London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Complete in two octavo volumes; (V.1) xvi, 510pp, with a folding map frontis, folding plate of Chinese characters opposite p 392; 24pp publisher's catalog dated October, 1843 at rear; (V. 2) vi 570. Volume I with bookplate of James Wickersham, Alaskan..... More

Boston: Branden Press, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 236 pp. INSCRIBED "To ***, a really neat / lady. Hope you enjoy / reading this book as much / as I did living it. / Sam Halpern." Near fine in very good dustjacket (wear to extremities; short closed tears; light fading to..... More

Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner, 1968. First Edition. Quarto; xviii, 345pp; with 11 plates (2 color and 9 b/w plates. A Very Good to Near Fine copy. Large book; extra shipping charges may apply. More

Bern: Peter Lang Publishing, 2006. 1st. Paperback. Octavo; xiv, 327 pages. More

New York: The Citadel Press, 1955. 1st. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by the author to Wallace Sterling, former President of Stanford University. First American Edition. 8vo. 183pp. Black & white frontispiece illustration; photographic portrait of author. Translated by Michael Bullock. Blue paper covered boards; gilt titles to spine. Minor wear to spine..... More

New York: Crown Publishers, 1947. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 468pp. Bibliography. Index. A Railroad Almanac. More than 100 illustrations from photographs and contemporary prints. Fine in near fine dust jacket (minor wear to extremities with small loss at spine head; short closed tear to upper rear corner). The story of the..... More

Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing Company, 1978. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 304pp. Bibliography; Index.Over 600 Photo-illustrations & drawings of most of the tools used in the martime travels, mainly from 1800 onwards. Tan cloth in purple and yellow illustrated dustjacket. A near fine copy (lower front board edged scraped; decorative bookplate..... More

New York: Institute of Pacific Relations, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; xii, 97pp. A review copy with publisher's slip tipped in. Near Fine copy in rose cloth with black and gold label at spine in very good dust jacket (tanning, edgewear, a couple of small snags at rear). "Today when..... More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 262pp. Glossary; Index. Photo-reproductions. Red cloth in illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy (owner blindstamp to ffep) in fine dustjacket. Here the author writes of her adult life in Africa, in particular the legendary personalities of Kenya between the wars, the men and..... More

Honolulu: Institute of Pacific Relations, 1927. First Edition thus. Octavos; 14 booklets from 6pp to 36pp, generally in Very Good to Near Fine condition in staplebound wrappers. The Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR) was established in 1925 to provide a forum for discussion of problems and relations between nations of..... More

London: Richard Bentley, 1837. New Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 375, (1) pp. 4 hand-colored engravings (including frontispiece); 15 diagrams; 2 large fold-out charts at rear. 3/4 tan calf over marbled boards; five raised bands, two black leather title labels & elaborate gilt stamping to spine; marbled edges & endpapers. A very..... More

Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, 1946. 1st. Paperback. First edition. 12mo. How to See Nikko, 32pp; How to See Yokohama & Kamakura, 14pp; How to See Fuji-Hakone, 24pp. Black & white illustrations; photographs; maps; drawings; advertisements. Minor creasing to corners of "How to See Fuji-Hakaone" with short closed tear to spine;..... More

Havana, Cuba: Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 124pp. Color photo-illustrations by Gianni Costantino. Bibliography. Brown cloth with gilt lettering in color printed dustjacket. A beautifully illustrated history on the production of Cuban cigars. More