Exploration And Travel from THE BOOK VAULT

Oxford University Press, 1965. 6" X 4" in dark blue cloth with silver titles. Old date and price ink stamped on flyleaf; 7 checkmarks in table of contents; 2 leaves with underlining; Otherwise clean, tight - nice: GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket - a little wear and soil. Intact: GOOD PLUS condition. 471pp.. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Good.

A.L. Burt Company, New York, 1927. 7.625" X 5.25" in embossed red cloth with gilt titles. Gilding has faded somewhat, but is still legible; Owner's name scrawled on flyleaf. Otherwise, clean, tight and unmarked: VERY GOOD. 282pp. Also includes a chapter by Capt. Robert Schofield Wood on Lindbergh's navigation.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The Royal Empire Society, London, 1931. 11.625" X 9.25" in green cloth. EX-LIBRARY with all the attendant paraphernalia. Covers heavily scuffed and rubbed, moderately soiled, rear hinge just starting to think about cracking: GOOD MINUS condition. Not at all a beauty, but filled with interesting information - including references to books and articles about polar exploration. 761pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Childs & Peterson, Philadelphia, 1857. 8.625" X 5.875" in surdy green buckram with gilt titles. This book seems to have been rebound. Foxing - mostly first few leaves. Tight, Clean, Unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Engraved illustrations. Fold-out map. 467pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Methuen & Co., London, 1898. 9" X 6.625" in brown cloth. EX-LIBRARY with all the usual paraphernalia. Spine has been reinforced with 2 different colored tapes, hand-written spine labels; water damage to the lower corner tip: just FAIR. Illustrated. Binding is firm and tight. 521pp.. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Taplinger Publishing Company, New York, 1969. 8.75" X 6" in pea-green cloth. Book is cocked very slightly forward; smudges in margins P22 & P24; "p90" is written inside back cover. Otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD. Jacket - a bit soiled; rubbed along edges; wear at spine ends; 1" tear at bottom front corner: FAIR PLUS. 159pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Purple Mountain Pr Ltd, 1989. 8.5" x 5.5" in glossy orange heavy paper covers. Clean, tight, unmarked: LIKE NEW condition. 160pp. [BD077]. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1904. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4" in dark blue cloth with Art Nouveau gilt spine and front cover designs. 361pp. VERY GOOD or better condition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Touring Club Italiano, Milano, 1947. 6 1/4" X 4 3/8" in red cloth with gilt lettering. Rear hinge cracking: about GOOD PLUS or better condition. Original Plain paper jacket which is badly tattered and torn: POOR condition 563pp. includes 24 area maps, 14 city plans, and 17 building floorplans. This is a reprint of the 1937 edition published in 1947.… Read more about this item

Portland OR Chamber of Commerce, 1910. This is a circa 1910 guidebook titled OREGON PRIMER published sometime around 1910 by the Portland, OR chamber of commerce to promote the state. 4 1/8" X 8 1/2" opens to 8" X 8 1/2". Paper covers decorated in color. Moderate soiling of covers, covers splitting along spine, 2 leaves have pulled away from… Read more about this item

Cassell & Company, Ltd., London, 1896. 9.5" X 12.25"(oblong) in black boards. Moderately soiled, about a 1" oval chip out of the edge of the spine, Flyleaf foxed, 1910 owner's dedication on 2d flyleaf: about GOOD PLUS or better condition. 370pp of B&W views of the city taken from photographs. Like a trip in a time machine.. Hardcover. Very Good/No… Read more about this item

Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York, 1893. 8.75" X 6.5" in illustrated hard covers. Nifty silver and gilt illustration on front cover. Spine is largely faded, fraying at top of spine; writing on flyleaf. Otherwise, OK: about GOOD PLUS condition. A familiar American theme: Bumpkin goes to the big city - or in this case, to the World's Fair. 694pp… Read more about this item

Missouri Pacific - Iron Mountain Railroad, 1914. 8" X 5.5" in illustrated paper covers. Covers lightly soiled, 2 very light library inkstamps on front cover (no other library markings). This is a marvelous 94 year old guidebook to Hot Springs, Arkansas,published by a Railroad company serving that area of the country. 46pp with illustrations of local attractions, etc on every… Read more about this item

Lackawanna Railroad, New York, 1936. This is a wonderful old advertising pamphlet. listing tours operated by the Lackawanna Railroad throughout the country. 10" X 7" in illustrated paper covers. VERY lightly soiled; light library ink stamp on front cover. Excellent inside and out. Numerous black & white illustrations. Interesting menu of choices from the era when railroads were preeminent. Great… Read more about this item

Bull and Churton, London, 1835. 8" X 5 3/8" in brown leather with embossed snakes on the cover with an elephant in gilt. Heavily rubbed at corners, spine ends, both hinges cracking. An Englishman's look at exotic India in the 1830's. Illustrated with 22 engravings from drawings by William Daniell, R.A. 263pp + 4pp of publisher's ads. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item

Secretaria de Turismo, Mexico, 1996. 12.5" X 9.25" in blindstamped brown cloth. Lengthy dedication donor to recipient on title page. Otherwise, superb conndition: about VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket shows some shelfwear and light soiling on back: About VERY GOOD condition. This is a beautifully illustrated book about the Copper Canyon area of northwest Mexico, which, altho difficult to believe,… Read more about this item

National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1920. Approx. 10" X 7" in paper covers. Lightly soiled covers, othewise, excellent. 6 articles: "PEARY AS A LEADER;" "PEARY'S EXPLORATIONS IN THE FAR NORTH;" "THE CROW.;" THE GEOGRAPHIC'S NOTABLE YEAR;" "AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE SALVATION ARMY;" "WHEN THE FATHER OF WATERS GOES ON A RAMPAGE." In addition, there are numerous nifty ads: American… Read more about this item

Braun & Cie., Paris, 1951. 12.25" X 9" in grey cloth. Very light foxing flyleaf & rear endpaper only. VERY slight discoloration towars top edge of both covers. Otherwise, excellent: about VERY GOOD condition. Jacket - Tear in back panel, soiled esp on spine, shelfwear, starting to chip: about FAIR PLUS to GOOD MINUS condition. 12pp introduction by Valery is… Read more about this item

Del Duca, Paris 12" X 9 3/8" in hard covers. Binding is sound and pages clean, but covers are darkened and dulled from handling: about GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket - scuffed, chipping along edges, somewhat soiled: Just GOOD condition. This is a tourist book showing some of the most beautiful spots in Paris. About a half-dozen of these photos are… Read more about this item

International Art Co. London, 1897. 11 3/8" X 13 3/4" (oblong) in stained, soiled covers. Both hinges cracking, free endpapers front and back torn in half, Very light water stain in top margin of most pages - does not get into text or pictures: Overall, about FAIR PLUS condition. There is no publishing date, but a letter from Mark Twain… Read more about this item