Postage is extra:
HISTORIC AMERICAN LANDMARKS FROM OLD NORTH CHURCH TO THE SANTA FE
TRAIL, Colby, hb, 1968. 48 pp, alot of photos (b & w), $7
ANNO'S U.S.A., hb, xlib, dj, "...USA...its fabulous cities and
picturesque villages, its magnificent natural beauties- tall mountains,
rich woodlands, wide prairies, deserts and rivers- and, most fascinating
of all, its uniquely various inhabitants at work and at play....."
wordless panorama, watercolor pen and ink, 2 pp mended with tape (hardly
noticeable), $5
WORLD ATLAS, COLLECTOR'S EDITION, hb, 10 x 13 oversized, 1979, 352 pp,
exc cond, Hammond pub, excellent resource, $8
FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, THE SOUTH
ATLANTIC STATES, ENCHANTMENT OF AMERICA, SEA AND
SUNSHINE: Children's Press, xlib, 1962, exc cond, includes history,
resources,
and much more, $4
THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES, ENCHANTMENT OF AMERICA , HILLS AND
HARBORS,Children's Press, 1962, vg cond, includes the land, climate,
the first people (Algonquians, Iroquois), Europeans, Revolutionary War,
Travel (Erie Canal), Civil War, Life in the middle Atlantic
States (farm lands, big cities, the arts, and specific information on
each of the Mid. Atlantic States and District of Columbia, $5
WEST VIRGINIA, ENCHANTMENT OF AMERICA, From its glorious past to the
present, Children's Press, 1968, vg cond, xlib, HB, 96 pp, $5
SOUTH CAROLINA, Enchantment of America, From its glorious past to the
present, hb, 95 pp, xlib, 1967, Children's Press, $4
NEW HAMPSHIRE, America the Beautiful, hb, xlib, Children's Press, 1992,
"an introduction to the geography, history, economny, people
and interesting sites of the Granite State." colorful, 144 pp, exc
resource, $6
DELAWARE'S BURIED PAST, A Story of Archeological Adventure, new and
enlarged edition which includes recent Indian discoveries in Delaware and
New Jersey, Weslager, pb, xlib, 1968, 219 pp, $5
NEW JERSEY, HB, Franklin Watts, 1987, surveys the history of NJ and
describes its geography, natural resources, industry, agriculture,
principal cities, and people, 94 pp, First Book, xlib, $5 (2 are
available)
ROME, CITIES OF THE WORLD SERIES, Rand McNally, by Samachson, "
juvenile/adult. The authors fell in love with Rome. It's full of
descriptions through its narrow streets, magnificent squares, up and down
its many hills, describing the attractions and a sense of the
history. Annotated maps, and wonderful sketches of flea markets and
cathedrals", 1964, hb with dj, xlib, 152 pp, full of wonderful
illustrations,$7
GETTING TO KNOW ARGENTINA, Olden, hb, 65 pp, 1961, vg cond, xschool,
Getting to Know series, $4
CANADA, WONDERLAND OF SURPRISES, hb, xlib, illus with photographs and
maps, 1967, Braithwaite, Dodd, Mead, 63 pp, vg cond, $2
JAPAN, PAST AND PRESENT, hb, xlib, Knopf, by Edwin Reischauer, history of
Japan, 1964, 323 pp plus index, " This is a brief,
interpretative history of Japan from the earliest time to modern times
emphasizing the political and social institutions of the past
that have shaped the present Japan.", $6
THE VIKING CHILDREN'S WORLD ATLAS, An Introductory Atlas for Young
People, 8 x 11, sc, 20 full color maps, 100 full-color photographs,
detailed map key to crops, animals, and industry, illustrated charts of
the ages of life on earth and the solar system. Puffin, 1983, exc
condition, great resource, appealing and colorful, $6
MAPS THAT COME OUT OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES, like new, $1
each:
EXPLORATION
ATLANTIC CANADA
COASTAL CALIFORNIA
CASPIAN SEA
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
CULTURES MAP, exc cond, National Geographic Society, 2 sided, free
with any 3 books from this list- I only have one, so first one to ask.
