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An Early Airstream Trailer Book

By Wally Byam, founder of the company and creator of Airstream Caravans

Fifth Avenue On Wheels Traveling Around the World In A Trailer by Wally Byam Fifth Avenue On Wheels Traveling Around the World In A Trailer by Wally Byam Fifth Avenue On Wheels Traveling Around the World In A Trailer by Wally Byam Fifth Avenue On Wheels Traveling Around the World In A Trailer by Wally Byam
12775 Byam, Wally Fifth Avenue On Wheels Traveling Around the World In A Trailer paperback published by Cambridge Press in 1953 . In good condition with light shelf wear on the covers. 6 x 8 inches with some great b&w photos. Wally Byam's first book about trailer travel. One picture shows an Airstream in bombed out Cologne right after the war. To check for lp gas leaks he suggests one person be stationed at the tank to shut it off quickly and one with a match to hunt for the leak. There are other interesting tips and interestingly forthright statements on various trailering topics. $275

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11894Adams, AnnTravels With A DonkeyPackrat PressVery good.Ann and Mark Adams move from Texas to New Mexico to western Washington pulling their trailer behind them. There's a 4 line author inscription.Washington State, Recreation Vehicle, travel.$20
10789AirstreamWally Byam StoresAirstreamGood. Faint creasing on the covers, light shelf wear and soiling. Address stamp on the back cover.1970 stapled paperback sales catalog, 8.25 x 10.75 inches, with 48 pages. Airstream. Recreation Vehicle.Airstream, Airstream Trailers, recreation vehicle$30
12366AirstreamAirstream First with every significant innovation in travel trailers now first again AirstreamGood. Light shelf wear. Dealer's rubber stamp on the front cover.8.5 x 11 brochure on the new Dura-Torque Axle. There are interesting pictures.Airstream, Travel Trailer, recreation vehicle, ephemera$20
10795Airstream StaffThe Caravanner Vol. 9 No. 3 March, 1963AirstreamGood. Slight yellowing, soiling and shelf wear.Vol. 9 No. 3 March, 1963 11 x 17 inches, approximately, newspaper format, with 8 pages and b&w photos. Recreation vehicle.Airstream, Airstream Trailers, recreation vehicle$20
10796Airstream StaffThe Caravanner Vol. 10 No. 11 November, 1964AirstreamGood. Slight yellowing, soiling and shelf wear.Vol. 10 No. 11 November, 1964 11 x 17 inches, approximately, newspaper format, with 8 pages and b&w photos. This issue mentions the around the world caravan. Recreation vehicle.Airstream, Airstream Trailers, recreation vehicle$20
10797Airstream StaffThe Caravanner Vol. 13 No. 3 May-June, 1967AirstreamGood. Slight yellowing, soiling and shelf wear. Trailer sales rubber stamp on top of front page.Vol. 13 No. 3 May-June, 1967 11 x 17 inches, approximately, newspaper format, with 8 pages and b&w photos. Airstream, Airstream Trailers, recreation vehicle$20
10798Airstream StaffThe Caravanner Vol. 16 No. 1 January - February, 1970AirstreamGood. Slight yellowing, soiling and shelf wear. Vol. 16 No. 1 January - February, 1970 11 x 17 inches, approximately, newspaper format, with 8 pages and b&w photos. Airstream, Airstream Trailers, recreation vehicle$20
10799Airstream StaffThe Caravanner Vol. 16 No. 2 March - April, 1970AirstreamGood. Slight yellowing, soiling and shelf wear. Vol. 16 No. 2 March - April, 1970 11 x 17 inches, approximately, newspaper format, with 8 pages and b&w photos. Airstream, Airstream Trailers, recreation vehicle$20
10800Airstream StaffThe Caravanner Vol. 16 No. 4 September-October, 1970AirstreamGood. Slight yellowing, soiling and shelf wear. Trailer sales company rubber stamp on top and bottom of the front page. A few brown stains in a clear spot on the bottom of the front page.Vol. 16 No. 4 September-October, 1970 11 x 17 inches, approximately, newspaper format, with 8 pages and b&w photos. Airstream, Airstream Trailers, recreation vehicle$20
10801Airstream StaffThe Caravanner Vol. 24 - No. 1 Winter, 1977-78AirstreamGood. Slight yellowing, soiling and shelf wear. Vol. 24 - No. 1 Winter, 1977-78 11 x 17 inches, approximately, newspaper format, with 8 pages and b&w photos. Airstream, Airstream Trailers, recreation vehicle$20
12310Argosy Manufacturiing Company Argosy Motorhome/1977Argosy Manufacturing CompanyGood. Faintly musty. Two lines referencing Airstream are magic-markered out. Perhaps by the company?8.5 x 11 inch brochure for Argosy MotorhomesArgosy Motorhome, recreation vehicle, ephemera$20
