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Bible Lands: The Way of the Cross. A Pictorial Pilgrimage from Bethlehem to Calvary

By: N/A

Price: £22.00

Publisher: London, George Newnes Limited: 1896

Seller ID: 003154

small oblong folio (7.5 by 10 inches) with a title page, index leaf and 240 pages, each with a full-page photograph and a panel of descriptive text below..old half dark green calf, spine with rich gilt decoration. An interesting pictorial record of the sights and scenes in the Middle East with the focus on those areas known to Jesus. Some wear to covers, front joint split but cords holding, contents firm and sound, clean and unmarked except for some light foxing to the fly leaves. Rare.
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Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Round The World 1577-1580 Two Contemporary Maps

By: N/A

Price: £18.00

Publisher: London, British Museum: 1931

Seller ID: 003443

slim folio, 11 pages of text, including title page and introduction, illustrated with 2 folding maps and a text portrait of Drake from an original by Hondius, original printed boards, very slight signs of use to the covers but a very nice copy, no internal marks or signatures.
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India: Kashmiri Gate (antique photo)

By: N/A

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Delhi, 1880

Seller ID: 004062

this large photograph shows Kashmiri Gate Delhi, overall size 21 by 28.5 cms (8.5 by 11.4 inches) It's in nice clean condition. It's undated but is circa 1880. Note that it is a photograph, not a print from a book or other publication. £28.00
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La Vie et les Paysages en Egypte. etudes en heliotypes Tirees d'apres nature

By: N/A

Price: £48.00

Publisher: Zurich, Photoglob Co: 1880

Seller ID: 004201

this is the text part only which accompanies the series of 30 folio plates of scenes in Egypt. Overall size 37 by 46 cms (14.5 by 18inches) text of 32 pages in the original wrappers, some faint brown marks to the covers otherwise very clean and complete, contents unmarked £48.00
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America: Pinnock's Catechism Of The History Of America containing an account of the United States, the West Indies and British Posessions in North America

By: N/A

Price: £27.00

Publisher: London, G & W B Whittaker: 1823

Seller ID: 004339

small octavo 14 by 9 cms ( 5.5 by 3.5 inches) This rare work was published by William Pinnock in his Catechism series of educational works for children.Text of 72 pages including a letterpress title page, illustrated with a portrait of Washington and a vignette title page. Third edition Many titles were published in the series and some ran to several editions but, given their ephemeral nature they are now rare. Note that this is Part 2 (of 2) the first part being concerned with Columbus and the discovery of America. Each part is complete in itself. It lacks the paper covers but the book bloc...
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Round the World from London Bridge to Charing Cross Via Yokohama and Chicago

By: Anon

Price: £16.00

Publisher: London, George Newnes: 1895

Seller ID: 002637

oblong folio (10.8 by 14 inches) with 284 pages of photographs, each with a panel of descriptive text below, bound in old half dark blue calf, gilt tooling to spine, red lettering label, front joint splitting at head but holding firm, corners rubbed, a clean and sound copy. An excellent photographic record of towns and cities around the world at the close of the Victorian era. £16.00
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Passports for Asia

By: Borland, Beatrice

Price: £18.00

Publisher: New York, Ray Long and Richard R Smith: 1933

Seller ID: 002496

first edition, first impression, large octavo (9.4 by 6.2 inches) text of 318 pages, a frontispiece, 9 maps and many photographs, original cloth, a very clean, unmarked copy. £18.00
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The Face of Spain

By: Brenan, Gerald

Price: £16.00

Publisher: London, Turnstile Press: 1952

Seller ID: 003796

octavo (21 by 13.5 cms) third impression, text of 268 pages illustrated with 16 plates and a text map, original cloth in frayed unclipped dust jacket. £16.00
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On Jungle Trails

