Travel from Tannery Books

New York: Paine and Burgess, 1846. Second Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Thomas L. M'Kenney [McKenney], Memoirs, Official and Personal; with Sketches of Travels Among the Northern and Southern Indians; Embracing a War Excursion, and Descriptions of Scenes Along the Western Borders. New York, Paine and Burgess, 1846, Two Volumes in One, Second Edition [Howes M-130]. Brown cloth hc with… Read more

Paris: Adrien le Clere et Cie., 1850. Hardcover. Ex-library. M. [Évariste-Régis] Huc, Souvenirs D'un Voyage Dans La Tartarie, Le Thibet et la Chine pendant les annees 1844, 1845 et 1846 (2-vol), Paris, Adrien le Clere et Cie., 1850. First-hand account of missionaries traveling to find dispersed Christian communities in central Asia. Plain tan cloth hardcovers, 8vo (22 cm),… Read more

Richmond, Ind.: The Friends Publication Board, 1923. First printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Walter C. Woodward, Friendly Tales of Foreign Trails, Richmond, Ind., The Friends Publication Board, 1923, First printing. Blue cloth hc, small 8vo, [x] 234 pp. Tales of an American Quaker group traveling through Europe. Ex-library (Good)/no DJ: ex-library with stickers and minor markings, covers bumped and wearing,… Read more

Philadelphia: Kite & Walton, 1852. First edition. Hardcover. Good. The Friend: Religious and Literary Journal, Vol. XXV, Philadelphia, printed by Kite & Walton, Ninth Month 20, 1851 to Ninth Month 11, 1852, First Edition. Weekly issues bound in half leather over marbled boards, 4to (28 cm), [vi with index] 414 pp. Articles include Assyrian archaeology and the ruins… Read more

Philadelphia: Kite & Walton, 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Edited by Robert Smith, The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal, Vol. XIX, Philadelphia, printed by Kite & Walton, Ninth Month 27, 1845 to Ninth Month 19, 1846, First Edition. Weekly issues bound in half leather over marbled boards, 4to (28 cm), [vi with index] 414 pp. Articles include… Read more

New-Haven: S. Converse, 1824. Second edition. Hardcover. Fair. S. S. Jocelyn. Benjamin Silliman, Remarks Made on a Short Tour between Hartford and Quebec, in the Autumn of 1819; by the author of a Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland. New-Haven, S. Converse, 1824, Second Edition, with corrections and additions. Brown paper boards, 8vo (19cm), [iv] 1-443… Read more

National Publishing Company, 1873. First printing. Hardcover. Good. J. H. Beadle, The Undeveloped West; or, Five Years in the Territories: Being a complete history of that vast region between the Mississippi and the Pacific, its resources, climate, inhabitants, natural curiosities, etc., etc. Life and Adventure on Prairies, Mountains, and the Pacific Coast. With two hundred and forty illustrations,… Read more

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1856. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings, from Sketches by the Author. Volumes I and II. Philadelphia, Childs & Peterson, 1856. Three-quarter leather over marbled boards, 8vo (21 cm), mottled edges, marbled endpapers,… Read more

Paperback. Good +. Ricordo di Roma e Citta del Vaticano [Memory of Rome and Vatican City], 124 Views, [ca 1940]. Blue paper covers with embossed color pastedown on front, horizontal 8vo (22 by 16 cm), title page has upside-down 4 in "124 Views," page of contents, 120 sepia plates, fold-out panorama (last 4 views). Pictures of Rome, mostly… Read more

Raleigh, NC: Department of Natural and Economic Resources, ca 1975. Pamphlet. Good. North Carolina Historyland, Raleigh, NC, Department of Natural and Economic Resources, with introduction by N.C. governor James E. Holshouser, Jr., who served 1973-1977. Blue paper stapled covers, 12mo (about 5.5 by 7.5 inches), 52pp, many bw photos of landmarks, historic homes, outdoor dramas, one of Bunker… Read more

1995. Hardcover. Very Good/good. From ancient world-changing highways to modern treks like Route 66. Very good/Good: light mark on ffep; DJ bumped and creased.

Raleigh, NC: Department of Natural and Economic Resources, ca 1975. Pamphlet. Good. North Carolina Historyland, Raleigh, NC, Department of Natural and Economic Resources, with introduction by N.C. governor James E. Holshouser, Jr., who served 1973-1977. Blue paper stapled covers, 12mo (19 cm), 52pp, many bw photos of landmarks, historic homes, outdoor dramas, including Bunker Hill covered bridge, USS… Read more

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. Hardcover. Fair. R. Turner Wilcox, Folk and Festival Costume of the World, Folk and Festival Costume of the World, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965, no earlier editions listed. Light brown cloth hc with man in costume on front, super 8vo, unnumbered (approx. 224 pp), contains 111 plates, each with multiple line… Read more

1976. Paperback. Very Good. Betty Rauers and Franklin Traub, et al; Sojourn in Savannah, An official guidebook and map of Historic Savannah and the surrounding countryside - Bicentennial Edition, featuring Extraordinary Individuals and Primary Events of the American Revolution in Savannah; 1976. Trade paperback with textured yellow covers, 128 pp, many drawings and monochromatic photos, fold-out color map… Read more

R.C. Ringholz, 1984. Paperback. Good +. Raye Carleson Ringholz and Bea Kummer, Walking through Historic Park City, 1984 with no other editions listed. Horizontal 8vo with pictorial paper covers, 68 pp, many bw photos. Good+: light bumping and scratching on covers, clean, unmarked, crisp.

Rome: Vision S.R.L., ca 1962. Hardcover Spiral Bound. Good/good. R.A. Staccioli, Rome: Past and Present, with Reconstructions of Ancient Monuments, Rome, Vision Publications, copyright 1962. Plastic comb-bound book in red vinyl cover with gold text, glossy DJ with photo of Colosseum, horizontal 12mo (6 by 4.5 inches), 72 glossy pages, plus clear color overlays to show what… Read more