BLACK, David Pollock
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL) BLACK, David Pollock. LITTLE JOURNEYS OF KATHARINE; BEI THE HISTORY OF VARIOUS TRIPS TAKEN BY KATHARINE JANE BLACK AT THE AGES OF FOU NINE AND FOURTEEN. (Pittsburgh): Privately printed, 1914. 8vo. Black and green cloth. (ii), 119 pages, 18 plates. Rare privately printed journal with only four copies on OCLC. The book was written by her father and "made into a book and presented to Katharine on her nineteenth birthday." The book is broken down into three parts: "Katharine i the golden West," where the first trip was made by train with other Pittsburg families from Washington, Pennsylvania to Wheeling to Cincinnati to Birmingha Alabama, also to New Orleans to San Antonio, Texas, to El Paso finally to Tucson; "Katharine and some other innocents abroad," where the trip through Europe was by car; and "Katharine on a joy ride," from Pittsburgh through Pennsylvania was by car and train and went to the Delaware Water Gap, etc. W photographic plates of her and the many sites she visited in America and in Europe. (40334).
MILTOUN, Francis, and Blanche McManus
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL - ITALY) MILTOUN, Francis, and Blanche McManus. ITALIAN HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CAR. Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1909. 8vo. Decorated cloth. ix, 380 pages, 42 plates. First edition. An auto travel journal kept by Francis Miltoun of his trip in 1909 - one of a series of auto travel journals he published of his trips in Europe. He kept notes not only on the scenery, architecture and other sites on his trip, he a kept notes on the people, customs, and road conditions as well. Illustrated with numerous plates and in-text illustration including two folding maps. Ex-library plate on inside of front board, else very good. (40224).
MONTAGU, Lord
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL GUIDES) MONTAGUE, Lord. THE BEST WAYS OUT OF LONDON; THE B WAYS TO AVOID LONDON; THE WORST HILLS IN ENGLAND. London: "The Car Illustrated," Ltd. n.d. (circa 1908). 8vo. Printed green cloth. viii, 79, (6) pages, folding map, Third edition. Scarce work. OCLC records three editions: the first one in 1904, second in 1 and the undated third ediion. All known editions come to a total of only fou copies in the U.S. There are 35 route maps in the text for the traveler. "T continual increase of the suburbs of London, and the fact that until the automobile era began very few persons indeed were ever under the necessity of finding their way out of London except by train, have rendered this present generation entirely ignorant of the methods by which the main trunk roads leading into the country can be reached." (40135).
PENFIELD, Frederic Courtland
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL - SPAIN) PENFIELD, Frederic Courtland. THE MOTOR THAT WEN TO COURT. New York: Privately Printed, Christmas, 1909. Large 8vo. Red full-morocco binding, top edge gilt. Frontispiece. 92, (1) pages, 25 photographic plates. First edition. "A fact story, with random illustrations." Printed by the DeVinne Press for author, the text covers his auto trip through Spain. A Christmas gift from M and Mrs. Penfield inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. Denby on front blank leaf. Frede Penfield was an American diplomat who previously had been U.S. diplomatic age to Egypt and during World War I U.S. ambassador to Austria-Hungary. Am impressive decorative binding in red morocco with gilt and floral silk lining as endpages. Armorial bookplate of Charles Denby, probably Charles Denby, Jr who served as American diplomat in China and later in Vienna around the time this book was printed. Very good. (40158).
LAURIE, T. Werner, Publisher
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL - LOG BOOK) LAURIE, T. Werner, Publisher. MY MOTOR LOG BOOK. London: T. Werner Laurie, (1910-1926). 8vo. Reverse calf, all edges gilt. Unpaginated. "A record of runs, distances, stops, weather, guests, and incidents." A gi from "B. Staker to Paul, Xmas 1909." Personal log of automobile trips taken from April, 1910 up to August 1926, most before mid 1914, by an unidentified driver. He records in the earlier part of the log dates, mileage, weather, conditions of road and specific indidents that day. Later entries are in pencil. Bookplate of WEC on front board. Reverse calf worn along edges, tit leaf detached. (40053).
SNODIN, Michael, and others
SNODIN, Michael, and others. Michael, and others. HORACE WALPOLE'S STRAWBERR HILL. $45.00 New Haven: Yale Center for British Art, 2009. 4to. Cloth, dust jacket, xv. 3 pages. First edition. "This timely (2009) and groundbreaking study of the history and reception of Walpole's collection as it was formed and arranged at Strawberry HIll coincid with the restoration of this endangered house. The authors assembled an international team of distinguished scholars to explore the ways in which Strawberry Hill and its collections engaged with the creation of various and interconnected political, national, dynastic, cultural and imagined histories Richly illustrated throughout. Very good. (40762).
CLIFTON, Johnson
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL - CALIFORNIA) CLIFTON, Johnson. HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF CALIFORNIA; WITH EXCURSIONS INTO ARIZONA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, NEVADA AND IDAHO. New York: MacMillan Co., 1915. 8vo. Green blind-stamped cloth. xiv, 323, ((8 pages, 62 photographic plates. "Highways and byways of the Pacific Coast including the states of Washington, California, Arizona, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho and the Yosemitre National Park." Chapter headings include: "The Grand Canyon of Arizona," "Spring in Southern California," "April in the Yosemite," "Oregon farm life," "At the edge of Canada," etc. With numerous photographic plates. Very good. (40337).
MERIWETHER, Lee
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL - EUROPE) MERIWETHER, Lee. SEEING EUROPE BY AUTOMOBILE. New York: Baker & Taylor, 1911. 8vo. Green decorated cloth. (xii), 415 pages 32 photographic illustrations. First edition. "A five-thousand-mile motor trip through France, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy; with an excursion into Andorra, Corfu, Dalmatia, and Montenegro." Her itinerary went from Rouen to Paris, and from there to Normandy and the Chatea country as well as Rheims and Nancy. She then traveled into Germany and the Rhine country into Switzerland and over the Alps. She then teaveld into Ital down to Rome and the costal cities, across the Adriatic and ended in Monteneg Illustrated with photographic plates of the various sites, monuments and scen she saw. End pages are a detail map of her journey. With printed folding advertisement for her books, including this one with photograph of her and h automobile. Fine. (40226).
GRAVES, J.A.
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL - CALIFORNIA) GRAVES, J.A. OUT OF DOORS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. Los Angeles: Grafton Publ. Co., 1912. 8vo. Cloth spine, boards. viii, 122 pages, 27 leaves of plates. An early twentieth-century motor trip along the west coast of Oregon and California. Chapter headings include: "A motor trip in San Diego's back country," "A great day's sport on Warner's Ranch," "An auto trip through the Sierras," etc. With numerous photographic plates of the views, sites and camping sites. Personal inscription from the author on front board. Very go (40342).
