Travel from Turtleman Used Books

First edition. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards with red fabric over the spine. Gilt print on the spine and red decoration on the front cover. The paper is split at the lower rear corner. Fading on the spine and an area of the front cover where the neighboring book was a bit smaller. A humorous telling of the author's… Read more about this item

Very little wear other than a minor bend to the upper left rear corner. The spine is square and creaseless and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A relatively scarce book.

Very little wear. The fourth edition of a classic Mountaineers book, now scarce. The spine is square and uncreased; the pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

No dust jacket. Light green fabric covered boards with gilt print and decoration on front, back and spine. A history, cultural and travel guide of Austria (without much mention of wars, it appears). Full of illustrations, many in color. Little significant wear.

Quite rare. A book put out by the Northern Pacific Railway to advertise some of the places you could visit along their routes. Contains many photographs, including panoramic foldouts of three or four panels wide. The cover is torn along the lower 5 cm of the spine and the book has been exposed to moisture. Not currently moist, but there… Read more about this item

Threaded binding with silk covers. The thread on the third volume is loose, possibly broken, (see photo #9) but the pages are still held in place. The front cover of first volume shows a water stain along the right side but does not show on the pages beneath. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked throughout. An exhaustive presentation of aspects… Read more about this item

Front cover has some dents and creases at the lower right corner. The spine is square and uncreased. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with many black and white photos plus a section of color photos near the center. First published in 1961.

Very little wear. A small smudge on the back cover. Pages are tight and unmarked. Paperback cover with flaps. Museum book.

Book shows little wear, just a small impact mark on the top edge. Deluxe dust jacket shows no significant wear. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A large collection of photos from all parts of the island. This book will ship at about three pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.

A rare book. A collection of short essays about the couple's experiences while living in Prague. Originally published in an eZine, then accumulated into this little book. In excellent condition after 20 years.

First edition. Off-white fabric covered boards with some pink staining due to exposure to a small amount of water (perhaps rain, this is Western Washington). Little other wear. The dust jacket also shows some of that water exposure as well as a collection of chips, tears and crimps. The pages seem to have escaped the water… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. A rare book about an unconventional means of travel some 80+ years ago, aboard cargo ships. Nineteen illustrations. Pale green fabric with blue decoration on the front and blue text on the spine. The spine is significantly darkened and there is a scattering of small spots on the front and rear covers. Wear to the fabric is… Read more about this item

Very little wear, to dust jacket or book. Cover is glossy paper covered boards with the same images as on the dust jacket. Loaded with full-color photographs. The photographer's signature is on the title page, but it may have been printed there, really hard to tell. A very nice book for the coffee table. This book will ship at about… Read more about this item

Book shows very little wear. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket shows wear along the top edge as it appears it was cut a couple of mm too tall. Much less wear along the lower edge. The off-white areas of the dust jacket are discolored over the spine, on the back cover and… Read more about this item

Very little wear. Signed by the author, with an inscription, on the title page (see photo). A National Parks publication. Filled with colorful photographs.

Signed by the author and photographer inside the front cover. Little wear other than an area of water damage at the lower left corner, causing that part of the last 2/3 of the pages to be wavy (see photos 6 and 7 for a close-up). No staining. A book that takes you from Dawson Creek in British Columbia, through Yukon,… Read more about this item

This is an odd little thing. Quite rare and highly valued. A firsthand account of travelling on the Alcan highway in the 1940s, from Iowa to Alaska. Part diary, part travelogue, part poetry. Printed on plain paper, which is quite yellowed and a little brittle. The cover was originally blue, and still is on the inside. Contains the author's account… Read more about this item

A collection of 14 pamphlets, brochures and booklets relating to aspects of California history. I have been able to find most of these items offered for sale online, and if you were to buy the cheapest ones out there, you would end up paying $170 or more and still not have them all. I think my price is a… Read more about this item

Wear includes bumped corners and a few edge chips. PAges are clean, tight and unmarked. Spine is square, uncreased and faded. Signed by author with brief inscription on the cover page.

This is a package of six booklets about California, all published between 1915 and 1965. Included are the following: California's Historical Monuments published by PG&E in 1965 (48 pp.); Old Mission Tales by Kate P. Sieghold, published in 1915 (20 pp.), including two tickets to Mission San Juan Capistrano (date unknown) and a brochure about the Franciscan Missions along… Read more about this item