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First Edition of "Perhaps the most famous of all Hunting Books" A Hunter's Wanderings In Africa; Inscribed by Frederick Courteney Selous to James Jameson
SELOUS, Frederick Courteney.
A Hunter’s Wanderings In Africa.
London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1881.
First edition of this classic firsthand account "perhaps the most famous of all hunting books" of Frederick Courteney Selous' hunting expeditions across southern and central Africa. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded wood engraved frontispiece, a folding map, with 19 black and white full-page illustrations. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To James S. Jameson with kind regards from the author Nov 1881." The recipient, James Sligo Jameson (1856–1888) was a Scottish explorer, naturalist, and heir to the Jameson whiskey fortune. In the early part of…
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 148068
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The Story of the Winged-S; inscribed by Igor Sikorsky
SIKORSKY, Igor.
The Story of the Winged-S: Late Developments and Recent Photographs of the Helicopter.
New York: Dodd, Meade & Company, 1958.
First edition, early printing of the autobiography of the Russian-American aviation pioneer and designer of the first viable American helicopter. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack Sloane with kindest personal regards of I. Sikorsky Jan 25 1963." Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 148067
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“I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk... food, for me, has always been an adventure": Kitchen Confidential; Inscribed by Anthony Bourdain
BOURDAIN, Anthony.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.
New York: Bloomsbury, 2000.
First edition, early printing of the legendary chef's bestselling memoir and first work of non-fiction. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Anthony Bourdain on the half-title page in a contemporary full signature, "To Jenna." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Notice 51. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 148066
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A New, Authentic, and Complete Edition of Captain James Cook's Voyages Round the World
COOK, James.
A New, Authentic, and Complete Edition of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority. Captain Cook’s First, Second, Third and Last Voyages.
London: Alex Hogg, c.1784-1786.
The authentic and complete edition of the official accounts of Captain James Cook’s voyages, “the foundation of modern knowledge of the Pacific and a cornerstone of the literature of travel and exploration” (Beddie 648, 1216, 1543; Hill 782, 358, 361). Folio, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece, one large folding map, 157 black and white engraved plates with maps, charts, and illustrations. In good condition with rubbing to the extremities, rebacked and reinforced.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 147944
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Signed Limited First Edition of William Beebe's Galapagos: World's End
BEEBE, William.
Galapagos: World’s End.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 numbered copies, this is number 54, boldly signed by William Beebe, the father of modern ecology. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with 24 tipped-in color plates by Isabel Cooper, and 83 photographs mostly by John Tee-Van. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 84953
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Elaborately illustrated finely bound John Carne's views of Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c.
CARNE, John.
Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c.
London, Paris, & New York: Fisher, Son, & Co, 1836.
Early printing of Carne's collection of views of Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor. Quarto, bound in full elaborately blind-stamped morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt central vignette to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, illustrated with a series of views drawn from nature by W.H. Bartlett and William Purser. In very good condition. Bookplate to the front pastedown.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 147942
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First Edition of Alfonso Cuarón's Roma
CUARON, Alfonso.
Roma.
New York: Assouline, 2018.
First edition of this companion piece offering deeper insight into Alfonso Cuarón’s film of the same name, including the full screenplay. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, with an introduction by Valeria Luiselli. In fine condition. Photography by Carlos Somonte. Housed in a custom pictorial slipcase.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 147937
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First Edition of Ric Burns and James Sanders' New York: An Illustrated History
BURNS, Ric; James Sanders; Lisa Ades.
New York: An Illustrated History.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
First edition of this landmark illustrated history of the city that never sleeps. Quarto, original half cloth, heavily illustrated with 500 images in color and black and white. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 147936
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First Edition of David Yarrow: Storytelling; Signed by him
YARROW, David.
David Yarrow: Storytelling.
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 2022.
First edition of this collection of tales of adventure and misadventure told through Yarrow's magnificent high-art photography, with a foreword by Cindy Crawford. Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profusely illustrated with a mix of over 125 photographs of Yarrow’s most iconic work and previously unpublished photographs. Signed by the author on the half-title page, "All the best David." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susi Oberhelman.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147931
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First Edition of The Right Stuff; Signed by Tom Wolfe
WOLFE, Tom.
The Right Stuff.
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979.
