Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's Handbook for Travelers to Niagara falls, Montreal and quebec, and Through Lake Champlain to Saratoga springs by Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company - 1853

Buffalo: Published by John Jewett, Thomas and Company, 1854. Later printing. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 5-175 pages. Illustrated with folding map in front and several engravings and sketches inside the text. Brown cloth hardcover with decorative blind stamped borders and gilt stamped title on the front cover. Minor fading to the brown cloth binding. Light toning to the yellow end sheets. Light shelf wear to binding. Copyright date of 1852 on verso of the title page.

Buffalo / Rochester: Jewett, Thomas & Co., D.M. Dewey, 1853. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. [Van Cleve, James]. Second enlarged edition (of Sabin 57368, TPL 3299). Spine and edges faded with a few light spots on boards, front hinge loose, rear hinge loosening, ink owner stamp on front endpaper, first two gatherings foxed. 1853 Hard Cover. 174 pp. Green blind-stamped cloth, gilt titles, gilt decorations on spine. Illustrated with maps and numerous engravings from original sketches. Folding map of steamboat and railroad routes, engraved frontispiece, 17 woodcut plates, 7 tipped in lithographic plates, engraved in-line illustrations throughout text. This work was compiled by James Van Cleve, the treasurer of Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company, known for his maritime illustrations and work surrounding Great Lakes history. Van Cleve was based in Oswego, NY, and rendered most of the views reproduced in this work's engravings. These include Ogdensburg, Cape Vincent, Lewiston,… Read More

Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1854. 12mo. Modern cloth, original front cover cloth with gilt-stamped title laid down. 175pp. Attractive folding map frontis, with engraving of Niagara Falls. Engraving frontis, text illustrations, full page plates facing pages 36, 41, 42, 47, 56, 62, 68, 76, 83, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 109, 113, 116, 120, 129, 134, 151, 156, 160. Good+, with the text, map, and illustrations in Very Good condition. All the contemporary information on travel, routes, steam and rail schedules, and attractions along the way. First published in 1852. TPL 3299.

Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas & Co., Geo. H. Derby & Co, 1852. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. [Van Cleve, James]. First edition (Sabin 57368, TPL 3299). Includes folding map preceding frontispiece and title page. Tiny chip from right edge of fold-out map, beginnings of splits at a few seams with minor tape repairs on reverse. Boards rubbed with a few spots, owner bookplate on rear endpaper. 1852 Hard Cover. 158 pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt titles, gilt decorations on spine. Illustrated with maps and numerous engravings from original sketches. Folding map of steamboat and railroad routes, engraved frontispiece, 20 engraved plates, engraved in-line illustrations throughout text. This work was compiled by James Van Cleve, the treasurer of Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company, known for his maritime illustrations and work surrounding Great Lakes history. Van Cleve was based in Oswego, NY, and rendered most of the views reproduced in this work's engravings. These… Read More