1891 OLD WEST PIONEER GUIDE CALIFORNIA NEVADA COLORADO RANCH MINING RAILROAD
A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the Vast Wonderland West of the Missouri River. 10” x 7” full leather binding with gilt titles. Illustrated with engravings. 715 pages. Marvels of the New West (1891).
1855 U.S. MILITARY PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOK REVOLUTIONARY WAR OF 1812 INDIAN WARS
By Robert Sears. Published in 1855 by Robert Sears, New York. 9” x 6” decorated cloth hardcover. Illustrated with Three Hundred Engravings. 600 pages. PART ONE – THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR : Opening of the Revolution.
1898 Victorian Exploration Sea Travel Arctic Africa Tropics Safari Wild Animals
J.W. Buel gathers the era’s most dramatic accounts of discovery, survival, scientific curiosity, and cultural encounter, presenting a sweeping panorama of the planet’s “savage lands and peoples,” polar wastes, tropical jungles, volcanic archipelagoes, and remote kingdoms.
1869 Victorian Cookbook Antique Vintage Cookery Pastry Confectionery Home Family
The bulk of the book is devoted to cookery, which was Mrs. Beeton’s specialty. Isabella Mary Beeton was one of the most famous cookery writers who ever lived. CHAPTER TWO ~ THE HOUSEKEEPER: As Second in Command of the House Accounts Cooking Instruction in Cookery The Daily Duties of a Housekeeper Evening Occupation Responsibilities.