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Dereham, United Kingdom: Dereham Books, 1994. 10, (29) pages. This pamphlet includes a ten-page essay and a 29-page checklist--useful to collectors of English-language Baedekers. In as-new condition.. First Edition. Paper. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: C. KEGAN PAUL & CO., 1878. x, 237 pages. First printing of Stevenson's first book, a description of his experiences traveling in Belgium and France. The edition is reported to have been limited to only 750 copies, and few copies in collectible condition come on the market. In an early twentieth century 3/4 blue morocco binding by Riviere & Son; gilt ruled spine with 5 raised bands; gilt spine decoration and lettering; top edge gilt;. The book is clean and tight with very minor rubbing of leather and slight toning of pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine-/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Illus. by Walter Crane. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

London: W. J. Adams, 1860. 114 pages.  12mo.  Decorated binding.  First edition.  A description of various locales in France, with an eye to the curative effects of the climate on invalids and patients. Binding is embossed blue cloth, with gilt lettering on spine and front (and some gilt decoration on front as well).  The book is in very good condition: clean and tight, with some minor rubbing to edges of cover, and edges of spine. Original bookseller's stamp on front pastedown endpaper. Pages are lightly toned; page 105 has a 1" closed tear in bottom margin. Still an attractive copy in new mylar jacket!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

London: J. Johnson, 1790. Volume I: folding map, xvi, 283 pages; volume 2: viii, 408 pages. De Lesseps accompanied La Perouse on the first part of his attempted circumnavigation of the globe. After investigation of the west coast of North America, La Perouse sent de Lesseps overland to take the journals and maps of the expedition to Paris. La Perouse and his ships subsequently were lost after they left Australia, and the journals carried by de Lesseps assumed great historical significance when published. Even more scarce than those records today are de Lesseps' report of his own overland travels through the Kamtschatka peninsula. The report also includes 25 pages of vocabulary translating common English words into Russian, Kamtschadale, Koriac, Tchouktchi, and Lamont languages. Internally clean with only minor foxing, the two volumes in 3/4 leather over marbled paper covered boards have recently been sympathetically rebacked (original title and volume patches retained). Very attractive… Read More

New York: Collins and Hannay, 1825. 459 pages + fold-out map of the "western country" and 3 engraved plates (missing is the sketch of the lead mine district).  First printing. Octavo.  3/ leather over marbled paper-covered boards. According to Wikipedia, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 expedition to the source of the Mississippi River. He is also noted for his major six-volume study of Native Americans published in the 1850s.  The book offered here is his report on an 1821 expedition from Missouri through Illinois and Indiana into Michigan. There is heavy emphasis on lead mining in Missouri and on treatymaking with the Chippewa and Potawatomi tribes. Howes S196. Quite scarce. The book is in about very good condition:  sympathetically rebacked in gilt-ruled tan leather with new brown leather title… Read More