RAYMOND, ELMER D (6 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Robert G. Harris; (illustrateur). First Edition. 54 pp. Light edge and corner wear with an address label on the lower right of the front cover. Cover art by Robert G. Harris. This issue contains writing by: Wilbur M. Philpott; Edward Tyndall; Robert E. Pinkerton; Karl Detzer; Elmer Davis; George B. Raymond; Harold G. Hoffman; John Erskine; Elsie Robinton; along with The Courts Disapprove and the People Approve by Franklin D. Roosevelt; Bright Sayings of the Dionne Quintuplets by Marguerite Moore Marshall; and all the usual features. Size: 4to. Book.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. 8vo. [n.d., ca. 1926 or later]. Limp black leatherette covers, screw post binding. Stamped elephant vignette to front cover. Unpaginated, approx. 132 p.p. Thirty-three mimeographed letters and envelopes. Envelopes are numbered, running from LI to LXXXIII. The letters are postmarked from Morocco (Fez, Casablanca, Marrakesh), the Sahara, Seville, Monaco (Monte Carlo), Italy (Milan, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Brindisi-Piraeus), and Greece (Piraeus, Phaleron, Athens). Colour frontis, plus [5] half-tone plates of photos + folding world map. Some curling, creasing and staining to covers. Light wear to spine ends and rear joint. Long tear to folding map. Some sporadic staining and perforations to interior. Lacking rfep. A series of bound letters and envelopes (including stamps and franking) from Elmer D. Raymond, written for members of the Round-the-World Society. A very unique and scarce travelogue.

Etat : Near Fine+. Travelogue in the form of subscription letters written by Elmer D. Raymond, founder and president of the Round-the-World Society. Demy 8vo (232 x 160mm): frontispiece of clipper ship from sketch by Raymond and title page in red and black, folding map of the world, two-page forward (printed rectos only), and 53 mimeographed stamped and postmarked letter sheets (each folded twice, creating an address panel and three stenciled pages), addressed to Mrs. David R Doru of Coopers Town, N.Y.; with sixteen black-and-white plates from photographs of various locations Raymond visited ("From the mighty metropolises of European civilization, from the squalid villages of African savagery, from the icy waters of the Arctic, from the barren sands of the deserts"), and an original radiogram announcing Raymond's approach to the North Pole. The first twenty-seven letters are unnumbered, followed by numbers XXVII [sic] through LII. Bound in pebbled black limp leatherette fastened with metal screw posts, front cover blind-stamped with title and elephant device, stiff black end papers. When a letter was received, the subscriber unfolded it and placed it into the post-and-screw two-holed binder. Beautifully preserved, tightly bound and clean throughout. In 1925, Raymond set off for (then) exotic locales and every few days mailed members of the Round-the-World Society a correspondence describing his travels. On July 6, the first letter was sent from New York, and 53 others followed through the end of the year. Raymond crossed the Atlantic to London then flew to Paris, visited Luxembourg and Belgium, and "dashed" to the North Pole (he wrote twelve letters from the Arctic with such titles as: "In the northernmost city in the world," "The land of many surprises," and "Finding the remains of Andree's balloon expedition"), then traveled on to Germany and back to Paris, the French Riviera, and Italy. His first African stop, after a stormy voyage, was in Tunis, where he visited the ruins of Carthage then moved on to Morocco, visiting the Kasbah and hunting with a sheik. The contents of different copies vary, with catalogers reporting as few as 43 letters and as many as 60. The radiogram seems unique to this copy. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

