Books - "travel"
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MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF LAURENCE OLIPHANT
And of Alice Oliphant, His Wife.
Seventh edition, 2 vols, complete school library rebind in polished calf with gilt emblem to front and gilt to spine, marbled edges and ep's with presentation bookplate on front paste-down Vol.I, ix 314pp, vii 386pp, frontis. with tissue-guard. VG with sunned spines that are a little rubbed at joints and extrem., boards generally rubbed at edges and corners with a few scratches to rear, sl.foxing to prelims and last few pages)
PUBLISHER: William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh 1891
KEYWORDS: travel biography
SIBERIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
Second edition, large 8vo, original blue cloth with gilt illustration of horse drawn wagon, gilt lettering to spine, t.e.g., xxxi 548pp +iv index, folding map in rear pocket, numerous illustrations from photos., VG- (cloth rubbed at extrem. with scuffed & bruised corners, spine sunned and rubbed with scuffed head & foot, ex-library with bookplate on front paste-down and stamps, fep loose as is last section of text, hinges sl.loose)
PUBLISHER: C.Arthur Pearson London 1900
KEYWORDS: travel exploration siberia asia
THE AMERICAN SIBERIA
Or Fourteen Years Experience in a Southern Convict Camp.
First edition, small 8vo, original maroon cloth with black decoration and gilt lettering, 355pp + (2pp) adverts, frontis. + 15 plates, VG- (general rubbing to cloth with sl.scuffed corners, spine sl.sunned with sl.fraying to head & foot, previous owner's name near invisible on black front paste-down, bookseller's blind stamp ffep, front hinge with some internal separation visible between title and preface, owner's name top of title, a little marking but generally clean)
PUBLISHER: Gay & Bird London nd (1891)
KEYWORDS: travel exploration american siberia
THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN
Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland; with Descriptions of the Inner Life of the People, their Manners and Customs, the Primitive Antiquities etc.
Third thousand, 2 vols, 8vo, original blue-grey cloth with gilt and black illustration to front and spine, xvi 441pp +32pp ads, xvi 474pp +32pp ads, folding map at rear pocket vol.I, numerous woodcut plates and text illustrations incl. folding frontis., VG (cloth has average wear at edges and bruised and scuffed corners, a rules of the Shanid Book Society plate attached to front paste-down each vol, owner's name on fep each vol, folding frontis professionally repaired at edges; also title along fore-edge, generally free from foxing)
PUBLISHER: John Murray London 1881
KEYWORDS: travel exploration sweden norway lapland finland
CALIFORNIA AND ITS WONDERS
208pp ills. VG_ (blue cloth w.red/green dec.and lettering to cover and gilt to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.stained w.sl.sunning,extremities sl.bumped and worn,dec.eps sl.stained,boards sl.shaky,owner's ink inscr.to first blank,contents clean,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: t.nelson and sons london 1894
KEYWORDS: california geography travel history
TWO VAGABONDS IN SWEDEN AND LAPLAND
first edition x 323pp illustrated by authors VG- (blue cloth w.decorative yellow/black stamps to cover/spine,gilt lettering to spine,lightly rubbed and stained w.mod.sunning to spine,extremities incl.head/foot of spine lightly bumped w.minor wear,sml.ink sign.to front pastedown,contents sl.discoloured and lightly foxed,te yellow,edges sl.discoloured/foxed,sl.cocked/bowed w.spine a little shaky)
PUBLISHER: john lane the bodley head london 1926
KEYWORDS: travel sweden lapland
OUT OF THE BEATEN TRACK
a narrative of travel in little known africa
288pp illustrated G+ (maroon cloth w.gilt lettering to spine,mod.rubbed and stained w.remains of label 2cm square to foot of cover,heavily sunned edges/spine and upper third of rear board,mod.creasing to upper board and spine,extremities incl.head/foot of spine mod.bumped and worn w.some chipping,eps mod.discoloured,sml.ink sign.to ffep,sl.discolouration w.mod.foxing throughout,plates are clean,paper separation at rear gutter,edges mod.discoloured/foxed,sl.cocked w.spine a little shaky)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson & co london (nd)
KEYWORDS: travel africa
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA.
An Attempt to Give Some Account of a Portion of the Territories Under British Influence North of the Zambezi.
