John Galvin Ed (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Special Edition. A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in fine condition. One of 5,000 limited edition copies.No DJ. PLEASE NOTE: OVERSIZED ITEM, NO INTERNATIONAL ORDERS ON AMAZON.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. First edition. Decorative cloth covers gilt titles Mylar wrappers, as new.118 pp., index, illus. Folding map. . Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Limited to 1250 copies. Garces records his longest and most noteworthy journey, covering more than 3,000 miles of desert, mountain, and river-land terrain. He visited--Tubac, Yuma Crossing, San Gabriel Mission, Oraibe Pueblo, and the country along the Gila and Colorado Rivers--A very important diairy for the study of the early Southwest. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. nhb6.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Burgoyne (illustrator). 1st Edition. In clean unclipped dj. Designed by Robin Gilmore Barnes. Clean pages . Sturdy binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First edition. Edition of 750 copies. Tall 8vo. Fine copy in original plain heavy mylar dust jacket; rear panel of brittle jacket torn at the bottom and missing a piece about 3" X 1" in the lower left corner. Key map and folding map. Pages uncut and unopened. Note left in book states after the physical description "Swann 1185 # 60.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited First Edition. Ltd to 750 copies. Royal 8vo cloth. 80pp. Illust. Large folding map, "Location of Presidios for the Frontier Line of New Spain." Fine copy in original glassine dj. Unread, with some pages uncut.

Condition: New.

Quarto, patterned brown & yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, yellow eps, frontispiece, v + 67pp + map, nr fine (light foxing to page edges).

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Large folding maps. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in glassine wrapper. 80 pps.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. LOUIS CHORIS (illustrator). First. 67p. Very well illus throughout. Classic travel literature reference. An excellent copy in like glassine d/w. . PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

1971 Galvin, John, ed THE FIRST SPANISH ENTRY INTO SAN FRANCISCO BAY 1775 San Francisco: John Howell Books, c1971 1/5000 copies 130pp, index, bibliography, 6 color plates, 4 maps Oversize 4to Fine bright looks unread hardcover in Very Good- d/j with fading on spine panel, rubbing along the upper edges of the d/j.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. 116p.plus fold-out maps Very well illus throughout. Classic travel history america reference. An excellent copy in glassine d/w. Limited edition book - one of only 3000 copies. There is an inscription from the author on fep. An overweight book - inland UK postage at quoted rate, overseas will require additional postage - please contact for quote. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. This 9.0 x 12.5, 67-page (plus route map section) hardcover book is the 1964 reprint by the legendary San Francisco bookseller John Howell. This edition was limited to 1000 copies and was designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy of San Francisco. This copy is in fine condition with the decorated cloth boards showing virtually no sign of wear or damage and the book is now protected by a clear plastic jacket. The interior of the book shows a paper label attached to the front pastedown but beyond that the text pages are in fine condition. This printing features the illustrations by Lewis Choris and two route maps at the end of the volume that illustrates the ocean routing of the 1775 voyage along the California coast and the dates where the ship put in to shore at various points along the coast. All in all a handsome book of an important California historic document. 67 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition - collector's "fine". Limited to 5,000 copies. Tan cloth. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Louis Choris (illustrator). 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a book plate (un-named) on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several creases of varying sizes, along with a couple of small chips missing and wear and tear. The spine, spine joints and edges of the dust jacket have some toning / darkening.

The original narrative, hitherto unpublished, by Fr. Vicente Maria, and further details by participants in the first exploration of the Bay's waters, together with four contemporary maps, and six illustrations in full colou from the brush and pencil of Louis Choris who was at San Francisco in 1816. Edited by John Galvin. [viii] 130p., colored and b/w illus., maps, quarto format, dj.

Limitee edition, 1/3000 ed. very good+ condition in cloth.

(CALIFORNIA). GALVIN, John, ed. The Coming of Justice to California. Three Documents. Translated from the Spanish by Adelaide Smithers. San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1963. Illus. folding map. Fine in orig. cloth. Limited to 750 copies.

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Limited to 5000 copies. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (sunning to edges on front panel) dust jacket (in mylar). 130 pps.

1st edition pictorial boards As New folio 67pp., col. frontis., & col. pls., maps, Limited to 1000 copies. Retains original clear glassine wrapper.

; 77 pp.; DJ; F/VG+; . The white jacket has a couple of prominent soil stripes. . [kwA_ / texas tx tx tex tex. dallas houston austin san antonio fort worth ft worth ft. worth ft.worth galveston odessa brownsville el paso midland amarillo / / / arizona az az. ariz ariz. tucson phoenix flagstaff mesa yuma prescott grand canyon / / / new mexico nm n.m. taos santa fe albuquerque las cruces pueblo gallup glorieta espanola tucumcari cibola gila caballo socorro espanola watrous maxwell springer santa rosa roswell mescalero cloudcroft clovis clayton carlsbad columbus / / / indian native american indians / ].

Limited edition, 1/5000 ed. about very good condition in cloth (some dirtiness to the cloth).

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Limited to 5000 copies. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (spine lightly sunned) dust jacket (in mylar). 130 pps.