USA & Canada

USA & Canada
Used travel books including United States of America and Canada

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DOWN IN BRISTOL BAY Bob Durr - High Tides, Hangovers, and Harrowing Experiences on Alaska's Last Frontier (USA)
Author Bob Durr was a rising academic and author who gave everything up to move himself and his family to a remote region in Alaska in 1964 with hopes of becoming a commercial salmon fisherman.

Price: AUD $9.00

DRIVE THRU AMERICA by Sean Condon
A hard-to-find USA travelogue by popular Australian writer, Sean Condon. This is a used travel book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

DRIVING THE PACIFIC COAST - USA OREGON & WASHINGTON Kenn Oberrecht - Scenic Driving Tours Along Coastal Highways
We don't usually stock out-of-date travel guides but this 2000 USA driving guide still looks handy for research and trip planning.

Price: AUD $9.00

ENRIQUE'S JOURNEY The story of a boy's dangerous odyssey to reunite with his mother by Sonia Nazario
This looks like and amazing read: the true story of a Honduran kid who set off to find his mother in the USA. Book is in good, read conditon: pages are nice and clean, some wear to cover edges and corners. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00

FADED DREAMS Daniel G. Fitzgerald - More Ghost Towns of Kansas - USA
A scarce book of history of interest to anybody off to Kansas, USA.

Price: AUD $10.00

FIVE FLIGHTS UP Toni Schlesinger - New York Apartment Stories
Five Flights Up is a collection of true stories about life in New York apartments, it looks like a great read and it's quite hard to find.

Price: AUD $15.00

FLASH BRASH WITH FRIES ON THE SIDE Doing California with Ann Rickard
A California travel memoir by the very popular Australian travel writer, Ann Rickard.

Price: AUD $5.00


FROM YUKON TO YUCATAN A journey of discovery in the footsteps of America's first travellers by I Allan Sealy
An interesting and hard-to find travel book following the trails of American Indians. This is a used paperback book in good, read, aging condition: pages are clean and tanning with age, cover shows wear and age, has been read a few times, looks a bit worn but a good reading copy. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00

FROMMER'S NEW YORK CITY DAY BY DAY 22 Smart Way to See the City
I must admit I normally turn my nose up at anything by Frommer's but this is quite a nifty book. It includes maps and subway/bus map that folds down to the size of a credit card.

Price: AUD $8.00

GREAT AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE TOURS Gary McKechnie with Forward by Peter Fonda
A nifty and hard to find book for anybody looking at doing the USA by motorbike.

Price: AUD $14.00

GREEN MOUNTAINS DARK TALES by Joseph A Citro
A scarce book of folklore from Vermont USA.

Price: AUD $9.00

HAVE A NICE DOOMSDAY Why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world by Nicholas Guyatt
An amazing book in excellent condition: very clean and rarely read. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $5.00

HAWAI'I'S STORY by Hawai'i's Queen Lili 'Uokalani
A rare historical book on Hawaii. Book is in very good condition with little reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00

HISTORY OF THE DONNER PARTY A Tragedy of the Sierra by Charles F McGlashan
A classic acount of a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–47 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada. Some of the emigrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating those who had succumbed to starvation and sickness.

Price: AUD $8.00

ICONS BIZARRO POSTCARDS Jim Heimann (USA)
A lovely book of funny, weird and wonderful old postcards, most if not all seem to be from the USA.

Price: AUD $10.00

IN A NARROW GRAVE Essays on Texas by Larry McMurty
A rare and quirky book on Texas. Please note one page in the middle of the book is coming loose, binding is otherwise ok but book should be handled with care. Book is otherwise clean with light reading wear, cover is a bit faded and worn around the edges. Not in the best condition but this book is quite rare, very interesting and very cheap. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $7.00

IN THE SIERRA MADRE by Jeff Biggers
A rare travel book in good, used condition: pages and cover and nice and clean, ageing lightly; light reading wear to corners. A nice book. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

INSIDE THE MUSEUM A Children's Guide to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Joy Richardson
A fun book introducing kiddies to the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. Book is in good condition with light wear and age. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $7.50

INTO THE BADLANDS John Williams - Travels Through Urban America (USA)
INTO THE BADLANDS: John Williams travels the United States in search of America according to the great crime writers: James Ellroy's LA, Elmore Leonard's South Beach of Miami, Sara Paretsky's Chicago and Andrew Vachss' New York.

Price: AUD $9.00