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Chicago: Nelson-Hall Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . Signed by Author. Association copy, signed, dated and numbered by Jack Huttig "To Harold and Marge Evans, my oldest and very best friends, Jack Huttig, 6-5-80. / #5 of 6 "authors copies" ?? by Nelson-Hall." About very good with worn ends and discolored cloth cover; heavily worn and chiped dust jacket now in an archival cover. Pp xiv, 146, [40] leaves of plates. Illustrated. This book documents the attempts of men and women aviators to win the Orteig Prize for flying nonstop from New York to Paris and the Dole race from Oakland to Hawaii. The Orteig Prize was a reward offered to the first Allied aviator(s) to fly non-stop from New York City to Paris or vice versa. Several famous aviators made unsuccessful attempts at the New York–Paris flight before the relatively unknown American Charles Lindbergh won the prize in 1927 in his aircraft Spirit of St.… Read More

Bobbs-Merrill. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing January, 1909. Arthur I. Keller (illustrator). "A 402 page tale of the great outdoors." Mild wear to boards. Previous owners name on end paper. In 1844 James K. Polk was running for President. He caled for expansion that included Texas, California and the entire Oregon territory. The northern boundary of Oregon was the latitude line of 54 degrees, 40 minutes. "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!" was the popular slogan that led Polk to victory against all odds. '54-40 or Fight' is historical fiction, and the first book in a trilogy by Hough. It was dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt. "Real arguments and inside deals are revealed as the President is pressured to secure settlement of people that will assure US claim to these lands on the north and south borders. The story of the Oregon trail migrations is vivid. Foreign alliances are shown as having… Read More

Little Rock, Ark.: August House. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition NF in brown cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. 361 pp. Illustrated with 8 pages of color photos (not numbered), and numerous maps and black and white photographs throughout. Clean, straight copy; light edge dust soil. McMath writes his adventures and observances as he travels throughout Africa alone, not as a tourist but wanting to meet and get to know the people. Among the many, he spent time with Dr. Mary Leakey, a paleoanthropologist who worked beside her husband, Dr. Louis Leakey. ; 8vo .

New York: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Cloth with gilt stamp; minor edge/shelf wear and corners bumped. Dust jacket is not price clipped; the spine is faded with nicks to the head and tail; the edges have small nicks and a short tear. Page edges have spotting and dust soil. xii, 388pp. Illustrated with photographs. Map endpages with some spotting. ; 8vo .

New York: Mcgraw Hill. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Thus. 3-ring binder. Fine copy in like jacket. 199 pages. Illustrated with maps. Authors photo on the back cover. In 1984, Nicholas Coleridge emulated Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg did in "Around the world in 80 days." Coleridge proceeded to circumnavigate the globe by rail, steamer, rickshaw, taxi, dhow, elephant, and camel, and never by air. Fogg's trip, taking 78 days. He wrote this book titled Around the World in 78 Days capturing his travels and adventures. Note, some reviewers found Coleridge's observations an interesting look into the world of 1984. ; 8vo .

New York: Macmillan. Very Good. 1914. Revised. Hardcover. New Revised and Enlarged Edition, November, 1914. (Janurary, 1909). Pp. xi, [3] 1-171, [6] four pages of which "contain advertisments of few of the Macmillan boos on kindred subjects." Illustrated. Contents: Foreword; The World's Canals; The Canal System of New York: (in brief) Inception, Develpment, 1867-1909, Competition, Improvements, Relation of Canals and Railways; The Panama Canal; Other Great American Canals; The Waterways Question and Conservation of Our Resources; Department of Internal Navigation. Appendix: Bibliography; Index. Some beginning seperation of text block (noted at pages 138) otherwise with solid binding. Short edge tear on the frontispiece. Very minor end and corner tip wear. Overall a handsome, solid copy. ; 8vo .

Glendale, California: La Siesta Press. Near Fine. 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Sepia pictorial cover, saddle binding. 40 pp. Illustrated by Vivian and Valerie Mendenhall and black and white photographs. About near fine with spine tone and light scuff and soil on the back cover. A practicle guide from packing to camp cookery and clean-up. Mendenhall was an active member of the Sierra club and in 1978 she and her husband John, the Sierra Club honored them with the Farquhar Award for achievement and leadership in mountaineering. They were also interviewed by the club’s Oral History Project and received honorary memberships in the Rock Climbing Section. In 1983, the American Alpine Club presented them with the Angelo Heilprin Citation for service to the Club and to mountaineering. ; 8vo .

