Travelog - Sarah and Alan Scaife

This volume is a self-published travelog chronicling a 1950 voyage taken by the wealthy Pittsburgh couple Sarah and Alan Scaife. The book details a trip that the society couple took though Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Much of the journey is by ship, but there are some jaunts by plane and across land as well. As scions of some of the wealthiest families in the United States, Sarah and Alan’s trip is conducted in luxury.  The places to which they are admitted, the people that they encounter, and the opinions that they express about these things reflect the affluence to which they are accustomed. Black and white photographs appear throughout to help provide extra detail. Compiled for and distributed amongst their intimates, only 150 copies were made. This particular copy of the Travelog is number 97 of 150. A card held along a perforated edge sits just before the title page. It is a type written message to the recipient hoping that they find some of the stories amusing as well as