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

San Francisco: The Sonora Press, 1932. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. William Wilke, Illus.. [8x5.25in]; [2], 90 pp.., frontispiece of same illustration as on dust jacket cover; Brown and gray-blue marbled paper with quarter gray cloth covers, black ink lettering on leather paste down strip on spine, facsimile map of Primeria Alta on end papers, top edge trimmed; Double dust jackets - patterned glassine inner dust jacket, light mustard outer dust jacket with black ink lettering on front, spine and back, brown and yellow panoramic illustration of padre and others on horseback in southwestern desert; Minor soil spots on surface of outer dust jacket and fading to spine. Eusebio Francisco Kino, (10 August 1645 - 15 March 1711) was an Italian Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer and astronomer. For the last 24 years of his life he worked in the region then known as the Pimería Alta, modern-day Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona in the United States. He explored the region and worked… 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 edges. [Curtis Legacy Foundation, Howes 965] CS. Image - Paqusilahl - Qagyuhl ('man-of-the-ground embodiment") This character represents paqus, a wild man of the woods (TNAI, p156) Dancer representing Paqusilahl ("man of the ground embodiment"), wearing a mask and shirt covered with hemlock boughs, representing paqus, a wild man of the woods. (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… Read More

New York: Robert B. Luce, Inc, 1973. First Edition. Fine/Fine. [5.75x8.75"]; [6], 7-320 pp., notes, bibliography, index, frontispiece image of Peary, images, maps and facsimiles of Journals in text; Blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine; White dust jacket with dark blue and white lettering on front and spine over illustration of sailing ship in ice field; minor shelf wear; dust jacket has minor shelf wear to edges. The "first" to the North Pole on land and in the air has been an ongoing controversy since 1909. This book is a critical analysis of the claims of Frederick A. Cook and Robert E. Peary on their over the ice expeditions in 1908 and 1909. It also includes a review of Richard E. Byrd's claim to have been the first to fly over the North Pole in 1926. Rawlins analysis is based on journals, navigational and scientific records is well done. In the first chapter he states "Historically, the North Pole has been associated with controversy, misunderstanding, and fraud. Why? Partly the… Read More

New York: Robert B. Luce, Inc, 1973. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author [8.75x5.75"]; [6], 7-320 pp., notes, bibliography, index, frontispiece image of Peary, images, one map and facsimiles of Journals in text; Blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine; White dust jacket with dark blue and white lettering on front and spine over illustration of sailing ship in ice field, added advertising label of critic comments on rear cover; Minor shelf wear to bottom edge and corners, signed by author on half-title page, text block a little wavy from prior dampness; dust jacket has minor shelf wear to edges and is price clipped;. The "first" to the North Pole on land and in the air has been an ongoing controversy since 1909. This book is a critical analysis of the claims of Frederick A. Cook and Robert E. Peary on their over the ice expeditions in 1908 and 1909. It also includes a review of Richard E. Byrd's claim to have been the first to fly over the North Pole in 1926. Rawlins… Read More

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1854. First Edition. Very Good. In two volumes, 8vo [8.75x5.75in]; Vol. I - xxii, fold out map [General Map | Showing the Countries Explored & Surveyed | by the United States & Mexican | Boundary Commission | in the years 1850, 51, 52, & 53 | Under the direction of | John R. Bartlett | U.S. Commissioner], 506 pp., fold out lithograph Frontispiece of Fort Yuma, 29 woodcuts in text and 3 on plates and 6 plates tinted lithograph illustrations, Vol. II, xvii, 624 pp., fold out Lithograph Frontispiece of Ruins at Casas Grandes, 33 woodcuts in text and 26 on plates and 10 plates tinted lithograph illustrations [includes Tucson plate not listed] , appendices and index; Later binding of tan half calf-backed marbled covers with raised ribbed gilt lettered and decorative spine, marbled end papers [appears to have been rebound in early 1900's by the Rose Bindery, Boston], [also appears to have a second rebinding with replaced marbled covers, end papers, and possible text block… Read More

Denver: Old West Publishing Company, 1965. First Edition. Very Good. Limited to 1000 [13.25x9.5in]; 84 pp., frontispiece of color illustration of taking of Monterey by William Meyers, five illustrations a portrait of Philo White and four colored illustrations by Meyers, references, notes and index; Forest green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, white ink illustration of sextant on front, fore edge untrimmed; minor shelf wear and rubbing to edges and corners.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1953. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Grabhorn Press. Keepsake to members of the Book Club of California of 12 folders [10x8in], issued in three parts, with commentary and facsimile reproductions of articles, illustrations and cartoons, with several from the collection of Edwin Grabhorn. Some tanning of exterior of folders and wear and tear to original mailing wrapper, tipped in letters from Book Club of California Secretary on the two of the three distributions of the 1953 Keepsake. [Grabhorn 532]. The twelve facsimiles include: "The Miner's Ten Commandments", "The Gold Rush Elephant", Penny Postcards of the Gold Rush, "The Feast of Gold", "The Jolly Old Miner" and others. The narrative contributors include: Carol Wenzel, Nat Schmulowitz, Jane Grabhorn, Paul Speegle, Edna Martin Parratt, Francis J. Carmody, David Magee, Oscar Lewis, Louis de Guiringaud, Tyrus G. Harmsen, Robert E. Burke and Edward Bosley.

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1881. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. [9x6.75in]; x, [2], [19]-567 pp., 66 illustrations on 64 plates including frontispiece; Publishers teal pebbled cloth covers with gilt and black lettering on front and spine, black designed borders and gilt illustration of mountain men telling stories around a campfire on front, all edges trimmed, tan floral patterned end papers; Some shelf wear to edges, corners and surfaces with rubbing, corners frayed, several splits to rear joint with old repairs, soiling to rear cover. [Wagner-Camp53 306, Cowan64 p.481]. De Witt Clinton Peters (1829-1876) was an author of over 26 works of western pioneer life and know as the biographer of Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (1809-1868). This book is a later printing from, "The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson" first published in 1858. This revised edition, by Estes and Lauriat, was a popular edition that had several printings in the 1880's. Kit Carson was a frontiersman, trapper, soldier,… Read More

Spokane: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1997. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED, Series edition limited to 1,250 copies, [9.5x6.5in]; [11] 12-393 pp., [4] colophon, advertisement, frontispiece image of Bullock, eight illustrations and two maps (one color in rear pocket by National Park Service); Bluish-green cloth covers with silver lettering on front and spine, lettering on front in silver bordered dark turquoise field (and typical of Series), all edges trimmed; Dark Brown dust jacket with mustard and white lettering on front and spine with color image of illustration by George Ottinger of wagon train camp at Chimney Rock, 1861, reviews and acknowledgments on rear cover; Negligible shelf wear to book or dust jacket, signature of Bagely on title page, tipped in prospectus of book and announcement of the Kingdom of the West Series. Thomas Bullock (1816-1885) was born in England, emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, and was the private clerk to Joseph Smith. Bullock was part of the… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1928. Later Edition. Very Good. [7.75x5.25in] xv, 404 pp., frontispiece of Newton, 120 illustrations in text, index; Red cloth covers with stamped gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt stamped illustration on front of Newtonian telescope and fairies over decorative black ink design with similar gilt and black illustrations on spine, seal of Emanuel School stamped in gilt on rear cover. Minor shelf wear to covers edges and corners with some rubbing and small dents, light soiling to covers and fading to spine and back cover, award book plate on front end paper to H. A. Harris for Science. This is a collection of 18 lectures, revised and updated, on Astronomy and the discoverers. The lectures are about the theories and discoveries of Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Newton, Roemer/Bradley, Lagrange/Laplace, Herschel (William and Caroline), Bessel, and other discoveries. They are still relevant and informative today with extensive illustrations on… Read More

London: Faber and Faber, 1973. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [8.25x5.5in]; 260 pp., nine plates with 13 illustrations, three maps, bibliography and index; Light blue cloth covers with gilt lettering in black label on spine; Light blue dust jacket with black and white lettering on front and spine and blue tinted illustration of ship in ice field on front, portraits of Sir John and Sir James on back. Sir John Ross (1777-1856) was a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. He lead three Arctic expeditions to discover the Northwest passage, which was unsuccessful. He did "discover" the Croker mountains that were later discredited. In a second 1829 expedition with his nephew, James Clark Ross, they discovered other passages through the Arctic islands and James lead several land expeditions and the discovery of the north magnetic pole location. On this expedition, his ship, Victory, became ice bound and sunk. Whale boats and supplies were saved and all but 3 men were saved by Whaling ships spotting… Read More

Boston: Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, 1922. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Signed [Stellman is also spelled Stellmann] [8.25x6in] 416 pp., frontispiece of riders on horseback overlooking San Francisco Bay with cloud visions of contemporary cityscape, 15 illustrations; Yellow cloth covers with black lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Cream, gray and gold dust jacket with black and white lettering on spine and front, illustration of frontispiece on front, advertisements on back; Minor shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, orange line imperfection on covers, front hinge cracked, inscription by author dated 1926 on front end paper, bookseller stamp of "John Howell Importer, San Francisco" on lower back end paper; Shelf wear to Dust Jacket along all edges, chips to top and bottom of spine, edges and corners, slight darkening of spine, slight soiling of covers. [Cowan p. 613]. Louis J. Stellmann (1877-1961) was a photographer, newspaper columnist, biographer and poet. He worked with the… Read More

Mountain Home, Idaho: Milton C. Helm, 1911. First State. Near Fine. Copyright Signed by Helm [9.25x6.75in]; Original silver print hand-tinted portrait photograph of Minnie Krailey on stiff paper with textured pattern; Near fine condition with few minor chips along bottom and right edges, age toned on verso with pencil notation and several ink spots, signed by Helm in lower right corner in black ink with copyright symbol, unframed. [LOC Lot 12923] CS. This is a striking portrait image of an older woman with a weary and thoughtful expression looking past the camera. She is dressed with a pale green robe with brown fringe collar and distinctive red designs on a yellow background at the shoulder, dark black braided hair and several cloth and bead necklaces. Pencil notation on back "Northwest Indian Portrait original photo w/ hand tinting signed in image by photographer Milton C. Helm". This print is cropped from a slightly larger portrait image that is held in the Library of Congress (LOC). The LOC… Read More

Munchen: Karl Pressler, 1983. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Slipcased. Near Fine/Near Fine. [12.5x8.875in]; [3], ix-xxv [second edition additions], v-xxiv [first edition preface], 280 pp., index; Red buckram cloth covers with black lettering on bordered paper labels on spine and front, all edges trimmed; Cream Dust Jacket with red and black lettering on front, back and spine; Publisher light gray plain card slipcase; Negligible shelf wear to book or dust jacket, slipcase reinforced with clear tape along all edges and slightly soiled. The "Printing and the Mind of Man" (PMM for short), evolved from a catalogue of books for the July 1963 International Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition (IPEX) which was held in London at Earls and the British Museum. The focus was how printing influenced human knowledge and thought. The catalogue was edited by Carter, Muir and others, and was expanded into a 1967 book, again edited by Carter and Muir. The book became a significant reference work… Read More

Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1970. First Edition. Slipcased. Fine/Very Good. Mt. Vernon, NY: A Colish/James A. Houston. Limited to 1950 copies, unnumbered and unsigned, [reprint of 1824 edition] [12x8.25in]; xvii [1] map 297 pp. [1] imprint, facsimile of 1824 map of voyage and discoveries, eight pen and ink illustrations by Houston, many black/white in text illustrations from 1824 edition; Dark Blue quarter cloth on spine with gilt lettering and illustration of native fish spear, gray-blue paper on covers with illustration of Inuit man on front, dark blue dye to top edge and all edges trimmed, marbled end papers of shades of blue; Gray blue Slipcase with illustration of Inuit man; Some self wear dents and scratches and fading at edges of slipcase. George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) was part of the great British explorers of the early 19th century. Under William Parry's second expedition in the Fury to find the Northwest Passage (1821-23), he commanded the Helca. This expedition spent two winters in the… Read More