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UNITED STATES: SYNDICATE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1913 NICE LOOKING RED COVER, GOLD PRINT FRONT, PICTURE OF CANAL, LIGHT WEAR COVER, FOLD OUT MAP IN FRONT OF CANAL AND CANAL ZONE. OVER 600 UNIQUE AND ATTRACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS AND WATER COLORS BY E,J. READ AND GORDON GRANT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. 20 CHAPTERS CONTAINING GREAT DETAIL ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CANAL. A… Ler mais sobre este item

UNITED STATES: PENNWICK, 1978 BEAUTIFUL BOOK WITH EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHY OF IMPERIAL CHINA, 1850-1912. PROTECTIVE COVER IS LIGHTLY WORN. PICTURE OF MANDARIN AND HIS WIFE. RED COVER WITH CHINESE WRITING ON FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. SECTIONS INCLUDE FOREWARD, IMPERIAL CHINA: A CHINESE VIEW, PHOTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHY IN IMPERIAL CHINA, INDEX OF COMMERCIAL AND AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS IN CHINA 1846-1912 AND SOURCES. VERY INTERESTING… Ler mais sobre este item

LONDON: Dk Pub, A DORLING KINDERSLEY BOOK, 2000 BEAUTIFUL DARK BROWN COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. GOLD PAGE EDGES, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE PICTURES AND ARTWORK ARE TREMENDOUS. PART ONE THE HISTORY OF TRAINS, TWO IS ULTIMATE TRAINS, OTHER SECTIONS COVER 7 PERIODS OF TIME FROM 1800 TO 2000, PART THREE… Ler mais sobre este item

UNITED STATES: RAND, MCNALLY & COMPANY, 1893 VERY NICE LOOKING DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. THREE PARTS, 28 CHAPTERS AND NICE APPENDIX, WONDERFUL DETAIL OF GLAZIERS TWO EXPLORATIONS AND OTHER EXPLORERS. FOR THE LOVER OF EXPLORATION, HISTORY AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. The Mississippi River is the primary river, and second-longest river,… Ler mais sobre este item

USA: C. R. GRAHAM, 1898 DARK COVER, WORN FROM AGE, GOLD PRINT SPINE. FIRST FEW PAGES LOOSE, COUPLE PAGES BACK LOOSE, TIGHT AND CLEAN IN BETWEEN. GREAT NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATIONS. GRAPHIC NARRATIVE OF THE STRANGE EXPERIENCES, THRILLING ADVENTURES, AND THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MOST FAMOUS TRAVELERS. ALL THE LEAST KNOWN COUNTRIES OF THE GLOBE. A CONDENSATION OF THE… Ler mais sobre este item

HARRISBURG, PA: WM. STANLEY RAY, 1916 VERY NICE TWO BOOK SET, RED COVERS, GOLD PRINT SPINE. OUTSIDE OF SPINES ARE DRY AND CRACKED. INSIDE IS TIGHT AND CLEAN. HEAVY BOOKS WEIGHING A TOTAL OF 6.44 POUNDS. 6 FOLD OUT MAPS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. GREAT DETAIL FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY AND MILITARY. SECTIONS INCLUDE INDIAN FORTS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS,… Ler mais sobre este item

PHILADELPHIA, PA: GLOBE BIBLE PUBLISHING CO., 1892 BEAUTIFUL BOOK COVER, DARKER BROWN WITH BLACK DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. LIGHT WEAR TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE, FRONT SEAM. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT, WONDERFUL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. COLLECTED FROM EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, AND PACIFIC ISLANDS. ALSO PICTURES FROM LEADING GALLERIES… Ler mais sobre este item

UNITED STATES: THE PEOPLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1869 LEATHER BOUND HARD COVER, GOLD AND BLACK DESIGN SPINE, LOWER 5TH OF SPINE COVER MISSING OUTSIDE, CLEAN AND TIGHT INSIDE.FRONT AND BACK COVER HAVE BEEN REATTACHED NEATLY. LIGHT FOXING INSIDE VERY FRONT AND BACK COVERS. NICE FOLD OUT MAP OF THE UNITED STATES IN FRONT. NUMEROUS MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. … Ler mais sobre este item

NEW YORK: BOOKS, INC., 1941 LIGHT GRAY TEXTURED COVER, GOLD DESIGN FRONT, RED REINFORCED SPINE. LIGHT WEAR OUTSIDE AND FADING SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK BY RHEAD. FORMER OWNERS NAME INSIDE FRONT. BEAUTIFUL COLOR ARTWORK FRONTISPIECE. SHAKESPEARE MOST FAMOUS WORKS. INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING. Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish[1] satirist, author,… Ler mais sobre este item

USA: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY, 1907 NICE LOOKING RED COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. GREAT NUMBER ILLUSTRATIONS, 40 CHAPTERS. VERY NICE DETAILS/ TOURS OF POPULAR FRANCE LOCATIONS. FOR THE LOVER OF TRAVEL AND FRANCE. Henry James OM (15 April 1843 28 February 1916) was an American-born British author. He is regarded as a key… Ler mais sobre este item

NEW YORK: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906 BEAUTIFUL DARK GREEN COVER, GOLD PRINT AND DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. FORMER OWNERS NAME AND LABEL INSIDE FRONT. CLEAN AND TIGHT THROUGHOUT. VERY NICE ARTWORK BY WRIGHT PICTURES THROUGHOUT. MADE INTO SILENT FILM 1917. VERY NICE BOOK. Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 April 7, 1915) was an American author, artist and engineer.… Ler mais sobre este item

