Dykstra, Gerald O.

A Belated Rebuttal on Russia.

Allegan, Michigan: The Allegan Press, (1928). (1928). - Octavo, limp burgundy cloth titled within a gilt rectangle above a blind-stamped vignette on the front cover. The book is also titled in gilt on the spine, but the gilt is faded. There is light white staining to the binding. 196 pages, with profuse illustrations throughout. The front hinge is cracked. There is staining to the front blank and some foxing and light staining to the first and last few pages. Good.

First edition. A young American student's travels to Soviet Russia. Good .

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Book number: 25172

Catalogue: Travel & History

Keywords: TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; HISTORY; GERALD O. DYKSTRA; A BELATED REBUTTAL ON RUSSIA; HISTORY; SOVIET UNION; U.S.S.R.; FIRST EDITION; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; 1ST EDITION; COMMUNISM; COMMUNIST; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.

Betham-Edwards, (M.)

In the Heart of the Vosges / and Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" / by Miss Betham-Edwards / Officier de L"Instruction Publique de France

Chicago; A. C. McClurg & Co. / London: Chapman & Hall, 1912. 1912. Chicago; A. C. McClurg & Co. / London: Chapman & Hall, 1912. 1912. Good. - Octavo, pink cloth titled & decorated in gilt. The top edge is gilt. The covers are rubbed & lightly bumped & the spine is faded. viii & 327 pages. Illustrated with 16 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece. The rear hinge is starting. The margins of the plates are somewhat darkened & the corner of 1 plate is creased. There is scattered foxing & staining throughout. Good only.

First American edition. Good .

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Book number: 14376

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; FRANCE; IN THE HEART OF THE VOSGES; MISS BETHAM-EDWARDS; ALSACE; STRASBURG; QUISSAC; SAUVE; TOULOUSE; MONTAUBAN; INGRES-VILLE; PYRANEES; VAR; PESSICARZ; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

Di San Filippo, Pietro Amat.

Biografia Del Viaggiatori Italiani. Colla Bibliografia Delle Loro Opere. 3 Volumes in 1.

Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, [1996]. [1996]. - Thick octavo, green cloth titled in gilt. 742 pp.; 85 pp.; and 325 pp. Illustrated with a large folding map. Near fine.

Reprint, limited to 150 copies, of the 1882-84 Rome edition.

There are 717 chronologically arranged entries for Italian explorers, covering the period 1120-1881. Considered the definitive edition with indexes and appendices, it includes Amat & Uzielli's studies of the maps of Italian exploration. Fine .

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Book number: 6158

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; REFERENCE; ART OF THE BOOK; BIBLIOGRAPHY; (Travel & Exploration). (Italian). BIOGRAFIA DEL VIAGGIATORI ITALIANI. Colla Bibliografia delle Loro Opere. 3 volumes in 1. Di San Filippo, Pietro Amat.

Fisker, Jorgen; Egede, Niels; Ostermann, Hother; et al.

Ilulissat Jakobshavn: Rodebay, Qeqertaq, Sarqaq.

Umanak, Greenland: Norrdiske Landes Bogforlag, 1984. 1984. - Small quarto [approximately 9-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in teal pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly rubbed with a tiny ink stain to the rear wrap. 303 pages. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

Ilulissat, formerly known as Jakobshavn, is a town in western Greenland. Jakobshavn is also the name of the nearby, now fast-disappearing glacier. The book is a history and an account of the daily life of the town, including whaling, fishing, healthcare and education.

The text is in Danish. Very good .

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Book number: 35129

Catalogue: Travel & History

Keywords: TRAVEL & HISTORY; SOCIOLOGY; GREENLAND; ILULISSAT JAKOBSHAVN: RODEBAY; QEQERTAQ, SARQAQ; TOWN IN WESTERN GREENLAND; GLACIER; JORGEN FISKER; NIELS EGEDE; HOTHER OSTERMANN; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Fisker, Jorgen; editor.

Nanortalik: Nunap Isuata Erqa. Kap Farvel-Landet.

(Umanaq): Nordiske Landes Bogforlag, (1981). (1981). - Small quarto [9-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in teal pictorial wrappers. The extremities of the binding are lightly rubbed. 282 & [1] pages. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, including maps & facsimiles. Very good.

First edition.

An account of the history and development of the commune of Nanortalik.

The text is in Danish and Greenlandic. Very good .

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Book number: 35209

Catalogue: Travel & History

Keywords: TRAVEL & HISTORY; GREENLAND; NANORTALIK: NUNAP ISUAGA ERQA. KAP FARVEL-LANDET; JORGEN FISKER, EDITOR; ILLUSTRATIONS; MAPS; FACSIMILES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Fisker, Jorgen; editor.

