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$140.00
1y38a/10

On the Eaves of the World


FARRER, REGINALD

2-VOLUME SET, 2ND IMPRESSION. Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering + gilt rule to spine, gilt lettering + blind rule to boards, frontispiece, 1: xii + 311pp + 33 plates + folding map to rear, 2: viii + 328pp + 29 plates, VG- (moderate bruising to spine + extrems, moderate staining/soiling to boards, light foxing + moderate tanning & creasing to page edges, prev bookseller's label to front pastedown of vol. 2, light to moderate foxing throughout, light soiling to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold & Co. 1926

KEYWORDS: mountaineering exploration travel travelogue tibet china tibean himalayas himalayan reginald farrer

$185.00
1y38a/27

Through Tibet to Everest


NOEL, J.B.L.

Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 302pp + 2pp adverts at rear + 25 plates, VG (light bruising to spine + extrems, light rubbing/bruising to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, prev owner's name in pencil to fep, mild foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold & Co. 1927

KEYWORDS: everest tibet mountaineering j.b.l noel memoir travel exploration adventure nepal mount everest

$85.00
1y38a/35

Magical Malaya


PRATT, AMBROSE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt lettering & decoration to front board, frontispiece, 278pp + 14 plates, VG- (mild bruising to spine + extrems w/ some fraying at foot of spine, light tanning to page edges, crack running length of front & rear gutters, prev owner's name in pencil to fep, moderate foxing to both eps, occasional v mild foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Robertson & Mullens Ltd. 1931

KEYWORDS: first edition malaya thailand southeast asia travel colonialism british malaya singapore dredging water management china

$20.00
xxpcb175684

Twenty Years A-Growing


O'SULLIVAN, MAURICW

Lacks d/w, first edition, second impression. Super 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: Chatto& Windus 1933

KEYWORDS: autobiography irish ireland coming of age youth travel

$8.50
xxpdi175702

Dinosaur Planet


MCCAFFREY, ANNE

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Orbit 1984

KEYWORDS: dinosaurs science fiction outer space travel pulp

$15.00
xxpdi175710

The Waiting Land: A Spell in Nepal


MURPHY, DERVLA

Super 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Century 1967

KEYWORDS: travel writing tibet travelling kathmandu dalai lama nepal adopts a nepalese child

$325.00
1y41a/39

The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature


WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL

FOURTH EDITION, FRONT HINGE WEAK, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tooling & black rule to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, folding map to front, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems & spine, moderate cracking to hinges- boards shaky, heavy cracking to some gutters, light foxing & moderate tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate & prev. bookseller's label to front pastedown, ocassional light pencil marking to margins, light foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co 1872

KEYWORDS: Malay archipelago nature animals history exploration travel anthropology apes birds Alfred Russel Wallace

$25.00
xxpeh175769

Around the Southern Coast


BELMER, ROY (WAYFARER)

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) jacket heavily wrinkled; 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: Times Printing Service 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Roy Belmer Wayfarer south island travel

$10.00
xxpei175779

Museums to Visit in New Zealand: Over 150 Outstanding Collections Open to the Public


DENCH, ALISON

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 costs

PUBLISHER: New Holland 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand tourism tourist spots museums travel

$15.00
xxpei175786

Conquerors of the Antarctic


DE LA CROIX, ROBERT & FITZGERALD, EDWARD (Trans)

EX-LIBRARY, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1958

KEYWORDS: Antarctic exploration travel history maritime nautical south pole

$15.00
xxpel175791

A Fabulous Kingdom: The Exploration of the Arctic


OFFICER, CHARLES & PAGE, JAKE

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: exploration Arctic north pole travel maritime nautical history

$20.00
xxpel175805

The Impossible Ride: The First Bicycle Ride Across the Amazon Jungle


SUTHERLAND, LOUISE

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: The Southern Cross Press 1982

KEYWORDS: Louise Sutherland travel signed literature Amazon jungle cycling

$9.50
xxpel175807

Kerry Tyack's Guide to Breweries and Beer in New Zealand


TYACK, KERRY

Octavo softcover (Nr 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: New Holland 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand drink alcohol beer breweries travel guide

$65.00
1y41a/41

Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries


KNIGHT, E. F.

Octavo, beige buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, brown lettering to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, folding map to front, xv + 528pp + 24pp ads to rear, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy chipping & bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & staining to spine & boards, 3cm crack to front hinge, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims, light foxing to pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co. 1894

KEYWORDS: travel exploration history culture Kashmir west Tibet Gilgit E F Knight

$150.00
1y46a/3

The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions


STEFANSSON, VILHJALMUR

TWO FOLDING MAPS IN REAR POCKET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to front board, frontispiece, xxxi + 784pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, some bruising & creasing to page edges, light tanning & creasing to one folding map at rear)

PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co. N/D (c.1921?)

KEYWORDS: exploration polar regions history arctic north pole travel eskimos

$125.00
1y46a/12

The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island


GOVERNOR PHILLIP et al

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#79/1000), FULL LEATHERBOUND, ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS TO D/W, quarto, brown full leather boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, teg, frontispiece, 298pp + lxxiv appendix to rear, illus & folding maps, VG (light bruising/warping to board corners, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, explanatory note by Norman B.Tindale tipped in to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with loss & neat/tidy archival tape repairs, moderate tanning & soiling to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Georgian House Pty 1950

KEYWORDS: Governor Phillip Botany Bay exploration travel adventures history ethnography Australia Australian

$40.00
1y49a/35

Men and Ships Around Cape Horn 1616 - 1939


RANDIER, JEAN & SANDERSON, M. W. B. (Trans) & GAUTIER, LEON (Preface)

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 360pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine, light soiling to boards, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing/chipping & tape repairs to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine & covers, moderate scuffing to spine)

PUBLISHER: David McKay Company 1969

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical ships Cape Horn exploration history sailing travel

$16.50
xxpfc175833

A Traveller's Guide to the Galapagos Islands (Fourth Edition)


BOYCE, BARRY

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Galapagos Travel/Hunter Publishing c.2004

KEYWORDS: travel Galapagos Islands guide

$27.50
xxpfc175844

Wooden Ships and Iron Men


WALLACE, FREDERICK WILLIAM

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 costs

PUBLISHER: White Lion Publishers 1973

KEYWORDS: exploration travel maritime nautical history merchant ships

$35.00
xxpfl175891

The Wrench


LEVI, PRIMO; WEAVER, WILLIAM (trans.)

First edition. Super 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1986

KEYWORDS: literature alaska russia undia italian travel coming of age life discoveries harsh truths

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