MITCHELL'S INTERMEDIATE OR SECONDARY GEOGRAPHY. A System of Modern Geography Comprising a Description of the Present State of the World, etc. by Mitchell, S. Augustus - 1852

Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co., 1840. Hardcover. Good. . General age wear. Foxing throughout, still readable.

Reading/reference copy. Approximately 5 by 7 1/2 inches 216 pages. All pages present, but rough antiquarian book. No accompanying atlas. Cover wear, chipping, leather spine covering missing, heavy wear to corners. Interior - pencil handwriting inside front cover, pages are toned aged, some foxing, loose, hinges front and back with tearing.

Isha Books , . Hardback. New.

Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co, January 1849. Hardcover. Poor - Cash. Poor condition. back cover is seperated Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

E.H. Butler & Co., 1871. Hardcover. Good. . Some rubbing to boards. General shelf/age wear. Pages clean.

PA: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1861. Soft cover. Very Good. W. H. Gamble. Hand-colored map 14" x 11 1/2". Horizontal fold, Small splits margins of center fold; no foxing or soiling.

E. H. Butler & Co., Philadelphia: 1870., 1870 216p. + Frontis. Numerous text woodcut engravings. Slight damp staining. Accompanying Atlas not present. NOTE: We do have a few early school atlases in stock. Please Ask. Sm. 8vo. Original leather spine over printed paper boards. Front board printed with title page, stained. Rear board publisher's catalogue, damp stained. Small loss at head of spine. Spine repaired. Hardbound. PA71 REAR 0.0. Hardcover.

Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co, 1849-01-01. Hardcover. Good. HARDCOVER. ORIGINAL 1849 PRINTING. Illustrated. 336 pages. Text with a few pencil markings. Previous owners writing on inside covers and end papers. Some pages with light foxing spots. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Binding still fairly tight.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

PHILADELPHIA: J.H. BUTLER, 1879. Hard cover. Fair. No dust jacket. WEAK FRONT HINGE. ENGRAVINGS. 339 p. Includes illustrations.

Philadelphia: E. H. Butler & Co., 1870. 72pp Illustrations and color maps Cover is soiled and worn on edges Spine tips are chipped Previous owner's inscription and drawing on front facing page and following page. Front hinge is cracked Pages are lightly soiled but still tight. Leather and Cloth Hardback. Good.

Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.

Walter Scott, London, 1889 revised edition, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 79 pages, 5" x 7.5", waterstain on front board, otherwise clean and tight, inscribed by author on ffep.

Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.

By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,… Read More

Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.

547 pages. Black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine. Spine detatched on one side. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from (a UK dealer). Additional photos available.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii]ix-xii [1]2-544. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown half-leather over marbled boards, title in gilt within a red title piece. The first edition of the author's first book. William Wilson (1772-1849) inherited a substantial sum from an uncle, and decided to indulge his passion for travel. He travelled throughout Europe and The Middle East and wrote a series of books. This was his first, and it was the most popular, going through several editions. This is a good copy as all plates, including the frontispiece, have been excised. The boards show moderate wear, heavier at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracked. The text block is mainly clean with a few marks of unknown origin.

This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama

Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.