Search Results: Travel from Conover Books

New York, New York: Carleton Tours, 1930. Edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, small .5 tear in the head of the spine, some light shelf wear, former owner's name in ink on the front, overall a clean used and well-preserved first edition! Tan wrappers with black lettering on the front. Very very rare and hard-to-find! 55 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 12 wonderful pages of historic black and white photographs! "Every care is taken to make the enclosed itinerary absolutely accurate, but owing to the frequent changing of railway time tables, especially on the Continent, it is always advisable to check departure times and allow ample time to reach train or steamer." from General Conditions (Applying to the Enclosed Tour).. First Edition. Stapled Soft Cover. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Cracow, Poland : Parol Limited , 1992. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed, corners are very gently rubbed, lightly shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean first edition, gift quality! Very very scarce and hard-to-find! Pictorial cover front and back. Extremely rare and out-of-print! Unpaginated, beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs! "As I was lifted up over Crcow by this small biplane, I not only could look down at the city from a great height, but also was able to recount the experiences that bonded me to this once walled city for the last half century. It was probably the second point of view that I considered more important, as I recognized the familiar silhouettes of the buildings within the mosaic of rooftops, squares and streets far below me. Forms that accompanied me since my childhood: the Norbertine Convent, the Wawel Hill, Bielany, Tyniec, and the Kosciuszko Mound. I had no intention, whatsoever, of discovering a new Cracow, but rather reliving 'my'… Read More

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1960. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, some chipping in the top of the spine of the dj, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, overall a clean used first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Orange cloth with a black illustration on the front cover and some black lettering on the spine. 250 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "Delaplane, the Traveler's Traveler, has teamed up with Robert de Roos to tell you all about the fabulous flora and fantastic fauna of exotic Mexico. Jam-packed with thhe sort of hilarious adventures that can happen only to Delaplane, this unusual guide book is also an extremely useful and practical aid to going native south of the border.". First Edition. Orange Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Patti Palmer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NewPort, Isle of Wight: J. Arthur Dixon Ltd. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, some light shelf wear, former owner's name in ink on the title page, overall a clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find! Full-color pictorial front (Knaresborough and the River Nidd) of the wrapper and a black and white mapped rear of the wrapper. Unpaginated, wonderfully illustrated with full-color photographs! Extremely scarce and out-of-print! "Harrogate is the gateway to some of the finest countryside in Yorkshire and has become a touring centre for the moors and the dales, the secluded abbey ruins and the many stately homes in the area. As Harrogate is placed about halfway from London to Edinburgh, many travellers between Southern England and Scotland find it convenient to break their journey here and explore the town and its surroundings." ---- from Harrogate ---- The Floral Resort.. First Edition / First Printing. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. 24mo - over… Read More

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.: Fisher Printing Company, 1987. A hint of edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, very lightly shelf worn, overall a very clean signed first edition (second printing), almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Yellow illustrated wrappers with white and brown lettering. 116 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "This book is for those who have read James Michener's powerful novel 'Hawaii' and perhaps have wondered how much is true and what is more fictional. It is also for those who are interested in getting an honest picture of the work of the New England missionaries in Hawaii ---- their accomplishments in spite of their faults ---- in contrast to the questionable character of Abner Hale. It covers a wide range of missionary stories, anecdotes, episodes, comments, remembrances of missionary children, all selected from various sources to illuminate parts of Michener's… Read More

New York, New York: Home Economics Department American Can Company , 1940. Minor edge and corner wear; gently scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 48 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "There is little doubt that the pineapple is a native of tropical America. Its original home seems to have been Brazil, although early Spanish and Portuguese explorers found the fruit, both cultivated and growing wild, in the West Indies..............". Seventh Printing. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1990. A hint of shelf wear, former owner's name and address are in ink on the half-title page, overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Inscribed and dated by the author on the title page! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protect mylar plastic cover! 232 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "This remarkable book is a unique chronicle of life in the Prairie State ---- a stunning visual record of the land and its people across 300 years. David Buisseret tells the story of Illinois in a way never before attempted. Using his own aerial photographs as well as satellite images, original thematic maps, and many rare historic illustrations, he is able to show how the past gives way to the present ---- and how the mark of the past is still with us, once… Read More

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Graphic Arts Center Pub Co, 1988. Minor edge and corner wear, to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear and foxing, overall a nice signed used first edition! Signed by the author on the half-title page! Gray cloth quarterbound by black with gilt lettering on the spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 160 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by full-color photographs! "Illinois has a landscape that is as subtle as prairie grass and wildflowers, as bold as endless fields of corn and the rising Chicago skyline. The photographer and the author have approached this complex tapestry from four points of view: natural landscape, rural landscape, crossroads, and Chicago. Using standard and panoramic cameras, Irving has captured the essence and texture of the state.". Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Gray Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gary… Read More

Scarborough, ON, Canada: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited, 1992. A hint of edge wear, gently scuffed, lightly shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean signed first HarperPerennial paperback edition! Tan illustrated wrappers with black and blue lettering. 184 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "Inspired by Robinson Crusoe and Jack London, Michael Modzelewski jettisoned all baggage accompanying life in the comfortable middle class and set out to find raw, unharnessed wilderness. He found it on Blackfish Sound in the Inside Passage, the rugged coastline between Seattle and Alaska. Here he lived alone for months on end. Inside Passage is the powerful story of one man learning the ways of self-reliance in a spiritual search through the northern wilderness.". Signed by Author(s). First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1972. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, gently shelf worn, overall a clean used first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 288 unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full colour photographs and illustrations! "Travellers, when they embark on the exploration of famous, unfamiliar places, are often discouraged and even bewildered by the wealth and incoherence of the things they have come to see. What they require is interpretation, the voice of experience and local knowledge to explain the background, relationship and significance of buildings, statues, paintings. World Cultural Guides are created to provide the sightseer with exactly this assistance, to prepare him for anticipated pleasures and to accompany him on his wanderings. The scholarship of the authors selected to write the cultural surveys, their special… Read More

