Books - "travel"
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Portrait of a Dictator: Francisco Solano Lopez (Paraguay 1865-1870)
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 283pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading & scuffing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, minor staining to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1933
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Paraguay biographies memoir political leaders dictators Francisco Solano Lopez history 19th nineteenth century
Argentina Past and Present
Containing 96 Illustrations, 64 Being from Photographs & 32 in Colour from Paintings by E.W. Christmas, R.B.A.
Imperial octavo hardcover (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: Adam and Charles Black 1914
KEYWORDS: argentina south america history americas latin w.h. koebel colony new world colonialism industry anthropology travel
In the Hills of Breadalbane
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (tatty) frontispiece partially detached; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1954
KEYWORDS: Scotland Scottish Perthshire travel writing literature history V A Firsoff
River-Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Penguin 2001
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature America William Least Heat-Moon
Mountaineer: 30 Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks
Lg quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Diadem Books 1993
KEYWORDS: Chris Bonington mountaineering mountain climbing adventure great peaks travel writing literature
Caves of Northern Thailand
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, printed/illus eps & prelims, 392pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in ink to verso of half title page)
PUBLISHER: River Books 2006
KEYWORDS: Thailand travel writing literature guide caves caving exploration adventure archaeology ancient history conservation geology
Wanderings in the Middle East
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled lower page edges, frontispiece, 318pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine &edges with loss & tidy archival tape repairs, moderate staining & discolouration to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1924
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Middle East A Sloan Palestine Syria Iraq culture customs first editions history
Divine Inspirations: Music and Islam in Indonesia
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & yellow lettering to spine, xxiii + 383pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light chafing & curling/creasing to covers & edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2010
KEYWORDS: Indonesia travel writing literature music Islam religion faith culture influence
Beyond the Blue Horizon: On the Track of Imperial Airways
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons 1987
KEYWORDS: commercial aviation air travel history aeronautics Imperial Airways passenger transport
Ian Fleming Introduces Jamaica
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1965
KEYWORDS: Ian Fleming literary autobiography memoir Jamaica travel writing literature culture
Breaking Open the Head: A Visionary Journey from Cynicism to Shamanism
Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Flamingo / HarperCollins 2003
KEYWORDS: philosophy shamanism travel writing literature substance abuse Daniel Pinchbeck
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Ex-library, octavo hardcover (VG+) minimal library markings; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Heron Books N/D (c.1980s?)
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Brazil South America Theodore Roosevelt history culture
Walk Christchurch: 70 Short Walks That Explore Your City and Surrounds
Super octavo softcover, spiralbound (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Christchurch City Council 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island Christchurch city short walks travel guide
The Long and Winding Aotearoa
Imperial octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel writing literature adventure motorcycling George Lockyer
Forgotten Kingdom
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Yunnan Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Peter Goullart China Asia
Orchid Fever
FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Methuen 2000
KEYWORDS: botany plants orchids travel writing literature Eric Hansen first editions
Discoveries and Explorations in the Century
Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 529pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, sl discolouration to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional markings to margins)
PUBLISHER: W & R Chambers 1906
KEYWORDS: geography history exploration travel discoveries
Frances Hodgkins European Journeys
Quarto, deep blue heavy boards, orange lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, vii + 259pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Auckland Art Gallery 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists Frances Hodgkins travel exploration Europe
Capitain Jacobsen's Reise an der Nordwestkuste Amerikas 1881-1883; zum Zwecke ethnologischer Sammlungen und Erkundigungen nebst Beschreibung personlicher Erlebnisse fur den deutschen Leserkreis bearbeitet
TEXT IN GERMAN, Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt & black ink stamped decorative rule to spine & front board, marble page edges, patterned eps, vi + 431pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light staining, rubbing & chipping to boards & spine, light cracking to gutters - boards v. slightly shaky, light tanning/discolouration to page edges, prev. owner's name & bookseller's label to verso fep)
PUBLISHER: Verlag von Max Spohr 1884
KEYWORDS: text in german travel exploration expeditions voyages captain jacobsen alaskan northwest americans united states history indigenous natives anthropology
Desert: Images and Landscapes of the Negev, Jordan, Sinai and Western Desert of Egypt
Square quarto hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Unknown
KEYWORDS: photos photography culture Israel Jordan Egypt travel