Travel guides and travel writing.
American Hotel Association Directory Corporation, 1956. 8Vo Hardcover. 1083pp. Text is unmarked on clean pages with vintage b/w advertising illustrations, hotel locations and contact information for travellers. Bound in red cloth boards with lightly rubbed lettering and pointed corners. Tightly bound with hinges fully attached. A nice red-painted text-block. Contains.....
Galerías Costa: 1942. 4th. 12Mo Softcover. 239pp. English edition. 525 rotogravure pictures and maps. Text unmarked on warmly toned pages with b/w photos throughout. Pictorial wraps are bright and gently worn with a creased top corner and light chipping to spine ends. Binding is tight, front hinge is split but.....
Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890. 2 Volumes. 8Vo Hardcover. A complete two volume illustrated set with red slipcase included. Text is unmarked with a warm patina and numerous b/w plates with faintly toned tissue flyleaf. Binding is tight with partially split hinges that remain fully attached. Bound in red cloth.....
Graphic Image, 2007. Leatherbound. Softcover. 32mo. Petite soft cover leather bound in near fine condition. Bound in a soft brown leather with blind embossed titling on cover. 208 pages full of color maps. Unmarked text and note pages. Fully gilt text block. Binding secure.
Konemann, 2000. Spanish. Folio Hardcover. 400pp. Text unmarked with colorful photos throughout. Bound in purple paper boards with green lettering and crisply pointed corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is glossy and price is clipped with signed sticker on front panel.
The Emerson Press, Inc., 1976. Hardcover. 8vo. Bound with blue cloth covered boards marked by a gilt horse on the cover- boards are lightly bumped at the corners, mildly scuffed and two small white stains are present on the rear board. Gilt titled spine is square and hinges secure. 91pp.....
Tuttle, 1966. Hardcover. Book is in very good condition with some minor wear to the cover there is and inscription from the previous owner on the front endpaper, no dust jacket.
Syndicate Publishing Company, 1913. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. Bound with red paneled cloth boards, titled in stamped gilding and with color illustrated pastedown on the cover. Edge are rubbed, frayed and moderately soiled around the edges. Titling dulled. Pastedown severely scuffed in a 3x5 area and creased at a corner.....
Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1906. Part of the Travel Lovers' Library. Upper spine pieces missing both volumes. Hinges tight.
Scribner, Armstrong, and Co., 1873. Hardcover. 8vo. Bound with coral cloth covered paneled boards- decorated with shiny gilt and black painting. Boards are mildly worn; corners are bumped, ends of spine very minimally frayed and a faint strip of black residue is present on the rear board. Boards are generally.....
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1928. 3rd. Softcover. 16mo. 488ppg. Text is clean and unmarked. Contains all 93 maps and plans. Hinges are still attached. Red leather boards are heavily chipped, especially corners. White paint on front cover with other small discolorations. Comes in protective plastic bag.
Karl Baedeker, 1908. 15th revised edition. Paperback. 16mo. 452pp. Includes all maps; large fold out map at the front has a tear at its edge but still intact. Pages are clean and unmarked. Red cloth binding is secured though canted. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine remain bright though.....
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1930. 15th revised edition. Hardcover. 16mo. 704ppg. All 45 maps and diagrams present. Text is unmarked with light patina from age. Illustrated text block is clean, gilt cover is bright. Top edge of half title page is missing. Cover board edges are rubbed and corners lightly.....
The Travel Book Club, 1934. Special Editon. 8Vo Hardcover. 351pp. Possible first printing. Text unmarked on warm pages with a few b/w photos. Tan paper boards have lightly bumped corners and minor scuffing. Binding tight, hinges are secure. Protected in a hazy wrinkled mylar jacket with a small brown stain.....
E.P. Dutton & Co., 1958. 3rd printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 318pp. Text unmarked with several b/w photo inserts and photographic frontispiece. Binding is square and hinge secure. Light blue cloth boards are clean, showing minor wear. Crown of spine starting to fray. Includes jacket in fair condition, unclipped, with $5 original.....
Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1855. 1st edition, thus. Hardcover. 8vo. Bound in blindly embossed, decorative green cloth covered boards. Covers are heavily discolored at the edges and in a large cloudy spot on the front board. Rear cover is marked by deep burgundy splotches. Gilt titled spine is tanned.....
Gainesville, FL: Fred Bear Sports Club Press, 1994. Paperback. 8vo. 288 pages. Binding is tight & square. Text is clean & bright, no notes or highlighting present. Normal shelf wear to cover. Minor rubbing to outer edges.
Chronicle Books, 1988. 1st printing. Paperback. 4to. Text is unmarked with numerous full page b/w photos throughout. Binding is secure though covers are slightly bowed in the center. Self-wraps are clean and lightly bumped at the corner.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 158pp. Profusely illustrated & photographed pages are vibrant and clean. Red leather boards remain glossy and bright with pointed corners. Gilt titling along the spine and illustration on the front board are shiny and unmarred. Dust jacket is in very good condition, unclipped.....
Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 158pp. Profusely illustrated & photographed pages are vibrant and clean. Red leather boards remain glossy and bright with lightly bumped corners and one small ding at the bottom edge of the front board. Gilt titling along the spine and illustration on the front.....
Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 158pp. Pages are unmarked with plenty of b/w and color photos throughout. Paneled red leather boards are clean, pointed and with embossed gilt titling and illustration over the cover. Gilt titled spine is square with firm hinges. Dust jacket shows only minor.....
Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 158pp. Pages are unmarked with plenty of b/w and color photos throughout. Paneled red leather boards are clean, pointed and with embossed gilt titling and illustration over the cover. Gilt titled spine is square and binding secure. Dust jacket is mildly edge.....
Augustan Press, 1973. 8th edition. Paperback. 8vo. 207pp. Text only lightly marked on the first page. All included maps are intact, folding map remains attached though a 5-inch tear is present from the gutter. A few faint stains around the text block. Binding square and secure. Covers are lightly edge.....
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Hardbound in black cloth over boards with gilt stamped titling and b/w photographic plate set into front cover. Titling is mostly rubbed away. Corners bumped. Edges lightly rubbed and minor scuffing marks surface. 344p. Toned, deckle edged pages are unmarked with b/w.....
Hawaiian Historical Society, 1988. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 117pp. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages. Bound in burnt orange and beige paper boards with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding is square and tight; hinges are fully attached. No jacket issued.