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31100. Baedeker, Karl. Italien von den Alpen bis Neapel. Kurzes Reisehandbuch. Mit 15 Karten, 29 Plates und 23 Grundrissen. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908, 6te Auflage, xlii, 412pp., good used small red cloth, cover worn around edges and at top of spine, $25
Map Alta Italia laid in loose.


29208. Bamm, Peter, 1897-1975. Frühe Stätten der Christenheit. München: Kösel-Verlag, 1963, 13te Auflage, 121.-130. Taussend, 372pp., dust-jacket torn around edges, good gray cloth but with some pencil underlining or notes on a few pages and on rear endpaper, otherwise solid copy, $7.5
Report on a 1952-1953 trip to the Near East.


19867. Bernard, August Hermann. Legends of the Rhine. Translated from the German by Fr. Arnold. Mayence, J. Halenza, no date, around 1894, 8th edition, 316pp., very good red cloth, ornamented, gold decorations, spine a bit faded, nicely illustrated, previous owner's bookplate and inscription, dated 1894, $25
First published around 1861 as Eine Sammlung von Rheinsagen. The book was advertised elsewhere as "An admirable collection of the popular historical traditions of the Rhine, told with taste and picturesque simplicity.".


32644. Bölsche, Wilhelm, 1861-1939, Hrsg.. Neue Welten : die Eroberung der Erde in Darstellungen großer Naturforscher. Hrsg. und eingeleitet von Wilhelm Bölsche. Berlin: Deutsche Bibliothek, 1917, xxiv, 644pp., good but worn paper-covered boards, hardcover, spine chipped at top and darkened, internally well-preserved but on cheap paper of the period, $12
Includes: Georg Forster, Das Idyll von Tahiti - Hinrich Lichtenstein, Jagden und Menschen im alten Südafrika - Karl von den Steiinen, Unter den Naturvölkern Zentral-Brasiliens - Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Die Wunder von Neuseeland - Alfred Russel Wallace, In der Heimat des Orang-Utan und des Paradiesvogels - Adalbert von Chamisso, Kadu und sein Freund - Alexander von Humboldt, Tagebuch vom Orinoko - Charles Darwin, Feuerland. - Jedes Kapitel mit einer besonderen Einleitung von Wilhelm Bölsche.


22815. Forbes, Allan. Taverns and Stagecoaches of New England. Anecdotes and Tales recalling the days of Stagecoach Travel and the Ancient Hostelries where Strangers Tarried. Edited by R. M. Eastman. Boston: State Street Trust Company, 1953, 120pp., very good sewn paper wraps, many black and white illustrations, $9
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3340. guide, travel. Die Schweiz. Illustriertes Reisehandbuch. Bern: Buchverlag Verbandsdruckerei, 1952, Neurevidierte 20. Aufl., 331pp. illus., maps (part fold., part col., 1 in pocket) 19cm., red cloth, title page loose and reglued, $13
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7853. Kästner, Erhart. Die Lerchenschule. Aufzeichnungen von der Insel Delos. Fr/M: Insel, 1977, , PAPERBACK, previous owner's notes on front endpaper, otherwise very good, $6
. ISBN 3458317570


25100. Kummer, Fritz, 1875-1937. Eines Arbeiters Weltreise. Stuttgart: Alexander Schlicke, 1913, 418pp., original cloth covers with original cover illustration of traveller striding across the globe, but with recent cloth tape spine and printed label, neatly done, however, lacking title and copyright page! Usable reading copy, previous owner's name in faded pencil: Hans Schmitt, $7.5
The volume contains the half-title, the table of contents and then the full text, but appears to be missing the title page. The book was reprinted in 1924 and again in 1986.


28124. Margolies, John / Baker, Eric. See the USA : the art of the American travel brochure. San Francisco, Calif. : Chronical Books, 2000, unpaginated, oblong sewn PAPERBACK, very good, illustrations on every page, $7
Reprints travel brochures in color with some contemporary commentary. ISBN 0811822729


33570. Morris, Charles, ed.. Finding the North Pole : Dr. Cook’s own story of his discovery, April 21, 1908 : the story of Commander Peary’s discovery, April 6, 1909 : together with the marvelous record of former Arctic expeditions. Edited by Charles Morris. With an introduction by George W. Melville. Copyright by W. E. Scull, no city, no publisher, xii, 448pp., good decorated gray cloth, corners bumped and a bit worn, $12
Many full page plates, mostly reproductions of black and white drawings.


19169. Nagel Publishers. Nagels Encyclopedia-Guide. Germany. Federal Republic. Geneva: Nagel Publishers, 1981, 943pp., very good dust-jacket, very good small red cloth, fresh copy with numerous city maps, in original cardboard slipcase, $20
Nagel travel guide series. ISBN 2826307614


14973. Naumann, Friedrich, 1860-1919. Sonnenfahrten. Berlin-Schoneberg, Buchverlag der "Hilfe," g.m.b.h., 1909, Erstes bis Fünftes Tausend, 192pp., very good dust-jacket, some wear around edges, very good stiff green cardboard binding, previous owner's bookplate: Johanna Scholz, $30
Travel reports praised by the publisher among Naumann's "unpolitische Bücher": Contents: In der Bretagne 1907. -- Nordafrika 1902. -- Italien. -- Aus Ungarn 1904. An unsual characteristic of the dust-jacket is that it states explicitly on the rear cover: "Schutz-Umschlag". The book is not uncommon, and was expanded with additional travel destinations in the second edition. The typographical dust-jacket is scarce.


7905. Noack, Rosemarie, Hrsg.. Reisen in Kinderschuhen. Wiedersehen mit dem Ferienland von damals. München: dtv, 1990, Originalausgabe, 160pp., PAPERBACK, very good, $12
19 Germans recollect childhood vacations, illustrated with contemporary photos. Original edition as paperback. ISBN 3423111836


2348. Renn, Ludwig, 1889-1979. Morelia; eine Universitätsstadt in Mexico. Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag, 1950, 208 p. illus. 21 cm., off-white half-cloth, greenish boards, worn copy with previous owner's bookplate glued to partial dust-jacket flap on front pastedown, $12
Nicely illustrated by Martin Hänisch with Mexican theme drawings, on slightly browning paper.


13669. Ross, Colin, 1885-. Fahrten- und Abenteuerbuch. Leipzig, Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1925, 236pp. illus, worn but good green cloth, a bit faded with some wear to spine, illustrated with photographs, previous owner's inscription, $35
Typography and binding by Ivan Tschichold.


28160. Santo-Domingo, Joseph Hippolyte, 1785-1832. Neapel, wie es ist. Aus dem Französischen des Santo Domingo von *r. Leipzig: A. Fest'schen Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1828, xii, 218pp., plain interim wraps, worn around edges, with title written in red pencil on front cover, includes frontispiece illustration by A. Weidenbach Lithog, $125
See Hans Fromm, Bibliographie deutscher Übersetzungen aus dem Französischen. Becker, Gottfried W. [Übers.]. Author of similar books in French on Rome and Madrid.


18583. Scheffler, Karl, 1869-1951. Italien. Tagebuch einer Reise. Mit 118 Bildertafeln. Leipzig, Insel, 1925, 5te Auflage, 309pp. plates. 22 cm, very good white 1/4 cloth, green boards with gold Reiterdenkmal decoration, pleasant copy, $25
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7771. Schiffers-Davringhausen, Heinrich. Menschen unter Allahs Sonne. Deutsche Augen sehen Nordafrika. Mit Zeichnungen und Karten von Heinz. G. Hofmann. Berlin: Volksverband der Bücherfreunde, 1935, 383pp., good 3/4 leather with illustrated boards (camels in desert), rear hinge a bit wobbly, nice library bookplate, gift with no other markings, $12
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24570. Thüringen. Thüringen. Bilder aus alter Zeit. Leipzig / Wien: Bibliographisches Institut, no date, around 1920, 1920, unpaginated: 22pp., very good small oblong wraps, $7
22 reproductions of old prints showing cities in Thüringen.


