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

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1936. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. [8.25x5.5in]; xiv, 242 pp.. Ten photographic plates; Blue cloth covers with black lettering on spine and front, all edges trimmed; Red white and blue dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine, blue-tinted illustration of Arctic camp on front; Minor shelf wear to edges , bookseller price stamp on rear end paper; Some shelf wear to edges and corners with large chip on top front with text loss, chips to top and bottom of spine. General Adolphus Washington Greely (1844-1935) was a U.S. Army officer and Arctic Explorer. This definitive biography of this Civil War veteran and arctic explorer was completed just before Greely's death in 1935. The author General William Mitchell knew and worked with him from the time of his work with the U. S. Army Signal Corps to his death. In 1881, Greely was given command of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in the Arctic. He was to establish a chain of meteorological stations as part of the… Read More

London: Royal Geographical Society, 1914. First Edition. Paper wraps. Very Good. [9.75x6in]; Vol.37, No.6, June 1911; 12 pp., 1 map of alternative configuration of Antarctica and 1 colored foldout (11.5x13.25in neatline, 15x15in sheet) at rear also showing proposed ship tracks, base locations and current information on Antarctica ice and land features; Excerpt bound in light blue paper wrappers with black ink lettering and seal on front; Some wear to covers and edges, age toning throughout, a few foxing spots, prior owner pencil writing on first page and on map margin, several closed tears and crease splits on foldout map. [Conrad p. 207]. This article was issued before Mawson's Aurora, under the command of Captain J. K. Davis, left Hobart, Tasmania on December 2,1911. The purpose of the article was to describe the Australasian Antarctic Expedition objectives and science programs in a little known area of Antarctica. Another purpose was to raise addition funding in England for the expedition. The… Read More

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1896. Third Edition. Very Good. [8x5.5in]; xiii, 648 pp., illustration of H.M.S. Beagle on title page, two fold out color maps and cross sections, 5 fold out illustrations of fossils, appendices and index; Half bound goat stained red with marbled paper on covers, gilt lettering on spine with ruled lines, blind stamp double lines on leather, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, plain end papers; Minor Shelf wear to covers with some rubbing to edges and joints, corners worn, top and bottom of spine warn with small chips, several repaired closed tears on maps. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist. He was the naturalist on the voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle from 1831 to 1836. During that voyage, Darwin researched and collected samples of plants, animals, minerals, fossils, many for the first time, to develop a better understanding of the natural environments and impact on living things. The information from this voyage provided a… Read More

Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.25x6.25in]; ix, 159 pp., Frontispiece of Smith, 24 illustrations and images, index; Black cloth covers with silver lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; minimal shelf wear to covers; Tan dust jacket with dark brown lettering on front and spine, facsimile of journal manuscript on front, excerpt from book introduction on back; Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket edges, closed tear and crease on top back edge.

Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1947. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Stanford, CA:Stanford University Press; 1947; First Edition [7x10.25"]; Tan cloth binding with gold lettering on black field on front and spine, illustration of miner and pick ax on front, black lettering of author and colophon of publisher on spine, illustration front and back endpapers; Bright yellow dust jacket with yellow lettering on field of black border by design and illustrations on front and spine, advertisement for related book on back; [1], xi, 175 pp., 16 illustrations; Minor shelf wear to binding with bumped corners, prior owner bookplate tipped in; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket with age toned and darken spine,small chips at top of spine and back edge, small closed tears on bottom edges; Overall condition is Very Good. William Chalfant was a long time editor of the Inyo Register in Bishop, CA. His family were one of the ‘forty-niners' and the Chalfant Valley was named after them. The stories in this… Read More

San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1940. First Edition. Very Good. Mallette Dean. [8x10.75in]; [1], ix, 55 pp., [1] colophon, [4], 25 songs with music and sources, 15 vignettes by Mallette Dean; Dark blue paper on stiff cardboard covers with yellow cloth back strip spine, bordered gold ink lettering on covers with miner's pick ax, shovel and pan illustrations; Shelf wear and soiling to all edges, corners and covers, stain on bottom and fore edge of front cover, top and bottom of spine slightly frayed,interior text fine, no dust jacket or other marks.

Palo Alto, CA: Lewis Osborne, 1967. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. limited to 2,350 copies [7.5x10.75"]; 75 pp., [2] illustrations narrative and colophon, 24 halftones and line drawings in text of various artists from Bancroft Library collections; Light beige buckram cloth on covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt illustration of hand with ink pen, map of Placer Regions of California on front and parcel map of Sacramento City on back end papers, all edges trimmed; Fine covers and text; Plain dust jacket with handwritten title in pencil on spine; Minimal shelf wear with several light stain spots to dust jacket. [Kurutz 605d]. Dr. Jacob Davis Babcock Stillman (1819-1888) was a physician that starts this narrative while on a six month trip on the ship Pacific around Cape Horn. He arrived in San Francisco on August 5, 1849. He then traveled to the god mining areas around Sacramento and provide a daily record of Sacramento life. He left a year later to return to the east on the ship Plymouth, but… Read More

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1938. First Edition. Near Fine. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press. limited to 500 [10x6.75in]; [4], x, 367 pp., Frontispiece color illustration of burning ship, 49 illustrations of ships, persons and facsimile mail envelopes, index; Burnt orange cloth on covers with cream buckram cloth spine, Black and red lettering on paper spine label, map of steamer water and overland routes on endpapers, top edge trimmed and others untrimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, upper front corner bumped; [Hill 1897, Wheat Gold Rush Books 232, Grabhorn 293]. Hill comments about the importance of this book on "... the inception and history of the Pacific and Atlantic mail steamers, running from the East coast to California." From the Forward, "This volume on the ships to California from 1849 to 1869 evolved from a study of the propaganda hand stamps used by the steamship companies on the letters carried by their vessels.".

Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1978. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.5x6.25in]; 298 pp., frontispiece image of Jenkins, six illustrations and charts [one fold out], appendices, bibliography and index; Ligith blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with brown and blue lettering on front and spine, illustration of Juan Fernandez Island on front; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket edges and covers, spine faded, price clipped.

Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co, 1957. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. [March][8.5x11"]; Burnt orange cloth cover and black spine with gold ink lettering on spine, black and white facsimiles of Hutchings magazine pages [Hutching's California Scenes - Methods of Mining and Miner's Life - Illustrated]; [7], 8-101 pp., [1], image of modern family walking in gold rush town, fold out map of Highway 49 from Sierra City to Mariposa, black and white current day images throughout, index; Some shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, fading of color on covers and spine, faded spine lettering, slight bow to covers.

Seattle: Alaska Steamship Co. [Farwest Lithograph and Print Co.], 1939. Second Edition. Very Good. Camy, Edward. [22x29.25in sheet, 21x28in neatline]; Color pictorial map of Alaska and Yukon with humorous advertising featuring the Alaska Steamship company routes, includes connections to the Alaska Railroad and highway systems, large inset of the Seward-Fairbanks-Cordova loop, nine cartoon illustrations of activities aboard the steamship in the inside passage from Seattle to Skagway; Bright and vibrant colors with several old repaired closed tears along the edges from 2 to 3 inches at the old crease lines, along the left edge a small chip and some bleed through of red ink from handwritten "Alaska" on verso, minor age toning along the edges. [Rumsey 9937.000] CS. Edward Camy (1904-1958) was an American graphic artist and illustrator in San Francisco. His most noted works were for the Alsaka Steamship line, Santa Fe Railroad and other advertisements in the 1930's and 40's. He also worked on a larger… Read More

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1975. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [9.75x7in]. x, 731 [1], notes, bibliographical note, index, many illustrations in text; Gray spotted linen covers with gilt lettering on dark blue on spine, blue end papers with maps of expedition, all edges trimmed; Blue dust jacket with white letter and background illustration of ship in an ice field; Minor small chips to dust-jacket edged and corners with minor rubbing, price clipped. This was the first United States sponsored scientific exploring expedition to the Antarctic, Pacific islands and West coast. Lieutenant Charles Wilkes left Norfolk with six ships to explore and chart islands, which many of the fine survey charts were in use 100 years later. One of the concepts for the expedition was to determine if the earth really was hollow at with access at its poles. However, sailing to Antarctica only a frozen coastline was discovered and mapped. The vast cultural and scientific collections were part of the… Read More

New York: Robert M. McBride and Company, 1922. First American Edition. Near Fine. 8vo [9.5x6.5in]; [2], xxvi, 306 pp., [2], frontispiece image of Terra Nova ice-bound, 97 plates, some with bluish tint, of 173 images, 2 illustrations, facsimile image of diary and 1 map in text; Dark Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering and decorative seal on front an d spine, blind stamped border on front, top edge trimmed and others untrimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners, back hinge and small dent to lower front edge professionally repaired, bookseller stamp on lower front end paper. [Rosove 251.A3, Conrad p.183]. Herbert G. Ponting (1870-1935) was a professional war and nature photographer before Scott selected him to be part of Scott's lastexpedition, the Terra Nova Expedition 1910 to 1913. From Rosove, "Ponting was the first professional photographer to accompany an Antarctic expedition.... Ponting dragged as much as two hundred pounds of equipment on his sledge .... Ponting's photographic are was more… Read More

New York: Robert M. McBride and Company, 1923. Second American Edition. Near Fine. 8vo [1 on p. 1], [8.75x6in]; [2], xxvi, 306 pp., [2], memoriam, 51 plates of 173 images, including frontispiece image of Terra Nova ice-bound without tissue guard, 2 illustrations, facsimile image of diary and 1 map in text; Orange cloth covers with black ink lettering between ruled lines on front and spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear to edges, spine slightly darken, several spots to top edge, Steve Fossett bookplate on front end paper. [Rosove 251.B2 variant b binding, Conrad p.183]. Herbert G. Ponting (1870-1935) was a professional war and nature photographer before Scott selected him to be part of his last expedition, the Terra Nova Expedition 1910 - 1913. From Rosove, "Ponting was the first professional photographer to accompany an Antarctic expedition.... Ponting dragged as much as two hundred pounds of equipment on his sledge .... Ponting's photographic are was more than sufficient contribution, but… Read More

Cambridge: The University Press, 1915. First Edition. Very Good. Edward S. Curtis. Limited edition [7.625x5.5in 19x14.2cm image, 12.5x9.5in 23x17cm plate]; Brown ink photograph on Japanese tissue with printed title and 1914 copyright, mounted on Val Gelder paper by chine-colle method, protected by tissue guard, top edge trimmed, others untrimmed, plates are not numbered; light age-toning to fore edge. [Curtis Legacy Foundation, Howes 965] CS. Image - Dancer wearing Grizzly bearskin in ceremonial dance with painted shield and totem in smokey background" The Kwakiutl "The Kwakiutl are one of several Indigenous First Nations that inhabit the western coast of British Columbia, Canada, from central and northern Vancouver Island to the adjacent mainland coast. Kwakiutl bands consist of four clans: the Raven, Killer Whale, Eagle, and Wolf clans ... each claiming their own ancestor, chiefs, oral histories, and entitlement to certain lands, religious rites, and songs and dances associated with particular… 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