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1929120321San Francisco CA: Johnck & Seeger and S.T. Farquhar 1929. decorated paper-covered boards top edge cut other edges uncut. Kennedy Lawton R. 16mo. decorated paper-covered boards top edge cut other edges uncut. 25 3 pages. Limited to 230 numbered copies. Presentation by Lawton R. Kennedy responsible for presswork on colophon. Frontispiece original etching by Blanding Sloan. Decorations by Lawrence A. Patterson. Small stain at top of front cover along spine. (Johnck & Seeger and S.T. Farquhar) unknown books
19133130St. Louis: William Marion Reedy 1913. First edition 8vo v & 319pp.; original gray pictorial cloth blocked in black and orange light wear at edges darkened spine else very good. <br/><br/> William Marion Reedy hardcover books
1929197893San Francisco Johnck & Seeger and S.T. Farquhar 1929. 1929. First edition. 12mo. Frontispiece etching by Blanding Sloan. Title printed in black and purple decorations by Lawrence A. Patterson. Original white over lilac boards. Fine fresh copy. #56/230 numbered copies signed by L.A. Patterson: "To Frederich H. Meyers." Pressword by Lawton R. Kennedy. Signed by Authors. F. Hardcover. San Francisco [Johnck & Seeger and S.T. Farquhar] 1929. hardcover books
1828018731London: John Murray 1828. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volumes bound in one. Vol. I: viii 323 pages of text followed by i page of publisher's advertisement. Vol. II: iv 304 pages of text. Original publisher's paper covered boards cloth spine with printed paper label. The hardcover binding is heavily shelfworn and rubbed with the backstrip almost detached; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. Minor foxing scattered lightly throughout the text. First edition. John Murray Hardcover books
149634First Edition. hardcover. Complete with large folding map and 7 engraved plates. 468pp. 8vo handsomely rebound in new 3/4 brown calf red morocco label; offsetting from plates including onto the title page otherwise internally very good. London: John Murray 1824.<br/><br/> "Record of an expedition to discover the northwest passage 1821-23. This journal sets forth details of the expedition especially concerning Eskimo life which were not included in Parry's official account The Journal of a Second Voyage etc." Staton & Tremaine 1289.<br/><br/> unknown books
19311123031931. Rare half-tone portrait of Canadian golf legend George Lyon. Signed by Lyon "Geo. S. Lyon." Period frame. The entire piece measures 8.25 inches by 5.75 inches. In very good condition. Although he only began playing golf at the age of 38 due to lack of available golf courses in most areas of Canada before that date George Seymour Lyon won the gold medal in golf in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis Missouri at age 46 only eight years after beginning the sport. He won the Canadian Amateur Championship a record eight times between 1898 and 1914 the last time in his 56th year. He was also runner-up in that event on two further occasions. He won the Canadian Seniors' Golf Association Championship ten times between 1918 and 1930 the final time in his 72nd year; these events were staged before the inauguration of the Canadian Senior Golf Championship by Golf Canada. unknown books
18255897London: John Murray 1825. First edition. Narrative of search for the Northwest Passage through the Hudson Bay; observations on Southampton Island Eskimos tides and compass variations. George Francis Lyon one of Barrow's favorites had made a name for himself in the exploration of Africa before serving as commander of the HMS Hecla during William Edward Parry's second Arctic voyage. Thereafter in the spring of 1824 Lyon was given command of the sluggish and cranky HMS Griper with orders to winter in Repulse Bay in northwest Hudson Bay and then cross Melville Peninsula to explore the northern coast of mainland America. Ice conditions were difficult however and he was unable to even reach Repulse Bay and had to return home that same Fall. He was never given another naval command. . 21 cm; xvi 198 2 pages and 7 leaves of copper-engraved plates folding map. Bound in contemporary green polished calf over marbled boards ruled in gilt by Henry Young. Gilt tooling on spine. Color faded from spine and from top edge of upper board. Fine condition. References: Arctic Bib. 10530; Lande 1292; Sabin 42851. John Murray hardcover books
1828E00212 Volumes: viii323 pages; iv304i ad pages with glossary. Small octavo 7 3/4" x 5" in original paper covered boards and spine title labels as originally issued. From the library of Professor George M Foster. Sabin:42852; Hill page 186 1st edition.<br /><br />G F Lyon was an English traveler born in Chichester England in 1795; died at sea in October 1832. He entered the British naval service in 1809 was present at the attack on Algiers by Lord Exmouth in 1816 and in 1818 was commissioned to accompany Joseph Ritchie on his tour of exploration into central Africa. Ritchie died in Fezzan and Lyon returned to England after encountering many dangers and privations which he described in his Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa London 1821. In 1821 in command of the Hecla he accompanied Captain William E. Parry on his arctic expedition publishing on his return The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon 1824. In 1824 he sailed in command of the Griper' with the mission of exploring Melville peninsula and following its western shore as far as Turn-again he found after three months' searching a passage through the group of islets called Southampton island but was unable to enter Repulse bay through Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome. On 13 September a violent tempest compelled him to return to England. The story of the voyage was told in A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt 1825. He subsequently passed several years in Mexico and died on his return from a second visit to America. His remaining works are The SketchBook of Captain G. F. Lyon during Eighteen Months' Residence in Mexico No. 1 London 1827 and Journal of a Residence and Tour in Mexico in 1828 London 1828.<br /><br />George McClelland Foster Jr born in Sioux Falls South Dakota on October 9 1913 died on May 18 2006 at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California Berkeley where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979 when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics including acculturation long-term fieldwork peasant economies pottery making public health social structure symbolic systems technological change theories of illness and wellness humoral medicine in Latin America and worldview. The quantity quality and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of his major publications have been reprinted and/or translated. Provenance from the executor of Foster's library laid in. Condition:<br /><br />Spines renewed with original chipped spine labels laid on front end papers chipped and damaged at edges corners bumped and rubbed Foster's stamp on end papers old owner's signature on covers internally near fine else over all very good. John Murray hardcover books
1825WRCAM54185London: John Murray 1825. xvi198pp. plus folding map and seven plates. Contemporary three-quarter calf and floral- patterned boards spine gilt rebacked with original spine laid down. Minor shelf wear. Modern bookplate on front pastedown minor foxing to plates. Very good. Lyon's official report of this important expedition with much if not most of his narrative concerning his relations with the Eskimos with whom he was on excellent terms. This report includes three plates of Indian subjects with the map illustrating Hudson Straits and northern Hudson Bay. "Exploring for a Northwest Passage by Hudson Bay the author penetrated with the GRIPER into Roes Welcome about halfway between Wager Inlet and Repulse Bay in 1824 but was driven back by foul weather. He gives here a narrative of the voyage description of Southampton Island and its natives notes on tides in Roes Welcome Sound and on compass variation" - ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 10530. TPL 1324. FIELD 962. SABIN 42851. DECKER 22:265. HILL 1055. John Murray hardcover books
199026356New York: Orchard Books 1990. 1st edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket. NF/NF. Unpaginated. Illustrated. 4to. <br/><br/> Orchard Books hardcover books
198988692NY:: Orchard Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0531084310 . First printing library binding - NOT ex-library. SIGNED and dated by the illustrator on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Orchard Books, hardcover books
198626363Scarsdale NY: Bradbury Press 1986. 1st edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket. NF/VG spine wear. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Oblong 4to. <br/><br/> Bradbury Press hardcover books
199026153NY:: Orchard Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0531058867 . Illustrated by Mary Szilagyi. First printing. About fine in like dust jacket. . Orchard Books, hardcover books
1991338691991. CATALANOTTO Peter. LYON George Ella. CECIL'S STORY. Illustrated by Peter Catalanotto. NY: Orchard Books 1991. Sm. 4to. cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Catalanotto on title page. Near fine in d/j. $35.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
198525146NY: Bradbury Press 1985. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. NF minimal edgewear/NF minimal edgewear. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. 4to. <br/><br/> Bradbury Press hardcover books
198942959NY:: Orchard Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 053105831X . First printing. Near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Orchard Books, hardcover books
