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np: Catholic Women*s Association Tour, nd [1930]. Small oblong Paperback in plain printed wraps, blind-stapled. Very Good unmarked. This is apparently a custom guidebook provided to clients of the Franco Belgique Tours company which lists offices throughout Europe & the US. It provides basic info such as exchange rates (for 1930), itinerary of a specific tour (7/12 to 8/22), and sightseeing sections about every leg of the tour: Havre, Paris, Versailles, Lourdes, Avignon, Nice, Venice, Wiesbaden, Cologne, Amsterdam, London, Dublin, Cork. A time capsule of Europe in 1930. 6-1/4 x 4-1/4, approx 75 unnumbered pp, b/w photos. Extremely rare.

Florence Italy: Grand Hotel Baglioni, nd [1930s?]. Small Paperback in color pictorial white wraps, saddle-stapled. Very Good unmarked. This is a pre-war illustrated sightseeing guide to Florence, apparently provided to guests by the Grand Hotel Balioni. After describing the hotel itself, it provides capsule descriptions of the main sights of Florence. A time capsule of Europe between the wars. 5 x 7, 20 pp, b/w photos. Extremely rare.

Paris: Syndicat des Restaurateurs et Hoteliers des environs de Paris, nd [1930s?]. Small Paperback in b/w pictorial tan wraps, saddle-stapled. Very Good unmarked. This is a pre-war illustrated listing of 62 hotels and restaurants in the Greater Paris region. One page per listing, it provides a photo in blue ink of each hostelry, its address, phone, proprietor, and facilities. A 2-color 15 x 10 foldout map in front shows their locations. A time capsule of Europe between the wars. 4-1/4 x 5-1/4, 64 pp, b/w photos, foldout map. Extremely rare.

Indianapolis IN: Bobbs-Merrill, nd. First American Edition.. Hardcover in red cloth boards w gilt image, black title box on spine w gilt print, in green/yellow pictorial jacket.. About Fine unmarked, in Fair/Good bright unclipped jacket w taped tears, top edge chipped.. A French anthropologist & explorer describes Mexico in three layers: three climatic zones, three civilizations, three races. Excellent full-page b/w gravure photos throughout. Very clean bright copy. 7 x 9, 368 pp, index, b/w photos.

Mexico DF.: Editorial Fischgrund., 1950. First Edition.. Trade Paperback in plain printed wraps.. Good Plus w small owner stamp inside else unmarked, lightly soiled wraps w some writing on rear panel, small taped tear on rear panel, contents Very Good.. Early guide to this charming Mexican city, first edition, as it looked before the hordes descended. 6 x 8, 88 + 12 pp, b/w photos, frontispiece map.

London: Faber & Faber, 1971. First Edition. Ex-Lib.. Hardcover in green cloth boards w gilt spine print, in b/w pictorial jacket.. Very Good in Very Good jacket in Brodart. Clean tight & sturdy.. Combination of personal impression, historical background, and detailed route-planning. And a time-capsule of the way it was before the partition wars. Aside from a few library markings, a nice copy in very good jacket. 5-3/4 x 8-3/4, 93 pp, index, b/w glossy photos, maps.

Pasadena CA: Publication Press, 1954. First edition. Hardcover in ochre cloth boards w black spine titling, in black/red print. Fine w author inscription (5/8/54) else unmarked, in Good jacket w edgewear, small chips. 23,000 miles by boat-train-plane. Laid-in is the original publishers prospectus for the book. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 181 pp, b/w dwgs.