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1928Best.-Nr. 321731Ottawa: F. A. Acland 1928. Vol XII Part B: Physical Characteristics 12 photographic plates. Vol. XII Part C: Osteology: 9 plates. 3 vols. 8vo. Publisher's lettered wrappers. One part lacking upper wrapper. Vol XII Part B: Physical Characteristics 12 photographic plates. Vol. XII Part C: Osteology: 9 plates. 3 vols. 8vo. Three individual wrappered parts from the official reports of the Expedition organized and led by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Vol. XII part B on the physical characteristics of the Copper River Eskimos by D. Jenness is particularly noteworthy due to its portraits of the aboriginal peoples encountered. F. A. Acland unknown
1869Best.-Nr. 15392Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Original maroon cloth covered boards with light wear to extremities bottom fore corners a little bumped spine a little faded head and tail of spine a little frayed.; Tight solid book maroon end papers hinges intact frontispiece with intact tissue guard & two other engravings in section on Mormon church. Titles in gilt on spine.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 456 pages; ``Alexander Kelly McClure January 9 1828 – June 6 1909 was a journalist editor writer politician and historian active in Pennsylvania Republican Party politics especially in the 1860s and a prominent supporter correspondent and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln.`` This book is written as two series of letters to the public one series published in the New York `Tribune` and the other in the `Franklin Repository`. Colonel J.X. Beidler Judge L.P. Williston Colonel Geo. L. Shoup Colonel Neil Howie and Colonel Wilbur L. Sanders whose faces appear on the frontispiece are encountered by McClure on his travels. Extensive section on Utah and the Mormon church. . 1869. J.B. Lippincott & Co hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 3113London: Smith Elder & Co. 1913. Third Edition . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue/gilt. Vol I 5vi-xxvi12-636pplfold out maps.illuscolorteg.Being the Journals of Captain R. F. Scott.Vol II 5vi-xvi32-534pfold out maps plilluscolor.Being the Reports of the journeys & the Scienfific Work Arranged by leonard Huxley with a Preface by Sir Clements R Markham Both copies clean tight with fine interior. Head and tail crimped. 6 original Sketches 18 coloured plates 260 Full-Page and smaller Illustrations from Photographs. Panoramas and Maps. Stated Third Edition after Ht page Smith, Elder & Co. hardcover
1836Best.-Nr. 3145New York: Wiley & Long 1836. First Edition . Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Green boards. 3vi-xviii268p12 fold out platesillus Some browning on plates. Backstrip needs to be reglued. 3" split on baxkstrip. Early owners name ink on fep 1854. Gilt title on spine From the estate of Levi Lincoln- Lieut George Lincoln MSA Oct 4 1834 Wiley & Long hardcover
1904Best.-Nr. 3165Paris: Societe Anonyme Ouvriere 1904. First Edition . Three-Quarter Leather. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Royal blue leather with marbled boards. 62-158p7illuscolordepplfacs. Owners book-plate on paste-down. Heavy book extra shipping overseas. French Text Beautiful Contemporary Binding Societe Anonyme Ouvriere hardcover
1962Best.-Nr. 076732New York: Ivan Obolensky 1962. Full cloth binding square and clean. Map endpapers. Prior owner's name inked on second front flyleaf. x 302pp. Illustrations in b&w by the author. Unclipped 7.50 price intact lightly rubbed and mildly toned to spine. In a protective mylar cover. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Ivan Obolensky Hardcover
1940Best.-Nr. 076889New York: Duell Sloan & Pearce 1940. Stated first edition. Full green cloth binding with some pale dampstaining on front. Internally clean and unmarked. x 354pp. photos simple line drawings and maps. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Duell, Sloan & Pearce Hardcover
1959Best.-Nr. 075934Los Angeles: Westernlore Press 1959. 1st printing. Inscribed by Timberman on second front flyleaf. A square clean copy in full cloth binding. Map endpapers. 163pp. Photos. Unclipped 4.95 dust jacket is lightly rubbed with some chipping at spine ends. In a protective mylar cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Westernlore Press Hardcover
1964Best.-Nr. 074833New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1964. 1st printing. Square and unmarked. Map endpapers. 290pp. Photos. 2 fold-out maps. Unclipped jacket is lightly rubbed. In a protective mylar cover. The four worlds meeting in this book are Islam Buddhism Hinduism and Communism. Traveling through Pakistan to scale 24000-foot Mount Saraghrar for the first time. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Harcourt, Brace & World Hardcover
1865Best.-Nr. 073425New York: Harper & Brothers 1865. Cloth binding. rubbed. No title label on spine. Front hinge tender but holding nicely; front flyleaf pulled half loose. NO Map in rear. 493pp. illus. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Harper & Brothers Hardcover
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1828Best.-Nr. 073384London: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1828. "Being Extracts from The Journal of a Detenu Who Continued a Prisoner on Parole in the French Capital From the Year 1803 to 1814. Also Anecdotes of Buonaparte's Journey to Elba." Written by artist Thomas Richard Underwood 1772-1836 and published confidentially at his behest by editor friend John Britton. Full green cloth binding. Title page is loose but present. Patterned endpapers. Small prior bookstore label on front pastedown; prior owner's address stamp on verso of front flyleaf. A small bit of foxing inside some age toning. xix 208pp. plus 4 pages adverts. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green Hardcover
Best.-Nr. B9781017722925Hardback. New. hardcover
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2005Best.-Nr. 067089Varanasi India: Pilgrims Publishing 2005. Large book: NO international orders. Clean square and unmarked. xxviii 473pp. Very nice jacket offered in a new mylar cover. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Pilgrims Publishing Hardcover
