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$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

$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

$36.50
2g7/18

The Voyage of the Astrolabe - 1840


WRIGHT,OLIVE

first edition 180pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.large tear to rear cover and small loss)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1955

KEYWORDS: history nautical travel olive wright astrolabe new zealand

$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

$40.00
23409et15

A House in Corfu


TENNANT,EMMA

first edition proof copy 229pp NF (in wrappers,v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copy emma tennant corfu travel

$50.00
t11/4

Everywhere The Memoirs of an Explorer


SAVAGE-LANDOR,A.HENRY

first edition 586pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation at fep gutter,front cover from missing dustwrapper is pasted to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1924

KEYWORDS: biography travel explorer henry savage-landor

$90.00
t12/28

Everest Calling Ascent of the Dark Side: The Mallory-Irvine Ridge


SIGGINS,LORNA

first edition signed by some of the climbers [Dermot Somers/Robbie Fenlon/Frank Nugent/Mick Murphy/John Murray] 191pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (dk.blue cloth,v.sl.wear to extrems.,sign.of climbers to half-title) in VG+ dustwrapper (v.sl.soiled,1cm hole to spine,publisher's removable sticker to front cover)

PUBLISHER: mainstream publishing edinburgh 1994

KEYWORDS: travel everest mountaineering signed lorna siggins dermot somers robbie fenlon frank nugent mick murphy john murray

$18.50
t13/25

Servants of the North


adventures on the coastal trade with the northern steamship company

FURNISS, CLIFF

First edition 201pp b&w illus imperial octavo hardcover, VG+ (small cellotape mark on half title page) in VG+ d/w (sl fading/rubbing at edges, v sl bruising to edges)

PUBLISHER: reed Wellington 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand transport history travel shipping nautical

$225.00
t14/24

Rio La Venta Treasure of Chiapas


BADINO, GIOVANNI & BELOTTI, ALVISE & BERNABEI, TULLIO & DE VIVO, ANTONIO & DOMENICI, DAVIDE & GIULIVO, ITALO (eds) ( SIR EDMUND HILLARY ex libris)

Dark green cloth boards 319pp illus NF (light marking to eps) in NF d/w (v sl rubbing) Unopened CD in rear . Book is in English. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by editor Antonio De Vivo to Sir Edmund Hillary, who wrote an endorsement of the book published prior to the table of contents. Ex libris the collection of Sir Edmund Hillary HEAVY ITEM

PUBLISHER: tipolitografia turra Padova 1999

KEYWORDS: archaeology sociology travel history geography

$280.00
t14/25

Piasatges De Catalunya


.Landscape of Catalonia

MOLAS, JOAQUIM ( SIR EDMUND HILLARY ex libris)

Dark blue cloth with silver embossed lettering to front board and spine 278pp illus, printed in english and spanish, Fine in Fine d/w in NF illus slipcase (v sl rubbing) SIGNED AND INSCRIBEDby the President of Catalonia, Jordi Pujol, (who wrote the foreword) dated 20.09.92, to Sir Edmund Hillary (from his collection). HEAVY ITEM

PUBLISHER: Generalitat de catalunya Barcelona 1990

KEYWORDS: catalonia history travel

$450.00
t14/40

A Short Sketch of Rajah Rajendro Mullick Bahadur and His Family


CHATTERJEE, DINABANDHU

Original brick red blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine 62pp + xxxii illus, VG v light wear to extremities, light to moderate discolouration to pages. SIGNED by Kumar Ganendro Mullick and dated 1921 on title page RARE

PUBLISHER: Mullick calcutta 1917

KEYWORDS: india history genealogy rajah travel biogrpahy

$375.00
t14/43

Piloti ed Aerei Italiani Dal Pacifico Alle Ande


primi voli postali in ecuador

LONGHI, FIORENZO

small folio illustrated boards 279pp illus Fine in Fine d/w SIGNED & iNSCRIBED by author on fep Book is in Italian SCARCE

PUBLISHER: Hi-tech media Bologna 1995

KEYWORDS: italy ecuador aviation philately history travel

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