Three years in the Libyan Desert. Travels, discoveries, and excavations of the Menas Expedition (Kaufmann Expedition). by Falls, J. C. Ewald (Lee, Elizabeth (transl.)) - 1913

Hartford, Conn.: O. D. Case & Co.. Very Good+. 1868. First American Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in green buckram cloth, clean with gilt lettering on spine. Text tight, clean & intact Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings and maps. The sources, supply and overflow of the Nile; the country, people and customs. Africa ; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 608 pages .

NY: The Macmillan Company, 1912. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: The Macmillan Company, 1912, third printing, November, 1912. 8vo., xxiv+611pp.+5 maps in color (4pp.ads). Panama (pre-canal), Peru, Incas, Andes, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil. Blue cloth with gilt tiles, previous owner name on fly leaf, else near fine, clean, bright.. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

Johnson, Crockett: A Picture For Harold's Room, A Purple Crayon Adventure. First Edition, Harper & Brothers 1960. Ex-lib. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Rare/scarce. 64 pages 6 1/4 X 8 3/4

NY: Thames & Hudson, 1993. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Thames & Hudson, 1993, first printing. Folio, 10" x 13 1/2", 159pp., with 75 duotone illustrations. Riboud's masterly images are complemented by his own descriptive essay, along with texts on Angkor's recent history and its Buddhist foundations from Jean Lacouture, the celebrated writer, and Jean Boisselier, former curator of the National Museum of Phnom Penh. Together they present a moving portrayal of this mysterious wonder, a collage of timeless beauty and spiritual dignity scarred by contemporary brutality. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio.

Lisbon: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa - Turismo, c. 1992. Rare! Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Suitable for gifting. 141 pages. About 100 color photographs. 9.75 x 12.5 x 0.63 inches.

A written and photographic essay on the life, art and scenery of Lisbon. Beautifully illustrated. Text in Portuguese, English and German. Contents: A First Glance; Moorish and medieval Lisbon; Manueline Lisbon; Genuine, noble and devout Lisbon; Pombaline Lisbon: From Terreiro do Paco to Rossio; Romantic Lisbon; Present-day Lisbon.

New York: The Century Co., 1892. PLAY IN PROVENCE- Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell- Illustrated by Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell- The Century Co.- NY- 1892- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers beige cream cloth illustrated and titled in red and brown- book is tight, somewhat soiled, but a desireable copy of a scarce book nonetheless- 202pp are clean, no tears or writing-no loose pages- some adhesions to endpapers, probably from PO bookplate which was removed- "Over 100 b&w illustrations-Notable sketches of southern France and the "country of Mireio"; particularly interesting for Pennells drawings of the pageantry of a Provencal bullfight."- Non-fiction-France-travel-stories-anecdotes-illustrated (1387). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Prague: Fr. Borový, 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine -/very good -. Hofmeister, Adolf. 188, [4] p.: illustrations by Adolf Hofmeister; 21 cm. Orange cloth with black spine and cover titles; brown, black, and orange decoration of front cover to resemble a suitcase. Dust jacket with front section echoing front cover suitcase illustration. Publisher's advertisement for travel works by Karla Capka on back dust jacket section. The third volume in the series Knihy Dobré Pohody. Ma-Fa was the pseudonym of the Czech journalist and author Marie Fantová (1893-1963). Book is in Near Fine- Condition: boards are slightly curved; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: rubbed; 0.5-cm. tear from upper edge of front section, without loss; minor loss at head of spine; very lightly soiled. Very scarce.

xii+330 pages. Duodecimo (6 3/4" x 4 1/2") bound in original publisher's leather with new spine with black label in gilt lettering to spine. Third edition.William Lempriere, traveller and medical writer, was third son of Thomas Lemprière of Jersey. He entered the army medical service when young, and by 1789 was attached to the garrison of Gibraltar. In the September of that year Sidi Mahommed, emperor of Morocco, sent a message to General O'Hara, the commandant at Gibraltar, asking that an English doctor might be sent to attend his son, Muley Absolom, who was suffering from cataract. Lemprière accepted the commission, and left Gibraltar on 14 Sept. 1789; on 28 Oct. he reached Tarudant, where he attended the prince with great success. His only rewards, however, were 'a gold watch, an indifferent horse, and a few hard dollars.' He was then summoned to Morocco itself, which he reached on 4 Dec., to attend some ladies of the sultan's harem. He was detained at Morocco a long time against his will, and… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 252pp. Brown cloth, paper spine label. Cover faded, spine label chipped but readable, first and last few pages heavily foxed and stained, rest of contents only occasionally foxed, author's name written on title page ( author's autograph?) and page 2, binding is tight. The observations during his tavels through some of the middle and northern states. Howes D-609.

Bowers Museum. Near Fine in Fine dustjacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is in NF condition with light rubbing to edges, 2 small dings to top edge else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in FINE condition - bright, intact and whole.; Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall .