Books - "travel"
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Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1886-87
ex-lib 298pp ills.[some col.w.fold-out maps incl.3 charts in pocket at rear] VG (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled w.sl.water stain to foot edge,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,usual stamps and labels and markings,v.sl.water damage to foot edge of contents,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1891
KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology ethnology geography travel smithsonian institution
Tenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Smithsonian Institution 1888-89
ex-lib 822pp ills.[some col.] VG- (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.water stain to foot edge,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,top board shaky w.separation starting at head,usual stamps and labels and markings,ffep loose,sl.water damage to foot and fore edge of contents causing some sl.damage to plates,contents o/w quite tidy,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1893
KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology ethnology smithsonian institution travel geography
Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-92
ex-lib 462pp ills. VG- (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.water stain to foot edges,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and markings,sl.water damage to foot edge of contents causing some minor adhesion,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1896
KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology ethnology geography travel smithsonian institution
Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1889-90
ex-lib 553pp ills.[some col.] VG (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,usual stamps and labels and markings,ffep sl.loose,foot and fore edges sl.water stained but not affecting images,edges sl.soiled,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1894
KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology ethnology geography travel smithsonian institution
Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1887-88
ex-lib 617pp ills.[some col.] VG (olive cloth w.gilt stamps/lettering,mod.rubbed and soiled w.sl.water stain to foot edge,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards shaky,usual stamps and labels and markings,sl.water damage to fore and lower edges not affecting text or plates,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: govt.printing office washington 1892
KEYWORDS: history anthropology sociology geography travel ethnology smithsonian institution
A Popular Account of Dr.Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries;and of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1864
416pp ills.[incl.fold-out maps] G (green cloth,rubbed and soiled and sl.sunned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.splits to cloth at rear hinge,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,bookplate to front pastedown w.owner's stamp throughout,sl.foxing to contents,plates have been coloured-in w.crayons,spine cracked w.some sections starting to separate,edges soiled,sl.cocked w.shaky spine,sl.rough and tatty)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1875
KEYWORDS: history travel geography expeditions dr.livingstone africa
IN SEARCH OF THE PRIMITIVE
Green cloth with red label & gilt to spine, 454pp illus, VG+(sl bruised corners, sl sunned boards, v sl foxing to ep's & fore edges)
PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Ltd London 1967
KEYWORDS: history travel congo africa south america new guinea arctic
Wanderings in North Africa
first edition rebound 320pp ills. VG+ (brown cloth rebind,new eps,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,prelims.sl.foxed w.some v.minor foxing to contents,fore-edge of p.133 sl.torn,edges soiled,tight)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1856
KEYWORDS: travel geography africa james hamilton
Extracts From a Journal,written on the coasts of Chili,Peru,and Mexico
vol.iii only
vol.iii only 311pp G+ (blue cloth w.paper title label to spine,rubbed and stained and sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,split to cloth at hinges,title label rubbed and chipped,boards shaky,owner's inscr.to pastedown,prelims.and edges mod.soiled,minor foxing to sl.browned contents,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: constable edinburgh 1827
KEYWORDS: history travel geography south america basil hall
India
a million mutinies now
first edition 521pp NF (sl.shaky spine,minor ink mark to ffep) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed w.minor bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1990
KEYWORDS: modern first edition v.s.naipaul india travel
A Turn in the South
first uk edition 307pp F (sl.browned as usual) in NF d/w (sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: viking london 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition v.s.naipaul travel america
Gilmour of the Mongols
191pp few ills. VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.water stain and damage to rear board,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,presentation bookplate to ffep,edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked but only sl.shaky,minor water damage to foot of final section)
PUBLISHER: pickering & inglis london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history geography travel mongolia w.p.nairne james gilmour
Sea and Islands
first edition 288pp ills.[some col.] VG (blue cloth,sl.sunned towards sl.bumped extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1967
KEYWORDS: modern first edition hammond innes travel geography greece nautical
FROZEN ASIA
A Sketch of Modern Siberia - Together with an account of the Native Tribes Inhabiting That Region
Original dark blue cloth with silver/gilt titles and leather lable to spine, ivpp 320pp +4pp, folding map at frontis.intact, VG(general rubbing to cloth with light soiling and sl. wear to extremities, small fray at spine head, presentation plate at front paste down that has been mostly removed, previous owners sign to ffep, hinges sl.loose, light foxing to edges and throughout)
PUBLISHER: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge London 1879
KEYWORDS: history asia siberia travel geography
Nanga Parbat Adventure
a himalayan expedition
quarto hardcover (VG) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1938
KEYWORDS: travel history himalayas climbing nanga parbat fritz bechtold
Edinburgh Revisited
first edition 263pp ills.[by hanslip fletcher,some full-page plates w.tissue guards] VG (brown cloth rebind w.original cover and spine title sections laid down,sl.soiled w.sl.water stains to upper edges of boards,paste action to new eps,prelims.and edges foxed w.some minor foxing to contents but not affecting plates,untrimmed edges,tight)
PUBLISHER: sidgwick & jackson london 1911
KEYWORDS: edinburgh scotland history travel geography james bone
ANTARCTIC DISCOVERY
The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Blue cloth with gilt to spine, 421pp illus, VG(v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl edgewear, sl rubbed, sl foxing to ep's, owners insc to fep)
PUBLISHER: Putnam London 1936
KEYWORDS: history antarctic travel bryd
Beautiful London
first edition 124pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (blue cloth,spine and upper/lower edges sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,minor thumb stains to contents o/w clean,spine cracked and v.sl.shaky,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears,2cm loss to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: phaidon press london 1950
KEYWORDS: arts photography london geography travel britain helmut gernsheim
The Importance of Holland Seen From the Air
193pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (brown cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dec.eps,edges sl.browned/foxed o/w contents clean,sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: royal dutch air lines klm [np,holland,nd,1928]
KEYWORDS: history klm geography holland travel transport
On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds
twenty-eight hundred miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison
first edition 322pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,rubbed and soiled,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.wear to hinges,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,head of ffep clipped,edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and shaky w.final section loose but all present,eps sl.foxed,cocked)
PUBLISHER: osgood,mcilvanie london 1896
KEYWORDS: history travel geography sport hunting caspar whitney