Owen, Jean A. (Mrs Visger):

The Story of Hawaii.

London, Harper & Brothers, 1898 Hard cover green cloth bds, gilt titles to upper bd and spine, spine age-darkened with large white no., label residue to btm quarter of upper bd, hardly readable word 'please' in biro to rear bd, contents clean and tight, pge edges rough-cut, occas. light tan age-marks, tissue-protected b/w frontis. and many further b/w plates, 'Keelby Church Institute Library' label to ffep with one date stamp of aug 1922, paper just peeling at front and rear hinges a little, pp219. Looking at the eight inhabited islands; the plant life; origin of the Hawaiians and their early customs and rites; the goddess of the great volcanoes; the first kings of United Hawaii; mission; Kamehameha III, his advisers and his aggressors; Prince Alexander, Prine Lot and Lunalilo; the last of Hawaiian royalty and the Hawaii of to-day.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Hawaii history islands plants origin Hawaiians customs rites volcanoes goddess kings United Hawaii mission Kamehameha III advisers aggressors Prince Alexander Prince Lot Lunalilo royalty today

Oymak, Mehmet:

Urfa And Harran: The Prophets City. Peygamberler Sehri Urfa Ve Harran.

Sanliurfa Belediyesi, Kultur Egitim Mudurlugu, Kultur Yayinlari, no date Signed by Dr A E Fakibaba Mayor of Sanliurfa Dec 9006, who he has signed it to has been blacked out, brown bds wth gilt lettering to upper bd, a little dusty otherwise VG+, in dust jacket VG, a little wavy at top edge, very slight damage to tip of spine, contents fine and tight with many colour photographic plates, translation of possibly Turkish text to right in English, pp114. Includes chapters re: The History of Urfa and Harran; Prophets Abraham, Job, Elija, Jethro, Noan, Moses, Lot and Jacob; The Cave of Arabraham's Birth adn The Mevlid-i Halil Mosque; The Urfa Citadel; The Cave and Well of Job; The Karakoyun Aqueduct; City Walls and Gates; Urfa Houses; Public Baths - Khans- The Gumruk Han; Bazaars; Weaving - Stonemasonal; The Harran Tumulus; Sheik Hayat-El Harrani; Ancient Ruins; The City of Cudi and Mount Cudi; The Ataturk Dam and GAP; City Plan etc...

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Sonstige Stichworte: Urfu Harran Prophets Old Testament Halil Ur Rahman Mosque Aynzeliha Rizvaniye Madrasah citadel Hasan Padishah The Ulu Mosque cave well of Job Hizmah Bridge city walls gates bazaars handicrafts weaving

Percic, Iva:

Porec: Little Art Books, The Euphrasius Basilica.

Beograd, Jugoslavija, 1971 Pbk, VG, a little scuffing at edges in places and spine tips, with colour and b/w plates, text in English, pp48, contents nice and tight, text very lightly tanned, plan of the Basilica on rear inside cover.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Euphrasius Basilica Porec Istria history stucco work architecture mosaics travel monuments

Pilkington, John:

An Adventure on the Old Silk Road: From Venice to the Yellow Sea.

London, Century, 2010 SIGNED by the author to the title pge, hard cover red cloth bds, Fine, unclipped dust jacket, Nr Fine, contents fine and tight, maps to endpapers, colour plates to the centre, pp200. "Throughout his 8,000 mile journey John was aided and abetted by local people, and his book provides an insight into lifestyles which have changed little since Marco Polo's time. Incorporating too the experiences of earlier travellers, this book will appeal to anyone with a delight in faraway places, a curiosity about history and a taste for travel stories with a human touch."

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Sonstige Stichworte: Old Silk Road signed Venice Yellow Sea Taklamakan Desert travel journey Marco Polo China adventures Pamir Mountains Turkey Lop Nur Heavenly Pool peoples cultures Jade Gate revolutionaries Bosporus 9780712625609

Pilkington, Roger Illust by David Knight:

Small Boat on the Meuse.

London, Macmillan, 1967 Hard cover brown cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, VG, unclipped dust jacket, minor wear, VG, contents clean and bright, line drawings by David Knight, pp214. "The Meuse is a river of such wild beauty and unexpected interest that one does not need to be a boatman to share the author's delight as he moves upstream, lock by lock, pausing to learn the secret of the Devil's Hole, or why Poilvache ruin is haunted, or to see the glow-worms light up the rampart of Mouzon, or to talk with the Belgian lock-keeper who once came to England as a boy scout, and the French one who longed to be an opera singer..."

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Sonstige Stichworte: travel France river Meuse David Knight Devil's Hole Poilvache locks lock keepers valley romantic tales voyagers feuds knights lovers Bayard thames Commodore Moselle

Pillement, Georges:

Unknown Italy: The Cities of Central Italy.

