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1890053414Excelsior Publishing Co. 1890. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light brown cloth lettered and elaborately illus. in gilt and brown. Well-preserved copy shows some dulling to gilt and surface rubbing to shield/spears illus. on spine panel. Front cover gilt remains bright. Minor rubbing to corners slight exposure to bottom front corner. Firm binding intact hinges. Former owner's signature inked on front flyleaf with offsetting to front pastedown otherwise unmarked. Text block typically somewhat toned. 802 pp. illus. w/ 5 color plates with tissue guards 70 full-page reproduced engravings 16 full-page cuts color folding map fully intact without creases or tears. Frontis. tissue guard is partially torn. Scarce in this Near Fine condition. Excelsior Publishing Co. Hardcover
188340482Haarlem: H.D. Tjeenk Willink 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 6 x 9 inches. Text in French. Condition is Good; spine spotted and faded front hinge cracked with old scotch tape repair an old scotch tape repair in the middle of the book does not affect illustrations see photo binding is cracked intenally at 2 pages a few spots of light foxing in the margins. STK H.D. Tjeenk Willink hardcover
1839003970Philade;phia: Carey & Hart 1839. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. j242 228pp. Original boards cloth backed. Covers edgewornspotted paper spine labels partially chipped off contents are age-darkened and have very little foxing bindings are tight earl owners' names on flyleaves and first text page of second volume. English author's account of his American tour which appeared in 1839 simultaneously in London Paris and in various editions in Philadelphia and New York. Howes M -300. <br/> <br/> Carey & Hart hardcover
187547112Exeter: S. Drayton and Sons and G. E. Searle 1875. second edition. Hardcover. Very good. 5 x 8 in. Maroon cloth boards with blindstamped decorations. Frontis is a real albumen photo of a print of Chudleigh. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers sunned at edges with a few tiny spots mild wear to spine ends. Binding tight. Small pencil notes on the blanks text unmarked. Trav. RGR. S. Drayton and Sons and G. E. Searle hardcover
1817003989Paris: Brunot-Labbe 1817. Hardcover. Very Good. . Corners Worn. 507pp. Contemporary mottled calf gilt tooling and lettering to spine red leather spine label 8 engraved plates. Light wear to edges binding is tight slit to upper backstrip neatly mended owner's bookplate on front pastedown 1/2 inch strip excised from top of half-title page owner's name and date 1819 below. light foxing throughout. topography and physical description of the east coast states customs and character of the inhabitants the constitution. <br/> <br/> Brunot-Labbe hardcover
1825004007New York: Charles Wiley 1825. Second Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 228pp. Green contemporary paper-covered boards rebacked in cloth paper spine label. Wear and scuffing to boards contents age-toned scattered foxing faint novitiate stamp on front endpapers and title page former owner's name on front free endpaper occasional light pencil notes in margins. Satirical narrative by an English tourist in America. <br/> <br/> Charles Wiley hardcover
1870029683Gotha Germany: Justus Perthes 1870. Book. Very Good. Quarter-Leather. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark green 1/4 morocco lettered in gilt green and black mottled paper covered boards. Rubbed with exposure along portions of edges and at corners which are somewhat layered. Leather shows a few abrasions but is nicely intact. Firm binding clean interior. vi466 pp. illus. w/ 22 color folding maps. Text in German. Justus Perthes Hardcover
18545699London: Bradbury & Evans 1854. Hardcover. Good. 80 pages of engraved b&w illustration some with captions each with tissue inbetween. 9 3/4 x 12 in. Dark blue cloth binding gilt lettering on cover and spine edges of text block gilt brown end papers. Condition of the book is GOOD: light wear and soiling to covers and spine spine ends and edges of covers more worn corners worn spine and cover edges darkened many pages with one or two small spots of foxing- a few pages a bit worse- other clean binding tight. Travel RGR. Bradbury & Evans hardcover
189651515New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1896. first edition. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 9 in. xv 288 pp. Inscribed by Russell on the ffep. Yellow cloth boards. Frontis photo and plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean with a few patches of insect wear to surface spine a bit more. Corners bumped mild shelf wear. Spine toned. Binding tight. Text clean and bright hint of foxing to endpapers. Trav. Stax. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
18869617London: John Murray. Good. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 242 pp. 32p. pubisher's list; 8vo; brick red cloth lettered in gilt; folding map. Cloth mottled spine faded; 1" horizontal closed tear to p. 21 at leading edge. . John Murray hardcover
1893244501Richmond VA: Whittet & Shepperson 1893. First Edition. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. 242pp. Previous owner name; no markings in text; light edgewear to boards spine; small closed tears fraying and small loss of cloth at top and bottom spine;. near Very Good binding. Whittet & Shepperson unknown
