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Published by Pocket Books, New York, 1946
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing #397 of this collection of short stories and articles selected from "The Atlantic Monthly". Notably "The Simple Art of Murder" by Raymond Chandler which is the original version of the essay. In fine condition.
Published by Library of America, 2002
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Published by Clark Publishing Company,, Highland Park, IL, 1953
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. Inventory # D498-1 FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 6, No. 2, Issue 35, February 1953 True Stories on The Strange, The Unusual, The Unknown; The Gulls That Saved The Mormons - Freud on Occultism by Cornelius Tabori Published by Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, CONTENTS; ** STORIES (1) The Gulls That Saved The Mormons by Peg Miller (2) Car of Destiny by John Thompson (3) Where Was Admiral Tryon? by Don C. Trenary (4) The Incredible Voyage by Albert A. Brandt (5) Mystery at Penkaet Castle by Edmond P. Gibson (6) What Was the "Thing"? by Phyllis Duncan Brown (7) My House of Evil by Hazel E. Monte (8) Rider Haggard and His Dog by Denys Parsons, M.Sc. (9) The Unfading Roses by F. Terry Newman (10) Edgar Caye - Modern Man of Miracles by Paul M. Vesti; ** ARTICLES = (1) Mystery of the Ghost Bullets by Harold T. Wilkins (2) Fortune-Telling By Cycles by Alan Dorsey (3) The Devils Tramping Ground by John Harden (4) Story of a Closed Mind by Dr. W. E. Farbstein (5) Re-living the Dieppe Raid by Edmond P. Gibson (6) Freud on Occultism by Cornelius Tabor CONDITION; VG spine fray top and bottom; fc top right corner PRICE = $39; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by Clark Publishing Company,, Highland Park, IL, 1953
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. Inventory # D500-1 FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 6, No. 4, Issue 37, April 1953 True Stories on The Strange, The Unusual, The Unknown Viking's Lost Colony; Magdalene Grombach; Opal Whiteley; Woman Sings in Ancient Languages; Ghost Ship, Caodaism; Mirages Published by Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, CONTENTS; ** STORIES (1) Aunt Tishy and the Witches of Ellum Street by Sigman Byrd (2) The Ghost Ship "Seabird" by Bartnet Hyams (3) The Possessions of Magdalene Grombach by John P. Bessor (4) The Visitor by Capt. E. Fairfax-Lucy (5) Karachi Assignment by Maj. Henry F. Hansen (6) Who Is Opal Whiteley? by Alson J. Smith (7) The Possessions of Maria Talarico by Edmond P. Gibson; ** ARTICLES = (1) Lost Colonies of the Vikings by Gordon Cooper (2) The Woman Who Sings in Ancient Languages by Raymond F. Piper (3) Caodaism, the Worlds Newest Religion by Harrison Forman (4) Ghosts in the Blitz by Eliiot O Donnell (5) When the Skies Rained Blood! by Harold W. Wilkins (6) How to Develop Automatic Writing by Horace Leaf (7) The Anatomy of Mirages by Virginia Stumbough (8) Prophecies I Have Heard by Jeron King Criswell; CONDITION; VG; minor spine fraying; spine creasing PRICE = $32; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by Clark Publishing Company,, Highland Park, IL, 1953
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. Inventory # D500-1 FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 6, No. 4, Issue 37, April 1953 True Stories on The Strange, The Unusual, The Unknown Viking's Lost Colony; Magdalene Grombach; Opal Whiteley; Woman Sings in Ancient Languages; Ghost Ship, Caodaism; Mirages Published by Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, CONTENTS; ** STORIES (1) Aunt Tishy and the Witches of Ellum Street by Sigman Byrd (2) The Ghost Ship "Seabird" by Bartnet Hyams (3) The Possessions of Magdalene Grombach by John P. Bessor (4) The Visitor by Capt. E. Fairfax-Lucy (5) Karachi Assignment by Maj. Henry F. Hansen (6) Who Is Opal Whiteley? by Alson J. Smith (7) The Possessions of Maria Talarico by Edmond P. Gibson; ** ARTICLES = (1) Lost Colonies of the Vikings by Gordon Cooper (2) The Woman Who Sings in Ancient Languages by Raymond F. Piper (3) Caodaism, the Worlds Newest Religion by Harrison Forman (4) Ghosts in the Blitz by Eliiot O Donnell (5) When the Skies Rained Blood! by Harold W. Wilkins (6) How to Develop Automatic Writing by Horace Leaf (7) The Anatomy of Mirages by Virginia Stumbough (8) Prophecies I Have Heard by Jeron King Criswell; CONDITION; VG+; minor spine fraying; PRICE = $39 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1819 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 336 Language: English.
