Recent Arrivals from Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. Half Leather. Very Good binding. Octavo. 624 pp., illus. First American edition, first state. In publisher's half calf with marbled paper over boards. Rebacked with backstrip laid down; gilt stamped spine labels renewed. Binding is a bit shelf-rubbed; spine is just a trifle darkened; nevertheless a solid copy; contemporary owner gift… Read more about this item

London: C. Rivington and J. Clarke, 1742. Full Leather. Good binding. Octavo. [16], 576; iv, [8], 520, [28] pp., frontis, folding plate. Sixth edition. In early speckled calf, with 20th century reback in calf with morocco title labels. Front boards of both volumes are starting to detach; minor rubbing to the extremities including some fraying to the corners;… Read more about this item

1955. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. [4], 44 pp., illus. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Freed on the front free endpaper. As issued, in red cloth with plain jacket. A very bright copy.

Guildford, Surrey, England: Genesis Publications Limited, 1987. Half Leather. Near Fine binding. Tall octavo. xxxiii, [1], [3]-47, [1], [3]-76, [2] pp., frontis, photographs, plates, illus. Limited edition, number 7 of 150 copies. As issued, in publisher's morocco-backed marbled-boards with morocco corners and gilt-stamped title label; housed in publisher's slipcase. A beautiful copy of this edition with lengthy introduction… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co. | printed at the Lakeside Press (Chicago), 1937. Hard Cover. Good binding/Poor dust jacket. Octavo. xxxi, [1], 822, [6] pp., illus. Self-styled, "De Luxe Edition." Here signed by Kent on the front free endpper. As issued, in publisher's cloth with Kent illustration in gilt on the front cover. Spine partially sunned;… Read more about this item

New York: J. M. Fairchild & Co, 1855. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 12mo. 371, [1] pp., frontis, plates. Fifth edition. As issued, in publisher's cloth. Light to moderate wear to the binding, though this remains a pleasing copy; one leaf with loss to the bottom corner of the margin, not touching text; clean but for expected toning… Read more about this item

Houston: Anson Jones Press, 1938. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Octavo. [10], 17-300 pp., frontis, plates, maps. First trade edition. Signed and inscribed by Houston. In publisher cloth with dust jacket; all plates are present and 10 of the 11 maps in the rear pocket are present (lacking Spine is a trifle sunned with some minor… Read more about this item

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Folio. [4], xv, [1], 576, [4] pp., illus. Limited edition facsimile, one of 750 copies. In publisher's cloth with cloth slipcase. Spine is just a trifle sunned else fine; slipcase with minor rubbing and light soiling but is in very good or better condition. Not… Read more about this item

Killara, N.S.W., Australia: Privately printed, 1992. Comb Binding. Very Good+ binding. Quarto. [46] pp., illus. Comb bound with printed cover; pagination is erratic. Generally a very nice copy of this short study of the history of Norfolk Island and whaling in the 19th and 20th centuries. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of photographs, both early and modern. Appendices include… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1913. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Octavo. xxiii, [1], 377, [1]; xvi, 439 pp., frontis, plates, map. First American edition. In publisher's cloth with gilt decorations; lacking rare dust jackets; all plates present as called for including the 8 color plates and 2 folding maps. Bindings generally rubbed and a bit soiled;… Read more about this item

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1841. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4], 451, [1 (errata)] pp., frontis, illus. First edition. In modern morocco with raised bands and titling and embellishments in gilt on the spine. The binding is near fine. The textblock with significant predation limited to the margin of the final thirty leaves, never touching text… Read more about this item

Toronto: William Briggs, 1908. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. 280 pp., frontis, maps, plates, illus. Third edition, revised and enlarged. As issued, in olive cloth with title vignette stamped in brown, blue, and gilt on the front cover; all plates and maps present as called for. Only light rubbing to the extremities; small bookseller's stamp on the… Read more about this item

New York: Bryan, Taylor & Co, 1895. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Large octavo. xvi, 534, 587-604 (index) pp., frontis, plates, illus. Second edition. Inscribed by Johnson on the first blank. In publisher's cloth with printed paper title label on the spine. Gap in pagination preceding the index is puzzling, but nothing appears missing--it has been checked against… Read more about this item

Paris: Chez Delaguette, 1751. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Octavo. xvi, 170, [4], [2 (blank)], xxxvi, 427, [2], [1 (blank)] pp., 3 folding plates. Second edition. Contemporary mottled calf with morocco title label and gilt decorated spine. A handsome binding with only light wear to the extremities, quite fresh and solid. "Levret, who improved the obstetric forceps, was… Read more about this item

New York: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1899. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Large octavo. xiv, 355, [1] pp., frontis, plates, illus. First American edition. As issued, in publisher's cloth; all 18 (2 in color) plates are present as called for. Spine sunned; extremities a bit worn with some minor fraying at the spine ends and corners; contemporary… Read more about this item

New York: Dix & Edwards, 1856. Hard Cover. Good+ binding. 12mo . xvi, 724, iv (adverts) pp., illus. First edition. As issued, in brown embossed cloth; in-text woodcuts throughout. Ex-library copy with bookplate (marked withdrawn) on the verso of the first blank; evidence of a slip on the rear free endpaper; and the shelf-back numbering which has been… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. xii, [2], 386, [2 (ads)] pp., frontis, maps, plates. First edition. In publisher's green cloth with medallion stamped on the front board; top edge gilt; all plates and maps are present as called for; partially unopened textblock. Spine dulled as so often with this "Great… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. 220 pp. First edition, first printing. Publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Binding with light soiling and a remainder mark on the bottom edge; contents clean; dust jacket is quite fresh with price intact on the front flap. A reasonably nice copy of McGuane's… Read more about this item

Guildford, Surrey, England: Genesis Publications Limited, 1984. Half Leather. Near Fine binding. Large octavo. [6], xxxi, [1], [4], 188, [2] pp., frontis, plate, illus. Limited edition, number 259 of 1350 copies. As issued, in publisher's morocco-backed boards with morocco corners and gilt-stamped title label; all edge gilt; housed in publisher's slipcase. Minor blemish to gilt fore-edge; only light… Read more about this item

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. [2], x, [2], 636 pp. First edition. Signed by Johnson. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Spine titling a bit dulled; foxing to the textblock edges; minor soiling to the bottom edge of both boards; contents are clean; dust jacket with… Read more about this item