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 about Under Sail (1ST PRINTING OF AUTHOR'S 1ST BOOK
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 about Through British Guiana to the Summit of Roraima (W/ SCARCE DJ
Honolulu: The Friend, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 6 3/8 X 10 Inches. 284 PP. First printing of this biogrpahy of Father Elias Bond and his missionary family from New England. Contemporary PO inscription on FFEP. Illustrated throughout. Faint ring to front cover. More about Father Bond of Kohala: A Chronicle of Pioneer Life in Hawaii
London: George Goulding, 1789. Second Edition. Leather bound. 8 5/8 X 11 Inches. 360 PP + 47 PP Appendix. “Good reading and...an excellent authority for the early days of fur trading on the northwest coast” (Streeter). Stated "Second Edition" copy with ALL 22 folding maps and illustrations intact. Recent leather rebacking... More about A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in...
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 about Yankee in Africa (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING
Easton Press & Doubleday. First Edition, First Printing. Full leather. TWO book lot! First Printing copy from Doubleday (1971) and the 1988 leather issue from The Easton Press. The First Printing is price-clipped and has a few tape ghost marks. The Easton Press issue comes with the original prospectus and... More about The Ra Expeditions LOT (Easton Press & First Printing
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 about The Pitiless Jungle; "Africa - whose very name evokes strife and mystery, ferocity, beauty,...
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 overall. More about More Years Under the Earth (FIRST ENGLISH EDITION