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19722113Portland Oregon: Oregon Historical Society 1972. Reprint Edition . Cloth. Vg/No Jacket as Issued. Heavy 4to. 375 pgs.Bibliography. Endpaper maps. b/w illustrs. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Report of a journey made to explore Eastern Siberia in 1735-1741 by order of the Russian Imperial Government. Translated and edited by E.A.P.Crownhart-Vaughan.The only complete and unabridged English translation since its St.Petersburg publication in 1754. <br/> <br/> Oregon Historical Society hardcover
191826680Leipsig: Klinkhardt & Biermann. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in paper-covered boards with a leather spine. Owner's bookplate inside the front cover owner's inscription on the fep. Text is in German. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 281 pages . Klinkhardt & Biermann hardcover
19562035Portland Oregon: Oregon Historical Society 1956. First Edition - Limited to 1000 Copies . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. iv243 pgs. plus 10 pgs. notes and index. Many pages uncut. Large folding map at end. Cloth covers have the tiniest hint of shelfwear else fine. No names or marks in text. "Being the Correspondence Notices Etc. Of Fathers Blanchet and Demers Together with Those of Fathers Bolduc and Langlois. Containing Much Remarkable Information on the Areas and Inhabitants of the Columbia Walamette Cowlitz and Fraser Rivers Nesqually Bay Puget Sound Whidby and Vancouver Islands While on Their Arduous Mission to the Engages of the Hudson's Bay Company and the Pagan Natives 1838 to 1847". <br/> <br/> Oregon Historical Society hardcover
1945254465Ramsey: Model Craftsman Publishing Corp 1945. Firs tedition. hardcover. Very good/torn and worn. 8vo. pp.111 Model Craftsman Publishing Corp hardcover
199545335New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0312141475 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Lenz's exploration of the Himalayas is a spiritual adventure that takes him from the snow-capped mountains to the sacred Buddhist sites. He shares his journey with the reader describing the majestic peaks and the extraordinary people he meets along the way.; 8vo; xiv 236 6 pages; FSA . St. Martin's Press hardcover
1951334454Wellington: A H And A W Reed 1951. hardcover. good/very good. 8vo large. pp.114. Dustjacket is price clipped. Gently bowed. Light foxing to top and fore-edge. A H And A W Reed hardcover
197270407Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. Cloth. Near Fine condition in like dust-jacket with light edgewear. Blue publisher's top stain ; In 1986 a spacecraft called the Challenger was lost during a space shuttle mission. The story of the Challenger's voyage is told through the memories of the people who were aboard.; B & W and Color Photographs/ Illustrations; 8vo; 288 pages; FSA . Doubleday & Company Inc. hardcover
195128367London: Cassell. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The book appears "fine" but I graded it down for the foxing on the endpapers. DJ has some rubbing at the corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages . Cassell hardcover
1972337512Cedar Springs Michigan: Wolf House Books 1972. Facsimile of 1913 edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 369 Wolf House Books hardcover
198021398New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394511727 . First edition/first printing with sunned board edges else fine in Very Good slightly rubbed dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her small and unobtrusive inventory number; Joe McGinniss shows us the Alaska he experienced preposterous glorious grasping and about ten sizes bigger than life ; 8vo . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
193119036NY: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by McSpadden on the fep dated 1931. Sunned at the spine and around the edges. Spotted on the upper right corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages; Signed by Author . Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
197552628Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0395205522 . An edition in Very Good condition with creasing to the spine edges and page edge soiling in a Near Fine dust-jacket barely shelfworn. Book is inscribed by the author "The truth will out" and signed on the front flyleaf ; MeeropolThe story of the Rosenbergs a Jewish family who risked their lives and the lives of their sons to help the United States during World War II is one of the most remarkable stories in American history. This book tells the story of the Rosenbergs from their humble beginnings in Brooklyn to their love for each other and their commitment to fighting for justice and the legacy they left behind.; 8vo; 419 pages; TBC . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
200013126New York: St. Martin's Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312203942 . A beautiful first edition first printing in As New/As New condition; Messner searches for answers to the yeti or the "abominable snowman" as he is called to Westerners. Messner's exploits having taken him to Everest and beyond. He calls his encounter with the yeti to be the most harrrowing adventure of all and in this book he addresses the myth the legend and the facts ; 8vo . St. Martin's Press hardcover
1975325254Self-published 1975. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 4to. unpaginated. 64 pages. b&w photos and drawings throughout. Self-published hardcover
1961040851New York: Antiquarian Press Ltd 1961. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. pp: xxii 130 with index; 10 black-and-white plates. Bound in blue cloth gilt lettering on spine. 10" x 7" Edition limited to 750 copies. Antiquarian Press Ltd hardcover
196670146New York: Harper & Row Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1966. Cloth. Attractive edition in Near Fine condition page edges little soiled in a Very Good clipped and lightly edge-worn dustjacket ; The Fatal Impact is a history of the invasion of the South Pacific in the late eighteenth century. Moorehead a historian and journalist tells the story of the British French Spanish and American forces who fought in a series of brutal and bloody wars for control of the islands. He describes the strategies and tactics used by the various commanders and the devastating effects of the war on the people of the Pacific islands. The Fatal Impact is an important book for anyone interested in the history of the Pacific Islands or in the origins of the Pacific War.; 230 pages . Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
19964220023São Paulo: Geração Editorial 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. First Edition. Book is in the Portuguese language. Signed by author on half title page with additional inscription. Sound binding. Clean bright pages. Wraps have light handling wear. Poetry by Brazilian author José Nêumanne Pinto 1951- . 9.0" tall; 285 pages; Signed by Author. Geração Editorial unknown
196560055Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition / first printing in Near Fine condition with lightly bumped head and tail of spine rubbing to upper and lower edges in Good clipped dust jacket with sunned spine rubbing at all creases and along upper and lower edges and a crudely repaired lateral tear at top back upper edge; General Henry Atkinson was born in 1811 in Ohio. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1834 and fought in the Mexican-American War. He served in the Oregon Territory and the Oregon Civil War. In 1871 he became the military governor of the Philippines. He retired from the Army in 1877.; B & W Illustrations and Photographs; 8vo ; 243 pages . University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
19514290040Hoorn The Netherlands: U. M. "West-Friesland 1951. Hardcover. Good in Good dust jacket. Square tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. Paper over boards is edge rubbed with gently bumped corners. DJ has moderate edge wear overall shelf wear dampstaining on spine closed tear at top back general soiling. 187 pp. Book is in the Dutch language. Memoir by airline publicist Patricia O'Malley with mention of airplanes in the "Constellation" series such as "Star of Paris." Set in various locations including Washington DC and Paris. Dutch translation of "Faraway Fields."; 8.25" tall; 187 pages. U. M. "West-Friesland hardcover
1932160308London Toronto Melbourne And Sydney: Cassell. Very Good. 1932. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. The rear cover is scuffed the pages have tanning and there is a slight tear to back endpaper; This book is about a group of people who travel to the Riviera to solve a mystery.; 18mo; 252 pages . Cassell hardcover
1906160555Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1906. Hardcover. A very good edition with a brightly illustrated cover. There is some bumping to the spine and wear to the cover. There is a previous owner's bookplate affixe to the front pastedown; ; B&W; 8vo; 344 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1903160554New York: Dodd Mead & Company. Very Good. 1903. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A very good first edition first printing with illustrated cover. There is some fading and fraying to the spine. The binding is tight; ; B&W; 8vo; 344 pages . Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover
1914160553Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1914. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good condition. Cover is clean with white lettering. Previous owner's signature and date on front endpage. ; The Vanished Messenger tells the story of a young woman Alice who is left to care for her father following the death of her mother. When Alice's father is found dead she is accused of his murder and is forced to go on the run. While on the run Alice finds herself entangled in a conspiracy that could ruin her life.; B&W; 8vo; 332 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1977313998Toronto: McClelland and Stewart 1977. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 608 ""In this book the explorer Otto Nordenskjöld 1869-1928 describes in both text and image Sweden's first Antarctic expedition in 1901 with the ship Antarctic. It was intended that a group of explorers under Nordenskjöld's leadership would conduct research in the Falkland Islands and the ship in the meantime would continue to sail around… McClelland and Stewart hardcover
1983341579Cambridge: Patrick Stephens 1983. First Edition. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo large. pp.88. Patrick Stephens hardcover