Roving South: Rio Grande to Patagonia. With Photographs and Drawings by the Author.
by Price, Willard
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: The John Day Company, 1948. Octavo, khaki cloth (hardcover), map illus. endpapers, uncut, viii + 373 pp. Near-Fine in a Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with sunned spine and edgewear that includes chipping. From dust jacket: This superguide to Central and South America and the Caribbean offers delights to the arm-chair traveler, inspiration to the would-be traveler of today and tomorrow. Encompassing the where-to-go and what-to-see, it touches all the ports of ship and plane. It sketches tourist spots and yet reaches into out-of-the-way corners tourists seldom find. Here is the fascination of Mexico, the Amazon, the Andes, Patagonia, brilliant Rio and B. A., shark-hunting in Lake Nicaragua, a year and 23,000 miles of adventure in 27 lands. Willard Price, a famous roving correspondent, has an enviable capacity for excitement and awe, a broad sense of humor, a nose for good stories, and a daring that takes him into the toughest spots and out again. He and his wife lead us down the Pan-American highway, over the Andes and across the myriads of islands of the West Indies in breath-taking flights, down the Amazon for five days on a wood-burning boat.
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- Bookseller
- Lighthousebooks, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51208bd
- Title
- Roving South: Rio Grande to Patagonia. With Photographs and Drawings by the Author.
- Author
- Price, Willard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The John Day Company, 1948.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- South American History, Latin America, South America, Caribbean, Travel, Exploration.
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Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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About the Seller
Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Dade City, Florida
About Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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- Octavo
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- Sunned
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- Chipping
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