Leipzig: Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1924. Nineteenth Revised Edition. Softcover. Duodecimo. lviii, 482, 64pp. appendix, 66 maps and plans. Original red cloth with blind-stamped ruling and gilt lettering on cover and spine, in original tan dustjacket, black lettering on spine, protected with acetate cover. Marbled edges. Frontispiece map. Map of France... More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1920. Sixth edition. Hardcover. Octavo. X, 267(18)pp. Original red cloth with blind-stamped ruling and gilt lettering on cover and spine. Two page b/w map on inside back covers. Frontispiece folding map. Ribbon marker. A travel guide illustrated with 20 maps and 26 plans and floor plans. A.... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1869. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Sm.8vo. xix. 414pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Beveled edges. Some chipping to head and tail of spine. Corners rubbed. Minor scuffing. "With the bookplate of Bruce Bryan, the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum..... More
London: Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co., 1850. Second edition. Hardcover. Lg. 8vo. vi, 218pp. Embossed blue cloth. Illustrated with 50 b&w annotated full page plates, one full map of Egypt (slightly foxed) and one fold out illustration of modern Alexandria and fort Cretin. Some wearing to edges, corners bumped. Head... More
Nendeln (Liechtenstein): Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. XXXVI, 461, [1]pp. Original blue cloth, with gold lettering and blind ruling on spine. Frontispiece. This remarkable work is a compilation of translations of documents. It carries on and amplifies the record of the discovery and conquest of Guinea, which for... More
London: Longman's Rees, Lime, Brown & Green, ca 1829. Hardcover. 8vo. Decorated paper-covered boards, crudely rebacked with heavy age wear. Front board almost detached but still holding. Hinges starting. Small plate with printed name "William Lunn, F.R.G.S. and handwritten "from Phyllis, 1926" on inside of front board. Sporadic foxing throughout..... More
Paris: NP, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong 16mo. Unpaginated. Decorative marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and decoration on front cover. Book housed in publisher's slipcase, with gold lettering on front cover and spine. For the Exposition Coloniale Internationale de Paris held in 1931, the organizers published a series... More
London: Printed for The Hakluyt Society, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XLV, [1], 159, [1]pp. Uncut. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. This interesting and important volume tells the details given by the Venetian traveller Alvise da Ca da Mosto in the account of his... More
St. Louis, MO: The Patrice Press, 1989. First printing. Hardcover. Quarto. VIII, 196, [2]pp. Original photographic dust-jacket over orange cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Pictorial endpapers. Title page inscribed and signed by the author. 18-page Errata Maps of the Santa Fe Trail laid in. Comprehensive collection... More
Paris: Challamel Aine, (1878). Fourth edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 108pp. Decorated paper covered boards with red title plate. Title plate faded. Spine sunned. Age wearing to binding. Corners bumped and rubbed. Frontispiece. Heavy worming throughout pages. One loose fold-out map which is also heavily wormed. Text in French. Binding in good... More
München: Ludwig Simon, ND [1958]. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [24]pp (Text), 25-239pp (Photographic plates), [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over green cloth, with light brown lettering on spine and front cover. Book housed in its original publisher's slipcase. Splendidly illustrated with 215 striking b/w photographic reproductions by artists such as Ernst..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1905. First American edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XLIII, [1], 459pp. Original red cloth with gold-stamped illustration on front cover and gold lettering on spine and front board. Frontispiece protected with a tissue-guard. A "detailed description of the ruins of Great Zimbabwe* - the first... More
New York: Putnams, 1877. Hardcover. 8vo. lv, 448pp. Gilt decorated brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Some age wearing throughout. Spine edges and corners bumped. Front fore edge frayed. With the signature and bookplate of Bruce Bryan, the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum of... More
Chicago: NP, 1917. Hardcover. 8vo. 102pp. Olive cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. letters on spine faded. White stains to front board. Water staining to upper part of back board. Ex-libris of Arthur S. Wolpe on inside of front board. Frontisportrait of Isaacs. Illustrated with b/w maps. One... More
Frankfurt a. M. J. Kauffmann, 1913. Softcover. 8vo. 105pp. Original wrappers. Creasing, pulling and some staining to wraps. Tearing to parts of spine. Small puncture on front wrapper affecting first three pages. Illustrated with one reproduction of a b/w photograph. Fascinating account in letters of Rabbi Dr. Armand Kaminka's journey... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1867. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. VI, [4], 330pp. Uncut. Original 3/4 green morocco over black and gilt-stamped green cloth, with gold lettering and tooling on spine. Chromolithograph frontispiece. Publisher's logo on title page. Fascinating account of an eventful and colorful journey to the Holy Land, which the... More
Paris: NRF Gallimard, 1951. Later printing (7th edition). Softcover. Large octavo. 533, [3]pp. Full brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Wolf Leslau's ex-libris on inside of front board. Original wraps bound in. Printer's device on title-page. Scarce and fascinating work being an ethnographic diary, in the style of Bronislaw... More
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Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1964. Second edition. Softcover. Quarto. XI, 621pp. Full brown cloth with black lettering on spine. Wolf Leslau's ex-libris on inside of front board. Original wraps bound in. Scarce work being one of a series of country handbooks designed for use by persons who... More
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1857. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. viii,9-159,[1],pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine, binding protected by mylar jacket. Hand-colored fold-out map (13 1/2" x 16 1/4") tipped-in on front of book, as published. Heavy staining and age wear on binding. Tail of spine chipped... More
New York: Redfield, 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 2 vols. (complete). XII + 331 + (4) + IV + 342 + (6). Original green cloth with gold lettering and decoration on spine. Colored endpapers. Publisher' s advertisement at the end of each volume. Fascinating travellers' account of their journey... More
Soest: Westf. Verlagsbuchhandlung Mocker & Jahn, ND (ca 1960). First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 56pp. Original photographic wrappers over printed stiff wraps. Captivating photographic work on Soest, capital of the Soest district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This charming town has a multitude of historical buildings and attractions. The many medieval churches... More
New York: Henry Holt, 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Gilt-embossed cloth with gilt edges. xvi, 523 pp. An account of Taine's travels in the Pyrenees, along the coast, the vally of Ossau, the valley of Luz, Bagneres and Luchon. Over 250 Dore illustrations. Small quarto. Inside hinges have been repaired with... More
Philadelphia: J. Winston Co., (1900). Hardcover. 3 Volumes. 8vo. Gilt decorated red buckram binding. Gilt top edge. Some general wearing to edges. Illustrated with many b/w photos. In very good condition. More
Leipzig: Verlag von Karl Baedeker, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xiii. 636 pp. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Slight age wearing. Decorated page edges. Dual ribbon markers. Index of other books by Baedeker listed on front endpapers. Illustrated with 49 plans and 38 maps of... More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914. Fourth edition. Hardcover. 12 mo. clxxxv, 442 pp. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Age wearing to edges and spine. Hinges starting to crack but holding. Fading illustrated page edges. Index of other travel guides by Baedeker on front endpapers and map... More