Travel / Exploration (Equador to Mediterranean)
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THADDEUS Travel / Exploration (Equador to Mediterranean) March 2, 1997
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Books listed alphabetically in order by Topic
63. (EQUADOR)...Elliot, Elisabeth (Capa, Cornell, Picture Editor. Photographs
by Elliot, Elisabeth & Capa, Cornell). THE SAVAGE MY KINSMAN. New York,
Harper & Bros, 1961. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth, Small Quarto. Very
good condition. Light cover/edge wear. Black & white photos. Full-color
photographic endpapers. Life - and death - among the Auca tribe in the depths
of the Amazon Jungle. Good tight copy. 160 pages......$15.00
64. (EUROPE)...Dundas, Esther Hilton. SO WE WENT TO EUROPE: AN ANCESTRAL
HISTORY. Chicago, Louis Mariano, Publisher, 1958. 1st edition. Hardcover -
decorated cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good condition. Light cover wear. Rear
corner lightly bumped. Black & white frontis & plates. One of only 300 copies
printed. SIGNED BY ESTHER HILTON DUNDAS. Entertaining biographical history &
lineage of the Dundas family. Includes accounts of travels in England,
Scotland & France. Well illustrated. Much of the book in letter format to
friends and family. Rare. 177 pages......$50.00
65. (EUROPE)...Osborne, Albert B. FINDING THE WORTHWHILE IN EUROPE. New York,
Robert McBride & Co, 1931. Rev. 1923 edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth, Large
octavo. Very good condition. Photographic Endpapers. Where to go and what to
see in Europe. A 65 year old dream tour. Indexed. Good tight copy. 253
pages......$14.00
66. (EUROPEAN TRAVEL)...Trease, Geoffrey. THE GRAND TOUR: A HISTORY OF THE
GOLDEN AGE OF TRAVEL. New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1967. 1st edition.
Pictorial boards, octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Black & white plates. A delightful illustrated history of
the European "Grand Tour", from Elizabethan times to the middle of the 19th
Century. With decorated endpapers, Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 251
pages......$16.50
67. (EXPLORATION)...Noyce, Wilfrid. THE SPRINGS OF ADVENTURE. Cleveland,
World Publishing, 1958. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black & white
photos. "A vivid and poetic exploration of why men seek out adventure in the
unknown and untried places of the world". Includes mountaineering, gliding,
diving. Good tight copy. 255 pages......$15.00
68. (EXPLORATION)...Wright, Harry B. WITNESS TO WITCHCRAFT. New York, Funk &
Wagnalls, 1957. 1st. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo. Very good
condition. Very light cover wear. Owner plate front endpaper. Black & white
photos. Record of Wright's travels into the jungles of South America, Africa
and Oceania. Close up view of mental healing practices by witch doctors in
the Niger country and of a witchcraft much more potent than merely the power
of suggestion. Good tight copy. 246 pages......$12.50
69. (FISHING)...(United States Department of the Interior) Saults, Don
(Managing editor), Walker, Michael (editor). SPORT FISHING USA. Washington
D.C, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1971. Pictorial boards, Large octavo. Very
good condition. Slight cover & edge wear. Color & Black & white photos. Good
tight copy. 464 pages......$15.00
70. (FLORIDA)...Rieff, David. GOING TO MIAMI: EXILES, TOURISTS & REFUGEES IN
THE NEW AMERICA. Boston, Little, Brown & Co, 1987. 1st edition. Hardcover -
1/2 cloth, octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Edge mark. Remarkable portrait of a unique American city. INSCRIBED
AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Good tight copy. 230 pages......$16.00
71. (FRANCE)...Devoluy, Pierre and Borel, Pierre. THE FRENCH RIVIERA. Boston,
Hale, Cushman & Flint, not dated. 1st. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo.