1927Best.-Nr. 067310New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1927. Square and unmarked copy in full cloth binding that is lightly rubbed. Top edge gilt. xiv 414pp. Introduction by Roy Chapman Andrews. Plates. Fold-out map. An expedition to collect specimens for the American Museum of Natural History this is a great journey through Central Asia. India the Himalayas the Pamirs Thian Shan Mongolia Siberia across the endless steppes to Manchuria Peking Kashmir Kashgaria the "Celestial Mountains" Kara Shar Dzungaria Kobdo. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
1899Best.-Nr. 066162New York: Longmans Green and Co. 1899. Full cloth binding. Front hinge tender. Some dampstaining to lower page fore edges. Internally unmarked. Frontis. with tissue overlay. 378pp. Illustrations. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Longmans, Green and Co. Hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 066463Tokyo: Hokuseido Press 1936. Full cloth binding with decorative fan illustration on front. Prior ownership markings to prelims and to rear flyleaf. 253pp. Jacket is good only rubbed and chipped along edges offered now in a new mylar cover. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall. Hokuseido Press Hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 065405New York: Coward-McCann 1929. Full blue cloth binding. Clean and unmarked. Map endpapers. Pale foxing to prelims and title page. 329pp. Lacking dj. -- Author was an American journalist and activist best known for her reporting on and support for communist movements in the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. She wrote over 30 books and varied articles. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Coward-McCann Hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. 064976New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1935. 5th printing New and Enlarged Edition which has a new final chapter. Square and unmarked with residue on front flyleaf from a bookplate removal. We've laid in another bookplate that can mostly cover this. Full blue cloth binding. 406pp. Photos. Dust jacket is moderately worn along edges with small chips toned spine. Now in a new mylar cover. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Dodd, Mead & Company Hardcover
1934Best.-Nr. 061260Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1934. 1st printing. Lacking dj. Signed by Miller on title page. Also inscribed on half title page and signed there by Janet Miller and Marion Rose to whom the book was dedicated. A tight square copy in full cloth binding. Map endpapers. 299pp. Signed. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Houghton Mifflin Company Hardcover
1856Best.-Nr. 059903New York: Harper & Brothers 1856. Original blind-stamped cloth binding just rubbed through at corners and spine ends. Darkly toned endpapers. Light scattered foxing inside. ix 445pp. with four pages of publisher adverts. 12 illustrations. March Charles W. Charles Wainwright 1815-1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall. Harper & Brothers Hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 057598Cambridge University Press / Hakluyt Society 1965. Large books: NO international orders. 2 Volume Set. Unmarked books showing some light reader's use and handling. Lacking dust jackets. Full blue cloth bindings. 975pp. Fold-out map. A Photo-Lithographic Facsimile with an Introduction By David Beers Quinn and Raleigh Ashlin Skelton and with a New Index By Alison Quinn. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Cambridge University Press / Hakluyt Society Hardcover
1836Best.-Nr. 19113Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1836. Volume II only. Purple cloth heavily sunned along spine and outer margins. Paper label intact on spine though somewhat scuffed. Corners bumped and rubbed. No ownership or any other markings. Scattered foxing throughout. Sound binding. 239pp. The author's 1828 travelogue of Switzerland. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Carey, Lea & Blanchard Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 50306For the lot of approximately 250 items $6000. a Correspondence with various government officials hunting guides and others involved with preparing and carrying out the trip including14 letters to Furlong typed and autograph one accompanied by four photographs of members of the expedition with trophies; five retained copies of letters from Furlong to the correspondents four telegrams seven typed and manuscript recapitulations of various aspects of the trip e.g. titles for the "Dance of the Nandi" film and a three page typed press release on the expedition dated Nairobi 27 March 1930 accompanied by a photograph of Furlong and two bearers with a leopard he has killed. b Two hunting licenses issued by the Uganda Protectorate to Furlong 22 April 1930 one "For a First Elephant" the other a "Visitor's Full Game License." c Three maps period road map of Kenya and Uganda published by Bullows and Roy for the Royal East Africa Automobile Assn.; Map Showing Cairo-Mombasa Route published by the Sudan Survey Dept Khartoum 1929; and a period National Geographic Society map of Africa. d An account book narrow 12mo 19 pp. 22 March - 8 June 1930 and approximately 125 receipts most partly printed for a wide range of services and material necessary for the trip. e 21 photographs in addition to those mentioned above many picturing Furlong in the field with his rifle and trophies some with Furlong's notations on verso and 34 unused photo postcards featuring tribesmen animals and scenery of East Africa. f 42 promotional pamphlets ca. 1925-1934 for the various parts of Africa along Furlong's route 36 of which are unrecorded on OCLC. The pamphlets were issued by African railway companies and governmental agencies outfitters e.g. Thomas Cook and "Safari Africa Limited" London ship lines and other travel agencies and taxidermy concerns. g A wooden carved string instrument from the Para Mountains in present day Tanzania with Furlong's ownership label "Col. Wellington Furlong / c/o Safariland Ltd. / Musical Instrument / Para Mountains" still attached; the instrument is shaped like a hollowed-out bread tray 27 x 7 1/2 inches three holes in the shape of crosses in the bottom six strings stretched across the opening. Furlong 1874-1967; American explorer army officer author artist and photographer embarked on this big game expedition in 1930 partly as an effort to recover relics of Sir Henry M Stanley in East and Central Africa. Gateway to the Sahara New York 1909 is among several books he published. A member of the Explorers Club he was the first American to explore the interior of Tierra del Fuego 1907-1908. Most of his personal papers are held by the Stefansson Collection at Dartmouth. unknown