Lake George: The Champlain Transportation Co. & Lake George Steamboat Co., 1932. A beautiful 1932 Pictorial map, originally given a way to tourists in the Lake George & Champlain region of New York, promoting steamboat tours up and down the lakes during the leisure boom of the early 20th century..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. A BEAUTIFUL 1914 1st Edition of this classic Roosevelt South American memoir. Photogravure frontispiece of Roosevelt and Colonel Rondon. Profusely illustrated with photographs by Kermit Roosevelt. Large fold-out map at the end rear of book. "After failing..... More
n.p. Privately Printed, c.1920s. 8vo. A curious volume dedicated to the art of flatulation and its importance throughout history, profusely illustrated with beautiful woodcuts. 109pp. red cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. A lovely edition. More
New York: Christie's, 2022. 1st Edition. Quarto. Two volumes complete, comprising the collection of iconic bookseller William Reese, widely regarded as the greatest Americana dealer of the 20th and 21st centuries. Black cloth with pictorial pastedowns to each volume. Profusely illustrated and containing detailed descriptions of some of..... More
Oxford: Oxprint, 1978. 8vo. Very Good copy of the Kukukuku peoples of Papua, New Guinea. Clean copy. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Edited by C. R. Hallpike from Beatrice Blackwood's published article and unpublished field notes. Interesting sociological and ecological study of these unique peoples. More
New York: G. P. Putnam & Co., 1855. 8vo. First.edition of Bayard Taylor's first hand account of his travels across the world. Red cloth. Tight square binding. Gilt on spine slightly worn. Bumping to the top and bottom of the spine and edges. Illustrated with a detailed folding map..... More