Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas

Carte de la Floride, de la Louisiane, et Pays Voisins. [18th Century Map of Florida, Louisiana, and Neighboring Countries. To be used in the General History of Travel].

: Jean-Francois de La Harpe, 1757.

Rare 18th century engraved map of North America by French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page, hand-colored, the map shows the French territory of Louisiane and Florida.  Labelled cities and regions include St. Augustine, Savannah, New Orleans, Santa Fe, Toronto, Detroit, Mobile, Pensacola, New Mexico, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Topographical features include Lakes Michigan, Erie, andContinue reading "Carte de la Floride, de la Louisiane, et Pays Voisins. [18th Century Map of Florida, Louisiana, and Neighboring Countries. To be used in the General History of Travel]."

Peixotto, Ernest

Romantic California.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912.

Finely bound edition of this classic in travel and tourism for the state of California. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands with a design of a California mission and bell on the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt,Continue reading "Romantic California."

van der Aa, Pieter

La Floride, Suirvant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs de l’Academie Royale des Sciences, etc. [17th Century Map of Florida and America].

Leiden : Pieter van der Aa, [1713].

Rare 17th century hand-colored engraved map of Florida and 17th century America by Dutch cartographer Pieter van der Aa. One page, the engraved hand-colored map features Florida, part of Mexico, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland and Illinois, Native American territories of Conchaques, Apalachicoli, and Apalache, Villages of the Chaktas Indians, and the Bahamas. Embellished cartouche. InContinue reading "La Floride, Suirvant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs de l’Academie Royale des Sciences, etc. [17th Century Map of Florida and America]."

Johnson, Osa

I Married Adventure: The Life and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1940.

First edition of Johnson’s classic work. Octavo, original striped cloth, photographic endpapers illustrated with 83 aquatone illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Esther Bates With my very best African wishes. Affectionately Osa Johnson.” Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips and wear.

Colton’s Map of Florida.

New York : G.W. & C.B. Colton, 1868.

Rare 19th century printing of Colton’s map of Florida. One page, the lithographed map shows a detailed view of the state of Florida with an inset of the southern portion and the Keys. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 35.5 inches by 25.5 inches.

Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki and James D

Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973.

First edition of this classic work, a powerful true story of life in a Japanese American incarceration camp. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by co-author, “James D. Houston Sacramento June 4, 1997” on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

Kranz, Eugene and Seymour Liebergot

Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.

April 13, 1970.

Signed photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module. Satin-finish photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, boldly signed in gold felt tip by NASA’s heroic mission controllers Eugene Kranz, “Eugene F. Kranz, ‘Flight,'” and Seymour Liebergot, “‘Flight… we’d better think about gettin’ in the LM.’ 4/13/70, Sy Liebergot, Apollo 13 EECOM.” In fine condition.Continue reading "Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph."

Nygaard, Norman E. [Walter Knott]

Walter Knott Twentieth Century Pioneer: The Story of the Man Behind Knott’s Berry Farm Internationally-Known Tourist Attraction.

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Publishing House, 1965.

First edition of this thrilling documentary on how Walter Knott transformed his family’s berry farm into Knott’s Berry Farm. Octavo, original publisher’s brown cloth, frontispiece of Knott’s Berry Farm, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Knott on the title page, “To my friend Mr. A. E. Herrboldt, Walter Knott.” Fine inContinue reading "Walter Knott Twentieth Century Pioneer: The Story of the Man Behind Knott’s Berry Farm Internationally-Known Tourist Attraction."

Mallet, Allain Manesson

Floride. Das Landt Florida. [17th Century Map of Florida].

Frankfurt : Allain M. Mallet, c. 1686.

Rare 17the century copper engraved map of Florida from Allain Manesson Mallet’s Description De L’ Univers, Contenant Les Differents Systemes Du Monde, Les Cartes generales & particulieres.’ One page, hand-colored, the copper-engraved map shows Canada or Nouvelle France, the Appalachians, Florida (Tegesta), the Gulf of Mexico, and Cuba. In fine condition. An exceptional example.

Burton, Captain Sir Richard F

A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.

London : Tylston and Edwards, 1893.

Memorial edition of this mid-19th-century travel narrative by British explorer Richard Burton. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco over cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece, with appendices. In near fine condition.

Maugham, W. Somerset

Don Fernando.

London : William Heinemann LTD, 1935.

Signed limited edition of this exploration and celebration of Spain’s Golden Age. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, silk ribbon bound in. One of 175 numbered copies, this is number 18. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In near fine condition, bookplate to theContinue reading "Don Fernando."

