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Boston: Balch Brothers Co., 1906. Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous Places and People, Being The Identical Discourses Delivered During The Past Eighteen Years Under The Title of The Stoddard Lectures. Tells the world travels of John Lawson Stoddard (1850-1931), a teacher, author and lecturer. 336 pages with index and list of illustrations. Red marbled board with dark brown leather corners and spine, gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, significant wear to leather with tears and chipping, spine worn, spine ends are torn and fraying. Gilt top page edge. Floral endpapers. Interior pages browning along edges, back pages dusty. Book in Good+ condition.. Hard Cover. Good+. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Early Travel.

Los Angeles: The Zamorano Club, 1962. Translated from the French by George H. Whitney. Biography & Bibliography of Pinart by Henry R. Wagner. Introduction & Notes by Carl S. Dentzel. 47 pages with references. Foldout map of Pinart's voyage to California and Arizona. Black cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped, edges lightly rubbed. Interior tight and clean. Book is VG+.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Fold Out Map. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 10". Arizona.

Honolulu: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Department of Education, 1951. Micronedian Reader Series. Illustrations by Tambi Larsen. Maps by Charles A. Williams. 134 pages with index. Brown stiff paper covers with visable staple binding. Wear to cover cornes and edges, creasing and soiling to cover faces, spine is creased and spine ends are rubbed. Top interior corner has some soiling, back free endpaper has foxing spots. Rest of interior is clean, no marks. Book in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Tambi Larsen. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4". Education.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1844. Colonial Settlements--Western Coast of Africa. 28th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives Navy Dept., Doc. No. 244. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. May 4, 1844. Discussion of Commodore Perry's experience in Africa and discussions of trade possibilities with the native tribes. 42 pp. Disbound government document. Back page edge is significantly chipped. Light foxing/browning throughout, but text is easily legible. Overall document is in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Government Document.

Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1831. "The narrative of her life, and other notices, intersoersed among her writing, have been added by the compilers of this revised edition." 267 pp. Brown cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, cover faces scuffed and dirty. Tear to middle of spine removing section, top spine end is missing, bottom end is torn and fraying. Ex. library with identification number sticker on bottom spine, library bookplate on front inside cover, identification numbers on title page, embossed stamp on title page, security sticker on back free endpaper, pocket envelope and bar code on back inside cover. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper. Endpapers have pink hue. Loose hinges and spine. Light browning and foxing to interior. Book in Good condition. Scarce copy.. Cloth. Good. Size: Approx. 4 " x 6". Memoir.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Page & Co, 1916. 384 pp. With maps and photographs. Illustrated cover. DJ in Good- to Good condition with chipping and tears to edges and corners, cover tanned and soiled, dirt smudges throughout, protected by plastic jacket. White lettering on front and spine faded or completely illegible, spine is darkened from sun exposure. Cover corners and edges are rubbed, spine ends are bent and fraying. Spine slightly cocked. Front hinge broken, tape reinforcement on endpapers. Page edges are brown, some minor foxing. Book in Good to Good+ condition.. Illustrated Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Early Travel.

Automobile Club of Southern California, 1966. 71 pp. Wear to edges and corners. Front cover has chipping to bottom edge. Interior clean.. Soft Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Photographs, Map. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Baja California.

Automobile Club of Southern California, 1962. small spot on cover. bottom corner creased. otherwise G+.. Soft Cover. Good to Good+. Illus. by Photographs, Map. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". Baja California.

London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co., 1904. 396 pages with index. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering and decorations on front cover, faded gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners and edges are rubbed, cover faces have dirt smudges and some scuffing. Spine is faded from sun exposure, spine ends are bent and fraying. Ex. library with identification numbers on bottom spine, library bookplate on front inside cover, stamp on backs of all illustrations, embossed stamp and identification numbers on illustrations page, due date list and security sticker on back free endpaper, bar code and pocket envelope on back inside cover. Interior page edges are browning and have some chipping, otherwise clean. Book in Good+ condition.. Reprint. Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 ". Memoir.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1927. Some descriptions and some reflections. With six illustrations in colour by Evelyn Rimington. Ten other illustrations and a map. 235 pp. Green cloth covers with illustration of castle on front. Cover corners are rubbed to boards, edges are rubbed, spine tips are bent and fraying. Some spotting on both cover faces. Uncut page edges. Map of Central Europe on endpapers. Small book dealer sticker on back inside cover. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Evelyn J. Rimington. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Automobiles.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. "This book is the natural outgrowth of a friendship between artist and author - the one a Spaniard, the other familiar from youth with Spain, and both lovers of the book wherein are recounted the adventures of the good Knight and of his faithful Squire." 239 pp. Illustrated by Daniel Vierge. Gift inscription by author on second free endpaper. Maroon cloth covers with gilt imprint of Quixote on his steed on front cover, faded gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, cover faces are scuffed and darkened along edges, spine is discolored and faded, wear to joints, spine ends are quite torn and frayed. Gilt top page edge. Bookplate from previous owner on front inside cover. Front hinge broken, back hinge loose, spine loose or broken within interior. Pages are browning along edges, some edges uncut, few corners are lightly creased. Book in Good to Good+ condition. Scarce first edition signed by author.. Gift Inscription By… Leer más

