(J.C. Thompson, Publisher)

Balloon and Panoramic Views of Narragansett Bay and Its Border.

Providence, RI, J.C. Thompson, 1882. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 56pp 4pp. ads. Printed wraps. Slight tape residue along edge, short tears archival tape mended, cover and contents otherwise clean and sound. A profusely illustrated guide to Narragansett Bay including panoramic views of Rocky Point and Providence, as well as numerous illustrations of familiar Rhode Island landmarks as seen in the 1880s. Includes several pages of period ads. Very Good.

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Book number: 004242

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Regional

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing "Rhode Island"

(Burke, Andrew)

Burke's Descriptive Guide; or, the Visitors' Companion to Niagara Falls: Its Strange and Wonderful Localities.

Buffalo, Edson C. Eastman and Company, 1850. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 107pp. Printed wraps, engraved frontispiece, illustrated throughout. Front wrapper missing, text is lightly foxed, rear cover spotted, folding map in very good condition. Rare 1850 first printing ot ths early travel guide. Complete except for front wrapper. Good.

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Book number: 004084

Catalogue: Travel and Geography

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing Guidebook

Crofutt's New Overland Tourist, and Pacific Coast Guide.

Omaha, Nebraska, The Overland Publishing Company, 1880. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 281pp, 18 engraved folding plates and numerous illustrations. Red stiff pictorial wraps. Moderate cover soil and light wear, map not present. Contents are age-toned but otherwise unmarked. The engraved plates show wonderful panoramic views of many national park sights. Good.

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Book number: 002600

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, American West

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing California Yosemite

(Dickens, Charles)

Dickens's Continental ABC Railway Guide

London, Macmillan & Co. 1880. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 320pp. No date c 1880. Brown pebbled boards. Spine missing, front hinge tender, front endpapers corners chipped, library stamp and numberon title page and contents page and 2 other pages, contents otherwise claean and text block is tight. Train schedules and fares of European cities. An uncommon publication by the eldest son of Charles Dickens. Fair.

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Book number: 003446

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Transportation

Keywords: Railroads Trains Travel Europe "Charles Dickens" P

(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

(Davison, Gideon M.)

The Fashionable Tour, In 1825. An Excursion to the Springs,Niagara, Quebec and Boston.

Saratoga Springs, G.M. Davison, 1825. Second Edition, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. 169pp. Brown marbled boards, black leather backing, gilt lettering to spine. Cover is moderately worn, contents are foxed, front endpaper missing, binding is tight. A compact little tour guide. Howes D-143. Good.

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Book number: 003992

Catalogue: Travel and Geography

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing

(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"

(Norman, Benjamin Moore)

Norman's New Orleans and Environs: Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory of the State of Louisiana, and the City of New Orleans

New Orleans,, B.M. Norman, 1845. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 223pp + ads and 6 blank memoranda leaves. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Edgewear an chhipping to spine ends, contents are age-toned and foxed, bindingis tight. Lacking frontispiece and folding map, includes full page city plan and other in-text illustrations. Howes N-180. Good.

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Book number: 004127

Catalogue: Travel and Geography

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing "Mississippi Rriver"

(Ruggles, Edward)

A Picture of New York in 1848

New York, C.S. Francis & Co. 1848. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 172pp. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering. Cover is faded, worn at extremities, spliting along spine, gilt lettering still fairly bright, contents are age-toned and foxing to first and last few pages, some signatures loose, former owner's name on front pastedown. map not present. A compact "guide to citizens and strangers" with 36 engraved full page plates of prominent New York and vicinity sites. Fair.

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Book number: 004241

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Regional

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing

Ricordo Di Pompei

Unknown. Oblong 8vo. Soft cover. 32p. No date, circa 1890s. String-tied stiff wrapper, photo paste-on. Slight fading and light wear to cover, contents are clean. View book with 32 photos of th eruins of Pompei, captions in Italian, French, English and German. Very Good.

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Book number: 002283

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Photography

Keywords: Italy Ruins Views

(No Author Stated)

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

Trolley Trips Through Southern New England

Hartford, Connecticut, White & Warner, 1905. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. C.Eisen and C.P. Marillier. 104pp. Pictorial stiff wraps. A bit of light wear and soil to cover, mild foxing to first few pages, contents overall clean and unworn. A compact little booklet (6 1/4 x 4 inches ) listing both long and short trolley trips throughout the region with descriptions of the local sights, distances covered, and fares for each trip. Photo illustrations throughout, maps, and local ads. Very Good.

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Book number: 004671

Catalogue: Regional, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Travel Tourism Rail "New York" "New England" Massachusetts Boston Bridgeport Stamford Worcester

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

Washington Album

Portland, Me. Chisholm Bros. 1895. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover. Green cloth, gold and black decoration. No date, circa 1895. Accordion fold format, 30 panels of Washingt views in sepia tone. Edgewear and scuffing to cover, 1/2 inch abrasion to corner of front cover, illustrations are all in sound condition, some chipping to rear endpaper gutter. Over 100 views of Washington, plus portraits of all Presidents through Benjamin Harrison's term 1889-1893, and a centerfold chromolithograph of the Capitol dome. Good.

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Book number: 003155

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Travel and Geography, Photography

Keywords: "District of Columbia" DC

Abbott, Katharine M.

South Shore Trolley Trips

Boston, The Heintzemann Press, 1898. 1st Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 108pp, folding map. Pictorial stiff wraps. Light wear and light soiling to cover, interior is sound. This guidebook gives an overview of over 70 individual towns and villages in the Boston area's South Shore. It is a compact and attractive little book, and it llustrated throughout with photos and line sketches. Very Good.

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Book number: 004672

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Regional

Keywords: Boston Masachusetts Braintree Brockton Plymouth Stoughton Cohasset Tourism Sightseeing