Published by Library of America, New York, 2007
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First printing. Library of America no. 171. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering, in a price clipped dust jacket. Neat ink name to the first blank, else unmarked and clean. Near fine, as new.
Published by The Essex Inst, Salem, 1928
First Edition
HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 67pp, octavo. tight binding, clean throughout, clean boards, gilt to spine, Very Good.
Published by Maynard, Merrill, and Co., New York, 1890
Seller: Ulysses Books, Michael L. Muilenberg, Bookseller, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Ten volumes. Softcovers in Good-plus to Very Good condition, 12mo. Blue stiff wrappers, stapled binding, titles and decoration in brown. Each is stamped on the title page "Specimen Copy / compliments of / Maynard, Merrill and Co". Spines are lightly worn, variable soiling, contents are unmarked but for publisher's stamp. No.1, The Discovery of America (Washington Irving), 64 pp; No.2, The Settlement of Virginia (Captain John Smith), 63 pp; No.3, History of Plymouth Plantation (Governor Bradford), 64 pp; No.4, King Philip's War, and Witchcraft in New England (Governor Hutchinson), 63 pp; No.5, The Mississippi Valley (John Gilmary Shea), 49 pp; No.6, Champlain and His Associates (Francis Parkman), 64 pp; No.7, Braddock's Defeat (Francis Parkman), 64 pp; No.8, First Battles of the Revolution (Edward Everett), 58 pp; No.9, Colonial Pioneers (James Parton), 63 pp; No.10, Heroes of the Revolution (James Parton), 63 pp. Bookseller accession no.: 17685.
Published by Library of America, New York
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Printing. As-new, in publisher's shrink wrap. The definitive American literary series encompassing all periods and genres of American writing, published in exceedingly handsome hardcover volumes with sewn bindings and ribbon markers, printed on a premium acid-free lightweight opaque paper that exceeds the requirements for permanence set by the American National Standards Institute.
Published by The Abbey Library/Murray's Book Sales, New York, 2007
Seller: Bill's Books, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Dust jacket has some smuging on the lower front, binding straight, the Henry Spelman narrative, 12 pages, marked in pen by William Heath, author of William Wells and the Struggle for the Old Northwest, the rest clean and unmarked. 1329 pages. A very valuable collection of primarhy documents about early American history.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2014
ISBN 10: 1498112889ISBN 13: 9781498112888
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New.
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Published by The Library of America, N.Y., 2007
ISBN 10: 1598530011ISBN 13: 9781598530018
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Condition: As New. First Edition. A very fine, clean and tight copy in slipcase. Stated First Printing, The Library of America-171. A very nice copy in like new and unread condition. As New.
Published by The World Publishing Co., Cleveland, OH, 1966
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Facsimile of the original 1624 edition, folio bound in parchment vellum, with cloth fore-edge ties. [xviii],248 pp., illus. The text block paper is artificially aged, so what appears to be minor internal foxing is actually original to issue. The vellum boards are tanned and also a bit foxed, but that may be original to issue, too. Accompanied by introductory booklet (14 pp.), as issued, in original gray cloth clamshell case with blue velvet lining (minor soiling/foxing to outer cloth). Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.
Published by [Rochester, 1898
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
23pp. Cloth, printed label. Good. Reprint of the second edition of this early New England classic. SABIN 82836 (note).
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2014
ISBN 10: 1498122809ISBN 13: 9781498122801
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New.
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Published by The World Publishing Company, 1966
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Parchment vellum-bound facsimile reproduction in cloth-covered box. World Publishing Co., 1966; no later printings indicated. 14 page booklet with A. L. Rowse introduction included. Book and booklet in VG+ condition, ties on book have likely never been undone. Minor scuffing, wear to edges of box. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Published by Richardson, 1780
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid original engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an unusual and decorative engraving.
