Search Results: Titles starting with A from David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA

Vancouver,BC / Seattle: Douglas and McIntyre and University of Washington Press, 1982. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.25x6in]; 319 pp., eight maps, 7 illustrations (from Cook's voyages), extensive note, native language tables, bibliography and index; Black paper with mustard cloth back strip on boards, black lettering in line boarder on spine, brown end papers, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with red and black lettering on front and spine, excerpt of journal on back; Negligible shelf wear to covers, several small spots on text block edges; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket with small chips at corners and several small stain spots, minor age toning, closed tear on front at joint.

London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1988. First Edition. Near Fine. [8.75x5.5in]; Vol. I - xii, 476 pp., Vol. II - [1], 478-1179 pp., 5,594 entries, appendices and indices; Royal Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear, the bookplate of Steve Fossett Collection of Adventure and Exploration is on the front end paper of each volume. From the Preface, "... inclusion are histories, narratives, novels, and humorous works about yachting, boating, canoeing, and surfing, which tell of cruising, canoe tripping, racing, competitions, and just messing about...". A very comprehensive bibliography that also includes books about vessels, building boats, related nautical businesses, children's books, voyages of naval and merchant ships, exploration, and all other things relating to traveling on the seas. Steve Fossett (1944-2007) was a successful commodities trader and an adventurer that set world records in balloons, sailboats, gliders and unique powered… Read More

Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1924. First Edition. Very Good. [9.5x6.5in]; 456 pp., frontispiece map of Alaska over United States, two images and fold out color map of Alaska Judicial Divisions; Dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering and rules on spine, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; Some shelf wear to edges, and covers, corners bumped and worn, small splits to top and bottom of spine, prior owner pencil name on front end paper.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1972. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [6x9.5in]; Dark brown cloth cover with gilt lettering and pick, shovel, pan on spine, blind stamped device and Indiana on lower front, brown ink map of Alaska and Yukon on front and rear endpapers, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with brown and blue lettering on spine and front, illustration of miner with pack on front, image and narrative of author on rear; xiii, 302 pp., frontispiece image of Chilkoot pass, 28 images, bibliography, notes and index; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, prior owner addres label on front endpapers; Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket, closed tear top front.

San Francisco: Scottwall Associates and California Historical Society, 1997. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Signed by Editor and McDaniel desendent [9.25x9in]; xi, 166 pp., many captioned black and white images; Black cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, blue ink maps of the North Pacific, Alaska on front end papers and Cape Nome mining region on back end papers, all edges trimmed; Black dust jacket with gilt and white lettering on front and spine, black and white images on front and back with excerpt of forward;.

Chicago: J. Martin Miller, 1899. Unknown. Map. Very Good. [Map copyright 1899, printing date of Atlas later] [19.875x15.125in]; Colored map of Alaska with steamer routes from Portland and Seattle, insets of the Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon and Western portion of Aleutian Islands; On verso index of places and names with two large black and white images; Age toning to all edges, water stain marks on bottom, slight printing offset of colors, small chips and closed tears to lower edge;.

Chicago: J. Martin Miller, 1899. Unknown. Map. Very Good. [Map copyright 1899, not shown, printing date of Atlas later] [19.875x15.125in]; Colored map of Alaska with steamer routes from Portland and Seattle, insets of the Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon and Western portion of Aleutian Islands; On verso index of places and names with two large black and white images; Age toning to all edges, several blue ink marks, printing offset of colors;.

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

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

New York: Random House, 1957. Ex-Library. Very Good/Very Good.

Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1935. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Inscribed by David Irwin, [8.75x6.25in]; x, 254 pp., frontispiece image of David Irwin, 14 plates of 16 black and white images; Green cloth covers with black ink lettering and illustration of dog sled team on front, gilt lettering on spine; Arctic maps and routes on end papers, all edges trimmed; Dark blue dust jacket with white and black lettering on front and spine, illustration of dog sled team and aurora on a globe, image and Irwin biography on back; Minimal shelf wear, back hinge loose; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with chips and closed tears along edges and corners, top and bottom of spine chipped with minor loss of text, long repaired split along front and back spine, some soiling and rubbing to covers and spine, spine slightly darken, inscription on frontispiece by Irwin "To Barney McEntire - The best of pilots & men - Sincerely Your Arctic Friend - David Irwin", tipped in folded plain paper with pencil note to… Read More

Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1918. Second Edition. Very Good. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press; 1918; Second Edition [June 1919 Preface] [5.75x8.5"] Brown paper covers with half beige cloth, five ribs on spine with dark brown lettering on paper label, top edge gilt, others uncut; xxi, 355 pp., frontispiece color caricature of Thackeray and Dickens, 91 illustrations and images in text and separate plates, Index [not included in first edition]; Shelf wear to edges and covers, all corners bumped, spine slightly darken. Overall condition is Very Good. Alfred Edward Newton [1864-1940] was an American author, publisher, and avid book collector. He is best known for his book Amenities of Book Collecting [1918] which sold over 25,000 copies.

San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1957. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.25x6.25in]; xix, 413 pp., 2,832 entries, title index; Brick red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine; Salmon dust jacket with red and black lettering on spine and front, black letter of advertisements for other books on back; minimal shelf wear to book; Minor shelf wear with darkening to dust jacket edges and some soiling on surface, spine faded with several light stain spots. Second in a series of three books by Wright on American Fiction from 1174 to 1900.

