An area of interest that I have had for some time involves summer resorts, vacations, amusement parks, world's fairs, and travels along the open road. We have been building a collection for some time, and welcome your offer of titles to add to our collection. Currently we have duplicates of 61 titles which are on our shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire, at this time - February 26, 2007, and here is how to order any of them.
1. Ahlstrom, Harold J. (introduction by), JAMESTOWN AND CHAUTAUQUA LAKE TROLLEYS, Fenton Historical Society, Jamestown, NY, (1974), B&W illustrations, 39pp, fine, wraps (softcover), A recording of the story of the trolley cars in the Jamestown and Chautauque Lake area, concentrating on the "Broadhead" lines of the Jamestown Street Railway Co., the Chautauque Traction Co., and the Jamestown Westfield and Northwestern Railroad Co. Some mention is made of the Warren & Jamestown Street Railway, which entered Jamestown, and the Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Co. which connected with the interurban lines at Westfield., (Order No: 41683 ), $80.00
2. Alexander, Robert Crozer, HO! FOR CAPE ISLAND! 1796-1856, published by the author, Cape May, NJ, (1956), B&W illustrations, 136pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), "Cape May, New Jersey, from the time the first regular Summer Visitors came to hunt and fish to the time Cape Island, now Cape May City, was America's foremost Seaside Resort." A fascinating look at this popular resort area and its development as a summer resort in the early 1800s., (Order No: 17238 ), $20.00
3. Austin, E. L. and Hauser, Odell, THE SESQUI-CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION: 150 YEARS OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Current Publications, Inc., Philadelphia, 1929, sepia toned photographs, 520pp, very good, blue cloth, hardcover pictorial pastedown front cover, The Sesqui-Centennial was held in Philadelphia in 1926 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of our Independence. This is "A Record Based on Official Data and Departmental Reports." One of the Limited Original Subscription Edition., (Order No: 10100 ), $200.00
4. Baron, Stanley Wade, PEOPLE AND AMERICANS: A MEMOIR OF TRANSATLANTIC TOURISTS, Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1953, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Humorous, candid and sympathetic, it is an authentic study, cast in the form of reminiscence, of Americans abroad, with an extra fillip provided by the fact that the author is himself an American., (Order No: 35057 ), $12.00
5. Boas, Norman Francis and Meyer, Barbara Linton, ALMA FARM: AN ADIRONDACK MEETING PLACE, published by the authors, Mystic,CT/Bolton Landing NY, (1999) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 135pp, fine, wraps (softcover), This is the story of the Alma Farm, created in the late nineteenth century in the Town of Bolton, New York, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. The farm played a major role in the economy of the area for almost 50 years. Its many famous vistors included the anthropologist Franz Boas (this bookseller's great-grand- father), Maj. Gen Carl Schurz, Doctors Abraham and Mary Putnam Jacobi, and many others., (Order No: 22734 ), $18.00
6. Boas, Ray and Boas, Karen, THROUGH THESE GATES: LINWOOD PARK, Linwood Press, Haddonfield, NJ, (1984), B&W illustrations, 206pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket as published, ISBN 0915337002 Written and published for the 100th anniversary of the establishment of this fine church camp meeting ground on the shore of Lake Erie in Vermilion, Ohio. I was first introduced to Linwood in 1964, and the peaceful Victorian feel has remained with me for over 40 years - the same impact Linwood has on most visitors. I came up with this title because of the feel I received going "though these gates" and my fascination with the summer resort experience, the development of the summer vacation, and the summer experience at the grand hotels all stem from my times at Linwood. For the past 10 years I have continued to aggresively collect postcards and souvenirs of Linwood Park and have over 200 examples. I am in the process of completing THROUGH THESE GATES: LINWOOD PARK - REVISITED THROUGH POSTCARDS and if you would like to get on the list to receive a copy, please let me know. Thank you., (Order No: 50000 ), $100.00
7. Burt, Henry M., BURT'S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY, New England Publishing Co., Northampton, MA, 1868 (1867) 2nd, B&W ill., fold-out map, 284pp, ads, good, salmon colored cloth w/light edgewear, "CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF MOUNT HOLYOKE, MOUNT MANSFIELD, WHITE MOUNTAINS, LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG, LAKE WILLOUGHBY, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, &c." This guide follows the railroad routes (condensed time tables for 1867 on pages 8 to 18) throught the Connecticut Valley, to "assist the seeker after pleasure to obtain a more perfect knowledge of the grandeur and beauty of Connecticut Valley scenery and that bordering on it. Offered here is the second edition of this fascinating guide. This bookseller owns a First Edition in his own collection, and the First Edition has the copyright date of 1867 on both the title page and the copyright page. The first edition has 281 pages of text, followed by the same ads that appear in the Second Edition. In the first edition, page 281 discusses Brandon, Vermont, and Howe's Scales, pages 281 through 284 in this second edition discuss Missisquoi Springs in Vermont, and a few lines on The Weldon Spring at St. Albans, Vermont. A wonderful title for gaining an appreciation for the "vacation travels" in the Connecticut Valley in the late 1860s., (Order No: 21263 ), $225.00
8. Cross, Amy Willard, SUMMER IN AMERICA, Key Porter Books, Toronto, (1994), B&W and color photographs, 128pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1550135171 An evocative look at summer in America and the national pastime of getting away from it all. An introductory history to how the vacation developed, where people went, and what they did once there. Wonderfully illustrated with old images, and current scenes., (Order No: 10629 ), $5.00
9. Dary, David, SEEKING PLEASURE IN THE OLD WEST, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1995 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 352pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394561783 Spelling bees and Saturday night shoot-'em-ups, quilting parties and gambling dens--here is an entertaining roundup of the myriad ways in which Americans amused themselves in the Old West, from the time the first Europeans ventured across the Great Plains in the early nineteenth century until the coming of radio in the early twentieth., (Order No: 27368 ), $10.00
10. Dunlop, M. H., SIXTY MILES FROM CONTENTMENT: TRAVELING THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN INTERIOR, BasicBooks, New York, (1995), B&W illustrations, 277pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0465033652 Drawing on the work of more than three hundred travel writers--among them Charles Dickens, Margaret Fuller, Anthony Trollope, and Mark Twain--from America's own East Coast and from fourteen other countries, this book offers a witty and irreverent look at the wild Midwest in its heyday., (Order No: 17533 ), $6.00
11. Dunne, Colin; Dunne, John; Griffin, Beth; Levine, Ted M.; Russell, Robin; and, Weiss, Arlene, RYE IN THE TWENTIES, Arno Press, New York, 1978, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good++, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0405091419 A permanent souvenir of a wonderful time that saluted and celebrated a wonderful time. A look at the town and its people, and the Amusement Park., (Order No: 40842 ), $25.00
12. Dybwad, G. L. and Bliss, Joy V., ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO 1893: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRICE GUIDE, The Book Stops Here, Albuquerque, NM, 1992, B&W illustrations, 444pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0963161202 Over 2700 items described with variants listed based upon authors' personal searches of libraries and private collections. Over 200 illustrations of citations. Fold-out maps and World's Columbian Exposition organizational chart. Many historical facts. All subjects, including: music, guides, legislation, state and foreign publications, salesmen's sampales, viewbooks, and recent books on the fair., (Order No: 20357 ), $40.00
13. Everett, Marshall, THE BOOK OF THE FAIR - ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION 1904, Henry Neil,, n.p., (1904), B&W illustrations, 496pp, good+, decorated green cloth (hardcover) nice clean & tight copy, "THE GREATEST EXPOSITION THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. PHOTOGRAPHED AND EXPLAINED. A PANORAMA OF THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION." Illustrated with A Vast Gallery of Pictures Showing all the Fair in Photographs., (Order No: 46511 ), $100.00
14. Evers, Alf (introduction by Heywood Hale Broun; foreword by Tom Hatley), IN CATSKILL COUNTRY: COLLECTED ESSAYS ON MOUNTAIN HISTORY, LIFE AND LORE, The Overlook Press, Woodstock, New York, (1995) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 175pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 087951566X Alf Evers is the preeminent historian of the Catskills, and this book collects nineteen of his best essays for an irresistible short dip into Catskill history and lore., (Order No: 28642 ), $10.00
15. Faught, Millard C., FALMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS: PROBLEMS OF A RESORT COMMUNITY, Columbia University Press, New York, 1945, charts, graphs, tables, map, 190pp, good, green cloth (hardcover), This is the story of a town and its people--its permanent residents and its seasonal guests. It is an attempt to identify, examine, and suggest solutions to many of the resort problems confronting the "resort industry.", (Order No: 15061 ), $20.00
16. Ferry, W. Hawkins (foreward by), GROSSE POINTE ON LAKE SAINTE CLAIRE - HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE -- SOUVENIR OF THE POINTE - GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN, Gale Research Company, Detroit, MI, 1974, B&W illustrations, 103pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), Reprint of the 1886 edition published by Silas Farmer & Co., Detroit., (Order No: 47507 ), $15.00
17. Foss, Michael (edited by), ON TOUR: THE BRITISH TRAVELLER IN EUROPE, Michael O'Mara Books Limited, London, (1989), B&W ill., 256pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Michael Foss has gathered together excerpts from the writings of more than 50 British travellers in Europe, starting with the dire warnings of Roger Ascham in 1570 and ending with Penelope Chetwode's ramble among the hills of Andalusia in 1963., (Order No: 30687 ), $20.00
18. Fox, Charles Philip (edited by), AMERICAN CIRCUS POSTERS IN FULL COLOR, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1978), 48 color reproductions, 44pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486236935, (Order No: 35513 ), $14.50
19. Francis, Diane DeMali and Francis, David W., SUMMIT BEACH PARK - AKRON'S CONEY ISLAND - AKRON, OHIO, Summit County Historical Soc, Akron, OH, (1993), B&W illustrations, 177pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0962189596 An exceptionally well-done history of this long gone Ohio amusement park along Summit Lake. Contents include: Evolution of the Amusement Park; Summit Lake; Akron Gets a Summer Resort; Lakeside Grows and Matures; Akron Welcomes Summit Beach Park; The Soaring Twenties; Summit Beach Weathers the Depression; Summit Beach Goes to War!; Farewell to Summit Beach., (Order No: 50496 ), $175.00
20. Funnell, Charles F., BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA: THE RISE AND HIGH TIMES OF THAT GREAT AMERICAN RESORT, ATLANTIC CITY, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, (1983), B&W illustrations, 199pp, index, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0813509866 First published in 1975. From its beginnings on the windswept New Jersey coast at the end of the 1860s, Atlantic City was a forthright monument to the pursuit of pleasure, the very first place in America devoted to the principle that there was nothing evil about having a good time. This history of Atlantic City is well-worth reading., (Order No: 3456 ), $7.50
21. Gould, Joseph E., THE CHAUTAUQUA MOVEMENT: AN EPISODE IN THE CONTINUING AMERICAN REVOLUTION, State University of NY Press, Albany, NY, 1961, B&W illustrations, 108pp, good, wraps (softcover), Presents the beginnings of the most significant venture in popular education in the US. The Chautauqua movement was a response to an unspoken demand, a sensitive alertness to the cravings of millions of people for "something better.", (Order No: 6611 ), $6.00
22. Heard, Gordon Tasker, THE HOTELS OF INTERVALE NEW HAMPSHIRE 1850-1890, Gordon T. Heard, Winchester, VA, (1994), B&W illustrations, 48pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), The wonderful hotels of Intervale and memories of a bygone era., (Order No: 49334 ), $25.00
23. Hendershott, Robert L., THE 1904 ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR - THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION - MOMENTOS AND MEMORABILIA, Kurt R. Krueger Publishing, Iola, WI, 1994, 100s and 100s of B&W ill., 365pp, fine, wraps (softcover), One of the most comprehensive assemblages of World's Fair souvenirs that I have seen in decades of collecting. An ambitious effort, covering 67 specific categories broken into 217 additional sub-categories. 2,479 actual listings with corresponding photographs making this the largest World's Fair memorabilia text ever published., (Order No: 18644 ), $95.00
