THE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH OF THE PORTUGUESE ODYSSEY THE BOOTHBY–FANSHAWE-BONCHRISTIANO COPY London: [Thomas Newcombe for] Humphrey Moseley, 1655. First edition in English. Folio in 4s (10 7/8” x 7”, 276mm x 178mm): A4 a4 b4(–b4) B-Ff4 [$2 signed; –A1; Bb2 as “B2”]. 123 leaves, pp. [22] (title, blank, 3pp.....
MAYER’S EGYPT with the PLATES in TWO STATES THE COMTE de la BÉDOYÈRE–COMAR COPY London: Thomas Bensley for Robert Bowyer, 1801 (plates dated 1801–1803). First edition. Folio (19 1/8” x 13 ½”, 484mm x 343mm): A2 B-2D2 [$1 signed]. 54 leaves, pp. [4] (title, blank, dedication, blank) 1 2-102 [2].....
Cook, James, Captain. Bibliotheque portative des voyages. Tome vignt-huitième. Atlas du troisième voyage de James Cook, Contenant une carte générale des trois Voyages de Cook, et vingt-deux planches en taille-douce. Paris: la veuve Lepetit, 1804. Small quarto (6 9/16” x 5”, 167mm x 127mm): π4. 4 leaves, pp. 1–5 6–7.....
THE EARLIEST WESTERN ACCOUNT OF TIBET Veiga, Manoel da. Relacam Geral do estado da Christandade de Ethiopia; Reduçam dos Scismaticos; Entrada, & Recebimé todo Patriarcha Dom Affonso Mendes; Obediencia dada polo Emperador Seltã Segued com toda sua Corte à Igreja Romana; & do que de nouo socedeo no descobriméto do.....
THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA–FRANK S. STREETER SET Three volumes. Venice: Giunti, 1563–1606–1556. Third edition of vol. I, fourth edition of vol. II, first edition of vol. III. Quarto in 8s and 4s (11 13/16” x 8 ¼”, 301mm x 211mm).Vol. I: πa4 πb-d8 πe10 a-v8 x10 y-bbb8 ccc10 (ccc10.....
THE BLACKMER SET of the GREAT FICTIONAL VOYAGE AROUND ANCIENT GREECE Five volumes. Paris: De Bure l’aîné, 1788. First edition. Voyage: quarto (11 5/16” x 8 7/16”, 287mm x 215mm).Vol. I[1]: binder’s blank, a4 b4 c2(–c2) χA4 χB-E4 Α-Zzz4 Aaaa2, binder’s blank [$2 signed]. 307 leaves, pp. i-v (half-title, blank, title.....
THE LAST SPANISH RECONNAISANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Madrid, Imprenta Real, 1802. First edition. Small quarto (7 7/8” x 5 7/16”, 200mm x 132mm): 3 binder’s blanks, *–**4 a–x4 A–Z4 +AA1, 3 binder’s blanks [$1 signed]. 185 leaves, pp. [16] (title, blank, 5pp. introduction, blank, 8pp. contents) I II–CLXVIII, 1.....
Three volumes. Paris: Marchant for Gabon et Compagnie, 1805. First edition. Octavo (8 ½” x 5 7/16”, 215mm x 139mm).Vol. I: π4 (π4 trimmed to a stub) a4 1-338 34-354 (354 trimmed to a stub) [$2 signed; –344]. 278 leaves, pp. [6] (half-title, imprint, title, blank, dedication, blank) i ii-vii.....
Venice: Tomaso Baglioni, 1609. Second edition in Italian. Octavo (7 7/8” x 5 13/16”, 221mm x 148mm): A4 b4 (b4 blank) 2A–R8 +χ1 [$half signed; –A1; C2 signed “S2”]. 145 leaves, pp. [16] (title, blank, 2pp. dedication, 4pp. preface, 6pp. table of contents, 2pp. blank), foll. 1–137 [=pp. 273] [1].....
THE COLCHESTER-STREETER-BENTTINEN COPY London: for the author, 1775. First edition. Quarto (10 ¼” x 8”, 260mm x 203mm): π2 a–b4 c2 B–C4 D2 E2(–E2), 2B–K4 L2 M4 N2, +χ1 3A2 B–D2, A–D2 +2χ1 4B–D2 E2(–E2) [$half signed]. 92 leaves, pp. [4] (title, blank, contents, blank) 1–19 [1] (blank) 21–22, 31–88 [2] (section.....
London: R. Noble for T. Cadell, 1801. First edition. Quarto (10 ½” x 8 ¼”, 267mm x 210mm): binder’s blank, π2(–π1) A4 a-q4 B-Q4 r2 R–Zz4 3A-3F4 3G4 (G4 blank) [$2 signed]. 279 leaves, pp. [2] (title, blank) i-iii (dedication, blank, preface) iv-viii (5pp. preface) 2i ii-cxxviii (128pp. general history of the fur trade) 1 2-119 [1] (blank) cxxix–cxxxii 121 122–412 [4] (2pp.....
PRESENTATION COPY OF WILLIAM DANIELL 8 volumes. London: for the author by Longman and Thomas Davison, 1814 [–1825]. First edition. Large quarto (13 13/16” x 10”, 351mm x 253mm):Vol. I: 2 binder’s blanks, A4 B–EE4 FF2, 2 binder’s blanks [B–R $1 signed; S–FF $2 signed; –FF2]. 112 leaves, pp. i–iii.....