Published by Edward Arber, Birmingham, 1884
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair - (ex-library). Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. b/w Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" The english Scholar's library No. 16. Two books bound in later grey cloth, 8vo, 980pp in two books. Ex-library with usual marks, notes and marks to text and endpapers, several fold out plates with large tears & tape repairs, toning to edges). A fair reading/reference copy of a scarce history of Capt. John Smith. sold as-is.
Published by Rimington & Hooper, New York, 1930
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited, Numbered Reprint. 80pp.+; HB red burlap w/spine label-beveled edges; slight rub w/some sun on spine; sml.burn,bk.pastedwn.; clean,tight pgs. Slipcase tan w/ b/w label; slight rub w/wear on edges&corners. "The True Travels, Adventures, &c. of Captaine John Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africke, & America" "Three hundred and seventy-seven copies of The True Travells, &c. of Capt. John Smith have been Designed and Printed by Richard W. Ellis: The Georgian Press This is copy No. 336" Savoy Editions Issue No Three. illus.
Published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, 1966
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase Very Good. Facsimile Reprint. 242pp.+14pg.intro.; HB whte w/gilt;-ribbon ties; some rub w/covers bowed; clean,tight pgs. Intro. string-bound white w/blk.; near fine. Slipcase gray w/b/w label&white w/gilt spine label; rubbed w/corners worn; some lt.stain; spine sunned. "Captain John Smith's history of Virginia, with its stories of Pocahontas, has deeply influenced the American conception of the country's earlist days and made an indelible impression upon American folklore and popular belief, not to mention history." illus.
Published by B. F. Fackenthal, Jr./Fackenthal Publication Fund for Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1917
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. First Collected. Volumes I-IV, VII, VIII (6 volumes of an eventual 8), reprinting the papers presented to the Bucks County Historical Society. Uniformly bound in red cloth, spine panels lettered in gilt. All volumes show minor soiling to cloth and slight rubbing to extremities, with text block edges typically a bit tanned by age. Vol. VIII is minimally ex-library, with call label on lower spine, F&M College (Gift of B. F. Fackenthal, Jr.) book plate mounted inside front cover. Firm bindings, clean interiors. Approx. 600-750 pp. per volume. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Stovel / National Home Monthly, Winnipeg, 1939
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Davis, Clara O.; Clymer, John F.; Maltman, W.; Garland, George; Smith, Ralph C.; Lowthian, Louis R. (illustrator). First Edition. 60 pages. Features: News digest includes 'a British ministry of propaganda', America's altered mood, free speech in Canada, Moscow bargaining, and from Poland to Rumania; Canada's Prison Shame - intersting article by J. Alex. Edmison includes photos of - the B.C. Penitentiary at New Westminster, youn ladies in the Borstal Institute at Aylesbury, England, Montreal Gaol (Bordeaux Gaol), and members of the Archambault Commission - R.W. Craig, J.L. KKent, Mr. Justice Archambault, J.C. McRuer, and Allan Fraser; Uncle Romeo and the White Pendennings (short story); The Missing Passenger (short story); A Letter to Anne (short story); Samaritan on Wheels - the story of the Empire's greatest philanthropist and leading industrialist William Richard Morris, now Viscount Nuffield - article with photos; Land of Wish-It-Were (verse); If I Die Before I Wake (part 4); Nice one-page ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada features the province of Alberta with map and text; Colgate ad features illustration of the Dionne Quints; Palmolive soap ad features illustration of the faces of the Dionne Quintuplets and (faux) signed photo of Gladys Cooper of 1973 Robson St. in Vancouver; Stewart-Warner radio ad features photos of the 4575, 4351 and 4511 models; When Contagious Diseases Stay Home; Movie news and photos, with brief write-up and photo of Geraldine Fitzgerald, plus additional photos of King Vidor, Alexander Hall, Howard Hawks, Frank Capra, Sam Wood, Jack Conway, Clarence Brown, Frank Borzage, Tod Browning, George Cukor, Victor Fleming and Norman Taurog; Fashion illustrations; Nice half-page two-colour ad for RCA Victor radios shows the A-2, A-1 and A-4; Scales of Fortune (short story); Half-page tourism ad for Italy (unfortunately, many young Canadians would soon be fighting there!); Beauty article; Charis foundations ad features nostalgic photo; Autumn fashion preview; Pickling Made Easier; Quotes of the World; Nice Heinz ketchup ad inside front cover includes photo of restaurant scene; Vintage colour back cover ad for Canadian-grown fruits and vegetables; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.