24. Howell, Sarah, THE SEASIDE, Studio Vista, London, (1974), B&W and color ill., 208pp, good w/good dustjacket, This lively and illuminating book traces the development of the seaside holiday in Europe and America from exclusive health cure to all-inclusive package tour. A "must have" for the summer resort enthusiast., (Order No: 26276 ), $25.00
25. Irwin, Alfreda L., THREE TAPS OF THE GAVEL: PLEDGE TO THE FUTURE, THE CHAUTAUQUA STORY, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, (1970), B&W illustrations, 198pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0941149005, (Order No: 49230 ), $10.00
26. Irwin, J. A., HYDROTHERAPY AT SARATOGA - A TREATISE ON NATURAL MINERAL WATERS, Cassell Publishing Company, New York, (1892), 270pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) nice clean, bright and tight copy, Inscribed on the title page, "With the Author's Comp. to Dr. McEwin." Contents include: Saratoga; The Origin of Mineral Waters; Geological Conditions at Saratoga; Classification and Analysis; Component Parts of the Saratoga Waters; Metabolism, and Alternative Effects; Balneology, or the Science of Bathing; Therapeutic Applicability and Dietetics; A Practical Division of Saratoga Waters; General Precepts; Nosology; and, Bottled, recharged and artificial mineral waters. An interesting look at the 19th century custom of "taking the waters.", (Order No: 47173 ), $125.00
27. Kobbe, Gustav, THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND PINES. AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE-BOOK (WITH ROAD-MAPS) COVER TITLE - KOBBE'S JERSEY COAST AND PINES, published by the author, Short Hills, NJ, 1889 1st ed, 31 B&W illustrations, maps, 108pp, good+, red cloth (hardcover) -- PLEASE SEE NOTE, From the preface, "This aims to be an accurate descriptive guide-book to the Jersey Coast - from Sandy Hook to Atlantic City - and to the Jersey Pine Plains." An exceptionally nice copy with 51 black and white full page illustrations, and 5 two page color maps tipped in. NOTE, two leaves in the introduction are loose, and the binding is loose between the frontispiece and title page. On the first blank leaf an oval rubber stamp in red/purple ink is "New England Summer Resort - Bureau of Information Association, 3 Park Place, New York.", (Order No: 47879 ), $300.00
28. Kyriazi, Gary, THE GREAT AMERICAN AMUSEMENT PARKS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY, Castle Books, Secaucus, NJ, (1978), 100s of B&W photographs, 256pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0806505257 First published in 1976. A good history covering the evolution of the amusement park; Coney Island; the development of traditional parks thoughout the US; and, Disneyland and the new theme parks. One of this bookseller's all time favorite books., (Order No: 6957 ), $65.00
29. Lancaster, Samuel Christopher, THE COLUMBIA: AMERICA'S GREAT HIGHWAY THROUGH THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA, published by the author, Portland, OR, 1926 3rd ed, B&W and color illustrations, 144pp, very good, tan cloth (hardcover), Author was consulting engineer, and directed construction of this scenic highway from Portland east through the Cascade Range. History of the area. Wonderful illustrations, 26 in color (21 of which "by the new process of color photography, first photographed on glass direct from nature, and afterward reproduced by the four color process"). Fold-out map, an exceptionally well down travel book and an extremely nice copy., (Order No: 4565 ), $75.00
30. Lencek, Lena and Bosker, Gideon, THE BEACH: THE HISTORY OF PARADISE ON EARTH, Viking, New York, (1998) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 310pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670880957 Here is the full story of the seashore--its history (natural and human), customs, spectacles, and scandals., (Order No: 28459 ), $6.00
31. Linn, James Weber (introduction by), THE OFFICIAL PICTURES OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION CHICAGO 1933-1934 - SPECIALLY BOUND LIMITED EDITION, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc, New York, (1933), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+, full brown leather (hardcover) light edgewear, This "Specially Bound Limited Edition Prepared for the Encyclopedia Britannica" has exceptional photographs not seen elsewhere including fascinating interior views of buildings and exhibits., (Order No: 49382 ), $125.00
