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193908040NY: Coward McCann 1939. UK Presumed 1st edition No markings pages clean book is square and tight Near Fine in price-clipped Acceptable dust jacket with edge chips and tears and tow skinned spots to the back panel and with a short pencil note to the rear flap; Dj is in mylar sleeve. Blue cloth 155pp B&W illus. Goudge was long a popular author in the UK and the US and regained attention decades later. She won the Carnegie Medal for British children's books in 1946 for The Little White Horse. J. K. Rowling identified The Little White Horse as one of her favourite books and one of few with a direct influence on the Harry Potter series. "Sister of the Angels" is the second novel in her Torminster series. The novel tells an enchanting story about Henrietta a young girl in love with every nook and cranny of her grandfather's cathedral. 1.5 JM LVR 206/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Acceptable. Illus. by Hodges C. Walter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Coward McCann Hardcover
1938012596New York: E.P. Dutton & Company Inc. 1938. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Turquoise faux-silk cloth stamped with red lettering. Shelf wear and discoloration to the endpapers. Binding tight and square. Previous owner or bookseller pencil notation to front free endpaper. The dust jacket is edge-worn with chips tears and creasing and protected now in a Mylar sleeve. viii 322 pages with Index. Illustrated with 31 black and white plates and a fold-out map of the author's motor car expedition 1933-1935. This book is the author's memoir of 10000-mile expedition mandated by the Chinese government to find suitable routes for roads to accommodate automobile traffic along China's ancient Silk Road. E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc. Hardcover
1938017294London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd 1938. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates a coloured folding map at the rear octavo pp x 322 for-edge foxed otherwise reasonably clean internally just slightly used yellow cloth a bit used and foxed the spine dull the lower cover creased and slightly marked covers a little bowed. . First English edition. Cloth. Good. George Routledge & Sons Ltd Hardcover
20043754<p>Book Guild Ltd UK 2004. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. As New/As New. 1st Edition; xvi 256 pagesillustrated 37 colour photographs 9 sketch maps. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Previous owners very neat inscription on front end paper otherwise contents clean. Appears unread. Written by Cliff Pearce who served in Antarctica with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey for three years from 1959. A mountain was named 'Pearce Dome' in his honour. This work describes the author's adventure overwintering on Alexander Island and his two years spent in Antarctica. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 1857768450. ISBN/EAN: 9781857768459. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3754. . 9781857768459</p> Book Guild Ltd hardcover
20043875Book Guild Ltd UK 2004. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. 1st Edition; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. xvi 256 pagesillustrated 37 colour photos 9 sketch maps. Original covers in unclipped dust jacketminor bump to top of cover and dust jacket contents clean. Appears unread. Written by Cliff Pearce who served in Antarctica with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey for three years from 1959. A mountain was named 'Pearce Dome' in his honour. This work describes the author's adventure overwintering on Alexander Island and his two years spent in Antarctica. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Signed by Author. ISBN: 1857768450. ISBN/EAN: 9781857768459. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3875. . 9781857768459 Book Guild Ltd hardcover
1997BIB320143Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 1997. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Near Fine condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Previous owner's name to dedication page. Flat signed by author on title page. A nice copy. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 593 pages. A fascinating and often moving account the book traces the development of ANARE from first settlement up to the present day looking at the people the exploration discovery and Australia's contribution to scientific research. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Allen & Unwin hardcover
19051728Frederick A Stokes Company New York 1905. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st US Edition; xvi 455 pages illustrated over 70 illustrations from photographs charts and drawings large coloured map by J.G. Bartholomew is a PHOTOCOPY. Ex Libris usual library stamps markings bookplates. Covers worn hinges splitting damp damaged with wrinkling to bottom of pages. Reading copy. A wide ranging history includes notes on American sealers steam whalers the discovery of Victoria Land the 'Challenger'last voyage of 'Erebus' & 'Terror'James Cook Thaddeus von Bellingshausen Dumont D'urville Charles Wilkes James Clark Ross & the Enderby brothers. A classic account of Antarctic exploration. This is the first USA edition. Spine marked with Library stamps library pocket inside book stamps and/or other library markings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1728. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Frederick A Stokes Company hardcover
1956021385Toky Osaka Moji and Nagoya: The Mainichi Newspapers 1956. Well illustrated with 124 monochrome plates quarto pp 106 56 very clean internally bound in silver clith very good condition in the original pink slipcase which is just slightly worn. A heavy book - extra postage may be needed. A splendid monograph including English captions to the plates Japanese main text and lengthy English resume. First Edition. Cloth in slipcase. Very Good. The Mainichi Newspapers Hardcover
1334056684.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
200314185London: Simon & Schuster. As New. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0689837399 . A most beautiful unread first edition/first printing in As New condition signed and dated 11/2003 by authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black directly on the title page; Jared and Mallory rescue Simon from a band of goblins. After Simon is kidnapped Thimbletack leads Jared to a stone that allows him to have the ability to see magical creatures. Soon the brother and sister begin an active battle against goblins develop an affiliation with a griffin and outwit a troll; The Spiderwick Chronicles; Vol. 2; 12mo; Signed by Author & Illustrator . Simon & Schuster hardcover
