Search Results: MAPS from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

New York: International Mercantile Marine Company, 1924. RARE deck plans for the S. S. Megantic, folded five times, 6 3/8" x 9 3/8", opens to 25" x 36". Very Good Plus, a few small holes at folds. The Megantic was built in Ireland and launched on 19 December 1908. . Map. Very Good Plus. 25" x 36".

Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Co., 1876. 458 pages complete with all maps and lithographic illustrations. Handsomely and solidly rebound in 20th c. red morocco, gilt lettering at spine, reinforced hinges, new endpapers, original marbled edges. Near Fine, widely scattered spots of toning. SCARCE in lovely condition and with a binding that will function well for many years to come. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.

Indianapolis: W. & J. Braden, 1869. Original map from the 1869 book, open measurement, 12 1/4" x 30", folds to 8 1/2" x 5 ", Very Good Plus, 2" tear at fold and 1/2" tear at fold, light soiling to verso at main folded section. One of 3 maps from the SCARCE 1869 book.. First Printing. Map, Folded. Very Good Plus. 12 1/4" x 30".

Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1928. Volume I Third Edition, 1928; Volume II Fourth Edition 1933. Both volumes with ownership signature and Washington, D.C. address of famed Australian navigator Harold Gatty, and both SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Gatty to F. Dana Coman, starting at bottom of front paste down Vol. I -"Dedication is in the other end - as usual with me barse ackwards (nautical palaver)", continuing on to rear paste down "To Dana Coman A.B. from Harold Gatty 2nd mate dedicated and given for reasons in Vol. II", and on rear end page "Stand Back ! you shallow water men - and let a deep sea wave go by !". The inscription at front end page Vol. II reads " To Dana from Harold Gatty (D.C. address lined out but legible) So that he may become well acquainted with our future roaming grounds". Harold Gatty (1903-1957) is best known as the navigator, along with pilot Wiley Post, of the flight starting 23 June 1931 which set the record for… Read More

Leipsic : Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1904. SCARCE in any edition in the original unprinted dust jacket with the title label affixed to the spine. In red flexible cloth binding, marbled edges, red and black ribbon markers, ciii, 660 pages with 25 maps and 35 plans. Near Fine, the front fold-out map detached leaving a triangular section still attached, that map otherwise complete and with no other flaws. All other maps and plans present and Fine. The SCARCE dust jacket Very Good, lightly soiled, mild wear at folds, small chips, tears and creases at edges. . Third Edition, Revised. Flexible Cloth Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Salem, Oregon: Western Guide Publishing Co., 1930. Printed by Elliott Printing House, Salem, OR "Tourist Camps and Apartments, Resorts, Eating Places, Super Service Stations, Points of Interest, Highway Mileage Tables, Road Maps, Descriptive Stories of Each State, Motor, Game, and Fish Laws for Tourists and Non-Residents." 176 page, with maps, numerous advertisements and black and white photographs. Contains tourism information for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Utah and British Columbia. Near Fine, bound in handsome 20thc green cloth with gilt lettering, a few pages with small corner creases. OCLC locates 1 copy only, at the Newberry Library Roger S. Baskes Collection. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.