Condition Description
Book: Good | Dust Jacket: Fair / Acceptable
- Dust Jacket: Heavy edge wear, tearing, creasing, and chipping along top/bottom edges and spine tips. Unclipped flaps remain present. Protected/handled with care for photos.
- Hardcover Book: Very clean blue and red cloth boards with sharp lettering. Square structure with a strong, tight binding. Light shelf wear to spine ends/corners. Clean interior pages with minimal age-toning.
- Maps & Endpapers: Both attached fold-out maps on flaps (France road/regional map and Paris Métro endpaper map) are fully intact, bright, crisp, and in Very Good/Fine condition with no tears or heavy fold wear.
Item Description
1954 France On Your Own (Cortina Language-Travel Guides) – Hardcover with Dust Jacket & Fold-Out Maps
Up for sale is a charming 1954 edition of France On Your Own by Gordon Cooper and Walter Hackett, published by the R. D. Cortina Company. Part of the classic Cortina Language-Travel Guides series, this book combines practical French language phrases with mid-century travel advice, photography, and detailed cartography.
Key Highlights:
- Attached Maps Included: Features the large fold-out regional map of France attached to the front section, as well as the full-color Paris Métro map endpapers—both preserved in crisp, very clean condition.
- Mid-Century Photos & Illustrations: Packed with 1950s black-and-white photography of French city life, countryside, and culture, plus illustrations by Tarté.
- Collectible Vintage Travel Piece: A great display copy or reference for collectors of mid-20th-century European travel literature and vintage cartography.
Please review all photos for complete visual details on condition prior to purchasing.