Hildegbrand Arthur

Blue Water

Harcourt Brace, 1923. Unstated. Hardcover. Blue Water by Hildebrand Arthur Harcort Brace, 1923, unstated edition Hardback in good condition with acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Dust jacket shows signs of wear with dings, chips, nicks, tears etc. This is a tale of what many of us would like to do, chuck it all and sail away. Hildebrand took his 64 foot yawl the Caltha and set out to sea. This is the story of his adventures, sailing from England to Turkey. B&W illustrations and photos, maps, 318 pages. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 004140

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: SAILING ADVENTURES

Edited By Groff Conklin

THE BRITISH ISLES DEPICTED BY PEN AND CAMERA

Cassell and Company, 1900. Limited. Decorative Cloth. The BRITISH ISLES DEPICTED BY PEN AND CAMERA Cassell and Company, 3 Volumes in 6 books. Specially prepared for Subscription. Undated (early 1900's), appx size. 8 1/2 in x 11in. green part leather and cloth covers with gold embossing, casing gold embossed as well. Set comprising the original 3 volumes bound into 2 sections per volume. This is a very nice set in good+ condition. Text clean and unmarked bindings tight. Gift card, unreadable due to fading of ink pasted inside cover. Covers clean but do show slight signs of wear with rubs at bottom of spine, a couple have slight bumps on edges of cover otherwise good+. As you travel through the British Isles you are treated to not only the history and heritage of an area but a book loaded with maps, color plates, B&W photos and the set contains 6 Rembrandt photogravures. Covers are olive-green cloth with ruled gilt decorative lines to front, gilt decoration and titles to spine gilt casing page edges. Hardback, text clean and unmarked, bindings in various conditions see list of vols. All state "This Edition is specially prepared for subscription and not available through booksellers" Section 1: Vol. 1: Very good condition, cover good binding good pasted down presentation note. Vol 2: Binding cracking at various registers, binding sections however are tight. Vol 3: Binding has slight crack on front hinge otherwise good Section 2: Vol 1: Very good condition Vol. 2: Binding cracking in various sections, however registers are tight cracking are binding rear Vol. 3: Binding cracking in various sections, however registers are tight. Additional shipping due to weight to be determined by buyer's zip code. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000777

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: BRITISH ISLES, TRAVEL, PEN & INK, PHOTOGRAPHY

Lawrence R.D.

The Voyage of the Stella

Holt Rinehart, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0030589010. The Voyage of the Stella by Lawrence R.D. Holt Rinehart, 1982, stated lst. ISBN:0030589010 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, gift inscription inside cover. Cover is clean, dust jacket shows little signs of wear with some small rubs bottom and top of spine. This is a story of a man who lost his wife and who then went on a six month solitary exploration of the coast of British Columbia and the northwest United States. Not only is this a great seagoing adventure tale but a tale of coming to terms with life has dished out to you. 248. pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 004117

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: SAILING, TRAVEL, FINDING ONESELF IN TRAVEL 0030589010

Yeadon David

Backroad Journeys of the West Coast States

Harper & Row, 1979. Unstated. Hardcover. 0060147733. Backroad Journeys of the West Coast States Yeadon, David Harper & Row, 1979, lst. ISBN: 0060147733 Hardback in acceptable condition with acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is in fair condition with dings and snicks,tear front and is price clipped, forage has been removed. This is a guide book for people who like to travel the roads less traveled. Covers several scenic roads of the west coast. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 001579

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: BACKROADS, DRIVING TRIPS, WEST COAST 0060147733

Vanderveer Deuel, John

White Cayuca

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co, 1934. First Edition. Cloth. William Studley. Adventure in the Amazon. Visit the valley of creaping death, isle of buried treasure, bedbug islands etc. Photos.Owners name inside cover DJ rips dings shelf ware also a couple of holes.Photo on Request Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 000046

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: AMAZON, ADVENTURE

Edited

Touring Club Italiano Lombardia Part I

Italiano Touring Club, 1930. Unstated. Hardcover. Touring Club Italiano Lombardia Part 1 1930 Hardback in good condition, with wonderful leather spine and faux crock like cover. Some marks on cover otherwise good, title on spine shows slightly ruff edge. Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight. This title is in Italian. The touring club was founded in 1906 and produced these volumes every few years. This states it is the prima edizione. Loaded with B&W photos. Good.

