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Hoyland, John
A HISTORICAL SURVEY OF THE CUSTOMS, HABITS, & PRESENT STATE OF THE GYPSIES Designed to Develope the Origin of This Singular People, and to Promote the Amelioration of Their Condition
Significant wear to original boards, but spine seems to be from a later date. Foxing first few & last few pages. Front hinge well started, rear hinge less so. Front free endpaper and title page detached but present, the former showing a previous owner's name. Occasional pencil underlining; The Gypsy people as they were known two centuries ago. And, yes, the subtitle really says "develope" in case you were wondering ; 8vo; 265 pages
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Stephens, John Lloyd
INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL IN GREECE, TURKEY, RUSSIA AND POLAND [TWO VOLUME SET]
Boards lightly rubbed and a bit darkened. Map with closed tear; Several steel engravings. Rare. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 268, 275 pages
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Motley, John Lothrop
HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDS [TWO VOLUMES OUT OF FOUR] From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce-1609
Boards with light wear to extremities. Tissue guarded frontispiece a bit wrinkled. Small closed tear to front free endpapers in both volumes. Volume four shows very light dampstaining ; Volumes two and four of four only. Detailed history of the Netherlands. 1/2 calf boards with marbled edges and marbled boards ; 8vo; 563,632 pages
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Stark, Freya
THE COAST OF INCENSE Autobiography 1933-1939
Light wear and small closed tear to DJ ; The third installment of the self-penned life story of Freya Stark, covering the years 1933-1939; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 287 pages
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[Anonymous]
GUIDE THROUGH EUROPE Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, the United Kingdom, Sweden & C.
Profusely illustrated with color and B&W photographs. Fold out map inset. Business advertisements featured throughout; 8vo; 887 pages
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[Anonymous]
GUIDE THROUGH EUROPE Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, the United Kingdom, Sweden & C.
Some pages detached but present. Pages yellowed; Profusely illustrated with color and B&W photographs. Fold out maps inset. Business advertisements featured throughout; 8vo; 770 pages
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Norman, Jane and Theodore
TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO EUROPE'S ART
DJ with light rubbing and very light chips to extremities ; Review copy with letter of the publisher laid in. The letter is a bit yellowed and brittle; 8vo; 426 pages
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Van Norman, Louis E.
POLAND The Knight Among Nations
Browning to endpapers. Binding quite loose in spots. Two small stains to rear board ; A history of Poland and its role in European history; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 359 pages
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Demetz, Peter
PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD Scenes from the Life of a European City
Just a wrinkle or two to the DJ ; The long and varied history of Prague, one of the world's great cities. stated first edition ; 8vo; 411 pages
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Kybalova, Ludmila
CONTEMPORARY TAPESTRIES FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Wear and a little wrinkling to DJ ; An expert of Czech tapestries takes us through it; B&W Photographs; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 94 pages
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Nikolovski, Antonie; Cornakov, Dimitar; & Balabanov, Kosta
THE CULTURAL MONUMENTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Light wear to DJ and boards ; Profusely illustrated; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 279 pages
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Strizic, Zdenko
SVIJETLA/SJENE Jedna Monografia Zagreba
Wear to extremities. Boards slightly bowed. Previous owner's inscription and apparent sticker residue to front endpaper ; Numerous photos of Zagreb. Unpaginated; B&W Photographs; 8vo
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[Anonymous]
GUIDE THROUGH EUROPE Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, the United Kingdom, Sweden & C.
Boards darkened. Fraying to spine ends. Several pages detached but present. Binding not tight; Profusely illustrated. Fold out map inset. Business advertisements featured throughout; 8vo; 867 pages
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Rolfe, W. J.
