Andersen, Hans Christian

The Improvisatore

New York, Hurd and Houghton, 1876. Author's edition; 7 3/4 x 5; pp. [7], vi-vii, [2], 2-341, [5]; marbled paper over boards and 3/4 polished calf; spine with two inlaid squares of red and black morocco with title in gilt, five raised bands, and gilt decorations; marbled page edges; small chip to head of spine and a few small rubbed spots to boards; previous owner's signature to first blank leaf; overall in very good condition. First published in 1835, Andersen's autobiographical novel was considered to be the author's breakthrough. It followed his travels in Italy through the book's main character Antonio. Very good .

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Buchzahl: 003363

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Autobiography, Travel

Anonymous

Her Majesty Montana Has a "Come-Hither" Look

S. l. Montana Standard, Printers, 1932. First edition presumed; pictorial single sheet, die-cut, two-fold and then parallel-fold; 3 1/2 x 6; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and a large, centerfold scene of Glacier National Park by Jean Jacques Pfister (1878 - 1949); mild wear along corners and tiny, closed cuts to edges of folds; in very good condition. A wonderful advertising brochure, it was aimed at nature lovers and tourists, enticing them to take a vacation to Montana. The four photographs depicted an old gold prospector, a picnic, a rodeo, and a group of Native Americans. It also included an order form for a 24-page book with color plates of "Montana's grandeur" and a guide to recreation and fishing. Very good .

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Buchzahl: 003446

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Advertisement, Travel

Boucher, Lucien

Air France. Reseau Aerien Mondial

Paris, Perceval, 1948. Lithographed poster (in the lower right margin: "208/P/6-48 Printed in France. Perceval Paris."); sheet 15 3/4 x 24 3/4, image 13 x 22 1/2; two small spots and a short, closed tear to right margin (not affecting illustration); several small creases to edges and corners; colors bright; overall in very good condition. Lucien Boucher (1889 - 1971) was a marvelous artist, mainly known for his series of travel posters for Air France, which he began creating around 1935 and continued well into the 1960s. This particular one was especially captivating, showing the airline's routes east to Japan and west to North and South America. It highlighted the current, at the time, expansion of Air France's network and illustrated landmarks, animals, people, and the continents' terrain in vivid colors. Very good .

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Buchzahl: 002344

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Boston-Vbf, Map, Air France, Travel, Advertising

Duryea, Morris

Ashland, Oregon. "the Carlsbad of America

S. l. (Ashland, OR), Ashland Tidings, 1910. First edition, n. d. (ca 1910); approx. 4 1/2 x 3; pp. 1-16; stapled, pictorial wraps, die-cut into the shape of a glass of water; illustrated with a centerfold, panoramic photograph; light wear to edges; small scuff to lower margin of back wrap; in very good condition. Surrounded by over 40 mineral springs, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Ashland aspired to become the Carlsbad of America - a mineral water resort and a prime destination for health seekers. In addition, the first Annual Shakespeaean Festival was held in 1935, and every year since (with a brief interruption during WWII), with 400 000 tickets sold every year. The little booklet was distributed by the Publicity Department of the Ashland Commercial Club and described the city's location, recreational activities, climate, accomodations, and so on. Very good .

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Buchzahl: 003035

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Travel, Advertisement

Frear, William

Five Weeks in Europe. A Photographic Memorandum

S. l. (Troy, NY), By the author, 1889. First Edition. First edition, 1 of 500 copies; 15 1/4 x 11 3/4; pp. [102]; blue and cream cloth over boards, with gilt title and decorations; all-gilt page edges; illustrated with photogravures, plates, and in-line images; small rubbed spots to corners and tips of spine; a few light spots to cloth; gift inscription to ffep verso; occasional finger smudges to margins of several leaves; dated and dedicated by the author on the limitation page (later cancelled in ink); overall in very good condition. A lavish and beautiful folio, the book outlined a remarkable, 5-week European trip of one of Troy, NY's most prominent citizens of the 19th century. William Frear (1841 - 1910) began his career at the age of 16 as a lowly clerk at a local store. It was said that in just six years, he "mastered every detail of the dry-goods trade and developed a superior aptitude for business.." He opened his own store in 1865 and by 1870 he had 400 employees and over a million dollars in yearly sales. He would be remembered for being the first to put a full-page advertisement in a newspaper and for allegedly introducing the now-standard trade motto: "Satisfaction guaranteed, or your money cheerfully refunded." He would also become a trustee of the Troy YMCA and YWCA, director of the Citizens Steamboat Company and the Troy City National Bank, etc. Very good .

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Buchzahl: 003380

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Europe, Travel

(Hamel, Hendrick)

An Account of the Shipwreck of a Dutch Vessel on the Coast of the Isle of Quelpaert, Together with the Description of the Kingdom of Corea

London, Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1918. Early-20th century edition; 9 x 6; pp. [1], 94-98, [1], 100-148; light-brown wraps, printed in black; faint discoloration to upper half (not affecting readability); a few small pieces of old tape to tips of spine and small rust spots along staples; in good to very good condition. Published as part of a series for members of the R.A.S. the booklet was originally written by Dutch sailor Hendrick Hamel, who would be credited with providing the first Western account of Korea in 1666 - 1667. While sailing to Japan in the 1650s, Hamel and his crew would be shipwrecked on Jeju Island of Joseon, from where he would not be permitted to leave, until 1666, when he would orchestrate his escape to Japan. Good .

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Buchzahl: 003841

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Travel and Exploration

Hartmann

How to Pack Your Hartmann Cushion Top Wardrobe Trunk

S. l. (Milwaukee, WI), Hartmann, 1923. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1923); 5 3/4 x 4; pp. 2-31 [1]; off-white, pictorial wraps; illustrated from photographs; light wear to wraps; in very good to near fine condition. Hartmann luggage, known for its fine-quality, luxury pieces, was established in 1877 in Milwaukee by German-American trunkmaker Joseph Hartmann. The wardrobe trunk, first becoming popular during the Industrial Revolution, when travel was dominated by the railroads, would be greatly improved in 1923, when Hartmann pioneered the cushion top for wardrobe trunks, which would ensure that coat hangers could remain stationary, in order to prevent creasing. The current booklet gave detailed, step-by-step directions for packing a trunk with a cushion top, while it also highlighted and advertised various parts and mechanisms of the trunk. Very good .

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Buchzahl: 003439

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Travel, Advertisement

Hunnewell, James F.

The Lands of Scott

Boston, James R. Osgood and Company, 1871. First Edition. First edition; 7 3/4 x 5; pp. [9], vi-xi, [2], 10-508, [2]; embossed green cloth over boards, decorated with a gilt vignette to front board and gilt title to spine; illustrated with portrait frontis, an engraving of Lincoln Cathedral, and four fold-out maps; small, rubbed spots to tips of spine and corners; occasional minor smudge to page margins; in very good condition. James Frothingham Hunnewell (1832 - 1910) was a businessman, historian, philanthropist, and antiquarian, who traveled extensively and wrote several bibliographies - of the Hawaiian Islands and Bunker Hill among them, as well as travel narratives, including the current one describing the land of Sir Walter Scott. Very good .

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Buchzahl: 003367

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Travel, Europe

Irving, Washington

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus

S. l. (New York), J. and J. Harper, 1833. A new edition, with additions and improvements; 6 x 3 1/2; pp. [1], 2-267, [1]; full roan, with gilt ruling to spine (faded); wear along edges of boards; previous owner's signature and small remnants from a bookshop label to endpapers; light spotting and staining to first and last few leaves; in about good condition. First published in 1828, Irving's work was based on Spanish historian Martin Fernandez de Navarette's (1765 - 1844) study of Columbus and the early Spaniard voyages and was written, while Irving was serving as an attache to Spain between 1826 and 1829. Good .

