Edinburgh & London: Gall & Inglis, [n.d.] (c. 1870's). Large folding map, opening to approx. 36" x 22.5"; hand colored; scale of 5 in. to 1 mile; slightly weak at the folds, map is very good and bright, extremities a bit soiled and darkened, folded into original green cloth binding..... More
Koln am Rhein: Hoursch & Bechstedt, [1935]. Large "coloured printing" panorama ("No. 7") showing the course of the Rhine and all the sights from Koln to Mainz. Approx. 55" x 10", original blue printed wrappers; generally fine throughout. More
Providence: F. H. Townsend, 1889. First edition limited to 50 copies of which this is an unnumbered, out-of-series copy, 4to, 17 leaves; self-wrappers printed in red and black, text printed on rectos only; paper quite toned, covers separated but present. A rare example of a fragile but still attractive work..... More
Milano: Frat. T. Scrocchi, n.d., [ca. 1930]. Accordion-fold view book 6¾" x 4½" containing 29 photolithographic illustrations (3 double-page); map endpapers; captions on verso in English, Italian, German, and Spanish; original color pictorial boards; near fine. Published as no. 258 in the publisher's Riservata series. More
[Milano: Cesare Capello, n.d.], ca. 1930s]. Accordion-fold view book 6¾" x 4½" containing 31 photolithographic illustrations (1 double-page); map endpapers; captions on verso in English, Italian, German, and Spanish; original decorative color with pictorial pastedowns; lightly rubbed, else very good. On back cover: CCM (i.e. Cesare Capello, Milano), interlaced. Map..... More
Milano: A. Scrocchi, n.d., [ca. 1930]. Accordion-fold view book 6¾" x 4½" containing 59 photolithographic illustrations (including a 6-panel panorama view of the Grand Canal); map endpapers; captions on verso in English, Italian, German, and Spanish; original color pictorial boards; lightly rubbed, top of spine cracked; all else very good..... More
Roma: A. Annessi, n.d., [ca. 1910]. 9.3 x 15.5 cm, 20 black and white photographic postcards; original green pictorial wrappers stamped in gilt; string-bound; complete and near fine; master paintings to be found in the Italian capitol. More
n.p., n.d. [but likely Dresden: Jacobi & Zobel, ca. 1890s. 8.5 x 12.5 cm, accordion fold with 26 photo-lithograph panels showing a double-p. view of Geneva, waterfront views, boats at the jetty, ferries, principal buildings, hotels, museums, etc.; original decorative red cloth stamped in gilt and black; first fold separated..... More
[Nice? E. G. Beausoleil, n.d., ca. 1910?]. Booklet (3½" x 5½") containing 10 photographic postcards of Monte-Carlo; original printed mauve wrappers; near fine. More
Libourne: Louis Garde, n.d. Oblong 24mo (approx. 3" x 6"), consisting of 2 leaves of text (English and French) plus 12 removable black and white postcards of this important wine region in France; original green wrappers with title printed in gilt within a gilt art deco border; some soiling, else..... More
Lucerne: C. F. Prell, n.d., ca. 1880s.]. 8 x 12.6 cm, accordion fold but preserving only 4 photo-lithograph (of at least 12) panels; original embossed blue cloth stamped in gilt; a little worn, but good or better. More
St. Augustine: W.J. Harris Company, 1925. Square 8vo, unpaged; hand-colored photographic illustatrations, blue decorative line borders; original white pictorial staplebound wrappers (a bit soiled), light shelf wear, else a very good copy. 5 copies in OCLC. More
[Paris: printed by E. Plon, Nourrit & Co., n.d., ca. 1889.]. 16mo, pp. 64; contents leaf mounted (as issued) on the verso of the front free endpaper; 2 portraits, 3 wood-engravings (1 double-page); tables in the text corresponding to a large color folding map of Paris to which is attached..... More
[Paris: printed by E. Plon, Nourrit & Co., n.d., ca. 1892.]. 16mo, pp. 64; contents leaf mounted (probably as issued) on the verso of the front free endpaper; 2 portraits, 2 full-p. wood-engravings; tables in the text corresponding to a large color folding map of Paris to which is attached..... More
Chicago: Curt Teich & Co., 1941. Oblong 4to, unpaged; chiefly black and white photographic illustrations, maps printed inside covers; original pictorial wrappers, about fine. Introduction in English, photograph captions in English and Spanish. 4 copies in OCLC. More
Chicago: Svenska Tribunens Forlag, 1896. oblong 4to, pp. 165, [2]; frontispiece portrait of Oscar II, numerous black & white photographic illustrations; occasional spots, else very good in original blue cloth with gilt-decorated upper cover. More
Stockholm: Aktiebolaget Grafisk Konst, [1965]. 4to, unpaginated; numerous photographic illustrations, primarily in color and many full page, text in swedish and english; spine very lightly chipped, else very good in pictorial wrappers. More
Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea, Chestnut Street; and H. C. Carey and Co., 157 Broadway, New York, 1823. 12mo, pp. [iii]-vii, [1], 250; removed from binding, and without the half-title; textblock very good and sound. Dow notes the author as a Mr. Mathews, without a given name. American..... More
Bangkok: Thailand: Telephone Organization of Thailand, [1968]. 4to, pp. xvii, 244; pictorial wrappers, red stamp to front cover of three elephant heads with caption in Thai; edges and corners worn with minor water damage, pages showing discoloration due to the cheap paper; all else good and sound. Includes private and..... More
Hong Kong: 1900-1901. Three quarto manuscript letters totaling 22 pages and approx. 6000 words on life in Hong Kong as an American expat. Clean and legible. The author, "Katheryn," writes to her friend Jesse in Oregon, describing her daily routine and life in Hong Kong with her husband Tom, who..... More
Batavia, Java: Travellers Official Information Bureau of the N.I., 1934-35. Bound volume of 12 issues of this bi-monthly tourist magazine, large 8vo, illustrated throughout; original pictorial brown cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; very good and sound. Numerous ads, primarily for tour companies, railroads, airlines, hotels, steamships..... More
New York: H. Phelps & B. S. Squire, Jun. 1836. Broadside (approx. 17" x 22"), text in 5 columns beneath the running head, all within an ornate ornamental border; generally clean and with several neat old repairs on the verso at the folds; all else very good. The printer's imprint..... More
Portland, Maine: L. H. Nelson Company, 1906. First edition, oblong 4to, unpaged; chiefly plain photographic views; original green pictorial wrappers stamped in gilt; a bit of wear from handling, else very good and sound. Depicts the various landmarks of Minneapolis and St. Paul, including Minnehaha Falls, Fort Snelling, and Nicollet..... More
Cairo: GPO, 1961. First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 144, [66], xx; 45 plates taken from photographs of exhibits, 2 folding plans of the museum; pencil MS. on upper cover and inside of lower cover, spine faded, slight wear to extremities, else very good in original printed pink wrappers. More
Hanoi: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1959. 8vo, pp. 48; 10 plates of photographs and one map; original white and green decorative paper over boards (a bit soiled), general shelf wear, endpages toned, else interior mostly fine. A brief introduction to Vietnamese arts and crafts, including basket-making, embroidery, and sculpture; divided..... More
