TOY, BARBARA

Octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, viii + 242pp, VG (light tanning/fading & bruising to board & spine edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership ink stamp to fore-edge of page block & pg 7, moderate vertical creasing to ffep, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, minor soiling to verso of full title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, minor tape staining to fore-edge of front flap)

PUBLISHER: The Travel Book Club 1961

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Sahara desert Africa Ethiopia adventure Barbara Toy

GREY, ZANE

FIRST EDITION, IN FACSIMILE D/W, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & green decoration to spine & front board, gilt ship illus to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, vi + 303pp, illus, G+ (spine heavily cracked & partially detached & flapping loose- front board shaky, moderate scuffing to board edges & extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, moderate cracking to front gutter, moderate creasing to ffep, moderate foxing & gift inscription to prelims, light to moderate soiling & foxing sporadically throughout, occasional minor cracking to gutters throughout) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1931

KEYWORDS: literature Zane Grey first editions travel writing exploration adventure Tahiti

WELLMAN, PAUL I & HOULIHAN, RAY (Drawings)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 188pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. bookseller's label to rear pastedown) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & light to moderate chipping to edges- minor loss, minor tanning)

PUBLISHER: Museum Press 1957

KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Canada Poratge Bay Paul I Wellman

MOORHOUSE, GEOFFREY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton

KEYWORDS: geoffrey moorhouse india indian travel specials

BULLEN, FRANK T

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: Macmillan and co. 1899

KEYWORDS: Frank T Bullen nautical memoirs maritime seafaring sea travel

BOCK, CARL

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1986

KEYWORDS: Thailand Siam Burma Bangkok Laos travel travelogue memoir south east Asia golden triangle

KAEMPFER, ENGELBERT

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: White Orchid Press 1987

KEYWORDS: Siam Thailand travel memoir travelogue Thai history

YOUNG, ERNEST

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1986

KEYWORDS: Siam Thailand travel memoir travelogue Thai history

NEALE, FRED ARTHUR

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: White Lotus n/d

KEYWORDS: Siam Thailand travel memoir travelogue Thai history black and white illustrations 1852

ROBINSON, EILEEN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Blurb 2011

KEYWORDS: travel memoir travelogue youth hostels Europe Asia New Zealand

DICKENS, CHARLES & PALMER, SAMUEL (Vignette/Illus)

FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, pg5 & 270 unnumbered, 'The Cricket on Hearth' advertised twentieth edition at 5s [price] 'Christmas Carol' tenth edition, octavo, green/blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, vignette/illus to title page, unpaginated prelims + 270pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing/chipping to spine extrems, moderate to heavy bruising & scuffing to board corners, minor soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, minor soiling to eps, minor cracking to front & rear gutters, moderate creasing to gutters, sl soiling to pages)

PUBLISHER: Bradbury & Evans 1846

KEYWORDS: first editions original bindings CHarles Dickens travel writing literature Italy

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt coat of arms to front board, illus title page, unpaginated prelims + 182pp, illus, VG (moderate soiling to spine, minor bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & moderate staining/soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name to ffep & half title page, moderate cracking to gutter of half title page, light foxing throughout, moderate cracking to gutters throughout, moderate staining to base of page block)

PUBLISHER: Seeley & Co 1890

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Scotland Edinburgh Robert Louis Stevenson

PHAM, TAN

THIS VOL ONLY; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: 315Kio Publishing 2021

KEYWORDS: Vietnamese history travel Vietnam prehistory archaeology

CROPP, GLYNNIS M (ed) & WATTS, NOEL R (ed) & COLLINS, ROGER D J (ed) & HOWE, K R (ed)

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2005

KEYWORDS: John Dunmore tribute essays Pacific travel French exploration history New Zealand historians maritime seafaring Maori pakeha

O'BRIAN, PATRICK (ed) & BURTON, JOAN (illus)

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (Nr FINE); 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: HarperCollins 2013

KEYWORDS: Patrick O'Brian sea travel maritime history nautical literature

YUTANG, LIN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1946

KEYWORDS: travelogue World War Two postwar China political social commentary travel memoir

BARNETT, SHAUN & BROWN, ROB & SPEARPOINT, GEOFF

REVISED EDITION, imperial octavo, illus stiff card wrappers, blue & black lettering to spine, 239pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/bruising to cover edges, sl soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2021

KEYWORDS: revised edition New Zealand outback rural huts backcountry travel guides

CORBETT, JIM

FIRST EDITION, 2nd IMP., octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tiger illus to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 197pp, illus, VG- (light fading to spine, heavy staining to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edegs, moderate loss to spine extrems, heavy soiling & moderate foxing, moderate tanning to spine, lg closed tear to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1954

KEYWORDS: India travel writing literature Jim Corbett first editions 2nd impression

BULLEN, FRANK T

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt whale illus to front board, xx + 379pp, illus, folding map to prelims, VG (moderate scuffing & chipping to spine, minor scuffing & bruising to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light to moderate cracking to gutters, sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, sl cracking to gutters throughout, other minor soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1899

KEYWORDS: maritime marine life sperm whales mammals travel literature writing exploration Frank T Bullen

BULLEN, FRANK T & FORREST, A S (Illus)

Octavo, blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & blind stamp decoration to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiii + 287pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & sopradically throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1905

KEYWORDS: colonial library series travel history writing literature West Indies Frank T Bullen