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

London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. Second Edition. Very Good. 8vo [9x6in] Vol. I- xxii, 472 pp., frontispiece fold out map of voyage tracks,13 illustrations, two maps (double page and fold out), Vol. II- iv, 452 pp.,10 illustrations and views (four double page), tables, lacking advertisements; Rebound in modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine on dark brown label with rule and designs, new end papers, all edges untrimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, top edge of text darken, light foxing spots and offsets to all maps and illustrations in both volumes, Vol. I - several closed tears at creases and top of hinge (repaired) on frontispiece map, closed tear at top hinge of fold out map, two leaves of table of contents ([xix]- xxii) misbound in front of dedication and introduction. [Hill 93, Howes B309, Wickersham 6541, Lada-Morcarski 95 (Quarto) , Smith 704, Zamorano80 4, Arctic Biblio 1228, Books of the West 57]. Frederick William Beechey… Read More

London: A.W. Webster, 1835. First Edition. Very Good. In two volumes with Appendix to the Narrative, 4to [11x8.5in]; Vol. 1 - Narrative - [8], xxxiii, [1] binder notes for plates [large foldout chart], 740 pp., frontispiece engraving of Victoria Harbor, 25 plates of illustrations and diagrams (3 hand-colored) and 6 maps with two folding, addenda; Vol. 2 - Appendix - xii, 120 pp., cxliv, cii, [2], frontispiece engraving of Sir John Ross, 20 plates (12 hand-colored), collated complete including subscribers list and errata leaf; Later half red-brown calf with blind stamped edging and red-black marbled paper covers, five raised bands and gilt lettering on black field on spine; Some shelf wear to rubbed edges with corners bumped, several closed tear and crack repairs to plates and maps; American Entomological Society ex-library blind stamps on blank area of plates, some minimal foxing to plates [the hand colored plates do not appear in subsequent editions]. An attractive and complete set. [Hill 1490,… Read More

New York: The Cadmus Book Shop, 1921. First Edition. Near Fine. Limited to 250 copies, [8.5x6in], 95 pp.; Dark Royal Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal rubbing to corners and spine top and bottom. A near fine copy. [Wagner-Camp 105, Howes W471, Graff 4682]. Joseph Williams (1778-?) was an Indiana Methodist minister, that in 1841, at the age of 63, traveled, independently, overland from Independence, MO to Oregon and back. From a book review in the Washington Historical Quarterly (July, 1921), Williams '... was prompted to make his tour to Oregon ... to preach to the Indians ... and ... see the country. ... This Narrative throws some rather valuable side lights upon the conditions in the Oregon Country notwithstanding the author's frequent digressions upon the wickedness which he everywhere found." From Wagner-Camp, "A few days out [from Independence], he joined the Bartleson Party with whom Father De Smet was traveling [apprehensive about the… Read More

San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1930. First Edition. Near Fine. limited 250 copies, Unumbered, Unsigned, [10.25x7in]; [4], ii-iii [The Russell California Volumes], [facsimile of 1847 map of Simpson route], vi-vii [limitation, manuscript narrative, facsimile last page of 1821 manuscript of Simpson], xix-xxxii [illustration of author for London edition and facsimiles of London and Philadelphia editions title pages], 232 pp., [4], frontispiece illustration of Author, index; Quarter red cloth with dark blue paper covers, paper label on spine with black lettering, pale blue paper end papers, top and bottom edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wea with slight fading of spine. [Hill 1573, Howgego II S25]. George Simpson (c.1787-1860) was the Governor of the Hudson Bay Company (HBC) in North America from 1826 to 1860. He was an administrator and experienced in the Fur trade that managed the HBC affairs from Montreal. he was a strong leader and greatly influenced the development of Western… Read More

