Earliest Rand McNally Road Atlas

"Rand McNally Junior Auto Trails Atlas of the United States Including a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments, and a Listing of All Tourist Camp Sites", Rand McNally & Co.

This scarce early road atlas was published during the time period that the National Highway System was being developed. It features 39 double-page maps of individual states and regions, a double-page map of the United States, mileage chart, list of National Parks & Monuments, and list of tourist camp site locations. All maps include a table of trail & highway markings along with a legend indicating road types (paved, improved, dirt, etc.). 95 pages with pictorial wrappers advertising the South Bend News-Times. We found no institutional examples of this 1924 issue on OCLC and only one example of the 1925 issue.

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Condition: B+

Contents have a hint of toning with some faint dampstaining along the right sheet edge. Wrappers are lightly stained and worn.