ALLEN, Charles.
A Mountain In Tibet. The Search for Mount Kailas and the Sources of the Great Rivers of India.
(London): Andre Deutsch, (1982). First edition. Cloth, 255pp. Name o/w fine in d/w.
An account of the exploration of the Kailas and its attendant rivers.
(London): Andre Deutsch, (1982). First edition. Cloth, 255pp. Name o/w fine in d/w.
An account of the exploration of the Kailas and its attendant rivers.
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ANDERSON, James.
Memorable Women of the Puritan Times.
London: Blackie & Son, nd. (188-?) 8vo., orig. blue cloth, x, 408, 408pp. Spines darkened o/w a near fine copy.
London: Blackie & Son, nd. (188-?) 8vo., orig. blue cloth, x, 408, 408pp. Spines darkened o/w a near fine copy.
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ANTIN, Peter with Phyllis Wachob Weiss.
Himalayan Odyssey. The Perilous Trek to Western Nepal. New York : Donald Fine, (1990). First edition. Cloth backed boards, 292pp. Fine in d/w. An account of Antin's major trek around the Himalayas, and through the dangerous, remote and largely forbidden country of western Nepal.
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BERGERAT, Emile.
A Wild Sheep Chase. Notes of a Little Philosophical Journey in Corsica. From the French of..... New York: Macmillan, 1894. 8vo., orig. maroon cloth with small dec. in gilt on upper cover, 315pp. Marks on pastedown from removal of bookplate, newspaper clipping on e/paper, slight rubbing at spine ends but o/w near fine. Described in a review as "a book of travel that is neither wearisome, nor a repetition of what somebody else said before is rare. Here, the well known island of Corsica appears in a new light." The descriptions include, details of Ajaccio, Bocognano, La Pintica, Corte, La Scala Di Santa Regina, Bastia, the north coast, the west coast and the south.
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DE GRAMONT, Sanche.
The Strong Brown God. The Story of the Niger River.
London: Hart Davis, MacGibbon, (1975). First edition. Cloth, 350pp. Fine in d/w.
Story of the European explorers who tried, first to find the fabled river and then, to reach its mysterious mouth. A fascinating book.
London: Hart Davis, MacGibbon, (1975). First edition. Cloth, 350pp. Fine in d/w.
Story of the European explorers who tried, first to find the fabled river and then, to reach its mysterious mouth. A fascinating book.
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FAIRLEY, Jean.
The Lion River. The Indus. New York: John Day, (1975). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 290pp. Fine in d/w. An account of the authors journey by car and aeroplane, by jeep and boat, on horseback and on foot to see as much of the Indus and its terrain as was allowed; from high Tibet to the Arabian Sea.
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HALLET, Jean-Pierre.
animal kitabu. New York: Random House, (1967). First edition. Signed by the author. Cloth, 292pp. Fine in a d/w with wear to the spine ends. "the author portrays in depth and with vivid detail the real animals of Africa as they live in their natural land."
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HOWARTH, David.
Tahiti A paradise lost. London: Harvill, 1983. First edition. Cloth, 226pp. Fine in d/w. The destruction of Tahiti by waves of European settlement.
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HUNTINGTON, Ellsworth.
West of the Pacific. New York: Scribner's, 1925. Tall 8vo., cloth, 453pp. A fine copy. "This is an account of the journey of a delegate to the Second Pan-Pacific Science Congress held in Australia......" The author also spent time in Japan, Java, China.
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WAKEFIELD, E. Jerningham.
Adventure in New Zealand. An Abridgement, edited by Joan Stevens. (Chirstchurch): Whitcombe and Tombs, 1955. First abridged edition. Cloth, 320pp. Fine in a near fine d/w. First published in two volumes in 1844, this is an abridgement of "the livliest and most readable accounts of life among the Maoris and colonists at the time of the foundation of the New Zealand Company's settlements."
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WAUTERS, A.J.
