Old Bookshelf: Travel and Geography, Regional
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Winter in New Orleans
New Orleans, Southern Pacific, 1910. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. Shana Valeska . 59pp. Pictorial stiff wraps. Light wear to cover, small rubber stamp to cover and title page, text is clean. A compact narrative of the attractions and the benefits of visiting New Orleans. A promotional booklet issued by the Passenger Traffic Department of the Southern Pacific. Illustrated throughout. Very Good.
-- Boeknummer: 004643
USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 92.25]
Catalogus: Travel and Geography, Regional
Trefwoorden: Tourism Travel Louisiana Mississippi "Mardi Gras"
The Great Metropolis. Phelps' New York City Guide...With Street Directory
New York, Humphrey Phelps, 1867. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 70pp. folding map. Purple cloth, gilt lettering. Fading to cover mainly to spine, corners lightly rubbed, text is sound with a very occasional spot, historical society bookplate on front pastedown, folding map has several tiny holes along folds, but map is in a very well-preserved condition, and is very attractive. The city's history, its institutions, its sights, 12 full page illustrations. Folding map measures 30 x 18 inches. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 70pp. folding hand colored map, frontispiece. Purple cloth, gilt lettering. Fading to cover mainly to spine, corners lightly rubbed, text is clean with a very occasional spot, historical society bookplate on front pastedown, several tiny tears along map folds, and map is in overall very well-preserved condition. Overview of the city, its institutions, its history and its sights and 12 engraved illustrations. Folding map measures 30 x18 inches. Very Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 004553
USD 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 415.25]
Trefwoorden: NYC Manhattan "The Battery" "Washington Square" "Five Points"
Acadia and Thereabouts.
New York, Seaman-Presbrey, 1896. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Unpaginated 52pp including 11pp ads. Illustrated color wraps. Light shelfwear, 2 small tears to rear cover repaired with archval tape, text is mildly toned, small abrasion on front free endpaper. A travel guide and historical overview of the Maritime Provinces, illustrated throughout with numerous photos. This is the RARE FIRST EDITION published in 1896, not a recent reprint. Very Good.
Boeknummer: 003123
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 32.5]
Catalogus: Travel and Geography, Regional
Trefwoorden: Canada Halifax "Cape Breton" "Prince Edward Island" "Nova Scotia"
The Standard Guide Washington; A Handbook For Visitors
New York, Washington, St. Augistine, Foster & Reynolds, 1898. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 177pp. Marroon cloth, gilt lettering and capitol dome on front cover, folding map. Moderate edgewear, frontispiece margins chipped with no loss to image, text is age-toned but clean, folding map neatly repaired with archival tape, map is otherwise in a well-preserved condition. Classic Washington guide with many period illustrations. Good.
Boeknummer: 003154
USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75]
Catalogus: Travel and Geography, Ephemera, Regional
Trefwoorden: D.C. Capitol "District of Columbia"
The Story of Present-Day Westchester County
White Plains, New York, Westchester County Publications Committee, 1934. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 60pp. Stapled stiff wraps. Minor soil and spotting to cover, contents are mildly toned but clean. An overview of the county with illustrations. Very Good.
Boeknummer: 002776
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25]
Catalogus: Travel and Geography, Regional
Trefwoorden: "White Plains" "Mount Vernon" Yonkers "New Rochelle" Rye Scarsdale Bronxville Elmsford Peekskill Ossining
A Gallop Among American Scenery : or, Sketches of American Scenes and Military Adventure
New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1843. 1st Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 267pp. Gilt lettering and elaborate gilt design to spine, AUTHOR'S INSCRIPTION on title page. Binding is n near fine condition, contents are age-toned and very faint scattered foxing, former owner's name on front pastedown, a pencil inscription initialed by author on title page. An interesting collection of historical and descriptive sketches covering the northeast U.S. and Quebec. Howes S-458. Very Good.
Boeknummer: 004703
USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 115.5]
Trefwoorden: Quebec, "New York""Long Island" "New England" Massachusetts Niagara "New Hampshire"
The Story of New England
Boston, Edward O. Skelton, 1910. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 140pp. Blue stapled wraps. Backstrip half missing, rear cover taped, moderate soil to covers,owner's name on front and rear covers, contents mildly toned but clean, slight tears around some staples small stamp of The Hotel Puritan on front cover, and a promotional addendum page for the hotel at rear. Period illustrations throughout. Fair/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 002754
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25]
Trefwoorden: Puritans Pilgrims Massachusetts "Governor Winslow"
Here and There in New England Among the Mountains.
Boston, Passenger Department Boston & Maine Railroad, 1889. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 125pp. Pictorial wraps, 2 folding color maps and numerous in text illustrations. Front cover missing, rear cover chipped and missing 2 inch corner piece. Contents are sound, evenly toned and very occasionally lightly foxed. Both folding maps are in very good condition, one has a slight misfold crease. A scarce title by a prolific writer of travel guides and mountain hiking. Good.
Boeknummer: 003111
USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 138.5]
Catalogus: Travel and Geography, Regional
Trefwoorden: Tourism Travel Mountaineering "White Mountains" "Green Mountains"
Guide Book for the Eastern Coast of New England
Concord, NH, Edson C. Eastman and Company, 1871. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 220pp + ads. Green cloth, gilt lettering, 2 folding maps. Light exterior wear, small chip to head of spine, binding is tight and the text is clean, large folding map has torn away from title page and has removed a small strip along the gutter of the title page, but is present and both maps are in very good condition, former owner's name on front free endpaper. Good.
Boeknummer: 004083
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25]
Catalogus: Travel and Geography, Regional
Trefwoorden: Tourism, Sightseeing Maritime
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