London, Johnson, 1966 1st in English, Hard cover red cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, VG+, unclipped colour dust jacket, VG, a little gen. age-soiling, neat name to ffep, fold-out map to opp. pge 16, contents clean and tight, pp239, archaeological itineraries illustrated with 32 photographs by the author.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Italy central Italy cities itineries Milan Bologna Sarzana Lucca Florence La Spezia Modena Pistoia Pesaro Rome Arezzo Perugia Siena San Gimignano Grosseto

Pillement, Georges:

Unknown Sicily.

London, Johnson, 1972 1st Ed., Archaeological itineraries with 16 photographs, Ed. and Illust. by Barbara Whelpton, Hard cover cream cloth bds, VG, clipped but still priced dust jacket Good, a little edgewear/rubbing, dusty, contents clean and tight, pp150, neat name to ffep.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Sicily Archeological remains tour Palermo Arabo-Norman art island Monreale buildings Magna Graecia Doric temple Segesta Selinunte Agrigento Syracuse landmarks Thucydides Etna Taormina Aeolian Islands 0853071020

Poels, John:

Without Let Or Hindrance.

London, John Murray, 1953 1st Ed., Hard cover brown cloth bds, boots lib. sticker to upper bd, ring to top of spine, God, no dust jacket, contents clean and tight, pges 159-174 have top corner bent, pp181. A nice sound reading copy.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Yugoslavia Ljubljana Zagreb Belgrade Topola Turvy Novi Pazar Harlequinade Montenegro Ragusa Split croatia travel journey

Poucher, W. A.:

Scotland Through The Lens: Loch Tulla To Lochaber.

London, Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1943 1st Ed., Hard cover grey cloth bds, approx. 10" x 7.5", Good-, some fading to cloth, one or two age marks, maps to endpapers, neat name to half-title, contents fine and tight, pp119.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Highlands photographs Scotland Munro classification peaks nomenclature Loch Tulla Rannoch Moor Glencoe Bidean Nam Bian Aonach Eagach Ballachulish Fort William Ben Vare Mamores Glen Nevis Ben Nevis 0000000000

Pucci, Eugenio:

The Vatican City: Complete Guide For a Visit To The Papal State To St. Peter's And The Vatican Museums.

Firenze, Bonechi, 1979 Paperback, protected with film cover (not a lib. book), VG, plastic wrap a little rubbed at spine tips, neat name to top of title pge, small scuff to leading pge edge block, colour plates through text, contents nice and tight, pp160.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Vatican City Rome guide travel visit Papal State St Peter's Vatican museums Sistine Chapel Mercurio Series Bonechi Guide art paintings

RAC:

The RAC Guide & Handbook 1965.

London, The Royal Automobile Club, 1965 Hard cover blue dec. bds, bds scuffed at extrem.s, with some age marking, contents clean and tight, lightly tanned, some faded age-spotting to maps at rear, nice silk book mark still present, holding on by a few threads, pp696 + adverts + maps to rear.

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Sonstige Stichworte: RAC guide 1965 road maps motoring travel London motor sport cars driving hotels advertisements National Trust properties directory 000000000

Race, Malcolm:

Ayton Of Old In Pictures.

Christ Church Parochial Church Council, 1987 Stapled paperback booklet, white with brown picture to upper and rear wraps of Roseberry - from Aireyholme Farm by A P Mullin, a little faded at spine edges otherwise VG, photographs in sepia tone on each pge, unpaginated.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Ayton pictures photographs A P Mullin Great Ayton Cleveland village past history River Leven High Green Station Road Thistlethwaite Victorian cricket California All Saints Chruch Race Terrace

Rasmussen, A. H. Illust. by Ray Bethers:

Sea Fever.

London, Constable and Co Ltd, 1961 Hard cover red cloth bds, black titles to upper bd and spine, VG, unclipped dust jacket, small grey patch of label residue to top upper edge, a little rubbing to spine hinge and tiny closed tear to top of spine, otherwise VG, contents fine and tight, pp158. "...an enthralling, convincing saga of the sea." Daily Telegraph

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Sonstige Stichworte: sea Ray Bethers seamen saga sailors wreck Patria Brigantine Caroline Barquentine Lenora Barque Hermanos ships travel journeys

Read, David:

Beating About The Bush: Tales From Tanganyika.

David Read, 2000 SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and inscribed on title pge, Pbk, Good, a little minor rubbing to edges, light creasing to spine and wraps, contents fine and tight, pp283.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Tanganyika Africa Tanzania Masai family autobiography travel memoir life Lupa Goldfields Ndorobo war game parks tribal murder Mission School veterinary school people

Rees, Coralie and Leslie:

Westward From Cocos: Indian Ocean Travels.

London, George G Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1956 Hard cover blue cloth bds, Good, a little marking partic. to rear bd, spine age darkened, btm front corner scuffed, contents fine and tight with 23 plates in half-tone, ffep and half title have almost quarter cut out from top corner, frontis. verso has stamp of flying club, maps complete at rear, pp268.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Cocos travel coral reef tuna sakmut radio-sonde Mauritius Matthew Flinders stag hunt pique-niques Witwatersrand Bantu Capetown witch doctors Rhinoceros Rain Queen lions Rhodesia Zanzibar Kenya