Travel/adventures to explore various parts of the world and the history of discovery.
The Marine Research Society, 1924. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 469pp. Text unmarked on bright pages with a few b/w illustrations. Binding square and tight, front hinge spit but fully attached. Bound in heavily bud eaten black boards with lightly bumped corners, title over spine is untouched. Minor foxing on text-block.
Boy Scouts of America, 1939. 6th. Paperback. 12mo. 698pp. Text is unmarked on lightly patinated pages. The front ex libris page has been partially filled out in pen. Spine is canted and hinges are attached though slightly loose; text block is shaken. Blue paper covers are fully intact intact but.....
T. Nelson and Sons, 1884. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 350pp. Text is unmarked with a warm patina, bevelled edges and forty engravings throughout. Bound in heavily bug-eaten brown illustrated boards with gilt tooled and black embossed decoration cover to spine with engraved frontispiece. Binding is tight, front hinge is split but.....
Barnes & Noble Books, 1973. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 224pp. Text unmarked to white pages. Text block foxed. Hardbound with orange cloth over boards titled with gilt set into black plate on spine. Boards negligibly worn and binding firm. Dust jacket remains in good condition; yellowed around the margins and.....
Gainesville, FL: Fred Bear Sports Club Press, 1994. Paperback. 8vo. 288 pages. Binding is tight & square. Text is clean & bright, no notes or highlighting present. Normal shelf wear to cover. Minor rubbing to outer edges.
Oxford University Press, 2009. 1st edition. 5th Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 573pp. White pages unmarked. Black cloth covered boards with gilt titled spine are lightly shelf worn. Binding secure. Faint foxing to text block. Jacket unclipped with minor creasing to margins and superficial wear to rear panel.
Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1971. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 306pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Bound in maroon boards with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding is square and tight; hinges are fully attached. Clear protective mylar jacket showslight shelf wear and wrinkling. Mild foxing on end-pages and text-block.....
Hawaiian Historical Society, 1988. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 117pp. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages. Bound in burnt orange and beige paper boards with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding is square and tight; hinges are fully attached. No jacket issued.
Florida Classics Library, 1982. Paperback. 8vo. 181p. Crisp, white pages unmarked. Several photographic inserts attached in center. Binding square and tight. Wraps lightly shelf worn. A faded sticker is pasted to rear.
Ivan Deach, Jr., 1934. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 370pp. Text unmarked with a mild patina and some b/w photos. Blue boards have pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding tight, hinges are secure. Jacket is unclipped, protected in mylar with a few small chips present. Name and address inscribed on FOP.....
Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1964. 4th Printing. 8Vo Hardcover. 277pp. Text unmarked on bright pages. Bound in teal cloth boards with pointed corners and silver gilt lettering. Binding tight although slightly canted, hinges attached. Jacket glossy and clipped with a few micro-tears on spine foot. Gift inscription present on front.....
Coker Craft Press, 1987. 4To Oblong Hardcover. 314pp. Text is unmarked with colorful illustrations. Navy blue boards have a lightly bumped top corner and silver gilt lettering. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is glossy and clipped with general shelf wear and slightly curled edges with a few small closed.....
University Press of Florida, 1964. Quadricentennial Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 139pp. Floridiana Facsimile reprint. Text is unmarked with a warm patina. Bound in teal paper boards with embossed crescent on front, crisply pointed corners, red and gold lettering. Binding is tight, hinges are fully attached. Protected in mylar.
Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1846. 1st. 12Mo Hardcover. 351pp. Darwin's Voyage of a Naturalist, volume 1 only. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages with mismatched deckled edges and foxing throughout. Bound in lightly soiled brown cloth boards with gilt lettering, edge-wear and noticeable curvature on the bottom of front.....
The Viking Press, 1953. Daugherty, James. 6th printing. Hardcover. 4to. 94pp. Bound in green cloth with dark green stamped titling & illustration along spine and front board. Profusely illustrated in green, black and brown with clean buff colored pages and clear text; fully illustrated endpapers remain vibrant. Boards are surface.....
American Philosophical Society, 1994. Reprint. 8Vo. 64pp. Text is bright and unmarked. Bound in glossy teal covers with pointed corners and some wrinkling on bottom from shelf wear. Binding is square and tight; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Bookstore stamp on front end-page.
Nabu Press, 2010. Volume 1. 4To Softcover. 279pp. Volume one only, facsimile reprint of the original. Text unmarked on white pages with b/w photos. Covers are glossy and pointed with mild scuffing on back spine edge. Binding is tight and spine is unbroken.
University of Oklahoma Press, 1993. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 264pp. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages. Bound in glossy covers with pointed corners and a light upcurl. Binding is square and tight, hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Bookstore stamp present on front end page, foxing present along text-block.....
Antheneum, 1968. Signed. 8Vo Hardcover. 431pp. Signed with a thoughtful inscription on title page by Gibson. 2nd Printing. Text is bright and unmarked. Bound in navy blue cloth boards with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding is square and tight; hinges are fully attached. Black jacket is glossy.....
Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 249pp. A previous owners inscription is penned on the front flyleaf. Remaining text is unmarked with 60 photographic plates throughout. Top edge of text block painted red. Bound in brown cloth with red titling and lightly bumped corners. Binding is square and hinges.....
Yale University Press, 1967. Naturalist's Edition. 8Vo Thick Hardcover. 725pp. 2nd Printing. Text unmarked with b/w photos. Green cloth boards are clean with slightly bumped corners and gold gilt. Binding tight and square. Lacks a jacket.
Douglas & McIntyre, 2001. Folio Hardcover. 224pp. Contents unmarked on glossy pages with colorful maps. Black boards are crisp with pointed corners and silver gilt lettering. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is unclipped with minor shelf wear.
Ahlen & Akerlunds Forlag, 1930. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Written in Swedish. Complete five volume set. Hardbound in marbled boards and quartered orange leather. Spine is titled in gilt set against orange title plate and with black bands at the ends. Top edge gilt. Text unmarked between marbled end papers.....
Vermont: Invisible Cities Press, 2001. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 154 ppg. Text is bright and unmarked. Boards are clean and crisp. Jacket is clean and untorn. Binding is tight and hinges are secure. Ex-Library copy with school stamp on bottom of text-block as well as front end-papers.
1990. Reprint. 8Vo Oblong Hardcover. 139pp. Pages are bright with some penciled notations and underlining present throughout the first half of book, still perfectly legible. Bookplate on front endpage, taped in notice of grammatical corrections on title page. Bound in blue cloth with pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding.....