Paris: Durand, 1862. First Edition. Together 10 vols. (from a total of 16 vols. from the two works). 8vo. Contemporary (original?) French quarter morocco over marbled boards, worn (see images), ownership stamps from various sources (including ex-library), various defects but the bindings are sound and the texts unspoiled. GIGANTIC COLLECTION..... More

Montreal: Leprohon & Leprohon, 1898. First Edition. Octavo (8-3/4" x 6"). 45, [3] pp. including 2 woodcuts. With the 3 pp. publisher catalogue, another advertisement (with woodcut) to verso of front wrapper. Stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers, rear wrapper lacking (chipping and soiling on wrapper, spine abraded; final page of..... More

New York: Lith. & Pub. by Currier, 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce, 1848. Toned lithograph (signed "J.G." below image) with original hand coloring. Image: 20.7 x 31.9 cm; image and line border: 21.2 x 32.3 cm; image, border, and title: 32.1 x 32.3 cm; overall sheet size: 32.5 x...... More

Philadelphia: E.C. Biddle, 1837 (?). Hand-colored lithograph by Lehman & Duval after Charles Bird King (445 x 338 mm). Full-length standing portrait of male Sioux chief holding a rifle, wearing brightly colored blankets, feathered headdress, necklace of grizzly bear claws, and red leggings decorated with bird feathers. Very mild uniform..... More

London / Leiden: Warburg Institute / Brill, 1963-1997. First Edition. Together 7 vols., large 8vo. Original publisher's blue cloth bindings (vols. 1-2 with signs of gentle bibliographical consultation, bound in slightly lighter blue cloth as issued by the publisher; all other volumes preserved in fine condition). NOT ex-library! "Iter Italicum"..... More

Lebanon, PA: Joseph Hartman, 1819. First American edition. Thick 8vo. Two parts in one volume, both with separate title-pages: [8], 458, [2], 426, [2] pp. Text foxed as is true in all copies, but COMPLETE and UNMARKED. Binding: original Pennsylvania binding by a workshop that was closely associated with Joseph..... More

Pittsburgh: David McKeehan; London, reprinted for J. Budd: 1808. First English Edition. 8vo. iv, [1], 2-381 pp. A1 (title-page) and A2 in brilliant facsimile, lacking advertisement leaf at end. Later English paneled calf (slightly scuffed, expertly rebacked with original gilt spine laid down), top edges gilt, marbled pastedowns and endpapers..... More

London: For the Proprietor Samuel Curtis, 1840. First Edition. A quantity of 6 hand-colored engravings, matted, stained at the tape hinges in the upper margins (SEE IMAGES), each print with accompanying descriptive text loosely laid in (some foxing as commonly), pl. 3769 matte with staining to left margin, not affecting..... More

S.l. 1910 (ca.). 168 x 115 mm, photograph bowed and slightly crinkled. Lovely photograph of a young woman wearing a white shirt and broach, holding a long branch which she dangles into the water; her gaze is drawn to the other side of the river, her expression wistful. We have..... More

Philadelphia: 1845 (ca.). Stereotyped map of Oregon, highly detailed, neat line to neat line: 59 x 90 cm. Inset map of Columbia River, neat line to neat line (irregular shape): 54.4 x 24 cm. Scattered foxing and creasing where formerly folded, generally a very good copy. Matted in a handsome..... More

[Guadalajara]: En la oficina del ciudadano Mariano Rodríguez, impresor del Superior Gobierno, 1823. First Edition. Folio (297 x 220 mm). [2], 45, [1] p. (the last page blank). Stitched (modern threads, loose, gatherings partially separated). Above title in MS: "Num[er]o 21." Stain on upper right corner of title-page and first..... More

London: William Stansby, 1625. Folio (32 x 22 cm). Single leaf (pp. 871/872), unmatted, unframed. Letterpress text on both sides (short tear in upper margin, touching a few letters). Engraved map (14 x 18 cm) in excellent state. ORIGINAL engraved map, not a reproduction! Early engraved of the Pacific coast..... More

Mexico City: Ignacio Cumplido, 1871. First Edition. 2 vols. 4to (27.8 x 19.8 cm). Vol. I: [4], [i] ii-v [1, blank], [1] 2-248 pp., 12 lithograph plates (including frontispiece portrait of author); Vol. II: [1-3] 4-464, [2] pp., 26 lithograph plates. Total 38 lithograph plates of views and archaeological scenes..... More