By: Buck, Frank

Price: £24.00

Publisher: London, George G Harrap: 1938

Seller ID: 004139

Octavo 20.5 by 15 cms. (8.25 by 6 inches) With a black and white frontispiece of the author and a further 21 illustrations and a map. Text of 254 pages including the half title, the foreword and contents. Tan cloth boards, free end papers toned, and faint damp mark to lower edges ofrear end papers, otherwise good clean condition.
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Great Motorcycle Journeys of the World

By: Coleman, Colette

Price: £19.00

Publisher: London, New Holland: 2008

Seller ID: 003486

quarto (27 by 23 cms) text of192 poges, illustrated throughout with colour photos and maps, dust wrapper price clipped otherwise a near-new copy-no internal marks or signatures £19.00
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Ascent of K2. Second Highest Peak in the World

By: Desio, Ardito

Price: £21.00

Publisher: London, Elek Books: 1955

Seller ID: 004475

first edition, octavo 23 by 15 cms (9 by 6 inches) the text of 239 pages is illustrated with many photographs, orignal cloth in an unclipped dust jacket which is a bit used, the book is bright, clean and sound in the covers, no internal marks signatures etc. 3 or 4 small faint foxing spots on the half title and title page
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(Reading Mass. USA) Proceedings 250th Anniversary Of The Ancient Town of Redding.... (Mass:)

By: Eaton Will Everett

Price: £68.00

Publisher: Reading, Mass:, Loring & Twombly: 1896

Seller ID: 004243

small folio 33 by 24 cms. (13 by 9.6 inches) This well-illustrated and detailed history runs to 398 pages and is profusely illustrated with photographs, some full-page. It's bound in the original covers with a later matching spine, unlettered. The book covers the towns of Reading, Wakefield and North Reading in Massachusetts USA and was edited by Chester W Eaton and Warren E Eaton and compiled by Will Everett Eaton. There is a lengthy inscription by Chester W Eaton on the front fly-leaf. A very clean copy-no internal marks-firm and sound in the bit .There is a small nick in the blank lower m...
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Spiderland

By: Ellis, John

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, Cassell and Company: 1912

Seller ID: 004140

Octavo 19.5 by 13.5 cms. (7.75 by 5.25 inches) With a colour frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations. Text of 108 pages plus 12 pages prelims (preface, list of plates and introduction) Dark blue cloth boards, no inscriptions, some foxing.
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In An Unknown Land (Yucatan)

By: Gann, Thomas

Price: £21.00

Publisher: London, Duckworth and Co: 1924

Seller ID: 001378

octavo (8.5 by 5.5 inches) 1924, very well illustrated with photographic plates, original blue cloth, rear cover a little bit shaky, spine slightly darkened and front cover with faint mottling but a clean and sound copy.Explorations in Yucatan Peninsula and South America, Mayan ruins
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Life Among The Pathans (Khattans)

By: Goodwin, Buster

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Essex, Privately Published: 1969

Seller ID: 004109

octavo 21.5 by 14 cms. (8.5 by 5.5 inches) text of 154 pages, illustrated with a sketch map and 6 pages of photographs, original limp covers, a nice clean copy of the privately published first edition £25.00
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The Life and Times of Sir Julius von Haast. Explorer Geologist Museum Builder

By: Haast, H F von

Price: £38.00

Publisher: Wellington, The author: 1948

Seller ID: 004193

large thick octavo 25.5 by 16 cms (10 by 6.25 inches) text of 1142 pages illustrated with 4 folding maps and 24 plates, a complete copy, original blue cloth, corners lightly bent, spine ends with very minor rubbing, clean, sound and complete copy.
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Italian Journeys

By: Howells, W D (illustrated by Joseph Pennell)

Price: £18.00

Publisher: London, William Heinemann: 1901

Seller ID: 003435

square octavo (21 by 15.5 cms) text of 292 pages illustrated with 103 illustrations by Joseph Pennell including 10 etched plates of views, all with tissue guards, original buckram, top edge gilt, a few small white specks on the front cover otherwise a very clean and sound copy, no internal marks or signatures £18.00
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The Quakers in the American Colonies

