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Large scrapbook of her memorabilia collected from 1935 to 1948, including various American universities and cruises abroad Various places, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Small chip from top of back cover. 60pp occupied; pictorial items throughout. Grace Adams got around. The memorabilia in her scrapbook comprise many photographs, menus, postcards, brochures, souvenirs, etc. Her extensive collection of ephemera from her student life on college campuses includes professional photographic views, course materials, social life and activities, candid shots, etc., beginning in 1935 at the University of Maine.1936, University of New Hampshire.1937, Univ of Virginia.1938, Univ of Wisconsin. Her vacation material includes brochures, paper mementos and photos from Ocean City, New Jersey, a 1940 cruise to Havana, a 1941 cruise to Quebec and Montreal, and a 1948 cruise to Nassau and Bermuda. Also present is material from Orono and Bangor, Maine; Skyline Drive, Virginia; Wisconsin Dells; caverns; etc. Wherever she went, Grace gathered mementos of her trip and pasted them into this scrapbook. Bound in cork covers with cork cutouts of geese in flight mounted on the front, comb-back binding. 13.5" x 10.5". (more information)
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$150.00
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A POCKET GUIDE TO TURKEY Washington: USGPO, 1965. Revised Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. pp: iv, 56; illus, some color. Has sections on Turkish history, lifestyles, customs, culture & religion as well as tips on sights, foods, common phrases, etc. 5.25" x 4". (more information)
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$10.00
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SANTA FE: TIME SCHEDULES OF PRINCIPAL TRAINS Chicago Santa Fe RR 1953., 1953. Soft cover. Pictorial covers and contents near fine condition. 9" x 4" 32pp Contains September 27-December 31, 1953 timetables for the California Limited, El Capitan, Texas Chief, etc., etc. Illustrated by covers, centerspread map. Traveler's Edn. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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$10.00
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TURKISH SELF-TAUGHT IN LATIN CHARACTERS. By the Natural Method with the English Phonetic Pronunciation...Revised & Enlarged London: E. Marlborough, 1942. Fifth Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. pp: xiii, 185. "Teaches you the essentials of a language (for travel and enjoyment) without the drudgery of prolonged study." 7.25" x 4.75". (more information)
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$15.00
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LE MUSEE RODIN Paris: Henri Laurens, 1956. Revised Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 64pp. Text in French. This short history of the Rodin Museum in Paris includes 44 halftones of his work and a plan of the Museum. 6.5" x 4.75". (more information)
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$10.00
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MICHIGAN STATE PARKS Lansing: AAA, 1957. First thus. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. (31)pp; map. Locates and describes 47 state parks and 13 other recreation areas, and gives park attendance figures for 1956. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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MICHIGAN STATE PARKS Lansing: AAA, 1956. First thus. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. (32)pp; centerfold map. Locates and describes 47 state parks and 13 other recreation areas, and gives park attendance figures for 1955. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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MOTOR ROAD MAP OF NORTHERN ENGLAND & WALES backed by MOTOR ROAD MAP OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND & WALES London: Johnston & Bacon, 1954. not bound. Good. Separations at several folds, some old tape. Broadsheet , folds to 10" x 4.5". Canvas backing is sandwiched between the two maps. 30" x 40". (more information)
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$15.00
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L'ITALIA: Edizione Italiana. No. 164, Febraio 1962 Rome, Italy Tribunale Civile di Roma 1962., 1962. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.25" x 8.25" 64pp Comprises photo-illustrated articles: Torino; Ragusa; Milan; Hollywood a Roma Ostiense; SS "Tyrsus"; etc. Illustrated by frequent b&w photo-illus. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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$10.00
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BANGOR, A MOTOR CENTER [guidebook] Bangor, ME: Chamber of Commerce, 1926. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trace of faint foxing on cover. 20pp; illus from photographs, map. Promotes travel by car with routes to Bangor, motor trips around Bangor, Mount Katahdin, lakes and ponds, etc. 9" x 8". (more information)
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$25.00
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ARCHAEOLOGY: OLD WORLD B.C Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, 1961. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 64pp; 13 colored stamps on plates, full-page illustrations from photos. Explains the science of archaeological techniques with a look at some famous sites (Troy, Mycenae, Knossos, Pyramids, &c.). 8.25 " x 5.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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BARTLETT'S MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHERN EUROPE TOURS... Forty-Second Season Philadelphia: Bartlett, 1922. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 28pp. Has itineraries and prices for various tours, ocean travel tips, brief descriptions of foreign sights, etc. 9" x 5.25". (more information)
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$15.00
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GEORGIA O'KEEFFE IN NEW MEXICO Ketchum, ID: Computer Lab, 1988. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Allison Gosney. 32pp; 9 full-page illustrations, map. This booklet chronicles the artist's long life in New Mexico, and describes houses and museums there which are associated with O'Keeffe and her work. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES, 1952-1953 Asheville, NC: Miller Printing, 1952. Third Edition. Pictorial cover. Very Good. 16pp; illus from photographs, 7 maps. The centerfold map shows the entire parkway. The five strip maps locate accommodations along the way; each is described. 9.25" x 8". (more information)
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$15.00
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STRANGER IN BOISE: Here's a Guide on What to Do and What to See in and near the Capital City Boise, ID: Boise Chamber of Commerce, 1956. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Fine. Broadsheet, folded as issued. Contains suggestions for tourists who are in Boise for a day as well as overnighters and weekenders. 9" x 12". (more information)
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$10.00
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WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY EXCURSION TO MONTREAL...CHOICE OF THREE POPULAR TRAINS...DAYLIGHT TRAINS...OVERNIGHT TRAIN Boston, MA: Boston & Maine RR, 1954. First Edition. not bound. Fine. Broadside, one page; view of St. James Cathedral. Printed in red on white. The route also used the Central Vermont Railway, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway. 17.5"x 5.5". (more information)
