Introduction by Lowell Thomas
Front Cover:
This book was published in 1958 by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City in cooperation with Pan American World Airways, Inc. The book measures 5 ¾ inches by 8 ½ inches and contains 192 pages. The dust jacket shows signs of wear to the surface and a few small chips and rips to the edges but is in fair condition. The actual hard cover shows no signs of wear to speak of. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. The title is in gilt on the spine. An inscription on the inside front cover has been partially obliterated. The pages show no signs of rips. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of the book itself is good.
Contents:
Introduction
Northern Europe
Southern Europe and Africa
Asia
The Pacific
The Americas
Jet Flight by Paul J.C. Friedlander
Taking a Picture by Blackie Kronfeld
Excerpt - Dust Jacket:
Take the trip of your life with some of the greatest writers in the world as your personal guides.
From Henry James and Anthony Trollope to W. Somerset Maugham and Vincent Sheean, all have caught in a magical phrase, a perceptive observation, the character of a country and its people, the charm of a local custom, or the beauty of an ancient landmark.
Elliot Paul speaks knowingly of the delights of French cuisine; James Reynolds discourses on the Dublin Horse Show; Joseph Wechsberg extols the charm of Vienna in winter; light in the Eternal City has an especial quality for Hugh Walpole. Sacheverell Sitwell, Julian Huxley, Edmund Wilson reveal other fascinating glimpses of Europe to the eager traveler…
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Other authors include; Santha Rama Rau, Carveth Wells, Philip Wylie, Nancy Wilson Ross, Lafcadio Hearn, John Gunther, Richard Wright, James Michener, Jack London, Margaret Mead, Robert Louis Stevenson, T.R. Ybarra, Victor von Hagen, Kathleen Romoli, John A. Crow, E.B. White, Meyer Berger, Harnett Kane, Kenneth Roberts, George Sessions Perry, Wallace Stegner and many others.
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