First edition of Wolfe's classic work. Octavo, original cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe on the second front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Kiyoshi Kanai.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147879
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First Edition of Rev. Frederick W. Mant's The Midshipman
MANT, Rev. Frederick W.
The Midshipman: or Twelve Years at Sea.
London: G. Routledge & Co, 1854.
First and only edition of this nautical memoir. Octavo, half calf bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, edges sprinkled red. In very good condition. Ownership plates to the front pastedown and front panel of the Norfolk & Norwich Library, donated there from the library of George Frederick Cooke in 1898. An attractive example rarely encountered.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147865
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First Edition of Amazonia; Signed by Sebastiao Salgado
SALGADO, Sebastiao.
Amazonia.
Germany: Taschen, 2022.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the legendary photographer. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the title page. Editing, concept, and design by Lelia Wanick Salgado. In near fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 148295
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First Edition of General Johnston's Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso
JOHNSTON, Joseph Eggleston.
Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso.
Washington: Printed at the Union Office, 1850.
First edition of this notable military report of important maps and plates of Texas in 1850. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and detailing stamped in blind, two large folding maps, illustrated with 72 plates excluding plates 2, 21, and 39 which were never published. Also including the Report of Capt. R.B. Marcy's Route from Fort Smith to Santa Fe and the Report of Lieutenant W.J.C. Whiting's reconnaissances of the Western Frontier of Texas. In very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell case. Rare in the original cloth.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 147863
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First Edition in English of D. Ferdinand Columbus' The History of the Life and Actions of Adm. Christopher Columbus
COLUMBUS, D. Ferdinand [Christopher Columbus].
The History of the Life and Actions of Adm. Christopher Columbus, and of his Discovery of the West-Indies, Call’d the New World.
London: Awnsham and John Churchill, 1704.
First edition in English of this biography of Christopher Columbus written by his son. Folio, half-cloth, all edges marbled, paper label to front panel. Extracted from vol. II of the Churchills' Collection of Voyages and Travels, the Italian original was first published in 1571. In near fine condition with light toning and rubbing to rear panel. An exceptional example.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 147848
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First Edition of Sailing Alone Around the World; Signed by Joshua Slocum in the Year of Publication
SLOCUM, Captain Joshua.
Sailing Alone Around the World.
New York: The Century Company, 1900.
First edition of "the finest single-handed adventure story yet written" (Seafarer). Octavo, original blue cloth, pictorially stamped in silver and green, top edge gilt. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Spray New Jamestown July 22nd 1900 Joshua Slocum." In very good condition. Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. Signed first editions are rare.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 149006
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“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price": First Edition of The Fun of It; Signed by Amelia Earhart
EARHART, Amelia.
The Fun of It.
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932.
First edition of Earhart's account of her childhood, her fascination with aviation, and her life through her 1932 flight across the Atlantic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout, with the original record in the rear pastedown. Boldly signed by Amelia Earhart on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 148141
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Rare First edition, first issue of George Anson's Voyage Round the World; illustrated with forty-two folding maps and copper-plates
ANSON, George. Compiled by Richard Walter.
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, II, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.
London: Printed for the Author, 1748.
First edition, first issue of the highly anticipated, best-selling official account of Anson's voyages which went through numerous editions and was translated into several European languages. Quarto, three volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over pebbled boards with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, marbled endpapers, illustrated with forty-two folding maps and copper-plates. Of this voyage, Sabin wrote "the progress of science formed no part of this expedition which was prepared for attacking, unawares, the Spanish possessions and shipping in the South Sea, and which was so successful, that the prize-money divided amongst the officers…
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 149503
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First edition of Scott Kelly's Endurance; signed by him and signed three times by legendary dust jacket Designer Chip Kidd
KELLY, Scott with Margaret Lazarus Dean. [Chip Kidd].
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
First edition of the famed astronaut's stunning memoir. Octavo, original cloth, with 24 pages of full-color photographs. Boldly signed by Scott Kelly on the title page. Additionally signed three times by dust jacket illustrator Chip Kidd on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the title page, and rear flap of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 149530
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Special Edition of Charles A. Lindbergh's The Spirit of St. Louis
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
The Spirit of St. Louis.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1953].
