I’ve Been Around. Seen and Heard Circling the Globe in Six Months from New York to New York.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1937. First edition. Philippines, Bali, India, and Egypt. She shares anecdotes, as well as initial impressions and final reflections on each stop of her trip. The book’s contents are divided by country and include chapters with intriguing titles such as “The Japanese Women Pack a Wallop!” and “The Men of Baguio They Wear No Pants.” The dust jacket describes: “To read Claudia Cranston’s words about these places—and she has set her descriptions against a background of adventure and amusing incident—will make the reader feel as if he had visited and enjoyed in person these far-flung lands.”. With a reproduced photo frontispiece and 6 reproduced photo plates throughout. Original dust jacket in bright blue, with the title in yellow and photos on the cover. Minor shelf wear and one chip to spine. Top edge stained dark blue. Binding is clean. Includes photos taken by the author on her travels. A solid, very good copy. Tan cloth with front cover and spine stamped in blue. Octavo. 336 pp. Item #17810
Claudia Cranston (1886-1947) was a writer and frequent traveler. She was an editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine, Vogue, and Atlantic Monthly. She also wrote novels often inspired by what she saw and experienced in her travels. Her mystery novels include Murder Maritime about eerie sea voyage and The Murder on Fifth Avenue about the murder of a disliked stylist. Cranston wrote nonfiction, too—I’ve Been Around was “a book on her travel jaunt” according to the writer’s NY Times Obituary. This was her second book on travel, Sky Gypsy being her first.
“Claudia Cranston. Author and Editor.” The New York Times. June 28, 1947.
Price: $200.00