Soper, Tony Illust. by Dan Powell:

The Arctic: A Guide To Coastal Wildlife. (Edition 2).

Chalfont-St-Peter Bucks, Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, 2008 Glossy Pbk, VG, contents fine and tight with map, colour illustrations, pp144.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Arctic wildlife natural history Dan Powell coastal coast polar habits life histories species birds sea mammals shorebirds waterfowl seals whales Bradt travel guide 1841621609

Sparrow, Gerald:

Land Of The Moonflower.

London, Elek Books, 1955 1st Ed., H/B maroon cloth bds,VG, unclipped d/w, Good+, a little faded, a little wear to corners and spine tips, contents clean and tight, colour frontis., further b/w illust.s and map, pp242, a little age-spotting to leading pge edge block. For 25 years the author was the British judicial adviser to the Siamese Government.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Siam Siamese Bangkok people culture travel country legal advisor law execution drugs history smuggling opium Bangkok Royal family autobiography tradition Orient

Spence, Marguerita Marian E Everatt Foreword by Frederick Harrison:

A Short History of York.

London, A Brown & Sons Ltd, 1948 1st Ed., Hard cover cream cloth bds, red lettering to upper bd and spine, Nr Fine, in almost VG dust jacket, a little wear to top edge and some light grey spots in places, spine faded, maps to endpapers, contents fine and tight, pp120

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Sonstige Stichworte: York city Yorkshire history Roman Eboracum Anglian Danish Norman Conquest Medieval York Minster Parish Chruches fortification streets buildings people Tudor Stuart Georgian Victorian Modern York

Stables, Gordon:

Wild Adventures Round The Pole.

London, Henry Frowde Hodder & Stoughton, no date Hard cover embossed maroon cloth bds, spine sl. faded otherwise VG, attractive decorated endpapers with camel riders, contents clean and tight, pges tanning to edges, pp333, no jacket.

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Sonstige Stichworte: adventure pole rivers Highlands Africa Ralph Leigh Hall Arrandoon ocean travel Sandie McFlail voyage mountains Iceland balloon Mount Hekla geyser Isle of Jan Mayen Canny Scotia Silas Grig trapper

Stanley, Henry M.:

In Darkest Africa Or The Quest Rescue and Retreat Of Emin Governor Of Equatoria. In Two Volumes - Volume 1 (one).

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890 Hard cover decorated deep red cloth bds with gilt figures and titles to upper bd and spine, Good+, no dust jacket, pge edge blocks dusty, pale green maps to endpapers, b/w frontis. plate, fold-out map of the routes of The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition almost VG a little closed tearing to inner edges, contents nice and tight with some light age-spotting in places, many b/w illustrations, drawings etc..., pp529.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Equatoria Henry M Stanley history Africa T H Parke Congo river Zanzibar Sultan Stanley Pool Yambuya villages Panga Falls travel Ugarrowwa's Kilonga-Longa's Emin Pasha Fort Bodo Manyuema Ipoto Banalya

Stevens, Roger:

The Land of the Great Sophy.

Eyre Methuen, 1979 Hard cover mauve cloth bds, VG+, unclipped dust jacket, small closed tear to top edge otherwise VG+, maps to endpapers, neat name and date to top of ffep, contents clean and tight with many b/w plates and maps drawn by Maureen Verity, pp332.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Persia Persian topography history religion art ancient cities monuments scenery excavations literature museums currency hotels transport history royal houses zoroastrianism baha'ism islam Tehran Fars 041345780X

Stevens, Jon:

The Sahara Is Yours: A Handbook For Desert Travellers.

London, Constable, 1969 Hard cover pale orange cloth bds, VG, a little dusty at edges, unclipped d/w, almost VG, a little rubbing/creasing to edges in places, pge edge block dusty, contents clean and tight, pp270. A scarce title. An account of the author's 9000 mile trip with his wife and two friends. The first 5 chapters deal with his preparations and the technical details and the last 6 deal with his journey and experiences.

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Sonstige Stichworte: travel desert Sahara handbook guide travelling exploration expedition trip memoir autobiography preparations motoring journey experiences 09456230X

Stevenson, Mrs M. I. (Ed. and Arranged by Marie Clothilde Balfour):

Letters From Samoa 1891 - 1895.

London, Methuen, 1906 1st Ed. hard cover red cloth bds, spine a litle aged, paper label to spine rubbed at top and to surface, prev. owners label to front pastedown, tissue protected frontis. of author, foxing to pge edge blocks and in places through text and to endpapers, 12 illustrations in b/w, pp340 + catalogue of books to rear, some pencil writing on endpaper and ink notes on relevant dates of deaths to final endpaper verso, includes newspaper picture of the tomb of the novelist R L Stevenson showing the tablet erected to the memory of Mrs Stevenson, whose ashes were brought from America and placed in her husband's grave at Samoa.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Samoa letters Vailima Mataafa Papaeia R L Stevenson novelist mother SS Lusitania Victorian history

Svoboda, Alois:

Prague: An Intimate Guide to Czechoslovakia's thousand-year-old capital.

Prague, Olympia, 1968 Hard cover, approx. 7" x 5", white with merry blue/red/black pictures, white cloth and black and red titles to spine, VG, a little rubbing to bd edges, nice clean yellow endpapers, Nr Fine map tucked into pale blue band on rear pastedown, contents nice and bright with lovely illustrations and plates, pp302 +adverts. This is a guide that includes a two day tour of Prague's most interesting sights, the oldest core of Prague, where to go in wet weather, the Royal Height, music, where to go for a walk or for an evening out, a tour of stadiums, playing fields and swimming pools, places of interest in it's environs, a look at it's context within world history, general information, vocabulary etc...

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Sonstige Stichworte: Prague Czecholslovakia capital Czech Republic beauty art history monuments sights romance literary two day tour evenings music walking

Tait, Daz:

The World's My Oyster: Book 1.

London, Fortis Publishing, 2019 1st thus, pbk, Nr Fine+, contents fine and tight, pp195.

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Sonstige Stichworte: sailing dream non-fiction shipwreck travel autobiography South African mutiny 9781916321205

Talbot, E.:

Steam In Turkey: An Enthusiasts' Guide To The Steam Locomotives of Turkey.

Harrow, Middx, The Continental Railway Circle, 1981 Oversized Paperback, Good, spine hinges a little rubbed, a little label residue to upper corner, contents clean and tight, pp124, many b/w illust.s.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Turkey steam locomotives railways trains Ottoman Railway Company Smyrna Cassaba Railway Mersin tarsus adana Anatolian Baghdad Mudanya Bursa Samsun Carsamba Trebizond Deizlik Ilica Palamutluk railway 0950346969

Taylor, Andrew:

Manchester City Centre. Map 1:3,500 (18 inches to 1 mile).

Andrew Taylor, 1998 2nd Ed., folded map, VG+, no tears, bright colour map with index to rear, with streets, buildings, pubs shops, restaurants, places of interest, car parks, office blocks, pedestrian precincts, footpaths, canal walkway, tower blocks etc..

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Sonstige Stichworte: map Manchester city centre streets buildings pubs shops restaurants places of interest car parks one way streets office blocks pedestrian precincts footpaths canal walkway tower blocks tourist sights 0952857421

Teignmouth Shore, W.:

Touring London: A Little Book of Friendly Guidance For Those Who Visit London & Those Who Dwell in London.

London, B T Batsford Ltd, 1930 1st Ed., stone cloth bds, blue lettering to upper bd and spine, VG, minor wear to spine tips, very slight fading, no dust jacket, contents clean, bright and tight with b/w illustrations and frontis., fold-out map to rear fine, pp103 + notes pges.

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Sonstige Stichworte: London, tour guide touring routes Trafalgar Square roving rivering Pool of London Old Swan Stairs Jacob's Island Cherry Garden Stairs Wapping Limehouse Greenwich Regent's Park Zoo Camden Hampstead

Thomas, Gwyn Illust. by John Dd. Evans:

A Welsh Eye.

London, Hutchinson, 1964 1st Ed., Hard cover black/gold cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, Good+, unclipped dust jacket Good a little furled at edges, bk sl. skewed at spine, contents clean and tight, pp176.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Wales John Dd. Evans people places Welsh prejudices passions Barry Island Dylan Thomas castles funerals eisteddfods rugby revivalists

Thorne, Anthony:

The Sky Is Italian.

London, Harvill Press, 1957 1st Ed., Hard cover red cloth bds, VG, a small sunned patch to base of spine, unclipped d/w, Good-, 1.5" strip missing at base of sunned spine, other minor edgewear, contents clean and tight, pp179. A nice reading copy.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Italy guide information traveller travel Venice Rome summer Florence beaches Naples Lake Trasimeno Marche Naples Museum Arethusa