Travel from Attic Books

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1951. Hardcover. Near fine/Good. 256 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Burgundy cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Moderate wear to jacket. Tape repairs to jacket edges on both panels. Foreword by Nevil Shute.

Toronto: Thos. Cook & Son, 1930. Fine. 16 cm leaflet. Tour 322, 30 days, including round trip ocean travel from Montreal. Included Edinburgh, Shakespeare Country, London, Brussels, Paris, Cherbourg. One photo of the Tower Bridge, London. Describes tour, fare, what's included, general conditions, recommended insurance, Cook's offices in the principal cities visited. organized by J. R. Cadwell of… Read more

New York: Vantage Press, 1990. Hardcover. Good/Very good. xiii, [2], 312 p. 21 cm. B&w photos in centre section. Frontispiece map. Cloth hardcover in dustjacket. Jacket has price-clipped front flap. Damp-stained text block edge with faint stain on lower front endpapers. Pages bright and clean.

Edmonton: Alberta Motor Association, nd. Very good. 24 cm folding leaflet. Includes map of the route. Also lists hotels, service stations. Light soiling.

Canadian Pacific, 1931. Softcover. Very good. 24 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Fold-out colour map at rear. Staplebound booklet. Bright and clean interior. Tear in spine head and some light soiling near spine. Lists various CP hotels, history Alaska, various ports of call, native people, etc. Inside rear cover lists CP agencies around the world.

Toronto: Printed in Canada by West Toronto Printing House, nd. ca. 1920. Booklet. Near fine. 24 p. 20 cm. One map and many b&w photos. Staplebound booklet. Some dampstains to margins of rear pages. Photos of the old moat and walls at Fort Erie, the picnic grounds at Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Glen Inn, Laura Secord monument at… Read more

Canadian Pacific, 1929. Booklet. Near fine. [8 p.]. 19 cm. Staplebound booklet. Faint discolouration. Printed by Canadian Pacific for a West Indies Cruise aboard the Duchess of Bedford, February 11, 1939. Ship arrived at Cartagena on February 26. Booklet gives history of the city, tariffs for motor car rentals, points of interest, postal rates.

Derby, UK: Midland Railway, 1908. Booklet. Very good. 19 cm booklet unfolds to 25 cm. 6 p. 2 maps, numerous small b&w illustrations, larger map on rear. Staplebound. Staples rusting a little. Describes various cities and stops as well as "the Land of Burns" and the "Haunts of Scott".

London, Ontario: The London Free Press, 1988. Softcover. Fine. 145 p. 22 cm. B&w photo and map with every section. Softcover. The first 68 columns in a series published in Encounter Magazine from Sept. 13, 1986 onwards. Author was travel editor of the London Free Press.

Lakefield, ON: Canada Canoe Routes Data Cache, 1973. Softcover. Good. iv, 150 p. 28 cm. Maps inside covers and at rear. Green card covers. Tears in lower spine, ink signature at top front.

Toronto: Ontario Department of Travel and Publicity, nd. [1947?]. Staplebound. Very good. Sunny Inland Waterways of Ontario Book II. 30 p. 23 cm. B&w photos. Pink line drawings. Staplebound booklet. A little soiling and wear. Former owner's label on first page.

Ashgabat: Turkmen state publishing service, 2012. Hardcover. Near fine/Good. 319 p. 33 cm. Beautiful colour photos, including some fold-outs. White hardcover in pictorial dustjacket. Some scratches and soiling to rear and spine of jacket, light wear to its edges. Faint marks to front endpapers.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1865. Hardcover. Good. xvi, [17-19], 20-493, 2 p. 24 cm. 12 b&w plates. Folded part-colour map of Central Asia in rear pocket. Brown cloth hardcover with bevelled edges. Label residue on lower spine, some wear to spine ends. Corners bumped. Some faint scratches to front. Mechanics Institute stamp on front free endpaper. First… Read more

Edinburgh: Cadell and Co, 1829. Hardcover. Ex library-good. 3 vols.: iv, ii, 421; 432; vii, 436, 4 p. 22 cm. Fold-out colour map at front of vol. I. Fold-out table at rear of vol. III. Original publisher's bindings respined in tan paper. Corners a bit worn. Foxing is mainly to first and last pages. Library markings at top… Read more

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Poor. xvi, 212 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Green cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has large chips in spine head, upper and lower rear, as well as some creases and stains. Flaps and endpapers stained. Front flap price clipped. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper and by Vanessa Phelan on title page.… Read more

Melbourne: Quartet Books, 1982. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xiii, 266 p. 22 cm. Maps on endpapers. B&w photos. Brown cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has slightly faded spine, a few spots. Light wear to book's lower edges and some faint spotting to text block edge. Signed in pencil by author on front free endpaper.

London: Macmillan, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. ix, 243 p. 23 cm. One map. 38 b&w photos in centre section. Maps on endpapers. Pale blue cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Inscription by author on front free endpaper. A few spots and pencil marks to pages. Topics include the Bosphorus, the Aegean, Antioch, White Sea, Bodrum, etc.

Mexico, 1922. Hardcover. Very good. 36, 66 p. 27 cm. 66 p. of b&w illustrations. Black spine with marbled paper boards, tiny cloth corners now worn. Lower spine a bit faded or discoloured. Ink inscription on title page. Pages mostly clean and neat with only an occasional mark. Spanish text.

London: Printed for Harvey and Darton, 1823. Hardcover. Good +. Originally published 1821 as per second title page. Plate 1 has imprint: Pub'd by Harvey & Darton, Jan. 1, 1823. 12, [22], 346, [2] p. 19 cm. Frontispiece plate and title page vignette. 2 other engraved plates. Bound in blue buckram with new endpapers. Tape-repaired title page. Some… Read more

Ottawa: National Parks Service, Lands and Development Services Branch, Department of Mines and Resources, nd. ca. 1941. Staplebound. Very good. 32 p. 26 cm. B&w photos. Maps at rear. Staplebound booklet. A few faint marks to exterior and faint stain inside front cover. Story and photos for Banff, Jasper, Waterton Lakes, Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, Mount Revelstoke.