Search Results: American Travel from Auldfarran Books, IOBA

New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1996 1st ed. 382pp. hardback sm 4to: near Fine in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover [some foxing of edges; else a nice clean and crisp copy] An anthology covering every aspect of the AT.

Highland City, FL: Rainbow Books, 1991. 327pp. illus. paperback 8vo: near Fine [a stray yellow marker line on title p.; else nrF] A well-received end-to-ender’s account.

Birmingham: Will Publishing, 2005 1st ed. 217pp. + folding maps. + 32pp. of color illus. hardback sm 4to: Fine in a Fine dj. A late middle-aged Georgia businessman and professor’s AT hike accompanied by high tech commentary.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000 1st ed. thus. 307pp. paperback 8vo: near Fine [nick @ spine head; else nrF] An anthology of over two dozen excellent travel pieces by writers ranging from Bill Buford to William T. Vollmann.

Lincoln: Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2008. INSCRIBED on half-title p. by author. 312pp. hardback tall 8vo: Fine in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover.

New York: Citadel Press. 1994 1st ed. 276pp. illus. paperback 8vo: near Fine [small sepia spot on fore edge; else nrF] A unique guide for the traveler with a taste for the eclectic.

Chicago: Union Pacific Railroad. [ca. 1953]. 40pp. illus. pamphlet bound 12mo: Very Good+. A nice little period piece of railroad Americana describing the delights of traveling through Colorado via train, illustrated in color.

New York: Random House, 1998 1st ed. 393pp. hardback sm 4to: Very Good+ in a Fine dj [small light colored coffee splash type spot on fore edge; else a nice crisp copy] A review copy with publisher’s promotional material laid in. Jacket praise from President Bill Clinton, anthropologist Wade Davis, et al., for this "true original" by the author of "Balkan Ghosts."

Sampson & Murdoch Co., 1920. 16mo: Very Good [paper covers are in Good condition; map itself is in Very Good or better condition] A small 16mo paper-covered map folder that unfolds into a large 26 x 29-in. map of Providence. According to the publishers, "the clearest map ever made of the city." A great old piece of vintage Rhode Island ephemera. Could be nicely framed for display.

London: Pan/Picador Books. 1986 reprint. 283pp. paperback: Good [text is age browned; else a clean, complete & tight copy] The author, a traveling Brit, is humorously bemused by Texas.

London: The Travel Book Club, 1959 reprint. 268pp. hardback 8vo: Good+/no dj [green spine paper is faded; some age browning; else a clean, complete & tight copy] The prolific Canadian writer Woodcock (1912-95) was probably best known for his books on anarchism.

Atlanta: Peachtree, 1989 1st ed. 215pp. illus. paperback 8vo: Fine [hint of age darkening to fore edge; else a nice crisp copy] A useful guide to over 75 islands in 12 states with 23 maps and 40 photographs.

Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 2000 1st ed. 197pp. hardback tall 8vo: Fine in a Fine dj [hint of top corner bumps; else a nice crisp copy]

New York: Walker & Co., 2010 1st ed. 240pp. hardback sm 4to: near Fine in a Fine dj [text is age browned owing to quality of publisher’s paper; else a nice crisp copy]

New York: Vintage Departures, 1988 1st ed. 310pp. paperback 8vo: near Very Good [some age darkening of covers; light edge foxing; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy] The British author of "Honkytonk Gelato" does Canada.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1934 1st ed. 345pp. illus. red cloth 8vo: Good/no dj. An American travelogue during the Depression. The Oxford-educated Stuart Petre Brodie Mais (1885-1975) was a prolific English writer and pioneer radio broadcaster.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1931. 404pp. illus. pictorial green cloth sm 8vo: about Good/no dj [cover cloth is faded; foxing of ends & edges; else a complete & tight copy] A vintage school text in the Bobbs Merrill Geographic Series.

New York: Hyperion, 1993 1st ed. 194pp. illus. hardback sm 4to: Fine in a Fine dj [dj = p-c; else F] Cover praise for this updated version of "On the Road" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Spalding Gray, et al.

Kennesaw, GA: privately issued, 2005 1st ed. INSCRIBED on title p. by author. 92pp. paperback 8vo: Fine [a publishing flaw has left a small sliver of extra paper @ tail edge of pp. 89/90; else a nice crisp copy]

New York: W. W. Norton, 1994 1st ed. 271pp. hardback 8vo: near Fine in a near Fine dj [dj = couple of scores on front cover from someone having used the book as a clipboard; else nrF] Jacket praise for this travel-at-home book from David Lamb, Christopher Hitchens, Haynes Johnson, et al.