Books - "travel"
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Jungle Trails and Jungle People
travel,adventure and observation in the far east
first edition 310pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth w.cream/gilt dec.stamps,rubbed and soiled and sl.sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,sl.loss to foot of upper hinge,paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to title,prelims.and edges sl.foxed o/w contents generally clean,spine cracked and mod.shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.werner laurie london 1905
KEYWORDS: travel history geography far east anthropology caspar whitney
A Place in Normandy
first edition 255pp ills.[b/w] NF (grape paper boards w.blue cloth spine,minor bumps to extrems.,minor stain to fore-edge) in VG+ d/w (sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,minor stain to foot of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: henry holt new york 1997
KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel biography nicholas kilmer normandy
Mentone and its Neighbourhood:The Past and the Present
first edition 464pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map at rear] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled w.sl.sunned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.separation starting at rear prelim.gutter,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1910
KEYWORDS: history travel geography mentone france george muller
Scholar Mountaineers
pioneers of parnassus
first edition 164pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth,sl.rubbed,sl.bumps to extrems.,clear acetate protector is taped to pastedowns,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: dennis dobson london 1950
KEYWORDS: mountaineering history sport travel geography wilfrid noyce
Journey Down a Rainbow
first edition 289pp VG+ (green cloth,spine sl.soiled and sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,te green,edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned and foxed,bumps and chipping and creasing to extrems.,full length closed tear to spine w.4x1cm loss to centre all repaired internally w.tape,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: heinemann-cresset london 1955
KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel geography history america j.b.priestley jacquetta hawkes
North America
vol 1 canada and newfoundland; stanford's compendium of geography and travel
second edition revised vol one only 1069pp illus, (b/w, incl fold-out maps in part col) VG+ (green cloth w. gilt dec stamp, sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps and wear to extrems, mod bump to lower of front board w. cloth not broken, spine sl shaky and cracked, t.e. of contents browned w. sl foxing, sl browning to prelims, fold out map on page 303 w. several closed tears and creases, protruding from extrems of content)
PUBLISHER: edward stanford london 1915
KEYWORDS: geography north america travel canada, newfoundland history henry m ami
South Africa
the union of south africa, rhodesia, and all other territories south of the zambesi
eighth edition, eleventh impression 522pp illus, (b/w, w. part col fold out map) VG (red cloth, publishers blind stamp to foot of corner of front board, gilt titling to spine, sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps and wear to extrems, boards sl sunned w. spine mod sunned, spine sl cocked and shaky two small closed tears to head of spine, paste action to f.e.p., sl foxing to prelims w. some paper seperation to gutter of rear of half title, starting sl at head but contents firm and stitching secure, pasteaction to rear f.e.p. w. sl foxing to e.p.s, minor paper seperation to upper gutter of e.p.s and but secure, t.e of contents red w. binding sl cracked) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: t. fisher unwin london 1917
KEYWORDS: south africa, british colony dutch history africa history travel geography
Back in the USSR
first edition 197pp illus, (b/w photographs) NF (red cloth, sl rubbed w. v. sl bumps and wear to extrems, edges of contents sl browned) in VG+ d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps and wear to extrems, mod closed tear to upper edge of bottom flap hinge)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1987
KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel biography literature davies hunter
My Latin-American Diary
first edition in engl.89pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep,te sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.soiled and foxed,sl.browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,4cm closed tear to foot of rear cover,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: falcon press london 1953
KEYWORDS: modern first edition andre maurois travel latin america
On the Banks of the Amazon
512pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth w.black dec.stamps,rubbed and stained w,spine sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation to ep gutters,owner's inscr.to ffep,some minor soiling to contents,lacks rfep,spine cracked and shaky,cocked)
PUBLISHER: t.nelson london 1889
KEYWORDS: modern first edition w.h.g.kingston travel geography biography
