Travel / Exploration (Africa to Pacific)
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1. (AFRICA)...Gunther, John. INSIDE AFRICA. New York, Harper & Bros, 1955.
1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in lightly
chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Very light cover wear.
Monumental, detailed portrait of Africa, past & present. With Notes,
Extensive Index. Gunther's most impressive "Inside" book. Tight well-bound
volume. 952 pages......$22.50
2. (AFRICA)...Johnson, Osa. FOUR YEARS IN PARADISE. New York, Halcyon House,
1944. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo. Good condition. Covers/edges
worn/faded. Spine ends frayed. Black & white photographs. Well-illustrated
story of a family's adventures in Africa. With Glossary. Well-bound volume.
345 pages......$12.00
3. (AFRICA/ASIA)...del Rey, Sister Maria. SAFARI BY JET THROUGH AFRICA AND
ASIA. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1962. 1st edition. Hardcover -
cloth, octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn/chipped dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Black & white photographs. Decorated endpapers.
Illustrated with maps and photographs. Good tight copy. 308 pages......$11.00
4. (AFRICAN PRACTICE)...McCord James B., M.D with Douglas, John Scott. MY
PATIENTS WERE ZULUS. New York, Rinehart & Co, 1951. Hardcover - cloth, Small
octavo. Very good condition. Black & white photo frontis. Story of a doctor's
unique practice in Africa. Good tight copy. 308 pages......$10.00
5. (AFRICAN/ASIAN TRAVEL)...Lord, Oswald B. (with the advice and dissent of
Lord, Mary Pillsbury) Drawings by Doty, Roy. EXIT BACKWARD, BOWING. New York,
Macmillan, 1970. 1st printing. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition
in lightly chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Edges lightly
bumped. Black & white drawings. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY OSWARD & MARY LORD.
Story of the authors' adventures through Africa & Asia. Good tight copy. 240
pages......$18.00
6. (ALASKA)...Carrighar, Sally. MOONLIGHT AT MIDDAY: ALASKA. New York, Alfred
A. Knopf, 1958. 1st edition. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo. Very good
condition in worn chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Light
cover/edge wear. Black & white photos. "Alaska...as few outsiders ever see
it." Good tight copy. With 48 Black & white photographs & map.. 389
pages......$13.50
7. (ALASKA)...Spring, Norma. ALASKA: THE COMPLETE TRAVEL BOOK: AN ILLUSTRATED
GUIDE TO THE AMAZING VARIETY OF YEAR-ROUND ADVENTURE & SPECTACULAR SCENERY.
London, Macmillan, 1970. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color & Black &
white photos. Decorated endpapers. Good tight copy. 248 pages......$15.00
8. (ALASKA)...Staender, Gilbert & Vivian Staender. ADVENTURES WITH ARCTIC
WILDLIFE. Caldwell ID, Caxton Printers, 1970. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth,
octavo. Very good+ in lightly worn/price-clipped dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Color & Black & white photographs. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY
AUTHORS. True story of the authors' experiences camping in isolation... at
the crest of the remote Brooks Range in Alaska's Arctic wilderness. With
Index. Good tight copy. 260 pages......$30.00
9. (ALASKA - BY AIR)...Hirschmann, Fred (Photography) Heacox, Kim (Text)
Preface by Thomas, Lowell, Jr. Afterword by Hammond Jay. BUSH PILOTS OF
ALASKA. Portland OR, Graphic Arts Ctr. Publishing, 1989. 1st edition.
Hardcover - cloth, Small Folio. Near fine in dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Full color photographs. Decorated endpaprs. Spectacular
portrait of the vastness & wild beauty of Alaska. With 192 full color
photographs with text. Many full-page photos & double-page spreads. Preface &
afterword by the former Governor & Lieutenant Governor of the state. Travel
with Alaskan bush pilots in aircraft of all types & sizes from Piper Cubs to
Cessnas, Beavers, Twin Otters & ultra modern helicopters. Includes tales of
the old days when pilots first came to Alaska, as well as stories of today,
of adventure & excitement. Tight wellbound volume. 144 pages......$40.00
10. (AMAZON)...Larson, Mildred & Dodds, Lois. TREASURE IN CLAY POTS: AN
AMAZON PEOPLE ON THE WHEEL OF CHANGE. Palm Desert CA, Person to Person Books,
1985. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo. Very good condition. Edges
bumped. Black & white photos. Missionaries in the Amazon. Good tight copy.
309 pages......$15.00
11. (AMERICAN JOURNEY)...Trout, Mike with Halliday, Steve. THE HEART OF
AMERICA. Grand Rapids MI, Zondervon Publishing, 1998. 1st edition. Boards,
octavo. Very good+ in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color
photographs. Contemporary bike journey through America. Good tight copy. 204
pages......$10.00
12. (ARCHAEOLOGY)...Ceran, C.W. HANDS ON THE PAST: PIONEER ARCHAEOLOGISTS
TELL THEIR OWN STORY. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. 1st American.
Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Corners lightly worn/bumped.
Black & white photos. Encyclopedic volume. Colorful detailed portrait of
Archaeology, with contributions by & about its major contributors. Among
them: Wooley, Walpole, Schliemann, Winckelmann, Bruce-Mitford, Evans, Petrie,
Budge, Carter, Layard, Glueck, von Humboldt, Cousteau & many more.
Fascinating first person adventures. Well-illustrated. With Sources,
estensive Index. Good tight copy. 434 pages......$15.00
13. (ARCTIC)...Pryde, Duncan M. NUNAGA: TEN YEARS OF ESKIMO LIFE. New York,
Walker and Co, 1972. 1st U.S. edition. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very
good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. . Color
photographs. True Arctic adventure. Life with the Eskimos of Perry Island.
Descriptions of birth, death & marriage rites. Sacred ceremonies. Seal, polar
bear & caribou hunts. Several near-fatal adventures. Full color photographs.
Decorated endpapers. Good tight copy. 285 pages......$15.00
14. (ARCTIC - ALASKA)...Richards, Eva Albey. ARCTIC MOOD: A NARRATIVE OF
ARCTIC ADVENTURES. Caldwell ID, Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1949. 1st edition.
Engraved cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Light staining to
covers/edgewear. Inked lining on 2 pages. Black & white photos & drawings.
Decorated endpapers. Trip to Alaska. Intimate view of Alaskan life - some
excellent whaling photographs. Well bound volume. 282 pages......$12.00
15. (AROUND THE WORLD)...Abbe, Patience, Richard & John. AROUND THE WORLD IN
ELEVEN YEARS. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. Later printing.
Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very good condition in worn/chipped dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Bookplate front endpaper. Black &
white photographs. Round the world travel by the Abbe family - written by the
children. Good tight copy. 204 pages......$11.00
16. (AROUND THE WORLD)...Forbes, Malcolm. AROUND THE WORLD ON HOT AIR AND TWO
WHEELS. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1985. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth,
Quarto. Very good+ in lightly edgeworn dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Color photographs. Decorated endpapers. Lavishly illustrated true
story of a modern "Renaissance Man" who has traveled around the world... by
the unusual combination of hot-air ballooning and motorcycles. Tight
well-bound volume. .....$20.00
17. (ASTRAL PROJECTION)...Monroe, Robert A. JOURNEYS OUT OF THE BODY. New
York, Doubleday, 1977. Later printing. Qlty paperback, Small octavo. Very
Good condition+. Classic work on out of the body experience. Good tight copy.
280 pages......$10.00
18. (ASTRAL PROJECTION)...Muldoon, Sylvan and Carrington, Hereword. THE
PROJECTION OF THE ASTRAL BODY. Philadelphia, David McKay Company, Inc, 1939.
Repr. 1929 edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in
chipped/edgetorn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Faint
coverwear. Corner ltly bumped. Black & white frontis & plates. Muldoon's
account of methods & experiences in astral projection, edited by
Carrington,well known psychic researcher. Careful, detailed study of the
astral realm & the subtle body. Indexed. Good tight copy. 242
pages......$22.50
19. (ATLANTIS)...Mavor, James W., Jr. VOYAGE TO ATLANTIS. New York, G. P.
