Search Results: Travel from Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare

Philadelphia: Published by Mitchell and Hinman, 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. 324pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine lettered in gold. With the Mitchell and Hinman advertisement bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. Signature in pencil on front free endpaper. Light wear to extremities and rubbing to covers, old stain affecting upper edge of roughly a hundred leaves. About very good. Howes M684. Sabin 49715. ; Octavo.

Amsterdam, NY: Recorder Print, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Signed by the author on the title page. Kline was the son of William Jay Kline and co-published The Amsterdam Evening Recorder and Daily Democrat. With black and white photographs and a map describing the trip. Light wear and toning to covers. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.

New York: Gillespie, Kinports & Beard, Inc, 1929. Printed wrappers. 72pp. Original pictorial wrappers. With detailed descriptions (daily itineraries, prices, etc.) of several tours including Alaska, California, Yellowstone, Canada, Nova Scotia, Bermuda and others. With b&w photographs. Some corner creases to some of the leaves. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo.

London: Rich & Cowan Ltd, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. xvii, 238pp. Cloth. Frontispiece and fifteen inserted plates with b&w photographs. A first hand narrative of the author's voyage from England to India. Some wear to extremities, light fading to spine, name on half-title. About very good.; Octavo.

Paris: Lamm, 1898. Hardcover. 250pp. Tan half calf and marbled boards, black label lettered in gold on the spine. Original wrappers included. With fifty photographs. The account of the 1897 ill-fated North Pole balloon expedition. Aviation pioneer Hermann W. L. Moedebeck's copy with his bookplate on the inside of the front cover and his signature on the title page. Name in pencil and number in pen on first page else a fine copy. ; Octavo.

Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by McManus, Blanche. x, 381pp. Cream cloth stamped in white and gold and with color illustration applied on the front panel, spine panel stamped in gold, white, black and green, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers. Tissued frontispiece and many illustrations from photographs, decorations, maps and plans by Blanche McManus. Spine panel a bit faded, two tiny spots to back panel. A fresh bright near fine copy. With the bookplate of Norman Edward Mack to the front pastedown endpaper. Mack was the publisher of the Buffalo Daily Times and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1908 to 1912. A nice copy of an early automobile travel guide. ; Octavo.

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. [2]pp of publisher's advertisements, 416pp + subscribers' list and [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original decorated cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered in gold. Engraved title, frontispiece, and four inserted plates with woodcuts. Biography of the famous Arctic explorer. Some wear to corner tips and spine ends, a touch of foxing to edges of text block. A very good copy. Sabin 22094.; Octavo.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. Hardcover. xx, 552pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Pictorial cloth stamped in gold red and black on the front and the spine. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece and hundreds of in-text wood engravings. This was a lavishly produced series for young adults with a wealth of information on various cultures. Contemporary inscription on fly leaf. Toning to spine, wear to spine ends, light soiling to covers and edges. The front hinge is a bit weak but still a solid copy. Internally clean with some pencil markings near title lists. Very good-. ; Large Octavo.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1883. Hardcover. 473pp + 6pp of publisher's advertisements. Pictorial cloth stamped in gold, red and black on the front and and the spine. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece and hundreds of in-text wood engravings. This was a lavishly produced series for young adults with a wealth of information on various cultures. Light toning to spine, mild wear to covers, some pencil markings near the title lists. A very good+ copy. ; Large Octavo.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. Hardcover. xvi, 494pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Pictorial cloth stamped in gold, red and brown on the front and in gold on the spine. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece and hundreds of in-text wood engravings. This was a lavishly produced series for young adults with a wealth of information on various cultures. Contemporary inscription on fly leaf. Toning to spine, wear to spine ends, light soiling to covers and edges, tiny wormhole to lower edge of last three leaves. The front hinge is a bit weak. Internally clean with some pencil markings near title lists. A good copy.; Large Octavo.

New York / Cincinnati: Hunt & Eaton / Cranston & Stowe, 1890. First US Edition. Hardcover. x, 267pp. Marroon pictorial cloth stamped in gold and black on the front cover and lettered in gold on the spine. Decorated endpapers. Portrait frontispiece and several full page and in-text illustrations. Light fading to spine, mild wear to edges and spine, upper front corner tip bruised. The front free endpaper is partially split. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo.

Bari: Giuseppe Laterza & Figli, 1934. First Italian Edition. Printed wrappers. xvi, 218pp. Original wrappers. With thirty-seven inserted plates with numerous illustrations. A collection of articles on travel in Syria, Arabia, Iraq, and Palestine. Mild edge wear, light toning to spine. A near fine copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo.

New York: The Library of America, 1993. Hardcover. Slipcased edition. 827pp. Cloth. A fine copy in fine slipcase.; Octavo.

New York: G. P. Putnam and Son, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 185pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered in gold on the spine, yellow endpapers. A series of letters originally published in the New York Tribune and describing mostly the author's trip through Colorado but touching Kansas and Nebraska as well. Light wear to extremities, mild foxing to endpapers. A very good copy. ; Octavo.

Roma: B. I. P. S. A., 1942. Ephemera. Small sliding road map of Rome. In excellent condition with only a couple of minor spots. Instructions in Italian, English, French, and German. With several ads including AGIP, hotels, and more. ; 16.5 x 11 cm.

Roma: Lizard Edizioni, 2002. Softcover. 203pp. A travel guide to the Venetian locations described in Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese. With maps and numerous illustrations in b&w by Pratt and others. A fine copy with the original wraparound band. In the Italian language. ; Octavo.

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 378pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Blue cloth lettered in gold on the front and the spine. Color frontispiece. With fifty-four illustrations from photographs by the author and four maps (one foldout). Publisher's slip with discount notice bound in. Light edge wear, mild toning to spine panel. A very good copy. ; Octavo.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 351pp. Cloth. Illustrated by the author's own photographs. Group Captain Peter Townsend's personal story of his 57,000 mile road journey round the world, alone. Light wear to extremities, name on front free endpaper. A very good+ copy in very good dustjacket with light chipping to edges and some toning. ; Octavo.

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Brown, 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. iv, 176pp. Bound by Blackwell of Oxford in tan half calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gold. With the armorial bookplate of William Taylor on the front pastedown endpaper. Forty-six engravings and two fold-out maps. Leather is worn at extremities, rubbing to covers. A very good copy. ; Octavo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. Hardcover. Illustrated by Benett, Leon; Philippoteaux, Paul. Uniform Edition. xviii, 432pp. Bright red decorated cloth stamped in black on the front and in gold and black on the spine. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations and facsimiles of ancient drawings. In two parts. Translated from the French by Dora Leigh. Light fading to spine panel, small faint spot to front panel, light edge wear, two loose leaves. A very good copy. Taves and Michaluk V067. ; Octavo.