Narssak: Igaliko, K'Agssiarssuk, Narssarssuak.

(Umanak): Nordiske Landes Bogforlag, (1980). (1980). - Small quarto [9-1/4 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in teal pictorial wrappers. The extremities of the binding are lightly rubbed. 271 pages. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

"Narssak" in Greenlandic translates as "plain" and Narssak is a municipality in Western Greenland situated on a plain abruptly cut off by high mountains. The book explores the history of Narssak, its institutions, geology, economy and business development. One chapter is on sheep farming from 1975 to 1980.

The text is in Danish and Greenlandic. Very good .

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Book number: 35156

Catalogue: Travel & History

Keywords: TRAVEL & HISTORY; SOCIOLOGY; GREENLAND; NARSSAK:IGALIKO; K'AGSSIARSSUK; NARSSARSSUAK; JORGEN FISKER, EDITOR; ILLUSTRATIONS; GEOLOGY; ECONOMY; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP FARMING.

Fisker, Jorgen; editor.

Pamiut Frederikshab: Narssalik Avigait Arsuk.

(Umanak): Nordiske Landes Bogforlag, (1980). (1980). - Small quarto [9-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in teal pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly rubbed. 267 pages. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

First edition.

An account of the history and development of the commune of Frederikshab.

The text is in Danish and Greenlandic. Very good .

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Book number: 35207

Catalogue: Travel & History

Keywords: TRAVEL & HISTORY; GREENLAND; PAMUT FREDERIKSHAB: NARSSALIK AVIGAIT ARSUK; JORGEN FISKER, EDITOR; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Fitzgerald, Augustine). Fitzgerald, Sybil.

In the Track of the Moors. Sketches in Spain and Northern Africa by Sybil Fitzgerald. With 63 Illustrations in Colour and Many Drawings in the Text by Augustine Fitzgerald.

London: J.M. Dent & Company / New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. 1905. 1905. - Small quarto, 10-1/4 inches high by 8 inches wide. Decorative green coth, elaborately decorated in gilt, orange and blue on the front cover and the spine. The top edge is gilt. The covers are heavily rubbed and stained with wear to the edges and corners. The head and tail of the faded spine are chipped and the cloth is splitting along the front joint. x & 204 deckle-edged pages, illustrated with a color frontispiece, 62 full-page color plates, plus textual illustrations and vignettes by Augustine Fitzgerald. The overlapping edges of the pages are darkened and slightly creased. There is some soiling throughout and the plate opposite page 140 is loose with some staining to the margin of the plate as well as to the next couple of pages. The top corners of 10 pages are creased, including the top corner of the plate opposite page 120 and there is a crease to the half-title. A previous owner's name is penned on the front endpaper. A complete copy. Fair .

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Book number: 23657

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; SPAIN; MOORS; MOORISH; SPAIN; NORTHERN AFRICA; IN THE TRACK OF THE MOORS; SYBIL FITZGERALD; AUGUSTINE FITZGERALD; COLOR PLATES; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Franck, Harry A.

Four Months Afoot in Spain.

New York: The Century Co. 1911. 1911. - Octavo, green pictorial cloth. The covers are bumped & soiled. The spine is rubbed & soiled with the head & tail lightly chipped. Half-title, title, [vi] & 370 pages. The hinges are cracked. There is a gift inscription on the flyleaf. There is some light soiling & staining to the prelims. Illustrated with black-and-white plates, including a portrait frontispiece. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 9075

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL; SPAIN; FOUR MONTHS AFOOT IN SPAIN; HARRY A FRANCK; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Franck, Harry A.

Four Months Afoot in Spain.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co. Inc. (1911). (1911). - 8vo, brown cloth titled in red on spine. The covers are bumped with light spotting to the front cover & the spine is darkened with a small black stain. Half-title, title, 2 leaves & 292 pp. The rear endpapers are slightly darkened with small, light stains. Frontispiece map & B&W illustrations from photographs. Good.

Later printing.

Franck tells how he explored Spain for four months on foot and by third-class train for a total of $172. Good .

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Book number: 1138

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; SPAIN; HARRY A. FRANCK; ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Francois et Rodolphe Chamonal).

Voyages Geographie Marine Americana. (Catalogue).

Paris: Francois et Rodolphe Chamonal, circa [1988]. [1988]. - Large octavo, printed light gray wraps with vignette in black on front wrap. Very lightly rubbed; tiny tear to spine; small stain to rear wrap with top corner lightly creased. 225 & [3] pages. The top page corners in the rear third of the book are very lightly creased. Color frontispiece, color plates & full-page & textual illustrations in black & white. Very good.

