Books - "travel"
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Nights in London
where mayfair makes merry
first edition,209pp+ads,ills (b/w) VG-(mustard cloth , minor bumps and sl surface soils,upper foredge red, paste action to ffep,beginning to seperate at ffep verso, moderate at foxing to prelims, eps and some contents.) in VG- d/w (minor losses amd creasing to extrems, sl surface scuffing.)
PUBLISHER: bodley head, london, 1926
KEYWORDS: hoarce wyndham dorothea st george travel history l
LONDON THE CITY AND THE EAST END
Nelsons Pictorial Guide Books For Tourists
burgundy cloth with gilt & blind stamped decorative boards with col illus to front, 18mo, 48pp full col & b&w illus, VG-(corners v sl bruised & scuffed, spine head & foot sl bumped, sl edgewear, sl rubbed & soiled, v sl sunned, sl internal seperation at hinges, prev owners inscr to fep, v sl foxing & soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: T Nelson & Sons London (nd circa 1871)
KEYWORDS: history travel london east end tourist guide book
To Jerusalem Through the Lands of Islam
among jews, christians, and moslems
325pp+ads,ills (b/w) VG- (green cloth with decorative plate , losses to plate, minor bumps, wear and soils, pencil markings to front paste down, foxing to eps & minor foxing & soils to some contents, second prelim absent,binding a little shaky.)
PUBLISHER: open court, chicago, 1905
KEYWORDS: madame hyacinthe loyson travel exploration theolog
LONDON
WITH 32 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
4th edition, blue cloth blind embossed boards, 267pp, illus, VG (all plates present, v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl sunned rubbed & soiled, sl paste action to feps, v sl foxed eps & edges, bookseller stamp unobtrusive to ffep) d/w G+ (price clipped, sl chips creases wear & tears to extrems, 3cm diam closed tear to front, sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: A & C Black, London, 1929
KEYWORDS: london travel guide hope moncrieff history anecdote observation reflection
INDIA: LAND OF THE BLACK PAGODA
1st edition, blue cloth, 288pp, illus, VG- (cocked, sl edge wear with v sl surface loss, internal separation in several locations but binding holding and no sections loose, sl foxing to edges & prelims and spasmodically throughout, sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson, London, 1931
KEYWORDS: india lowell thomas travel ascetic pilgrim moslem hindu calcutta bombay delhi goa moghul weird awful
Syria As It Is
first edition 211pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,maps to eps,owner's inscr.to half-title,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1939
KEYWORDS: history geography travel syria helen cameron gordon
Fridtiof Nansen 1861-1893
402pp+ads, ills (b/w) G (brown boards with silver stamps, binding barely attached at front and rear hinge, cloth absent from most extrems, moderate foxing to contents, binding split at half tp gutter.)
PUBLISHER: longmans, london, 1896
KEYWORDS: fridtiof nansen w c brogger nordahl rolfsen travel exploration biogarphy
Wien
kultur kunst geschichte
first edition 429pp.illus.(b/w) VG+(brown cloth,title to front board and spine,edges,eps.and contents mod.foxed) in G d/w(large chips, creased) and VG slipcase(mod.wear to extrems.,heavily foxed,title and author stamped on one side)
PUBLISHER: verlag wien 1931
KEYWORDS: hans tietze vienna wien austria history travel
The Heart of Africa
three years' travels and adventures in the unexplo
second edition 2 vols.559/521pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps;2 plates missing - dinka village/poncet's seriba in mvolo] VG (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp and black border to top boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,upper hinges starting w.almost full-length splits to lower hinges showing signs of attempted glue repairs,chipped corners,dealer's label to front pastedowns,tape repairs to rep gutters and frontis.gutters,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spines cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1874
KEYWORDS: travel geography biography literature africa georg schweinfurth
A Pilgrimage to The Holy Land;
comprising recollections, sketches, and reflection
3 vols;337pp;364pp;318pp; b/w frontis, VG- (half leather and marbelled boards, minor bumps and scuffing to extrems, marbelled eps, contents browned, minor staining to some contents, vol 1 is beginning to separate at first section gutter & has inscription to ffep.)
