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VG/GOOD+ `DJ is price-clipped, creased and has a small section of the top pictorial layer of the dj missing - leaving only the below wrapper paper beneath. boards show a few isolated tarnish points with some sunning to top edge. nothing unsightly - mentioned for completeness. internally, ffep carries a signature and some figures ( page references?) . tanning to edges of textblock. A journey through the Kashmir Valley to Ladakh and meetings with the Tibetan lama Thuksey Rinpoche. also reflects the author's eventual spiritual path.
8vo [24 x 18 cm]; xiii, 100 pp, attractive etched frontis plate. original quarter vellum backed cloth covered boards, corners worn, short tears to lower spine, rubbed, uncut, internally clean with nice wide margins, a good sound copy, presentation copy signed by author to H. B. Willon. A picture of this book is availab The well-written account of the author's travels by land and water from Tampico to Tuxpam, with good description of the people, agriculture and customs.
349pp. 23 cm. Paperback Very good condition
4to [28 x 22 cm]; xix, 176; 138; 181, 9 pp, with the half-title page. original paper cover boards with new cloth spine a paper title label, lacks blank endpaper, few small old holes in four leaves with loss of a few letters, light foxing on few leaves, else good copy with wide margins. A picture of this book is available up The author describes his travels through Europe to Zante and Cyrus, to Aleppo, Baghdad, Bassora, Goa and Bombay including a description of his shipwreck at Goa. Wilson 36. Cox I, 306. This copy includes all three parts and the appendix (a letter from General Mathews to the East India Company). There were also some later printings.
4to [30.5 x 25 cm]; xvi, 438 pp, complete with 26 aquatint or engraved plates, mostly from author's drawings, 3 folding engraved maps, tables, without half title, index. nineteenth century half red morocco, marbled boards and edges, title lettering on spine leather label, edges rubbed, light dampstain on inside margin of dozen leaves, light foxing, very good sound copy with good wide margins. A picture of this book is ava 'The record of his journey, published in 1812 during his second absence in Persia, at once took rank as an important authority on a country then little known to Englishmen, and by its admirable style and accurate observation, its humour and graphic power, still holds a foremost place among early books of travel in Persia' [DNB]. Abbey Travel 357. Atabey 837. Prideaux pp. 241: the author 'was also an artist of some merit, and his illustrations to his Travels are of considerable interest.' The plates are mainly views. There are appendices on the money of Persia, routes through Persia, section on Arab pirates. The author travelled extensively in what is now Iran, including Bushire, Shiraz, Persepolis, Ispahan, Teheran, Tabriz, Arz-roum, Amasia and finally to Constantinople.
First published 1982 as "Trailing Pythagoras" by Quadrant Editions and re-issued with a new introducti on "George Galt recounts his personal experiences travelling through the Aegean Islands with his wife Fay. In addition to a host of incredible characters encountered along the way, Galt has to contend with the legend of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras and the ghost of his own ancestor John Galt, who explored the same terrain early in the 19th century.(it) is not only a delightful account of an enviable journey, but also a meditation on people and places and on time that transforms them.".200p. Book
8vo [20 x 14 cm]; xi, 97 pp, photogravure frontis and many photo illustrations on plates, from author's photos. original cloth back pictorial boards, gilt spine title lettering, corner wear, bookplate on endpaper, interior clean and fine in very good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Based on the author's travels, he states that the work was a limited edition but does not give the number printed.
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xxvi, 158 pp, illustrations from photos by Henderson and Fred Peel, map showing route, index. original cloth, dj (slight wear), very good+ copy, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An account of the author's travels to Uzbekistan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Samarkand, Tbilisi, Alma-Ata, Tashkent, etc.
Hardcover fully bound in smooth brown leather; 5 raised bands, gilt decoration and gilt lettering to spine. Full marbled page block and portrait of Johnson as frontispiece. Rear spine hinge is cracked and the rear cover is almost loose but still intact. Rubbing to board edges, spine ends and spine sides. Light foxing to endpapers and prelims, some foxing intermittently internally. Text is clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used
ISBN : 2258004705. PRESSES DE LA CITE.. 1978. In-4 Carré. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 117 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte.
