Travel And Exploration from THE BOOK VAULT

P.F. Collier & Son, Publishers, New York, 1904. 16.375" X 11.5" in illustrated boards with brown clot spine. Covers are heavily scuffed and soiled; text block has pulled away from the covers, but everything is present; Owner's name etc. at top right corner of flyleaf; Contents OK: FAIR MINUS condition. Black and white illustrations, except for "centerfold" which is in… Read more about this item

Polar Publishing Company, 1998. 8.5" X 5.5" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers. Minor shelf wear; all 4 corners very slightly worn; but clean, square, tight and unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. 464pp.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Quadrangle Books, Chicago, 1976. 8 1/4" X 5 3/8" in heavy paper covers. Covers are moderately soiled and dulled from handling. Unmarked. Binding seems solid: About GOOD PLUS to VERY GOOD MINUS. 279pp.. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Balch Brothers, Boston, 1903. 10.25" X 7.25" in olive cloth with paper spine label. Top edge gilt. #184 of 500 copies. Lightly soiled covers, Approx. 1" wide X 5" long discolored area top edge of back cover. Looks like sun bleaching. Binding excellent. Inside excellent. About VERY GOOD overall. About 2/3 of the book is devoted to IRELAND [as it… Read more about this item

Librairie Hachette, Paris & London, 1921. 6 3/8" X 4 1/4" in heavy paper covers. Backstrip is splitting along individual groups of pages. The book is also sewed together, and the sewing is holding things together. Overall, the book has a loose feel, althogh everything is intact: about FAIR PLUS condition This cute little travel guide to an area of… Read more about this item

Thomas Cook & Son New York & London, 1900. 6" X 3" in heavy brown paper covers with red printing. A bit faded, but perfectly legible, Moderately soiled: about VERY GOOD MINUS or better condition. 56pp of Cooks' tours, all including travel by Liner. (RARE). 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Published by the City, 1970. 12" X 9 5/8" in white leatherette. NEAR FINE condition. Jacket has a short tear and a longer one, chipping, some soil on back: GOOD condition. This is a book with text in English, French, Flemish (I think) and German. Most of the book is made up of black and white plates - with a… Read more about this item

H.H. Tammen Company, Denver, CO, 1910. 10.75" X 12.75" (oblong) in heavy paper covers with oval paper past-down on front. Pages bound to cover with red twine. Covers scuffed, light creases, ridge of spine slit about 2" from top of spine, some pages with soiling in margin: about GOOD MINUS to GOOD condition. This is a keyhole to the past… Read more about this item

Greyhound Corp, 1936. This is a 1936 travel guide issued by Greyhound Bus Titled: THIS AMAZING AMERICA Strange and Unusual Places Reached by Greyhound Bus. 9" X 4 1/8" folded. Opens to 9" X 8 1/8". Outer panel rubbed a bit along the middle fold. Lightly soiled. Otherwise, very nice condition. Some of the "Strange and Unusual places" mentioned inside:… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Natl Geographic Society, 1984. 10" X 7" in red cloth with black cloth spine. A useful reference for anyone who has old National Geographics, as it makes the information so much more accessable. Lots of illustrations. 606pp. Book: VERY GOOD TO VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket: a bit dulled from age, one short tear… Read more about this item

Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History, 1999. 8" by 11". Softcover, Near Fine book. " A brief look at a vast subject", the history of the bridges and various crossings to the island of Montreal, Canada. Numerous B&W photographs, and prints. 94 pgs.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

David Bogue, London, 1856. 9.5" X 7" in blue cloth with intricate gilt cover design. Fraying at both ends of spine, Binding cracking, Spine a little dulled, minor foxing: GOOD to GOOD PLUS condition. Top edge gilt. This is a mid-19th century travel book. The text is by Henry Mahew; the illustrations are by Birket Foster who did the original… Read more about this item

Leavitt & Allen, New York This is a most peculiar book: a compilation of a VERSION of Dickens' PICTURES FROM ITALY plus 2 works translated from the French by Lady Duff Gordon - CRUSADES IN AFRICA and THE PRISONERS OF ABD-EL-KADER, or Five Months Captivity Among the Arabs. All of this is under the title "Italy and Africa. 7 3/4"… Read more about this item

Grammercy, New York, 1995. 9.25" X 6.25" in hard covers. This is a recent reprint of the 1892 edition of this classic history/travel book which was illustrated by Frederick Remington. The book is in excellent condition except for a longish owner dedication on the flyleaf - VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS. The jacket shows a little soiling and shelfwear:… Read more about this item

MacMillan and Co. Limited, London, 1925. 7 1/8" X 5" in green heavy duty library buckram. EX-LIBRARY. Covers moderately soiled with light white stains on back cover. Ususal library paraphernalia: about GOOD MINUS condition. 436pp.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1942. This is a hard-bound copy of the first 6 months of the National Geographic published in 1942. The volume is bound in very handsome embossed leather-like material with an intricate cover design of leaves, a world globe and a Spirit-of-St. Louis type monoplane on the front. [10" X 7"] The gilding on the front… Read more about this item

Coward, McCann and Geohegan Inc, New York, 1980. 8.25" X 8.25" in dark green hard covers. covers very lightly soied. otherwise excellent. Glossary, Chronology of "important dates", bibliography. 75pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1898. 8 1/4" X 6" in green cloth. Lightly soiled, slightly foxed. Otherwise, very nice. About VG-. Pages have never been opened. 456pp. Map + 15 illustrations.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London Missionary Society, London, 1900. 8 1/2" X 6 7/8" in blue cloth. Covers heavily soiled, many soiled or smudged pages. The "John Williams" was a steam powered vessel purchased by the missionary society to service its far-flung missionary efforts in the South Pacific. This book documents the author's voyage on the new vessel to the various missions. 208pp +… Read more about this item

James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875. 8 1/2" X 5 5/8" in brick red cloth. EX-LIBRARY, with all the usual library paraphernalia. However, the book is in very nice shape. rubbing along edges of spine, a piece of cloth tape across top of spine which was probably fraying. Numerous engraved illustrations. 540pp.. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item