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Duyckinck, Evert A. Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America, Embracing History, Statesmenship, Naval and Military Life, Philosophy, The Drama, Science, Literature and Art, with Biographies, in Two Volumes
New York Johnson, Wilson & Co. 1873 Morocco Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Morocoo boards exhibiting mild to moderate scuffing, title on cover and spine in tooled gilt, mild wear to head and tail of spine, illustrated throughout 640 and 638 pages respectively with steel engravings from original portraits of renowned artists of the time. Excellent reference source.
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325.00 USD
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Englehardt, Zephyrin San Francisco or Mission Dolores
Chicago Franciscan Herald Press 1924 Hard Cover Fine + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1924. Brown cloth with gilt design on both front and rear boards, and mildly faded gilt title on spine, photograph of Archbishop Eduardus J. Hanna frontispiece, light pencil inscription previous ownership front end paper, 432 pages illustrated throughout with map. Father Zephyrin Englehardt (1851-1934) describes the history of Mission San Francisco de Asis, better known as Mission Dolores, which was founded on June 29, 1776 five days before the Declaration of Independence,
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60.00 USD
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Esquemelin, J. The Buccaneers of America Containing Detailed Accounts of Those Bold and Daring Freebooters; Chiefly Along the Spanish Main, in the West Indies and in the Great South Sea Succeeding the Civil Wars in England
Boston Benjamin B. Mussey & Co. 1853 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾
Black cloth boards with moderate wear, scuffs, and some cloth loss, faded gilt title, hinges starting, fold-out map split in two, light pencil notations on few pages referring to Joseph Esquemelin, one of the many names the author is known by, few pages with staining, illustrations throughout. The most thorough and colorful contemporary account of piracy, this volume deals at great length with Henry Morgan's exploits. Written originally in the 17th century by Esquemelin, a Dutchman who sailed with Morgan as a surgeon, and came into contact with all of the other infamous pirates of the time; François l’Ollonais (Jean-David Nau), Pierre le Grand and Bartholomew Portugues. Apart from its obvious authenticity, Esquemelin’s vivid narrative style produces an account full of color and vitality, violence and sex. Scarce and worthy of restoration.
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Everts, Truman C. Thirty-Seven Days of Peril, A Narrative of the Early Days of the Yellowstone
San Francisco Grabhorn Press 1927 Limited Edition Hard Cover Fine 8vo - over 7¾
Tan cloth boards, spine exhibits gilt title on leather strip, 1 of 375 limited copies printed on handmade paper with unopened leaves; mild tanning to a few top edges and front end papers exhibit minor lower edge dings. In September 1870, Truman Everts (1816-1901) was separated from one of the first exploratory parties in what is now Yellowstone National Park. With little food, equipment, or cold-weather clothing Everts spent more than a month wandering the wilderness before two mountaineers found him alive: frostbitten, scalded, and delirious. Nobody else has been lost so long in Yellowstone and survived. In this 56 page volume, Everts chronicles this incredible adventure..
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