New York: Redfield, 1854. First American Edition. Very Good. [First French Edition 1820] 12mo [7.5x5.5in]; 376 pp., [8] advertisements, three plates including frontispiece of Fort Astoria 1813, "second edition" preface by Huntington and appendix [added from French edition]; Original dark green pebbled cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, blind stamped borders on front and back, all edges trimmed, plain end papers; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners, rubbing and soiling to original covers and corners, top and bottom of spine a little frayed, some foxing to plates and throughout, prior owner calling card tipped in [Graff 1400, Wagner-Camp 16:2]. Gabriel Franchere (1786-1863) was a French Canadian author and explorer of the Pacific Northwest [Wikipedia]. From Wagner-Camp, "In 1810 Franchere sailed on the ship Tonquin to the Columbia River for the founding of Astor's new trading post, Astoria. Franchere remained there from April 1811 to the spring of 1814." He then traveled overland to… Read More

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1842. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. 12mo [6x4in, 15.2x10.2cm], xvii, [1], [19]-302 pp., [1] advertisement, frontispiece fold out map of Northeast Siberia with routes [9.5x14in neatline, 105.x14.75in sheet]; Three-Quarter bound brown leather with blind rules, marbled paper over brown cloth covers, gilt lettering on red and black labels on spine with gilt devices, pale yellow end papers; Some shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, old chipping of marbled paper along outside/inside edges, corners rubbed and worn, chip to leather at bottom of spine, oil/wax stains to top and bottom of spine that darkens leather, rear end papers at hinges affecting text from page 220 to end and, to lesser degree, on front end papers, misfolds to map. [Arctic Biblio 18994, Howes E151, Hill 1916, Lada-Mocarski 106, Smith 10616 (London)]. Baron Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangell (1796-1870) (German spelling, also spelled Wrangel and Vrangel) was born to Baltic German nobility in the… Read More

New York: Redfield, 1854. First American Edition. Very Good. [First French Edition 1820] 12mo [7.5x5.5in]; 376 pp., [8] advertisements, three plates including frontispiece of Fort Astoria 1813, "Second Edition" preface by Huntington and appendix [added from French edition]; Rebound with original dark green pebbled cloth covers and spine with gilt lettering, blind stamped borders on front and back, all edges trimmed, plain end papers; Some shelf wear, rubbing and soiling to original covers and corners, bottom of spine worn with some loss, spine darken, some foxing and damp stains throughout, prior owner bookplate on front end paper, prior owner period ink signature and pencil inscription. [Graff 1400, Wagner-Camp 16:2]. Gabriel Franchere (1786-1863) was a French Canadian author and explorer of the Pacific Northwest [Wikipedia]. From Wagner-Camp, "In 1810 Franchere sailed on the ship Tonquin to the Columbia River for the founding of Astor's new trading post, Astoria. Franchere remained there from… Read More

London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1828. First Edition. Near Fine. William Clowes. [10.5x8.75in]; [1], xxiv, [xxi]-xxiv, 320 pp., clvii [appendices], [1], [errata], 31 plates, including frontispiece, of illustrations by George Back and E, N, Kendall engraved by Edward Finden, six folding maps with one colored outline of river and coastline, and tables in appendices; 20th Century Brown Half-calf with marbled boards, raised ribbed spine with gilt lettering on field of red and devices; Text block and plates have minimal light foxing, some dust soiling to text, plates and top edge, inconspicuous blind stamp of Leeds Public Library on frontispiece, title page, table of contents, all plates and maps, a few plates missing tissue guard, some minor creases in edges of several maps; [Hill 636, Arctic Bibliography 5198, Wagner-Camp 35:1Howgego F14, National Maritime Museum 843]. Franklin's second overland expedition in 1825-27 one of two expeditions to the western approaches to the Arctic with Beechey's… Read More

Philadelphia: E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836. First Edition. Very Good. American Edition. 8vo [10x6.5in]; [1], [4 advertisements], viii, 456, [1], pp., fold out map (Inset of London edition map), map and charts in text, appendices; Original Publisher's Light brown paper boards with dark blue half cloth spine with paper label, only top edge trimmed; Age wear to all surfaces, edges and corners, some stain spots on covers and spine, moderate foxing of text throughout, corners and edges worn and exposed, spine label worn with some loss of text, prior owner label with pencil notation "[M] S-VALENTINE Estate " and "Edward V Valentine, Richmond Va." in pencil on front end paper. [Wagner-Camp 58b:3, Arctic Biblio 853, Hill 43, Howgego II B3]. Sir George Back (1796 - 1878) was a British Naval Officer, Arctic Explorer and Artist. Back was part of John Franklin's first two overland expeditions (Coppermine 1819-22 and Mackenzie River 1824-26) to survey the North American Arctic. In 1932, John Ross's North-West… Read More

