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  National Geographic Magazine Volume 101 (CI) January - June 1952
Washington, National Geographic Society. 1952. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb, bound in dark green embossed leatherette with gilt writing, decorative endpapers, lii (Index) + 848pp, colour illustrations. The spine reads "The National Geographic Magazine" at the top and "Vol. 101 1952" at the base. VG with clean, bright contents. Includes the first six issues for 1952 + Contents + Index. Very Good.
GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 US$ 29.9 | JP¥ 2641] Book number: 035377
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  Tales of the Sea An Illustrated Collection of Adventure Stories
N.Y. Rizzoli. 1992. (ISBN: 0 8478 1578 1) , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb, 144pgs, colour and b/w prints. VG+ in VG+ dj. Anthology of fiction and true stories of adventure at sea, featuring authors such as Hillaire Belloc, Stephen Crane, Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Melville and Ernest Shackleton. Illustrated with marine paintings, photographs and drawings from the collection of the South Street Seaport Museum in New York.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 032065
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BALENENKO, YURI  Moscow
Moscow, Planeta. 1989. (ISBN: 5852501611) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. English translation by Alex Miller. Hb, 190pp, numerous colour plates, plus slipcover. Front endpaper has been rather crudely removed although the book, dj (and slipcover) are otherwise in VG clean condition. Large coffee-table photo-guide to Moscow, with lovely shots of the city and its various tourist attractions. (Heavy book requiring additional postage for overseas shipping).
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 033067
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CHAMBERLAIN, RUSSELL  English Market Towns
Guild Publishing. 1985. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb book club edition, 152 pp, colour and b/w plates. VG in G+ dj which has slight edgewear only. A survey of 50 English market towns, with historical and architectural notes. The author also describes the character of each market and discusses the individual features and local stories of the towns. Very Good/Good.
GBP 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 10.8 | JP¥ 954] Book number: 032044
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COXE, ANTONY D. HIPPISLEY  Haunted Britain
London, Hutchinson. 1973. (ISBN: 0091165407) Hard Cover. Book is slightly warped; contents clean; light edgewear to dj. 210pp + appendix of 13 maps. Colour and b/w illustrations. "A guide to supernatural sites frequented by ghosts, witches, poltergeists and other mysterious beings", contents are arranged by county, with helpful suggested routes. Packed with comments and historical anecdotes. Good/Good.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 032781
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DRAKE, PETER  A Practical Manual of Camping, Hiking & Wilderness Techniques
London, Hermes House/Arness. 2004. (ISBN: 184477581x) . Pb, large format, 23cm x 30 cm, 256 pgs, colour illustrations. Unread, as new copy. Includes planning/preparation, clothing and equipment for different climates, navigation (maps, compass, nature), different forms of travel (walking, riding, canoeing etc), campcraft (layout, erecting tents, useful knots etc), Nutrition and Cooking, Natural Hazards and the environment, Emergency First Aid in different climates. As New.
GBP 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 US$ 18.27 | JP¥ 1614] Book number: 032569
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FELLS, RICHARD  A Visitor's Guide to Underground Britain
London, Bloomsbury Books. 1993. (ISBN: 18547127 x) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb, 144 pgs with colour plates. VG in G+ dj which has a small closed tear on the back and light scuffing to edges. Fascinating guide to natural and man-made underground places throughout the British isles, including caves, caverns, mines, grottoes and tunnels. Organized by region with full directions and conditions for each site. Very Good/Good.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 032029
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HUMPHRIES, GEORGE  North Carolina Images of Wildness
Englewood, Colorado, Westcliffe. (ISBN: 1565790421) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hb, 128 pgs, colour plates. VG in G+ dj which has a 2cm triangle cut out from the back of the dj. Photographic odyssey of the natural splendour of North Carolina, divided into the Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain and Outer banks. 110 colour photos. Very Good/Good.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 032219
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HUNT, JOHN  The Ascent of Everest
Hodder & Stoughton. 1954. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, VG/VG with colour and B/W photos and maps. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 031023
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JONES, SYDNEY R.  England South
London, The Studio Publications. 1948. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, green cloth covers, no dj, 272 pgs, b/w illustrations. G. spine and cover corners scuffed. Travelogue and sketches by the British artist, portraying the south of England. His illustrations include historical buildings and landmarks, architectural notes and views of the countryside, from Kent to Cornwall.
GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 032165
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MARAINI, FOSCO  Secret Tibet
London, Hutchinson. 1952. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth covers (brownish-pink), no dj, 252pp, 60 two-colour plates + frontispiece of author. Foxing to page edges, light wear to cover corners/spine. Previous owner's name on fep. Travelogue by the Italian ethnologist and photographer, Fosco Maraini (1912-2004) who accompanied the explorer, Guiseppe Tucci, on two expeditions to Tibet. Good.
GBP 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 US$ 18.27 | JP¥ 1614] Book number: 032821
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MCBRIDE, SIMON  The Spirit of Scotland
Brockhampton Press. 1995. (ISBN: 1 86019 156 8) Hard Cover. Hb, 112 pgs with colour plates. VG in G+ dj with v. light edgewear. Photographer Simon McBride follows up his acclaimed "Spirit of England" with this volume dedicated to the beautiful landscape of Scotland. From the Borderlands, across the fertile Central Lowland belt, through pastoral Ayrshire to Burns' country and north to the majestic Highlands and islands. Very Good/Good.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 031824
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NAIPAUL, V.S.  Among the Believers An Islamic Journey
Picador. 2001. (ISBN: 0 330 49239 X) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback, 399 pages, VG copy. Reprint of Naipaul's 1981 work, an account of his travels through several Muslim countries: Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia. Acutely observant, amongst other things he explores the reasons for the rising tide of fundamentalism amongst young Muslims, even more pertinent to us in today's political climate. From the Nobel prize-winner, of whom reviewers have said: "His travel writing is perhaps the most important body of work of its kind in the second half of the century".
GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.14 | JP¥ 807] Book number: 031546
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PILKINGTON, ROGER  Small Boat to Alsace
London, Macmillan. 1961. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Knight, David. Hb, x + 214pp, b/w illustrations, maps. Good+ with clean contents in Good+ dj which has only very slight wear. The "Commodore" journeys from Holland through the inland waterways of Belgium and France to Alsace. Good/Good.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 | JP¥ 2201] Book number: 035969
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PILKINGTON, ROGER  Small Boat in Southern France
London, Macmillan. 1965. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Knight, David. Hb, xi + 219pp, b/w drawings, maps. Good+ with clean contents in Good dj which has a couple of small tears. The "Commodore" journeys down the Rhone to the Med, then from Sete through the Canal du Midi towards Toulouse and Bordaeaux. Good/Good.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 | JP¥ 2054] Book number: 035970
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PILKINGTON, ROGER  Small Boat Through Germany
London, Macmillan. 1963. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Knight, David. Hb, xii + 214pp, b/w drawings, maps. Good+ with clean contents in Good dj which has a small nick on the fore edge. The "Commodore" cruises through Germany, along four very different rivers - the Rhine, Lahn, Weser and Fulda. Good/Good.
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 | JP¥ 2054] Book number: 035973
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PILKINGTON, ROGER  Small Boat Through Holland
London, Macmillan. 1958. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Knight, David. Hb, vi + 217pp. Fair+ in Fair dj which is rather worn with chips and small tears along spine and corners. Inside covers and endpapers have damp-staining and are browned but the text is clean. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1958, on inside cover beneath the dj inner flap. The "Commodore" travels north from Flanders through the canals and inland waterways of Holland. Fair/Fair.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 035974
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PILKINGTON, ROGER  Small Boat to Elsinore
London, Macmillan. 1969. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Knight, David. Hb, x + 230pp, b/w drawings, maps. Good with clean contents in a Fair dj which has tears on the edge of the spine, corner chips, light damp stain on the back and some residue from a retail sticker on the front. The "Thames Commodore" journeys through the waters of Holland, Germany and Denmark. Good/Fair.
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 035975
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PILKINGTON, ROGER  Small Boat to Luxembourg
London, Macmillan. 1967. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Knight, David. Hb, x + 230pp, b/w drawings, maps. Good+ with clean contents in a Good+ dj which has only the slightest of wear. Front endpaper is creased. The "Thames Commodore" journeys from the Willebroek Canal through the inland waterways of Belgium and France to Luxembourg. Good/Good.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 035977
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PILKINGTON, ROGER  Small Boat Through France
London, Macmillan. 1964. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Knight, David. Hb, xi + 211pp, b/w drawings, maps. Good copy with previous owner's name on fep but otherwise clean contents, in a Fair+ dj which has several small tears and chips. The "Commodore" journeys from the Netherlands through the inland waterways of Belgium towards Paris and the Seine, and along the Canal du Nivernais to the Rhone. Good/Fair.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 035979
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'BB' & WATKINS-PITCHFORD, DENYS  A Summer on the Nene
London, Kaye & Ward. 1967. (ISBN: 0718207513) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Watkins-Pitchford, Denys. Hb, ix + 158pp, colour frontispiece, b/w engravings. Good+ with clean contents in a Good dj which has a small closed tear top of spine, chip on fore corner and light edgewear. The British naturalist records a trip along the River Nene through Northamptonshire and complements his own charming narrative with the recollections of and old lady at the turn of the century, describing rural life. Good/Good.
GBP 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 39 US$ 58.14 | JP¥ 5136] Book number: 035838
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SHAKESPEARE, NICHOLAS  Bruce Chatwin
London, Harvill. 1999. (ISBN: 1 86046 544 7) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, 590 pp, VG in G+ dj with light scuffs. Well-regarded biography of the writer, Bruce Chatwin, whose cult travel book, "In Patagonia" set a new standard for travel writing. A Director at Sotheby's, a newspaper journalist, an art collector, photographer, traveller and literary author, he was most of all a great storyteller. Following Chatwin's death from AIDS in 1989, Nicholas Shakespeare was granted access to his private notebooks, diaries and letters and produced this definitive biography after 8 years of research. Very Good/Good.
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 031155
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STALLARD, SCOTT  Bermuda II
Toronto, Boulton. (ISBN: 0 920831 12 5) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hb, VG/G with scuff mark on back cover of dj. Coffee table book and portrait of Bermuda, 192 pgs with 185 colour plates, by the Bermudean photographer, Scott Stallard. Follow up to his equally successful Bermuda I. Very Good/Good.
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 | JP¥ 2201] Book number: 031220
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THEROUX, PAUL  Fresh-Air Fiend
Hamish Hamilton. 2000. (ISBN: 024114044 7) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, VG/VG. A collection of Theroux's travel writings from 1985-2000, most of which had previously been unpublished outside America. Very Good/Very Good.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 031218
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VICTOR, ISOBEL & GONCALVES, LUIS JORGE  Craftsmen and Handcrafts Routes on the Costa Azul
Portugal, Regiao De Turismo Da Costa Azul. 1993. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hb, pictorial covers, no dj (as pub?), 128 pp, numerous colour photos. G+, clean copy but front cover bottom corner has a dent and spine slightly scuffed. Guide to the crafts and artisans of the Costa Azul of Portugal, with examples of basketry, furniture-making, ceramics, wood carving, carpets, lacework, leatherwork and many other crafts. Includes brief profiles of craftsmen, contact info. and statistical data. Beautiful photographs complete this lovely and unusual travel book.
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 032285
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