1873. REDDING, M. Wolcott. ANTIQUITIES OF THE ORIENT UNVEILED. Containing a concise description of the ruins of King Solomon's cities, together with those of forty of the most ancient and renowned cities of the east, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan. New York: Redding & Co., 1873. Later printing. Illustrated..... More
1872. REVERE, Joseph W. KEEL AND SADDLE: A RETROSPECT OF FORTY YEARS OF MILITARY AND NAVAL SERVICE. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. First edition. 12mo. xiii,360 pp. Publisher's green cloth over beveled boards, gilt-stamped title to spine, vignette illustration gilt-stamped to upper board and blind-stamped to lower board..... More
1833. RITCHIE, Leitch. WANDERINGS BY THE LOIRE. Illustrated by J. M. W. TURNER. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833. Extra engraved title bearing the words "Turner's Annual Tour 1833" precedes title page. [2], 256pp, plus plates bound in with text. 8vo., black pebbled cloth stamped in blind..... More
18. ROBERTS, David. THE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, IDUMEA, ARABIA, EGYPT AND NUBIA. After lithographs by Louis Haghe from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A. with historical descriptions by The Revd George Croly. London: Day & Son, 1856. This is volume 5 only. Large octavo. 11 by 7..... More
1902. ROLLINS, Frank West. THE TOURISTS' GUIDE-BOOK TO THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1902. 365 pp. 16cm. Numerous color fold-out maps throughout the text and additional photo-illustrations. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. The first folding map, a general map..... More
1839. ROUX DE ROCHELLE. ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE. Paris: Firmin Didot Freres, Editeurs, 1839. One of the series L'Univers; Histoire et description de tous les peuples. Later printing, but still early; the first edition was printed in 1837. 96 plates and a fold-out map. Octavo: [vi],400 pp., with text printed in double..... More
1883. SAMPSON, DAVENPORT, & CO. MAP OF BOSTON. 1883. PUBLISHED EXPRESSLY FOR THE BOSTON DIRECTORY. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Co., 1883. Full-color lithographed folding map. 17 1/2"x 35 1/4". Folds to 4 3/4"x 7 3/16". Heavy card stock lilac cover lettered in black on front an back. Slightly toned with..... More
1904. SCARBOROUGH COMPANY. LARGE COLOR FOLDING MAP OF INDIANA, 1904. Boston, MA: The Scarborough Company (1904). Gilt dark brown pebbled cloth boards, no spine, 10 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches when folded, 58 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches when unfolded. Scale is 1:380,160. Data includes the 1900 census; insets at..... More
1900. SCUDDER, Samuel Hubbard. ADEPHAGOUS AND CLAVICORN COLEOPTERA FROM THE TERTIARY DEPOSITS AT FLORISSANT, COLORADO WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF A FEW OTHER FORMS AND A SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE NON-RHYNCHOPHOROUS TERTIARY COLEOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MONOGRAPH XL. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1900. 148 pp., b/w..... More
1825. SEELY, John B. THE WONDERS OF ELORA; OR, THE NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE TEMPLES AND DWELLINGS EXCAVATED OUT OF A MOUNTAIN OF GRANITE ... London: Printed for Geo. B. Whittaker, 1825. Second edition. Langdon Warner's copy with ink ownership on front flyleaf (dated 1919). xx + 597..... More
1994. SHEETS, K. A. AMERICAN MAPS 1795-1895: A GUIDE TO VALUES. Ann Arbor: Privately printed, 1994. 160 pp. 4to., blue cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering. Signed by the author on title page. Fine in near fine dust jacket, one small closed tear to rear panel. "Wall maps, folding..... More
1906. SHURTLEFF, FRANK M. POCKET MAP OF GLOUCESTER CITY MASSACHUSETTS. Gloucester, MA: Published for Frank M. Shurtleff, by Geo. H. Walker, 1906 [Boston]. 6 x 3.25 inches folded; map unfolded is 15.5 x 23 inches. Stiff card, folded, with map attached inside. Map of the city and harbor, with inset..... More
