America's Favorite Boat Ride. Cruise Guide. New York City. Circle Line
The Circle Line yacht sailed completely around Manhattan Island.
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.
The Circle Line yacht sailed completely around Manhattan Island.
A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a World's Fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934.Background Information:Originally intended to commemorate Chicago's past, the Century of Progress Exposition came to symbolize hope for Chicago's and America's future.....
Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co., c1890. This scarce brochure highlights the Frost Proof Orange Grove on which the Inn was located. Henry Flagler's East Coast Railroad had reached West Palm Beach in 1894. There is a reference to the railroad reaching Frost Proof. "Ercildoune Inn sat atop the bluff on.....
Paris: A. Leconte, Publisher, 1950. Soft cover. Each walk is attended by an itinerary and a map.
1954. Near Fine Folded Brochure. The Bahamas trip was to be on the S. S. Nassau and several hotel choices are pictured and described. The Miami Beach stay would be at the classic Casablanca on "America's Riveria"
St. Augustine: The Record Company, c1935. Stapled Decorated Wraps. Full Title: Key West: Where the Tropics Really Begin; There is All-Year Fishing; There Has Never Been a Frost; You Can Go to Sea in Your Car; The Sun Rises and Sets in the Sea; African Tribal Dances Can Be Seen;.....
Aberdeen is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country.
Rubidoux Printing Company, 1943. WWII Era - 1943 Souvenir Booklet.Background Information:Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the.....
Minneapolis, Minn: Northern Pacific Railway;, c1910. Stapled wraps. A lovely promotional piece of railroad memorabilia with Toned photos on each page bordered with drawings and each section has a decorative title.
Chicago: Rand McNalley, 1915. Stapled Wraps. Detailed descriptions of what may be seen along the routes. Mention of the San Francisco Exposition on the rear cover.
Chicago: Poole Bros. for P&O Steamship Company, [c1910]. Stapled Color Illustrated Wraps. Written as a travelogue finishing with travel instructions and brief explanations of the steamer coast. Travel from and to Havana, Cuba; Knights Key - Key West, Tampa, Miami and St Petersburg Florida; Nassau, Bahamas.Includes information on these other.....
Chicago: The Wallace Press, c1926. Saddle-stapled wraps. A Travel Guide produced by the Northern Pacific for the prospective tourist. Illustrated with Haynes photographs and maps. Contains the essay 'An Appreciation of Yellowstone National Park' by Emerson Hough and introductory comments by Hubert Work, Secretary of the Interior.
[San Francisco]: Sunset Press, 1901. An early photo view-book of YosemiteBackground Information:Yosemite National Park is an American national park in the state of California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and.....
New York: Nan A. Talese, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. "Thoughtful, thorough and insightful, [Ackroyd] is at least as much interpreter as historian. He brings this iconic city to vivid life ... While Venice is by no means an orthodox traveler's guide, it's a wonderful introduction.....
New York: Viking, 1985. Illustrations by John Lawrence. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. This charming diary will appeal to bird watchers, gardeners, walkers and anyone else who enjoys nature. Lawrence's drawings are exquisite.For a full year, Richard Adams (Watership Down) kept a......
Boston:: 1901: L. C. Page, 1901. Hardcover. Grant Allen wrote guidebooks not to compete with Baedeker but to supplement by filling in the historical, cultural, artistic points of interest. Still of relevance use today. Subjects: Ref: Hathi.
London & New York: David Charles & Hippocrene Books, 1974. Reprint of 8th revised ed. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Describes the history, climate, geography, animal life, and vegetation of Egypt, provides advice on accommodations, shopping, and dining, and looks at the ruins and points of interest in each region.
New York: W.W. West Inc., 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. There are hundreds of lodges, inns, and hotels in the U.S. and Canada, but only a handful of historic Great Lodges. Through stunning color photographs, historical pictures, and evocative text, learn the stories.....
New York: Time Life Education, 1998. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Part cookbook, part travelogue, this is a culinary celebration of the Italian country-side its farms and vineyards as well as its people and culture gathering seasonal Italian recipes for antipasto, breads, soups, salads, meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables.....
London: George Philip, 1987. Photography by Charlie Waite, Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. James Bentley has captured brilliantly the particular flavor of this unique region of Southern France. Charlie Waite is one of Britain's leading landscape photographers. The Languedoc is a region to return to again and again.....
New York: Bernard Publications, 1956. Soft cover. From the Introduction:"This is not an ordinary guide book with just plain facts and figures. ...endeavored to show the outstanding features ...and take the reader behind the scenes a little, adding humorous and true stories about Sightseeing."
St. Augustine: F. A. Stokes, 1884. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. ....... To Which is Added a Condensed Guide of the St. John's, Ocklawaha, Halifax, and Indian Rivers, Distance Tables to Points on the above-mentioned Rivers, and Principal Cities North, East, and West.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. A story of travel through 14 countries.
London: Adam and Charles Black, [1909]. Color Plates by Sutton Palmer. Decorated Cloth Hardcover. An exploration of angling opportunities of the English inland waterways as the landscape and cultural history of the settlements along the river banks are described. Background Information:Sutton Palmer is celebrated for his masterful watercolours, which are.....