Search Results: Authors starting with H from David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. First Edition. Very Good. [7.5x4.75in];xiii, 347 pp., frontispiece image of Yosemite Valley, 26 plates of black and white images of the geology, plants and animals, map of Yosemite National Park; Forest green cloth covers with black lettering on spine and front, black illustration of tree on spine, stamped illustration of Yosemite Valley, Merced river and Half Dome in black, green and pale yellow with green lettering, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges with some rubbing to covers, slightly darken spine, faint small stain spot to front cover, faint water stain to top foredge of text. Ansel Franklin Hall (1894-1962) was a naturalist and the first Chief Naturalist and Forester of the United States National Park Service. From 1920 to 1923, Hall was the first Park Naturalist of Yosemite National Park. He established interpretive programs, founded the Yosemite Museum Association, produced geological models, native crafts and natural history specimens for… Read More

San Francisco: Sunset Publishing House, 1920. First Edition. Paperback original. Very Good. [6.5x3.75in]; 98 pp., three maps - 'Aeroplane' view of Valley features, Yosemite Village and Valley roads, and fold out at rear of Yosemite Valley roads and trails to adjacent regions and contours; Brown pebbled paper wrappers of two staple/glue binding, with black ink lettering and illustration of Half Dome on front; Minor field and shelf wear to covers and maps, small tear at foot of back strip and along front joint (both repaired to limit further damage), minor soiling to covers, original glue stains along front hinge, some age toning to text, folding map in near fine condition with minor misfold edge crease. Ansel Franklin Hall (1894-1962) was a naturalist and the first Chief Naturalist and Forester of the United States National Park Service. From 1920 to 1923, Hall was the first Park Naturalist of Yosemite National Park. He established interpretive programs, founded the Yosemite Museum Association,… Read More

Denver: Old West Publishing Company, 1967. First Edition. Near Fine. Limited to 1250 [13x9.25in]; 116 pp., 16 pencil illustrations, index, extensive introduction by Hammond; Red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, black ink illustration of San Francisco street; minimal shelf wear to bottom edges. [Kurutz 142]. Daniel Wadsworth Coit (1787-1876) was an adventurer and businessman that was drawn to the Gold Rush of California "dig" for gold from the miners. He was in Mexico City when news of the California Gold finds arrived. From Kurutz, "Rather than choosing the life of a miner, Coit decided to go to California with a plan to exchange gold and silver coin for gold dust and thereby realize a comfortable commission. He arrived in San Francisco in April 1849 and left in the summer of 1852. He was a successful businessman and financiers of the City. This book contains letters written to his wife from February 10, 1848 to December 13, 1851. Also from Kurutz, "These letters provide an outstanding… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1941. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. [8.75x6in]; xiii, 241 pp, 29 images, index; Light green cloth covers with dark blue ink lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed, light green end papers; Light gree dust jacket with blue and white lettering on front and spine, illustration of ship, dog sleds and drivers on ice field on front, advertisments on back; Minor shelf wear to covers and edges with slight fading, age toning to end papers, long ink inscription of book presentation ofn front free end paper to Marvin J. Hurt, missionary to northern Canadian territories and Alaska in 1937 to 1941 by L. R. Earl; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with small chips and closed teard along edges and corners, some fading of spine and covers, and minor rubbing and soiling. Vilhjalmur Stefansson [1879-1962] was a Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist. He had a long career in Arctic studies and was an advisor to many governments on the development of the Arctic. Read More

San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1888. First Edition. Very Good. [8.75x6.25in]; 242 pp., frontispiece illustration of Harlan in later years; Gray-brown cloth covers on beveled boards with gilt stamped lettering on front and spine, rules on front with embossed illustration in black ink, dark green floral end papers, all edges trimmed, typical period rounded spine and concaveed fore edge; Light shelf wear to edges and corners and joint edges at top and bottom of spine. [Cowan64 p. 264, Graff 1783]. Jacob Wright Harlan (1828-1902) joined the Boggs-Moran wagon train to California in 1846. Once he arrive, he joined Fremont's California Battalion in the Mexican- American war. This book, California '46 to '88 contains Harlan's memories of his overland journey to California in 1846, acquaintance with rescuers and survivors of the Reed and Donner Parties, joining Fremont's battalion in 1846-1847, San Francisco milk and livery businesses, storekeeping in gold camps near Coloma and Sonora, farming and… Read More

NA: NA [G. W. Bertron copyright], 1897. Second Edition, Later Printing. Very Good. [8.25x6.5in]; [0], [color fold out map not present], xi, [1] [image plate and foldout black-white map], 17-566 pp., [2], Frontispiece double plate illustration of fording a river and overland route, 30 black-white images on 15 plates, 32 illustrations in text, includes added Chapter XXIV "A Practical Engineer's Experience" chapter not listed in table of contents; Dark brown cloth covers with gilt and black lettering on front and spine, rear cover not decorated, color and gilt illustrations on front and spine of mining camps with snow capped mountains and sun rays on front, all edges trimmed with blue marbling, light blue floral end papers and headband; Some shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, small closed tears at top and bottom of spine, some soiling and faint water spot on back cover. [Kurutz Klondike 236L, Tourville 1958]. A. C. Harris was a traveler and writer that wrote an extensive and early account of the… Read More

Chicago: Monroe Book Company [J. R. Jones copyright], 1897. Second Edition. Near Fine. [8.25x6.5in]; [2], plate, fold out color map, iii-xi, [1], image plate and fold out black-white map, 17-556 pp., [4], 16 plates including frontispiece recto verso plate illustrations of fording a river and overland route, 30 recto verso black-white images, 32 illustrations in text with several full page; Ochre cloth covers with gilt, black and red lettering on front and spine, color illustrations on front and spine of mining camps with snow capped mountains and sun rays on front, all edges trimmed with multiple color marbling, light brown floral end papers and headband; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, rubbing to corners and top bottom of spine, two stain spots at rear top joint and cover, darken top edge, old tape repairs to tear at hinge of fold out color map, slight age toning of text top edges, cover and spine gilt vibrant. [Kurutz Klondike 236j, Tourville 1958, Ricks p. 116 ] CS. A. C. Harris… Read More

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1907. First Edition. Near Fine. J. H. Nash, Typography. limited to 1,000 copies on handmade paper [7x5in]; xiv, [1], 38 pp., [1] colophon, photogravure frontispiece by Albertine Randall Wheelan; Black paper covers with vellum back strip, gilt lettering on spine and front with floral design, beveled edges, top edge gilt, other edges deckled, black end papers, silk ribbon marker; Minor soiling to covers and spine, minimal shelf wear to edges, ribbon frayed at end and fragile.

New York: Greenwood Press, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine. [10.25x7.25in]; xii, 188 pp., frontispiece of Charles Wilkes, four illustrations, appendix, index; Dark brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; minimal shelf wear, typical binding excess glue stains along front and back end paper hinges. The United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, commanded by Charles Wilkes (1798-1877), was the first naval exploring expedition. The main purpose was to chart known and unknown islands in the Pacific Ocean and the west coast of North America. And, along the way, look for the supposed Antarctic continent. Wilkes is best known today for his discovery of 1,500 miles of the Antarctic continent, now called "Wilkes Land". This extensive annotated bibliography cites 533 publications related to the expedition. It also contains a check list of the NY Public Library holdings, text of the legislation relating to the expedition and it's publications.

St. Louis, MO: The Patrice Press, 1988. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. St. Louis, MO: The Patrice Press; 1988; First Edition [6.25x9.25"]; Blue gray cloth covers with gilt stamped lettering on spine and Hayes signature on front cover; Color pictorial image of Carson Emigrant Road with white lettering on front dust jacket, taupe spine and back cover with black lettering on spine and white illustration on back; xv, 486 pp., black/white images, illustrations and maps throughout; Overall condition is Near Fine with no flaws [Kurutz 322].

