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$255.00
2d12/8

A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook


KIPPIS,A.;COOK,JAMES

404pp ills.[11 b/w + frontis.] G (reading copy,blue cloth w.gilt/black dec.stamps and borders,rubbed and stained,30% loss to foot of spine,chipping and wear to bevelled extrems.,lower board barely attached,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,plates all present w.some minor soiling to margins,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections)

PUBLISHER: bickers london 1878

KEYWORDS: nautical travel biography captain james cook kippis

$40.00
q17/26

A Voyage to the South Sea


BLIGH, WILLIAM

[facsimile] 264pp [fold-out charts/maps] VG+ (fawn cloth,spine and upper/lower edges sunned to green,minor foxing to verso of fold-outs) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,gum stains to upper/lower edges,spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson richmond 1979

KEYWORDS: nautical history travel william bligh new zealand

$102.00
q21/20

Among the Moors


sketches of oriental life

MONTBARD,G.

ex-lib.first edition numbered/limited [43/120] signed by author 281pp ills.[duotone] VG- (gold cloth boards w.half vellum,rubbed and stained,gilt-on-brown title label to spine,chipping and wear to extrems.w.split to full length of upper hinge,some losses of vellum to spine,libr.label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,signed/numbered colophon to copyright page)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1894

KEYWORDS: history geography moors travel montbard

$1500.00
q21/22

The Journals of Captain James Cook [3 Vols. (in 4 books) + folio of Maps]


BEAGLEHOLE, J. C.; CAPTAIN COOK, JAMES

5 book set (3 volumes in 4 books + folio of maps) very heavy, extra shipping charges will apply, 684/1021/718/719-1647pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ hardcover (blue cloth w.gilt bust stamp to top boards, maps are clean ) in VG+ d/ws (sl.rubbed and soiled/foxed, price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: hakluyt society cambridge university press london 1955 / 1961 / 1967

KEYWORDS: james cook travel exploration beaglehole endeavour discovery resolution adventure nautical history

$425.00
q21/29

To Menelek in a Motor-Car


HALLE,CLIFFORD

first edition 312pp ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth,rubbed and soiled,sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.90% split to lower hinge and 10% to upper hinge,school presentation bookplate and dealer's label to ffep,contents sl.foxed,one plate detached but present,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: hurst and blackett london 1913

KEYWORDS: travel geography menelek clifford halle motoring

$35.00
q22/3

The Wake of The Bounty


WILKINSON,C.S.

first edition 200pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,school presentation bookplate to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG- d/w (rubbed and foxed,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1953

KEYWORDS: history nautical the bounty bligh wilkinson travel

$68.00
q24/3

L'Expedition Archeologique d'Edward W.Gifford et Richard Shutler jr. en Nouvelle-Caledonie au cours de l'annee 1952 [Edward W.Gifford and Richard Shutler Jr's Archaeological Expedition to New Caledonia in 1952]


SAND,CHRISTOPHE;KIRCH,PATRICK V.

first edition 192pp [text in french/english] ills.[b/w and col.] F in F d/w

PUBLISHER: sand & kirch noumea [2002]

KEYWORDS: travel geography history christophe sand patrick kirch edward gifford richard shutler new caledonia

$25.50
q25/29

Falling Off the Map


some lonely places of the world

IYER,PICO

first indian edition 190pp VG+ (black cloth,v.sl.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: viking penguin new delhi 1993

KEYWORDS: travel modern first edition literature pico iyer

$102.00
2d6/21

From Pole to Pole


HEDIN,SVEN

first uk edition thus 407pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth w.gilt globe stamp to top board and spine,minor rubbing w.minor bumps to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown w.dealer's label to ffep,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1912

KEYWORDS: travel geography sven hedin biography

$102.00
2d6/26

From the Gulf to Ararat


an expedition through mesopotamia and kurdistan

HUBBARD,G.E.

