Exploration And Travel from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

New York: Collins and Hannay, 1825. 459 pages + fold-out map of the "western country" and 3 engraved plates (missing is the sketch of the lead mine district).  First printing. Octavo.  3/ leather over marbled paper-covered boards. According to Wikipedia, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well… Read more about this item

Dereham, United Kingdom: Dereham Books, 1994. 10, (29) pages. This pamphlet includes a ten-page essay and a 29-page checklist--useful to collectors of English-language Baedekers. In as-new condition.. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: C. KEGAN PAUL & CO., 1878. x, 237 pages. First printing of Stevenson's first book, a description of his experiences traveling in Belgium and France. The edition is reported to have been limited to only 750 copies, and few copies in collectible condition come on the market. In an early twentieth century 3/4 blue morocco binding… Read more about this item

London: W. J. Adams, 1860. 114 pages.  12mo.  Decorated binding.  First edition.  A description of various locales in France, with an eye to the curative effects of the climate on invalids and patients. Binding is embossed blue cloth, with gilt lettering on spine and front (and some gilt decoration on front as well).  The book is in very good condition:… Read more about this item

London: J. Johnson, 1790. Volume I: folding map, xvi, 283 pages; volume 2: viii, 408 pages. De Lesseps accompanied La Perouse on the first part of his attempted circumnavigation of the globe. After investigation of the west coast of North America, La Perouse sent de Lesseps overland to take the journals and maps of the expedition to Paris. La Perouse… Read more about this item