Good condition. Cover/edge wear. Edges frayed. Seller's plate. Black & white
tinted photos. Good tight copy. With a preface by ARNOLD BENNETT. 160
pages......$17.50
72. (GHOST TOWNS)...(Sunset Books). GHOST TOWNS OF THE WEST: A PICTORIAL
GUIDE TO TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS THAT OPENED THE WEST. Menlo Park CA, Lane
Magazine & Book Co, 1971. 1st. Pictorial boards, Small Quarto. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Very slight
edgewear. Color & Black & white photos. "The first comprehensive portrait and
guide to the significant ghost towns in all parts of the West." Good tight
copy. 256 pages......$17.50
73. (GREECE)...PIllement, Georges. UNKNOWN GREECE. London, Johnson, 1973. 1st
English. Hardcover - cloth, 12mo. Very good condition in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Black & white photos. Travel guide. Good tight
copy. 198 pages......$10.00
74. (HAWAII)...Krauss, Bob (Hawaii's Favorite Columnist) With Introduction by
Michener, James A. HERE'S HAWAII (FROM MAUNA LOA TO MAMIE STOVER:
LIGHTHEARTED OBSERVATIONS OF LIFE IN THE ISLANDS). New York, Coward-McCann,
1960. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in worn chipped
dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Edges lightly bumped. True-life
adventures of Krause. Colorful cast of characters; deep sea divers,
beachboys, Hawaiian Kings, congressmen & more. With index. Good tight copy.
288 pages......$13.50
75. (HAWAII)...(Sunset Books) Krell, Dorothy & Bannick, Nancy (Editors).
BEAUTIFUL HAWAII. Menlo Park CA, Lane Magazine & Book Co, 1972. 1st printing.
Pictorial cloth, Small Quarto. Very good condition in lightly chipped dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Light corner wear. Bookplate
endpaper. Color & Black & white photos. Decorated endpapers. A dazzling,
lavishly illustrated Portrait of Hawaii - with concentration on the larger
islands. Sections include: Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai. With
concise history of Hawaii. Good tight copy. 223 pages......$16.50
76. (HAWAII)...Wenkam, Robert (Photographs & Text). HAWAII'S GARDEN ISLAND
KAUAI. Chicago, Rand McNally & Co, 1979. 1st printing. Hardcover - 1/2
cloth/boards, Folio. Very good condition in lightly; worn dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Paste down endpaper scraped. Color photos. Front
free endpaper missing. Magnificent photo-illustrated portrait of the garden
paradise of Kauai. With 72 pages of full-color photos. Plus Hawaiian
Glossary. Tight well-bound volume. 143 pages......$16.00
77. (HAWAII)...Westervelt, William D. HAWAIIAN LEGENDS OF GHOSTS AND
GHOSTGODS (Collected and translated from the Hawaiian). Rutland VT, Charles
E. Tuttle Co, 1970. 1st/7th printing. Hardcover - decorated cloth, 16mo. Very
good condition in lightly chipped dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Black & white photos. Captivating volume of Hawaiian Folklore with
explanatory facts and rare brooding photos of old Hawaii. With information on
the POlynesian Language and a Partial List of Hawaiian Names. Tight
well-bound volume. 270 pages......$16.00
78. (HISTORIC SITES)...Lawliss, Chuck. THE EARLY AMERICA SOURCEBOOK: A
TRAVELER'S GUIDE. New York, Crown, 1996. 1st edition. Paperback. Square
octavo. Very good condition. Black & white photos, maps, plates. Essential
reference guide to the places & events that shaped early America - from
Colonial beginnings to the Civil War. With Chronology, rating system of sites
- guided tour of each. Indexed. Good tight copy. 310 pages......$10.00
79. (HONG KONG/BALI/SINGAPORE)...Gibbon, David (Designer) & Smart, Ted
(Producer). HONG KONG, BALI & SINGAPORE: A PICTURE BOOK TO REMEMBER HER BY.
New York, Crescent, 1978. 1st U.S. edition. Hardcover - cloth, Imperial
octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Lower cover edge very lightly bumped. Color photos. 64 pages of captained
color photography illustrating the fascinating aspects of life in Hong Kong,
Singapore and Bali. Rich variety contrasting the bustling ports & byways of
Hong Kong & Singapore with the more peaceful tropical paradise of Bali. Good
tight copy. 64 pages......$17.50
80. (HOTELS)...Davis, William (editor). THE WORLD'S BEST BUSINESS HOTELS.
London, Hotel Guides International, 1985. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo.
Very good condition in edgetorn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Edge mark. Black & white drawings. Good tight copy. 572 pages......$25.00
81. (HOTELS)...Matthew, Christopher (With Photographys by Martin, Ben & a
Note from Morley, Robert). A DIFFERENT WORLD: STORIES OF GREAT HOTELS. New
York/London, Paddington Press Ltd, 1976. 1st edition. Hardcover - decorated
cloth, Small Quarto. Very good condition in lightly chipped dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Black & white frontis & photos. Decorated
endpapers. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of Black & white
photographs. The elegant past & present of 50 great hotels. Including The
Ritz in Paris, The Plaza in New York, Le Grand Hotel in Rome & many more.
