Kebabian John S Compiler (3 results)

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, dark blue cloth titled in silver. 88 pp. Near fine. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This book is bound in bright blue boards with bright gilt letters on the spine. There is very, very light wear to the cover corners & spine tips. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. Signed on the front end paper: "Bradford Swan/from/The Compiler".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Very Good glassine DJ. First Edition. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Library, 1971. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Very Good original glassine dust jacket (3 closed tears and 1 tiny chip). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently never read. Foreword by Lawrence C. Wroth. 410 entries, cross referenced to standard authorites. A bibliographical checklist of an important collection of books, manuscipts and maps "on the science and technique of navigation [and] by and about the men who discovered and explored the coasts and lands of America." - from the author's Introduction. Includes all 11 works recommended in 1627 by Captain John Smith as important for a "well-found ship." Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with the scarce original glassine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good glassine DJ. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxii, 88pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…