Books - "travel"
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Photographic View Album of Stirling
first edition 16pp ills.[b/w] printed on pink paper VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to title page,contents sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: valentine dundee [nd]
KEYWORDS: arts history geography travel stirling scotland
Sticks and Stones
first edition 189pp ills.[b/w and col.] F in NF d/w (spine sunned)
PUBLISHER: jh productions leeds 1987
KEYWORDS: biography travel john hawkridge
The Flight of Alcock & Brown
ex-lib.first edition 312pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.losses to rear flap)
PUBLISHER: putnam london 1955
KEYWORDS: aviation history travel alcock brown graham wallace
The Botanical Explorers of New Zealand
first edition 176pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep verso) in VG- d/w (torn,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1950
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history travel rewa glenn
Broader Britain Photographs
[first edition] 192pp ills.[b/w photographs] VG- (purple cloth,rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,lacks ffep,owner's sign.to title page,upper 3cm of title page removed,contents clean,spine shaky)
PUBLISHER: werner london 1895
KEYWORDS: arts history geography britain travel
Handbook for Visitors to Paris
new and revised edition 337pp [b/w maps] VG- (burgundy cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,lacks half-title,contents sl.foxed,missing general map of Paris at rear)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1882
KEYWORDS: history travel geography paris
Eternal Himalaya
first edition inscribed by author to Sir Edmund Hillary 208pp+index ills.[b/w] NF (brown cloth w.blind borders and gilt stamp to top board,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to Edmund Hillary on half-title - Ed & June [*********] H[ari] & Bholi 13 August 198[6] ) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,laminate is bubbling and lifting,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.) inscribed by fellow Everest conqueror H.Ahluwalia and his wife to Sir Edmund Hillary and his wife
PUBLISHER: interprint new delhi 1982
KEYWORDS: history travel himalaya ahluwalia edmund hillary geography signed
Over The World Travels, Adventures and Achievements
first edition 848pp ills.[b/w w.some maps] VG+ (green cloth w.burgundy/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to frontis.verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) attractive binding
PUBLISHER: bradley garretson philadelphia 1883
KEYWORDS: history travel henry howe geography
Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest Times to the Expedition of 1875-76
first edition 824pp ills.[b/w and duotone w.2x col.folding maps] VG (full leather w.elaborate blind/gilt stamps to boards and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,full length split to upper hinge of spine creating a flap but still present,2x owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents and plates,aeg,all plates and maps present,sl.shaky spine) heavy item
PUBLISHER: m'gready thomson niven glasgow 1877
KEYWORDS: history travel arctic expeditions smith
Sierra Leone
first edition 263pp ills.[b/w w.folding map at rear] VG+ (red cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hmso london 1954
KEYWORDS: history travel geography africa sierra leone roy lewis
By Sea and By Land
ex-lib.first edition 343pp [b/w frontis.] G (libr.rebind in blue cloth w.half leather,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1874
KEYWORDS: history travel geography henry alworth merewether
Colonial Adventures and Experiences
first edition 291pp VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's label to front pastedown w.owner's stamp to prelims.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) scarce
PUBLISHER: bell and daldy london 1871
KEYWORDS: travel history geography george carrington biography
A House in Corfu
first edition proof copy 229pp NF (in wrappers,v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copy emma tennant corfu travel
Everywhere The Memoirs of an Explorer
first edition 586pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation at fep gutter,front cover from missing dustwrapper is pasted to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1924
KEYWORDS: biography travel explorer henry savage-landor
Everest Calling Ascent of the Dark Side: The Mallory-Irvine Ridge
first edition signed by some of the climbers [Dermot Somers/Robbie Fenlon/Frank Nugent/Mick Murphy/John Murray] 191pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (dk.blue cloth,v.sl.wear to extrems.,sign.of climbers to half-title) in VG+ dustwrapper (v.sl.soiled,1cm hole to spine,publisher's removable sticker to front cover)
PUBLISHER: mainstream publishing edinburgh 1994
KEYWORDS: travel everest mountaineering signed lorna siggins dermot somers robbie fenlon frank nugent mick murphy john murray
Rio La Venta Treasure of Chiapas
Dark green cloth boards 319pp illus NF (light marking to eps) in NF d/w (v sl rubbing) Unopened CD in rear . Book is in English. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by editor Antonio De Vivo to Sir Edmund Hillary, who wrote an endorsement of the book published prior to the table of contents. Ex libris the collection of Sir Edmund Hillary HEAVY ITEM
PUBLISHER: tipolitografia turra Padova 1999
KEYWORDS: archaeology sociology travel history geography
Piasatges De Catalunya
.Landscape of Catalonia
Dark blue cloth with silver embossed lettering to front board and spine 278pp illus, printed in english and spanish, Fine in Fine d/w in NF illus slipcase (v sl rubbing) SIGNED AND INSCRIBEDby the President of Catalonia, Jordi Pujol, (who wrote the foreword) dated 20.09.92, to Sir Edmund Hillary (from his collection). HEAVY ITEM
PUBLISHER: Generalitat de catalunya Barcelona 1990
KEYWORDS: catalonia history travel
A Short Sketch of Rajah Rajendro Mullick Bahadur and His Family
Original brick red blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine 62pp + xxxii illus, VG v light wear to extremities, light to moderate discolouration to pages. SIGNED by Kumar Ganendro Mullick and dated 1921 on title page RARE
PUBLISHER: Mullick calcutta 1917
KEYWORDS: india history genealogy rajah travel biogrpahy
Piloti ed Aerei Italiani Dal Pacifico Alle Ande
primi voli postali in ecuador
small folio illustrated boards 279pp illus Fine in Fine d/w SIGNED & iNSCRIBED by author on fep Book is in Italian SCARCE
PUBLISHER: Hi-tech media Bologna 1995
KEYWORDS: italy ecuador aviation philately history travel
Johannesburg Street Names
A Dictionary of Street, Superb and Other Place-names, compiled to the End of 1968
Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine 629pp illus VG+ (very light wear to etremities, mild foxing on eps) in VG+ d/w (light wear to extremities, verey small tears at head and tail of spine, foxing on inside) A large and detailed book which should be on the shelf ofevery fan of the city SCARCE
PUBLISHER: Juta Cape Town 1971
KEYWORDS: South Africa Johannesburg travel history geography