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

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 of fore edge. [Curtis Legacy Foundation, Howes 965] CS. Image - The Octopus Hunter - Qagyuhl Ceremonial mask worn by a dancer portraying the hunter in Bella Bella mythology who killed the giant man-eating octopus. The dance was performed during Tluwulahu, a four day ceremony prior to the Winter Dance. (Library of Congress) 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 ...… Read More

Oakland, CA: Biobooks, 1946. Limited Edition of 675. Near Fine. [California Centennial Edition V, limited to 675 copies, this is #503] [7.25x10.75"]; Black cloth cover with embossed gold lettering on front and spine, numbered and signed by Joseph A Sullivan, decorative endpapers; [4], iv, [1][Gold V over 3 cent stamp commemorating Iwo Jima victory], two maps tipped in and two maps in rear pocket' tipped in facsimile of Burnett oath of office; Minor shelf wear with bumps to corners and small dents on back, slight cracking along exterior spine hinges; [Kurutz 99b]. Peter Burnett was in Oregon when heard that gold was discovered in California in July 1848. By September, he lead a wagon train to the Yuba mining area and arrived in November. However, in December, he abandon mining when he could not make enough money and began to work for Sutter's Fort as an agent. With his skills and connections, he was part of the creation of the State government and in December 1849, he took the oath of office as the… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Washington Law Book Co, 1938. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. Inscribed, [9.25x6.25in]; xi, 514 pp., [4], frontispiece map of Alaska, 64 images, index; Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt border and rules, all edges trimmed; Shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, several water stains to covers, spine darken with small closed tears to top and bottom of spine, ink inscription and illustration on front free end paper with tipped in brochure from House of Wickersham "Greetings from House of Wickersham, Juneau, Alaska August 24, 1968 (Wickersham Day) taped bookplate of James Wickersham on front end paper. [Smith 10990, Adams Six Guns 2390]. James Wickersham (1857-1939) was appointed as a Federal Judge for Alaska by President William McKinley in 1900. He then served as the Alaska delegate to Congress from in two periods 1908-17 and 1931-33 and was a major force in Congress to establish Alaska as a Territory and provide for greater Federal assistance.… Read More

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1900. First Edition. Near Fine. limited to 950 copies with this #248, in Two Volumes [6.5x9.25"]; Dark blue cloth covers with blind line borders on covers and gilt lettering on spine; Vol. I - xxx, 312 pp., Frontispiece facsimile map [Font, 1777], 8 facsimiles, images and map, Vol. II - vii, 313-608 pp., frontispiece image and 10 images and map; Minor shelf wear with bumped corners and slight soiling and darkening to covers, text block tight with Pacific Union Club bookplate and ink stamp of presentation by Albert H. Payson on front end papers in both volumes, stamp of D.P. Elder and Morgan Shepard, book sellers and publishers on lower inside rear cover. [Cowan II 228]. Francisco Garces (1738-1781) was a Spanish Franciscan Friar that served as a missionary and explorer in the southwest. Garcés became a key player in this effort, conducting extensive explorations in the Sonoran, Colorado, and Mojave Deserts, the Gila River, and the Colorado River from the Gulf of… Read More

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1967. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. E.A. Hegg, Photographer. [8.75x10.25in]; Light olive cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and diagonal gilt illustration of miners walking up Chilkoot Pass [representative of photograph on page 56], illustrative endpapers of map of Klondike District, cord headband and all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with orange and black lettering on front and spine, photograph of base of Chilkoot pass on front, image of author and biographic narrative on rear; [4], [3], 4-213 pp., 5 maps and 160 captioned black and white images by E. A. Hegg in text and plates, index; Minor stain spots on top edge of covers and top of text block; Dust jacket has shelf wear to edges and covers, coffee colored stain spots on front, 1" by 1/2" triangle chip on bottom front with loss of letters in author name, minor chips and wear to edges and spine top and bottom, fading of spine. Eric A. Hegg (1867-1947) was a… Read More

Oakland, Ca: the Holmes Book Company, 1970. First Edition.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1992. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed [9.25x6.25in]; xiii, [10], illustrations, 422 pp., frontispiece color illustration of sea otter by John Webber, 11 illustrations of plates from exploration books by Cook, Vancouver, Dixon, and others, nine tables of trade ships by years, extensive notes and bibliography, index; Black cloth cover with gilt lettering and designs on spine, tan end papers with maps of the world routes and Northwest coast [of North America], all edges trimmed; Black dust jacket with white and tan lettering on front and spine inside white borders with designs, brown-toned illustration of sea otter by Webber on front, review of book on back; Negligible shelf wear to book or dust jacket, short inscription by author on title page. This is a readable scholarly on the fur trade system from the Pacific Northwest to China and then to Europe and America in the late 1700's and 1800's. Gibson is a professor that has focused on geography and… Read More

New York: The MacMillian Company, 1919. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. New York: The Macmillan Company; 1919; First Edition, 2nd Printing [5.5x8"]; Brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and front, pasted image on front of rider and horses crossing a creek in a mountain meadow with gilt border, all edges trimmed; lxix, 238 pp., [4] advertisements; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners, slightly darken spine, some margin notes of prior owners throughout, plate opposite xxxvi to page xl loose and appears to have burn mark on top fore edge. Overall condition is Very Good.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1929. First Edition. Near Fine. [8.5x6in]; 317 pp.; Dark green cloth covers with muted yellow lettering on cover and spine. maps on front and back end papers; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, two small chips and scraped mark on front end paper, bookplates of William Herbert Hobbs, geologist, Arctic explorer, historian and writer and Dan Laursen, Arctic explorer and polar research scientist. [Arctic Biblio 2071, Howgego III G18]. David L. Brainard (1856-1946) was an US Army Brigadier General and Arctic explorer. He was involved in the Indian wars during the 1870's. In 1881 he was detailed to the Lady Franklin Bay expedition (1881-1884) led by Lt. Adolphus Greely in connection with the first international polar year 1882-83. This expedition was to establish a base on Ellesmere Is. off the Robeson channel and explore the west coast of Greenland over a two year period. In addition to scientific observations, Greely wanted to beat the British farthest north… Read More

Denver: Fred A. Rosenstock | The Old West Publishing Company [Lawton Kennedy, Printer], 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Limited to 1,250 copies, [10.5x7in]; 221 pp., frontispiece portrait of Pritchard, three maps (two fold out by J. Goldsborough Bruff and one by George H. Goddard), Chart of Travel by Morgan in rear pocket, notes and list of diaries kept on South Pass Route in 1849, index; Brick red cloth covers on boards with gilt lettering on spine and illustration of river boats on front top edge trimmed and ink speckled, other edges untrimmed; Cream dust jacket with red and black lettering on front with red line border and red lettering on spine; Minimal shelf wear to bottom edges and corners, small stain on top text block and splatter spots to front cover, age toning and spotting to fore edge; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with small ships and closed tears to top edges and corners, age toning to surfaces and darkening of spine, red lettering on spine faded, stain on lower front and… Read More