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Chinese Characters: A Journey through China


LLOYD, SARAH

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Flamingo Fontana 1988

KEYWORDS: specials Sarah Lloyd China travel culture

$22.50
2f50/18

Vagabonding down the Andes


Being the Narrative of a Journey, chiefly afoot, from Panama to Buenos Aires

FRANCK, HARRY A.

Super octavo, blue buckram boards with black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xxi + 612pp, illus + folding map of route, G+ (binding sloppy & gutters cracked, rubbing to all board edges & corners, fraying to spine extrems, heavy sunning to spine, soiling & spotting to boards, nick to upper front board edge, browning to eps, owner's name & address in ink to fep, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: D. Appleton-Century Co 1917

KEYWORDS: Harry A Franck South America travel journey adventure

$40.00
2g1/13

Quest for Adventure


BONINGTON, CHRIS

First edition, quarto, blue buckram boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 448pp, illus, VG+ (1cm ding to front board lower edge, inscription in ink to fep, slight soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (2cm untidy closed tear to lower spine, 2cm closed tear to front lower corner, bruising to edges & corners, foxing & soiling to interior)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1981

KEYWORDS: First edition Chris Bonington adventure travel history Thesiger Chichester Heyerdahl climbing canoeing Bonatti Arctic Antarctic Nile sailing

$15.00
2g11/7

High Adventure


with maps by A. Spark and sketches by George Djurkouic

HILLARY, EDMUND

first edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with faded gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG (pencil owner's name to fep, wear to boards, d/w marking to eps, foxing to page edges) in VG- d/w (tanning and soiling, numerous chips and closed tears to extremities including upper edge of spine missing and large closed tear to front upper corner)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1955

KEYWORDS: edmund hillary new zealand mountain climbing mountaineering sport adventure travel autobiography history

$10.00
xxdke55979

From the Land of Green Ghosts


THWE, PASCAL KHOO

softcover octavo (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: Harper Collins Publishers 2003

KEYWORDS: pascal khoo thwe autobiography memoir travel specials

$22.50
xxkqa56052

Camden's Britannia - Surrey and Sussex


COPLEY, GORDON J. (annot. & ed.)

hardback super octavo with d/w (NEAR 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: Hutchinson 1977

KEYWORDS: specials surrey sussex britain geography history travel topography

$645.00
2g11/15

The New Zealand Alpine Journal; A Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure by Members of the New Zealand Alpine


N/A

8 volume set, facsimile edition, limited numbered edition, runs from vol. 1 1892 to vol. 8 1940, octavo, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering and rule to spine, blind rule to boards, illus including near fine folding diagrams and VG+ maps in rear pocket, all volumes VG+ (light wear to extremities, light foxing and soiling to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (most volumes light wear and light soiling with v light creasing and tiny closed tears to edges, vol 1. with narrow chip to lower rear flap corner, vol. IV with small chip to upper spine), all volumes in protective plastic cover, a very tidy set

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1975-1978

KEYWORDS: new zealand alpine journal club mountain exploration adventure travel history mountaineering sport outdoors

$45.00
2g11/20

The Exploration of The Pacific


BEAGLEHOLE, J.C.

second edition, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front board, blind-stamped emblem to rear board, xv + 411pp, illus including VG folding maps (light wear and creasing, v light foxing), VG (light wear, white mark to front board, light foxing to eps and page edges) in VG- dw (light soiling, numerous small closed tears to edges)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1947

KEYWORDS: j.c. beaglehole history travel exploration pacific

$50.00
2g13/26

Road to Rakaposhi


BAND, GEORGE

First edition, octavo, dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 192pp, illus, VG+ (foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (price-clipped, sellotape repair to damaged lower spine, bruising to upper spine, small tear to front upper edge)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1955

KEYWORDS: first edition George Band Rakaposhi Cambridge University Mountaineering Club Karakoram Pakistan travel climbing mountaineers expedition 1954

$25.00
2g15/39

Lands of Aladdin


MIELCHE, HAKON

first edition, octavo, beige cloth boards with blue lettering to spine, vi + 241pp, illus, VG (light wear and damp marks to boards, ink owner's name to fep, light tanning to eps, v light foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (light wear and soiling, small closed tears to upper edge, light foxing to interior)

PUBLISHER: William Hodge and Company Limited 1955

KEYWORDS: aladdin folklore fairy tales fables literature hakon mielche travel arab history

$9.50
xxkqg56345

Freebooters of the Pacific


ROGERS, STANLEY

hardback (VG) lacks d/w; 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

KEYWORDS: adventure travel history pacific exploration stanley rogers specials

$26.50
2g16/2

The Eiger


HASTON, DOUGAL

octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 170pp, illus, VG (light wear, damp stains to boards and prelims, light foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (light wear and fading, damp stains to interior)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 1974

KEYWORDS: dougal haston eiger mountain climbing mountaineering sport outdoors adventure travel autobiography

$125.00
2g18/25

The Tokyo-Montana Express


BRAUTIGAN, RICHARD

first editon, smalll octavo, cream heavy card boards with blue faux-leather and gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 258pp, VG+ (v light wear, pencil marks to prelims, light soiling to boards) in VG d/w (price-clipped, light wear and soiling, small closed tear to rear upper edge)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1981

KEYWORDS: richard brautigan first edition literature travel memoir

$20.00
2g20/6

Port in the North: A Short History of Russell, New Zealand


Also a Guide to Places of Interest in the Township and in the Bay of Islands

KING, MARIE M.

Small octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 204pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to board corners & spine extrems, small fade spots to boards, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Russell Centennial Historical Committee (1940 - frontispiece photo dated)

KEYWORDS: Marie M King New Zealand Bay of Islands Russell history travel guide centenary

$9.00
xxaqp56752

Native Land


BARLEY, NIGEL

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1990

KEYWORDS: specials Nigel Barley travel anthroplogy sociology humour England English ritual tradition ceremony

$12.00
xxaqr56766

No More Buddha, Only Football


ENGLAND, CHRIS

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 2003

KEYWORDS: spepcials Chris England travel humour sport literature World Cup Japan

$16.50
xxaqm56608

The Principles of Navigation


ANDERSON, E. W.

hardback octavo with d/w + plastic wrap (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: Hollis & Carter 1966

KEYWORDS: specials navigation anderson science engineering travel exploration

$12.00
xxhqm56858

Christopher Columbus


RIVIERE, PETER

softcover octavo (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: Sutton Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: peter riviere christopher columbus biography history travel exploration specials

$15.00
xxhql56867

This Land I Love


GRAHAM, SUSAN

signed and inscribed by author, hardcover octavo (VG) 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: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1963

KEYWORDS: susan graham new zealand signed travel geography history specials

$14.00
xxaqs56783

The Insider's Guide to India


ELLIS, KIRSTEN & HOLMES, ROBERT (Photos)

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Gregory's 1995

KEYWORDS: specials Kirsten Ellis Robert Holmes India travel tourism guide

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