12304AvionAvion Trailer LiteratureAvion Coach Corporation and FleetwoodVery good.A 1962 price sheet and a cover letter from the Avion Coach Corporation and two other pieces of multiple page modern literature from 1984 and 1985Avion, Avion Travel Trailer, Recreation Vehicle$25
12116BarthBarthBarthVery good.8.5 x 11 inch brochure for Barth Trailers and Truck Campers. Artist renderings on the inside and technical specs on the back cover. Barth made high quality aluminum trailers, motor homes and campers.Barth, recreation vehicle$25
12176Byam, WallyTrailer Travel Here And AbroadMcKayGood. The very bottom of the spine cloth is worn as is the cloth on the bottm edge of the back cover. No dust wrapper.The second book Wally Byam wrote on his Airstream trailers and Airstream Caravans. There are several b&w photos.Recreation Vehicle, Airstream $55
12370Chinook Mobilodge Company1969 Chinook MobilodgeChinook Mobilodge CompanyGood. There's a horizontal crease through all pages and a dealer stamp on the back.8.5 x 11 inches brochure for the 1969 Chinook Mobilodge with nice color photography and a page of specifications.Recreation Vehicle, Automotive, ephemera$20
12088Clark Equipment CompanyClark Cortez The Luxry Motor HomeClark Equipment CompanyVery good. Light shelf wear and creasing. Two small tack holes on the top.8.5 x 11 inch color brochure for the Clark Cortez motor home model 122 with the Chrysler 225 Slant Six.Clark Cortez, Motorhome, Recreation Vehicle, automotive$25
11215Des Jardins, Glen O.Asses To Airstreams True Travel Tales (with some exaggeration)Knw-Yer-Own PressNewPart autobiography, part Old Airstream, part geezer philosophy along with 70 of Des Jardins’ distinctive B&W photos, and more than a little humor. The reader journeys from eastern Kentucky in the 1950s, to Anacortes, WA – where Glen opened The Business in 1977.Des Jardins, Glen O., Airstream trailers, Humor, Pacific Northwest, Washington State, Anacortes, WA, recreation vehicle$20
12175Dole, Mary H.Trailering at Sixty-fiveExpositionFair to good. Remains of a label on the back of the front cover, the front free endpaper has a 4 inch tear and 4 lines of ink. The back cover has some stains on top. In a poor dust wrapper.Pulling a very large trailer with a small Ford car in the 1940s. Very interesting.Recreation Vehicle, RVing$30
12092General Motors1969 Campers & Recreational VehiclesGeneral MotorsVery good.8.5 x 11 inch brochure of Chevy truck recreational vehicles with lists of engines, chassis, and other options.Recreation Vehicle, 1969 Chevrolet, Automotive.$25
12093General Motors1973 Chevrolet Trucks Recreational VehiclesGeneral MotorsVery good.8.5 x 11 brochure with 1973 Chevy trucks and recreational vehicles. A Streamline Trailer is in the group on the front page and an Airstream is inside.Recreation Vehicle, 1973 Chevrolet, Streamline Trailer, Airstream, automotive.$25
12094General Motors1969 Chevrolet Suburban & PanelsGeneral MotorsVery good.8.5 x 11 inch sales brochure for Chevy Suburban and Panel Trucks. Has a 4 x 4.75 photo of a Suburban towing an Airstream Trailer.Automotive, Chevrolet, Chevy Suburban, Recreation Vehicle, Airstream$20
12095General Motors1973 Chevrolet Trailering GuideGeneral MotorsGood. Both covers show light shelf wear. The front cover has a one fourth inch hole on the spine, not very visible.1973 8.5 x 11 inch brochure on towning. The illustrations are all paintings with an Airstream on the cover. Specifications inside for passenger cars and truck models.Recreation Vehicle, Chevrolet, Automotive, Airstream$25
12096General MotorsThe 1973 Pontiacs Those Magnificent Towing MachinesGeneral MotorsGood. The staples are missing.8.5 x 11 inches, artist renderings of 1973 Pontiacs towning. There's an Airstream on the front page.Automotive, Pontiac, Recreation Vehicle, Airstream$25
12097General MotorsPowerful Companion for your Trailer ... '67 BuickGeneral MotorsGood. There's a two inch tear on the back panel.A 10 x 4 inch 3 fold brochure that folds out to 16 x 19 inches with option packages on the inside. There's an artist rendering of a Buick Station Wagon Pulling a small Airstream Trailer.Recreation Vehicle, 1967 Buick, Automotive, Airstream$25
12099Holiday Rambler CorporationHoliday Rambler Trailer Literature, 12 piecesHoliday Rambler CorporationGood. Most pieces are in very good condition. One piece has splits along the spine.12 pieces of Holiday Rambler Trailer Literature from the 1960s including a price list for 1963. All models are covered, including their truck camper model.Recreation Vehicle, Holiday Rambler, Automotive$40