199950716Spring TX: Absey & Company 1999. First edition. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Where Poems Come From. Spring TX: Absey & Company 1999. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Numerous b/w photographs. Photography by Hoskins Robert. ix 98 pp. Softcover. 8vo. Black trade paperback. Review copy. Light edge wear. Pages bright and clean. A few annotations which seem to have been made by the author. A very good copy overall. Very good/No dust jacket. Absey & Company paperback books
18531314688Concord: G. Parker Lyon c. 1853. Softcover. 16mo; pp 168; Poor/paperback; light brown spine with black text; covers have spotting to exterior; major chips to spine edges; rear cover partially detached; slight cracking to front joint; some small chips to edges; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; pages 27-46 detached from binding but still present; some dampstaining mostly towards lower half of interior; light writing to pp 14 and 19. 1314688. FP New Rockville Stock. G. Parker Lyon unknown books
197013463Barre MA: Imprint Society 1970. First Edition. Slipcased. Fine/Very Good. Mt. Vernon NY: A Colish/James A. Houston. Limited to 1950 copies unnumbered and unsigned reprint of 1824 edition 12x8.25in; xvii 1 map 297 pp. 1 imprint facsimile of 1824 map of voyage and discoveries eight pen and ink illustrations by Houston many black/white in text illustrations from 1824 edition; Dark Blue quarter cloth on spine with gilt lettering and illustration of native fish spear gray-blue paper on covers with illustration of Inuit man on front dark blue dye to top edge and all edges trimmed marbled end papers of shades of blue; Gray blue Slipcase with illustration of Inuit man; Some self wear dents and scratches and fading at edges of slipcase. George Francis Lyon 1795-1832 was part of the great British explorers of the early 19th century. Under William Parry's second expedition in the Fury to find the Northwest Passage 1821-23 he commanded the Helca. This expedition spent two winters in the Arctic attempting to meet John Franklin's land expedition to the Coppermine River. The time allowed Lyon to spend time with the Eskimos and learn their language and culture This journal is considered one of the first anthropologist studies of the Eskimos. James Archibald Houston 1921-2005 was a Canadian artist and expert in Inuit art. His introduction to this book and pen and ink illustrations give the Lyon journal a focus as a thoughtful observer on the Inuit culture. Lyon wrote "I verily believe that there does not not exist a more honest set of people.". Houston suggests that "Lyon's journal is best read in tranquility if possible on a winter's night beside the fire for it is a daring account quietly told.". Imprint Society unknown books
197013504Barre MA: Imprint Society 1970. First Edition. Slipcased. Near Fine/Very Good. Mt. Vernon NY: A Colish/James A. Houston. #1585 Limited to 1950 copies Signed by Houston reprint of 1824 edition 12x8.5in; xvii 1 map 297 pp. 1 imprint facsimile of 1824 map of voyage and discoveries eight pen and ink illustrations by Houston many black/white in text illustrations from 1824 edition; Dark Blue quarter cloth on spine with gilt lettering and illustration of native fish spear gray-blue paper on covers with illustration of Inuit man on front dark blue dye to top edge and all edges trimmed marbled end papers of shades of blue; Gray blue Slipcase with illustration of Inuit man; Near fine covers and text with minimal rubbing to covers and slight darkening of spine; Some self wear to slipcase at edges and surfaces spotty darkening on edges and surface. George Francis Lyon 1795-1832 was part of the great British explorers of the early 19th century. Under William Parry's second expedition in the Fury to find the Northwest Passage 1821-23 he commanded the Helca. This expedition spent two winters in the Arctic attempting to meet John Franklin's land expedition to the Coppermine River. The time allowed Lyon to spend time with the Eskimos and learn their language and culture This journal is considered one of the first anthropologist studies of the Eskimos. James Archibald Houston 1921-2005 was a Canadian artist and expert in Inuit art. His introduction to this book and pen and ink illustrations give the Lyon journal a focus as a thoughtful observer on the Inuit culture. Lyon wrote "I verily believe that there does not not exist a more honest set of people.". Houston suggests that "Lyon's journal is best read in tranquility if possible on a winter's night beside the fire for it is a daring account quietly told.". Imprint Society unknown books
