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

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1903. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. E. Boyd Smith, Illustrator. [October] [8.5x6.5in]; Olive green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and front, pictorial illustration of vulture, wolf, skeleton and shrubs on front, top edge gilt, others untrimmed; xi [5] 280 [2] pp., pictorial title page and frontispiece illustration with tissue guard, 3 plate illustrations and 73 illustrations in brown ink in text and chapter headings; Shelf wear and rubbing to covers, spine, edges and corners, slightly darken spine, minor fraying of cloth at corners, top and bottom spine and front joint, front and rear hinge cracked, past glue repairs to front end paper, prior owner pencil notes on front fly and colorful children's bookplate on half-title, closed tears at edges to pages 29 and 47. [Volkmann Z80 #2, Graff 114, Howell50 273, Cowan64 p24]. Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934) was an American writer of the Southwest. This was her first of 35 books and, by many… Read More

Cambridge, UK: University Press, 1921. First Edition. Very Good. [10x7in]; xii, 539 pp., frontispiece image of Markham painting, foldout map, 50 maps (some folding) and illustrations from photographs; Original blue cloth covers with embossed silver lettering and colophon on spine, embossed illustration of early sailing ship in silver on front, untrimmed; Minor shelf wear to bottom edge and hinges, small black spot on spine, lacking title page tissue, offset from tipped in handmade bookmark on p. 91, some offset on end papers, prior owner ink inscription on front free end paper, tipped in London bookseller 1943 receipt. [Arctic Bibliography 10939, Rosove 1203, Conrad p 117, 182, Spence 755]. Sir Clements R. Markham [1830-1916] was a geographer, explorer, writer and secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) for 25 years from 1863 to 1888. He entered the Navy at 14 and was a midshipman on the Assistance in his first Arctic voyage [1850-51] to search for Sir John Franklin' lost expedition. They… Read More

San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1927. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. #101 of 260 limited numbered copies, Signed on limitation page, [10.25x7in]; [5], map, German [1812] and English [1814] facsimile titles pages, advertisements, xiv, 158 pp., frontispiece portrait of Langsdorff and Rezanov, six copper engraved illustrations, from German edition, on plates with tissue guard; Blue-Green paper covers with tan linen backed spine with black lettering and border on paper label, top edge trimmed with others untrimmed; Blue-Green dust jacket with black lettering and border on tan spine label, deckled fore edges; Slight fading to bottom edge of covers and spine; Minimal fading of spine bleeding over to covers and along bottom edge. [Hill 970, Cowan64 p. 382, Howgego II R9]. Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff (1774-1852) was a German naturalist and explorer that was a member of the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences. He was selected as the naturalist and physician by Adam von Krusenstern… Read More

Victor, CO: Pollux Press, 1983. First Edition. Very Good. Signed [10.75x8.25]; [9], 10- 159 pp., many illustrations and images of mining in the Cripple Creek and Victor areas; Black paper wrappers with gilt and white lettering on front and red lettering on spine, authors narrative on back; Some shelf wear to edges and covers , signed by Drake on front end paper.

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

Bruxelles: Imprimerie Scientifque Charles Bulens, Ed, 1902. First Edition. Near Fine. In French, 8vo [10x6.75in]; [1-6], 7-94 pp., [2], frontispiece image of Gerlache, image of Belgica in ice on title page, 5 maps [1 full page color, 1 full page black and white, 3 in text], 14 full page photo illustrations, 36 photo illustrations in text, 1 ship plan and 2 sketches in text, red,yellow and blue silk ribbon bookmark; Three-quarter red cloth with yellow marbled paper covers, gilt lettering and crest on front left cloth panel and spine plain, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges, typical cracks between some signatures at spine; Tipped in Brussels Book seller card. [Taurus 15, Rosove 147.C1b]. This abridged edition was issued by Bulens after sales were lagging from the true first deluxe edition issued earlier in 1902. The Hachette and G. Lebègue editions were printed later in the same year. This smaller edition was, from the Taurus, "... extracted from his… Read More

Bruxelles: Imprimerie Scientifque Charles Bulens, Ed, 1902. First Edition. Near Fine. In French, 8vo [10x6.75in]; [1-6], 7-94 pp., [2], frontispiece image of Gerlache, image of Belgica in ice on title page, 5 maps [1 full page color, 1 full page black and white, 3 in text], 14 full page photo illustrations, 36 photo illustrations in text, 1 ship plan and 2 sketches in text, red,yellow and blue silk ribbon bookmark; Three-quarter red cloth with yellow marbled paper covers, gilt lettering and two crests on front left cloth panel and spine plain, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges, several pages with minor smudges, typical cracks between some signatures at spine. [Taurus 15, Rosove 147.C1a]. This abridged edition was issued by Bulens after sales were lagging from the true first deluxe edition issued earlier in 1902. The Hachette and G. Lebègue editions were printed later in the same year. This smaller edition was, from the Taurus, "... extracted from… Read More

