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Oak Bluffs, MA: Oak Bluffs Historical Commission, 1980. 25 x 20 cm. This is an interesting story of the history of Oak Bluffs and Martha's Vineyard, an island off the coast of Southeastern Massachusetts. The town became a famous ""watering hole"" for Americans and foreigners in the late 1880s, and was re-named Cottage City in 1880, then reclaimed the name of Oak Bluffs in 1907. This booklet provides pictures of the old days of towering Victorian gingerbread buildings, and stories about this Methodist enclave. History of Methodist meetings and huge camp meetings on Martha's Vineyard go back to the early 19th century, and this booklet shows a woodcut of a camp meeting ca. 1840 and a photo, ca. 1860. Paper booklet, slight smudge on cover, owner name on title page, dated 1990. Very good. . Catalogs: Travel/History.

Concord, MA: The Erudite, 1902. 12 x 18 cm. "I know the world, for I have traveled many years in Concord."" --Thoreau. This home of Emerson, Thoreau, Alcott, Hawthorne and Fuller, was also the place where on April 19, 1689 the Concord Militia assembled in order to march to Boston to assist in the overthrow of Governor Andros. Eighty-six years later, on the same date, the militia was drawn to the common to begin its struggle in the War of the Revolution. Paper periodical, pencil address written on cover, fair. . Catalogs: Travel/History.

Boston, MA: Lothrop Publishing Co, 1895. 13.5 x 17.9 cm. Author begins book with a train ride from Boston's Causeway Street, past the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, and Lechmere Point in East Cambridge (which calls to mind the ride of Paul Revere); then past the powder-house and the brickyards, then the farms of Belmont; then the flotilla of canoes and pleasure boats on the Charles at Waltham; then the Norumbega Tower, and Kendall Green, and the Hastings Organ Works, then the Codman Estate and Walden Pond. Early History of Concord, photos of historic buildings and sites, pictures of Hawthorne's Grave, Emerson's Grave, the Battle Ground. Houses of Historic Interest. How to reach commemorative tablets. Houses of Literary Interest. Free Public Library. Monuments. Lake Walden. The River and Surroundings. Carnival of the Boats. Includes fold-out map of Concord, showing the travel and positions of American and British forces on April 19. 1775. Softbound book, cover wrap has 5 cm closed tear near… Read More

Old Point Comfort, VA: J.B. Kimberly, ca. 1895. 24 x 20 cm. Book of post-card size black-and-white photos of scenes at Fortress Monroe, VA, including 16 1/2 inch long panorama of the Fortress with warships in background; Hotel Chamberlain, View along Moat, Guard Mount, St. Mary's Star-of-the-Sea, Casemates in which Jeff. Davis was confined, Officers' Quarters and Shore Park, Painting of Battle Between Monitor and Merrimac, Main Building, National Soldiers' Home, Photo of Aunt Charlotte driving ox cart, and 16-inch panorama of Government Dock at Hampton Roads. Paper booklet of views, bound with cord, cover badly worn and stained, with several chips; panoramic view of Government Dock has stains on it; three views show minor rippling. Poor. . Catalogs: Travel/History.

Boston, MA: Isles of Shoals Unitarian Association, 1964. 14.6 x 22 cm. History of islands off coast of Portsmouth, NH and Massachusetts, from 1614 visit by Captain John Smith. Maps, photos. Roster of Ministers. Geology, plant life, birds, fish. Memorials to Rev. Tucke, Rev. Asa Merrick Parker, Thomas H. Elliott, William I. Lawrance, Ella Adams, Mallie James Floyd, Katharine B. Larrabee, Marion Drew Bassett, Mary W. Drew, Mary Lothrop Lowell. Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: Travel/History.

Portland, ME: Elwell, Pickard & Co, 1877. 42 x 58 cm. India Today by Rodney Paul-- humorous account of travels amongs Hindoos. ""Hindoo babies never cry; and no one shows them how to laugh. In Benares you have Brahmins, the most interesting and intellectual, Mohammedans, who are arrogant and dissolute, with warlike and fanatical dispositions; and Parsees, the merchants, dressed in black, notice no one, except he face them as a customer."" Newspaper, worn, very good. . Catalogs: Travel/History.

New York, NY: Samuel W. Miller, 1934. 22 x 31 cm. Booklet offers ""Many Pictures Never Before Published"" of Admiral Byrd's Famous Trip to the Antarctic and the South Pole. Photos of Little America, Village nine miles from Ross Ice Barrier. Penguins. Bernt Balchen, airplane pilot. Paul Seiple, Boy Scout. Paper booklet, 4 cm closed tear in top edge of cover. Good. . Catalogs: Travel/History.

Harrow, England: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1929. 13 x 19 cm. Illustrated guide to Abbey with map of buildings, which shows additions by century. Paper booklet, with ads, very good. . Catalogs: Travel/History.

Hanoi, Viet Nam: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1987. 18.6 x 14.4 cm. Very poor, amateurish printing for museum of sculpture in Danang, Viet Nam. Museum was built in 1919 and exhibit artifacts from Kingdom of Champa. Text provides history of Kingdom and description of Cham architectural and sculptural vestiges. Photos of objects are grey and white, and look more like temple rubbings. Paper booklet with tape spine binding. Although printing quality is poor, condition of booklet is quiet good. . Catalogs: Travel/History.