Stories of the great hoteliers, the great concierges, the great restaurants -
and the distinguished guests: the Dukes & Duchesses, Kings & Queens, the
fabulously wealthy & internationally famous. Tight well-bound volume. 352
pages......$25.00
82. (INDIA)...Beckmann, Frank Harrison. DUST OF INDIA. Boston, The Stratford
Co, 1937. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Light
cover/edge wear. Black & white photos. Beckmann's adventures in Ceylon, India
& Burma- travel by auto, ricksha, river boats, tongas, camels, elephants,
gharrys, trains. Many rare photos. Scarce volume. Well-bound tight copy. 300
pages......$30.00
83. (INDIA)...Corbett, Jim (With an Introduction by Hallett, Sir Maurice and
a Preface by Linlithgow, Lord). MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON. New York, Oxford
University Press, 1946. 1st American. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very
good condition. Corners lightly bumped. Bookplate endpaper. Black & white
photos. Safari in India. Decorated endpapers. Good tight copy. 233
pages......$12.00
84. (INDIA)...Miller, H. Earl. SNAKE TEMPLE: AN INDIA DIARY. New York,
Carlton Press, 1977. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. very good/lightly
chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Corners lightly bumped.
Inscription endpr. Black & white photos. Missionary's diary in India -
1928-1954. Scarce. Good tight copy. 199 pages......$12.50
85. (INDIA)...Pinch, Trevor. STARK INDIA. New York, D. Appleton and Company,
1931. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Very light cover wear.
Bookplate front endpaper. Black & white photos. British traveler's first hand
portrait & tour of early 20th Century India... with detailed commentary on
religion, government, transportation, politics & more. Excellent Black &
white photographs. With Index. Good tight copy. 288 pages......$22.50
86. (INDIA)...Renou, Marie-Simone (Text) Intro. by Guehenno, Jean. Photos by
Nou, Jean-Louis. Translated from the French by Fermaud, Ruth. THE INDIA I
LOVE.... New York, Tudor Publishing Co, 1969. Engraved cloth, Small sq
quarto. Very good condition in lightly chipped dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Color & Black & white photos. Well-written,
photo-illustrated tour of modern India. With frontis facsimile letter from
Indira Gandhi. Lavishly illustrated - more than 150 color & Black & white
plates. Well-bound. With Historical Chronology of India, list of
illustrations. 140 pages......$25.00
87. (INDIA)...Thomas, Lowell. INDIA: LAND OF THE BLACK PAGODA (Illustrated
with Original Photography taken by H.A. Chase, F.R.G.S., & by Lowell Thomas).
New York, P.F. Collier & Son, 1930. Hardcover - decorated cloth, Small
octavo. Very good condition. Black & white photos. Photo-Illustrated
anecdote-packed volume of Lowell Thomas' travels through India. Good tight
copy. 350 pages......$15.00
88. (INDIA/OBER-AMMERGAU)...Stoddard, John L. JOHN L. STODDARD'S LECTURES:
INDIA I, INDIA II, THE PASSION PLAY. Chicago & Boston, Geo. L. Shuman & Co,
1925. 2nd revised edition. Leatherette, octavo. Very good condition. Tinted
color & Black & white plates. Volume 4 of Stoddard's lectures. Magnificent
photo-illustrated volume with hundreds of rare plates. First two sections of
the book offer a vivid tour of turn-of-the-century India. The third section
provides a history & portrait of the unique Ober-Amergau Passion Play
produced in the Bavarian Alps. Tight well-bound volume. 335 pages......$25.00
89. (IOWA)...(Adams Press) Introduction by Engle, Paul. Photographs by
Zielinski, John M. and others. PORTRAIT OF IOWA. Minneapolis, Adams Press,
1974. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto. Very good condition in
worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Very light cover wear.
Corners lightly bumped. Color & Black & white photos. Many full page color
photographs. SIGNED BY PAUL ENGLE AND JOHN M. ZIELINSKI. Beautiful
illustrated portrait - with text... of the farmscapes, cityscapes,
countryside, people and historical sites of Iowa. Tight well-bound copy.
