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Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Highway Department, 1952. Volume XXVIII (28), No 5, May 1952 . Soft Cover/Magazine. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace rubs to stapled spine of softcover & edges. COVER ART: "The Painted Redstart", warblers. This issue of May 1952 features Arizona bird life painted by Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson, and sketches by George M. Sutton that appeared in "Arizona and Its Bird Life", and, 'The Varney Home,' designed by, and for, architect Edward L. Varney, Jr.

Leipzig, Switzerland: Baedeker, 1913. 25th Edition . Hard Cover/Flexible. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New, bright w/light discoloration. Vintage 1913 Edition. Hallmark gilt embossed red binding/Very Good w/wear to leading edges & light cloth lifting to lower front. DJ/None as Issued. Two ribbon bookmarks: one red, one turquoise. Decorated text edges. Sporadic foxing (brown spotting; acidic paper reaction). List of published tour books to front endpaper, and colored map of Switzerland to rear. German publisher Karl Baedeker (1801 - 1859) established in 1927. Baedeker's innovation was to include specific details of transportation, accommodations, prices, and in 1844 began using star ratings. This volume contains 74 Maps, 21 Plans, and 14 Panoramas (fold-outs, all BRAND NEW.) Strong copy of now historicalrelevance.

Leipsic, Switzerland: Baedeker, 1899. 18th Edition . Hard Cover/Flexible. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New, bright w/light discoloration. Hallmark gilt embossed red binding/Very Good w/wear to leading edges. DJ/None as Issued. Green ribbon bookmark. Decorated text edges. Front hinge frayed but strong. FEP w/repaired closed tears & PO stamp. List of published tour books and language manuals to front cover verso; colored map of Switzerland to rear. German publisher Karl Baedeker (1801 - 1859) established in 1927. Baedeker's innovation was to include specific details of transportation, accommodations, prices, and in 1844 began using star ratings. This volume contains 54 Maps, 12 Plans, and 12 Panoramas (fold-outs, all As New). Strong copy despite qualifications..

Glendale, CA: LA Siesta Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/None as Issued. Walt Wheelock (Author-Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & bright. Vintage 1968 First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace discoloration to spine. A nature lovers' guide to that portion of the western coastline formed from old marine terraces and lush with flowers that gather most their needed moisture from the air. 72 pgs, illustrated with photographs (chiefly by author) and maps. Fine copy.

Beaverton, OR: Beautiful America Pub Co, 1980. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Collectible - Fine/None as Issued. Stated First Printing of 1980. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace wear to lower front corner. Natural history of the expansive lands of Colorado augmented by full-page color photography.

New York, NY: Berlitz/Macmillan, 1974. First Edition, 14th Printing, 1984 . Paperback. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. 1984, First Edition, 14th Printing. Softcover/NF trace edge wear & surface wear to front. Pocket-size Japanese phrase book for English-speaking travelers with guide to shopping, dinining, and sightseeing. First issued 1974, volume is also a socio-economic record of Japan near half-century past. Phrases, with romanized pronunciation, are also printed in Kanji, Hiragana & Katagana. 193 pgs, cover: 1, Pronunciation, Some Basic Expression, Grammar, Arrival, Hotel; 2, Hotel Service, Eating Out; 3, Travelling Around, Sight Seeing ... Making Friends; 4, Shopping Guide; 5, Shopping Guide (continued), Bank, Post Office, Telephone; 6, Car Service Station, Information, Repairs, Road Signs; 7, Doctor, Dentist, Optician; and 8, Reference Section.

New York, NY: HarperPerennial, 1991. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Remainder Mark to lower text block. 1991 First Edition, 2nd Printing. Softcover/NF; sound w/light edge wear. Biography of British scholar-explorer and Orientalist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890), first European to discover Lake Tanganyika, penetrate hitherto forbidden Muslim cities, and both discovered and translated the Kama Sutra, and the Arabian Nights to the West. 664 pgs. 664 pgs, in 31 chapters.

