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$60.00
r28/17

Rambles in Polynesia


'SUNDOWNER'

first edition 207pp VG+ (burgundy cloth w.black dec.stamps to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to half-title,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: european mail london 1897

KEYWORDS: travel geography polynesia history sundowner

$125.00
r28/18

Through the Gold-Fields of Alaska to Bering Straits


DE WINDT,HARRY

first edition 312pp+catalogue [dated 1897] ills.[b/w w.col.folding map at front] VG- (blue cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some plates loose but all present,edges of folding map sl.worn)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1898

KEYWORDS: travel geography history alaska harry de windt gold-fields

$150.00
r28/19

Walks About the City and Environs of Jerusalem


BARTLETT,W.H.

second edition 255pp ills.[b/w w.folding maps] G+ (brown cloth w.half leather,top board detached but present,lacks 75% of leather spine,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,maps and margins of plates mod.foxed)

PUBLISHER: george virtue london [nd]

KEYWORDS: travel geography jerusalem bartlett

$725.00
r28/27

The Head-Hunters of Borneo: A Narrative of Travel Up The Mahakkam and Down the Barito


BOCK,CARL

second edition 344pp ills.[30 col.plates + folding map at front] G (teal cloth w.brown/ochre/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,10cm split to head of upper hinge,dealer's label to front pastedown,paper separation at ep gutter,owner's inscr.to half-title verso,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,map in 2 pieces but all present,col.plates all present and clean w.sl.foxing to the margins,spine cracked and shaky) not as bad as it might sound - would benefit from restoration - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: sampson low marston searle rivington london 1882

KEYWORDS: travel geography borneo head-hunters carl bock mahakkam

$25.00
r29/25

Photographic View Album of Stirling


N/A

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

$40.00
2g5/2

Sticks and Stones


HAWKRIDGE,JOHN

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

$30.00
s1/13

The Flight of Alcock & Brown


WALLACE,GRAHAM

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

$30.00
s2/28

The Botanical Explorers of New Zealand


GLENN,REWA

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

$40.00
s12/21

Broader Britain Photographs


N/A

[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

$150.00
s13/23

Handbook for Visitors to Paris


N/A

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

$300.00
t1/1

Eternal Himalaya


AHLUWALIA,H.P.S.

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

$150.00
t2/22

Over The World Travels, Adventures and Achievements


HOWE,HENRY

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

$380.00
t3/15

Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest Times to the Expedition of 1875-76


SMITH, D. MURRAY

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

$50.00
t4/9

Sierra Leone


LEWIS,ROY

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

$100.00
t9/18

By Sea and By Land


MEREWETHER,HENRY ALWORTH

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

$700.00
t10/28

Colonial Adventures and Experiences


A UNIVERSITY MAN [CARRINGTON,GEORGE]

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

$40.00
23409et15

A House in Corfu


TENNANT,EMMA

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

$50.00
t11/4

Everywhere The Memoirs of an Explorer


SAVAGE-LANDOR,A.HENRY

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

$90.00
t12/28

Everest Calling Ascent of the Dark Side: The Mallory-Irvine Ridge


SIGGINS,LORNA

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

$225.00
t14/24

Rio La Venta Treasure of Chiapas


BADINO, GIOVANNI & BELOTTI, ALVISE & BERNABEI, TULLIO & DE VIVO, ANTONIO & DOMENICI, DAVIDE & GIULIVO, ITALO (eds) ( SIR EDMUND HILLARY ex libris)

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

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