Boston: Edward Livermore, 1852. First Edition, 1st Printing. Sewn binding. Very Good. [7.75x5in, 19.6x12.5cm] 48 pp. (including wrappers), advertisement on recto and verso of back wrapper, oval illustration on front wrapper of farm house and land, map of California [page 38, 6.5x3.375in neatline, 7.5x4.75in sheet, meridian of Washington City], many charts and tables with vignettes of New England scenes; Thin printed paper wrappers with black ink lettering with sewn binding including a 'hanging string loop'; Some soiling, age-toning and foxing to covers and text, two large chips on top front edge no loss of text, small chips along edges, creases to corners, three pin hole punctures along spine for secondary thread binding, a few prior owner pencil and ink marks. Almanacs were not made to last 170 years and is a remarkable that has survived, and scarce in this condition. (WorldCat shows eight library holdings. RBH listed four auction sales from 1948 with the latest in 1979) [Wheat Maps 212]. Dudley… Read More

Boston: Edward Livermore, 1852. First Edition, 1st Printing. Sewn binding. Very Good. [7.75x5in, 19.6x12.5cm] 48 pp. (including wrappers), advertisement on recto and verso of back wrapper, oval illustration on front wrapper of farm house and land, map of California [page 38, 6.5x3.375in neatline, 7.5x4.75in sheet, meridian of Washington City], many charts and tables with vignettes of New England scenes; Thin printed paper wrappers with black ink lettering with three point and cross sewn binding including a 'hanging string loop', edges trimmed; Light soiling, age-toning and small stain spots to covers and text, small creases to upper corners, a few prior owner pencil marks. Almanacs were not made to last 170 years and this is a remarkable very gently used almanac that has survived well in very good condition with all pages and sewn binding. Very scarce in this condition (WorldCat shows eight library holdings. RBH listed four auction sales from 1948 with the latest in 1979) [Wheat Maps 212]. Dudley… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. 12 mo [7.25x5in]; vii, 9-356 pp., [2], 1-12 pp. advertising, frontispiece portrait of Fremont with tissue guard, 13 plates of wood-engraved illustrations, with 12 pages of advertisements; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, blind stamped designs and borders on front and back covers, pale yellow end papers, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to covers edges and corners, soiling and rubbing to covers, top and bottom of spine slightly worn, corners worn through at tips, top edge darken and dusty, occasional minor foxing and heavier foxing of frontispiece with slight offset to title page, prior owner ink written date on front end paper. Overall a very nice copy of a a major figure in California and national explorations and politics. [Wagner-Camp 282:1 (variant), Cowan64 p. 652]. John Charles Fremont (1813-1890) was an American explorer, politician and soldier known for his trail blazing expeditions of the West.… Read More

San Jose: Self Published [San Jose Notta Bros.], 1916. First Edition. Good. , limited to 300 [9.25x6.25in]; 68 pp., [2], six leaves of halftone portraits of Jayhawkers and illustrated scenes; Brown stiff paper wrappers with gilt stamped lettering on front, brown endpapers, stapled binding, covers extend beyond text block; Age wear to paper covers with creases and chips on all edges and corners, missing 1/4" bottom spine, several small stain and ink spots on covers faded and gilt lettering dulled, offset of 1920 newspaper article tipped in on the death of Stephens and prior owner ink signature on front leaf, oval stain on upper fore edge of first 12 pages, age toning of text throughout; Overall condition of this type and material quality is Very Good. [Kurutz 601, Cowan II p. 613, Graff 3972, Howell 50 1636, Adams 2136]. Lorenzo Dow Stephens (1827-1921) was part of a an Illinois company that left for California in March 1849. The company traveled to Fort Laramie, South Pass, Fort Bridger and Salt… 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

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. First Edition. Near Fine. 12mo [8x5.25in] xii [2] 226 pp., [5], 232-341 pp. (two works in one volume with continuous pagination), 9 lithographic plates of views and portraits with one tinted (by G. W. Endicott from Robinson sketches); Modern three-quarter bound in maroon goat and dark red cloth with gilt lettering on ribbed spine, top edge dark ink other edges untrimmed, maroon marbled end papers; Light shelf wear to covers with few rubbing and along edges and joints, light age toning of text and plates, small ink spot to bottom edge on several front pages, Book plate of Kenneth M. Johnson on front end paper, light pencil annotations throughout by Thomas Russell [see below for details]. [Volkmann-Zamorano 80 65, Hill 1467, Howell 50:211, Howes R363, Cowan II p.536, Graff 3525]. Alfred Robinson(1806-1895), immigrated to Mexican Alta California in 1829 as an resident agent in the export of cattle hides and tallow. He became a well-connected businessman, and… Read More