Published by The International New Company, New York, 1923
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Prater, E.; Hiley, F.; Wood, Stanley L.; Whitaker, W.G.; Webb, Arch; Robinson, T.H.; Abbey, S.; York, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton; Waye, A.S. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Woman of the Island - The extraordinary experience that befell E.N. McMullan in the remote interior of Brazil, showing that even the wildest savages have some concpetion of the white man's abilities and a very lively sense of gratitute; Amid the Eternal Fires - Volcanologist Professor T.A. Jaggar has lived on the brink of the Kilauea volcano for fourteen years - article with photos; The Wishing Pipe - a tragic story of peril underground by C.J. Harrell, one of the best placer- and hard-rock miners in the Western U.S.; East Beyond the East - a photo-illustrated visit to Ternate, gem of the Spice Islands, or Moluccas; A Battle With Wolves - a trapper's nighmare with black wolves in the Far North; In the Dark - Capt. Raymond Kelsall, of Toro, Uganda was dragged out of his bed at 2am by a lion!; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part II - A small expedition left England in 1921 to study the mighty Amazon forests and her wild Indian Tribes - article with photos; The Four Madmen - Frank James, Marcus Curtis, John Hawkins and John Coffey break out of Matteawan Insane Asylum in Beacon, New York; The Pelican Women of Lake Tchad - article with photos of the monstrous wooden discs inserted in their lips; The Three Angleteers - Part I - Three bored English lads set out across Europe and experience many troubles and adventures; My Turtle - Louis A. Sabine's disastrous voyage aboard the yawl Etta May promised a rich return but left him more poor than when he started; Four Years in Liberia - Trader Percy H. Newman describes some odd experiences in the little-known interior of the Black Republic of Liberia, in ports of which he was the first white man the natives had ever seen; A Navajo "Yebitchai" - an unusual nine-day festival connected with the healing of the sick - article with photos; Over the Dam - Night Watchman, Matthew Armstrong, Nanaimo, British Columbia The Woman of the Island - The extraordinary experience that befell E.N. McMullan in the remote interior of Brazil, showing that even the wildest savages have some concpetion of the white man's abilities and a very lively sense of gratitute; Amid the Eternal Fires - Volcanologist Professor T.A. Jaggar has lived on the brink of the Kilauea volcano for fourteen years - article with photos; The Wishing Pipe - a tragic story of peril underground by C.J. Harrell, one of the best placer- and hard-rock miners in the Western U.S.; East Beyond the East - a photo-illustrated visit to Ternate, gem of the Spice Islands, or Moluccas; A Battle With Wolves - a trapper's nighmare with black wolves in the Far North; In the Dark - Capt. Raymond Kelsall, of Toro, Uganda was dragged out of his bed at 2am by a lion!; Exporting in Central Brazil - Part II - A small expedition left England in 1921 to study the mighty Amazon forests and her wild Indian Tribes - article with photos; The Four Madmen - Frank James, Marcus Curtis, John Hawkins and John Coffey break out of Matteawan Insane Asylum in Beacon, New York; The Pelican Women of Lake Tchad - article with photos of the monstrous wooden discs inserted in their lips; The Three Angleteers - Part I - Three bored English lads set out across Europe and experience many troubles and adventures; My Turtle - Louis A. Sabine's disastrous voyage aboard the yawl Etta May promised a rich return but left him more poor than when he started; Four Years in Liberia - Trader Percy H. Newman describes some odd experiences in the little-known interior of the Black Republic of Liberia, in parts of which he was the first white man the natives had ever seen; A Navajo "Yebitchai" - an unusual nine-day festival connected with the healing of the sick - article with photos; Over the Dam - Night Watchman Matthew Armstrong's terrible ordeal in the woods near Nanaimo, British Columbia; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.
