Books - "travel"
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Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey into the Heart of America
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books 2018
KEYWORDS: travel literature writing US America American culture sociology social commentary
Jock of the Bushveld
FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE - first issue points all present: dung beetle on pg.65, 337, 457 & horse dragged up cliff p.316, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering & animal illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, xvi + 475pp, illus, VG- (moderate rubbing & cracking to spine/hinges, moderate bruising & scuffing to board extrems, moderate chafing & surface loss to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, ffep & tissue guard of frontispiece detached/missing, moderate cracking to some gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1907
KEYWORDS: first editions first issues illustrated Sir Percy Fitzpatrick travel South Africa Transvaal writing anecdotes
Fiji : Handbook of the Colony
Super octavo, teal stiff card boards, black lettering & illus plate to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims with folding map, 165pp + index to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift plate to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate closed tearing & tape repairs to folding map- yellowing tape staining)
PUBLISHER: H R Craigie, Acting Gov't Printer 1936
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Pacific islands Fiji Fijian people culture British colonial history colinies
The Last Forbidden Kingdom: Mustang: Land of Tibetan Buddhism
Square quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt publisher's motif to front board, patterned eps, illus prelims, unpaginated prelims + 134pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1995
KEYWORDS: photojournalism travel literature writing photography Tibet buddhist communities anthropology Tibetan Mustang
Twelve Months with the Bashi-Bazouks
Second edition. Demy 8vo, pp. viii + 231; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, motif in black to front board; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals;prev bookseller's stamp in purple ink to ffep verso; moderate to heavy cracking to front & rear hinges; heavy cracking to central gutters; moderate to heavy foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Newman and Co. 1880
KEYWORDS: Edward Money Bashi Bazouks 19th century Turkey Turkish Ottoman army military travel travelling journey history
Something Rich and Strange: The Story of South Africa's Treasures, Famous and Unknown, Sunken and Buried, and Some Personal Experiences in the Search for Lost Hoards
Super 8vo hardcover (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: Howard Timmins 1962
KEYWORDS: Lawrence G Green South Africa travel travelling adventure
The Long Road from a Broken Heart
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, oblong quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 273pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Andrew Clarke / AD42 2014
KEYWORDS: adventure cycling travel writing literature self discovery mental health signed Jeremy Scott
Russell and the Bay of Islands
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus stapled light card covers, illus plate to front cover, 47pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate creasing to cover edges, moderate staining/discolouration to covers, light tanning throughout, some pages may be missing)
PUBLISHER: M Smethurst 1931
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Russell north island Bay of Islands travel writing literature guides historical signed Montagu Russell
In the Land of the Tui: My Journal in New Zealand
FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, teal buckram boards gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black lettering & black illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xviii + 322pp, illus, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, spine cocked, light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges, light chafing & discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to reverse of frontispiece, minor foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, minor annotation to terminals)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1894
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel journals writing literature Mrs Robert Wilson first editions
A Ride Through the Disturbed Districts of New Zealand; Together With Some Account of the South Sea Islands (Second Edition)
SECOND EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY - ownership bookplate of Rev Sidney Meade, brother of the author & of the editor of the book, with folding map to pg170, frontispiece features naked Maori maidens bathing - an image which isn't always present, super octavo, green half leatherbound buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt rule to boards, teg, marbled eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 375pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light wrinkling to buckram on rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout, sm ownership ink stamp to title page)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1871
KEYWORDS: second editions New Zealand history historical travel writing literature association copies south seas islands heritage culture
The Wonderland of the Antipodes; and Other Sketches of Travel in the North Island of New Zealand
FIRST EDITION- A LOVELY COPY! Imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black lettering & illus to front board, folding map frontispiece, unpaginatd prelims + 124pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & moderate staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to full title page, heavy cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle 1873
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history historical travel writing literature north island exploration
High Adventure
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR- EARLY SIGNATURE STYLE, A TRULY LOVELY COPY! Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1955
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders signed first editions Sir Edmund Hillary exploration adventure travel literature writing climbing mountaineering autobiography autobiographies memoir history historical
Round About New Zealand, Being Notes From a Journal of Three Years' Wanderings in the Antipodes
FIRST EDITION- A LOVELY COPY! Super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 368pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, smatterings of moderate foxing throughout, sporadic cracking to gutters, sm ink stamp to back page, 2cm closed tear & light to moderate foxing to folding map at rear)
PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall 1888
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel writing literature E W Payton first editions
The Long White Cloud : Ao Tea Roa
Octavo, nicely rebound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards, gilt tooling & raised bands to spine, aeg, marbled eps, frontispiece, xv + 430pp, illus/photos, folding map to rear, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to board & spine extrems, minor soiling & chafing to leatherwork, light foxing to prelims & terminals, 2cm closed tear to folding map)
PUBLISHER: Horace Marshall & Son 1898
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel writing literature heritage William Pember Reeves
New Zealand Country and People: An Account of the Country and its People
A LOVELY COPY! Quarto, maroon light card covers, illus plate to front cover, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, unpaginated prelims, 58pp + catalogue to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate creasing & rubbing to cover edges, light tanning to spine, sl soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's ink stamp to reverse of frontispiece)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1925
KEYWORDS: New Zealand culture heritage customs history historical travel writing literature
New Zealand, as a Tourist and Health Resort with Supplement on South Sea Islands
Octavo, red cloth stiff card covers, black lettering to front cover, page edges stained red, printed eps, unpaginated illus prelims + 194pp + memoranda to rear, VG+ (sl fraying to cover edges, prev. owner's sm ex-libris plate to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Thos. Cook & Son 1909
KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical tourist travel writing literature guides history
Looking Back: A Selection of Old Photographs from Papua New Guinea 1880-1960s
Quarto softcover (VG) damp wrinkling to bottom corner of page block; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: South Pacific Magazine 1990
KEYWORDS: travel history writing photos photography PNG Papua New Guinea historical
Greece in My Life
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1961
KEYWORDS: Greece history heritage culture Compton Mackenzie travel writing literature
Through the Embers of Chaos: Balkan Journeys
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: John Murray 2002
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Dervla Murphy Balkans first editions
Travels into Several Remote Naton of the World Vol. II
Second edition. Vol. II only. Post 8vo, pp. [2 (advts)] + [6] + 199; brown leather bds, double roll-tooled border to bds in black; four plates; G+ (heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with heavy chipping; heavy cracking to joints, rear board detatched, front board connected to 2/5 cords at spine; leather to bds peeling; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; lacking ffep; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscriptions to fly leaf & tp in black ink; heavy insect holes throughout; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling throughout).
PUBLISHER: Benjamin Motte 1727
KEYWORDS: 18th eighteenth century Jonathan Swift Gulliver Gulliver's Travels satire humor humour politics travel writing travels journey discovery