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	Book by Lempriere, William; A Tour from Gibraltor to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, Tarudant and thence over Mount Atlas to Morocco . . . London, 1791. Lempriere, William; A Tour from Gibraltor to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, Tarudant and thence over Mount Atlas to Morocco . . . London, 1791. Octavo, pp. xl, 464, folded map of "Empire of Morocco. The text is complete and in a contemporary full calf, bumping to edges, very good. Rare first edition with map present. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $550.00
	Book by Lieut. James M. Gillis; The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition To The Southern Hemisphere, During The Years 1849-52. House Exc. Doc. 121, 33rd Cong., 1st Sess., Washington, 1855. Gillis, Lieut. James M. The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition To The Southern Hemisphere, During The Years 1849-52. House Exc. Doc. 121, 33rd Cong., 1st Sess., Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, 1855. Quarto, 2 volumes. Volume l. devoted principally to Chile. pp. xiii, 2, 556, frontispiece, very large panoramic folding view of Santa Lucia, 3 large folding maps, 1 single-page map, 3 single-page plans, 5 lithographed plates and a beautifully colored chromolith plate of an Araucanian chief. Volume ll devoted to the Andes and the Pampas, pp x, 300, one folding map of Argentina, 1 single page map, and 35 plates depicting the animal, fish and reptile life of the area, three are full color plates depicting the basketry and other textiles of the native populations and fifteen are beautiful full color plates depicting native bird species. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS The set is complete and in the original half calf and marbled boards, calf  spine labels and gilt titles. Light wear and scuffing to boards and edges, text and plates with very minor marginal toning. A very clean set. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $800.00
	Book by Oscar (Oskar Friedrich von) Fraas; Aus dem Orient. Theil I. Geologische Beobachtungen am Nil, auf der Sinai-Halbinsel und in Syrien. Thiel II. Geologische Beobachtungen am Libanon. Stuttgart, Ebner & Seubert 1867 & 1878. Fraas, Oscar (Oskar Friedrich von); Aus dem Orient. Theil I. Geologische Beobachtungen am Nil, auf der Sinai-Halbinsel und in Syrien. Thiel II. Geologische Beobachtungen am Libanon. Stuttgart, Ebner & Seubert 1867 & 1878. Octavo, Theil I pp. viii, 222, colored frontispiece, 3 folded plates of fossils, numerous text figures. Theil II, pp. vi, 136, b/w frontispiece, 6 plates of fossils. The set is complete and in the original calf and cloth, spines rubbed with gilt titles partially perished, minor light foxing, owner's blind stamp on title pages, very good. Very rare with both volumes present. Theil II is seldom seen. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $900.00
	Book on Florida Reefs: Agassiz, Louis, Report on the Florida Reefs Agassiz, Louis; Report on the Florida Reefs accompanied by Illustrations of Florida Corals. Cambridge, Memoir H.M.C.Z., Vol. 7 #1, 1880. Quarto, pp. 62, 22 plates, 1 folded map. The work is complete and in a recent archival folder with the original title cover laid on front of the folder. The binding is tight and clean. Light damp margin to the outer margin of the first text pages. The plates are clean. The map has been repaired with clear archival tape on the verso of the fold. Over all in very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $250.00
	Early Travel Book: Pennant, Thomas; A Tour from Downing to Alston-Moor. London, Wilson & Co, 1801. Pennant, Thomas; A Tour from Downing to Alston-Moor. London, Wilson & Co, 1801. Large quarto, pp. viii, 195, 27 engraved plates. The work is complete and in a modern calf over marbled boards with gilt titles. The binding is tight and clean, text and plates are very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL BOOKS PRICE: $650.00
	Exploration and Travel by, W. Rickmer Rickmers, The Duab of Turkestan Rickmers, W. Rickmer; The Duab of Turkestan, a Physiographic Sketch and Account of Travels. Cambridge; at the University Press, 1913. Large quarto, pp. xv, 564, frontispiece, 69 full-page plates (including 2 folding panoramas), 132 other photographs, plans and maps, and two folding maps. The work is complete and in the original cloth with gilt titles. The binding is tight, scuffing to the boards and smudge on lower spine edge. The text is very clean and free of any marking, front inner hinge nicely tightened. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $450.00
	Geology book by Charles Lyell, Travels in North America in the Years 1841 and 1842. Lyell, Charles; Travels in North America, in the Years 1841-42; with Geological Observations on the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Two volumes in one, New York, Wiley & Putnam, 1845. Octavo, pp. vii, 251, folded colored frontispiece view of Niagara Falls, colored map of Niagara District, folded b/w view of Niagara Falls, folded b/w plate of fossils & pp. vi, 231, 10 pages of ads, folded hand-colored map of United States & Canada, 2 b/w plates. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS The set is complete and in the original cloth with gilt spine titles. Binding is tight and clean. 1852 ownership name on end sheet. Light foxing to margins of pages and light foxing to margins of some plates. Soiling to very outer margins of map and Niagara Falls view. Over all in very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $800.00
	Mining History: Freeman, Harry C.; A Brief History of Butte, Montana, the World's Greatest Mining Camp. Freeman, Harry C.; A Brief History of Butte, Montana, the World's Greatest Mining Camp. 1st edition, Chicago: Henry O. Shepard Company, 1900. Quarto, pp. 123, plus five pages of ads, colored photo gravure frontispiece of prospectors, numerous photos and 4 half-tones by Charles Russell and illustrations. Also loose within the work are two items: A circa 1930s tourist guide to Butte and a 1903 post card of Butte, never used and with a colored view titled Richest Hill in the World, Butte, Montana. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS The work is complete and in the original rust colored cloth with black cover titles and vignette. The binding is tight and very clean with only minor scuffing to board edges. The text is very clean. A very good copy of the scarce first printing. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $200.00

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