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Featured Member
Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books
Chester, CThttp://www.goldwasserbooks.com
Specializing in Literary First Editions (with a broad definition of "Literature"), Art, Association Copies, Travel, Rare Books in many fields, Letters and Manuscripts. We also appraise and broker the sale of Creative Persons' or Business Archives.
Selections from Member's stock
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A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean: in which the coast of Asia, from the Lat of 35° North to the Lat of 52° North, the Island of Insu, (Commonly known under the name of the Land of Jesso,) the north, south, and east coasts of Japan, the Lieuchieux and the adjacent isles, as well as the coast of Corea ... Performed in his Majesty's Sloop Providence, and her tender, in the years 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798First Editionby Broughton, William Robert
London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies , 1804
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A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788First Editionby [Lauder, Colin]
London : R. Randal , 1789
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History of the Sandwich IslandsFirst Editionby Dibble, Sheldon
Lahainaluna : Press of the Mission Seminary , 1843
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An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed By Captain Cook and Captain Clerke in His Majesty's Ships Resolution and Discovery During the Years 1776 1777 1778 1779 and 1780First Editionby [Rickman, John]
Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Robert Bell , 1783
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Extinct Birds: An attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds that have become extinct in historical times - that is, within the last six or seven hundred years. To which are added a few which still exist, but are on the verge of extinctionFirst Editionby Rothschild, Lionel Walter
London : Hutchinson , 1907
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Aves Hawaiienses: The Birds of the Sandwich IslandsFirst Editionby Wilson, Scott B. and A. H. Evans
London : R.H. Porter , 1890
offered by Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books
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