Captaine John Smith (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Without Dust Jacket as issued. Red leather binding. Free of markings.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Provenance: bookplate of Arthur Croxall Whitehead. Physical description; Volume II of 2 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Half-title: The travels of Captaine John Smith. Subjects; Smith, John (1580-1631). Virginia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Bermuda Islands History. America Discovery and exploration English Early works to 1800. 3 Kg.

PAPERBACK. Condition: VG. LARGE PAPERBACK FORMAT, THIS IS A REPRODUCTION OF THE1624 EDITION. OVERSEAS ORDERS WILL REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL POSTAGE.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Southern Classics Library. This is a fine, as new copy in maroon leather with tooling and gold stamping, 5 rib spine, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., registry number 7842 on the bookplate. MEDIA SHIPPING ONLY, extra for airmail or international shipping.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Provenance: bookplate of Arthur Croxall Whitehead. Physical description; Volume II of 2 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Half-title: The travels of Captaine John Smith. Subjects; Smith, John (1580-1631). Virginia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Bermuda Islands History. America Discovery and exploration English Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.

Genuine Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Special Edition. 248 pages. Illustrated with drawings and inserts. "This special edition of The Generall Historie by Captaine John Smith privately published by Southern Living Gallery. Film prepared from an original first edition furnished courtesy of Special Collections, the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University.in genuine top grain leather with brass-die stamping. Spine decoration in 22-karat gold.". American History.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Southern Classics Library. This is a fine, as new copy in maroon leather with tooling and gold stamping, 5 rib spine, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., registry number 5473 on the bookplate. MEDIA SHIPPING ONLY, extra for airmail or international shipping.

Hardcover. (Birmingham ) Southern Classics Library. Quarto. 248pp. A very nice bright copy in full maroon leather all edges gilt. Fold out maps.

Leatherbound Hardback. Condition: Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Issued. First Edition Thus. Size: Oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. maps (illustrator). Limited Edition. Gilt decorated, full leather boards are firmly bound. Pages are bright & clean throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jackets. Reprint of the original 17th-century editions of the exploits of this English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, and "Admiral of New England." Engaging accounts of the early colonization of Virginia and New England, and interactions with the native population. Red cloth with gilt spine titles and deckle-edged pages. Moderately edgeworn and rubbed with bumping to corners of each volume. Volume one has chipping to head of spine, and its front hinge is split; binding in this volume shaken but secure. Contents clean and very good with black and white illustrations and fold-outs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. Two volumes. Publisher's half vellum and red cloth binding. Gilt decorations and lettering. TEG. Mild dustiness. The cloth has become very lightly separated ffrom the vellum for abou 1 inch on one volume. Otherwise clean and attractive! Limited to 100 copies initialled by the publisher. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint; limited. 2 volumes (complete). 1/4 vellum on red cloth. Number 88 of edition on hand-made paper limited to 100 copies, initialed by the publisher. Top page edges gilt, other two edges uncut. Cover of volume II has a section of discoloration 1" x 4". Folding maps present. Several fold out inserts. Indexed. 776 pages. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Two volume set is one of 1,000 copies published for sale in Great Britain and Ireland. 100 copies are on hand made paper. I assume this is one of the 100 copies because all of the edges appear rough cut and irregular. There is light foxing on the inside pages which does not interfere with reading the printed word. The set is tight and bright and has illustrations and fold outs. The previous owner's name is on the inside of both front cover; no other writing has been found. Both books have mylar covers. The red cloth cover on volume 1 has some spots. On the whole, the set is very good minus.

Luxurious facsimile printing of the 1624 edition. xii, 248 pages. 4to 11 3/4" tall. Deep red leather stamped in gilt and blindstamped. 5 raised bands on spine. Marbled endpages. Light ribbon marker. Gilt page edges. Registry number 4124, typed, on special Southern Classics Library book plate with previous owner's typed name on front pastedown. MINT condition.

Leatherbound. Condition: Very Good. Leather bound Southern Classics Library. Bound in full leather. Stamped with gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.

Luxurious facsimile printing of the 1624 edition. xii, 248 pages. 4to 11 3/4" tall. Deep red leather stamped in gilt and blindstamped. 5 raised bands on spine. Marbled endpages. Light ribbon marker. Gilt page edges. Registry number 4363, typed, on special Southern Classics Library book plate with previous owner's typed name on front pastedown. MINT condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover, bookplate to front pastedown, bottom spine end lightly bumped, a touch of wear to corners, otherwise clean and bright, a Near Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 248 pages. 4to, (11 3/4" tall). Includes Maps. Facsimile of the first edition from 1624. Bound in full, genuine leather with 22-karat gold decorations. Raised bands with gilt title on the spine. Sewn in silk page marker. All edges are gilt. Marbled end papers. Blank end paper with light shadow. No previous owner's names or marks, a very clean, solid, square, tight copy. An attractive presentation of an important classic in fine condition.

