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New York / London: Whittlesey House McGraw Hill, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very Good/Good. Graham Bernbach. 8vo. Pp. viii, 267. Illustrated with Bernbach line drawings and b&w photo reproductions. Blue cloth, titles stamped in white, illustrated endpapers: minimal spine lean, edges lightly rubbed, minimal toning to leaf edges. In the color illustrated dust jacket, unclipped:… Read more about this item

Honolulu: South Sea Sales, 1969. First Edition. Illustrated wrappers. Very Good+. Dorothea. 8vo. Pp. 40. Index. Illustrated throughout with line drawings. Bound in yellow wraps with color illustrations on front and back cover. Publishers advertisements on inside rear cover. Light wear to extremities. A bright copy. The illustrations, especially on the cover, are delightful. Created by "Dorothea" (no… Read more about this item

Honolulu: Alexander & Baldwin, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Pp. [iv], v-xiv, [2], 3-245. Frontis. black & white photograph of the Alexander & Baldwin Ltd, building on Bishop Street in Honolulu. Illustrated throughout with two-color sketches and the occasional black & white photograph. Includes fold-out family tree of Alexander & Baldwin family relationships; that fold-out with a… Read more about this item

London and Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 326. Frontis. photo with tissue guard. One plate. Map. Glossary. Index. Bound in green ribbed cloth with publisher's logo stamped in blind on front board, gilt lettering on spine. A touch of light wear to cloth; corners sharp, spine bright. Inscribed on the… Read more about this item

Oakland, California: Pacific Press Publishing Company, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 8vo. Pp. [7], 8-196. Frontis. photo portrait of W. P. Alexander. Illustrated with another portrait (Mrs. Alexander) and two plates showing their houses at Wailuku and Waioli. Decorated endpapers. Bound in brown cloth with black decoration and gilt lettering stamped on front board. Light edge-wear… Read more about this item

Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. 8vo. Pp. ix, 297. Twelve illustrations and seven maps, bibliography, index. Printed in England. Gray-green publishers cloth, titles and illustrations in black on the cover and spine: back board minimally indented, a few pencil annotations, otherwise crisp and square with bright leaves. In the gray-green… Read more about this item

(Mona Vale, NSW): (Landsdown Slattery & Company), 1978. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. [v], vi-lxxvi, [1], 2-875. Preface by Alexander Britton. Introduction by F. M. Bladen. Frontis. reprints an engraving of Sidney Cove, 1803. Illustrated with a few other reproductions, as well as several fold-out facsimiles of important letters, documents and historical… Read more about this item

(Mona Vale, NSW): (Landsdown Slattery & Company), 1978. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. [v], vi-lxviii, [1], 2-866. Preface by Alexander Britton. Introduction by F. M. Bladen. Frontis. reprints an engraving of Government House, Sydney, 1802. Illustrated with a couple other reproductions, one being a fold-out facsimile of a letter from George Bass,… Read more about this item

(Mona Vale, NSW): (Landsdown Slattery & Company), 1978. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. [v], vi-xxxviii, [1], 2-856. Preface by Alexander Britton. Introduction by F. M. Bladen. Frontis. two-color map is a 1796 "Plan of Settlements of New South Wales." Another fold-out map in three-color presents "New South Wales in 1798". A third… Read more about this item

(Mona Vale, NSW): (Landsdown Slattery & Company), 1978. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. xxvii, [1], 2- 936. Introduction by F. M. Bladen. Illustrated with a couple two-color maps: one is a fold-out of the first farms on the Hawkesbury River; the other a fold-out of Port Stephens. Tables. Index. Bound in brown… Read more about this item

(Mona Vale, NSW): (Landsdown Slattery & Company), 1978. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. Pp. xlii, [3], 4-526. Introduction by F. M. Bladen. Frontis. reprints an engraving of Capt. James Cook. Illustrated with a couple other reproductions, including a fold-out facsimile of a Cook log entry. Tables. Index. Bound in brown cloth, blindstamped decoration on… Read more about this item

Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University, 1963. First Thus. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. l, [6], 7-264. Introduction by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Notes on flora by Helen M. Gilkey; notes on fauna by Robert M. Storm. Illustrated with reproductions of the title page and preliminaries from the first edition of Ledyard's journal (Hartford, 1783). Endpaper maps. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.… Read more about this item

Honolulu: Island Heritage Limited, 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong 8vo. Pp. [vi,] 234. Frontis. sunset scene black & white photo. Illustrated with black & white gravure photo reproductions. Cream colored leather-texture cloth, titles and decorations stamped in gilt on the spine, decorative border and author signature facsimile stamped in gilt on the cover, decorated endpapers, edges… Read more about this item

Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 1998. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. [viii], 154. Illustrated with black & white halftone photo reproductions and a two-color fold-out map. Introduction by Dr. Philip G. Jones. Red cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, titles and decorations in blind on the cover. Edition limited to 600 copies.… Read more about this item

Washington, D. C.: War and Navy Departments, 1943. First Edition. Stiff illustrated wraps. Good+. 24mo. Pp. 58. Illustrated with informal maps and drawings in blue and black. Three-color illustrated stiff paper wrap, saddle stapled. Light scuffs, edges rubbed and minimally age toned, staples oxidized. Fountain pen annotation inside front cover. Laid in magazine clipping "Storms over Okinawa" dated… Read more about this item

Amsterdam and New York: N. Israel / Da Capo, 1969. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Facsimile of the Edinburgh edition, 1816. 8vo. Pp. 288. Folding chart. Appendices. Simulated vellum binding. Protective jacket with a scuff on the front panel, else bright and fresh. Campbell's remarkable story recounts a journey to China and Japan and the coast of Alaska.… Read more about this item

Adelaide, SA: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. FIne. Occasional full plate illustrations; spot illustrations throughout.. Two volumes. Pp. xi, 412; vii, 482. Frontispieces. Color plates. Vol. I with two fold-out maps. Bound in faux red leather with gilt lettering on spine. Light foxing to endpapers and edges. Bookseller tag (Robinsons Bookshop, Frankston) on front… Read more about this item

Melbourne: The Lothian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, 1933. First Thus. Hardcover. Good+. George H. Pownall. 12mo. Pp. 234. Frontis. drawing "The Teller of Tales." Illustrated with Pownall drawings in the text and a C. W. Peck flowers vignette on a preliminary leaf. Green cloth, titles in black on the covers and spine. Spine minimally sunned, corners a trifle… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts: The Stratford Company, Publishers, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. [x], 142, [2]. Frontis. photo portrait of Captain Sparrow. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photography. Top edge gilt. Bound in dark blue cloth with a grain-texture, gilt lettering stamped on the front board, along with a paper label that appears as though fashioned from the… Read more about this item

North Adelaide: Corkwood Press, 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Map Case Fine. Australiana. One text volume and one map folder, uniformly bound. 8vo. Pp. 207. Folding box contains two large-format maps, one in color. Text volume contains a several-page vocabulary of words and phrases collected from the Pidong tribe at the head of the Murchison River. Handsomely bound… Read more about this item