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Denver:: Tendril Press,, )2010). SIGNED first edition -. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers ("Merry Christmas" on same page as author's inscription) .. First printing, a trade paperback original. "Pursuing the spirit of adventure and an altruistic goal of raising global awareness and funds for breast cancer, Polly Letofsky broke down barriers and walked across four continents, 22 countries, and covered over 14,000 miles in five years to be the first American woman to successfully walk around the world." INSCRIBED on the half title page. Illustrated with photographs. 423 pp plus 3 pp ads.

New York:: Dutton,, (1979.). Good overall (some discoloration to lower edge of back cover and last few pages, but otherwise tight and clean.). Trade paperback. Explorations in the West and elsewhere, from the Rio Grande in Texas to Canyonlands and Lake Powell in Utah - and to Mexico and Scotland and Australia. Illustrated with his drawings. 198 pp.

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread). First printing. His first non-fiction book, an account not only of events in Afghanistan in 1982, but also of his coming to terms with himself and his limitations. INSCRIBED on the title page ("to..."). Illustrated with drawings and maps by the author. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. 268 pp.

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread). First printing. His first non-fiction book, an account not only of events in Afghanistan in 1982, but also of his coming to terms with himself and his limitations. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Illustrated with drawings and maps by the author. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. 268 pp.

Chicago:: Rand McNally,, (1956). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (price-clipped) . First printing. A lighthearted account of a New Yorker's 18,630 mile trip through 12 African countries, from Algeria through the Sahara Desert and on to French West Africa, Nigeria, and more. Chico drove the specially built car, and she was accompanied by her dog Fllicka. Illustrated with maps and drawings by Seymour Fleishman. 255 pp.

New York:: Farrar & Rinehart, , (1930). Hardcover -. Very good in brown cloth with dark brown lettering (some wear to the edges of the boards and the corners, but overall a clean and tight copy), no dust jacket. . Early printing. Fred Puleston ran away from home at 17 and went to Africa as an agent for Hattan & Cookson he stayed there off and on for 14 years: 1882 to 1896. This book - which describes those experiences - includes some surprising statements - For example "All white men (except missionaries) of his acquaintance in the Congo had black 'harems'."[one to three native girls - he approved the custom.] Cannibalism was common among the blacks; three of Agent Puleston's friends were eaten. Twice he met Explorer Stanley, "discoverer" of Livingstone. Other chapters deal with witch doctors, and in one he contrasts slavery in Africa as practiced by Africans versus that of white men, whom he accuses of turning two islands into "hell holes."… Read More

New York:: Putnam,, (1970.). Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear, but in a very good dj.. First US printing. 'From Cape to Cairo the Epic Adventure of the Conquest of Africa.' Photographs, bibliography, index. 314 pp.

New York:: Arno Press,, 1974.. Hardcover -. Ex-library with the usual markings and overall tight and clean in gold cloth with burgundy lettering. . Facsimile Reprint. Originally published in 1899. Includes his impressions of New York City ("much maligned") including the new rapid transit system there, and of Washington, Boston and Chicago, as well as comments on the differences between the North and the South, the American language, the postal system, universities and more. A title in the Foreign Travelers in America, 1810-1935 series. 260 pp.

New York:: Arno Press,, 1974.. Hardcover -. Ex-library with a missing front endpaper, but overall tight and sturdy in gold cloth with dark brown lettering. A clean copy with only a few markings. Uncommon. . Facsimile reprint. A favorable account of his travels in the United States - he began by travelling to New York City, describing the public buildings, churches of various religions, politics and elections, libraries, auctions and more. His wanderings included Niagara, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Boston, Montreal and Quebec, and the subjects of his comments are equally varied - from Indians to Negroes, to boarding house life, burial practices, the zeal of the firemen in the cities, the new prison at Charleston just outside Boston, etc. Originally published anonymously in 1833 as "By a Citizen of the World" this has been attributed to Liverpool merchant James Boardman. A title in the Foreign Travelers in America 1810-1935 series. xi, 430 pp plus 2 pp list of the series.

