Journey into China
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1976. Hardbound. Red cloth with blue illus. dj and white lettering; 518 pp., profusely illustrated. Includes separate map of China and pronunciation guide. More
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1976. Hardbound. Red cloth with blue illus. dj and white lettering; 518 pp., profusely illustrated. Includes separate map of China and pronunciation guide. More
London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1872. New Edition. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 black leather and burgundy paper covered boards; gilt tooling and lettering with five raised bands on spine; burgundy illustrated end papers; bw illustrated frontispiece; 4 unnumbered pages, 293 pp; 1 bw plate. Bw frontispiece labeled, "Camp near Pleasant..... More
Paris, France: Maison Quantin, 1889. Hardcover. Three-quarter green leather, color boards, gilt lettering. 470 pp. Numerous bw plates. TEG. Rebinding of original wrappers. Text in French. A beautiful tour of Northern Italy, from the Piedmont, Lombardy, the Veneto, Venice, area north of Venice, and Tuscany. The Veneto and Tuscany receive..... More
Stuttgart, Germany: Philipp Reclam, 1966. Hardcover. Green cloth boards, gold lettering, 905 pp., 113 illustrations in the text, 2 double-page maps on endpapers. Alphabetical listing of key features of these countries. More
Berlin: Not Identified, 1930. Number 289 out of 500 printed. Hardcover. Bright red protective case with mounted title card with black lettering; Colorfully illustrated boards with red lettering; 92 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in German. This is copy number 289, out of 500 printed. More
[New York]: [Harper], 1872-1873. Hardcover. Three-quarter bound black and brown-marble boards; 13 parts in one volume; richly illustrated. This volume is quite rare. Title page, underneath Gustave Dore illustration, reads, "To be Completed in 12 Parts," however, this volume has 13 parts. Gorgeous illustrations! Issued as a supplement to Harper's..... More
Paris: Editions Emile-Paul Freres, 1929-1930. 12 of 50 produced on Japon Paper. Hardcover. Green and marbled boards with gilt lettering and detail; textblock top edge is gilted; (Polynesie) 85 pp.; (Esquisses Havanaises) 86 pp.; both books are richly illustrated with frontispieces and other illustrations. Text in French. Both books are..... More
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 1983. Hardcover. Tan boards with green lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with red and black lettering. 152 pp. BW and some color illustrations. "The languid rhythms of the land hardly reflect its eventful past with its changing dynasties and rulers, interplay of cultures, religious impresses and commercial prosperity..... More
Firenze: Casa Editrice Marzocco, 1941. Hardcover. Rebound from original into gray boards with 3/4 red cloth and black spine lettering. VII, 206 pp. BW plates. Text in Italian. Includes bibliographical references. More
New York: John W. Lovell Co., Publishers, 1883. Original Third Edition. Softcover. Pale green wraps with black lettering and decoration. xvi, 268, [2] pp. with occasional bw images. A volume from Lovell's Library. Iceland, Stornoway (Scottish Hebrides), and Norway. Wonderful stuff!!! Dufferin was Governor General of Canada. More
Leyden: Du Mortier en Zoon, 1800. Hardcover. Two volumes bound in half brown leather and marble illustrated paper boards, gilt lettering and ruilng on spine, blue tinted text block; Volume 1, LXXII, 275 pp. Volume 2, 316 pp., no illustrations. Two volume set. Text in Dutch. Letters About Italy, In..... More
New Haven: T. Dwight, 1821-1822. Hardcover. 4 Volume set. Brown cloth boards. Each volume paginated seperately. Rough cut bookblocks. Maps (fold out). More
New York: Grolier Club, 1998. Hardcover. Green quarter-cloth binding with green paper-wrapped boards, gilt lettering and decoration, and blind debossed border. xiv, 153 pp. Illustrated in B&W. The account of Grolier Club members who travelled to Ireland on behalf of the club. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 brown leather boards, bw frontispiece, 517 pp; bw map. Volume 2 only of a 2 volume set starting with chapter xv, Asia Minor, Constantinople to Smyrna through chapter xxxii, Judea. Hebron, Bethlehem, and Joppa. More
Paris: Librairie Renouard / H. Laurens, 1928. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Grayish/green cloth over boards, red lettering. 163 pp. 108 BW illustrations. Text in French. Fifth edition revised, with 108 gravures. More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with red lettering; color illustrated end papers; bw illustrated frontispiece; red and black illustrated border on title page; 5 pages i., ix-xi pages, 1 leaf, 15-286 pages; bw illustrations. Contents include: An Introduction to Robert Lee Eskridge; I Set Sail; The..... More
Milano: Editore Ulrico Hoepli, 1932. Leather bound. Brown leather board, blind stamped design and gilt lettering on front cover; XVII, 694 pp; 3 plates in gold and color, 40 plates in black and 378 figures in the text. Text is in Italian. Printed in edition of 500 numbered copies, this..... More
BaNGKOK: Asia Books, 1999. Softcover. Illustrated wraps. 232 pages : color illustrations, maps. Includes bibliographical references (page 228) and index. More
London: Horace Cox, 1867-1871. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 black leather and red marble paper over boards, gilt ruling and lettering on spine; 72 pp, 70pp, VI, 82 pp, IV, 76pp, VI, 66 pp, IV, 84 pp. Six volumes bound in one. Each section contains its own preface and a list..... More
Edinburgh: Rutland Press, 1990. Softcover. Color-photographic wraps with black lettering on white spine. 96 pp. with bw illus. throughout and occasional color photos. The 10th volume in the RIAS series of illustrated architectural guides to Scotland. Shetland is Scotland's most northerly fringe, a Norse land full of Scandinavian influence. More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1863. Hardcover. Tooled navy blue covers with gilt lettering and spine. xvi, 579 pages : illustrations, folded map ; 25 cm. "Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-street Square"--Page 579./ Includes index. More
London, England: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. Hardcover. green leather boards w/ gilt tiling; gilt decorative spine w/ raised bands & title plate. marbled pastedowns & endpapers. 450 pgs w/ frontis & 8 lithographs & various bw woodcuts. all marbled edges. Pages have light edge-tanning, but remain bright with..... More
Philadelphia, PA: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 1867. Sartain. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt embossing. 406 pp + advertisements. 1 bw plate. More