32. Lynes, Russell, THE DOMESTICATED AMERICANS, Harper & Row, New York, (1963) 1st ed, 32 pages of illustrations, 308pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "Americans at Home, their amusements, their chores, their household problems and their delights, but most especially their manners and their houses, from the covered wagon to the trailer." Part One: Manners, Hovels and Houses; Part Two: Downstairs, Below Stairs, Upstairs; Part Three: Manners and Style., (Order No: 4734 ), $5.00
33. Margolies, John, FUN ALONG THE ROAD: AMERICAN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, A Bullfinch Press Book, Boston, MA, (1998) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0821223518 John Margolies, America's premier chronicler of commercial architecture, takes us for an entertaining ride along our highways in pursuit of that quintessential roadside experience: the tourist attraction., (Order No: 29451 ), $14.50
34. Marnell, William H., VACATION YESTERDAYS OF NEW ENGLAND, The Seabury Press, New York, (1975), B&W illustrations, 177pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0816492549 Focusing on the 20s and 30s, author explores vacationing at beaches, lakes, and mountains and the forms it took in New England. Good introduction to the development of the vacation as a national pastime. This book is one of Ray Boas, Bookseller's all time favorites and originally sparked my interest in the development of the summer vacation and resorts., (Order No: 146 ), $7.00
35. Marsden, Christopher, THE ENGLISH AT THE SEASIDE - BRITAIN IN PICTURES - NUMBER 112, Collins, London, 1947, B&W and color illustrations, 48pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), By the middle of the 18th century more than a dozen Seaside Resorts were in full swing in England., (Order No: 49770 ), $5.00
36. Matthew, Christopher, A DIFFERENT WORLD: STORIES OF GREAT HOTELS, Paddington Press, Ltd., New York, (1976), photos by Ben Martin, 351pp, good w/good dustjacket, The world of the great hotels is a world of impeccable taste and exquisite food, of perfectly chosen decor and of unspoken but unshakeable assumptions about the proper way of doing things. And most of all, the greatest hotels are those that have long and distinguised histories behind them. Here, Christopher Matthew sets out to tell the glorious past and elegant present of some fifty hotels he considers to be among the very greatest in the world., (Order No: 5468 ), $20.00
37. McCullough, Edo, WORLD'S FAIR MIDWAYS: AN AFFECTIONATE ACCOUNT OF AMERICAN AMUSEMENT AREAS, FROM THE CRYSTAL PALACE TO THE CRYSTAL BALL, Exposition Press, Inc., New York, (1966) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 190pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), After an introductory historical review of fairs, festivals and carnivals in general, the author takes us through world's fairs held in this country, all the way from New York's Crystal Palace of 1853, supervised by master showman P. T. Barnum, right up to Expo 67, scheduled for staging in Montreal, Canada., (Order No: 32873 ), $65.00
38. McGreevy, Patrick V., IMAGINING NIAGARA: THE MEANING AND MAKING OF NIAGARA FALLS, Univ. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, (1994), 17 B&W illustrations, 193pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870239163 This book focuses on four interlocking themes that recur time and again in descriptions of the falls: Niagara as a thing imagined form afar, as a metaphor for death, as an embodiment of nature, and as a focus of future events., (Order No: 22603 ), $17.50
39. McQuill, Thursty, THE CONNECTICUT BY DAYLIGHT - THE FIRST DESCRIPTIVE GUIDE-BOARD EVER PUBLISHED, The American News Company, New York, 1874, B&W illustrations, 108pp, ads, good, decorated green boards (hardcover) much edgewear, "From New York to the White Mountains, Lake Memphremagog, Montreal and Quebec; via New Haven, Hartford, Springfield, Northampton, Deefield, Greenfield, Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Windsor, White River Junction, Wells River, St. Johnsbury, Stowe, Burlington and St. Albans." A wonderful travel guide detailing all to be seen and places to stop and visit while traveling this route by railroad or steamboat, including: New York, New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield Railroad; New York and New Haven Steamboat Company; Connecticut River Railroad; Central Vermont Railroad; Grand Trunk Railroad; Passumpsic Railroad; and, Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad. Over 20 pages of ads for lodging and travel; fold-out route map and timetable for the Connecticut River Railway Line; foldout illustration of "The New Steamer C. H. Northam, of the New Haven Line," and so much more. Our shop is along the route, my interest is in the early summer travel and 19th century vacations, and this is a greet early travel guide to the area. I am happy to be able to now offer this item and do have a copy in my own collection., (Order No: 44657 ), $200.00
40. Needham, Mary Master, FOLK FESTIVALS: THEIR GROWTH AND HOW TO GIVE THEM, B. W. Huebsch, New York, 1912, 244pp, good, green cloth, The author's purpose is to create a desire to give festivals, and at the same time furnish a working basis for them. Major sections include: The Pioneer Festival, The Spirit of the Festa, Festal Heritage, Cholce of Subject, The Use of Festivals in Connection with Playgrounds and Schools, and, Psychologic Effects of the Festival., (Order No: 26459 ), $30.00
41. Reniers, Perceval, THE SPRINGS OF VIRGINIA: LIFE, LOVE, AND DEATH AT THE WATERS, 1775-1900, Univ. of North Carolina Pr., Chapel Hill, NC, 1941, B&W and color ill., 301pp, good+ rust-red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), This is the living story of the Virginia Springs in the carefree, prodigal, not-too-comfortable "palmy days" before the automobile appeared and changed everything. A look at the society, and "summer vacations" of the times., (Order No: 18216 ), $10.00
42. Rhodes, Harrison, IN VACATION AMERICA, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, (1915), ill. by Howard Giles, 131pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Salt Water; Fresh Water and Inland Valleys; Springs and Mountains; City Summers; Winter Holidays., (Order No: 49894 ), $20.00
43. Roberts, Larry, FLORIDA'S GOLDEN AGE OF SOUVENIRS 1890-1930, University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (2001) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 217pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0813024242 Beginning with an overview of the developing years of tourism in Florida from 1820 to 1880, Roberts ties the souvenir industry to an account of the state's settlement and the first great influx of tourists in the 1890s. As souvenirs become a recognized source for interpreting and appreciating the artistry of the past, this authoritative and beautifully illustrated guide to one of Florida's least-known industries opens a new chapter in the study of the state's history and culture. More than 500 color illustrations showcase an incredible array of travel treasures purchased by Florida's first tourists - primarily wealthy Northerners - during the years 1890-1930, the golden age of Florida tourism, when souvenirs were works of art. I have had a copy of this book in my personal summer resort collection for several years, and it is a fascinating and extremely well done book. The historical sketch of Florida tourism is followed by a presentation of the souvenirs by category., (Order No: 50377 ), $25.00
44. Rybczynski, Witold, WAITING FOR THE WEEKEND, Viking, New York, (1991) 1st ptg, 260pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670830011 The author unfolds the history of leisure and gives us a fresh and provocative look at the time we think of as our own., (Order No: 11962 ), $4.00
45. Scharff, Virginia, TAKING THE WHEEL: WOMEN AND THE COMING OF THE MOTOR AGE, The Free Press, New York, (1991) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 219pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0029281350 Recalling a colorful period of car culture and history, Scharff offers a provocative look at the effect of new technologies on a nation's life-styles and on its citizens' self-images and roles., (Order No: 17705 ), $10.00
46. Seibel, George A., ONTARIO'S NIAGARA PARKS 100 YEARS - A HISTORY, The Niagara Parks Commission, Ontario, Canada, 1985, B&W and color illustrations, 413pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0969108214 Excellantly done history of this summer resort tourist area., (Order No: 42011 ), $20.00
47. Silliman, B.; and Goodrich, C. R. (edited by), THE WORLD OF SCIENCE, ART, AND INDUSTRY ILLUSTRATED FROM EXAMPLES IN THE NEW-YORK EXHIBITION, 1853-54, G. P. Putnam and Company, New York, 1854, 500 B&W illustrations, 208pp, good+, original decorated red cloth, aeg (hardcover), An exceptional history of the New York Exhibition, its buildings and exhibits in over 500 illustrations. A handsome, clean and tight copy., (Order No: 49412 ), $375.00
