History and Culture of the Americas in general, and of the United States in particular.
(Image is from The Army of the United States, 19190.)
London: John Murray, 1835. First edition. Hardcover. 3 volumes. 8vo. xii, 395; viii, 415; [v]-viii, 408 pp. Original drab cloth boards, printed paper labels. BIndings are well worn and soiled, lettering labels on volume 3 partially perished, the first 7 leaves of Volume III with alight dampstain. A good set..... More
Boston: Webster & Southard, 1836. First edition. Wraps. 8vo. (48)pp. Sewn wrappers. Illustrated with woodcuts. A conventional almanac but with text and memorable dates relating to anti-slavery issues and people. There is a particularly gruesome cut opposite November of a Negro Hunt . The first in a series of anti-slavery..... More
Evanston: The Shori Private Press, 1960. Limited edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 49,(3)pp. Hand printed on Ticonderoga Laid Text paper using types after Garamont. Bound in full marbled sheep. spine gilt with a red leather lettering label, gilt. Marbled endpapers. Housed in a slipcase covered in decorated paper. The binding is like..... More
NY: Banks and Brothers, 1870. New edition. Hardcover. Large thick 8vo. The New and Enlarged Edition. xxiv,800pp. Modern full navy blue polished calf. Spine in 6 compartments with raised bands; dark red morocco lettering pieces, gilt; marbled endpapers. Old presentation inscription on a preliminary blank from George Denis of the..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896-1906. Hardcover. Seven volumes, 8vo. Volumes 1 and 2 are later printings, the remainder are first editions. Bound by The Booklovers Shop, Cleveland, in half brown morocco, spines in six compartments with raised b ands, top edges gilt; marbled sides and endpapers. A fine..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 437pp. Preface by W. H. Prescott. Later binding of brown textured cloth, gilt spine title. A near fine copy. Ostensibly a travel narrative told in 54 letters, it describes the politics, people, and landscape of Mexico through the eyes of a...... More
n.p. (Mérida, Yucatan): n.p. (Hu'un), n.d. Stiff card wraps. An accordion book in the style of a Mayan Codex. Closed, it measures 4 by 4½ inches. The covers are of stiff card made of handmade Mayan paper; the text, printed on both sides, is on handmade Mayan paper by Hu'un..... More
London: Published by the Author, 1841. First edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 4to. viii, 264;viii, 266pp. Original deep blue-green cloth, coated endpapers. Folding map in Vol. I, and two full page maps in Vol. II. Errata slip present in Vol. I. Illustrated throughout. Even though the standard references call for 3112..... More
Santa Fé: The Press at the Palace of the Governors, (2016). Limited edition. Hardcover. 4to. 59pp. plus colophon. One of 80 numbered copies. Printed letterpress at the Palace Press by Tom Leech and James Bourland on handmade wove Spanish paper from the Garza Paper Mill. The typeface is digital Bodoni..... More
New York: J. H. Colton, 1864. Hardcover. Lithographed map, hand-colored. Image size 29½ by 41½ inches, folded into a folder of brown textured cloth embossed in blind and gilt. The map has been reinforced on the reverse at the corners with what appears to be old archival glassine tape which..... More
London: Henry LIntot, 1745. Folio. Pp. (479)-604 extracted from the third edition of Churchill's Collection of Voyages. bound to style in quarter dark brown calf, red lettering label to the spine, marbled paper boards. A fine copy. This is the first biography anf history of Christopher Columbus written by his..... More
Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 185. First edition. Hardcover. 8VO. XII, (13)-432pp. Publisher's drab cloth blocked in blind and on the spine and upper board in gilt. Cloth well faded and gilt dulled, but the binding is strong and only lightly worn. Howes, C-726; Sabin 16339. More
Boston: Samuel Walker and Company, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. Large 4tos. Illustrated under the supervision of George T. Andrew from original designs by F. G. C. Darley, Wm. L. Shepard, Granville Perkins, etc. Half leather. Spines in 6 compartments, gilt. Marbled paper boards, edges and endpapers. Upper inner..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881. First edition. Hardcover. 2 Volumes. xxi, (3), 707,(1), (6pp of ads); xvii,(3),808, (4pp)ads)pp. Brown cloth, gilt spine titles, gilt medallions on the upper boards, floral endpapers. Complete with 17 maps, 4 in Vol. 1, and 13 in Vol. 2. Scattered light foxing and..... More
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Four volumes. 8vo. Original green T-grain cloth, gilt spine titles Frontispiece in each volume and 12 additional plates. The rear pocket of volume 4 contains the folding map called for,. A near fine set with only traces of wear at the..... More
Tucson: DeGrazia Studios, (1962). First edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio. Twenty large 18 by 22 inch full color lithographs depicting the memorable events in the life of the popular, talented and heroic Eusebio Kino, SJ, sometimes called the most eminent and beloved Southwest pioneer. The images vary in size on the..... More
(London): Printed for Henry Lintot; and John Osborn, (1746). Hardcover. Folio. Pp. 3 to 116 extracted from the third edition of Churchill's Voyages, Volume VI. The original was written by a priest of the Society of Jesus in Latin. This is said to be the first English version, although..... More
Walpole, Newhampsire: David Carlisle, Jun. 1796. Hardcover. 12mo. iv, 5-132pp. Contemporary full leather. Lacks front free endpaper, and a small piece from the top corner of the title page; leather mended at some time at the base of the spine; general wear and scuffing; else a very good copy. Silas..... More
New York: Published by J. Disturnell, 1858. Hardcover. 12mo. 298,[26]pp. with fifteen plates, maps and full-page illustrations, including the large folding map. Publisher's embossed cloth, blocked in gilt on the spine and upper board. Yellow endpapers. Spine tips worn and light wear to the edges and corners but a very..... More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1867. Hardcover. Fifth edition, Revised. Two volumes. Illustrated with cuts based on photographs. Full contemporary tan calf. Spines in six compartments with raised bands, gilt, and black lettering labels, gilt. Marbled edges and endpapers in a non-pareil pattern. Some of the tissues guards for the illustrations..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1964-1986. First edition. Eight volumes. Large 8vo. Turquoise colored cloth, gilt spine titles. Complete. Covers the period 1820-1840. Two indices. A fine set, and the only set to date that collects the writings of the son of President John Quincy Adams. More
Philadelphia: J. & T. Doughty, 1830. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Volume I. 4to. vii,[1],298,[2];pp., plus 24 hand-colored lithographic plates, and uncolored engraved portrait of Charles Willson Peale. Engraved title page. Contemporary calf boards, rebacked to style in matching leather, and with the original spine laid-in. Text is brown and..... More
Philadelphia: Published byT.K. Greenbank, 1834. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xii, 263pp. Illustrated. Publisher's original temporary binding of drab cloth, printed paper label. Label nearly perished, hinges neatly repaired, text block somewhat foxed as is typical for this period; a good copy in original binding. With the signature of G. C...... More
Cummington, Massachusetts: The Cummington Press, (1941). Limited edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Unpaginated. Natural linen cloth, the title printed in black on the upper board. Finely printed on Georgian paper by Harry Duncan, Katherine Frazier & Jane Ward, the staff of the Cummington Press. One of three hundred numbered copies; this is..... More
New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1907. Illustrated with photographs by the author. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth. Upper board blocked in gilt, spine title in black. 11 full page illustrations from photographs. Large folding map is present in the rear. Traces of soil, tiny hole at base of..... More
