Books - "travel"
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Japan (Madame Chrysantheme)
Octavo, deep orange buckram boards, gilt lettering & black illus to spine, black lettering & illu to front board, frontispiece, 334pp, illus, VG- (moderate chipping & bruising to spine extrems, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, spine cocked, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie Ltd 1925
KEYWORDS: Pierre Loti literature travel exploration
Four Years in the Pacific in Her Majestys Ship Collingwood from 1844 - 1848 Vol I & Vol II
2 VOLUME SET. Super octavo, marble heavy boards, half bound in tan leather, 2 dark green title plates with gilt lettering, gilt rule and decoration to spine, marbled page edges, marbled eps, frontispiece, xiv + 432pp, ix + 415pp, illus, VG+ (sporadic rubbing to boards, crack to front gutter Volume 1)
PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley 1849
KEYWORDS: collingwood ship travel pacific history fred walpole autobiographical
On the Eaves of the World
2-VOLUME SET, 2ND IMPRESSION. Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering + gilt rule to spine, gilt lettering + blind rule to boards, frontispiece, 1: xii + 311pp + 33 plates + folding map to rear, 2: viii + 328pp + 29 plates, VG- (moderate bruising to spine + extrems, moderate staining/soiling to boards, light foxing + moderate tanning & creasing to page edges, prev bookseller's label to front pastedown of vol. 2, light to moderate foxing throughout, light soiling to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold & Co. 1926
KEYWORDS: mountaineering exploration travel travelogue tibet china tibean himalayas himalayan reginald farrer
Through Tibet to Everest
Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 302pp + 2pp adverts at rear + 25 plates, VG (light bruising to spine + extrems, light rubbing/bruising to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, prev owner's name in pencil to fep, mild foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold & Co. 1927
KEYWORDS: everest tibet mountaineering j.b.l noel memoir travel exploration adventure nepal mount everest
Twenty Years A-Growing
Lacks d/w, first edition, second impression. Super octavo (VG); 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: Chatto& Windus 1933
KEYWORDS: autobiography irish ireland coming of age youth travel
Dinosaur Planet
Paperback (VG+); 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: Orbit 1984
KEYWORDS: dinosaurs science fiction outer space travel pulp
The Waiting Land: A Spell in Nepal
Octavo softcover (VG); 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: Century
KEYWORDS: travel writing tibet travelling kathmandu dalai lama nepal adopts a nepalese child
The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature
FOURTH EDITION, FRONT HINGE WEAK, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tooling & black rule to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, folding map to front, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems & spine, moderate cracking to hinges- boards shaky, heavy cracking to some gutters, light foxing & moderate tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate & prev. bookseller's label to front pastedown, ocassional light pencil marking to margins, light foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co 1872
KEYWORDS: Malay archipelago nature animals history exploration travel anthropology apes birds Alfred Russel Wallace
Around the Southern Coast
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) jacket heavily wrinkled; 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: Times Printing Service 1973
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Roy Belmer Wayfarer south island travel
Conquerors of the Antarctic
EX-LIBRARY, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); 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: Frederick Muller 1958
KEYWORDS: Antarctic exploration travel history maritime nautical south pole
A Fabulous Kingdom: The Exploration of the Arctic
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); 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: Oxford University Press 2001
KEYWORDS: exploration Arctic north pole travel maritime nautical history
The Impossible Ride: The First Bicycle Ride Across the Amazon Jungle
SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, octavo softcover (VG); 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: The Southern Cross Press 1982
KEYWORDS: Louise Sutherland travel signed literature Amazon jungle cycling
Kerry Tyack's Guide to Breweries and Beer in New Zealand
Octavo softcover (Nr Fine); 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: New Holland 1999
KEYWORDS: New Zealand drink alcohol beer breweries travel guide
Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries
Octavo, beige buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, brown lettering to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, folding map to front, xv + 528pp + 24pp ads to rear, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy chipping & bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & staining to spine & boards, 3cm crack to front hinge, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims, light foxing to pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co. 1894
KEYWORDS: travel exploration history culture Kashmir west Tibet Gilgit E F Knight
The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
TWO FOLDING MAPS IN REAR POCKET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to front board, frontispiece, xxxi + 784pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, some bruising & creasing to page edges, light tanning & creasing to one folding map at rear)
PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co. N/D (c.1921?)
KEYWORDS: exploration polar regions history arctic north pole travel eskimos
The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#79/1000), FULL LEATHERBOUND, ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS TO D/W, quarto, brown full leather boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, teg, frontispiece, 298pp + lxxiv appendix to rear, illus & folding maps, VG (light bruising/warping to board corners, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, explanatory note by Norman B.Tindale tipped in to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with loss & neat/tidy archival tape repairs, moderate tanning & soiling to spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Georgian House Pty 1950
KEYWORDS: Governor Phillip Botany Bay exploration travel adventures history ethnography Australia Australian
Men and Ships Around Cape Horn 1616 - 1939
Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 360pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine, light soiling to boards, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing/chipping & tape repairs to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine & covers, moderate scuffing to spine)
PUBLISHER: David McKay Company 1969
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical ships Cape Horn exploration history sailing travel
A Traveller's Guide to the Galapagos Islands (Fourth Edition)
Octavo softcover (VG); 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: Galapagos Travel/Hunter Publishing c.2004
KEYWORDS: travel Galapagos Islands guide
Wooden Ships and Iron Men
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); 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: White Lion Publishers 1973
KEYWORDS: exploration travel maritime nautical history merchant ships
The Wrench
First edition. Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); 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: Michael Joseph 1986
KEYWORDS: literature alaska russia undia italian travel coming of age life discoveries harsh truths