THE JACQUES LEVY COPY London: A. & R. Spottiswoode for Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme, and Brown; 1823. First edition. Octavo (8 3/8” x 5 3/8”, 212mm x 136mm): binder’s blank, A4 (A4+π1) B-CC8 DD4 EE2, binder’s blank [$4 signed]. 211 leaves, pp. i-v (title, imprint, dedication, blank, preface) vi-ix.....
Three volumes. London: for William Strahan and Thomas Cadell, 1773. Second edition. Quarto (12 5/16” x 9 7/8”, 313mm x 251mm): Vol. I: binder’s blank, A4 a–e4 f2 A–3L4 3M–3N2, binder’s blank [$2 signed, –A1]. 258 leaves, pp. [12] (title, blank, 3pp. dedication, blank, 6pp. contents) i ii–xxi xxii–xxiii xxiv–xxxiv.....
Africa: being an accurate description of the regions of Egypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, The land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia, and the Abyssines, With all the Adjacent Island, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto. With the several Denominations of their Coasts, Harbors, Creeks, Rivers, Lakes.....
Amsterdam and Leipzig: Arkstee & Merkus, 1749. First edition in French. Quarto (9 13/16” x 7 7/8”, 248mm x 201mm): π2 *2 **–***4 A–Ss4 Tt4 (–Tt4) [$3 signed; –Bb3]. 179 leaves, pp. [8] (half-title, blank, title, blank, 4pp. dedication to Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Griez) i ii–xv (table of contents) v vi–xvi (preface) 1 2–333 [1] (instructions.....
THE STETSON–SIEBERT–McKINNEY SET Two text-volumes and an atlas-volume.[1] Paris: Imprimerie de Decourchant for Arthus Betrand, 1826 (1804–1805). First edition. Text: octavo (7 13/16” x 5”, 198mm x 127mm).Vol. I: π4 2π8 1-268 [$2 signed]. 220 leaves, pp. [4] (half-title, advertisement for Duperrey, title, blank) i ii-iv 2i 2ii-viij 1.....
Venice: in aedibus Aldi, et Andreae Soceri (heirs of Aldus Manutius the Elder and Andrea Torresano the Elder); October 1518. First Aldine edition. Octavo (6” x 3 13/16”, 152mm x 97mm): a-q8 (q8 blank) r-z8 A-F8 G4 (G3 blank) [$4 signed; –a1; f3 as “e3”]. 236 leaves, foll. 1 (title, blank).....
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van. Itinerarium, Ofte Schip-vaert naer Dost ofte Portugaels Indien. Inhoudende een beschrijvinghe dier Landen, Zee-kusten, havens, Rivieren, Hoecken ende plaetsen, met de gedenck-weerdighste Historien der selver, Hier zijn by ghevoeght de Conterfeytsels van de Habijten ofte Drachten, so van de Portugesen aldaer residerende, als van de in-ghebooren.....
Paris: Claude Collet, 1620. Octavo (5 15/16” x 4”, 151mm x 101mm): binder’s blank, ã8 A–T8 V6, binder’s blank [$4 signed; –ã1, ã2]. 166 leaves, pp. [16] (engraved half-title, blank, title, blank, 8pp. dedication to the king, 3pp. preface, copyright) leaves numbered 1–158 to the recto. With 1 folding plate.....
Paris: Jean Berjon, 1613. First edition. Quarto (9" x 6 11/16", 230mm x 170mm): 2 binder’s blanks, a–f4 g2, 2 binder’s blanks [$3 signed; –a1, g2]. 26 leaves, pp. 1–2 3–52. With woodblock initials and headpieces. Bound in modern speckled calf. Blind fillet and rolled paneling, blind corner ornamentation, and.....
De la Chine, ou description générale de cet empire, rédigée d’après les mémoires de la mission de Pé-Kin. Ouvrage qui contient la description topographique des quinze provinces de la Chine, celle de la Tartarie, des îles et des divers Etats tributaires qui en dépendent; le nombre de ses villes; le.....
Two volumes. Paris: Garnery; Strasbourg: Levrault, 1798. Octavo (7 5/8” x 4 ¾”, 194mm x 121mm).Vol. I: π2 a–b8 A–Y8 [$4 signed]. 194 leaves, pp. [4] (half-title, to the reader, title, blank) i–iii (2pp. dedication to George Washington, advertisement) iv–xiv (11pp. advertisement) xv xvi–xxii (8pp. foreword) xxiii xxiv–xxxii (10pp. voyage.....
THE FIRST “MODERN” EDITION OF PTOLEMY THE DuPONT COPY WITH EXTENSIVE MARGINALIA Claudii Ptolemei viri Alexandrini Mathematicę disciplinę Philosophi doctissimi Geographię opus nouissima traductione e Gręcorum archetypis castigatissime pressum: cęteris ante lucubratorum multo pręstantius. Strassbourg: Johann Schott, 1513. First edition. Folio (18 ½” x 12 ½”, 470mm x 317mm). With 47.....
Pittsburgh: Zadok Cramer for David M’Keehan, 1807. First edition. Duodecimo in 6s (6 7/16” x 4 3/16”, 164mm x 106mm): A-X6 Y6(–Y6 blank) [$2 signed first and third]. 131 leaves, pp. i-iii (title, copyright, preface) iv-viii [3] (fly-title, blank, text) 12-262. Bound in contemporary boards backed in sheep. Author and.....