Putnam's Sons, 1969. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good
condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Photos/Maps/Charts/Drawings. A firsthand account of the scientific expedition
to solve the riddle of Atlantis. With 32 pages of
photos/maps/charts/drawings. Decorated endpapers. Atlantis discovered. The
step-by-step story of archaeological & geological evidence uncovered on the
land & under the sea by two expeditions led by James W. Mavor. With extensive
Appendices, Bibliography, Index. Tight well-bound volume. 320
pages......$30.00
20. (AUSTRALIA)...Bell, Kathrine & Wigney, Ian. VICTORIA: THE GARDEN STATE.
Sydney, Murray Child, 1979. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Full color
photographs. Decorated endpapers. Beautiful photo-illustrated portrait of
Victoria, the smallest State on the Australian mainland. 64 pages......$16.50
21. (AUSTRALIA)...Ryan, Joe (Text) Smart, Ted and Gibbon, David (Producers).
THE WILD LANDSCAPE OF AUSTRALIA. New York, Crescent Books, 1984. 1st U.S.
edition. Hardcover - cloth, Large oblong quarto. Very good+ in lightly worn
dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Full page color photographs.
Huge volume. Spectacular full-color photographic exploration of the wonders
of Australia's natural wonders. Tight well-bound volume. Not
Paginated......$25.00
22. (AUSTRALIAN OUTHOUSES)...Baglin, Douglass and Mullins, Barbara. DINKUM
DUNNIES. Broken Hill NSW, Eclipse Books, 1975. 5th impression. Pictorial
boards, Small octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Slight edgewear. Gift inscription endpaper. Color & Black &
white photographs. Scenic tour of outhouses throughout Australia & New South
Wales. Over 80 studies... with notes on characteristics, identificaiton, uses
and cultivation. Good tight copy. Not Paginated......$10.00
23. (AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY)...Dorward, Douglas (Paintings and drawings
by Olsen, John). WILD AUSTRALIA: A VIEW OF BIRDS AND MEN. Sydney/London,
Collins, Publisher, 1977. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Imperial octavo.
Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Faint
corner wear. Decorated endpapers. Color & Black & white photo & drawings.
Beautifully illustrated with photographs & paintings. The interplay of birds
& human civilization in Australia. Sections include: Across the Strait,
Albatgross Island, Above the Gorge, Beyond the Dune, At the Edge of the Salt
Plain, To the Escarpment, The Receding Wetlands. With Index. Good tight copy.
128 pages......$15.00
24. (AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK)...Mountford, Charles P. BRAUNE MENSCHEN ROTER SAND:
STREIFZUGE DURCH DIE WILDNIS AUSTRALIENS. Zurich, Orell Fussli Verlag, 1951.
1st. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Good+ in worn chipped dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Slight bumping. Front hinge starting. Black &
white photos. The Australian Outback. 212 pages......$15.00
25. (AUSTRIA)...(Federal Chancellory of Austria). SOUND OF AUSTRIA. Vienna
Austria, Austrian Federal Chancellory, 1987. Hardcover - decorated cloth,
Oblong quarto. Very good+ in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Color photographs. Presentation volume sponsered & published by the Republic
of Austria. Elegant volume with spectacular photos & text... highlighting the
various aspects of Austrian life, landscape, industry, & economics. With
panoramic photographic foldouts. Tight well-bound volume. 191
pages......$35.00
26. (BAHAMAS)...Whittier, Sara (Editor). Directed and Designed by Hoefer,
Hans. Photography by Amranand, Ping and others. BAHAMAS. Singapore, APA
Publications, 1988. 1st/2nd printing. Trade paperbck, octavo. Very Good
condition+. Color photographs. "The most comprehensive book ever published on
this complicated, brilliantly exquisite country." Lavish photography. From
the Insight Guides series. Well-indexed. Good tight copy. 305
pages......$15.00
27. (BERMUDA TRIANGLE)...Kusche, Lawrence David. THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE MYSTERY
- SOLVED. New York, Harper & Row, 1975. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth,
octavo. Very good+ in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black &
white photos. Fascinating detailed history of the Bermuda Triangle Mystery -
and its alleged solution. Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 302
pages......$11.50
28. (BIOGRAPHY)...Wasserman, Jacob (Translated from the German by Paul, Eden
& Cedar). BULA MATARI: STANLEY, CONQUERER OF A CONTINENT. New York, Liveright
Inc. Publishers, 1933. 1st. Engraved cloth, octavo. Very good condition.
Light cover/edge wear. Spine bumped/faded. Signature endpapr. Black & white
photo frontis & plates. Definitive biography of famed explorer & adventurer,
Henry M. Stanley. With Bibliography, Extensive Index. Tight well-bound
volume. 351 pages......$16.50
29. (BOSTON)...Lyons, A. C. (Photographs by Chamberlain, Samuel. Maps by
Wilcox, Chadbourne). INVITATION TO BOSTON: A MERRY GUIDE TO HER PAST,
PRESENT, AND FUTURE WHICH DANIEL WEBSTER AMONG OTHERS PLACES AS FOREVER. New
York, M. Barrows and Co, 1947. 1st/2nd printing. Hardcover - decorated cloth,
octavo. Very good condition. Covers lightly soiled. Corners lightly bumped.
Black & white photos. Photographic endpapers. Charming history of Boston past
and travel guide to Boston present & more of Massachusetts. Well illustrated,
Indexed. Good tight copy. Hard to find. 258 pages......$13.50
30. (BRISBANE)...Dash, Helen. BRISBANE, OUR TOWN: A CENTURY OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
Queensland Australia, Univ. of Queensland Press, 1988. 1st edition. Hardcover
- cloth, Large square octavo. Very good+ in dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Light edge crease half-title page. Full page Black & white
photographs. Entertaining and evocative photographic tour of the life of
Brisbane from the 19th Century to the present. Tight well-bound volume. 217
pages......$30.00
31. (BRITAIN)...Brandt, Bill (photographer). LITERARY BRITAIN: LANDMARKS,
LANDSCAPES AND HOUSES OF THE GREAT WRITERS AND POETS. New York, Aperture,
1986. Repr. 1951 edition.. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo. Very good
condition in edgetorn/taped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Full
page Black & white photos. Good tight copy. Np......$15.00
32. (BRITAIN)...(Country Life Ltd.). PICTURE BOOK OF BRITAIN: IN COLOUR
(Combining Volumes I & II). London, Country Life, Ltd, 1966. 1st/5th
printing. Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto. Very good condition in lightly
edgetorn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Corners lightly bumped.
Color photos. Owner stamp endpaper. Spectacular full color photo tour of
Britain. Practically every country & aspect of Britain displayed. Taken by
the country's finest landscape photographers, from Cornwall to Devon, to Skye
& Ross & Cromarty, from Pembrokeshire & Caernarvonshire to Norfolk & Suffolk.
Including London to village scenes, country houses, cottages, mountains,
lakes, rivers & seashore. Nearly all pictures are of identifiable places.
Tight well-bound volume. 110 pages......$30.00
33. (BRITAIN)...(Country Life Ltd.). THE SECOND COUNTRY LIFE PICTURE BOOK OF
BRITAIN - IN COLOUR. London, Country Life Ltd., Publisher, 1966. 1st/3rd
printing. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto. Very good condition in lightly chipped
price-clipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color photos. With
53 full page full color plates. Splendid pictorial tour with text of the best
of Britain. To London & back. From the Home Countries of Kent, Sussex, Surrey
& Berkshire, through Hampshire & Oxfordshire to the West Country.. 105
pages......$20.00
34. (BRITISH COLUMBIA)...Herger, Bob (Photography) and Neering, Rosemary
(Text). THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Anchorage, Alaska Northwest Books,
1990. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Large Quarto. Very good condition in dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Lower corners lightly bumped. Full
page color photos. With 120 large format full-colour photographs. Magnificent
portrait of the B.C. coast in all its scenic diversity. With Index. Tight
well-bound volume. 148 pages......$22.50
35. (BRITISH GARDENS)...Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jane. HISTORIC GARDENS: A
GUIDE TO 160 BRITISH GARDENS OF INTEREST. London, Grange Books, 1993. Repr.
