A Tour through Sicily & Malta in a Series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk. (K/A Brydone) by Brydone Patrick - 1775

Virtue & Co, London, 1855. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: William H. Bartlett. Hardcover. 172 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Virtue & Co., London, 1855. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. Wear to bottom edge of and corners of boards and fraying to spine ends. Moderately foxed throughout. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. All edges gilt, faded. Front hinge is cracked and binding is a little loose. Minor water damage to text, covers unaffected. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This edition contains an appendix which begins with "The production of a new edition of this work has afforded an opportunity of increasing its attractions by the addition of several new engravings, illustrative of scenery which has obtained a notoriety in connection with the events of the present war. [Crimean]". These five additional engravings with corresponding text are: Gallipoli, Odessa, Smyrna and Sebasapol. *** Illustrator:… Read More

Lucas, William.A Five Weeks Tour to Paris, Versailles, Marli, &c.London: Printed for T. Waller, 1750. Rare First Edition. Light staining and dust-soiling. Bound in paper binding. Appx 8 x 5 inches. Pp: (1)38. OCLC records only the 1752 and 1754 editions There were a total of four editions, culminating with the one of 1765.
A thorough and interesting guide, including currency exchange, tolls, wines. This is the rare first edition.

New York: Wm. C. Locke & Co, 1851. Wrappers chipped at edges, professionally rebacked, some unobtrusive offsetting on map. 8vo. 50 pages. Large folding map on three joined sheets (21 x 1788 cm; 8.25 x 61.75 inches). 11 woodblock illustrations in text (and with 2 more not recorded in the index but always present). Original printed wrappers with woodblock vignette. SCARCE Hudson River Railroad travel guide published the first year in which the full line was completed. It covers points of interest along the route, with woodblocks illustrating the text. Topics include: the history of the Hudson River, the history of the construction of the Hudson River Railroad, and the cities, towns and villages along the Hudson, from New York City all the way to Troy.  Concerning the West Point Foundry at Cold Spring, the guide states: "the iron foundry [was] established here by Gouverneur Kemble. The works are situated about a mile west of the village, upon a small stream which tumbles rapidly down the mountains,… Read More

1854 HUGE MAP Colton's Western Tourist Emigrant's Guide Americana California

J.H. Colton founded an American mapmaking company in the early 1830s which became an international leader in the map publishing industry until 1890. Colton created railroad maps, immigrant guides, elaborate atlases, and more all printed using engraved steel plates, which produced higher quality prints than maps made with less costly wax engravings, which were often separately hand water colored. and were recognized for their decorative borders.
J.H. Colton's 'Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide'is an important 19th-century geographical book with an enormous folding map of the American 'west' including Ohio, Missouri, Indiana and Wisconsin. According to Howes, this work includes descriptions and material on California, Oregon, and Texas, with overland routes and westward expansion.

Item number: #13174
Price: $750
COLTON, J.H.
The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide : through the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,… Read More

Very good set of 42 Roman landscapes in a rough binding of Venetian paper-covered boards. In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market.Engraved title page and 42 fine copperplate engravings of ancient Roman ruins and modern scenes drawn by Professor Silvestro Bossi and engraved on copper by Achille Parboni.Views include the Temple of Vesta, Temple of Venus and Rome, Arch of Septimius Severus, Tomb of Cecilla Metella, Saint Peter's Square, Arch of Titus, Pantheon, Gate of San Sebastian, Piazza del Popolo, temples, Roman baths, theatres, bridges, triumphal arches, plazas, fountains, etc.Silvestro Bossi was an Italian artist and printmaker active in the early part of the 19th century, specializing in landscapes of Rome and Naples.Achille Parboni was an engraver active in the early 19th century in Rome along with Pietro Parboni (1783 - 1841). The Parbonis engraved many books of views of Italian scenery, landscapes in Rome, Sicily,… Read More

Virtue & Co, London, 1855. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: William H. Bartlett. Hardcover. 172 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Virtue & Co., London, 1855. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. Wear to bottom edge of and corners of boards and fraying to spine ends. Moderately foxed throughout. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. All edges gilt, faded. Front hinge is cracked and binding is a little loose. Minor water damage to text, covers unaffected. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This edition contains an appendix which begins with "The production of a new edition of this work has afforded an opportunity of increasing its attractions by the addition of several new engravings, illustrative of scenery which has obtained a notoriety in connection with the events of the present war. [Crimean]". These five additional engravings with corresponding text are: Gallipoli, Odessa, Smyrna and Sebasapol. *** Illustrator:… Read More

Lucas, William.A Five Weeks Tour to Paris, Versailles, Marli, &c.London: Printed for T. Waller, 1750. Rare First Edition. Light staining and dust-soiling. Bound in paper binding. Appx 8 x 5 inches. Pp: (1)38. OCLC records only the 1752 and 1754 editions There were a total of four editions, culminating with the one of 1765.
A thorough and interesting guide, including currency exchange, tolls, wines. This is the rare first edition.

New York: Wm. C. Locke & Co, 1851. Wrappers chipped at edges, professionally rebacked, some unobtrusive offsetting on map. 8vo. 50 pages. Large folding map on three joined sheets (21 x 1788 cm; 8.25 x 61.75 inches). 11 woodblock illustrations in text (and with 2 more not recorded in the index but always present). Original printed wrappers with woodblock vignette. SCARCE Hudson River Railroad travel guide published the first year in which the full line was completed. It covers points of interest along the route, with woodblocks illustrating the text. Topics include: the history of the Hudson River, the history of the construction of the Hudson River Railroad, and the cities, towns and villages along the Hudson, from New York City all the way to Troy.  Concerning the West Point Foundry at Cold Spring, the guide states: "the iron foundry [was] established here by Gouverneur Kemble. The works are situated about a mile west of the village, upon a small stream which tumbles rapidly down the mountains,… Read More

1854 HUGE MAP Colton's Western Tourist Emigrant's Guide Americana California

J.H. Colton founded an American mapmaking company in the early 1830s which became an international leader in the map publishing industry until 1890. Colton created railroad maps, immigrant guides, elaborate atlases, and more all printed using engraved steel plates, which produced higher quality prints than maps made with less costly wax engravings, which were often separately hand water colored. and were recognized for their decorative borders.
J.H. Colton's 'Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide'is an important 19th-century geographical book with an enormous folding map of the American 'west' including Ohio, Missouri, Indiana and Wisconsin. According to Howes, this work includes descriptions and material on California, Oregon, and Texas, with overland routes and westward expansion.

Item number: #13174
Price: $750
COLTON, J.H.
The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide : through the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,… Read More

Very good set of 42 Roman landscapes in a rough binding of Venetian paper-covered boards. In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market.Engraved title page and 42 fine copperplate engravings of ancient Roman ruins and modern scenes drawn by Professor Silvestro Bossi and engraved on copper by Achille Parboni.Views include the Temple of Vesta, Temple of Venus and Rome, Arch of Septimius Severus, Tomb of Cecilla Metella, Saint Peter's Square, Arch of Titus, Pantheon, Gate of San Sebastian, Piazza del Popolo, temples, Roman baths, theatres, bridges, triumphal arches, plazas, fountains, etc.Silvestro Bossi was an Italian artist and printmaker active in the early part of the 19th century, specializing in landscapes of Rome and Naples.Achille Parboni was an engraver active in the early 19th century in Rome along with Pietro Parboni (1783 - 1841). The Parbonis engraved many books of views of Italian scenery, landscapes in Rome, Sicily,… Read More