HARTFORD, CONN.: AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1886 VERY NICE DECORATIVE COVER, DARK BROWN WITH GOLD DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. LIGHT FOXING INSIDE FRONT AND BACK. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. 60 CHAPTERS. TERRIFIC ARTWORK, TRAVEL DETAIL AND HUMOR THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF TRAVEL, TWAIN AND HUMOR. DESCRIPTIONS OF COUNTRIES, NATIONS, INCIDENTS AND ADVENTURES, AS THEY APPEARED TO TWAIN. The Innocents Abroad,… Ler mais sobre este item

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN: EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, 1920 RARE BOOK, DARK RED COVER, BLACK PRINT SPINE, WEAR INSIDE CREASES OF SPINE, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT, PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PICTURES, MAPS AND TABLES. PREFACE, 50+ EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS. TABLE OF CONTENTS INCLUDES EDUCATION, HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, SCIENCE, RELIGION AND FINE ARTS, GOVERNMENT AND LAW, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, INIVERSAL GAZETTE, ATLAS, BIOGRAPHY AND… Ler mais sobre este item

CHICAGO: DONOHUE, HENNEBERRY & CO., 1890 NICE LOOKING DARK RED COVER, SILVER DESIGN AND PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. FORMER OWNERS NAME INSIDE FRONT. PAGES HAVE A VERY LIGHT BROWN TINT FROM AGE, TITLE PAGE IS LOOSE BUT IN GOOD SHAPE. TIGHT AND CLEAN OTHERWISE THROUGHOUT. PUBLISHED DATE NOT LISTED, CIRCA 1890. Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 14 June… Ler mais sobre este item

BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS, 1894 NICE LOOKING RED COVER, YELLOW DESIGN, TWO BOYS ON FRONT WITH BICYCLE AND BOAT, BLACK PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. LIGHT WEAR WITH AGING, FORMER OWNER NAME INSIDE FRONT, NICE ARTWORK WITH FRONTISPIECE, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. AMERICAN BOYS SERIES. AN ENTERTAINING AND INTERESTING ADVENTURE. William Taylor Adams (July 30, 1822 March 27, 1897),… Ler mais sobre este item

BOSTON: D. LOTHROP COMPANY, 1890 GRAY COVER WITH BLACK DESIGN AND PRINT FRONT. MOSCOW ART IS FRONTISPIECE. OVERSIZED BOOK WITH BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK AND DETAIL THROUGHOUT. PAGES THICK. 3 PAGES LOOSE AND GOOD SHAPE, A FEW PAGES SOMEWHAT LOOSE AND ATTACHED. FORMER OWNER INSCRIPTION IN FRONT AS GIFT TO JOHN YINGLING, CHRISTMAS 1892. WONDERFUL ARTWORK. ABOUT 100 CITIES THROUGHOUT. LONDON, PARIS,… Ler mais sobre este item

NEW YORK: Charles Scribners Sons, 1899 NICE LOOKING DARK BROWN COVER, WHITE DESIGN ON FRONT WITH ELEPHANT HEAD AND NAZI SYMBOL. WAS A SWASTIKA WITH THE ELEPHANT SYMBOLIZING HIS CONNECTION WITH INDIA. FORMER LIBRARY BOOK OF CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NORMAL LIBRARY MARKINGS. TIGHT AND GOOD SHAPE. VERY INTERESTING BOOK ABOUT SOME OF KIPLING'S TRAVELS. From Sea to Sea and… Ler mais sobre este item

NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1915 NICE BOOK, LIGHT GREEN COVER, RED, BROWN AND BLACK IN DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. LIGHT EDGE WEAR AND DARK EDGE AT TOP OF COVER. FORMER OWNERS NAME INSIDE FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FRONTISPIECE PICTURE DEPICTS SCOUTS ON ADVENTURE. 27 ENTERTAINING, INTERESTING CHAPTERS. CARTER PUBLISHED MANY FICTION BOOKS ABOUT THE SCOUTS. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN,… Ler mais sobre este item

LONDON: LUZAC & CO., 1945 LIGHT BROWN COVER, CLEAN AND TIGHT THROUGHOUT. PREFACE BY PROFESSOR DR. DJANG TSUKUNG. INTRODUCTION BY STRAELEN, LONDON, 1945. VERY INTERESTING BOOK WRITTEN FROM AUTHORS RESEARCH AND AND CONSULTATION WITH MANY INDIVIDUALS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE FAR EAST. TOPICS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO WORLD STAGE, INFORMATION/ DISINFORMATION, DIPLOMAT OF FUTURE, FAR EAST DRAWS NEARER, VALEDICTORY, BIBLIOGRAPHY.… Ler mais sobre este item

NEW YORK: DORLAND PRESS, 1929 VERY NICE LOOKING BLACK LEATHER COVER, GOLD PRINT AND DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. LIMITED EDITION 1820 OF 2500, SIGNED BY CALLENDER. ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1757-1804) PICTURE SET AS FRONTISPIECE. A GREAT NUMBER OF PICTURES AND PAINTINGS THROUHOUT. HENRY HUDSON, AN ENGLISH EXPLORER IN THE 17TH CENTURY, IS THE SUBJECT OF THE FIRST… Ler mais sobre este item