Avery Myron H (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Green cardboard covers with dark green cloth spine. Titles in black. Small octavo. [vi] 385pp, (4) with ten maps. Nine folding topographical maps and one on title page, detailing the route and terrain of the Maine portion of the Appalachian Trail. Although the binding is very tight the cover shows wear and possible exposure to the elements as there is a light tide mark to the very edges of the text block. (Text and maps unaffected). This guide was published shortly after the completion of the Appalachian Trail in August 1937 and served as an early official guide for hiking the Maine section.…

Staple Wraps. Condition: Very Good. The collection of hiking accounts by George H. Witherle, renamed thus and mimeographed by the Maine ATC in 1950 this remains a very uncommon publication. Original typed titles on tanned wrappers stapled twice on the side with 43 pages mimeographed 1 side. Page ghost and original (likely) owners name to upper FC, rear clean, light edge wear. A nice example of an exceedingly scarce early AMC/MATC item.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 56 pages. Features: Dr. John D. Strong; The Appalachian Trail; Detailed drawing of a newly designed lightship which will replace the ill-fated Nantucket; Surprising discoveries in the near east show that iron, glass, the arch, and bathrooms were in use far earlier than formerly supposed; Telepathy and Clairvoyance in a Trance Medium - an intensive series of tests conducted with a medium (Mrs. Eileen J. Garrett) and her spirit control showed the spirit to be no better as a telepathist than the medium; How bright is a lightning bug?; Various types of photographic exposure meters; Planets much larger than Jupiter are impossible; Copper and copper alloys are resisting corrosion; Back on the Land - The Subsistence Homestead movement is slowly reversing the urbanization trend - an experiment at Reedsville, West Virginia - article with photos; All-Wave Reception; Power from the Boulder Dam - two-pages of exceptional photos; Disordered glands can produce giants and dwarfs, fanatics and loafers; Rotating Wing Aircraft (helicopters) - intriguing possibilities; The Amateur Astronomer; photo of salvage bathysphere; Progress in Science - by Kermit Roosevelt; and more. Above-average external wear. Front cover nearly detached. Tape along backstrip. Not pretty but an informative vintage issue.…