Books - "travel"
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Alarms and Excursions in Arabia
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 296pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate fading & tanning to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to pages throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1931
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Arabia exploration adventure
The Holy Cities of Arabia (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITIONS, ALL MAPS & PLANS PRESENT, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt Arabic script to front boards, teg, bottom page edges deckled, frontispieces with printed tissue guards, vol 1- xv + 303pp, vol 2- vii + 288pp, illus/maps & plans- all counted & present, VG (light rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to spines & boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, light tanning & foxing to eps, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: G P Putnam's Sons 1928
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Arabia Arab countries Eldon Rutter culture heritage adventure exploration
Eye of the Whale: Epic Passage from Naja to Siberia
Ex-library. 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 2001
KEYWORDS: Dick Russell whale whales travelling travel marine science ecology nature social
Dispatches from Dystopia: Histories of Places Not Yet Forgotten
8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press 2015
KEYWORDS: Kate Brown travel travelling world history locales landscape
Drake's World Encompassed
Paperback (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: Blackie & Son N.D.
KEYWORDS: Francis Drake 19th century travel travelling voyage exploration
Saudi Arabia in the Nineteenth Century
Octavo, orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 312pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, light creasing & moderate closed tearing to edges & spine- some tidy archival tape repairs, light fading to spine, moderate soiling)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1965
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Saudi Arabia 19th nineteenth century history
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt animal illus to front board, frontispiece, xx + 338pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1979
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature east Africa J H Patterson culture
Egypt: A Journey Through the Land of the Pharaohs
Imperial 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: Camera/Graphic Press 1978
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Egypt adventure James Henry Breasted
Catalogue of New Zealand and South Sea Scenery
Octavo stapled card covers (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: The Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Co 1901
KEYWORDS: New Zealand landscapes scenery travel historical
The Tunbridge Wells Guide; or An Account of the ancient and present State of that Place, to which is added a particular Description of the Towns and Villages, Remains of Antiquity, Gentlemens Seats, Founderies, &c. &c. within the Circumference of Six
Rebound. Foolscap 8vo, pp. xii + 336; bd full in brown leather bds, red label to spine lettered in green; all edges deckled, frontis., opp. ornate dedication, foldout plates & table; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light tanning, soiling & foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: J. Sprange 1801
KEYWORDS: J Sprage travel description travelling England Britain 19th social history towns villages
Palagi Tafaovale: A Wanderer in the Pacific
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: Steele Roberts 2008
KEYWORDS: pacifika pacific literature Bob Rankin Samoa Samoan Studies travel writing
The Japan Experience
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: John Weatherhill 1973
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese culture travel writing literature residence travellers anecdotes
Three Deserts
Octavo hardcover (G+) scruffy/water damaged copy; 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: John Murray 1936
KEYWORDS: middle east desert history travel writing literature C S Jarvis
The Outside Man: Jack Hides of Papua
FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP AT FRONT, 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: Lansdowne Press 1969
KEYWORDS: first editions PNG Papua New Guinea Jack Hides history historical travel writing literature adventure
Indonesia, Land and People
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: Gunung Agung 1971
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Indonesia culture
Islands of the South Pacific
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: George G Harrap & Co 1962
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writings literature south Pacific south seas adventure culture
Where Did They Come From? The Polynesians
Oblong 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: Price Milburn N/D
KEYWORDS: history culture Polynesians travel exploration geography New Zealand
My Father's Island: A Galapagos Quest
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: Viking / Penguin 1989
KEYWORDS: pacific islands Galapagos island history exploration adventure Hans Angermeyer travel history literature
The Drums of Time
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: Stanley Paul and Co 1956
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Africa Lawrence G Green
Love, Death, Washing-Up, Etc
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: Pocket Books 2007
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Joe Bennett social commentary humour humor