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	Book by Livingstone, David and Charles; Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864. London: John Murray, 1865. Livingstone, David and Charles; Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864. London: John Murray, 1865. Quarto, pp. xiv, 608, folded frontispiece "Bird's-eye View of the Grand Cataracts of the Zambesi or Victoria Falls', folded map of Dr. Livingstone's travels at rear, 34 additional views, plates and illustrations. In later calf with raised spine bands, gold titles, stamp on tp,text plates and map very clean. Rare. PRICE: $1,100.00
	Book by Owen, David Dale; A Report of a Geological Reconnaissance of the Chippewa Land District of Wisconsin, and, Incidentally of a Portion of the Kickapoo Country, and of a Part of Iowa and of the Minnesota Territory Owen, David Dale; A Report of a Geological Reconnaissance of the Chippewa Land District of Wisconsin, and, Incidentally of a Portion of the Kickapoo Country, and of a Part of Iowa and of the Minnesota Territory,.... Washington, SED, 57, 30th Congress, 1st session, 1848. Quarto, pp. 134, 23 tinted plates, 14 folded hand-colored sections and maps (including large folded map). The book is complete and in the original brown cloth with gilt titles. Binding is nicely re-cased with modern end sheets. Binding is tight and clean, canceled stamp of the A.M.N.H. on title page. The text, plates and maps are very clean. In very good condition. PRICE: $375.00
	Book by Anson, George; A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. 1749. Anson, George; A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by George Anson, Esq.; now Lord Anson, .....Compiled from his Papers and Materials by Richard Walter, . . . London, John and Paul Knapton, 1749. PRICE: $6,000.00
	Book by Dana, James D.; Corals and Coral Islands. Ist, American ed., New York, 1872. Dana, James D.; Corals and Coral Islands. Ist, American ed., New York, 1872. Quarto, pp. 398, colored frontispiece, 3 maps, numerous text illus. Original wine colored bevelled cloth with ruled borders and corner vignettes, gold cover vignette and decorative spine titles. Very light wear to boards and edges, owener's catloging notation on tp and pastedown, minor foxing to tp, text near fine, very good. PRICE: $250.00
	Book by Featherstonehaugh, George W.; A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor . 1834 Featherstonehaugh, George W.; A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor : With an Account of the Lead and Copper Deposits in Wisconsin ; of the Gold Region in the Cherokee Country ; and Sketches of Popular Manners ; &c. &c. &c. Two volumes, Richard Bentley, London, 1834. PRICE: $900.00
	Book by George W. Featherstonhaugh; Geological Report of an Examination made in 1834 of The Elevated Country between the Missouri and Red Rivers. Washington, 1835. Featherstonhaugh, George W.; Geological Report of an Examination made in 1834 of The Elevated Country between the Missouri and Red Rivers. Washington, 1835. Octavo, pp. 97, large folded, handcolored profile. In original silk boards, light foxing to endsheets and text ,profile very clean with a few light spots on verso only, a very good copy. PRICE: $550.00
	Book by George William Anderson - A New Authentic and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World Anderson, George William; A New Authentic and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority. Containing an Authentic, Entertaining, Full, and Complete History of Captain Cook's First, Second Third and Last Voyages . . . London: Alexander Hogg, 1784-1786. Folio, pp. iv, 5-655, directions to binder, 4 pages list of subscribers, 2 pages of ads, frontispiece portrait of Cook., 156 copper plates and maps including large folded map as called for in "directions to binder". In contemporary calf boards with later spine and gilt titles, text , maps and plates are very clean and bright, free of foxing or tears, a very clean copy. $8200. PRICE: $8,200.00
	Book by Hayden, Ferdinand V & Meek, F. B.; Notes Explanatory of a Map and Section Illustrating the Geological Structure of the Country Bordering on the Missouri River, from the Mouth of the Platte River to Fort Benton... Phil., 1857. Hayden, Ferdinand V., & Meek, F.B.; Notes Explanatory of a Map and Section Illustrating the Geological Structure of the Country Bordering on the Missouri River, from the Mouth of the Platte River to Fort Benton... Descriptions of New Species and Genera of Fossils Collected. Phil., 1857. Octavo, folded hand-colored map, pp. 10. In later cloth, gilt titles, very good. PRICE: $950.00

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