281pp. orné de 66 photograpies dont 22 originales de l'auteur + carte dépliante, 22cm., br.orig., bon état, R75574
Demi-Percaline vert anglais à coins , frappée en creux de motifs floraux . Trois tranches dorées . Peinture à reprendre en 1° plat sur papier marbré . Gravures dans et hors-texte . Bon papier sans rousseurs . Au sommaire : A travers les régions antarticques - L'expédition de la " Southern Cross " - Le voyage de " La Belgica " - Dans les terres Glaciales - Au cours d'un hivernage - L'expédition de " l'Antartic " - L'expédition du " Français " - A l'assaut du Continent . Marine et voile - 224 p. , 1kg. 600 gr.
ISBN : 2213012857. FAYARD.. 1983.. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 262 pages. 1ère de couverture illustrée en noir et blanc. Préface de Raymond Barre.
Paris, Pierre Lafitte & Cie., 1911, 26,5 x 20,5 cm., holandesa piel de época, conserva cubiertas originales, papel de hilo, retrato + 341 págs. + 64 láminas en papel couché con fotografías, 32 de ellas a dos colores. (Ejemplar falto del mapa).
Edition Payot, 1990 petite bibliothèque Payot / Voyageurs. In/8 broché 318 pages. Traduit de l'anglais par Eliane Barrault, préface de Michel Le Bris.
M., s.a. (hacia 1951), 17 x 12'5 cm., tela original, VIII - 387 págs. con mapas, planos e ilustraciones intercaladas. (Guide du turiste Lettré).
- Grasset, Paris 1929, 14,519,5cm, broché. - Edition originale, un des 600 ex numérotés sur alfa, seuls grandspapiers avec 62 pur fil. Iconographie. Préface de J.B. Charcot. Agréable exemplaire. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
Editions Alain Lefeuvre 1979, in/4 broché, 239 pages. Photographies en noir. Michel Siffre explorateur souterrain, aventurier et scientifique français. Il est né le 3 janvier 1939 à Nice où il passe son enfance. À tout juste 10 ans, il parcourt la grotte du parc Impérial, et se passionne pour la spéléologie. Il soutient un diplôme d’études supérieures à la Sorbonne six mois après son baccalauréat. De nombreuses réalisations sont médiatisées avec notamment la création de l’Institut Français de Spéléologie en 1962.
Paris, Hachette, 1994. Ilustraciones en color en el texto. 176 p. 8º. Rústica editorial. Muy buen ejemplar. Livre en français
Hardcover. Very good condition. In unclipped dust jacket. Pages tanned. Text fine. RB Used
... Hardcover, good condition, w. ltly slanted, ltly compressed sp, v. ltly bumped corners; Ltly warped r. board. Ltly tanned p. edges, sme ltly tanned pp. Squeaky hinges. O/w cln, tight, unmarked. Dj very good, ltly rubbed--lt marks and scuffs. Sme v. lt
Hardcover. No jacket. A few light marks on boards. Spine ends and leading corners are a little bumped and worn. Page block is marked. Professor E. M. J. Campbell's stamps on endpapers. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM Used
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Red cloth binding with gilt and black lettering and peacock feather design. Previous owner's attractive bookplate ("The Poetry of Earth is Never Dead") inside. Signed by poet Denise Levertov with the note "Given to me by Valerie." 4 1/2"w x 7 1/4"h. 260 pages, plus advertisements. Deckle edges. Four black and white photos of places with transparent overlays.
No dust jacket. Hardcover. Ex-library. Very aged, worn and marked boards with numerous surface scratches and abrasions. Upper edge of back board is damaged near leading corner. Leading corners are extremely worn, frayed and bent. Spine ends are very worn. Library lettering and numbering in white correction fluid on spine foot. Spine is very grubby and faded. Library stamps on front pastedown, title page, contents page and last three pages of text. Library label on front pastedown. Pink staining on front and back pastedowns. Doodling in black ink along leading edge of back pastedown. One or two small brown marks on last two pages of text. Dark ink marks on pages 10-12. Contents sound. AF Ex-Library
London, N.Y., Edward Arnold, 1895. Cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Light wear to spine. Engraved frontispiece. (6),381 pp., 26 photographic illustrations.
