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Our shop is conveniently located on Murray Hill in Manhattan. We specialize in vintage travel books, exploration and discovery and carry books on places all around the world.

Among our collection you will find: The World's largest Baedeker collection, Rare Maps, A & C Black, WPA Guides and a large section on New York City. In addition we also carry collectible Children's classics, Fine Literature, Poetry etc.

Currently featured: Holiday Gift Ideas

CRUIKSHANK'S WATER COLOURS Cruikshank 400.00 USD	DOUZE ANEÉS DE JAZZ (1927-1938) Souvenirs Panassié, Hugues 2500.00 USD	GOD KNOWS Heller, Joseph 100.00 USD
HANDWRITTEN LETTER, SIGNED, MATTED AND PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED Dickens, Charles 12500.00 USD	TYPED LETTER, SIGNED Selznick, David O. 4000.00 USD	THE SONGLINES Chatwin, Bruce 350.00 USD
GENESEE FEVER Carmer, Carl 45.00 USD	THE POP-UP MICKEY MOUSE [Disney, Walt] 400.00 USD	THE LIVING PAST OF AMERICA A Pictorial Treasure of Our Historic Houses and Villages That Have Been Preserved and Restored Vanderbilt, Cornelius (Jr. ) 150.00 USD
MAN UNFOLDING Salk, Jonas 200.00 USD	BLACK MARIA A New Cartoon Collection Addams, Chas 2000.00 USD	THE SUPER COPS The True Story of the Cops Called Batman and Robin Whittemore, L. H. 750.00 USD
JOHN L. STODDARD'S LECTURES [10 VOLUMES SET, SIGNED] Stoddard Edition, Limited to 500 Copies Stoddard, John L. 3500.00 USD	SOPHIA Living and Loving Her Own Story Hotchner, A. E. 150.00 USD	SHARING GOOD TIMES Carter, Jimmy 200.00 USD
PERSONAL HISTORY Graham, Katherine 150.00 USD	IN THE STEPS OF ST. PAUL Morton, H. V. 65.00 USD	ONE MORE TIME Burnett, Carol 75.00 USD
CAGNEY BY CAGNEY Cagney, James 600.00 USD	WANDERINGS Chaim Potok's History of the Jews Potok, Chaim 75.00 USD

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