1990 edition. Pictorial boards, Imperial octavo. As new in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Full color photographs. Elegant volume. Detailed
photo-illustrated guide to outstanding gardens spanning the length & breath
of the British Isles. Including Scotland & Wales. Includes section on Gardens
in History - from Medieval Monasteries to Tudor Mansions. Withs the winners
of the Christie's Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award. Plus special
listings of Components, Buildings & Structures, Plants, Livestock Water
Features & much more. Full-color photographs - synopsis of information on
each garden. Extensive Index. Tight well-bound volume. 160 pages......$20.00
36. (BURMA - ELEPHANTS)...Williams, Lt.-Col. J. H. ELEPHANT BILL. New York,
Doubleday, 1950. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in
chipped/clipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Very light
edgewear. Black & white photos. Rare photos. Account of the elephants who
work in Burma's teak forests plus an account of elephants in the Burma
Campaign. First hand experiences of the author, who spent 25 years directing
elephants in Burma. Good tight copy. 250 pages......$20.00
37. (BUSINESS TRAVEL GUIDE)...Gimson, Gary and Woods, John. ASIA PACIFIC
BUSINESS TRAVEL GUIDE. Northants UK, Priory Publications Ltd, 1990. Trade
paperbck, octavo. Very good condition. Slight edgewear. Color & Black & white
photographs. Extensive business & independent travel guide to 20 Asian
countries from Pakistan to Polynesia. Economic & political facts and figures,
tourist developments, where to stay, eat, shop and how to get around.
Countries include Australia, Bangladesh, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Hong
Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New
Zealand, Pacific Islands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Phillipines, Singapore,
Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. Good tight copy. 344 pages......$13.50
38. (CALIFORNIA)...Chapman, John L.. INCREDIBLE LOS ANGELES. N.Y, Harper &
Row, 1967. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in
dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black & white photos. SIGNED BY
THE AUTHOR. Good tight copy. 271 pages......$15.00
39. (CANADA)...LaBranche, Bill. PETERBOROUGH SCRAPBOOK: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
OF THE CITY OF PETERBOROUGH 1825 - 1975. Peterborough Canada, Published by
the Author, 1975. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto. Very good condition. Very
slight edgewear. Black & white photographs. Decorated endpapers. Lavishly
illustrated with hundreds of Black & white photographs. Contents include: The
Early Settlement of Peterborough, The History of Business & Industry, The
History of Services in Peterborough, Peterborough Through its Newspapers,
Portraits of Peterborough Past, The History of Sports in Peterborough,
Peterborough's Homes, Portraits of Peterborough's People, Peterborough Today.
Tight well-bound volume. 228 pages......$30.00
40. (CANADIAN ARCTIC)...Mowat, Farley. THE SNOW WALKER. Toronto, McClelland
and Stewart Ltd, 1975. 1st Canadian. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good+ in
very lightly chipped/edgeworn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Memorable portrait of the Canadian Arctic & its Eskimo inhabitants. Tight
well-bound volume. 222 pages......$40.00
41. (CARIBBEAN)...Clark, Sydney. ALL THE BEST IN THE CARIBBEAN: INCLUDING THE
BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA (With Illustrations and Maps). New York, Dodd Mead, 1960.
2nd printing. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Black & white
photographs. Decorated endpapers. Ultimate informational Caribbean travel
guide. With history, detailed info, anecdotes, directories. Areas include:
Cuba, Jamaica, Hairi, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,
Windward Isles of Holland, British Leeward Islands, French Antilles, British
Windwards, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Three Guianas, Holland's ABC Isles,
Venezuela, Columbia, Bahamas, Bermuda - and more. Well-indexed. Good tight
copy. 470 pages......$15.00
42. (CASCADE RANGE)...Atkeson, Ray. THE CASCADE RANGE. Oregon, Charles H.
Belding, 1969. 1st. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, Small Folio. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color photos. Over
150 color photos with text. Atkeson's magnificent tribute the mighty Cascade
Range. Good tight copy. 181 pages......$25.00
43. (CHICAGO)...Meeker, Arthur. CHICAGO WITH LOVE: A POLITE AND PERSONAL
HISTORY. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1st edition. Engraved cloth,
octavo. Very good condition. Corners lightly bumped. Black & white photos.
Warmhearted memories of Chicago & Chicago Society - its life, leaders &
sensational events, its activities & peculiarities. Illustrated with 23
photographs. Tight well-bound volume. 293 pages + Index......$20.00
44. (CHINA)...Allen, Steve. "EXPLAINING CHINA": AN OBJECTIVE VIEW OF
CONTEMPORARY CHINA. New York, Crown Publishers, 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover
- cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket
with protective plastic wrapper. Owner signature endpaper. Black & white
frontis. 150 Black & white photos. Steve Allen's report on his 3 trips to
China, visiting major cities, universities, communes, factories, military
bases, etc. With Selected Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 339
pages......$25.00
45. (CHINA)...Dedmon, Emmett. CHINA JOURNAL. New York, Rand McNally & Co,
1973. 1st printing. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in lightly
chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Edgemark. Full color
photographs. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. With 16 pages of full color photos & 31 pages
of Black & white photographs. Account of the Author's odyssey to the People's
Republic of China - in-depth coverage of the day to day life of the Chinese
people. Indexed. Good tight copy. 176 pages......$17.50
46. (CHINA)...Edited by China International Travel Service and Foreign
Languages Press. TOURIST GUIDE TO CHINA. Peking, Foreign Languages Press,
1974. 1st edition. Wraps, Large square octavo. Very good condition. Very
light cover wear. Light crease to rear cover. Color & Black & white
photographs. Beautifully photo-illustrated tour of China including: historic
revolutionary sites, scenic spots, cultural legacies & crafts. With fold-out
map and text/photo sections of different provinces. Good tight copy. 194
pages......$25.00
47. (CHINA)...Jenkins, Peter. ACROSS CHINA. William Morrow, 1986. 1st
edition. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo. Very good condition. Color & Black
& white photos. Good tight copy. 351 pages......$11.00
48. (CHINA)...Karol, K.S. (Translated from the French by Baistow, Tom).
CHINA: THE OTHER COMMUNISM. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1967. 1st.
Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in lightly chipped dust jacket
with protective plastic wrapper. Black & white photos. Decorated endpapers.
With 32 pages of photographs by Marc Riboud. Superbly illustrated report on
modern china. Deeply informed record by a leading journalist & world expert
on china affairs who spent 4 months travelling the length & breadth of China.
With historical perspective, plus interviews with some of China's highest
ranking officials. Well-indexed. Good tight copy. 474 pages......$16.00
49. (CHINA)...Leung, Sophia M.R. DISCOVER CHINA. Surrey Canada, Hancock
House, 1982. 1st edition. Paperback, Small octavo. Very Good condition+.
Black & white photographs. Comprehensive guidebook to the People's Republic
of China. Describes 60 ities and sites... including places to see, hotels,
restaurants, shopping & entertainment. Discusses China's culture, mores,
history, political system. Plus, valuable information about visas, passports,
customs, currency, climate, what to pack, and conducting business and trade
in China. With a list of Chinese phrases, suggested readings, and maps of the
major cities. Indexed. Good tight copy. 263 pages......$14.00
50. (CHINA)...Lord, Bette Bao. LEGACIES: A CHINESE MOSAIC. New York, Alfred
A. Knopf, 1990. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Betty Bao Lord's
story. Plus an inside look at Revolutionary China today. With chronology 1839
- 1989. Good tight copy. 245 pages......$12.00
51. (CHINA)...Malloy, Ruth Lor. TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA. New York, William Morrow & Co, 1980. 1st revised. Paperback. Large
octavo. Very good condition. Very light edgewear. "Sample copy" stamp
endpaper. Black & white photos, drawings, maps. With Comprehensive
Chinese-English phrasebook. Special sections for business people.
Chinese-English address directories. Plus Advice on Manners and Customs.
Up-to-date practical information. Conversion tables. Descriptions of 90
cities. Good tight copy. 366 pages......$12.00
52. (CHINA)...Schwartz, Brian. CHINA OFF THE BEATEN TRACK (HOW TO DO IT ON
YOUR OWN). New York, St. Martin's Press, 1983. 1st edition. Paperback, Small
octavo. Very good condition. Owner signature half-title/preface. Black &
white maps. Detailed coverage of 100 cities: where to stay, what to see, how
to get there. Essays on history, culture, politics. With phrase book and over
20 maps. Indexed. Good tight copy. 248 pages......$10.00
53. (CHINA)...Terrill, Ross. 800,000,000: THE REAL CHINA. Boston, Little,
Brown & Co, 1972. 1st/3rd printing. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good
condition in lightly chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Black & white photos. Decorated endpapers. "Most sensitive, informed
eyewitness study yet written of the people, government & leaders of China".
