Travel

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1909 One of the must have guides for the well heeled traveler of the 19th and early twentieth century. With 72 maps, 19 plans an 12 panoramas, in color. Limp red cloth with gold titles on spine and front board. Covers are moderately worn. Small white stains to lower edge of front. The edges of some of the foldout maps are tattered because they extend past the edges of the other pages. One of the panoramas is nearly torn in two. Previous owners name and address written neatly in ink opposite half title page. 584p.. Twenty-third. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953 A fictionalized account of a trip to Mexico. Author's first book. Very colorful dust jacket with some edgewear including a few tiny chips at head and tail of spine. Spine panel is sunned. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Black cloth spine with yellow titles and orange decorations, orange boards. Corners are rubbed and head and tail of spine are slightly pulled. Map endpapers. Interior is clean and bright. 288p.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1924 Signed by the Author. Account of a cycling trip from London to Bath. Signed neatly by author on half-title page. Black cloth spine with five raised bands and paper title. Small chips to edges of label, some staining. Cloth is faded and a little soiled. Textured green paper covering boards. Two areas on board edge are roughed up. Some scuffing to boards. Browning to page edges. Numerous black and white line drawings. There is a small amount of print transfer between pages 16 & 17. 303p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Julia McCune Flory. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1894 Phillips Brooks was a renowned Episcopal Bishop and the author of the Christmas carol "O' Little Town of Bethlehem". Dark blue cloth with gold title on spine. Head and tail of spine are heavily rubbed, corners soft. Cloth is scuffed. Prominent scuffs on spine. Black endpapers. Previous owners name written neatly in pencil on first blank. Top edge of pages gilt. Interior clean. 386p.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Watts & Co., 1933 Signed by the Author. An autobiography. English gentlemen rogue travels the world. Jacket is in two pieces but laid in. Water stains to blue cloth, stain continues on interior at bottom center. Inscribed by author and dated El Paso 11 December 1934. He has also written the quote from the dedication page, "You cannot make footprints in the sands if you are sitting down." Exterior is quite worn. Page edges are foxed. Broken signature. Black and white photographs. 260p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ontario, California: Death Valley Publishing Co., 1951 Plain tan paper dust jacket with small brown illustration and titles. Several tears at edges, some foxing to upper edge. Jacket is now in clear protective cover. Tan cloth binding matches jacket. Some soiling and foxing to cloth. Binding and corners solid. Pages are bright but there are a few smudges throughout. One map and twenty three pages of black and white photos. Foxing to top edge of pages. 191p.. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1924 Early reprint, original copyright 1922. A guide book for travelers under the general editorship of Fremont Rider. Includes four maps, one black and white, two small color and one large color fold out of entire island. Green cloth with limp boards. Bright gold titles on spine and front cover. Blind debossed globe decoration on front board. Light wear to edges. Small ding on lower edge of rear board. Illustrated green endpapers. Green ribbon bookmark. Includes general description of Bermuda, geology, discovery, history, natural history, government, industry and agriculture. The majority of the book is specific travel info within Bermuda; what to do, what to see, where to stay, how to get there, services available and how much it should cost. Twenty four pages of trade announcements. 158p. plus fold out map and ads.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York: Hurd and Haughton, 1864 Four matching volumes edited O. W. Wight. "This edition of Montaigne's Works is a reproduction, with changes in form, with corrections, and important additions, of Mr. William Hazlitt's edition." Tan leather spine and points, marbled boards, endpapers and page edges. Gold title and decoration on spine, five bands. Leather is worn and scuffed, peeling in some areas. Boards heavily worn. Edges worn. Tissued frontispiece on vol. I is barely attached, this is the only illustration. Bindings are tight.. Reprint. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934 Signed by the Author. Third in the Provincial Lady series. Black cloth spine with blue paper title. Rough maroon paper on boards. Spine and top of boards are faded. Binding is tight, back points are soft. Light spots on rear board. Decorative endpapers. Signed by author on first blank in a very neat hand. 245p.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Margaret Freeman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Century Co., 1930 Stated first printing. Purple cloth with gold titles on spine and cover. There is also a gold illustration of a castle with a blue sky on both spine and cover. Spine is heavily faded. Some staining to rear board. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Previous owners name written neatly in ink on ffep. Some light foxing to page edges. Interior is clean. Thirty-three black and white photographs. 