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San Francisco: Needles and Pens, nd. Pamphlet. [30]p., 8.5x11 inch staplebound wraps in zine-style format; photos., illus., in very good condition. Inside title "Fliers." More
Cat.No: 313549
San Francisco: Needles and Pens, nd. Pamphlet. [30]p., 8.5x11 inch staplebound wraps in zine-style format; photos., illus., in very good condition. Inside title "Fliers." More
Cat.No: 313549
Tokyo: Ginga kabushiki gaisha, 1999. Paperback. 205p., wraps, very good condition in somewhat worn paper band. Text in Japanese. Penned letter by author and several related photocopies of articles also included. Japanese author's reflections on travels in California, with sketches of people she met. More
Cat.No: 142214
New York: Cornwall Books, 1984. Hardcover. 215p., illustrated with b&w photos, bibliography, very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Travel book written by English author living in the USA. More
Cat.No: 68609
Amherst, NH: The Kingdom Press, 1974. Hardcover. 256p., rubricated title page, first edition cloth boards, map endsheets, line maps, folded plans and elevation of author's yacht 'Coronet,' includes several photoillustrations, endpapers and fore-edge lightly foxed, else good condition in an unclipped, slightly shelf worn dust jacket. Sandford, 1862-1948, was the..... More
Cat.No: 135306
Mexico City: Editorial Cultura, 1933. Paperback. 225p., text in Spanish, lightly-worn and soiled white printed wraps. These essays were written in New York and San Antonio, Texas, in the years 1928-31. More
Cat.No: 46647
Rohnert, CA: Pomegranate Communications, Inc., 2002. Paperback. Intro + 30 postcards; 6.5x4.5 inches; in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 296291
Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang, 1984. Paperback. 261, [3]p., wraps, 6x9 inches, illus., wraps lightly worn else very good condition. Geist und Werk der Zeiten No. 67. On tourism to Switzerland during the Belle Epoque. More
Cat.No: 273309
Cologne: Heraldo de Esperanto, 1933. Paperback. xiii, 272p., paperback in dust jacket; b&w photographs of travels throughout Asia, dust jacket slightly chipped and edgeworn, small open tear to middle of jacket spine. Somewhat toned, potential ownership rubberstamp of the author himself on half-title page (?), else very good. Scherer, founder..... More
Cat.No: 284182
Cologne: Heraldo de Esperanto, 1933. Paperback. xiii, 272p., paperback, lacking dust jacket; b&w photographs of travels throughout Asia, wraps browned and slightly edgeworn, two front wrap corners are chipped, slight damp stain on front wrap, minor pencil marginalia, else good. Signed by the author on the title page. Scherer, founder..... More
Cat.No: 296748
npl: Dusty Road Media, 2011. Paperback. 355p., pictorial wraps; in very good condition. Hippy autobiography details road trips throughout Asia and Europe (partially spent in jails), free love, and eventually becoming a medical doctor after attending Cornell. More
Cat.No: 310205
Nagano, Japan: Karuizawa House, [not before 1949]. Pamphlet. 1 portfolio containing 1 leaf, hand colored engraved illustration. Good. Untitled engraving of trees in a forest, signed in pencil. Note on the back indicates this is plate no. 115, though the portfolio is stamped 117A. Willy Seiler was a German-born artist..... More
Cat.No: 293449
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1964. Hardcover. 240p., period illustrations (emphasis: Roman architecture) on inserted stock, first edition raspberry boards in orange dust jacket. Top edge of dj is crimped with a couple short tears, an else immaculate copy in every respect. More
Cat.No: 278463
no city: Encyclopedies & Connaissances, [1992]. 24p., coated paperstock, b&w photographs with color cartooning throughout, completely integrated with text [a la mode]; 10 x 7 inch glossy pictorial boards, faintest signs of handling (if any) A la decouverte de l'anglais 9. Phrasebook for travelers, photos of San Francisco scenes with..... More
Cat.No: 84373
Minneapolis: Self-published by the author, 2010. Pamphlet. [30p.], 8.5x5.5 inch oblong photocopied zine style wraps; profusely illustrated, back wrap slightly rubbed, minor fraying along the top edge of wraps, good. More
Cat.No: 286391
Dar Es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House, 1973. 97p., slender paperback, wraps scuffed, interior clean. Tanzanian Studies No. 3. Collects a series of debates from The Standard, discussing whether tourism was inherently capitalist and exploitative, or could be used to develop Tanzania's socialist economy. More
Cat.No: 266101
London: T. Werner Laurie, 1949. Hardcover. 711p., first British edition, boards warped and rubbed, no dustjacket, green spine titling nearly rubbed off. *Ahouse A77d. World's End / Lanny Budd. More
Cat.No: 3566
Rutland, VT; Tokyo: Tuttle, 1963. Pamphlet. 48 page staplebound booklet, 3.25x4.5 inches, eighth printing. Previous owner's Japanese seal and ownership initials on title page. Brief introduction to Okinawan history (including Operation Iceberg at the end of WW II), culture, and attractions for visitors. More
Cat.No: 295258
New York: International Publishers, 1948. Hardcover. 254p., previous owner's name penned on free front endpaper else very good condition in a worn dust jacket. On her travels in the USSR and how wonderful everything is. More
Cat.No: 259436
Bilbao: Huecograbado, [1920s]. [16]p., stapled pictorial wraps, 7.75 x 8.75 inches, maps, profusely illus. in rotogravure , very good condition. Tourist's guide to road-houses (inns with restaurants) across Spain. None in OCLC as of 4/2020. More
Cat.No: 250560
Berkeley: Lederer, Street & Zeus Co., 1911. Hardcover. 128p., slender hardcover, thirty illustrations; mild wear to corners, light handling, some foxing on top-edge of textblock, slight tilt to spine, else very good. Ownership inscription neatly penned inside front cover. By a returning American who had taught in Chinese schools in..... More
Cat.No: 247166
New York: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2002. vii, 230p., first American edition boards gilt in dj; a fine unblemished copy. More
Cat.No: 176119
Amsterdam: Spartacus, 1983. Paperback. 784p., text in English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, listings, ads, numerous b&w and color ads, glossy, very good paperback in color photo wraps. More
Cat.No: 168119
Berlin: Bruno Gmünder Verlag, 1987. Paperback. 784p., text in English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, listings, ads, numerous b&w and color ads, glossy, very good paperback in color photo wraps. More
Cat.No: 306814
San Francisco: KQED, 1994. Magazine. 13p., 8.5x11 inches, history, teaching tools, timeline, on-line resources, neighborhood organizations, Mission map, photos, bibliography, very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. The first episode of KQED's series on San Francisco neighborhoods which aired December 1994. This is a guidebook corresponding to the program. More
Cat.No: 201692
New York: Random House, 1979. Hardcover. First edition of this revision with changes, supplementary material, and authorial omissions. Oversize hardbound book in 12x9 inch openweave white linen boards lettered black and enclosed in the dust jacket, 350 illustrations. Book itself is near-fine, with just a touch of edgewear, slight foxing..... More
Cat.No: 289782