Atlantic Coast Guide: A Companion for the Tourist between Newfoundland

1873. THE ATLANTIC COAST GUIDE: A COMPANION FOR THE TOURIST BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND CAPE MAY. New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1873. First Edition. Small 8vo. 4 1/2" x 6 3/4". 136 pp. Two folding maps. Red cloth with lettering stamped in gilt to front and spine. Double rule stamped in black to front, gold on spine and blind to back. Cloth is moderately worn and soiled. Corners bumped.Top of hinges weak. Scarce on the market. .

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BLACK, Adam and Charles, Publishers

Black's New Large Map of England and Wales

18. (BLACK, Adam and Charles, Publishers). BLACK'S NEW LARGE MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES. According to the Ordnance, Admirality, and Other Surveys. On the scale of 4 miles to an inch, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, n.d. (circa 1870-1890). Three color sheets, folding, mounted on linen. The North and Midlands Sections are each 37 1/2 by 81 1/2 inches (95 x 206 cm); the South Section is 28 3/4 by 81 1/2 inches (73 x 206 cm). All fold to 9 1/2 by 6 3/4 inches (24 x 17 cm). A fine copy housed in slightly rubbed and soiled green cloth pull-off slipcase, with publisher's paper label on the front, gilt-stamped title and a hand-lettered label on one side. Unfolded, this is a huge and wonderful map. .

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Book number: 74218

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BLACK, Adam and Charles

Black's Warwickshire Guide

1866. BLACK, Adam and Charles. BLACK'S WARWICKSHIRE GUIDE. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1866. (New edition.) xii + 220 pp. + 2 folding maps and 48 pp. publisher's advertising at rear. 16mo. green cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering, cover design (Shakespeare bust and three coats of arms). Near fine, bright and clean exterior,ink and pencil ownership on first blank recto. Front endpapers have gold ink and inkstamped price. Some offsetting from pressed flowers and leaves; a pew pencil margin notes. Folding maps in excellent condition. Very well kept copy. .

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Book number: 79928

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DE AMICIS, EDMONDO

Holland

1894. DE AMICIS, Edmondo. HOLLAND. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, (1894). First edition, translated from the 13th edition of the Italian by Helen Zimmern. Illustrated from photographs with folding map in vol 2. Complete in two volumes: 273 pp.; 275 pp. 8vo. blue cloth decorated spine in gilt, top edge gilt. Fine in original blue cloth dust jackets and slipcase. .

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Book number: 71931

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ANSTEY, CHRISTOPHER

The New Bath Guide

1807. (ANSTEY, CHRISTOPHER). The New Bath Guide: or, Memoirs of the B-n-r-d Family. In a Series of Poetical Epistles. A New Edition. London, Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1807. Octavo. viii,155pp. +8ff. Satirical anecdotes of British spa behavior, with eight fine wood-engraved plates on India paper. A fine copy, bound by Zaehnsdorf in full brown calf, with triple gilt rules bordering textured, blind-stamped boards, and plain and scalloped rules to inner dentelles. Spine gilt in six compartments with floral and scroll tools, sawtooth and pointille rules, and black lettering-pieces. .

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Book number: 72493

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[ATLAS]

Atlas of the Towns of Revere and Winthrop, Suffolk County, Mass

1906. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF THE TOWNS OF REVERE AND WINTHROP, SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASS. Boston: Whitman & Howard, 1906. Folio. 22". Double page maps measure 32" by 22". All plans are drawn to a scale of 150 feet to one inch except index map. Includes street index, outline and index map and 25 double-page maps. Interiors are in good condition with some light staining throughout at head and spine, pencil or ink annotations to title page and plates 3, 4, 5, 8. Exteriors are fair with heavily worn half-leather with black cloth boards and gilt-stamped edges. A good copy. .

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Book number: 86732

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[ATLAS]

Atlas of the City of Boston Volume 6 West Roxbury

1896. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON VOLUME 6 WEST ROXBURY. Philadelphia: G. W. Bromley and Co. 1896. Second edition. Folio, 22.5". Contains street index, outline and index map and 30 double-page maps measuring 22.5" by 32". Maps have only minor soiling to margins and occasional pencil annotations (plates 1 and 27). FFEP and title page have large chips. Bound in half leather, now mostly chipping or absent. In need of rebacking, front board detatched. .

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[ATLAS]

Atlas of the City of Chelsea and the Towns of Revere and Winthrop

1896. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF THE CITY OF CHELSEA AND THE TOWNS OF REVERE & WINTHROP MASS. Philadelphia: G. W. Bromley and Co. 1896. Folio, 22.5". Contains street index, outline and index map and 22 double-page maps measuring 22.5" by 32". Maps have only minor soiling to margins and occasional pencil annotations (plates 12, 17, 18, 21 and 22). Bound in half leather, now mostly chipping or absent. In need of rebacking, front board detached. As is. .

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Book number: 86740

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BAEDEKER, Karl

The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska

1907. BAEDEKER, Karl, ed. THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. Leipzig/London/New York: Karl Baedeker/T. Fisher Unwin/Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Revised and augmented edition. lxiv + 331 pp. 12mo. flexible red cloth boards with gilt lettering and marbled edges. Clean and bright, minor shelfwear at spine, original ribbon markers. Complete with all maps present. Slight edgewear. .

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Book number: 82730

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BROUWER, G.J.

