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ANON. [GRAPHICS BY RUTH BROWN AND JON DALRYMPLE]  Scots in Russia 1661-1934: eleven Scots who visited Russia from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries
Scotland's Cultural Heritage Unit, Edinburgh, 1987.Paper covers.0 907692 27 3.Good /No Jacket.Traces of price label on front cover, rear cover stained, internally clean.An anthology of extracts from the writings of a range of Scottish travellers, including Patrick Gordon, John Bell, James Keith, John Cook, Samuel Greig and Archibald Forbes.Introduction by Walter Ross.vii, 117 pp. centre spread map between pp.59 and 60.In English.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 2132
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SHETLAND TOURIST ASSOCIATION  Guide to Shetland
Shetland Times , n.d.[1974?].Paper covers.0 900662 25 5.V.g./No Jacket.Rear cover creased.With yellow and green inserts this has a rather idiosyncratic collation.Folded map (no tears or chips) at rear.80 pp. In English.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 3654
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BAKER, ERNEST A.  The British highlands with rope and rucksack
EP Publishing, 1973, Facsimile reprint, first published by Witherby in 1933.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 85409 804 6.V.g./V.g. Little used.ix, 236 pp. In English.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 | JP¥ 2075] Book number: 5559
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BALL, JOHN BALL (ED.)  Peaks, passes and glaciers: a series of excursions by members of the Alpine Club
Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1860, 5th edition.Impressed leather, gilt decoration to spine, all edges gilt.V.g./No Jacket.Some corner wear, prize bookplate.xiv, 328 pp. 8 maps.In English.
GBP 42.00 [Appr.: EURO 47.25 US$ 69.97 | JP¥ 6224] Book number: 5516
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BLOMFIELD, SIR REGINALD  Byways: leaves from an architect's note-book
John Murray, 1929, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.Corners sl.bumped, internally near fine with folded map at rear intact.Travel notes by a distinguished architect.xii, 299 pp. In English.
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 | JP¥ 4446] Book number: 3694
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CONWAY, SIR WILLIAM MARTIN (WITH CHAPTER BY REV. W.A.B. COOLIDGE)  The Alps from end to end
Thomas Nelson , n.d.[1910?], Nelson Library edition.Hard covers, no d.w.(as issued).ASIN: B0008608TE.V.g./No Jacket.V.g. t.e.g. gilt lettering on spine, impressed design on boards.Narrative of a long mountain traverse, packed with incident, ""from end to end"", undertaken mainly in 1894.Descriptions of the mountaineering equipment have a gloriously period feel.Photographic frontispiece, 381 pp.excluding colophon and (2) pp.of publisher's advertisements at end.In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 1576
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DARLINGTON, TERRY  Narrow dog to Carcassonne
Bantam Press, 2005, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 593 05565 9.As new /As new.Highly entertaining travelogue; makes crossing the English Channel sound easier than it really was.(8), 372 pp. In English.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 4675
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DENT, C.T.  Mountaineering
Longmans, Green & Co. 1892, Possible first edition.Blue and orange cloth with heraldic motif on front cover.Fair /No Jacket.Top edge gilt; bound in half leather (blue), spine worn and becoming detached; gilt armorial device at front.Internally v.g.xx, 439, (2) pp.In English.
GBP 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 78.5 US$ 116.62 | JP¥ 10374] Book number: 3480
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ELLIS, AINSLIE (DESIGNED BY IAN HOWE)  Why Brathay?: an experiment in self-discovery
Brathay Hall Centre, Ambleside, n.d.(c.1964).Paper covers.V.g./No Jacket.V.g.hand-written amendment to name of warden on last page; this promotional brochure was printed by Titus Wilson of Kendal.It describes the programme offered by the Centre, which set out deliberately to recruit boys from both scholastic and industrial backgrounds for outward-bound activities.Loosely inserted is a single sheet advertising the 1968 expedition programme of the Brathay Exploration Group, including trips to Tunisia, Foula, Icedland, Norway and Kenya.These were underwritten by F.C.Scott, owner of the Provincial Insurance Co.of Kendal, who was supported by trustees Peter F.Scott, the Bishop of Jarrow and J.O.Blair-Cunynghame.16 pp. hand-drawn map on rear cover. In English.
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 18 US$ 26.66 | JP¥ 2371] Book number: 1396
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GORDON, SUSAN  Explore Britain's villages
Automobile Association, 1993, Published for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers.Paper covers.0 7495 0774 8.V.g./No Jacket.A book to keep in your car.160 pp. In English.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 3595
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GREENBANK, TONY (FOREWORD BY CHRIS BONINGTON)  Walking Britain's skyline: 45 classic routes
The Crowood Press, 1992, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.1 85223 287 0.As new/As new.45 routes from as far afield as An Teallach (surely one of the finest ridge walks in the entire British isles) and Cader Idris, taking in 16 from the Lake District along the way.Many are on volcanic rocks, which often weather to sharp jagged outlines that challenge the hillwalker.Sketch maps by A.Phizackley are provided, and the narrative is impressionistic rather than pedantic.224 pp. In English.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2760
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HAMMARSKIÖLD, HANS & FRIED, KERSTIN  En gOEng i Sverige
ByggfÃ
   ¶rlaget, 2003, 1st edition.Pictorial hard covers.91 7988 240 4.As new /No Jacket.A book richly illustrated with evocative photographs of rural Sweden, with an emphasis on local crafts.208 pp. In Swedish.
GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.5 US$ 74.97 | JP¥ 6669] Book number: 4531
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HONAN, MARK & BEDFORD, NEAL  Lonely Planet Vienna
Lonely Planet Publications, 2001, 3rd edition.Paper covers.1 86450 195 2.As new /No Jacket.Pocket guide to Vienna, with a small section on its hinterland.176 pp. 7 maps at rear.In English.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 4171
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HUMPHREYS, ROB  The Czech & Slovak Republics
Rough Guides, 2000, 5th edition.Paper covers.1 85828 529 1.V.g./No Jacket .In English.
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 4178
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KERR, LENNOX; ILLUSTRATED BY S.J. LAMORNA BIRCH  Cruising in Scotland: the log of the ""Migrant""
Collins, 1938, 1st edition.Publisher's red cloth.V.g./No Jacket.Owner's signature on ffep.A very tidy copy.224 pp. In English.
GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 | JP¥ 3557] Book number: 5521
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LEVIN, BERNARD  To the end of the Rhine
Jonathan Cape, 1987, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 224 02498 1.V.g./V.g. Tip of rear jacket flap torn at base.Signed by the author on t.p.xii, 220 pp. In English.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 4249
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LING, JAN  En rundresa med Charles Burney: 1700-talets musikmiljoer
Atlantis, 2004, Kungl.Musikaliska Akademiens Skriftserie nr 101.Hard covers, dust jacket.91 7353 014 X.Fine /V.g. The English musician, organist and composer Charles Burney (1726-1814), author of ""A general history of music"" (1789) travelled around Europe in 1770 and 1772.This scholarly account of his musical encounters in London, Paris, the Netherlands, Germany, Vienna and Prague concludes with an account of his visit to St.Petersburg.447 pp. In Swedish.
GBP 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 45 US$ 66.64 | JP¥ 5928] Book number: 4570
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LINNAEUS, CARL; EDITED BY ANDREW CASSON AND ROGER JACOBSSON  Dalaresan tillsammans med Bergslagsresan
Gullers, 2007.Pictorial hard covers.978 91 88238 65 8.New /No Jacket.A new edition of Linnaeus's Dalarna journal, together with Journeys to the Mines and Works.Illlustrated with well-chosen maps, pictures, drawings and samples of the original manuscript selecte by Stafffan Nilsson, this is the result of a joint project between Dalarna University, Dalarnas Museum and Gullers FÃ
   ¶rlag.320 pp. In Swedish.
GBP 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.25 US$ 58.31 | JP¥ 5187] Book number: 3800
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MACGREGOR, ALASDAIR ALPIN; FOREWORD BY JAMES RAMSAY MACDONALD  Over the sea to Skye: or ramblins in an Elfin Isle
W.& R.Chambers, London & Edinburgh, n.d.(c.1926).Blue cloth, gilt title.V.g./No jacket.Slight edge wear to extremities of spine and corners; fore-edge spotted, internally near fine.xxiv, 353, (6) pp. In English.
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 | JP¥ 4446] Book number: 3638
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MORTON, H.V.  I saw two Englands: the record of a journey before the war, and after the outbreak of war, in the year 1939
Methuen, 1942, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./Fair.V.g./fair, wrapper torn.Beautifully written, nostalgic escapism.15 monochrome illustrations.vii, 296 pp. index.In English.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 1581
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VAN DER POST, LAURENS  Journey into Russia
Hogarth Press, 1964, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.Printed on an attractive wove paper, with folding (undamaged) map at rear.Sl.shelf wear, otherwise a very good example.Travels in the Soviet Union by a less than admiring observer.xii, 307 pp. In English.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 2265
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SCHULTE-PEEVERS, ANDREA, BENDER, ANDREW, CULLEN, ANGELA, HAYWOOD, ANTHONY AND OLIVER, JEANNE  Germany
Lonely Planet Publications, 2002, Third edition.Paper covers.1 74059 078 3.V.g./No Jacket.Cover enclosed in adhesive plastic film; otherwise as new.912 pp. In English.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 3919
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SUTHERLAND, RUSSELL  Land of the bog-cotton: a New Zealander's two-year working holiday in Arctic Norway
Hodder & Stoughton, 1960, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g.Sm.chip at base of wrapper's spine; price-clipped, rear sl.soiled, internally near fine.""There are surprisingly few travel books about Norway.This author successfully conveys the feeling of the country in a pleasantly original book"" - blurb.160 pp. 4 maps, 16 pp.of monochrome photographs.In English.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2098
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SUTHERLAND, HALLIDAY  Spanish journey
Hollis and Carter, 1948, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./Good.V.g./good, jacket torn, donor's inscription; map with route on end papers.A pro-Franco doctor criss-crosses Spain during the Civil War.Wrapper design by George Mansell.340 pp.In English.
GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.66 | JP¥ 1037] Book number: 1579
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TALCOTT, DUDLEY VAILL  North of North Cape: the arctic voyages of the 'Norkap II'
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1936, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Good /No Jacket.V.g. no dust jacket; somewhat shaken, end paper hinge just starting at rear.Owner's inscription on ffep.Published in America by Random House with the title 'Report of the Company', this intriguing travel book describes fishing and hunting trips to the northern waters off north Norway.Illustrated with some rather cartoony figures, one showing a (now) politically incorrect scene of an eviscerated polar bear, t also describes a visit to Long Island Sound near New York.A 'riping yarn' written with tongue in cheek.xv, 320 pp. In English.
GBP 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 67.25 US$ 99.96 | JP¥ 8892] Book number: 3841
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