Result of a journey lasting forty days and extending 7,000 miles. Rare
photos. Good tight copy. 235 pages......$13.50
54. (CHINA/JAPAN/RUSSIA)...Newsham, Brad. ALL THE RIGHT PLACES: TRAVELING
LIGHT THROUGH CHINA, JAPAN, AND RUSSIA. New York, Villard Books, 1989.
1st/2nd printing. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, Large octavo. Very good+ in
dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Moving, lyrical account of a
young American's adventures backpacking, hiking and biking through China,
Japan & Russia. Vivid recreation of the experience of traveling light through
a variety of exotic landscapes. Tight well-bound volume. 291
pages......$14.00
55. (CHINA/JAPAN/RUSSIA)...Newsham, Brad. ALL THE RIGHT PLACES: TRAVELING
LIGHT THROUGH CHINA, JAPAN, AND RUSSIA. New York, Villard Books, 1989. 1st
edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, octavo. Very good+ in lightly rubbed
dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Edge stripe. Good tight copy.
291 pages......$10.00
56. (CHINA/MANCHURIA/TIBET)...Mangeot, Sylvain. MANCHURIAN ADVENTURE: THE
STORY OF LOBSANG THONDUP. New York, William Morrow & Co, 1975. 1st. Hardcover
- 1/2 cloth/boards, octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Black & white photos. True adventures of a modern
soldier-of-fortune in Siberia, Manchuria, Communist China, Sinkiang and
Tibet. Good tight copy. 280 pages......$15.00
57. (CHINATOWN)...Lee, Calvin. CHINATOWN U.S.A.: A HISTORY AND GUIDE. New
York, Doubleday, 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very
good condition in edgetorn/clipped dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Edges lightly worn/bumped. Black & white photographs. A unique
history & guide to American "Chinatowns". Plus info on traditions, beliefs,
customs, business of the Chinese in America. Includes a wealth of anecdotal
material & specific advice such as: how to shop in a Chinese grocery, where
to see Chinese art works, How to read a Chinese menu - and much more.
Indexed. Good tight copy. 154 pages......$15.00
58. (CORAL REEFS)...Gray, William( Foreword by Bellamy, Professor David.
Technical Editor O'Toole, Dr. Liam). CORAL REEFS & ISLANDS: THE NATURAL
HISTORY OF A THREATENED PARADISE. Abbot Devon, David & Charles, Publishers,
1993. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto. Very good+ in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Color photographs. Exploration of beautiful coral
landscapes in tropical seas - with detailed explanations of the endangered
ecosystems. With color pictorial endpapers. Beautifully illustrated. With
Glossary, Bibliogrphy, Index. Good tight copy. 192 pages......$30.00
59. (COUNTRY INNS)...Andrews, Peter (Photographed by Raymond, Lilo, Gardner,
George W. & Northrup, Steve). CLASSIC COUNTRY INNS OF AMERICA (3 volume boxed
set). Los Angeles, Kna pages Press, 1978. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2
dec/cloth, Small Quarto. Very good condition. Full color photographs.
Beautiful 3 volume boxed set. Color paste-down photo on box. Good tight set.
480 ttl pages......$35.00
60. (DESERT WARFARE)...Lawrence, T. E. REVOLT IN THE DESERT. New York, George
H. Doran Co, 1927. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo. Very good condition.
Corners bumped. Front hinge starting. Bookplate endpaper. Black & white
frontis & plates. Decorated endpapers. Fold out map of region. Lawrence's
account of the Arabian revolt & his involvement in the conflict. With Index.
335 pages......$16.50
61. (EASTERN AMERICA)...Chamberlain, Samuel. THE NEW ENGLAND IMAGE. New York,
Hastings House, 1962. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto. Very good
condition. Lower edge lightly bumped. Light crease front endpaper. Black &
white photos. Text & photography by Chamberlain. Many full-page Black & white
plates. Beautiful, nostalgic look at New England. Includes, Four Seasons,
Farms, Villages, River & Lakes, Churches, Literary New England, Education,
Early Inns & Taverns, Houses, Doorways, Interiors & the New England Coast.
With Index. Good tight copy. 192 pages......$22.50
62. (EASTERN TRAVEL)...Herbey, Harry (With Illustrations by Murphy,
Christopher). WHERE STRANGE GODS CALL: PAGES OUT OF THE EAST. New York,
Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo. Very good
condition. Corners lightly bumped. Owner stamp endpapers. Black & white
plates. Far East Travel. "Extraordinary book...some three hundred and fifty
pages of thrills from Hawaii to Rangoon". Decorated endpapers. Good tight
copy. 350 pages......$15.00
63. (EGYPT)...Brunton, Paul. A SEARCH IN SECRET EGYPT. New York, E.P. Dutton,
1970. 2nd U.S. printing. Paperback, octavo. Very good condition. Light
cover/edge wear. Black & white photos. Brunton's fabulous magical mystery
tour of Egypt. Including encounters with modern miracle workers & ancient
esoteric lore. Tight well-bound volume. 287 pages......$10.00
64. (EGYPT)...Smith, Fay. EGYPT AT COST: A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE. Bedford U.K,
Little Hills Press, 1991. Qlty paperback, 12mo. Very Good condition+. Color
photos & Black & white maps. Excellent, detailed travel guide to Egypt. With
Glossary, Index. Good tight copy. 245 pages......$10.00
65. (ENGLAND)...Scherman, David & Wilcox, Richard. LITERARY ENGLAND:
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PLACES MADE MEMORABLE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE. N.Y, Random
House, 1943. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, quarto. Very good condition.
Light cover/edge wear. 50 full page Black & white photographs. Full page
photographs (with descriptive text) of scenes & places made famous in English
Literature. Good tight copy. Np......$15.00
66. (ENGLAND)...Thomas, Lee (Designed and Produced by Smart, Ted and Gibbon,
David). ENGLAND. Surrey, England, Colour Library Intl. Ltd, 1980. 1st
edition. Hardcover - decorated cloth, Quarto. Very good condition in dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color photographs. Color photographic
endpapers. From Stonehenge to London. Absolutely breathtaking full color
pictorial of England. Lavishly illustrated portrait of England's rural
scenes, architectural glories, pastoral landscapes, coastal resorts, beaches,
inland towns, historic cities and, not least, its unforgettable capital,
London. Tight well-bound volume. 105 pages......$30.00
67. (ENGLAND/FORESTS)...Whitlock, Ralph. HISTORIC FORESTS OF ENGLAND. New
Jersey, A. S. Barnes & Company, 1979. Hardcover - cloth, Imperial octavo.
Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color &
Black & white plates. Illustrated history of the indigenous forests of
England from earliest times & their significant role in the national life.
With color & Black & white photographs, paintings, drawings, maps. Sections
include: The Primeval Forest, Celts, Romans & Saxons, The Royal Chase, After
the Middle Ages, Men of the Forest, Wild Life in the Forests, The New
Commercial Forests, Gazetteer(the Historic Forests). With Bibliography,
Index. Tight well-bound volume. 176 pages......$20.00
68. (ESSAYS)...Loftus, Simon (Wood engravings by Gibbs, Jonathan). A PIKE IN
THE BASEMENT: TALES OF A HUNGRY TRAVELER. San Francisco, North Point Press,
1989. 1st U.S. edition. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very good+ in dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black & white wood engravings. 16
essaysof the author's high adventures in various exotic locales. Good tight
copy. 143 pages......$13.50
69. (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
70. (EUROPE)...Margolis, Susanna and Harmon, Ginger. WALKING EUROPE FROM TOP
TO BOTTOM. San Francisco, Sierra Club, 1986. 1st edition. Paperback, Small
octavo. Very good condition. Black & white photos and maps. Sierra Club
Travel Guide to the Grande Randonnee Cinq (GR-5) through Holland, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Switzerland & France. With Index. Good tight copy. 276
pages......$10.00
71. (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
72. (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
73. (EXPEDITION)...Schurke, Paul. BERING BRIDGE: THE SOVIET-AMERICAN
EXPEDITION FROM SIBERIA TO ALASKA. Duluth MN, Pfeifer-Hamilton, 1989. 1st
edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in edgetorn dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Edge stripe. Black & white
photographs. SIGNED BY PAUL SCHURKE. True story of 12 Soviet & American
adventurers setting out from Siberia in midwinter 1989... on an epic trek
acorss 1,000 miles of arctic tuntra. Bering Bridge Expedition. With capsule
bio of Team Members, list of Equipment & Supplies. Good tight copy. 227
pages......$22.50
74. (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
75. (EXPLORATION)...Wright, Harry B. WITNESS TO WITCHCRAFT. New York, Funk &
Wagnalls, 1957. 1st. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo. Very good condition
in tattered dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Slight cover wear.