A SATCHEL GUIDE FOR THE VACATION TOURIST IN EUROPE
Both hinges well started. Wear to extremities. Occasional underlining. Occasional foxing; This guide shows a route through Europe in one continuous line. Folding maps in front & rear pockets ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 308 pages
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Linn, Thomas
THE HEALTH RESORTS OF EUROPE
Tape residue to front board. Spine darkened. Both hinges started with webbing showing. ; An index with descriptions of spas in each country ; Ex-Library; 8vo; 285 pages
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Anonymous
TRAVEL GUIDE OF THE 'NEDERLAND' ROYAL MAIL LINE
Rear cover is creased; Several color maps enliven this publication of the Royal Mail Line which shows the various routes and ports of call, which include Southampton, the Isle of Wight, Genoa, Algiers, the Suez Canal, and more; 8vo; 58 pages
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[Paterson]
PATERSON'S GUIDE-BOOK TO THE RHINE AND ITS PROVINCES
Occasional foxing. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. One map detached but present; No date, early 20th century; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 11455 pages
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Cortambert, E. & R.
GEOGRAPHIE DE L'EUROPE
Boards with light wear to extremities. Occasional foxing; In French. European geography for young folks; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 253 pages
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Hector, Robert [editor]
TRAVEL WITH GREAT WRITERS An Informal Literary Guide to Europe
Slight wear to DJ; Many of the world's greatest writers have written about travelling to Europe and a collection of the same is herein. Stated first printing; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 280 pages
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Wilson, Edmund
EUROPE WITHOUT BAEDEKER Sketches Among the Ruins of Italy, Greece and England
DJ worn and faded with tape repair; With notes from a diary of 1963-64: Paris, Rome, Budapest; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 467 pages
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Stephen, Leslie
THE PLAYGROUND OF EUROPE
Very slight edgewear and very slight foxing; A collection of articles originally appearing in Fraser's magazine and Cornhill magazine, mostly concerning the Alpine areas; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 384 pages
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Schreiber, Thomas & Hudson, Lynton
HUNGARY The Nagel Travel Guide Series
Small open tears and tape repair to DJ. Pages browned. Previous owner's name written & stamped here and there; Two folding maps ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 169 pages
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Landsdale, Maria Hornor
VIENNA AND THE VIENNESE
Slight browning to endpapers; A look at Vienna at the turn of the last century. We dare you to find a nicer book: Decorative brown boards with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Numerous tissue guarded b&w photographs. ; Sepia photos; 8vo; 430 pages
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[Anonymous]
GUIDE THROUGH EUROPE Germany, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal & C.
Spine faded. Wear to extremites. First few pages and last few pages detached but present. Binding not tight ; Profusely illustrated with color and B&W photographs. Fold out map inset. Bound in business advertisements featured throughout; 8vo; 943 pages
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Tuma, Michal
CESKY KRUMLOV
Light wear to DJ; Unpaginated; photos of the largest city in South Bohemia. Supplemental pamphlet laid in ; Color Photographs; 8vo
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Fetridge, W. Pembbroke
HARPER'S HAND-BOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN EUROPE AND THE EAST Volume III
Bound in full leather binder with moderate wear to extremities. Front board detached but present. ; Guide for travellers journeying through Europe, the US, Russia, Syria/Palestine, and Egypt. No date, 1870s; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 637 pages
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Enzensberger, Hans Magnus
EUROPE EUROPE Forays Into a Continent
Light wear to DJ. Browning to endpapers ; A look at various places off the beaten track in Europe, which was on the verge of great change. Check out the chapter on what the continent would be like in the year 2006! ; 8vo; 325 pages
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Osborne, Albert B.
