(Barrow, John)

A Family Tour Through South Holland; Up the Rhine' and Across The Netherlands, o Ostend.

London, John Murray and Thomas Tegg and Son, 1836. Second Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Half morocco, marbled boards, gilt lettering and gilt decoration to spine, leather spine label. Folding map and 7 of 10 engravings. Front cover detached but present, ex-library label on front pastedown, edgewear and scuffing, half-inch circular chip to spine, contents mildly age-darkened. Despite the foregoing imperfections, thiis is still an attractive little book. Fair.

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Book number: 003939

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, European History

Keywords: Sightseeing Netherlands Europe Rhine Amsterdam Antwerp Rotterdam

(Hamilton, Thomas)

Men and Manners in America

Philadelphia, Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. vi, 410pp. Half leather, raised bands, gilt spine lettering and decoration, marbled endpapers. Corners and spine rubbed, superficial cracking to front inner hinge but hoding tightly, binding is sound, former owner's bookplate and bookseller's small label on front pastedown, owner's name on front free endpaper, contents are mildly toned and there is a very occasional marginal note. A fascinating and often witty critique of American society in the 1830s. Howes H-138. Good.

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Book number: 003909

Catalogue: Social History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing "Social Critique"

Aubenas, J.-A.

Histoire de Fréjus Forum JUL II Ses Antiquités - Son port

Fréjus, Louis Leydet, 1881. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 800 pp, Text in French. 3 folding plates. Rebound in vellum, red spine lettering. Some soiling and curling to boards, contents and plates are clean and unmarked, several fold tears mended with archival tape, some 0ages still unopened. Very Good.

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Book number: 003634

Catalogue: Art and Architecture, Travel and Geography, History

Keywords: France

Baxter, William E.

America and the Americans

London, G. Routledge & Co. 1855. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 244pp. Half leather, marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine label. Cover worn, front cover detached but present, contents age-toned, text is clean. Much information on the American people, their country, their government and their customs and habits, during the author's travels in the United States. On the front free endpaper is the bookplate of former owner Henry D. Gilpin, who served as Attorney General of the Unted States under President Van Buren. Howes B-252. Fair.

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Book number: 003946

Catalogue: Religion, Social History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: "New York" "New England" South Slavery

Caton, John Dean

A Summer in Norway ; with Notes on the Industries, Habits, Customs and Peculiarities of the People, the History and Institutions of the Country, Its Climate , Topography and Productions. Also, and Account of the Red-Deer, Reindeer and Elk.

Chicago, Jansen, McClurg and Company, 1875. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 401pp. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Moderate edgewear and nearly invisible pucker to front cover, contents age-toned, slight offsetting of frontispiece to title page, binding is tight and text is unmarked. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001585

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, History

Keywords: Scandinavia Lapland "Arctic Circle" Christiana Oslo Osloe

Colton, J.H.

A Summary Historical, Geographical, and Statistical View of the City of New York; Together with Some Notices of Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, &c., in its Environs. Prepared to Accompany the Topographical Map of the City and County of New York.

New York, The Globe Press, 1836. 1st Edition, 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 46pp. + folding map. First Edition. Light wear and slight fading to cover, frontispiece not present, contents in clean condition, very occasional foxing, a number of tears along folds of folding map have been tape reinforced many years ago, and more recently with archival tape. There is very minor loss of image, a former owner's name on title page and bookplate on front endaper. Color folding map measures 23 x 19 inches. A disclaimer is tipped-in regarding the folding map. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004552

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, American History

Keywords: "New York" NYC Manhattan Topography "Long Island"

Union Pacific Railroad Company

The Union Pacific Railroad Company, Chartered by Progress of their Road West from Omaha , Nebraska, Accross the Continent. Making with Its Connections, and Unbroken LIne From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Five Hundred and Forty Miles Completed December, 1867.

New York, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1868. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 32pp. Pamphlet 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches in size, describes the company's progress during the construction of their cross continental railroad in 1867. Cover and map are not present. The 32 page booklet is in very good condition unworn condition. Good.

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Book number: 004824

Catalogue: American West, American History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Railroads Construction Tracks Mining

Dearborn, R.F.

Saratoga Illustrated. A Complete Description of the American Watering Place With Steel Engravings, Photo-plates and Wood Cuts.