Mountain Home, Idaho: Milton C. Helm, 1911. First State. Near Fine. Copyright Signed by Helm [9.25x6.75in]; Original silver print hand-tinted portrait photograph of Minnie Krailey on stiff paper with textured pattern; Near fine condition with few minor chips along bottom and right edges, age toned on verso with pencil notation and several ink spots, signed by Helm in lower right corner in black ink with copyright symbol, unframed. [LOC Lot 12923] CS. This is a striking portrait image of an older woman with a weary and thoughtful expression looking past the camera. She is dressed with a pale green robe with brown fringe collar and distinctive red designs on a yellow background at the shoulder, dark black braided hair and several cloth and bead necklaces. Pencil notation on back "Northwest Indian Portrait original photo w/ hand tinting signed in image by photographer Milton C. Helm". This print is cropped from a slightly larger portrait image that is held in the Library of Congress (LOC). The LOC… Read More

London: Orion Books, 1998. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the Author, [9.5x6.5in]; x, [2], 271 pp., 16 plates of 58 color images, 3 maps, appendices and index; Red cloth covers with silver lettering on spine. light blue end papers, all edges trimmed; Pictorial color dust jacket with red and black lettering on front and spine, image of men pulling sledge on broken ice field; Negligible shelf wear to book or dust jacket, inscribed to supporter by author on title page, book plate of Steve Fossett on front end paper. David Hempleman-Adams (1956-) a British industrialist and adventurer. He has successfully achieved the "Grand Slam" of traveling to the north and south magnetic poles, scaling the highest mountains on the seven continents, walking solo and unsupported to the South Pole and achieved the North Pole. This book is about the third try, in 1998, on the 600 mile trek man-hauling a sledge across the Arctic sea ice to the North Pole and back. This is a significant achievement capping a 15… Read More

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1961. First US Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Laid in card signed by Hillary, [9x6in]; 255 pp., frontispiece image of Hillary and Fuchs at South Pole, 12 double sided plates of 47 black and white images, 6 maps and 2 diagrams, index; Light blue cloth covers with black and white lettering on spine; Light blue dust jacket with black, white and orange lettering on front and spine, illustration of Hillary by Michael Ross on front; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, misbinding of pages 161 to 192 upside down in reverse; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket with age toning and rubbing to edges,/joints/corners, several small closed tears and with spots on front, slight soiling of back, price clipped ; [Conrad p. 397, Spence 593]. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919-2008) led the Ross Sea Party Trans-Antarctic expedition 1955-1958. Sir Vivian Fuchs (1908-1999) led the Weddell Sea Party. They were both successful in accomplishing Shackleton's failed Trans-Antarctic expedition in… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1979. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed/Signed by Hillary, [9.5x6.5in], [2], 273 pp., 13 color and 47 black and white images, 9 maps and drawings, appendices and index; Brown paper on covers with light blue back strip, silver lettering on spine and silver signature of Hillary on front, map of route on front and back end papers, all edges trimmed; Pictorial dust jacket with white and black lettering on front and spine, high mountain camp image on back with quote; Negligible shelf wear to covers or edges, inscription by Hillary on title page "To Gerry 'Every mountain can be conquered' Ed Hillary", no errata slip; Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket with minor top edge toning and small closed tears. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919-2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, adventurer, philanthropist and author. Mountaineering was his first adventures cumulating in achieving the summit of Mount Everest in May 1953 with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. As a… Read More

Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2021. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. SIGNED, Trade edition, [9.25X6.25in]; xv, 319 pp., [1] advertisement of Book Club of California letter press edition, frontispieces, many color illustrations, maps and images, appendix, notes, bibliography and index; Tan cloth covers with gilt lettering and designs on front and spine, blue shades illustrated end papers; Illustrated dust jacket with front and spine lettering on mustard field; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, light soiling to dust jacket, tipped in inscription of Hiller on a Jo Mora illustrated label, "Enjoy the Jo Mora Trail ! Best Wishes, Peter Hiller", tipped in reprint of illustration of City and Bay of San Francisco by Jo Mora first published in A Log of the Spanish Main, 1933. Joseph (Jo) Jacinto Mora (1876-1947) was an artist, sculptor, illustrator, painter, muralist, mapmaker, pictorial cartographer, cartoonist, photographer, printmaker, architect and cowboy during his long and… Read More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1884. First Edition. Very Good. SIGNED tipped in compliments card by David Manning; [11.75x9.25in]; 147 pp., 16 plates, with 1 color and with 47 images and illustrations, many illustrations in text; Rebound with original dark blue cloth covers with new spine, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to covers, front map misfold creases, minimal age toning to text, plates and illustrations are fine and most with original tissue guards. With the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Revenue Cutter Service (now the US Coast Guard) began voyages and surveys of Alaska with the Steamer 'Lincoln'. The US Thomas Corwin began regular cruises to the Arctic Ocean and Alaskan waters in 1880 from the San Francisco home port. She participated in the search for the USS Jeannette, rescues of shipwrecked whalers, explorations and support of local Inuit natives.

