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$30.00
2g3/36

The Wind Commands


MORTON,HARRY

first nz edition, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, 498pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (minor soiling,maps to eps,ffep clippedcontent edges v.sl.soiled) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,front cover and spine sunned almost to white,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,insect holes to foot of both hinges)

PUBLISHER: john mcindoe dunedin 1976

KEYWORDS: nautical history harry morton travel

$175.00
2g3/47

Guide to Switzerland


[with cycling supplement]

COOLIDGE,W.A.B.

first edition thus 245pp ills.[4x b/w w.col.folding maps] VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,some creasing and chipping to folded edges of some maps o/w contents clean,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1901

KEYWORDS: travel switzerland history coolidge guide geography

$995.00
r26/2

Mauritius; or,The Isle of France


FLEMYNG,FRANCIS P.

[first edition - preface dated 1862] 256pp ills.[b/w w.folding map loosely inserted] G+ (full green morocco w.blind borders,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.incl.spine,1cm loss to foot of spine,separation at fep gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some minor soiling to contents,maps sl.worn)

PUBLISHER: society for promoting christian knowledge london [nd]

KEYWORDS: travel geography history mauritius francis flemyng

$700.00
r26/10

Adventures in Africa: During a Tour of Two Years Through that Country


HARRIS,W.CORNWALLIS

from the tenth london edition revised and corrected xii+392pp [lacks ills.] VG (brown textured cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,gilt titling to spine,wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked w.centre section sl.loose)

PUBLISHER: peterson philadelphia [1843]

KEYWORDS: travel history africa geography cornwallis harris

$60.00
r28/17

Rambles in Polynesia


'SUNDOWNER'

first edition 207pp VG+ (burgundy cloth w.black dec.stamps to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to half-title,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: european mail london 1897

KEYWORDS: travel geography polynesia history sundowner

$125.00
r28/18

Through the Gold-Fields of Alaska to Bering Straits


DE WINDT,HARRY

first edition 312pp+catalogue [dated 1897] ills.[b/w w.col.folding map at front] VG- (blue cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some plates loose but all present,edges of folding map sl.worn)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1898

KEYWORDS: travel geography history alaska harry de windt gold-fields

$150.00
r28/19

Walks About the City and Environs of Jerusalem


BARTLETT,W.H.

second edition 255pp ills.[b/w w.folding maps] G+ (brown cloth w.half leather,top board detached but present,lacks 75% of leather spine,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,maps and margins of plates mod.foxed)

PUBLISHER: george virtue london [nd]

KEYWORDS: travel geography jerusalem bartlett

$725.00
r28/27

The Head-Hunters of Borneo: A Narrative of Travel Up The Mahakkam and Down the Barito


BOCK,CARL

second edition 344pp ills.[30 col.plates + folding map at front] G (teal cloth w.brown/ochre/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,10cm split to head of upper hinge,dealer's label to front pastedown,paper separation at ep gutter,owner's inscr.to half-title verso,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,map in 2 pieces but all present,col.plates all present and clean w.sl.foxing to the margins,spine cracked and shaky) not as bad as it might sound - would benefit from restoration - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: sampson low marston searle rivington london 1882

KEYWORDS: travel geography borneo head-hunters carl bock mahakkam

$25.00
r29/25

Photographic View Album of Stirling


N/A

first edition 16pp ills.[b/w] printed on pink paper VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to title page,contents sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: valentine dundee [nd]

KEYWORDS: arts history geography travel stirling scotland

$40.00
2g5/2

Sticks and Stones


HAWKRIDGE,JOHN

first edition 189pp ills.[b/w and col.] F in NF d/w (spine sunned)

PUBLISHER: jh productions leeds 1987

KEYWORDS: biography travel john hawkridge

$30.00
s1/13

The Flight of Alcock & Brown


WALLACE,GRAHAM

ex-lib.first edition 312pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.losses to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: putnam london 1955

KEYWORDS: aviation history travel alcock brown graham wallace

$30.00
s2/28

The Botanical Explorers of New Zealand


GLENN,REWA

first edition 176pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep verso) in VG- d/w (torn,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1950

KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history travel rewa glenn

$40.00
s12/21

Broader Britain Photographs


N/A

[first edition] 192pp ills.[b/w photographs] VG- (purple cloth,rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,lacks ffep,owner's sign.to title page,upper 3cm of title page removed,contents clean,spine shaky)

PUBLISHER: werner london 1895

KEYWORDS: arts history geography britain travel

$150.00
s13/23

Handbook for Visitors to Paris


N/A

new and revised edition 337pp [b/w maps] VG- (burgundy cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,lacks half-title,contents sl.foxed,missing general map of Paris at rear)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1882

KEYWORDS: history travel geography paris

$300.00
t1/1

Eternal Himalaya


AHLUWALIA,H.P.S.

first edition inscribed by author to Sir Edmund Hillary 208pp+index ills.[b/w] NF (brown cloth w.blind borders and gilt stamp to top board,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to Edmund Hillary on half-title - Ed & June [*********] H[ari] & Bholi 13 August 198[6] ) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,laminate is bubbling and lifting,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.) inscribed by fellow Everest conqueror H.Ahluwalia and his wife to Sir Edmund Hillary and his wife

PUBLISHER: interprint new delhi 1982

KEYWORDS: history travel himalaya ahluwalia edmund hillary geography signed

$150.00
t2/22

Over The World Travels, Adventures and Achievements


HOWE,HENRY

first edition 848pp ills.[b/w w.some maps] VG+ (green cloth w.burgundy/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to frontis.verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) attractive binding

PUBLISHER: bradley garretson philadelphia 1883

KEYWORDS: history travel henry howe geography

$380.00
t3/15

Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest Times to the Expedition of 1875-76


SMITH, D. MURRAY

first edition 824pp ills.[b/w and duotone w.2x col.folding maps] VG (full leather w.elaborate blind/gilt stamps to boards and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,full length split to upper hinge of spine creating a flap but still present,2x owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents and plates,aeg,all plates and maps present,sl.shaky spine) heavy item

PUBLISHER: m'gready thomson niven glasgow 1877

KEYWORDS: history travel arctic expeditions smith

$50.00
t4/9

Sierra Leone


LEWIS,ROY

first edition 263pp ills.[b/w w.folding map at rear] VG+ (red cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: hmso london 1954

KEYWORDS: history travel geography africa sierra leone roy lewis

$100.00
t9/18

By Sea and By Land


MEREWETHER,HENRY ALWORTH

ex-lib.first edition 343pp [b/w frontis.] G (libr.rebind in blue cloth w.half leather,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1874

KEYWORDS: history travel geography henry alworth merewether

$700.00
t10/28

Colonial Adventures and Experiences


A UNIVERSITY MAN [CARRINGTON,GEORGE]

first edition 291pp VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's label to front pastedown w.owner's stamp to prelims.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) scarce

PUBLISHER: bell and daldy london 1871

KEYWORDS: travel history geography george carrington biography

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