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Book number: 003411

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: LOMBARDIA, ITALIANO TOURING CLUB, EARLY ROAD TRIPS

Greenbie, Sydney

The Pacifc Triangle

New York, Century Co, 1923. First Edition. Cloth. Author Photos. History of pacific islands photos . Owners name inside cover. DJ had shelf ware and tears at top spine. Photo on Request Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 000044

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: PACIFIC ISLANDS, HISTORY, PEOPLES

Hedin, Sven

A Conquest of Tibet

Halycon House, 1941. Not Stated. Cloth. A Conquest of Tibet by Hedin Sven Halcyon House, 1941, 400 pages Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text clean and unmarked, binding tight, some yellowing of pages due to age and book is very slightly cocked. Cloth cover clean. Gaining rave reviews when it was first printed this is the story of Hedin's exploration of Tibet. Loaded with B&W illustrations. He covers Tibet, Robbers and Mongols, getting into Tibet the forbidden land. This is great true adventure. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001080

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: TIBET, LASHA, ADVENTURE, M

Hiscock, Eric

Atlantic Curise in Wanderer III

Oxford Univ Press, 1968. Unstated. Hardcover. Atlantic Cruise in Wanderer III by Hiscock, Eric Oxford Univ. Press, 1968 Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Clothe cover clean. This is the story of the Hiscock's husband and wife's sail across the Atlantic to the USA in the mid 1960ies. This tells of the adventure of sailing across the Atlantic and then sailing up and down the east coast in their small boat. Color photos, index, 159 pages. Good.

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Book number: 004146

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: SAILING, WORLD CRUISES

McDermott John

How to Get Lost & Found Tahiti

Waikiki Pub, 1979. Unstated. Soft cover. How To Get Lost & Found In Tahiti by McDermott, John Waikiki Pub. 1979, unstated edition Softcover in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, owners names and seal inside cover. Cover is clean and show little signs of wear, map of French Polynesia inside cover, Map of South's seas back. This is a book for the do it yourself traveler coving Tahiti and the various other islands in what we today call French Polynesia. B&W illustrations, index, 243 pages Good.

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Book number: 003589

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: TAHITI, TRAVEL TAHITI

Foss Judy

In the Company of Mules

Mules Across America, 1001. First Edition. Soft cover. 0964341328. Signed by Author(s). In the Company of Mules by Foss Judy, Signed Mules Across America, 2001, lst, ISBN: 0964341328 Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean, signed on title page by Foss. Can you fit everything you need on a mule? This is the story of Foss' adventure across the west, rocky roads and high mountain trails. 1984 Foss took her two mules from Idaho to the Oregon coast. This is the story of that journey, the adventures, the people, and old time hospitality. B&W photos and illustrations, 368 pages. Good.

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Book number: 004722

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: MULES, TRAVEL WITH MULES 0964341328

De Leeuw, Hendrik

Crossroads of the Java Sea

New York, Garden City Publishing, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Story of Java and other islands in area. Jacket in poor condition falling a part. Photo on Request Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 000045

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: JAVA SEA, ISLANDS, CULTURE

Douglas William O

West of the Indus

Doubleday, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. West of the Indus by Douglas, William Doubleday, 1958, stated lst. Hardback in good condition with POOR dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is clean, maps on end papers, dust jacket shows heavy signs of wear with dings, chips, tears, nicks etc. This is Douglas's 7000 miles trip through the cradle of civilization, Wet Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey. A Supreme Court Justice he was a keen observer and traveled the middle east. From Marco Polo's trail, the route of Alexander the Great to visiting the site of a famous disappearance of Peter Winant and his girlfriend who were last seen entering a hotel, this will keep you reading. Newspaper clipping inside, 513 pages. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 004158

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: WILLIAM O DOUGLAS, TRAVEL ADVENTURE

Mura Papianille

Chile Country of Wines and Mountains

Versant Stud, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Chile Country of Wines and Mountains by Mura Papianille Versant Stud, 2009, lst. ISBN:9782930358482 Hardback in good+ condition with good+ dustjacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean and dust jacket shows little if any signs of wear. This is a book covering the history of Chilean wine, the growing areas, as well as containing chapters on various Bodegas from traditional to Avant-Garde. Wonderful colonial homes, vineyards and horses, Chilean wines and cuisine and chapter on Valparaiso the jewel of the Pacific. There is a map on dust jacket of the various wine regions, a section on the various wineries their products by regions, and ratings. This is a very nice large coffee table book that would delight any wine lover. 159 pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 004691

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: CHILE, WINES OF CHILIE

Leigh Randolph

Forgotten Waters

J.B. Lippincott, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Forgotten Waters by Leigh, Randolph J. B. Lippincott, 1941, lst. Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to age and paper used. Cover is clean shows some rubs on tips otherwise good. This is a book of sailing adventure. Sailing along the coast of Mexico, into the Sea of Cortez, looking for gold and adventures in Sonora and Sinaloa. Great for the armchair adventurer. Loaded with B&W photos, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, 324 pages. Good.

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Book number: 004766

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: SAILING, ADVENTURES MEXICO