043407. Rieder, M SANTA CATALINA ISLAND. Los Angeles: 1905, M. Rieder.

Covers are faded; interior is very good. Original green printed wraps. Approx 7.75"x10". Stapled as issued. Unpaged (32). Two page text introduction by Iza Williams. Remainder are black/white photos including a panoramic, double paged view of Avalon at the center. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s043407w.jpg     $125.00

051739. Roberts, Charles G. D. THE HAUNTERS OF THE SILENCES. A BOOK OF ANIMAL LIFE. Boston: 1907, First Edition, L. C. Page & Company.

Prior owner's signature on front free endpaper. A fine, bright copy. 8vo. Dark blue cloth; gilt spine and cover titles. Glorious polar bear on cover. 316 pp. + 6pp. ads + 4 pp. ads. With many illustrations and decorations by Charles Livingston Bull. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s051739w.jpg     $135.00

061919. Ronne, Finn & Black, Richard B. AUTOGRAPH NOTE 1949 Oricinal .

Fine with some age darkening of the paper. 7 x 7.5 inch card signed by Black and Ronne, commemorating a visit in Honolulu at Black's home. 'KIndest regards and sincerest good wishes to Ethel and Larry.... Finn Ronne.' Both Black and Ronne served with Byrd in 1933-35. Ronne was the leader of the Ronne expedition in 1946-48, Black the commander of East Base in the US Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939-41. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s061919w.jpg     $90.00

039243. Shurcliff, Sidney Nichols JUNGLE ISLANDS. THE "ILLYRIA" IN THE SOUTH SEAS. New York: 1930, First Edition, G.P.Putnam's Sons.

Hinge weak and small dampstain at heel. Gilt decorated blue cloth4to. xv (1) errata 298 pp. With 90 illustrations and two maps. Color plates and drawings by Walter Weber. The record of the Crane Pacific Expedition, Field Museum of Natural History to the South Seas. Haiti, Panama, Cocos, Galapagos, New Hebrides, Solomons, New Guinea, Moluccas and Celebes. FREE domestic U.S.A. shipping on this item. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s039243w.jpg     $89.00

051241. Stewart, John ANTARCTICA: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. Jefferson: 1990, McFarland & Company, Inc.

New. Issued without a dust jacket. Hardcover. Two volumes; 8vo. Blue cloth with white spine and cover titles. 1220 pp. Chronologies and bibliography. 15,000 alphabetically arranged and cross-referenced entries. 1300 entry chronology, 1502-1990. 570 expeditions listed. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s051241w.jpg     $94.95

047385. Suarez, Thomas SHEDDING THE VEIL. MAPPING THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF AMERICA AND THE WORLD. Singapore: c.1992, World Scientific.

Very fine in dust jacket. Approx 12"x8.5". xiii, 203 pp. Index, bibliography. Twenty-five color plates; forty-one black/white. List of maps; collector's comment; note about the maps and text. World called Europe; Western Antipodes; Early Colonization: British, French, Dutch, Pre- and Post-Revolution. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s047385w.jpg     $69.95

067244. Thrower, Norman J.W. THE THREE VOYAGES OF EDMOND HALLEY IN THE PARAMORE. 1698-1701. London: 1981, Hakluyt Society.

Brand new. Hardcover book in dustjacket + Map portfolio. Blue cloth 8vo. Gilt titles and cover decoration. Second Series, Volumes 156, 157. 392 pp. Index, bibliography. 15 illustrations, including folding maps. Introduction, diary, documents. Separate hard cover map portfolio with three large folding maps. Halley, astronomer, mathematician and natural philosopher, is credited with the first sea journeys undertaken for scientific purposes. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s067244w.jpg     $64.95

041907. Turner, Lucien McShaw CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ALASKA. Washington: 1886, U. S. Government Printing Office.

Original brown cal leather is scuffed, rubbed and worn at corners. Spine missing. First 6 pages have a 2 inch closed tear at gutter; interior is very good with all plates and maps.. Plates are lovely. 49th Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Mis. Doc. No. 155. 4to., 226 pp. , index. 15 detail drawings of fishes and 11 color lithograph plates of birds. "Results of investigations made chiefly in the Yukon district and the Aleutian Islands." Includes a letter of transmittal giving itnerary and summary of work, general description; meterorology; plants; fishes; birds and mammals. With an annotated list of species. Arctic Biblio. 18092, Ricks p. 222, Wickersham 7836. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s041907w.jpg     $200.00

061924. Walker, John NORTH AMERICA (MAP) : c1834 Original Map J Walker

Very good hand tinted map. 8 x 9 inch map of north america from Guatimala to Baffin's Bay. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s061924w.jpg     $150.00

047098. Ward, R. Gerald (editor) AMERICAN ACTIVITIES IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC 1790 - 1870: A HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOGRAPHY PERTAINING TO AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT AND AMERICANS IN THE PACIFIC TAKEN FROM CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPERS ETC. Ridgewood, NJ: 1966, First Edition, The Gregg Press.

Near Fine. An 8 volume set in ship vignette decorated white cloth. First volume in slipcase with eight folding maps. A extensive collection of news accounts, reports, library sources, diagrams and illustrations relating to the Central Pacific. With an introduction by Ernest S. Dodge. The result of a Works Project Admisistration program to: "gather data from newspapers and log books concerning visits by American seamen and whalers...obtain evidence of ... in order that claim to such islands may be made by the United States." [a remarkable collection]. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s047098w.jpg     $145.95

061925. Williams, W MAP OF NORTH AMERICA SHOWING ITS POLITICAL DIVISIONS AND RECENT DISCOVERIES IN THE POLAR REGIONS Philadelphia 1860 S. Agustis Mitchell

Very good 11 x 13 inch map from Central America to the Polar Regions. Hand colored. See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s061925w.jpg     $90.00

033569. Wyman, Leland C. THE WINDWAYS OF THE NAVAHO. Colorado Springs: 1962, The Taylor Museum.

Some very minor soiling and wear; else very good. Paperback. Original printed wraps. Approx 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 327 pp. 60 figures, including six color plates. '...a thorough treatment of two related Navaho chants, Navaho Windway and Chiricahua Apache Windway, along with reproductions of the appropriate sandpaintings. These chants are part of the Navaho Indian religion whose object is to achieve personal and collective harmony with the forces of the universe. There is also an analysis of the entire vast and complex body of Navaho mythology with tables of mythic motifs...' See Image at: http://www.stairway.org/parmer/images/s033569w.jpg     $79.50

 

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