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The Washington Monument Illustrated Complete Guide and History; Authentic Facts and Figures

Ina Capitola Emery, 1904. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 44pp. Marroon stapled stiff wraps. Small chips to upper corner, light soil, contents have a few pencil notations otherwise clean. History of the Washington Monument plus photos of other Washington sites; Washington map on inside rear cover. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001251

Catalogue: American History, Travel and Geography, Ephemera

Keywords: "District of Columbia" Tourism

Thomas, John

Obstruction - Danger ; Stories of Memorable Railway Disasters

Edinburgh and London, William Blsckwood & Sons Ltd. 1937. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 275pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Spine sunned, page edges lightly foxed, contents mildly age-toned, contents are sound and binding is tight. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002743

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, History

Keywords: Trains Railroads Crashes Derailments

Tuckerman, HenryT.

America and Her Commentators. With a Critical Sketch of Travel in the United States

New York, Charles Scribner, 1864. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 460pp. Brown cloth, gilt spine lettering. Light rubbing to extremities, spine faintly sunned, small chip to spine, foxing throughout, owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Travel in America from the early explorers to the 19th century. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003185

Catalogue: American History, Travel and Geography, American West

Keywords: "De Tocqueville" Burnaby Chateaubriand Anbury Crevecoeur Hamilton Trollope Bartram Clinton