Travel writing involves both the record of the physical journey, the joys and hardships, as well as a description of the physical l and features and the cultural differences which are experienced.
The category of travel literature encompasses numerous sub-genres: outdoor literature, exploration literature, travel memoirs, travelogues, adventure literature, mountain literature, nature writing, guide books and various geography subjects.
Guide books expand to include outdoor activities such as survival, sailing, hiking, mountaineering, whitewater boating, kayaking, rock climbing or writing about nature and the environment.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Written for the travellor, the author describes the archaeological remains of the Romans in the various regions of England and depicts the way of life of the Romans in England.
Chicago: Poole Brothers, 1964. Many say the Califronia Zephyr is North America’s most scenic train.On its two night and three day journey the Zephyr passes through mountain ranges and deserts. It crosses the Mississippi, snakes alongside the Colorado through the Rockies and traverses the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges in California.Such.....
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Omaha, Nebraska: Union Pacific System, 1930. Soft cover. A well-made travel brochure / advertisement for the Union Pacific Railroad; Detailed descriptions with photographs of what to see with drawings in the borders of each page; additional trips in the west are detailed in the last pages.
First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated Wraps. Instructions for attending the Fair with an overview and a schedule of events and descriptions of the exhibits.Background Information:The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair to be held in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10.....
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New York and London: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1906. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A collection of short stories based on the legends surrounding the villas of northern Italy.Background Information:Elizabeth "Lizzie" Williams Champney (born Elizabeth Johnson Williams) was an American author of books for young girls and.....
[Colorado Spring]: [Colorado Springs Merchants Association], [1909]. Stapled wraps. A promotional advertisement to bring tourists to Colorado Springs and Denver.Highlighting the Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak. Includes locations and pricing of hotels. Information on Denver is included. Contains a map.Uncommon with only 4 institutional holdings listed in OCLC/Worldcat.....
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1960. Yousuf Karsh. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. Photography by Yousuf Karsh; Introduction Bishop Sheen.
Chicago: Cooks Popular Tours, 1954. 6 panel folded brochure. A tour of 14 Days $234 including Yosemite. Leaving Chicago on Sundays. 6 panel folded brochure, 4 by 9 inches opening to 11.75 by 18 inches. Includes description of the itinerary with a map and b/w photos is offered.
New York: Viking, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Corn begins his adventures in Jakarta, a teeming city of eight million, and concludes them in Padang, a port city where he stays overnight at an isolated, near-empty hotel run by a coquettish middle-aged Englishwoman. In between are.....
Florida: [Sliver Springs], 1944. Reprint, first published in 1935. A Near Fine Softcover. For millennia, humans have been captivated by the stunning beauty and crystal clear waters of one of America’s largest springs. Silver Springs, a group of artesian springs and a historic tourist attraction that is now part of.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. Illustrated by Frederic Remington. First Edition, First Printing. A Good Hardcover. In New York, acclaimed reporter Richard Harding Davis hopped a train westward, hoping to encounter the Wild West he had read so much about. This is his account of long train journey in.....
Great Britain: Leagrave Press Limited, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A delightful collection of Punch articles and travel cartoons by Basil Boothroyd, Alan Coren, Folkes, George Mikes, E. S. Turner, Alan Whicker, Vincent Mulchrone, Robert Robinson, Lord Mancroft, Alan Brien, Frank Muir, Arnold Roth.
Denver: The Smith-Brooks Printing Company, 1948. Soft cover.
Washington, D.C. Department of the Interior, 1933. Folded Map. What a difference today when parks are approaching their visitor-limits. Early leaders, Stephen Mather and Horace Albright realized the public would advocate for more park support once they visited.Background Information: Crater Lake National Park is in the Cascade Mountains of southern.....
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. The author of this splendidly bizarre, romp-worthy, informative, and appetizingly wicked study of the French Riviera is a deeply grateful man. Nowhere else, says David Dodge, could a freelance writer have found so.....
Boston and New York: Eastern Steamship Lines, 1939. Stapled Wraps. Itineraries and fares for 20 cruises from Boston to New York, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, with copious black and white photographs of places visited on the trips.
Boston: A. Wilde Company, Publishers, 1922. Photography by Fred H. Kiser. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. A handsome and collectible account of early National Park exploring. An interesting first-hand account of camping and trekking in Glacier Park, Lake Chelan, Crater Lake, Mount Jefferson the.....
New York: Rand McNally, 1969. Illustrated softcover.
Talladega, Alabama: Elliott Tours, 1928. Folded Brochure.
Rome: Bonechi - Ediz, Il Turismo, 1980. Soft cover.
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Little Rock, Ark: Bott Advertising Agency, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. A well-written promotion for Alaska prior to statehood. The theme being that you won’t really know Alaska until you know the interior. Beginning with an overview of Fairbanks, and activities and lodgings for tourists including an overview.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. 'The work may be of value to those who are reading up on the great natural show places on this Coast .... we of the Coast cannot but be thankful for the many pages of warm.....
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1913. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A travelogue that originally appeared in the Sunday Supplement of the San Francisco Chronicle. The author relates his travels to Japan, the Philippines, Hon Kong, Canton, Singapore, and Rangoon, India, Egypt. One of his final.....
Montana: Farcountry Press, 2005. Photography by Bernadette Heath. Illustrated wraps. From the Back CoverPhotographer Bernadette Heath has a passion for the landscape of the Grand Canyon, from its dramatic vistas to its subtle beauties. This collection of inspiring photographs captures the park's human history, pictographs made by ancient tribes, paths.....
Giunti Editore, 2004. Hardcover. The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy.