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(cambridge) . THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE, INCLUDING HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL NOTICES OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIES OF THE UNIVERSITY, WITH A SKETCH OF THE PLACES MOST WORTHY OF REMARK IN THE COUNTY
Cambridge 1837 new editions, J. &. J. J Deighton; Thomas Stevenson; and Richard Newby. 12mo., 272pp., foldout map and 32 engravings from drawings by MacKenzie, original maroon leather boards with gilt title on front. Good, new spine and new end papers. (a51948)
$90.00 (england) . THE NEW BATH GUIDE OR USEFUL POCKET-COMPANION
Bath n.d. (1767 written in pencil on the title page) 5th C. Pope. For all persons residing at or resorting to this antient and opulent City. 12mo., 64pp., copperplate frontispiece of Richard Nash, 1/2 leather with marbled paper-covered boards. ***Agnes DeMille's copy, signed by her. Good, later spine, margins lightly cropped (not near text.) (a42825)
$150.00 (travel guide) . TRAVELLERS GUIDE WITH MAPS 10/6
c. 1855. No (lacks?) title page. Detailed travel guide to England and Wales. The title and price appear on the spine in gilt and that is only identifying information given. Latest date in text appears to be 1853. 12mo., 364pp. (double column text), several full page floorplans of major buildings and several double page maps, including railway lines, original pink embossed cloth. Good, hinges cracking, short tear in spine cloth, tiny chip in cloth on rear cover. (a65725)
$100.00 (travel) . HOLIDAY RAMBLES IN ORDINARY PLACES (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
London 1877 Daldy, Isbister. Republished from the Spectator. Travel in England and Switzerland. 8vo., 332pp., dark green cloth with gilt lettering. Top corner of front blank cut off. Near VG, hinges tender. (a42768)
$85.00 Adams, W. I. Lincoln . PHOTOGRAPHING IN OLD ENGLAND WITH SOME SNAP SHOTS IN SCOTLAND AND WALES
New York 1910 1st Baker & Taylor. Hardcover. 4to., 112pp., photo illustrations, cloth. VG, uneven fading of cover. (a75989)
$23.00 Baedeker, Karl . GREAT BRITAIN
Leipzig 1901 5th Baedeker. 12mo., 600pp., maps, red limp cover. VG, two inch closed tear on frontis map. (a39424)
$29.00 Baedeker, Karl . GREAT BRITAIN
Leipzig 1901 5th Baedeker. 12mo., 600pp., maps, red limp cover. Good, very light water stain on lower third of leaves. (a62213)
$30.00 Burton, William . A COMMENTARY ON ANTONINUS HIS ITINERARY OR JOURNIES OF THE ROMANE EMPIRE SO FAR AS IT CONCERNETH BRITAIN: WHEREIN THE FIRST FOUNDATION OF OUR CITIES, LAWES, AND GOERNMENT, ACCORDING TO THE ROMAN POLICY ARE CLEARLY DISCOVERED, ETC
London 1658 Printed by Tho. Roycroft and are to be sold by Henry Twyford. Hardcover. 4to., (20), 266pp., (6), errata, title page in red and black, double page map, full leather. Lacks frontis.Small owner bookplate. Good, cover chipped and worn. (a73052)
$500.00 Cartier, Jacques . A SHORTE AND BRIEFE NARRATION OF THE TWO NAVIGATIONS AND DISCOVERIES TO THE NORTHWEST PARTES CALLED NEWE FRAUNCE
NY 1975. Johnson reprint of the London 1580 edition.The English Experience Number 718. Early travel to North America-the explorations described were taken in 1534 and 1535. 8vo., 80pp., glossary, red cloth. Fine, no DJ. (a26106)
$50.00 Clunn, Harold P. . THE FACE OF THE HOME COUNTIES
London n.d. New and Revised Edition. Lg.8vo., 547pp., photo illus., index. VG, no DJ. (a28344)
$30.00 Cook, Joel . ENGLAND PICTURESQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE REMINISCENCES OF FOREIGN TRAVEL - VOLUME II (OF 2)
Philadelphia 1900 1st Coates. Hardcover. Octavo, 412pp., many fine photogravures, large color folding map, green cloth with full gilt decorations and trim. Near Fine in VG plus, matching green linen DJ. Volume II only. (a75594)
$22.00 Fairless, Michael . THE ROADMENDER
NY 1922 Dutton. Like a drive through England-photos taken along roadside in central part of Sussex drained by the river Adur with accompanying text. 4to., 121pp., 20 photo illustrations by Will F. Taylor, dark green cloth. Owner inscribed and signed. VG, light spine end fraying, light stain on front cover. (a52007)
$40.00 Franck, Harry . FOOT-LOOSE IN THE BRITISH ISLES
NY 1932 3rd Century. Hardcover.Octavo, 426pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good, cover a bit soiled, no DJ. (a8813)
$20.00 Garrett, John Henry . THE IDYLLIC AVON BEING A SIMPLE DESCRIPTION OF THE AVON FROM TEWKESBURY TO ABOVE STRATFORD-ON-AVON
NY and London 1906 1st ePutnam. Hardcover. Octavo, 268pp., photo illustrations, 2 large foldout maps, blue cloth. Top edge gilt. Convent stamp on end paper, spine label removed, no other ownership marks. VG plus. (a73162)
$24.00 Hakluyt, Richard; Laurence Irving . A SELECTION OF THE PRINCIPAL VOYAGES, TRAFFIQUES AND DISCOVERIES OF THE ENGLISH NATION BY RICHARD HAKLUYT 1552-1616
NY 1926. Set out with Many embellishments and a Preface by Laurence Irving. Sm.4to., mounted frontispiece. 293pp., illustrations, hardcover. VG, light wear, no DJ. (a37979)
