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$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

$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

$350.00
t14/46

Johannesburg Street Names


A Dictionary of Street, Superb and Other Place-names, compiled to the End of 1968

SMITH, ANNA H

Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine 629pp illus VG+ (very light wear to etremities, mild foxing on eps) in VG+ d/w (light wear to extremities, verey small tears at head and tail of spine, foxing on inside) A large and detailed book which should be on the shelf ofevery fan of the city SCARCE

PUBLISHER: Juta Cape Town 1971

KEYWORDS: South Africa Johannesburg travel history geography

$22.50
t16/49

The King Country or Explorations in New Zealand


A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel Through Maoriland

KERRY-NICHOLLS, J H

ex-library, facsimile reprint of Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington edition of 1884, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-)

PUBLISHER: Capper Press Christchurch 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel maori king country waikato kingitanga

$40.00
t16/68

Tibet Today and Yesterday


LI, TIEH - TSENG

Yellow cloth boards xv + 324pp VG+ (sl bruising and discolouration to extremities, sl discolouration to eps) in VG d/w (fading, discolouration and wear to extremities and spine with minimal loss)

PUBLISHER: Bookman Associates New York 1960

KEYWORDS: travel history tibet asia sociology

$250.00
t20/29

Nouveaux Voyages En Zigzag


TOPFFER,R.

454pp [text in french] ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (cloth boards w.half-leather,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,contents incl.plates sl.foxed,a few plates detached but all present,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: victor lecou paris 1854

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature zigzag topffer travel

$25.00
t21/10

Fresh About Cook Strait


ANDERSON,GRAHAME

first edition 215pp ills.[b/w and col.] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,prelims.sl.foxed) in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (sl.bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: methuen auckland 1984

KEYWORDS: new zealand geography travel cook strait grahame anderson

$17.50
u1/12

Wings Across the Tasman 1928-1953


JILLETT,LESLIE

first edition 199pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1953

KEYWORDS: leslie jillett tasman aviation travel

$40.00
u6/18

Walks Abroad and Evenings at Home


N/A

first edition 328pp ills.[b/w] GOOD+ (burgundy cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,contents sl.foxed,aeg)

PUBLISHER: houlston and wright london 1861

KEYWORDS: literature travel history

$30.00
u9/22

The Chinese in Southeast Asia


PURCELL,VICTOR

first edition 801pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1951

KEYWORDS: chinese asia travel geography history purcell

$30.00
u9/24

The Heroic Age of India


SIDHANTA,N.K.

first edition 232pp VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench trubner london 1929

KEYWORDS: travel geography india sidhanta

$115.00
u12/25

The Impossible Island Corsica: Its People and Its Sport


SNAFFLE; [DUNKIN,ROBERT]

first edition 224pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (tan cloth,spine sunned,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: witherby london 1923

KEYWORDS: geography travel history corsica snaffle dunkin

$100.00
u13/25

Ice Bird


LEWIS,DAVID

first edition signed by author 224pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to half-title,author's sign.to title page,content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,internal tape marks,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: collins london 1975

KEYWORDS: new zealand travel nautical david lewis signed ice bird

$2750.00
u20/19

An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound, in Search of Friends with Sir John Franklin


GOODSIR,ROBERT ANSTRUTHER

first edition rebind viii+152pp [b/w frontis.w.folding map at rear] VERY GOOD (marbled paper boards w.half leather,gilt-on-burgundy title label to spine along w.gilt bands,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.surface scuffing to boards,5mm loss to head of spine,white paper label to front pastedown,sl.paper separation at fep gutter,prelims.sl.foxed,b/w frontis.very tidy but sl.separating from gutter,some v.sl.foxing to marbled content edges,folding map at rear is complete but creased and w.some chipping and wear to margins) generally a v.tidy tight copy of this scarce title - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: john van voorst london 1850

KEYWORDS: arctic polar exploration voyage travel goodsir franklin baffins bay

$75.00
u25/28

Observations Made on a Tour From Bengal to Persia in the Years 1786-7


FRANCKLIN,WILLIAM

first edition thus 351pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (paper boards,sl.soiled,sl.scuffing to rear board)

PUBLISHER: imperial organization for social services tehran 1976

KEYWORDS: travel history geography persia bengal india francklin

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