Two works. [18], 248; [2], 14, [2] pp. Woodcut-engravd title page, two frntsp. portraits, 1 large folding double-page map, illusts., woodcut head- and tail-pieces, historiated initials. Bound in limp vellum, yapp edges, cloth ties, gilt armorial of James I on front cvr, both pieces preserved in folding slipcase, NF. First facsimile edition, from the Bibliotheca Americana, printed and bound in Italy, of one of the few books of the Jacobean age that left such an impact on history, American history, and of course Native Americans.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. 2 volume set. Maroon cloth, no dj's. Vg condition. NOT ex-library. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy and tight. Handsome deckle-edged text sheets, many pages still uncut. 394 & 330 pp. Illustrations, fold-out map.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xxxiv, 395 + xix, 330pp, illustrations, facsimiles, plates. '.together with the true travels, adventures and observations, and a sea grammar.' Bookplate of T Edward Ross, Pennsylvania family (political and business) and collector of rare biblical and liturgical works-slight offset to opposite page, some papes uncut otherwise clean and tight. Limited edition of 1000. 1.9kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 2 volumes rebound in clean brown buckram with gilt titles on spine. Title of volume II: "THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, NEW-ENGLAND, AND THE SUMMER ILES, WITH THE NAMES OF THE ADVENTURERS, PLANTERS, AND GOVERNOURS FROM THEIR FIRST BEGINNING, AN. 1584. TO THIS PRESENT 1626. WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THOSE SEVERALL COLONIES AND THE ACCIDENTS THAT BEFELL THEM IN ALL THEIR IOURNYES AND DISCOVERIES. ALSO THE MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THOSE COUNTRIES THEIR COMMODITIES, PEOPLE, GOVERNMENT, CUSTOMES, AND RELIGION YET KNOWNE. DIVIDED INTO SIXE BOOKES". First Edition issued and printed in America, from the London Edition of 1629. With the five engraved plates (+1) including three large folding engraved scenes and maps from the original first London printing. Included are the engraved frontispiece of Captain John Smith; the engraved coat of arms frontispiece to Vol. II; a large folding plate depicting many engraved scenes from Captain John Smith's travels and discoveries; the folding 'Old Virginia' map showing the original settlement areas and pictorial engraved scenes of the author's adventures there, including an illustration of Pocahontas asking Powhatan to spare Smith's life; the large folding general map of Virginia in its original format showing areas of Virginia and Maryland and the coast down to Carolina. (Also a separate full-page illustration of Pocahontas asking Powhatan to spare Smith's life). Plates are well preserved, whole and complete with only a few stress tears mostly at the bound in edges. [xiv,247pp----xii,282pp]. Text Is tight, clean & intact with light age toning. World Travel, Exploration. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 529 pages.

Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1907. 8vo. Orig. cloth (spines faded & extremities worn). Gilt titles to spines. With full-page plates, fold. maps, and dec. initials. Title-pages printed in red/black ink. Uncut. Some foxing to prelims and endpapers; and name on front fly-leaf of Vol. II, otherwise very good.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1630 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 114 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: 114 Language: German,Spanish,Dutch.

Full acid-calf. Smith was among the 105 emigrants who set out on December 19, 2006 to found the Virginia colony. Smith proved very capable and led expeditions into the country in search of food. In 1607 he was taken prisoner but was later released, according to a statement made by himself years later, due to the intervention of Indian princess Pocahontas. Eberstadt 104: 269. Article about John Smith adhered to front free endpaper of volume 1, light to moderate foxing throughout, heavy to first and last few leaves, spines rebacked with original spines laid down, overall a very good, wide margined copy,nicely restored and in custom mylar covers and custom cloth slipcase by Glenn Fukunaga. One map with short tears to two folds and other map with two inch tear to lower edge near gutter attachment. First American edition from the London edition of 1629.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: ger. Language: ger,spa,dut. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1630. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - ger,spa,dut, Pages: - 114, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 114 114.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1631 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 686 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: 686 Language: German.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1655 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 698 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: 698 Language: German.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: German. Language: German. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1631. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - German, Pages: : - 686, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 686 686.