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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1905. Uncommon in a lovely contemporary fine binding of half polished calf over marbled boards, spine with gilt lettering on red morocco label, gilt decorations, top edges gilt, marbled end pages, the binding unsigned. Near Fine, light rubbing to calf at edges, uniform browning at end pages only. Vol. I xii, 342 pp, Vol. II paginated 343-699, including Index. Vol. II with a few illustrations in text. . Later British Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon ( Byrd Expedition Association Copy ) by Walden, Arthur Treadwell - 1928
by Walden, Arthur Treadwell
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A Dog-Puncher on the Yukon ( Byrd Expedition Association Copy )
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. RARE -SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on end page following half-title page - " To an old and tried friend Dana Coman. Arthur Walden Sept. 1/30". In 1927 Walden helped train sled dogs and drivers for Admiral Richard E. Byrds Antarctic expedition, and he led the dog-sled freighting of the supplies from the ships to Byrd's base camp "Little America". Walden later became the original breeder of the Chinook sled dog. In 1930 Walden, considered to be one of the most respected and heralded pioneers of the Klondike and Alaskan gold rushes, was presented a photographic album by Admiral Byrd that contained over 500 images of the Antarctic expedition of 1928-30. Dana Coman (Dr Francis Dana Coman (1895-1952) ) was with Byrds first and second expeditions to Antarctica and was a personal doctor of Admiral Byrd. He later had a mountain named after him by Finn Ronne of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1947-48. Later Printing of this northland classic, no date title page, dated 1928 copyright page. Introduction by Walter Collins O'Kane. Illustrated with map end pages, 12 black and white photos, 9 attributed to noted Pacific Northwest photographer Asahel Curtis, brother of the renowned photographer Edward Curtis, 3 photos unattributed. Book is Very Good, two quarter-sized stains rear boards that bleed onto rear end pages but do not affect text, some underlining and marginal notations in ink by Dr. Coman. In the SCARCE dust jacket, Good only, 1/2" of jacket trimmed top and bottom and lacking the flaps. A great ASSOCIATION COPY. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Later Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, in Two Volumes
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A Journal During a Residence in France, from the Beginning of August, to the Middle of December, 1792. To Which is Added, an Account of the Most Remarkable Events That Happened at Paris from That Time to the Death of the Late King of France; Two Volumes
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London: Printed for G.G. And J. Robinson, 1794. Finely bound in contemporary tree calf, the backs in gilt with red and black morocco labels lettered in gilt, marbled end papers, bookplates of Thomas Carnegy of Craigo. Frontispiece map Vol. I of "General Dumourier's Campaign on the Meuse in 1792" is Fine. The two volumes Very Good Plus, toning at end papers only, gilt at backs rubbed, light rubbing at tips. A quite handsome set. . New Edition. Tree Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Damascus and Its People; Sketches of Modern Life in Syria
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London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1883. SCARCE, and especially so in lovely condition. xii, 296 pp., with fifteen illustrations. Bound in contemporary polished calf, double gilt rules bordering covers, five raised bands with decorative gilt rules, dark brown calf label in gilt, plain beige end papers, gilt medallion front cover of the Kingston on Thames Tiffins Endowed School. Near Fine, light toning to first and last few pages only, light wear to boards. "It is with the present that this little volume is mainly occupied. No attempt has been made to give any historical sketch of this long-surviving city ; my chief desire has been to awaken fresh interest in its present inhabitants, with many of whom a residence of seven years in Damascus has given me opportunities of forming an intimate acquaintance." . First Edition. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Inscriptions De L'Orkhon, déchiffrées par Vilh. Thomsen
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Helsingfors: mprimerie de la Société de Littérature Finnoise, 1896. 224 pp., text in French. SCARCE in the First Edition. Near Fine, small loss of paper at head of spine, top corner crease rear wrapper. Vilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen (1842-1927) was a Danish linguist and Turkologist, considered one of the greatest linguists of all time. His successful translation of the Orkhon inscriptions opened the window into the Old Turkic alphabet. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Dog Puncher on the Yukon
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Whitehorse, Yukon: Wolf Creek Classics. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo. [2001]. Soft cover. xvii, 289 pp., [11] B&W photo plates, plus B&W frontis. Reprint of the 1928 tale of a dog-musher durking the Klondike and Nome Gold Rushes.
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1928 hardcover edition. Yellow cloth binding with black embossed text on front, and black cloth repairs (see picture). X-library book with stamps and codes inside appropriate to the era. Interior boards have been repaired with a brown paper, which saved the spine. Age tanning and foxing and stains on the leafs, some marker used to eliminate some of the library code I believe, but nothing to interfer with the ability to read the book. 289-pages plus many full-page photo illustrations. This collectible book is in fair condition, and it has been cleaned and repaired by the library.
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A DOG-PUNCHER ON THE YUKON
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A DOG-PUNCHER ON THE YUKON, Houghton Mifflin, 1928, first edition, a vg/vg+ copy in the publishers original yellow cloth binding with fading and slight foxing to the spine and some soiling to the covers. Seven of the twelve photographic illustrations are by Asahel Curtis.
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A DOG PUNCHER ON THE YUKON
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Boston ; New York: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1931. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Originally published 1928. 8 vo,. (22 cm). cloth, dust jacket, pp. xii, [2], 289 pages, frontis, and [3] leaves of plates : dust jacket chipped at edges with some minor lossses, spine of d.j. darkening, scarce in dust jacket.in protective mylar jacket,.
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Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.
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A Holiday in Italy
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Walter Scott, London, 1889 revised edition, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 79 pages, 5" x 7.5", waterstain on front board, otherwise clean and tight, inscribed by author on ffep.
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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
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Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.
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The Journal and Letters of Captain Charles Bishop on the North-west Coast of America, in the Pacific and in New South Wal
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lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,…
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Emin Pasha in Central Africa, being a collection of his letters and journals. Edited and annotated by Professor G. Schweinfurth, Professor F. Ratzel, Dr. R.W. Felkin, and Dr. G. Hartlaub.
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547 pages. Black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine. Spine detatched on one side. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from (a UK dealer). Additional photos available.
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TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii]ix-xii [1]2-544. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown half-leather over marbled boards, title in gilt within a red title piece. The first edition of the author's first book. William Wilson (1772-1849) inherited a substantial sum from an uncle, and decided to indulge his passion for travel. He travelled throughout Europe and The Middle East and wrote a series of books. This was his first, and it was the most popular, going through several editions. This is a good copy as all plates, including the frontispiece, have been excised. The boards show moderate wear, heavier at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracked. The text block is mainly clean with a few marks of unknown origin.
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BRNSTN BRS GO TO CAMP (First Time Books)
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Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.
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A Naturalist in the Guianas
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London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1904. First English edition thus. Octavo, pp xii, 310, illustrated (including two chromolithographs by Keulemans), a rather poor copy, lacking the folding map, an ex-Boots library copy in red library cloth, a bit used and weak internally with cracked hinges (through front and rear hinges tight and strong), some plates a little frayed, a small stamp on the front endpaper and a library label on the rear, the cloth rather worn, marked on the upper cover, the spine torn. A useful working copy. [Andre was an explorer and collector of natural history specimens . He wrote a glossary of common and scientific names of plants and animals and put together a collection of 1800 bird skins which are held at Tring. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Zoological Society. He travelled largely in Venezuala and Columbia and introduced the Anthurium plant to Trinidad & Tobago, 1915.]. Signed by Author. First English edition. Cloth. Fair.
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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose
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This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama
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