Search Results: Travel Adventure/Exploration from Whiting Books

London: A.P.S.O. Ltd., 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. Top edge is dust-stained. Bumped and a bit of shelf wear. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. The jacket is chipped and worn and tape repaired. Preserved in a new Mylar Archival cover now. 112 pages, illustrated with black & white photos and highway maps based on Esso Petroleum Company's eight Road Maps of Britain and Ireland. The book's aim is to assist motorists to see the Cathedrals, Abbeys, Palaces, Castles and houses of special interest in England, Scotland, and Wales. A brochure with visiting times for the houses listed is laid in at the back of the book..

Phoenix: Arizona Highway Department, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Decorative faux leather. Gilt lettering inside front cover for company presentation of book to customers at a meeting in Tucson, April 1986 (Panhandle Eastern - Trunkline Gas Company). Clean throughout. Large, heavy volume that may require extra shipping charges for expedited domestic or international shipping. Please inquire for either of those needs. Standard media mail rate will not change..

Rockville, Maryland: Seaboard Press/James A. Rock & Co., Publishers, 2008. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. New copy, never read. A collection of travel journals for motorcycle trips around the United States and Canada. The author ventures off the Interstates onto the "blue highways," soaking up the landscape and the culture and humanity of its inhabitants. The trips in this book comprise more than five years of travel on two wheels and document observations of places and people along the way, including a bit of self-discovery for the rider and author himself. 442 pages, illustrated (black & white photos and route maps), with photos indexed at the back of the book alphabetically and by order of appearance. Also included is an Index of National Parks, Monuments and Other Points of Interest..

France: Arthaud, 1963. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 60 pages, illustrated. Table of illustrations at rear of book. Ouvrage illustre de 45 heliogravures. Carte de la region..

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2013. Book. Illus. by Allen Smutylo. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. A very slight trace of wear to book and jacket. Sticker on the front panel of the jacket from the Canada Council for the Arts stating this book was a Finalist in the Governor General's Literary Awards. A clean, tight copy. The author recounts his adventures with various waters from all over the world-the Arctic, South Pacific, Great Lakes, and India. 257 pages with Bibliography followed by several pages under the heading Books in the Life Writing Series Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Signed by the author on the half-title page, which also has a gift inscription (different handwriting) to the book's previous owner. Illustrated with the author's artwork..

Lebanon: National Council for Tourism in Lebanon Book. Very Good. Stapled Wraps. 4.5 X 10 inches, oblong. Stapled booklet. Clean with just a hint of edge wear. Pages not numbered, but about 40 with illustrations. Date not indicated on the brochure, but it was acquired with other Lebanon tourism brochures from the 1960s-70s. Informative, illustrated (photos, drawings) travel brochure about the ancient Phoenician city of Saida (Sidon), mentioned both in the earliest books of the Bible and in the poems of Homer. "From here originated the first civilizing influences of Europe, the colonies which to the Helladic homeland brought industries, arts, writing-all that raises man above the beasts and permits him to aspire to the highest destinies." 0.

Kathmandu, Nepal: Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Front hinge cracked at half-title page, otherwise light wear. Jacket has light edge wear and rubbing and is protected in a new archival sleeve. Classic work of Tibetan travel. The Japanese Bhudist monk Kawaguchi traveled in disguise through Nepal, including Mustang and Dolop, large parts of Tibet and Sikkim. 719 pages, illustrated..

Big Sandy, Texas: Stewart Printing, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. 259 pages, illustrated. Travelogue with history for Singapore and parts of Maylasia. Author inscription to the book's previous owners written on the blank page facing the title page..

Blantyre, Malawi: Central Africana Limited, 2011. Book. Illus. by Tony Grogan. Fine. Soft cover. Reprint. Whimsical travelogue from a native of Malawi who treks across his country after college graduation. The varied landscape, including the famed Lake Malawi, provides the stage for a cast of eccentric characters and funny incidents the author encounters on his journey. This title was first published privately in a hand-printed, hand-bound edition by the author in 2007. 128 pages with drawings by famed African cartoonist, Tony Grogan..