Views of the Granite City

Aberdeen, Aberdeen Daily Journal and Evening Express. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover. 48pp. No date, but circa 1910. Red cloth, grey granite-like design paste-on to front cover. Moderate edgewear and light soil, endpapers toned,some splitting to front hinge but binding is tight and contents sound. Photos with descriptions of various sites in and around Aberdeen. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001780

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Collectible

Keywords: Scotland Aberdeen Tourism

Mercantile Illustrating Company

Hartford and Its Points of Interest ; Illustrated From Original Photographs

New York, Mercantile Illustrating Company, 1895. Oblong 4to. Soft cover. 122pp + index. Ecru stiff wraps, gilt an dbrown lettering and decoration, red string tied. Covers soiled, corners and spine chipped and loose, binding is holding firmly. Contents are age toned and title page has a clean corner tear, text is otherwise unmarked. Wonderful period photos of prominent sites and indexed business listings with descriptions of each business. Good.

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Book number: 001964

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: Connecticut

Standard Oil Company

Socony Standard Vol.3, No.4 August 1927

New York, Standard Oil Company of New York, 1927. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 26pp. Stapled pictorial wraps. Small piece torn from corner of front cover, some chipping and wrinkling to lower gutter, contents yellowed, address label on rear cover. Articles on travel and automotive care and promotion of Socony products. Good.

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Book number: 001232

Catalogue: Periodical, Travel and Geography, Collectible

Keywords: Cars Tourism

Crane, K.F.

The City of Syracuse Today

Syracuse, NY, Dey Brothers & Company, 1906. Oblong 4to. Soft cover. 23pp unpaginated. Stiff purple stapled wraps, gilt lettering and decoration. Photo illustrations of prominent sites and locations of Syracuse. Mild fade to front cover and small label removal abrasion, 1/4 inch tear to lower rear cover. Contents are in very nice condition. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001688

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: Tourism "Erie Canal" Onandaga

Disturnell, J {Publisher}

A Guide Between Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston: Containing a Description of the Principal Places; Railroad and Steamboat Routes; Tables of Distances Etc.

New York, J. Disturnell, 1846. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 62pp. Brown blind-stamped flexible boards, gilt lettering, map not present. Light shelfwear, foxing confined mainly to inside covers, very lightly to text. In addition to the routes of travel, author includes brief descriptions of the surroundings of the countryside travelled. Very Good.

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Book number: 004221

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Collectible

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing

Fisher, Arelia S.

Letters to Home Folks

Cincinnati, Robert Clarke & Co. 1872. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 105pp. Original orange cloth, gilt lettering and black border, top edge gilt. Small chip to head of spine, corners lightly rubbed, spotting along top of front board, cover is otherwise in clean bright condition, owner's name stamped on front free endpaper, contents clean. Letters describing travel in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy in 1872. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002490

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Collectible

Keywords: Sightseeing Tourism Steamship Europe

Guest Informant

Guest Informant Greater New Orleans 1968-69 Edition

New Orleans, Louisiana, Guest Informant, 1968. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 119p. Spiral bound pictorial hard cover. Light shelfwear to covers, contents show very slight darkening to a few margins. Information for visitors on dining, shopping, entertainment, cultural events, with numerous local ads. Very Good/No Jacket.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 002153

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Collectible

Keywords: Louisiana Tourism

Law, Ernest

Kensington Palace the Birthplace of the Queen Being an Historical Guide to the State Rooms, Pictures, and Gardens

London, George Bell and Sons, 1899. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 140pp. Red stiff wraps. Covers lightly soiled, chipping and tearing mainly to spine, corner crease to rear cover, pencil notation on front endpaper, contents are age-toned but otherwise clean and sound. History, descriptions and a few illustrations. Good.

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Book number: 001394

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: History England UK Victoria

Peck, J.M.

A New Guide for Emigrants to the West, Containing Sketches of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, With the Territories of Wisconsin and Arkansas, and the Adjacent Parts.

Boston, Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 1836. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. x, 374 +6pp ads. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title. Covers dampstained, portions of text have some waterstaining, and are slightly wavy, but text is overall sound, with an occasional margin spot. Despite these shortcomings, the binding is tight and sound. Covers Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi,Michigan, and the territories of Wisconsin and Arkansas, and adjacent parts. Howes P-171, Graff 3235. Good.

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Book number: 002872

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Exploration, Collectible

Keywords: Travel Sightseeing Tourism

Compagnie Générale Translantique

Une Grande Compagnie de Navigation

Compagnie Générale Translantique. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Soft cover. Michel Lezla. 24p unpaginated. No date circa1960. Stapled card wraps. No wear, contents clean. Comprehensive fully-illustrated description of the company's principal activities with graphic details. Includes the history of the company, fundamental navigational principles, descriptions and cutout sections of the ocean liners and other relevant information. As New.

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Book number: 002194

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: Cruises Tourism