Scarce. 176 pages......$30.00
90. (IRELAND)...Habgood, Noel. IRELAND IN COLOUR. London, B.T. Batsford Ltd,
1978. 2nd American. Hardcover - cloth, quarto. Near fine in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Full page color photos. Introduction &
commentaries by Terence Sheehy. Photographs by Noel Habgood. 79
pages......$15.00
91. (IRELAND)...Lovett, Richard. IRELAND 100 YEARS AGO: THE CHARM OF OLD
IRELAND. London, Bracken Books, 1995. Reprint. Hardcover - cloth, Imperial
octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Over 130 Black & white line drawings. First published in 1888. Delightfully
illustrated travelogue. Words & pictures evoke the pleasures of late 19th
Century Ireland - from the scenery of Donegal and Kerry, the ruins of Cashel
and the lower Shannon, to the sights of Belfast and Limerick. Descriptions of
scenes & places by Richard Lovett. A fascinating journey of both time &
place. With Index. Tight well-bound volume. 224 pages......$18.00
92. (IRELAND)...O'Brien Conor Cruise (Edited by Edwards, Owen Dudley). CONOR
CRUISE O'BRIEN INTRODUCES IRELAND. New York, McGraw Hill, 1969. 1st edition.
Hardcover - cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good condition. Light edgewear.
Light dampstain cover edge front endpapers. Color photos. Dedcorated
endpapers. Striking full page color photos. In-depth articles on every aspect
of Ireland by experts in each field. Includes chapters on Language,
Antiquities, Religion, Economics, Theatre, Northern Ireland, People & Places,
Sports, Fishing, History, Foods & much more. Good tight copy. 240
pages......$20.00
93. (IRELAND)...Ranelagh, John. IRELAND: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. New York,
Oxford University Press, 1981. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards,
Small Quarto. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Color/Black & white photos & drawings. Evocative, beautifully
illustrated history of Ireland - from the Stone Age to the 20th Century. With
index. Well-bound volume. 267 pages......$25.00
94. (ISRAEL)...Bellow, Saul. TO JERUSALEM AND BACK: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT. New
York, Viking Press, 1976. 1st. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth, octavo. Very good
condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Good
tight copy. 182 pages......$13.50
95. (ISRAEL)...Rogness, Alvin N. (Based on original research by Roger, Jean.
Photography by Nalbandian, Garo). THE LAND OF JESUS. Minneapolis, Augsburg
Publishing House, 1976. 1st American. Hardcover - cloth, Oblong 12mo. Very
good condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Color & Black & white photos. Decorated endpapers. 60 full color plates. 84
Black & white photos. Striking photo/text portrait of the land of Jesus. From
Nazareth to Bethlehem to the shores of the Sea of Galilea to Jerusalem and
the hills of Judea. Tight well-bound volume. 120 pages......$18.00
96. (JAPAN)...Downer, Lesley. ON THE NARROW ROAD: JOURNEY INTO A LOST JAPAN.
New York, Summit Books, 1989. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards,
octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Lower corners bumped. Black & white drawings. Authors
fascinating recreation of a journey by Matsuo Basho - Japan's greatest poet.
Following Basho's footsteps on his final journey 800 miles into Japan's
remote northen provinces, to the Legendary Sacred Mountains - the author
traveling alone - walking & hitchhiking - discovers a world & way of life
which most Japanese believed vanished centuries ago. Indexed. Good tight
copy. 280 pages......$14.00
97. (JAPAN)...Keene, Donald. LIVING JAPAN: THE LAND, THE PEOPLE AND THEIR
CHANGING WORLD. New York, Doubleday, not dated (1960?). Chanticleer edition.
Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, Quarto. Very good condition in chipped dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color & Black & white photos. 70,000
words & 158 illustrations - 21 in full color. Definitive portrait of modern
Japan. Lavishly illustrated study of the Japanese at work, play, home life,
marital & sexual mores, religious beliefs, education, industry, politics,
skills & arts. With index. Good tight copy. 224 pages......$25.00
98. (JAPAN)...(William Morrow & Co.) Intro. by Statler, Oliver. ALL-JAPAN:
THE CATALOGUE OF EVERYTHING JAPANESE. New York, William Morrow & Co, 1984.
1st U.S. Hardcover - decorated cloth, Large obl octavo. Very good condition
in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color & Black & white photos.
