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The Corporation, 1937. Third Edition. Wraps. Tourist guide, with a short history of the area, illustrated with photographs. About one third of the book is ads for local retail shops. Green paper wraps, black lettering on front cover, 12mo, 20 pages ads, 67 pages text, followed by 15 pages ads. Minor soiling on front cover, chipping with 1/4" loss bottom of spine. No marks in book, binding solid. Book condition VG-.
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Abingdon On Thames
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Africa Alone: Odyssey Of An American Traveler
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San Francisco: Columbus and Company, 1988. Second Edition. HB. Brown cloth, dark brown lettering on spine, 8vo, 383 pp. Illustrated endpapers. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight. In a clean dust jacket with old bookstore label on rear panel. Book condition Near Fine in VG+ DJ.
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Aloha" A Hawaiian Salutation
by Chaney, George Leonard
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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1880. First Edition. HB. Brown cloth, gilt design and lettering on front cover,gilt lettering on spine, small 8vo, 299 pp., brown endpapers. Frontis illustration of palm trees, and 2 full-page plates within text. Fold-out map of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Half title page and frontis, with tissue guard, detached, but present, rear hinge starting to crack, owners name and inscription on ffep. No marks in book. Covers show minor edge wear. Book condition Good+.
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An Area of Darkness
by Naipaul, V. S
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New York: Macmillan, 1965. hb. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 281 pp. Stated first American edition. Map endpapers. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show some spotting, spine sunned, 1/8" tear top of spine. A good reading copy. Book condition Good+.
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Beim Kaiser zu Gast : zur Erinnerung an die Einweihung des Doms in Berlin am 27. Februar 1905
by Heischmann, John J
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Brooklyn, N.Y: Published by author, [1905]. First Edition, lacking printing statement verso of title page. HB. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, 12mo, 71 pp., all edges of text block gilt. Account by this Lutheran theologian and pastor from Brooklyn of his trip to Germany for the dedication of the Berlin Cathedral (Evangelical (i.e. Protestant) Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church) on February 27, 1905. Frontis photograph of the Berlin Cathedral, full page plates of the royal family and the author within text. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very light edge wear. An uncommon title offering an insight into pre-World War I Imperial Germany. Book condition VG+. Text in German.
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Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in Haiti
by Gold, Herbert
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New York: Prentice Hall, 1991. 1st. 1st pr. HB. Blue quarter cloth over blue boards, 8vo., 303pp. Clean book, corners bumped, in jacket that shows slight shelf wear. Book condition VG in VG DJ.
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Black Man's Country
by Ryan, Isobel
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London: The Travel Book Club, ND. hb. Green cloth, 8vo., 276pp. Slightly soiled dust jacket in Brodart. Book condition VG in VG DJ.
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Central Himalaya Geological Observations of the Swiss Expedition 1936
by Heim, Arnold & Gansser, August
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Zurich: Druck von Gebruder Fretz, A. G, 1939. 1st Edition. Wraps. Brown paper wraps, black lettering on front cover, 4 to, 245 pp. + atlas at rear. Including "162 text figures and an atlas containing geological maps with a generalized section in colours, 5 plates of detailed sections, 18 plates with 65 photo-views and 3 plates with 21 micro-photographs." With the stamp of the U. S. Geological Survey on title page, no other marks in book, binding solid. Covers show edge wear, part of backstrip damaged and tape repaired. Book condition Good+.
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Doreen Coasting, With Some Account Of The Places She Saw And The People She Encountered
by Lowth, Alys (Editor)
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London et al: Longmans, Green & Co, 1912. HB. Blue cloth, black border and lettering with white illustration of sailing ship on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 294 pp. and addendum at rear.Illustrated with 125 photographs. Owners name front paste-down, old booksellers label on ffep, no marks in book, binding tight. Covers show minor fraying top of spine, gilt lettering lightly rubbed. Book condition VG-. Account of a voyage in Africa.
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East of Paris: Sketches In The Gatinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne
by Miss Betham-Edwards
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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1902. 1st American Edition. HB. Blue cloth, red lettering on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 275 pp., TEG. No marks in book, binding tight. With coloured illustrations from original paintings by Henry E. Detmold. Frontis illustration detached but present. Minor foxing edges of text block. Backstrip and covers unevenly sunned. Book condition VG-.
