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	Book by Livingstone, David and Charles; Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864. London: John Murray, 1865. Livingstone, David and Charles; Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864. London: John Murray, 1865. Quarto, pp. xiv, 608, folded frontispiece "Bird's-eye View of the Grand Cataracts of the Zambesi or Victoria Falls', folded map of Dr. Livingstone's travels at rear, 34 additional views, plates and illustrations. In later calf with raised spine bands, black titles, stamp on tp, text, plates and map very clean. Rare. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $1,100.00
	Book by Owen, David Dale; A Report of a Geological Reconnaissance of the Chippewa Land District of Wisconsin, and, Incidentally of a Portion of the Kickapoo Country, and of a Part of Iowa and of the Minnesota Territory Owen, David Dale; A Report of a Geological Reconnaissance of the Chippewa Land District of Wisconsin, and, Incidentally of a Portion of the Kickapoo Country, and of a Part of Iowa and of the Minnesota Territory,.... Washington, SED, 57, 30th Congress, 1st session, 1848. Quarto, pp. 134, 23 tinted plates, 14 folded hand-colored sections and maps (including large folded map). The book is complete and in the original brown cloth with gilt titles. Binding is nicely re-cased with modern end sheets. Binding is tight and clean, canceled stamp of the A.M.N.H. on title page. The text, plates and maps are very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $375.00
	Book by Arnold Hague et.al; Geology of the Yellowstone National Park, Pt. 2 Hague, Arnold; Geology of the Yellowstone National Park, Pt. 2, Descriptive Geology, Petrography, and Paleontology; with Atlas. (all published) USGS Monograph 32, Washington, 1899. Quarto text, pp. xvii, 893, x, 121 plates. Folio atlas, 27 sheets. Text and atlas in original cloth, gold stamped cover titles, very minor wear to text edges and minor brown spotting on atlas end sheets, plates fine. Very good. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $1,200.00
	Book by Dana, James D.; Corals and Coral Islands. Ist, American ed., New York, 1872. Dana, James D.; Corals and Coral Islands. 1st, American ed., New York, 1872. Quarto, pp. 398, colored frontispiece, 3 maps, numerous text illus. Original wine colored beveled cloth with ruled borders and corner vignettes, gold cover vignette and decorative spine titles. Very light wear to boards and edges, owner's cataloging notation on title page and paste down, minor foxing to title page, text near fine, very good. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $250.00
	Book by Featherstonehaugh, George W.; A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor . 1834 Featherstonehaugh, George W.; A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor : With an Account of the Lead and Copper Deposits in Wisconsin ; of the Gold Region in the Cherokee Country ; and Sketches of Popular Manners ; &c. &c. &c. Two volumes, Richard Bentley, London, 1834. In original green cloth with gilt titles, rubbing to boards, book plate of German Society on paste downs, light spotting to two text pages in vol. 2, very good. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $900.00
	Book by George W. Featherstonhaugh; Geological Report of an Examination made in 1834 of The Elevated Country between the Missouri and Red Rivers. Washington, 1835. Featherstonhaugh, George W.; Geological Report of an Examination made in 1834 of The Elevated Country between the Missouri and Red Rivers. Washington, 1835. Octavo, pp. 97, large folded, hand-colored profile. In original silk boards, light foxing to end-sheets and text ,profile very clean with a few light spots on verso only, a very good copy. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $550.00
	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
	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. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $800.00

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