Recent Arrivals from David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA

London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784. First Edition. Near Fine. [Illus. 9x7in on 21x15.25in Sheet]; printed with J. Webber del on bottom left and W. Sharp sculp on bottom right; Minor age toning to sheet along edges with several small closed tears on edges not affecting print, prior owner repair to crease fold closed tear not affecting print, horizontal… Read more about this item

London: Seeley Service and Co. LMT, 1932. Second Edition. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good. [7.875x5.375in] [8], 17-318 pp., [10] publisher advertisements, 16 plates of 24 black and white images including frontispiece and with captions, three illustrations in text, map in text, index; Blue-gray pictorial cloth covers with ink designs, white and red outline lettering, illustration on front, gilt illustration of helmeted… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1933. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good Plus. Limited to 500 copies [11.25x7.34 in] xii, 108 pp., six toned plates of native life, including frontispiece; Brown paper covers with black back strip, brown paper labels on front and spine; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges or corners, light age toning of text along… Read more about this item

New York: A. S. Barnes [H. W. Derby and Co., Cincinnati], 1849. First Edition. Very Good. 12mo [6x4in]; 86 pp., [5] advertisements, frontispiece illustration on geological strata, vignette of miners panning on title page, four illustrations in text, glossary; Dark brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, edges corners… Read more about this item

Paris: [Hotel de Thou], 1788. First State. Very Good. [Neat line 9x13.5in, good margins] Colored map of Northwest coast of North America and Northeast coast of Siberia from about 40 degrees north to the arctic circle, inset of 'Plan de l'Entree de Nootka' (Nootka sound on Vancouver Island), tracks of James Cook's third voyage (Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780),… Read more about this item

London: Henry Colburn, 1839. First Edition. Very Good. [9.25x6in] viii, 352 pp., Listed two folding maps, four illustrations, two diagrams, also includes three additional and unlisted folding maps from Volumes I and II, and many schedules accompanying narrative; Rebound in 20th century gray buckram cloth with black leather label with gilt lettering and design, all folding maps with… Read more about this item

Paris: [Hotel de Thou], 1788. First State. Very Good. [Neat line 9.25x13.5in, good margins] Colored map of coast of Alaska at the Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound, inset of 'Plan du Havre de Samganoodha, dans i'isle de Oonalaska (English Bay on Unalaska Island), tracks of James Cook's third voyage (Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780), details tracks along the… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1900. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine. [8.25x6in] xiii [1], 471 pp., frontispiece image of Adney and dog, 143 images in text and on 25 plates (four multi panel panoramas), two maps (one double page, with insets), appendix; Red cloth cover with gilt lettering on front and spine, black ink borders on front,… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1885. First Edition. Very Good Plus. [7.5x5.25in]; [8], 312 pp., frontispiece illustration of Custer, map of Montana and Dakota, appendix; Light brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt and black ink illustrations on front and spine of mountains with gilt sun set, illustration of music sheet and trumpet on… Read more about this item

New York: Pach Brothers, 1904. Unknown. Very Good. Broadsheet 20x15.75 inches; Photomechcanical print from a portrait photograph by Pach Brothers Photography, New York; Light even age toning with wide margins, several small pin holes in top margins, no chips or closed tears to edges, 3 inch white mark on bottom right margin no loss. CS. Charles W. Fairbanks… Read more about this item

Ithaca: Andrus, Woodruff, and Gauntlett, et. al, 1844. Fourth Edition. Very Good. 12mo [8x5in]; xvi, [1]; 18-416, one map of the Oregon Territory 1838 [13.5x22.5in], one plate of Basaltic formations on Columbia River, appendix of meteorological table and languages; Dark brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, blind stamped designs and borders on front and back, all… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1937. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good Plus. Limited to 550 copies [9.75x6.75in]; xvi, 240 pp., frontispiece illustration of John P. Squibob, many in text illustrations, several full and double page illustrations, toned vignettes at chapter headings; Illustrated light blue paper over boards with tan colored cloth back strip, lettering and vignette on… Read more about this item

New York: For the Authors [J. Collord, Printer], 1844. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. 12mo. [7.25x4.75in]; [3], 4-344 pp., Illustration of Albatross on title page, fold out map of A Sketch of the Columbia River, and adjacent Country, in text illustration of Chenook Canoe, appendix "A Specimen of Indian Dialects" of several Oregon tribes; Rebacked with new… Read more about this item

Livourne, France: Didier Robert de Vaugondy, 1777. Very Good. [11.5x15in neat lines, 13.5x17in sheet, folds to 9.75x7.5in]; Colored Title in top center with two insert maps of Northeast Siberian coastline (Kaempfer) and Kamchatka Peninsula (Buache 1752); The map, similar to Suppl 2 Carte; Copper Color engraving with pictorial relief with mountains, forests and major rivers with names, both… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902. First Edition. Very Good. [8x5.5in]; vii, [2], 3-389 pp., frontispiece and seven illustrations on 8 halftone plates, 13 stories of California life among the Californians; Original red cloth covers with stamped gilt lettering on front and spine with stamped poppy floral designs, color illustration of Spanish style building on front, only top… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1925. First Edition. Very Good Plus. In 1925, Thomas C. Russell, decided to research and republish Robinson's 1846 book as part of his California history series from his private press. For this book, and the others in the series, Russell would edit and added notes to the original editions.… Read more about this item

Paris: Didier Robert de Vaugoundy, 1773. Very Good. [11.75x15in, neatline, 13.75x15.5in sheet] Colored map comparing four maps of Hudson Bay - Sanson 1650 (mislabeled 1750), Del'isle 1700, Del'isle 1073 and Henry Ellis Carte de la Baye d'Hudson 1747; Light age toning and soiling, narrow margins, six fold creases, spot in lower margin, small closed tear in right margin,… Read more about this item

Paris: [Hotel de Thou], 1788. Very Good. [Neat line 9.25x13.5in, good margins] Colored map of Northwest coast of North America and Northeast coast of Siberia from about 40 degrees north to the arctic circle, inset of 'Plan de l'Entree de Nootka' (Nootka sound on Vancouver Island), tracks of James Cook's third voyage (Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780), details tracks… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company [The Riverside Press], 1913. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. [8.25x5.75in]; [viii]; [296 pp.], photogravure frontispiece of John Muir, nine plates of illustrations by Muir, index; Dark olive green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, black ink lettering and illustration of sequoia tree in black border design on front and spine, all edges trimmed;… Read more about this item

Hartford, Conn: Hartford Publishing Company, 1898. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. [8.75x6.25in] xxxii, 33-558 pp., lacking map, 25 black and white images on coated paper; Dark brown blind stamped cloth covers with gilt lettering and designs on spine, blind stamp rules and illustration of miner tools, top edge trimmed; Minimal shelf wear, light rubbing to joints and… Read more about this item