Seattle, WA: Walker & Co/Childrens, 2004. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Michelle Poole (Illustrator). BRAND NEW COPY. Sturdy, trim, laminated, pocket sized, five sector, fold-out for travel ease in China. Convient phrases at the fingertips in Pin-yin w/some useful ideographs. Key subject matter include Asking Questions, Dining Out, Meeting People, Shopping, Sightseeing, Transportation and technological terms (ie cell phone, computer, internet, fax machine, etc).

Fodor's/Random House, 2005. Paperback/Folding Map. New/None as Issued. NEW COPY. 2005 Fodor's Folded street map. Guide to California with index to towns & cities, and, detailed street maps of San Francisco and Los Angeles.

New York, NY: Fodor's Modern Guides, Inc, 1981. First American Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Douglas Dickins; Barbara Wace (Photographers); C. W. Bacon (Maps); Lorraine Calaora (Illustrator). Text/Near New w/sporadic, light underlining to some dozen pages. Black boards w/gilt lettering/VG; strong, w/edge & surface wear. 1981, First American printing. DJ/None. PO name to front cover verso. 598 pages w/5 maps to rear. In depth guide to the expansive and varied land of India in 3 parts: 1, Facts at Your Fingertips; 2, The Indian Scene (history, culture, daily life); and 3, The Face of India (regional particulars & points of interest). Information for Nepal to rear. Written some 4 decades ago, excellent historical comparison against modern scenes.

Tucson, AZ: Univ of Arizona Press, 1986. First Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. 1996, First Edition, 3rd Printing. Softcover/Fine. Natural history of Baja California, written some 70 years ago, now a primary historical resource. First published 1961; this is a reissue of 1996. A travelogue of 10 visits by drama critic, book reviewer & author Joseph Wood Krutch (1898 - 1970). Baja California (literally, "Lower California"), a Mexican state since 1952, is a narrow strip of land joined to California & Arizona, w/the Pacific Ocean on its west & the Sea of Cortes to the east. Climate, Mediterranean. Its geography ranges from beaches to forests & deserts, and is rich in fauna & flora. 277 pgs, 15 essays. Baja as it was in the 1950's. Past records of a land no longer forgotten.

Grand Canyon Natural History Assoc., 1980. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Michael Collier (Author-Photographer); John Dawson (Illustrations). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated, stapled soft cover/VG w/soiling to back. Monograph. Geology of the Colorado Plateau, covering 130,000 square miles in the Four Corner States, that fascinating area of relatively flat-lying sedimentary rock, a mile or more above the sea leve, which has not suffered serious folds, been "torn, or crumpled" by geological upheavals. Illustrated with excellent photography, drawings, with a brief two-billion-year history of the land. Worthy book to read, before, during, or after, visiting the Grand Canyon. Fine copy despite flaws.

Lincolnwood, IL: Passport Books, 1983. 3rd Edition, 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1983, First Edition 3rd Printing. Softcover/VG; strong with light edge rubs & faint creasings to upper front corner. Notes to rear endpaper describing details of lodgings. First published 1981. Text augmented w/information from the French Gov't Tourist Office. 153 pgs. Pocket-sized phrase book (everyday expressions, shop talk, restaurants, post offices, and deciphering of public notices). Practical guide for travelers navigating French-speaking countries. Pronunciation section geared towards the English-speaking tourist.