Edge stripe. 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
76. (FIJI/SAMOA/TONGA)...Redwood, Rosaline. ON COPRA SHIPS AND CORAL ISLES.
New York, A. S. Barnes & Company, 1966. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very
good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Very slight
edgewear. Black & white photographs. Author's experiences & adventures
visiting the island paradises of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Good tight copy. 192
pages......$14.00
77. (FILM)...Annaud, Jean-Jacques, Johnston, Becky, and Chollet, Laurence B.
(Screenplay by Johnston, Becky. Foreword by Pema, Jetsun). THE SEVEN YEARS IN
TIBET SCREENPLAY AND STORY BEHIND THE FILM. New York, Newmarket Press, 1997.
1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, Square octavo. Very good+ in dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color & Black & white plates. 104
illustrations, including 50 plates in full color. Good tight copy. 223
pages......$15.00
78. (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
79. (GREAT BRITAIN)...(Marshall Cavendish). TOWN WALKS: OVER 25 DELIGHTFUL
RAMBLES AROUND GREAT BRITAIN (INCLUDES ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS). London,
Marshall Cavendish, Publishr, 1995. 1st. Pictorial boards, Small Quarto. Very
good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Edges bumped.
Color photographs & maps. Contains over 200 color photographs. 25+ walks with
easy to follow directions & route marked maps. Guided tours through some of
Britain's more attractive & historic urban centres. Book highlights importnat
buildings, landmarks with authoritative background text. Locales include
Scotland, The North, Central England, The East, Wales & much more. With
Index. Good tight copy. 96 pages......$18.00
80. (HAITI/AFRICA)...Morand, Paul (Translated from the French by Hamish
Miles. Illustrated by Douglas, Aaron). BLACK MAGIC. New York, Viking Press,
1929. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, octavo. Good condition.
Edges/corners worn. Spine ends frayed. Ink circle title page. Black & white
plates. Author's exotic travels and nearly surrealistic experiences with
negroes and black magic, voodoo, fetishes, ceremonial magic. Locales include
Paris, Congo, Baton Rouge, Charleston, Haiti, New York, West Indies, Ivory
Coast Sudan, Liberia. A total of "30,000 miles. 28 Negro countries." With
faded paste-down title plate on spine. Half cloth/boards decorative binding
with faded gold stars on an undulating dark background. Scarce. 218
pages......$60.00
81. (HAWAII)...Goodman, Robert B., Daws, Gavan, Sheehan, edition. THE
HAWAIIANS. Sydney Australia, Island Heritage Limited, 1971. Traveler's
edition. Pictorial boards, Square octavo. Very Good condition+. Color
photographs. Lavishly illustrated pictorial (with text) on Hawaii & the
Hawaiian people. Sections include: Origins.. Season;s... Discoveries..
Tides.. Plantings.. Harvests.. Directions.. Celebrations. With Map of the
Principle Hawaiian Islands. Good tight copy. 296 pages......$13.50
82. (HAWAII)...Jamison, Bill and Jamison, Cheryl Alters (Bruce Shaw,
Editorial Director). BEST PLACES TO STAY IN HAWAII. Boston, Houghton Mifflin,
1988. 1st edition. Trade paperbck, Small octavo. Very good condition. Black &
white drawings. Detailed easy access to 140 of the best accommodations in
Hawaii, arranged for style, budget & interests. Well-indexed. Good tight
copy. 372 pages......$10.00
83. (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
84. (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
85. (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
86. (HIMALAYAS)...Lenz, Frederick. SURFING THE HIMALAYAS: A SPIRITUAL
ADVENTURE. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2
cloth/boards, Small octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Black and white photographs. Story of an American
snowboarder who "chance" meeting with a Tantric Buddhist Monk leads to
spiritual revelation. Good tight copy. 236 pages......$10.00
87. (HIMALAYAS)...Swift, Hugh. THE TREKKER'S GUIDE TO THE HIMALAYA AND
KARAKORAM. San Francisco, Sierra Club, 1982. 1st edition. Paperback, octavo.
Very good condition. Very slight cover wear. Signature inside cover. Black &
white photographs. Only guidebook to cover the entire Himalayan system,
including the hill regions of Pakistan, India, Nepal & parts of Bhutan. With
Glossaries to 7 languages, 22 maps, historical information - and much more.
Indexed. Good tight copy. 342 pages......$10.00
88. (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
89. (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
90. (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
91. (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
92. (HUNZAS)...Hoffman, Dr. Jay M. (Intro by Enos, Joseph. B., M.D.). HUNZA:
TEN SECRETS OF THE HEALTHIEST AND OLDEST LIVING PEOPLE. New York, Groton
Press Inc, 1968. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good+ in
worn/chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Owner signature
front endpaper. Color photographs. Story of the Hunzas and their secrets of
health and longevity, by the author - who visited the "Shangri-la of the
Himilayas". With color photos of the Hunzas and their lives. Good tight copy.
204 pages......$25.00
93. (INCA GOLD)...Dolinger, Jane. INCA GOLD: FIND IT IF YOU CAN, TOUCH IT IF
YOU DARE. Chicago, Henry Regnery Company, 1968. 1st U.S. edition. Hardcover -
cloth, octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn/clipped dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Black and white photographs. True stories of the
expeditions and searches for the legendary Inca Gold. Good tight copy. 189
pages......$11.00
94. (INDIA)...Mehta, Ashvin (Introductin by Robinson, Andrew). THE COASTS OF
INDIA: WITH 80 PHOTOGRAPHS AND CAPTIONS BY ASHVIN MEHTA. London, Thames and
Hudson, 1987. 1st. Hardcover - decorated cloth, Oblong quarto. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Light wear rear
cover. Foredge lightly bumped. Color photographs. Evocative and superbly
colorful impressions of the Indian seaside - far off the beaten path. Inludes
an astonishing array of seascapes, beach scenes, temples & monuments, fishing
villages, forts & festivals. A spiritual journey, as well as a record of
visual delights and wonders. Tight well-bound volume. 80 pages......$25.00
95. (INDIA)...Miller, H. Earl. SNAKE TEMPLE: AN INDIA DIARY. New York,
Carlton Press, 1977. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo. Very good
condition in lightly chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Corners lightly bumped. Black & white photos. Owner inscription endpaper.
Missionary's diary in India - 1928-1954. Good tight copy. 199
pages......$16.00
96. (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
97. (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
98. (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
99. (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
100. (INDIA/YOGA)...Brunton, Paul, Ph.D. A SEARCH IN SECRET INDIA. London,
Rider and Company, Not dated. 3rd impression. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very
good condition. Some wear/fading to covers. Pencil marks/notes last chapter.
Black & white photos. Brunton's search for the holiest men & teachings in
India - his adventures along the way & the remarkable results of his search.
Good tight copy. 312 pages......$22.50
101. (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
102. (IRAN)...O'Donnell, Terence. GARDEN OF THE BRAVE IN WAR: RECOLLECTIONS
OF IRAN. New Haven, Ticknor & Fields, 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth,
octavo. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Author's recollections of 15 years of life in Iran. Detailed
look at the country & people. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Good tight
copy. 216 pages......$25.00
103. (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
104. (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
105. (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
106. (ISLAMIC WORLD)...Nanwab, Ismaial, Speers, Peter C. and Hoye, Paul F.
(Editors). ARAMCO AND ITS WORLD: ARABIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. Saudi Arabia,
Aramco Dhahran, 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Corner lightly
bumped. Tiny ink mark title page. Color & Black & white photographs. Corner
lightly bumped. Well illustrated. Commercially produced history of the
Islamic world, as well as the oil industry. Main sections include: Before
Islam.. Islam and Islamic History.. Saudi Arabia: the heartland.. Oil and
Aramco. With Diagrams, Maps - including enclosed foldout color map of the
Arabian Peninsula. Well-Indexed. Good tight copy. 275 pages......$20.00
107. (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
108. (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
109. (ITALY)...Douglas, Norman. OLD CALABRIA. New York, Modern Library, 1928.