Frederik Muller: Catalogue of Books, Maps, Plates on America, and of A.

1966. BROUWER, G.J. CATALOGUE OF BOOKS, MAPS, PLATES ON AMERICA AND OF A REAMARKABLE COLLECTION OF EARLY VOYAGES. Amsterdam: N. ISrael, 1966. Reprint of 1872-75 edition. 8vo. 420pp. 174pp. + index. Pt. I.- BOOKS, Pt.II- BOOKS (Supplement). Pt.III.- PORTRAITS-AUTOGRAPHS-PLATES- ATLASES AND MAPS. A nice bright copy. Fine. .

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Book number: 90020

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BUCHANAN, Robert

The Land of Lorne: Or, a Poet's Adventures in the Scottish Hebrides

1871. BUCHANAN, Robert. THE LAND OF LORNE: OR, A POET'S ADVENTURES IN THE SCOTTISH HEBRIDES, INCLUDING THE CRUISE OF THE "TERN" TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES. 2 volumes in one. New York: Francis B. Felt & Co. 1871. 384 pp. 12mo. green cloth with gilt spine lettering and cover vignette. Very good, spine nicked with minor shelfwear at heel and crown. Gilt details bright. Missing front flyleaf. Photo reproduction double portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. Title page bears tiny ink number at top right. Interior clean. Charming book and an appealing copy. .

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Book number: 79393

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BYNG, John

Clouds & Sunshine by an English Tourist of the Eighteenth Century

BYNG, Hon. John, ed. Cyril Bruyn ANDREWS. CLOUDS & SUNSHINE BY AN ENGLISH TOURIST OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: Part I of the Tour of 1789 from the Torrington Diaries by the Hon. John Byng (1743-1813). Marlow, Bucks: Roy Patrick Smith [n.d.]. 53 pp. 8vo. beige glazed buckram with gilt spine lettering and cover vignette. Covers somewhate soiled, interior has light to moderate foxing to preliminaries and end matter. Very good overall. .

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Book number: 82179

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CAMPBELL, JOHN

Account of the Spanish Settlements in America

1762. [CAMPBELL, JOHN.] AN ACCOUNT OF THE SPANISH SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA. Edinburgh: Printed by A. Donaldson and J. Reid for the Author, and A. Donaldson, 1762. First edition. Small 4to. xvi + 512 pp. with folding frontispiece engraving, A New General Map of America. Full calf, boards detached, spine missing. Ex-library with usual markings. Ffep through title page, pp. 505 - rfep detached. Map with North and South America, Spain's Western coast on the right, Azores, Canary, Madera and Cape Verd Islands, inset illustration of the port of Havana with identified buildings on the lower left. Map has a few small closed tears, no loss. Title page continued: "In four parts. I. An account of the discovery of America by the celebrated Christopher Columbus; with a description of the Spanish Indian colonies in the West Indies. II. Their settlements on the continent of South America. III. Their settlements in Peru, Chili, Paraguay, and Rio de La Plata. IV. Their settlements in Terra Firma. Of the different countries in South America still possessed by the Indians, &c. With a description of the Canary Islands. Each part contains An accurate description of the settlements in it, their situation, extent, climate, soil, produce, former and present condition, trading commodities, manufacture, the genius, disposition, and number of their inhabitants, their government, both civil and ecclesiastic; together with a concise account of their chief cities, ports, bays, rivers, lakes, mountains, minerals, fortifications, &c.; with a very particular account of the trade carried on betwixt them and Old Spain. To which is annexed, a succinct account of the climate, produce, trade, manufactures, &c. of Old Spain." Section at the end, pp. 472-512, account of the "Siege and Surrender of the Havannah". As is, complete. .

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Book number: 89823

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CARR, John

The Stranger in France: Or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris

1806. CARR, John. THE STRANGER IN FRANCE: OR, A TOUR FROM DEVONSHIRE TO PARIS. Brattleboro: Printed for Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Worcester, 1806. 288 pp. 12mo. tree calf with gilt morocco spine label. Boards show moderate wear, joints somewhat tender. Front flyleaf missing. Ex-library with no external markings. Inkstamps and bookplate to front pastedown and title page. Title page chipped 1 inch at bottom corner, slightly affecting text. Text age-toned with some foxing. A nice example of an early American binding. .

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Book number: 82527

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DE CHAPELLE, Claude-Emmanuel Lullier

Voyages En France

1808. CHAPELLE, Claude-Emmanuel Lullier, et al. VOYAGES EN FRANCE. Paris, Joseph Chaumerot, 1808. Four 12mo volumes. Among the numerous authors whose accounts of French journeys are collected here are Bachaumont, Pompignon, Flechier, Desmahis, Racine, Voltaire, LaFontaine, Marmontel, Lefranc de Pompignon, Beranger, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Hamilton. Illustrated with 28 fine little engravings by Gaucher, Pauquet, Villerey, Bovinet et al. after Lemire et Marillier, Fragonard fils, LeBrun and others. (Title-pages offer conflicting numbers as to the total amount of plates: Vols. 1 & 2 call for 32; vols. 3 & 4 call for 36. This copy has 28.) These show French scenes, including Roman monuments, local festivals and customs, author portraits, etc. A delightful collection of French travel writings, charmingly illustrated. Green morocco, quite worn and dried out, rebacked in cloth, two outer hinges starting, with library markings. .

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Book number: 77148

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