Chateaubriand, Vicomte de

Atala, René

New York, George R. Lockwood, 1866. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 155pp. Half-bound brown textured cloth, marbled edges, gilt lettering to spine, former owner's name on front free endpaper, text in French. Light wear to extremities, spine sunned, text is clean and the binding is tight, and in overall very sound condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 003979

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Social History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Novella Indians

Maitland, James A

Sartaroe: A Tale of Norway

Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1858. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 443pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Light edgewear, spine lightly sunned, but gilt is still bright, front hinge loose, contents shaken, ex-library with usual markings, missing front endpaper, contents foxed. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000927

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography

Keywords: "North Cape" Bergen

Paulding, John Kirke

John Bull in America or, The New Munchausen.

New York, Charles Wiley, 1825. Second Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 228pp. Green contemporary paper-covered boards, rebacked in cloth, paper spine label. Wear and scuffing to boards, contents age-toned, scattered foxing, faint novitiate stamp on front endpapers and title page, former owner's name on front free endpaper, occasional light pencil notes in margins. Satirical narrative by an English tourist in America. Good.

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Book number: 004007

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Satire Tourism

Sterne, Laurence

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, By Mr. Yorick and the History of a Good Warm Watch-Coat &c. A Political Romance .

Paris, Theophilus Barrois, 1783. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 205pp. Half leather, marbled paper over boards, leather spine label. Covers worn, joints and hinges split and chipped, boards holding firmly, text block is sound, portions of text mildly toned and spotted, light staining and notations on enepapers. Good.

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Book number: 003235

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Faineant Rambouliet

Twain, Mark

The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrims' Progress

Hartford, Connecticut, American Publishing Company, 1870. First Edition, Second State, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. xvii, 651 +5pp ads. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE. Brown gilt-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Chipping to joints and spine, repairs to joints, corners worn, bubbling to cover, text is clean, owner's bookplate on front pastedown, some internal separation, gilt lettering is still very bright. Good/Poor.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 004273

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Travel and Geography