First edition, Colonial issue, large 8vo, original red cloth with gilt title to spine, xix 544pp, frontis with tissue-guard, 6 folding maps and 220 illustrations, internally clean and sound but the boards are rather soiled and marked, GD+ (cloth rubbed and marked, spine sunned and worn with 1/2 hole in cloth mid-way, head and foot sl.frayed, a little lifting of cloth to front, front hinge cracked but sound, lightly browned endpapers and occasional light foxing, frontis. sl.water marked)
PUBLISHER: Methuen London 1897
KEYWORDS: travel exploration central africa zambezi
THE FIRST VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD, BY MAGELLAN; TRANSLATED FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF PIGAFETTA AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY WRITERS
tastefully ex libris (gilt library logo and number to front board and spine only)lx 258pp xx, argent chromolitho armorial plate, 2 maps (part coloured, one folding) full contemporary calf, spine gilt with red title labels, marbled edges and endpapers VG- (front board cracked along 60% of hinge, illus sl foxed, some rubbing/shelfware-particularly to spine, bookplate on fep, light foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: hakluyt society london 1874
KEYWORDS: travel history biography
THE ANTIPODES AND ROUND THE WORLD: OR TRAVELS IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, CEYLON CHINA, JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA
second edition, corrected 633pp original blindstamped blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, sl discolouration (spine and extremities), with sl tears at spine extremities and three small pinhole marks and scratches on front board,new ep's, with bookplate on front pastedown, all plates and coloured frontis (tattooed man) present. Contents clean with faintest hint of discolouration
PUBLISHER: hatchards london 1870
KEYWORDS: china japan australia ceylon california america new zealand ethnology travel
THE LAND OF THE PEAKS AND THE PAMPAS
South America of Yesterday and To-day.
First edition, 8vo, original pictorial cloth with gilt lettering, xv 367pp +(16pp) adverts, VG (general rubbing to cloth at extremities with sl.bruised corners, unobtrusive bookseller's stamp at foot of ffep, previous owner's signature on verso frontis., average foxing mainly to beginning and end of text) 18 plates incl.frontis. and colour folding map at rear- all present.
PUBLISHER: Religious Tract Society London 1913
KEYWORDS: travel exploration incas south america
WILDERNESS MANHUNT
The Spanish Search for La Salle
First edition 291pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) d/w rubbed, very good (sl bruised corners), illust.
PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press Austin 1973
KEYWORDS: Spanish America Travel Exploration
FROM NEW SPAIN BY SEA TO THE CALIFORNIAS
1519-1668
First edition 307pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) very good (v sl cocked, fading to upper edge of front board, lower corners sl bruised) illust., folding maps at front and centre
PUBLISHER: Arthur H. Clark California 1963
KEYWORDS: Travel Exploration Spain Cortes California
UGANDA FOR A HOLIDAY
Reprint 233pp fair (rubbed, corners bruised, sl cocked, spine sunned, owners inscription on fep, sl foxing throughout), illust., folding map at rear
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co. London 1913
KEYWORDS: Uganda Travel Treves Africa
THE ROAD I CAME
Some Recollections and Reflections Concerning Changes in American Life and Manners Since 1890
First edition 474pp, ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) excellent in very good d/w (light rubbing and edgewear, sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: Caxton Printers Idaho 1960
KEYWORDS: Jordan-Smith Bio America Travel Manners Lit
NANTUCKET LANDFALL
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 241pp, illus, cond. EXCELLENT (extremely sl shelf wear to corners and spine ends), d/w fair (half of rear torn and missing).
PUBLISHER: dodd, mead & company, new york 1956
KEYWORDS: Nantucket, history, native american indian travel
STRANGE EMPIRE
a narrative of the northwest
ex libris with usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc, 601pp, illus with maps, cond. VG+ (corners and spine ends bruised, boards sl rubbed).
PUBLISHER: william morrow and company, new york 1952
KEYWORDS: history, america, canada, travel, politics
FIFTY YEARS OF SPORT
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 350pp, b&w photo illus, v gd( head and tail spine bumped and sl chipped, corners sl bruised and scuffed, sl sunned sp, sl cocked, sl rubbed, sl discol'tion to fr and rear bds and fr and rear ep's, library labels at fr ep)
PUBLISHER: hurst & blackett london nd
KEYWORDS: sport history england travel
BRACKLES
memoirs of a pioneer of civil aviation
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 695pp, b&w photo illus, maps at ep's and throughout, v gd (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl sunnes spine, corners sl rounded, sl cocked, sl rubbed, sl loose spine)
PUBLISHER: brackley norfolk 1952
KEYWORDS: autobiography herbert brackles england aviation travel
HYDROSPACE
Man's Development of the Last Great Frontier... the Fabulous World Beneath the Seas
First edition 320pp illust., ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) excellent, d/w very good in plastic (lightly rubbed, rear flap price clipped)
PUBLISHER: E.P. Dutton and Co. New York 1964
KEYWORDS: Oceanography Sea Exploration Travel