher's advertising at rear. 16mo., green cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering, cover design (Shakespeare bust and three coats of arms). Near..... More
18. (BLACK, Adam and Charles, Publishers). BLACK'S NEW LARGE MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES. According to the Ordnance, Admirality, and Other Surveys. On the scale of 4 miles to an inch, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, n.d. (circa 1870-1890). Three color sheets, folding, mounted on linen..... More
18. (BLACK, Adam and Charles, Publishers). BLACK'S NEW LARGE MAP OF SCOTLAND. Compiled from the Ordnance, Admirality, and Other Surveys. Drawn and Engraved by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S. Scale of British Statute Miles: One Quarter Inch to a Miles. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, n.d. (circa 1870-1890). Twelve color sheets, folding..... More
1892. HENRI D'ORLEANS. BONVALOT, Gabriel. DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU. Illustrated by engravings after photographs by Prince HENRI D'ORLEANS. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1892. First edition. 510 + [1] pp. 4to., half red morocco with gilt rules, raised bands, gilt spine ornaments and lettering, t.e.g...... More
1881. (BOSTON). KING'S HAND-BOOK OF BOSTON. Profusely Illustrated. Cambridge: Moses King, 1881. Fourth, revised and enlarged. 8vo. 328pp.Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front and spine. Light wear to cloth and extremities. Light foxing to plates. Tab-mounted double-page map in fine condition. A solid attractive copy... More
1966. BROUWER, G.J. CATALOGUE OF BOOKS, MAPS, PLATES ON AMERICA AND OF A REAMARKABLE COLLECTION OF EARLY VOYAGES. Amsterdam: N. ISrael, 1966. Reprint of 1872-75 edition. 8vo. 420pp., 174pp. + index. Pt. I.- BOOKS, Pt.II- BOOKS (Supplement). Pt.III.- PORTRAITS-AUTOGRAPHS-PLATES- ATLASES AND MAPS. A nice bright copy. Fine. More
1871. BUCHANAN, Robert. THE LAND OF LORNE: OR, A POET'S ADVENTURES IN THE SCOTTISH HEBRIDES, INCLUDING THE CRUISE OF THE "TERN" TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES. 2 volumes in one. New York: Francis B. Felt & Co., 1871. 384 pp. 12mo., green cloth with gilt spine lettering and cover vignette. Very..... More
BYNG, Hon. John, ed. Cyril Bruyn ANDREWS. CLOUDS & SUNSHINE BY AN ENGLISH TOURIST OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: Part I of the Tour of 1789 from the Torrington Diaries by the Hon. John Byng (1743-1813). Marlow, Bucks: Roy Patrick Smith [n.d.]. 53 pp. 8vo., beige glazed buckram with gilt spine..... More
1911. CABATON, A. JAVA AND THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. London; Leipsic: T. Fisher Unwin. 376p. 47 photo illustrations. bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. untrimmed pages, some light interior foxing. Uncommon. More
1762. [CAMPBELL, JOHN.] AN ACCOUNT OF THE SPANISH SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA. Edinburgh: Printed by A. Donaldson and J. Reid for the Author, and A. Donaldson, 1762. First edition. Small 4to., xvi + 512 pp. with folding frontispiece engraving, A New General Map of America. Full calf, boards detached, spine missing..... More
1806. CARR, John. THE STRANGER IN FRANCE: OR, A TOUR FROM DEVONSHIRE TO PARIS. Brattleboro: Printed for Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Worcester, 1806. 288 pp. 12mo., tree calf with gilt morocco spine label. Boards show moderate wear, joints somewhat tender. Front flyleaf missing. Ex-library with no external markings. Inkstamps and bookplate..... More
1913. CHAMBERLAIN, Basil Hall & W. B. MASON. A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons/Kelly & Walsh, 1913. Ninth edition, revised throughout. With thirty maps and plans and numerous illustrations. (xii) + 553 pp. + 1 pp. colophon + 38 pp. advertisements. 8vo., red..... More
1847. CLARK, Joseph G. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF SAILOR LIFE, AS EXEMPLIFIED IN FIFTEEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING THE MORE THRILLING EVENTS OF THE U.S. EXPLORING EXPEDITION, AND REMINISCENCES OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE ON THE "MOUNTAIN WAVE". Boston: John Putnam, 1847. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 324. Red cloth, blindstamped front and..... More
1729. CLUVER, Philipp. PHILIPPI CLUVERI INTRODUCTIONIS IN UNIVERSAM GEOGRAPHIAM, tam VETEREM quam NOVAM LIBRI VI. Cum integris Johannis Bunonis, Joh. Frid. Hekelii & Joh. Reiskii, & selectis Londinensibus notis. Textum ad optimas Editiones recognovit; Pauca Cluverii, multa interpretum sphalmata obelo notavit; Bunonianis Tabulis geographicis passim emendatis novas accuratiores addidit; Praefationemque..... More
1850. COLTON, Walter. DECK AND PORT; OR, INCIDENTS OF A CRUISE IN THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE CONGRESS TO CALIFORNIA. WITH SKETCHES OF RIO DE JANEIRO, VALPARAISO, LIMA, HONOLULU, AND SAN FRANSISCO. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1850. 12mo. 408 pp. B/w illustrations. Lacking frontis. and plates. Brown cloth, blindstamped..... More