Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco: Allyn and Bacon, 1922. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 228 pp. Abridged and Edited with Notes, Exercises, French Questions and Vocabulary by E.A. Whitenack, State Normal School, River Falls Wisconsin. A fascinating travelogue/french exercise book. ___DESCRIPTION: Dark red cloth with black lettering to front, gilt..... More

New York: J.H. Colton and Company, 1856. Hardcover. Sixmo size, 137 pp. Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800-1893) founded the mapmaking company known as "J.H. Colton and Company", known internationally and highly regarded for the quality of their maps, which were printed using engraved steel plates and often hand-coloured, recognizable for their..... More

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes (complete when published, a supplement was later published), octavo size, 949 total pp., with signature of Sven Hedin. In an age rife with exploration, Swedish explorer and travel writer Sven Hedin (1865-1952) made four expeditions to Central Asia, studying..... More

Paris: Editions des Horizons de France, 1936. Graux, Louis W. Original wraps. Quarto size, 142 pp., in French. "La Bourgogne" is a history of Burgundy, a region in France well-known for its vineyards and winemaking; this book comprises the history and development of the region, as well as the tradition..... More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873. First Edition. Leather bound. Large octavo size, 750 pp., inscribed by Olive Risley Seward. William Henry Seward (1801-1872) served as the U.S. Secretary of State (1861-1869), before which he was the twelfth Governor of New York (1839-1842) and a U.S. Senator. A prominent..... More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 346 pp. Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) not only was such a close friend with Mark Twain that Twain served as a pall bearer at Dudley's funeral, but he co-authored "The Gilded Age" with Twain, in addition to writing numerous..... More