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1955Best.-Nr. 24.725México Noviembre - diciembre 1955. 1ª ed. Camisas originales. 14.5x22. unknown
1870Best.-Nr. 324194New York: Leypoldt & Holt 1870. First. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece protected with tissue and with 3 folding maps 12 plates and numerous in-text figures. xvi 454 pages. Thick 8vo original burgundy cloth with gilt-stamped globe on cover spine evenly sunned and just a bit soft at ends; contemporary pencil ownership name on flyleaf; light foxing at front and rear and offsetting from frontis. on title page. New York: Leypoldt & Holt 1870. First edition. A very good copy. Pumpelly was an adventurer geologist and mining engineer whose profession took him to Japan China Siberia etc. This is an account of his travels and cultural observations. The first four chapters deal with Arizona where he was involved in developing silver mines while the rest deal with his extensive travels in Japan China & Siberia. Chapter XIV written by Pumpelly's friend John La Farge constitutes one of the earliest Western appreciations of the importance of the art of the Japanese; illustrated with 4 facsimile woodcuts. Leypoldt & Holt unknown
1950Best.-Nr. 007414Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1950. Riverside Bookshelf Illustrated edition circa 1950 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket; 437 deckle edged pages plus four 4 full-color illustrations on glossy stock by Clyde O Deland. From dust jacket: " 'This brilliant author who is called the modern Dumas has given his readers one of the most spectacular picturesque and dashing of historical novels. Captain Blood is a series of wild adventures hair-breadth escapes indomitable courage and a final triumph over his enemies.' -- Buffalo Courier" Ex-library with typical treatments jacket is covered with mylar. Jacket spine is chipped at heel and there is a half inch tear to inside fold head and heel of spine are bumped and book is quite edgeworn. Fep has been clipped to remove barcode. There is a repair to the book between the frontisplate and the Table of Contents pages which is very tight at the top. It appears that the half title and the title page are missing. There is some adhesive residue on second contents page and abutting page. Rep and last two pages which are blank are soiled. We note creases on first illustration page vi 50 226-227 405 416 and fingermarks or soil in the margins of pages 186-195 227 and 408. Dealer Direct Payment Only. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
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