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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
12099Holiday Rambler CorporationHoliday Rambler Trailer Literature, 12 piecesHoliday Rambler CorporationGood. Most pieces are in very good condition. One piece has splits along the spine.12 pieces of Holiday Rambler Trailer Literature from the 1960s including a price list for 1963. All models are covered, including their truck camper model.Recreation Vehicle, Holiday Rambler, Automotive$40
12376Holiday Rambler CorporationHoliday Rambler LiteratureHoliday Rambler CorporationVery good.Five 8.5 x 11 pieces of Holiday Rambler Travel Trailer literature. There's a cover letter from 1963, a price list for the 1966 models, and 3 brochures from 1964-66Holiday Rambler, Recreation Vehicle, travel trailer$20
12315Kenskill Trailer StaffKenskill The Greatest Name In Quality Travel TrailersKenskill Trailer CorporationVery good. Faint soiling11 x 8.5 brochure for Kenskill Travel Trailers. Twelve pages showing different models and floorplans.Kenskill Travel Trailer, Recreation Vehicle$20
10215Kiefer, CharlesTow Each His OwnDorranceGood. Minor white marks on the back cover. In a lightly worn and soiled dust jacket.1968 hardback with 107 pages and b&w photos. Airstream trailers, Airstream Caravans, Recreation Vehicle.Travel Trailer, Caravans, Recreation Vehicle, Airstream$75
12694Knipe, Larry, Sales ManagerUltra Van Recreation Vehicle LiteratureUltra, Inc.Very good.8.5 x 11 inches, an advertising letter from Ultra, Inc., about their Ultra Van, mostly fluff. There are also two copies of a specifications - order form, one to send and one to keep.Ultra Van, Recreation Vehicle, ephemera$20
11747Landau, Robert and James PhillippiAirstreamGibbs M. SmithVery good.10 x 8 inches with many b&w and color photos of Airstreams.Recreation Vehicle, Airstream, Airstream Trailer, Airstream Caravan$40
12241Landau, Robert and James PhillippiAirstreamGibbs M. SmithGood. The covers show light shelf wear and soiling. There's a pink, blank sticker on the back.10 x 8 inches with many b&w and color photos of Airstreams. A history of Airstream trailers and caravanning.Recreation Vehicle, Airstream, Airstream Trailer, Airstream Caravan$25
12318Layton Homes CorporationLayton Living Your Key To Carefree TraileringLayton Homes CorporationVery good. Light soiling.8.5 x 11 three-fold brochure for Layton Trailers. Models, floor plans and lists of equipment.Layton Trailers, Recreation Vehicle, ephemera$20
11989Luce, EarlPaha Sapa Land of the GodsVantage PressVery good. In a lightly worn dust wrapper. Previous owner's name inside.An RV trip in a truck with a camper from southern Texas to South Dakota on US Route 385 in the mid 1960s. There are hand-drawn maps and a bibliography. Signed by the co-author Elizabeth Earl LuceRecreation vehicle, Texas, travel$20
12149Mobile Homes Manufacturers AssociationTravel Trailering Life 1963 YearbookMobile Homes Manufacturers AssociationGood. Very good except for being punched for a 3 hole binder.8.25 x 11 inches with interesting articles and pictures of RVs from the 1960s. There are no all aluminum trailers pictured.Recreation Vehicle, RV travel$20
11895Morgan, Cecil A.Gypsy LifeSelf publishedGood. Both covers and the spine have shelf wear.Pen and ink illustrations by Mary W. Morgan. Pulling a Cardinal trailer with a Rambler Rebel in the US, Canada and Mexico.Recreation vehicle, travel$30
11988Newcomb, Duane G.Trailering In Canada A complete Guide For Canadian TraileringTrail-R-Club of AmericaGood. Front cover has an ugly sticker removal scar. Both covers have wear, soiling and some light creasing.Trailering and RVs in Canada in the early 1960s. There are many b&w photos, maps, tables. All provinces and territories are covered except for Nunavut.Canada, Recreation Vehicle, RV, Camping$20
12368Norris Motor HomesNorris Motor HomesNorris Motor HomesVery good.A one-sided 8.5 x 11 brochure for Norris Motor Homes made in New Tazewell, Tennessee.Norris Motor Homes, recreation vehicle, ephemera, automotive$20