The Exploration of The Pacific
the pioneer histories series
first edition, super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt to spine and front board, 411pp [4 fold-out maps] VG+ (sl moisture staining to front board, light foxing to page edges and prelims, prev owners name in ink to fep) in VG d/w (spine browned,light chipping to extrems)
PUBLISHER: a.&c.black london 1934
KEYWORDS: history travel exploration geography pacific j.c.beaglehole pioneer histories series
African Escape
a bid for freedom through 2,000 miles of jungle and forest
first edition 203pp+ads illus, (b/w, maps) VG (green cloth w. maps to eps, sl stains to spine w. sl sunning to head and foot of spine and sl cocked, owners name to ffep, sl foxing and browning to t.e. of contents) in VG d/w (mod chipping to foot and sl chipping to head of spine, several small closed tears along top and bottom edges w. amateur tape repairs to external and internal side of jacket, some gum stains, spine mod sunned)
PUBLISHER: william kimber london 1957
KEYWORDS: Prisoners of war escapes world war 2 military italy africa history travel
Controlling a Racing-Car Team
first edition 119pp illus, (b/w photographs) VG (red cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine, sl sunning to spine and along upper and lower edges of boards, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims and edges) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. mod tear to head of spine and hinge area and upper edge near adjacent to front flap hinge, sl chipping to other edges of hinges w. sl surface loss along spine hinges, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: g.t. foulis london 1951
KEYWORDS: sport motor racing history organisation strategy planning resources travel davis s. c. h.
South-East England:
thameside and the weald
first edition 203pp illus, (b/w, photography and maps) VG+ (light brown cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine w. spine v. sl cocked, sl foxing to t.e. of contents) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and hinge area w. sl surface loss, spine mod sunned w. sl foxing to reverse side of jacket)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1971
KEYWORDS: geography travel history england regions geology industry manufacturing millward roy robinson adrian
Tropic Adventure
rio grande to patagonia
first edition 336pp ills.[b/w photos] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.stained,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,dealer's stamp to ffep,edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,bumps and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,10cm closed tear to middle of upper hinge,internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first edition willard price travel geography
Portugal and Madeira
first edition 242pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: batsford london 1954
KEYWORDS: modern first edition history travel geography portugal madeira sacheverell sitwell
Mother Ireland
[first edition] 144pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.sunning to upper edge,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears,flaps sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london [1976]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition edna o'brien travel geography history ireland
Reminiscences Of Johannesburg & London
[first edition thus] 316pp illus, (b/w photograph frontis) VG (red cloth, spine sl cocked and shaky, sl bumps and wear to head of spine and corners of boards, sl pasteaction to front and rear eps with mod foxing to eps and edges, mod internal paper seperationt to front fep gutter, detaching at head and foot but webbing holding, minor internal paper seperation rear fep gutter but binding holding firm and secure, sl foxing to some sections of text, one leaf detached from binding and loosely inserted) lack d/w
PUBLISHER: robert holden london 1924
KEYWORDS: south africa history johannesburg east london boer travel biography colonisation industrial cohen louis
The Narrative Of A Naval Nobody 1907-1924
[ex libris?]first edition 333p VG (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, sl wear to head and foot of spine, w. neat amateur internal reinforcements to same areas, sl vertical crease and sunning to spine, sl surface loss to lower corner of front board w. sl bumps along upper and lower edges, boards v. sl stained and soiled, spine sl cocked and cracked, sl pasteaction and foxing to eps and edges w. t.e. sl browned, library blind stamp to rear pastedown w. residue of label attachment) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1929
KEYWORDS: military nautical navy travel history war sailors biography royal navy world 1 naval operations life fairburn douglas
Everest 1933
fifth impression [popular edition] 299pp illus, (b/w, photographs and foldout map) octavo VG (blue cloth, spine sl cocked and sunned, sl foxing to prelims and edges, owner's signature to ffep) in VG- d/w (tatty, heavy chipping and tears)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1936
KEYWORDS: travel geography mountaineering expeditions exploration climbing everest history biography british ruttledge hugh