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$20.00
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ZAKI & HELMI BOUTROS, DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF ORIENTAL CURIOSITIES: Khan Khalil Bazaar, Entrance Mousky, Cairo-Egypt Cairo, Egypt: not published, 1920. Original. not bound. Very Good. Card; vertical fold. On the back is written: "Galabiah, cloth." 4" x 5". (more information)
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$10.00
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COURSE OF THE RHINE FROM MAYENCE TO COLOGNE Cologne, Germany: Karl Bremer, 1950. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Strip map and 30 views in color, folds into paper covers. Descriptive text. 50" x 8". (more information)
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$10.00
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SHAKESPEARELAND-COTSWOLDS-OXFORD, ENGLAND London British Travel Association (1967)., 1967. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Paper covers and contents near fine condition. 8" x 5.75" 36pp Information for travellers includes four driving tours of four to six days each, lists of hotels, etc. Illustrated by photo-illustrations, map. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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$10.00
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EL COLISEO...EMPRESA: FERNANDO D. SILVA...DOMINGO 7 DE MAYO DE 1939...MONUMENTAL CORRIDA! CARTEL DE ORO A PRECIOS ECONOMICOS! Aguascalientes, Mexico: Eugenio Alvarado, 1939. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadside, small piece torn from top margin (no text loss); 17 illus from photographs. "Grandiosa Reaparicion de los Maravillosos Pequenos Toreros. Juanito Vela, Pepe Vela y Manolo Torres." Text continues in Spanish. Admission prices are in dollars and cents: for women and children, $1.00 in the shade or 75 cents in the sun. The photographic illustrations include eight views of bulls, captioned by name and number, and nine portraits of matadors, pecadors and bandilleros. 23.5" x 7.75". (more information)
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$45.00
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SUMMER VACATION TOURS UNDER ESCORT: OVERLAND ROUTE CIRCLE TOURS ...Chicago & Northwestern Railway, Union Pacific System Chicago: Chicago & North Western Railway, 1930. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 22pp; color views in text, map. Burgar describes and prices nine tours based on the old Overland Trail: Salt Lake City, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Tahoe, etc. 9" x 4". (more information)
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$25.00
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VIEWS OF CALLANDER [viewbook] s.l. s.n. nd [ca. 1900]., 1900. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 7.5" x 9.25" 12 plates Photographic views in sepiatone are tipped to brown backgrounds and mounted on tan leaves, captions in the plates, spine ribbon. Illustrated by 12 plates from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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$20.00
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GRAND-PRE: PARC HISTORIQUE NATIONAL Ottawa: L'Office de Tourisme, 1958. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 18pp; double-page map, illus in text. History of Grand Pre National Park in Nova Scotia. Text in French. 9.5" x 6.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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SEEING CANADA FROM CANADIAN PACIFIC SCENIC DOMES: EASTWARD Montreal: Canadian Pacific, 1950. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Brochure; one birdseye view of train. Comprises extensive text about the world's longest "dome" ride across Canada from Vancouver to Montreal, with detailed descriptions of the Fraser Valley, Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise, the Great Plains, Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa Valley, etc. 37" x 7.5". (more information)
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$15.00
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BRASIL: HISTORIAS, COSTUMES E LENDAS [parts 5,7 and 8 of 20 parts, each complete in itself] Sao Paulo Editora Tres Ltda nd [ca. 1980]., 1980. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents near fine condition. 12" x 9.25" (60)pp in all Three volumes, featuring color-illustrated articles on Brazilian costumes, dances, musical instruments, folk art, etc. Illustrated by color illus throughout text. First Editions. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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$20.00
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Old sepiatone, pictorial brochure showing interior and exterior views of the Chalfonte Hotel and Atlantic City in its prime North Philadelphia Printed by Elliott 1918., 1918. 1st Edition. Postage stamp, mailing address, else in very good condition. 7" x 8.75" 10 panels Very nice period piece. The front cover shows a man and woman hovering above the Chalfonte in a biplane. On the back, limousines of the day motor past the big hotel. Illustrated by illus throughout from photos. First Edition. Binding is accordion-fold. (more information)
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$75.00
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THE ROUTE OF THE RIO GRANDE Denver, CO: Denver & Rio Grande West RR, 1926. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. (32)pp; color illus from photographs, map. The author of "Out Where the West Begins" here describes rail trips through Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, including descriptions of Canon City, San Isabel National Forest, Grand Junction, Mesa Verde, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Zion National Park, Santa Fe, etc., with handsome illustrations in color. 9.25" x 5.25". (more information)
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$50.00
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WHAT TO SEE AND HOW TO REACH IT IN OLD QUEBEC: Points of Interest Quebec: Chateau Frontenac, 1930. First Edition. Original wraps. Good. Few short edge tears. 4pp. The double-page map includes a key to historical sites, which are also indicated on the full-page birdseye view. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM: GENERAL GUIDE Chicago: Natural Hist Museum, 1949. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 48pp; illus from photographs, floor plans. This virtual tour of the Museum describes the exhibits, department by department and hall by hall. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: COLORFUL COLORADO...1859-1959 Denver: Colorado Dept. of Highways, 1959. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Fine. Broadsheet, folded to 8.75" x 5.5", containing a large-scale road map of Colorado; mileage table; inset maps of Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo; detailed text and photo-views of national parks, monuments, forests and scenic areas; information for motorists; calendar of Centennial events; etc. 34" x 22". (more information)
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$15.00
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