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Orig. full cloth. Tear in back hinge. X,244 pp. Photographic plates.
Octavo in green-sky blue DJ, 221 pages, b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Gascony (France) -- Description and travel.
314 p., illus. Collection of letters, speeches, essays and poems by Franklin Plimpton and his wife Pauline and their son George. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo [24 x 16.5 cm]; xii, 328 pp, frontis and plates from photos, 3 maps, index. original cloth, spine a little darkened, interior clean and unmarked, a solid and sound copy, very good or better. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of the author's travels in Hadhramaut, south Yemen, excavating Jureidha, journey alone to west, Hajlain, Al Dhijaib, Wadi Amd, etc. Robinson 28: 'the Grand Old Lady of travellers. . . . southern Arabia expert to the Ministry of Information in London. . . in all her journeys she has been able to distil and communicate a rich philosophy of travel and to illustrate the art of travelling in time as well as place. She is, quite simply, a classic'.
12mo [17.5 x 13 cm]; iv, 321, [ii, ads] pp. original pictorial cloth, decorated in black, with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, light cover wear, mainly at spine ends, very good, interior clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Smith (American Travellers Abroad) S4. Welch p. 64. The author accompanied her father, James Sanborn of the coffee firm Chase and Sanborn, in search of coffee. The book describes their travels in most Central American areas with descriptions of the people, Indians, society, culture and even some description of coffee plantations and cultivation.
Descriptions of travel in Nepal in 1960. 232 pages. 27 photographs. Index. Black cloth covers. Gilt title on spine.
336 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
322 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition; spine darkened, gift inscription
366p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
428p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
428p. illus. Hardcover Very good partly unopened table of contents p. torn
Published in hardcover, no earlier edition stated. Boards are fairly well worn with some markings and scores. A slightly cocked spine. Some discolouration on the spine as well as wearing at the head and foot. There is foxing on the page block and on the edges of the pages in the main body. The pages in the main body otherwise remain clean and clear. Illustrations by the author included. GE Used
285p., illus. by H. S. Weller Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
Turnhout, Time-Life Books, 1984. 8vo. In full imitated leather with red title-label to spine with gilt lettering and gilt lines to edges of front boards. Introductory sheet and bookplate loosely inserted. Two very nice and clean copies, near mint. IX, 594, (2) pp. + 1 folded map.
8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; ix, 594, [ii, publisher's ads] pp, colored folding map as frontis showing route in red, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, small faint stain on front cover, spine ends slightly frayed, edges a bit rubbed, short tear at stub of map, bookplate of Bruce on endpaper, very good sound copy, interior quite clean. A p Ghani p. 51: 'Browne understood almost every aspect of nineteenth century Persian life. He embraced everything worthwhile in that culture and championed its legitimate causes'. The author travelled widely in the country and describes the people, culture, society, customs, geography, Tabriz, Teheran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Yezd, Kirman, with a chapter 'Amongst the Kalandars'.
207pp. 21 cm. Paperback Very good condition
A Very Good paperback with lightly rubbed covers. Clean, tight, unmarked. -
Hardcover in acceptable condition. First edition. Price - clipped dust jacket is grubby. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are slightly worn and nicked. Several marks on page block. Contents are clear. AM Used
Hardcover (no jacket) - first edition. Boards are slightly marked, with worn extremities. Page block and endpapers are tanned. Previous owner's bookplate over previous owner's signature on front pastedown. Slight chipping to two or three page edges (production fault during cutting). Content is clear throughout. TS Used
London, W. Brown, 1778, XIX - 352 págs. - 5 láminas. (Carecemos del Tomo II de esta obra. Falto de encuadernación).
Leipzig, Wilhelm Friedrich, 1880. Uncut in orig. printed wrappers. (2),53,(1) pp., portriat, 2 textillustr. and 1 folded map.
286 pages plus 16 pages of maps, illustrated. eng
286 pages plus 16 pages of maps, illustrated. eng
256 pages, illustrated, maps, index. eng
144 pages, illustrated, maps, index. eng