Travel/adventures to explore various parts of the world and the history of discovery.
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.....
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.
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.
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.
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.....
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.
The Adventurers' Club of N.Y., 1965. Hardcover. 8vo. An ex-library copy with a pocket pasted to the inside cover. Pages are also marked by a small stamp on both flyleaves. Front flyleaf has a pasted ex-libris sticker. 161pp. Text is clean on white pages with plenty of b/w photos throughout.....
National Maritime Museum, 2001. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 228pp. Text is sparsely underlined in a few spots on bright, white pages. Covers are glossy with pointed corners, an old price sticker on back and minimal shelf wear. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased.
Harper & Brothers, 1842. Hardcover. 16mo. A small hardcover, bound in brown cloth with brown leather spine, embossed with decorative gilt titling. Boards are surface rubbed and spine edges scuffed. Corners bumped. Sewn binding remains square and tight. 321pp. A previous owners name is penciled on the front endpaper. B/W.....
J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1871. 2 Volume. 8Vo Hardcover. 1074pp. Complete in 2 volumes. Text is unmarked on lightly patinated pages. Bound in dark brown boards with an engraved design on front; heavy edge-wear around corners from age. Text-block has a warm tone and a few sparse stains present. Spine.....
Greener Grass Publishing LLC, 2011. Book is very good condition with some minor wear to the cover including some sticker residue to the front cover.
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2002. Paperback: 72 pages. Book is in good condition with some minor shelf wear to the cover.
McGraw-Hill, 1961. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed by the author, Lowell Thomas on the front flyleaf. 296pp. Text is unmarked. Marbled boards in half blue leather are clean with bumped corners. Binding is square and secure. Includes dust jacket in very good condition, protected in a glossy mylar cover. Jacket is.....
American Museum of Natural History, 19995. Paperback. 8vo. 22pp. Text is unmarked on white pages-- a previous owners name is penned on the inside front cover. Black covers show general shelf wear with light surface scrapes, a creased spines edge on the front cover and the back cover is sunned.....