Books - "travel"
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The Balkan Road
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus front eps, frontispiece, viii + 244pp + 8pp publisher's catalogue to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page & rear ep, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light cracking to gutters throghout, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- tidy archival tape repairs & minor loss, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1930
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Balkan road Europe
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
Golden Days in Many Lands
FIRST EDITION- COLONIAL, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xv + 340pp + 31pp publisher's catalogue to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate fading & staining to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, faint ex-libris ink stamp to ffep, moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1910
KEYWORDS: first edtions colonial travel writing literature Europe Winifred H Leys
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
A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time
Very tidy ex-library - unread; Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG, fixed to boards with protective plastic adhesive film); 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: Yale University Press 1994
KEYWORDS: ex-library j.b. jackson john brinckerhoff landscape history travel writing united states of america u.s.a. essay anthologies collections urbanism industrialism
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
Old Korea: The Land of Morning Calm
FIRST EDITION, ex-library, quarto, cream buckram boards, black & red lettering to spine, frontispiece, 72pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, usual library markings, sm ex-libris label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to eps, heavy cracking to some gutters, some plates loose, light soiling & foxing to pages thorughout)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1946
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Asia Korea history culture first editions
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
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