48. Sorin, Scota (illustrations and decorations by Clyde E. Darr), BLACKBIRD - A STORY OF MACKINAC ISLAND -- [MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN], Citator Publishing Company, Detroit, MI, (1907), B&W frontis, deocrated pages, 142pp, very good, decorated brown cloth (hardcover), Blackbird, told in the letters of: Miss Maraquita Dane, Native of Mackinac Island; Miss Margaret Deland, of Chicago; Miss Isabelle Thorn, of New York; Miss Jessamine C., the Colonel's daughter; Lieutenant John Beech, U.S.A.; and Lieutenant John Grane, U.S.A., (Order No: 48513 ), $65.00
49. Staff, Frank, PICTURE POSTCARDS AND TRAVEL - A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE, Lutterworth Press, Guildford & London, (1979), 290 B&W and color ill., 96pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author, ISBN 0718824105 The history of postcards runs parallel with that of travel and rapid communication. The great travel agents, such as Thomas Cook, American Express, Georges Nagelmackers, and Henry Lunn, made mass travel popular; modern transport - trains, steamers, ocean liners, cards and aeroplanes - made it possible. Frank Staff, the well-known postal historian, here tells the story of the establishment of the travel business and the development of the postcard publishing industry, and is so doing reveals the wide scope for collecting in many fields of interest. He also shows how the social history of the past hundred years, whether it be in humour or fashion, transport or architecture, village life or a holiday scene, is accurately depicted in the postcards of the time., (Order No: 29990 ), $30.00
50. Swinglehurst, Edmund, THE ROMANTIC JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THOMAS COOK AND VICTORIAN TRAVEL, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1974) 1st US, B&W illustrations, 201pp, index, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 01060141913 This fascinating saga of the remarkable Cook family paints a picture of social life over more than one hundred fifty years, and describes with humor and sharp observation the foibles of the British abroad as well as the development of the travel business on an international scale., (Order No: 13442 ), $7.50
51. Tolles, Bryant F., THE GRAND RESORT HOTELS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS: A VANISHING ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY, David R. Godine, Boston, MA, (1998), B&W and color illustrations, 269pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1567920268 The first book to fully explore the architecture, as well as the related economic, social, and cultural history, of the grand resort hotels of New Hampshire's scenic White Mountains. These beautiful buildings, situated in one of America's oldest and most heavily visited vacation and recreation locales, were the first structures in America designed exclusively for the tourist industry. With over 200 black and white and twenty color illustrations, this is one of this bookseller's favorite books., (Order No: 37834 ), $45.00
52. Tolles, Bryant F. (introduction by); Ferguson, Nancy H.; Garvin, James L.; Gosselin, Guy; Tolles, Bryant F. et al, THE GRAND RESORT HOTELS AND TOURISM IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, New Hampshire Historical Soc, Concord, NH, [1995], B&W illustrations, 142pp, fine, wraps (softcover), The nine illustrated essays contained in this special issue of HISTORICAL NEW HAMPSHIRE are the product of a day-and-a-half symposium--"The Grand Resort Hotels and Tourism of the White Mountains"--sponsored by the Mount Washington Observatory, and held on June 24 and 25, 1994, at the Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire., (Order No: 46450 ), $12.50
53. Trease, Geoffrey, THE GRAND TOUR: A HISTORY OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRAVEL, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, (1967) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 251pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In this book we meet such famous grand tourists as the trailblazing Sir Philip Sidney and Henry Wotten, John Milton, the diaryist John Evelyn, Joseph Addison, Thomas Coke, Horace Walpole, James Boswell, and the historian Edward Gibbon., (Order No: 28200 ), $12.50
