SPACE EXPLORATION
2007. SWANN GALLERIES. SPACE EXPLORATION. Sale 2109. Held at Swann Galleries in New York City on March 31, 2007. Prices-realized list laid in. Near fine. $35.00. More
2007. SWANN GALLERIES. SPACE EXPLORATION. Sale 2109. Held at Swann Galleries in New York City on March 31, 2007. Prices-realized list laid in. Near fine. $35.00. More
NY: Leypoldt & Holt, 1868. Translated from the French by John Durand. 12mo., brown cloth, stamped in gilt, with the Colosseum on the front cover; 356 pages. First Edition. Very Good (covers bright; contents clean & tight). An unread copy with many pages still unopened. More
The Muhlenberg Press, 1942. TREXLER, Samuel. A PASTOR WINGS OVER SOUTH AMERICA. Philadelphia: The Muhlenberg Press, [1942]. Small 8vo., brown cloth in dust jacket. Later printing. Signed presentation from Trexler on front endpaper: "To Eileen and Fredrich Davenport, with high regard. Samuel Trexler Nov. 14, 1942". Very Good; large tear..... More
David McKay, 1917. VAN LOON, Hendrik Willem. HISTORY WITH A MATCH: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE EARLIEST NAVIGATORS AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. Illustrated by the author. Philadelphia: David McKay, [1917]. Small 4to., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation via two sketches by Van Loon on the front..... More
NY: Henry Holt And Company, 1910. Illustrated with 68 drawings & 47 photographs. First Edition. Signed presentation from Vernon on the front endpaper: βTo Edward and Effie Franklin from Max and Rowena. June, 1910.β Edward Curtis Franklin [1862-1927] taught chemistry at Stanford University and was president of the American Chemical..... More
NY: Worthington Company, 1888. Illustrated by G.E. Graves After Sketches From Life by E.J. Austen. First Edition. Signed presentation from Vescelius-Sheldon on the front endpaper: βJ.W. Whelpley, Compliments of the Author. March, 1889.β Louise Vescelius-Sheldon, born circa 1846-1848 in Newark, NJ, was an author and Soprano singer. She traveled to..... More
American Publishing Company, 4397. WARNER, Charles Dudley. MY WINTER ON THE NILE, AMONG THE MUMMIES AND MOSLEMS. Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1876. 8vo., embossed brick-colored cloth stamped in gilt & black; 477 pages. First Edition. Very Good (covers very nice: contents clean & tight). A beautiful copy!! $125.00. More
1928. WARREN, Paul C. NORTH'ARD IN "SEEKO." Illustrated with Photographs. [Self-published by the author, no date]. Quarto, printed tan cardboard wraps; 31 pages. First Edition, reprinted with the permission of Motor Boat magazine where is was serially published. An account of a 1927, eight-week voyage from Maine to northern Labrador..... More
James P. Harrison & Company, 1884. WHARTON, Morton Bryan. EUROPEAN NOTES; OR, WHAT I SAW IN THE OLD WORLD. Illustrated. Atlanta, Georgia: James P. Harrison & Company, 1884. Small 8vo., decorative dark-brown cloth, stamped in black & gilt. First Edition. The European journeys of the former U.S. Consul to Germany..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1993]. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 154 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very minor wear d/j. More
La Compagnie D'Imprimerie Modern, 1923. WILSON, Charles A. VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE. Text In French. Montreal: La Compagnie D'Imprimerie Modern, 1923. Small quarto, embossed blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine; 265 pages. First Edition. With more than 100 illustrations relating to the author's tour of the world a...... More
Doubleday, 1934. YOUNG, James C. LIBERIA REDISCOVERED. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1934. 8vo., black cloth, stamped in orange. First Edition. Signed presentation from Young on the half-title page: "To Dudley D. Schoenfeld with best wishes, James C. Young." Very Good (bright). $50.00. More