A Voyage Round the World; but more Particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in The King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. Dedicated by Permission to Sir Joseph Banks by George Dixon - 1789

N. Israel/amsterdam. Collectible - Like New. Condition: Fine; Dust Jacket Condition: "1968, sm 4to, 360+ pgs. Facsimile edition. Facsimile of Dixon's London 1789 edition. Bound in simulated vellum. Clean and bright, possibly never been read. With foldout maps and illustrations, original mylar DJ." Hardcover

Da Capo Press. Used - Like New. 1968. Bibliotheca Australiana No. 37. Facsimile of 1789 edition. Leatherette, glassine, large octavo, 360 47 pp., illustrated. Some light shelf wear to cloth. Small tear to glassine. Otherwise in excellent condition. Fine. (Subject: Exploration.)

Amsterdam. N. Israel & New York. Da Capo Press. 1968. Hardcover. 4to. 25.5cm, facsimile reprint of first edition of (London 1789). xix, [2],360,47p. with 16 engraved plates, (inc. 3 folding), and 5 folding maps, 1 plate of music, in white simulated vellum, blue label, gilt titles, a fine copy. (ads).

New York / Amsterdam: Nico Israel / Da Capo, 1968. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to (8" x 10 1/2" ). Pp. [ii], xxxii, 360, 48. (Appendix II; last blank); large folding chart, four double-page charts, three double-page and seven full-page b&w plates; seven full-page natural history plates, two appendices. Simulated vellum. Title continues: " ... in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. Dedicated, by Permission, to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart." Originally published by Geo. Goulding, London, 1789. Copies of the original editions of either Dixon's or Portlock's works are rare, and are priced at several thousand dollars. This is an opportunity to be carried to the Northwest Coast in the late 1790s at little expense. Letters from William Beresford, supercargo of the Queen Charlotte, comprise a substantial aspect of this book; Dixon's work is shown in the valuable charts, the navigational details and the natural history. The expedition carried out important exploration work on… Read More

London: Geo. Goulding, 1789. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. large 4to, xxix, 360, 47 pp + 17 engraved plates, 5 folding maps and charts. Contemporary calf boards (rubbed through at corners), rebacked with new spine, original marbled endpapers retained. Armorial bookplate of John Bridge on front pastedown, Bridge's name and 1827 date written at head of title page, along with "This book belonged to H.R.H. the Duke of York." We believe this is the John Bridge of the firm Rundell and Bridge, jewelers to the royal family. A few plates and one chart with foxing, but overall a very clean copy. Hill 117: "Dixon's voyage is important as a supplement to Captain Cook and for its contributions to the natural history of the Pacific Northwest. The purpose of the expedition was to establish a trade in furs in North America, but the itinerary also included the Isle of Guernsey, Cape Verde Islands, Falkland Islands, Cape Horn, Sandwich Islands (three times), Cook's River, King George's Sound, Prince William… Read More

London: Geo. Goulding, 1789.. xxix,[3],360,47pp. plus five folding maps and seventeen plates (three folding). Contemporary calf, neatly rebacked in matching style, spine gilt, gilt morocco label. Boards somewhat scuffed and rubbed. Light scattered foxing, small tear to upper outer corner of titlepage, some minor splitting along folds of a few maps and plates. Very good. The first edition of this foundational Northwest Coast and Sandwich Islands travel narrative, complete with all folding maps and plates. "Portland and Dixon, who had been with Captain Cook, made this expedition to the northwest coast of America to collect furs for a group of London merchants....The expedition left Gravesend August 29, 1785, and arrived at the Sandwich Islands via cape Horn in May 1786. The mouth of Cook's River in Alaska was reached July 18 and the rest of the summer was spent in sailing down the Coast as far as Nootka Sound. The expedition wintered in the Sandwich Islands and in 1788 proceeded to the Prince William… Read More

London: George Goulding, 1789. First edition. Quarto (350 x 240 mm), 360, 48 pp.,with 22 engraved maps, charts, and plates Original blue-gray paper boards, parchment spine. Printed on thick paper (4 cm.+) and with the natural history plates beautifully colored. Old public library stamps on versos of plates, minor spotting and offsetting, but a superb, completely untrimmed, copy "George Dixon's account of his trading voyage in the Queen Charlotte forms an important supplement and companion to Nathaniel Portlock's narrative of the same on the King George....It is important for its account of trading at Hawaii, Kauai, and Niihau, with considerable information on the chiefs and the political atmosphere of the period". Forbes 161.

Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.

Walter Scott, London, 1889 revised edition, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 79 pages, 5" x 7.5", waterstain on front board, otherwise clean and tight, inscribed by author on ffep.

Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.

By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,… Read More

Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.

547 pages. Black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine. Spine detatched on one side. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from (a UK dealer). Additional photos available.

This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama

Hubbard Brothers, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. 443 pp. Embracing an account of the discovery of the true source of the Mississippi. Complete with fold-out map. Illustrated. Wear to bottom and top of spine. Gilded lettering and design is intact, design on spine is worn towards the bottom however. Corners show bumping and wear, only slightly worn through.

LEO MARGULIES, EDITOR. The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction (1954, Merlin Press 1st Ed. w/dj)Please see our stock cover photo. Edited by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend. Used. VG/G- original unclipped $3.95 DJ. 1954, Merlin Press, Inc. 580 pages. ANTHOLOGY.. 10 stories included in this volume are: Enchantress of Venus by Leigh Brackett; Gateway to darkness by Fredric Brown; The girl in the golden atom by Ray Cummings; Forgotten world by Edmond Hamilton; By his bootstraps by Robert A. Heinlein; Sword of tomorrow by Henry Kuttner; Things pass by, by Murray Leinster; Rogue Ship by A. E. Van Vogt; Island in the sky by Manly Wade Wellman; The Sun Maker by Jack Williamson.