By: Jones, Rufus M

Price: £26.00

Publisher: London, Macmillan: 1911

Seller ID: 003844

thick octavo (22.5 by 14 cms) text of 580 pages plus index, illustrated with 4 folding maps, original blue cloth, spine dull, signature and date on front end-paper otherwise a very clean and sound copy. £26.00
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La Verendrye. His Life and Times

By: Kavanagh, Martin

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Brandon, Manitoba, The author: 1967

Seller ID: 003586

first edition, large octavo 23.5 by 16 cms, main text of 262 pages including index, well-illustrated with diagrams, photographic plates and folding maps, original blue cloth in dust wrapper, damp marking to covers, slight lean, wrapper chipped at foot of spine otherwise a nice, clean and unmarked copy. £16.00
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An Empty Land Pioneers And Pioneering In Australia

By: Kirwan, The Hon.Sir John

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Eyre an Spottiswoode Ltd: 1936

Seller ID: 003121

thick octavo (8.7 by 6 inches) text of 322 pages, illustrated with a fronitspiece and 20 photographic plates, original red cloth, slight lean, spine head nicked, ink inscripion and pencil notes on front end-papers but a very clean and sound copy. £16.00
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Mountaineering: Nilakantha. Story of the Indian Expedition of 1961

By: Kumar, Major N

Price: £31.00

Publisher: Faridabad, Publications Division Government of India: 1965

Seller ID: 004132

octavo 22 by 14 cms (8.7 by 5.5 inches) text of 140 pages with many plates of photographs, end-paper illustrations, original cloth in unclipped dust jacket, rear cover with a few very faint marks, a very small mark to the outer edge of the front cover, dust jacket with slight signs of wear otherwise a nice clean and sound copy.
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The Romance of the Rhine

By: Marriott, Charles

Price: £12.00

Publisher: London, Methuen and Co Ltd: 1911

Seller ID: 003716

first edition, octavo ( 22.5 by 14.5 cms) text of 313 pages plus 32-page publishers' catalogue, illustrated with 14 colour plates by W Titcomb, original blue cloth with decorative gilt spine which is a bit dull, corners rubbed, inscription on front end-paper, some foxing mainly to first and last leaves, very clean and sound
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The Hero Of Delhi

By: Pearson, Hesketh

Price: £32.00

Publisher: London, Collins: 1939

Seller ID: 004067

first and only edition apart from a Penguin paperback. octavo 21.5 by 15 cms (8.6 by 6 inches) text of 291 pages,illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, a map and 5 additional photographs., original red cloth, spine faded and with a few faint water marks, spine head and rear joint worn but clean copy, firm and sound in the covers, no internal marks,signatures etc. Very rare
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Through China's Wall

By: Peck, Graham

Price: £14.00

Publisher: London, Collins: 1941

Seller ID: 003325

first edition, octavo (22 by 14 cms) text of 318 pages, illustrated with 14 portraits of Chinese people by the author and many text illustrations, original brown cloth, 2 small faint marks on spine, bookplate on front end-paper else a very clean, sound copy-no signatures or inscriptions £14.00
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Lombardy Tyrol And The Trentino

By: Quigley, Hugh

Price: £18.00

Publisher: London, Methuen: 1925

Seller ID: 004112

octavo 19.5 by 13.5 cms. (7.8 by 5.6 inches) text of 276 pages with 12 plates and end-paper maps, red coth complete with the dust wrapper which is slightly frayed, a bright clean copy free from foxing or browning
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Among Congo Pigmies (Pygmies)

By: Schebesta, Paul

Price: £18.00

Publisher: London, Hutchinson and Co: 1933

Seller ID: 003664

first English edition translated from the German by Gerald Griffin, large thick octavo, text of 287 pages including index, illustrated with 3 maps on one sheet and 89 photographs, in an old-style library binding but with only one stamp on the front end-paper, covers well-used and with lean, lacks one plate and another plate mis-bound, contents clean and otherwise complete. A comprehensive study of Congo (Zaire) pygmies with photographs taken by the author. Offered cheaply as a working copy
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Santiago Panorama: Panoramic View from the summit of Santa Lucia, Santiago

