Pacific Tourist

Williams, Henry T. The Pacific tourist, New York, Williams, 1877
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<b>Williams, Henry T.</b> "The Pacific tourist". William's Illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean... A complete traveler's guide of The Union and Central Pacific Railroads... New York: Williams, 1877. Gr.-8°. [3] Bl. (Anzeigen), 278 S., [9] Bl. (Index u. Anzeigen). Zahlr. Textabbildungen von T. Moran, A. C. Warren, W. Snyder, F. Schell, H. W. Troy, A. Will. Gepr. OLwd. m. goldgepr. Titel a. VDeckel.

[SW: Geographie und Reisen, Williams, Henry T., Reiseführer, Verkehrsmittel, Eisenbahn, Bahntourismus]

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Crofutt's: Crofutt's Tourist, 1875 New York G.W.Carleton & Co

Soft Cover Good with no dust jacket This is Volume 6 apparently published in 1875. The year is a small cutout pasted over what I think is 1874 by the publisher when this volume came out. The Title indicates Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist P.R.R. Enlarged, revised, rewritten. Described as; Full and authentic description of over five hundred cities, towns, villages, stations, government forts and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur soda and hot springs; sceneery, watering places, summer resorts. Look for and hunt the buffalo, antelope, deer and other game; trout fishing, etc, etc. For the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroad of california. Publishing date on this first page is 1874. The previous page has the pasted in 1875 date. The book is in fair to good condition, check my images. There are fold out maps included in the book, some of which are a bit rough with old wrinkles, tears and some pieces missing in the color one at the rear. Talk about a wonderful piece of history. Also has an insert that gives train schedules and Cunard Line sailings, advertising in this insert. About 8 by 10 inches with 160 pages.

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Various: The Wide World Magazine - June 1955 - Vol.155, No.684, London George Newnes Limited 1955
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Cover shows smiling cowboy on rearing horse. Features: Wise Old Man - Adventures of author while conducting scientific research in remote Amazonia; A Sailor on Horseback - The American adventures of a former British Merchant Seaman, first as a lumberjack and then as a cowboy on a 'dude-ranch'; He Knew Too Much - A grim story of dope-running on the Egyptian border; Lunch-Time Tiger - Author is called upon to deal with a tiger which was terrifying the inhabitants of a Pathan village; The Castaways of the 'Dundonald' - reprint of one of the most remarkable shipwreck stories on record - describes how a British ship was driven ashore on a barren islet in the remote Southern Pacific, where for many weary months the survivors endured many privations in a desperate struggle for existence; A Taste of Freedom - Three firemen jump ship in a South American port... but fate was against them, and they were almost glad to get back; Ghost-Town Memories - Tourist visit the Western U.S. abandoned mining-camps of long ago; Across the Kalahari Desert - The author traversed the trackless Kalahari in a motor-car by way of a dried-up river bed. Black and white illustrations. Chipping to spine. Above-average wear. No Jacket Soft Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Magazine

[SW: The Wide World Magazine - June 1955 - Vol.155, No.684 Cover shows smiling cowboy on rearing horse. Features: Wise Old Man - Adventures of author while conducting scientific research in remote Amazonia; A Sailor on Horseback - The American adventures of a former British Merchant Seaman, first as a lumberjack and then as a cowboy on a 'dude-ranch'; He Knew Too Much - A grim story of dope-running on the Egyptian border; Lunch-Time Tiger - Author is called upon to deal with a tiger which was terrifying the inhabitants of a Pathan village; The Castaways of the 'Dundonald' - reprint of one of the most remarkable shipwreck stories on record - describes how a British ship was driven ashore on a barren islet in the remote Southern Pacific, where for many weary months the survivors endured many privations in a desperate struggle for existence; A Taste of Freedom - Three firemen jump ship in a South American port... but fate was against them, and they were almost glad to get back; Ghost-Town Memories - Tourist visit the Western U.S. abandoned mining-camps of long ago; Across the Kalahari Desert - The author traversed the trackless Kalahari in a motor-car by way of a dried-up river bed. Black and white illustrations. Chipping to spine. Above-average wear.]

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Life Magazine 15 April 1957 Ernie Kovacs 4/15/57: Life Magazine 15 April 1957 Ernie Kovacs 4/15/57, Time Life Inc.
4/15/1957

Life Magazine 15 April 1957 Ernie Kovacs- Some of the contents of this Life Magazine are: -northeast legislature occupations, Edward Herriot dies, camera archaelogy, fuel saving tourist bugs-cars, Marineland of the Pacific moves a whale, ex-officers 2nd career as schoolteachers, pierced ear fad in Memphis, Funny Face-Fred Astaire & Audrey Hepburn-movie, Michigan Governor James Coleman, slumber party styles, Stavros Niarchos-art collector, Harold & Georgia Hathaway win legal battle to raise son-deaf & blind parents, Churchill's History of English Speaking Peoples Vol III, part 1-America's war of independance, Cinderella-TV movie-Julie Andrews, motor scooters in US, who is Robert Rich?-oscar winning writer, The 3 Faces of Eve-movie & book-Joanne Woodward, B-58-supersonic bomber, Chicago's curling championship, Lucy Western Union ad The magazine is complete and in good to very good condition. -We stock over 10,000 Life, Look, Post, Collier's, People, Time, and other magazines! They are a wonderful gift for Birthdays, holidays, Reunions, and other special events! If there is a PHOTO ICON next to this listing, please click on it to see an example of the cover of this magazine.

[SW: Life Magazine 15 April 1957 Ernie Kovacs 4/15/57 northeast legislature occupations, Edward Herriot dies, camera archaelogy, fuel saving tourist bugs-cars, Marineland of the Pacific moves a whale, ex-officers 2nd career as schoolteachers, pierced ear fad]

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