World TravelABAA
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19301604Various locations including the Caribbean Europe Brazil and Africa 1930. Very good. 529 photographs on forty-five leaves images measuring 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Oblong folio. Original leather covers string tied; grey card leaves photos mounted with black corners. Moderate wear to covers string ties mostly perished. Earlier leaves captioned contents clean images crisp. An extensive photo album kept by adventurous world travelers with images ranging from standard destinations like Niagara Falls to camel rides in the Sahara Desert. Highlights include "Badger Hunting in Normandy" scenes from Cairo views of Atlantic City and an extensive series of views in the Caribbean. This group of 136 photographs covers Morro Castle in Puerto Rico; St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands with scenes of streets and locals in small boats; Martinique and Barbados; Trinidad and Curacao; Colon in Panama in the Canal Zone with scenes of the streets and locks; posh resort life in Kingston Jamaica; and finally Cuba. Images of Cuba include street views of Havana and its important buildings including the Senate the "National Casino" insane asylum the treasury the presidential palace the Inglaterra Hotel and the country club. Additionally scenes in La Playa outside Havana at the beach; the town of Hershey and its plant built by chocolate magnate Milton Hershey; and views of Mariel and Batamano depicting life in the more rural countryside. Later images show scenes touring Europe as well as a series of photos taken in Rio de Janeiro. Though a bit scattered in content the album is an interesting and extensive document of wealthy travel over the course of several years and several continents. unknown books
193814545Pittsburgh PA: Pittsburgh Motor Club ca. 1938. Near fine. Folding printed card folder measuring approximately 10.5" x 5"; unfolds to approximately 20" wide. Contains 15 various publications maps and ephemera all loosely laid-in. Contents housed in original mailing envelope mild age toning in areas otherwise near fine throughout. <br/><br/>A seemingly complete 1938 membership packet of the Pittsburgh Motor Club containing maps of the environs surrounding Pittsburgh membership materials and pamphlets with fantastic examples of period design. A scarce surviving group from the dawn of the American highway. Pittsburgh Motor Club unknown 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
197514777Gainesville FL: College of Architecture and Fine Arts University of Florida 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine. Catalogue of an exhibition shown and documented in conjunction with the special photographic exhibition Machu Picchu of the Inca with photography by Roy C. Craven Jr. 36 pp stapled wrappers. Illustrated with 28 b/w photos. Includes introductory essay bibliography. Minor cover wear; contents clean and sound. College of Architecture and Fine Arts, University of Florida paperback books
7759Prenzlau: Verlag Von C. Vincent Buchhandlung. Hardcover. Fine. c. 1910. A Fine hardback in original red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration front cover. Twelve accordian fold photograhs of various scenes and edifaces at Prenzlau. oblong 12mo. 5" x 3 1/4". <br/><br/> Verlag Von C. Vincent Buchhandlung hardcover books
19976106Boston: Beacon Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0807073105 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Beacon Press hardcover books
185211322New York: D. Appleton & Co 1852. 1st US edition. Original publisher's red cloth with black lettering. VG foxing & browning/bpt/pos on ffep/lower joint starting on Vol I. 2 volumes 245; 248 pp. 12mo 4 1/2" x 6 7/8". <br/><br/> D. Appleton & Co hardcover books
199739960Syracuse:: Syracuse University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0815604440 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Syracuse University Press, hardcover books
38098n. p.: Western Airlines n. d. 1st printing presumed. Ca. 1970s. Light edgewear confined to margins. Small smudge to below left of motor. A VG or better example. Broadside. Large image 27-1/4" x 22" of downtown Reno lit up at night inside of an outboard motor cutout. Title printed in orange and blue lettering to white background. 39" x 25" <br/><br/> Western Airlines unknown 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
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
39679Rio de Janeiro: Empresa de Turismo do Municipio do Rio de Janeiro S. A. printed by Graficos Bloch S. A. n. d. Ca. 1980s. Light wear to edges. Faint vertical crease down left hand edge. An about VG example. Broadside. Two color photographic images of a lit-up Rio de Janeiro at night with Sugarloaf Mountain in the background and of showgirls having a blast on a stage in gold outfits. Oblong format: 20-1/2" x 28" <br/><br/>A large paragraph is in the upper right-hand corner describing Rio in portuguese. Empresa de Turismo do Municipio do Rio de Janeiro S. A., printed by Graficos Bloch, S. A. unknown books
39676n. p.: Producao: Multimagem Fotolito: Quimigrafica Impressao: Grafica Danubio n. d. Ca. 1980s. Light wear. A VG example. Broadside. Collage of 12 color photographic images of Brasil from its beaches waterfalls cathedral and historic monuments. Title is orange and black to white margin at top of poster. 27" x 19-1/2" <br/><br/> Producao: Multimagem Fotolito: Quimigrafica Impressao: Grafica Danubio unknown books
19932263NY: Hyperion. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 1562828789 . With photographs by David Graham. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Hyperion hardcover books
