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

London: Blanford Press, 1966. First Edition. Very Good/Near Fine. [7.5x10"]; 416 pp.; frontispiece, many illustrations in 31 leaves of plates, 47 in color, printed on rectos and versos, including one folding map; additional text illustrations and maps throughout; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering and ship image on spine with gilt signature on cover; Minimal shelf wear to corners and top and bottom edges Light blue pictorial dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine. [Rosove 357.A1]. Edward Wilson (1872-1912) was one of the notable persons in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. He was a member of both of Scott's expeditions to Antarctica on Discovery in 1901-1904 and Terra Nova in 1910- 1913 as a zoologist and doctor. He died with Scott on the return from the South Pole in 1912. Wilson's unabridged journals were released by the family and first published in this book. Wilson was also an artist and the book is illustrated with his watercolors and drawings. Foreword by Prince… Read More

Palo Alto, CA: Arthur Lites Press, 1950. First Edition. Very Good. , limited to 1000 copies [9.75x6.5in]; 93 pp., seven color illustrations, ten illustrated initial chapter letters; Pale lime green cloth covers with black lettering on front and spine, and black with yellow background illustration on front; Minor shelf wear to edges, with rubbing to covers and corners, corners and top, bottom of spine slightly frayed.

New York: National Travel Club, 1947. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. xviii, 266 pp., map and six images on end papers; Black cloth covers with blind ruled border, gilt lettering on spine, gilt publisher design on front, all edges trimmed, map on front end paper with routes of Peary's and Henson expeditions, images from expeditions on rear end paper; Yellow dust jacket with red lettering on front and spine, image of Henson and map of the Arctic Greenland area on front, image and narrative of author on back; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges or corners, age toning of text throughout due to quality of paper used; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with minor soiling, faded lettering on spine, small chips at corners and along foredges, larger chips at top and bottom of spine and enclosed abrasion in lower spine area. [Arctic Bibliography 14683 (McBride edition), Howgego III P7,9,and 11]. Matthew Alexander Henson (1866-1955) gained Arctic experience on a merchant ship before he met Peary in 1887 and… Read More

New York: Wm. H. Colyer, 1839. First Edition. Very Good. 12mo, [7.75x4.5in]; 263 pp.; Light brown paper covered boards with tan linen cloth backstrip, black lettering with rules on paper label on spine, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, corners and edges, covers rubbed and soiled, corners bummed, edges worn, spine darken, hinges loose, label rubbed and soiled with small chips and a little loss, minor foxing spots throughout text. [Sabin 44696]. Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was a British Royal Navy officer and novelist. Marryat traveled in North America during 1837 and 1838. The first 145 pages is a diary of his travels and there are few dates in this diary that can help in placing Marryat and events. The remaining pages of "Remarks, &c. &c." are essays of Marryat's criticisms of American culture and society such as language, slavery, religion, lynch law, education and others. This book is a pirated copy from the Philadelphia multi-volume edition issued the in 1839, when foreign author… Read More

Palo Alto, CA: James Ladd Delkin, 1947. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. , California Centennial Classic [5.5x8.25"]; Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine; Pale yellow dust jacket with pale blue map illustration on front, brown lettering on front and spine, brown lettering and illustration on back; xxiii, [1], 192 pp. [1], frontispiece map of northern gold mining counties; Gilt spine lettering soiled and darkened; Dust jacket darken with age and darker spine, some water stains to lower front cover, shelf wear to edges and small chips at bottom of spine. Overall in very good condition. [Kurutz 114c]. Oscar Lewis introduces this edition of the diaries pulbished by the author in 1906. These are the recollections of Lewis Hanchett, a 49nr', and Canfield's research. Lewis comments that this book "... has remained among the most entertaining of the many narratives picturing mining camp life during the heyday of the Gold Rush. A skillful blending of fact and fiction, it presents an admittedly… Read More

Palo Alto, CA: James Ladd Delkin, 1947. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. , California Centennial Classic [8.25x5.5in]; xxiii, [1], 192 pp. [1], frontispiece map of northern gold mining counties; Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine; Pale yellow dust jacket with pale blue map illustration on front, brown lettering on front and spine, brown lettering and illustration on back; Gilt spine lettering soiled and darkened; Dust jacket darken with age and darker spine, shelf wear to edges, with closed tear top and small chips at bottom of spine. Overall in very good condition. [Kurutz 114c]. Oscar Lewis introduces this edition of the diaries pulbished by the author in 1906. These are the recollections of Lewis Hanchett, a 49nr', and Canfield's research. Lewis comments that this book "... has remained among the most entertaining of the many narratives picturing mining camp life during the heyday of the Gold Rush. A skillful blending of fact and fiction, it presents an admittedly romanticized view… 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

London: The Hakluyt Society - Cambridge University Press, 2000. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [10x7in]; xv, 231 pp., 22 plates with color frontispiece of the ship Williams, 30 color and monochrome maps, charts and views illustrations, appendices, bibliography and index; Royal blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt devise on front, all edges trimmed; Light blue dust jacket with dark blue lettering on front and spine, advertisement on back; Negligible shelf wear to book, spine faded on dust jacket. [Howgego II S33, Cambridge Polar Record V38 Issue 204]. The Hakluyt Society was founded in 1846 in London for the publication of primary sources of exploration and discovery expeditions. They were named after Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) a collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels. The publications are primarily from English expeditions related to English interests from the 17th century on. The Society is still very active and publishing historic works in a series of… Read More

London: The Hakluyt Society - Cambridge University Press, 2000. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [10x7in]; xv, 231 pp., 22 plates with color frontispiece of the ship Williams, 30 color and monochrome maps, charts and views illustrations, appendices, bibliography and index; Royal blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt devise on front, all edges trimmed; Light blue dust jacket with dark blue lettering on front and spine, advertisement on back; Negligible shelf wear to book, typical shadows on dust jacket due to fading. [Howgego II S33, Cambridge Polar Record V38 Issue 204]. The Hakluyt Society was founded in 1846 in London for the publication of primary sources of exploration and discovery expeditions. They were named after Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) a collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels. The publications are primarily from English expeditions related to English interests from the 17th century on. The Society is still very active and publishing historic works… Read More

Frankfurt: Goldene Brunnen, Hausverlag der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1950. First Edition. Near Fine. limited printing on handmade paper, in German in Weiss Rundgotisch font, [10.25x7in]; 51 pp., 61 hand colored woodcut illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Tan paper covers with alternating dark and olive green images in devices and dark green lettering on spine; Minor shelf wear with rubbing to bottom edge and front corners slightly worn and bumped; Afterword by Sophie-Charlotte u. Konrad Bauer. "The printed in this book text was compiled from several old, mutually somewhat complementary versions that were in the library of Frankfurt Goethe Museum and its collection available the text of Goethe's manhood was used extensively acting brave, puppeteer scourge Brecht. The in Scheibles Monastery (1847) first printed in Augsburg and Ulm matches were used, and some other texts could here and there a good turn be removed. A justification for the print we see only in Fritz Kredels woodcuts that the old game in so… Read More