The Last Voyage, to India and Australia, in the Sunbeam by Annie Brassey, 1889

'Missionary to the New Hebrides, an Autobiography' by John G. Paton. Edited by his brother. ibid., 1889, frontisp. portrait, map, orig. cl.

'The King-Country; or, Explorations in New-Zealand' by J.H. Kerry-Nicholls. Ibid., Sampson Low etc., 1884, XX,379,(1),36p., fold. col. lithogr. map, woodengr. plates, ills., modern c...

"Nelson's Guide to the City of New York and its Neighbourhood," published in 1858 by T. Nelson in London and New York, serves as an invaluable resource for exploring the historical a...

Two volumes 'Polynesian Researches, during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands' by William Ellis. Second edition, 2 engraved maps, o...

This is an antique novel The Snow Ship by Percy St. John. An English language fiction book with secondary title Merchant of Yakoutsk, dating to the Vict...

Gleed, Charles S, ed. Rand, McNally & Co.'s Overland Guide From the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean Via Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1883. Revised Edition. Rebound in ¼ red leather and cloth boards, with original cloth gilt-stamped pictorial front board saved, new marbled endpapers, and a custom archival slipcase to match. Illustrated throughout with engravings. This is a “Revised Edition” of the Rand, McNally & Co.'s Overland Guide From the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, via Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. The book was edited by Charles S. Gleed and published by Rand, McNally & Co., in Chicago in 1883. It has been artfully rebound in ¼ red leather and cloth boards, with the original gilt-stamped pictorial front cloth board saved, new marbled endpapers, and a matching archival cloth slipcase. As explained in the beginning of the guidebook, the purpose of the book is “to give the reader a satisfactory general idea of the States and Territories of Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, through which the traveler passes in going from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, or vice versa, entering or leaving California at its southern extremity.” Following the southern route of railways, editor Charles Gleed lays out in extensive detail information on each state, including population numbers, key industries, important towns and railway stations, farming and agriculture, mining opportunities, and weather patterns. Throughout the guidebook are countless engravings, both full page and in-text, from well known engravers of the time. Meant to further entice readers to take this overland journey, the illustrations offer views of key tourist spots, townviews, and scenic destinations, throughout the featured states of Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. The guidebook is also supplemented by pages of printed advertisements in the beginning of the book, showcasing local businesses, services, and wares. Charles Sumner...

This is an antique copy of Sixty Years a Queen by Sir Herbert Maxwell Bart, published in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. This richly detailed royal record chron...

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage - by H.W. Fowler - Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927 - Printed in England at the Oxford university Press by John Johnson - Soft cover, black ...