PUBLISHER: richard bentley, london, 1837
KEYWORDS: alphonse de lamartine theology history travel
Daughters of the Wind
first edition 320pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth, foxing to contents) in VG d/w (2-3cm open tears to spine extrems, 2 x5cm closed tears to rear cover, small tears and chipping to front cover, light rubbing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1967
KEYWORDS: nautical biography david lewis new zealand travel
The Last Home of Mystery
adventures in nepal
first edition 332pp ills.[b/w;appears to lack the map mentioned on title page although maps are on eps] VG- (black cloth,boards held on to spine w.nasty white tape,rubbed and stained,bumps and wear to extrems.w.chipping to head/foot of spine,maps to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,half-title loosening,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: john long london 1929
KEYWORDS: travel geography history nepal e.alexander powell
The Last Blue Mountain
ex-lib.first edition 212pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth, binding sloppy, tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG- d/w (upper/lower edges taped to mylar wrap, flaps trimmed)
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1959
KEYWORDS: travel geography mountaineering sport ralph barker
Impressions of Spain
ex-lib.first edition 108pp ills.[b/w photos by david tack] NF (red cloth,usual stamps and labels) in VG+ d/w (sl.bumps and creasing to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: quartet london 1991
KEYWORDS: arts photography spain travel david tack v.s.pritchett
Westward the Course
the new world of oceania
411pp, ills (b/w) VG- (green cloth with bumps to extrems, dealers stamp and adhesive to ffep, owners inscription to half tp, v sl foxing to foredges, sl cocked.) in G+ d/w (creasing and losses with tape repair to rear , sl soiled and foxed, price clipped.)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press, melbourne, 1946
KEYWORDS: paul mc guire travel exploration nauitcal
NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES
A Record of Recent Travels in These Colonies with Special Reference in Emigration and The Advantageous Employment of Labour and Capital
ex lib, with remains of stickers & cnacellation stamps to ffep, remains of pocket & stamp to rear ep's, rebound in blue cloth with new ep's and black title to spine, xii 372pp folding maps to rear of text, frontispiece & illus chap 1, VG-(boards have v sl edgewear, v sl soiled, sl foxing throughout with sl stains to ep's)
PUBLISHER: Smith Elder & Co London ca. 1842
KEYWORDS: history new zealand south australia new south wales geography travel
ITALY ON BORROWED TIME
Ex lib, minimal markings, 336pp, unissued, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl foxed prelims) d/w VG (v sl creases to extrems, sl sunned, v sl soiled & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Jarrolds, London, 1953
KEYWORDS: henry gibbs italy politics travel communism facism mussolini trieste roman catholic church
STEVENSON IN HAWAII
ex lib, minimal markings, 182pp illus, VG+(v sl bruised corners, vsl edgewear) d/w VG-(chipped with v sl wear & tears to extrems, sl sunned & rubbed)
PUBLISHER: University of Hawaii Press Honalulu 1950
KEYWORDS: travel history hawaii robert louis stevenson
POEMS
Underwoods Ballads Songs of Travel A Childs Garden of Verses
first ediiton, grey cloth, 399pp, G(corners bruised, boards rubbed with sl surface loss, soiled, edges worn with v sl tear to spine head & foot, sl internal seperation at hinges, ep's browned, foxing to ep's & edges with v sl spasmodically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 1913
KEYWORDS: modern first edition robert louis stevenson poetry ballads songs travel
WESTWARD HO
Or the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh Knight of Burrough in the County of Devon in the Reign of her Most Glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth
later ediiton, maarbled boards with leather spine, 248pp, VG-(corners sl scuffed, sl edgewear, sl chipped spine head, board rubbed, prev owners sign to ffep, sl internal seperation at front & rear, sl foxing to ep's & v sl throughout)
PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co London 1889
KEYWORDS: history travel amyas leigh knight