Moscow, USSR: Progress Publishers, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. L. Cheltsova (Maps). Text/NEW & Bright. 1980, First English Edition; 1st published 1979 in Russian. Illustrated boards/VG; sound w/rubs to corner tips & lifting laminate. DJ/None as Issued. PO name to fEP verso. COVER ART to boards: Photo of Saint Sophia Eastern Cathedral Bell tower, 11th century UNESO World Heritage Site. This is the 1980 tour guide to Ukraine's capital city Kieve (Kyviv) on the Dnieper River. City dates to the 8th century, and knew destruction in the 13th century by the Huns & World War II. With the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine's declaration of independence in 1991, Kyiv has been the capital. The 2022 bombardment from Putin's Russia renders this copy a historical testimony the city and life prized before this 3rd destruction. 192 pgs, w/archival photos & maps, in 11 chapters: 1, Come to Kiev; 2, The Gateways to Kiev; 3, The Landmarks to the Ancient City; 4, The… Read More

Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 1996. 3rd Edition, 1st Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW copy. Third Edition, printed November, 1996. Excellent guide to Singapore with full details on excursions to Malaysia and Indonesian. Superlative guide for travelers and arm-chair travelling as well. Fine copy.

Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1985. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. John Muir (Sketches & Photographs). Text/NEW & Bright. First Edition, 3rd Printing. Illustrated softcover/NF w/light rubs to edges & corner tips. First published 1894; this is a paperback reprint of the original text. Primary historical resource to the Sierras near 130 years past. Travelogue of Sierra Club founder John Muir (1838 - 1914). 389 pgs w/53 engravings, 14 photos & preliminary sketches, some by Muir, in 16 chapters: 1, The Sierra Nevada; 2, The Glaciers; 3, The Snow; 4, A Near View of the High Sierra; 5, The Passes; 6, The Glacier Lakes; 7, The Glacier Meadows; 8, The Forests; 9, The Douglas Squirrel; 10, A Wind-Storm in the Forests; 11, The River Floods; 12, Sierra Thunder-Storms; 13, The Water-Ouzel; 14, The Wild Sheep; 15, In the Sierra Foot-Hills; and 16, The Bee-Pastures.

New York, NY: New York Literary Guild, 1930. First Edition, First Thus . Hard Cover/Stitched. Near Fine/No Jacket. Rockwell Kent (Wood Block prints). Text/Bright & Near New. Vintage 1930, First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated beige linen boards embossed in green/NF w/fading to spine. DJ/None. PO name neatly pencilled to front cover verso. Printed 1930 by Lakeside Press, Chicago, supervised by William A. Kittredge. A true adventure and a great among sailing stories. A voyage from New York Harbor to Greenland in a small boat, and a shipwreck once there, of artist & writer Rockwell Kent (1882 - 1971). Illustrated with marvelous wood block prints which, Kent cautions "... are less illustrative of the text than supplementary to it." An appendix of 15 Eskimo poems/songs from pre-European days. Fine copy less dust jacket.

San Francisco, CA: A.M. Robertson, 1919. First Edition, First Thus . Hard Cover/Stitched. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Beige boards/NF showing trace discoloration. DJ/None. PO name to fEP. A book on California by Brazilian-American novelist, journalist, feminist leader & president of the Authors Guild Inez Haynes Irwin (1873 - 1970) . Of herself, Irwin says, "I love California as I love no other State, and San Francisco as I love no other city". Essay ends with a toast to the Native Son.

Florence, Italy: Il Turismo, 1966. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Pocket-size. Softcover w/wrap-around flaps/NF. Vintage, 1966, First Edition. NOTE: Book published with a "Monumental Map" tucked in, not included. Illustrated w/some 70 b/w & color photos. The focus of this handy tour guide is on art history --- both Florence & Tuscany are birthplaces of the Renaissance, and home to masterpieces of art & architecture, particularly to terra-cotta-tiled domed Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi & its Giotto bell tower, Michelangelo's David, Vinci's Annunciation, as well as Botticelli's The Birth of Venus.

Pleasantville, NY: Readers Digest, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. Vintage 1987 First Edition, 1st Printing. Travel to intriguing, less visited places, but all with specific appeal, throughout the United States. Illustrated w/maps & color photos, the guide is arranged by state. Attractions include towns, small and large, museums, less developed areas of national parks, etc, and yet accessible within a reasonable distance from where ever one might be.