New York:: Arno Press,, 1974.. Hardcover -. Ex-library with relatively few markings, missing the front endpaper, but overall tight and clean in gold cloth with burgundy lettering. . First thus. A one volume reprint of this work originally published in two volumes in 1883. The author, an Englishman, first visted the US in 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, and although he was in the North, his sympathies (as a member of a family who had held slaves in the West Indies) were with the South. This is a profusely illustrated account of the author's second American tour, made in 1879, with chapters on New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond, Augusta, Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, Omaha, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco (including China Town) - not a very flattering look, especially when it comes to ethnic minorities. A title in the Foreign travelers in America, 1810-1935 series. Each volume is numbered individually, but a total of almost 700 pp.

Guilford, Connecticut :: The Lyons Press,, (2003). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A collection of essays on his adventures in Costa Rica, with Peter Blake and the New Zealand sailing team, crocodile hunting in Australia, diving with the great white sharks in South Africa and much more by the author best known for his Doc Ford mysteries - but who has also been a fishing guide and the author of the "Out There" column for Outside magazine. SIGNED on the title page. xv, 195 pp.

New York:: McGraw-Hill,, 1969.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine, in dark brown cloth with silver illustration on front, silver lettering, issued without a dustjacket (rem line.). First printing. A detailed and very readable discussion of one oceanographic expedition - that of the 'Nova' in 1967. Illustrated with photographs, maps and charts. References, index. 255 pages.

New York:: Pittman Publishing,, 1968.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. NF/NF (light edgewear to dj.). First printing. A collection of classic writing by the world's most famous mountaineers - including Rebuffat, Hillary, Herzog, Sir Leslie Stephen and many more. Illustrated with 20 color and over 40 black and white photographs. Slightly oversized format, 361 pages including bibliography. Boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by both editors.

New York:: John Wiley & Sons , Inc., 2000.. First edition -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (corner slightly bumped). . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An account of this historic round-the-world balloon flight told by the pilots themselves. The pilots took off in the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon in Switzerland on March 1, 1999 and 20 days and 29,000 miles later landed in Egypt. 281 pp.

New York:: Arcade Publishing,, (2000.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (faint embossed stamp of prev owner). First printing. 100 years after Mark Twain, 59 years old and deeply in debt, set out on a world-wide lecture tour, boarding a night train from Elmira to Cleveland on July 14, 1895, Cooper set out to retrace Twain's footsteps and the result is the first full-length book treatment of this journey since Twain's own. Twain's trip took him across North America and to Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa. Based on journals, letters and newspaper accounts, this is a combinationof travel writing, social history, historiography and biography. Photographs, extensive notes, references, index. 420 pp.

Woodstock, VT:: Countryman Press,, (2008). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback. A guide to places off the beaten path, veering toward places offering vibrant art galleries, exciting art festivals, innovative theatre companies, art-filled coffee bars, and nightclubs showcasing local music talent. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 272 pp.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (2005.). Hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Later printing. "a road map to the locations of American political violence and ruminates on their lessons ....much more than an entertaining and informative travelogue--it is the disturbing and fascinating story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture, including literature, architecture, sculpture, and--the author's favorite--historical tourism. Though the themes of loss and violence are explored.... there are lighter diversions into the lives of the three presidents and their assassins, including mummies, show tunes, mean-spirited totem poles, and a nineteenth-century biblical sex cult." 258 pp.

San Francisco:: North Point Press,, 1989.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (an apparently unread copy, but some signs of handling.). First US printing. Travel writing by this author whom Eudora Welty called "one of the great pleasure-givers in our language." The subjects range from Portugal to South America, to the Thames in history and to Appalachia.

New York:: Viking Penguin, , (1997). Near fine in illustrated wrappers.. 1st trade paperback printing. 53 interconnected tales from his travels over 5 years - from San Francisco and New York to Phnom Phen, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Jerusalem, Mogadishu and more - all populated by the lost and the lonely, whores and drug addicts, and more. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. Sources. xxii, 459 pp plus 7 pp of photographs at beginning of book, 8 pp at end.

New York:: Time Incorporated,, 1965.. Good overall in stiff illustrated wrappers. . Trade paperback. An account of a 1930 expedition to Patagonia, even as revolution is going on in Argentina. New introduction for this edition by Laurence M. Gould. Illustrated. Double page map. xxv, 289 pp.