Books - "travel"
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Captain Cook's War and Peace The Royal Navy Years 1755-1768
first Australian edition 216pp ills.[b/w and col.] FINE in FINE dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: unsw press sydney 2009
KEYWORDS: history nautical travel captain cook military robson
Roaming Around New Zealand
inscribed by author 322pp ills.[b/w] octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG)
PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1958
KEYWORDS: travel geography new zealand frank clune signed
Information Relative to New Zealand
first edition thus 168pp ills.[b/w w.folding map at front] NEAR FINE (burgundy cloth,owner's stamp to ffep) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1975
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history travel ward
Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 1773
first edition thus 520pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,maps to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,sl.chipping to head of spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1963
KEYWORDS: history travel biography james boswell samuel johnson hebrides scotland
Kingdom of Adventure Everest
first edition 320pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled,dealer's stamp to front pastedown w.owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems, pencil annotation to rear cover.)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1948
KEYWORDS: travel history everest ullman geography
Adventurer's Eye
first edition 256pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled,dealer's stamp and owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- (rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.w.sl.losses,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: odhams press london 1958
KEYWORDS: tom stobart history travel adventure mountaineering
Over Tyrolese Hills
reprint 292pp ills.[b/w w.folding map at rear] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1936
KEYWORDS: travel austria tyrolese smythe mountaineering
Of Men and Mountains
first edition 338pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in GOOD+ dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,wear and chipping to extrems.w.tape repairs to tears on spine,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1951
KEYWORDS: william douglas travel history mountaineering
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Mountaineering
first edition 140pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,v.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1968
KEYWORDS: travel biography peter crew mountaineering
The Puma's Claw
first edition 223pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VERY GOOD+ (beige cloth,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1959
KEYWORDS: mountaineering travel geography andes simon clark
Maritime Discovery and Christian Missions
first edition 578pp ills.[b/w] GOOD (blue embossed cloth,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,losses to head/foot of spine,tape repairs to ep gutters,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: john snow london 1840
KEYWORDS: nautical travel history discovery mission campbell theology
A New Zealander Sees the World
first edition inscribed by author 249pp VERY GOOD (tan cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed)
PUBLISHER: unity press auckland 1937
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography travel alison signed
Homes and Haunts of the Pilgrim Fathers
Large format original blue cloth boards with extensive gilt motifs to spine, gilt to front board and blindstamping to front and rear boards, illus, aeg, xiv + 200pp + 4pp adverts VG+ (light rubbing, mild wear to corners and head and tail of spine, very light occassional foxing, sl heavier foxing on eps, large but stylish presentation inscription on fep)
PUBLISHER: Religious tract Society London 1899
KEYWORDS: arts architecture art history travel houses alexander mackennal pilgrims settlers
In Pursuit of Plants; Experiences of Nineteenth & Early Twentieth Century Plant Collectors
black cloth boards xvi + 351pp illus FINE in FINE d/w
PUBLISHER: university of western australia press crawley 2003
KEYWORDS: travel natural history botany plants new zealand australia philip short
The Rise, Progress, present Position and Future Prospects of Each of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand Regarded as Homes For All Classes of Emigrants
blindstamped brwon cloth boards with gilt emblem to front and spine, vi + 411pp illus incl 3 fldg plates G+ ( binding quite shakey but still just holding, wear, rubbing and staining to boards, head and tail of spine frayed, lacks fep, piece removed above details on title page, occassional moderate foxing and staining, small hole to base of one plate)
PUBLISHER: bull, simmons & co london 1870
KEYWORDS: new zealand australia architecture colonies homes thomas henry braim travel
Slicing the Silence; Voyaging to Antarctica
large format softcover 399pp illus AS NEW
PUBLISHER: new south sydney 2007
KEYWORDS: antactica exploration saling tom griffiths australia environment history travel
The Disneyland Encyclopedia; The Unofficial, Unauthorized and Unprecedented History of Every Land, Attraction, Restaurant, Shop, and Event in the Original Magic Kingdom
500 A-Z entries; illustrated Maps by Tristan Tang
large format softcover 479pp + 1pp adverts Fine
PUBLISHER: santa monica press santa monica 2008
KEYWORDS: disneyland entertainment arts travel business history chris strodder
Round About My Peking Garden
First edition illustrated crimson cloth boards with gilt lettering 284pp + 4pp adverts illus photos VG (moderate fading to spine, light bruising to extremities, discolouration to eps, moderate foxing throughout, frontis tissue guard loose)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin london 1905
KEYWORDS: travel history peking beijing china mrs archibald little
The Sea and the Snow; The South Indian Ocean Expedition to Heard Island
FIRST EDITON, 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 cost
PUBLISHER: cassell australia 1966
KEYWORDS: specials philip temple exploration travel south indian ocean heard island
The Western Avernus
hardcover; 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 cost
PUBLISHER: j m dent and sons
KEYWORDS: travel history specials robert morley