New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London: Harber & Row. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, [3] 1-319, [1] pp. Illustrated throughout with 60 photos and 49 line drawings. Near fine with a slight cock & edge soil; the jacket is lightly edge toned with minor wear. Laid in is an article from Design News. " American astronomy circa 1100 AD. 11-22-76. "Hawkins takes readers on a whirlwind trip of the globe in search of ancient astronomy and a scientific understanding of calendar-keeping." ; 8vo .

[New York]: W H Freeman & Co (Sd). Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0716721244 . Tight Binding, No markings nice unread copy. "looks back to the first stirrings of astronomy and describes how some early observations of the solar system led to strange beliefs and practices...."; 9.30 X 6.30 X 0.90 inches; 282 pp pages .

Seattle: Superior Publishing Company. Good. 1971. First Edition. Softcover. 0875643248 . Softcover Good condition All edges dust soiled and foxing. 127 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings by David Mason. Includes a brief history and photographs with captions of 53 towns throughout California. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Seattle: Superior Publishing Company. Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Softcover. 127 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings by David Mason. Includes a brief history and photographs with captions of 53 towns throughout California. Binding is tight, the back cover has some discoloration. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Longman Trade/Caroline House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Printing. Hardcover. 0914264176 . First Printing. Hardcover in blue cloth boards in VG slight cock in VG jacket with Protective cover. Ex-Libris; Speleologia; Ex-Libris; 290 pp pages .

London & New York: Macmillan. Good. 1910. Hardcover. 336 pages. Illustrated. 7 x 4.25" . A well illustrated and detailed record of the history and types of horse drawn transport along the main travel routes of England. Contents: The Bath road. --The Exeter road. --The Portsmouth road. --The Brighton road. --The Dover road. --The York road. --The Holyhead road. --Conclusion. Red cloth with gilt decoration and title stamped title on the front cover. Corners bumped, all extremities worn. Binding tight. Ink penned price inside the cover and name on the ffep. .

Scribner. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 074323300X . Signed by author. Signed and inscribed on the title page. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 421 pp. Notes and Index. Slight lean; discoloration inside the back cover. Remains and attractive copy. "From 1866 through 1969, the Hawaiian and American governments banished nearly 9,000 leprosy sufferers into exile on a peninsula on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. ...Tayman has created a fitting monument to the strength and character of the castoffs in particular, and human beings as a whole. B&w photos. " From Publishers Weekly. ; 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.3 inches; 421 pages .

Edinburgh, New York, Toronto: John Bartholomew & Son Ltd./ McGraw-Hill Book Co.. Very Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Red cloth, faded spine. General foxing, for the most part not involving the textblock, but with some marginal spots. 337pp., [3] pages of adverts. There is no date of publication found, however within the adverts is listed "The Citzen's Atlas of the World, 10th ed., 1952. Remains a nice copy. ; 4to .

New York: Harper. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Xxiii, 455 pages. Profusely illustrated with 32 pages of half tones, 60 intext pictures and drawings and 31 maps. Bibliography. Index. A solid copy with minimal wear; foxed edges and some tone on the first and last endpage. The dust jacket is not price clipped, has some chips and creasing along with cover soil. Now in an archival cover. ; 9.53 X 6.30 X 1.81 inches .

Amsterdam, London, New York: Elsevier Publishing Company. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1972. Hardcover. Grey cloth. vi, 186pp. Illustrated with diagrams and maps. Includes one fold out map. FINE with penciled bookseller notes on the ffep. Originally issued as Upper Mantle scientific report no. 40, reprinted from Tectonophysics, v. 15 "Papers ... presented at a one day Upper Mantle Committee symposium on rifting in Africa, held on August 7, 1971 as part of the 15th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics in Moscow."; 8vo .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. First printing. Pp xxiv, 229. Index. About near fine. A few red line marginalia (2 found) Modest wear along the jacket and board edges. Not price clipped. Abstract: From one of the world's most influential scientists comes his most timely and important book yet: an impassioned call for quick and decisive action to save Earth's biological heritage, and a plan to achieve that rescue. Wilson describes what treasures of the natural world we are about to lose forever, and what we can do to save them. ; 8vo .

Laurel Glen Publishing. As New. 2000. Softcover. 1571456600 . Over 1,000 pages of global information. No names or other markings. Tight. ; 7.89 X 6.51 X 2.03 inches; 1008 pp pages .

Westwater Books. Near Fine. 1986. Softcover. Fliptop format. 56 pp. Illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Coated to protect the pages from water. A clean, sound copy with minor edge wear. ; 8vo .