Search Results: Travel & Adventure / Travel Journals from Bookmarc's

Stanford, CA, U.S.A.: Stanford Alumni Association, 1991. BX5 - A trade paperback book in near fine condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. This is a title in the Portable Stanford series. A book about a Russian writer, Nicholas Russel (Nikolai Konstantinovich Sudzilovskii) who traveled through California from San Francisco to Soapweed in 1891 and wrote an unvarnished account of campers and cranks, country dances and cutthroat capitalism. An English translation of his writing makes up the first part of this book. Russel's original travelogue was translated from the Russian by Sara Fenander. The second part of the book is a portrait of the text's author and his history. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Endnotes, 179p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 6.5"x9".

Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2012. CV4 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Elva Nelson to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. 9.25"x6.25", 177 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Between 1982 and 2012, I took 95 major trips to foreign and domestic destinations as tour designer and leader. My tours were tailored to include experiences not enjoyed by the average traveler. Bet you didn't see what we did! This book is about: *Traveling off the beaten path to see the beauty and unusual details that others miss; *Cultural and historical facts and trivia that add interest to the traveler's experience; *Humorous events that occurred on our journeys; *The importance of seeing everything there was to see where we went, knowing that we may not be back; *Entertaining episodes, unique people, fresh perspectives, and "close calls" encountered along the way;… Read More

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Penguin Books, 1995. CE2 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some light creasing on the spine plus there is some light creasing on the front cover at the extreme top right and bottom right corners and on the back cover at the extreme top left and bottom left corners plus there is some light scattered surface chipping along the spine edges plus there is some very light yellowing of the outside paper edges plus there are several dogeared pages plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked. A book about the author's exploration of a the southern beginnings of a 'road to the north' planned by British colonialists and imperialists. It involves travels in the area of the north-western border of the Republic of South Africa, Botswana, and the west-central region of Zimbabwe and examines the history of the region. this includes conflict between the Boers and Britons as well… Read More

Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Andrews and McMeel, Inc., 1997. CE5 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in light blue wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. A book about the author and his wife and three kids and their adventure of traveling around the world together. The story is told from all of their points of view and include another daughter and her husband who joined the family in route when their child, the author's first grandson, was old enough to fly. 343p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Houston, Texas: Mavis Parrot Kelsey, Sr., 1990. CD5 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by "Mary and Mavis Kelsey" on the half-title page in very good condition that is lightly cocked, foxing on the top and bottom page edges and some light foxing on the endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Travel Journals of Mary Wilson Kelsey: Letters and Diaries from Some of Her Many Foreign Travels Between 1922 and 1990. 11.25"x8.75", 303 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Penguin Books, 1985. BH2 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated blue wraps with very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light rubbing on the back cover. A collection of travel essays based on the author's wide ranging travels. By the author of "Laughing in the Hills." 226p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1992. BH3 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, sound copy in color wraps with very minor shelf wear plus there is some heavy coloring done to the front map by the original owner plus there is a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges plus on the back cover there are two patches of heavy damage to the surface gloss (about 0.75"x1.5" and 0.75"x1"). An intimate portrait of a Turkey rarely seen. A land where the cutting of a tree is a crime, where goats are sacrificed to launch state-of-the-art ships and where whole towns emerge at dusk to stroll in the streets. This is a cross-country odyssey into history, legend, mystery, and myth. 233p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Richmond, Virginia, USA: John Knox Press, 1947. BI4 - A hard cover book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in blue cloth with pictoral printed front and copper lettering on the spine with light foxing and staining on the front and back plus a gift inscription is cut out of the top quarter of the front endpaper. Illustrated with full page black and white photographs plus some very light yellowing of the outside paper edges. The dust jacket is in very good- condition with minor overall wear plus light foxing and staining overall plus light edge wear of the top and bottom edgesl, especially on the back, plus 2 closed tears on the front top edge (about 0.5" each) plus some chipping on the spine top and bottom edges plus a closed tear on the back (about 0.25") top right corner. This is a panorama of nature's changing seasons in terms of bird life. It is about the author's bird walks in the hills of historic Rockbridge County in western Virginia, hikes through the… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1975. BI6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall wear plus there is some rubbing of the lettering on the spine plus there is some very, very light edge wear along the bottom board edges plus there is a very, very light bump on the front top right corner plus there is some tape staining on the outside board surfaces and front and back endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there is some light soiling on the right outside paper edges plus there are the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the front and back endpaers and title page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some fading along the spine plus there is some light surface chipping on the spine near the bottom edge from a library label plus it is price clipped plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A combination history and travelogue of the American Southwest by an Englishman who emigrated to the United… Read More