1, 129 items are listed in this beautifully produced catalogue with prices in francs. The text is in French. Very good .

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Book number: 23165

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; MARITIME; MARINE; AMERICANA; CATALOGUE; SALE CATALOGUE; FRENCH; PRICES; FRANCOIS ET RODOLPHE CHAMONAL. (Travel & Exploration). VOYAGES GEOGRAPHIE MARINE AMERICANA. (Catalogue). (Francois et Rodolphe Chamonal).

Frantisek, Rachlik.

Ceskoslovensko.

Praha: SNTL, 1958. 1958. - Quarto [approximately 12-1/4 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide], white cloth titled in gilt. The book is housed in a light tan paper-covered slipcase. The head & tail of the book's spine are creased and the covers are lightly soiled and partially discolored. The slipcase is soiled & chipped with tears to the corners. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white with a folding 3-panel color pictorial map in the rear. The book is cracked at this map. Good in a fair slipcase.

Czech-language edition. Good .

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Book number: 37028

Catalogue: Travel & History

Keywords: TRAVEL & HISTORY; PICTURE BOOK; CESKOSLOVENSKO; RACHLIK FRANTISEK; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; CZECH-LANGUAGE EDITION; ILLUSTRATIONS; FOLDING PICTORIAL MAP.

Freitag, Hans-Gunther.

Hamburg: Portrã¤T Einer Weltstadt/Portrait of a Metropolis/Portraet Af En Verdensby/Imagen de Una Cuidad Cosmopolita.

(Hamburg): Hoffmann und Campe Verlag, (1979). (1979). - 4to, gray buckram (bottom corner of rear cover bumped; top edges of covers slightly darkened) with printed label on spine, in dw (rubbed & chipped; small price-sticker on rear panel; short tears to head & tail of dw spine & to front fold, partially repaired with tape). 288 pp. (page edges slightly darkened). Profuse full- & double-page illustrations from photographs in B&W & color. Very good in good dw.

From the library of Leonard Bernstein [Sotheby Sale 7070, Lot 144].

The text, which is printed in German, English, Danish and Spanish, includes an essay "Stadluft Macht Frei" by Hans Butow. Very good .

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Book number: 640

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL; GERMANY; HAMBURG; HANS BUTOW; HANS-GUNTHER FREITAG; MUSIC; COMPOSER; CONDUCTOR; LEONARD BERNSTEIN.

Gage, William Leonard.

A Leisurely Journey.

Boston: D. Lothrop and Company, (1886). (1886). - Small octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The top edge is gilt. The binding is rubbed & bumped with some small dents to the rear cover and a light stain & some tiny white marks to the front cover. x & 163 pages. Decorative head-pieces, tail-pieces & chapter initials. There is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. There are some small stains to the pastedowns & endpapers. Very good.

An American travels around England and then to Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. Very good .

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Book number: 10232

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; ENGLAND; LAKE DISTRICT; WELSH BORDER; YORK; ISLE OF WIGHT; WORCESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL; GERMANY; BERLIN; TYROL; ITALIAN LAKES; LAKE GARDA; SWITZERLAND; A LEISURELY JOURNEY; AMERICAN TRAVELER; WILLIAM LEONARD GAGE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Gardi, Rene.

Sahara: Monograph About a Great Desert.

Berne [Switzerland]: Kummerly & Frey Geographical Publishers, (1970). (1970). - Quarto [12 inches high by 9-5/8 inches wide], paper-covered boards in a dust wrapper. The spine & extremities of the dust jacket are slightly darkened. There are 2 light creases to the film surface of the dust jacket's front panel. 149 pages. Black-and-white maps & numerous color photographic illustrations by the author and others. The edges of the maps & the margins of the illustrations are darkened. Some top page corners are slightly bumped. Very good.

The following essays are contributed by other authors: The Geography of the Sahara by Dr. Karl Sutter, The Animals of the Sahara by Alexander Wandeler and The Rock Pictures of the Sahara by Dr. Hans Rhotert. Detailed notes on the illustrations are included in the book. A card listing brief captions is laid in. Very good .

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Book number: 31091

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; GEOGRAPHY; ANTHROPOLOGY; AFRICA; DESERT; SAHARA: Monograph about a great desert; RENE GARDI; DR. KARL SUTTER; THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE SAHARA; ALEXANDE WANDELER; THE ANIMALS OF THE SAHARA; DR. HANS RHOTERT; THE ROCK PICTURES OF THE SAHARA; MAPS; ILLUS