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190914478Chicago: A.C. McClurg 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes pp. 312; 331 bound in illustrated blue cloth with more than 50 illustrations from photographs and 4 maps 3 folding. Light rubbing to extremities spines toned but fully legible. Internals clean and sound. Bookplate of S. James Tuffree on front free endpaper of each volume. Osborne 1860-1949 was a journalist entrepreneur and ultimately Governor of Michigan. In the Introduction he describes a recent rise in interest in South America: "Even touring agents and travelling people both commerical and otherwise are awakening to the fact that there are other Rivieras that the Patagonian channel rivals the Norse coast and that there is a charm of nature and newness in South America quite equalling in attractiveness the ancient monuments of Egypt. Nowhere are there wilder men than in the Amazon jungles; not even in the Himalayas are there more majestic peaks;.Africa presents no greater range for the botanist or zoologist and is not so accessible. If one seeks rest adventure or the exploitation of new regions he can find all in South America. This volume understakes to tell some things of South America.and to give routes of travel and suggestions as the author found valuable in travelling in South America from Pamana to Patagonia." A.C. McClurg hardcover books
1929249716London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. 158pp. No pencil or ink markings in text; hardcover cloth binding with very light edge wear to extremities; front hinge is loose but board holding; spotting on front and rear boards; spine darkened; digital images can be made available upon request. Good binding. Victor Gollancz Ltd unknown books
200540468NY:: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 1400042755 . First American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
199135359Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0395505526 . First printing. Fine in a near fine age toning to flap edges dust jacket. . Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1968739Mexico City 1968. Very good. 791pp. Printed self-wrappers. Light tanning very minor wear. A nice example of this bilingual guidebook to Mexico with listings of events for a mid-January week in in 1968 and suggestions and advice on travel restaurants sights hotels markets and other attractions and includes information for many smaller cities and towns beyond Mexico City. The cover art promotes Villahermosa in the state of Tabasco. unknown books
199111520Seattle WA: The Mountaineers 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Translated by Jill Neate. 381 pp extensively illustrated with both color and b/w photographs. Gift inscription on front endpaper else fine in a clean dust jacket with minimal wear. An account of Messner's 92-day 2800 kilometer traverse--on foot--of the Antarctic continent. The Mountaineers hardcover books
59771Two un-edited first drafts of Claire's memories of his first meetings with Larry McMurtry and James Dickey. Written at Yaddo in the mid 1970's. unknown books
196120666New York: The Viking Press 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Sunning to top 1/8 ionch of spine else a fine copy. Dust jacket has some chipping to the top of the spine is lightly rubbed along the joints and at the corners and has one internal repair. In a mylar cover. An account of Matthiessen's 20000 mile expedition through vast areas of South American wilderness filled with insightful observations of both the people and the landscape. The Viking Press hardcover books
4689MASSACHUSETTS JOURNEY DIARY AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALBUM. Book. 115pg. 1891. Massachusetts. A travel journal and photography album entitled “Coaching Trip June 5th to 20th 1891â€. There are typewritten notes about a trip from Malden Massachusetts west to the Berkshires and across the Hudson River to West Point and then back to Boston. There are almost a hundred accompanying photographs of the people scenery and activities. The journal concerns the travels of “Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Sawyer Miss Converse Miss Estabrook Captain H.E. Harry Elisha Converse and Messrs G.S. Stockwell J.E. Cochrane and P.W. Sprague†page 91. The scrapbook begins with “Coaching Trip June 5th to 20th 1891. M.B.S. M.C.P. and the scribe meet at the B. & M. Boston and Maine Railroad Station in Malden waiting to be joined by F.E.C. and E.A.E. for the 4:10 train to Boston. We wish we had a photograph of the baggage for we are sure it would be interesting as a souvenir. Bags boxes shawl straps kodaks banjo umbrellas etc. are transported across Boston to the B. & A. Station while the ladies start for Young’s Hotel stopping by the way to purchase finery for Dennis and James. F.E.C. orders dinner and as time is limited thoughtfully orders Broiled Chicken…Dinner is served in Private Parlors – It consists of Milk and crackers. This being insufficient for the insatiable J.E.C. and F.E. another dinner is ordered for them but the report comes back that fire has gone out…â€. The ride continues west seemingly along the path of the modern State Route 2 aka the Mohawk Trail: “…notwithstanding the length of the afternoon drive time passes so pleasantly in talking reading singing etc. that we arrive in Northampton long before any of the party wish to leave the drag. The odometer shows that we traveled 17 miles after dinner…Short walks in some cases after dinner and then we gather on the upper veranda for an hours sing…Bloody Brook House is reached at 12.45 where we dine after which the young ladies devote themselves to letter writing…The gentlemen attend a prize fight in the rear of the house in which one party ‘Jim Carrigan’ a notorious local tough is badly