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	FURNEAUX, RUPERT The Great Treasure Hunts London, Odhams Books. 1969, First Edition. Cloth, 5.5 x 8.5". 236pp inc index and many b+w illustrations - True stories of some of the greatest treasure hunts of all time. DJ (not clipped) is attached to covers by an adhesive-backed clear polyester laminate type material. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 006827 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	HARRER, HEINRICH; AND FLEMING, PETER (INTRO); AND GRAVES, RICHARD (TRANS) Seven Years in Tibet London, Rupert Hart-Davis. 1954, Reprint. Cloth. 288pp inc colour frontis and b&w photos throughout - The Daily Telegraph (London) described this book as "Virtually three books rolled into one. It is the story of a prisoner of war who successfully escaped only at his third attempt; the story of an explorer who reached the Forbidden City only after interminable adventures; and the story of a man who lived for years in Lhasa and became a tutor to the Dalai Lama." There have to be almost more copies of this book on the Net than any other, But this one is in VG+ condition with blue cloth covers with gilt titles to the spine. The book is immaculate except for a gift inscription dated 1955 on FEP. DJ (Now in protective sleeve) is also in VG+ condition except for a but if edgewear at the top and it is NOT price-clipped. Very Good +/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 001549 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	HEYERDAHL, THOR The Kon-Tiki Expedition London, Allen & Unwin. 1965, First Thus. Cloth, 8.5 x 11". Ill.: Palmquist, Eric. 224pp inc index to photo captions and many b+w photos and colour illustrations by Palmquist - This is the first illustrated edition of this classic true adventure, otherwise known as a scientific expedition. A great read and now beautifully illustrated. DJ (not clipped) is attached to DJ and to covers by a clear polyester laminate type material. A large and heavy volume which MAY require additional postage. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 006818 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	HEYERDAHL, THOR The Ra Expeditions London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 04 572020 7) Cloth, 6.5 x 9.5". 324pp inc index and many colour photos - This is the first edition of this classic true adventure, otherwise known as a scientific expedition (two expeditions actually) attempting to determine whether ancient Egyptians could have reached the Americas thousands of years before Columbus. DJ (clipped) is attached to covers by an adhesive-backed clear polyester laminate type material. Very Good -/Very Good -. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 006819 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	HEYERDAHL, THOR The Tigris Expedition - in Search of Our Beginnings London, George Allen & Sons. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 04 572023 1) Cloth. 333pp inc index and many colour photos - The Tigris adventure took the famed adventurer on a trip from the banks of a river that flows from Ararat, resting place of Noah's ark in a ship of reeds. He was in search of sea-routes which he was sure must have been used by the ancient Sumerians 5000 years ago. Map of trip on End Papers. Book and DJ are immaculate (except for DJ being price-clipped and having a small closed tear at the top of the front flap. Fine/Very Good +. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.22 \| JP¥ 2935] Book number: 002403 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	SMITH, ANTHONY Throw Out Two Hands London, Companion Book Club. 1964, Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. 272pp inc appendices and many colour and b&w photos - Anthony Smith was the first Briton to cross the Alps in a balloon. In this book, he again goes balooning. Throw Out Two Hands is the record of an expedition: to explore Africa by balloon. Smith and crew went to observe the wildlife unnoticed. Smith, who studied Zoology at Oxford, was, at the time of writing this book, science correspondent for The Daily Telegraphy. Before that he'd worked for The Manchester Guardian and had been an editor with The Drum (Africa's then top-selling illustrated magazine). He had also written three travel books. Since then he has written several notable science books, including The Body which more than 800.000 copies worldwide. Smith worked extensively in both television and radio, wrote for several natural history programmes and presented TV series such as Tomorrow's World. A keen traveller and explorer. Standard CBC cover style in faded orange cloth with gilt titles in a black oval to the faded spine. Textblock is immaculate, except for very slight soiling of page edges. Very Good +/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 US$ 12.46 \| JP¥ 1101] Book number: 002676 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.

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	FURNEAUX, RUPERT The Great Treasure Hunts London, Odhams Books. 1969, First Edition. Cloth, 5.5 x 8.5". 236pp inc index and many b+w illustrations - True stories of some of the greatest treasure hunts of all time. DJ (not clipped) is attached to covers by an adhesive-backed clear polyester laminate type material. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 006827 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	HARRER, HEINRICH; AND FLEMING, PETER (INTRO); AND GRAVES, RICHARD (TRANS) Seven Years in Tibet London, Rupert Hart-Davis. 1954, Reprint. Cloth. 288pp inc colour frontis and b&w photos throughout - The Daily Telegraph (London) described this book as "Virtually three books rolled into one. It is the story of a prisoner of war who successfully escaped only at his third attempt; the story of an explorer who reached the Forbidden City only after interminable adventures; and the story of a man who lived for years in Lhasa and became a tutor to the Dalai Lama." There have to be almost more copies of this book on the Net than any other, But this one is in VG+ condition with blue cloth covers with gilt titles to the spine. The book is immaculate except for a gift inscription dated 1955 on FEP. DJ (Now in protective sleeve) is also in VG+ condition except for a but if edgewear at the top and it is NOT price-clipped. Very Good +/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 001549 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	HEYERDAHL, THOR The Kon-Tiki Expedition London, Allen & Unwin. 1965, First Thus. Cloth, 8.5 x 11". Ill.: Palmquist, Eric. 224pp inc index to photo captions and many b+w photos and colour illustrations by Palmquist - This is the first illustrated edition of this classic true adventure, otherwise known as a scientific expedition. A great read and now beautifully illustrated. DJ (not clipped) is attached to DJ and to covers by a clear polyester laminate type material. A large and heavy volume which MAY require additional postage. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 006818 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	HEYERDAHL, THOR The Ra Expeditions London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 04 572020 7) Cloth, 6.5 x 9.5". 324pp inc index and many colour photos - This is the first edition of this classic true adventure, otherwise known as a scientific expedition (two expeditions actually) attempting to determine whether ancient Egyptians could have reached the Americas thousands of years before Columbus. DJ (clipped) is attached to covers by an adhesive-backed clear polyester laminate type material. Very Good -/Very Good -. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 006819 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	HEYERDAHL, THOR The Tigris Expedition - in Search of Our Beginnings London, George Allen & Sons. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 04 572023 1) Cloth. 333pp inc index and many colour photos - The Tigris adventure took the famed adventurer on a trip from the banks of a river that flows from Ararat, resting place of Noah's ark in a ship of reeds. He was in search of sea-routes which he was sure must have been used by the ancient Sumerians 5000 years ago. Map of trip on End Papers. Book and DJ are immaculate (except for DJ being price-clipped and having a small closed tear at the top of the front flap. Fine/Very Good +. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.22 \| JP¥ 2935] Book number: 002403 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	SMITH, ANTHONY Throw Out Two Hands London, Companion Book Club. 1964, Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. 272pp inc appendices and many colour and b&w photos - Anthony Smith was the first Briton to cross the Alps in a balloon. In this book, he again goes balooning. Throw Out Two Hands is the record of an expedition: to explore Africa by balloon. Smith and crew went to observe the wildlife unnoticed. Smith, who studied Zoology at Oxford, was, at the time of writing this book, science correspondent for The Daily Telegraphy. Before that he'd worked for The Manchester Guardian and had been an editor with The Drum (Africa's then top-selling illustrated magazine). He had also written three travel books. Since then he has written several notable science books, including The Body which more than 800.000 copies worldwide. Smith worked extensively in both television and radio, wrote for several natural history programmes and presented TV series such as Tomorrow's World. A keen traveller and explorer. Standard CBC cover style in faded orange cloth with gilt titles in a black oval to the faded spine. Textblock is immaculate, except for very slight soiling of page edges. Very Good +/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 US$ 12.46 \| JP¥ 1101] Book number: 002676 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.