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Buchzahl: 003514

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Travel

Malcolm, Sir John, Major-General

A Memoir of Central India, Including Malwa, and Adjoining Provinces. With the History and Copious Illustrations, of the Past and Present Condition of That Country [in Two Volumes] (Signed / Inscribed by the Author to the Oriental Club, Which He Himself Established)

London, Printed for Kingsbury, Parbury & Allen, 1824. Second Edition. Second edition; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 580 and 547, respectively; rebound in brown cloth and 3/4 tooled morocco, with gilt title and initials and five raised bands to spine; illustrated with two large, fold-out maps (one of them hand-colored); ornate bookplates of the Oriental Club to front board verso (with a manuscript note in an unknown hand, stating that the volumes had been added to the library by the author); small, rubbed spots to corners; a bit of rubbing to edges; bottom of preface leaf in vol. I and pp. 1-2 in vol. II trimmed (not affecting text); closed splits to maps (no loss); overall in good to very good condition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page of vol. I (top edge of inscription slightly trimmed, while being rebound [?]). Major-General Sir John Malcolm (1769 - 1833) was a Scottish diplomat, historian, author, and soldier. First serving in the East India Company's Madras Army for 11 years, from the time he was 14, he would go on to be a Military Secretary of Sir Alured Clarke, Head of two diplomatic missions to Iran, and Governor of Bombay. Author of several notable works, his "History of Iran" would be the first in English, derived directly from primary sources). After taking a 5-year hiatus and returning to Britain in 1822, Sir Malcolm founded the Oriental Club in London in 1824 (still very much in existence) - a gentleman's club, "composed of noblemen and gentlemen who have travelled or resided in Asia, at St Helena, in Egypt, at the Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius, or at Constantinople; or whose official situations connect them with the administration of our Eastern government abroad or at home." Its first president was the Duke of Wellington. Evidenty, the author gifted the books to the club's library, the same year he established it and the year they were published. Very good .

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Buchzahl: 002988

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Travel, England, India, Abaa-Boston

Pimenova, Emiliia

Tainy Tibeta

Leningrad: Brokgauz-Efron, 1929. Hardcover. First edition, 1 of 5000 copies; 5 1/2 x 7 3/4; pp. 160; morocco-backed textured paper over boards; a few small punctures from insects to spine; tips of spine and corners rubbed; spotting mostly to corners of pages from fingers turning them; "St. Tikhon Society" stamp to title page; illustrated with numerous photographs; very good. Cover design by E. Belukhi. Chiefly based on Belgian-French explorer, anarchist, and author Alexandra David -Neel's "Voyage d'une Parisienne à Lhassa" (My Journey to Lhasa), "Secrets of Tibet" was one of very few works in Russian on Tibet at the time. The author, Emiliia Pimenova (1855-1935), was a journalist and a travel literature writer. Inspired by her love for travel and, possibly, what is now rumored to have been repeated attempts by the Bolsheviks to win Lhasa over to the Soviet cause in the 1920s - the author interpreted, retold, and cited one of David-Neel's most widely-known works. The latter made a name for herself for being the one Western woman who, disguised as a pilgrim, managed to visit Lhasa, Nepal in 1924, when it was forbidden to foreigners. OCLC lists 1 copy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ill.: 0. 2.

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Buchzahl: 001269

Katalog: Travel and Exploration

Sonstige Stichworte: Boston-Vbf, Travel, Exploration, Asia 0

Wakefield, Priscilla

Excursions in North America, Described in Letters from a Gentleman and His Young Companion, to Their Friends in England

London, Printed and Sold by Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1810. Second Edition. Second edition; 7 x 4; pp. [5], iv-x, [2], 2-420, [2]; polished roan, with gilt ruling to spine; boards detached, with no loss to boards; frontispiece folding map and publisher's advertisement also detached, but present; a bit of wear to leather; small previous owner's signature to back board verso; a solid, good candidate for rebounding. Priscilla Wakefield (1751 - 1832) was a British Quaker philanthropist and a prolific writer, best known for her feminist work "Reflection on the Present Condition of the Female Sex; with Suggestions for its Improvement." She also wrote numerous books on morals for children and works on botany. Her current publication described an imaginary trip around the United States, in letter form. Good .

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Buchzahl: 003513

Katalog: Travel

Sonstige Stichworte: Travel, Amricana