cut up and a visiting tough is completely knocked out or rather kicked out…â€. The party continues through Shelburne Falls Charlemonte up and down the Hoosac Mountain North Adams and into Williamstown. In Williamstown one person makes a long distance telephone call to his father and they attend a baseball game. On June 12th they turn south to Lenox and Great Barrington. On June 15th the narrator mentions that “The young ladies are demoralized this morning because they cannot get alcohol; I never saw girls so dependent upon strong drink early in the morning; this calls to mind the fact that this was to be a dry trip…the heat and dust are almost unbearable…â€. They traveled to Fishkill and then take a boat to West Point where they see cadets and hear a concert. The journal concludes with a listing of the songs they heard on their travels. There are 92 photographs of various sizes. The book was apparently was specially made for the occasion since there is a logo atop every page mentioning “June 5th – 20th 1891â€. The red cloth covers are disbound and the spine is missing; the front cover is gilt stamped with the date of the trip. A fine late Nineteenth Century travel memento. hardcover books
189818J & D Editions. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Slipcases. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket. J & D Editions unknown books
1893D108611893. Hardcover. Fine. Dated 1893 sketchbook album in oblong 12mo 120 x 170mm manuscript in pencil with drawings and notes; 40 cream sheets lightly aged at edges 2 sheets are blank. The sketches are generally of building façades captured from a distance but also with some extreme close-ups of sculptural details or decoration on the monuments from gothic towers to ornate door hinges. Some sketches are accompanied with notes by the artist and most are captioned with the site or dated with the month and year being 93. The formatting of the date and spelling throughout suggest this album belonged to an American traveler who visited several sites in Western Europe during the spring of 1893. The drawings are accomplished works of art done by a skillful hand perhaps a novice architect others are barely sketched perhaps unfinished but displaying an interesting narrative which weaves moments of voyage through Martigny St. Maurice and Lausanne in Switzerland; Heidelberg Castle Mainz Cathedral Mayence and Cologne Germany; Utrecht and Holland; and cathedrals at Soissons and Reims in France. Original canvas covers with elastic strap somewhat loose back cover splitting otherwise sound and in very good condition. Inside there is a label of the Carlo Cogiola store in Milan. A great little item full of classic yet original views of historical churches and building parts. <br/><br/> hardcover books
199922322Watertown: Charlesbridge. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 1570919607 . Illustrated by the author. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Charlesbridge hardcover books
200230328Wash. DC: National Geographic 2002. ARC for the first edition. Glossyperfect-bound pictoral wraps. Signed and dated "Cabot VT Jan 3 '03" by Mamet on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Copy. National Geographic Paperback books
200030329Wash. DC: National Geographic 2000. Advance Readers Copy ARC for the first edition. Glossy perfect-bound pictoral wraps. Signed and dated "3 Jan '03 Cabot VT" by Mamet on the title page. Tiny rub on rear wrap at spine fold; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Readers Copy. National Geographic Paperback books
195411237London: Robert Hale Ltd 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 155 pp. Spine and edges lightly sunned. Binding is tight and square text is unmarked. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has several sizeable chips missing from the top edge. Recounts the ordeal and rescue of members of the British North Greenland Expedition and the crew of the airplane that was sent to resupply them but crashed on the way in. Robert Hale Ltd hardcover books
1828E00212 Volumes: viii323 pages; iv304i ad pages with glossary. Small octavo 7 3/4" x 5" in original paper covered boards and spine title labels as originally issued. From the library of Professor George M Foster. Sabin:42852; Hill page 186 1st edition.<br /><br />G F Lyon was an English traveler born in Chichester England in 1795; died at sea in October 1832. He entered the British naval service in 1809 was present at the attack on Algiers by Lord Exmouth in 1816 and in 1818 was commissioned to accompany Joseph Ritchie on his tour of exploration into central Africa. Ritchie died in Fezzan and Lyon returned to England after encountering many dangers and privations which he described in his Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa London 1821. In 1821 in command of the Hecla he accompanied Captain William E. Parry on his arctic expedition publishing on his return The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon 1824. In 1824 he sailed in command of the Griper' with the mission of exploring Melville peninsula and following its western shore as far as Turn-again he found after three months' searching a passage through the group of islets called Southampton island but was unable to enter Repulse bay through Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome. On 13 September a violent tempest compelled him to return to England. The story of the voyage was told in A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt 1825. He subsequently passed several years in Mexico and died on his return from a second visit to America. His remaining works are The SketchBook of Captain G. F. Lyon during Eighteen Months' Residence in Mexico No. 1 London 1827 and Journal of a Residence and Tour in Mexico in 1828 London 1828.