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Eine Ferienreise durch Frankreich, die Schweiz und Deutschland : Reisebriefe
by Zimmermann, G. A. [Gustav Adolf]
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Milwaukee: Verlag von Georg Brumder, [ca. 1892]. HB. Tan cloth, dark brown decorations and gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 328 pp. plus large fold-out bird's eye view of Paris at rear. Mit einem Uebersichtsplane der Pariser Weltausstellung von 1889. Account of a holiday travel by this German-American author. Previous owner's name ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. Bird's eye view of Paris very nice. Covers show very light edge wear. Book condition VG. Text in German. Uncommon Milwaukee imprint.
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The Englishman in Italy : Self Instructor with Conversations and Idioms for Learning the Italian Language
by Beckford, W
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Roma: Edizioni Il Sapere, No Date. Wraps. Red stapled wraps, black lettering on front cover, 16mo, 94 pp. Very scarce English-Italian language aid for English tourists. Price "Lire Diece" on front cover. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show minor chipping, bottom corner of front cover dog-eared. Book condition VG-. OCLC does not locate a copy.
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The Face of the Earth
by Tomlinson, H. M
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, ND. HB. Green cloth, 8vo., 246pp. Book condition VG-.
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First the Seed
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Santa Barbara, Ca: J. F. Rowny Press, 1963. HB. Green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 264 pp. Warmly inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the half title page. Edges of text block show some soiling, upper corners bumped, no marks in book, binding solid. In dust jacket that shows some shelf wear, minor chipping. World travels in 1939, by the wife of the mayor of Kansas City. Book condition VG- in VG- DJ.
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From Waterloo To The Peninsula. Four Months' Hard Labour In Belgium, Holland, Germany, And Spain [Vol. I & II]
by Sala, George Aigustus
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London: Tinsley Brothers, Catherine Street, Strand, 1867. First Edition. HB. Two volumes complete in half dark brown leather and red marbled boards, gilt lettering with 5 raised bands on spine, 8vo, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. xiii, 339, viii, 340 pp. Travel account by Sala (1828-1895), a British journalist and Special Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. Previous owner's name, in pencil, top of title page of volume I, otherwise no marks in book, pages clean and bindings tight. Covers clean with very light edge wear. A handsome set of an uncommon mid-19th century view of Europe. Book condition VG+.
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Going South For The Winter, With Hints For Consumptives
by Speir, M.D., Robert F,
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New York: Printed For the Author by Edward O. Jenkins, 1873. Second Edition. HB. Brick red beveled cloth stamped in gilt and black, gilt illustration of railroad engine on front cover, 12 mo, 266 pp., brown endpapers. Illustrated with 20 full page drawings. Interesting observations on the author's travels in the south after the Civil War. No marks in book, binding solid, front hinge cracked but holding. Lacking ffep.Covers show edge wear, 1/2" tear to cloth bottom of spine both front and rear joints. Book condition Good+. Uncommon title dealing with both consumption and travel in the 1870's.
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Golightly 'Round The Globe
by Morrill, G. L. [Gulian Lansing]
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Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co, 1913. HB. Blindstamped blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 216 pp. Humorous account of this authors' travels. G.L. "Golightly" Morrill (1857-1928) received a degree in theology from the University of Chicago. He became a minister but gained national attention by breaking away from all established churches and founded an unorthodox "People's Church" in Minneapolis. He traveled widely and was the author of dozens of books. In his obituary in the Los Angeles Times, it is noted, "Probably the most unique funeral service ever conducted was held here today when the voice of Rev. G.L. "Golightly" Morrill was heard preaching his own funeral service. The words were heard over the body of the noted writer and world traveler in a local funeral parlor this morning. They issued from a phonograph which was playing a record dictated by Morrill himself months ago in preparation for his final rites. After the sermon…
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Greece, Handbook For Travelers
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Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1894. Second Revised Edition. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 375 pp. With 8 maps, 15 plans and a panorama of Athens. Large color folding map of Greece at rear. Much writing, in pencil, front and rear endpapers and title pages by previous owner, Dan Fellows Platt (1873-1937) noted archeologist and art collector. Nearly all the writing is in Greek, relating to his visit to Greece. Covers show heavy edge wear, clear tape over backstrip. Book condition Fair-Good.
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Guide Bleu France
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Paris: Nagel, 1949. cloth. Black cloth, silver lettering on front cover and spine, corners bumped, fold out maps very good. 8 vo, 808 pp. Many ads. Travel guide. Sticker "Published in the U.S.A. by Crown Publishers, N.Y., printed in France" on title page. Book condition VG-.
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Hachette World Guides Greece
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Paris: Hachette, 1955. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 16mo, 691 pp. Fold-out color map at rear plus 3 color fold-out maps within text, many b&w maps in text. No marks in book but for owner's name on half-title page, binding tight. Book condition VG. Lacking the dust jacket.
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