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1929 Program of Summer Tours to Spain South America and Mexico
New York, New York Elcano Tours Travel Bureau 1929 Soft Cover Very Good
Very nice, clean travel brochure offering a variety of summer tours to Spanish-speaking countries. It was then possible to take a 48 day tour in the high three figures per person. Photo illustrated in black and white. Fourteen tours offered with complete itinerary. Great travel ads. Measures 6"x8-3.4". Bright yellow, red and black cover art. Small bit of wear to spine only fault -- does not compromise integrity of binding.
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16.00 USD
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Ohio's Museums and Momentos (two books)
Columbus, Ohio State of Ohio Devlopment Department 1967 Soft Cover Very Good
We are offering two books with the same title, one an abbreviated version of the other. The main book is quite handsome and printed on heavy paper. There is some light foxing to the face, but very minimal and just a small mount at back outer bottom corner. Very clean with no names or writing, no spine crease and no creasing to corners. Book is printed on heavy paper and illustrated strikingly in shades of brown, black, gray and white. Covers 104 cities and towns with multiple listings for many. Interesting to see past attractions, some of which are now gone and others transformed. Unpaginated. Smaller book has 14 pages and is illustrated with black and white photos.
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20.00 USD
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Our Lady of the Height Ronchamp
Munich and Zurich Verlag Schnell & Steiner 1975 10th Edition Soft Cover Fine
Very clean, attractive booklet measuring 5"x7" and illustrated lavishly throughout its 23 pages. Photos are predominately in full color with a few in black and white. Color photos large -- full page. Dense text offers full details, history and description.
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15.00 USD
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Souvenir of Buffalo Bill Museum & Lookout Mountain Colorado
Chicago Curt Teich Co. Soft Cover Very Good
Colorful folder containing a cascade of accordian style postcards in full color, each offering a different view. Unused and undated. All images clean and bright. Folder shows mild corner wear and a small spot to face.Especially nice art work at reverse showing soldier surrounded by Native American motifs. Images include a portait of Johnny Baker, Buffalo Bill's foster son; the Pa-Ha-Ska Teepee; Buffalo Bill's grave; the Upper Hairpins and Windy Point; Sensation Point on the Lariat Trail; Golden and Table Mts.; sunset over Lariat Trail; Denver at night from museum veranda; and Clear Creek Canon from Windy Point. Much printed historical of Buffalo Bill's life. No definitely, but definitely vintage.
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18.00 USD
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AAA Tour America, Tours of Discovery Through Our Magnificent Country
New York: Avenues Inc.
Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. No Edition Stated, Likely First. ISBN:1-55001-140-5. Brand new book. Beautiful copy! No date, but appears to be of fairly recent issue. Lavishly illustrated with full color photos throughout. Coast to coast discoveries of America's wonders with complete descriptions and inset maps. 144 trips in all respresenting every state. Perfect for planning the next vacation! In addition to the big attractions, it also includes delights that are off the beaten track. Printed on slick, high quality paper.
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12.00 USD
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Bain, Richard, Stratford,
Boston Mills Press, 1998.
First printing. Near fine in near fine DJ which has not been price-clipped. England. Stratford. Photography. The charm and beauty of Stratford resonates throughout this sumptuous love song to the town on the banks of the Avon. This is a coffee table book to fall in love with whether you're an Anglophile or not. Includes an entertaining foreward by actor Christopher Plummer, who relates the entertaining history of Stratford's internationally renowned Festival Theatre. Would make a lovely gift.
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20.00 USD
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Bridenstine, James A. Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Grosse Point Shores, MI Edsel & Eleanor Ford House 1988 First Printing Soft Cover Fine Oblong
What a gorgeous book this is and of interest not only to those with an eye for interior design, but also to those who collect Ford Company items and/or points of interest in Michigan. It's in absolutrely mint condition with no names or writing and pristine pages. Soft cover. Book measures 11" across and 9" tall and is printed on glossy paper with lavish illustration of the grounds and house, all done in color photographs. Also includes two vintage photos of the Ford family. The house was built on the shores on Lake St. Clair in the 1920's and resembles a series of Cotswold cottages strung together. Though grand in design, it was not built to be anything other than a family home and yet it stands as a monument to amazing architecture and design, as well as to a time of grandeur long past. The house has 60 rooms and fabulous furnishings and appointments and the book features many of them while offering commentary along the way. It's like a guided tour you can take again and again. 103 pages.
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18.00 USD
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Bryan, Ford R.; Evans, Sarah Henry's Attic: Some Fascinating Gifts to Henry Ford and His Museum
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Wayne State University Press 1996 0814326420 / 9780814326428 Soft Cover New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Crisp, BRAND NEW book. Gorgeous book by an author who has become the main contemporary chonicler of Henry Ford and his vast influence. In this book he opens the doors to Michigan's fantastic Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village complex and guides the reader on a tour of the treasures awaiting. Though it would be impossible to cover them all -- the holdings are vast -- he has zeroed in on a good and extensive representative sampling and offers the stories behind them. A fun read for anyone who has visited, or plans to, but also for those who love the artistry of the past. Oversixed at 8-3/4"x11" 431 pages.
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28.00 USD
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Bussby, Frederick The History of Winchester Cathedral
Southampton (England) Paul Cave Publications Ltd. No Edition Stated Soft Cover Very Good Wraps, Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Very clean, nice copy with just a few isolated spots of light edgewear and a few rubbed spots to rear of gold card covers. Front cover sports a handsome drawing of the cathedral in black. Illustrated with crisp black and white photos, many large. Ample text written by the canon residentiary of the cathedral. Unpaginated.