200314184New York: Simon & Schuster. As New. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0689859376 . A most beautiful unread first edition/first printing in As New condition signed by authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black directly on the title page; Jared and Mallory rescue Simon from a band of goblins. After Simon is kidnapped Thimbletack leads Jared to a stone that allows him to have the ability to see magical creatures. Soon the brother and sister begin an active battle against goblins develop an affiliation with a griffin and outwit a troll; The Spiderwick Chronicles; Vol. 2; 12mo; Signed by Author & Illustrator . Simon & Schuster hardcover
1956H4205Redstone Arsenal AL: `Army Ballistic Missile Agency 1956. Paperback. Near Fine. Stapled stiff manilla wraps 59 photocopied pages printed on rectos only very good stamped 'Copy 1' and another numeric stamp 53974 also stamp of the Convair Fort Worth Division Research Library on cover and title page produced by the Armed Services Technical Information Agency in Arlington VA. This was considered an unclassified document since the paper had been presented publicly. Only one copy in OCLC at Auburn AL. A couple small dents to front cover else fine. A rare document from the 50s Space Race. `Army Ballistic Missile Agency paperback
1908t1260bLondon: Alston Rivers Ltd. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover heavily rubbed with edge-wear. New eps. Some foxing and marks within. Loss to fold America map. 1908. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm 9" x 6". lx 651pp plates. 56 plates 7 fold-out 1 colour. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Alston Rivers Ltd hardcover
43906Blantyre Malawi: Blantyre 1984. A Facsimile edition of the 1868 text published by the Society of Malawi in association with the Royal Geographical Society. David Livingstone was on his third and final expedition to Africa in search of the source of the Nile."While journeying along the southern shores of Lake Malawi his companions deserted him and returned to the coast with a plausible but fabricated tale of his murder by marauding Ngoni.The Royal Geographical Society sponsors of the expedition remained unconvinced of the varacity of the murder report. Lieutenant Young who had been with Lvingstone on his second expedition to Lake Malawi in 1863 volunteered to lead an expedition sponsored by the society to ascertain the truth of the allegation. This book first published in London in 1868 is his narrative of the search for the missionary." Limited edition of 750 numbered copies of which this is number 245. Pp.xii/262 folding map to rear occasional reproductions of engraved illustrations. Red cloth dustwrapper. VG/VG. Blantyre, Malawi: Blantyre, 1984. hardcover
1868052722London: Letts Son & Co / Simpkin Marshall & Co. 1868. vi 262pp 16pp publisher's catalogue at rear folding map at rear bw ills. Original bevelled green cloth boards with gilt vignette to front titled in gilt to spine hinge starting at pp96 light foxing to prelims handwritten prize presentation for Industry on front blank dated 1872. Royal Navy Lieutenant E. D. Young went to Africa in search of David Livingstone who had been reported to be lost while searching for the origins of the Nile. Henry Faulkner joined the expedition mainly to hunt. His shooting of elephant buffalo and hippo in what is now Malawi and around Lake Nyasa are included in this volume. The author had been with Lvingstone on his second expedition to Lake Malawi in 1863 and volunteered to lead an expedition to determine whether the allegation of Livingstone's murder were true. A pleasing copy of this scarce volume relating to Livingstone. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Letts, Son, & Co / Simpkin, Marshall & Co. Hardcover
2013004174Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. xvi 612 pp. Bound dark green cloth title in silver on spine in illustrated dust jacket. Black and white maps and illustrations. Includes bibliography and index. Fine in Fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> The University of Chicago Press hardcover
1933198630Edinburgh: Scottish Travel Association W. & A. K. Johnston 1933. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 136 pages; Physcial desc.: xxii map col folded136 p. 19 cm. Subject: Fishing -- Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Travel Association (W. & A. K. Johnston) hardcover
2013040491Bowman Books 2013. Soft cover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Bowman with date and inscription of "Enjoy traveling along!" on title page. Very good copy with minor shelfwear. Bowman Books paperback
18180715London: J Booth. G : in good condition without dust jackets. Covers rubbed. Slight foxing. 1818. First Edition. Grey boards. Pages untrimmed. 180mm x 110mm 7" x 4". xii 76pp 160pp; 260pp. 4 coloured fold-out maps. 10 b/w plates. . J Booth hardcover
1959231019-MB73Association Press 1959. Very Good Hardcover no dustjacket . First Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Association Press Hardcover
18542107Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons 1854. Third Edition - Revised & Enlarged . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. xv 380 pgs. plus 16 pgs. of publishers ads at end. Colour frontis and 32 b/w illustrs. in text. 2 maps; one folding at end with light edgewear and repaired tears. Recently rebound in half pigskin leather & marbled boards. Red leather title label and gilt along the spine. An excellent copy with fresh endpapers and bright text. A popular account in its day documenting Oliphant's journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow and his voyage down the Volga River in 1852. <br/> <br/> William Blackwood & Sons hardcover
1972337882Westport CT: Greenwood Press 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good/No dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 183 b/w photographs sketch maps. Greenwood Press hardcover
1333878788.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19003275MacMillan London 1900. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: Vol I: xiii 391 pages indexed Vol II: ix 407 pages indexed. Illustrated photogravure plates Henry Brokman illustrator and text illustrations throughout plus 3 maps 2 foldout. Original Covers shelf ware ink Petersfield 15.5.72 to front end papers both volumes otherwise contents clean. Some minor age toning mild foxing mainly to tissue guards of plates. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: History; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3275. . This is a SET of books therefore heavier than a standard volume and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries. MacMillan hardcover
1976024057London: Hodder & Stoughton 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo. 253 pages b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket very good with a little rubbing to edges tail of front fold a little more worn spine lightly faded price-clipped now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding very good boards very slightly marked. Contents clean and tight unmarked no inscriptions. A very good copy. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover