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Rado, A. . F�HRER DURCH DIE SOWJETUNION
Berlin 1928. Baedeker-like travel guide. 12mo., many large foldout maps, red cloth. Good. cover faded and worn, rear inner hinge cracked, spine ends frayed; toning on initial and final pages. Complete with all maps; no ownership marks. (a10552)
$65.00 Carr, John . NORTHERN SUMMER; OR TRAVELS ROUND THE BALTIC, THROUGH DENMARK, SWEDEN, RUSSIA, PRUSSIA AND PART OF GERMANY IN 180 (NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Hartford 1806 Lincoln and Gleason. Hardcover. Small octavo., 330pp., full leather with later paper spine. Good, some foxing, hinges beginning to crack inside. Hard-to-find title. (a11403)
$119.00 Grattan, Thomas Colley "A Walking Gentleman" . HIGH-WAYS AND BY-WAYS; OR, TALES OF THE ROADSIDE PICKED UP IN THE FRENCH PROVINCES THIRD SERIES (3 VOLUMES, complete)
London 1827 1st Henry Colburn. The scarce 3rd series. 3 small octavo volumes. Octavo, 333pp., 319pp., 367pp., full stamped leather. Residue of bookplate in each volume. Good Plus, some rubbing and wear on covers. All mounted red leather spine labels present. Text clean and all hinges in and out are secure. 3 volume set. (a13826)
$250.00Ewbank, Thomas. LIFE IN BRAZIL: OR A JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO THE LAND OF THE COCOA AND THE PALM
NY 1856 (1855) first edition. Harper. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 469pp., illustrations, original brown stamped cloth. Good, lower corners bumped, spine ends worn. Hinges not cracked in or out. End papers foxed. Nice and sturdy copy. (a15116)
$145.00 Abbot, F. A. . SKETCHES IN ENGLAND, FRANCE AND SCOTLAND AS THEY ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN LETTERS TO THE NEW ORLEANS PICAYUNE
NY 1858 Wynkoop, Hallenbeck. 8vo., 116pp., original light bluegreen cloth. Owner signed. VG, minor foxing. Not in Smith. (a19546)
$200.00Ross, Sir John. NARRATIVE OF A SECOND VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE AND OF A RESIDENCE IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS DURING THE YEARS 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 INCLUDING THE REPORTS OF CAPT. J. C. ROSS,...AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTHERN MAGNETIC POLE
Paris 1835 Baudry's European Library. Hardcover. Octavo., 475pp., 2 steel plates, newly professionally rebound in 3/4 soft light brown leather leather with gilt decorations and lettering on spine. Binding is attractive and in Fine condition; internally VG plus, leaves cropped a bit (margin only, not affecting text); clean; binding very secure. No ownership marks. Excellent condition. (a1969)
$79.00 Atkinson, Thomas Witlam . ORIENTAL AND WESTERN SIBERIA: A NARRATIVE OF 7 YEARS' EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURES
NY 1858 Harper. Includes Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary and part of Central Asia. Lg.8vo., 533pp., map, illustrations, cloth. VG, spine a bit yellowed, some wear on lower spine end. (a23098)
$200.00Cochrane, Capt. John Dundas. NARRATIVE OF A PEDESTRIAN JOURNEY THROUGH RUSSIA AND SIBERIAN TARTARY FROM THE FRONTIERS OF CHINA TO THE FROZEN SEA AND KAMTCHATKA
Philadelphia 1824 first American edition (1824 also year of first London edition.) Carey. Hardcover. Expedition performed during the years 1820, 1821, 1822, and 1823. Royal Navy Captain Cochrane walked, except for short cart and sledge rides, from St. Petersburg to Kamchatka. Nerhood 171. Hardcover. Octavo, 415pp., 3/4 leather with marbled boards, gilt spine lettering with raised bands. Good plus, front outer hinge just beginning to crack, end papers quite toned, occasional light areas of browning in text. No ownership marks; binding secure. (a23438)
$370.00 Campbell, J. F. . MY CIRCULAR NOTES EXTRACTS FROM JOURNALS, LETTERS SENT HOME, GEOLOGICAL AND OTHER NOTES WRITTEN WHILE TRAVELLNG WESTWARDS ROUND THE WORLD FROM JULY 6, 1874 TO JULY 6, 1875 (2 VOLUMES IN ONE)
London 1876 Macmillan. 2 volumes bound in one. Hardcover. thick 8vo., 356pp., 331pp., woodcuts, index, bluegreen cloth with large gilt picture of ships at sea with mountain behind. No owner marks. Fairly Good, worn, cover rubbed; binding secure but front inner hinge repaired and rear inner hinge tender. Inchlong closed tear in cloth on front board. Quite servicable as a reading copy - price reflects condition. (a25938)
$130.00 Cook, Thomas . COOK'S TOURISTS' HANDBOOK FOR HOLLAND, BELGIUM, THE RHINE AND BLACK FOREST
London 1901 Thomas Cook. Hardcover. 12mo., red cloth with gilt lettering. 460pp., maps and plans, plus 63 pages of advertisements. Good plus, end papers very toned; inner hinges tender and paper starting to break but binding intact and secure. (a27373)
$49.00 Garrettson, F. P. . A SNAP-SHOT IN THE WEST INDIES A 35 DAY TRIP
Newport 1902 Herald. 12mo., 182pp.,,photo illus., map. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Good, hinges beginning to crack, cover soiled and a bit worn. (a27746)
$130.00 Pfeiffer, Ida . VOYAGE A MADAGASCAR
Paris 1862 Hachette. Traduit de l'Allemand par W. de Suckau. et precede d'une notice historique sur Madagascar par Francis Riaux. In French. 12mo., 312pp., foldout map, original yellow printed wraps. Good, ancient dry water stain on cover and initial pages, some light foxing, small tear on hinge that holds the map. (a28454)
$99.00 Oliphant, Laurence . THE RUSSIAN SHORES OF THE BLACK SEA IN THE AUTUMN OF 1852 WITH A VOYAGE DOWN THE VOLGA AND A TOUR THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF THE DON COSSACKS
NY 1854 from the 3rd London edition. Redfield. Sm.8vo., 226pp., folding map as frontispiece, a few small vignette illus in text, original maroon cloth. Good, new end papers, some cover wear. (a29884)
$300.00Francis, Harriet E.. ACROSS THE MERIDIANS AND FRAGMENTARY LETTERS (signed)
1887 De Vinne Press. Bostonians who traveled to California, China, India, Europe. Limited edition: Copy No. 295. Hardcover. 4to., 300pp., photo illustrations, green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Top edge gilt. **Inscribed and initialled by Francis. Card of Mrs. Francis with her signature in ink is laid in. Near Fine, very slight cover wear.Lovely book, very solid and clean. (a29887)
$200.00 Johnson, James M.D. . CHANGE OF AIR, OR THE PHILOSOPHY OF TRAVELLING WITH OBSERVATIONS... ON THE MORAL, PHYSICAL, AND MEDICINAL INFLUENCE OF TRAVELLING-EXERCISE, CHANGE OF SCENE, FOREIGN SKIES, AND VOLUNTARY EXPATRIATION.
NY 1831 Samuel Wood. Author, Physician Extraordinary to the English King, suggests specific places to visit for specific ailments but gives such great historical detail about each place that the book almost seems to be a travel guide. But medical matters are always the focal point.Hardcover. Large octavo, 326pp., cloth. Fair, printed spine label rubbed, end papers foxed, top corner of front blank end page chipped off, cover very worn. Binding secure and hinges not cracked. (a30264)
$90.00 Dwight, Rev. H. G. O. (Missionary to Constantinople) . MEMOIR OF MRS. ELIZABETH B. DWIGHT INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PLAGUE OF 1837 WITH A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF MRS. JUDITH S. GRANT MISSIONARY TO PERSIA
NY 1840. Dodd. Hardcover. Sm.8vo., 323pp., frontis portrait of Mrs. Dwight, who died during a plague epidemic in Constantinople, original black cloth. Some names in pencil on front blank. VG, a few small chips on spine, some foxing on pages. Bright gilt labelling on spine. Original book, not a reprint. (a32070)
$98.00 Schuyler, Eugene . TURKISTAN NOTES OF A JOURNEY IN RUSSIAN TURKISTAN, KHOKAND, BUKHARA AND KULDJA 2 VOLUMES
NY 1885 3rd American Edition, with an additional chapter. 2 volume set. Hardcovers. Small octavos, 411pp., 463pp., woodcut illustrations, 2 color folding maps, cloth. Institution bookplates, small blind stamp on maps, title page and a few other pages. VG, slight stain on spine where circular labels once were affixed, leaves very slightly toned. (a32959)
$495.00 Fradenburgh, Rev. J. N. . LIGHT FROM EGYPT
Cincinnati 1897 1st Curts and Jennings. Hardcover. 8vo., 400pp., photo illus. Library blind stamp on titlepage, and on penultimate text page (in text itself). Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn and soiled, backstrip browned and lightly spotted, spine ends a bit worn. Scarce. (a34063)
$65.00 Nolte, Vincent . FIFTY YEARS IN BOTH HEMISPHERES OR, REMINISCENCES OF THE LIFE OF A FORMER MERCHANT
NY 1854 first edition. Redfield. Hardcover. Long chapters on a shipwreck, on New Orleans, Napoleon's Defeat at Waterloo and its effect on himself and other seafearers, the election of Andrew Jackson, the 1848 Revolt in France. 8vo., 484pp., original cloth hardcover. Howes 7440. Good, small bit of light foxing, wearing along spine ends and along one inch of outer hinge. (a3485)
$33.00 (music) . REISEHARSE EIN MELODIEENBUECHLEIN ZUM REISEPSALTER
Berlin n.d, (1855). 16mo., 168pp., 16pp. A small prayerbook for travellers, with words in German and music for singing. Owner signed on front free blank and name stamp on title page (Paul Mutscheit). Good, boards rubbed, a bit worn, light foxing on pages. (a37458)
$150.00 Henderson, Ebenezer . ICELAND; OR THE JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE IN THAT ISLAND DURING THE YEARS 1814 AND 1815
Edinburgh 1819 Waugh and Innes. 8vo., 576pp. 16 engraved plates, folding map. 3/4 leather but loose in cover and large chip from backstrip. Needs recovering. Text VG, tight and largely clean with just a bit of occasional light spotting. (a37470)
$270.00Campbell, Donald. JOURNEY OVER LAND TO INDIA
Philadelphia 1797 appears to be first edition. T. Dobson. Hardcover octavo . Full leather. Partly by a route never gone before by any European...Comprehending his shipwreck and imprisonment with Hyder Alla and his subsequent negotiations and transactions in the East. Much content on Turkey. 424pp., plus 6 page Appendix and 2 page List of Books published by Dobson. Later paper backstrip with original leather boards which are quite worn. Internally the binding is secure. No blank end papers or halftitle - opens to titlepage. Top blank margin of titlepage cut off (no loss of text at all.) Title page has old dry water stain. Text lightly toned. Good usable copy. Occasional spots and stains in text. Very Scarce. Fascinating reading. (a37556)
$450.00 Cranworth, Lord . PROFIT AND SPORT IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA
London 1919 Macmillan. Being a second edition, revised and enlarged, of A Colony in the Making. Large octavo, 503pp., all maps present, illustrations, index, hardcover. Top edge gilt. Good, cover worn, a few tiny snags along outer hinge, corners bumped. (a38123)
$65.00 von Raumer, Frederick . AMERICA AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
NY 1846 (1845) Langley.Translated from German by William W. Turner. Von Raumer was a German scholar, 1781-1873, who traveled extensively in America. Large octavo, 512pp., foldout chart with summary of constitutions of 26 US States, hardcover. Owner signed (Charles Sanford.) Fairly Good, occasional light foxing throughout, light brown water stain on lower margin of initial and final 20 pages or so, spine ends quite worn down, cloth worn off corners. (a3813)
$50.00Fraser, Mrs. Hugh. LETTERS FROM JAPAN A RECORD OF MODERN LIFE IN THE ISLAND EMPIRE ( 2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
New York 1899 first edition. Macmillan. 2 matching hardcover volumes. Bright red cloth with gilt pictures on front board of crane, etc. Large octavos, 394pp., illustrations, 387pp., illustrations, pictorial cloth. Top edges gilt. Owner signed on front free blank of each volume. Good plus, some light stains on covers, bumping to corners, hinges not cracked in or out in either volume; no djs. 2 volumes (a38528)
$79.00Bonvalot, Gabriel. ACROSS THIBET BEING A TRANSLATION OF "DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU (first edition, 2 volumes, complete)
London 1891 first edition. Cassell. Translated by C. B. Pitman. 2 volume set complete. Hardcovers. Large octavos, 218pp., 230pp., with illustrations from photographs taken by Prince Henry of Orleans, and a map of the route, original cloth. Several private library blind stamps in text. No other library markings except inch-in-diameter circle in middle of each spine where circular spine label once attached and removed taking part of spine color away. Good plus, light wear and soiling on cover. New glassine covers. Set: (a38960)
$499.00Dunning, H. W. PhD. TO-DAY ( TODAY ) IN PALESTINE
NY 1907 1st James Pott. Hardcover. Octavo, 278pp., 190 photo illustrations, of which frontis is in color, one map, illustrated boards. Top edge brightly gilt. Very Near Fine, no faults just sllightest amount of cover wear. In new glassine cover. Lovely condition. (a39209)
$100.00 Fletcher, Rev. James C. and Rev. D. P. Kidder . BRAZIL AND THE BRAZILIANS PORTRAYED IN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCHES
Boston 1866 6th ed, revised and enlarged. Lg.8vo., 639pp., steel engraved frontispiece, woodcuts in text, foldout map, index, green cloth. Top edge gilt. VG. (a40367)
$240.00 Wright, George Frederick . ASIATIC RUSSIA
NY 1902 1st edition. McClure, Phillips. Hardcover. Two royal octavo volumes (complete). Russia colonization of Siberia. 637p. Many fine photo illus., 5 maps of which 4 are on 2 large folding maps (2 of these are in color) (all maps are present). Maps in Fine condition. Chocolate brown cloth with mounted orange leather spine labels. VG plus, extremely light cover wear. Top edge gilt. Superior book in excellent condition. Set of 2 volumes: (a40431)
$220.00 Lilliehook, John . TVENNE AR BLAND ZOUAVERNE MINNEN OCH ANTECHNINGAR
Stockholm 1862 Bonniers Forlag. Fran Falttaget uti Italien och Expeditioner uti Afrika aren 1859 och 1860. In Swedish. 8vo., 290pp., 4 foldout maps (one colored), 8 plates (5 monochrome, 3 in color), index, originsl boards. Plates by Grumbach, Leipzig.) Good, later end papers, text foxed throughout with some old dry water staining on first 34 pages; later end papers. (a40791)
$165.00Thomas, J. M.D.. TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND PALESTINE
Philadelphia 1853 1st Lippincott Grambo. Hardcover. 8vo., 173pp. Frontispiece woodcut illustration of Gibraler and two line illustrations of Balbec. Full pressed dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Owner signed on title page. VG, foxing on final pages of advertisement. Very Nice condition. (a41419)
$140.00Gers, Jose. TERRE MOZABITE RHAPSODIE SAHARIENNE (signed)
Brussels 1933. In French. **Number 13 of 53 copies signed by Gers on the verso of the title page (limitation page), with an original photograph of Gers in North Africa and an original leaf from the manuscript for the book, tipped in. **Also inscribed and signed by Gers on the title page. Sm.8vo., 212pp., wraps in DJ. Uncut. Fine in VG DJ, foxed on the front and rear panels. Very scarce. (a41468)
$390.00 Wylde, A.B. . '83 TO '87 IN THE SOUDAN WITH AN ACCOUNT OF SIR WILLIAM HEWETT'S MISSION TO THE KING OF ABYSSINIA 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
London 1888 first edition. Remington. 2 hardcover volumes. octavo., 347pp., 314pp., foldout map at end, boards. Good, boards a bit rubbed and lightly soiled, hinges tender and just beginning to crack inside; outer hinges fine. 2 volumes (complete). Binding secure; no ownership marks. (a41490)
$465.00Bernatz, J. M. PAL�STINA PALASTINA ; NEW ALBUM OF THE HOLY LAND...FROM NATURE BY J M BERNATZ AND OTHER ARTISTS...WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY DR G. H. V. SCHUBERT, DR J. ROTH AND DR. O. FRAAS.
Stuttgart 1868 Steinkopf. Text in English, German and French. Hardcover. Oblong sm.4to., not paginated, 48 tinted lithograph illustrations , almost all with original tissue guards; 2 original photographs (Beirut and Damascus), descriptive letterpress, foldout map at end, original red stamped boards with full and bright gilt landscape pictured on front and later paper spine. Top edge gilt. Institution name and cancel stamp on title page-no other marks. Good Plus, some light board wear, later paper- reinforced backstrip and reinforced inner hinges; occasional light stains and light foxing. Binding secure. Scarce. (a41545)
$675.00 Abulfeda (1273-1331) . DESCRIPTIO AEGYPTI ARABICE ET LATINE
Goettingae 1776 Christian Dieterich. Ex Codice Parisiensi edidit Latine vertit notas adiecit, Ioannes David Michaelis. Description and travel in Egypt. Octavo, 36pp. in Arabic, 134pp. of notes in Latin, later black paper-covered boards with white and gilt spine label. Small owner signature on front blank. Small institution name on title page and two institution names on verso. Near VG, corners worn, a bit of light foxing on initial and final pages. Rare. (a41574)
$950.00 Shelton, Flora Beal . SUNSHINE AND SHADOW ON THE TIBETAN BORDER
Cincinnati 1912 first edition Foreign Christian Missionary Society. Hardcover. Small octavo, 141pp., monochrome photo illustrations, original brown cloth with gilt lettering. Good , inner hinges cracked. Text clean and binding secure. No ownership marks. (a41667)
$35.00 Rapelje, George . A NARRATIVE OF EXCURSIONS, VOYAGES AND TRAVELS PERFORMED AT DIFFERENT PERIODS IN AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AND AFRICA
New York 1834 Printed for the Author by West & Trow. Rapelje was born in 1771. 'This is a journal kept during a year's voyage to Europe and the Mediterranean in 1821-22. More interesting than most, it captures both the tedium and the excitement of travel' (--Smith, American Travellers Abroad). Hardcover. Sm.4to., 416pp., original green cloth with gilt illustration on front board (very faded) and gilt spine lettering. Owner signed (J. M. Dyer) on end paper. Fairly Good, a few tiny spots in text, end papers foxed, corner worn and frayed, some wear and tear on cloth along outer hinges, spine ends worn down slightly and somewhat frayed, small chip in cloth in middle of front board. Rare. (a42422)
$330.00 Palma di Cesnola, General Louis . CYPRUS: ITS ANCIENT CITIES, TOMBS AND TEMPLES
NY 1878 first edition Harper. A narrative of researches and excavations during ten years' residence in that island. Hardcover. Large octavo, 456pp., complete with all maps , plates and text illustrations, green cloth with bold "Cyprus " in gilt surrounded by black pictorial artwork. Top edge gilt. A Beautiful Book! Near Fine, very slight wear on spine ends. No ownership marks. Amazing condition. (a42476)
$680.00 Lindsey, N. Allen . CRUISING IN THE MADIANA THE RECORD OF A WINTER TRIP TO THE TROPICS
Boston 1901 1st. Printed for private circulation. Limited to 300 copies. Author from Marblehead, Massachusetts. 12mo., 182pp., monochrome photo illus., hardcover. VG. Very scarce. (a42523)
$125.00Kingdon Ward, Captain F.. FROM CHINA TO HKAMTI LONG
London 1924 first edition Edward Arnold. Important classic in botanical exploration. Hardcover. Octavo, 317pp. 1 page book ad at end, foldout map, 20 monochrome photo illustrations, general index and plant index, cloth. A few pages as yet uncut. VG, slight cover discoloration, faint foxing on fore-edges, tiny stain on edge of rear end paper, no DJ. Text clean, binding secure; no ownership marks. Lovely condition. (a42803)
$440.00 Raumer, Friedrich von . BRIEFE AUS PARIS UND FRANKREICH IM JAHRE 1830
Leipzig 1831 Brockhaus. Erster theil und zweiter theil bound in one volume. In German. 8vo., 290pp., 334p , gilt printed red leather spine with black and red marbled boards. VG , occasional foxing. Binding very secure. Bookplate of Wilhelm Hertog zu Braunschweig. (a42826)
$65.00 Hartleben . HANDBOOK OF DALMATIA
Vienna and Leipzig 1913 Hartleben. Abbazia, Lussin etc. The Austrian Riviera including the Albanian Coast, the Jonian Islands, Corfu, Patras, Athens. Hardcover. 12mo., 187pp., 87 illustrations, 20 maps, and 12 plans, red cloth cover. VG in VG DJ, light wear. (a44554)
$95.00 (travel guide) . A GUIDE TO CALAIS AND THE CONTINENT
Calais no date (map has printed date 1828 ). Containing an account of the antiquities, monuments, public and other edifices, municipal laws, etc. of the ancient and celebrated town of Calais, its suburbs and vicinity.....embellished with a planof the town and Basse-Ville. 12mo. (3-1/2 x 5 inches), 154pp., map, original maroon cloth. All edges gilt. Owner signed (Josefa Benita Pratte). Good, map lightly foxed and some light curling on edges, covers unevenly faded. (a44747)
$250.00Wryland, John. THE TRAVELS OF JOHN WRYLAND BEING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS JOURNEY TO TIBET, OF HIS FOUNDING OF A KINGDOM ON THE ISLAND OF PALTI, AND OF HIS WAR AGAINST THE NE-AR-BIANS
London and Allentown 1903 1st edition. International News and Equitable Publishing. Hardcover. Small octavo, 236pp., original red cloth with white trim and lettering. near VG, light uneven fading on cover, spine lettering partly worn off. Scarce. no dj. no owner marks. Hinges not cracked; text clean; binding secure. (a44751)
$95.00Ketchum, Harold, Ken Durbin et al (editors). JOURNAL OF SPACE FLIGHT AND THE ROCKET NEWS - 10 ISSUES 1953 (complete year)
Chicago 1953. A newsletter published by the Chicago Rocket Society for the dissemination and information about flight into interplanetary space. (The first year of publication was 1949. ) Run of 10 issues, the complete run for 1956. Issues are in original wraps . 4to., about 15-18 leaves mimeographed on one side only, stapled in yellow printed wraps (issue for Jan 1953 was published with white cover). Published monthly (10 issues per year). Condition Very Good to Fine . no owner marks. Set of 10 issues. Highly unusual journal, ostensively scientific but bordering on science fiction; full of enthusiasm and optimism about space travel including many articles on UFOS. Articles as: Recent Developments in Foreign Rockets and Guided Missiles by Norman Bowman; The Juvenation of Mars by Wayne Proell; Seven Necessary Books for Amy Manned Space Flight by M. Conley. Early work on space flight. 10 issues: (a45478)
$100.00 Forbes, S. Russell . THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. PAUL IN ROME AN HISTORICAL MEMOIR FROM THE APOSTLE'S LANDING AT PUTEOLI TO HIS DEATH A.D. 62-64
London 1891 3rd, revised and enlarged. Small octavo, extra illustrated with 42 original photographs mounted in text (most are outdoor views of Rome), 16 of which are views of artwork, maps, coins or plans, white vellum with gilt borders on cover and gilt lettering, gilt decorations on spine. Owner signed. VG. (a45629)
$185.00 Schwarz, Julius . GLIMPSES OF PALESTINE
NY 1927 1st Author, Ashland Press. 12mo., 71pp., photo illustrations, errata slip, printed hardcover. Inscribed and signed in Hebrew, possibly by author. VG. Scarce. (a47049)
$195.00 Cottrell, Charles Herbert, Esq. . RECOLLECTIONS OF SIBERIA IN THE YEARS 1840 AND 1841
London 1842 first edition John W. Parker. Hardcover. Octavo, 420pp., large foldout map of Western Siberia as frontis, errata slip, original green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Village library bookplate, library name stamp on title and residue of pocket and slip on rear end paper. VG plus, light cover wear. Recommended addition for any fine book collection. (a47086)
$580.00 Cureau, Dr. Ad. . DETERMINATION DES POSITIONS GEOGRAPHIQUES MANUEL D'ASTRONOMIE PRATIQUE ET DE TOPOGRAPHIE A L'USAGE DES VOYAGEURS ET DES EXPLORATEURS
Paris 1910 Challamel. In French. 4to. , 486pp., half green leather and green marbled boards. VG, corners worn. (a47518)
$325.00 Barbour, Geo. M. . FLORIDA FOR TOURISTS, INVALIDS AND SETTLERS
NY 1882 (1881) Appleton. 8vo., 310pp plus 12pp of advertisements, foldout map and illustrations, original green cloth. Owner signed on end paper and titlepage. VG, two very small spots of residue where a news articles was glued to front end paper. (a49875)
$190.00 Sandwith, F. M. . EGYPT AS A WINTER RESORT
London 1889 1st Kegan Paul. Hardcover. Sm.8vo., 153pp. plus catalogue of Kegan Paul (95pp.), boards with black and gilt design on front. near VG, spine ends rubbed, lower corners gently bumped. Hinges not cracked; no ownership marks. Scarce. (a50032)
$220.00 Chamberlain, Basil Hall . A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN INCLUDING THE WHOLE EMPIRE FROM SAGHALIEN TO FORMOSA
London 1907 8th edition, revised and partly rewritten, John Murray. Small octavo, 570pp, 32pp. (ads), plans and folding maps, numerous illustrations, large foldout map in rear pocket (this map has one 5 inch closed tear along bottom fold line and one inch closed tear in lower margin not near the map itself), limp red cloth hardcover. Collated complete. Owner signed twice, once on title page. Collated complete. near VG, some light wear overall. (a50042)
$145.00Sessions, Francis C.. FROM THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN TO THE VOLGA
NY 1890 1st Welch, Fracker Company. Hardcover. Small octavo, 167pp., frontis, photo illustrations, marbled boards and half blue cloth with mounted paper spine labels.Top edge gilt. Good, leaves browning especially along margins but not brittle, head of spine chipped off and reglued on (not too neatly) and boards worn. (a50079)
$25.00 Wright, Julia McNair . AMONG THE ALASKANS
Philadelphia 1883 Presbyerian Board of Publication. Hardcover. 12mo., 351pp., woodcuts, two maps, original mustard yellow cloth with black decoration. Fair, inner hinges cracked, spine ends worn down 1/4 inch. (a50990)
$35.00Gerrare, Wirt (pseudonym of William Misener). GREATER RUSSIA THE CONTINENTAL EMPIRE OF THE OLD WORLD
London 1904 (1903 first) Heinemann. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 317pp., Test all glossy stock. numerous text photo illustrations and large foldout map, index. Owner bookplate. Green cloth cover with black lettering and design. no dj. Near Fine, clean crisp and bright condition. no faults, hinges not cracked, cover tips gently bent inward. Text clean, no spotting, no foxing, no tears, no chips. (a50999)
$85.00 Arnot, Fred S . GARENGANZE; OR , SEVEN YEARS' PIONEER MISSION WORK IN CENTRAL AFRICA
Chicago n.d. (preface dated 1889) Fleming Revell. Adventures West Central Africa in Angola and Zambia. 8vo., 274pp., woodcut illustrations, large color folding map, index, original brown cloth with black and silver lettering. Very faint residue of label on heel of spine. Blindstamp on title page. Good, inner hinges cracked, one inch closed tear along one fold of map on lower edge, light cover wear and light cover soiling. (a51009)
$100.00 Chase, Anna Howe . NOTES OF TRAVEL IN EUROPE
Albany 1897 1st Weed Parsons. Privately published. Lg.8vo., 233pp., hardcover. Top edge gilt. Good plus, light cover wear. Rare. (a51152)
$195.00 Doughty, Marion . AFOOT THROUGH THE KASHMIR VALLEYS
London 1901 1st. Lg.8vo., 276pp., numerous photo illustrations, decorated blue cloth. Hardcover. Top edge gilt. VG, some slight foxing inside covers, light wear to cover corners. Binding very secure. Excellent condition. no ownership marks. (a51388)
$300.00 Root, Rodolpha K. . TEN MONTHS IN EUROPE
Springfield 1883 1st Homestead Job Print. Miss Root's trip to Europe was during 1872. Hardcover. Octavo, 42pp., original maroon cloth. Owner signed (Mamie S. Arms) with letter of two paragraphs written by Arms about the book tipped in. VG. Scarce. (a51418)
$140.00Cook, Joel. THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ITS BORDERLANDS ILLUSTRATED - 2 volume set (ORIGINAL RED LINEN JACKETS)
Philadelphia 1910 first edition. John C. Winston Co. Hardcovers. Two volumes. From Spain to Italy, Corsica, Sardinia , Malta, Turkey, Middle East and Egypt. Octavos, 609pp., 648pp., 50 full page illustrations, Red cloth with brilliant full gilt decoration on front and spine of both volumes. Association copy: Ink inscription in volume one reads: Presented to Elizabeth More from Mary Cook, wife of Joel Cook, the author. VG PLUS, very light wear to corners and spine ends, top corners of a few pages have slight wrinkle, in original red cloth DJs, with gilt lettering on spines. Even the DJs are inn excellent condition with no tears, no chips, just slight wear on spine ends. Ribbons present. Text FINE, bright and clean with all tissues for plates present. Lovely set - the gilded covers are dazzling! Great gift . (a51703)
$149.00 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 St. John, J. A. . EGYPT AND NUBIA WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
London 1845 Chapman and Hall. 8vo., 472pp., rebound in later wraps. Historical library stamp on titlepage. Good. (a51885)
$175.00 Spry, W. J. J. R.N. . THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP 'CHALLENGER' VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
London 1876 first edition Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. Hardcover Octavo, 388pp., 24pp., large foldout map, text illustrations, green cloth with fine gilt ship pictured on front and gilt lettering with publisher's logo on spine. VG plus, some slight spotting on fore-edges, slight wear on lower spine end and corners. No ownership marks. All hinges secure and unbroken. The Very hard-to-find first edition. Lovely copy. (a51920)
$340.00 Hearn, Lafcadio . TWO YEARS IN THE FRENCH WEST INDIES
NY 1890 1st Harper. 8vo., 431pp., illustrations, decorated green cloth with oval design on front board. Good plus, light cover soiling, end papers stained. (a51964)
$325.00Asboth, J. de. AN OFFICIAL TOUR THROUGH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES, AGRARIAN CONDITIONS, RELIGION, ETHNOLOGY, FOLK LORE AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE PEOPLE
London 1890 Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Authorized English ed. Hardcover 4to., 496pp., large foldout color map, many monochrome illustrations, original green cloth. Bookplate (Ruth and Frederick Fischer). VG, hinges tender but not cracked through, spine ends slightly frayed. Text slightly toned. (a51968)
$320.00 Conder, Claude Reignier . TENT WORK IN PALESTINE: A RECORD OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE (2 vol set, complete)
London 1878 1st Bentley. 2 volume set, complete. 8vo., 381pp., 352pp., illustrations by J. W. Whymper, titlepages in red and black, map in volume w, nicely bound in 3/4 red leather with marbled boards. Bookplates of girls school in each volume and spot where library pocket torn out from rear end paper. near VG, light cover wear, internally clean and tight. Hinges not cracked in or out. Text quite bright and very clean. 2 volumes. (a52033)
$350.00 Petech, L. . CHINA AND TIBET IN THE EARLY 18TH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY - HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHINESE PROTECTORATE IN TIBET
Leiden 1950 first edition E. J. Brill. Monographies du T'Oung Pao Volume I. Large octavo, 286pp., wraps. Two foldout maps. A few pages yet uncut. Good plus, light wear and spine darkened. Text clean and binding secure; no ownership marks. (a52086)
$220.00 Chitty, F.-R. . IN CHINE CHOSES VUES
Paris 1910 Vuibert. Traduit de l'Aanglais par Lugne-Philipon. 4to., 214pp., illustrations, finely bound in red cloth with red leather spine with raised bands and full gilt trim onbackstrip. All edges gilt. Heavy textured white end papers. VG. (a52092)
$250.00 Smith, R.C. . LIFE INCIDENTS AND VOYAGES OF R.C. SMITH (PARALYTIC) GIVING INTERESTING NOTES OF HIS VOYAGES AROUND THE WORLD; HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE ZULU WAR, ETC. TOGETHER WITH NUMEROUS HINTS ON HEALTH AND OVER SEVENTY RECIPES
Oakland 1888 Published for the Author. 12mo., 99pp., printed stapled wraps. VG, spine a bit worn. Scarce. (a53648)
$350.00 Clavering, Sir W. A. . ON THE TARSHISH OF THE SECOND BOOK OF CHRONICLES
London 1849 George Barclay. 4to., 18pp., original full page mounted photograph (calotype?) presumably of Clavering , thin leather over flexible boards (bound with several blanks at the beginning and at the end). **Inscribed and signed by Clavering inside the front cover. There is no separate title page; the date of publication and the publisher are printed at the bottom of the final page, which ends with the single letter 'C.' (presumably referring to Clavering). The date of publication is also written in pencil on the front free blank, as is the identity of the author. Club stamp on the verso of the mounting for the photoghraph and on the top margin of the first page. Near Good, some scuffing on the covers, some stains at the inner margins of some blanks, hinges tender. Extremely scarce. (a53652)
$450.00 Pierotti, Ermete . CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF PALESTINE ILLUSTRATING THE MANNERS OF THE ANCIENT HEBREWS
Cambridge 1864 first edition. Deighton, Bell. Translated by T.G. Bonney. Hard cover large8vo., 280pp. Original bright blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Bookplate and withdrawn stamp from Scottish library. VG, corners of about 5 pages creased, slight foxing on a few pages. "Eadie Library " in gilt on spine.Text clean of marks; binding secure. Rare. (a53695)
$650.00 Pelleschi, Giovanni . EIGHT MONTHS ON THE GRAN CHACO OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
London 1886 first edition. Samson Low. Hardcover. Sm.8vo., 311pp., maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG plus, clean, binding secure; no ownership marks. (a53841)
$147.00 Savage-Landor, A. Henry . ACROSS UNKNOWN SOUTH AMERICA VOLUME 2
Boston 1913 1st Little Brown. Sm.4to., 439pp., 8 full page color plates, mnay monochrome photo illustrations, maps, index, dark blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. VG quarter-inch closed snag on backstrip cloth (no loss of cloth), spine faded. Volume 2 only. (a54934)
$165.00 Goodolphim, Costa . VISITA A MADRID
Lisboa 1871 Universal. In Portuguese. Large octavo, 83pp., wraps. Handwritten title printed on front. Good, wraps frayed, worn. (a5521)
$110.00 (space medicine) . METHODS FOR DETERMINING BLOOD FLOW THROUGH INTACT VESSELS OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS UNDER CONDITIONS OF GRAVITATIONAL STRESS AND IN EXTRA TERRESTIAL SPACE CAPSULES - STATUS REPORT NOVEMBER 1960-APRIL 1961; MAY 1961-JULY 1962 (2 VOLUMES)
NY 1961 Columbia University. NASA Research Grant NSG-112-61. 2 volumes. 4to., 59 leaves (rectos only), illustrations, 210pp. (recto and verso), original printed wraps. VG, new paper spines, light wear. 2 volumes. (a56516)
$145.00 Ollen, Gerda . I MONGOLT�LT OCH GENOM �KNAR (IN MONGOL TENTS AND ACROSS THE DESERT)
Stockholm 1923. In Swedish. Sm.8vo., 96pp., photo illustrations, original printed wraps. Signed and dated by Gerda Ollen on the title page. VG, light wear. Scarce. (a57056)
$120.00Budge, Sir E. A. Wallis. COOK'S HANDBOOK FOR EGYPT AND THE EGYPTIAN SUDAN
London 1911 3rd Thomas Cook. Sm.8vo., 950pp., illustrations, numerous maps, one large folding map(map is in near Fine condition) in rear pocket, original printed hardcover. VG plus. Hinges not cracked; original pretty red marbled end papers. Text clean; binding secure; no owner marks. There are not many original copies of this book left. (a57274)
$75.00 Mills, Charles (editor) . THE TRAVELS OF THEODORE DUCAS, IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN EUROPE, AT THE REVIVAL OF LETTERS AND ART. PART THE FIRST: ITALY 2 VOLUMES
London 1822 Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. Part the First was the only part published. An imaginary voyage. 2 volumes. 8vo., 388pp., 399pp., 1/2 leather and boards. Good, text quite clean, boards rubbed, corners worn, spines rubbed and worn. 2 volumes. (a57609)
$145.00Fellowes, W(illiam) D(orset). A VISIT TO THE MONASTERY OF LA TRAPPE IN 1817 WITH NOTES TAKEN DURING A TOUR THROUGH LE PERCHE, NORMANDY, BRETAGNE, POITOU, ANJOU, LE BOCAGE, TOURAINE, ORLEANOIS AND THE ENVIRONS OF PARIS
London 1818 second edition (published in same year as first edition) William Stockdale. Octavo, 188pp., 3/4 black leather with red marbled boards and later paper spine and original backstrip remounted . All edges gilt. Ten (of twelve) very finely hand-colored plates, mounted etching on page 75 (as required), 2 monochrome plates. No ownership marks. Inner hinges cracked. Near VG. (a57898)
$100.00 Champlain, Samuel . NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO THE WEST INDIES AND MEXICO IN THE YEARS 1599-1602 WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
NY c. 1970. Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt Society edition. Translated ...with biographical notices and notes by Alice Wilmere. Edited by Norton Shaw. Hardcover. Octavo, xcix, 48pp., illustrations, blue grey cloth. VG, light spotting on endpapers. (a58217)
$145.00 Eves, C. Washington . THE WEST INDIES
London 1893 3rd Sampson Low Marston. Hardcover. Small octavo,, 351pp., woodcut illustrations, 9 large color folding maps, bright red cloth with gilt picture and lettering on front and lettering on spine. All edges gilt, Good, new end papers, spine ends professionally reinforce, spine and corners a bit worn. Scarce. (a58377)
$190.00 Griffith, George . IN AN UNKNOWN PRISON LAND AN ACCOUNT OF CONVICTS AND COLONISTS IN NEW CALEDONIA WITH JOTTINGS OUT AND HOME
London 1901 1st Hutchinson. Hardcover. Octavo, 324pp., photo illustrations, original gilt stamped cloth. Top edge gilt. Small institution stamp on title page, a few small numbers on verso. Good, inner hinges cracking, shadow of removed label at heel of spine, slightly toned on fore-edges, cover worn and soiled. Binding secure and text clean. Scarce. (a58629)
$199.00 Villamur, Roger . EN LISANT ET EN VOYAGEANT
Paris 1912 1st Challamel. In French. Sm.8vo., 251pp., original printed wraps. A few pages uncut. VG, light wear on spine. Rare. (a59531)
$175.00 Genoude, M. Eugene . VOYAGE DANS LA VENDEE ET DANS LE MIDI DE LA FRANCE; SUIVI D'UN VOYAGE PITTORESQUE EN SUISSE
Paris 1821 1st Henri Nicolle. In French. 8vo., 261p. plus errata page,1/2 leather with maroon textured paper covered boards and gilt emblem on fron. Gilt decorated spine with 4 raised bands. Old owner signature on top of half titlepage. VG, light cover wear, some uneven fading of maroon paper on rear board, occasional light spotting in text. (a59533)
$195.00Crawfurd, John. JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA TO THE COURTS OF SIAM AND COCHIN CHINA; EXHIBITING A VIEW OF THE ACTUAL STATE OF THE THOSE KINGDOMS
London 1830 2nd Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. Two volumes, complete. Hardcovers. Octavos, 475pp., 459pp., stunning frontis foldout engraved view of Singapore (Volume I), very large detailed foldout map of Siam and China (map opens to 25 inches x 40 inches), 6 full page or double page engraved views including view of Bangkok (Volume I), foldout engraving showing 8 regional head/face types plus 6 more engraved views including map and plan of Singapore (Volume II), woodcuts, large foldout chart of Vocabularies, later half leather with mounted black leather gilt trimmed spine labels and marbled boards. Near Fine, very light wear, one tiny scuff mark on spine, occasional spot of soiling intext. A rare and highly desirable set of a landmark classic in travel literature in Beautiful Condition. Fine Binding. 2 volumes. (a60251)
$6500.00 Birch, John Grant . TRAVELS IN NORTH AND CENTRAL CHINA
London 1902 first edition Hurst and Blackett. Hardcover. Octavo, xiv, 379pp., photo illustrations, advertisements, original blue cloth with large dramatic gilt dragon on front with lettering in red and gold. Owner signed, tiny blind stamp and owner name stamp on end papers. VG, light fraying of spine ends, spine lightly faded. Text clean, no hinges cracked and binding secure. (a60492)
$300.00 Tastevin, A. ete F. . GUIDE DU VOYAGEUR A MOSCOU
Moscou 1897 2-e edition, revue et corrigee. In French with Francais-Russe vocabulaire. 12mo., 194pp., small photo illustrations, large foldout maps, index, limp blue cloth. VG. (a60761)
$225.00 Murray, George T.; Gardiner, Robert S.; Baxter, Katharine Schuyler . THE LAND OF THE TATAMI; JAPAN AS WE SAW IT; IN BEAUTIFUL JAPAN A STORY OF BAMBOO LANDS (3 VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE)
Shanghai 1906 first edition. North -China Herald; Boston 1892 first edition Rand Avery; London and NY 1895 first edition . Tennyson Neely. 3 titles bound in one hardcover volume. Octavo . Top edge gilt. 124pp., photo illustrations; 135pp., photo illustrations, large color foldout map; 381pp., photo illustrations. Original wraps bound in for the Murray and Baxter titles. Bound in one hardcover volume with two mounted leather spine labels. VG, spine labels worn, some foxing. Great collectible for Japan enthusiasts. (a60848)
$150.00Durand, E. R.. AN AUTUMN TOUR IN WESTERN PERSIA (signed presentation copy)
NY no date (1906?) Dutton. Hardcover octavo. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering in English on spine and in Farsi on front cover panel. Much on Lur Tribes of Western Persia. Author's husband was hoping to hunt lions but seems to have only shot birds. 266p., photo illustrations, foldout map. Top edge gilt. ***Presentation copy dated Oct 1906 and signed by Ella Durand. near VG, moderate foxing throughout; closed page ends foxed, hinges not cracked; binding secure. Pictures available on request. (a61119)
$140.00Lansdell, Henry. RUSSIAN CENTRAL ASIA INCLUDING KULDJA, BOKHARA, KHIVA, AND MERV (VOLUME 2 only)
Boston 1885 first edition. Houghton Mifflin. Hardcover. Large octavo, 732pp., woodcut illustrations (several doublepage), grey hardcover with black silver and gilt picture and design on front (of wagon with rider and driver and 3 horses.) Important and lengthy bibliographical information on Central Asia at end. Very pale stamp of hospital on inside of covers. Lacks the map. Good, front hinge tender, small closed tear on front end paper, light wear and light soiling. Binding secure. Volume 2 (of 2) only. (a61313)
$150.00De Wautier, M. G. REMARQUES CUREUSES ET PEU CONNUES SUR LA VILLE DE BRUXELLES ET SUR SES ENVIRONS
A Bruxelles 1810 Leduc. Entries listed alphabetically. In French. 12mo., 82pp., later professionally made cover over original green wraps. Good, all edges frayed, leaves a bit wrinkled. Rare. (a61342)
$295.00Pratt, A. E.. TO THE SNOWS OF TIBET THROUGH CHINA
London 1892 first edition. Longmans, Green, and Co. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 268pp., illustrations, foldout map, original gilt printed blue cloth. Owner bookplate. VG, light rubbing on front outer hinge, light soiling. Hard to find in such nice condition. (a61460)
$425.00Bonvalot, Gabriel. ACROSS THIBET BEING A TRANSLATION OF DE PARIS AU TONKING A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU
NY 1892 Cassell. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 417pp., photo illustrations, large folding map in pocket, light purplish tan cloth with brown and gilt pictorial front. Two volumes in one. Good, map splitting at folds, corners a bit worn, light cover wear and soiling, spine lettering very faded. Not exlibrary, no owner marks. Excellent travel narrative. (a61561)
$190.00 Moore, J. E. S. . TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MODERN ASPECT OF CENTRAL AFRICA, AND OF SOME LITTLE KNOWN REGIONS TRAVERSED BY THE TANGANYIKA EXPEDITION, IN 1899 AND 1900
London 1901 first edition Hurst and Blackett. Hardcover. Sm.4to., xvi, 350pp., color frontis, one large color foldout map and two smaller maps, many photo illustrations and drawings (some foldout), advertisements, original green cloth with dark blue picture of a donkey-man, gilt lettering on spine. Faint residue of numbers at heel of spine, institution booklate and stamp on title page. Good plus, corners and spine ends a bit worn. Text clean and binding secure. Scarce mountaineering book. (a61677)
$480.00 Collins, Perry McDonough . A VOYAGE DOWN THE AMOOR: WITH A LAND JOURNEY THROUGH SIBERIA AND INCIDENTAL NOTICES OF MANCHOORIA, KAMSCHATKA AND JAPAN
New York 1860 1st Appleton. Small octavo, 390pp., 4 lithograph plates with tissue, original pressed brown cloth hardcover. Institution bookplate. Discard stamp and owner signature on title page. Small date stamp at end. Good, light fraying on corners and spine ends. (a61752)
$175.00 Callery and Yvan, MM. . HISTORY OF THE INSURRECTION IN CHINA; WITH NOTICES OF THE CHRISTIANITY, CREED AND PROCLAMATIONS OF THE INSURGENTS
New York 1853 1st Harper. Translated from the French with a supplementary chapter narrating the most recent events by John Oxenford. Callery was a missionary and an interpreter to the French Embassy in China. Dr. Yvan was a physician to the French Embassy in China. Small octavo, v, (2), 301pp., ads (6pp.), facsimile of Chinese map of the course of the insurrection and a portrait of its chief, Tien-te, original floral end papers, 3/4 black leather with black cloth on boards. Private library bookplate and two withdrawn stamps on end papers. Good, some light foxing in text, some rubbing and wear on cover. Scarce. (a61756)
$250.00 Culbertson, Rev. M . Simpson . DARKNESS IN THE FLOWERY LAND; OR RELIGIOUS NOTIONS AND POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS IN NORTH CHINA
New York 1857 Scribner. Culbertson, (1819�62) was a Presbyterian Missionary in China. He who was educated at West Point and at Princeton Theological Seminary, and worked on a Chinese Bible.12mo., 235pp., original grey cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering. Owner bookplate. A few light pencil lines in margins. Good, cover lightly worn with a small bit of chipping on spine. Very scarce. (a61758)
$600.00 Baker, Sir Samuel W. . EIGHT YEARS' WANDERINGS IN CEYLON
Philadelphia 1869 1st Lippincott. 12mo., 323pp., hardcover. Good, cloth faded to gray, covers rubbed, some chipping on outer rear hinge. (a61760)
$145.00 Olufsen, O. . THROUGH THE UNKNOWN PAMIRS (VAKHAN AND GARAN) - THE SECOND DANISH PAMIR EXPEDITION 1898-99
London 1904 1st Heinemann. Octavo, 238pp., photo illustrations, 2 folding maps, one foldout diagram, index, red cloth hardcover with black lettering. Good, spine faded, some discoloration and slight staining on front, end papers brown-speckled. (a61761)
$245.00 (missionary) . MISSIONARY ANECDOTES SERIES FIRST
Philadelphia (c. 1850) American Sunday-School Union. The Islands of the Pacific; India and Burmah; China; North Africa and Turkey; South Africa and Madagascar; North America and the West Indies. 12mo., 233pp., frontis illustration of Chinese prayer wheel index, gilt decorated purple cloth hardcover. Good, occasional light foxing, front cover almost faded to grey. Scarce. (a62196)
$160.00 Buckham, George . NOTES FROM THE JOURNAL OF A TOURIST - 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
New York 1890 1st edition. Gavin Houston. Hardcover. 2 volumes. Volume 1: Egypt, Holy Land, Syria, Austria and Switzerland; Volume 2: Italy, Spain, Central and Northern Europe. Octavo, 535pp., 389pp., index, gilt decorated navy blue cloth hardcovers. Top edges bright gilt. Printed presentation slip tipped inside cover " to John W. Thompson Esq with compliments of The Author." VG , very nice set, all hinges secure and unbroken; text clean; no faults just lightly worn. Scarce. (a62201)
$170.00 Burnes, James . A NARRATIVE OF A VISIT TO THE COURT OF SINDE; A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF CUTCH, FROM ITS FIRST CONNEXION WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA TILL THE CONCLUSION OF THE TREATY OF 1819; AND SOME REMARKS ON THE MEDICAL TOPOGRAPHY OF BHOOJ
Edinburgh 1831 (first edition Bombay 1829) Robert Cadell. Hardcover. Octavo (22x14x2 cm) , 253pp., errata, two large foldout maps, one folding genealogical table, artfully rebound in 20thc binding in full green cloth with mounted red leather spine label and marbled page ends. Good , slight occasional light foxing in text, frontis map has a few short closed tears on fold lines (one tiny piece of tape at one corner) and one 4 inch closed tear on back panel (no loss), second map has some spliting along fold lines. No ownership marks. Classic work. Very Scarce. (a64502)
$1200.00 Livingstone, David . MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA INCLUDING A SKETCH OF SIXTEEN YEARS' RESIDENCE IN THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA
London 1857 1st John Murray. Hardcover. Title continues "And a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the west coast; thence across the continent down the river Zambesi to the Eastern Ocean." Octavo, 687pp., folding frontis engraving by Whympe, 45 plates including steel engraved portrait of Livingstone, two large folding maps, contemporary 3/4 leather with marbled boards and fully gilt decorated spine. Owner bookplate (C. F. Rowsell.) Good, marbled paper worn off board edges, outer hinges just beginning to crack. (a64847)
$350.00 Harleben, A . ILLUSTRIRTER F�HRER DURCH TRIEST UND UMGEBUNGEN
Wien 1886 Harleben. Nebst Ausfl�gen nach Aquileja, G�rz, Pola, Fiume, Abbazia und Venedig, durch Istrien, im Quarnero, auf der Pontebba-Bahn, nach dem W�rthersee, Klagenfurt und Ober-Krain. Zweite, ganzlich umbearbeitete auflage. In German. 12mo., 144pp., 43 illustrations, karten, limp red cloth with gilt lettering. VG plus. excellent condition. (a64854)
$170.00Waring, Geo. E. Jr.. BRIDE OF THE RHINE. TWO HUNDRED MILES IN A MOSEL ROW-BOAT
Boston 1878 (1877) Osgood. To which is added the paper on the Latin poet Ausonius and his poem Mosella by Charles T. Brooks. Hardcover 12mo. 312pp. Bright green cover cloth hardcover with very bright gilt decoration and black lettering. A boat trip down the Moselle River in Germany fully illustrated with woodcut illustrations. End papers heavily marked by library , bookplate and date due slip. Binding secure; hinges not broken, spine numbers removed. A few blind stamps in text. Text slightly evenly toned. Excellent choice for reading or study. (a65359)
$35.00Coxe, William. TRAVELS INTO POLAND, RUSSIA, SWEDEN AND DENMARK - VOLUME IV (of 5) SWEDEN
London 1792 Fourth edition. T. Cadell. This volume covers Sweden. Octavo, 429pp., 3 portraits, 3 fine large foldout maps, two foldout charts, index, full leather. Good, cover very rubbed, inner hinges reinforced; later paper backstrip. Volume IV only. This volume covers Sweden. (a65423)
$145.00Coxe, William. TRAVELS INTO POLAND, RUSSIA, SWEDEN AND DENMARK - VOLUME V (of 5) NORWAY AND DENMARK
London 1792 Fourth edition. T. Cadell. This volume covers Norway and Denmark. Octavo, 360pp., 3 portraits, 5 fine large foldout maps, two foldout charts, index, full leather. Good, cover very rubbed, inner hinges reinforced; later paper backstrip. Volume V only, which covers Norway and Denmark. (a65424)
$145.00 Workman, Fanny Bullock and William Hunter Workman . ALGERIAN MEMORIES A BICYCLE TOUR OVER THE ATLAS TO THE SAHARA
New York no date (c.1900) Anson Randolph. Small octavo, 216pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Hospital name in ink and hospital stamp on end paper. Fair to Good, spine quite toned; spine ends chipped and worn down; cover tips rounded; hospital library name and stamp on end paper (no other library marks); rear inner hinge cracked. Top edge gilt. Text slightly toned; binding secure. (a65478)
$200.00 Locher, A. . WITH STAR AND CRESCENT
Philadelphia 1889 (1888) Aetna. A full and authentic account of a recent journey with a caravan from Bombay to Constantinople, comprising a description of the country, the people and interesting adventures with the natives. Octavo, 634pp., illustrations, gilt decorated pictorial teal cloth cover. VG plus, foxing on fore-edges, tiny nick in cloth on top edge of rear cover (a65490)
$150.00 Gillis, Charles J . AROUND THE WORLD IN SEVEN MONTHS
1891 1st Privately Printed. New York to San Francisco, to Japan, Hong Kong, India, Egypt, Germany. Hardcover. 12mo., 158pp., frontis, turquoise cloth with gilt trim. Top edge gilt. Appears to be signed in pencil by Gillis. VG. (a65832)
$90.00 Adams, William . OVER THE OCEAN FERRY; OR, EUROPE TO AMERICAN EYES, NOTES OF TRIPS AND TOURS THROUGH ENGLAND AND THE CONTINENT
NY n.d. (c.1900) Ogilvie. Travels of Adams, a publisher from firm of Beadle and Adams of New York City . Octavo, 196pp., 17pp. (in Memoriam after author's sudden death in 1896), brown cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. VG plus. Scarce. (a65833)
$175.00 Sumner, Mrs. George . OUR HOLIDAY IN THE EAST
London 1882 2nd Hurst and Blackett. Edited by Rev. George Henry Sumner. Travel to Egypt, Syria, Holy Land, Jersualem, Damascus, Beyrout, Lebanon. Hardcover. Octavo, 323pp., (4), original brown cloth decorated with black and gilt trim and lettering. All edges gilt. Good, inner hinges cracked, light foxing on initial pages. (a65984)
$80.00 Loring, George Bailey M.D. . A YEAR IN PORTUGAL 1889-1890
NY 1891 1st Putnam. Octavo, 313pp., frontis, original printed hardcover. VG, light foxing, very slight rippling of some pages. (a65989)
$125.00 Croffut, W. A. Ph.D. . FOLKS NEXT DOOR THE LOG BOOK OF A RAMBLER
Washington c. 1905 3rd Eastside Publishing Co. Yachting adventures in the Northeast and in Maine; Fishing in Cape Cod, Quoddy Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, Panama Canal, Mexico. Small octavo, 371pp., illustrations, original red cloth hardcover. VG, light cover wear, one leaf has light wear in the margin. Scarce. (a65990)
$120.00 Chonnelier, Jules . DICTIONNAIRE GEOGRAPHIQUE DE L'ASIE CENTRALE
Paris 1869 Maisonneuve & cie. Imp. Lith et Augo le Callet. Offrant par ordre alphabetique les transcriptions en caracteres mandchoux et Chinois, desnoms geographiques donnes en langue nationale de chaque contree, accompagnees de notices extraits ou traduites des ouvrages choinois et autres ourages originaux de l'Orient musulman le tout publie annote et ornee de cartes levees sur les originaux. In French. Small folio, 53pp., original printed green wraps. Good, some wear on all cover edges and corners, some chips on spine. (a66209)
$390.00 Venables, General . THE NARRATIVE OF GENERAL VENABLES WITH AN APPENDIX OF PAPERS RELATING TO THE EXPEDITION TO THE WEST INDIES AND THE CONQUEST OF JAMAICA 1654-1655
London 1900 1st Longmans Green. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by C. H. Firth. Square octavo, 180pp., original brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine, (a66260)
$145.00 Riquet, Pierre Paul . GUIDE DU VOYAGEUR SUR LE CANAL DU MIDI ET SES EMBRANCHEMENTS
Toulouse 1835. Sur les canaux des stangs et de Beaucaire and sur le canal lateral a la Garonne. In French. 8vo., 216pp., steel engraved frontis of Author, Panorama du Monument eleve a la memoire de P. P. Riquet a Naurouse, 2 large foldout maps, many charts, 1/2 leather. Small bits of neat notation done in contemporary manuscript brown ink in some margins. Good, leather spine worn, head of spine chipped, outer and inner hinges cracked, boards worn on edges. Rare. (a6667)
$240.00Bergerat, Emile. A WILD SHEEP CHASE NOTES OF A LITTLE PHILOSOPHIC JOURNEY IN CORSICA
NY 1894 Macmillan. Translated from French to English. Octavo, 315pp., original illustrated maroon cloth hardcover. VG, light wear board edge wear; slight foxing on titlepage and a few initial pages but all the rest of text is clean with no foxing. No owner marks. (a66759)
$195.00Curtin, Jeremiah. A JOURNEY IN SOUTHERN SIBERIA - THE MONGOLS, THEIR RELIGION AND THEIR MYTHS
Boston 1909 first edition Little Brown. Hardcover. Sm.4to. 319pp., photo illustrations, map, original gilt printed red cloth. Top edge gilt. very Near Fine, just slightest possible cover wear; binding secure; text clean. No ownership marks. no dj. Pictures available on request. (a66801)
$145.00Hall, Rufus; Isaac Martin. A JOURNAL OF THE LIFE , RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES AND TRAVELS IN THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY OF RUFUS HALL ; A JOURNAL OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS , LABOURS...OF ISAAC MARTIN
Byberry 1840 1st John and Isaac Comly; Philadelphia 1834 Gibbons. 2 books bound as one. Hall travelled all over New York and Martin travelled the Northeast from Virginia to New Jersey. 12mo., 176pp.; 160pp., full leather with mounted spine label. Good, occasional light foxing. (a67152)
$135.00 Guest, Moses . POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, EXTRACTS FROM A JOURNAL KEPT BY THE AUTHOR WHILE HE FOLLOWED THE SEA, AND DURING A JOURNEY FROM NEW-BRUNSWICK , IN NEW JERSEY, TO MONTREAL AND QUEBEC
Cincinnati 1824 2nd Looker & Reynolds. Revolutionary War poetry. 12mo., 160pp., original marbled boards with later paper spine. Lacks front blank end papers (opens to title page; does not have the Lafayette poem which preceeded title page in some copies of the second edition). Howes 4330. Good, foxed throughout. (a67826)
$130.00 Ingram, J. Forsyth . THE COLONY OF NATAL, AN OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK AND RAILWAY GUIDE
London 1895 1st Sir Joseph Causton and Sons. Octavo, 273pp., 20pp. (illustrated ads), phot illustrations, large color foldout map, one foldout chart, original red cloth hardcover with black lettering. Good, light cover wear, small chip at heel of spine. (a67966)
$140.00 Johnson, Clarence Richard . CONSTANTINOPLE TO-DAY OR THE PATHFINDER SURVEY OF CONSTANTINOPLE, A STUDY IN ORIENTAL SOCIAL LIFE
NY 1922 1st (stated) Macmillan. Foreword by Caleb F Gates. Study and survey organized by James Perry. Hardcover. Octavo, 418pp., photo illustrations, maps, dark blue pictorial clothr with orange lettering and spine label. VG, end papers a bit yellowed, slight soiling on top fore-edges. In later removable glassie protective jacket.No ownership marks. (a68166)
$320.00 Enriquez, Major C. M. F. R. G. S. (Theophilus) . A BURMESE WONDERLAND A TALE OF TRAVEL IN LOWER AND UPPER BURMA
Calcutta and Simla 1922 1st Thacker, Spink & Co. Hardcover. Small octavo, 265pp., photo illustrations,green cloth with gilt lettering. Author of A Burmese Enchantment, A Burmese Loneliness and many other books. One of his scarce titles. VG , excellent condition, cover a bit faded, no ownership marks. (a68276)
$200.00 (travel) . A WINTER CRUISE AND SOME MENTAL RAMBLINGS
1922 Printed fo Private Circulation, in Great Britain by T. and A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press. Cruise to Mexico, Majorca, Gibralter, Sardinia, etc. Small octavo, 132pp., blue cloth hardcover with paper label on front. Inscribed but not signed: With the writer's best wishes for 1923. Good plus, 9 pages have stainat top corner (not near text), light foxing. (a68305)
$250.00 Ward, Sarita . A VALIANT GENTLEMAN BEING THE BIOGRAPHY OF HERBERT WARD ARTIST AND MAN OF ACTION
London 1927 1st Chapman and Hall. Ward was a famous sculptor and the wife of an explorer/adventurer of New Zealand, Borneo, Congo and elsewhere. Octavo, 276pp., photo illustrations, blue cloth hardcover. VG, spine faded to grey, lower corners slightly bumped, no DJ. (a68823)
$220.00 Terry, T. Philip . TERRY'S GUIDE TO CUBA INCLUDING THE ISLE OF PINES
Boston 1926 Houghton. 12mo., 460pp., 2 maps, 7 plans, original limp red cloth hardcover. VG, with some uneven fading and spotting, mostly on rear cover. (a68950)
$195.00 Gunn, Alexander . THE HERMITAGE - ZOAR NOTE-BOOK AND JOURNAL OF TRAVEL
NY 1902 1st William C. Whitney. Author traveled to Europe, Greece, Turkey and down the Nile. He had an estate in Ohio called the Hermitage with a famous garden. **Copy No. 176 of a limited edition printed on hand-made paper. Hardcover. Octavo, 261pp., illustrations, full leather with one (of 2) mounted spine label and raised bands. Good, light wear, some chipping and repairs on spine. (a68984)
$120.00 Manning, Mrs. . ANCIENT AND MEDIAEVAL INDIA 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
London 1869 1st Wm. H Allen. Hardcover. Octavos, 425pp., 380pp., full brown cloth with gilt decoration on front of crouching native and shrine. Good, inner hinges cracked, light fraying on spine ends and corners. Scarce. 2 volumes. (a69082)
$125.00 Musin, Ovide . MY MEMORIES - A HALF-CENTURY OF ADVENTURES AND EXPERIENCES AND GLOBE TRAVEL WRITTEN BY HIMSELF (signed)
NY 1920 1st Musin Publishing Co. Violinist and composer. Hardcover. Octavo, 298pp., illustrations, gilt printed red cloth with portrait mounted on front (small stain on this mounted picture). **Inscribed in presentation to "my old friemd M. P. Joachim" and signed by Musin and dated 1920. Good plus, tiny pucker in spine cloth, slight stain on front cover portrait pastedown, author signature a bit smudged. Binding secure and text clean. In removable clear glassine jacket. (a69142)
$150.00 Asher, A. (Hulsius, Levinus) . BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY ON THE COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY LEVINUS HULSIUS AND HIS SUCCESSORS AT NUREMBERG AND FRANCFORT FROM ANNO 1598 TO 1660
London and Berlin 1839 1st, Copy No. 31. Square octavo, 118pp., paper covered hardcover. Good, boards quite worn, end papers a bit foxed, spine label chipped. Scarce. (a69238)
$400.00 Nelson, Bob . WORLD BEATERS
Boston 1930 1st Meador. World travel adventures and humorous anecdotes by Canadian doctor who travelled to Hawaii, South Pacific,India. Written into a sort of novelistic travelogue. Octavo, 250pp., hardcover. Near Fine, in Good DJ, chipped on spine ends and lightly soiled. Rare. (a69705)
$145.00Owen, Sidney. INDIA ON THE EVE OF THE BRITISH CONQUEST. A HISTORICAL SKETCH
London 1872 1st Wm. H. Allen. Small octavo, later red paper spine with colorful marbled hardcover. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, corners worn. (a69831)
$95.00Hazlitt, William. NOTES OF A JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND ITALY
London 1826 first edition, 1st issue (Hazlitt name not printed on title page - written in ink by previous owner) Hunt and Clarke. Hardcover. Octavo, 416pp., original gilt trimmed brown cloth with black leather spine label. Bookplate of Wind Muller. VG , very light wear, light bit of soiling on spine, slight foxing on title page. Very scarce. (a69839)
$450.00 Pike, Nicolas . SUB-TROPICAL RAMBLES IN THE LAND OF THE APHANAPTERYX - PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, ADVENTURES AND WANDERINGS IN AND AROUND THE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
NY 1873 first edition Harper. Hardcover. Octavo, 509pp., (6), illustrations, 3 foldout maps (one is cyclone chart), original green cloth. Faint blind stamp of club on title page. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, light wear on corners and spine ends, spine faded, small stain on cover. (a69960)
$85.00 Abbott, John S. C. . SOUTH AND NORTH; OR, IMPRESSIONS RECEIVED DURING A TRIP TO CUBA AND THE SOUTH
NY 1860 1st Abbey & Abbot. Author's particular interest was in slavery--book includes eyewitness descriptions of slave auction, slave cabins, remedy for slavery, and so on. Small octavo, 352pp., original cloth hardcover. Freont free blank removed. Good, a few small chips on cover, heel of spine worn, rear cover gently bowed and rippled. (a70027)
$120.00 Recamier, Docteur . L'AME DE L'EXILE SOUVENIRS DES VOYAGES DE MONSEIGNEUR LE DUC D'ORLEANS
Paris 1927 1st Plon. In French. 4to., 372pp., avec un portrait en heliogravure et quartre-vingt-deux illustrations, wraps. Uncut. Owner inscribed and signed on front end paper. Good, wraps a bit soiled and somewhat worn but intact. (a70052)
$110.00 (Stewart, A.) . DIARY OF AN EXCURSION TO FRANCE, IN THE MONTHS OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1814 IN A SERIES OF LETTERS
Edinburgh 1814 first edition. Printed for Peter Hill, Manners and Miller, Edinburgh. Stewart, his wife, daughter and son, travel to France just after Napoleon's exile to Elba. Stewart commments on most everything he sees but is especially interested in architecture and in schools for the deaf, dumb and blind. Hardcover. Octavo, 171pp., full leather with mounted black leather spine label. Fair, lacks front free blank, front exterior hinge cracked, rear exterior hinge beginning, cover boards worn and slightly warped outward. Readable and interesting window into an important time in French history. Rare . (a70053)
$400.00 Sladen, Douglas . SICILY THE NEW WINTER RESORT AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SICILIY
London 1905 1st Methuen. Extensively detailed text. Small octavo, 616pp.,photo illustrations, Methuen Catalogue (40pp.), large color folding map of Sicily, red cloth hardcover. Good, some light cover wear, (a70056)
$110.00 Crawford, Mabel Sharman . LIFE IN TUSCANY
NY 1859 1st Americam from the London edition, Sheldon and Company. Hadrcover. Octavo, 339pp., original brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and original yellow end papers. Copy of Alfred Corning Clark signed by him boldly across title page and on front end paper. Bookplate of Elihu Phinney from whom a note reads that the book was purchased in 1878. VG, light cover rubbing and wear. Scarce in this condition. (a70061)
$210.00Chapple, Joe Mitchell. TO BAGDAD AND BACK (inscribed/signed)
Boston 1928 1st Chapple. Automobile trip through Iraq. Octavo, 298pp., etching by Levon West, drawings by Chauncy Howard Peters, color inserts by Saul Arkin and Konrad Meindl, photo illustrations, hardcover. ***Inscribed to Daniel Marsh and signed by Chapple. Bookplate of Daniel L. Marsh. VG, cover faded and rubbed, no DJ. (a70063)
$195.00 Oliphant, Laurence . NARRATIVE OF THE EARL OF ELGIN'S MISSION TO CHINA AND JAPAN IN THE YEARS 1857 '58, '59
NY 1860 Harper. 1st American edition. Octavo, 645pp., color frontis, numerous text illustrations, original gilt illustrated brown cloth. Good plus, spine ends worn down about 1/4 inch, one small closed tear and chip on spine. (a70194)
$245.00 Thomas, Sidney J. . SIX AND ONE ABROAD
1914 1st E. L. Steck.Travel to Middle East, Holy Land, Egypt and Europe. Hardcover. Octavo, 281pp., photo illustrations, gilt printed green cloth. Inscribed and signed by Wellen S. Thomas in 1936. VG, some rubbing of cover cloth. (a70279)
$140.00Malleson, Colonel G. B.. HERAT: THE GRANARY AND GARDEN OF CENTRAL ASIA
London 1880 1st W H Allen & Co. Hardcover. Octavo, (6), 196pp., ads, gilt printed steel-blue cloth with bevelled board edges. Mercantile Association library name stamp on title page, beginning of text and end of text with ink numbers on title page - no other library marks. Good, hinges beginning to crack, front blank end paper detached, lacks front free blank free and half title, lacks map. (a70424)
$125.00 Dutcher, Addison P. MD . TWO VOYAGES TO EUROPE WHAT I SAW AND LEARNED IN GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND AND GERMANY
Cleveland 1884 1st House of Evangelical Association. Hardcover. Octavo, 347pp., original mounted photograph portrait of Mrs. Dutcher and author's friend John C. Covert who travelled with him, 16 woodcuts in text, lovely bright green gilt decorated cloth with full black design on front board, fancy end papers. Near Fine, small area of soiling on front, faint bit of foxing in text. Excellent condition. (a70792)
$150.00 Rollins, Alice W. . FROM PALM TO GLACIER WITH AN INTERLUDE BRAZIL, BERMUDA, AND ALASKA
NY 1892 1st Putnam's Sons. Hardcover. Sm.4to., photo illustrations, sky blue cloth with full silver decoration and title on front. Good, inner hinges cracked, spine ends and corners lightly worn. (a70918)
$115.00 Berchere, N. . LE DESERT DE SUEZ, CINQ MOIS DANS L'ISTHME
Paris no date (1863) Collection Hetzel, Jung-Treuttel. Hardcover. In French. Octavo, 289pp., half leather with brown marbled boards and Association Philotechnique in gilt wreath on front. Lacks map. VG, light wear. Scarce. (a70949)
$525.00Durham, Mary E.. THROUGH THE LANDS OF THE SERB
London 1904 1st Edward Arnold. Hardcover. Octavo, 345pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, original gilt printed red cloth. Faint residue of spine label. Small paper label inside front cover and small institution stamp on title page. VG, light foxing on initial and final pages, fore-edges and on foldout map. (a70960)
$195.00 De Salvo, Marquis . TRAVELS IN THE YEAR 1806 FROM ITALY TO ENGLAND THROUGH TYROL, STYRIA, BOHEMIA, GALLICIA, POLAND, AND LIVONIA; CONTAINING THE PARTICULARS OF THE LIBERATION OF MRS SPECER SMITH FROM THE HANDS OF THE FRENCH POLICE
Troy 1808 1st. Wright, Goodenow, and Stockwell. Hardcover. Octavo, xliii, 236pp., original paper covered boards with later paper spine. Owner signed (Harriet Bronson Oct. 5 1811) Good, paper wearing off the cover, corners worn, page edges uneven. (a70961)
$165.00 McCormick, Richard C. . ST. PAUL'S TO ST. SOPHIA; OR, SKETCHINGS IN EUROPE
NY 1860 1st Sheldon. Hardcover. Octavo, 364pp. frontis illustration, original green pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG. Scarce. (a70962)
$450.00 Carey, William . ADVENTURES IN TIBET, INCLUDING THE DIARY OF MISS ANNIE R TAYLOR'S REMARKABLE JOURNEY FROM TAU-CHAU TO TA-CHIEN-LU THROUGH THE HEART OF THE FORBIDDEN LAND
Boston 1901 1st United Society of Christian Endeavor. Hardcover. Octavo, 285pp., photo illustrations, original yellow cloth with blue and black picture of two yaks and a driver on front. Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn and lightly soiled. (a70966)
$70.00 Thiebaut de Berneaud, Arsenne . A VOYAGE TO THE ISLE OF ELBA; WITH NOTICES OF THE OTHER ISLANDS IN THE TYRRHENIAN SEA
