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| This selection contains 36 title(s) on 2 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| AGEE, AMANDA Hongkong London, Harrap Columbus, 1988. (ISBN: 0747101167) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unique visual journey to a number of key destinations with illuminating photo captions accompanied by an in-depth essay. Clean, bright large format hardback - 79 pages. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 039533 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| ANON Peterhof the Fountains St. Petersburg, Russia, Abris Publishers, 1996. (ISBN: 588810003x) Soft Cover , 4to. Guide to the fountains in the ground of the Great Palace at St. Petersburg. A clean, crisp 34 page booklet which appears unread. Illustrated with colour photographs. Part of the Treasures of Russia series. Near Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 038134 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| ANON St Petersburg St Petersburg, AMos, 1997. (ISBN: 5900959090) Soft Cover , 4to. Illustrated colour guide to the Russian city which was its capital for a little over two centuries. A clean, crisp booklet which appears unread. Near Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 038131 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| ATVUR, ORHAN Side : A Guide to the Ancient City and the Museum Istanbul, Not Stated, 1986. Soft Cover , 4to.A travel guide to one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey which was an ancient harbour and one of the most important trade centres of its time. Colour & b/ illustrations throuhghout. Undated. 64 pages. Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 038125 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| AUDRIC, JOHN Angkor and the Khmer Empire London, Robert Hale Ltd, 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0709129459) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Describes the rise of the Khmers and their ruins and endeavours to solve the mystery of the Lost Capital Angkor. A very good clean hardback in unclipped dustwrapper which shows signs of wear and tear. 207 pages including index. Illustrated with b.w. photographs. Very Good/Good. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 US$ 20.83 | JP¥ 1852] Book number: 039012 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BASNETT, FRED Travels of Capitalist Lackey London, The Companion Book Club, 1965. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The author's account of his 1961, 10,000 mile drive across Russia with very little money, a very old car and three words of Russian "Da, Niet and Vodka". A very good clean hardback in dustwrapper which has faded slightly to the spine. 223 pages. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 036757 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BERRY, SCOTT A Stranger in Tibet - the Adventures of a Zen Monk London, Collins, 1990, First British Edition. (ISBN: 0002153378) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Clean, crisp copy in unclipped jacket. "Anyone interested in Asia, in exploration or simply in human nature should read it" Gavin Young. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 | JP¥ 2964] Book number: 019632 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BERTRAM, JAMES Return to China London, Heinemann, 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo. The author's impressions of China gathered on a month long tour in 1956. A little foxing to fore edge else a very good clean copy, illustrated with b.w. photographs. 251 pages. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 US$ 20.83 | JP¥ 1852] Book number: 035317 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BONECHI, MONICA (EDITOR) Moscow Italy, Bonechi, 1997. (ISBN: 8880298097) Soft Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Travel guide to Moscow. Text in English. Illustrated with colour photos. Appears unread but small tear to cover at head of spine where it meets rear cover. 128 pages. Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 037518 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| RENTON-DENNING, J. Delhi the Imperial City Bombay, India, J. Renton-Denning, 1911, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo. An early handbook of Delhi produced to afford the thousands of visitors an interesting and succinct account of the famous city. A very good clean hardback. Front endpaper has top corner clipped. 73 pages. Two fold-out maps (one of which has small tear). Pictures of King George V, Queen Mary and His Excellency Lord Hardinge Viceroy and Governor General of India. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 42.50 [Appr.: EURO 47.75 US$ 70.81 | JP¥ 6298] Book number: 036928 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| SCHARY EDWIN G. In Search of the Mahatmas of Tibet London, Travel Book Club, 1111. Hard Cover , 8vo. 312pp + adverts. Clean bright copy illustrated with mono plates and one fold-out chart of the author's passport. The author recounts his travels in central Tibet. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 011788 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| GRIMSHAW, BEATRICE Isles of Adventure London, Herbert Jenkins, 1930, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 307pp + publishers adverts. Green cloth with dark green lettering. First printing. Gift inscription on front fly leaf. Illustrated with mono plates. The author tells of her travels through the Pacific islands. Binding is square and tight. Spine is a little sunned. Internally immaculate. A lovely copy. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 89.75 US$ 133.28 | JP¥ 11856] Book number: 013725 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| GRITSIUK, VIKTOR;GUSHCHIN, BORIS;GUSHCHINA, VIOLA Kizhi: Strolling About the Island Russia, Aktsionernoe ob-vo Karpovan Sizarekset, 1994. (ISBN: 5881650026) Hard Cover , Landscape. Guide to the World Heritage site island situated on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia , Russia which has a beautiful ensemble of wooden churches, chapels and houses. A very good clean hardback illustrated with colour photographs. Small bump to top edge of rear board. Text in three languages, Russian, English and German. Very Good. GBP 27.50 [Appr.: EURO 31 US$ 45.82 | JP¥ 4075] Book number: 038126 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| GUIBAUT, ANDRE Tibetan Venture - in the Country of the Ngolo-Setas London, John Murray, 1947, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. ix + 206 pages including index. 