Campfire Reading: Vintage Camping Books

The outdoor life has been embraced by pagans, socialists, novelists and pioneers of the automobile industry. There are books galore about how to camp, where to camp, what to eat and how to stay alive if things go badly.

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The Campfire Girls Go Motoring by Hildegard G. Frey (1916) Caravanning and Camping by A.H.M. Ward (1933) American Boys' Handy Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft by Dan Beard (1920) The Camper’s Kitchen by F. Marian McNeill (1933) Practical Camp Cookery for Guides and Guiders by E.M. Anderson (1936)

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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingwayt

Oscar Wilde's Ideal Husband and Ernest Hemingway's Old Man grabbed the top two spots on June's most expensive sales list - both including the coveted signatures of their respective authors.

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Examples and Explanations: Civil Procedure by Joseph W. Glannon

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The Legacy of J.G. Ballard

First Printing of the First US Edition of JG Ballad's Crash.

J.G. Ballard wrote books that shocked and intrigued. The infamous Crash is just one example of Ballard introducing the reader to strange and unusual people and places.

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Lesser Know Works

Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Sometimes an author's best work was not their bestselling work. From Margaret Mitchell to George Orwell, make sure you're not missing the hidden gems of literature.

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