The Beauties of Portland and Scenic Gems of Casco Bay

Portland, Maine, G.W. Morris, 1895. 1st Edition, Oblong 4to. Hardcover. 92pp. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Corners worn, edges rubbed, gilt partially worn, front endpaper corner chipped, rear endpaper vertically creased, small amount of scattered foxing and margin thumb prints, binding is sound. Wonderful documentation with photos and commentary of Portland in the 1890s. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004768

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Illustrated, Regional

Keywords: Maine Tourism Sightseeing Sights "Casco Bay"

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Thirty Two Scenic Views of Western Canada

Canadian National Railways, 1930. Soft cover. Undated but circa 1930. Grey wraps, silfk string tie, brown lettering and illustration. Unpaginated but 32 leaves with full-page sepia photos on one side only, plus title page. Light soil and light wear to cover, contents are clean and photos are bright. Very Good.

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Book number: 000847

Catalogue: Illustrated, Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Albert "Britiish Columbia" Rockies Ontario Manitoba Vancouver Saskatchewan Canadiana Collectible

No Author

American Views

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beige boards, black lettering and gilt-stamped wildflower design. No date,but circa 1890. Contains 14 folding panel with scenes of New York, Boston Philadelphia,Washington, Niagara Falls, Cleveland, Cincinatti, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Kansas City, Yosemite Valley & Pacific Coast, Salt Lake City. and San Francisco. Includes birdseye views of New York and Philadelpia. Cover is spotted, chipped and worn. Contents are corner-chipped and illustration backings are foxed, but illustrations are quite clear. Good.

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Book number: 000974

Catalogue: Illustrated, Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Sightseeing Birdseye Viewbook "View Book" Tourism

G. Blumlein & Co.

Berlin Potsdam Und Charlottenburg

Frankfurt am Main, G. Blümlein & Co. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. No date, circa 1890. Red cloth, gilt lettering and black decoration. Light wear and faint spotting to covers, light wrinkle to rear cover, inscription and bookseller label on rear pastedown. All illustrations are clear and bright. View album with 24 accordion pleat-bound sepia engraved pages of tourist sights. Very Good.

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Book number: 001204

Catalogue: Illustrated, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Tourism Photos

Michelin & Cie.

Rheims And the Battles For Its Possession

Michelin & Cie, Clermont-Ferrand, (France), 1920. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 176pp. 8vo. Tan flexible linen boards, profusely illustrated with black and white photos and maps. Corners bumped, small dampstain to lower front corner through first 15 pages of margin. Contents are otherwise clean and fresh. Dustjacket worn at edges and folds, and missing 1/2 inch fragment from lower spine. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000397

Catalogue: Illustrated, Military, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Great War, World War I

W. Lawrence

Album of Belfast

Dublin, W. Lawrence, Photographic Publisher, 0. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Catherine Tucker. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering and decoration. No date but circa 1880-1890. 11 accordion-fold pages, 44 views of Belfast, all vehicles shown are horse-drawn. Rear pastedown has ads of Gt. Northern Railway Co. and Great Southern & Western Railway. Light wear and chips to edges and spine, but still very presentable. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001189

Catalogue: Illustrated, Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: "Northern Ireland" Tourist Viewbook Views Photos

St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad

There is Something to See Along the Frisco Line

St. Louis, Woodward & Tiernan Ptg. Co./St. Louis & San Frisco Railroad, 1900. Oblong 4to. Soft cover. Grey pictorial wraps, large folding map. Small chips to head and tail of spiine, contents are clean, folding map (22 x 18 inches) tipped-in at rear in very good condition has 1 inch clean margin tear archival tape mended. Full page black and white, and color photos of Southwest travel through the Ozark Mountains picturing the varying landscapes and the people along the way. A very well-preserved example of this travel publication. Very Good.

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Book number: 004235

Catalogue: Illustrated, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Railway Sightseeing Tourism

Roux de Rochellle, M.

États-Unis d' Amerique; Histoire et description de tous les peuples

Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1838. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 400pp, 96 plates, 1 folding map. Green decorative boards. Wear to cover,spine label chipped with slight loss to text, binding is sound, contents are age-toned and foxed. Text is in French. Howes R-473. Good.

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Book number: 003993

Catalogue: Illustrated, Travel and Geography

Keywords: "United States)