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2 vols. 8vo original black stamped cloth with gilded illustration on cover. Illustrated 464 & 467 pp. Binding shows some edge wear, and there is some minor foxing. This early account of Arctic exploration is illustrated by almost 300 engravings from sketches by the author. The steel plates are by J. M. Butler and the wood engravings are by Van Ingen & Synder. Contains both folding maps.

New York: Harper & Brothers , 1854. 8vo, original cloth, gilt vignette on front cover, spine lettered in gilt, illustrated with 8 lithographed plates and 5 mezzotint plates, wood engravings in text, three charts (one of them folding), 552 pp. Wear to spine ends and corners, light foxing to plates, signature on endpapers, folding plate creased in margin; otherwise very good or better. This work takes reviews the first Grinnell Expedition to find out what happened to Sir John Franklin who set out on his own Polar expedition in 1847. This American expedition was headed by Lt. Edwin DeHaven, and Dr. Elisha Hunt Kane (1820-1857) would serve as cheif medical officer. Kane would actually lead the second Grinnell Expedition, and authored the present work . Unfortunately, Franklin was already dead by the time these expeditions went looking for him, but in both cases these expeditions faced many signficant challenges of their own.

New York: Harper & Brothers , 1854. 8vo, original cloth, gilt vignette on front cover, spine lettered in gilt, illustrated with 8 lithographed plates and 5 mezzotint plates, wood engravings in text, three charts (one of them folding), 552 pp. Spine faded, covers with marginal sunning, some wear at ends and corners, folding chart with some folds and tears in the margin; light foxing to some plates; otherwise very good. A nice copy.. This work takes reviews the first Grinnell Expedition to find out what happened to Sir John Franklin who set out on his own Polar expedition in 1847. This American expedition was headed by Lt. Edwin DeHaven, and Dr. Elisha Hunt Kane (1820-1857) would serve as cheif medical officer. Kane would actually lead the second Grinnell Expedition, and authored the present work . Unfortunately, Franklin was already dead by the time these expeditions went looking for him, but in both cases these expeditions faced many signficant challenges of their own.

4to, original red cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt, illustrated with chromolithographed plates, xvi, 273 pp. Some minor rubbing and staining to covers, spine faded a bit, recased with new endpapers, slight aging; otherwise very good or better, with bright and clean plates. The key feature of this volume are the 30 chromolithographed plates after H. Deuchert & S. Slocumb. The plates are rather busy, but the color and brightness makes them very attractive. The plates picture over 300 different Lepidoptera.

8vo, cloth, dust jacket, illustrated, 333 pp. Brodart cover protector, DJ in very good condition, normal aging; otherwise near fine. While 'Doc' Kerns (1882-1963) was a big time boxing promoter, he was also the manager of Jack Dempsey, Mickey Walker Benny Leonard and Archie Moore. Kearns was a colorful character in boxing history and possessed a realistic view of himself, "maybe I was always fast with a buck, the booze, or the broads. But I was always pretty quick with the ideas too." Kearns was known as the kind of guy who would stretch the rules a little, and sometimes a lot to protect his interests. For many years it was rumored that Kearns had sprinkled some plaster of Paris dust in Jack Dempsey' gloves in his fight with Jess Willard to ensure victory. History has not found this claim to be accurate, but it does say something about Kearns. However, while being managed by Kearns, Jack Dempsey's fight with Georges Carpentier became boxing's first million dollar gate.

12mo, original printed pictorial boards backed in black morocco, illustrated, with 16 lithographic plates, 64 pp. Covers rubbed and with some staining, joints and hinges cracking, top cover loose and partially detached, internally clean; otherwise very good. This is a first edition of a work which went into many editions. Keep (1827-1906) was a professor at Mills College, and the illustrator George Holbrook Baker arrived in California in 1849, and became a major lithographer in the state. Laid in advertising leaf includes four poems.

Square 4to, cloth, short gilt title on front cover, illustrated with 20 very attractive woodcuts, and additional ad illustrations, 80 pp. plus 18 pages of ads. Some wear at edges, lower right hand corner bumped and torn a bit, some offset from illustrations, tear on frontispiece tissue guard, normal aging; otherwise very good. Simon "Sim" Kehow was a manufacturer of gymnastic equipment in the late 19th century. He learned about the value of Indian Club swinging when he was traveling abroad in the 1860s from British soldiers, and people in India. Through 20 excellent illustrations he shows how club swinging can build muscles and promote health. He even includes three illustrations showing the benefits of club swinging for women. Part of the charm of this book is the ads included in the last eighteen pages.In addition to an ad promoting his products, there are four pages of ads for baseball and cricket equipment.There are also a couple of pages with handsome illustrations or parlor games.

Lg 8vo, original gilt-decorated maroon cloth, lettered in gilt, illustrated with 3 color maps, and 64 other illustrations, xiii, 242 pp. Ex-San Francisco Public Library copy, embossed stamp on front coover, inked call numbers on spine and copyright page, and perforated stampon title. Spine faded, front hinge cracked, ends and corners bumped, light rubbing, plate facing page 68 laid in loosely, evidence of bookplate removal on front pastedown; text and contents clean; about very good. Early and scarce title on the subject, expertly researched and written by Keller, providing one of the best authoritative accounts of Madagascar and nearby islands. Includes rare and interesting photographic images of natives, flora and fauna. Toussaint D805.

Folding pocket map, 12mo gilt stamped leather, 26 ½ x 30 ½. Spine a bit worn, especially at joints, tear at lower part of spine, top hinge split, some tears at folds. This hand colored map was “prepared for the New York Legislature under the direction of the Secretary of State”. Shows how the state is divided, and gives population numbers for each county.

4to cloth, with slipcase, illustrated, 335 pp. Spine somewhat faded, contents crisp and bright; very good plus to near fine. The San Diego library of rare books on astronomy began with the collection of Dr. Ernst Zinner, which the university purchased in 1967. While the Zinner collection exceeded over 5000 items, the university added to their library over the next couple of decades. In his introduction to the collection Owen Gingerich points out that in addition to classics by Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler the library also includes Tycho Brahe's illustrated Mechanica, Flamsteed's Atlas Corlestis and Burges' A Short Account of the Solar System.

8vo, (6 ¾ x4), period tree calf, leather spine label, [8], [13]]-231 + 1 ad pp. Rubbing to spine, corners showing, issued without folding map, hole in rear flyleaf from erasure of old rubberstamp, inscriptions on endpapers, normal foxing, soiling, and aging within. Kilbourn (1787-1833) first published this work in 1816, and continued at least through the early 1830s. Early editions are scarce and sought after. There are several notations on flyleaves and endpapers, including one that notes the price at $1.00, and “Steel not this book.”

8vo, rebound with modern green cloth, gilt leather spine label, 191 pp. Some staining of foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, slight edgewear, pencil signature on front endpaper, some browning and aging to contents; otherwise very good. This work covers the costs and adequacy of Canadian canals, and provides analysis on some of the individual canals. In the first chapter the author addresses some of the limitations of the existing system. Kingsford provides specific data on costs for key canals, and relates some of the problems with them.

Double page engraved map, 24" x 20", hand colored in outline, plain title cartouche. Somewhat browned, a little minor staining in top margin, wide margins one inch chip in right margin that is repaired, map may have been repaired or rebacked, but not obtrusive, normal aging; still a nice impression. Thomas Kitchin (1718-1784) was a highly respected English cartographer who is probably best known for his county maps. He was also an author, and was hydrographer to the king. This is a detailed map of the continent of South America, and shows a large section as Amazonia. The map also shows the possessions of the European powers. Van De Gohm p. 114.

Pamphlet, 8vo, original stiff paper wrappers, 12 pp. Some damp spotting of staining to covers, a few minor bends to the covers; otherwise very good. This little pamphlet contains several musical selections from the Kloran 9handbook of the Klan). Most of the selections are patriotic or religious songs, but one number, is called Whiter Than Snow. This seems to be a rather scarce item, as the OCLC locates few copies. OCLC.

Magazine format, 8vo, printed wrappers, 33 pp. General light wear to wrappers, normal aging; otherwise very good. This issue seems to raise lots of concerns about the World court and international community, especially Europe, trying to impose on American politics.

Magazine format, 8vo, printed wrappers, illustrated, 48 pp. General light wear to wrappers, normal aging; otherwise very good. This issue contains some photographs and other illustrations. Content includes commentary on recent Presidential election, anti-Catholic themes, and discussion of state by state Klan activities.

4to, original embossed purple-brown cloth with gilt decoration, illustrated with two wood engraved maps and 10 original photographic plates mounted on stiff paper by John P. Soule, [iii]-xii, 13-[98 ]pp. Spine sunned ends a bit chipped, light rubbing, scattered marginal foxing. Overall very good or better. Considered one of the most attractive early books on Yosemite, this worked contained in its second edition the first appearance of any of John Muir’s writings in a book, although they were anonymous. In this revised edition. Kneeland uses a lot of material from Muir’s scientific reports, and while there is some notion that not enough credit was given to Muir in this book, his name was at least mentioned. Additionally, since John Soul never visited California, some believe that the photographs were taken by John Houseworth or Eadweard Muybridge.

Pamphlet, 8vo, disbound, 103 pp. Remnants of old binding on the spine, some, normal aging and a bit of soiling to half title. Sometimes this work is attributed to George Grenville, but most sources attribute it to Knox. This pamphlet contains a considerable amount of financial information, and comments on the recent war with France. More importantly, it contains a good deal of material on the financial importance of the American colonies. Knox, wisely, discusses the importance of paying attention to the concerns of the colonies. He even goes as far to suggest that the colonies send representatives to Parliament, and points to the risks of taxing the colonies without their representation.

Four 8"x 10" glossy black and white photographs, Very slight soiling and aging; otherwise very good plus. One photo shows unidentified man standing by mini space vehicles, actor, probably Gary Lockwood siting in front of space controls. A third photo features the Moon scene sequence, and the final photo showing a spacewalk or an actor adrift in space. These are press stills. Nice collection.

Oblong 4to (7 ¼" x 16") illustrated. 24 pp. Slight edgewear, normal aging, otherwise very good plus/ or better. Somewhat scarce souvenir program with color photographs from scenes in the movie. Wonderful piece of cinema history.