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  • First edition of My Diary North and South by William Russell, the first modern war correspondent.
    First edition of My Diary North and South by William Russell, the first modern war correspondent.

    RUSSELL, William Howard.
    My Diary North and South. 1863.
    $343.00

  • A beautifully printed translation of a rare anonymous eighteenth century Spanish account to discover the north west passage but coming from the Pacific.
    A beautifully printed translation of a rare anonymous eighteenth century Spanish account to discover the north west passage but coming from the Pacific.

    [NORTH WEST PASSAGE]; JANE, Cecil, translator.
    A Spanish Voyage to Vancouver and the North-West Coast of America, 1930.
    $274.00

  • Cook's third voyage, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, with the atlas and 63 engravings and charts, one of the most important English books published in the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
    Cook's third voyage, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, with the atlas and 63 engravings and charts, one of the most important English books published in the last quarter of the eighteenth century.

    COOK, Captain James; KING, Captain James.
    A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean 1785.
    $20,524.00

  • First Latin edition of Sebastian Munster's Cosmographiae Universalis, for the first time with 39 town views, and new world maps and map of America.
    First Latin edition of Sebastian Munster's Cosmographiae Universalis, for the first time with 39 town views, and new world maps and map of America.

    MÜNSTER, Sebastian.
    Cosmographiae Universalis 1550.
    $41,048.00

  • The elusive first American edition of Adam Smith's first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, published by Anthony Finley in Philadelphia in 1817
    The elusive first American edition of Adam Smith's first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, published by Anthony Finley in Philadelphia in 1817

    SMITH, Adam.
    The Theory of Moral Sentiments; 1817.
    $20,524.00

  • Smart copy of this important Handatlas by Adolf Stieler, the leading German atlas of its day.
    Smart copy of this important Handatlas by Adolf Stieler, the leading German atlas of its day.

    STIELER, Adolf.
    Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde nach dem neuesten Zustande und über das Weltgebäude. 1875.
    $1,711.00

  • First edition, the deluxe signed extra-illustrated issue, of Wagner's important reference work on Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Around the World.
    First edition, the deluxe signed extra-illustrated issue, of Wagner's important reference work on Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Around the World.

    WAGNER, Henry R.
    Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Around the World. 1926.
    $890.00

  • A family copy, with a descendant's ownership signature, of the biography of Sir Albert Hastings Markham KCB (1841-1918)
    A family copy, with a descendant's ownership signature, of the biography of Sir Albert Hastings Markham KCB (1841-1918)

    MARKHAM, M. E. and F. A.
    The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham. 1927.
    $206.00

  • A beautifully printed first edition of one of the most significant poets of the Beat generation and the San Francisco Renaissance.
    A beautifully printed first edition of one of the most significant poets of the Beat generation and the San Francisco Renaissance.

    LAMANTIA, Philip.
    Ekstasis. 1959.
    $172.00

  • A first edition, signed by the author and addressed to his British editor, Francis Wyndham, of Mailer's first poetry collection.
    A first edition, signed by the author and addressed to his British editor, Francis Wyndham, of Mailer's first poetry collection.

    MAILER, Norman.
    Deaths For The Ladies 1962.
    $172.00

  • A first edition of Norman Mailer's second novel in very good condition.
    A first edition of Norman Mailer's second novel in very good condition.

    MAILER, Norman.
    Barbary Shore. 1951.
    $172.00

  • A first edition, first issue, of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, his first important work preserving the oral tales of African-American slaves.
    A first edition, first issue, of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, his first important work preserving the oral tales of African-American slaves.

    CHANDLER HARRIS, Joel.
    Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, 1881.
    $2,053.00

  • Hernando de Soto is best known for leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (through Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and most likely Arkansas). He is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River.
    Hernando de Soto is best known for leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (through Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and most likely Arkansas). He is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River.

    SOTO, Don Ferdinando de; HAKLUYT, Richard (translator).
    The Discovery and Conquest of Terra Florida, 1851.
    $274.00

  • This part forms books 9-10 of <em>The History of America</em> and consists of the History of Virginia and The History of New England.
    This part forms books 9-10 of <em>The History of America</em> and consists of the History of Virginia and The History of New England.

    ROBERTSON, William.
    The History of America. 1777.
    $3,421.00

  • The definitive version of Histoire philosophique et politique by Raynal, together with the Atlas, published in 1780.
    The definitive version of Histoire philosophique et politique by Raynal, together with the Atlas, published in 1780.

    RAYNAL, Guillaume Thomas.
    Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens et du commerce des européens dans les deux Indes. 1780.
    $12,999.00

  • An attractive copy of Wilson's classic work on American Ornithology.
    An attractive copy of Wilson's classic work on American Ornithology.

    WILSON, Alexander.
    American Ornithology; n.d. circa 1880.
    $1,027.00

  • [Great Lakes and Newfoundland] I. Laghi del Canada.

    [RABATTA, Augusto da & BAILLOU, Jean-Baptist de].
    [Great Lakes and Newfoundland] I. Laghi del Canada. 1779].
    $411.00

  • [North America Eastern seaboard] Carta VI. Seguono le Colonie Inglesi.

    [RABATTA, Augusto da & BAILLOU, Jean-Baptiste de].
    [North America Eastern seaboard] Carta VI. Seguono le Colonie Inglesi. 1779].
    $548.00

  • One of the most interesting books of travel through the Southwest. In 1852, Froebel traveled to Chihuahua and returned by way of the Santa Fe Trail.
    One of the most interesting books of travel through the Southwest. In 1852, Froebel traveled to Chihuahua and returned by way of the Santa Fe Trail.

    FROEBEL, Julius.
    Seven years' Travel in Central America, 1859.
    $2,053.00

  • An account of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, a commercial and military expedition to secure the Republic of Texas's claims to parts of Northern New Mexico.
    An account of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, a commercial and military expedition to secure the Republic of Texas's claims to parts of Northern New Mexico.

    KENDALL, George Wilkins.
    Narrative of an expedition across the great south-western prairies, 1845.
    $1,163.00

  • taken prisoner with two other children by Native Americans associated with the Kickapoo nation. Hunter lived with the Kickapoo until 1816.
    taken prisoner with two other children by Native Americans associated with the Kickapoo nation. Hunter lived with the Kickapoo until 1816.

    HUNTER, John.
    Memoirs of a captivity among the Indians of North America, 1823.
    $1,027.00

  • Carte des Nouvelles Decouvertes au Nord de la Mer du Sud, tant à l'Est de la Siberie et du Kamtchatka, Qu'a l'Ouest de la Nouvelle France

    BUACHE, Philippe; DELISLE, Joseph Nicolas.
    Carte des Nouvelles Decouvertes au Nord de la Mer du Sud, tant à l'Est de la Siberie et du Kamtchatka, Qu'a l'Ouest de la Nouvelle France [1752].
    $3,421.00

  • Rare chart of the North Carolina Coast, showing the towns of Newberne and Washington.

    BLUNT, E[dmund] & G[eorge] W[illiam].
    [Coastal Chart from Cape Fear to Cape Hatteras]. [c.1850].
    $1,027.00

  • Rare chart of the North Carolina Coast, showing the towns of Newberne and Washington, extending north to south from Cape Fear to Cape Hatteras.

    BLUNT, E[dmund] & G[eorge] W[illiam].
    [Coastal Chart from Cape Fear to Cape Hatteras] [c.1850].
    $1,642.00

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