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New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts Inc, 1960. Red clothbound hardcover. 278 pages. From jacket: "(The author) a knowing, indefatigable globe-trotter, has long been a shopper by avocation. She has traveled thousands of miles to check and recheck her information and the results are ... here is sound advice on what specialties of certain countries...when shipping purchases home pays off… Read more

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. Stated First American Edition 115 pages with some black and white illustrations. From jacket: "Eleven essays of great variety...speak of travel as the supreme experience. Here are evocations of cites as diverse as Hong Kong and Edinburgh, Singapore and Bath, Dublin and Washington, D.C. The past is made present in a sparkling… Read more

Camden, New Jersey: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1966. Blue cloth hardcover with white tiles on spine, professionally rebound for library use. 223 pages including index. Copiously illustrated with black and white photographs by Bob and Ira Spring. From page 7: "With a Japanese companion, I could see the country through the eyes of its own people as… Read more

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. The hardcover version was printed in 1973, this softcover edition is a First Edition Thus. 4to size pictorial softcover; 129 pages with black and white illustrations throughout plus two sections of color photographs From introduction: "The purpose of this photographic essay is to convey the visual impact of Boston as it is now;… Read more

Boston: Little Brown, 1969. First Edition, Second Printing 8vo size clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 335 pages with two sections of black and white photographs. From jacket: "For several years (the author) lived south of Naples (Italy) in the medieval town she calls Torregreca, shared its honeycombed life, came to know its people in all their vitality… Read more

Los Angeles, CA: Audio Renaissance, 1991. Includes A Year in Provence & Toujours Provence Read by the author and Patrick Macnee An illustrated cardstock slipcase holds the two difference tape cases, both integrated cases with illustrated card stock covers and interior plastic trays which hold the two (each) cassettes. A Year in Provence Abridged on two… Read more

Readers Union, 1974. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 285 pages Book Club Edition From jacket: "The pueblo is Tajos and its people. Tajos is a village through the experiences of its inhabitants Spain, a white cluster of houses carved into the grey and pine-green mountainside looking out over the Costa del Sol and the Mediterranean… Read more

Signed by author on title page 8vo size trade paperback with photo illustrated covers; 130 bright, white pages with many color photographs throughout. From back: "Bermuda is somehow quite different from all of the other islands which grace this fair planet,' writes the author David Raine. Formed from volcanic eruption a hundred million years ago and… Read more

Vintage New Hampshire Travel Guide Circa 1940s 4to size staple-bound softcover booklet with photo illustrated covers; 64 pages profusely illustrated with black and white photographs throughout, inside back cover is a map. Private Press: Conway Chamber of Commerce; Conway, New Hampshire, undated, circa 1940s Includes: Conway Passaconaway North Conway Kearsarge Chatham Madison Intervale Jackson Bartlett… Read more

Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1974. 12mo size trade paperback; 61 pages with many black and white photographs and pull-out map Contents include: A History of Water Famine Channelling the Waters of the Changho River Battling with the Taihang Mountains Advancing Through Difficulties The Masses Are the Real Heroes Working for a Common Cause Harvest Moderate wear to… Read more

New York: Henry Holt, 1991. Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 219 pages with some black and white photographs From jacket: "Within most of us is a strong desire for fulfillment and a equally strong sense of incompleteness that we have little time to acknowledge in our busy lives. Recognizing… Read more

New York: Robert McBride & Company, 1931. 8vo size green clothbound hardcover with black and white photo illustrated endpapers; 304 pages to this vintage travel guide Contents include: Cornwall and the Scilly Isles Some English Villages Poppy Land and the English Holland Two Rivers of England The Channel Islands Two Castles of the North Some Cathedral Towns Some… Read more

Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1991. English Language Edition 8vo size trade paperback; 280 heavyweight glossy pages with color and a few black and white photographs Contents include: A history of the station and the museum Exhibitions at the Musee d'Orsay Historical background Floor plans, photographs Edgewear, light wear to covers, slightly cocked spine.. Trade Paperback. Good/No… Read more

Mills and Sanderson, Publishers 8vo sized softcover; 210 pages. From back: "(In this book) bicyclist Kameel Nasr has created a fascinating and personal introduction to the world's people... Sharing diverse episodes from his 40,000 mile bicycle journey through 70 countries (the author) offers his readers a vicarious view across the handlebars as he tackles the Appalachians, the… Read more

Editions Hazan, 1994. Photographs by Bruno Jarret 8vo size trade paperback; 103 heavyweight pages with black and white illustrations throughout including many full page. From back: "Rodin in his environment: his bronzes and his drawings, his marbles and his collections, his furniture and his gardens - a look into the private life of a genius." … Read more

Basic Books, 2002. Stated First Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 333 deckle edged pages. From jacket: "(The author) occupies a distinctive place among travel and adventure writers...Now (the author) adds the world's most famous castaway to the roster of legendary figures whose adventures he has explored. In his signature approach to literary sleuthing, (the… Read more

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1924. RARE: Retailed by Macy's stamp on title page 8vo sized orange cloth bound hardcover with black titles and decorations on spine; 295 toned pages with 16 black and white engravings including frontispiece. From first page: "From his high window he could see where the Thames, once upon a… Read more

New York: Barron's, 1995. Text by Chantel Deltenre and Martine Noblet. Translation by Maureen Walker. One of a series of travel guides featuring Tintin. Tintin was first introduced in a 1929 comic strip. He began his adventures in the Soviet Union. Several other characters joined him on additional adventures over the years. Tintin was… Read more

F. Watts, 1972. 8vo size pictorial hardcover; 80 pages illustrated with black and white photographs of southern Appalachia by Joyce Hoffman Contents are divided into three sections: The Appalachian Mountains Appalachia The Children of Appalachia Ex-library with typical treatments; fep clipped to remove bar code. Fingermarks or light stain in the far margins of pages 56-57. … Read more

Chico, California: Moon Travel Handbooks, 1998. Flat signed by author on title page Stated First Edition 12mo size trade paperback; 448 pages with a few black and white illustrations From back: "From snow-capped granite summits and the rustic woods that inspired Robert Frost to the upscale dining scenes of Portsmouth, (this volume) explores the nail and… Read more