"The Shenandoah and its Byways", by William Oliver Stevens, illustrated by the Author, published by Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1941. First edition.

Original dust jacket with un-clipped price on the front flap [some wear and creases]; hard boards, original publisher's green cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board; 6" x 9"; the endpapers are maps, ex-libris of Branch and Page Bird on the half-title page; color frontispiece, 271 pages including many line drawings and Index + 12 monochrome plates on glossy paper, a little foxing, very good condition.

The sixth in his series of travel books, "The Shenandoah and Its Byways" offers a leisurely travel guide for the mid-century automobile tourist. "For two generations after the ruin of the Civil War--during which the Valley was a corridor for both armies--the region was forgotten," Stevens notes in his introduction. "It is only in recent years, with the completion of fine highways, the development of certain sections as national parks, particularly the Skyline Drive, that American travelers have awakened to the beauty as well as the historic importance of this Great Valley, with visits to Winchester, Staunton, Lexington, Charlottesville, White Sulphur Springs, and Natural Bridge, and with occasional by-excursions to interesting spots over the mountains... And, of course, the reader is led through the natural curiosities and scenic wonders of the Shenandoah..."[from the front flap]

US: Priority (c.2-5 days) ------------ $9.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $22.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $40.50