Paris: Hotel de Thou, 1785. First French Edition. Illustration. Good. John Webber. [Illus. 9.5x18.25in on 10.5x20.25in Sheet] ; Colored Plate No. 22; Some soiling and age toning, closed tears along edges, small damp spot stains on print, vertical fold creases .[Beddie 1556]. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. From the National Maritime Museum, "Cook was in the Friendly Isles in May of 1777. The ships then went to Tongatapu, Tonga from June 10-July 10, 1777. Tongatapu (also known as Amsterdam) was the largest of the Tongan islands. The most unusal and extraordinary ceremony observed was the Inasi, which took place at Mua from 8-9 July. Its meaning was not fully understood, and the descriptions… Read More

London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd. [10x7.5in]; xi. 403 pp., 8 B/W plates and 2 fold out B/W maps; Dark blue cloth with gilt lettered spine and debossed gilt flying fish on front; Dark blue-gray dust jacket with black and white lettering on front and spine, illustration of early explorers and soldiers in the arrest of Columbus on front; Minor shelf wear with some wear to dust jacket surface, edges and corners, closed tear and wrinkles on back, priced clipped. Voyages & Travels is Volume 1 of the Library of the National Maritime Museum Catalogue [subsequent volumes deal with biography, atlases and piracy ] Bibliographical details and annotations for 1,204 entries arranged chronologically areas of interest - circumnavigations, Africa, America, Europe, Far East, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic, and includes a general index and index of ships. A well laid out bibliography of the holdings of the Library to complement other voyages and… Read More

London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd. First Edition, Volume 1, as issued Dust wrapper [10" /7.5"]; Dark blue cloth with gilt lettered spine and debossed gilt flying fish on upper; xi. 403 pp., 8 B/W plates and 2 fold out B/W maps. Voyages & Travels is Volume 1 of the Library of the National Maritime Museum Catalogue [subsequent volumes deal with biography, atlases and piracy ] Bibliographical details and annotations for 1,204 entries arranged chronologically areas of interest - circumnavigation, Africa, America, Europe, Far East, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic, and includes a general index and index of ships. A well laid out bibliography of the holdings of the Library to complement other voyages and travels bibliographies.

London: John Murray, 1863. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. Josiah Wood Whymper and others. In Two Volumes, [7.75x5.25in, 19.5x13cm]; Vol. I- [iii], viii, [1], list of illustrations, 351 pp., five plates of illustrations including frontispiece illustration of Bates in forest, 13 illustrations in text, fold out map at rear [The Amazons from its mouth to the frontier of Peru], Vol. II- [iii], vi, pp. 423, four plates of illustrations including frontispiece, 20 illustrations in text, index; Three-quarter contemporary dark green calf binding on marbled boards, raised spine with gilt lettering on black and red labels, rules and designs, marbled end papers, marbled ink on all edges; Some shelf wear to cover surfaces, edges and corners with chipping along edges, rubbing to marbled papers and leather, all edges rubbed, last leave and end paper in Vol. II loose, but attached, minor age toning to text without any foxing, lacking publisher advertising. [Howgego II B14] DK. Henry Walter Bates (1825-1892)… Read More

New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1907. First Edition. Very Good. [10.25x7.5in]; xx,411 pp., frontispiece color illustration from photograph, 97 illustrations and images on 32 double-sided plates, two color fold out maps at rear, index; Dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, stamped globe and borders with gilt and color eagle on front, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to covers, edges and corners with fraying of corners and rubbing to all edges, faint age toning and some stain spots to text and frontispiece, offset darkening to front end paper from prior owner bookplate, bookseller stamp on rear end paper. [Arctic Biblio 13226]. Robert Peary [1856-1920] was an active arctic explorer from 1886 in visits and six organized expeditions to Greenland and the Arctic islands. This is a narrative of his fifth expedition and first attempt to reach the North Pole using the "Peary System" His ship, the Roosevelt, traveled through the Smith Sound - Robeson Channel to Cape Sheridan on North… Read More

New York: Donaldson Brothers, 1880. Later printing. Very Good. [5x3in]; Light tan card with black ink; slight wear except for small crease, closed tear and corner chip missing with loss of patent date text, light penciled name "Maggè" on back. A rare made to order trade card for the New Home Sewing machine that. This was one of several different illustrations that used candle or electric light to complete the image.

