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ABRAM, DAVID; SEN, DEVDAN; EDWARDS, NICK, ET AL.  The Rough Guide to India
USA, Rough Guides. 2001, Fourth Edition. (ISBN: 1858287294). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) Book sale stamp to bottom edge of pages and to the recto of the back cover, no other markins, pages clean, stress crease to ocver, Very Good, Wraps, 1595pp. Maps and plans for every region; Colour photo section. Accounts of attractions; dependable advice on sight-seeing and other activities; accommondation reviews. (2.2 Jm FO 42/6. Very Good.
USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 882] Book number: 50671
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ADAMUSZEK, JERZY  Cuba Is Not Only Varadero (Around Cuba by Bicycle)
Saint Laurent QC, Yunia Publications. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0968104401). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine. Wraps, 207pp. Colour plates; maps. Publicity sheet laid in. (1.4 JM FO 18/4. Fine.
USD 9.90 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6 | JP¥ 874] Book number: 50534
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AITCH, IAIN  A Fete Worse Than Death a Journey Through an English Summer
London, Headline Review. 2004, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0755311914). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No markigns, Near Fine. Wraps, 304pp. NO illus. Aitch spent the summer travelling around England in search of the ENGLISH AT leisure. A hilarious Bill Bryson meets Hunter S. Thompson travelogue. (1.2 JM FO 51/3. Near Fine.
USD 6.90 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 609] Book number: 46961
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AITCH, IAIN  A Fete Worse Than Death a Journey Through an English Summer
London, Headline Review. 2004, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0755311914). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No markigns, Near Fine. Wraps, 304pp. NO illus. Aitch spent the summer travelling around England in search of the ENGLISH AT leisure. A hilarious Bill Bryson meets Hunter S. Thompson travelogue. (1.2 JM FO 51/3. Near Fine.
USD 6.90 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 609] Book number: 46961
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ANGUS, COLIN; MULGREW, IAN  Amazon Extreme: Three Men, a Raft, and the World's Most Dangerous River
Toronto, Stoddart. 2001, First Printing. (ISBN: 0773733019). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine in price-clipped Near Fine Dj. Hardcover, 208pp. Map; B&W photos. An account of rafting the entire length of the Amazon river. (1.8 JM FO 15/7. Fine/Near Fine.
USD 11.99 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1058] Book number: 03990
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APPLEFIELD, DAVID, EDITOR  Paris Inside out an Insider's Guide for Residents, Students & Visitors on Living in the French Capital
Paris, American University of Paris. 1990, Edition Not Stated. (ISBN: 2908171015). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Wraps, 171pp, index. Maps. This book was published in 1990 so some of the information is dated but the sections on food, language, history, comportment in cafes and restuarants are very helpful and a cit above the regualr guidebooks of this type. The book is devoted entirely to Paris and is aimed more to the long-stay student and resident than the traveller-tourist. Some pencil notations, VG (-). (1.2 lbs FO 43/2. Very Good -.
USD 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.75 | £UK 2.5 | JP¥ 353] Book number: 37196
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APPLEFIELD, DAVID, EDITOR  Paris Inside out an Insider's Guide for Residents, Students & Visitors on Living in the French Capital
Paris, American University of Paris. 1990, Edition Not Stated. (ISBN: 2908171015). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Wraps, 171pp, index. Maps. This book was published in 1990 so some of the information is dated but the sections on food, language, history, comportment in cafes and restuarants are very helpful and a cit above the regualr guidebooks of this type. The book is devoted entirely to Paris and is aimed more to the long-stay student and resident than the traveller-tourist. Some pencil notations, VG (-). (1.2 lbs FO 43/2. Very Good -.
USD 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.75 | £UK 2.5 | JP¥ 353] Book number: 37196
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APPLEFIELD, DAVID  Paris Inside out: The Insider's Guide to Paris (Fifith Edition)
USA, Globe Pequot Press. 2000, 3rd Printing. (ISBN: 0762705949). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) Owner's inscription, no other markings, Very Good. Wraps, 460pp. This is a useful book for anyone planning to live in paris with tips on housing, finding a job, studying, cultural information and survival skills. It also teaches you things only a Parisian would know from dry cleaning to where to connect a computer/modem. (2.0 JM FO 17/6. Very Good.