1852. VERY LARGE, SCARCE MAP OF 1852 BOSTON SIDNEY, F. G. [i.e. J. C.] MAP OF THE CITY AND VICINITY OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS. [Philadelphia: R. P. Smith for] Boston: J. B. Shields, 1852. First Edition. A full color folding map, 40 3/4" x 41 1/2", comprised of 24 linen-backed panels..... More
1820. SILLIMAN, Benjamin. A JOURNAL OF TRAVELS IN ENGLAND, HOLLAND AND SCOTLAND, AND OF TWO PASSAGES OVER THE ATLANTIC, IN THE YEARS 1805 AND 1806; WITH CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONS, PRINCIPALLY FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OF THE AUTHOR. 3 VOLUMES. Third edition. New Haven: S. Converse, 1820. 311, 312, 309 pp. 8vo...... More
1861. SMITH, George, Bishop of Victoria (Hong Kong). TEN WEEKS IN JAPAN. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. First edition. Illustrated with eight tinted wood-engraved plates by G. Pearson, five of which are after photographs from Negretti and Zambra's "Views in Japan", with tissue guards, plus a fine folding..... More
1900. SOMERVILLE, Maxwell. SANDS OF SAHARA. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1901. 162 pp. 8vo., brown library cloth binding. Ex-library with usual markings, inkstamps to corners of b/w photo reproduction plates. Desert tribes, mosques, souks, camel culture, more. Scarce. More
1897. STARK, James H. STARK'S ILLUSTRATED BERMUDA GUIDE. Boston: James H. Stark and London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, 1897. Illustrated. 153 pp. + index, 2 folding maps, advertisements. 8vo., decorative green cloth, printed with decorative palm trees and a sailboat illustration on front cover and with a lighthouse..... More
1907. STILL, John. Ancient Capitals of Ceylon. Historical Sketches & Guide. Colombo: H. W. Cave & Co. [1907.] 196p. bound in blue cloth with stamped title on front cover, small bookplate on FPEP. Includes foldout map. Threads on spine hinge starting to fray, short tearon front flyleaf, paper is brittle..... More
1878. TAYLOR, Bayard, ed. PICTURESQUE EUROPE: A DELINEATION BY PEN AND PENCIL OF THE NATURAL FEATURES AND THE PICTURESQUE AND HISTORICAL PLACES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE CONTINENT, VOLS. II AND III. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1878-1879. iv + 460 pp. + 22 steel engravings/iv + 491 pp..... More
1889. TAYLOR, Ellen M. MADEIRA: ITS SCENERY, AND HOW TO SEE IT. WITH LETTERS OF A YEAR'S RESIDENCE AND LISTS OF THE TREES, FLOWERS, FERNS AND SEAWEEDS. London: Edward Stanford, 1889. Second edition, revised. 265 pp. 8vo., green decorated cloth stamped in gilt and black. Moderate shelfwear including some mouse..... More
1920. TERRY, T. Philip. TERRY'S GUIDE TO THE JAPANESE EMPIRE INCLUDING KOREA AND FORMOSA. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. (Copyrights 1914 and 1920; 2nd printing?). cclxxxiv + 799 pp. + ads. 16mo, flexible red cloth covers stamped in gilt and blind. Rear cover slightly creased. Insect damage..... More
1905. THE HOME EDUCATOR COMPANY. NEW ENGLAND COMMERCIAL AND ROUTE SURVEY: Showing all the Postoffices, Railroads, Electric Roads in operation and proposed, GOOD ROADS, Population (showing latest Massachusetts Census) and a comprehensive Distance Table. Boston: The Home Educator Company, 1905. Engraved two-sided folding map. Southern New England on one side..... More
1902. THE NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY'S RAILROAD, POST OFFICE, TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY MAP OF MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. With Distances in Figures Compiled from the Latest Surveys and Original Sources. Boston: The National Publishing Company, 1902. Full - color lithographed folding map. 37"x 38 1/2". Folds to..... More
1753. [TRAVEL] HISTOIRE GENERALE DES VOYAGES, OU NOUVEAU COLLECTION DE TOUTES LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE ... TOME QUARANTE-UNIE'ME. Paris: Didot, 1753. [8] + 550 + 3 plates, two of whioch are folding, and 8 folding maps. 12mo., mottled calf, gilt spine, raised bands. Spine mostly..... More
1749. [TRAVEL] HISTOIRE GENERALE DES VOYAGES, OU NOUVEAU COLLECTION DE TOUTES LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE ... TOME SECOND. Paris: Didot, 1749. 450 + 5 folding maps. 12mo., mottled calf, gilt spine, raised bands. Spine chipped, spine label slightly chipped, joints cracked, leather cracked. Marbled edges..... More