Author: Lauderback, Frances G.
Title: Volume I: A Camping Trip without a Car 1927 Inscribed and Signed by Frances G. Lauderback to Her Friend Marion Bettison Volume II: A Second Camping Trip without a Car 1928 Original 1/1 Artist Books
Description: California, Lauderback, 1928. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Two unique Travel Diaries from Frances G. Lauderback from the years 1927 and 1928. VOLUME I: A CAMPING TRIP WITHOUT A CAR 1927. Inscribed and signed by Frances G. Lauderback to her friend Marion Bettison. One of a kind only artist book - 6” x 8” wide unpaginated. 60 pages plus cover. Hand sewn and tied with black twine and 5 punched holes. Cover is in black cover stock. 8 Original illustrations of birds and landscapes as well as 37 photographs glued inside along with her captivating entries, typed in red, depicting her travels on thick yellow paper. Near Fine condition with a some slight tears and edgewear on the covers. Also included in this travel journal were 3 vintage GEORGE WASHINGTON uncirculated 2 cent postage stamps. “-As I did not want to carry much money, I arranged to have a P.O. Box and money orders sent to me at different places. This worked well with but one mishap on reaching a small town I went to the post office confident of finding the letter awaiting me as if it was a few days later than I expected to be there having taken an extra side trip which also left me with less money than anticipated- To my horror there was nothing at all for me the letter had been there five days and been returned that morning. Upon taking stock I found my total resource in worth were $1.25 and three postage stamps in addition I learned that for the first time the six articles had failed to follow me having been accidentally put off at a station 40 miles back and only one train a day. As there was neither tent nor sleeping bag I took my hand baggage to a little hotel then went to the Telegraph office fortunately there was a pleasant elderly man to whom I recounted the difficulty, wrote a message to the bank nearly 400 miles away and then added hesitantly after paying a dollar at the hotel I have only $0.25 left for supper and breakfast may I defer payment for the wire until the money comes. I'm sure it will I ended hopefully. He smiled and agreed after profound consideration I expensed the quarter for peanuts and peach with a cantaloupe held over for breakfast, with plenty of watercress from a nearby stream I enjoyed a good supper and slept peacefully with the three postage stamps and faith. The next day the money and six articles arrived, and life was serene once more. Nobody would take the postage stamps, so venerable Washington guarded my slumber”. VOLUME II: A SECOND CAMPING TRIP WITHOUT A CAR 1928 Dedicated by Frances G. Lauderback to her friend Marion Bettison One of a kind artist book - 8” x 6” wide unpaginated. 82 pages plus cover. Hand sewn and tied with blue twine and 3 punched holes. Cover is in black cover stock. 14 Original illustrations as well as 39 photographs glued inside along with her captivating entries, typed in red, depicting her travels on thick yellow paper with the photos glued on brown stock. Near Fine condition with a some edgewear on the cover Her expedition commenced in San Francisco, and she travelled to Klamath Falls, Redwood Highway, Yosemite and Crater Lake Oregon to name but a few locations. Frances G. Lauderbach was a true trailblazer—an explorer with an unshakable spirit of adventure. At a time when women were often expected to remain within the confines of convention, she defied the norm, embarking on solo journeys spanning over 400 miles across California. She traveled not as a passive observer, but as an active participant in the wild, camping under open skies, embracing solitude, and drawing endless inspiration from the landscapes around her. With a keen sense of practicality and independence, she sent her bags ahead by train or automobile, allowing herself the freedom to travel unencumbered. This was more than just a journey—it was an act of discovery, a testament to her deep connection to nature and her desire to experience it on her own terms. Beyond her love for exploration, she was also an avid nature photographer, capturing the beauty of her surroundings through the lens. But her creativity didn’t stop there—inside the pages of her travel diaries, she combined words with exquisite hand-drawn illustrations, bringing her experiences to life with both artistic precision and heartfelt emotion. Her journals weren’t just records of her travels; they were works of art, rich with visual storytelling and poetic reflections on the natural world. Through her paintings, photographs, and beautifully illustrated diaries, she left behind a legacy not just of where she traveled, but of how deeply she saw and felt the world around her. "..It was not an expensive trip rarely a hotel charge for at most of the villages and small towns I was fortunate in obtaining permissions to camp in a garden or backyard where I felt safer than in public campgrounds and although people were a good deal surprised at my request each of them when I left invited me to come again after sleeping on the ground for two months a bed a real bed seemed like a long lost friend there were all kinds of ground plain dirt, sand rock devil grass pine even muck the hardest was an old tennis court but it happened to be the only place approximately safe from wind in spite of all this when I look at the little pictures I forget this comfort and remember instead the fragrance of bracken and pine needles and exhilarating tank of salt air and seaweed the dreamless sleep and glory of dawn and sunshine in the open". Frances G. Lauderbach (1867–1960) was an American artist known for her paintings of Southern California homes, cottages, and underwater scenes around Santa Catalina Island. In 1886, she moved to Pasadena, California from Philadelphia, where she studied at the Stickney School and emerged as an active artist in the Los Angeles art scene during the 1920s and 1930s. She taught in the Los Angeles public schools for 40 years. She was a devout Quaker, Lauderbach led a minimalist lifestyle, never marrying and living without modern utilities except for running water. She prepared meals on a kerosene stove, read by kerosene lamps, and heated her home with a fireplace until her passing in Pasadena on January 21, 1960. Near Fine/Very Good +.
