Athens, Greece: Ekdoseis Sfiggos, 1964. Paperback. 58, [6] p.: maps, illustrations; 21 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover; black cover title. The maps are on the inside of the front and back covers. Final 6 unpaginated pages, headed "Remarks" are otherwise blank. The many illustrations are captioned in Greek, English, French..... More
Suzhou, China: Suzhou Museum, 2006. 12 black-and-white postcards in white folder with title in black and red. The Suzhou Museum building, designed by I. M. Pei, opened in October 2006. The photographer of these striking black-and-white photographs is not identified. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: one lower corner slightly bumped;..... More
S.l. s.n., 2010. 8 color postcards in an illustrated folder with price tag in yuan on front. No date of publication. The dam body was completed in 2006 and the final turbine was completed in 2012 suggesting that these photographs of the dam nearing completion were taken around 2010. Captions..... More
Montreal, Can. Helen R. Kahn, 2003. Paperback. [68] p.: 7 full-page illustrations; 21 cm. Yellow wrappers printed in black and red. Bookdealer's catalog containing 122 descriptions of works in the categories of Exploration, HIstory, War, Natural History, Biography, and Politics. In Near Fine Condition: wrapper slightly rubbed; pages are clean..... More
Philadelphia: N. W. Ayer & Son, 1957. Paperback. 26, [2] p.: illustrations (some in color); 18 cm. Brown card cover printed in black; stapled. A brief history of Washington Square, the southeast square of the five squares in the original plan of Philadelphia, which includes the "Tomb of the Unknown..... More
New York: Western Union, 1925. Paperback. 72 p.: illustrations; 14 cm. Illustrated card covers; stapled. No date of publication; includes illustrations of what appear to be teletypewriters, which were introduced in 1923. Intended for American travellers to Europe, with addresses of European cable offices on the cover and other services..... More
Los Angeles: F.W. Wood (Coast Card Co.), 1920. Paperback. 28 p.: illustrations, 1 double-page map; 17 cm. Stapled wrapper; front wrapper is red. Part of the publisher's series Revised Maps 1921, but sadly lackly the large folding map. Complete text with guide to Los Angeles in 1920. Points of interest..... More
Zurich: Artemis, 1979. Hardcover. Text by Martin Muller; photographs by Thomas Frey, Michael Ruetz, and others; French translation by Pierre and Helene Raber; English translation by Stanley Mason. 216 p.: color and black-and-white illustrations, including one 3-page folded color illustration; 30 cm. Orange cloth with gilt-on-black spine title. Illustrated dust..... More
New York: Sheldon & Co., 1870. Hardcover. 215, [1] p.: frontispiece and 10 additional illustrations, some in-text and others full-page; 17 cm. Original red-orange, pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and cover title, the spine title intricately embellished. Additional black-stamped ornamentation on spine and front cover; back cover has blind-stamped..... More
New York: Sheldon & Co., 1870. Hardcover. 221, [1] p.: frontispiece and 11 additional illustrations, some in-text and others full-page; 17 cm. Original red-orange, pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and cover title, the spine title intricately embellished. Additional black-stamped ornamentation on spine and front cover; back cover has blind-stamped..... More
London: John Murray, 1846. Hardcover. Two titles from Murray's Home and Colonial Library bound together: Philip Musgrave; or Memoirs of a Church of England Missionary in the North American Colonies edited by the Rev. J. Abbott (1846); and Memoirs of Father Ripa, During Thirteen Years' Residence at the Court of..... More
Cambridge, Mass. John Wilson and Son, 1892. Paperback. 23 p.; 24 cm. Plain wrapper printed in black. Former owner's name written at upper edge of front wrapper. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: wrapper is slightly dusty with chipping along edges; closed 2-cm. tear from upper edge throughout; one light vertical crease;..... More
Boston: Lincoln & Edmunds, 1816. Hardcover. Title continued: "In Three Parts. Part I. Geographical Orthography, Divided and Accented; Part II. A Grammar of Geography, to be Committed to Memory; Part III. A Description of the Earth, Manner and Customs of the Inhabitants, Manufactures, Commerce, Government, Natural and Artificial Curiosities, &c..... More
Islamabad, Pakistan: Asian Study Group, 1981. Hardcover. [4], viii, 364 p., 20 leaves of maps and plans, 25 pages of illustrations: illustrations, maps, plans; 22 cm. Off-white cloth with black spine and cover titles. Maps on endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. A fascinating look at travel in Pakistan over 40 years..... More
London: Jacob Tonson, 1741. Hardcover. "The Third Edition: With a Compleat Index." 4 volumes: frontispiece portrait of the author in vol. 1, 6 leaves of engravings of medals; 26 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with seven spine compartments between triple gilt rules. Red leather label in second compartments with gilt-tooled..... More
Valstrona, Italy: Lo Strona, 1980. Hardcover. 79 p.: black-and-white and color illustrations; 35 cm. Blue cover with dark blue spine and cover titles. Blue endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Introduction is in Italian and English; remainder of text and captions are in Italian only. Includes indexes of locations, subjects, and artists..... More
London: Mathews & Leigh, 1809. Hardcover. Printed for Mathews & Leigh, Strand, by W. Clowes, Northumberland-Court. 2 volumes (viii, 224, [4] p.; [4], 155, [13] p.); 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; red leather label in second compartments with gilt-tooled title: A Dane's..... More
Koln: Hoursch & Bechstedt, 1900. Paperback. 20 color postcards arranged accordian-style; 10 x 16 cm. Red card cover with gilt-stamped cover title; yapp edges. The 20 views of the Rhine are based on paintings by Nikolai von Astudin (1848-1925) whose Romantic paintings of the Rhine were very popular around 1900..... More
New Haven, Conn. J.W. Barber, 1832. Hardcover. Although the title page gives 1831 as the date of publication, this edition includes material added in 1832. 120 p.: hand-colored frontispiece map and 7 leaves of hand-colored plates; 19 cm. Modern calf with gilt-tooled spine and cover titles; yellow endpapers. Includes in-text..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1863. Baring-Gould, Sabine. Hardcover. xlviii, 447 p.: color frontispiece, 15 additional leaves of plates (some color), and 1 folded map of Iceland with the author's route indicated in red; 26 cm. Half contemporary morocco with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled spine title. Marbled..... More
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Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1834. Hardcover. Imprint: Paris: Baudry's European Library; Berlin: Asher's British and Foreign Library, 1834. vi, 338, 127 p.; 22 cm. Contemporary quarter polished calf with gilt-tooled title "Italy Vathek," quintuple gilt rules, and blind-tooled decoration. Marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Blue ribbon book mark. Series..... More
Paris: Garnier Frères, 1880. Beaune, Ad. Hardcover. Nouvelle édition illustrée par M. Ad. Beaune. lix, [3], 492 p.: tissue-guarded frontispiece of the author, full-page and in-text illustrations, 1 2-page map; 25 cm. Dark green-black leather spine with five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-stamped title in second compartment and decoration..... More
London: Ellis, 1930. Hardcover. xii, 651 p., frontispiece and 17 leaves of illustrations; black cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. This is number 405 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Donated to the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library by the editor, Clare Benedict, who drew from family journals..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. Hardcover. 288 p.: illustrations, map; 29 cm. Grey cloth with silver spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket..... More
Cape Town: Classic Trust Publications, 2006. Paperback. [160] p.: black-and-white photographs; 25 x 34 cm. Paperback with black-and-white photographs on front and back covers. Signed by the photographer on the half title. Text is in Afrikaans and English. Striking photographs of Stellenbosch, South Africa, a town of about 120,000 lying..... More