54. Waller, George, SARATOGA: SAGA OF AN IMPIOUS ERA, Bonanza Books, New York, orig pub 1966, B&W illustrations, 392pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 2257 ), $10.00
55. Ward, C. J. (compiled under the direction of), WORLD'S FAIR, JAMAICA AT CHICAGO: AN ACCOUNT DESCRIPTIVE OF THE COLONY OF JAMAICA, Wm. J. Pell, Printer, New York, 1893, B&W ill. - LACKS MAP, 96pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Descriptive Account of the Parishes of Jamaica; Columbus and Jamaica; Later History; Sport in Jamaica; The Blue Mountains of Jamaica; The Climate of Jamaica; Statistical Information About Jamaica., (Order No: 44662 ), $20.00
56. Weiss, Harry B. and Weiss, Grace M., EARLY SPORTS AND PASTIMES IN NEW JERSEY, The Past Times Press, Trenton, NJ, 1960, B&W illustrations, 148pp, very good, black spine (hardcover) faint edgewear, Varied types of sports and diversions that occupied people's attention from colonial times until about 1860. Chapters include: Frolics, Bees and Other Rural Recreations; Fairs and Balloon Ascensions; Mechanical Shows and Museums; Waxworks, Acrobats, and Magicians; Wild Beasts, Animal Baiting, and Cockfighting; Equestrian Shows, Menageries, and Circuses; Sea Bathing, Public Gardens, and Steamboat Trips; Celebrations, Dancing, Theatres, Lectures and Concerts; Horse Racing; and Miscellaneous Sports and Divisions., (Order No: 23663 ), $65.00
57. Williams, Marilyn Thornton, WASHING "THE GREAT UNWASHED": PUBLIC BATHS IN URBAN AMERICA, 1840-1920, Ohio State University Press, Columbus, OH, (1991) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 190pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0814205372 Surveys the development of the American obsession with cleanliness in the nineteenth century and discusses the public bath movement in the context of urban reform in New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston., (Order No: 39760 ), $14.50
58. Wilson, Richard Guy, VICTORIAN RESORTS AND HOTELS: ESSAYS FROM A VICTORIAN SOCIETY AUTUMN SYMPOSIUM, Victorian Society in America, Philadelphia, PA, 1982, B&W illustrations, 127pp, good, wraps (softcover) - rubbing on spine, Published as Nineteenth Century: Vol. 8, Nos. 1-2, 1982. Contents include: Nineteenth Century American Resorts and Hotels; Foreign Travellers and American Hotels; Hotel Design in the Work of Isaiah Rogers and Henry Whitestone; Health Restoring Resorts on the New England Coast; On the Verandah: Resorts of the Catskills; Wicker: The Vacation Furniture; Cracker Resorts; The True Carlsbad of America: The Hotel Broadwater and Natatorium of Helena, Montana: The Hotel del Coronado and Tent City; Meet Me in Dreamland: The Early Development of Amusement Parks in America; From Informality to Pomposity: The Resort Casino in the Later 19th Century; and, Rustic Connotations: Furnishing National Park Hostelries., (Order No: 36677 ), $14.50
59. Witzel, Michael Karl, THE AMERICAN GAS STATION: HISTORY AND FOLKLORE OF THE GAS STATION IN AMERICAN CAR CULTURE, Motorbooks International, Osceola, WI, (1992), B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0879385944 First published in 1992, this is a history of the service station and the American car culture it helped create., (Order No: 37033 ), $12.50
60. Zaid, Barry, WISH YOU WERE HERE: A TOUR OF AMERICA'S GREAT HOTELS DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE PICTURE POST CARD, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1990) 1st ed, color illustrations, 96pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517580098 Take a trip through a hand-colored America. This is an album of the exquisite linen-finish hotel picture post cards that flourished during the thirties, forties, and fifties., (Order No: 18232 ), $17.50
61. Zukowsky, John and Stimson, Robbe Pierce, HUDSON RIVER VILLAS, Rizzoli, New York, (1985), B&W and color illustrations, 224pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0847806138 "For over 300 years the banks of the majestic Hudson River have served as a spectacular setting for an architecture of imposing villas and grand estates. HUDSON RIVER VILLAS documents 123 of these residences built between New York City and Albany, many by distinguished architects and famous owners. Among the villas featured are such well-known landmarks as Frederic Church's Olana, the Vanderbilt Mansion designed by McKim, Mead & White, and Bannerman's Castle on Pollepel Island, a residence that doubled as an arsenal in its day." A map of the Hudson River locating the 123 houses illustrated accompanies the book and is laid in., (Order No: 25705 ), $300.00