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The New York Visitor. World's Fair News July 1939

New York Central System, 1939. A lovely guide to the World's Fair at New York. Illustrated throughout with information for visitors to New York. There were regular monthly publications throughout 1939 giving up to date information. Aerial sketch map of the fair, and a folding map of New York and the subway system. 50 pages (inc covers). 230 x 100 mm (9 x 4 inches).

Book ID: 3212
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CHALIAND, Gerard & RAGEAU, Jean-Pierre
The Penguin Atlas of Diasporas. Maps by Catherine Petit. Translated from the French by A.M. Berrett

London: Viking Penguin, 1995. A lovely copy of this fascinating atlas. Text, maps and a few photographs of the most important migrations of the modern period. These include the Jewish, Armenian, Gypsy, Black, Chinese, Indian, Irish, Greek, Lebanese, Palestinian and the Vietnames and Korean diasporas. Clean and tidy dust wrapper over clean black boards. Oblong octavo. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 190 by 250mm (7½ by 9¾ inches). 184 pages.

Book ID: 3280
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LYON, Captain G.F.
The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon of H.M.S. Hecla During the Recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry

London: John Murray, 1825. 2nd revised edition. 7 plates. (all called for). Lacks map.
From the library of Downside Abbey. Library cloth with red leather spine. Internally clean and tidy with slight darkening. Very good condition apart from the lack of map.

Book ID: 2061
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PELLE, Clément & GALIBERT, Léon
Voyage en Syrie et dans l'Asie Mineure, illustré par cent-vingt magniphiques gravures sur acier. D'après les dessins pris sur les lieux par W. H. Barlett, Thomas Allom, etc, etc.

Londres / Paris: Fisher, Fils & Cie, 1840. First edition. Three volumes bound in one. Half leather with marbled boards, and gilt-stamped title to spine. Complete. 120 full-page steel engraved plates - tissue guards and frontis. Volume I: 99, Volume II: 76, Volume III: 83 pp. Spine and boards are quite worn. There is residue of glue left from an ex libris having been removed from the FFEP. The book block as started to become loose from the front board / spine. Held neatly now with tape (see photographs), but would benefit from being restored. Sporadic light foxing throughout. Priced to reflect these flaws! 290 x 225 mm (11½ x 8¾ inches). Première édition. Trois volumes reliés en un.…
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Londres / Paris: Fisher, Fils & Cie, 1840. First edition. Three volumes bound in one. Half leather with marbled boards, and gilt-stamped title to spine. Complete. 120 full-page steel engraved plates - tissue guards and frontis. Volume I: 99, Volume II: 76, Volume III: 83 pp. Spine and boards are quite worn. There is residue of glue left from an ex libris having been removed from the FFEP. The book block as started to become loose from the front board / spine. Held neatly now with tape (see photographs), but would benefit from being restored. Sporadic light foxing throughout. Priced to reflect these flaws! 290 x 225 mm (11½ x 8¾ inches). Première édition. Trois volumes reliés en un. Demi cuir à plats marbrés, et titre estampé doré au dos. Compléter. 120 planches gravées en acier pleine page - gardes et frontis en tissu. Tome I : 99, Tome II : 76, Tome III : 83 pp. Dos et plats assez usés. Il reste des résidus de colle d'un ex libris retiré du FFEP. Le bloc-livre a commencé à se détacher de la planche avant/du dos. Tenue proprement maintenant avec du ruban adhésif (voir photos), mais gagnerait à être restaurée. Légères rousseurs sporadiques partout. Évalué pour refléter ces défauts ! 290 x 225 mm
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Book ID: 2679
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SQUIER, E.G. / BARD, Samuel A.
Waikna; or Adventures on the Mosquito Shore.

Edition: First Thus

London: Sampson Low & Son, 1856. First Thus. Notable survey of the Mosquito Coast region of Honduras, Belize and Nicaragua; includes a short glossary of the Miskito language. Red soft back with titles and engraving to the front cover - adverts to the rear. These are dated May 15th 1856. This edition has no maps or illustrations. The soft red covers are a little darkened / marked, but without significant wear. Internally clean and tidy. iv, 188, 16 pp. Adverts to rear.

Book ID: 1822

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FARNHAM, Eliza, W., LESLIE, Mrs Frank., & FULLER, Margaret.
Women on the Move. A Series of Books on the American West and Midwest by Women who Traveled and Settled there between 1835 and 1877.

Niewuwkoop: 1972. These are facsimiles of the original publications, and were produced as a set by De Graaf in 1972. Scarce as this complete set.
Four volumes in slipcase. The slipcase is clean and tidy with no significant flaws. A small stamp stating archief exemplaar to the slipcase. A touch of handling / marking. All the books are as new, without flaws. All text in English.
1) Eliza W. Farnham. 'California, In-doors and out: How we Farm, Mine, and Live Generally in the Golden State' Originally 1856. Blue Cloth. 42 pp. introduction / life of Farnham, with 2 folding plates.
facsimile is xiv, 508 pp. As new.
3) S.M. Fuller. 'Summer on the Lakes in 1843' Originally…
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Niewuwkoop: 1972. These are facsimiles of the original publications, and were produced as a set by De Graaf in 1972. Scarce as this complete set.
Four volumes in slipcase. The slipcase is clean and tidy with no significant flaws. A small stamp stating archief exemplaar to the slipcase. A touch of handling / marking. All the books are as new, without flaws. All text in English.
1) Eliza W. Farnham. 'California, In-doors and out: How we Farm, Mine, and Live Generally in the Golden State' Originally 1856. Blue Cloth. 42 pp. introduction / life of Farnham, with 2 folding plates.
facsimile is xiv, 508 pp. As new.
3) S.M. Fuller. 'Summer on the Lakes in 1843' Originally 1844. Red Cloth. 35 pp. introduction / life of Fuller.
facsimile is 508 pp. Engraving as frontis. As new.
3) Eliza W. Farnham. 'Life in Prairie Land' Originally 1855. Green Cloth. 32 pp. introduction / life of Farnham.
facsimile is xii, 408 pp. As new.
4) Mrs Frank Leslie. 'California, A pleasure trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate, April, May, June 1877',
Originally 1877. Brown Cloth. 24 pp introduction / life of Leslie. facsimile is 286, ii. pp. Frontis engraving.
As new. Apart from the fact that the gilt title to the spine has been put on upside down.
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Book ID: 2245
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