Marcus PetersenABAA
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1914919Buffalo N.Y: The Hammond Press 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A fine first edition of a classic reference work on the fur trade. Brown cloth boards with gilt images and title stamping. One rubbed corner no other flaws in book. Binding is sturdy tight and square. Brown endpapers free of any writing. Text is clean a bright. Text is clean and bright. Rear pastedown has original price sticker from 1912: "Eastern Agent Geo. W. Reynolds" &etc. Map frontis. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. 5 372 pp including index. 6 9 1/4 inches tall octavo. It was Marcus Petersen who rst published in his book. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals" something that was different from the material used by the authors of earlier fur books. Petersen however con ned himself principally to the fur-bearing animals and the characteristics and distinguishing properties of different furs. He was. however the rst authority to compile a table giving the weights and the durability or wearing qualities of each fur and we believe that this table has been accepted as a standard by fur men everywhere. Mr. Petersen's idea of measuring the durability of all furs with otter natural and sea. as the standard fur skin rated at 100. was something that proved to be of great help to the industry and added great value to his book." The Fur Trade Review March 1921 The Hammond Press hardcover books
186513668New York: D. Appleton and Co 1865. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes in one: 179; 198 pp plus publisher's ads. Frontispiece of a hippo bathing in the Nile. Original green cloth with blind-stamped decoration and faded gilt lettering on the spine. Corners and spine ends rubbed evidence of a bookplate removed from front pastedown. Binding sound text clean with minor foxing. Fictional account founded on real experiences and adventures in South Africa in the early nineteenth century. Mendelssohn I 986. D. Appleton and Co hardcover books
192852565New York: D. Appleton and Co 1928. First edition American issue; 8vo pp. xi 1 211 1; frontispiece and 41 photographic illustrations on 35 plates folding table of African languages folding map inside back cover pocket 1 drawing in the text; 2 small pressure stamps on title page else a fine copy in original blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine nearly fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> D. Appleton and Co hardcover books
19481826Seattle WA: University of Washington Press 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. vii 96 pp folding maps. Light wear to edges minimal soiling to boards small stamp on front free endpaper; else clean and sound. No dust jacket. This volume "provides for the first time an English translation of the third near-contemporary compendium on the post-Bering voyages and thus completes the ready accessibility in English of all the main sources on these voyages" Foreword. Includes sections on Copper Island Chuckchi Peninsula Ivan Soloviev's voyage and other topics. University of Washington Press hardcover books
1994TB02437New York: Orion Books 1994. First Edition. First printing Fine in 1/4 brown cloth and charcoal gray paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by author on the title page. Sub-titled: The Life and Death of an American River. Orion Books hardcover books
191252555Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1912. First edition 8vo pp. xvii 1 305 1; folding map with route outlined in red 46 plates showing 80 illustrations; original red cloth gilt-stamped upper cover and spine t.e.g.; Phillips Academy bookplate marked withdrawn traces of pocket removal on rear pastedown small withdrawn stamp on title page and rear pastedown accession label removed from base of spine; lightly rubbed. Czech Africa p. 113: "Using bicycles as a break from the monotony of 'foot slogging' Melland and Cholmeley set out from Kasama with the intention of traveling to the Nile. Passing through German East Africa near the shores of Lake Tanganyika the pair bagged leopard and numerous crocodile . with additional chapters on hunting elephant in the Masindi District in Uganda. An interesting work of travel and sport complete with numerous bicycle breakdowns." <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
196213307London: Faber and Faber 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 244 pp indexed illustrated with b/w photographs. Some dust soil to top edge otherwise clean tight unmarked. Dust jacket is price-clipped; else minimal wear. In 1946 the author acted as spokesperson for the Tekyiman people of what is now part of Ghana in their dispute with the British and Gold Coast governments over the sovereignty of nine villages incorporated into Ashanti territory in 1935. "A record of bureaucratic intrigue" and "a fascinating account of life in a west African state at every level" according to the dust jacket. Faber and Faber hardcover books
195514781New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. First American edition first published in Great Britain in 1954 under the title "Orellana". xvii 354 pp with bibliography map. Lower corners lightly bumped else a fine copy with review slip laid in. Dust jacket ihas chipping short tears and some internal tape repairs. A fictionalized account described on the jacket as "an exciting and vivid reconstruction of the expedition of the first white men to descend the Amazon and to accomplish a journey from the Pacific to the Atlantic across South America--from Peru to Trinidad" under the leadership of Francisco de Orellana. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
190852594New York et al.: Fleming H. Revell Co 1908. Second edition 8vo pp. 4 9-380 4 ads; 17 photographic illustrations on 16 plates; fine in original green pictorial cloth stamped in orange black and gilt. <br/><br/> Fleming H. Revell Co hardcover books
195148167London: Edinburgh House Press 1951. First Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pictorial paper wrappers; 64pp; illus. Mild external wear; a few instances of light pencil marginalia; Very Good. Ownership stamp inside front cover "Property of M.S.C.C. Library / Toronto." <br/><br/>In the publisher's series of "Background Books" intended for Sunday School readers to educate them on countries where the Church of England was conducting missionary activities. Edinburgh House Press unknown books
