New Press, September 1995. Trade Paperback. Originally published in 1939 at the time of the World's Fair, this is a reissue of this guide for time-travellers. It offers New York-lovers and 1930s-buffs a look at life as it was lived in the days when a trolley ride cost only a...... More
Harper and Brothers, October 1934. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo in brown cloth with gold lettering. Worn edges. Mild discoloration of cloth. Previous owner's name and a date inked ffep. Foxing. [196 pages]. More
Frith Book Company Ltd. Soft Cover. This work features approximately 150 detailed historic photographs from The Francis Frith Collection with extended captions and full introduction. Suitable for tourists, local historians and general readers. Crisp, clean copy. More
Texas A & M Univ Pr, January 1989. Trade Paperback. More
Akadine Pr, January 2001. Trade Paperback. More
Penguin Classics, June 2010. Trade Paperback. A literary guide to Argentina by its most famous writer Jorge Luis Borges wrote about Argentina as only someone passionate about his homeland can. On Argentina reveals the many facets of his passion in essays, poems, and stories through which he sought to bring..... More
Villard, May 1997. Hardcover. When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in 57 hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, 20..... More
Henry Holt & Company, October 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket VG w/ no significant flaws to disclose; Jacket housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy. More
HarperCollins, July 2007. Hardcover. 2nd printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
W.W. Norton, May 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. "Drifting down on swimmers is standard rescue procedure, but the seas are so violent that Buschor keeps getting flung out of reach. There are times when he's thirty feet higher than the men trying to rescue him. . . . [I]f the boat's..... More
University of Hawaii Press, February 1989. Paper Back. "I went to Maui to stay a week and remained five. I had a jolly time. I would not have fooled away any of it writing letters under any consideration whatever." --Mark Twain So Samuel Langhorne Clemens made his excuse for late..... More
William Morrow & Company, June 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Twenty years ago, when the author and his best friend, Mike Moe, were eighteen years old, they lit out from Wyoming to explore the world. They washed up in Africa and without forethought or planning set off for the most remote..... More
Doubleday Anchor, 1962. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with soiling & dust stains. Rubbing and chipping. Heavily stained top textblock edge. Damp staining. {498 pages plus eight page list of Anchor/Dolphin titles.]. More
Marion Boyars Publishers, 1993. First Thus. Paper Back. Born an American in Paris in 1900, Green accompanies the reader on an imaginative stroll through the French capital sharing his discoveries at every turn. From haunted visions of Notre Dame to memories of the old Trocadero, Green lovingly describes these strange..... More
National Geographic Society, March 2003. Hardcover. A blending of art and cultural criticism, travel writing, and personal narrative, Sicilian Odyssey is Francine Prose's imaginative consideration of the diverse cultural legacies found juxtaposed and entangled on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. She writes of the intensity of Sicily, the commitment to..... More
Little, Brown, April 1984. Cloth. Dust jacket is mylar wrapped for preservation. Jacket is torn along top edge, shelfworn. More
Anchor, December 2006. Mass Market PaperBack. The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America-majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you're going to take a hike, it's probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most..... More
Swallow Press / Ohio University Press, November 2001. Hardcover. Provence through the eyes of its writers--those who wrote of it in Provençal or French and also those visitors who were moved by its beauty--that is the inspiration behind A Literary Guide to Provence. In this compact travel guide, Marseilles native..... More
Mariner Books, April 1998. Trade Paperback. "In Light of India" is Paz's celebration of that country and his most personal work of prose to date. As in all of his essays, he brings poetic insight and voluminous knowledge to bear on the subject; the result is a series of fascinating..... More
Doubleday Anchor Book, 1949. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass Market paperback with sun-bleached spine. [277 pages plus two page list of Anchor available titles.]. More
Random House, January 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing; Solid binding; Clean, sturdy yellow cloth boards w/ immaculate gilt lettering/design at front and spine; Text free of markings; Unclipped dust jacket VG w/ the slightest bit of edge-wear present; Jacket housed in protective mylar; An exceptional copy. More
Writer's Digest Books, October 2005. Cloth. Enrich your creative life and write with more intensity than ever before on a spirit-renewing adventure in the City of Light. Experience it not as a tourist but as a creator, where you dedicate yourself to the bohemian writing life in picturesque parks, cafes..... More
Random House Inc, May 2002. Trade Paperback. The true story of an ordinary woman living an extraordinary existence all over the world. "Gelman doesn't just observe the cultures she visits, she participates in them, becoming emotionally involved in the people's lives. This is an amazing travelogue." --Booklist At the age..... More
Vintage, February 1990. Trade Paperback. Naipaul's first book about America. A revealing, disturbing book about the American South--a part of the country that nonetheless remains a world unto itself. More