Special slipcase edition of Lindbergh's autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original gold half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, blue top stain, pictorial slipcase. Fine in a near fine slipcase.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 147646
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First Edition of Charles Dickens' American Notes: For General Circulation
DICKENS, Charles.
American Notes: For General Circulation.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1842.
First edition, first issue of this classic critique of American life. Octavo, two volumes, half calf bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges marbled. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147693
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First edition of Charles Dickens' Pictures from Italy
DICKENS, Charles.
Pictures From Italy.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846.
First edition of Dickens' classic travelogue. Octodecimo, half calf bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges marbled, with vignette illustrations on wood by Samuel Palmer. In near fine condition.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 147700
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First Edition of Samuel Johnson's A Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, In the Year 1774; In the Rare Original Binding
JOHNSON, Samuel.
A Diary of a Journey Into North Wales, In the Year 1774.
London: Printed for Robert Jennings, 1816.
First edition of Samuel Johnson's diary of a trip to Wales in July-August of 1774, which was later incorporated into various editions of Boswell's 'Life of Johnson'. Octavo, original half-cloth, two engraved facsimile plates of Johnson's handwriting, errata slip tipped in at rear. In very good condition. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the left flap of the slipcase. Rare in the original binding.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 147758
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"This earth is our only home. She is ours to protect and cherish!": First Edition of Antarctica: The Global Warning; Warmly Inscribed by Sebastian Copeland
COPELAND, Sebastian; Foreword by Mikhail Gorbachev; Preface by Leonardo DiCaprio.
Antarctica: The Global Warning.
San Rafael, CA: Earth Aware, 2007.
First edition of this riveting collection of photographs depicting the true state of our global ecosystem. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth, illustrated with breathtaking high-resolution photographs by Sebastian Copeland throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "October 2008, To Victoria, This earth is our only home. She is ours to protect and cherish! Sebastian Copeland." Accompanied by a DVD of four video shorts. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Author photograph by Orlando Bloom.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147778
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George W. Catlin's The North American Indians
CATLIN, George W.
North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years’ Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839.
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1926.
First Grant edition of this detailed anthropological history. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher's cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, illustrated with 180 color lithograph plates (including maps, 1 of which is folding) containing 320 images from original paintings by Catlin. In very good condition with wear and a few small closed tears to the cloth of the spine extremities. Howes C241; Wagner-Camp 84. Deaccessioned from the Hammersmith Public Libraries Reference Department with bookplates to the pastedowns and small embossed stamps. A very nice example with bright gilt decoration.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 149810
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Rare Collection of Early Twentieth Century R.J. Waters Ship Photographs
WATERS, R.J.
Early Twentieth Century R.J. Waters Ship Photograph Collection.
[1856-1937].
Collection of approximately 393 photographic prints of ships in the San Francisco Harbor, taken at the turn of the twentieth century. Photographs of full rigged sailing ships, clipper ships, whaling barks, tramp steamers, steam trawlers, and a torpedo boat are in the collection, many stamped Waters Company or R.J. Waters & Co., San Francisco. Ships from all around the world are represented including Scotland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and the United States. Many show San Francisco docks, skyline and headlands as the setting, one depicting Alcatraz in the background. In very good condition. The photographs measure approximately 8…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 147681
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"A Journey into Nowhere" Rare Log of President Truman's Eighteen Day Vacation Cruise
LANGELLO, Charles J. [Harry S. Truman].
Log of the President’s Vacation Cruise: August 16, 1946 to September 2, 1946.
1946.
Rare keepsake book of President Truman's 18-day vacation cruise, known as "A Journey into Nowhere." The log records activities including games, fishing, and reports of members, featuring visits to Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Hamilton, Bermuda; and Hampton Roads, Virginia. Octavo, pictorial front cover, blue plastic comb binding, illustrated with black and white photographs. Unlike some Presidents before him, Truman was not an avid angler, and his trips to sea were generally more escapes than sporting pursuits. This particular expedition came at a difficult time early in Truman's presidency, the country, and world, rife with political and economic uncertainty following the…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 147718
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Rare Manuscript Diary of an Ocean Voyage Aboard the S.S. Korean Maru to the Far East in 1927 [with] Pacific Telegram
[MACLEAN, Lyell].
Manuscript Diary of an Ocean Voyage to the Far East in 1927.
1927.
Rare manuscript diary kept during an ocean voyage aboard the steamer ship Korean Maru from California to Hawaii and the Far East, as far as Ceylon, where the account ends. Octavo, bound in red morocco with clasp, illustrated with sketches in the margins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Accompanied by a postcard of the S.S. Korea Maru and a photographically illustrated view book of Japan laid in, and a telegram from The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. addressed to Lyell MacLean, "Bon Voyage to you and your mother and father what a wonderful trip to start out upon. Sorry I…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 147717
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Finely Bound Edition of Ernest Peixotto's Romantic California
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, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated throughout by Ernest Peixotto. In very good condition with light rubbing.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 147696
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RARE TYPED NOTE SIGNED BY "IL COMMENDATORE" ENZO FERRARI
FERRARI, Enzo.
Enzo Ferrari Typed Note Signed.
Modena: 1987.
Rare typed note signed by the founder of the Ferrari automobile marque, Enzo Ferrari. One page, typescript on the verso of a color photograph of Ferrari, the note reads: 'Grazie degli auguri signed "Ferrari" febbraio 1987.' In very good condition with remnants of hinging on the left edge and slight fading to the signature. The note measures 4 inches by 6 inches. Accompanied by two black and white photographs featuring Ferrari, one of which shows him standing with American businessman William F. Harrah at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, May 1961, with a typed plaque asserting the fact.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 147516
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Rare 1963 color photograph of the Project Mercury Astronauts; signed by GUS GRISSOM, JOHN GLENN, JR., GORDON COOPER, SCOTT CARPENTER, WALLY SCHIRRA, AND D.K. SLAYTON
CARPENTER, Scott; Gordon Cooper; John Glenn.
Project Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph.
[1963].
Chromogenic photograph of the Project Mercury astronauts, signed by six of the Mercury Seven. This informal group shot was taken at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston on October 21, 1963, during Look Magazine's photo coverage for the Mercury Seven's winning of the Robert J. Collier Trophy Award. Signed by Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Jr., Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, And D.K. Slayton. With an additional secretarial signature for Alan Shepherd. Matted and framed. In near fine condition. The photograph measures 13.5 inches by 10.75 inches. The entire piece measures 18.75 inches by 21.5 inches. A very sharp piece.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147686
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Rare Photograph of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon; Signed by Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins.
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Moonwalk Photograph.
[NASA], 1969.
Rare photograph of the Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Octavo, color chromogenic print of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag after having mounted it into the solid, rocky ground of the lunar surface. Boldly signed on the mount in black ink by "Neil Armstrong," "M. Collins," and "Buzz Aldrin." Mounted and framed. In fine condition. The piece measures 17.25 inches by 17.25 inches. Accompanied by a photo light cover. A stunning presentation with uninscribed signatures. "This unique space treasure was a gifted keepsake given to [the original owner] by a friend on the staff of public relations with…
Price: $18,000.00 Item Number: 147430
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"No Dream Is Too High For Those with Their Eyes in the Sky": First Edition of H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon; With a note card lengthily signed by Buzz Aldrin
WELLS, H.G. [Buzz Aldrin].
The First Men in the Moon.
Indianapolis : The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers, 1901.
First edition of Wells's classic work of science fiction. Octavo, original publisher's gilt-decorated blue cloth, illustrated with plates by E. Hering. With a card signed by Buzz Aldrin laid in which reads, "No Dream Is Too High For Those with Their Eyes in the Sky Buzz Aldrin." In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 148027
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Limited Edition 'The Eagle's Last Flight' Lithograph; Signed by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
ALDRIN, Buzz; Michael Collins.
Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight’ Lithograph.
Rare limited edition lithograph of 'The Eagle's Last Flight,' signed by Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Oversized color limited edition lithograph depicting the Apollo 11 command and lunar modules in orbit with the Earth rising in the distance. One of one thousand nine hundred and sixty nine copies boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin in gold and Michael Collins in black, this is number 42. Additionally signed by the artist, Dan Witkoff, in pencil. Framed. In fine condition. An exceptional example with uninscribed autographs. The piece measures 31 inches by 37 inches.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147415
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First edition of Inside South America; Inscribed by John Gunther Douglas Fairbanks by him
GUNTHER, John.
Inside South America.
