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Milano: Dai Torchj di Giovanni Pirotta, 1812., 1812.. Very good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in full black straight-grain morocco by Lodigiani titled with elaborate geometrical decorations in gilt on the spine. Elaborate formal gilt decorated frames adorn the front and back covers. The binding is further enhanced with inner gilt dentelles and marbled… Read more about this item

London: Printed for William Crook at the Green Dragon without Temple-Bar, 1678., 1678.. Good. - Small octavo, 6-1/2 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in full brown calf titled in gilt, with rules & decorations in blind on the front cover and with decorations in blind between raised bands on the spine. The binding is further enhanced with… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1969)., (1969).. Very good. - Quarto, 14 inches high by 11-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in cream buckram with a gilt design on the front cover and titled in gilt on the spine with pictorial endpapers. The book is laid into pictorial dust wrapper. The corners of the covers are bumped. The edges of the… Read more about this item

Le Caire: L'Institut Francais D'Archeologie Orientale, 1959., 1959.. Very good. - Octavo, 7-3/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial wrappers titled in brown on the spine. The covers are lightly creased and soiled with some light brown staining to the bottom of the front cover. The tail of the spine is lightly chipped. iv, [2] &… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., (1992)., (1992).. Very good. - Octavo, 9-1/2 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Cream boards backed with a red cloth spine, titled in gilt on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper illustrated by Wendell Minor. There are a couple of narrow vertical black marks to the front cover of the… Read more about this item

New York: The James B. Pond Bureau, (1933)., (1933).. Very good. - An illustrated 4-page brochure for a series of lectures under the aegis of the Pond Bureau printed in black on cream-colored paper, approximately 11 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide. The corners are bumped. Very good. Together with The Pond Bureau's original contract. The contract between… Read more about this item

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, circa [1929]., [1929].. Good. - Octavo, green cloth. The spine & extremities are faded & the corners are bumped & frayed. The front edge of the front cover is chipped. 271 pages. The rear hinge is cracked. There is a short tear to the margin of the last page. Illustrated with a black-and-white… Read more about this item

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, (1989)., (1989).. Very good. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], blue cloth in a dust wrapper. 207 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. The top edge & fore-edge are lightly foxed. Near fine. First American edition with a biographical introduction by J. V. Beckett.

Oslo [Norway]: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1945., 1945.. Fair. - Octavo, green cloth with a vignette in silver on the front cover. The binding is rubbed & there is a tear to the head of the spine. 170 & [1] pages. Illustrated in black & white with 1 plate [a map in the rear] & numerous photographic illustrations.… Read more about this item

(Nuuk): Atuakkiorfik, (1995)., (1995).. Fine. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in black with a decorative border & a vignette in black on the front cover, in a dust wrapper. 85 & [1] pages plus colophon. Illustrated with black-and-white sketches by the author. Near fine. <p>First edition.<p>Eigil Knuth [1903-1996] was a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer.<p>The text… Read more about this item

[Kobenhavn] Denmark: Lindhardt og Ringhof, (1982)., (1982).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial teal wrappers. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped with the tail of the spine lightly chipped & with minor soiling to the front wrap. There are 2 vertical creases to the spine. 138 & [1] pages. 8 pages of black-and-white photographic illustrations.… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions Robert Laffont, (1988)., (1988).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped & the rear cover is slightly darkened with some minor soiling. The spine is a bit darkened with 2 vertical creases. 309 & [2] pages plus colophon. 16 pages of color photographic illustrations. Good. <p>Claire Granier left her home… Read more about this item

New York: Revillon Freres, 1930., 1930.. Good. - Octavo, light gray boards backed with gray cloth. The binding is lightly bumped, soiled & foxed with the paper worn at the corners. The spine is darkened & there are a few tiny ink marks to the bottom edge of the rear cover. 142 pages plus colophon. Full-page black-and-white illustrations.… Read more about this item

New York: The Pond Bureau, (1932).. (1932).. Very good. - An illustrated 4-page brochure printed in black & red on cream-colored paper, 11 inches high by 8 inches wide. There is a short tear to the top edge of each page & a tiny chip to each front edge. Very good. <p>Major James C. Sawders [d. 1960] served in the… Read more about this item

New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc. (1940).. (1940).. Very good. SIGNED BY LOWELL THOMAS - Octavo, tan cloth titled & decorated in charcoal gray. There is light staining to the front cover & the spine is slightly darkened. ix & 284 pages plus colophon. There is a small area of soiling to the bottom edge. Very good. <p>Second edition.<p>Signed in full… Read more about this item

New York/London: W. W. Norton & Company, (2000).. (2000).. Very good. - Octavo, boards in a dust wrapper. The rear panel of the dust wrapper is lightly rubbed & the bottom corner of its front panel is lightly creased. 316 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white maps and with blue-and-white endpaper maps. Near fine. <p>First edition.<p>From the library of Peter Matthiessen. Laid… Read more about this item

Berne [Switzerland]: Kummerly & Frey Geographical Publishers, (1970).. (1970).. Very good. - Quarto [12 inches high by 9-5/8 inches wide], paper-covered boards in a dust wrapper. The spine & extremities of the dust jacket are slightly darkened. There are 2 light creases to the film surface of the dust jacket's front panel. 149 pages. Black-and-white maps & numerous color photographic… Read more about this item

(New Orleans, LA: New Orleans News Co.), circa [1935].. [1935].. Good. - Small quarto [approximately 6-3/4 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in color pictorial wrappers. The binding is very lightly bumped & rubbed with some very light foxing & 2 tiny red stains to the rear wrap. There is a tiny tear to the front edge of… Read more about this item

[Paris?]: Privately published, [1980].. [1980].. Very good. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The head of the spine is faded. The head of the dust jacket's spine is chipped & there is a piece out of the bottom edge of its front panel. 153 pages. There is a small puncture mark on the inner edge of the first… Read more about this item

London, U.K.: Frederick Muller Ltd., (1943).. (1943).. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped with the top edges of the covers dampstained. The head & tail of the spine are darkened & slightly chipped. The dust jacket is soiled & chipped with its flaps partially detached & pieces out of the head & tail of… Read more about this item