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: The Chicago Zoological Society, 1947. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Color illustrated (penguins) wrapper with blue and white lettering. Extremely scarce first edition! 108 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "The purpose of this Guide Book is to aid the visitor in mapping out his trip through the Chicago Zoological Park. A modern Zoo, such as this, is necessarily large in area so that each group of animals may have a generous allotment of space. The more humane the exhibition enclosures, the greater the distance to be covered by the visitor and also the greater his enjoyment because of the spacious exhibition of the collection." ---- from the Foreword.. First Edition / First Printing. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over… Read More

Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.: Utah Geographic Series, Inc., 1988. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Tan cloth with silver lettering on the front board and spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 136 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "This book is a celebration of those men and women who looked to the far horizons and had the imagination, fortitude, and strength to get there. It is a celebration, too, of the land through which they traveled ---- this diverse and wondrous land of Utah with its red rock canyons and mesas, vast desert valleys, streams bubbling through alpine meadows, foaming down deep-carved canyons, and losing themselves in the salt lakes or sand and alkali playas of the Great Basin." ---- from the… Read More

New York, New York: Thos. Cook & Son , 1935. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Blue and white pictorial wrapper with black and white lettering. 32 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Towns and villages that have scarcely changed for hundreds of years; a countryside carefully tended by generations of peasant farmers; old customs and traditions; colorful costumes; a quiet and leisurely mode of living: these are all combined to make up the charm of Old Europe. An ancient wayside inn; a picturesque farmer's cottage; a row of graceful poplar trees beside a country road; a creaking windmill; a tiny Alpine chalet with its flowering window-boxes: there is an air of peaceful contentment about these things.....an air of peacefulness and unobtrusive beauty which makes us love the old… Read More

New York: American Book Company, 1934. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, couple of small stains on the front board, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, former owner's name in ink on the inner front cover, overall a clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find! Gray cloth with black lettering and illustration on the front board and black lettering on the spine. Extremely scarce! 259 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and photographs! There is a 24 page Appendix in the rear of the book containing reference maps and tables. "This volume consists of two parts. The first part presents a comprehensive treatment of the geography of Africa. The second part is an elementary presentation of physical and mathematical geography. Africa today, in spite of many centuries of world development since Egypt was the center of the civilization of the world, is still largely undeveloped.… Read More

Walden, Tennessee : Waldenhouse Publishers, Inc. , 2005. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition! Inscribed by the author on the title page! Full-color pictorial wrapper with white lettering. 336 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by full-color photographs! "You may wonder why I chose such a strange title for my book. I am sure all of us want to go to Paradise when we leave this life. Sometimes, as we struggle through life's difficult times and its temptations, we may wonder how we will ever reach Paradise. To have the experience of reaching Paradise during this lifetime, all one needs to do is to travel a few short miles from Intercourse, Pennsylvania, to Paradise, Pennsylvania. They are about three miles apart.........." ----------- from the Preface.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good.… Read More

Italy: Casa Editrice Lozzi A hint of edge wear, gently scuffed, very lightly shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Full-color pictorial wrappers with black lettering. No publishing date. 150 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by full-color photographs! "The Vatican, a little territory occupied by St. Peter's Basilica and Square and by the Vatican Palaces, is under the Sovereignty of the Pope, and has assumed the name of Vatican City State....." ---- from Leading Events in Roman History.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sturgis, South Dakota: Black Hills and Badlands Association, 1959. A very crisp and clean used first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! White wrappers illustrated in green and brown with white, brown, and green lettering. Wonderfully well-preserved! Fold-out map in the rear. 16 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! Extremely rare and hard-to-find! "Properly called the Shrine of Democracy, Mount Rushmore is a stirring, inspiring tribute to the conception, progress, preservation and continuation of individual American freedom. Here in ageless granite, sculptor Gutzon Borglum carved the heads of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt 6040 feet above sea level. See map on back cover for directions to Mount Rushmore National Memorial from any point in the Black Hills. A trip from Custer State Park up the Iron Mountain Road, provides many unusual views of Mount Rushmore ---- especially when driving through the tunnels.".… Read More

Cambridge, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Adventure Pubns, 1999. Brand new and unread signed first edition, very fresh and bright condition, gift quality! Signed by Susan A. Engebretson on the title page! Green illustrated wrappers with black lettering. 263 new and unread historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Meet the Voyageurettes, a spirited group of rambunctious outdoors-women who supposedly paddled and portaged from one adventure to another during the heyday of the Fur Trade two centuries ago. They are all named Marie (it had to be French!): Marie Margot, Marie Chris, Marie Sue, Marie Joyce, Marie Candace, Marie Ramona, etc. These lively ladies became tired of staying home and cleaning those dusty cabins all day and set out to make their own way in the wilderness and hence forever changed the course of history....". Signed by Author. First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Brand New. Illus. by Jack Kraywinkle and Jonathan A. Norberg . 8vo - over 7¾"… Read More