Jouy, Etienne de

L'Hermite En Italie, Ou, Observations Sur Les Moeurs Et Usages Des Italiens Au Commencement Du Xixe Siècle, Faisant Suite a la Collection Des Moeurs Françaises

Paris, Chez Pillet Ainé, 1824. Hardcover. In four volumes. ii, 326pp; 338pp; 341pp + index; 334pp + index. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Frontispiece, foldout map, and in-text illustrations in each volume. Spines are heavily worn, some of the joints are cracked. Internally clean but for sporadic foxing. A good set. In the French language. ; 16mo. .

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Book number: 28652

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: FRENCH LANGUAGE, FRENCH BOOKS, TRAVEL, ITALY Antiquarian

Kline, Gardiner

Across Tropical Africa with Movie Camera - Being a Series of Informal Letters to the Recorder, February to May, 1938, Giving an Account of a Safari from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean, Through Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda and the Belgian Congo

Amsterdam, NY, Recorder Print, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Kline was the son of William Jay Kline and co-published The Amsterdam Evening Recorder and Daily Democrat. With black and white photographs and a map describing the trip. Light wear and toning to covers. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. Very Good .

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Book number: 26398

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL, AFRICA, SAFARI, non-fiction

Koldewey, Carl Christian; Hegemann, Paul Friedrich

IL Naufragio Della Hansa: Spedizione Tedesca Al Polo Artico (1869-70) Dei Capitani Koldewey E Hegemann

Milano, Fratelli Treves, Editori, 1874. First Italian Edition. Hardcover. viii, 152pp. Modern half brown sheepskin over cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gold. One folding map, six plans and routes, and thirty-nine wood engravings (in-text, full page and double-spread). A narrative of the wreck of the Hansa in the German Arctic expedition of 1869-70. Some faint spots to text block, signature in pen on one of the illustrations, pencil annotation on last page. A very good copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 25253

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: non-fiction, TRAVEL, EXPLORATION, ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, GERMANY, SHIPWRECKS Antiquarian

Lachambre, Henri; Machuron, Alexis

Andrée: Au Pôle Nord En Ballon

Paris, Lamm, 1898. Hardcover. 250pp. Tan half calf and marbled boards, black label lettered in gold on the spine. Original wrappers included. With fifty photographs. The account of the 1897 ill-fated North Pole balloon expedition. Aviation pioneer Hermann W. L. Moedebeck's copy with his bookplate on the inside of the front cover and his signature on the title page. Name in pencil and number in pen on first page else a fine copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 21994

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: non-fiction, AVIATION, NORTH POLE, EXPLORATION, TRAVEL, ARCTIC, FRENCH BOOK, FRENCH LANGUAGE

[Rome - Maps]

Come Si Arriva a Roma E Come Si Parte. Le Guide Mobili "Rapag". (Fascist Era Sliding Road Map of Rome)

Roma, B. I. P. S. A. 1942. Ephemera. Small sliding road map of Rome. In excellent condition with only a couple of minor spots. Instructions in Italian, English, French, and German. With several ads including AGIP, hotels, and more. ; 16.5 x 11 cm. .

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Book number: 32574

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: ROME, MAPS, ROAD MAPS, EPHEMERA, FASCIST ERA, GUIDES, TRAVEL Ephemera

Marble, Fred E.

Marble's Round the World Travel-Guide. Fully Illustrated. Maps -- Itineraries

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1927. First Printing. Hardcover. New and Revised Edition. xiii, 509pp. Blue limp leatherette stamped in gold. Pictorial endpapers. Light wear to extremities. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 23770

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: NON-FICTION, TRAVEL, GUIDES

McGregor, Ewan; Boorman, Charley

Long Way Down: An Epic Journey by Motorcycle from Scotland to South Africa

New York, Atria Books, 2008. First US Edition. Hardcover. Small remainder mark to bottom edge. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Includes two appendices with details about route and equipment. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 16038

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: non-fiction, TRANSPORTATION, MOTORCYCLES, TRAVEL

Miltoun, Francis

The Automobilist Abroad

Boston, L. C. Page & Company, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. x, 381pp. Cream cloth stamped in white and gold and with color illustration applied on the front panel, spine panel stamped in gold, white, black and green, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers. Tissued frontispiece and many illustrations from photographs, decorations, maps and plans by Blanche McManus. Spine panel a bit faded, two tiny spots to back panel. A fresh bright near fine copy. With the bookplate of Norman Edward Mack to the front pastedown endpaper. Mack was the publisher of the Buffalo Daily Times and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1908 to 1912. A nice copy of an early automobile travel guide. ; Octavo. Ill.: Illustrated by McManus, Blanche.