182513620London: John Murray Albemarle-Street 1825. First Edition. 8vo 8.5X5.25in; xvi map 198 pp. 1 list of plates 7 plates of illustrations by Lyon including frontispiece illustration of "Nee-a-kood-loo" native Inuit listed as plate before p. 55 and six plates of illustrations and diagrams with tissue guards fold out map of "Hudson's Strait & Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome" before p. 1 7x15.25in Neat lines 8.25x16in Sheet appendix; Rebacked Half bound brown speckled calf with brown marbled paper boards five ribbed spine with gilt lines and gilt lettering on original red label tan end papers dark red speckling to edges all edges trimmed spine headbands; Minor shelf wear to covers and edges chip to spine label with no loss some minor foxing and offsets from plates binder glue stain to edges of free end papers binder ink stamp and book plates of prior owners William Edward Parry Hooper and Steve Fossett on front end papers. Arctic Biblio 10530 Hill 1055 Howgego II L52. George Francis Lyon 1795-1832 was a British naval officer and explorer of the Arctic and Africa. He served in the Mediterranean during the Napoleon wars and later assigned to an expedition in North Africa with Joseph Ritchie to explore the Niger river area. He was selected by William Edward Parry to command the Hecla in 1821-1823 for an expedition to the Northern coast of Hudson Bay to find the Northwest Passage. He wrote about this journey in "The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon". He was one of the "Barrow Boys" Captains that were favored by Sir John Barrow 1764-1848 Secretary to the Admialty to command Arctic exploration.From Howgego II " In 1824 the Admiralty sent Lyon back to the Arctic in command of the Griper . to penetrate the Hecla and Fury Strait to the north of the Melville Peninsula and to attempt to proceed along the continental coast to connect with the navigable sea reported by John Franklin to the east of the Coppermine River." This was only one of the four expeditions sent to the Arctic in the same year to search of the Northwest Passage. A major effort that failed to find the ice free passage but gained significant experience and information on the Arctic. During the voyage Lyon experienced heavy ice and foul weather that caused damage to the ship and forced him to retreat. John Barrow was upset that Lyon did not achieve his mission to connect with Franklin and was never offered another command by the Admiralty again. This book is Lyon's account of the 1824 voyage and reasons why the voyage was not successful.William Edward Parry Hooper 1829-1926 appears to have been named after the famous Arctic explorer and became a clerk in the Admiralty. The bookplate motto of "in memoria retinere" means to "keep in mind"Steve Fossett 1944-2007 was a successful commodities trader and an adventurer that set world records in balloons sailboats gliders and unique powered aircraft. In the 1980's Fossett began developing a library collection of over 2000 books on adventure and exploration. His collection included significant and authoritative accounts of aeronautics polar Asia Australasia circumnavigation's mountaineering and others. In 2007 Fossett disappeared on a solo flight in a light aircraft over the eastern Sierra Mountains along the California and Nevada border. After an extensive search the wreckage was found by hikers a year later along the rugged Mt. Ritter range in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Madera County about 10 miles east of Yosemite National Park. John Murray, Albemarle-Street unknown books
1828254893London: John Murray 1828. First. hardcover. very good-. 2 volumes on one. Thick small 8vo modern 3/4 brown cloth red leather label corners bumped scattered light foxing preliminary blank page is chipped in right margin. London: John Murray 1828. First Edition<br/><br/> Captain George Francis Lyon lived in Mexico as one of the commissioners of the English Compania de Real del Monte a silver mining company. On his way back to England the ship he was on was wrecked and all his papers and mineral specimens were lost. Earlier in his life Captain Lyon explored the Arctic and searched for the source of the Niger River in Africa. This copy has a title-page for volumes one and two.<br/><br/> John Murray unknown books
197055134Barre MA: Imprint Society 1970. No 903 of 1950 copies. Houston James A. 4to pp. xvii 297. Fold-out map opposite p. 1. Illustrations and introduction by James A. Houston. Light blue paper over boards with dark blue cloth spine front stamped in dark blue spine in gilt. Back cover slightly scuffed near top of spine o/w near fine in somewhat faded box. Imprint Society unknown books
195711994Lyon France: Syndicat d'Initiative de Lyon 1957. Softcover. VG very slight wear on cover. Color wraps. 78 pp. Four color 20 bw plates. Six-page introduction by René Jullian biographical chronology catalogue of 165 works broken down by period or style illustrated by several fine plates and followed by a listing of prior exhibitions. Text in French. Syndicat d'Initiative de Lyon unknown books
197645824Atlanta: Atlanta Historical Society 1976. Paperback. Very Good. 110pp index. Pages tanned wraps lightly rubbed with some foxing to the edges else very good. <br/><br/>exc a Atlanta Historical Society paperback books