Magnificent photo-illustrated survey of hundreds of facets of Japanese life.
Over 200 photographs. Includes every facet of past & present Japanese
culture, with emphasis on their relationships to contemporary Western
lifestyle. Topics as diverse as ritual to collectibles. With Sources, Index.
Tight well-bound volume. 224 pages......$25.00
99. (JAPANESE INNER LIFE)...Hearn, Lafcadio. KOKORO: HINTS AND ECHOES OF
JAPANESE INNER LIFE. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1896. Hardcover - cloth, 12mo.
Good condition+. Cover wear. Corners worn/bumped. Spine faded/nicked.
Bookplate endpaper. A portrait of turn-of-the-century Japan, plus
investigation into the Japanese spiritual life & culture. Contents include:
From a Traveling Diary, At a Railway Station, The Genius of Japanese
Civilization, The Nun of the Temple of Amida, Haru, By Force of Karma, In the
Twilight of the Gods, Some Thoughts about Ancestor-Worship, Kimiko. Includes
Appendix (read before the Asiatic Society of Japan, 1894): Three Popular
Ballads (legendary tales). Tight well-bound volume. 388 pages......$22.50
100. (JERUSALEM)...Duncan, Alistair. THE NOBLE SANCTUARY: PORTRAIT OF A HOLY
PLACE IN ARAB JERUSALEM. London, Middle East Archive, 1981. 2nd edition.
Hardcover - cloth, Oblong octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Full page color plates. Beautifully
photo-illustrated of Al Qubbat al-Sakhra (The Dome of the Rock), magnificent
Islamic monument to the Glory of God. Includes plans of the Sanctuary and
details of its various historical periods. Tight well-bound volume. 80
pages......$16.00
101. (JOURNEYS)...Smith, Peter Duval (Introduction by Cameron, James). ENDS
OF THE EARTH: SOME COLLECTED TRAVELS BY PETER DUVAL SMITH. London, Hamish
Hamilton, 1969. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition
in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Gift inscription front
endpaper. Fascinating journeys of Travel Peter Duval Smith, collected from
his BBC broadcasts over the years. Stories of travel include: Finland,
Sweden, Germany, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Africa, South America, Egypt &
many more. Good tight copy. 177 pages......$11.50
102. (KOREA)...Hyun, Peter (Editor). INTRODUCING KOREA: HISTORICAL LEGACY,
ACTS OF CREATION, WAY OF LIFE, FOOD AND GAMES, DISCOVERING KOREA. Seoul
Korea, The Jungwoo-sa, Publisher, 1979. 1st edition. Hardcover - decorated
cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Color & Black & white plates. Beautifully
illustrated - many full page color photographs. Fascinating portrait of
Korea... it's many facets described by a group of scholars and writers, each
expert in their respective fields. Subjects include: Tangun: the foundation
myth, King Sejong's alphabet, The Valley of Utopia, Korean Paintings, Folk
Paintings magic and mundane, Yi Dynasty Architecture, Traditional music,
dance, literature poetry. Also: Korean Tearooms, Life-Style, Cookery, Family
Life, Royal Tombs, Temples and pagodas, Seoul - Historic city within a wall-
and much more. Tight well-bound volume. 172 pages......$30.00
103. (KOREA)...O-Young, Lee (Translated by Steinberg, David I. Illustrated by
Yoong, Bae). IN THIS EARTH & IN THAT WIND: THIS IS KOREA. Seoul, Korea,
Hollym Corporation, 1967. 1st. Hardcover - decorated cloth, 12mo. Very good
condition in worn, lightly scraped dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Black & white drawings. Second in the Korea Handbook Series.
Articles designed to increase popular understanding of Korea. Good tight
copy. 226 pages......$12.00
104. (LADY TRAVELLERS)...Middleton, Dorothy. VICTORIAN LADY TRAVELLERS. New
York, E.P. Dutton, 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, Small
octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn/clipped dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Black & white photos. Amazing true adventures of
7 intrepid 19th Century ladies who traveled to the ends of the earth. Travels
include: Japan, China, Siberia, Tibet, Africa & the Himalayas.