USD 7.99 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 705] Book number: 53006
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ARCHER, RAY  The Seventh Wave, Sailing the South Pacific
Victoria, Gordon M. Smart Publications. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 096921166x). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) photo wraps, 243pp, glossary. 8pp colour photos, 16pp B&W photos, map. An account of a two-year sailing adventure in the South pacific on the SEA LURE from June 1984 to June 1986, starting from Vancouver and going as far as New Zealand and Australia, stopping at many of the Pacific Islands inbetween. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Fine, as new. (1.8 FO 18/2. As New. Signed by Author.
USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 882] Book number: 17636
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ARCTIC COAST TOURIST ASSOCIATION  Canada's Central Arctic
Yellowknife, Government of Northwest Territories. 1989, First Thus. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, side stapled illus wraps, 16pp. Colour photos throughout of towns and areas in the Northwest territories. A tourist brochure. VG in soft-cover. (0.8 FO 2/3. Very Good.
USD 2.90 [Appr.: EURO 2 | £UK 1.75 | JP¥ 256] Book number: 10829
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NO STATED AUTHOR  Access Seattle: Hotels, Restaurants, Shops, Attractions
NY, Access Press. 1997, Third Edition. (ISBN: 0062771981). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tall, narrow 8vo, glossy wraps, 222pp, index. 39 detailed neighbourhood maps with location numbers keyed to text. Colour coded presentation makes this a handy guide book. NFine in soft-cover. (1.3 FO 7/7. Near Fine.
USD 4.25 [Appr.: EURO 3 | £UK 2.75 | JP¥ 375] Book number: 13427
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NO STATED AUTHOR  The Forbidden City
[China], 1994. (ISBN: 7800470040). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 25 x 23.5 glossy photo wraps with flaps, unpaginated (over 100 pages). Colour photos throughout of the Forbidden City in Peking with an aerial photo of the precinct and detailed photos of the gradens, rooms and archietectural details. Text is in Chinese and English. Nomarkings, Fine. (1.9 JM FO 25/2. Fine.
USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 882] Book number: 41559
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NO STATED AUTHOR  Nara Special Photo Guide
Japan, None Stated. 1991, Edition Not Stated. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (JPN) No markings, Fine. Glossy photo card covers, side-stapled, unpagnianted [24]pp. Fold-out in perfect condition. Colour photos; map. The text is in Japanese and in English: Famous temples, Butsuzo, Traditional ceremonies, Art Products. (Date uncertain. 1.1 JM FO 30/3. Fine.
USD 5.90 [Appr.: EURO 4 | £UK 3.75 | JP¥ 521] Book number: 53283
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NO STATED AUTHOR  Sevastopol
Moscow, Progress Publishers. 196-, Edition Not Stated. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (USSR) No markings, VG. 16.5 x 11 cm, glossy colour photo bds with cloth spine, the pages fold out accordion-style to show colour photos of different views of Sevastopol with commentary in Russian on the verso. There are capitons in English but the main text is in Russian.No date, perhaps late 1960s; date uncertain. (0.99 KDRPR FO 30/4. Very Good.
USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 662] Book number: 01041
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BALF, TODD  The Last River the Tragic Race for Shangri-la
NY, Crown Publishers. 2000, First Printing. (ISBN: 0609606255). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, upper corners bumped, about VG in unclipped VG Dj. Bds, map endpapers, 293pp, index. B&W frontis. This is an account of a white-water rafting trip in the Tsango Gorge in Tibet, known as the "Everest of Rivers". One kayaker died in the expedition. (2.0 JM FO 54/5. Very Good/Very Good.
USD 8.95 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 790] Book number: 02518
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BALF, TODD  The Last River the Tragic Race for Shangri-la
NY, Crown Publishers. 2000, First Printing. (ISBN: 0609606255). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, upper corners bumped, about VG in unclipped VG Dj. Bds, map endpapers, 293pp, index. B&W frontis. This is an account of a white-water rafting trip in the Tsango Gorge in Tibet, known as the "Everest of Rivers". One kayaker died in the expedition. (2.0 JM FO 54/5. Very Good/Very Good.
USD 8.95 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 790] Book number: 02518
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BALZAR, JOHN  Yukon Alone: The World's Toughest Adventure Race
NY, Henry Holt & Co. 2000, First Printing. (ISBN: 0805059490). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (usa) No markings, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. 304pp, map endpapers; no illus. A journalist writes about his participation in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. (1.9 JM FO 32/1. Fine/Fine.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 50403
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BANGS, RICHARD; SCATURRO, PASSQUALE; SCATURRO, PASQUALE  Mystery of the Nile the Epic Story of the First Descent of the World's Deadliest River
NY, G.P. Putnam. 2005, First Printing. (ISBN: 0399152628). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED by Richard Bangs (with initials) no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. Bds, 294pp. Colour plates. This is an account of the first decent of the Nile in 2004, a journey of 3,000 miles by kayak and raft. (1.9 Jm FO 21B/3. Fine/Fine. Inscribed By Author.
USD 14.99 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1323] Book number: 48593
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MORIN-BARDE, MIREILLE  Terre Marocaine (Collection Des Ides Photographiques 18)
France, Editions Ides et Calendes. 1957, Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (FR) No markings, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with slight rubbing to edges, clean tight copy. Hardcover, unpaginated. B&W photos reproduced in "heliogravure"; some colour plates. The fold out to the back of the book is in perfect order. The text is in French. Some lovely photos of Morocco of the mid 1950s. A heavy book. (2.5 JM FO 52/3. Fine/Near Fine.
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 53240
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BARLOW, TANI E.;LOWE, DONALD M.  Chinese Reflections: Americans Teaching in the People's [Sic] Republic
NY, Praeger. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0030047927). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, (USA) Library slip, labels and stamps, pages clean, Good ex-library copy; no dust jacket. Pebbly black bds, 250pp, index. A few B&W photos. (1.7 JM FO 5/5. Good.
USD 9.90 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6 | JP¥ 874] Book number: 53392
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BARROS, CARLOS VITORINO DA SILVA  Portugal
Lisbon, Claras. 1974, A Reprint, Edition not Stated. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Small 4to, white bds, 158pp. Photo endpapers. Profusely illus with all colour photos, a descripion of the history, monuments and sites of Portugal. Lower corners slightly eased otherwise about Fine (-) in complete Near Fine Dj. (2.3 lbs FO 20/6. Near Fine/Near Fine.
USD 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 | £UK 5.75 | JP¥ 838] Book number: 12405
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BAYLEY, LADY EMILY; KAYE, M. M. EDITOR; METCALFE, SIR THOMAS  The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life in Moghul Delhi Reminiscences
NY, Viking Press. 1980, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0670344001). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, moisture spot to portion of leading edge starting at page 98 and diminishing to nothing at page 83, thus Good used copy in unclipped Very Good dust jacket with upper front edge of Dj not crisp. Red leatherette over boards, 217pp plus 3 pages of index. Lot of colour illustrations. The tect is drawn from reminiscences by Emily, Lady Clive Bayley and her father, Sir Thomas Metcalfe of their stay in Delhi in the 1840s. (2.8 JM SI 81/3. Good/Very Good.
USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 882] Book number: 53983
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BEADLE, PETER  Fiordland
Wellington, New Zealand, A.H. & A.W. Reed. 1974, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (NZ) 8vo, white bds, 32pp. Decorative map endpapers. 15 colour paintings and B&W sketches by the author of a region of New Zealand, accompanied by an historical account of the area. Book is slightly bowed otherwise VG+ in complete GOOD Dj with corners lightly rubbed. (1.33 FO 6/1. Very Good/Good.
USD 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 3.75 | £UK 3.5 | JP¥ 485] Book number: 6535
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BEHAN, BRENDAN  Brendan Behan's New York
NY, Bernard Geis. 1964, First Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: HOGARTH, Paul. (USA) No markings,slight toning to some page edges, Near Fine in price-clipped Very Good (-) dust jacket. Maroon boards, illus endpapers, 119pp, index. Behan writes about his favourite spots in New York City with encounters with Jack Kerouac, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, and others. The pencil drawing complement the text perfectly. (2.1 JM FO 57/1. Near Fine/Very Good -.
USD 19.99 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1764] Book number: 51842
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BENGIS, INGRID  Metro Stop Dostoevsky: Travels in Russian Time
NY, North Point Press. 2003, First Printing. (ISBN: 0865476721). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder, (USA) Small remainder dot to the top edge of pages, tiny crimp to upper corner of last few leaves, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. 337pp. No illus. An American of Russian heritage goes to Russia to find her roots. Blurb to back cover by Norman Mailer. (1.9 JM DDD 280. Fine/Fine.
USD 13.99 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1235] Book number: 51437
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