Travel / Exploration (Hawaii to New York)
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THADDEUS Travel / Exploration (Hawaii to New York) June 12, 1998
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Books listed alphabetically in order by Topic
82. (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
83. (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
84. (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
85. (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
86. (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
87. (HEBRIDEAN JOURNAL)...Boswell, James (Edited from the Original Manuscript
by Pottle, Frederick A. and Bennett, Charles H.). JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE
HEBRIDES WITH SAMUEL JOHNSON. New York, McGraw Hill, 1961. 2nd printing.
Hardcover - 1/2 cloth/boards, octavo. Very good condition in lightly
worn/chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Lower corners
bumped. Color & Black & white plates. Decorated endpapers. New edition.
Unexpurgated version of Boswell's Hebridean tour with johnson. With new
Introduction, illustrations and maps, extensive notes and documentation.
Well-indexed. Good tight copy. 520 pages......$12.50
88. (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
89. (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
90. (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
91. (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
92. (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
93. (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
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. (INDONESIAN JOURNEY)...Watson, Lyall. GIFTS OF UNKNOWN THINGS. New York,
Simon & Schuster, 1976. 1st edition. Boards, Small octavo. Very good
condition in chipped dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Very light
fading to spine. Author's voyage to a small volcanic island in Indonesia -
where he experiences a dimension where natural & supernatural coexist. Good
tight copy. 249 pages......$12.50
102. (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
103. (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
104. (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
105. (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
106. (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
107. (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
108. (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
109. (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
110. (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
111. (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
112. (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
113. (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
114. (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
115. (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
116. (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
117. (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
118. (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
119. (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
120. (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
121. (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
122. (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
123. (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
124. (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
125. (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
126. (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
127. (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
128. (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
129. (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
130. (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
131. (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
132. (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
133. (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
134. 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
135. (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
136. (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
137. (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
138. (MAYAN EXPEDITION)...Peissel, Michel. THE LOST WORLD OF QUINTANA ROO.
New York, E.P. Dutton, 1963. 1st/3rd printing. Hardcover - cloth, octavo.
Very good condition in tattered dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper.
Corners worn/lightly bumped. Black & white photos, maps, charts. An
adventurous quest for Mayan ruins on the untamed coast of Yucatan. Well
illustrated. With Index. Good tight copy. 306 pages......$12.00
139. (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
140. (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
141. (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
142. (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
143. (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
144. (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
145. (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
146. (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
147. (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
148. (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
149. (MOUNTAIN BIKING)...Seidl, Herman. MOUNTAIN BIKES: MAINTAINING,
REPAIRING & UPGRADING. New York, Sterling Publishing Co, 1993. 1st U.S.
Pictorial boards, octavo. Very good condition in dust jacket with protective
plastic wrapper. Full color photos throughout. The ultimate Mountain Bike
Handbook. Good tight copy. 128 pages......$12.50
150. (MOUNTAINEERING)...Lunn, Arnold. MOUNTAINS OF MEMORY. London, Hollis &
Carter, 1948. 1st. Hardcover - cloth, octavo. Very good condition in lightly
worn dust jacket with protective plastic wrapper. Corners lightly bumped.
Color frontis/Black & white photos. European mountaineering. Record of Lunn's
impressions revisiting old haunts after the War. Magnificent photos. "As the
'unofficial Pope' of English skiing, his (Lunn's) interests have brought him
into contact with influential persons in many countries, in particular in
Switzerland, Italy, Norway & Spain; and he never leaves a country without
some pungent reflections on the national character, on personalities or
current politics, just as he never leaves a mountain without pausing to
contract the majesty & grandeur of the scene with the sad spectacle of
present-day civilization." Tight well-bound volume. 248 pages......$25.00
151. (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
152. (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
153. (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
154. (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
155. (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
156. (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
157. (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
158. (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
159. (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
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