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$85.00
2d2/37

Tenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Smithsonian Institution 1888-89


POWELL,J.W.

ex-lib 822pp ills.[some col.] VG- (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.water stain to foot edge,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,top board shaky w.separation starting at head,usual stamps and labels and markings,ffep loose,sl.water damage to foot and fore edge of contents causing some sl.damage to plates,contents o/w quite tidy,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1893

KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology ethnology smithsonian institution travel geography

$85.00
2d2/40

Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-92


POWELL,J.W.

ex-lib 462pp ills. VG- (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.water stain to foot edges,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and markings,sl.water damage to foot edge of contents causing some minor adhesion,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1896

KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology ethnology geography travel smithsonian institution

$170.00
2d2/38

Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1889-90


POWELL,J.W.

ex-lib 553pp ills.[some col.] VG (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,usual stamps and labels and markings,ffep sl.loose,foot and fore edges sl.water stained but not affecting images,edges sl.soiled,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1894

KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology ethnology geography travel smithsonian institution

$102.00
2d2/37a

Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1887-88


POWELL,J.W.

ex-lib 617pp ills.[some col.] VG (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled w.sl.water stain to foot edge,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards shaky,usual stamps and labels and markings,sl.water damage to fore and lower edges not affecting text or plates,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1892

KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology geography travel ethnology smithsonian institution

$33.46
2d7/32

A Popular Account of Dr.Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries;and of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864


n/a

416pp ills.[incl.fold-out maps] G (green cloth,rubbed and soiled and sl.sunned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.splits to cloth at rear hinge,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,bookplate to front pastedown w.owner's stamp throughout,sl.foxing to contents,plates have been coloured-in w.crayons,spine cracked w.some sections starting to separate,edges soiled,sl.cocked w.shaky spine,sl.rough and tatty)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1875

KEYWORDS: history travel geography expeditions dr.livingstone africa

$11.15
1m39/11

IN SEARCH OF THE PRIMITIVE


COTLOW, LEWIS:

Green cloth with red label & gilt to spine, 454pp illus, VG+(sl bruised corners, sl sunned boards, v sl foxing to ep's & fore edges)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Ltd London 1967

KEYWORDS: history travel congo africa south america new guinea arctic

$102.00
2d6/2

Wanderings in North Africa


HAMILTON,JAMES

first edition rebound 320pp ills. VG+ (brown cloth rebind,new eps,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,prelims.sl.foxed w.some v.minor foxing to contents,fore-edge of p.133 sl.torn,edges soiled,tight)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1856

KEYWORDS: travel geography africa james hamilton

$45.93
1j33/27

Extracts From a Journal,written on the coasts of Chili,Peru,and Mexico


vol.iii only

HALL,BASIL

vol.iii only 311pp G+ (blue cloth w.paper title label to spine,rubbed and stained and sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,split to cloth at hinges,title label rubbed and chipped,boards shaky,owner's inscr.to pastedown,prelims.and edges mod.soiled,minor foxing to sl.browned contents,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: constable edinburgh 1827

KEYWORDS: history travel geography south america basil hall

$27.89
281101vn23

India


a million mutinies now

NAIPAUL,V.S.

first edition 521pp NF (sl.shaky spine,minor ink mark to ffep) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed w.minor bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1990

KEYWORDS: modern first edition v.s.naipaul india travel

$25.09
281101vn34

A Turn in the South


NAIPAUL,V.S.

first uk edition 307pp F (sl.browned as usual) in NF d/w (sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: viking london 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition v.s.naipaul travel america

$33.46
2d8/36

Gilmour of the Mongols


NAIRNE,W.P.

191pp few ills. VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.water stain and damage to rear board,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,presentation bookplate to ffep,edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked but only sl.shaky,minor water damage to foot of final section)

PUBLISHER: pickering & inglis london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history geography travel mongolia w.p.nairne james gilmour

$12.50
71201hi15

Sea and Islands


INNES,HAMMOND

first edition 288pp ills.[some col.] VG (blue cloth,sl.sunned towards sl.bumped extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: collins london 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition hammond innes travel geography greece nautical

$127.50
2d5/36

FROZEN ASIA


A Sketch of Modern Siberia - Together with an account of the Native Tribes Inhabiting That Region

EDEN, CHARLES H:

Original dark blue cloth with silver/gilt titles and leather lable to spine, ivpp 320pp +4pp, folding map at frontis.intact, VG(general rubbing to cloth with light soiling and sl. wear to extremities, small fray at spine head, presentation plate at front paste down that has been mostly removed, previous owners sign to ffep, hinges sl.loose, light foxing to edges and throughout)

PUBLISHER: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge London 1879

KEYWORDS: history asia siberia travel geography

$15.00
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Nanga Parbat Adventure


a himalayan expedition

BECHTOLD, FRITZ (H. E. G. TYNDALE TRANSL.)

quarto hardcover (VG) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1938

KEYWORDS: travel history himalayas climbing nanga parbat fritz bechtold

$39.04
2d4/9

Edinburgh Revisited


BONE,JAMES

first edition 263pp ills.[by hanslip fletcher,some full-page plates w.tissue guards] VG (brown cloth rebind w.original cover and spine title sections laid down,sl.soiled w.sl.water stains to upper edges of boards,paste action to new eps,prelims.and edges foxed w.some minor foxing to contents but not affecting plates,untrimmed edges,tight)

PUBLISHER: sidgwick & jackson london 1911

KEYWORDS: edinburgh scotland history travel geography james bone

$25.09
NF25102pb5

Black Nile


BRENT,PETER

first edition 200pp ills. NF (black cloth,minor shelf wear) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: gordon & cremonesi london 1977

KEYWORDS: history travel geography mungo park nile peter brent

$33.46
2a6/29

ANTARCTIC DISCOVERY


The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition

BYRD, RICHARD EVELYN:

Blue cloth with gilt to spine, 421pp illus, VG(v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl edgewear, sl rubbed, sl foxing to ep's, owners insc to fep)

PUBLISHER: Putnam London 1936

KEYWORDS: history antarctic travel bryd

$16.73
2d4/37

Beautiful London


GERNSHEIM,HELMUT

first edition 124pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (blue cloth,spine and upper/lower edges sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,minor thumb stains to contents o/w clean,spine cracked and v.sl.shaky,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears,2cm loss to head of spine)

PUBLISHER: phaidon press london 1950

KEYWORDS: arts photography london geography travel britain helmut gernsheim

$50.00
2d18/39

The Importance of Holland Seen From the Air


n/a

193pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (brown cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dec.eps,edges sl.browned/foxed o/w contents clean,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: royal dutch air lines klm [np,holland,nd,1928]

KEYWORDS: history klm geography holland travel transport

$201.39
2d18/26

On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds


twenty-eight hundred miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison

WHITNEY,CASPAR

first edition 322pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,rubbed and soiled,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.wear to hinges,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,head of ffep clipped,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and shaky w.final section loose but all present,eps sl.foxed,cocked)

PUBLISHER: osgood,mcilvanie london 1896

KEYWORDS: history travel geography sport hunting caspar whitney

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