Travel/Culture/World from The HUB - Helen's Used Books

The Renaissance: Maker of Modern Man. A volume in The Story of Man Library (book IV), prepared by National Geographic Book Service. 450 illustrations, 423 in full color, 10 maps.

Brazil, by Errol Lincoln Uys. Historical Fiction. Epic.

The Blue Nile, by Alan Moorhead. History/Nile River.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. Illustrated Junior Library Edition. "The special contents in this edition are copyright, 1946, by Grosset & Dunlap, Inc. Printer in the United States of America, All rights reserved" 1983 printing.

Wake of the Red Witch, by Garland Roark. Has since been turned into a film. This is a 1946 FIRST EDITION in good condition. Fiction. Sea story. The Red Witch is a ship.

This book/ephemera is written in French. Itineraires Aeriens Sur La Mediterranee, or Air Routes on the Mediterranean. Societa Area Mediterranea (Mediterranean Air Company). 1931. Includes written text, illustrations, fold out pages, photographs, and maps/charts. A little beat up but in decent condition for the age. Cool picture of an airplane flying over the ocean and a ship, on the front… Read more about this item

The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld. By Herbert Asbury. First Edition 1938. Includes some very old photos. True Crime/History/Travel literature. Spine is showing some wear but book is in mostly good condition. **5% of this sale will go towards the fight against racial injustice.

The Debutante Register: 1945. This is a rare book. A large register of women who made their "debut" into society between 1943-1945. Some skipped their Debutante Ball due to the war. There is a photograph of each woman, and underneath is their name, who their parents are, where and when they held their debut, and a couple sentences about their… Read more about this item

Black Roses, by Francis Brett Young. 1929 First edition. Fiction. Cover is a bit loose. Faded spine, green book. **5% of this sale will go towards the fight against racial injustice.

The Old China Book: Including Staffordshire, Wedgwood, Lustre, and Other English Pottery and Porcelain, by N. Hudson Moore. Original copyright 1903...this copy from 1944. This is a book about china dishware, not China the country. Includes multiple pages of "figures" aka illustrations or photographs of a large variety of china. A very informative book for collectors. **5% of this sale… Read more about this item

Within the Sound of These Waves: The Story of Old Hawaii, by William (Henry) Chickering. First Edition. 1941. "The Story of the Kings of Hawaii Island, Including a Full Account of the Death of Captain Cook, Together with the Hawaiian Adventures of George Vancouver and Sundry Other Mariners". There is a name written on the inside first page. **5% of… Read more about this item