TRAVEL / EXPLORATION from THE FAMILY ALBUM

Printed in Philadelphia. Reprinted in London, and sold by T. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-street: ., 1700 Full title: GOD'S PROTECTING PROVIDENCE, Man's Surest Help and Defence, in Times of the Dreatest Difficulty, and Most Eminent Danger. Evidenced in the remarkable deliverance of Robert Barrow, with divers other persons, from the devouring waves of the sea; amongst which they suffered… Read more about this item

Little, Brown and Company; Boston: . Little, Brown, and Company, 1902., 1902 pp. (10), 292 + 2p. Ads for Ramona and other books by H.H. Jackson. With 38 illustrations. 12 mo. Original pictorial full cloth binding, with only slight wear. Contents include: Father Junipero and His Work; The Present Condition of the Mission Indians in Southern California; Echoes in the… Read more about this item

Henry Polkinhorn, Washington: ., 1845 278 p. 8vo. Disbound. Xlib. Contemporary edition published by a commercial publisher, without plates or maps. John Charles Frémont (18131890), first became known as 'the Pathfinder', for his expeditions west of the Missouri River. His second expedition pushed beyond the Rocky Mountains; then north to Fort Vancouver (Canada); and then south into Mexican-held California. Frémont's… Read more about this item

Printed for John Stockdale, London: ., 1799 pp. xxiv, 464, 8 (Publisher's ads). PLUS a large folding map (colored in outline) of the 'Northern States' (including the Carolinas), 2 plans, 2 maps and 11 full-page engraved view plate views. 4to. 270 mm. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Lande 890. Dionne 909. Sabin 102541. Vlach 754. Story p. 103. Gagnon 1-3701.… Read more about this item

Joel Munsell, Albany NY: ., 1869 102 p. Nice decorative initials. Mildly XLib. Original full cloth binding. Very Good. Henry Hudson (ca. 1565-1611) was an early 17th century English sea explorer and navigator, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States. In 1607 and 1608, Hudson made two attempts on behalf of English… Read more about this item

Printed by Alex. Lawrie and Co., Edinburgh: ., 1804 Two volumes in one. pp. vi, 212, 245. 12 mo. 172 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697-1762), was a Royal Navy officer. He served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against… Read more about this item

Grigg and Elliot, Philadelphia: ., 1836 pp. xv, (17)-148. Lightly foxed. Newspaper clipping relating Prolix's visit to Pittsburgh on rear paste down. 16mo. 155 mm. Original green cloth binding. Original paper title on front board. Lacks spine. Hardbound. Good. Nicklin was a strong supporter of 'Internal Improvements' (Canals & Railroads). See also our author's presentation copy of this important little… Read more about this item

Printed and published by C. Bell & Sons, Lewistown, PA: ., 1832 252 p. Dampstain. Foxed. XLib bookplate of Juniata College. Blind stamp on title page. 24mo. 135 mm. Rebound in library cloth. Spine lettered in gilt. NY State Library printed on tail of spine. Hardbound. Good. Pierre Viaud was the author of a book 'Naufrage et aventures de M.… Read more about this item

Printed by A. Bowman. Published by David Brown, Philadelphia: ., 1817 pp (2), 248. 12 mo. 18 mm. Orginal leather backed paper covered boards. Early ownership of P.G. Eberman. Small early XLib stamp plate of the Lancaster Mechanics' Library Association. The 'Published by David Brown' line is mostly scratch out. Perhaps there was some dispute between printer and publisher? Hardbound.… Read more about this item

(Printed by King and Baird for) J.W. Bradley, Philadelphia: ., 1859 pp. xxiv, (25)-538, (6) [Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis. Color folding map of Africa. 14 full page wood-engraved illustrations and many in the text. Mildly age stain. Raised and embossed bookseller's label of Antiquarian Book Store A.S. Hollowell Prop. 108 Erie St. Cleveland, O. Remnants of a Masonic library bookplate… Read more about this item

Printed at the Lorenzo Press of E. Bronson for Anthony Finley, Philadelphia: ., 1811 pp. xxii, (1), (1)-612. LACKS two maps. Text very browned and age stain. New endpapers. 8vo. Rebound in brown library buckram. Title stamped in gold gilt on spine. First Part. Hardbound. Poor. S&S/AI 22541. PALIB 4. Hardcover.

(Printed by I. Ashmead & Co. for) Carey and Lea, Philadelphia: ., 1831 pp. 350, (1) [Publisher's catalogue]. Marbled edges. Foxed. Some signatures very browned. XLib stamp of Lancaster Mechanics' Society on title page and elsewhere. Last few leaves loose. 8vo. 210 mm. Original full leather binding; boards detached; spine worn. Hardbound. Text Good. Based on Navarrete's research in the… Read more about this item

Printed by Clark & Raser for S.A. Mitchell & H. Ames, Philadelphia: ., 1818 pp. xii, (13)-228, xxxvi [Appendix]. First few signatures very damp stain. Foxed. 12mo. 175 mm. Disbound. Fair. Title continues: 'With A View To The Examination Of Their Several Military Defenses. With An Appendix.' President Monroe started his tour at the very outset of his administration, shortly… Read more about this item

Copyright by John Winebrenner, V.D.M. (and printed for the author and various firms in New York, PA. Ohio, & Kentucky), Philadelphia: ., 1837 384 p. Some staining. Homemade binding. 12mo. Some editions have a map - this one does not. Still a early Emigrants Guide to the Midwest. Israel Daniel Rupp (1803-1878), Cumberland County, PA, was the son of German… Read more about this item

New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH: 1971., 1971 pp. xi, 114 + Portrait plates. 8vo. Original blue wraps. As New. A still useful bibliography of the great mountains of New Hampshire. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NEW ENGLAND 1 Language: eng. Soft cover. As New.

J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia: 1882., 1882 pp. 303, (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. 12mo. Original full embossed cloth binding, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Extremities slightly rubbed. XLib. An excellent account of various trips on the Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line. The original 1882 Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 5 x2 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

The Book Concern, Columbus, OH. Ca: ., 1940 181 p. + Frontis. Large type. Pages browned, but not brittle. 12 mo. 190 mm. Cloth backed, yellow printed and illustrated paper boards. Price sticker removed from front board. David Zeisberger (1721-1808) was a Moravian clergyman and missionary among the Native Americans in the early American Colonies. He established communities of Munsee… Read more about this item

Brethren's Publishing Co., Mount Morris, IL: ., 1892 439p. Illustrated. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Worn and faded. Hardbound. Eleventh edition. Good. PA 49 0.0. Hardcover.

Daniel Miller; I. M. Beaver, Reading, PA: ., 1911 pp. 399, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Portrait frontis, full page illustrated advertisement for Leinbach, Reading's Clothiers and full page drawings. Text illustrations. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Slightly worn. Advertisement on rear board lettered in gilt "Compliments of Leinbach & Bro". Hardbound. Nice copy of early twentieth travel in Europe. L19… Read more about this item

Daniel Miller, Reading, PA: (1875)., 1875 pp. viii, 464. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Dust spotted. Hardbound. Very Good. Benjamin Bausman (1824-1909) was a highly regarded noted pastor at St. Paul's Memorial Reformed Church in Reading, Pennsylvania. Here he recollects his travels to Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. He gives particular attention to religious and historical… Read more about this item