Travel from Trevian Books

Berlin: Monroe Books, 2023 Selections from a seminar examining the cultural economic, technological and spatial conditions as well as the temporary and recurring ways of living together in a family-run hotel in Venice. With a reference to Patricia Highsmith, but apparently overlooking the superbly bizarre "The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole" by Frederick Rolfe. First edition. 23 cm; 127… Read more about this item

NY: Port Authority, N.d. Promotional brochure for the WTC, undated but with the 1981 Vista Hotel. Usual tourist info. 76 x 23 cm; folded seven times. A very good copy..

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1934 A walking tour of the Manhattan shoreline by Worden. "A charming and gossipy guide," illustrated from drawings by Worden. First edition. 21 cm; 302 pp.; illustrated from drawings, and with a map on endpapers. A very good copy in blue boards, in dust jacket with shallow chipping to edges..

London: Park Lane Hotel, N.d. [c. 1927] Promotional booklet for the new hotel in London. With drawings of exterior, lobbies, dining facitilites and ball rooms, rooms, and views. Different architects are credited in on-line sources but this booklet lists Henry Tanner as the sole architect. Tarrif sheet tipped-in; all suppliers/designers credited. With an illustrated historical sketch of the neighborhood. … Read more about this item

East Hampton: East Hampton Star, 1937 A history of the Long Island town celebrating its 300th anniversary in 1937. Also enumerating the advantages of living in or visiting the town, which has "every modern aid to comfortable living." With illustration by Childe Hassam, and tipped-in folding map to rear wrapper. First edition. 16.5 cm; 43 pp.; illustrated from photographs, drawings,… Read more about this item

New York: Dun & Bradstreet, 1949 A monograph on the PA analyzing its purpose, accomplishments, and plans for the future which are mostly concerned with building and expanding airports.. First edition. 26.5 cm; 191 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Paper clip mark to prelims., spotting to front cover. A good copy or better in cloth-backed boards, published without a… Read more about this item

Cortlandt Manor: The Author, 2008 A collection of photographs by the author documenting late 20th century rail traffic on both sides of the Hudson River from New York City to Albany. First edition. 28 cm; 144 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Light wear to spine; else a very good copy in wrappers..

Kuala Lampur: Oxford, 1978 Reproductions of 38 pencil, wash, and water color drawings considered, perhaps, to have been collected by Stamford Raffles as aides to his unpublished autobiography. With a history of the collection's descent from Raffles's widow. Critical comments by Archer. First edition. 28 cm; 106 pp.; illustrated from 38 full-page reproductions, with the watercolors shown in color. A… Read more about this item

London: Savoy Group, 1996 Promotional piece for "Dining and meeting in England's most distinguished and individual hotels and restaurants. With chef profiles, tips and seasonal recipes from the famous kitchens." First edition. 26 cm; 31 pp.; illustrated from photoraphs and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers..

Florence: Studiolo, 1981 A well-illustrated and compact monograph on the architecture and decoration of San Spirito in Florence. First English edition. 24 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers..

Walburg Pers, 2004 Catalog for an exhibition on the history of the legendary shipping line. Showing posters, models of ships, harbors in Rotterdam and New York, interiors, etc. First edition. 21 cm; 117 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers..

New York: Gottlieb Chain, n.d. (1939). Folding promotional flyer for the George A. Gottlieb Chain of "residence clubs", i.e. SROs, in New York City at the end of the Depression. Gottlieb gained control of existing hotels and apartment buildings and turned them into "residence clubs" with Ivy League names and rooms, with communal kitchens and baths, renting for as… Read more about this item

Elmhurst: Pixels Publishing, 2003 The MIdwestern Rail Series Number One. A detailed look at the planning, construction, and operation of the Union Station in Chicago from 1922 - 1971. First edition. 28 cm; 96 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A very good copy or better in wrappers..

Miami Beach: Lincoln Road Foundation, 1958 Booklet promoting the virtues of Lincoln Road for retail relocation. Lincoln Road is deemed desirable for its location, reputation, and access to the permanent population, to tourists, and to conventioneers, for whom a giant new convention hall is being built nearby. First edition. 28 cm; 60 pp.; illustrated from photgraphs and drawings. Owner's name;… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Crocker, 1916 Photographic reproductions of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, as colored by Edith Kenney Stellmann, accompanied by high civic-booster prose ("Vale!") reminiscences by Stellmann. First edition. 23.5 cm; 42 pp.; illustrated from tipped-in color photographs. Paper covered boards with illustration affixed to front cover; covers rubbed; title hand-lettered to backstrip; owner's names; A good copy in boards..… Read more about this item

Riga: ADD Projekts, 2012 A very complete guide to the the abundance of art nouveau-influenced houses, buildings, shops, and theatres. With biographies of architects, walking tours, etc. Second revised edition. 24 cm; 407 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, drawings, and maps. Text in English and Latvian. A fine copy in pictorial laminated boards, published without a dust jacket..

New York: Watermark Assoc., N.d. (c. 1989) Prospectus for the proposed yacht harbor in Battery Park City, designed to accommodate the 80- to 150-foot yachts of the world's wealthiest human beings. Now the North Cove Marina at Brookfield Place. Allegedly published in an edition of 100. 31.5 cm; 47 pp.; illustrated from photographs and with a large gatefold aerial rendering… Read more about this item

Chicago: 1940 Pamphlet with a brief history of the lines, reprinted from Yearbook of Diviision 308. 28 cm; 8 pp.; illustrated from photographs and full-page system map. Folded twice for mailing. A good copy..

San Francisco: St. Francis Hotel Corp., 1979 A history of the legendary San Francisco hotel, designed by Bliss and Fayville and opened in 1904. This copy wit the purported signature of SF's honorary King Herb Caen. First edition. 28 cm; 96 pp.; illustrated. Rubbing to covders; else a good copy in wrappers..

Fire Island: Fire Island Property Owners, 2013 Publication commemorating 60 years at Fiore Island Pines, with historic photos, reminiscences, etc. Firsst edition. 29 cm; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in dust jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine.