NEGRO TRAIL BLAZERS OF CALIFORNIA
1919
First edition of this pioneering work of history by an equally pioneering African-American historian.
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BUCANIERS OF AMERICA
1684; 1685
First edition in English of Exquemelin's illustrated history of famous pirates, the central primary source on the subject during its most famous era, with the continuation by Ringrose.
THE LAST JOURNALS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE
1874
First edition of the final African journals of Scottish missionary, abolitionist, and explorer David Livingstone, including his own account of the famous meeting with Stanley.
HOME LIFE ON AN OSTRICH FARM
1891
Uncommon account of the life of a South African ostrich farmer near the turn of the twentieth century.
A COCKTAIL CONTINENTALE
(1926)
Early reprint, published the same year as the George Sully first, of the popular world travelogue using the cheeky theme – in the Prohibition-era – of cocktails.
A TRAMP ABROAD
1880
First edition of the famous comedic memoir, a companion to the best-selling INNOCENTS ABROAD and a model for later satirical travel narratives like those of David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell – an exceptional copy.
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