GETTING TO KNOW THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, hb, xlib, 64 pp, 1965,
Coward-McCann pub, vg cond, $4
YOUNG MARK TWAIN AND THE MISSISSIPPI, LANDMARK hb, xlib, 1966, solid and
tight, vg cond, $8
THE PANAMA CANAL, Considine, hb, xlib, Landmark, 1951, Random House pub,
178 pp, vg cond, "Landmark Book #18. Brave and brilliant men
gave their courage and talents to building the Panama Canal. Yet these
men differed in many ways- this is the story of the Panama
Canal and these men.", $10
THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC CABLE, Landmark, hb, xlib, "The First
Transatlantic Cable is Landmark book #88. The year is 1854 about the
fascinating story of how some of the most brilliant scientists,
businessmen, statesmen, inventors, and soldiers of fortune fight to
carry out the idea of running a cable under the Gulf of St. Lawrence to
connect Nova Scotia with Newfoundland", $11
NATIONAL PARKS, Reader's Digest hb, 9x 11, exc cond, national parks and
reserves across America: Acadia, Smoky Mountains, Everglades, Big
Bend, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Olympic, Denali, Hawaii
volcanoes, and more, 144 pp, beautiful photography too, $6
YOSEMITE, An American Treasure, hb with dj, National Geographic, 198 pp,
7 x 10, 1990, beautiful photography throughout, $6
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, HAMILTON'S GUIDE, 99 color photographs, handy
fold out map, 1992, beautiful color photographs! very thorough book, $5
WASHINTON D.C. AT ITS BEST, 222 pp, Kane, Passport Books, From State
Rooms of the White House to the Houses of Congress, follow Kane as he
depicts the bauty of the capital- Old Masters and Impressionists of the
National Gallery, Apollo 11 and American art at the Smithsonian, touring
the FBI and watching dollars being created at Engraving and Printing,
exploring historic houses, taking in performances at the Kennedy Center,
trendy Georgetown and Adams-Morgan cafes.....evaluates 70 hotels and 130
restaurants too....1991, $7
THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO, by Samuel Dickson, Stanford Univ Press, hb,
1955, exc cond, 186 pp, $6
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----------THE NEXT 5 BOOKS- all the same series- $18 for
all 5 or $4 each----------
ATLANTIC BEACHES, THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS SERIES, TIME-LIFE BOOKS,
large hb, exc cond, 1972, beautiful color photographs- excellent
quality, includes wind, water and sand, flaciers, barriers and bays,
tides, salt-marsh country, the outer banks, winter bird havens and
more, 184 pp, $4
THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, The American Wilderness Series, Time-Life,
large hb, exc cond, 1973, beautiful color photographs- excellent
quality, includes trees, flowers, reptiles, Billy's Island,
Ivorybill, Cypress, Bear, autumnal swamp, fire, and more, 184 pp, $4
THE EVERGLADES, The American Wilderness Series, Time- LIfe, large hb,
exc cond, 1973,includes the river, the plain, Cypress swamp, gator
holes and fish jubilees, drought, birds, rock, snake, snails,
Paradise Key, Mangrove, and more, Beautiful color photographs-
excellent quality, 184 pp, $4
THE GRAND CANYON, The American Wilderness Series, Time-Life, 8 x 10
hb, exc cond, 1973, beautiful color photographs- excellent quality,
includes the rapids, the fretful river, the chasm, the climb down and
all the aspects of the Grand Canyon, 184 pp, $4
THE NORTH WOODS, THE American Wilderness Series, Time- Life, 8 x 10
hb, exc cond, 1972, includes trees/water, fire, beaver pond, winter,
snow, virgin forest, and all the aspects of the North Woods, 184 pp,
beautiful color photographs, excellent quality, $4
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