from Books of the World

Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, November 1984. Trade Paperback. Fourth printing, 1996. Fine. Spine faded, otherwise As New. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Corners sharp. Covers clean and bright. xxxvi + 277 pages. Fifty B&W illustrations. This account of the second Powell expedition is a reprint of the 1962 Yale edition and includes all 50 illustrations and a substantial… Read more

San Antonio, Texas: University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures. Staphle-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition, third printing, 1980. Near Fine. Unmarked. Securely bound by two clean staples. Not from a library. 32 pages. Profusely illustrated with B&W photographs. Traces the French migration to Texas and the many people who have contributed to the history and heritage of Texas.

Amherst, New York: Prometheus, November 2000. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Slight fading. Light reading wear to lower corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxxii + 365 pages. First published in 1892, this autobiography of the great naturalist, compiled and edited by his son Francis, offers fascinating glimpses… Read more

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, October 1998. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light edgewear and dust stains, quarter-inch tear at spine head. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 256 pages. Profusely illustrated. A distinguished historian and noted photographer join forces to chronicle the epic journey of Lewis… Read more

Publisher is American Heritage/ Bonanza, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail bumped. Edgewear to jacket, two-inch tear to rear panel. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 352 pages. More than 350 illustrations.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, October 1996. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good+ book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light dust stains to top edge. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 305 pages. 640 illustrations (drawings, paintings, photos and maps) 400 in color.… Read more

Millerton, New York: Aperture, June 1972. Hardcover. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket lightly rubbed, spine faded with slight wear to spine head. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 95 pages. 68 B&W photographs. Between 1896 and 1930, Edward S. Curtis documented Native Americans and their way of… Read more

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1983. Hardcover. Good+ book in a Fair jacket. 3" wet stain to bottom of last two dozen pages, otherwise Near Fine. No markings. Sound binding. Dust jacket has heavy wear, chipping, tears, and a 3" chunk missing from bottom of front panel. Not from a library. 424 pages. 18.5 x 12.5 x 1.25 inches. 8.8… Read more

Boston & Chermignon, Switzerland: White Star, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Dust stains to top edge. Jacket clean and bright. No tears, folds or creases. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 359 pages. Lavishly illustrated. 14.25 x 10.25 x 1.3 inches. 6.75 pounds. Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international… Read more

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1962. Two-volume Hardcover set in slipcase. Very Good books in Very Good jackets. "First Edition" stated on copyright pages. "Book of the Month Club Selection" stated on unpriced jackets. Prior owner's name inked to front pastedowns. Reading and edge wear including large chips to jackets. Two volumes. xx + 1170 total pages. Vol. 1. 1735-1784;… Read more

London: National Portrait Gallery, July 1974. Printed at Barnardo School of Printing. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Small scuff to rear cover and spine slightly faded, otherwise As New. A photographic album with images of destitute children rescued by Dr. Barnardo based on exhibition staged at National Portrait Gallery, London July-November 1974. Essay "The Camera and Dr. Barnardo" by Valerie Lloyd. Introduction… Read more

London: National Portrait Gallery, 1974. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Very Good+. From the collection of photographer, historian, curator, and patron of the arts Valerie Lloyd (1945-1999). Inked inside front cover: "Val Lloyd. Dept. Film + Photography. NPG". This is a photographic album with twenty-eight portraits of Oxford dignitaries taken by Lewis Carroll together with Carroll's poem "Hiawatha's Photographing" a parody of Longfellow's… Read more

New York: Viking, October 2009. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Flat signed by author on title page. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Unmarked other than autograph. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xx + 600 pages. 16 pages of plates. A moment-by-moment, behind-the-scenes account of how… Read more

New York: Grove Press, May 2002. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 364 pages. In 1949, at the height of U.S. concern about the Soviet Union's atomic experiments and the spread of communism in China,… Read more

New York: Simon & Schuster / Touchstone, February 1999. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not damaged. 908 pages.

New York: Collier Books, 1991. Trade Paperback. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxviii + 425 pages. Basil Davidson's landmark work presents the inner growth of Africa and its worldwide significance, the internal dynamic of its old civilizations and their links with Asia, Europe and America, as… Read more

New York: Random House, November 2001. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / second printing per number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine end lightly bumped, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 774 pages. The sequel to the author's The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. It begins by following the new… Read more

New York: Henry Holt / John Macrae, January 2000. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Slight rubbing to jacket, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi + 782. 24 pages b&w photos, 4 maps. The definitive biography of the man who dominated modern… Read more

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, April 1996. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated). Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean with light rubbing. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 564 pages. A court insider's portrait of Elizabeth II and her eventful and turbulent… Read more

New York: Carol / Birch Lane, 1994. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light reading and shelfwear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. vii + 511 pages.