The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska by Baedeker, Karl - 1894

London- UK: The Religious Tract Society, 1870. SPANISH PICTURES, Drawn With Pen and Pencil- By the author of Swiss Pictures and Italian Pictures (Rev. Samuel Manning)- Illustrated by Gustave Dore and Other Eminent Artists- The Religious Tract Society- London UK- nd [1870] according to World Cat.- 1st Edition-1st Printing in blue cloth- Exlibris with tiny bookplate of John W. Walton-Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California- Hardcover:-4to-VG/ no dj as issued- A fine binding of Original publishers blue cloth with black geometric design and illustrated cover and spine in gilt- all page edges are gilt- 200pp are lightly age toned but clean, no tears or writing- covers have light to moderate edgewear, but clean, tight and square- signed by John W. Walton II- Amazing full page and in text illustrations by Gustave Dore and other eminent artists of that time-beautiful!- SEE PHOTOS- "A richly illustrated historical, geographical, travel memoir by Manning."-… Read More

323 pages with a portrait frontispiece and five colored aquatints. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in attractive half leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. (Hill 1168) Second and best editionThe Alceste brought Lord Amherst to China to serve as ambassador, and specifically to negotiate the China trade, at the time a matter of dispute between China and Great Britain. M'Leod, who was surgeon on the ship, describes the voyage out, the various calls in the East Indies including touching at Batavia, surveying off Korea, the visit to Okinawa, another to Manila, and the shipwreck off the coast of Sumatra and subsequent rescue from Malay pirates. A brief but interesting interview with Napoleon at St. Helena is also included in the narrative. This was one of the most popular travel books of its time, portraying the Far East to a much wider audience than had been reached by earlier accounts. The idyllic descriptions of Lewchew undoubtedly appealed to the romantic sensibilities of the era.… Read More

Hardcover. Very Good. Taken 1815-16, VG, 1/4 leather, 1st Am. edn, some browning to pages.

Hardcover. Near Fine. NF, 2 volumes, reprint of the 1857 edition, 320pps, 253pps, 2 f/o maps.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1938. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good/Very Good. [10x7.75in]; xv, [1], 295 pp., [1], frontispiece image of Penola's deck, 80 plates of 121 sepia toned images, 4 color maps (3 folding), 4 maps and 3 diagrams in text, appendices and index; Original green cloth covers, red paper spine label with gilt lettered, top and fore edges trimmed, bottom edge untrimmed; Sepia toned dust jacket with white and black lettering on front and spine, image of ice filled bay and glacier covered mountains; Minor shelf wear to covers edges and corners, several dents along top back edge and area of darkening to lower back cover, top edges and text soiled, minor foxing spots along all text edges, old prior owner ink signature on front end paper, Steve Fossett bookplate on paste down front end paper; Dust jacket aged toned, soiled edges and spots with surface rubbing on joint edges, several small scrapes on back, several small chips and closed tears along edges and corners, minor crease… Read More

South Africa: Brenthurst Press, 1985. Signed by Editor Phillida Simons to title page. Standard Edition of 850 copies. Burgundy bds with bright Gilt title in Black flag, Red publishers staining top edge, 2 silk ribbon markers, printed on Domtar fine papers, nice half tone portrait frontis, pp 275 plus 64 colour and b/w illus. Original DJ is fresh with faintest shelf wear to spine head. Overweight.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1871. BUCHANAN, Robert. THE LAND OF LORNE: OR, A POET'S ADVENTURES IN THE SCOTTISH HEBRIDES, INCLUDING THE CRUISE OF THE "TERN" TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES. 2 volumes in one. New York: Francis B. Felt & Co., 1871. 384 pp. 12mo., green cloth with gilt spine lettering and cover vignette. Very good, spine nicked with minor shelfwear at heel and crown. Gilt details bright. Missing front flyleaf. Photo reproduction double portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. Title page bears tiny ink number at top right. Interior clean. Charming book and an appealing copy.

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1889. Navy blue with bright gilt titles and decoration on cover and spine. 271 toned pages followed by several pages listing other publications. Pencilled price on fep. Black and white engravings. Chipped to head and heal of spine and tear across top of spine. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York & London: Harper Brothers. Very Good. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Complete in 2 volumes. Original green cloth enhanced with gilt titles on spines and red green and gilt geometric designs on front covers. Interiors of texts are tight, clean & intact. Top edge gilt with deckle page edges. (i-xviii) 649pp. (i-xii) 605pp + index . Frontispiece portraits. Nearly 300 illustrations of photograph and drawings by the author. Large fold out color map at rear of each volume. Account of the Authors journeys through Asia during 1893-97. The Pamirs; Takla-Makan Desert; Mus-Tagh & its Glaciers. Map in volume 2 has a tear repaired with document tape. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Prior owners signature on endpaper. Asia; Maps, Photographs And; Drawings, Photography, Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1255 pages .

London: John W. Parker, 1850. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 293, 279pp. Blue embossed cloth, gilt ship vignette to front cover, all edges gilt, frontispiece with tissue-guard for each volume. Covers edgeworn, spine chipped at head and tail and darkened, contents age-toned most heavily at first and last few pages, light foxing to fronitspieces and c first and last few pages, binding is tight. Evocative descriptions of the landscapes, environment and the people in America in mid 19th century.