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Title: Volume I: A Camping Trip without a Car 1927 Inscribed and Signed by Frances G. Lauderback to Her Friend Marion Bettison Volume II: A Second Camping Trip without a Car 1928 Original 1/1 Artist Books
Description: California, Lauderback, 1928. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Two unique Travel Diaries from Frances G. Lauderback from the years 1927 and 1928. VOLUME I: A CAMPING TRIP WITHOUT A CAR 1927. Inscribed and signed by Frances G. Lauderback to her friend Marion Bettison. One of a kind only artist book - 6” x 8” wide unpaginated. 60 pages plus cover. Hand sewn and tied with black twine and 5 punched holes. Cover is in black cover stock. 8 Original illustrations of birds and landscapes as well as 37 photographs glued inside along with her captivating entries, typed in red, depicting her travels on thick yellow paper. Near Fine condition with a some slight tears and edgewear on the covers. Also included in this travel journal were 3 vintage GEORGE WASHINGTON uncirculated 2 cent postage stamps. “-As I did not want to carry much money, I arranged to have a P.O. Box and money orders sent to me at different places. This worked well with but one mishap on reaching a small town I went to the post office confident of finding the letter awaiting me as if it was a few days later than I expected to be there having taken an extra side trip which also left me with less money than anticipated- To my horror there was nothing at all for me the letter had been there five days and been returned that morning. Upon taking stock I found my total resource in worth were $1.25 and three postage stamps in addition I learned that for the first time the six articles had failed to follow me having been accidentally put off at a station 40 miles back and only one train a day. As there was neither tent nor sleeping bag I took my hand baggage to a little hotel then went to the Telegraph office fortunately there was a pleasant elderly man to whom I recounted the difficulty, wrote a message to the bank nearly 400 miles away and then added hesitantly after paying a dollar at the hotel I have only $0.25 left for supper and breakfast may I defer payment for the wire until the money comes. I'm sure it will I ended hopefully. He smiled and agreed after profound consideration I expensed the quarter for peanuts and peach with a cantaloupe held over for breakfast, with plenty of watercress from a nearby stream I enjoyed a good supper and slept peacefully with the three postage stamps and faith. The next day the money and six articles arrived, and life was serene once more. Nobody would take the postage stamps, so venerable Washington guarded my slumber”. VOLUME II: A SECOND CAMPING TRIP WITHOUT A CAR 1928 Dedicated by Frances G. Lauderback to her friend Marion Bettison One of a kind artist book - 8” x 6” wide unpaginated. 82 pages plus cover. Hand sewn and tied with blue twine and 3 punched holes. Cover is in black cover stock. 14 Original illustrations as well as 39 photographs glued inside along with her captivating entries, typed in red, depicting her travels on thick yellow paper with the photos glued on brown stock. Near Fine condition with a some edgewear on the cover Her expedition commenced in San Francisco, and she travelled to Klamath Falls, Redwood Highway, Yosemite and Crater Lake Oregon to name but a few locations. Frances G. Lauderbach was a true trailblazer—an explorer with an unshakable spirit of adventure. At a time when women were often expected to remain within the confines of convention, she defied the norm, embarking on solo journeys spanning over 400 miles across California. She traveled not as a passive observer, but as an active participant in the wild, camping under open skies, embracing solitude, and drawing endless inspiration from the landscapes around her. With a keen sense of practicality and independence, she sent her bags ahead by train or automobile, allowing herself the freedom to travel unencumbered. This was more than just a journey—it was an act of discovery, a testament to her deep connection to nature and her desire to experience it on her own terms. Beyond her love for exploration, she was also an avid nature photographer, capturing the beauty of her surroundings through the lens. But her creativity didn’t stop there—inside the pages of her travel diaries, she combined words with exquisite hand-drawn illustrations, bringing her experiences to life with both artistic precision and heartfelt emotion. Her journals weren’t just records of her travels; they were works of art, rich with visual storytelling and poetic reflections on the natural world. Through her paintings, photographs, and beautifully illustrated diaries, she left behind a legacy not just of where she traveled, but of how deeply she saw and felt the world around her. "..It was not an expensive trip rarely a hotel charge for at most of the villages and small towns I was fortunate in obtaining permissions to camp in a garden or backyard where I felt safer than in public campgrounds and although people were a good deal surprised at my request each of them when I left invited me to come again after sleeping on the ground for two months a bed a real bed seemed like a long lost friend there were all kinds of ground plain dirt, sand rock devil grass pine even muck the hardest was an old tennis court but it happened to be the only place approximately safe from wind in spite of all this when I look at the little pictures I forget this comfort and remember instead the fragrance of bracken and pine needles and exhilarating tank of salt air and seaweed the dreamless sleep and glory of dawn and sunshine in the open". Frances G. Lauderbach (1867–1960) was an American artist known for her paintings of Southern California homes, cottages, and underwater scenes around Santa Catalina Island. In 1886, she moved to Pasadena, California from Philadelphia, where she studied at the Stickney School and emerged as an active artist in the Los Angeles art scene during the 1920s and 1930s. She taught in the Los Angeles public schools for 40 years. She was a devout Quaker, Lauderbach led a minimalist lifestyle, never marrying and living without modern utilities except for running water. She prepared meals on a kerosene stove, read by kerosene lamps, and heated her home with a fireplace until her passing in Pasadena on January 21, 1960. Near Fine/Very Good +.
Keywords: ARTIST AND THE BOOK, Feminist, Pioneer, Artist, Explorer, Quaker Electronic List TBCL Art & Illustrated Books A Poetry Beat Travel, Voyages & Exploration
Price: US$ 7500.00 Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library
- Book number: 34032
- Book number: 34032
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