Portsmouth: Griffin & Co., The Hard, 1877. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover with mylar. This is a rare, 19th century Naval manual called "The Sailor's Pocket Book" by captain F.G.D. Bedford of the Royal Navy that is in near very good condition. This book features charts, graphs, rules, and.....
New York: Criterion Books, 1961. Very Good. First American Edition. 403 pp. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Light rubbing to edges. Dust jacket toned with minor chipping.The English translation of Tristes Tropiques, Lévi-Strauss’s book blending travel narrative, philosophy, and ethnographic memoir. Following the author's travels through Brazil, the Caribbean.....
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1896. First Edition. 412 pp. 8vo. Original olive-green cloth with intricate gilt and black pictorial decorations to the front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams from the expedition. Minor rubbing to the spine ends and corners. Internally clean with a contemporary 1897.....
Paris: Chez Buisson, 1791. First Edition. Three volumes (complete). Full mottled calf, gilt spines, red and black morocco title labels, marbled edges. Light rubbing to extremities, scattered foxing typical of 18th-century paper, tight and complete.Noted abolitionist and journalist Jacques-Pierre Brissot's celebrated travelogue through the newly founded United States, published in Paris.....
Tokyo: Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd., 1965. Art direction by Light Publicity Ltd. Square octavo (8.25 x 8.25 in.). Original blue-and-white pictorial boards repeating the tsurumaru crane emblem, one printed in red. Text in English and Japanese, illustrated with photographs and promotional artwork. Printed by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.; art.....
Colum: Lutheran Book Concern, 1917. First Edition. 269 pp. 8vo. Original forest green cloth with gilt-stamped titles in a Gothic font. Binding tight with light shelf wear and a small, faint blemish to the front panel. Internal leaves show age-toning and moderate foxing throughout. A lyrical and deeply personal account.....
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New York, NY: Ecco, 2002. First Ecco Edition. Soft cover. This is a very good condition, first edition, signed paperback copy of Anthony Bourdain's travel cooking classic, "A Cook's Tour". There is an inscription on the title page, signed by Bourdain that reads "To Brandon." The book follows the famous.....
London: John Hopkins Press - The Macmillan Company, 1905. Hardcover. Large volume on The Bahama Islands in good condition from early 20th century. Some fading and marks on cover. Some cuts on cover spine. Internal text clean. Pages slightly loose to binding. Some wear on edge of pages. No fading.....