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$30.98
1l11/6

The Farne Islands


their history and wild life

WATT,GRACE

first edition 236pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (pale green cloth,mod.stained w.sl.browned spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: country life london 1951

KEYWORDS: natural history travel geography farne islands britain grace watt

$30.98
2d19/36

Amid Arctic Snows


a story of gospel pioneers and their work

N/A

103pp ills(b/w) VG-(blue cloth sl.soiled & sl.bumps to extrems, spine cracked & shaky, seperated at ffep gutter & other sections.)

PUBLISHER: john richie scotland no date

KEYWORDS: arctic history travel geography john ritchie

$30.98
1a27/31

The Swanky Traveler


tours the orient japan hong kong manila

SCHAUER,DAVID HOWARD

limited edition (39/271) 53pp ills (b/w) VG+ (black paper boards w.blue spine,sl.soiledand rubbed w.sl.bumps to extrems,mod crease to pgs 19-21)

PUBLISHER: schauer printing california 1961

KEYWORDS: travel history sailing holiday david howard schauer

$90.00
man1k26/4

JOURNAL OF THE TRAVELS AND LABOURS OF FATHER SAMUEL FRITZ IN THE RIVER OF THE AMAZONS BETWEEN 1686 AND 1723


Translated from the Evora MS

EDMUNDSON, REV. DR GEORGE:

ex lib, with blind stamp library emblem to front board & gilt emblem & number to spine, library bookplate to front pastedown, blue cloth with git title to spine & illus to front, 164pp + xliii, 2 folding maps, VG+( v sl bruised lower corners, v sl bumped & worn spine head & foot, sl soiled boards & spine, ep's browned, ink markings to pp9, v sl sunned edges)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society London 1922

KEYWORDS: history travel father samuel fritz river amazon

$45.00
1l16/9

Moorish Spain


cordoba seville granada

SORDO,ENRIQUE

first edition 223pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (beige cloth w.brown dec.stamp to top board,sl.bumps to extrems.,dec.eps,content edges v.sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed w.sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: elek books london [1963]

KEYWORDS: geography travel spain arts moorish cordoba seville granada enrique sordo

$30.98
1l16/11

British Castles


SORRELL,ALAN

first edition 80pp ills.[b/w] NF (brown cloth,minor shelf wear,eps v.sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.minor wear to extrems.,minor internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: batsford london 1973

KEYWORDS: history british castles alan sorrell geography travel

$139.43
1m40/20

Frontiers and the Fur Trade


GREENBIE,SYDNEY

first edition inscribed by author 235pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.water stain to fore-edge of both boards,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's warm inscription to ffep,sl.water stain to edge of pastedowns,content edges v.sl.soiled,spine cracked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.water stain to fore-edge area of both covers,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: john day new york 1929

KEYWORDS: history biography travel fur trade sydney greenbie

$12.39
1m12/16

CHINESE LOOKING GLASS


BLOODWORTH, DENNIS:

ex lib, minimal markings, 370pp, illus & maps, VG+ (sl bruised corners, v sl gum stains to boards and feps) d/w in plastic, VG+ (v sl sunned & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg, London, 1967

KEYWORDS: china popular history travel guide dennis bloodwor

$12.39
1m14/16

TAKE A SPARE TRUSS


Tips for the Nineteenth Century Travellers

BRETT, SIMON:

first edition, blue cloth, 128pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl foxing to ep's & edges, text yellowed) d/w VG+(v sl foxing internally & to flaps, v sl sunned spine, v sl soiled)

PUBLISHER: Elm Tree Books London 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first ediiton history travel 19th century

$15.50
1m15/6

LIVINGSTONES LAST JOURNEY


COUPLAND, REGINALD:

first edition, brown cloth, 271pp maps, VG+(v sl edgewear, boards v sl sunned & soiled, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG(sl wear & tears to extrems, sl foxing, v sl chipped, sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: Collins London 1945

KEYWORDS: travel history livingstone africa zanzibar

$15.50
1m15/7

FAMILY LETTERS 1841-1856


Volume One 1841-1848

LIVINGSTONE, DAVID:

first edition, vol 1 only, turquoise cloth, 266pp maps, VG+(v sl bumped spine foot, v sl edgewear, v sl sunned spine, prev owners inscr to fep, sl paste action to ep's, v sl foxing to text edges) d/w VG(v sl wear & tears to extrems, sl sunned & foxed, v sl rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 1959

KEYWORDS: history travel livingstone

$92.95
1m43/8

Nights in London


where mayfair makes merry

WYNDHAM, HORACE; ST JOHN GEORGE, DOROTHEA (ills)

first edition,209pp+ads,ills (b/w) VG-(mustard cloth , minor bumps and sl surface soils,upper foredge red, paste action to ffep,beginning to seperate at ffep verso, moderate at foxing to prelims, eps and some contents.) in VG- d/w (minor losses amd creasing to extrems, sl surface scuffing.)