Published by 18th century
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Map
Condition: Very Good. Manuscript map of Virginia, USA. The manuscript map seems to be based on the Discoveries of Transsylvanus and Capt. John Smith. It is drawn on laid paper with watermark. , Size : 151x195 (mm), 5.94x7.68 (Inches), Original Hand Coloring.
Published by Published by Royale Print of London; Hartnolls Bookbinders of Bodmin, and The Phoenix Setting Company of Portsmouth, London First Edition . 1990., 1990
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Chieftain goatskins, dyed the exact shade of RAF wool-barathea wartime uniform fabric. The front cover is gold-blocked with the title and incorporates specially woven RAF wings of 1940 type by Gieves and Hawkes, No. 1 Savile Row, London, with the King's crown, the marker ribbon of blue silk bearing the emblems of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association, 22-carat gold edging. 4to. 13¼'' x 10''. The print run is strictly limited to 401 copies, No. 1 being presented to HM The Queen. This copy being number 173. Each copy bears the handwritten signatures of the twenty-five selected Battle of Britain pilots: Wg Cdr P. P. C. Barthropp; Wg Cdr R. P. Beaumont; Sqn Ldr G. H. Bennions; Air Vice-Marshal H. A. C. Bird-Wilson; Air Cdre P. M. Brothers; Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling; Gp Capt W. D. David; Air Cdre A. C. Deere; Sqn Ldr B. H. Drobinski; Flt Lt J. H. Duart; Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris; Gp Capt T. P. Gleave; Wg Cdr N. P. W. Hancock; Sqn Ldr C. Haw; Cdr R. C. Hay; Gp Capt C. B. F. Kingcome; Colonel Henry Gaston Lafont; Air Cdre A. R. D. MacDonell; Sqn Ldr M. J. Mansfeld; W Cdr A. G. Page; Wg Cdr P. L. Parrott; Gp Capt D. F. B. Sheen; Wg Cdr F. M. Smith; Wg Cdr J. E. Storrar; Wg Cdr G. C. Unwin. Housed in matching buckram clamshell box with blue silk lining and gilt titling. Unopened book in new condition in Fine condition box. Pocket inside the box holds original sales receipt, The Times colour supplement advertisement, typed letter from the original purchaser to Air Vice Marshall Freddie Hurrell confirming his order and enclosed cheque, he also mentions that he would wish to collect the book himself from Hartnolls in Bodmin when the book was ready. SIGNED letter from Air Vice Marshall Freddie Hurrell to the recipient on Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund letter-headed paper with details of the book. Hartnoll Delivery Note. Advertisement prospectus giving in-depth details concerning the various elements of production with a photograph of the six protagonists: Michael Pierce, John Golley, Roy Asser, Bill Gunston, Brian Masterton, and Freddie Hurrell to the front cover viewing the finished product. Remains wrapped in Hartnoll's original brown paper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.
Engraved map, 14 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Minor dust soiling. Single vertical fold line through center. Very good. This edition of Smith's Virginia map, with German text, first appeared in Gottfriedt's NEWE WELT in 1655, after the 1612 original edition. A handsome edition of this famous map, it shows all of the Chesapeake Bay from the Virginia Capes north to the present Maryland-Pennsylvania line, the eastern shore, and the waters of the major Virginia and Maryland rivers from the James northward. In the upper left corner is a vignette of Powhatan in a hut, taken from De Bry, while along the right edge is a full-length portrait of an Indian with a long bow. Both illustrations appeared in the first state of the map. Smith's map of Virginia became the paramount cartographic reference for the early settlement of Virginia and the Chesapeake region. "One of the most important printed maps ever produced, Captain John Smith's representation of Virginia [is] based on his explorations of the Chesapeake Bay in 1607 and 1608.The accuracy and detail far surpassed any other depiction of North America at the time it was made. Smith's VIRGINIA served as the prototype for maps of the area for over fifty years" - Pritchard & Taliaferro (about an earlier state of the map). An attractive and, compared with the rare first state, accessible edition of this fundamental map. PRITCHARD & TALIAFERRO 5.