Item 027579Loire Valley (Insight Guides Ser)
Houghton Mifflin (P), 1993-01-01. Paperback. Very good pictorial paperback. Light shelf wear. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Travel & Exploration
Item 015105England in colour: Illustrated by 60 colour photographs
New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1972. Hardcover. No writing in the book - not even an owner's name. Light toning to endsheets. Clean crisp text/photo pages. Binding tight. Dust jacket lightly edgeworn with corners of flaps clipped. Now protected by clear mylar. A nice, tight copy. Full refund if not.....
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Item 029187Travels in the Old World and Theology from the Pew (First Edition)
Asheville, NC: The Biltmore Press. First Edition. Paperback. Paperback. Black cardboard cover with gold lettering and design. Rare book published by The Biltmore Press in Asheville, NC. Portrait frontispiece. 244pp. First free end-paper tearing at hinge (but holding). Text is clean and unmarked. Inside of rear cover worn at hinge.....
Item #029187
Item 072761The Japan Expedition.: Japan and Around the World an Account of Three Visits to the Japanese Empire with Sketches of Madeira, St,. Helena, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Ceylon, Singapore, China, and Loo-Choo (First Edition)
New York: Redfield, 1855. Black and White Illustrations. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover. bound in blue cloth with blind stamped borders on the covers and gilt lettering on the spine. Eight illustrations in tint. This book is a firsthand account of three visits to the Japanese empire with sketches.....
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Item 025955Marco Paul's Travels and Adventures in the Pursuit of Knowledge on the Erie Canal
Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey & Co, 1848. Early Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth, gold gilt lettering, damp-stained wrinkled cloth, spine heavily worn with cloth pieces missing on rear gutter, head & tail of spine chipped, corners worn, some page gatherings pulled, previous owner's name inside both covers, 144pp. Full refund if.....
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Item 076026CHINA: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004. Photographs. Hardcover. Photography and essays discuss the art and history of China from 200-700 AD. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "China: Dawn of a Golden Age 200-750 AD" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Selected Bibliography, Selected Index.....
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Item 033827A Journal of a Missionary Tour
Readex Microprint, 1966. Reprint Edition. Leatherette. Part of the Great Americana Series. Facsimile reprint of 1843 Providence imprint (Howes S 226). Author was a Seventh Day Baptist missionary. Brown leatherette boards with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. These facsimiles are the most affordable way to study, own and.....
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Item 061917Letters From a Young Painter Abroad to His Friends in England (Volume One Only)
London: W. Russel, 1750. Illustrated with copper plates. Second Edition. Hardcover. Brown full leather binding with decorative gilt stamping and a dark brown slip on the spine. Fore and bottom page edges sprinkled. Bookplate. Illustrated with fold-out copper plates. viii, 287pp. plus a 5-page index. Covers and spine are rubbed.....
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Item 070891Baedeker's Austria
New York: MacMillan Publishing Company. 1988. Illustrated with Maps and Plates. 3rd Edition. paperback. Paperback. Third Edition. This guide to Austria continues the Baedeker tradition and covers the whole of Austria, guiding you through the cities of Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Linz and the many delightful towns and villages of the.....
Item #070891
Item 047514United States Exploring Expeditions. Voyage of the U. S. Exploring Squadron, Commanded by Charles Wilkes,... with Discoveries Made by D'Urville, Ross,... Dead Sea by Lynch
Auburn: James M. Alden, 1850. Reprint (?). Hardcover (Original Cloth). Cloth covers, edges chipped, back strip detached but inserted. Foxing throughout, mostly moderate, some heavy. Size: 8vo. 517 pages. Shipped Weight: 4 pounds or less. Category: Exploration; Full refund if not satisfied. 8vo.
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Item 063222Then & Now Ocracoke Walking Tour and Guidebook
Manteo, NC: Narayana, Inc.; Michael McOwen, 2003. Third Edition. Paperback. Brightly colored book with a photo of an old, beached ship on front cover. Fold-out color map inside front. Profusely illustrated. xiv, 117pp. Mild, semi-circle crinkles coming down from the head of the spine on both front and back covers.....
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Item 074138Encircled Kingdom-Legends and Folktales of Laos
Thousand Oaks CA: Burn, Hart and Company Publishers, 1979. Nena Grigorian Ullberg. SECOND PRINTING. Hardcover. Red hardboard covers with illustration and title on front and spine. Normal shelf wear. Ex-library label inside rear cover. Beautifully illustrated. 80 pp.
