Seward Olive Risley (55 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 2, 1887, pp. 585-602, Map, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG, 1st Ed.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, full leather binding with marbled textblock. Exterior is in poor shape with both boards detached in leather to spine is missing. Internal binding of the text pages is good and pages are tight. Foldout map at page 778 is still present and attached. Marbled end pages and pastedowns and front and rear are also present though the front marbled end page has some darkening and chipping along the edges. Front pastedown contains the 19th century bookplate of Annie C. Nutting, second front end page has a signature in pencil of J. S. Nutting. No other handwriting found. Pages are toned due to age and there is some foxing present though this is mainly limited to the first few pages and front and rear. Also found between the pages is a 19th century business card showing the name Geo. S. Ford. This has been placed in a glassing envelope and will stay with the book. Despite the rough exterior (which is the reason for the poor condition grade) the interior of the book grades as VG or better. This is an excellent candidate for rebinding or for reference purposes.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pub by D. Appleton and Co., 1873, same date TP & CP, NAP. presumed 1st Edition. NOT exLib. VG cond. hardcover, no dj. Purple cloth over beveled bds w/ gilt dec & reverse lettering on front cover, & slightly sunned gilt dec & lettering on spine. Light exterior soiling & wear incl very slight loss to head & heel of spine. Soiled endpapers, o/w internally clean. Hinges & binding sound. Book is complete, intact & unmarked. Illlustrated in b&w. 788pp + 8pp publisher's advts. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG used cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust jacket. First Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No Dust jacket. First Printing. Tight sound reading copy only due to spine missing and entire length of spine reinforced with black cloth library tape, but this has been nicely done and does not look all that bad, owners name on inside front cover, foxing to first four and last three pages, heavy rubs to edges and corners. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Hardcover with gilt titles and cover device, rebound in heavy leather with the original front and rear strips overlaid on the new covers. A good+ copy, with some damp staining along the page edges and soiling to the bottom textblock edge and endpapers. Lengthy pencilled note to the front endpaper from the previous owner, and a name in pencil at the top of the final advert at rear, otherwise text appears to be unmarked. Hinges and binding are solid (strong rebind as mentioned above). 789pp., indexed, black and white illustrations and one fold-out map. Seward's travels to Asia, India, Egypt, Palestine, Europe, the US and more. This title is notorious for losing it's spine strip, so the rebind is actually a positive in this rare case.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1873, 788pp + ads, illus., marbled eps & pg edges, front cover deatched, slome shelfwear to cover, wear to spine ends, section up to title pg is loose, rest of binding is tight, contents clean & unmarked.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. 1873, 730pp + ads, illus., blue cloth w/ gilt decoration, soiling & wear to cover, bottom corner worn through to board, soiling a bit heavier to spine, front cover beginning to separate from spine, light smudging to eps & throughout, slight foxing to frontis, no dj, contents unmarked.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Reading copy only. Lacking front cover. Rear hinge cracked. Writing inside. In polypropylene bag. (travel literature, united states, canada, voyages around the world) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This copy nicely rebound in brown buckram cloth. New end papers. Gilt titles on spine. Fold-out map and ads in rear. Contents clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Thick octavo; xii, 388, [x] pages, full cloth, extra=gilt spine, edgewear, som silverfish tracks, large waterspot a heel of title-page Lincoln's Secretary of State, Seward, made his world tour, here edited by his daughter, with extensive illustrations. Part One covers the U.S. and Canada and the Pacific Ocean. Part Two is Japan, China and Cochin China [ about 250 pages ]. Part Three is the Eastern Archipelago, Straits of Malacca, and Ceylon. Part Four is British India. Part Five is Egypt and Palestine. Part Six is Europe.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In brown stamped cloth decorated in gilt. Fold-out map. Light wear to cloth at spine ends. Light spotting to cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Thick , hardbound book ; marbeled endpapers and all edges ; clean and unmarked and binding tight and square ; folded map last page before index of route through Asia , Africa and Europe ; ; last page , endpaper contains penciled notes ; several pages of publications after index ; Laid in is a newspaperaccount of " Seward's Wise Folly "light wear to leather on corners spine edges and head of spine , FO's signature and date on FFE and embossed owner's name on same page and light foxing to FFE o/w a tight , sound copy . ; 8vo; 788 pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Embark on a captivating journey to the heart of 19th-century China with this enthralling travelogue. The author, an intrepid American woman, recounts her extraordinary experiences as she ventures into a land steeped in ancient traditions and cultural mystique. This book offers a vivid and insightful exploration of a bygone era, where the clash between East and West unfolds against a backdrop of political tensions and cultural misunderstandings. From the bustling streets of Shanghai to the awe-inspiring Great Wall, the author's keen observations and engaging storytelling transport readers to a world both foreign and fascinating. Through encounters with Chinese officials, ordinary citizens, and fellow travelers, the author delves into themes of cultural difference, resilience, and the enduring power of human connection. The book's exploration of Chinese customs, architecture, and landscapes provides a window into a society undergoing profound transformation. Ultimately, this travelogue serves as a testament to the transformative power of travel and the importance of cross-cultural understanding in a rapidly changing world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Autobiography. First edition in fine binding. Leather covers scuffed on the edges and spine ridges, other light rubbing, gilt titles and turn-ins. Interior clean, hinges starting to crack, but holding well, pages tanned, frontis and tissue guard foxed, all edges gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gilt lettering in red spine title block on red cloth covered boards. 8o, 730 pages plus ads. Attractive bookplate of T. Ferdinand Wilson on the inside of the front cover. Name written on the 2nd free end paper. A journal of Seward's travels in the United States, Canada, across the Pacific Ocean to Japan, China, the Eastern Archipelago, the Straits of Malacca, Ceylon, British India, Egypt, Palestine, Athens, Constantinople, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, and England. Seward is best known for the purchase of Alaska from Russia.

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. First U.S. Edition. 788 pages, plus advertising. Pages are in good, clean condition; edges yellowed. Profusely illustrated. Folding map near the back. Endpapers a little stained; also pencil notations and previous owner's signature. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and design on the spine and upper cover. Spine is faded and damaged at the head/tail. Gilt on the upper cover is lovely and bright. Corners are bumped and a little frayed. Light scuffing on the covers. Binding is loose near the middle, but pages are all intact. GOOD-. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This approximately 6 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch volume has 730 pages (the full page illustrations are blank on the verso side and neither is included in the page count)/, a fold out map, Index, and 8 pages of advertisement. There are 200 illustrations, including a frontispiece that is protected by a tissue guard. The book is bound 3/4 brown leather and marbled paper, has four raised bands, and gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. All edges are also marbled. The fore edges of the boards show wear and the actual board in multiple areas. It also appears that the front board and the pages through xii, had gotten wet at one point, e.g. the marbled paper at the edge is lifting, there is discoloration to some of the pages, the verso side of the front free end paper and the next end paper are stuck together and there is some areas of paper loss to the other edges through the frontispiece-does not affect the image. The book also presents as a bit off square. There are several small brown spots to last few pages of the book and one small area of brown that impacts the margins, edges of pages 155-183-no text is impacted. A previous owner's name is on one of the front end papers in pencil. This book is heavy and will require additional postage to that which is automatically assigned. The date on the copyright page and title page match with no additional printings noted. Please look at the images carefully, and ask questions about this item prior to making a purchase. Thank you.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 358. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1889 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 358.