New York: The Christian Herald/Bible House, Publisher, 1896. Cloth. Red cloth. 446 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. An account of Marion Harland's travels through the Palestine region of the Near East, including Jaffa, Beirut, the Dead Sea, Jordan, Jericho, Bethlehem and other places. The author focuses on..... More
New York: Munn and Co, 1909. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Folio. Front cover depicts a race between an automobile in the foreground and an airplane (biplane). Photos and illustrations throughout. Title page with photos of automobile curiosities, including an ice cream wagon, its use in transporting an airplane, an automobile..... More
New York: The Century Co, 1890. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this magazine devoted to history, current events and literature. This issue with an article by John Muir, "Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park," that, as the title suggests, describes the landscape of..... More
London: A. Strahan, Printer, 1816. Half-Leather. Half leather, covered in blue paper dust jacket. 958 pp. Signed by George Peabody on the title page. Containing the Peabody Institute bookplate on the inside front cover, which also states, Presented by George Peabody. George Peabody (1795-1869) is considered one of the first..... More