1st ML edition. Hardcover - cloth, 12mo. Very good condition. Douglas'
travels through Italy. Good tight copy. 440 pages......$12.50
110. (ITALY - HILL TOWNS)...Notestein, Lilian. HILL TOWNS OF ITALY. London,
Hutchinson of London, 1963. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Small octavo.
Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Name
marked out copyright page. Black & white drawings. Fascinating history/travel
guide to Siena, Florence, Ravello, Voltera, Nemi & many walled hilltop
communities in Italy. Well-illustrated. With Bibliography, Index. Good tight
copy. 256 pages......$15.00
111. (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
112. (JAPAN)...Sheldon, Walt. ENJOY JAPAN: A PERSONAL AND HIGHLY UNOFFICIAL
GUIDE. Tokyo, Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1961. 1st edition. Hardcover - decorated
cloth, 12mo. Very good condition in price-clipped dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Black & white frontis & plates. Fascinating guide to
Japanese history, people, places, customs, religions, food, sports, theatre -
& much more. Good tight copy. 193 pages......$10.00
113. (JAPAN)...Simpson, Colin (With decorations by Simpson, Claire). JAPAN:
AN INTIMATE VIEW. New York, A. S. Barnes & Company, 1959. Hardcover -
decorated cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good condition in lightly chipped dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Faint cover wear. Edge stripe. Color
& Black & white photographs. Beautifully illustrated traveller's impressions
of Japan. Elegant, well-bound volume. 216 pages......$15.00
114. (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
115. (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
116. (JERUSALEM)...Lesberg, Sandy (Commentary) Canetti, Nicolai
(Photography). THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM. New York, Peebles Press, 1976. 1st
U.S. edition. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto. Very good condition in lightly worn
dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Corners very slightly bumped.
Color & Black & white photographs. Decorated endpapers. Breathtaking
pictorial of modern Jerusalem. Good tight copy. Good tight copy. 125
pages......$15.00
117. (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
118. (KASHMIR/LADAKH/ZANSKAR)...Schettler, Margret & Rolf. KASHMIR, LADAKH &
ZANSKAR: A TRAVEL SURVIVAL KIT. Berkeley Ca, Lonely Planet Publications,
1985. Paperback, 12mo. Very good condition. Color & Black & white
photographs. Impressive beautifully illustrated compact travel guide. With
info about the regions.. getting there.. history..people...
religion..seasons.. food.. things to buy.. climbing - and much more. With
Maps, Index. Good tight copy. 204 pages......$15.00
119. (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
120. (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
121. (KRUGER NATIONAL PARK)...Paynter, David with Nussey, Wilf. KRUGER:
PORTRAIT OF A NATIONAL PARK. Jonnesburg, Macmillan, 1986. 1st edition.
Laminated boards, Small Quarto. Very Good condition+. Color & Black & white
photographs. History of the park with dazzling photographic tour.
Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 286 pages......$20.00
122. (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
123. (LENINGRAD)...Rakhmanina, R. (Editor) Zavadovskaya, V. (Art Editor).
LENINGRAD AND ITS ENVIRONS: GUIDEBOOK. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1979. 1st
English edition. Pictorial boards, 12mo. Very Good condition+. Color/tinted
photos & maps. Decorated endpapers. Beautiful illustrated guidebook with City
history, plus a wealth of contemporary and travel information. Includes
Places of Interest, Sightseeing Routes, Sports, Currency - and much more.
with Name Index, Subject Index, Some Useful Russian Words & Phrases. Plus,
large fold-out (indexed) map of the city. Good tight copy. 284
pages......$16.00
124. (LIBERIA)...Warner, Esther (With Decorations by Dendel, Jo). NEW SONG IN
A STRANGE LAND. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1948. 1st edition. Hardcover -
decorated cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Corners lightly bumped. Black &
white drawings. Fascinating account of the author's years in Liberia. Good
tight copy. 302 pages......$20.00
125. (LITERARY JOURNEY)...Forman, Henry James (With Illustrations by Stone,
Walter King). IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF HEINE. New York, Houghton Mifflin, 1910.
1st edition. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Very
light corner/edge wear. 1910 inscription endpapr. Black & white frontis &
plates. Author's epic European odyssey retracing the footsteps of German Poet
Heinrich Heine. Beautifully illustrated. Journey highlights include:
Gottingen, Hartz Mountains, Waldeinsamkeit, Goslar, The Valley of Orhre,
Harzburg, Toiling up the Brocken, The Castle of Wernigerode & much more.
Tight well-bound volume. Scarce. 256 pages......$35.00
126. (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
127. (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
128. (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
129. (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
130. (LONDON)...Court, A. N. (Text). COLOURFUL LONDON. Norwich, Jarrod & Sons
Ltd, 1969. Hardcover - decorated cloth, Quarto. Very good condition in
lightly chipped/clipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Gift
inscription half-title. Color photographs. Lavishly photo-illustrated
pictorial - with text - of London. With pictorial map. Good tight copy. Not
Paginated......$15.00
131. (LONDON)...Deon, Michel (Text, Captions) Kleber Haedens (Introduction)
Elfer, Arpad (Photographs) Fermaud, Ruth (Translator). THE LONDON I LOVE. New
York, Tudor Publishing Co, 1971. Engraved cloth, Small sq quarto. Very good
condition in lightly edge-scraped dust jacket with protective plastic
wrapper. Color & Black & white photographs. With 130 gravure photographs - 12
in full color. Delightful, evocative photo-illustrated tour of London. With
maps, "The Great Hours in London's History", Table of Illustrations.. 135
pages......$17.50
132. (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
133. (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
134. (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
135. Maclean, Fitzroy. ESCAPE TO ADVENTURE. Very good condition. Light
shelfwear. Spine lightly faded. Owner signature endpaper. Decorated
endpapers. Author's travels through Russia, Persia and the Orient. Good tight
copy. .....$14.00
136. (MALAY JUNGLE)...Wells, Carveth. SIX YEARS IN THE MALAY JUNGLE. New
York, Robert McBride and Company, 1939. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good
condition. Light cover/edge wear. Spine faded. Black & white photographs.
Well-illustrated narrative of the author's personal experiences - living &
working in the turn of the Century Malaysian jungle. Fascinating account of
the natives & customs of the area. Good tight copy. 234 pages......$18.00
137. (MALIBU)...Banks,Michael. MALIBU. Santa Barbara CA, Fithian Press, 1992.
1st edition. Paperback, Small octavo. Very good condition. Philosophical tour
of Malibu. Good tight copy. 146 pages......$10.00
138. (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
139. (MAUI)...Ariyoshi, Rita (Writer) Fong, Bill and Gonazlez, Leo
(Designers). MAUI ON MY MIND: FEATURING THE IMAGES OF HAWAII'S FINEST
PHOTOGRAPHERS. Honolulu Hawaii, Signature Publishing, 1987. 4th edition.
Hardcover - decorated cloth, Folio. Very good+ in dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Color & Black & white photographs. Photographic endpapers.
Huge, magnificent full-color photographic tribute and exploration of Maui...
the most glamorous of the Hawaiian islands. Fascinating collection of
hundreds of photographic images - with text - by over forty photographers
initimately acquainted with the contours and facets of the island. Plus a
narrative of Maui's story from its fiery ocean birth to the present. Tight
well-bound elegant volume. 254 pages......$30.00
140. (MAYFLOWER HOTEL)...Cohen, Judith R. THE MAYFLOWER HOTEL: GRANDE DAME OF
WASHINGTON, D.C. New York, Balance House Ltd, 1987. 1st edition. Hardcover -
cloth, Quarto. Very good condition in lightly chipped dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Small remainder mark. Color & Black & white
photographs. Pictorial endpapers. Magnificently illustrated history of the
famous Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. Tight well-bound volume. 160
pages......$16.50
141. (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
142. (MEDITERRANEAN)...Ludwig, Emil. THE MEDITERRANEAN: SAGA 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......$15.00
143. (MEXICO)...Jackson, Joseph Henry. MEXICAN INTERLUDE. New York,
Macmillan, 1936. 1st/4th printing. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good
condition. Light cover/edge wear. Spine slightly faded. Rare Black & white
photographs. Exotic journey through & exploration of Old Mexico in the 30's.
