River edition first (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The year is 1861. Civil war is imminent and Tilly Pruitt's brother, Noah, is eager to go and fight on the side of the North. With her father long gone, Tilly, her sister, and their mother struggle to make ends meet and hold the dwindling Pruitt family together. Then one night a mysterious girl arrives on a steamboat bound for St. Louis. Delphine is unlike anyone the small river town has even seen. Mrs. Pruitt agrees to take Delphine and her dark, silent traveling companion in as boarders. No one in town knows what to make of the two strangers, and so the rumors fly. Is Delphine's companion a slave? Could they be spies for the South? Are the Pruitts traitors? A masterful tale of mystery and war, and a breathtaking portrait of the lifelong impact one person can have on another.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The year is 1861. Civil war is imminent and Tilly Pruitt's brother, Noah, is eager to go and fight on the side of the North. With her father long gone, Tilly, her sister, and their mother struggle to make ends meet and hold the dwindling Pruitt family together. Then one night a mysterious girl arrives on a steamboat bound for St. Louis. Delphine is unlike anyone the small river town has even seen. Mrs. Pruitt agrees to take Delphine and her dark, silent traveling companion in as boarders. No one in town knows what to make of the two strangers, and so the rumors fly. Is Delphine's companion a slave? Could they be spies for the South? Are the Pruitts traitors? A masterful tale of mystery and war, and a breathtaking portrait of the lifelong impact one person can have on another.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The year is 1861. Civil war is imminent and Tilly Pruitt's brother, Noah, is eager to go and fight on the side of the North. With her father long gone, Tilly, her sister, and their mother struggle to make ends meet and hold the dwindling Pruitt family together. Then one night a mysterious girl arrives on a steamboat bound for St. Louis. Delphine is unlike anyone the small river town has even seen. Mrs. Pruitt agrees to take Delphine and her dark, silent traveling companion in as boarders. No one in town knows what to make of the two strangers, and so the rumors fly. Is Delphine's companion a slave? Could they be spies for the South? Are the Pruitts traitors? A masterful tale of mystery and war, and a breathtaking portrait of the lifelong impact one person can have on another.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. First Edition. Octavo, xi, [1], [13] - 298pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front board, with vibrant green and gilt imagery on front board. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, minor wear to tips of front board, bumped top corner, a near fine example. Some leaves unopened, copy appears unread. Complete with frontispiece, two maps and nine full-page illustrations. Two signatures reversed due to printing error, leaving pages 159-174 replaced by 271-286 with image belonging on 287 on 199. The Indian River is a long lagoon on the eastern edge of Florida. In this book, Hine describes the flora, fauna, and scenes present along the river in the late 19th century. First edition of On the Indian River by C. Vickerstaff Hine. (illustrator). …

Quarter Leather. Zustand: Near fine. First Edition. Quarto, xi, [1], 291pp, [5]. Contemporary three-quarter olive morocco, raised bands, title stamped in gilt over a red morocco label. Maroon cloth boards. Complete with 80 wood engraved views, on 72 individual plates. Includes the two fold-out maps at the rear. New endpapers. Bumped fore-edge, with a closed tear from p. 240-248, no impact to text. Clean text throughout, solid text block. (Sabin 64753) (Howes P528) (Graff 3336) A near fine example. John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was an American explorer, Civil War veteran, scientist, and public intellectual best known for leading the first successful expeditions through the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon in 1869 and 1871-72. Having lost his right arm at the Battle of Shiloh, Powell became a symbol of postwar scientific exploration, combining firsthand fieldwork with rigorous analysis of the American West. As second director of the U.S. Geological Survey and longtime head of the Bureau of American Ethnology, he argued that western settlement should be planned around watersheds and water availability rather than arbitrary political boundaries. The first edition of Exploration Of The Colorado River Of The West And Its Tributaries, published in 1875. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. First Edition, First Edition. Octavo, [6], 39pp, [5]. Full blue hardcover, title in gilt on front cover. Same date printed on title and copyright pages. Solid text block, light sunning along spine and edges. Previous ownership inscription on front pastedown. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.00 retail price listed on front flap, thin crease to center of spine, small chips to corners, a scarce near fine example. Signed by Howard Thurman on the title page. The scarce first edition of Deep River, reissued in 1955 by Harper and Brothers with the title: "Deep River: Reflections on the Religious Insight of Certain of the Negro Spirituals." Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a prominent minister, academic, and civil rights leader of the 20th century. He served as dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University from 1932-1944, then as dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953-1965. Thurman's dedication to sharing the theology of radical nonviolence influenced many civil rights movement leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., who was mentored by Thurman while attending Boston University. Signed first edition of Deep River: An Integration of Negro Spirituals by Howard Thurman. (illustrator). Signed.…

Full leather. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. Quarto, lxxxii, 498pp. Full morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down over new cloth, decorative border stamped in blind within a double gilt-ruled border on front and rear covers. Title in gilt over black, five bands with decorative gilt compartments. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Bound by M. Bell Richmond. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light foxing to plates, faint wear to edges and corners, some flaking of gilt on spine, hinges reinforced. Previous ownership bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Complete with one fold-out map with light transference and solid hinges affixed opposite title page, as well as 13 full-page plates, including a hand-colored squid diagram. (Hosken 203). Commander James Hingston [Kingston] Tuckey sailed with the Royal Navy and explored various parts of Africa during his career. Aboard the schooner Congo in 1816, Tuckey searched for a connection between the Congo and Niger Rivers of western and central Africa. The crew was unsuccessful, struggling to navigate rapids and eventually dying of fever. Although the expedition failed, it did raise international interest in exploring Africa. First edition of Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire. under the Direction of of Captain J.K. Tuckey. (illustrator).…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Octavo, [two volumes], 351pp [32pp ads]; vi, 423pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spines, illustration stamped in gilt on front covers. Red endpapers. Binder's ticket on rear pastedown endpaper of Volume I. Spine ends and edges rubbed with some loss of cloth, corners bumped and worn, light soiling to covers. Slight lean to text block of Volume II. Light foxing to preliminary and ending pages of both volumes and fore edge of Volume II. All illustrations present, including 1 fold-out Map of the Amazons (3 cm tear along top edge with light wear along fore edge). Volume I lacking Preface, Table of Contents and List of Illustrations, appears to be a publication error. No notations except for the previous owner's name written on front endpapers. In Volume I, endpapers and text block cracked in a few places, but binding is sound, also a few chips and tears along page edges. (Sabin 3932a) (Wood 225) A good example of this travel account to the Amazon rainforest. First edition of The Naturalist on the River Amazons by noted British naturalist and explorer Henry Walter Bates. (illustrator). …