Stanley's Emin Pasha Expedition.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1890. First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth with a pictorial gilt panel on the upper cover, xvii, 378, (32)pp.ads dated "January 1890." Inner hinges cracked, the folding map has a five inch tear with no loss o/w a near fine copy.
An account of Stanley's last and most difficult journey. Stanley was put in charge of an army of rifleman formed by the Emin Pasha Relief Committee to secure the rescue of the Emin Pasha. The rescue was undertaken after the fall of Khartoum when it was discovered that the Emin Pasha was holding out against the Mahdi's hordes.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1890. First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth with a pictorial gilt panel on the upper cover, xvii, 378, (32)pp.ads dated "January 1890." Inner hinges cracked, the folding map has a five inch tear with no loss o/w a near fine copy.
An account of Stanley's last and most difficult journey. Stanley was put in charge of an army of rifleman formed by the Emin Pasha Relief Committee to secure the rescue of the Emin Pasha. The rescue was undertaken after the fall of Khartoum when it was discovered that the Emin Pasha was holding out against the Mahdi's hordes.
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ABRAHAM, George D.
Mountain Adventures At Home and Abroad. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1910. First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, x, 308pp. Cloth a bit speckled o/w a nice copy. Mostly covers climbs in the Alps and the United Kingdom.
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ABRAHAM, J. Johnston.
My Balkan Log.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1921. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, (viii), 311pp. Some rubbing o/w a very good copy.
An account of the experiences of J. Johnston Abraham, a Scottish doctor serving in the Serbian Army Medical Corp during the Serbian Campaign of 1914-15.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1921. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, (viii), 311pp. Some rubbing o/w a very good copy.
An account of the experiences of J. Johnston Abraham, a Scottish doctor serving in the Serbian Army Medical Corp during the Serbian Campaign of 1914-15.
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ADAM, Evelyn.
Behind the Screens An Englishwoman's Impressions of Japan.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sosn, 1910. First edition. 8vo., orig. dark blue pictorial cloth, 277pp. Name o/w a nice copy.
A "record of the observations of six years" that the author spent in Japan, focusing on Japanese society and culture.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sosn, 1910. First edition. 8vo., orig. dark blue pictorial cloth, 277pp. Name o/w a nice copy.
A "record of the observations of six years" that the author spent in Japan, focusing on Japanese society and culture.
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ADAMS, W.H. Davenport.
Some Heroes of Travel Or, Chapters From the History of Geographical Discovery and Enterprise. With Map. Compiled and Rewritten by...... London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ..... 1880. 8vo., orig. orange cloth with pictorial decoration in black, x, 408, 8pp.ads. Some light rubbing to the spine ends o/w near fine.
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ADDISON, A.C.
The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims. And Its Place In the Life To-Day. Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1911. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. light blue cloth with pictorial design of a boat in white, gilt and dark blue, xiv, 192pp. A fine copy in the attractive publishers cloth binding.
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ADDISON, A.C.
The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims. And Its Place In the Life To-Day. Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1918. New Edition, With Explanatory Note. Tall 8vo., orig. light blue cloth with pictorial design of a boat in white, gilt and dark blue, xxii, 192pp. Spine slightly darkened, a touch of rubbing o/w a near fine copy.
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AFRICA). MARRIOTT, Michael.
Desert Taxi The Story of an Achievement by a Veteran London Taxi Cab. London: Longmans, Green, (1956). First edition. Cloth, viii, 150pp. Fine in d/w with wear to the top of the spine. Across the Sahara desert from Algiers to Kano (Nigeria) in a 20 year old London taxi.
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AFRICA). McLYNN, Frank.
Hearts of Darkness. The European Exploration . New York: Carroll & Graf, (1992). First edition. Cloth backed boards, x, 390pp. Fine in d/w. Story of the Victorians who explored Africa; Livingstone, Stanley, Burton, Speke and Baker.
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AFRICA). LANGEWIESCHE, William.
Sahara Unveiled. A Journey Across The Desert. New York: Pantheon, (1996). First edition. Cloth, (302)pp. Fine in d/w.
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