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8.00 USD
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Carpenter, Frances The Ways We Travel (Carpenter's Journey Club Travels)
New York American Book Company 1929 Hard Cover Very Good No DJ
Crisp, beautiful copy. Boards have bright red pictoral design against light brown cloth and are clean as a whistle. Binding is tight and true with no cracking to hinges. NOT an ex-lib. Illustrated lavishly with both art and wonderful black and white photos, plus color photo as frontis of children in the Journey Club as they begin their travels. Book shares their adventures, both at home and abroad, and in the process sneaks in lots of interesting info. Very lively writing told from the kids' point of view. Only defect is a little light freckling to front free endpapers. Offers suggestions for field trips at home. 298 pages. Indexed.
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25.00 USD
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Cenni, Nino Venice City of Art
Verona, Italy Grafiche Biondetti 1989 Later Printing Soft Cover Very Good Wraps, Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Beautiful copy of a beautiful book. Clean as a whistle inside and out and wraps protected by heavy clear plastic sleave in which is inserted a colorful map of Venice at inside front flap. Gloriously illustrated in full color throughout with text in English. A love song to the paintings, architecture, and sculpture of Venice. 128 pages.
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20.00 USD
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Coleman, Loren; Willis, James A.; Henderson, Andrew Weird Ohio : Your Travel Guide to Ohio's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
New York Sterling Press 2005 1402733828 / 9781402733826 First Printing Hard Cover Fine Fine
Crips, as new book. Clean as a whistle inside and out. Has not been price-clipped and jacket protected by brand new mylar cover. No names or writing. Oversized at 9-1/2" square. Nicely illustrtated throughout with art and photographs, primarily in full color. Fun to sample in small bites, even more fun to read in its entirety. As the jacket blurb says, Ohio SEEMS placid, but, in fact, its "weirdness quotient" is so high it took three people to cover it all rfor the book. Among the oddities are Satan's Hollow, Hell House, the Devil's Pit, the Demon Tree, Oberlin's phantom cyclist, the concrete corncobs of Dublin and Bigfoot in Minerva. 285 pages.
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22.00 USD
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Craster, O.E. Tintern Abbey (with Laid-in Diagram)
London Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1974 0116700734 / 9780116700735 Later Printing Soft Cover Very Good Wraps, Very Good
Crisp, beautiful copy. Originally published in 1956. Booklet discusses the history of the abbey and describes its church, monastic buildings, abbot's lodging, and precinct. Also includes a summany written in Welsh, plus a conversion table and glossary. Large fold-out diagram of lay-out in pocket at rear. Black and white photo illustration. Glossy paper. 31 pages.
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12.00 USD
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De Bercy, Par M. Drouin L'Europe et L'Amerique Comparees; Tome Premier
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey The Gregg Press 1968 Facsimile Reprint Hard Cover Very Good No DJ
Very nice, clean book with no names or writing. Orange pebbled-surface boards are very clean with just one errant mark to top front corner which is likely pen. I tried to remove it with book cleaner, but it proved impervious. Pages and page edges are likewise clean. Book was originally published in Paris in 1818. French language.
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20.00 USD
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Edington, Richard The Photographer's Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses
Paoli, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Elevator Group 2009 0615220819 / 9780615220819 Soft Cover Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Crisp, new book which has been a shelf copy. Only result is isolated spots of light edgewear. Otherwise pristine with no spine crease. Beautifully illustrated with full color photographs throughout. Concentrates on lighthouses of the Great Lakes region with tips specific to each example. Book is oversized at 8-3/4"x11". 94 pages.
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20.00 USD
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Feiler, Bruce; Feiler, Bruce S. Where God Was Born: A Journey By Land To The Roots Of Religion
New York William Morrow & Co 2005 0060574879 / 9780060574871 First Edition Hard Cover New New
Crisp, brand new copy of a recent release. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. A travel experience that is up close and personal as the author shares unforgettable moments in Israel, Iraq and Iran where he visits such sites as the spot where David toppled Goliath, the Garden of Eden and the secret burial place of Queen Esther. 405 pages. Beautiful color map endpapers.
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18.99 USD
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Ford, Madox Ford New York is Not America; Being a Mirror to the States
New York Albert & Charles Boni 1927 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good NO DJ
Very nice, clean book lacking jacket. Green boards are most handsome with very little wear and clear gilt printing to face and spine. Handsome green and white endpapers. Former owner's name written in ink at top of half title page. Ford Madox Ford was a Birtish writer who was great friends with the Lost Generation crowd. In fact, Hemingway wrote about him in A Moveable Feast. Here he talks about his beloved New York with the full knowledge that it does not reflect the entire face of the country. The title popularlized the phrase "New York is not America", but he did not coin it. 292 pages.
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25.00 USD
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Franklin, John Journey to the Polar Sea
Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A. Potomac Books Inc 2002 1574884611 / 9781574884616 Soft Cover New Wraps, New
Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. From his journals, the author tells of his disastrous expedition from 1819-1822 in search of the Northwest Passage. A reproduction of the original edition with introduction by Capt. Robert Falcon Scott and new intro by James P. Delgado. Scott had his own disaster on a trip to the Anarctic in 1910. Nicely illustrated on glossy paper at center of book. 291 pages.
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15.95 USD
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