197021501Leiden: E.J. Brill 1970. Hardcover. Near fine. 180 pp with index and bibliography. Boards very slightly bowed else fine. No dust jacket. Includes a brief history of Christian missions in Ghana followed by extensive analysis of 20th century critiques of those missions. E.J. Brill hardcover books
197013071Leiden: E.J. Brill 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. xi 180 pp with index and bibliography. Green cloth boards stamped in gilt. Boards very slightly bowed else fine. Studies in Religion in Africa No. I. "The aim of this study is to clarify the Ghanaian image of the missionary as expressed in the published critique of twentieth century Ghanaians.tracing both continuity and change over the entire period." E.J. Brill hardcover books
184313337New York: Robert Carter 1843. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Third edition. xii 406 p in original cloth backed boards with mounted spine lanel. Cloth chipped at head of spine and along rear joint boards worn. Binding sound contents unmarked other than owner's signature on title page. Some foxing. Robert Carter hardcover books
1947TB29393Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company 1947. First Edition. Near fine in gilt decorated red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping & map end papers. An octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches. In a very good unclipped dust jacket with a 1 inch closed tear at the lower edge of the spine area and with light wear and rubbing across the top edge of the spine area and nicks over the tips of the boards. Signed by the author on a tipped in page. The second volume in The American Trails Series which followed The Wilderness Road. Three volumes were published by Bobbs-Merrill before the series was continued by McGraw-Hill. 331 pages w/ index. Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover books
19911860Kraus Reprint Limited 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. li 132 pp illustrations with frontispiece index. Name written on front pastedown; else fine. No dust jacket. Reprint of the 1920 Hakluyt Society edition. Second series No. XLVIII. Please note: the image associated with this listing shows another volume in the same series but it other than the title it appears identical to this one. Kraus Reprint Limited hardcover books
190958020New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1909. 8vo pp. xvi 368; 2 maps one folding and many illustrations from photographs; original red cloth boards stamped in gilt and black; spine slant slight sunning to upper board previous owner's name on front free endpaper else clean and sound. Decima Moore 1871-1964 was a successful stage actress and singer in London before marrying Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg an officer in the Royal Engineers. He was appointed director of surveys in the Gold Coast in 1905 and upon returning from their travels three years later the couple recounted their experiences in alternating chapters. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
190913051New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xvi 368 pp with two maps one folding and many illustrations from photographs. Original red cloth boards stamped in gilt and black. Spine slant slight sunning to upper board previous owner's name on front free endpaper else clean and sound. Decima Moore 1871-1964 was a successful stage actress and singer in London before marrying Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg an officer in the Royal Engineers. He was appointed director of surveys in the Gold Coast in 1905 and upon returning from their travels three years later the couple recounted their experiences in alternating chapters. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1985TB08515Boston: Little Brown 1985. First American Edt. Fine In a near fine dust jacket. Farley Mowat recounts his experiences at being rejected by the US Immigration and Naturization Service at the US/Canadian border in an understandably indignant but mostly humorous style. Little Brown unknown books
199536906Woodstock:: Overlook Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0879515562 . First American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Overlook Press, hardcover books
1962TB02671Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1962. First Edition. First printing Fine In a very near fine dust jacket spine ends lightly worn else fine. A comprehensive examination of the men who lead in the settlement of the west. Little Brown & Co. unknown books
1962TB02287Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1962. First Edition. First printing Fine In a near fine dust jacket with the verso of the spine area spotted but this defect does not show through. A comprehensive examination of the men who lead in the settlement of the west. Little Brown & Co. unknown books
1967TB30751Englewood: Prentice-Hall Inc 1967. First Edition. Fine in black and light green cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and with illustrated end papers. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket with the spine slightly faded. The fifth volume in the American Forts Series. 335 pages including an index bibliography and text. Prentice-Hall Inc hardcover books
191413055New York: Neale Publishing Company 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 708 pp with 2 maps and many illustrations from photographs. Publisher's blue cloth. Spine toned but legible; clean and tight. In addition to being a Presbyterian missionary the author was an accomplished linguist and a careful and interested observer of native life and natural history. Neale Publishing Company hardcover books
1994181593Johannesburg: NUM 1994. Newspaper. Two issues of the publication 8p. each in the format of a tabloid newspaper but printed in color on glossy paper with many photos. December issue has horrendous cover photos of diseased teeth from exposure to sulphiric acid in the mining process. Articles on labor disputes mine safety Cuba solidarity and more. NUM unknown books
189952559London: Chapman & Hall 1899. Second edition 8vo pp. xiv 365 1; frontispiece portrait and 28 plates 3 maps and plans; some rubbing of the binding but generally very good and sound in original green cloth stamped in gilt and with a red seal on the upper cover. Neufeld was imprisoned for 12 years in Omdurman after the fall of Khartoum. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
