[Prison Escape/War/Travel]. 3 Titles. ++ NARRATIVE OF DON JUAN VAN HALEN’S IMPRISONMENT IN THE DUNGEONS OF THE INQUISITION AT MADRID, And His Escape in 1817 and 1818; To which are added, His Journey to Russia, His Campaign with the Army of the Caucasus, and his Return to Spain in 1821. Edited from the Original Spanish Manuscript, by the Author of “Don Esteban” and “Sandoval.” NY: J. & J. Harper for Collins and Hannay, Collins and Co., G. and C. Carvill, et. al., 1828. 8vo. xv, [i], [25]-388pp. Contemp ¼ light maroon cloth and beige paper-covered board with printed label, uncut fore and tail edges. Losses to spine, covers separated. Slight foxing, occasional stains. Yellow slipcase is modern and probably intended for a different book. 1st American edition. ++ Ida Pfeiffer. A LADY'S SECOND JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD; From London to the Cape of Good Hope, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Celebes, Ceram, the Moluccas Etc., California, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and the United States. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1856. 8vo. Orig cloth; fair, possibly lacking a half title, foxed, mostly marginal dampstain, crease to upper corner of several dozen leaves. ++ Lowell Thomas. INDIA: Land of the Black Pagoda. NY: Century Co., (cprt 1930). Half title signed and inscribed "To W. H. Ashton/ May Ganesha the Hindu Remover of Obstacles always be with you! Lowell Thomas."