Portrait of another life and time. Decorated endpapers. Good tight copy. 232
pages......$12.50
144. (MEXICO)...Motiekaitis, Jurgis (Photographs) Price, William L. (Text)
Preface by former President of Mexico, Aleman, Miguel. PICTORIAL IMAGES OF
MEXICO TODAY. Sierra Madre CA, International Pictorial, 1976. 1st edition.
Decorated boards, Small Quarto. Very Good condition+. 421 full color
photographs. Lavish pictorial/text tour of Mexico. with Index of Pictures and
camera settings. Elegant volume. Decorated endpapers. Good tight copy. 320
pages......$15.00
145. (MEXICO CITY)...Wiesenthal, M. MEXICO CITY. Barcelona Spain, Geocolor
Publishers, 1979. 2nd edition. Hardcover - cloth, Square octavo. Very good
condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Light
cover/edge wear. Over 205 color photographs. With index. Good tight copy. Not
Paginated......$10.00
146. (MEXICO/PERU/SOUTH AMERICA)...Halliburton, Richard. NEW WORLDS TO
CONQUER. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1929. 1st edition. Hardcover -
cloth, Large octavo. Very good condition. Lt cover/edge wear. Closed edgetear
half-title page. Black & white frontis & photographs. Halliburton in Mexico,
Peru, South America. Excellent photosmountaineering, sailing, spelunking &
urban adventuring. 368 pages......$25.00
147. (MIDDLE EAST)...Douglas, William O. STRANGE LANDS AND FRIENDLY PEOPLE.
New York, Harper & Bros, 1951. 1st edition. Hardcover - 1/2 cloth, octavo.
Very good condition. Light edge wear. Owner signature half-title. Black &
white frontis & photos. Travels in the Middle East. Indexed. Good tight copy.
336 pages......$15.00
148. (MIDDLE EAST)...Frady, Marshall. ACROSS A DARKLING PLAIN: AN AMERICAN'S
PASSAGE THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAST. New York, Harper's Magazine Press, 1971. 1st
edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good+ in lightly worn/clipped dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Author's travels through Egypt,
Jordan and Israel. Good tight copy. 199 pages......$11.00
149. (MONTEREY COAST)...Crouch, Steve. FOG AND SUN, SEA AND STONE: THE
MONTEREY COAST. Oregon, Graphic Arts Publishing, 1980. 1st. Hardcover - 1/2
cloth/boards, Small Quarto. Very good condition in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Color photos. Lavishly photographed. Full page
color photos - the beauty, variety & contrast of the Monterey-Big Sur Coast
of California. Tight well-bound volume. 160 pages......$20.00
150. (MOROCCO)...(Kingdom of Morocco). MOROCCO: LAND OF PROMISE - THE SPIRIT
OF A KING AND A PEOPLE. Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, 1991. 1st edition.
Hardcover - cloth, Large quarto. Very good condition in dust jacket with
protective plastic wrapper. Lower cover edge lightly bumped. Color & Black &
white photographs. Decorated endpapers. Elegant volume - Lavishly
illustrated. Celebration of 60 crucial years in the history of Morocco. Also
designed as a celebration of King Hassan's 60th birthday. Detailed study of
old & new Morocco. Including... Government.. Industry.. Education.
Economics.. Architecture.. Religion.. Traditions.. Foreign Affairs - and much
more. With celebratory letters from many Moroccan and foreign notables. Tight
well-bound volume. 321 pages......$35.00
151. (MOROCCO)...Kininmonth, Christopher. THE TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO MOROCCO.
N.Y, Bobbs-Merril, 1972. 1st. Laminated boards, 12mo. Very good condition.
Very light cover crease. Black & white photos & maps. Decorated endpapers.
With 16 photographs, fold-out chart of Excursions, fold-out historical chart.
Detailed information on travel, entertainment, history, hotels & restaurants,
Practical/health/legal information, government, language, music - and much
more. Good tight copy. 384 pages......$15.00
152. (MOSCOW GUIDE)...Chernov, Vladimir (Translated from the Russian by
Butler, J.C.). MOSCOW: A SHORT GUIDE. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1979. 1st.
Pictorial boards, 12mo. Very good condition. Color & Black & white
photographs. Decorated endpapers. Detailed well-illustrated visitor & tourist
guide to Moscow. With attached full-sized schematic map. Plus Index of Names
and Places. With Short Phrase Book. Good tight copy. 200 pages......$16.00
153. (MOUNTAINEERING)...Ranous, Charles and Dorothy. THE INNER ZONE. Madison
WI, College Printing & Typing Co, 1968. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth,
octavo. Very good condition. Color photographs. Mountaineering, backpacking,
climbing - an appreciation of some of the great wilderness ranges in the
United States... especially the Wind River Range in Wyoming. Lavishly
illustrated with rich color photographs. With trip-planning Appendix, Index.
Tight well-bound volume. 191 pages......$25.00
154. (MUSIC - TOUR - DAVID BOWIE)...(Bowie, David) Photography by O'Regan,
Denis. Text by Flippo, Chet. Designed by Suares, J.C. Graphics by Haggerty,
Mick. DAVID BOWIE'S SERIOUS MOONLIGHT: THE WORLD TOUR. New York, Doubleday,
1984. 1st edition. Paperback. Quarto. Very good condition. Very light cover
wear. Color photo illustations. Lavishly illustrated. Inside look at Bowie's
tour thru U.S., Europe, Japan & Australia. Interviews with Bowie. Tight copy.
256 pages......$15.00
155. (NAPA VALLEY)...Roberge, Earl (Photography and Text). NAPA WINE COUNTRY.
Portland OR, Graphic Arts Center, 1985. 2nd edition. Hardcover - cloth,
Quarto. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Full page color plates. Revised, expanded edition with 35 new photographs.
Lush photographic tribute to the famous Napa wine growing region. The
ultimate journey through the Valley - tasting rooms, traditions, family ties,
vineyards, large corporations, small independents, winemaking rooms, grapes,
goblets, casks & craftsmen. Breathtaking views of the vineyards &
countryside. With Glossary & Photodata. Tight well-bound volume. 223
pages......$25.00
156. (NATIONAL PARKS)...Severy, Merle (Editor), National Geographic Book
Service. AMERICA'S WONDERLANDS: THE SCENIC NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS OF
THE UNITED STATES. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1959. 1st.
Hardcover - decorated cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good condition. Very light
edge wear. Color & Black & white photos. 466 photo illustrations - 390 in
full color. With color map of National Parks, Monuments & Shrines in US &
Canada in book pouch. Including sections on Alaska & Hawaii. Magnificent,
well-bound volume. 512 pages......$25.00
157. (NATIONAL TRUST GUIDE)...Fedden, Robin and Joekes, Rosemary (Editors).
THE NATIONAL TRUST GUIDE TO ENGLAND, WALES, AND NORTHERN IRELAND. New York,
W.W. Norton & Co, 1977. 2nd revised edition. Hardcover - cloth, Large octavo.
Very good condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Corners
lightly bumped. Signature rear endpaper. Color & Black & white photos.
Lavishly photo-illustrated. Comprehensive official guide to the properties of
the National trust... third largest landowner in Britain, caring for over one
acre in every hundred of the countryside - including 350 miles of unspoilt
coastline. Properties include more than 200 historic buildings of
architectural & historic importance, from cottates & farms to princely
country houses. Late acquisitions include Dunster Castle, Cragside, Castle
Drogo, Plas Newydd, Erddig & Claremont Garden. Magnificent guide with maps,
Glossary, Listing of Properties (with directions), Extensive Index. Good
tight copy. 608 pages......$30.00
158. (NAUTICAL)...Green, Captain Alfred J., Master Mariner. JOTTINGS FROM A
CRUISE - PLUS LETTERS OF CAPTAIN ALFRED J. GREEN. Seattle, Allan A. Green,
1944. 1st. Hardcover - decorated cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Spine
ends worn. Black & white photos & frontis. "Captain Green's experiences as
recorded by him on the illfated voyage of the "Mertola". Also his further
adventures aboard the barques "Grassendale" and "William Tell". Written in
1889 & 1990 - Articles printed in an English Nautical Magazine. With Glossary
of Nautical Terms. Rare. Good tight copy. 257 pages......$25.00
159. (NEPAL / CEYLON)...Powell, E. Alexander. THE LAST HOME OF MYSTERY. New
York, The Century Company, 1929. 1st printing. Hardcover - decorated cloth,
Large octavo. Very good condition. Light cover wear. Corners bumped.
Decorated endpapers. "Adventures In Nepal...together with accounts of
Ceylon...British India...The Native States... The Persian Gulf...the OverLand
Desert Mail...and the Baghdad Railway. Illustrated with a Map and with many
Photography by the Author." Many rare photos of oriental days & nights,
customs, temples, royalty, festivals, rites - and more. Well-indexed. Tight
well-bound volume. Hard to find. 332 pages......$25.00
160. (NEW YORK - TRAVEL)...Worden, Helen. ROUND MANHATTAN'S RIM.
Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1934. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Large
octavo. Very good condition. Black & white drawings. Decorated endpapers.
Illustrated by the Author. Enchanting tour through/around 1930s New York
area. Indexed. Good tight copy. 302 pages......$18.00
161. (NEW YORK SOURCE GUIDE)...Lown, David Amory & Lown, Patricia Twohill.
ALL NEW YORK: THE SOURCE GUIDE. New York, W. W. Norton, 1997. 1st edition.
Hardcover -cloth, 12mo. Fine in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Black & white drawings. Decorated endpapers. The definitive guide to New
York's treasures: a critical reference guide for.... decorators, architects,
individuals. Where to find wrought iron.. parquet.. miniatures.. frames..
lampshades.. fabrics.. silver.. tapestries.. antiques.. mirrors.. oriental
carpets.. fleamarkets.. winesellers - and an endless array of other
treasures. With alphabetical Index. Good tight copy. 447 pages......$17.50
162. (NEW ZEALAND)...Matthews, Graeme (Photographs) Text by Natusch, Sheila,
Doak, Wade & Gibb, Jeremy. THE EDGE OF THE LAND: THE COASTLINE OF NEW
ZEALAND. Christchurch New Zealand, Whitecoulls Publishers, 1983. 1st edition.
Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto. Very good condition in lightly worn dust
jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color photos. Superb photoillustrated
portrait of the New Zealand Coast - from Cape Reinga to the hidden bays of
Stewart Island. With Geography. Tight well-bound volume. 128
pages......$22.50
163. (NILE)...Goddard, John. KAYAKS DOWN THE NILE. Provo UT, Brigham Young
Univ. Press, 1979. Book club edition. Wrapped boards, octavo. Very good
condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Light
cornerwear. Black and white photographs. Owner signature/bookplate endpaper.
Goddard's kayak expedition down 4,000 miles of the Nile River. Indexed. Good
tight copy. 317 pages......$12.00
164. (NORTH AMERICA)...Castiglioni, Luigi. VIAGGIO: TRAVELS IN THE UNITED
STATES OF NORTH AMERICA 1785-87. N.Y, Syracuse University Press, 1983. 1st
edition. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Near fine in dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Black & white drawings. Translated & edited by Antonio Pace.
Good tight copy. 487 pages......$12.00
165. (NORTHERN FORESTS)...Krasemann, Stephen J. TRUE NORTH: DIARY OF A NORTH
COUNTRY YEAR. Minocqua WI, NorthWord Press, Inc, 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover
- cloth, Quarto. Very good condition in clipped dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Rear corner very slightly bumped. Color photographs. A year
spent in the Northern Forests from new england to the Midwest, from Montana
and Canada to Alaska. Superb photography. Tight wellbound volume. 160
pages......$20.00
166. (NORTHWEST/OREGON-WASHINGTON)...Ross, Nancy Wilson. FARTHEST REACH:
OREGON & WASHINGTON. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. 1st edition. Hardcover
- decorated cloth, octavo. Very good condition. Slight cover wear. Lightly
bumped. Light foxing endpapers. Black & white frontis & photographs. With
attached fold-out map of the Oregon/Washington territory. Elegant guide to
the Great Northwest. With Historical Background.. People & Places.. Cities..
Business.. Natural Wonders.. Legends.. Events - and much more. Well-indexed.
Good tight copy. 377 pages......$16.50
167. (NORWAY)...Tomkinson, Michael (With Text by Bjercke, Alf R.). NORWAY.
Oxford, Michael Tomkinson Publishing, 1991. Hardcover - cloth, Small Quarto.
Very good+ in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Color photographs.
Magnificent color photo-illustrated tour of Norway. With historical,
topographic & industrial information. Sections: Norways Past - Cities & Sites
- Mountain/Fjell & Fjord, Rivers, Lakes & Islands. Indexed. Tight well-bound
volume. 128 pages......$22.50
168. (OCCIDENT)...Fitch, George Hamlin. THE CRITIC IN THE OCCIDENT. San
Francisco, Paul Elder and Company, 1913. 1st edition. Hardcover - decorated
cloth, Small octavo. Very good condition. Very slight coverwear and bumping.
Tipped-in Black & white photos/frontis. Good tight copy. 177
pages......$22.50
169. (OCCULTISM/TRAVEL)...Reichel, Willy (Professeur honoraire a la Faculte
des Sciences Magnetiques de Paris). AN OCCULTIST'S TRAVELS (English text).
New York, R.F. Fenno & Company, 1908. 1st edition. Engraved cloth, 12mo. Very
good condition. Light cover wear. Corners slightly worn/bumped. Two Black &
white photo portraits. Travels of the Author, a German occultist, through
France, England, Italy, Africa, China, the Phillipines & Hawaii. Fascinating
account of mystical experiences & locales. Details of seances,
materializations, psychic adventures - plus conversations with noted
occultists, spiritualists, mediums & holy men around the world. Includes two
unusual sections: Karma and Shintoism in Japan - The Disposal of the
Phillipines. Tight, well-bound volume. With extended details of occult
philosophies & methods. Scarce. 244 pages......$40.00
170. (OLYMPIC GAMES - 1964)...Lechenperg, Harald (Editor) Introductory by
Brundage, Avery & Yasukawa, Daigoro (President of the Organizing Committee -
1964). OLYMPIC GAMES 1964: INNSBRUCK - TOKYO. New York, A. S. Barnes &
Company, 1964. Hardcover - decorated cloth, Imperial octavo. Very good
condition in lightly worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Black
& white photographs. Full photo-illustrated coverage of the 1964 Summer &
Winter Olympic games staged in Innsbruck Austria & Tokyo Japan. Contains
History, Background of the games, plus coverage of each event - including
photos & statistics. With List of Contributors, Table of Contents. Good tight
copy. 384 pages......$25.00
171. (OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS)...Wood, Robert L. THE LAND THAT SLEPT LATE: THE
OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS IN LEGEND AND HISTORY. Seattle Wa, The Mountaineers,
Publishers, 1995. 1st edition. Qlty paperback, Oblong octavo. Very Good
condition+. Edge stripe. Black & white photographs & maps. Well-illustrated
small format (6" x 9") history of the Olympic Mountains. Includes never
before published historical photos... and detailed maps of explorers' routes.
With Sources, Bibliography, Index. Good tight copy. 175 pages......$10.00
172. (PACIFIC COAST)...Kelley, Don Greame (With Foreword by Miller, Robert
C.). EDGE OF A CONTINENT: THE PACIFIC COAST FROM ALASKA TO BAJA. New York,
Galahad Books, 1972. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto. Very good
condition in dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Cover edges very
lightly faded. Color & Black & white photos. Most comprehensive account of
the Pacific Coast ever presented in single volume. Photo-illustrated. Many
full page color photos. Excellent reference. Decorated endpapers. With
Glossary, Index. Good tight copy. 288 pages......$20.00
173. (PACIFIC NORTH)...Holm, Don. PACIFIC NORTH! ADVENTURES IN SPORTFISHING
(ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS). Caldwell ID, Caxton Printers,
1969. 1st edition. Hardcover - cloth, Quarto. Very good condition in chipped
dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Small ink mark bottom page
edges. Color & Black & white photos. Color photographic endpapers. Colorful
sport fishing guide & tour of the North Pacific Rim. With historical
background of the North Pacific, weather marine attractions, pleasure
cruising among the island waterways, harbors & "dog holes" of this part of
the world's largest ocean. Complete directory of all marine game fishes, all
anadromous species & the methods of takeing them: fishing gear & boats & the
the local expert methods employed. Beautifully photo-illustrated. SIGNED BY
DON HOLM. Good tight copy. 283 pages......$30.00
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