United Fruit Company (Steamship Service), 1932. Decorative Wrappers. Uncommon 1932 booklet by the United Fruit Company, showcasing its Golden Cruises and West Indies cruises. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with its wonderful Art Deco cover. Light offsetting at the front panel, otherwise very clean. "Great White Fleet: To..... More
Moscow: Co-Operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R., 1937. Cloth. Uncommon 1937 Moscow travel guide, with very impressive plates and fold-out maps thruout. Solid and VG+ in its oatmeal cloth, with very light rubbing to the panels. Issued by the State-sponsored Co-Operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers, this..... More
1931. Magazines. Colorful 1931 travel magazine showcasing the charms of The Bahamas and their rich history. Lavishly printed in silver highlights and silver gelatin prints, which accompany the very imformative text. The magazine focuses largely on Nassau but also includes pieces on Eleuthera, Harbour Island, Windward Islands, Andros Island, Grand..... More
San Antonio, TX: American Motor-Hotel Association, 1949. Original wraps. The 1949 maiden issue of this nice example of mid-century travel atlases and even Americana. Solid and VG in its thick, rich-blue wrappers, with light wear and creasing along the edges. Folio, wonderful detailed listings (with hundreds of accompanying photos) and..... More
Worcester, MA: Privately Printed, 1869. 1st. Cloth. Uncommon 1869 account of an 8 day summer excursion from Worcester, MA aboard the steamboat the "City of New London", chartered specifically for the trip by the "Coit Excursionists". Well-preserved and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel..... More
New York: Bloomingdale Brothers, 1902. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of this 1902 guide to New York, issued by the Bloomingdale Brothers of the department store fame. Clean and Near Fine in its attractive decorative boards, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Octavo, 255 pgs...... More
New York: The Student Guide Publishing Company, 1927. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, well-preserved copy of this 1927 Tourists' Guide to New York. Clean and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light offsetting to the rear panel. 12mo, 48 pgs., nicely illustrated thruout. More
New York: Student Guide Publishing Company, 1928. Original Wraps. First Thus. Winter issue, 1928. Bright and VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 60 pgs. More
Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo: Livraria Kosmos Editora, 1943. Three-Quarter Leather. The 1943 2nd edition, based on the original 1822 tribute to the views and costumes of the city and neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro. #624 of 1,315 copies issued. Bound in a 3/4 dark-green morocco over marbled green boards. Light..... More
Paris: R. Lebrasseur, 1850. Decorative Boards. A lovely mid 19th century color plate book, with 22 chromolithographs plus title page. Oblong octavo, navy-blue boards, with decorative blindstamping and brigh gilt-titling ("Voyage de Paris a Versailles") at the front panel. The 1850 1st edition, published by R. Lebrasseur of Paris, the..... More
Philadelphia: Self-published, 1900. Decorative Cloth. #61 OF A "SPECIAL EDITION DE LUXE" OF 350 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a tipped-in plate along the front pastedown. 1ST EDITION, 1900. A well-preserved, VG copy in publisher's pictorial cloth. Light soiling along the front and back panels. Quarto, 355 pgs. Signed..... More
New York: Viking, 1987. Cloth. SIGNED BY BRUCE CHATWIN on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 1987 stated 1st American edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 293 pgs. Signed by Author. More
London: The Curwen Press, 1931. 1st. Original Wraps. Lovely 1931 travel booklet, issued by The London and Northeastern Railway and wonderfully illustrated in rich color (and black-and-white) by the great graphic artist Edward Bawden. A clean, very well-preserved copy to boot: Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled orange wrappers..... More
Casablanca: Editions Paul Bory, 1947. 1st. Original Wraps. A sharp copy of the 1947 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its original wrappers. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel and light wear along the spine crown. 12mo, 219 pgs., crisp black-and-white plates thruout..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1928 stated 1st edition. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling along the spine and rear panel. 12mo, 309 pgs. More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1899. Cloth. A solid, presentable copy of the "second revised edition". Tight and VG in its red cloth, with even, pronounced fading to the panels. Gilt-titling along the front cover and spine still bright. Internally clean, with all 10 maps and 24 plans crisp and bright. 16mo..... More
London: Country Life Ltd, 1933. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1933 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling to the rear panel. 16mo, the walks are "described in detail with maps" More
Leipzig: The Albatross Library, 1937. Original Wraps. The 1937 1st thus, published in a handsome paperback (with dustjacket!) by the Albatross Modern Continental Library. Clean and VG+ in its green wrappers. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel edges. 12mo, 248 pgs. plus publisher's..... More
Montreal: J. McConniff, 1891. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Wonderful late 19th century souvenir album of Toronto, with crisp black-and-white photos (and etchings) thruout complementing the text. Solid and VG in its pasted pictorial boards over russet cloth. Light soiling to the cloth, very light staining at the foot of the last..... More
New York: Carleton, Publisher, 1865. Cloth. The 1865 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design along the panels. Light spotting to the boards, mild spotting and blotching at the interior, leaving the 50 drawings, happily, all but unaffected. Tight binding, the plates sharp..... More
New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1900. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1900 1st edition. VG in its decorative light-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and lightly-faded lettering along the spine. Octavo, nicely illustrated by the author's redoubtable husband, among others. Decorative former..... More
New York: The Elite Art Press, 1903. 1st. Hardcover. A WONDERFUL DOCUMENT IN THE WARM HISTORY OF TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY GERMAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS. The very uncommon 1903 1st edition of this exhaustive retelling of the historic trip made to The United States by Prussia's Prince Henry (brother of Kaiser Wilhelm) in early 1902..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1951. Susanne Suba. Cloth. A wonderful Association copy: NICELY INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR SUSANNE SUBA TO ARTIST AND CHILDREN'S BOOK (AND DUSTJACKET) ILLUSTRATOR JEANYEE WONG. ALSO INCLUDES A DRAWING IN SUBA'S HAND OF FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES AND IS ADDTIONALLY SIGNED (INITIALLED) BY THE AUTHOR..... More
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, Inc., 1932. 1st. Cloth. 1932 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine ends (affecting the lettering). Octavo, 447 pgs. More
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1974. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1974 1st thus, the 1st appearance in this format (and possibly the first English language edition?). The diaries, written during the waning years of the Ming Dynasty, were edited by Li Chi of the Unoiversity of..... More
