Eastman's White Mountain Guide by Samuel Eastman - 1867

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1899. Cloth. Fine. Ninth Edition, Revised and Augmented. xxvi, 568pp. with 47 maps, 10 plans, and 7 panoramas. An exceptional copy, with bright gilt lettering, one (of two) woven silk page-makers, and richly marbled edges; the red flexible cloth covers unmarked, square and tight, the maps properly folded and free of tears. Hinrichsen E050. "The Romantic movement in Germany had given a new impetus to travel . . . In 1828 Baedeker bought the rights to J. A. Klein's Rheinreise von Mainz bis Köln and, after the death of the author, Baedeker himself revised and updated the work, recreating it for a new market. Using his own travel experiences he guided the tourist to the principal attractions in each place, saving travellers the expense of hiring their own guide. He thus created a new type of guidebook, which was widely copied throughout Europe and opened up tourism to a new class of visitor. The reliability of the information was ensured by annual journeys by Baedeker… Read More

Manrique Zago, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Complete guide to Misiones, Argentina. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Personal inscription from Isanbizaga, a Secretary of Industry and Economy for the province of Misiones. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 219 pp. Pages are tight and clean. The top edge of the cover has substantial paper loss, and this is the only significant flaw in the book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; Non-English Language::Spanish; Argentina; ISBN: 9875090182. ISBN/EAN: 9789875090187. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 107429. . 9789875090187 Additional shipping charges may apply.

Omaha, Nebraska: The Overland Publishing Company, 1880. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 281pp, 18 engraved folding plates and numerous illustrations. Red stiff pictorial wraps. Moderate cover soil and light wear, map not present. Contents are age-toned but otherwise unmarked. The engraved plates show wonderful panoramic views of many national park sights.

Collection from family trip in 1952 includes original letter from Cunard Line Agents' Bulletin C-16 dated 6/14/52 in very good condition. Two brochures from the Caronia, one artist signature is G.H. Iavis. One book printed in England, one is printed in U.S.A. and the letter is from New York. Minor scratches and wear for the age and the First Class tag for the Cunard White Star Limited to Southampton, First Section is intact with the oriingal string. Please visit the photographs for the best impression.

Boston: 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.

Simpkin Marshall,ltd.London.,1929. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with 27 maps and plans, one with small amount of selotape repair to edge. Publishers red cloth,lettered in gilt. Very good copy in the original rare red paper dustwrapper, printed in black. Creasing and rubbing to edges. Some chipping with loss to top of spine and small piece of front panel. Overall a near very good example.:

London: Whittaker, 1838. Book. Good. Cloth. New Ed. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 192+32pp, folding map, adverts, green cloth/dec gilt, sl wear..

San Francisco, California: Janssen Press. Near Fine. 1914. First Edition. Soft Cover. Ca: 1914. 73/4" x 9" fully opened. Vertical center crease made by publisher. Seven pages including covers. Illustrated with B/W photographs and two maps. Transportation lines include: Steam Railroads; Electric Railroads; Automobile routes; Trolley and Excursion Boats. Also includes three sheets of unused stationary paper from the Fairmont Hotel, Nob Hill, San Francisco, Ca. West, California; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 7 pages .

Fourth revised edition. Leipzig. 1909. cxxvi, 447pp. 16 maps, 30 plans, 2 diagrams, panorama of Athens. Original red cloth, gilt. All edges marbled. Double silk bookmarks. Publisher's adverts to feps. Map to rear eps. Pocket to rear with folding map. Lightly sunned to spine. Occasional spotting/light toning. A crisp copy with the maps neatly folded. Signature of F H A Booth dated April 1909 to ffep. Hinrichsen E237.

A 1st multilingual ed. near fine paperback, TEXT Italiano, Deutsch, English, Francais.64p. 24x17cm. 250gr.