(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

Anonymous

Guide des Plaisirs à Paris

Paris, Administration du Guide des Plaisirs, 1930. Soft cover. 144p. No date, circa 1930. Tan wraps. Cover and endpapers stained, text is clean, front cover and front endpaper re-attached with tape repair, owner's name and date on front free endpaper. An entertainment and tourist guide to Paris with numerous photos of female performers of the various theaters and clubs in Paris. Fair.

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Book number: 002918

Catalogue: Performing Arts, Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing France

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

[No Author]

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Album

Grand Rapids, Mich, The James Bayne Co. 0. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Printer Wrapper. Unpaginated. No date but circa 1912. Tan stiff wrappers, string tie binding. Covers and contents are clean and unblemished except for 1/2" abrasion to rear cover. Photos with text in English and Frenc. Very Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 000697

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Quebec Canada Church Shrine Eglise

L.H. Nelson Company

Asbury Park and Ocean Grove

Portland, Maine, L.H. Nelson Company, 1905. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. Unpaginated (48pp). Stapled stiff green and buff illustrated wraps. Covers lightly soiled, some tearing along spine, light edgewear, contents toned but clean except for stain to inside rear cover and margin of last page. Numerous photos of familiar Asbury Park and Ocean Grove scenes along with brief descriptions. Very Good.

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Book number: 001253

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Tourism "James A. Bradley" E.H. Stokes Boardwalk Resorts

Chicago and North Western Railway Company

Eighty-Eighth Annual Report of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company For the Year Ending December 31,1947

Chicago, Chicago and North Western Railway Company, 1947. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 40p. Stapled pictorial cover. Cover very lightly soiled, contents clean. Laid-in is the original notice of the annual meeting of stockholders, and proxy statement. Very Good.

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Book number: 002143

Catalogue: Business, Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Rail Accounting

Chicago and North Western Railway Company

Eighty-Seventh Annual Report of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company for the Year Ending December 31, 1946

Chicaago, Chicago and North Western Railway Company, 1946. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 40p. Stapled pictorial cover. Cover very lightly soiled, contents are clean. Very Good.

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Book number: 002144

Catalogue: Business, Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Rail Railroad

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.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 001964

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: Connecticut

The JamesBayne Company

Quebec, the Gibraltar of America ; A Series of Views Showing the Natural Fortification Together With Artificial Fortification And Quaint Architecture, Which is Only Found in Theis Old Canadian Capitol, Together With Views of Mount Montmorenci , Etc.

Grand Rapids, Mich. The James Bayne Company, 1890. Oblong 8vo. Soft cover. Unpaginated 52p, no date circa 1890s. Illustrated blue wraps, ribbon tied. Chipping to spine and edges, mild toning to perimeter of covers, but overall in quite sound condition considering age. Photos of sights in black and white, color, and sepia. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002187

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Tourism Souvenir

L.H. Nelson Company

Souvenir of Toledo Ohio

Portland, Maine, L.H. Nelson Company, 0. Oblong 4to. Soft cover. Unpaginated 48 pp. No date, circa 1905. Purple stiff wrapper, gilt raised lettering. Covers faded, small chips to corners, contents lightly age-toned, dampstains to upper margins of some pages, 2 centerfolds have pulled loose from staples but present. Photographic views of the sights of Toledo. A very early edition of this publication. Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 002285

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: "The Cherry Pickers" Steedman McKinley

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

Gall, George H.

The New Washington; An Illustrated Description of The National Capital

Washington, DC, Washington Chamber of Commerce, 1913. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 144pp. Illustrated wraps. Cover is edge-chipped and soiled, staple rust, contents are lightly age-toned and unmarked. This is the FIRST EDITION of this publication in 1913, not a later reprint. "Information of visitors to Washington and those who wish to be informed about their national city." The sights of Washington as it was in 1913. Many illustrations and period ads. Good.

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Book number: 002445

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Sightseeing Tourism Guide Guidebook

Intourist

Seeing the USSR

Moscow, Intourist. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 68pp. No date, circa 1930s. Tan stiff wraps, green, red, and gilt lettering and decoration. Light soil to covers, chipping to spine, contents are clean and binding is sturdy. Travel brochure extolling the virtues of the Soviet Union before World War II. Good.

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Book number: 001564

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: Russia Moscow "Red Square" Crimea Caucusas Leningrad

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

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