Unmarked. Beautifully illustrated. English text. 48p. Airliner welcome booklet for "a high-speed modern comfortable TU-134 liner of Aeroflot . . . provided with the newest radio navigation equipment permitting flights in any weather," with a seating capacity of 72. Map of city, some descriptive text. In 1914 the name of the city "Saint Petersburg" was changed to Petrograd and in 1924 to Leningrad. In 1991, it was changed back to Saint Petersburg. Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world, tracing its history back to 1923. During the Soviet era, Aeroflot was the Soviet national airlin... View More...
Unmarked. Some edge wear. Section of color plates. Main facts of the country. 72p. Measures 4.5x7.5 inches.
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a country in the Transcaucasian region, situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe. • • • View More...
Unmarked throughout. Some rubbing around the edges. Produced by the University of California Natural Reserve System for the Tahoe Baikal Institute. Text in Russian and English. Maps, illustrations, photographs. Pribaikalsky National Park was developed in 1986 in the Irkutsk Province. 32p. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Some fading on back cover. No. 83 of the guide-books to the museums, galleries and monuments of Italy series. 62 illustrations. Second Edition. Text in English.
Includes chronology of excavations. Bibliography.
Fiesole is a town and commune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. It was probably founded in the 9th-8th century BC, as it was an important member of the Etruscan confederacy, as may be seen from the remains of its ancient walls. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. 92p. Previous owner's name on front end page. Tourist guide, color photographs, drawings, foldout plan. Excellent illustrations show how this palace influenced the tiling in M.C. Escher's graphic artworks. • • • View More...
Maes Howe, located in Scotland, is a 5,000 year old large mound containing burial chambers. In the 12th century Vikings broke into the tomb and carved runes on the stones inside. This book contains interesting description along with many photos and diagrams. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Text in Greek and English. Illustrated throughout, including a floor plan. Presenting military artifacts and memorabilia, the Athens War Museum explores the many battles fought throughout Greece's history. Measures 5.5x8 inches. 24p. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Worn cover. Front end page stamped Geetha Book House, New Statue Circle, Mysore. Sixteen pages and an attached, folded map inside back cover.
Booklet includes where to stay, motorable routes, list of colleges, list of book sellers, and more. Mysore (or Mysuru), a city in India's southwestern Karnataka state, was the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Section of color plates. Black-and-white illustrations. Maps. 268p. Measures 5.5x8.5 inches.
Hundreds of stairways traverse San Francisco's 42 hills, exposing incredible vistas while connecting colorful, unique neighborhoods, and veteran guide.
This revised and expanded edition has been thoroughly updated and includes three additional walks, new maps, and new color photographs. A comprehensive appendix lists every one of the city's 600-plus public stairways. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Photographs in color and black-and-white. Text in Swedish and English. 132p. Measures 9.25x11.5 inches.
Landskrona is a town in Scania, Sweden. It was founded by the Danish king Eric of Pomerania early in the 15th century and a fortress was built in the 1540s. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Color reproductions. 24p. Presented by the Petrified Forest Museum Association and the Arizona State Highway Department. Popular Series No. 3. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. 217p. Measures 5.5x8.5 inches. A Hardscrabble Book.
Begins with Hawthorne in the 1830s, and ends with Edith Wharton and Sinclair Lewis in the 1920s. Selections from other well-known and lesser-known figures. Three parts: New England's much-celebrated scenery; intimate links between sexual and romantic themes and New England vacations; and New England nostalgia. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Illustrated booklet with photographs, plans, and drawings. 28p. Measures 5.25x7.75 inches. Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket has a small tear at spine. Tiny remainder dot on edge. Commissioned by the Melbourne Port Corporation, this book is an illustrated chronological history. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. 240p. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Two items: One is 6.75x4.75 inch postcard with an image of the main bathhouse drain in the Fortress Baths at Roman Isca. The other is an 8-panel folded illustrated pamphlet about sites in the area published by CADW Welsh Historic Monuments. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Text in Italian. Previous owner's name on title page. Some edge wear. 18 illustrations. Map and plans. Measures 5x7.25 inches.
The Ostiense Museum is housed on the ground floor of a building that existed since the fifteenth century and was known as "Casone del Sale," because it was linked to the exploitation by the papal government of the nearby salt flats.
The building, with a neoclassical facade, was adapted by Pius IX in the sixties of the nineteenth century as a museum and hosts today the Department of ancient Ostia Antica. • • • View More...
A few marks. Ten-panel brochure that lists the most distinctive and/or most common taxa in 1981. Printed on two sides with five panels on each side. Measures 17x7.25 inches unfolded.
One image. Denali National Park and Preserve includes the central, highest portion of the Alaska Range, together with many of the glaciers and glacial valleys running southwards out of the range. To the north the park and preserve encompass the valleys of the McKinley, Toklat and Foraker Rivers, as well as the Kantishna and Wyoming Hills. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Sun fading at spine. Illustrated throughout. 56p. Measures 7.5x9 inches.
A comprehensive look at the people who have inhabited the Grand Canyon region for the past twelve thousand years. It includes chapters on the architecture, art, and tools of the prehistoric Puebloan people, as well as information about modern-day Native Americans. • • • View More...
