London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 Inches. 304 PP. True first UK printing in the scarce original DJ. Signed by early female aviator Jean Batten on a slip cut from an autogaph album. Signature taped to FFEP. Batten made the first solo..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1918. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 424 PP + 3 PP ads. First Printing of this daring sea tale from Riesenberg, an American maritime officer and prolific author during the first half of the 20th Century. This was his first book..... More
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1920. First UK Edition. Cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 236 PP + Publisher Catalog. "Mrs. Cecil Clementi (whose husband is Colonial Secretary of British Guiana, and has administered the Government there on two occasions) has lived in that country about six years. She is..... More
Boston: The Stratford Company, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 297 PP. First printing of this important testament to early 20th Century Big Game Hunting in Africa. Signed by author, Ira Morse, directly on the FFEP. Original green cloth binding clean and unblemished, but..... More
New York: David McKay Company, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 309 PP. First printing in original DJ. Price of $4.50 intact on front flap. DJ worn at edges and folds. Minor paper loss and tape remnants. More
London: Neville Spearman, 1961. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 164 PP. First English edition after the French (1958). Possibly the most well-known cave-diver of the 20th Century. Original publisher blue cloth binding. Original dust jacket price-clipped. Slight wear to DJ edges and folds. A clean copy..... More