Boston: The Page Company Publishers, 1916. Here is an early Twentieth Century travel book, part of the "Spell Series" on various countries. This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Printing, presented in a beautiful, highly decorative binding with a Japanese scence in blue, two shades of green, and blue.on the cover. The scene repeats on the spine. Clean text; 396 pages, indexed. The top edge is gilt, others rough-cut. Just hints of rub at the margins, else a Fine copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Printing.. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. View More...
Mansfield Centre/West Vancouver: Martino Publishing/Voyager Press Rare Books/Wayfarer's Bookshop, 2005. Soldier, translator, linguist, African explorer, adventurer, philo-Arabist and anti-Semite. Burton (1821-1890) was always controversial; here is the Foreign Office report on his recall as Consul to Damascus. First printed in 1872 by Clayton and Company. This is a Fine copy of a facsimile edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 141 pages. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. Facsimile Edition. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. View More...
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1929. Tales of South America by the adventurer Richard Halliburton (1900-1939), who became famous for, among other things, swimming the entire length of the Panama Canal. He aspired to the swash-buckling life; appropriately, he was lost at sea and presumed dead. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Olive green cloth binding with gilt titles on the front cover and the spine. Clean text; 368 pages. Map as decorative endpapers. This copy has been SIGNED by the author on the FFEP, keeping company with a gifting inscription by a previous-owner. No dustj... View More...
Los Angeles: Wilderness Press/Ward Ritchie Press, 1970. Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) is acknowledged as one of the finest American artists of the XXth Century; an incredible draftsman, he was particularly noted for his graphic illustrations. This is a reissue of his first book, originally published in 1920. First Edition Thus, "Including extensive hitherto unpublished passages from the original journal," in a beautiful fine press edition designed by Ward Ritchie. Includes Kent's Prefaces from the previous printings. LIMITED to 1550 copies, this is #1462; however, this copy has not been signed, as... View More...
New York: Doubleday & McClure Company, 1899. An anthology of articles Kipling wrote for the "Civil & Military gazette" and "The Pioneer" between 1887 and 1889. These are Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies of the First American Edition (the "Authorized Edition"). Two volumes in green cloth binding; ruled on front cover and lettered in gilt on the spine. Clean text; xiii, 460 pages, and ix, 400 pages. Hints of bumping, and some very light wear at margins. Quite nice copies.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
New York/London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Mary Blair Niles (1880-1959) was a well-known geographer who also wrote several novels. This account of her time spent in Haiti was first published in 1926. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the Second Printing (stated "Second printing, February, 1927"). Orange and gold paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; viii, 325 pages; illustrated endpapers. Frontis photograph in sepia; 15 others within, by Robert Niles, Jr. This copy has been SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the second free endpaper. Bump... View More...
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Wren (1875-1941) is a man of some mystery. He may or may not have served in the Foreign Legion, but he wrote accurately about it. His most famous work is "Beau Geste," made into a popular movie. Here Wren is presenting the story of a woman who herself may or may not have been real; a fascinating story nonetheless. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamping of a Legionaire bugler. Clean and fresh text; 380 pages. This at one time was part of a circulating library; there are stamps to that effect on t... View More...