Written for Members of the Round-the-World Society. 50 mimeographed, stamped letters. Folding map & six plates. 8vo. Black leatherette binder, a little grubby, some spotting and soiling to interior but very good. [7, 222]pp. New York, 1925 - A lovely souvenir from the early twentieth century. Elmer D. Raymond was founder and president of the Round-the-World-Society. In exchange for a modest sum, subscribers would receive regular letter from Raymond as he travelled from New York to England, France, Belgium, and Norway, from where he made a dash for the North Pole, and returned via Italy, Tunisia and Morocco. Commencing on 6 July, 1925, he travelled variously by steamer and plane. Raymond wrote twelve letters from the Arctic some of which are titled variously as: ?In the northernmost city in the world?, ?The land of many surprises?, ?A great experiment in the Arctic?, ?Finding the remains of Andree's balloon expedition?, and ?The dash toward the pole.? All the letters here are addressed to James R. Cooney in Asheville North Carolina.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. On offer is a wonderfully preserved book of vintage stamped letters from 1925 and 1926. One of only a handful still in circulation, "Letters from a Globetrotter" is a travelogue in the form of a series of subscription letters written by Elmer D. Raymond, founder and president of the Round-the-World Society. This particular collection s title page has "Volume Two" printed on it. Included in the book are close to 30 typewritten, mimeographed letters, over 65 real stamps with postmarks and cancels, and three black and white photo plates. There is also a fold-out map of the world, and a black sketch with blue background drawn by the author. Each letter in this collection is numbered with a roman numeral (LIII being the first) , and addressed to Mrs. Geo W Acker of Port Gibson, Mississippi. The return address of the letters is the Round-The-World Society in New York, NY. The letters include stamps on the front (some letters with one stamp, and some with up to five or ten) , and about three pages of typed text inside. Every letter is titled, eg, "THE FOUR CITIES OF THE SEVEN HILLS," and includes a location at the top, before the greeting of "Dear Friend: -" The contents of the letters are fascinating, as Raymond uses his words to paint vivid pictures of the people, culture, history, and current events of the places he visits. The travelogue begins en route to Fez, Morocco, with letter LIII. Raymond sets the scene, writing, "To-day we are awakened by the bells of a caravan drawing through Taza. First you think Santa Claus is paying a belated visit, but soon you hear the shouts of the driver: 'Ahr zitt! Ahr zitt! ' Santa Claus wouldn t talk Arabic to his reindeers." Raymond travels around Morocco before moving on to Monaco and into Italy. The collection ends with letter LXXIX in Greece. The leatherette two-hole binder measures 6" x 9". The screw posts used for binding are intact, and the cover, letters, map, plates, and stamps within are in great condition. In this stunning artefact of travel writing, Raymond captures the reader s imagination from the opening lines of each letter. He provides a remarkable illustrated depiction of one (possibly American) man s travels in North Africa and Europe in the 1920s. For a collector, there is a wealth of stamps mailed to the United States from numerous fascinating locations. This is one of two volumes of "Letters from a Globetrotter" in our collection. Both are relatively unique, with overlap of only twelve letters and three photograph plates. ; Letters; 8vo 6" x 9".

Full-Leather. Etat : Very Good. On offer is an amazing vintage book of letters from 1925 to 1926. One of only a handful still in circulation, "Letters from a Globetrotter" is a travelogue in the form of a series of subscription letters written by Elmer D. Raymond, founder and president of the Round-the-World Society. Included in the book are approximately 150 pages describing Raymond's voyages, photo plates, a fold-out map of the world, and approximately 140 real stamps, all with postmarks dated 1925 and 1926. The return address of the letters is the Round-The-World Society in New York, NY. There are more than 45 letters contained within this book, each addressed to Mrs. Harriet H. Hale of New Haven, Connecticut. The letters include stamps with postmarks and cancels on the front (some letters with one stamp, and some with up to five or ten) , and about three pages of typed text inside. Every letter is titled, eg, "ON THE TRAIL OF BARENTS," and includes a location at the top, before the greeting of "Dear Friend: -" In addition to the typed letters, there is a sketch of a ship by Raymond himself, and some 16 black and white plates with photographs capturing images from the various locations Raymond visited. The first 13 letters are not numbered, but the 14th is labelled XXVII. All the letters that follow are similarly labelled with Roman numerals, in sequence. Some appear to be missing--for example, the numbers skip from XXX to XXXIII. The travelogue begins at the North Cape, Norway, where Raymond describes seeing Europe from where he sits: "There, beyond the thick, dull curtain of fog, lies the most interesting and colorful continent of the world, Europe." The author states that this is the first of his Arctic letters. He goes on to write from Greenland, Bear Island, Spitzbergen, and the North Pole. Next he sails to Antwerp, and visits various locations in Germany, France, and Monaco. Then he moves on to North Africa, where he describes places including Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. The descriptions are colorful and entertaining, and provide an interesting look at these various communities through the eyes of a man who is likely American or English. He writes of a visit to Ruisseau des Singes in Algeria, saying, "Some of the monkeys get so bold as to put their hands into our pockets searching for hidden peanuts. One of them finds a shiny coin and steals it. He climbs a tree and sits on a branch. Fingering the coin he examines it carefully." The letters conclude with a flight from Tangier to Gibraltar, and a trip into Spain where the letters end (with letter number LXIV: "A Bullfight in Seville"). The leatherette two-hole binder measures 6" x 9". The screw posts used for binding are missing, but could easily be replaced. There is some general wear to the leather. The letters, map, plates, and stamps within are in great condition. This well-written, detailed collection of letters paints a vivid picture of one man s travels from Norway to the North Pole and south to North Africa. The photo plates give us a beautiful visual of what Raymond describes with words. For a collector, there is a wealth of stamps mailed to the United States from numerous fascinating locations. This is one of two volumes of "Letters from a Globetrotter" in our collection. Both are relatively unique, with overlap of only twelve letters and three photograph plates. ; Manuscript; 8vo - 6" x 9"; KEYWORDS: ELMER D. RAYMOND, ROUND THE WORLD, TRAVEL, LOG BOOK, VADE MECUM, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, AMERICANA, Travel, Globetrotters, Philatelic, StampsANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT,