America's Favorite Boat Ride. Cruise Guide. New York City. Circle Line
The Circle Line yacht sailed completely around Manhattan Island.
TRAVEL GUIDES / TRAVELOGUES
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.
Century of Progress Exposition Street Card Service Flyer. [Chicago World's Fair 1933-34]
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.....
Ercildoune Inn. Roseland Florida Situated on the San Sebastion and Indian Rivers. [Frostproof Groves] [Travel Brochure]
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.....
Guilmin Guide: Paris Seen In Four Days and Versailles
Paris: A. Leconte, Publisher, 1950. Soft cover. Each walk is attended by an itinerary and a map.
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Gulf Stream Cruise Tours. Nassau and Miami Beach. [Casablanca Hotel] [S.S. Nassau]
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"
Key West: Where The Tropics Really Begin...
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;.....
Leisure Map: Comprehensive Index Street Plan to the City of Aberdeen [Scotland]
Aberdeen is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country.
Picturesque Riverside California
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.....
Seeing Yellowstone Park Through Gardiner Gateway
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.
Sights to See Along the Santa Fe [Railroad Travel Guide]
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.
Winter Outings on Summer Seas. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Co.
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.....
Yellowstone National Park. Northern Pacific Railway - Burlington Route
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.
Yosemite National Park - Southern Pacific Co. Sunset Ogden & Shasta Routes [1901]
[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.....
Venice: Pure City
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.....
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A Nature Diary [Isle of Man]
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......
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Paris [Two Volumes: Illustrated]
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.
Baedeker's Egypt -1929
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.
Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies: The Companion Book to the PBS Television Series
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.....
The Four Seasons of Italian Cooking: Harvest Recipes from the Farms and Vineyards of the Italian Countryside [Gastronomy]
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.....
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Languedoc [Southern France]
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.....
Your Guide to New York
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."
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[Florida History, St. Augustine] Bloomfield's Illustrated Historical Guide, Embracing an Account of the Antiquities of St. Augustine, Florida [With Map].
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.
Thistledown & Thunder a Higgledy-Piggledy Diary of New Zealand, The South Seas, Australia, Port Said, Italy, Canada and New York
London: Jonathan Cape, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. A story of travel through 14 countries.
Rivers and Streams of England
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.....