FINDING THE WORTH WHILE IN EUROPE
Spine lettering faded ; Originally published in 1913 and revised here to include changes wrought by the Great War ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 253 pages
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Barzini, Luigi
THE EUROPEANS
Light wear to DJ; Author Barzini refers to Britain, France, Holland, Germany, and Italy as 'Europe' in this case, as the Iron Curtain was still up. The author sees a Europe that 'should, but won't, must, but probably cannot, evolve a common will, speak with one voice, define its goals, defend itself and pursue a single foreign policy.' What would the author have made of the EU, or the integration of the Eastern bloc countries? ; 8vo; 267 pages
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Taylor, Bayard
VIEWS A-FOOT Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff
Top edge gilt. Through Europe in the 1840s. Reprint edition, no date. Tissue guarded photographs ; 8vo; 448 pages
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Robertson, Priscilla
AN EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN Pattern and Change in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Spine faded; This study of women's expected versus actual roles in European society covers roughly from 1815 to 1914, from the final defeat of Napoleon to the outbreak of WWI. Part one details the place women were expected to occupy in the various European states at the time, and part two explores women who did not conform; 8vo; 673 pages
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Hungerford, Edward
PLANNING A TRIP ABROAD
Previous owner's name to front free endpaper ; Thin 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 300 pages
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Crosland, Margaret
A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO LITERARY EUROPE
Slight wear to DJ. Front board slightly bowed ; One can glean much insight into a writer by visiting where they had lived and worked. ; 8vo; 226 pages
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Wilson, Edmund
EUROPE WITHOUT BAEDEKER Sketches Among the Ruins of Italy, Greece and England
Light wear to extremities and with light staining to boards; Author Wilson's experiences in Europe during and just after WWII-no Baedeker required! ; 8vo; 427 pages
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Nagel
EUROPE TRAVEL GUIDE
Rear fold out map bulky/incorrectly folded; Each country with its own chapter, extensive map section in rear ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 1019 pages
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Enzensberger, Hans Magnus
EUROPE EUROPE Forays Into a Continent
Slight wear to DJ. Endpapers browned; Candid look at some of the more out of the way places in Europe such as Portugal and Hungary; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 325 pages
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Portal, Roger
THE SLAVS A Cultural and Historical Survey of the Slavonic Peoples
Light wear to DJ; Over one thousand years of history of the Slavic peoples of Russia, Ukraine, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Croats, Serbs, Bulgars, Macedonians, where the author does a masterful job disentangling the various ethnicities and detailing the ups and downs of history ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 508 pages
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Morris, Wright
SOLO An American Dreamer in Europe 1933-1034
Light wear and one small open tear to price clipped DJ; Author Morris had always dreamed of adventure and set out alone for Europe in the late spring of 1933; 8vo; 196 pages
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Sansom, William
AWAY TO IT ALL
DJ with slight edgewear and with light tape repair. Rough spot on front free endpaper from removed price sticker; Author Sansom describes his impressions in a general sense in various ports of call in Europe; 8vo; 224 pages
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Papp, Antal
HUNGARY Guide Book
Detailed guide to travelling in 1970s Hungary ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 351 pages
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Kaplan, Robert D.
EASTWARD TO TARTARY Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
Top corners bumped. Slight wear to DJ ; author Kaplan journeys into the heart of what was once the Ottoman Empire; 8vo; 364 pages
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Maass, Peter
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR A Story of War
An unsparing account of the nightmarish civil war in the former Yugolsavia. Author Maass is in Bosnia during the worst of the strife ; 8vo; 305 pages
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Jankowski, Stanislaw & Ciborowski, Adolf
WARSCHAU 1945, Heute Und Morgen
Light wear to DJ; Outstanding photogravures of Warsaw at the time of publication - ' then and now' photos as well. Text in German; B&W & Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 208 pages
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Kunsky, Josef
HOMES OF PRIMEVAL MAN Wandering in the Caves of Czechoslovakia
Boards foxed and browned; Outstanding photogravures ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall
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Krzisnik, Zvone
SLOVENIA
Slight wear to DJ; Slovenia occupies the northwestern area of the former Yugoslavia and this book offers essays and photos of its past and present history; Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 224 pages
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Various
RIGA
Chipping and small closed tears to DJ ; Preface and photo captions in English and Latvian (? ) Unpaginated; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Stark, Freya
TRAVELLER'S PRELUDE
Spine a bit sunned; Family history in the form of reminiscences and letters, sketching the early life of one of the top travel writers; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 346 pages
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Stark, Freya
TRAVELLER'S PRELUDE
Endpapers browned. Small bookseller's sticker to rear endpaper; Family history in the form of reminiscences and letters, sketching the early life of one of the top travel writers. stated first edition; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 346 pages
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Stark, Freya
BEYOND EUPHRATES Autobiography 1928-1933
Wear with small open tears to price clipped DJ. Original price sticker to DJ; Yet another volume of autobiography from Stark, this follows Traveller's Prelude. Stated first edition ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 341 pages
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Warner, Charles Dudley
SAUNTERINGS
Slight wear to extremities and boards. Occasional pencil notations. ; Handsome copy! Author Warner wanders about Europe, including Paris, the Low Countries, Italy, and Bavaria ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 289 pages
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