Paris: Armand Aubree, 1837. First State. Very Good. [12.5x17.75in 31.8x45.2cm, 15x22.5in 38x57.2cm sheet] Hand colored map of northwest North America and northeast Siberia centered on Alaska and northern Canada, details the explorations and discoveries at the time, highlights the 1825 demarcation of Russian America and British America; Age toning to edges with light foxing spots in margins and map, remnant of binding trim on bottom margin, older ink lettering on lower right margin, plate number in top right "No. 10", map engraver Laguillermie, imprint Mageon, lettering engraved Mardelet. [Rumsey 2359.023] CS. This map was published, uncolored, in "L'Univers. Atlas Classique Et Universel De Geographie Ancienne Et Moderne" by M. Monin and M Fremin in 1837. This map was from the library of the late Dr. G. Warren Smith (1941-2021) of Pennsylvania. He had a long career as university professor and administrator, and was a collector of over 6,000 books, maps, illustrations, and artifacts relating to the… Read More

Chico, CA: Hurst & Young, 1954. First Edition. Paperback original. Very Good. Signed by Author, 8vo [9x6in]; [8], 88 pp.; Light Blue paper covers with black lettering and illustration of cowboy and stone covered grave site on front, two stapled binding; Some wear, fading and soiling to covers and spine with water and sun, staples rusted, some insect wearing to spine with small chips at top, author signature on front end paper.

Washington DC: American Geophysical Union, 1956. First Edition. Very Good. [Cosponsored by the U. S. National Committee for the IGY of the National Academy of Sciences, National Science Foundation / American Geophysical Union] [10x7in]; 133 pp. Papers from the symposium include numerous maps in text, images, figures and tables, large color folding map [39.25x39.5in] in pocket at back; Light green cloth cover with gilt title on spine; Some soiling and spots to covers, spine faded, map is in fine condition with no blemishes or tears [American Geophysical Union publications #462]. The purpose of the symposium was described in the introduction by Laurence M. Gould, "As plans for our national participation in the coordinated geophysical exploration of Antarctica by eleven nations developed, it became increasingly evident that we should bring together available scientific knowledge of the continent for background purposes in examining the major scientific problems awaiting us. It is expected that this… Read More

New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1961. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. [6.25x9.25in]; 272 pp., one double page map, 23 black and white images, appendix and glossary; Light green paper boards with black lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Pale green dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine, pictorial image of Antarctic landscape with Ronne image inside red illustration of Antarctic continent with radiating lines on front, author narrative on back. Steve Fossett (1944-2007) was a successful commodities trader and an adventurer that set world records in balloons, sailboats, gliders and unique powered aircraft. In the 1980's Fossett began developing a library collection of over 2,000 books on adventure and exploration. His collection included significant and authoritative accounts of aeronautics, polar, Asia, Australasia, circumnavigation's, mountaineering and others. In 2007, Fossett disappeared on a solo flight in a light aircraft over the eastern Sierra Mountains along the… Read More

London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1951. First Edition. Near Fine/Good. London: George Allen & Unwin; 1951; First Edition [6.5x9.5"]; Light blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine, maps of Antarctica on front and rear endpapers; Pictorial dust jacket of Antarctic landscape with white lettering in blue field on front and spine, advertisements on rear; 336 pp., 24 black/white illustrations, foldout map [p. 312], index; minimal shelf wear to edges; Shelf wear to dust jacket and three chips on bottom front edge with minor loss of text, small chips to top and bottom of spine, four small chips to rear top and bottom edges. Overall condition is very good. [Rosove 1066]. After World War II, many countries were looking to secure their rights to Antarctica and the possible natural resources. Christie uses most of the book on the history of exploration of Antarctica from the discovery of South Georgia Is in the early 1500's to the modern era of the late 1940's. It is an excellent history of Antarctic… Read More

New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1941. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. [9.25x6.25in]; xiii, 254 pp. [1], photographic image by Herbert Ponting of sailing ship [Terra Nova, Scott's 1911-12 expedition] in ice field on title page, 14 plates with photographs, 12 maps; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering and triton image on spine with title on black field with gilt borders, top edge blue dye, map of Antarctic regions with notation of expeditions on front and rear endpapers; Dark blue dust jacket with yellow-green outlined and white letters on front and spine, ocean illustration of iceberg and sailing ship on front and spine, advertisements in blue lettering on rear; Minor shelf wear to all top and bottom edges, bottom corners bumped, some slight darkening of text edges; Some shelf wear and small chips to all dust jacket edges and top of spine, spine and rear cover darken with age. [Rosove 1236, Spence 883]. Russell Owen [1889-1952] was a journalist and writer interested in adventure… Read More

London: Cassell, 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [children's version of 'The Crossing of Antarctica', 1958] [8.5x6in]; [8], 189 pp., [1], illustrated title page, numerous black and white and color images and illustrations, nine maps and plans, ; Dark blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Pictorial dust jacket with red and black lettering on front and spine, color wrap around illustration of Antarctic field tent camp; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, dusty top edge with slight fading to top and bottom of spine, age toned spots along edges of text block; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with age toned spots on front and inside flaps, slight darkening of spine and fading of red lettering, small chips and wear to top edges. Sir Vivian Fuchs ( 1908-1999) was an British explorer and scientist well known for his early African and and later Antarctic expeditions. In college at Cambridge, he was tutored by James Wordie, the geologist and senior scientist… Read More