Old Bookshelf: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography
| found: 4 books |
Sartaroe: A Tale of Norway
Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1858. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 443pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Light edgewear, spine lightly sunned, but gilt is still bright, front hinge loose, contents shaken, ex-library with usual markings, missing front endpaper, contents foxed. Fair/No Jacket.
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Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography
Keywords: "North Cape" Bergen
John Bull in America or, The New Munchausen.
New York, Charles Wiley, 1825. Second Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 228pp. Green contemporary paper-covered boards, rebacked in cloth, paper spine label. Wear and scuffing to boards, contents age-toned, scattered foxing, faint novitiate stamp on front endpapers and title page, former owner's name on front free endpaper, occasional light pencil notes in margins. Satirical narrative by an English tourist in America. Good.
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Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography
Keywords: Satire Tourism
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, By Mr. Yorick and the History of a Good Warm Watch-Coat &c. A Political Romance .
Paris, Theophilus Barrois, 1783. 2nd Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. xx, 205pp. Half leather, marbled paper over boards, leather spine label. Front board detached but present, covers worn, very occasional foxing, text block is sound, light staining and notations on endpapers. Other than board detachment, contents are in a very well preserved state. One of the earliest editions published in French, 1783. Fair.
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Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography
Keywords: Faineant Rambouliet
The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrims' Progress
Hartford, Connecticut, American Publishing Company, 1870. First Edition, Second State, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. xvii, 651 +5pp ads. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE. Brown gilt-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Chipping to joints and spine, repairs to joints, corners worn, bubbling to cover, text is clean, owner's bookplate on front pastedown, some internal separation, gilt lettering is still very bright. Good/Poor.
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Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography
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