By: Smith E R

Price: £115.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, 1855

Seller ID: 002906

a long panoramic view of Santiago, a lithograph in three joined sheets, tinted with some hand colour measuring 25.00 x 171.00 cms, expertly laid down on paper and ready for framing, faint traces of the vertical fold marks otherwise in fine, clean condition. Undated but 1855 and issued by the U S Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere.
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llustrated Memoir Of An Eventful Expedition Into Central America Resulting In The Discovery Of The Idolatrous City Of IxiMaya.....and two remarkable Aztec Children

By: Stephens, John L

Price: £64.00

Publisher: 1853

Seller ID: 004468

A very rare work. The text of 36 pages is illustrated with 3 plates, printed in sanguine, and a few wood engravings in the text. Stephens, an American explorer, played an important part in describing the ruins of the Mayan civilisation and its history. The work describes the Stephens' expedition and the discovery of the Aztec children. Bound in modern half dark red cloth Title page with light overall toning and a few faint foxing spots, the last leaf is in similar condition and the blank inner margin also has a few small tears and has been strengthened with tape on the reverse-see photo. Anoth...
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The Painted Churches of Cyprus

By: Stylianou, Andreas

Price: £17.00

Publisher: Cyprus, Greek Communal Chamber: 1964

Seller ID: 004036

octavo 22.5 by 14.8 cms (8.8 by 5.8 inches) text of 169 pages including index, illustrated with a folding map and many full-page and text illustrations from photographs including 5 in colour, dust jacket with some internal marks, cover with damp marks to the lower edges, signature in red on front end-paper.
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In Search of Nepal

By: Tamotsu Nakamura

Price: £24.00

Publisher: Tokyo, Pan Creartive Photos: 1988

Seller ID: 003201

small folio (31 by 22.5 cms) 237 pages illustrated throughout with superb colour and black and white photos incuding many full or double-page , pictorial covers in original slip case, a very fine unmarked copy, A heavy book so will need extra postage £24.00
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Tiger hunting: The Tiger's Claw. The Life Story of East Asia's Mighty Hunter

By: Taylor, Mary Linley

Price: £68.00

Publisher: London, Burke: 1956

Seller ID: 004131

First and only edition of this rare work. Octavo 22 by 15 cms (8.6 by 6 inches) text of 222 pages illustrated with a frontispiece and 16 plates of photographs, original cloth, lower edge of rear cover with faint damp mark which also affects the last 3 leaves. The life and exploits of Yura Yankovsky
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Shipwrecks & Salvage in South Africa. 1505 to the present

By: Turner. Malcolm

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Cape Town, C Struik: 1988

Seller ID: 003318

first edition, quarto (29 by 22 cms) text of 224 pages profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photos, many full-page, an inscription and small owners' label on reverse of free front end-paper otherwise a very fine copy in dust wrapper. £28.00
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From Plymouth to New Plymouth

By: Wood, R. G., MA (OXON)

Price: £19.00

Publisher: Wellington, A H and A W Reed: 1959

Seller ID: 003723

octavo (22 by 14.5 cms) text of 180 pages including index, illustrated with a frontispiece and 16 photographic plates, orignal blue cloth in unclipped dust jacket which has a few signs of use, top corners bumped. With a pencil signature on the front end-paper and a note saying te book was given to the owner by the author in 1963 £19.00
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Magellan. Pioneer of the Pacific

By: Zweig, Stefan

Price: £15.00

Publisher: London, Cassell: 1938

Seller ID: 003375

first edition, octavo (22.5 by 14 cms) text of 305 pages plus index, illustrated with 24 plates, original green cloth, rear end-paper with small area of loss, free end-papers toned, a vey clean and sound copy, no signatures or inscriptions. £15.00
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