Cambridge: The Hakluyt Society - University Press, 1974. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. [9.5x6.5in]; Vol. IV - xi, 760 pp., 51 illustrations including color frontispiece portrait of Cook by Nathaniel Dance and four others, five maps with one fold out, bibliography and index; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and stamped gilt portrait of Cook on front, top edged dyed light blue, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with black lettering on front; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, all maps, and illustrations fine, dust jacket slightly darken. [Hill 367, Beddie/Mitchell 4762]. Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator and cartographer, substantially contributed to the knowledge of the Pacific Islands and the coast of North America and Siberia in the three voyages spanning twelve years from 1768 to 1780. There have been many editions of the journals over the years, the Hakluyt Society's 1955-1968 publication edited by J. C. Beaglehole… Read More

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1974. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. American edition, [9.5x6.5in]; xi, 760 pp., 44 illustrations including frontispiece color portrait of Cook, five maps with one fold out, bibliography and index; Royal blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed, Light blue ink stain to top edge, gray end papers; Dark green dust jacket with pale yellow lettering on front and spine, color illustration of ship on spine and profile of Cook on front; Minimal shelf wear to book or dust jacket, price clipped. John Cawte Beaglehole (1901-1971) was a New Zealand historian with Victoria University. He is mainly known for his comprehensive work editing the Journals of Captain James Cook and writing this biography in his last years. From 1955 to 1968, the edited Journals were published by the Hakluyt Society and quickly became a definitive resource and reference work for scholars on the Cook voyages. This book was also published in London by… Read More

San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Company, Inc, 1926. First Edition. Near Fine. [8.5x6in]; 87 pp., [10] blank pages for reader notes, frontispiece and 38 tinted black and white images with pale yellow border from various sources, including Ansel Adams, George E. Stone, A. C. Pillsbury, F. J. Taylor, and others; Publisher original dark mustard paper covered boards with dark brown web-lined patterns and tan cloth back strip with brown lettering on spine; Minimal edge wear to edges and corners with rubbing along joint edges, offset shadows on end papers, faint age toning along text edges. Taylor photographers - Adams, Taylor, Stone.

Douay: Francois Fabri, 1607. Second State. Very Good. [9.25x11.5in, 23x29cm neat line, 12x15.25in, 30.5x38.7cm sheet], Uncolored engraved double page map of the west coast of North America; Vertical center fold with four pin holes for sewn binding, verso blank with binding strip at fold; Age-toning along edges, minor soiling, three small foxing spots. [Burden 107, Rumsey 11622.051, Wagner Northwest 189] CS. Cornelius van Wytfliet (ca 1550-1597) was a Flemish cartographer and engraver in the late 16th Century. Little is know about him or his works. He is known for publishing the first Atlas to deal exclusively with North America. In 1597 he published 'Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum' in Lovain with 19 maps, which was described as a supplement to Ptolemy's world maps. After Wytfliet's death, or editions were published with revisions and additions. This map is a second state (1607, without the 1597 or other dates in the legend) published in 1611 in Douary by Francois Fabri with 23 maps in Histoire… Read More

New York: The American Alpine Club, 1934. First Edition. Very Good. [9x6in]; [4], 37 pp.; light gray paper wrappers with two staple binding; some chips and closed tears to covers, minor soiling and spots on covers, spine split above and below staples, age toning to text. [not in Arctic Biblio]. Francis P. Farquhar (1887-1974) was a prolific nature writer, a mountaineer and environmentalist. This publication has an estimated 250 plus entries relating to the mountains of Alaska. It is designed to list publications to "... assist those who plan climbing expeditions in Alaska." This is a scarce and important bibliographic source of articles, journals, government reports and books.

Hartford: H. Huntington, Jun, 1840. First Edition. Very Good. [8.25x5.25in]; viii, 9-660 pp., numerous woodcut illustrations; Dark brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine with gilt and blind ruled lines, blind stamped decorations on front and back, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to covers, corners and edges, corners bumped with some wear through, top and bottom of spine worn and frayed, spine slightly faded, prior owners ink and pencil signatures on end paper and title page, remains of stamps on end paper, age toning of text with occasional minor foxing.

Carbondale, ILL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1987. Second Edition. Fine/Fine. Inscribed to Fossett by Watson, [9.5x6.5in]; xx, 331 pp., 32 illustrations and images, 17 maps, appendices and index; Black cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed, dark brown end papers; Dust jacket color image of cave explorers with red and light brown lettering on front, black lettering on red spine, black lettering book review on red back; Minimal shelf wear with no blemishes, inscription by Richard A. Watson "For Steve Fossett from Red, The view from below- way below", bookplate of Steve Fossett on front end paper. This is the story of the history and exploration of the cave systems in Mammoth Cave National Park. Steve Fossett (1944-2007) was a successful commodities trader and an adventurer that set world records in balloons, sailboats, gliders and unique powered aircraft. His 2,000 + book collection included significant and authoritative accounts of aeronautics, polar, Asia,… Read More