450p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1892 Program from a meeting of the Ladies Literary Club, Ypsilanti, Michigan dated September 1893, is laid in. The topic of the program was Italy. Paper backed red cloth dust jacket with gold title on spine. Paper is cracked at front flap fold, cloth is intact. Title is a little faded, spine panel is spotty. Cloth is a little soiled, small chips to head and tail of spine. Jacket now protected by clear mylar cover. White cloth heavily decorated with blue and gold. Boards have beveled edges. Head of spine is rubbed and slightly fraying. Tail of spine is bruised. Board edges are browning. Gold is bright. Top edges of pages are gilt. Pages are yellowed and there a few spots of foxing. Page 30 has a moderate chip and tear, page 31 has a closed tear, both in the margin. The pages were badly separated at an uncut area. Nineteen heavy tissued black and white photos with captions printed in red on tissue. 288p.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1942 The retelling of the two friends trip through Europe after college. Cornelia Otis Skinner was a writer and actress. Light orange cloth with gold title on spine and illustration of couple dancing on front board. head and tail of spine are bumped and rubbed. There is a tiny hole near top of spine, amidst authors names. There are also several tiny black dots. Gold on spine is dull, points are soft. Orange endpapers with city names in black. Foxing to page edges. Pages are yellowing. Illustrated by black and white line drawings. 247p.. Unknown. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alajalon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Rupert Hart-davis, 1956 Traditional Buddhism in Tibet before the exile of the Dalai Lama. White dust jacket with red and black boook design. Jacket has significant edgewear and foxing. Dj is now protected by clear cover. Cream colored is foxing, bright gold title on spine. Map endpapers. Blue top-stain, foxing to other page edges. Sixteen pages of black and white photographs. 303p.. Reader's Union. Cloth. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1909 Light brown cloth with bear/mountain/eagle illustration on cover. Light blue titles. Head and tail of spine are rubbed and bumped as are points. Spine has some water spots. Small circular stain at top of front board. Some soiling to rear board including red crayon mark. Ink stain to bottom edge of boards and pages. Foxing to page edges. Signed by author on illustrated ffep. Twenty-five beautiful black and white photographs printed on glossy paper, including tissued frontispiece. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964 "...a true tale of thrilling white-water adventure by canoe down five hundred miles of Canada's wild Churchill River, re-exploring the same rapids, lakes, portages, ancient campfires, and primitive wilderness haunts of the voyageurs of an earlier time." Tan dust jacket with brown titles and illustration of canoe on river. Jacket is heavily worn, particularly on rear panel where there are large chips. Moderate chips to head and tail of spine. Previous owners name and address embossed on front flap. Jacket is now protected by clear cover. Blue cloth with gold title and silver decorations on spine. Silver title with gold goose in flight on front board. Head and tail of spine are faded as are very edges of boards. Points are slightly bumped and worn. Binding leaning slightly. Purple top-stain. Interior is clean. Line drawings at beginning of every chapter. 273p.. Fourth Printing. Cloth. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Francis Lee Jaques. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Hurst & Company Beige cloth on spine and back board, title embossed in green. Front board is covered by glossy paper with full color illustration, title in green. Papercracked at lower point. Head and tail of spine pulled. Foxing to boards and spine, especially front gutter. Some foxing to page edges, otherwisr pages are clean. 232p.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949 Dj flaps laid in. Black cloth with gold title and decoration on spine. Small gold illustration on cover. Cloth is scuffed and dusty. Head and tail of spine and corners are soft. Horace Greeley hired taylor as a contributor to the tribune. Greeley sent him to California to report on the gold rush. This is book was published after his return through Mexico. Several illustrations by author. 375p.. First Borzoi Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Bayard Taylor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: George P. Putnam & Co., 1856 Volume 2 of Bayard Taylor's Travels. Blind debossed green cloth. Gold title and decoration on spine, gold is almost all rubbed off. Cloth on spine is very brittle, pieces missing at head and tail of spine, and chip at midpoint on fold. Cloth is much worn. Green endpapers, dark stain to front pastedown. Foxing to text block. Tissued frontispiece. Rear gutter cracked. 444p.. Eighth Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1888 One of a matching set of five volumes. Fine green cloth with gold title on spine and replica signature on front cover. Boards are beveled. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, as are points. Cloth is a bit scuffed and worn. Black endpapers with former owner's bookplate. Binding is tight. 286p.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Hartford: Mutual Publishing Company, 1883 "A complete account of the country and its inhabitants, their customs, manners, &C., of the prominent missionary stations, of the diamond and gold fields, and of explorations made. With a comprehensive biographical sketch of Dr. David Livingstone, his travels, adventures, experiences and disappearance, and a most interesting account of his discovery by the American Expedition, in command of Henry M. Stanley. With over one hundred illustrations and maps." Green cloth with gold and blind embossed decorations. Recently professionally repaired. Original cloth was attached to matching new cloth and rebound. Expertly done. New endpapers. Originally sold by subscription only. Interior pages show some browning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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