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$61.97
1m18/3

LONDON THE CITY AND THE EAST END


Nelsons Pictorial Guide Books For Tourists

n/a

burgundy cloth with gilt & blind stamped decorative boards with col illus to front, 18mo, 48pp full col & b&w illus, VG-(corners v sl bruised & scuffed, spine head & foot sl bumped, sl edgewear, sl rubbed & soiled, v sl sunned, sl internal seperation at hinges, prev owners inscr to fep, v sl foxing & soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: T Nelson & Sons London (nd circa 1871)

KEYWORDS: history travel london east end tourist guide book

$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

$247.86
1m42/4

The Heart of Africa


three years' travels and adventures in the unexplo

SCHWEINFURTH,GEORG

second edition 2 vols.559/521pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps;2 plates missing - dinka village/poncet's seriba in mvolo] VG (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp and black border to top boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,upper hinges starting w.almost full-length splits to lower hinges showing signs of attempted glue repairs,chipped corners,dealer's label to front pastedowns,tape repairs to rep gutters and frontis.gutters,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spines cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1874

KEYWORDS: travel geography biography literature africa georg schweinfurth

$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

$68.50
1y36/666

Daughters of the Wind


LEWIS,DAVID

first edition 320pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth, foxing to contents) in VG d/w (2-3cm open tears to spine extrems, 2 x5cm closed tears to rear cover, small tears and chipping to front cover, light rubbing and soiling)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1967

KEYWORDS: nautical biography david lewis new zealand travel

$37.18
1m42/1

The Last Home of Mystery


adventures in nepal

POWELL,E.ALEXANDER

first edition 332pp ills.[b/w;appears to lack the map mentioned on title page although maps are on eps] VG- (black cloth,boards held on to spine w.nasty white tape,rubbed and stained,bumps and wear to extrems.w.chipping to head/foot of spine,maps to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,half-title loosening,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: john long london 1929

KEYWORDS: travel geography history nepal e.alexander powell

$15.00
1l17/27

The Last Blue Mountain


BARKER,RALPH

ex-lib.first edition 212pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth, binding sloppy, tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG- d/w (upper/lower edges taped to mylar wrap, flaps trimmed)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1959

KEYWORDS: travel geography mountaineering sport ralph barker

$30.98
man1165

Impressions of Spain


TACK,DAVID[PHOTOGRAPHS];PRITCHETT,V.S.[FOREWORD]

ex-lib.first edition 108pp ills.[b/w photos by david tack] NF (red cloth,usual stamps and labels) in VG+ d/w (sl.bumps and creasing to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: quartet london 1991

KEYWORDS: arts photography spain travel david tack v.s.pritchett

$15.00
2d20/12

Westward the Course


the new world of oceania

McGuire, Paul

411pp, ills (b/w) VG- (green cloth with bumps to extrems, dealers stamp and adhesive to ffep, owners inscription to half tp, v sl foxing to foredges, sl cocked.) in G+ d/w (creasing and losses with tape repair to rear , sl soiled and foxed, price clipped.)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press, melbourne, 1946

KEYWORDS: paul mc guire travel exploration nauitcal

$297.50
1e29/2

NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES


A Record of Recent Travels in These Colonies with Special Reference in Emigration and The Advantageous Employment of Labour and Capital

JAMESON, R. G:

ex lib, with remains of stickers & cnacellation stamps to ffep, remains of pocket & stamp to rear ep's, rebound in blue cloth with new ep's and black title to spine, xii 372pp folding maps to rear of text, frontispiece & illus chap 1, VG-(boards have v sl edgewear, v sl soiled, sl foxing throughout with sl stains to ep's)

PUBLISHER: Smith Elder & Co London ca. 1842

KEYWORDS: history new zealand south australia new south wales geography travel

$12.39
1e29/27

ITALY ON BORROWED TIME


GIBBS, HENRY:

Ex lib, minimal markings, 336pp, unissued, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl foxed prelims) d/w VG (v sl creases to extrems, sl sunned, v sl soiled & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Jarrolds, London, 1953

KEYWORDS: henry gibbs italy politics travel communism facism mussolini trieste roman catholic church

$15.50
1h62/21

STEVENSON IN HAWAII


McGAW, MARTHA MARY:

ex lib, minimal markings, 182pp illus, VG+(v sl bruised corners, vsl edgewear) d/w VG-(chipped with v sl wear & tears to extrems, sl sunned & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: University of Hawaii Press Honalulu 1950

KEYWORDS: travel history hawaii robert louis stevenson

$27.89
11004rs10

POEMS


Underwoods Ballads Songs of Travel A Childs Garden of Verses

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS:

first ediiton, grey cloth, 399pp, G(corners bruised, boards rubbed with sl surface loss, soiled, edges worn with v sl tear to spine head & foot, sl internal seperation at hinges, ep's browned, foxing to ep's & edges with v sl spasmodically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 1913

KEYWORDS: modern first edition robert louis stevenson poetry ballads songs travel

$13.77
1h70/4

WESTWARD HO


Or the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh Knight of Burrough in the County of Devon in the Reign of her Most Glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

KINGSLEY, CHARLES:

later ediiton, maarbled boards with leather spine, 248pp, VG-(corners sl scuffed, sl edgewear, sl chipped spine head, board rubbed, prev owners sign to ffep, sl internal seperation at front & rear, sl foxing to ep's & v sl throughout)

PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co London 1889

KEYWORDS: history travel amyas leigh knight

$20.66
1h70/22

HANNIBAL CROSSES THE ALPS


TORR, CECIL:

ex lib, minimal markings, 39pp map, VG-( corners v sl bruised, boards stained, front pastedown creased, ep's sl browned & soiled) d/w G(wear tears & chipped extrems, sunned rubbed & soiled, sl creased)

PUBLISHER: University Press Cambridge 1924

KEYWORDS: history travel switzerland alps hannibal

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