$27.00 Hampson, Walter . AWHEEL IN WHARFELAND: A HOLIDAY TOUR IN A LAND OF NATURAL BEAUTY
London 1918 Wiliam Nicholson. Bicycle tour in Yorkshire. Includes much historical information about the area. Limited to 40 copies. 12mo., 54pp., photo illustration of author with his bicycle as frontise, gilt and blue decorated red cloth. Signed by the author, and by owner (James Quinnell, Barnsley.) VG. (a38146)
$125.00 Home, Gordon . THROUGH YORKSHIRE THE COUNTY OF BROAD ACRES
London 1922 Dent. Travel Guide. 12mo., 182pp., index, end paper maps. Travel guide. Owner signed on title. Good. (a23387)
$35.00 Lithgow, William . DISCOURSE OF A PEREGRINATION IN EUROPE, ASIA AND AFRICKE
NY 1971. Johnson reprint of original London 1614 edition. The English Experience No. 399. From Scotland to ...Italy, Sycilia, Dalmatia, Ilyria, Epire, Peloponnesus, Macedonia, Thessalia, ...Greece, Creta, Rhodes...Cyprus , Phoenicia, Syria, Mesopotamia, Arabia Petrea, ...Egypt, ...Jerusalem. 8vo., about 200pp., red cloth with blue label. Fine, no DJ. (a28364)
$150.00 Maclean, Charles M.D. . AN EXCURSION IN FRANCE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE FROM THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN 1801 TO THE 13TH OF DECEMBER 1803
London 1804 T. N. Longman and C. Rees. Including a narrative of the unprecedented detention of the English travellers in that country, as prisoners of war. 8vo., 304pp., full leather with mounted black spine label (label chipped on edges.) Owner bookplate (EDC). Good, leather worn. Scarce. (a41421)
$650.00 Marshall, Woodville K. (editor) . THE COLTHURST JOURNAL - JOURNAL OF A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IN THE ISLANDS OF BARBADOS AND ST. VINCENT JULY 1835 - SEPTERMBER 1838
Millwoodk 1977 1st KTO Press. Slavery in the British West Indies.Tall octavo, 255pp., hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Marshall. Fine in VG DJ, light wear. (a68749)
$145.00 McKinley, Charles . A VOYAGE TO THE BRITISH ISLES BEING THE JOURNAL OF CHARLES MCKINLEY
Mt. Vernon (Ohio) 1940 1st edition, 2nd printing, Author. Prefatory remarks by John Crowe Ransom. 12mo., 94pp., wraps. Owner signed.Good, spine ends and corner of one page chipped. (a74623)
$24.00 Meynell, Laurence . BEDFORDSHIRE
London 1950 1st. 8vo., 366pp., photo illus., foldout map, index. VG, no DJ. (a30982)
$28.00 Mitchell, R. J. . JOHN FREE FROM BRISTOL TO ROME IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
London 1955. Much detail on medieval education and universities. 8vo., 157pp., a few illustrations, index, hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a26560)
$25.00 Moncrieff, A. R. Hope (editor) . BLACK'S GUIDE TO HAMPSHIRE BOURNEMOUTH, NEW FOREST, WINCHESTER, SOUTHAMPTON, PORTSMOUTH
London 1904 15th Adam and Charles Black. Hardcover. 12mo., 188pp., 112pp. of ads, maps, limp cloth. All maps present including foldout map in rear pocket. Good plus, some foxing. (a70905)
$39.00 Osborne, Albert . AS IT IS IN ENGLAND
NY 1913-lst McBride, Nast. 304p. Index. 17 photo illus. Cover good-worn a bit and lightly soiled; backstrip soiled; text VG-Fine. no dj. (a15627)
$45.00 Rait, R. S. . ENGLISH EPISCOPAL PALACES (PROVINCE OF YORK)
NY 1911 Pott. I321pp., photos, drawings, index. Good, spine faded, spine ends lightly worn, cover unevenly faded, a few light spots in text. (a21361)
$25.00 Seymour, Walter . UPS AND DOWNS OF A WANDERING LIFE
NY 1910. 8vo., 308pp., frontis, original hardcover. Top edge gilt. VG, light focing, light rubbing on covers. (a58027)
$40.00 Thomson, E. . LETTERS FROM EUROPE: BEING NOTES OF A TOUR THROUGH ENGLAND, FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND
Cincinnati 1856 Swormstedt. Preface by Bishop Morris. Edited by D. Clark. 8vo., 299pp., original stamped brown cloth with gilt trim. Owner signed. Good, cover and spine ends worn. (a6818)
$36.00 Turner, Thomas . NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY, ASSOCIATED WITH A FLY, FROM GLOUCESTER TO ABERYSTWITH, AND FROM ABERYSTWITH THROUGH NORTH WALES JULY 31ST TO SEPTEMBER 8TH 1837
London 1840 Printed for Private Distribution only. 8vo., 222pp., frontispiece portrait of author, 11 engraved plates plus several other fullpage illustrations, rebound in later wraps. Good. (a51884)
$275.00 Van Schaick, John Jr. . NATURE CRUISINGS TO THE OLD HOME TOWN AND THE LITTLE HILL FARM
Boston 1928 1st Universalist Publishing House. Travel in New England. Small octavo, 448pp., blue cloth hardcover. sSigned by Van Schaick. VG, no DJ. (a69216)
$24.00 Wilson, Lawrence . PORTRAIT OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT
London 1965 1st Hale. Hardcover. Octavo, 190pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Fine in fine DJ. (a16647)
$19.00 Winbolt, S. E. . DEVON
London 1929 G. Bell. Bell's Pocket guides. 12mo., 270pp., photos, index. Maps on end papers. VG, no DJ. (a23661)
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