Geography & Travel
Hispania sive de regis Hispaniae regnis et opibus commentarius [Spain, or a commentary on the kingdoms and wealth of the King of Spain]
by Johannes de Laet
Lugd[unum] Batav[orum]: ex offic. Elzeviriana, 1629. First Edition. Three quarter leather. Very good +. A beautifully rebound first edition of this important work on Spain and its New World Empire, published by Elzevir. This small 2″ x 4″ book is recently rebound in three-quarter, smooth brown leather over burgundy, gold, and midnight blue marbled boards. Three raised bands with burgundy leather and bright gilt titling on the second compartment of the spine. Green and white endbands. New cream endpapers. Edges painted red, color a bit faded in places. Ornate title page with coat of arms of each region in Spain, ornate chapter capitals.Text in Latin.Collated and complete. A8-I-8, [J]8, K8-T8, [U]6, V8-Z8 (with Y5 misnumbered), Aa8-Ff8, Gg8-Hh8, [Ii]3. 6 [3] 499 pp. Page 291 misnumbered by the printer, but the signatures and catchwords mark it as correctly bound in place. 48mo. 2″ x 4″ tall. Elzevir is a celebrated family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. The duodecimo series of “Elzevirs” became very famous and very desirable among bibliophiles. After having enjoyed an almost legendary reputation among bibliophiles for excellence of typography and design, the family ceased printing in 1681.
$475.00
Henry Hudson (The Golden Hind Series)
by Llewelyn Powys
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/missing. A very good first edition, as stated. Missing dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with blind stamped ship on cover, bright gilt title stamping on spine. Binding is sturdy, square, and strong. Painted top edge. Map endpapers. Deckled pages. 213 pp. including index. Octavo, 6 x 9 inches tall.
The Golden Hind Series was initially co-published by John Lane in the UK and Harper’s in the U.S. The first titles were issued in 1927.According to a prospectus for the series (quoted in Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia, edited by Jennifer Speake) “the volumes were presented as ‘in a form suitable for the general reader new lives of great explorers written by well-known men of letters which are at the same time reliable history and attractive biographies.’ Each author was allowed to present his subject in the manner he wanted, so long as he examined all available material, especially the documents left by the explorer and his contemporaries.” — A Series of Series
$25.00
Ferdinand Magellan (The Golden Hind Series)
by E.F. Benson
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/missing. A very good first edition, as stated. No dust jacket. Dust jacket image of ship has been glued onto half-title. Blue cloth boards with blind stamped ship on cover, bright gilt title stamping on spine. Binding slightly cocked but otherwise sturdy, and strong. Painted top edge. New endpapers. Previous owner’s bookplate on front pastedown. Deckled pages. a couple of unopened pages. 262 pp. including index. Octavo, 6 x 9 inches tall.
The Golden Hind Series was initially co-published by John Lane in the UK and Harper’s in the U.S. The first titles were issued in 1927. According to a prospectus for the series (quoted in Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia, edited by Jennifer Speake) “the volumes were presented as ‘in a form suitable for the general reader new lives of great explorers written by well-known men of letters which are at the same time reliable history and attractive biographies.’ Each author was allowed to present his subject in the manner he wanted, so long as he examined all available material, especially the documents left by the explorer and his contemporaries.” — A Series of Series
$25.00
$120
William Patten & J. E. Homans. The New Encyclopedic Atlas and Gazetteer of the World. New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1909. Third edition, Revised. Hardcover. Fair.
New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1909. Third edition, Revised. Hardcover. Fair. 1909 world atlas.
Fair condition, showing moderate soiling to front cover, wine colored stain on back cover, and archival hinge repair tape at front and back of book. “Containing an entirely new series of colored maps executed upon an original plan, showing every country and all political or civil divisions, with their cities, mountains, islands, and bodies of water, and embodying an entirely new feature — that of indicating railroad lines in a separate color.”
348 pp. Large folio, 11 x 16 inches tall.
Great for those into history or railroads.
$125
Fine hardcover in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. Illustrated with full-color photographs on glossy paper. 112 pp. Quarto, 9 1/2 x 12 inches tall.
An award-winning journalist, Scigliano has written for Harper’s, Outside, Discover, and many other publications.
$10
Good copy in original publishers bright blue ornate book cloth, title and centerpiece in silver with burgundy accents. All wood engravings present. Text block is solid, hinges have been repaired with archival quality white cloth tape. Cover rubbed, head and tail of spine worn. Previous owner’s name in pencil. One corner bumped. 197 pp. + index. Quarto, 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall.
$65
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