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$297.50
p24/17

The Wonderland of the Antipodes and Other Sketches of Travel in the North Island of New Zealand


TINNE,J.ERNEST

first edition 124pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at front] VG- (blue cloth w.black borders and bevelled edges,gilt/black dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,brown eps,surface scuff to front pastedown w.clipped rfep,contents sl.soiled/foxed w.some pencil annotations,tear along fold of map but is still complete,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1873

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography tinne

$170.00
p24/19

The History of Scotland from The Earliest Period to The Present Time


6 vols.

[AIKMAN,JAMES]

ex-lib.updated edition 6 vols.ills.[b/w] G+ (brown embossed cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top boards,rubbed and badly stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,libr.mark to spines,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled,some sl.foxing to contents,stains to upper edge of final few sections,spines cracked w.separation starting at some sections)

PUBLISHER: blackie edinburgh 1855

KEYWORDS: scotland history travel geography aikman

$100.00
p24/26

History of Europe


12 vols.bound as 6 plus index

ALISON,ARCHIBALD

ninth edition 12 vols.bound as 6 + index, ills.[b/w] VG- (marbled paper boards w.green half-leather,some vols.rebacked w.original spines laid down,raised bands and gilt stamps to spines w.gilt-on-red title labels,some lost,rubbed and stained w.some surface losses to boards,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses to leather on spines,marbled eps,owner's inscr.to title page vol.1,prelims.sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,marbled edges,splits to some hinges)

PUBLISHER: blackwood london 1853

KEYWORDS: history europe archibald alison geography

$34.00
p24/27

Japanalia


BUSH,LEWIS W.;KAGAMI,Y.

first edition 193pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,maps to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: john gifford london 1938

KEYWORDS: japan history geography lewis bush kagami

$17.00
p28/2

Lights and Shadows of New York Life


MCCABE,JAMES D.

first edition thus [facsimile edition] 850pp+ads.ills.[b/w] NF (tan cloth,v.sl.soiled) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1971

KEYWORDS: history new york geography james mccabe

$17.00
p28/22

Round the World in Any Number of Days


BARING,MAURICE

first edition 140pp VG+ (brown cloth,sl.wear,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1926

KEYWORDS: history travel geography maurice baring

$165.75
p29/7

In The Himalayas and On The Indian Plains


CUMMING,C.F.GORDON

first edition 608pp+32pp ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (grey cloth w.brown/black/white dec.stamps to boards,rubbed and soiled w.purple stain to top board,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,5cm split to foot of upper hinge,boards shaky w.paper separation at prelim.gutters,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some minor foxing to contents,prelims.loosening but present,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: chatto and windus london 1884

KEYWORDS: mountaineering himalaya gordon cumming travel geography

$100.00
p29/11

In Darkest Africa


or the quest rescue and retreat of emin governor of equatoria 2 vols.

STANLEY,HENRY M.

ex-lib.first edition rebound 2 VOLUMES .529/472pp ills.[b/w w.2 [of 3] fold-out maps;1 plate and 1 map missing from vol.2] VG- (rebound in black half-cloth w.green cloth boards,original leather spines laid down but with gilt libr.stamps,sl.soiling to leather,new eps,prelims.of vol.1 detached but present,contents mod.foxed,linen-backed fold-out map in vol.1 bound in at rear,tight)

PUBLISHER: sampson low,marston,searle and rivington london 1890

KEYWORDS: history travel geography emin henry stanley africa equatoria

$127.50
p29/18

Roba Di Roma


2 vols.

STORY,WILLIAM W.

2 vols.rebound 355/369pp VG (rebound in red half leather w.marbled paper boards,raised bands and gilt stamps to spines,sl.rubbed and soiled w.some minor surface losses to boards,sl.wear to extrems.incl.spines,dealer's label to front pastedowns w.owner's bookplate to front pastedown of vol.2,marbled eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some minor soiling to contents)

PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london 1863

KEYWORDS: history geography rome italy william story

$29.75
p30/4

Modern Paris


SHERARD,ROBERT HARBOROUGH

[first edition] 300pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,unevenly sunned,mod.bumps to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: t.werner laurie london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history geography paris robert harborough sherard

$42.50
p30/12

Japanalia


BUSH,LEWIS W.

first edition thus [colonial edition] 193pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,maps to eps,owner's sign.to half-title,content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several mod.losses,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: gifford london 1938

KEYWORDS: japan geography history travel

$425.00
p30/14

The Last Voyage


BRASSEY, LADY [ANNIE]

first edition inscribed by author 490pp ills.[b/w w.col.fold-out map at front] VG (blue cloth w.gilt border to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,bevelled edges sl.worn and chipped,lower half of cloth on spine is now a flap due to split at lower hinge,author's inscr.tipped-in to ffep gutter - signed Brassey most likely Lord Brassey given date (Lady Brassey died on last voyage) ,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,prelim.section loosening slightly,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1889

KEYWORDS: travel geography nautical lady brassey signed biography

$30.00
q5/20

City of the Plains: A History of Hastings


BOYD,M.B.

first edition 464pp ills.[b/w] VG+ super octavo hardcover in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: victoria university press wellington 1984

KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history hastings boyd

$34.00
q7/28

The Japanese at Home


FUKUDA,IPPEI

first edition 153pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth w.black/orange dec.stamp to top board,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hokuseido press tokyo 1936

KEYWORDS: history japan geography sociology ippei fukuda

$255.00
q8/2

The Nile Quest


JOHNSTON,HARRY

ex-lib.[first edition] 341pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out col.map at rear] VG (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.libr.mark to spine,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents)

PUBLISHER: alston rivers london 1906

KEYWORDS: travel geography nile harry johnston

$34.00
q8/25

A Trip Round the World in 1887-8


CAINE,W.S.

second edition 398pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth w.black dec.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned spine,mod.wear to bevelled extrems.,black eps,owner's inscr.to half-title,minor foxing to margins,aeg,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: george routledge london 1888

KEYWORDS: history travel geography caine

$65.00
q10/2

Hell and High Water


a german occupation of the chatham islands 1843-1910

NATUSCH, SHEILA

ex-library first edition octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-)

PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch [1977]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history chatham islands sheila natusch geography military

$170.00
q14/11

With the Yacht,Camera,And Cycle in the Mediterranean


CAVAN,EARL OF

ex-lib.first edition 94pp ills.[b/w] VG (two-tone brown cloth w.gilt stamps to rear board,mod.rubbed and soiled w.remains of libr.label to spine,sl.bumps and wear to bevelled extrems.,owner's bookplate and libr.marks to front pastedown,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1895

KEYWORDS: history travel geography photography cavan nautical

$85.00
q14/12

A Winter's Cruise in the Mediterranean


GAINSFORD,W.D.

ex-lib.first edition 299pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.remains of libr.label to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label and owner's bookplate to front pastedown,pencil numbers to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: swan sonnenschein london 1887

KEYWORDS: travel history geography mediterranean nautical gainsford

$59.50
2g5/37

Singapore Retrospect Through Postcards: 1900-1930


N/A

first edition 136pp ills.[b/w] NF (laminated boards,minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: sin chew jit poh singapore 1982

KEYWORDS: singapore history geography postcards

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