19707776Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society by the Cambridge University Press 1970. 1st edition. Lt Blue cloth with gilt lettering & cover device. NF binding defect to 2 preliminary leaves of V2/NF lt wear. 2 volumes illustrated with plates & maps including color frontis in each volume 8vo. <br/><br/>Hakluyt Society Series II Volume CXXXIX. Published for the Hakluyt Society by the Cambridge University Press hardcover books
D4278early 20th century. Very Good. Morocco over flexible boards "Photographs" stamped in gilt on upper board bound with thin black rope; oblong approx. 8-by-6 inches; contains more than 150 black leaves each with a b/w photograph silver gelatin print affixed to the recto and labelled by hand in white ink. Photos occasionally are attached to the verso as well. Nearly 200 photographs total. Average photo size is about 4.75-by-3.5 inches. Boards scuffed along the edges; slight wave to text block; photographs are in near fine condition a few subject to some a touch of fading and light rubbing. <br/><br/>Though only a few images directly mention the "Steamer Manchuria" showing members the band a group of Russian children and "Embarking at Honolulu" it is likely that this rich travelogue captures it's entire voyage through the Far East -- either on it's regular route for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's trans-Pacific service or in 1905 when the Mancuria sailed from San Francisco on a goodwill tour of the Far East carrying a large U.S. Congressional delegation under the leadership of Secretary of War William Taft. There are very few personal photographs to establish our photographer's identity as most pictures are of landmarks landscapes and artifacts such as a bamboo organ in Manila pagodas in Rangoon horse-drawn carriages in various locations. The few images that include people are usually candid with their subjects ignoring or unaware of the photographer -- such as people playing games on deck and surfing photos taken at Waikiki beach. And one labelled "Diving for Coins Singapore" is particularly lovely showing the young men jumping from their canoes. A long far-flung journey with scenes of Manila Rangoon Penang Singapore Java Seoul Hawaii California San Francisco Yosemite Park and Arizona Grand Canyon. Demonstrates a curious eye it seems that the elephants working in the lumber yards of Rangoon were particularly compelling and thankfully an adept one as all photographs are nicely composed exposed and printed. hardcover books
198138534n. p.: Varig Airlines 1981. 1st printing. Very light edgwear colors bright. A VG example. Broadside. Full size image 12-3/8" x 36-7/8" of the waterfront on a sunny day in Salvador the largest city on the Northeast coast of Brazil and the capitol of the state of Bahia. 12-3/8" x 36-7/8" <br/><br/> Varig Airlines unknown books
198138535n. p.: Varig Airlines 1981. 1st printing. Very light edgwear. A VG example. Broadside. Full size image 12-3/8" x 36-7/8" of a beautiful sunny day on the beach of Salvador Bahia. 12-3/8" x 36-7/8" <br/><br/> Varig Airlines unknown books
19908169NY: Knopf. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0394571894 . First edition. Remainder mark on top edge else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Knopf hardcover books
38096n. p.: Western Airlines n. d. 1st printing ca. 1970s. Light edgewear. A VG example. Broadside. Full size image of San Diego coastline background with focus on a large ship in a bottle in forefront. TItle printed in white lettering. 38" x 25" <br/><br/> Western Airlines unknown books
38097n. p.: Western Airlines n. d. 1st printing. Very light edgewear. A VG example. Broadside. Full size image of distant San Francisco skyline behind a toy trolley in forefront. Title printed in white lettering. 38" x 25" <br/><br/> Western Airlines unknown books
1832774171832. THE SCOTTISH TOURIST AND ITINERARY; or a Guide to the Scenery and Antiquities of Scotland and the Western Islands. With a Description of the Principal STeam-Boat Tours. Edinburgh Stirling and Kennedy 1832. Octavo. xvi432pp. With two large folding hand-colored maps in fine condition. Several engraved views and smaller maps. Fourth edition "with very considerable additions and improvements." Light foxing to title and frontispiece; one signature starting to detach. Contemporary red roan gilt worn at extremities. Two-inch crack along hinge with foot of spine lifting. unknown books
195642978New York 1956. 1st Printing. Self-wrappers. Age-toning. Light wear. Very Good. One sheet folded vertically twice to form a 6-panel brochure. Illustrated with 2 b/w photographic images & one drawing. Folded: 8-1/4" x 3-5/8" <br/><br/> unknown 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
194420734Palo Alto CA: Dramatists' Alliance of Stanford University 1944. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. 106 pp ca. 8.5 x 11 inches original illustrated wrappers. Moderate handling wear including creasing to cover resulting from a binding error; very good. Second volume in the Coester Series of Translations from the drama of Southern American states "issued as a means of familiarizing North Americans with the literature of the southern stage." The plays included in English translation are: For the Sake of a Good Reputation a farce of office life by Chilean Eduardo Barrios 1913; The Traitor a tragedy of the war of liberation by Cuban Jose Antonio Ramos 1916; Sargeant Canuto a farce in the commedia dell'arte manner by Peruvian Manuel Ascencio Segura 1839; Lottery Ticket a play for children by Ecuadoran Victor Rendon 1934; Common Clay a naturalistic play on the outcast poor by Argentinian Pedro Pico 1918; An Old Yarn a funeral farce by Mexican Jose Joaquin Gamboa 1925; Midsummer Day Partners a tragedy of customs and character by Argentinian/Uruguayan Florencio Sanchez ca. 1900; and The Inn of Bethlehem a nativity play for radio by Colombian Jose Zalamea 1940. Dramatists' Alliance of Stanford University paperback books
