Search Results: Travel - Europe from Horizon Books

New York, October House Inc, [1967], . . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, owner inscription on endpaper, clean very good+ in lightly worn dust jacket (not price clipped). . 8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; xx, 204 pp, frontis, 40 plates, 37 other illustrations, maps including folding, bibliography, index. . The classic on the Alps first printed in 1930 in London, this apparently first US edition with a supplementary bibliography with later works cited. Well-written account with 16th century travelling conditions, the earliest alpine tourists, famous alpine expeditions, war in the Alps, the greatest Alpine tourist and other fascinating information. Neate D13. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, B. T. Batsford, [1948], First edition. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean in very good dj (light wear to spine ends). . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; [viii], 120 pp, colored frontis map of Gloucestershire, 64 illustrations including photos and maps, many full-page, glossary, bibliog, index. . A well-illustrated work with history, topography and accounts of towns, villages, rivers and hills. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, The Hakluyt Society, 1925, First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, slight wear at spine edge, near fine clean copy. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xxxiv, 216 pp, folding frontis panorama of Rome with tissue guard, 2 folding map, each showing author's route, bibliog, index. . A superb copy of the first publication of this work, whose manuscript was found in the British Museum. Interesting 17th century travels through France and Italy on the Grand Tour, with descriptions of villages, towns, cities, and much on Rome. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Garden City, Doubleday & Company, 1967, First edition. . original brown cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (chipped at spine ends, price clipped), fine, clean and unmarked in good jacket. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; [viii], 230 pp, 57 photos on 24 pages of plates, pictorial endpapers. . A narrative of the author's travels in the Balkans through Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, before the Soviet empire collapsed, paints interesting pictures of life, conditions, customs, etc. With good photos by her husband, Dr. Norton Brown. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1929, First edition, limited to 2,000 copies, of which this is 188. . original cloth a bit faded, dj (wear and small chips at edges), else near fine in good dj. . sm 8vo [19 x 14 cm]; [viii], 225, [iii, ads] pp. . Travels in many parts, including Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Greece with mainly personal experiences with the people encountered. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Barcelona, , nd, . . original cloth, very good.. . 8vo; unpaginated, many color photos. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Collins, nd [c1944], . . original pictorial blue cloth, signature on endpaper, clean and very good copy. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 112 pp, 11 colored plates including frontis, 64 other illus, double-page map. . From early accounts of Greek travellers to Britain including Pytheas, Byzantine influences on Anglo-Saxon culture and art, to more recent travels to Britain by Greeks and travels of British to Greece, and later political relations, and interesting work with good illustrations from early art-work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, printed by Eden Fisher & Co., 1921, fifth and revised edition. . original pictorial paper wraps, chipped at spine end and one corner, interior clean and very good. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; [viii], 211 pp, frontis of City Archives, other illustrations from photos, plans, other illustrations from drwgs, index. . Includes the history, the great hall, monuments, public meetings, chambers, the library, museum, election of the lord mayor, insignia and household, banquets, sheriffs, their work, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Geoffrey Bles, [1939], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering in gilt border, clean, unmarked, near fine interior and cover with only light use in a worn dj (chipped at edges, rubbed, spine a little darkened). . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; vii, 277 pp, map endpapers. . The author of Lapland Journey here describes his travels among the islands of the Hebrides by steamer, crossing and travels through the many islands including Skye, Eigg, Iona, etc, and the Outer Hebrides, with good descriptions of the people, countryside, conditions, tales, history, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, B. T. Batsford, [1963], First edition. . original red cloth, spine title lettering in gilt, cover lightly faded, dj (price clipped, light wear at upper edge), near fine in very good jacket. . 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 208 pp, frontis and illustrations from photos, maps, index. . Detailed descriptions of each region of the highlands of Scotland. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1935, Second edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, minor crease on front cover, else fine. . 8vo [20 x 13.5 cm]; xxi, 452, [iii, ads] pp, frontis, attractive illustrations from drwgs, endpaper maps. . The ads list the other books in the Highways and Byways series. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1913, First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, top edge gilted, edges a little rubbed, corner bumped, very good. . 