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$20.66
1h77/6

SCENES OF MODERN TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE


N.A.:

First edition thus, blind embossed boards & gilt title to spine, 344pp, G+ (cocked, internal separation at joints and several locations in contents, binding holding, contents mod foxed throughout, boards mod rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson, Edinburgh, 1865

KEYWORDS: travel mountains ruined cities wild animals volcano earthquake natural phenomena east holy land

$34.43
1h78/18

AFOOT IN ENGLAND


HUDSON, W. H:

first edition, green cloth, teg, 303pp, VG-(sl bruised & scuffed corners, sl edgewear, sl bumped & worn spine head & foot, v sl rubbed, sl sunned spine, sl internal seperation at rear hinge, sl browned ep's, sl foxing to ep's & edges)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co London 1909

KEYWORDS: history travel england w h hudson

$191.25
2d15/18

Paris Herself Again in 1878-9


2 vols.

SALA,GEORGE AUGUSTUS

third edition 2 vols.in half-leather 329/360pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (marbled paper boards w.half-leather,gilt raised bands w.gilt-on-black title patches to spines,rubbed and soiled w.surface scuffs and scratches to leather,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's stamp to eps,prelims.sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,marbled edges,tight)

PUBLISHER: remington london 1879

KEYWORDS: literature history geography travel paris france george augustus sala

$57.38
1m36/42

More Sketches of Kenya


BADEN-POWELL,LORD

first edition 152pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth w.ill.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and stained w.sl.uneven sunning,mod.chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1940

KEYWORDS: travel geography scouting baden-powell kenya africa

$76.50
2d18/33

Mountain Craft


YOUNG,GEOFFREY WINTHROP

second edition 603pp ills.[b/w w.2 missing] G+ (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained w.spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,top board shaky w.paper separation at title gutter,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,plates at pp 370/522 missing,spine cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1921

KEYWORDS: travel mountaineering geography sport geoffrey winthrop young

$38.25
2g9/3

The Dixon - Meares Controversy


HOWAY, FREDERIC W. ( ED.)

reprint edition, 156pp. Illus.(b/w) F ( blue cloth )

PUBLISHER: da capo press new york 1969

KEYWORDS: frederic w howay dixon - meares controversy british colombia fur trade exploration maritime history travel politics trade geography

$15.30
1h82/25

ROCKETS MISSILES AND SPACE TRAVEL


LEY, WILLY:

reprint, red cloth, 436pp illus, VG(v sl cocked, sl wear & scuffing to edges, sl rubbed & soiled, booksellers stamp to ffep, sl foxing to ep's & edges)

PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall Ltd London 1952

KEYWORDS: astronomy history rockets misslies space travel

$45.00
2g4/9

Living Dangerously


the autobiography of ranulph fiennes

FIENNES,RANULPH

reprint, signed and dated by author, 263pp ills.[b/w and col.] imperial octavo hardcover, VG (blue cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems, light soiling to lower page edges) in VG d/w (light wear to covers, light bruising and chipping to extrems)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1990

KEYWORDS: biography travel autobiography ranulph fiennes signed

$361.25
1p2/2

Vikram and the Vampire


or tales of hindu devilry

BURTON,RICHARD F.

[first edition] rebind 319pp ills.[b/w by ernest griset] VG (rebound in blue cloth w.gilt titling to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.sunned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,new eps,sl.foxing to contents w.insect holes throughout,tight)

PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1870

KEYWORDS: history travel modern first edition literature hindu vikram richard burton

$382.50
1p2/17

The District of Bakarganj


its history and statistics

BEVERIDGE,H.

ex-lib.first edition 459pp [fold-out map at front] VG- (brown cloth w.half-leather,mod.rubbed and soiled,surface losses to leather,top board detached,libr.stamps to spine,wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,prelims.detached but present,content edges v.sl.soiled o/w clean and tight)

PUBLISHER: trubner london 1876

KEYWORDS: history geography travel india bakarganj h.beveridge

$38.25
1p2/19

From Heaven Lake


travels through sinkiang and tibet

SETH,VIKRAM

ex-lib.second impression 178pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (yellow cloth,d/w attached at pastedowns,usual stamps and labels,spine cracked) in VG+ d/w (attached to front pastedowns,publisher's sticker to front cover w.libr.label to spine,v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1983

KEYWORDS: travel geography tibet vikram seth modern first edition literature

$114.75
2g6/14

Egeria's Travels


WILKINSON,JOHN

first edition thus 320pp VG+ (blue cloth,minor soiling,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: s.p.c.k london 1971

KEYWORDS: travel history geography egeria john wilkinson

$51.00
2d14/41

Visit to the Holy Land,Egypt,and Italy


PFEIFFER,MADAME IDA

336pp+ads.ills.[col.] VG- (brown embossed cloth,rubbed and stained and unevenly sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,pencil annotations to front pastedown,ink numbers to prelims.and title,paper separation at title gutter,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: ingram,cooke london 1852

KEYWORDS: travel geography history holy land egypt italy ida pfeiffer

$42.50
1m38/44

The History of Holland and Belgium


from the earliest period to the present time

CORNER,JULIA

192pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG- (brown embossed cloth w.gilt titling to spine,rubbed and soiled w.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.loss to foot of spine,ads.to eps,contents sl.foxed,tears to map,spine cracked and sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: dean and munday london [nd]

KEYWORDS: travel history holland belgium julia corner

$17.00
1o10/18

SPUTNIKS AND AFTER


The Soviet Account of Travel in Space

GILZIN, KARL:

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

$765.00
2d16/49

Rome


PINELLI

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

$25.50
r10/4

Living Dangerously


the autobiography of ranulph fiennes

FIENNES,RANULPH

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

$510.00
2d13/9

Souvenir of London


14 facsimiles of water-colours

BECKER,CARL J.

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

$85.00
1o15/26

A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF DR LIVINGSTON'S EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES


And of the Discovery of Lakes shirwa and Nyassa

LIVINGSTON, DAVID:

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

$255.00
p7/27

Etruscan Bologna


a study

BURTON,RICHARD F.

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

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