WATSON, GILBERT

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, beige lettering & coloured illus to front board, decked page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 315pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, 1cm scuff to rear board, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, sm gift inscription in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1904

KEYWORDS: historical travel writing literature Japan Japanese culture heritage Gilbert Watson history

BIRD, ISABELLA L

POPULAR EDITION, tidy ex-library, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, frontispiece, xxiv + 336pp, illus, VG (minimal library markings- very faint, light to moderate scuffing to board & spine extrems, sl tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, front & rear eps affixed to pastedowns/boards, moderate cracking to gutters, sl foxing & soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1905

KEYWORDS: popular editions historical travel writing literature Japan Japanese Isabella L Bird

ICHIKAWA, HARUKO (ICHIKAWA, Mrs SANKI) & PLOMER, WILLIAM (Ed & Intro)

Octavo, green cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt illus to front board, top page edges stained green, 380pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to rear gutter) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1940

KEYWORDS: historical travel literature writing Europe Haruko Ichikawa history

CARPENTER, FRANK G

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, yellow lettering to spine, gilt maritime motif to front board, teg, frontispiece, xiv + 306pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Doubleday, Page and Company 1926

KEYWORDS: historical travel writing literature Japan Korea Frank G Carpenter history culture

CARPENTER, FRANK G

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, yellow lettering to spine, gilt maritime motif to front board, teg, frontispiece, xiv + 309pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & throughout)

PUBLISHER: Doubleday, Page and Company 1926

KEYWORDS: historical travel writing literature Asia Frank G Carpenter culture customs

DAVIDSON, AUGUSTA M CAMPBELL

Octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, coloured illus to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, frontispiece partially detached but still present, sporadic light to moderate foxing throughout, plate on pg195 detached but present, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1907

KEYWORDS: Japan travel writing literature Augusta M Campbell Davidson

YOUNG, ERNEST & NORBURY, E A (Illus)

THIRD EDITION, super octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red lettering & coloured illus to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xvi + 408pp, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, 3cm crack to top edge of front hinge, moderate bruising & chafing/soiling to boards, moderate insect damage to boards & page block, prev. ownership ink stamps to front eps, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Archibald Constable & Co 1907

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Asia Siamese religion religious customs rites rituals

DEL MAR, WALTER

Super octavo, red buckram boards, white lettering & gilt & white illus to to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece, xvii + 434pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing to extrems, 4cm crack to front hinge, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, subscription plate to front pastedown, light soiling to eps, light foxing throughout, some minor cracking to gutters, some plates & pages detached)

PUBLISHER: Adam and Charles Black 1903

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Japan Walter del Mare

IDRIESS, ION L

Ex-library, 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: Angus and Robertson 1961

KEYWORDS: Australian literature Ion L Idriess travel adventure

IDRIESS, ION L

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: Angus and Robertson 1949

KEYWORDS: Australian literature Ion L Idriess travel adventure

ROSS, CHRISTOPHER

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: Harper Perennial 2006

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Japan Christopher Ross

STARKIE, WALTER

Sm 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: Readers Union / John Murray 1949

KEYWORDS: gypsies history travel writing literature Walter Starkie

LUCAS, E V

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: Methuen & Co 1921

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature E V Lucas India Japan America

PEERY, R B

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: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier 1904

KEYWORDS: travel literature writing Japan R B Peery

STEIN, M AUREL

THIS VOL ONLY, 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: Dover Publications 1987

KEYWORDS: Central Asia Westernmost China travel literature writing M Aurel Stein

LINKS, J G

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: The Bodley Head 1980

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature history historical journeys Europe

BOOTH, ALAN

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: Kodansha America 1996

KEYWORDS: travel literature writing Japan Alan Booth

GITTINS, JEAN

Signed by author. 8vo, pp. xvi + 306; blue cl boards, spine & front bord lettered in gilt; plates; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription erased to ffep (still visible)); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping & archival tape repairs; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: South China Morning Post 1969

KEYWORDS: Jean Gittins travel travelling description life lives memoir autobiography

CONEFREY, MICK

Super 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: Allen & Unwin 2022

KEYWORDS: Mick Conefrey travel travelling 20th century mountaineering Mount Everest

PANT, PUSHPESH (Text) & BARTLETT, MAGNUS et al (Photos)

Quarto 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: The Guidebook Company 1989

KEYWORDS: exploration travel souvenirs guides the Himalayas Himalaya mountains