<br /><br />George McClelland Foster Jr born in Sioux Falls South Dakota on October 9 1913 died on May 18 2006 at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California Berkeley where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979 when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics including acculturation long-term fieldwork peasant economies pottery making public health social structure symbolic systems technological change theories of illness and wellness humoral medicine in Latin America and worldview. The quantity quality and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of his major publications have been reprinted and/or translated. Provenance from the executor of Foster's library laid in. Condition:<br /><br />Spines renewed with original chipped spine labels laid on front end papers chipped and damaged at edges corners bumped and rubbed Foster's stamp on end papers old owner's signature on covers internally near fine else over all very good. John Murray hardcover books
191321677London: Macmillan 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 273 pp sketch map of Syria publisher's catalogue. Illustrated with b/w photos. Bound in blue cloth with gilt illustration on front board top edge gilt. Spotting to fore edge minor wear to extremities bookplate of Alfred Fowler on front pastedown. The authors was an official in the British Colonial Office. This book written relatively early in his career describes travels in Rhodes Cyprus Palestine and Syria. Macmillan hardcover books
1954375London: John Murray 1954. Hardcover. Very good/near fine. Second printing. xi 191 pp illustrations with frontispiece map index. Light offsetting to endpapers; slight spine lean; else sound and clean. Dust jacket lightly edgeworn with a few tape repairs and small chip missing at head of spine; price clipped. This book is the story of a journey though Asia Minor in 1951 after strict travel restrictions began to lift to Westerners. It focuses on the new Turkey that emerged at the end of World War II. "It aspires to pick up if only in superficial fashion a few of those threads which the nineteenth-century travellers so assiduously gathered and which were then so abruptly dropped" Introduction. John Murray hardcover books
198822551Lenox: Authors Editions. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0685920127 . Color and black and white photographs throughout. Fourth edition updated and enlarged. Near fine in a near fine short closed edge tear and crease at base of front panel minor edge wear dust jacket. . Authors Editions hardcover books
1793New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Undated; owner's signature dated 1959 on front endpaper. 264 pp illustrations with map index. Light wear to edges top corners and spine lightly bumped; else clean and sound. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. The "living world of Athos" described by "an honored guest" who "knew it as few laymen do" dust jacket having lived there for thirty years. Typed letter regarding the condition of the Serbian monestary on Mt. Athos and its collection of Byzantine art laid in. Thomas Nelson & Sons hardcover books
37715LIBRAIRE DES ARTS ET VOYAGES REVUE DES ARTS ASIATIQUES. Volumes 1-12. Paris: 4to. Later cloth. First edition. An important review based on the collection of Musee Guimet Paris. With articles by Osvald Siren Sidney Kaplan Claude Marcel-Dubois R. Pfister M. Paul Pelliot Morimoto and others on the art and archaeology of Mesopotamia Iran India Tibet China Indo-China and Japan. Very good. unknown books
192915008London: George Routledge & Sons 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. vi 356 pp 9 illustrations with map notes index. Edited with an introduction by Mona Wilson. Boards toned and lightly soiled at edges; binding sound text clean. No dust jacket. An English novelist and playwright best known for his gothic novel The Monk Lewis b. 1775 here records his time in Jamaica after he inherited substantial property there. George Routledge & Sons hardcover books
183621446New York: Harper & Brothers 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. Harper's Stereotype Edition. 373 pp folding map frontispiece 13 engraved illustrations some full-page. Original pebbled cloth boards show some mild sunning scattered light foxing. Arctic Bibliography 9945 referring to the 1830 Edinburgh edition: Contains chapters on the climate of polar regions the animal and vegetable life ancient voyages to the north voyages in search of the Northeast and Northwest Passages and the North Pole.Chronicle of broad scope and appeal intended "to exhibit a complete and connected view of successive voyages to the arctic regions" to the time of publication. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
196731038Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Three hardbound octavos in dustwrappers. Sold here together. All are from this publisher's Latin American Travel series of books. 102 174 and 196 pp respectively. All three books were edited and with an introduction by C. Harvey Gardiner. Fine books in dustwrappers save for corner price-clips on all three. Southern Illinois University Press hardcover books
191218158Washington DC: Press of Byron S. Adams 1912. 6 x 9.25 inches 72 pp with chromolithograph frontispiece many b/w illustrations from photographs. Near fine with mild edgewear to wrappers. Stamp of the Bolivan Consulate in San Francisco on front endpaper. An attractive informational booklet aimed at potential investors with description of the major cities of Bolivia and details of topography demographics climate natural resources mining the financial system laws and tariffs and transportation. A colored folding map of the country shows forest agricultural areas and mineral locations. Press of Byron S. Adams unknown books
