Search Results: Travel & Exploration from Ivy Ridge Books

At the Sign of the Three Candles, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The dust jacket has chips on the corners, some spots on the surface, the spine is darkened, not clipped, gorgeous graphics - VG. The red cloth boards with blue decoration have slightly bumped corners and slight browning at the base of the spine. There is a Gaelic pen name on the front free endpaper. 1934 At the Sign of the Three Candles. This beautiful book is illustrated with b&w photos by Frances H. Flaherty, wife of the producer of 'Man of Aran" and Thomas Mason of Dublin. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Little, Brown and Company, 1892. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gold decoration are rubbed at the corners and head/tail of the spine, cloth bright and clean. Pencil name front endpaper, title page tearing at the binding about 1/3 of the page. Illustrations by George Cruikshank All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

William Heinemann and J.B. Lippincott, 1907. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Dust jacket is torn at the front spine edges, large tears bottom right corner, tears elsewhere along the edges, spine a little darkened. Orange cloth boards with sphinx decorating the front are rubbed a tad at the corners and head/tail of spine, spine text is worn. Foxed first and last few pages and occasionally throughout, pen name front endpaper, frontis is barely attached to the book. 1907 first edition. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1893. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. No dust jacket. The green cloth boards are rubbed at the corners and head/tail of spine, a few spots on the front. Clean interior. Volume IV of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, copyright 1893. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Harper & Brothers, 1852. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Red cloth boards are very worn, corners bumped, soiling on front and rear, cloth dulled, tearing at head/tail of spine, cloth sunned, text unreadable. Pen name front endpaper, liquid stain across top of most of the book, no odor, weak hinge. Reading and reference copy only, not collectible. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

The Macmillan Company, 1921-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Inscribed on the front endpaper by the author. No dust jacket. The blue cloth boards are worn at the corners, spine sunned and worn all over, worn at head/tail. No maps in rear pocket. Title page has 1.5" tear, first few pages are foxed. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Hachette et Cie, 1861-01-01. Hardcover. Good. French travel journal that came out every six months is heavily illustrated with wonderful b&w prints. Red cloth boards are rubbed to the undersurface at the corners, the spine is tearing on both edges and across the middle, head and tail are worn to threads as well. Bookstore sticker inside cover, interior clean, binding solid. French language. I have many more issues of this publication. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Hachette & Cie, 1919. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards are worn and bumped at the corners, cloth dulled with age, spine darkened and worn. Interior paper is tanned. Many fold-out maps, large map in rear pocket has pencil notes on rear, some tearing. 1919 edition. French language. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Himalayan Books, 1990. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Dust jacket has folds on the top edge, front and rear, shelf wear and some scuffs, corners rubbed. Red textured boards are a little rubbed at the edges, small warp to boards. Clean interior. First edition. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

George W. Jacobs & Co, 1902. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Inscribed on the frontis by the author. No dust jacket. The red cloth boards are rubbed at the corners and head/tail of the spine, gold decoration a little worn on the front, spines is sunned, text becoming hard to read. Bookplate on inside front cover, weak front hinge. November 1902 first edition. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

A. Williams and Company, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Reddish brown cloth boards are heavily worn on the surfaces and edges, soiled, text remains bright on the front, partially worn off on the spine, tears at the corners. Brown stains on the pages from beginning to end, the stains don't obscure the print, see photos. Pen initials front endpaper, no rear endpapers. Folding map is present, pocket is not. Map is tearing on the folds and is a little stained, heavy general wear. Reading copy only, as-is. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Self-Published, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Blue cloth boards are decorated with gold Victoriana, rubbed at the extremities, darkened spine and some spots on rear, light liquid stain across top edge of first 25 pages. Cattle ranching in the Dakotas, train travel, poetry. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Jean-Nicolas Barba, 1838. Nouvelle Edition, Augmentee de N. Hardcover. Good. Bound in brown board with leather spine, the spine is elegant with gold cubes and four raised bands, wear on edges, chipped corners, scuffs. Bookplate on inside front corner, light foxing throughout, pullout map at rear. French language. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

The Macmillan Company, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. No dust jacket. The burgundy cloth boards are rubbed at the corners and head/tail of spine, spine is darkened, text is faded, there is a blemish on the spine. Pencil name front endpaper. November 1914 first edition. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

D. Appleton and Company, 1873. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Blue cloth boards with beveled edges have a lovely globe-centered decoration on the front and on the spine. Cloth is rubbed at the corners and head/tail of the spine, gold a little faded on the spine. Pen name and note front endpaper, interior is otherwise clean. First edition. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

R. Ackermann, 1822. Hardcover. Good. 7x4x0. Three volume set of 1822 books about Persia (Iran) with hand-colored engravings. The books are petite and measure 3.5x5.5, bound in red leather and marbled paper. Heavy wear around the edges, spines darkened, Vol III front board is present but not attached. Some scattered foxing, engravings have stained facing pages. All engravings present. Engravings are dated 1822. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011