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Item 015180Touch Points in China (Signed)
Tulsa, OK: Coman & Associates, 1997. Second Impression. Paperback. Inscribed by the author on front free end paper. Paperback. Includes a handwritten gift letter by the author in an envelope laid in. x, 276pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Item 030401Vivid Spain (Signed First Edition)
Boston: Chapple Publishing Co, 1926. Levon West. First Edition. Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated with etchings and photographs (most have tissue guards). Author's gift inscription on front free end paper. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Red cloth with gold lettering and design on spine and front board. xii, 230pp. Full refund if not satisfied.....
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Item 033788Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Readex Microprint, 1966. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Part of the Great Americana Series. Facsimile of the rare Cincinnati 1781 London edition. Fine condition. These facsimiles are the most affordable way to study, own and enjoy rare Americana. Original leather grained cloth binding. Decorated end papers. xlvi, 392 (4). Solid copy. No.....
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Item 033830Oregon; or A Short History of a Long Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Region of the Pacific, by Land; Drawn up from the Notes and Oral Information of John B. Wyeth
Readex Microprint, 1966. Reprint Edition. Leatherette. Part of the Great Americana Series. Facsimile reprint of 1833 edition published in Cambridge. Account of the Oregon expedition of John B. Wyeth. Brown leatherette boards with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. These facsimiles are the most affordable way to study, own.....
Item #033830
Item 066757The Culture of Security in San Carlos - a Study of a Guatemalan Community of Indians and Ladinos
New Orleans: Tulane University of Louisiana, 1951. Paperback. Green textured paper covers, black print title on cover and spine. Spine is soiled, slight foxing to page edges. References, 128 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Item 062091At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig: Travels Through Paraguay
New York, NY: Vintage Books, 2005. Illustrated with photographs. First Vintage Departures Edition. Paperback. Illustrated paperback cover. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. 362 pp. Very light foxing on page edges, else like new. Nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Item 035010A New Voyage, Round the World, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken by Order of his present Majesty, performed by, James Cook, in the Ship Endeavour... (volume 1 only)
New York: James Rivington, 1774. First Edition. Leather. Drawn up from Cook's own Journal, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. F.R.S. Published by the special direction of the Right Honourable the Lords of the Admiralty. Full tree calf leather with original leather spine label. Raised bands. Head of.....
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Item 036966Sail the Indian Sea
London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1978. Illustrated. Hardcover. Traces the probably route of da Gama's first journey. New copy. Illustrated end-papers. Mylar cover. 168pp., index. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Item 076152Discovering Machu Picchu: The Inca Trail and Choquequirau- The Essential Book
Peru: Ediciones Del Hipocampo S.A.C., 2004. Full Color Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. First Edition. Glossy pictorial cover. Filled with beautiful full color photographs. 128pp. CONDITION: Very light shelf wear. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are square and tight. Full refund if not satisfied. 0x0x0.
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Item 038964Espana Castillos y Alcazares
Madrid: Publicaciones Ortiz-Echague, 1960. Illustrated. Tercera Edicion. Hardcover. THIRD EDITION, 1960. Magnificent photos of castles in Spain. Written in Spanish. Color and black and white photos. Illustrated. 312pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Item 028728Greenwich Village: A Guide to America's Legendary Left Bank (New York Bound Books)
Universe, 2002-08-03. Hardcover. Near fine pictorial hardcover, illustrated. Spine is lightly sunned, otherwise the book looks new. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #028728
Item 070672The Ins and Outs of Paris; Or, Paris By Day and Night
Philadelphia, PA: Wm. White Smith, 1855. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1855. A amid nineteenth century look at Paris within twenty-eight chapters. Among the sights and cultural locations discussed are, i.e., The Boulevards, The Tuileries, The Place de la Concorde, The Theatres, Sentiments and Cemeteries, Small Trades of Paris, The Bourgeoisie, Foreigners.....
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Item 042404John Kent's Venice: A Color Guide to the City (First Edition)
London: Viking Adult, 1988. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. Examines the history, art, and architecture of Venice, reveals the various ways to tour the city, describes the best restaurants and hotels, and features scores of full-color maps and photographs. Publisher's cloth. First Edition. 192pp., index. Illustrated. End papers are illustrated with.....
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