Books - "travel"
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SPUTNIKS AND AFTER
The Soviet Account of Travel in Space
ex lib, minimal markings, 285pp illus, NF with v sl edgewear, in d/w VG-(sl wear tears creasing & chipped extrems, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: MacDonald London 1959
KEYWORDS: historyrussia space travel sputniks
Rome
rebind no text ills.[12 plates] VG (12 plates rebound in blue cloth w.gilt Rome title and 1833 date to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,new eps,12 plates are browned and foxed w.blank leaves between,2 plates are undated/9 are dated 1833/1 is dated 1827)
PUBLISHER: cooke london [nd,1833]
KEYWORDS: arts engravings pinelli rome travel geography
Living Dangerously
the autobiography of ranulph fiennes
first us edition proof copy 266pp NF (in paper wrappers,sl.sunned w.minor bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: atheneum new york 1988
KEYWORDS: literature proof copies biography travel ranulph fiennes
Souvenir of London
14 facsimiles of water-colours
first edition ills.[14 col.plates] G+ (in ill.wrappers,rubbed and stained/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.w.many losses and closed tears,lacks spine,no title page or prelims.but perhaps they were never there anyway,all plates present but most are detached,all plates sl.soiled/foxed but generally towards margins leaving the images relatively clean,some minor unobtrusive creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: nestle london [nd]
KEYWORDS: arts london prints carl j.becker travel geography
A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF DR LIVINGSTON'S EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
And of the Discovery of Lakes shirwa and Nyassa
green cloth with gilt to spine & front, xii 416pp illus folding map at rear, folding frontispiece, VG-(corners sl bruised & scuffed, sl edgewear, v sl bumped spine head & foot, board sl rubbed & soiled, prev owners inscr to ffep, sl foxing to ep's & edges with v sl spasmodically throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Murray London 1875
KEYWORDS: travel history davis livingston zambesi africa
Etruscan Bologna
a study
first edition [penzer p.92-93] first issue [dec.border runs full width of boards] xii+275pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out diagram at frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth w.dec.stamped border across upper/lower edges,gilt stamp to top board w.gilt titling to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,brown eps sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.chipping to rep gutter,tight)
PUBLISHER: smith,elder london 1876
KEYWORDS: richard burton bologna history travel geography italy
Glimpses of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand
first edition inscribed by author 211pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth w.blind/dec.stamps to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,dec.eps,author's inscr.to frontis.portrait,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: brett auckland 1903
KEYWORDS: new zealand travel geography history captain barry
A Ride Through the Disturbed Districts of New Zealand
together with some account of the south sea islands
second edition [lacks title page] 375pp+32pp publisher's ads.dated 1871 ills.[b/w but lacks frontis.] G+ (green cloth w.blind borders,gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled w.spine attached only at rear hinge,wear and chipping to extrems.,boards shaky,brown eps,owner's inscr.to prelim.,lacks half-title and title,sl.foxing and soiling to contents,cocked)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1871
KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography herbert meade
Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand
Octavo hardcover VG in VG d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1974
KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel biography richard cruise
Diversions in Sicily
first edition 331pp+ads. VG+ (brown cloth w.black dec.stamp,v.sl.rubbed and soiled,lacks upper 3cm of ffep,owner's sign.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: alston rivers london 1909
KEYWORDS: history geography travel sicily italy henry festing jones
In The Sealed Cave
first edition inscribed by author 226pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,lacks ffep,author's inscr.to blank prelim.[dated dec.1974],prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses and closed tears)
PUBLISHER: williams & norgate london 1935
KEYWORDS: travel geography history louis herrman
Through Arctic Lapland
first edition 284pp+ads.ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG- (paper boards w.half vellum,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.tears and losses to spine,prelims.and untrimmed content edges mod.foxed,spine cracked but tight)
PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1898
KEYWORDS: lapland biography travel cutcliffe hyne arctic
Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing
first uk edition [f-c] 277pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth w.blind borders and gilt.fishing rod stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.darkened,sl.bumps to extrems.,ill.eps,eps and content edges v.sl.soiled o/w clean,spine cracked but tight)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1928
KEYWORDS: fishing sport travel zane grey biography
Scholar Mountaineers
pioneers of parnassus
first edition 164pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sl.browned/foxed,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: dennis dobson london 1950
KEYWORDS: mountaineering sport travel wilfrid noyce
Two Against the Alps
first edition 153pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at rear] VG- (blue cloth,dealer's stamp to ffep,minor foxing to prelims.) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed w.sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs christchurch 1972
KEYWORDS: new zealand mountaineering sport travel graeme dingle jill tremain
Images of Women
the portrayal of women in photography of the middle east 1860-1950
first edition 274pp ills.[b/w] VG+ in d/w VG+ (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: quartet london 1988
KEYWORDS: arts photography travel middle east Sarah Graham-Brown first edition
Launching Away
or,roger larksway's strange mission
first edition 320pp [b/w frontis.] VG- (red cloth w.black/silver/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,rubbed and stained w.col.rubbed away from spine,mod.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,paper separation at prelim.gutters,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,prelims.sl.foxed,aeg,spine cracked and cocked)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1882
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature travel hawthorn
Historic North Queensferry and peninsula
first edition 96pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out col.map at rear] quarto softcover VG+ (light soiling and creasing to covers)
PUBLISHER: tuckwell press phantassie 2000
KEYWORDS: history scotland travel geography queensferry dennison coleman
In The Antarctic
stories of scott's last expedition
first edition 146pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (cream cloth w.blue snowflake patterns,v.sl.soiled,ill.eps,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,foxed,spine sl.sunned,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1952
KEYWORDS: antarctic scott frank debenham travel geography exploration
The Wonderland of the Antipodes and Other Sketches of Travel in the North Island of New Zealand
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