New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966.
First edition of this eye-opening study of South America, the eighth "Inside" book by John Gunther. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with a black and maps of South America. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Warmly to Douglas and Marylee Fairbanks, of the truly valued. John Gunther. NY Jan 67." From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147581
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"I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve": First Edition of Nothing Venture, Nothing Win; Inscribed by Edmund Hillary
HILLARY, Edmund.
Nothing Venture, Nothing Win.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975.
First edition of Hillary's autobiography, which he considered his finest book. Octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Dan Searle with kindest regards Ed Hillary." The recipient, Dan Searle was a business executive and philanthropist. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of G. D. Searle & Co from 1970 to 1977, and as its Chairman from 1977 until its merger with Monsanto in 1985. He established the Searle Freedom Trust to promote free market economics. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Chrichard.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147926
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"With Love to Jane": First Edition of Inside U.S.A.; Inscribed by John Gunther to his Wife Jane
GUNTHER, John.
Inside U.S.A.
New York: Harper & Brothers , 1947.
First edition of this classic work, "riveting from start to finish" (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, pullout map. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the half-title page, "With love to Jane John May, 1947." The recipient, Jane Gunther was the recipient's wife. She became an editor at Duell, Sloan & Pearce, publishers. She traveled with him extensively and contributed to and helped edit his many books, including Inside Asia, Inside Africa and Inside Russia Today. Very good in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 148017
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First edition of Captain John Franklin's Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea
FRANKLIN, Captain John.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of The Polar Sea, In the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. [with] Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827.
London: John Murray, Ablemarle-Street, 1823.
First editions of the official narratives of Franklin's first and second voyages to the Polar Sea. Quarto, two volumes uniformly bound in full period-style speckled calf with morocco gilt-lettered labels and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, gilt turn-ins. First Narrative: First edition, first issue with the Errata slip, illustrated with 30 plates 11 of which are finely hand colored and 4 folding maps. Second Expedition: First edition illustrated with 31 plates and 6 folding maps, 1 with hand color outline. Sabin 25624 and 26228. Arctic Bibliography 5194 and 5198. In near fine condition. A superb set of this classic of…
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 147522
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Rare engraved 19th century English Double-Hemispheric Map of the World; printed by famed map publisher Henry Teesdale
TEESDALE, Henry.
Henry Teesdale Double-Hemispheric Map of the World.
London: Published by Henry Teesdale, 1831.
Detailed engraved 19th century English double-hemispheric maps of the world issued by Henry Teesdale of London in March 1831. Two hand-colored engraved maps of the Eastern and Western hemispheres. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. Each piece measures 24 inches by 24 inches. An attractive presentation.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147632
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First Edition of Ernest Shackleton’s Classic Account The Heart of the Antarctic; in the Rare Original Dust Jackets
SHACKLETON, Ernest H.
The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O.
London: William Heinemann, 1909.
First trade edition of Shackleton's thrilling account of one of the earliest attempts to reach the South Pole, "the best book of polar travel which has ever been written" (Manchester Guardian). Large octavo, two volumes in the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spines and large silver pictorial blocks to the front panels, top edge gilt, photogravure frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 12 captioned tissue-guarded coloured plates and over 200 black and white plates, folding plate and 3 folding maps in rear pocket of Vol. II, numerous in-text illustrations and diagrams throughout, errata slip tipped into vol. II. With…
Price: $10,500.00 Item Number: 147624
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Complete first edition set of the Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan Performed Under the Command of Commodore Matthew C. Perry; inscribed by famed Civil War era Senator Stephen A. Douglas
HAWKS, Francis L. [Stephen Douglas].
Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. [Including] Observations on the Zodiacal Light.
Washington: Beverly Tucker, Senate Printer/A.O.P. Nicholson, 1856.
First edition, mixed Senate & House issue of this landmark narrative chronicling Perry’s American expedition to Japan meant to promote diplomacy and international commerce. Quarto, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with approximately 114 full-page tinted lithographs (those on natural history hand-colored) and 17 folding charts and maps, the first volume without the generally suppressed nude bathing plate. Vol. I is a presentation copy, inscribed to a Miss C. O. Miller from Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic Senator from Illinois, dated August 11, 1856. Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), a Democratic senator from Illinois, was a central…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 147650