Travel from Trevian Books

East Hampton: East Hampton Star, 1937 A history of the Long Island town celebrating its 300th anniversary in 1937. Also enumerating the advantages of living in or visiting the town, which has "every modern aid to comfortable living." With illustration by Childe Hassam, and tipped-in folding map to rear wrapper. First edition. 16.5 cm; 43 pp.; illustrated from photographs, drawings,… Read more about this item

London: Crouch, N.d. [2016] Sales catalog for the rare map from rare book dealer Crouch. Effectively a monograph on the piece with its history, biographies, essay on historical context, census of pre-1530 planispheres, folding plate, bibliogrpahy, etc. First edition. 27 cm; 55 pp.; illustrated. Lamination lifting to bottom edge rear wrapper; else a very good copy or better in pictorial… Read more about this item

New York: Dun & Bradstreet, 1949 A monograph on the PA analyzing its purpose, accomplishments, and plans for the future which are mostly concerned with building and expanding airports.. First edition. 26.5 cm; 191 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Paper clip mark to prelims., spotting to front cover. A good copy or better in cloth-backed boards, published without a… Read more about this item

Cortlandt Manor: The Author, 2008 A collection of photographs by the author documenting late 20th century rail traffic on both sides of the Hudson River from New York City to Albany. First edition. 28 cm; 144 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Light wear to spine; else a very good copy in wrappers..

Kuala Lampur: Oxford, 1978 Reproductions of 38 pencil, wash, and water color drawings considered, perhaps, to have been collected by Stamford Raffles as aides to his unpublished autobiography. With a history of the collection's descent from Raffles's widow. Critical comments by Archer. First edition. 28 cm; 106 pp.; illustrated from 38 full-page reproductions, with the watercolors shown in color. A… Read more about this item

London: Savoy Group, 1996 Promotional piece for "Dining and meeting in England's most distinguished and individual hotels and restaurants. With chef profiles, tips and seasonal recipes from the famous kitchens." First edition. 26 cm; 31 pp.; illustrated from photoraphs and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers..

Florence: Studiolo, 1981 A well-illustrated and compact monograph on the architecture and decoration of San Spirito in Florence. First English edition. 24 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers..

Walburg Pers, 2004 Catalog for an exhibition on the history of the legendary shipping line. Showing posters, models of ships, harbors in Rotterdam and New York, interiors, etc. First edition. 21 cm; 117 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers..

New York: Gottlieb Chain, n.d. (1939). Folding promotional flyer for the George A. Gottlieb Chain of "residence clubs", i.e. SROs, in New York City at the end of the Depression. Gottlieb gained control of existing hotels and apartment buildings and turned them into "residence clubs" with Ivy League names and rooms, with communal kitchens and baths, renting for as… Read more about this item

Elmhurst: Pixels Publishing, 2003 The MIdwestern Rail Series Number One. A detailed look at the planning, construction, and operation of the Union Station in Chicago from 1922 - 1971. First edition. 28 cm; 96 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A very good copy or better in wrappers..

Miami Beach: Lincoln Road Foundation, 1958 Booklet promoting the virtues of Lincoln Road for retail relocation. Lincoln Road is deemed desirable for its location, reputation, and access to the permanent population, to tourists, and to conventioneers, for whom a giant new convention hall is being built nearby. First edition. 28 cm; 60 pp.; illustrated from photgraphs and drawings. Owner's name;… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Crocker, 1916 Photographic reproductions of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, as colored by Edith Kenney Stellmann, accompanied by high civic-booster prose ("Vale!") reminiscences by Stellmann. First edition. 23.5 cm; 42 pp.; illustrated from tipped-in color photographs. Paper covered boards with illustration affixed to front cover; covers rubbed; title hand-lettered to backstrip; owner's names; A good copy in boards..… Read more about this item

Riga: ADD Projekts, 2012 A very complete guide to the the abundance of art nouveau-influenced houses, buildings, shops, and theatres. With biographies of architects, walking tours, etc. Second revised edition. 24 cm; 407 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, drawings, and maps. Text in English and Latvian. A fine copy in pictorial laminated boards, published without a dust jacket..

New York: Ian Schrager Hotels, 1996 An attempt to recreate the Eloise saga and humanize a Miami Beach hotel. The hotel is gone; Delia is long dead; Eloise is holding on. First edition. 25 cm; 48 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in dust jacket. .

New York: Watermark Assoc., N.d. (c. 1989) Prospectus for the proposed yacht harbor in Battery Park City, designed to accommodate the 80- to 150-foot yachts of the world's wealthiest human beings. Now the North Cove Marina at Brookfield Place. Allegedly published in an edition of 100. 31.5 cm; 47 pp.; illustrated from photographs and with a large gatefold aerial rendering… Read more about this item

Chicago: 1940 Pamphlet with a brief history of the lines, reprinted from Yearbook of Diviision 308. 28 cm; 8 pp.; illustrated from photographs and full-page system map. Folded twice for mailing. A good copy..

San Francisco: St. Francis Hotel Corp., 1979 A history of the legendary San Francisco hotel, designed by Bliss and Fayville and opened in 1904. This copy wit the purported signature of SF's honorary King Herb Caen. First edition. 28 cm; 96 pp.; illustrated. Rubbing to covders; else a good copy in wrappers..

Corraini: 2019 A monograph on the Barolo Chapel, an non-consecrated Piedmontese church built in 1914 and transformed into a piece of art by LeWitt and Tremlett in 1998. Text in English and Italian. First edition.23.5 cm; 114 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A very good copy or better in wrappers.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Fire Island: Fire Island Property Owners, 2013 Publication commemorating 60 years at Fiore Island Pines, with historic photos, reminiscences, etc. Firsst edition. 29 cm; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in dust jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Middletown: Grantha, 1998 A monograph on the major Hill Stations in India, including Simla, Naini Tal, Mussoorie, and Ootacamund. First American edition. 30 cm; 192 pp.; illustrated from photographs, drawings, and maps. Owner's inscription; else a very good copy or better in a lightly used dust jacket.. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good.