Books - "travel"
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Sailing Alone Around the World (New Edition)
Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black rule to spine and front board, frontispiece, vi + 234pp + 40pp of ads to rear, VG (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to front board, light fading & soiling to spine, spine sl cocked, light tanning/staining & moderate foxing to page edges, minor creasing to page corners, light foxing to eps, moderate foxing sporadically throughout, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout) in d/w VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- tidy tape repairs, moderate staining, soiling & rubbing to front flap fold & spine, light to moderate general soiling)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marsten & Co n/d (c.early 1900s)
KEYWORDS: spray captain joshua slocum sailing travel maritime nautical memoir adventure exploration caribbean south seas pacific circumnavigation solo canadian american
James Chalmers: His Autobiography and Letters (Third Impression)
Octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & cover, teg, page fore-edges deckled, frontispiece, 511pp + 9 plates + folding map at rear, VG (heavy fading & rubbing to spine, heavy scuffing to spine extrems- material flapping, minor bruising to board corners, gift inscription in ink to ffep, several gutters wityh moderate cracking- terminals partially detached, moderate soiling & chafing to boards, light to moderate foxing & tanning to eps & page edges, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, several pages uncut)
PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society 1902
KEYWORDS: james chalmers autobiography biography christian missionary scottish christianity history travel writing
Ko Nga Waiata Maori, he Mea Kohikohi Mai
FIRST EDITION, TEXT IN TE REO MAORI, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, VG (moderate fading to spine & board edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Trubner & Co 1857
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN TE REO MAORI first editions literature poems poetry verse Sir George Grey songs travel
Amsterdam
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: teNeues 2004
KEYWORDS: travel writing photos photography Amsterdam Holland Dutch lifestyle
Path-Finder Guide to Palestine, Transjordan & Syria
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Commercial Press 1941
KEYWORDS: historical travel guides Palestine Syria
Raggle-Taggle: Adventures with a Fiddle in Hungary and Roumania
Octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1933 (Reprint)
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Hungary Romania Roumania Walter Starkie
Tahiti Landfall
Octavo, beige buckram boards, red lettering to spine, x + 262pp, illus/photos, VG (light soiling & foxing to spine & boards, sl bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, occasional sl foxing throughout, minor creasing to rear pages) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to spine- archival repairs, heavy chipping & loss/archival repairs to edges & folds/flaps, light tanning)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Tahiti south seas exploration adventure William S Stone
Rural Rides, in Two Volumes (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, octavo, blue & black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, top page edges stained orange- faded, printed eps, vol 1- xii + 320pp, vol 2- v + 335pp + catalogue to rear, VG (sl bruising to extrems, heavy soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges- otherwise still a tidy set) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spines, sl bruising to spine of vol 1, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Everyman's Library / J M Dent & Sons 1957-66
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature William Cobbett England Everyman's Library series rural countryside historical history
Lhasa The Holy City
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, yellow buckram boards, red lettering & illus to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 342pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & fading to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, top corner of ffep clipped, sl tanning & foxing to eps, moderate cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1938
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature Lhasa religious cities
Travel USA Portfolio for 1960 - Visit USA Year
Oblong quarto, glossy heavy boards, gilt lettering to blue buckram spine, numbered tabs to page fore-edges, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate chafing/soiling & tanning to boards, moderate tanning & light soiling to page edges & eps, occasional adhesion to page top corners)
PUBLISHER: National Association of Travel Organizations 1960
KEYWORDS: travel history USA America United States reference
Summer Days in Cattiland
Sm octavo, heavy floral patterned boards, gilt lettering to burgundy buckram spine, deckled page edges, 127pp, VG (light fading to spine, light to moderate bruising to board corners, sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Menzies & Co N/D
KEYWORDS: Caithness Scotland Scottish Cattiland John Horne travel writing literature history historical
The Romance of the Rail: No 2 South Island Main Trunk, New Zealand
SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION! Oblong octavo, illus stapled light card covers, illus title page, 64pp, illus/photos, VG (light rusting to staples- page block almost detached, moderate tanning & foxing to covers, light staining to top edge of front cover, minor closed tearing to edges of rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, signed bookplate (James Cowan) to verso of contents page)
PUBLISHER: Publicity Branch, New Zealand Railways 1928
KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history trains rail travel south island main line Canterbury Otago Southland
On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of South India
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 261pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1976
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature India Dervla Murphy south
The King Country; or, Explorations in New Zealand: A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel Through Maoriland
FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP PRESENT, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, black lettering & gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, xx + 379pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, some occasional heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing throughout, plate opp. pg62 partially detached, 6cm closed tear & light foxing to folding map)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1884
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history exploration Maoriland travel writing literature King Country
Woman on a Horse
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/map to eps, frontispiece, 204pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light staining/discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, minro foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate soiling & foxing)
PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1956
KEYWORDS: travel writing & literature exploration adventure Ana Beker Americas
The New Zealand Motorists' Road Guide (North Island) (Fourteenth Edition)
Octavo, blue heavy boards- black buckram spine, black & red lettering to front board, printed front eps, xxiv + 330pp, illus, folding map to prelims & opp. pg257, G+ (moderate rubbing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, v heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- archival tape repair to front gutter, moderate insect damage to page edges of prelims & eps, minor foxing & soiling sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Andres, Baty & Co 1934
KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel guides historical road maps transport north island automotive
Muddling Through in Madagascar
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Century 1986
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Dervla Murphy Madagascar
Through Siberia by Accident
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: John Murray 2006
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Dervla Murphy Siberia
Eight Feet in the Andes
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Century Hutchinson 1985
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Dervla Murphy Andes
Athens: Its Grandeur and Decay
Sm octavo hardcover (G+) scruffy copy; 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: The Religious Tract Society N/D (c.1840s?)
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Greece ancient Greek Athens history