MEERESKUNDE.- RIESENBERG, Felix:

The Pacific Ocean.

5. printing. New York (Whittlesey House), 1940. Gr. 8°. 322 S. mit zahlr. Abb. + 5 Karten. OLn mit OUmschl. gutes Ex. Sprache: englisch. H.

Versand-Antiquariat BebuquinProfessional seller

Book number: 65019AB

Catalogue: Naturwissenschaft

RIESENBERG, FELIX

Cape Horn.

London, Robert Hale Limited. z.j.. Original publisher's light-blue cloth hardback, silver lettering spine and frontcover, small illustration frontcover, 8vo: 488pp. tex-illustrations, folding maps, index. Name-clipped. Firm copy. With 8 original photographs & 1 post-card tipped-in: MS Tanimbar, captain A. Schaafsma.

Antiquariaat SchotProfessional seller

Book number: 183493

RIESENBERG, JR. , FELIX (WITH CHARTS BY WILLIAM BRIESEMEISTER)

Cape Horn

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front pastedown page. "Riesenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He later attended the New York Nautical School graduating in the class of 1897. Afterward, he secured a position as a deck officer in the merchant marine, being part of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and also serving in the Naval Reserve until 1909. Riesenberg was hired by Walter Wellman to be a part of the support crew in an unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole by airship in the summer of 1906. [1] He was rehired by Wellman the following year to be the navigator aboard the three man airship America in a second failed attempt to reach the North Pole in 1907. [1]" (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 42085

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: Ships & Sailing Felix Riesenberg Jr. Cape Horn Africa World Voyages

RIESENBERG,FELIX

Cape Horn

London: Robert Hale, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in publisher's light blue coloured cloth boards with bright and vibrant silver title lettering to spine and upper cover.No Dust-Jacket.There are NO previous owner's names present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Illustrated with several charts and fold out maps plus plates.Lovely clean internally and a great addition to any private collection as it's uncommon found in this condition,8vo 487pp First Edition 1st Impression [1941]. Near Fine .

Richard Thornton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 81411

Catalogue: Travel/Transport

Keywords: Cape Horn

RIESENBERG,FELIX a.o.

CLIPPER CHIPS

New York 1932, col. plates and text , big size hardcover (dust jacket lacks) (code M-39)

Moby DickProfessional seller

Book number: 159772

Catalogue: Maritime

RIESENBERG, JR. , FELIX

Full Ahead! a Career Story of the American Merchant Marine

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1941. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is some light rubbing to the spine joints as well. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy includes a previous owner's bookplate (Guerdon and Norma Churchill) and has been signed by the author with a short inscription on the front endpaper by the author. ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 36382

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: Ships & Sailing Felix Riesenberg Jr. Merchant Marines Marines Americana Signed Edition

Riesenberg, Felix, Jr.

The Golden Road

New York, McGraw-Hill, 1962. Third Printing. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine contribution to the The American Trails Series, focused on El Camino Real, "The King's Road," connecting Mexico to the San Francisco Bay. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Top-stained in red, slight forward cock to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Extensive prelims, 2-315 pp. Complete with map, index, bibliography, notes, and with plentiful black-and-white illustrated chapter heads. Stated Third Printing of the First Edition.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 352024

Catalogue: Americana/Regional Interest

Keywords: The Gold Road The American Trails Series Felix Riesenberg, Jr.

Riesenberg, Felix, Jr.

The Golden Road: The Story of California's Spanish Mission Trail

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine contribution to the influential American Trails Series, edited by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, bound simply in black cloth over boards, copper, teal and gilt publisher's devices stamped to front cover. Dust jacket present, protected in Brodart, but price-clipped and with chip missing at front panel. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Extensive prelims, 1-315 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 352985

Catalogue: Americana/Regional Interest

Keywords: Felix Riesenberg, Jr. Western Americana American History U.S. history A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Spanish colonization California Catholic Church Catholic Missions

Felix Riesenberg Jr

The Golden Road the Story of California's Spanish Mission Trail

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 0. Hardcover. Undated sixth printing of this highly readable study, first published in 1962. In VG+ internal order, clean and bright throughout. Light shelfwear only to smart black boards with dulled titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, now in protective sleeve. 8vo. 317pp . Very Good/Very Good.

Dodman BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 101983

Catalogue: The American West

Riesenberg, Felix

Log of the Sea

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, [, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Backstrip and cover edges sun-faded; pages faintly toned; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). No markings. ]. 359p. .

Hammer Mountain Book HallsProfessional seller

Book number: 51731

Catalogue: Nautical/Marine