London 1814 Longman, Hust, Rees, Orme and Brown. Translated from the French of Arsenne Thiebaut de Berneaud by William Jerdan. Octavo, 183pp., large foldout map of Elba, rebound in maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering. Small number on back of map. Copy of George Augusutus Sala , signed by him on title page (Brighton, 1883) with a note in his hand that Jerdan was Afterwards Editor for many years of a Gazette and that: I remember him. Good, map frayed on edges with a few closed tears, professionally taped on verso, final text pages also have a few small closed tears taped on verso. Scarce. (a70972)
$650.00 Wilkinson, Hugh . SUNNY LANDS AND SEAS A VOYAGE IN THE SS. 'CEYLON' NOTES MADE DURING A FIVE MONTHS' TOUR IN INDIA, THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MANILA, CHINA, JAPAN, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND CALIFORNIA
London 1883 1st John Murray. Hardcover. Octavo, 324pp., frontis folding map, illustrations, attratcive blue cloth cover with gilt and black decoration and lettering. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn. Good solid copy of Scarce book. (a71131)
$290.00 Denon, Vivant; Arthur Aikin . TRAVELS IN UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT DURING THE CAMPAIGNS OF GENERAL BONAPARTE IN THAT COUNTRY...TO WHICH IS PREFISED AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE INVASION OF EGYPT BY THE FRENCH BY ARTHUR AIKIN - VOLUME II (OF 2)
NY 1803 Heard and forman. Denon's work is translated from the French. Hardcover. Octavo, 307pp., 5 plates (3 of which foldout), index, leather hardcover. Signed on top margin of title page by R. Stockton (of Princeton, New Jersey). Good, leather boards present but detached. Needs rebinding. Volume II only. (a71513)
$195.00 Wolf, Teodoro . VIAJES CIENTIFICOS POR LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, VERIFICADOS Y PUBLICADOS POR ORDEN DEL SUPREMO GOBIERNO DE LA MISMA REPUBLICA, POR EL DR. T. WOLF I. RELACION DE UN VIAJE GEOGNOSTICO POR LA PROVINCIA DE LOJA. II. RELACION DE UN VIAJE GEOGNOSTICO POR LA PROVINCIA DEL AZUAY; III. MEMORIA SOBRE...PROVINCIA DE ESMERALDAS
Guayaquil 1879 Imprenta del Comercio. Hardcover. In Spanish. Three volumes bound in one.Octavo, (iv), 57pp., errata, two maps; 78pp., 2 maps; 87pp., one foldout lightly colored map, half maroon leather with blue marbled boards, raised spine bands and bright blue spine label. VG, light wear. (a71571)
$350.00 Campbell, Thomas . LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE) (ORIGINAL PRINTINGS, NOT MODERN REPRINTS)
London 1837 1st Henry Colburn. Travel in Algeria. Hardcover. Octavo, 358pp., three full page engravings, blue cloth with later paper spines. Bookplate and blind stamp (on title page) of Silas Bronson Library with withdrawn stamp on title page. Good. Two volumes, complete. (a71764)
$200.00 Dyott, G. M. . ON THE TRAIL OF THE UNKNOWN IN THE WILDS OF ECUADOR AND THE AMAZON
NY 1926 1st Putnam. Hardcover. Octavo, 288pp., photo illustrations, cloth. VG, faint fading on spine, no DJ. (a71811)
$110.00 Murray, Rev. Thos. Boyles; revised by Rev. C. C. Elcum . PITCAIRN OR THE MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY. PITCAIRN: THE ISLAND, THE PEOPLE AND THE PASTOR TO WHICH IS ADDED A SHORT NOTICE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT AND PRESENT CONDITION OF NORFOLK ISLAND
London 1909 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Revised and brought up to date by Rev C. C. Elcum. Hardcover. Small octavo, 368pp., frontis of John Adams, pictorial front board with John Adams, the ship Bounty, ocean, rope, rocks, and so on. VG light wear. (a71953)
$120.00Huntington, Ellsworth. THE PULSE OF ASIA, A JOURNEY IN CENTRAL ASIA ILLUSTRATING THE GEOGRAPHIC BASIS OF HISTORY
Boston 1907 1st Houghton. Hardcover. Large Octavo, 415pp., photo illustrations, large color folding map, cloth. Top edge gilt. Owner signed (Blanche D. Woodward). VG plus. Excellent condition. (a72085)
$69.00 Knox, Robert . AN HISTORICAL RELATION OF CEYLON TOGETHER WITH SOMEWHAT CONCERNING SEVERALL REMARKEABLE PASSAGES OF MY LIFE THAT HATH HAPNED SINCE MY DELIVERANCE OUT OF MY CAPTIVITY
Glasgow 1911 MacLehose. Reprinting of 17th century travel to Ceylon where Knox was held captive nearly 20 years. Hardcover. Octavo, 360pp., foldout map, index, red cloth with gilt medallion on front and gilt spine lettering and decoration. Institution blind stamp on title page. Spine numbers removed (but still very faintly visible.) VG, light wear. (a72087)
$200.00 Trinkler, Emil . THROUGH THE HEART OF AFGHANISTAN
Boston 1928 1st Houghton. Edited and translated by B. K. Featherstone. Hardcover. Octavo, 246pp., photo illustrations, large foldout map, cloth. VG, light soiling, no DJ. (a72168)
$145.00 Baker, C. Alice . A SUMMER IN THE AZORES WITH A GLIMPSE OF MADEIRA
Boston 1882 1st Lothrop Lee. Hardcover. Small book: 4 x 6 inches. 174pp., mustard-colored cloth with gilt pictorial cloth with black title lettering. All edges gilt. VG light soiling on cover. Scarce, (a72247)
$225.00 MacFarlane, Charles . JAPAN: AN ACCOUNT, GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL
Hartford 1856 Silas Andreus & Son. Hardcover. Octavo, many engraved illustrations, bound in coarse green cloth with mounted leather spine label. VG, very faint water line in top corner of each page. No ownership marks. (a72842)
$210.00Geikie, Cunningham. THE HOLY LAND AND THE BIBLE , A BOOK OF SCRIPTURE ILLUSTRATIONS GATHERED IN PALESTINE (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
London 1887 1st Cassell. Hardcover. Large octavo, 560p. 544p., very large color foldout map in volume one, cloth. Includes Index of Scripture passages referenced in text. Owner card tipped in Volume 2. Near Good, cover cloth rubbed on front board and rear board stained and worn; Volume 2, inner hinges cracked, cracking along top outer hinges. Text clean and binding of text block is secure. Two volume set, complete. (a72987)
$75.00 Lewis, Norman . SPANISH ADVENTURE
NY 1935 1st (stated) Holt. Hardcover. Octavo, 289pp., orange cloth with ivory lettering. 289p. VG plus, excellent condition, just slight spine end wear, no DJ. No ownership marks. In later clear removable glassine protective jacket. (a73027)
$195.00 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 Hobbs, C. W. . C. W. HOBBS, MAPS OF ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. GUIDE MAP TO THE CITY OF BOSTON
Very large 19 x 27 inch color map of Boston folded down to book size(5-1/4 x 3 inches). Map copyright 1880 which appears to be the date of the book also. Maroon cloth covered stiff wraps with gilt lettering on front panel. Accompanied with 12 pages of Hints to Travellers and Places of Interest in and About the City plus 16 pages of floorplans with numbered seats for the Boston Theatre, Globe Theatre, Boston Museum, Parker Memorial Hall, Park Theatre, Boylston Museum and so on. VG, some light wear, a few tiny breaks along folds in corner of map. Scarce. (a73668)
$290.00 Eaton, Webster W. . AROUND THE WORLD ON THE CARINTHIA
NY 1926 1st Bardner Wells. Tour: Panama Canal, Hawaii, Japan, China, Philippines, Antipodes, India, Suez. Passenger list included. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 304pp., photo illustrations, gilt printed blue cloth. Top edge gilt. Owner signed. Nunnery stamp on end paper and title page. No spine numbers. Tiny closed tear in top spine end cloth. VG , no DJ. Scarce. (a73760)
$190.00 Hering, Oswald . DOWN THE WORLD: RANDOM TALES OF A TRAVELER (SIGNED)
NY 1932 McBride. 4to., 79pp., photo illustrations, original hardcover with mounted title label on front. Inscribed and signed by Hering. Good plus, light cover wear, a bit of light foxing, no DJ. (a74535)
$170.00Peri, A. Penitent ( George Cullen Pearson). FLIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PARADISE
NY 1886 1st edition Putnam. Hardcover small octavo. Much about life in Japan. Hardcover. 389pp., lovely and unusual design on boards of white oriental characters on a black background with red lettering. Original floral end papers and hinges are not cracked. Tissue on frontispiece illustration present and not foxed. Owner bookplate ( Atkinson). Backstrip lightly toned with one tiny pinhole. VG. no dj (as issued), Pictures available on request. (a75161)
$97.00 Curtis, Benjamin Robbins . DOTTINGS ROUND THE CIRCLE
Boston 1876 Osgood. World tour beginning in Boston, to Salt Lake City, across Pacific to Japan, China, Java, Ceylon, India, Egypt then home. Hardcover. Octavo, 329pp., original green cloth with black and gilt trim. Good plus, inner hinges cracked. (a75703)
$120.00 (Benjamin Harrison) . OUR PRESIDENT FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC 1891
Kansas City 1891 1st Hudson-Kimberly Pub. Co. Details and speeches of Harrison's trip across and back the United States. Hardcover. 12mo., 199pp., doublepage map of The US showing the route of Harrison's tour of the U.S. in April and May of 1891, yellow leaf-pattern end papers, teal blue cloth with map of tour in silver on front. Good plus, front hinge cracked, faint browning to text. Very Scarce. (a76372)
$175.00 Grosvenor, Edwin A. . CONSTANTINOPLE (2 VOLUMES)
Boston 1895 Robert Brothers. Introduction by General Lew Wallace. 2 volumes.Hardcovers. Sm.4to., 811pp., monochrome illustrations, glossy stock, illustrated light blue boards. Top edges gilt. VG, boards a bit soiled, corner lightly bumped, lightly worn. Two volume set, complete.The classic work on Constantinople. (a7673)
$320.00Murray, Hon. Amelia M.. LETTERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CUBA AND CANADA
NY 1856 Putnam. Murray was Lady in Waiting to Queen of England and travelled as her emissary. Intelligent, high content letters with much on practice of slavery. Only two chapters on Cuba, most chapters on US. 2 volumes in one. 8vo., 402pp., boards. Fairly Good, some foxing, front inner hinge cracking but binding still hold; cover worn, cracking along outer hinges, backstrip worn on ends. No owner marks. Text mostly clean with a bit of very light foxing. (a9180)
$33.00