Cairo, Egypt: Costa Tsoumas, 1956. First Edition. Decorated Wrappers. pp: 288, (7); frontispiece photo-portrait of author, folding map of Thebes & Luxor, illustrated throughout from photographs, one in color. Few marginalia in pencil. White wrappers, decorations in color. 8" x 5.5" Includes four pages of hieroglyphic alphabet and common words... More

1974. Original manuscript. Addressed to Jill & John "sweetie pies." Letter #1. 3pp, quarto, typewritten on onion-skin letterhead, with two handwritten postscripts. Datelined at Ramna, Dacca, Bangladesh, 18 August 1974. Their guest house was full of "creep-crawlies" and bats, so they moved to the Intercontinental Hotel, "only civilised place in... More

1945. Original photograph album. Original Cloth. This album contains 67 high-quality b/w photographs, 41 taken by Col. Swift, the remainder taken by Col. Jay D.B. Lattin. Swift’s photos are two sizes: the smaller, numbering 34 shots, with images measuring approx. 3 ¼” or 3 ½” by 5 ¼” or 5... More

1877. Original manuscript. 4pp, octavo, written in sepia ink on a single, folded leaf; top few lines of first page are cross-hatched as the writer finishes up her message. In the original mailing envelope (torn open) addressed to Hannah Pancoast, Mount Holly, Burlington Co., New Jersey, with a three-cent stamp... More

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1936. First Edition. Original Cloth. 287pp. Bound in red cloth, yellow lettering; top edge of binding sunned, gift inscription on endpaper. In a chipped dust wrapper. 8.75" x 5.5" The British author drove his wife and two kids in a Plymouth from New York to California in... More

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1873. First US Edition. Original Cloth. pp: viii, 347, (4) publisher's ads; frontispiece, folding map, 32 plates on text stock. Bound in decorated brown cloth, stamped gilt and black, blue endpapers. 7.5" x 5" Chapters include: Old Siam; Modern Siam; First Impressions of the... More

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1907. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. pp: lxiv, 331 with index; 25 maps and plans in color, some folding. Bound in red cloth over flexible boards, gilt lettering on spine and cover. 6.25" x 4.25" More

Philadelphia: Bartlett Tours Co., 1934. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 72pp; illus throughout text from photographs of ships and some views. Gives itineraries and costs of many different cruises and trips, including: Economy Tours to Europe; Candadian Trips; Cruises to Labrador; Chicago World's Fair Trips; Great Lakes Cruises; Cruises to... More

Boston: L.C. Page, 1904. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Two volumes. pp: xviii, 199; 247, index; two frontispieces, 80 plates. Bound in gilt-armorial cloth, top edges gilt. 7" x 4.5" The author aims to supply the tourist "with such historical and antiquarian information as will enable him to understand, and therefore... More

Frankfurt: G. Blumlein, 1880s. First Edition. Decorated Boards. 24 lithographed views from photographs, printed on 12 panels, accordion-fold (leporello) format. Brief captions in French. Views include: Theatre Royal; La bourse; Hotel de Ville; Place du Congres; Anciennes maisons des corporations; Maison flamande; Le Jardin botanique; Hotel des Brasseurs; Porte de... More

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1878. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: 213, (3)publisher's ads; 14 illustrations on text stock, decorative chapter headpieces. Bound in brown cloth, decorated in black and gilt. 6" x 4.25" More

1899. Original manuscript. 4pp, written in pencil in a neat hand, 76 lines of text. Nellie seems to be on her honeymoon with new husband, Howard. They are having a wonderful trip, traveling by train from New Jersey, and visiting Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Virginia, and Washington... More

NY: D. Appleton and Company, (1872-1874). First Edition. Morocco. Two volumes, thick small-folio. pp: 568; 576. Steel-engraved frontispieces, half-titles, and 45 other plates (49 in all); nearly 900 other wood and steel engravings, many full-page. Bound in brown morocco; paneled spine with raised bands, gilt lettering and floral decorations; ruled... More