San Francisco: John Howell, 1979. First Edition. Near Fine. , bound complete in Five Parts [10.5x7.25in]; Cream buckram cloth covers with dark blue cloth spine, gilt lettering on maroon leather label on spine, original illustrated light brown wrappers of individual catalogues as originally bound; 560 pp.[21], reference list, index and errata. A five part priced Catalog #50 of 1665 items relating to California history from the Spanish Exploration to American Statehood. The books were part of a major Californiana collection of Jennie Crocker Henderson, granddaughter of Charles Crocker, one of the celebrated "Big Four" of early California development. The Catalogs are a comprehensive listing of California related books, Exploration, Overland Travel, Voyages by Sea, Mexican War, the Gold Rush, San Francisco, the Vigilance Committees, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the Outlaws notably Joaquin Murietta, Tiburcio Vasquez, etc., the Missions, the Indians, the Mountain Men, Guide Books, the Donner… Read More

Potts Point NSW: Hordern House, 2004. First Edition. Fine/Fine. [11.25x8.5in]; xi [introduction], 690 pp.,732 articles with 4000 names of persons and ships, index of persons, index of ships; Gray green cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed, three gold page mark ribbons, light gray illustration of explorers looking at map on a promontory overlooking land on front and back end papers; Pictorial color illustration on dust jacket of Gill painting of Australian "Desert Interior" circa 1846 [also on end papers], black lettering on front and spine; Publisher prospectus tipped in. Raymond Howgego (1946- ) is an independent researcher, scholar and traveler. He has been researching the history of travel and exploration for much of his adult life. His first book in this series, Encyclopedia of Exploration To 1800, was issued in 2003 was the distillation of that research that took some fifteen years to complete. This book is the second in the series and cites more than 10,000… Read More

London: John Saunders, 1836. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. Octavo, [6x9.25"]; ii, 716 pp., dictionary, appendix, 44 pp. [supplement on the position of the North Magnetic Pole], frontispiece of Sir John Ross and vignette of sledge traveling from first printing title page with a second title page dated 1836, map Arctic and track of route, 6 plates of illustrations and folding table of magnetic observations; Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustrations on spine, blind embossed design and borders on front and rear covers, pale yellow end papers, all edges untrimmed; Some shelf wear to edges corners and surfaces, edges worn in spots, corners bumped and worn through, spine faded with tears and chips to top and bottom, partial splitting to top of joints, front and rear hinge cracked, some surface soiling and spots, some foxing throughout, prior owner signature marked out in ink. [Arctic Biblio 7529, Sabin 33626, Sanderson/NMM 852 (1835 editions), Stam 2.6 note]. Robert Huish… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1949. Second Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Centennial issue, [9.5x6.5in]; xviii, 340 pp., many illustrations throughout with maps of sections of the California Trail; Tan cloth cover with green lettering and device on cover and spine; Cream dust jacket with black and red lettering on cover and spine over wrap around graphic illustrations and map of the west and overland trails; Book plate of Everett Lampson on back paste down end paper; Spine on dust jacket darken with age. Archer Butler Hulbert (1873-1933) was historical geographer, author and professor of American History that wrote extensively on American history of the West. The 1931 first edition was very popular, won a cash prize, and republished four times. This revised 1949 Centennial edition includes an introduction by Joseph Henry Jackson, literary editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. The book uses diaries and letters of Forty-Niners from Independence to Hangtown [Placerville] to describe a "typical"… Read More