Books - "travel"
Showing 241 to 260 of 4364 results.
HANNIBAL CROSSES THE ALPS
ex lib, minimal markings, 39pp map, VG-( corners v sl bruised, boards stained, front pastedown creased, ep's sl browned & soiled) d/w G(wear tears & chipped extrems, sunned rubbed & soiled, sl creased)
PUBLISHER: University Press Cambridge 1924
KEYWORDS: history travel switzerland alps hannibal
SCENES OF MODERN TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE
First edition thus, blind embossed boards & gilt title to spine, 344pp, G+ (cocked, internal separation at joints and several locations in contents, binding holding, contents mod foxed throughout, boards mod rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson, Edinburgh, 1865
KEYWORDS: travel mountains ruined cities wild animals volcano earthquake natural phenomena east holy land
Paris Herself Again in 1878-9
2 vols.
third edition 2 vols.in half-leather 329/360pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (marbled paper boards w.half-leather,gilt raised bands w.gilt-on-black title patches to spines,rubbed and soiled w.surface scuffs and scratches to leather,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's stamp to eps,prelims.sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,marbled edges,tight)
PUBLISHER: remington london 1879
KEYWORDS: literature history geography travel paris france george augustus sala
Mountain Craft
second edition 603pp ills.[b/w w.2 missing] G+ (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained w.spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,top board shaky w.paper separation at title gutter,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,plates at pp 370/522 missing,spine cracked but tight)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1921
KEYWORDS: travel mountaineering geography sport geoffrey winthrop young
The Dixon - Meares Controversy
reprint edition, 156pp. Illus.(b/w) F ( blue cloth )
PUBLISHER: da capo press new york 1969
KEYWORDS: frederic w howay dixon - meares controversy british colombia fur trade exploration maritime history travel politics trade geography
ROCKETS MISSILES AND SPACE TRAVEL
reprint, red cloth, 436pp illus, VG(v sl cocked, sl wear & scuffing to edges, sl rubbed & soiled, booksellers stamp to ffep, sl foxing to ep's & edges)
PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall Ltd London 1952
KEYWORDS: astronomy history rockets misslies space travel
Living Dangerously
the autobiography of ranulph fiennes
reprint, signed and dated by author, 263pp ills.[b/w and col.] imperial octavo hardcover, VG (blue cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems, light soiling to lower page edges) in VG d/w (light wear to covers, light bruising and chipping to extrems)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1990
KEYWORDS: biography travel autobiography ranulph fiennes signed
Vikram and the Vampire
or tales of hindu devilry
[first edition] rebind 319pp ills.[b/w by ernest griset] G+ (rebound in blue cloth w.gilt titling to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.sunned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,new eps,sl.foxing to contents w.insect holes throughout,tight)
PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1870
KEYWORDS: history travel modern first edition literature hindu vikram richard burton
The District of Bakarganj
its history and statistics
ex-lib.first edition 459pp [fold-out map at front] VG- (brown cloth w.half-leather,mod.rubbed and soiled,surface losses to leather,top board detached,libr.stamps to spine,wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,prelims.detached but present,content edges v.sl.soiled o/w clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: trubner london 1876
KEYWORDS: history geography travel india bakarganj h.beveridge
Egeria's Travels
first edition thus 320pp VG+ (blue cloth,minor soiling,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: s.p.c.k london 1971
KEYWORDS: travel history geography egeria john wilkinson
Visit to the Holy Land,Egypt,and Italy
336pp+ads.ills.[col.] VG- (brown embossed cloth,rubbed and stained and unevenly sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,pencil annotations to front pastedown,ink numbers to prelims.and title,paper separation at title gutter,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: ingram,cooke london 1852
KEYWORDS: travel geography history holy land egypt italy ida pfeiffer
The History of Holland and Belgium
from the earliest period to the present time
192pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG- (brown embossed cloth w.gilt titling to spine,rubbed and soiled w.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.loss to foot of spine,ads.to eps,contents sl.foxed,tears to map,spine cracked and sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: dean and munday london [nd]
KEYWORDS: travel history holland belgium julia corner
SPUTNIKS AND AFTER
The Soviet Account of Travel in Space
ex lib, minimal markings, 285pp illus, NF with v sl edgewear, in d/w VG-(sl wear tears creasing & chipped extrems, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: MacDonald London 1959
KEYWORDS: historyrussia space travel sputniks
Rome
rebind no text ills.[12 plates] VG (12 plates rebound in blue cloth w.gilt Rome title and 1833 date to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,new eps,12 plates are browned and foxed w.blank leaves between,2 plates are undated/9 are dated 1833/1 is dated 1827)
PUBLISHER: cooke london [nd,1833]
KEYWORDS: arts engravings pinelli rome travel geography
Living Dangerously
the autobiography of ranulph fiennes
first us edition proof copy 266pp NF (in paper wrappers,sl.sunned w.minor bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: atheneum new york 1988
KEYWORDS: literature proof copies biography travel ranulph fiennes
Souvenir of London
14 facsimiles of water-colours
first edition ills.[14 col.plates] G+ (in ill.wrappers,rubbed and stained/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.w.many losses and closed tears,lacks spine,no title page or prelims.but perhaps they were never there anyway,all plates present but most are detached,all plates sl.soiled/foxed but generally towards margins leaving the images relatively clean,some minor unobtrusive creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: nestle london [nd]
KEYWORDS: arts london prints carl j.becker travel geography
A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF DR LIVINGSTON'S EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
And of the Discovery of Lakes shirwa and Nyassa
green cloth with gilt to spine & front, xii 416pp illus folding map at rear, folding frontispiece, VG-(corners sl bruised & scuffed, sl edgewear, v sl bumped spine head & foot, board sl rubbed & soiled, prev owners inscr to ffep, sl foxing to ep's & edges with v sl spasmodically throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Murray London 1875
KEYWORDS: travel history davis livingston zambesi africa
Etruscan Bologna
a study
first edition [penzer p.92-93] first issue [dec.border runs full width of boards] xii+275pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out diagram at frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth w.dec.stamped border across upper/lower edges,gilt stamp to top board w.gilt titling to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,brown eps sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.chipping to rep gutter,tight)
PUBLISHER: smith,elder london 1876
KEYWORDS: richard burton bologna history travel geography italy
Glimpses of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand
first edition inscribed by author 211pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth w.blind/dec.stamps to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,dec.eps,author's inscr.to frontis.portrait,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: brett auckland 1903
KEYWORDS: new zealand travel geography history captain barry
A Ride Through the Disturbed Districts of New Zealand
together with some account of the south sea islands
second edition [lacks title page] 375pp+32pp publisher's ads.dated 1871 ills.[b/w but lacks frontis.] G+ (green cloth w.blind borders,gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled w.spine attached only at rear hinge,wear and chipping to extrems.,boards shaky,brown eps,owner's inscr.to prelim.,lacks half-title and title,sl.foxing and soiling to contents,cocked)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1871
KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography herbert meade