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Book by George William Anderson - A New Authentic and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World
Anderson, George William; A New Authentic and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority. Containing an Authentic, Entertaining, Full, and Complete History of Captain Cook's First, Second Third and Last Voyages . . . London: Alexander Hogg, 1784-1786. Folio, pp. iv, 5-655, directions to binder, 4 pages list of subscribers, 2 pages of ads, frontispiece portrait of Cook., 156 copper plates and maps including large folded map as called for in "directions to binder".
In contemporary calf boards with later spine and gilt titles, text , maps and plates are very clean and bright, free of foxing or tears, a very clean copy. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
PRICE: $8,200.00 
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Book by Grigson, Geoffry & Handasyde Buchanan. Thornton's Temple of Flora. 1951
Grigson, Geoffry & Handasyde Buchanan. Thornton's Temple of Flora. With Plates Faithfully Reproduced From the Original Engravings and the Work Described By Geoffrey Grigson With Bibliographical Notes By Handasyde Buchanan. London, 1951. Folio, pp. viii, 20 with 12 fine color plates and 24 monochrome collotype plates. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
Original cloth backed, papered boards with paper title-label on upper board and leather title on spine. Minor scuffing to boards and minor foxing to endpapers, text and plates are fine.
PRICE: $550.00 
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Book by Guettard, Jean Etienne; Memoire Ou I'on Examine en General le Terrain, les Pierres & les Differens Fossiles de la Champagne & de Quelques Endroits des Provinces qui I'avoifinent. 1754
Guettard, Jean Etienne; Memoire Ou I'on Examine en General le Terrain, les Pierres & les Differens Fossiles de la Champagne & de Quelques Endroits des Provinces qui I'avoifinent. Mem. l'Acad. Royale des Scinces, Paris, 1754. Quarto, pp. 60, 1 folded engraved plate, 1 folded engraved map titled "Carte Mineralogique de la Champagne".
In calf and marbled boards, very good, plates exceptionally clean. Very rare. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
PRICE: $1,850.00 
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Book by Hayden, Ferdinand V & Leidy, Joseph; Extinct Vertebrata from the Judith River and Great Lignite Formations of Nebraska. & Geological Sketch of the Estuary and Fresh Water deposit of the Bad Lands of the Judith. 1859.
Hayden, Ferdinand V & Leidy, Joseph; Extinct Vertebrata from the Judith River and Great Lignite Formations of Nebraska. & Geological Sketch of the Estuary and Fresh Water deposit of the Bad Lands of the Judith. American Phil. Society, vol. 11, 1859. Quarto, pp. 32, 1 map, 3 plates.
In cloth and marbled boards, soiling and light wear to title page, very good. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
PRICE: $600.00 
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Book by Hayes, A. A., New Colorado and the Santa Fe Trail. New York 1880.
Hayes, A. A., New Colorado and the Santa Fe Trail. New York 1880. Quarto, pp. 200, frontispiece map, numerous text illustrations.
In original decorative cloth binding gilt cover and spine titles, end sheet edges brittle with archival tissue repairs, text very good. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
PRICE: $200.00 
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Book by Hericart de Thury, Mineralogie Synoptique ou Tableaux des Substances Minerales Specifiees, Caracterisees et Decrites Au Moyen De Signes Conventionels. 1805
Hericart de Thury, Louis Etienne F. & Houry, Louis C.; Mineralogie Synoptique ou Tableaux des Substances Minerales Specifiees, Caracterisees et Decrites Au Moyen De Signes Conventionels. Paris, 1805. Octavo, pp. 160, (36 pages of text and final part consist of tables).
In later calf, text untrimmed, light browning to text edges, very good. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS
PRICE: $600.00 
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Book by Herndon, Lt. Wm. Lewis & Gibbon, Lardner; Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon.
Herndon, Lt. Wm. Lewis & Gibbon, Lardner; Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon made under Direction of the Navy Department, by William Lewis Hendon and Lardner Gibbon. Part I by Lieut. Hendon. Part II by Lieut. L. Gibbon. 32rd. Congress, House and Senate Documents, Washington, 1853. Quarto, 2 text volumes and 2 atlas volumes. Vol. 1, text, pp. iv, 417, frontispiece and 15 additional plates, atlas with 3 folded maps. Vol. 2, text, pp. x, 339, frontispiece and 35 additional plates, atlas with 2 folded maps.
Set is in original cloth with gilt titles, light foxing which is common with this work, bindings tight and clean, owner's large penned name on end sheet, maps with archival repairs on verso of folds, very good. Rare with both atlas volumes present.
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PRICE: $800.00 
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Book by Herndon, Lt. Wm. Lewis & Gibbon, Lardner; Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon.
Herndon, Lt. Wm. Lewis & Gibbon, Lardner; Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon made under Direction of the Navy Department, by William Lewis Hendon and Lardner Gibbon. Part I by Lieut. Hendon. Part II by Lieut. L. Gibbon. 32rd. Congress, House and Senate Documents, Washington, 1853. Quarto, 2 text volumes. Vol. 1, text, pp. iv, 417, frontispiece and 15 additional plates, with 3 folded maps bound in. Vol. 2, text, pp. x, 339, frontispiece and 35 additional plates, with 2 folded maps bound in.
Set is in original Congressional calf with gilt titles, moderate foxing which is common with this work, light water stain to outer margin of first third of volume 2, bindings tight and clean. The maps contained in the two separate atlas volumes of the House and Senate issue were bound into the Congressional calf issue. In good condition.
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