A Handbook for Travellers in Egypt (including descriptions of the Course of the Nile through Egypt and Nubia, Alexandria, Cairo, the Pyramids, and Thebes, the Suez Canal, the Peninsula of Mount Sinai, the Oases, the Fayoom etc). by Murray, John; Eaton, Frederick Alexis

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1899. Cloth. Fine. Ninth Edition, Revised and Augmented. xxvi, 568pp. with 47 maps, 10 plans, and 7 panoramas. An exceptional copy, with bright gilt lettering, one (of two) woven silk page-makers, and richly marbled edges; the red flexible cloth covers unmarked, square and tight, the maps properly folded and free of tears. Hinrichsen E050. "The Romantic movement in Germany had given a new impetus to travel . . . In 1828 Baedeker bought the rights to J. A. Klein's Rheinreise von Mainz bis Köln and, after the death of the author, Baedeker himself revised and updated the work, recreating it for a new market. Using his own travel experiences he guided the tourist to the principal attractions in each place, saving travellers the expense of hiring their own guide. He thus created a new type of guidebook, which was widely copied throughout Europe and opened up tourism to a new class of visitor. The reliability of the information was ensured by annual journeys by Baedeker… Read More

Manrique Zago, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Complete guide to Misiones, Argentina. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Personal inscription from Isanbizaga, a Secretary of Industry and Economy for the province of Misiones. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 219 pp. Pages are tight and clean. The top edge of the cover has substantial paper loss, and this is the only significant flaw in the book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; Non-English Language::Spanish; Argentina; ISBN: 9875090182. ISBN/EAN: 9789875090187. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 107429. . 9789875090187 Additional shipping charges may apply.

Collection from family trip in 1952 includes original letter from Cunard Line Agents' Bulletin C-16 dated 6/14/52 in very good condition. Two brochures from the Caronia, one artist signature is G.H. Iavis. One book printed in England, one is printed in U.S.A. and the letter is from New York. Minor scratches and wear for the age and the First Class tag for the Cunard White Star Limited to Southampton, First Section is intact with the oriingal string. Please visit the photographs for the best impression.

Frommer/Pasmantier Publishing Corporation, 1973. Paperback. Good. Good+. 1973 Frommer - Pasmantier Publishing Corporation. 1973 -74 Edition. Paperback. Black and white illustrations. Pages edges are turquoise. 191 pages. "An Arthur Frommer Publication." Section of red & black TWA "Getaway Bonus" coupons bound in center. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Text pages clean and unmarked. Pages tanned but still supple. Some fading to color on page edges. Coupons are all present and intact. The text "1973 - 74" on the title page is circled in blue marker; the inside of front cover and the title page have some light foxing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Ottawa: Photogelatine Engraving Co., 1925. Wraps of limp card-stock. Very Good and Collectible.. Wraps of limp card-stock with photo; Oblong 11.5 by 8.25 inches; with 1 page of text and 23 leaves of captioned photographs attached. Interior without flaw; wraps modest handling and soiling; rub on the top outer corner and a closed 1 in. tear near the top of the spine. Uncommon with only one copy located in institutions: Glenbow Museum. There are a few similar publications with slightly different page counts and titles. [OCLC/WorldCat]. A lovely representation of architecture and city scenes with historical photographs. Subjects: Architecture in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Buildings; Travel.

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1899. Cloth. Fine. Ninth Edition, Revised and Augmented. xxvi, 568pp. with 47 maps, 10 plans, and 7 panoramas. An exceptional copy, with bright gilt lettering, one (of two) woven silk page-makers, and richly marbled edges; the red flexible cloth covers unmarked, square and tight, the maps properly folded and free of tears. Hinrichsen E050. "The Romantic movement in Germany had given a new impetus to travel . . . In 1828 Baedeker bought the rights to J. A. Klein's Rheinreise von Mainz bis Köln and, after the death of the author, Baedeker himself revised and updated the work, recreating it for a new market. Using his own travel experiences he guided the tourist to the principal attractions in each place, saving travellers the expense of hiring their own guide. He thus created a new type of guidebook, which was widely copied throughout Europe and opened up tourism to a new class of visitor. The reliability of the information was ensured by annual journeys by Baedeker… Read More

Manrique Zago, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Complete guide to Misiones, Argentina. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Personal inscription from Isanbizaga, a Secretary of Industry and Economy for the province of Misiones. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 219 pp. Pages are tight and clean. The top edge of the cover has substantial paper loss, and this is the only significant flaw in the book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; Non-English Language::Spanish; Argentina; ISBN: 9875090182. ISBN/EAN: 9789875090187. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 107429. . 9789875090187 Additional shipping charges may apply.

Collection from family trip in 1952 includes original letter from Cunard Line Agents' Bulletin C-16 dated 6/14/52 in very good condition. Two brochures from the Caronia, one artist signature is G.H. Iavis. One book printed in England, one is printed in U.S.A. and the letter is from New York. Minor scratches and wear for the age and the First Class tag for the Cunard White Star Limited to Southampton, First Section is intact with the oriingal string. Please visit the photographs for the best impression.

Frommer/Pasmantier Publishing Corporation, 1973. Paperback. Good. Good+. 1973 Frommer - Pasmantier Publishing Corporation. 1973 -74 Edition. Paperback. Black and white illustrations. Pages edges are turquoise. 191 pages. "An Arthur Frommer Publication." Section of red & black TWA "Getaway Bonus" coupons bound in center. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Text pages clean and unmarked. Pages tanned but still supple. Some fading to color on page edges. Coupons are all present and intact. The text "1973 - 74" on the title page is circled in blue marker; the inside of front cover and the title page have some light foxing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Ottawa: Photogelatine Engraving Co., 1925. Wraps of limp card-stock. Very Good and Collectible.. Wraps of limp card-stock with photo; Oblong 11.5 by 8.25 inches; with 1 page of text and 23 leaves of captioned photographs attached. Interior without flaw; wraps modest handling and soiling; rub on the top outer corner and a closed 1 in. tear near the top of the spine. Uncommon with only one copy located in institutions: Glenbow Museum. There are a few similar publications with slightly different page counts and titles. [OCLC/WorldCat]. A lovely representation of architecture and city scenes with historical photographs. Subjects: Architecture in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Buildings; Travel.