Travel from Appledore Books, ABAA

Paris: R. Lebrasseur, 1850. Decorative Boards. Very Good. A lovely mid 19th century color plate book, with 22 chromolithographs plus title page. Oblong octavo, navy-blue boards, with decorative blindstamping and brigh gilt-titling ("Voyage de Paris a Versailles") at the front panel. The 1850 1st edition, published by R. Lebrasseur of Paris, the lithography executed by Becquet Freres, also… Read more about this item

United Fruit Company (Steamship Service), 1932. Decorative Wrappers. Very Good +. Uncommon 1932 booklet by the United Fruit Company, showcasing its Golden Cruises and West Indies cruises. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with its wonderful Art Deco cover. Light offsetting at the front panel, otherwise very clean. "Great White Fleet: To Cuba -- Jamaica -- Panama--… Read more about this item

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1974. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1974 1st thus, the 1st appearance in this format (and possibly the first English language edition?). The diaries, written during the waning years of the Ming Dynasty, were edited by Li Chi of the Unoiversity of Michigan. A very presentable… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1899. Cloth. Very Good. A solid, presentable copy of the "second revised edition". Tight and VG in its red cloth, with even, pronounced fading to the panels. Gilt-titling along the front cover and spine still bright. Internally clean, with all 10 maps and 24 plans crisp and bright. 16mo, the first Baedeker title published originally… Read more about this item

Del Monte, California: Privately printed, 1931. Decorative Wrappers. Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR LADY JACK on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of this 1931 privately printed travelogue of a year-long (1927) trip through Africa. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful Deco-designed covers. Also includes the original card slipcase, which shows… Read more about this item

Chicago and New York, 1884. Pictorial boards. Very Good. The 1884 1st edition of this exotic travelogue thru late 19th century Asia and Africa. Solid and VG in its wonderful pictorial panels, with light fraying at the spine ends and edges. Inner hinges tender but still perfectly sturdy. Octavo, 314 pgs. Well over a hundred engravings complementing Van… Read more about this item

London: Country Life Ltd, 1933. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1933 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling to the rear panel. 16mo, the walks are "described in detail with maps"

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1951. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Susanne Suba. A wonderful Association copy: NICELY INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR SUSANNE SUBA TO ARTIST AND CHILDREN'S BOOK (AND DUSTJACKET) ILLUSTRATOR JEANYEE WONG. ALSO INCLUDES A DRAWING IN SUBA'S HAND OF FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES AND IS ADDTIONALLY SIGNED (INITIALLED) BY THE AUTHOR HELEN MACLEAN. A… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. David Canright. SIGNED (NOT ISCRIBED) BY WALTER CRONKITE ont he title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2001 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by David Canright.

Calcutta: Susil Gupta (India) Limited, 1957. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1957-1958 translation by Samuel Beal, published out of Calcutta in 4 volumes. All 4 volumes clean and Near Fine in crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjackets, with very light chipping at several of the spine crowns and top-edges. Still though, presentable and very attractive. Uniform octavos,… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Robert Lee Eskridge. A handsome copy of the 1931 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with one small, neat inscription at the verso of the front free endpaper. And in a crisp, price-intact, easily VG+ dustjaket, with light scuffing along… Read more about this item

San Antonio, TX: American Motor-Hotel Association, 1949. Original wraps. Very Good. The 1949 maiden issue of this nice example of mid-century travel atlases and even Americana. Solid and VG in its thick, rich-blue wrappers, with light wear and creasing along the edges. Folio, wonderful detailed listings (with hundreds of accompanying photos) and a dense mid-section of regional color… Read more about this item

Moscow: Co-Operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R., 1937. Cloth. Very Good +. Uncommon 1937 Moscow travel guide, with very impressive plates and fold-out maps thruout. Solid and VG+ in its oatmeal cloth, with very light rubbing to the panels. Issued by the State-sponsored Co-Operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers, this was clearly a proud undertaking… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1929. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very sharp copy of the March 14, 1929 second printing before publication (actually preceding the March 25th 1st printing by 11 days). IN A NICE EXAMPLE OF THE UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine (with bright, completely unflecked gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine)… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Muller, 1946. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1946 1st edition. Solid and VG (with light offsetting at the front and rear endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine crown. Octavo, over a dozen original lithographs by the great Edward Bawden.

New York: The Elite Art Press, 1903. 1st. Hardcover. Good. A WONDERFUL DOCUMENT IN THE WARM HISTORY OF TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY GERMAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS. The very uncommon 1903 1st edition of this exhaustive retelling of the historic trip made to The United States by Prussia's Prince Henry (brother of Kaiser Wilhelm) in early 1902. The 1st edition was also called the… Read more about this item

New York: Creative Age Press, 1949. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY ROBERT GRAVES on the second front endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 stated 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (with just a touch of spotting at the rear panel) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the spine edges.… Read more about this item

Worcester, MA: Privately Printed, 1869. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Uncommon 1869 account of an 8 day summer excursion from Worcester, MA aboard the steamboat the "City of New London", chartered specifically for the trip by the "Coit Excursionists". Well-preserved and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel. Light, forgivable scuffing along the… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1956. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG (with very light staining along the panel top-edges) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light wear to the spine ends and light rubbing to the… Read more about this item

London: The Curwen Press, 1931. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Lovely 1931 travel booklet, issued by The London and Northeastern Railway and wonderfully illustrated in rich color (and black-and-white) by the great graphic artist Edward Bawden. A clean, very well-preserved copy to boot: Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled orange wrappers, with just the slightest hint of… Read more about this item