8vo [20.5 x 13 cm]; xvi, 439, [iv] pp, frontis and numerous illustrations from drawings by Hugh Thomson, folding map. . With much on the history, ruins, legends, ballads and nature of the border between England and Scotland, beautifully illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1911, First edition. . original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, top edge gilted, spine end bit rubbed, name on endpaper, interior clean, very good+ overall. . 8vo [22.5 x 17 cm]; xv, 144 pp, 20 fine color plates including frontis from paintings by Benger, each mounted on heavy art paper, each with captioned tissue guard, index. . Inman 158. Only 3,000 copies of this first edition were printed, some later printings had less plates. The charms of English country life in pictures and narrative as the author travelled the lanes, highways and byways through the year. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, T. Werner Laurie, [c 1912], First edition. . original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt device on spine, small stain on spine, minor spotting on a few leaves, presentation bookplate, very good sound and solid condition. . 8vo [19.5 x 14 cm]; xii, 218, [x, ads] pp, frontis portrait, 63 photos on plates. . Neate B 217: 'Includes a good selection of photographs of early climbers; good chapter on early women climbers'. The author, called the man who cinematographed the Matterhorn, provides a chapter on filming Mont Blanc under difficulties, and on hints for alpine photography. Other chapters include How to Get Killed in the Alps, accidents on Mont Blanc, In an Avalanche Path, Playing with Death, Blizzards, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, printed for the author, 1828-1829, First edition. . contemporary half red morocco, marbled boards, all edges gilted, gilt spine title lettering, joints rubbed and scuffed, some plates pulled but intact, internal hinge cracked but firm, very good, clean copy with only light foxing on a few plates. . 4to [30 x 22 cm]; 2 volumes, [vi], 92; [iv], 104 pp, complete with 96 fine engraved plates and 13 engraved maps including one folding, on heavy india proof paper. . A superbly illustrated work on 12 mountain passes including the Little Saint Bernard, the Mont Genevre, the Mont Cenis, the Mont Saint Gothard, the Great Saint Bernard, the Monte Stelvio, the Cornice, the Grimsel and the Gries, the Bernardine and the Splugen, the Brenner, the Tende and the Argentiere and the Simplon, each pass with a map. Neate B170. The painter Brockedon traversed the Alps 58 times, crossing more than 40 different passes, in the course of his researches. He had helped in the preparation of Murray's Swiss… Read More

Philadelphia, The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1915, First edition. . original blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, light stain on rear cover, spine slightly faded, name on endpaper, interior is clean and fine in very good cover. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 199 pp, index. . 'Describes the life of Russian Jews in the time of Nicholas I, when Jewish children were snatched away from their homes in order that they might grow up as Christian soldiers. Steinberg has succeeded in narrating a serious story without continually lamenting and weeping, and throughout he preserves good taste and sanity'. [Block, Of Making Many Books]. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Framingham, Old America Company, [1925], First edition. . original green cloth, gilt title lettering on cover and spine, spine lettering faded, endpaper inscription, interior near fine, clean and unmarked, overall very good. . large 8vo [26 x 1`8 cm]; [ii], 302 pp, 304 illustrations from photos, including some full-page, engraved illustrations on title page, index. . The author of numerous books, covering New England states, furniture and antiques, here describes all of the 32 counties of Ireland, based on his extensive travels. Very well-illustrated from the author's photographs. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Rome, Ente Nazionale Industrie Turistiche, 1957, . . original heavy paper printed wraps, one page with tear, very good+, clean and unmarked. . 12mo [20 x 12.5 cm]; 80 pp, many illustrations from photos and drawings, index. . A tourist guide with much information including geography, resources and work, population, folk lore, history, art, museums, culture, how to travel, tours, hotels, restaurants, trattorias, food and wine, amusements, social events, shopping, open air life, how to reach, etc, all nicely illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, J. Pemberton, 1732, Second edition. . original boards with new spine and gilt title lettering on spine, boards a little scuffed, lightly foxed on some leaves but mainly clean, very good solid copy. . 8vo [20.5 x 13 cm]; xxx, [ii, ads], 205, [xxx, index] pp, with errata leaf bound after title page, publisher's ad printed on verso half-title page, engraved headpieces, tailpieces and initials, table, index. . Cox i, 125. The first edition was in 1725. It is composed as a series of letters, travels through parts of Belgium and Holland with mention of many places including Ypres, Flanders, Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp, Louvain, Liege, Lisle, Douay, Calais, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, George P. Putnam, 1852, First American edition, translated from the German first edition of 1846 by Charlotte Fennimore Cooper. . orig pictorial gilt cloth, with gilt picture on front & rear covers, gilt title lettering on spine with gilt design, spine ends frayed, title page slightly spotted but clean, very good copy with colored map on endpaper from other source showing Iceland. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 273 pp, folding frontis map of South West Coast of Iceland (tears). . Robinson p. 25: 'She was the first full-time woman traveller'. The author describes her travels in 1845 in interesting detail with some emphasis on the people and their customs, scenery, notable buildings and events. A picture of this book is available on request by email.