second impression xv+273pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth,stained and mod.rubbed,spine sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,map to front pastedown w.owner's sign.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1917

KEYWORDS: travel geography history hubbard mesopotamia kurdistan gulf ararat

$21.25
r3/2

Oxford University and City


WOOLLEY,A.R.

ex-lib.first edition 208pp ills.[b/w] VG (turquoise cloth,libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,usual libr.stamps and labels,spine cracked) in G+ d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses and closed tears)

PUBLISHER: art and technics london 1951

KEYWORDS: oxford geography travel history woolley

$175.00
r3/8

Camp-Life in Fiordland,New Zealand: A Tale of the Sutherland Falls


MCHUTCHESON,WILLIAM

ex-lib.first edition rebound 134pp+ads.ills.[b/w printed on pink/apricot paper] VG- (green cloth w.blind borders,libr.label and hand lettering to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,owner's inscr.to ffep,some sl.foxing to contents,lacks map,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: lyon & blair wellington 1892

KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography travel sutherland falls fiordland

$272.00
r4/17

The Struggle for Transcaucasia (1917-1921)


KAZEMZADEH,FIRUZ

first edition 356pp [fold-out map at rear] VG- (olive cloth,stains to boards,sl.wear to extrems.,stains to prelims.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,fold-out map foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in G d/w (rubbed and stained,water damage to covers,browned spine,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several losses,amateur tape repairs to edges,rear flap trimmed,tatty)

PUBLISHER: philosophical library new york george ronald oxford 1951

KEYWORDS: travel history military transcaucasia firuz kazemzadeh

$72.25
2d8/37

New Guinea Headhunt


MYTINGER,CAROLINE

second printing 441pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,map to feps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: macmillan new york 1947

KEYWORDS: travel geography history papua new guinea caroline mytinger headhunt

$255.00
2d6/47

By Desert Ways to Baghdad


JEBB,LOUISA [MRS.ROLAND WILKINS]

second impression 315pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map at rear] VG (brown cloth w.blue/tan/green/black dec.stamps to top board and spine,school gilt crest stamped to top board,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,tight)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1909

KEYWORDS: travel geography louisa jebb roland wilkins baghdad

$42.50
2d7/50

Forty Years of American Life


NICHOLS,THOMAS LOW

lacks title page 509pp G+ (green cloth w.black borders and stamps,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to bevelled edges,new eps,owner's sign.to half-title,lacks title page,contents sl.soiled w.sl.stain to foot edge)

PUBLISHER: longmans green london [1874]

KEYWORDS: history travel geography biography thomas low nichols america

$38.25
2d9/40

Incidents of Travel in Egypt,Arabia Petraea,and the Holy Land


STEPHENS,JOHN LLOYD

new edition 473pp ills.[b/w] VG (claret cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,front cover from d/w has been mounted on ffep w.flaps from d/w mounted on prelims.,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: university of oklahoma press norman 1970

KEYWORDS: history travel geography john lloyd stephens egypt arabia holy land

$25.50
r5/22

On The Earthquake Line


ROBERTS,MORLEY

first edition 309pp ills.[col.plates tipped-in] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,untrimmed content edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: arrowsmith london 1924

KEYWORDS: history geography travel central america morley roberts

$59.50
r7/3

Paterfamilias's Diary of Everybody's Tour


PATERFAMILIAS

first edition 385pp [col.frontis.] VG- (burgundy embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,5cm split to lower hinge,paper separation at ep gutters,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: hatchard london 1856

KEYWORDS: travel geography paterfamilias

$80.75
2d5/46

Two Vagabonds in Sweden and Lapland


GORDON,JAN;GORDON,CORA J.

first edition 323pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (grey cloth w.black dec.borders,boards stained and mouldy,eps and content edges sl.soiled/foxed) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,publisher's [?] sticker to front cover,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: john lane bodley head london 1926

KEYWORDS: history travel geography jan gordon sweden lapland

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