Travel And Geography from Grimalkin Books

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1953. This Stated First Edition is in Fine condition, with a Good Plus unclipped dust jacket. (See photo.) This monumental work is based on a lifetime of study by Professor Dickinson. According to the dust jackey, "Each of the book's six parts dealing with the land and its people, the physical and political geography and economy,… Read more about this item

Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 2006. This exquisitely photographed book opens up the unique worlds of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. "These are the lands of the midnight sun, of the aurora borealis -- the northern and southern lights --of the polar bear and the penguin, of glaciers and icebergs." With global warming, the ice is melting, but here the… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. These handsome volumes would embellish anyone's bookshelves. This complete four-volume set is in Near-Fine condition with only minimal wear. The Pulitizer-Prize winning author, Geoffrey Parsons (1879-1956) provides a history from the beginnings of the planet and early man through the first quarter of the Twentieth Century. Each volume runs approximately 330 through 370… Read more about this item

Geneva, Switzerland: Editions Ferni, 1977. This beautiful set of four volumes dealing with ancient Egypt is in As New, Fine, unread condition. Each volume is bound in a uniform turquoise pseudo-leather, with elaborate ancient Egyptian designs showing a pharaoh and hieroglyphs on the front panel as well as an illustrated spine. The colors are die-stamped gilt, black and brown. (Click… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1984. Dividing England ino six regional areas, John Burke vividly reconstructs the Romano-British way of life and reveals a wealth of Roman sites, remains and treasures that can be seen today. The book is lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. This First American Edition from 1984 is in Fine, As New, unread condition,… Read more about this item

Secaucus, NJ: Castle, 1987. These 28 articles of New England coastal life and livelihoods are reproduced from actual New England publications from 1884 through 1910 and include the original period photos and illustrations. The book is in Fine condition with a Fine dust jacket. The book is bound in light blue paper-covered boards with black spine titles. The book measures… Read more about this item

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. This book is in New condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. It is still sealed and protected by the manufacturer's original shrink wrap. When the Army of the West marched into Santa Fé, New Mexico, on August 18, 1846, a Missouri volunteer named Richard Smith Elliott was one of its officers. In… Read more about this item

North Ryde, NSW: Methuen Australian, 1985. Some 3,300 steam locomotives were built in Australia over an 80-year period. This is the story of two legendary men -- Alf Smith and Fred Shea -- and the great "iron horses" they created. Both book and dust jacket are in Fine, As New condition. This First Edition is bound in black with die-stamped… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 2006. This Stated First Edition also includes a "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. For a real slice of "Our-Town" Americana, this fascinating and often humorous work describes a town that flooded every year but refused to lie down and die. Finally, after decades of flooding, the federal government decided to step… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. This epic history traces the creation of the manmade Erie Canal between the Hudson River and Lake Erie in New York State, which was used by pioneers as an early stage in their travels leading to the expansion and exploration of the nation's interior. The book is a Stated First Edition, with a… Read more about this item

New York: The Abingdon Press, 1918. This beautiful First Edition explores various aspects of life in British India and, particularly, the Christian missionary influence upon the natives. The book is bound in woven blue cloth with an elaborate gilt drawing and titles on the front panel, plus gilt titles on the spine. The binding is tight and secure, with… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1931. This particularly decorative volume was part of Doubleday-Doran's "Malay Edition," which had uniform bindings of Conrad's various writings and was published four years after the author's death. The book was bound in black cloth with a yellow vignette drawing of a ship on the front panel and yellow titles on the front panel… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1931. This particularly decorative volume was part of Doubleday-Doran's "Malay Edition," which had uniform bindings of Conrad's various writings and was published a half-dozen years after the author's death. The book was bound in black cloth with a yellow vignette drawing of a ship on the front panel and yellow titles on the front… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1931. This particularly decorative volume was part of Doubleday-Doran's "Malay Edition," which had uniform bindings of Conrad's various writings and was published four years after the author's death. The book was bound in black cloth with a yellow vignette drawing of a ship on the front panel and yellow titles on the front panel… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1931. This particularly decorative volume was part of Doubleday-Doran's "Malay Edition," which had uniform bindings of Conrad's various writings and was published not many years after the author's death. The book was bound in black cloth with a yellow vignette drawing of a ship on the front panel and yellow titles on the front… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1924. This handsome volume is from a set of Conrad that was published exclusively by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Wm. H. Wise & Co. of New York. (I am offering other volumes from this broken set as well). The book is bound in a woven khaki cloth, with blind-stamped borders and a vignette… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1924. This handsome volume is from a set of Conrad that was published exclusively by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Wm. H. Wise & Co. of New York. (I am offering other volumes from this broken set as well). The book is bound in a woven khaki cloth, with blind-stamped borders and a vignette… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1924. This handsome volume is from a set of Conrad that was published exclusively by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Wm. H. Wise & Co. of New York. (I am offering other volumes from this broken set as well). The book is bound in a woven khaki cloth, with blind-stamped borders and a vignette… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1924. This handsome volume is from a set of Conrad that was published exclusively by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Wm. H. Wise & Co. of New York. (I am offering other volumes from this broken set as well). The book is bound in a woven khaki cloth, with blind-stamped borders and a vignette… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books, 1995. This lavishly produced Stated First Printing from June, 1995 (and unless it's stated, it's not) is in New, unread condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. The book has also the required "number line" ending in a "1" to also indicate First Printing. An ideal companion piece to both the novel by Robert James Waller… Read more about this item