New York: The Heritage Press, 1943. Edited from his Notebooks by Mason Wade. "The entire contents of this edition are copyright, 1943, by The Limited Editions Club, Inc. from whom special permission has been obtained by The Heritage Press for the publication of this edition." Related ephemera included is a copy of The Heritage Club Sandglass, Number 2G, discussing the book. 297 pp. Buckram covers with fading/staining to spine, joints, and some staining along cover edges. Red slipcase in Good+ condition and has water damage (?) to end and edges, corners are rubbed and torn, some fading. Red page edges. Interior is lightly browning, otherwise tight. Book in VG- condition.. Buckram. Very Good-/Slipcase. Illus. by Illustrated by Maynard Dixon. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Expedition.

Des Moines, IA: The Kenyon Printing & Manufacturing Co., 1903. Description of early travels throughout Europe. Introduction by Mattie Locke-Macomber. 154 pp. Tan pictorial cover with image of suitcases and cruise ship on front. Cover is mildly dirty, corners are bumped and spine edges are bent from bookshelf wear. Brown top page edge. Some areas of exposure on front hinge, but still intact. May be ex. lib. as there are some identification numbers on front inside cover and freepaper, but no library stamp anywhere on the book. Previous owner's name inscribed on front freepaper. Some pencil marks on interior pages, otherwise interior is clean. Overall book is in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good -. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 8 1/4". Early Travel.

Boston: Estes and Lauriat Thackeray's Works: Handy Volume Edition. 443 pp. Maroon cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges discolored and rubbed, scuffing and marks to cover faces, several white spots on both front and back covers, spine is faded with scuffs and some white spots, spine ends are fraying and torn. Gilt top page edge. Spine slightly cocked and loose. Last two pages in contents are removed entirely from book, causing page edge to be quite chipped and torn. Frontispiece protected by tissueguard. Interior pages browning along edges, some corners are creased or bent. Book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Famous Author.

New York: A. L. Burt, Publisher 443 pp. Maroon cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, top page edge darkened, minor scuffing to cover faces, cover edges are bumped, spine ends are bent with some small tears. Decorative endpapers. Interior is tight, clean. Book in VG to VG+ condition.. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Famous Author.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. 334 pp with appendix and index. Former library book with green cloth covers, gilt title lettering on spine. Wear to cover edges and corners with some fraying, scuff marks to cover faces. Spine ends and edges are worn, faded, former library number '944' on bottom of spine. Exterior page edges quite dirty. Front and back interior covers have library marks, discard stamp, crossed out messages, back interior freepaper has library return date list attached. Interior pages are browning along edges, title page and few others have former library stamps, other pages have small tears to top edge. Book in Fair to Good- condition.. Hard Cover. Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". France.

Claremont, California: Scripps College, 1973. "The letters, of which this publication presents choice excerpts, deserve to be published in their entirety, for they are in a very real sense the beginnings of at least one of the important news services upon which the informed public in our modern world has come to depend." 41 pp. Light blue stiff paper covers with light wear to corners and edges, spine ends rubbed. Interior pages are tight, clean, no marks. Pamphlet in VG+ condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good+. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Early Travel.

Mexico: Imprenta "Cosmos", 1956. A Guide for the Traveler, Sportsman, Investor and Business Executive. 192 pp. Trade paperback with image on cover by J. Horna. Gift inscription by author on title page. Wear to cover edges and corners, scuffing on cover faces, small stains on back cover, spine creased, spine ends are torn. Frontispiece B/W map of Mexico is torn in half along crease. Hinges are loose. Interior pages tight, clean. Book in Good+ condition.. Gift Inscription By Author. Paperback. Good+. Illus. by Maps, Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Mexico.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1918. "All of this universe known to me in the year 1864 was bounded by the wooded hills of a little Wisconsin coulee, and its center was the cottage in which my mother was living alone--my father was in the war." 467 pp. Black cloth covers with red and gilt image of covered wagon on front, and gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, white scuff marks with fading and creasing to cover faces. Spine is faded from sun exposure, spine ends are bent and fraying. Front hinge broken. Loose spine. Previous owner's name written on front inside cover and front free endpaper. Interior pages are browning along edges. Some light foxing, some page corners are dog-earred. Book in Fair condition.. Reprint. Cloth. Fair. Illus. by Alice Barber Stephens . Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 3/4". Memoir.

Granada: Ediciones Miguel Sanchez "A book edited in Granada and awarded with 24 engravings from the time when Washington Irving housed at the Alhambra, plus 25 colour pictures of the famous Arabian spot." A series of tales and sketches of the Moors and Spainards. With an introduction and notes by Ricardo Villa-Real. 324 pp. Red cloth covers with gilt design on front and gilt title on spine. DJ is Good with significant chipping and tears to edges and corners, discoloration and creasing, spine ends are torn with pieces missing. Cover corners are lightly bumped, edges rubbed, spine ends show signs of shelfwear. Marbled endpapers. Interior clean, tight. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good/Good-. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 4 " x 6 1/4". Early Travel.