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Book number: 21831

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: non-fiction, TRAVEL, EUROPE, TRANSPORTATION, CARS, AUTOMOBILES

Morford, Henry

Over-Sea; or, England, France and Scotland As Seen by a Live American

New York, Hilton & Company, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 371pp + [14]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original maroon cloth stamped in blind and gold on the front panel and in gold on the spine panel. Frontispiece and engraved title. Some wear to extremities, previous owners' names and inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper, short closed tear to title. Inside mostly clean but for mild foxing and the occasional smudge. A very good- copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 25569

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: non-fiction, TRAVEL, EUROPE, ANTIQUARIAN, ENGLAND, FRANCE, SCOTLAND Antiquarian

Saint-Non, Jean Claude Richard de

Voyage Pittoresque à Naples Et En Sicile. Nouvelle édition, Corrigée, Augmentée, Mise Dans Un Meilleur Ordre Et Dédiée a Monsieur le Viscomte de Martignac Par P.J. Charrin

Paris, Dufour et Cie, Libraires-Editeurs, 1829. Second Edition. Hardcover. New edition, revised, enlarged and corrected by P. J. Charrin. In four volumes. lxxix, 460pp; 587pp; 522pp; 614pp. Quarter dark green morocco over marbled boards, spines lettered in gold. Includes biographical notes about the author and an analysis of the text. Originally published in the 1780s, it is considered one of the most extensive travel narratives of the 18th century in general and of the kingdom of Naples and Sicily in particular. Some mild sporadic foxing and edge wear, previous owner's small stamp on the front free endpapers, bookdealer description in pencil on the rear pastedown endpaper of the first volume. A near fine set. Lacks the atlas volumes. Brunet V.56; Graesse VI.226.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 24705

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, TRAVEL, ITALY, FRENCH BOOK, FRENCH LANGUAGE, SOUTHERN ITALY, KINGDOM OF NAPLES, SICILY Antiquarian

Norman, B. M.

Rambles in Yucatan; or, Notes of Travel Through the Peninsula, Including a Visit to the Remarkable Ruins of Chi-Chen, Kabah, Zayi, and Uxmal. With Numerous Illustrations

New York, J. & H. G. Langley, 1843. Third Edition. Hardcover. 304pp. Contemporary full tree calf, spine with brown leather label lettered in gold. Frontispiece, title vignette, twenty-three inserted plates, map of Yucatan, and several in-text illustrations. The appendix includes A Brief Maya Vocabulary, Tradition of the Mexican Natives Respecting Their Migration from the North, Traits of the Mosaic History Found Among the Azteca Nations, Ancient Languages of the First Inhabitants of America, and more. The name Edwin Clarke is lettered in gold on the spine and his name is signed in pencil on the front free endpaper. With the neat bookplate of mining engineer Franklin Wheaton Smith, designed by Robert W. Hyde. Light scattered foxing throughout, some wear to extremities, one plate partially detached. A very good copy. Sabin 55494. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 26503

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, HISTORY, AMERICANA, TRAVEL Antiquarian Americana

Patrick, Ted, ed

Holiday January 1953

Philadelphia, The Curtis Publishing Company, 1953. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Small faint stain to lower corner, light toning to edges of front cover. A very good+ copy. Includes Arizona, The Secret Sahara, and more. ; Folio. .

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Book number: 35633

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: MAGAZINES, TRAVEL, GOLDEN AGE ADVERTISEMENTS Magazines

[Germany - Railways]

Guide Officiel Des Chemins de Fer Allemands. (French Language Guides to German Railways - Complete in Six Volumes)

Altona-Ottensen / Cologne / Munchen, Chr. Adolff / Greven & Bechtold / Dr. C. Wolf & Sohn. Ephemera. Early 1900s. 29pp; 39pp; 35pp; 37pp; 40pp; 39pp. A series of small guides to German railways complete in six volumes. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Books 1, 2, and 3 have a postcard bound in. Average condition is very good with light foxing, soiling and wear. ; 11 x 21 cm. .

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Book number: 32575

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: GERMANY, MAPS, RAILWAYS, EPHEMERA, ART NOUVEAU, GUIDES, TRAVEL, FRENCH LANGUAGE Ephemera

Simon, Ted

I Viaggi Di Jupiter: IL Giro Del Mondo in Motocicletta

Roma, Elliot Edizioni, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. Price marked out on the rear flap else a fine copy. In the Italian language. Translated from the English by Claire Barzin. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 24451

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: non-fiction, TRAVEL, MOTORCYCLES

De Smet, Pierre-Jean

Voyages Aux Montagnes Rocheuses, Et Une Année de Séjour Chez Les Tribus Indiennes Du Vaste Territoire de L'orégon, Dépendant Des Etats-Unis D'Amérique

Malines, P. J. Hanicq, 1844. First French Edition. Hardcover. vi, 304pp. Contemporary full mottled calf decorated and lettered in gold on the spine. Frontispiece and nineteen inserted plates. Small bookstore label to front pastedown, library markings on half-title and title page, otherwise clean. Rear joint is almost completely cracked, wear to extremities. Lacks map. A good copy. In the French language. Howes D288. Sabin 82272. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 22661

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, NON-FICTION, AMERICANA, TRAVEL, JESUIT MISSIONARIES, FRENCH BOOK, FRENCH LANGUAGE, INDIANS, OREGON Antiquarian Americana