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	BARTRAM, WILLIAM Travels through north and south Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida The Beehive Press, 1973, Facsimile reprint of 1772 London edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.Fine /Fine.Fine/fine; out of print.Nicely produced facsimile by the Beehive Press; xx + 535 pp.In English. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 84.25 US$ 124.95 \| JP¥ 11115] Book number: 113 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	DARWIN, CHARLES Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world, under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N. T.Nelson & Sons, 1890.Publisher's blue cloth, G1427.Good /No Jacket.Good, corners of bindings rubbed, some pages sl.soiled, edges speckled, internally with few signs of wear.Account of Darwin's classic natural history explorations, illustrated with full-page and double-spread engravings.x, [11-14], 15-615 pp. In English. GBP 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 78.5 US$ 116.62 \| JP¥ 10374] Book number: 115 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	VAN DOREN, MARK (ED.) Travels of William Bartram Dover / Constable, 1928.Paper covers.V.g./No Jacket.Reading creases, some edge wear, but in very good condition.The first inexpensive reprint of a classic of American travel writing, first published in 1791 in Philadelphia by James Johnson and written by the son of America's first botanist, John Bartram of Kingsessing near Philadelphia.""Embellished with copper plates"" (of which 13 are reproduced here) it tells the story of exploration in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida in the search for novelties of natural history.Includes eye-witness accounts of slave labour.414, (2) pp. decorated end papers. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2947 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	HART DYKE, TOM & WINDER, PAUL The cloud garden: a true story of adventure, survival and extreme horticulture Bantam Press, 2003, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 593 05079 7.V.g./V.g. Traces of label on front covers, otherwise fine.Adventure story by two young and somewhat naÃ¯ve plant collectors / travellers who crossed Panama's Darien gap en route to Colombia only to be captured by FARC guerillas.They finally escaped almost by accident, leading to an ""Ice Cold in Alex"" moment.(10), 323 pp. maps by Neil Gower.In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2245 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	LEWIS, MERIWETHER & CLARK, WILLIAM (ABRIDGED BY ANTHONY BRANDT) The journals of Lewis and Clark National Geographic, Washington DC, 2002, National Geographic Adventure Classics.Paper covers.0 7922 6921 7.As new/No Jacket.Nearly new.Fascinating journal of a pioneering journey by boat and on foot from the upper Missouri river across the Rockies to the Pacific ocean - and back.Describes in detail the various native American tribes encountered and their varying degrees of hospitality; also covers the natural history of the wilderness area.In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 1058 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	SEVERIN, TIM The Brendan voyage: an epic crossing of the Atlantic by leather boat Hutchinson, 1978.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 09 133100 5.Good /Good.Good in d.w.with some small tears and curls.Gripping account of an apparently reckless attempt to sail the Atlantic in a leather replica boat.Illustrated with numerous well-composed photographs. In English. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 121 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	SEVERIN, TIM; ILLUSTRATIONS BY TRONDUR PATURSSON The Brendan voyage: an epic crossing of the Atlantic by leather boat BCA in association with Hutchinson, 1978, Book Club edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. D.w.with some edgewear and curls.Gripping account of an apparently reckless attempt to sail the Atlantic in a leather replica boat.Illustrated with numerous well-composed photographs.ix, 292 pp. In English. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 1996 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.

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	BARTRAM, WILLIAM Travels through north and south Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida The Beehive Press, 1973, Facsimile reprint of 1772 London edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.Fine /Fine.Fine/fine; out of print.Nicely produced facsimile by the Beehive Press; xx + 535 pp.In English. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 84.25 US$ 124.95 \| JP¥ 11115] Book number: 113 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	DARWIN, CHARLES Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world, under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N. T.Nelson & Sons, 1890.Publisher's blue cloth, G1427.Good /No Jacket.Good, corners of bindings rubbed, some pages sl.soiled, edges speckled, internally with few signs of wear.Account of Darwin's classic natural history explorations, illustrated with full-page and double-spread engravings.x, [11-14], 15-615 pp. In English. GBP 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 78.5 US$ 116.62 \| JP¥ 10374] Book number: 115 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	VAN DOREN, MARK (ED.) Travels of William Bartram Dover / Constable, 1928.Paper covers.V.g./No Jacket.Reading creases, some edge wear, but in very good condition.The first inexpensive reprint of a classic of American travel writing, first published in 1791 in Philadelphia by James Johnson and written by the son of America's first botanist, John Bartram of Kingsessing near Philadelphia.""Embellished with copper plates"" (of which 13 are reproduced here) it tells the story of exploration in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida in the search for novelties of natural history.Includes eye-witness accounts of slave labour.414, (2) pp. decorated end papers. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2947 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	HART DYKE, TOM & WINDER, PAUL The cloud garden: a true story of adventure, survival and extreme horticulture Bantam Press, 2003, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 593 05079 7.V.g./V.g. Traces of label on front covers, otherwise fine.Adventure story by two young and somewhat naÃ¯ve plant collectors / travellers who crossed Panama's Darien gap en route to Colombia only to be captured by FARC guerillas.They finally escaped almost by accident, leading to an ""Ice Cold in Alex"" moment.(10), 323 pp. maps by Neil Gower.In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2245 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	LEWIS, MERIWETHER & CLARK, WILLIAM (ABRIDGED BY ANTHONY BRANDT) The journals of Lewis and Clark National Geographic, Washington DC, 2002, National Geographic Adventure Classics.Paper covers.0 7922 6921 7.As new/No Jacket.Nearly new.Fascinating journal of a pioneering journey by boat and on foot from the upper Missouri river across the Rockies to the Pacific ocean - and back.Describes in detail the various native American tribes encountered and their varying degrees of hospitality; also covers the natural history of the wilderness area.In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 1058 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	SEVERIN, TIM The Brendan voyage: an epic crossing of the Atlantic by leather boat Hutchinson, 1978.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 09 133100 5.Good /Good.Good in d.w.with some small tears and curls.Gripping account of an apparently reckless attempt to sail the Atlantic in a leather replica boat.Illustrated with numerous well-composed photographs. In English. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 121 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	SEVERIN, TIM; ILLUSTRATIONS BY TRONDUR PATURSSON The Brendan voyage: an epic crossing of the Atlantic by leather boat BCA in association with Hutchinson, 1978, Book Club edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. D.w.with some edgewear and curls.Gripping account of an apparently reckless attempt to sail the Atlantic in a leather replica boat.Illustrated with numerous well-composed photographs.ix, 292 pp. In English. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 1996 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.