6 b&w illustrations + 2 maps. Boards are lightly soiled with small stain to rear cover. Spine strip has darkened. Top edge dusty. Edges untrimmed. Foxing to edges but text block clean. An account of the second Guibaut-Liotard expedition. Translated by Lord Sudley. Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 026047 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| HARRER, HEINRICH Seven Years in Tibet London, Pan, 1965. Soft Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pages tanning with age else a good clean paperback copy. Translated from the German by Richard Graves with an introduction by Peter Fleming. Unparallelled account by the Westerner who became the friend and tutor of the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied him to India when he fled the Red Chinese invasion. Illustrated with b.w. photographs. Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 | JP¥ 593] Book number: 035218 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| HEYERDAHL, THOR Easter Island : The Mystery Solved London, Souvenir Press, 1989. (ISBN: 0285629468) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to. Thor Heyerdahl returns to Easter Island to confront the conundrum of the famous, haunting statues that stud the island, trying to answer the questions of how they were made, how they were moved, who made them, and what did the natives mean when they said "those statues walked". A very good clean hardback in unclipped dustwrapper, illustrated throughout with colour photographs. 255 pages. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 19.75 US$ 29.16 | JP¥ 2593] Book number: 038060 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| JEPSON, STANLEY The Overland Route from India Bombay, India, Times of India Press, 1938, First Edition. Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library, Ex Air Ministry library copy with the usual markings. Rare hardback which charts the mammoth journey with the help of 74 illustrations. Some light wear and stain marks to boards - 151 pages. Good. GBP 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 95.25 US$ 141.61 | JP¥ 12597] Book number: 035366 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| KRIST, GUSTAV Alone Through the Forbidden Land : Journeys in Disguise Through Soviet Central Asia London, Readers Union, 1939, Book Club. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated by E.O.Lorimer. Good, clean copy with some light wear and spotting to boards. Some odd spotting to page edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. 271 pages including index. Good/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 US$ 12.5 | JP¥ 1111] Book number: 035284 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| LAMB, CHRISTINA The Sewing Circles of Herat : My Afghan Years London, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 000714251X) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The definitive account of the tragic plight of a proud people. Clean, bright copy in a price-clipped d/w. Faint tanning to page edges. 338 pages including index. First edition with complete number line. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 035928 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| LOW, CHARLES Secret Asia London, Stanley Paul, 1939, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo. Ex Library, Ex-army-library copy with usual markings. The author writes of his travels through Asia during the 1920's and 30's. A good clean reading copy illustrated with 18 b.w. photographs. Hinges have been reinforced with linen binder's tape. Covers shows some light soiling. 256 pages including index. Reading Copy/No Jacket. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 US$ 29.99 | JP¥ 2668] Book number: 035245 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| LUKE, SIR HARRY Islands of the South Pacific George G. Harrap, 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. This is not a history book primarily , but a "word picture" of the Islands and of the Islanders' way of life. Square tight hardback which has some foxing to page edges but text block is clean. Dustwrapper shows signs of wear and tear. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 284 pages including index. Very Good/Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 041993 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| MAGI, GIOVANNA Istanbul Italy, Bonechi, 1988. Soft Cover , 4to. Travel guide to the famous Turkish city the only one in the world which belongs to two continents - Europe and Asia. A clean, bright copy illustrated throughout with colour photographs. 64 pages. Near Fine. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 038203 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| MCCARTA, ROBERTSON Nelles Guide : India South Germany, Nelles Verlag GmbH.Germany, 1994, Second Edition. (ISBN: 3886184056) Soft Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Heavy crease to front cover at top corner otherwise a very good clean copy. Comprehensive pocket guide to the area including history and culture, travel destinations, special features and travel information. 256 pages including index. Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 039878 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| PEISSEL MICHEL Zanskar London, Collins and Harvill Press, 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002629984) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clean bright copy in price-clipped jacket. Previous owner's name on front flyleaf. 205pp inc index. Illustrated with colour plates. Peissel reveals how life is for those living in the hidden Himalayan Kingdom of Zanskar - which may prove to be the last truly lost horizon of our shrinking planet. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 | JP¥ 2075] Book number: 014709 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| MIKES, GEORGE East Is East London, Andre Deutsch, 1958, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Bentley Nicolas. Lovely clean, bright copy in attractive dust jacket. 190pp. Red cloth with gilt titles. The author gives a warm and humorous account of the people he met on his travels throughout Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaya, Siam and Turkey. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 013745 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. |
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