187434349Philadelphia: Altemus & Co 1874. Album. Good. Quarto. A-Z thumb index followed by 100 numbered pages. Green cloth hardcover with black stamped decorative designs and title on front cover. Rear cover has blind stamped designs. No writing on the A-Z front index. 99 of 100 pages used for neatly cut and pasted down clippings. Light rubs and spots to green cloth binding. Front hinge is cracked. <br /> <br /> Contents include poems prayers and dozens of articles including "Trinidad" "Mount Desert" "Diario De Avisos Carcas" "Peace in Europe" "Notes on Yachting" "The Cities of Giants" poem on the "Battle of Bunker Hill" "Fanny Bartlett. A Romance of Lake Erie" "Telegraph Jack" "Judge Russell" "Southern Chivalry" and much more. The last 4 pages have large folding illustrations including an 1864 President Lincoln election portrait and some steam ships including the Bessemer Channel steamship on page 100. Altemus & Co unknown
185221866Boston: Bradbury & Guild 1852. Hardcover. Good. viii 192 pp "embellished with over forty elegant wood engravings." Original publisher's cloth with blind-stamped decoration title stamped in gilt on front board. Wear to extremities 1.5-inch split in cloth at lower front joint some pale water stains affecting boards only; binding sound text generally clean but with occasional spots of foxing or soiling at margins. Account of Smith's travels in the Near East including description of dervishes the slave market bazaars mosques a gun factory and other interesting locales. Bradbury & Guild hardcover
1847068742New York: Cady and Burgess late Paine and Burgess 1847. Book. Very Good. Quarter-Leather. Revised Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Brown 1/4 calf brown paper-covered boards lettered/illus. in black spine panel lettered in gilt. 1847 edition. A decently preserved copy with rubbed corners mild dampstain to a portion of front cover. Firm binding. Foxed endpapers and text block edges scattered internal foxing generally minor. 312 pp. Former owner's address inscription on pencil on front blank otherwise unmarked. Cady and Burgess (late Paine and Burgess) Hardcover
1889003111Boston: Passenger Department Boston & Maine Railroad 1889. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 125pp. Pictorial wraps 2 folding color maps and numerous in text illustrations. Front cover missing rear cover chipped and missing 2 inch corner piece. Contents are sound evenly toned and very occasionally lightly foxed. Both folding maps are in very good condition one has a slight misfold crease. A scarce title by a prolific writer of travel guides and mountain hiking. <br/> <br/> Passenger Department Boston & Maine Railroad paperback
1873040181New York: Scribner Armstrong & Co 1873. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: vii 397 7 publisher's ads; foldout map 30 plates on text stock. Bound in decorated brown cloth stamped gilt and black blue endpapers. 7.5" x 5". Bright near fine. Scribner, Armstrong & Co hardcover
186222860Paris: Simon Racon. Good. 1862. Later Printing. Hardcover. Bound in full black leather rubbed at the top of the spine. Looks very good or very good plus except the title page and page 473/4 are missing! Text is in French. Still if you want a good reading copy of an early edition probably the edition of 1862 this will do very well. As-is. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 496 pages . Simon Racon hardcover
1818r9260London: Taylor & Hessey. Cover worn with upper board becoming detached. Part of page 15 torn and repaired. Ex.-lib. 1818. Third Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 220mm x 130mm 9" x 5". xv 114pp. . Taylor & Hessey hardcover
1898g2103cbLondon: Smith & Elder. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover lightly rubbed. 1898. First Edition. Blue/gilt hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 130mm 8" x 5". 379pp. B/w illustrations and fold out map. . Smith & Elder hardcover
1861e6978Worcester: Printed by Deighton & Son. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed with edge chips to front with minor loss. Brief details of a previous owner on top edge. 1861. Second Edition. Brown card cover. 180mm x 120mm 7" x 5". viii 51pp. Frontispiece engraving plan and fold out map. . Printed by Deighton & Son unknown
18622290bLondon: Bell & Daldy. G : in Good condition. Cover rubbed and faded. Fep missing. 1862. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 130mm 8" x 5". viii 255pp. . Bell & Daldy hardcover
18622290baLondon: Bell & Daldy. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. 1862. Second Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 130mm 8" x 5". viii 256pp 32pp. . Bell & Daldy hardcover
1900k5732Lille: Maison du Bon Livre. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Scholastic prize plate to front pastedown. Aeg. 1900. Reprint. Navy blue half cloth on grey papered boards. 290mm x 260mm 11" x 10". 501pp. B/w plates and illustrations within the text. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. French text. Évariste Régis Huc was a French Lazarist missionary and explorer famous for his mid-19th-century travels through China Mongolia and Tibet. . Maison du Bon Livre hardcover
1870t0730London: Edward Stanford. Ex-lib reading copy without dust jacket as issued. Spine re-backed. Some marking and browning within. Lacks map. 1870. First Edition. Maroon hardback cloth cover. 180mm x 130mm 7" x 5". 246pp. advts. Picture of "A Squatters House" pasted on as frontispiece. . Edward Stanford hardcover
