1891. London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1891. 8vo, (i-vii), viii, (1)-259 pp. With seven full-page engravings and numerous vignettes by A. D. McCormick. Blue cloth with gilt backstrip and green coated endpapers. Corners bumped, page edges a little browned. Small loss to top margin of p. 129 due to the signature..... More
1950. Lausanne: Editions Jean Marguerat, [ca. 1950]. 4to, 19pp. followed by 80 original photographs. Mapped endpapers. Original off-white cloth stamped in blue to upper board and backstrip. Illustrated dust-jacket with 3-inch closed tear to top of front cover. Some edgewear. Very good. § First edition. Text in French and..... More
1977. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1977. 4to, x, 326 pp. Illustrated, some in color. Original blue cloth in dustwrapper, unclipped ($18.95). Near fine. § First edition. Chronicles an unsuccessful attempt of K2. Neate R82. Galen Rowell (1940-2002) was a veteran rock and mountain climber, photographer and journalist. In..... More
1879. Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers & New York: Charles T. Dillingham, 1879. Small 8vo, 282, (6, ads) pp. Original pink wrappers, printed with title and 3pp. of ads. Edges of wrappers worn with a few small chips, slightly larger chip to head and foot of backstrip, pages toned but..... More
1882. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882. 2 vols., 8vo, iv, 294; iv, 319 pp. Publisher’s brown cloth, decorative stamping in red on upper cover and in blind on lower cover, gilt titles on backstrip, green patterned endpapers. Very good with just a touch of wear to crowns..... More
1806. London: J, Johnson, 1806. 2 vols. 4to, xviii, 423, (4, index and plate list); iv, 419 ( 6, index and plate list) pp, with 40 hand-coloured plates in both vol I and vol II as called for plus hand-coloured title page to vol I and coloured vignette to both..... More
1813. London: J. Johnson, 1813. 4to, 8 plates from the 1813 (third) edition. The plates are clean and in good condition hand-coloured with the standard palette, measuring 26.5 x 20.5 cm. § The plates are - "A Free Coromantyn Negro", "A Private Marine...." , "The Mecoo and Kishee Monkeys", "The..... More
1796. London: J. Johnson, 1796. Vol I only. 4to, xviii, 407 (i.e. 415), (7, index, plates, errata) pp., with 40 hand-coloured plates as called for including hand-coloured frontispiece and title page vignette. Very good in contemporary brown calf with gilt rules, decoration, and titling to spine with five raised bands..... More
1813. London: J. Johnson, 1813. 4to, 3 uncoloured plates by Blake, from Vol II; Size 26.5 x 20. 5 cm. Rather browned and foxed in places, particularly to the edges. § Third edition. The plates are: "The Quato... Monkeys", "Limes, Capsicum....", "Flagellation of a Female....". Essick, William Blake's Commercial Book..... More
1962. London: Mitre Press, 1962. 8vo,xxiv, 437pp. With a portrait frontispiece, 16 plates, and 5 illustrations in the text. Original red cloth, dust-jacket a bit worn and chipped at edges, very good. § First edition of the journal, which was published in 1796 by Johnson as “Narrative, of a Five..... More
1971. Barre: Imprint Society, 1971 2 vols., 4to, xviii, 220, [223]-480pp. [vol. I] xviii, 407 (i.e. 415), (7, index, plates, errata) pp., frontispiece, engraved title-page, 39 plates and 2 folding maps; [vol. II] iv, 404, (7, index, plates, errata) pages, engraved title-page and 40 plates. Blue cloth backed marbled paper..... More
1813. London: J. Johnson, 1813. 2 vols. in one, 4to, [vol. I] xviii, 423, (4, index, list of plates); frontispiece, engraved title-page, 40 plates including 2 folding maps; [vol. II] iv, 419, (5, index and list of plates) pp.; with a frontispiece, engraved title-page and 39 plates. Very early marbled..... More
1796. London: J. Johnson, 1796. 2 vols., 4to, [vol. I] xviii, 407 (i.e. 415), (7, index, plates, errata) pp., frontispiece, engraved title-page, 39 plates and 2 folding maps; [vol. II] iv, 404, (7, index, plates, errata) pages, engraved title-page and 40 plates. Contemporary calf rebacked, lettered in gilt, some browning..... More
1793. London: Johnson, 1793. Single plate, slightly soiled and creased, one small marginal tear repaired. § Essick, William Blake’s Commercial Book Illustrations, XXXIII #9. More
1793. London: Johnson, 1793. Single plate, in fine condition. § Essick, William Blake’s Commercial Book Illustrations, XXXIII #13. More
1811. Printed by C. Peacock for W. Alexander: York, 1811. 8vo, contemporary 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt decoration of raised bands, backstrip gilt-lettered. xi, 293 pp. Six copper-engraved plates. Some wear along extremities of binding, lacking front free endpaper, but a sound, clean and attractive copy. § First..... More
1867. New York: G. P. Putnam & Son, 1867. 8vo, 185pp. Original green cloth with gilt to backstrip. Blind-stamped border to front and rear covers. Some mild wrinkling to cloth and some edgewear, especially to head and heel of spine. Yellow endpapers, lacking yellow front free endpaper. Previous owner’s name..... More
1897. London: Chatto & Windus, 1897. 8vo, (viii), 486, (2), 32 (ads dated September 1897) pp. Original ribbed maroon cloth with blind-stamped decoration, lettered in gilt on upper board and backstrip, top edge gilt, others uncut, floral printed endpapers. Cloth lightly rubbed, uncut edges foxed, a little musty. A solid..... More
1997. Berkeley: The Friends of the Bancroft Library, University of California, 1997. 8vo, 141pp. Original dark brown buckram, stamped in gilt to top board and backstrip; frontispiece from photography of Willey, and illustrated throughout from photographs, drawings, and maps. Description of this Keepsake of the Friends of the Bancroft Library..... More