31493. Tompkins M.D., E. P. / Davis, J. Lee. The Natural Bridge and its Historical Surroundings. Natural Bridge, Virginia: Natural Bridge of Va, Inc., 1939, xi, 147pp., fair dust-jacket, torn and chipped along edges, very good ornamental green cloth with leaf motif, $10
Stories around the natural stone bridge near Lexington, Virginia, not far from Charlottesville; history, lore, travel.


19138. Travel / Germany. Picturesque Germany. [Munich, C. Gerber, no dates, around 1922, 95, 95, 95pp., three volumes, very good sewn paper wraps, text and photographs on facing pages, texts in English, previous owner's name or department name on covers, $35
First Series - Second Series: German landscapes - Third Series: German galleries. Strikingly modern ornamental front cover of volume three by Erich Metzold.


32645. Ulrich, Otto Willi. Im Lande der Affen und Papageie : Reiseerinnerungen an Sued-Amerika, Brasilien, Paraguay und Argentinien. New York: Geographical Publishing Co., 1930, 262pp., fair blue cloth, cover soiled with wrinkling from old moisture damage at top of front cover and side, spine titles faded, text is clean, paper good, binding solid, $250
Includes 39 photos, mostly of people encountered in the author's travels; a few photos of animals or ruins.


22843. Wegener, Else, Hrsg.. Alfred Wegeners letzte Grönlandfahrt. Die Erlebnisse der deutschen Grönlandexpedition 1930/1931 geschildert von seinen Reisegefährten und nach Tagebüchern des Forschers. Unter Mitwirkung von Dr. Fritz Loewe herausgegeben von Else Wegener. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1933, 4te Auflage, 303pp., very good woven white cloth, corners and spine at top and bottom a bit worn., Beautifully INSCRIBED in ink by co-editor Fritz Loewe, dated 20. Feb. 1933: Zur Erinnerung an 'Nanuschka' und das vierzigste Semester / Fritz Loewe." With the previous owner's stamp: Dr. med. Adolf Marcuse / Dieffenbachstr. 40. $1850
Loewe (meteorologist and explorer 1895-1974), emigrated to Australia), famous survivor of the Wegener expedition to Greenland during which he lost toes to frostbite, while his companions Wegener and Villumsen perished, as described in the text. Loewe not only edited the second half of the work, providing connecting text between fragments left by Wegener (according to the preface), he also composed several narrative sections. He is pictured between pages 160-61. His diary of the fateful trip is preserved at the University of Melbourne Archives, Loewe Collection. ALSO LAID IN: F. Loewe, "Die deutsche Grönlandexpedition Alfred Wegener" pp. 201-226 illustrated with photos, Sonderdruck aus Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde vom 9. Mai 1933: ALSO INSCRIBED: "Adolf Marcuse / vom Verfasser.".


35072. William Reese Company. Catalogue One Hundred Fifty-Two: Pacific Voyages (152). New Haven: William Reese, around 2000 [?], 2000, unpaginated, around 130pp., PAPERBACK, very good but with pencil check marks in the margins on many pages indicating interest in a particular item, $40
Antiquarian book catalog with extensive descriptions and some photos from the books, 202 items.


35073. William Reese Company. Catalogue One Hundred Seventy-Seven: Russians in the Pacific (177). New Haven: William Reese, around 1998 [?], 1998, unpaginated, around 55pp., PAPERBACK, very good but with pencil check marks in the margins on many pages indicating interest in a particular item, $40
Antiquarian book catalog with extensive descriptions and some photos from the books, 44 items.


35071. William Reese Company. Catalogue Two Hundred Forty: Travels & Voyages (240). New Haven: William Reese, around 2005, 2005, unpaginated, around 160pp., PAPERBACK, very good, $40
Antiquarian book catalog with extensive descriptions and some photos from the books, 156 items.


15567. Zürcher-Frei, Maria und Georges. Fischermätteli San Francisco Retour. SIE und ER als Greenhorns in den USA. Mit 76 Photos, gedruckt als Kupferautotypien auf Kunstdruckpapier, sowie einer vierfarbigen USA-Karte. Bern: Selbstverlag Georges Zürcher-Frei, 1949, 288pp., very good dust-jacket, very good light blue cloth, fresh copy, $45
Travels through the US: NY, Chicago, Charleston (West Virginia), Pittsburgh, Washington, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Klamath Falls,.