Troy, NY, The Northern News Company, 1872. 1st Edition, 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 126pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, folding map, 2 color plates, numerous engravings. Corners lightly rubbed, contents are clean and sound, binding is tight, former owner's name and date (1875) on front pastedown. The 2 color plates have small dampstains to top margins; no other stains in book, indicating that the 2 color plates were stained before being bound into book. A very well-preserved guide to Saratoga. Book measures 6 x 4 1/4 inches. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004682

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, American History

Keywords: Guidebook Springs Waters Spas Tourism Hotels Fountains

Dwight, Theodore Jr.

Things as They Are

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1834. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 252pp. Brown cloth, paper spine label. Cover faded, spine label chipped but readable, first and last few pages heavily foxed and stained, rest of contents only occasionally foxed, author's name written on title page ( author's autograph?) and page 2, binding is tight. The observations during his tavels through some of the middle and northern states. Howes D-609. Good.

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Book number: 003947

Catalogue: Social History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Sightseeing Tourism Cc

Ewing, Jas. H. And Slep, Harry

History of the City of Altoona and Blair County, Including Sketches of the Shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.

Altoona, PA, Harry Slep's Mirror Printing House, 1880. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 262pp. FIRST EDITION. Brown cloth, gilt lettering, all edges gilt. Spine and rear board missing, front board loose but holding. The interior is completely intact, age-toned and very clean, text block is holding tightly, owner's name and a bookplate of a private library are on front pastedown. Engraved illustrations. This is a first edition, not a recent reprint. Fair.

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Book number: 002830

Catalogue: American History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Trains "Rail cars"

Fearon, Henry Bradshaw

Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through the Eastern and Western States of America; Contained in Eight Reports Addressed to the Thirty -Nine English Families

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees,Orme, and Brown, 1818. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Binding. iiv, errata, 462pp. FIRST EDITION. Disbound, foxing, endpapers missing, text is complete and binding is holding well. Could be rebound. Unflattering picture of the western frontier" (Howes F-65) Poor.

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Book number: 004040

Catalogue: American History, Travel and Geography, American West

Keywords: "New England" "New York" Illinois Virginia Pennsylvania Territories Slavery

Forney, John W.

Letters From Europe

Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1867. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 406 +12 pp ads. Brown cloth, gilt lettering. Book is in very sound condition except for a one inch strip torn across the head of the spine with loss of some text, and a smaller chip below. Corners are mildly rubbed, text slightly toned and a very occasional small spot, owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Good.

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Book number: 003232

Catalogue: Social History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: England France Switzerland Holland

Glueck, Nelson

The River Jordan: Being an Illustrated Account of Earth's Most Storied River

Philadelphia, The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1946. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 298pp. Brick colored cloth, gilt lettering. Very light wear to edges, spine darkened, contents mildly age-toned. SIGNED "With compliments of the author, Nelson Glueck" on front free endpaper. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004145

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, History

Keywords: Palestiine Israel Jordan Bible

Guénin, Eugène

La Nouvelle-France

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1900. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 414pp. Red pictorial cloth, gilt and black lettering and decoration, all edges gilt, numerous black and white illustrations and 10 color plates. Text in French. Bon état, coins usés, papeir jauni. Spine chipped, light wear to edges, contents are age-tanned but clean and unmarked, color plates very bright, former owner's name on front free endpaper. Good.

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Book number: 003647

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, History

Keywords: Français Canada Indians "La Nouvelle France"

Houstoun, Mrs. (Charlotte Houstoun)

Hesperos: Or Travels in the West. (2 Volumes as One)

London, John W. Parker, 1850. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 293, 279pp. Blue embossed cloth, gilt ship vignette to front cover, all edges gilt, frontispiece with tissue-guard for each volume. Covers edgeworn, spine chipped at head and tail and darkened, contents age-toned most heavily at first and last few pages, light foxing to fronitspieces and c first and last few pages, binding is tight. Evocative descriptions of the landscapes, environment and the people in America in mid 19th century. Good.

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Book number: 003920

Catalogue: Social History, Travel and Geography, American West

Keywords: "New England" Mississippi Settlers Slavery Washington "New Orleans" Louisiana "Women's Issues"