PUBLISHER: bodley head, london, 1926

KEYWORDS: hoarce wyndham dorothea st george travel history l

$46.48
2d13/35

To Jerusalem Through the Lands of Islam


among jews, christians, and moslems

LOYSON, MADAME HYACINTHE

325pp+ads,ills (b/w) VG- (green cloth with decorative plate , losses to plate, minor bumps, wear and soils, pencil markings to front paste down, foxing to eps & minor foxing & soils to some contents, second prelim absent,binding a little shaky.)

PUBLISHER: open court, chicago, 1905

KEYWORDS: madame hyacinthe loyson travel exploration theolog

$15.50
1m22/15

LONDON


WITH 32 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR

HOPE MONCRIEFF, A. R.:

4th edition, blue cloth blind embossed boards, 267pp, illus, VG (all plates present, v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl sunned rubbed & soiled, sl paste action to feps, v sl foxed eps & edges, bookseller stamp unobtrusive to ffep) d/w G+ (price clipped, sl chips creases wear & tears to extrems, 3cm diam closed tear to front, sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: A & C Black, London, 1929

KEYWORDS: london travel guide hope moncrieff history anecdote observation reflection

$15.00
1m23/4

INDIA: LAND OF THE BLACK PAGODA


THOMAS, LOWELL:

1st edition, blue cloth, 288pp, illus, VG- (cocked, sl edge wear with v sl surface loss, internal separation in several locations but binding holding and no sections loose, sl foxing to edges & prelims and spasmodically throughout, sl sunned & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson, London, 1931

KEYWORDS: india lowell thomas travel ascetic pilgrim moslem hindu calcutta bombay delhi goa moghul weird awful

$34.09
1m39/1

Syria As It Is


GORDON,HELEN CAMERON

first edition 211pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,maps to eps,owner's inscr.to half-title,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1939

KEYWORDS: history geography travel syria helen cameron gordon

$49.57
w10/8

Fridtiof Nansen 1861-1893


BROGGER, W.C; ROLFSEN, NORDAHL

402pp+ads, ills (b/w) G (brown boards with silver stamps, binding barely attached at front and rear hinge, cloth absent from most extrems, moderate foxing to contents, binding split at half tp gutter.)

PUBLISHER: longmans, london, 1896

KEYWORDS: fridtiof nansen w c brogger nordahl rolfsen travel exploration biogarphy

$25.50
1m41/2

Wien


kultur kunst geschichte

TIETZE,HANS

first edition 429pp.illus.(b/w) VG+(brown cloth,title to front board and spine,edges,eps.and contents mod.foxed) in G d/w(large chips, creased) and VG slipcase(mod.wear to extrems.,heavily foxed,title and author stamped on one side)

PUBLISHER: verlag wien 1931

KEYWORDS: hans tietze vienna wien austria history travel

$148.72
2d11/45

A Pilgrimage to The Holy Land;


comprising recollections, sketches, and reflection

DE LAMARTINE, ALPHONSE

3 vols;337pp;364pp;318pp; b/w frontis, VG- (half leather and marbelled boards, minor bumps and scuffing to extrems, marbelled eps, contents browned, minor staining to some contents, vol 1 is beginning to separate at first section gutter & has inscription to ffep.)

PUBLISHER: richard bentley, london, 1837

KEYWORDS: alphonse de lamartine theology history travel

$75.00
1y36/666

Daughters of the Wind


LEWIS, DAVID

first edition 320pp ills.[b/w] octavo hardcover VG (moderate tanning and light scuffing, newspaper clippings tipped in, prev. owner's label pasted in) in d/w VG (minor chipping and small closed tears with prev. owner's tape repairs, removable plastic cover)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1967

KEYWORDS: nautical biography david lewis new zealand travel

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