American Travel from Auldfarran Books, IOBA

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: Dover, c1955 reissue. 414pp. illus. paperback 8vo: Good+. A nice reissue of an American classic originally published in 1791. Bartram (1739-1823), a native of Philadelphia, famously journeyed throughout the southern colonies from 1773-78, gathering the material that appeared in this book. This edition is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the 1928 Macy-Masius edition and features 13 illustrations… Read more about this item

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]

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.

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]

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: 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.

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.

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.

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… Read more about this item

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.

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.

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.

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.

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… Read more about this item

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.