12362Parry, JackTrailer Trek to AlaskaField and StreamGood. Edges of the pages are worn and chipped.A fun article from Field and Stream Magazine with wonderful photography about pulling trailers to Alaska in the late 1950s. Alaska, recreation vehicles.$20
10803Schwamborn, Helen Byam, editorBlue Beret Wally Byam Caravan Club International, Inc.Wally Byam Caravan Club International, Inc.All issues are good. Three issues have writing in ink on the back reflecting an address change. Shelf wear, light soiling and some short tearsA broken run of 7 issues, Vol 6, no. 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 1970, and Vol 8 No. 1, 1972 , 8.25 x 11 inches paperback magazine with 24 pages and b&w photos. Recreation vehicle, the WBCCI Airstream Caravan Clubs.Airstream Trailers, WBCCI, recreation vehicle$35
10777Strom, Arlene Cooking on WheelsThe Bond Wheelwright CompanyGood. A long inscription in ink inside. Another owner's name in ink. A non-standard, but neat, card pocket in back. In a poor to fair dust wrapper that has a 1 inch piece missing from the bottom of the spine, chipping and general wear.1971 2nd printing hardback with 145 pages and an index. Cooking in an RV.Travel Trailer, Airstream, Cooking, recreation vehicle$14
10779Thompson, RexCharacters On WheelsThomas Y. CrowellFair to good. A diamond imprint moisture stain has marked 1/2 of the back cover. Spine lightly faded, creased and soiled. Owner's name in ink inside.1959 hardback with 182 pages. A story about Aliso Beach Trailer Park, Orange County, California, in the 1940s and 50s. Humor.Travel Trailer, Aliso Beach Trailer Park, Orange County, California, history, humor, recreation vehicle$35
10783Thompson, RexCharacters On WheelsThomas Y. CrowellGood. Light soiling and wear on the covers and spine. Price sticker "shadow" on the spine. No dust wrapper.1959 hardback with 182 pages. A story about Aliso Beach Trailer Park, Orange County, California, in the 1940s and 50s. Humor.Travel Trailer, Aliso Beach Trailer Park, Orange County, California, history, humor, recreation vehicle$45
12008Trailer Equipment Distributors Inc.Trailer Equipment Distributors Inc.Trailer Equipment Distributors Inc.Fair to good. Covers and page edges have wear and soiling. Page tips have some creasing.8.5 x 11 inches with many photos/illustrations and an index. Everything you need for your RV in the 1970s.Recreation Vehicle, Trade Catalog$20
12328Travco CorporationThe Dodge Motor HomeTravco CorporationGood. Light shelf wear on the covers and the owner's name on the front cover in ink.8.5 x 11 inch 8 page brochure for the Dodge Motor Home. There's a separate sheet for the model 210Dodge Motor Home, automotive, recreation vehicle$20


1925 Summer Camping with your Car

Long, John D.. A Vacation on Wheels. A two page article from "The Delineator Magazine," July, 1925. The two 11 x 14 inch pages have some creasing but are in overall good condition. The subtitle: "An authority gives the where and how of Motor Camping." "YOUR STURDY CAR, Where will it carry you this summer?" Long was the author of the 1923 book, "Motor Camping." $25



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1964 Airstream Trailer Literature

8.5 x 5.5 four fold brochure printed on both sides and in good condition. $25

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Airstream Scrapbook

12 X 12 inches, more than 100 pages (50 on both sides)with ads and articles from the late 60's through the early 1980's

There are a few items and articles made with a copier, but most are original. Some ads are for another product with an Airstream added as background. Background/class! There are also newspaper and trailer mazazine articles. The overall condition is good. There is occasional writing in ink and some small tears.

$60 for all.


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