San Francisco: Ringsmith and Wellman, 1924. First Edition. Very Good. [10.25x7in]; [9], 500 pp., eight pages of red and black ink advertisement inserts before title page and a page 485; Deep maroon cloth covers with black ink embossed pattern, ruled lines, devices and lettering on spine and front bordered with gilt lettering on front; Some shelf, soiling. spots and use wear to cover, paper tanned with age, residue staining of portion of rear cover, some damp staining to bottom edges, prior owner pasted color image of bird on front end paper.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1961. First US Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Laid in card signed by Hillary, [9x6in]; 255 pp., frontispiece image of Hillary and Fuchs at South Pole, 12 double sided plates of 47 black and white images, 6 maps and 2 diagrams, index; Light blue cloth covers with black and white lettering on spine; Light blue dust jacket with black, white and orange lettering on front and spine, illustration of Hillary by Michael Ross on front; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, misbinding of pages 161 to 192 upside down in reverse; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket with age toning and rubbing to edges,/joints/corners, several small closed tears and with spots on front, slight soiling of back, price clipped ; [Conrad p. 397, Spence 593]. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919-2008) led the Ross Sea Party Trans-Antarctic expedition 1955-1958. Sir Vivian Fuchs (1908-1999) led the Weddell Sea Party. They were both successful in accomplishing Shackleton's failed Trans-Antarctic expedition in… Read More

London: Methuen & Company Limited, 1934. First Edition. Very Good. [7.5x5.25in]; xi, 289 pp., 1-8 pp. advertisements, frontispiece image of McGuinness, 7 plates with 10 images, appendices and index; Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners with some rubbing and wear, pencil, ink marks and some spots on front and rear end paper, rear hinge loose, book plate of Steve Fossett on front end paper. Charles John ‘Nomad' McGuinness (1893-1947) was an Irish adventurer, author, and sailor supposed to have been involved with a myriad of acts of patriotism and nomadic impulses. His history is shrouded in myths and mystery, making many of its details authority questionable. (from Wikipedia). McGuinness was the 1st Mate of the 'Eleanor Bolling', the support ship for the first Byrd expedition, 'Little America' to the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf. A portion of the book includes his adventures on that expedition. Steve Fossett (1944-2007) was a… Read More

London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. First State. Very Good. [11.875x8.75in neatline, 13.75x10.5in sheet], An outline colored decorative and very detailed map of North America including Central America, part of South America, the Caribbean, Greenland and part of Siberia with geographical and political features; Horizontal centerfold as issued in the Atlas with ornate border, illustrations drawn by J. Marchant and engraved by J. Rogers, map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; Some age toning to map with several offset shadows, faint color outlines, top and bottom margins trimmed for publication with loss of border decoration and partial publisher text, two closed tears along bottom edge with old tape shadows and recent archive tape repair. [Rumsey 0466.065] CS. John Tallis (1817-1876) was a British map and atlas publisher in the mid-1800's. This North American map was in the 'Illustrated World Atlas' which was published for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London to promote British… Read More

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1910. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine. [9.75x7in]; xxxii, 373 pp., frontispiece, eight hand colored and 100 black and white photographs on 72 plates, colored fold out map at rear, tipped in publisher advertisements for this book and others; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, partially embossed illustration of dog sledge and explorer with American flag in ice field on front, top edge gilt with cut edges; minor shelf wear to bottom edges and spine top and bottom, minor rubbing to rear cover, prior owner ink inscription on front free end paper, chips to folding map edge and small closed tears in map folds and attachment to end paper [map includes Bradley Is (Cook) just north of Crocker Land (Peary), which is a 1st state and 1st printing point] Overall condition is Near Fine. [Arctic Bibliography 13230, Howgego III P10]. Robert Peary [1856-1920] was an active arctic explorer from 1886 in visits and six organized expeditions. This… Read More