The Swiss village of Saas-Fee is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded by a total of 13 peaks above 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) which is the highest concentration in the Alps, giving the village the nickname the Pearl of the Alps. It is a classic ski resort . . . This folding brochure is undated c1940's[?]. Folded size - 10cm by 21cm; unfolds to 60cm by 21cm six panels, printed on both sides.Color covers, a little color inside. Tri-lingual - German, French and English. Minor wear to the exterior. Unmarked. All folds are sound. Ships via inexpensive Canada ... View More...
History of the military career of Russian General Suvarov, his full title - Alexander Vasilievich Suvarov, Count Suvarov Rimniksky, Prince Italysky [1729-1800]. Author was a some-time aide and historiographer to the General. 2 Volumes., xxxvi, 218pp, engraved frontis; 366pp, 1 leaf, 15pp supplement, 1pp ad. Full leather bindings with gilt decoration. Title label and volume label missing on Volume II. Interior very clean and bright without foxing. Bindings are tight. 2" splits to leather at foot of spine on front boards. General wear to leather but moderate and not detracting. PLease enquire... View More...
Quality, printed, sepia photograph album of Vienna and Lower Austria. Foreword by Dr. Ernst Decsey. 142pp, photographs captioned in German, French and English. Interior is very bright, clean and unmarked. Wrappers are a little soiled. Three-hole binding with silk ties is tight and sound. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Unpacked weight 490g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. Wor... View More...
Photo portrait of the City of Tallinn on the Baltic in Estonia. Unpaginated, approx 185pp, profusely illustrated. Text in Estonian. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Small date in ink at foot of htp. Sound binding. Very minor wear to cloth. Weight, 970g. View More...
Green card envelope enclosing 20 different photo views of Rome just a fraction small than the envelope. Undated - trams and horse drawn vehicles. Couldn't see and autos. P{hotos are good quality - bright, sharp and crisp. Description on the back in Italian, English and German. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates to Canada, the USA and other Countries. View More...
Lot of two different postcard folders showing scenes of Blankenberghe, Belgium in the 1930s. Serie 1 features 10 different, detachable view cards, printed in a sepia monotone. Serie 2 features 10 different color postcards in concertina fashion, detachable. These were brought back from Belgium by a WWII soldier./ One folder is marked on the back - 'On Pass for 72 hours - June 6-9, 1945'. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media ail, in card sleeve. From $4.00 to $8.00 depending on exact weight etc. Those requiring Tracking in Canada will find po... View More...
Book of twelve colour, printed postcard views of the Belgian City of Dinant. All the the postcards are professionally pasted into the book and are all marked LUX, as is the album. No other publication details are given. The album is certainly Pre-WWI and would date to about 1908. The ablum's front wrapper has an attractive art-nouveau design. The letters 'MBCP' are shown within the design. Interior is Fine, bright colours, unmarked. Binding is tight. Wrappers, overlapping the edges, are clean but with some edge wear. Weight, 160g. View More...
Book of twelve colour, printed postcard views of the Belgian City of Dixmude. All the the postcards are professionally pasted into the book and are all marked LUX, as is the album. No other publication details are given. The album is certainly Pre-WWI and would date to about 1908. The ablum's front wrapper has an attractive, gilt, art-nouveau design. The letters 'MBCP' are shown within the design. Interior is Fine, bright colours, unmarked. Binding is tight. Wrappers, overlapping the edges, are clean and show only a little wear. Weight, 164g. View More...
Book of twelve colour, printed postcard views of the Belgian City of Nieuport. All the the postcards are professionally pasted into the book and are all marked LUX, as is the album. No other publication details are given. The album is certainly Pre-WWI and would date to about 1908. The ablum's front wrapper has an attractive, gilt, art-nouveau design. The letters 'MBCP' are shown within the design. Interior is Fine, bright colours, unmarked. Binding is tight. Wrappers, overlapping the edges, are clean and show only a little wear. Weight, 164g. View More...
Book of twelve colour, printed postcard views of the Belgian City of Ypres. All the the postcards are professionally pasted into the book and are all marked LUX, as is the album. No other publication details are given. The album is certainly Pre-WWI and would date to about 1908. The ablum's front wrapper has an attractive art-nouveau design. The letters 'MBCP' are shown within the design. Interior is Fine, bright colours, unmarked. Binding is tight. Wrappers, overlapping the edges, are clean and undxamaged. Weight, 164g. View More...
Biography of Catherine II of Russia [1762-1796]. 418pp, photo illustrated. Bright, fresh, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No wear to boards. Unclipped dustjacket shows only very minor edge wear and is bright and clean. Weight, 800g. View More...
Cover features portait of Spanish Head-of-State, General Francisco Franco, by arist Louis Glanzman. Feature article - 'Spain Looks to the Future'. Canada edition - same content as USA edition but scarcer, plus Canadian news. 80pp. Bright and clean copy - near display quality. Sound binding. Address label present, otherwise Unmarked. Vol 87, No 3. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Albumen photograph by the World's oldest photographic firm, Alinari Fratelli, of Italy. Founded in 1852 and still in existence. Titled - 'No. 5057. PERUGIA - La Via Appia vista di sopra'. Shows a very steep street leading down to part of the town, man gazing down. The view framed in an archway. Photograph is undated, but is circa 1880s-1890s. Sepia toned, unmounted albumen print. Wonderful composition and clear, sharp detail. Further details available. Image on request. View More...
Only Two of Three volumes present. Covers the years 1815 to 1831. Volume 1 - xv, 441pp, 4pp publisher's ad. Volume 2 - xii, 479pp. No illustrations. Internally unmarked, scattered light foxing throughout, but many pages bright white. Tight, square binding. Leather boards clean and with only minor but. But, both spines are missing and replaced with brown cloth tape. Unpacked weight, 1.885kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum ... View More...
Shows numerous Tours of the Iberian Peninsula. Itineraries shown. Mini-Maps. Prices included. Numerous small photos. Large center-pages map. Bright, clean and unmarked. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Carte de Visite photograph [CDV] of 'Menton - 'Pont de Carrei'. Caption in blue ink to foot of photo. On the reverse - just the elaborate intertwined initials of the photographer. Image available. Very clean and sharp. Undated circa 1870s. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Carte de Visite photograph [CDV] of 'Menton - 'Vue Prise de la Madone'. Caption in blue ink to right sideof photo. On the reverse - just the elaborate intertwined initials of the photographer. Image available. Very clean and sharp. Undated circa 1870s. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Carte de Visite photograph [CDV] of 'Menton - 'Vue Prise du Cap Menton'. Caption in blue ink at foot of photo. On the reverse - just the elaborate intertwined initials of the photographer. Image available. Very clean and sharp. Undated circa 1870s. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Travel Guide to Provence and the Cote d'Azur in the South of France. 1953 edition. French language text. 624pp, folding maps and plans, endpaper maps, fixed silk page marker. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding. Virtually no wear to cloth. Weight, 470g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum postage to... View More...
An account of the Dutch shipping company, Carebeka and its ships. Very detailed List of Ships with photographs. Text in Dutch and English. 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked blth book and dustjacket - 'as new'. Weight, 761g. View More...