Well-illustrated. With Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 182
pages......$15.00
105. (LAKE DISTRICT - CUMBRIA)...Swinglehurst, Edmund (Text) Warner, Simon
(Photographs). THE LAKE DISTRICT: A CELEBRATION OF CUMBRIA. Bolton, Aurora
Publishing, 1995. 1st. Pictorial boards, Quarto. Near fine in dust jacket
with protective plastic wrapper. Color photos. With superb full-page full
color photographs. A evocative tour of the English Lakes & Lake District.
With detailed introduction, map. Main sections include: The Way to the Lakes,
Around Windermere, Coniston Water & the Surrounding Countryside, The Western
Lakes, Around Derwent Water, Walking the Fells. Tight well-bound volume. 80
pages......$22.50
106. (LITERARY LANDMARKS)...Daiches, David and Flower, John. LITERARY
LANDSCAPES OF THE BRITISH ISLES: A NARRATIVE ATLAS. New York, Facts on File,
Inc, 1980. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in chipped dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black & white photos, engravings,
maps. Handsomely illustrated with more than 60 engravings & photographs. With
original essays and specially tailored maps. Brilliant literary tour of the
British Isles (Including Ireland). Geoliterary scholarship. Wonderful travel
guide for those who visit the British Isles in reality or imagination. With
Gazatteer, Index. Good tight copy. 287 pages......$13.50
107. (LITERARY LANDMARKS)...Skiff, Frederick Woodward. LANDMARKS AND
LITERATURE: AN AMERICAN TRAVELOGUE. Portland OR, Metropolitan Press
Publisher, 1937. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition.
Slight cover/edge wear. Endpapers lightly foxed & soiled. Black & white
photos & sketches. American literary odyssey and homage. Hard to find
classic. Many pages still uncut. Good tight copy. 318 pages......$22.50
108. (LITERATURE)...Hoyt, Deristhe, L. BARBARA'S HERITAGE OR YOUNG AMERICANS
AMONG THE OLD ITALIAN MASTERS. Boston, W.A. Wilde Co, 1899. 1st edition.
Hardcover - Hardcover - decorated cloth, 12mo. Very good condition. Corners
lightly worn/bumped. Hinge starting. Black & white plates. Charming
informative travel fiction of 3 young people who visit & tour the great
museums and galleries for an extended time. 358 pages......$16.00
109. (LITERATURE)...Tomlinson, H. M. OUT OF SOUNDINGS. New York/London,
Harper & Bros, 1931. 2nd printing. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good
condition in worn, lightly edgetorn dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Owner stamp endpaper. Black & white line drawings by Author. Magical
explorations from an easy chair - to Devon, the Alps, the Spice Islands &
beyond. Tight well-bound volume. 282 pages......$20.00
110. (LONDON)...Rolfe, Wilfrid. THE LOVE OF LONDON. London, Octopus Books,
1978. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, Large Quarto. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Light edge wear.
Color photos. Color photographic endpapers. Well written, full-color
photo-illustrated guide to the many facets of London. Parks, Gardens,
Entertainments, Architecture, Traditionsl Shops, Street Markets, Ancient
Customs & Royal Pageantry. Indexed. Good tight copy. 96 pages......$20.00
111. (LONDON - HISTORICAL MARKERS)...Dakers, Caroline. THE BLUE PLAQUE GUIDE
TO LONDON. New York, W. W. Norton, 1982. 1st American. Hardcover - cloth,
octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Tiny ink drop half-title. 50 full page line drawings. First detailed
comprehensive survey of over 600 commemorative plaques marking historical
residences in London - from 1860 on. Fascinating anecdotal history of the
creative social history of London. In alphabetical order by famous/infamous
resident. With Street Index & People Index. Good tight copy. 318
pages......$12.00
112. (LONDON CHURCHES)...Turner, Christopher. LONDON CHURCHES: STEP BY STEP.
London, Faber & Faber, 1987. 1st edition. Pictorial boards, Narrow octavo.
Very Good condition+. Black & white drawings & maps. Incredibly detailed
insider's pocket guide to London's outstanding churches. Tells the
fascinating story of how London's history is linked with the development of
its religious art & architecture. Covers the vast area represented by the
London buroughs. A wealth of information on each church. Extra sections
include: Church Buildings & their Contents, a detailed glossary of Saints,
English Architectural Styles, Designers. Tight well-bound volume. 236
pages......$11.00
113. (LONDON GUIDE)...Aldor, Francis (Editor) & Hofbauer, I. (Art Editor).
