Books - "travel"
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The Farne Islands
their history and wild life
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
Amid Arctic Snows
a story of gospel pioneers and their work
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
The Swanky Traveler
tours the orient japan hong kong manila
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
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
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
Moorish Spain
cordoba seville granada
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
British Castles
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
Frontiers and the Fur Trade
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
CHINESE LOOKING GLASS
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
TAKE A SPARE TRUSS
Tips for the Nineteenth Century Travellers
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
LIVINGSTONES LAST JOURNEY
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
FAMILY LETTERS 1841-1856
Volume One 1841-1848
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
Nights in London
where mayfair makes merry
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
To Jerusalem Through the Lands of Islam
among jews, christians, and moslems
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
LONDON
WITH 32 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
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
INDIA: LAND OF THE BLACK PAGODA
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
Syria As It Is
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
Fridtiof Nansen 1861-1893
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
Wien
kultur kunst geschichte
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
A Pilgrimage to The Holy Land;
comprising recollections, sketches, and reflection
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
Daughters of the Wind
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