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[Presentation copy in deluxe binding with author’s photograph] Jottings of a Year’s Sojourn in the South; or First Impressions of the Country and its People; with A Glimpse at School-Teaching in that Southern Land, and Reminiscences of Distinguished Men.

Author’s presentation copy in a de luxe binding with his albumen portrait photograph (1¾ x 1½ inches) mounted on the leaf opposite title page. A...... Read More about Presentation copy in deluxe binding with author’s photograph] Jottings of a Year’s Sojourn in...

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A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy.

This copy bears the dual New York and London imprints, but has “Miller & Company” stamped at the foot of the spine. (Miller & Holman..... Read More about A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy

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Grant’s Sketch of Calabar.

A mid-20th c. printing of a 19th century description of Calabar, West Africa by James Grant, Liverpool-based commercial and slave trader, written during one of..... Read More about Grant’s Sketch of Calabar

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[1838 ALS by James Silk Buckingham, British Journalist, Parliamentarian, and Traveler in America].

Letter written during the American travels of British journalist James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855), discussing an article to be published in the Albany Evening Journal, a...... Read More about 1838 ALS by James Silk Buckingham, British Journalist, Parliamentarian, and Traveler in America

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Letters from the Slave States.

Observations on American slavery by a British traveler in the South, first published in London in 1857. “[Stirling] gave a critical and sometimes biased picture..... Read More about Letters from the Slave States

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Cypress Gardens Plantation Spirituals Saturday and Sunday Afternoons [opening lines of South Carolina broadside].

Broadside advertising regular performances of African American “Plantation Spirituals” at South Carolina’s Cypress Gardens and sung “...entirely by local colored people connected with Dean Hall..... Read More about Cypress Gardens Plantation Spirituals Saturday and Sunday Afternoons [opening lines of South...

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[1890 Woman’s Autograph Letter Signed describing Her Being “Poisoned” and Fearful of Being Murdered and Imprisonment during Travels in Jerusalem and the Middle East].

Lengthy and peculiar letter by a woman traveler, E.W. Carpenter, written to her nephew and niece in Lebanon Springs, New York, recounting a 7,000-mile journey..... Read More about 1890 Woman’s Autograph Letter Signed describing Her Being “Poisoned” and Fearful of Being...

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New York in Ten Tours, Including Hoyt’s A Trip to Chinatown.

Rare title ostensibly offering travelers’ advice on visiting and organized coach itineraries of New York City, but whose main purpose was to promote performances of..... Read More about New York in Ten Tours, Including Hoyt’s A Trip to Chinatown

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Ghana Welcomes You.

Illustrated guidebook to the African nation of Ghana, prepared for the expatriate, English-speaking community there. Includes a shopping guide to the capital and largest city..... Read More about Ghana Welcomes You

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The Black Man of the South, and the Rebels; or, the Characteristics of the Former, and the Recent Outrages of the Latter.

Stearns was a Massachusetts abolitionist who spent six years in “Bleeding Kansas.” After the war he became a teacher, missionary, and plantation owner in Columbia..... Read More about The Black Man of the South, and the Rebels; or, the Characteristics of the Former, and the Recent...

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TAOS—-worth a trip across a continent! The Don Fernando Hotel. Taos, New Mexico. [cover title]

C.1930s travel brochure for Taos, New Mexico issued by The Don Fernando Hotel, named for late 17th and early 18th century Spanish Conquistador, Don Fernando..... Read More about TAOS—-worth a trip across a continent! The Don Fernando Hotel. Taos, New Mexico. [cover title

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Through Afro-America. An English Reading of the Race Problem.

Clark, New South (t.p. illustrated) II:6 — “[Archer] seemed unable to divest himself of certain English attitudes. His position on race is indicated by his..... Read More about Through Afro-America. An English Reading of the Race Problem

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Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839.

Pierce Butler was a Georgia-born Philadelphian whose marriage to British actress Fanny Kemble was in discord as his ownership of enslaved African Americans clashed with..... Read More about Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839

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The British Traveller In America, 1836-1860.

From the Introduction: “This work is intended to reveal what the British traveller saw in America during the period 1836-1860 and to analyze his viewpoint..... Read More about The British Traveller In America, 1836-1860

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Crystal Park Auto Trip. Colorado Springs and Manitou.

1915 Photographic souvenir of an autobus tour of Colorado Springs and Manitou. The folding photo brochure contains two mounted photographs, one depicting a sweeping roadside..... Read More about Crystal Park Auto Trip. Colorado Springs and Manitou

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1884 Autograph Letter Signed by Alvan S. Southworth, former Secretary to the American Geographical Society, Travel Writer, Journalist.

Autograph letter signed by Alvan S. Southworth, travel writer, journalist, and former secretary of the American Geographical Society, to Philadelphia printers and publishers Sherman &..... Read More about 1884 Autograph Letter Signed by Alvan S. Southworth, former Secretary to the American...

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