THE GOOD TIME GUIDE TO LONDON. London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951. 1st.
Hardcover - cloth, 12mo. Very good condition in lightly worn, chipped dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Covers lightly soiled/faded. Color
tinted drawings/photos. Pictorial endpapers. With coloured Underground map &
6 double page full color maps. Over 250 plates by famous artists. "Total"
London Guide. Landmarks & other "places of interest", plus seamier features &
districts. Guide through customs, into a hotel, to shrines, galleries & other
centres of culture. Restaurants, cinemas, sports, night clubs from the most
glamorous spots to the bohemian. Well-written, ironically written. With Short
History & Oddities of London. Good tight copy. 319 pages......$20.00
114. (LOS ANGELES)...Cameron, Robert. ABOVE LOS ANGELES: A COLLECTION OF
NOSTALGIC AND COMTEMPORARY AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES. San
Francisco, Camerton and Company, 1981. 1st/7th printing. Hardcover - cloth,
Oblong quarto. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Gift inscription endpaper. Full page color
photos. Huge book. Impressive Low & high aerial shots of the L.A. area.
Contents include: Shoreline, Then and Now, Downtown, Environs. Also: Sports
and Entertainment, High Above. Tight well-bound volume. 159 pages......$22.50
115. (MANCHURIA/EARLY 1900S)...(South Manchuria Railway). MANCHURIA: LAND OF
OPPORTUNITIES. New York, Thomas F. Logan, Inc, 1922. 1st edition. Hardcover -
1/2 cloth/boards, octavo. Very good condition. Some wear to covers/edges.
Corners lightly bumped/frayed. Black & white photos - diagrams - maps.
Paste-down title plates. Vivid portrait of Manchuria in the early 1900s. With
over 100 rare Black & white photographs of the province. Volume commissioned
by the South Manchuria Railway. Photographs include vivid view of Towns,
Industries, Seaports, Temples, Forests, Railways, Bridges, Slums, Hotels,
Clubs, Houses, Schools, Family Life & more. Text includes detailed
information on The Geography of Manchuria, History, Government, Agriculture,
Forestry, Fisheries, Mining, Manufacture, Foreign Trade, Commerce, Railways,
Harbors & Ships, Resources, Hotels, Scientific Research, Civic Administration
& more. With attached color tinted map of Mongolia, Manchuria, Chosen.
Indexed. Tight well-bound volume. Rare. 113 pages......$70.00
116. (MASSACHUSETTS)...Knowles, Katherine (photographs) & Tymeson, Mildred
(text). THE LANCASTRIAN TOWNS. Barre MA, Barre Publishers, 1967. 1st.
Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, octavo. Very good condition in plastic dust
wrapper. Black & white photos & photog endpaper. Good tight copy. 96
pages......$12.50
117. (MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE)...Anderson, Isabel, LL.D., Litt.D. (Mrs. Larz
Anderson). A YACHT IN MEDITERRANEAN SEAS. Boston, Marshall Jones Company,
1930. 1st edition. Engraved cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Light soiling
to covers/spine. Tiny 1/4" slit spine end. Colored frontis - Black & white
photos. With bookplate. Colored decorative endpapers. Cruise of the
Steam-Yacht "Sayonara" in Mediterranean Seas - 1929. With color tinted
frontis photo of the yacht and nearly 150 rare black & white photos. Ports of
call included Yugoslavia, Ragusa, Sarajevo, Cattaro, Cetinje, Albania, Corfu,
Olympia, Delphi, Corinth, Athens, The Peloponnesus, Agean Islands,
Monasteries of Meteora, Vale of Tempe & Salonika, Athos, the Dardanelles,
Constantinople, Asia Minor, the Dodecanese, Crete, Malta, Sicily, Sardinia,
Corsica, MonteCristo, Elba & more. With "Epi-log" of the Cruise. Elegant
volume. Tight well-bound. Many pages uncut. Scarce. 428 pages......$40.00
118. (MEDITERRANEAN)...Ludwig, Emil. THE MEDITERRANEAN: SAGE OF A SEA. New
York, Whittlesey House, 1942. 1st/6th printing. Hardcover - cloth, octavo.
Very good condition. Very light corner wear. Massive volume. Beautifully
written 2500 year history of the Mediterranean Region. With Appendix of Names
& Places. Indexed. Good tight copy. 635 pages......$12.00
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