Blair, Lawrence; Lorne Blair

Ring of Fire.

London : Bantam Books, 1988.

First edition of this lavish documentary spanning ten years of adventure through the islands of the East. Quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Cy, with warmth, Lawrence Blair 1988.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bipin Patel.Continue reading "Ring of Fire."

Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas

L’Empire de La Chine Pour Servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages. [Eighteenth Century Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Map of China].

Paris 1748.

Eighteenth century engraved map of China by renowned French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page with two decorative cartouches. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17.25 inches.

Attenborough, David

The Zoo Quest Expeditions.

London : Lutterworth, 1980.

First edition of this volume that compiles Attenborough’s acclaimed Quest Series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author “with best wishes David Attenborough” on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

Burton, Richard

The Thousand and One Nights: The Arabian Nights Entertainments. With an Introduction Illustrative of the Religion, Manners, and Customs of the Mohammedans.

London : J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1883.

The Nimmo edition of Burton’s monumental masterpiece. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter maroon crushed levant morocco over marbled boards by Bayntun with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with nineteen original etchings by Lalauze. One of 150 numbered copies printed on laid paper withContinue reading "The Thousand and One Nights: The Arabian Nights Entertainments. With an Introduction Illustrative of the Religion, Manners, and Customs of the Mohammedans."

Peary, Robert E. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt

The North Pole.

London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1910.

First British edition of Peary’s illustrated account of his journey to the North Pole. Thick quarto, original cloth with a polar bear and gilt titles to the spine, gilt titles and disk to the front panel, double ruling to the front panel stamped in white, a polar bear in white to the rear panel, tissue-guardedContinue reading "The North Pole."

Barrington, Daines

The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted.

New York : James Eastburn & Co, 1818.

First separate American edition of this work arguing that reaching the North Pole was possible. Octavo, bound in modern half brown calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, black calf spine labels, title page vignette, with a folding frontispiece map of the North Pole.Continue reading "The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted."

Blair, Lawrence; Lorne Blair

Ring of Fire.

Toronto : Bantam Books, 1988.

First edition of this lavish documentary spanning ten years of adventure through the islands of the East. Square quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Jean and Bob – with warm memories of a shared adventure into…Ring of Fire Lawrence Blair SulawesiContinue reading "Ring of Fire."

Malte-Brun, Conrad [China]

Empire Chinois et Japon. [Nineteenth Century Conrad Malte-Brun Map of the Chinese Empire] [China].

Paris 1812.

Fine detailed nineteenth century map of China by Dano-French geographer Conrad Malte-Brun. One page. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 14.75 inches.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Gateway to the Everglades”.

Fort Lauderdale : Snyder & Hortt, Real Estate and Investments, c. 1915.

Rare first edition promotional brochure for the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Octavo, profusely illustrated with photographs taken c. 1914-1915 of the business district, boulevards, markets, railways, farms, orange groves, beaches, marinas, streams, and homes of Fort Lauderale. Map of Florida on the final page. In near fine condition. Scarce, OCLC/WorldCat locates only one otherContinue reading "Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Gateway to the Everglades”."

Facsimiles of Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Waitangi.

New Zealand : R.E. Owen, Government Printer, 1960.

Finely bound example of this compilation of documents related to the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand and the Treaty of Waitangi. Quarter, bound in full pebbled leatherette with gilt titles to the front panel, containing numerous facsimiles of original signed documents, many folding. In very good condition. Rare.

Fleming, Ian

The Diamond Smugglers.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1957.

First edition of the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, illustrated. In fine condition. Introduction by John Blaze.

Pumphrey, Stanley. Introduction by John D. Whittier

Indian Civilization: A Lecture by Stanley Pumphrey of England. With Introduction by John G. Whittier.

Philadelphia : The Bible and Tract Distributing Society, 1877.

Rare first edition of Pumphrey’s report on the condition of the Indian tribes removed to the Indian Territory and Kansas. Octavo, original wrappers, hand-colored folding map of the Indian Territory assigned to the various tribes along with information about the treaties which led to the formation of the reserve, appendix. Introduction by John G. Whittier.Continue reading "Indian Civilization: A Lecture by Stanley Pumphrey of England. With Introduction by John G. Whittier."

Rickenbacker, Captain Edward V. Introduction by W.L. White

Seven Came Through: Rickenbacker’s Full Story Including His Message to America.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc, 1943.

First edition of Rickenbacker’s account of 24 days adrift in a life raft. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With my every best wish to Gertrude Moellering Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker.” Very good in a good dust jacket.