Riffenburgh, Dr. Beau; editor.

Polar Record: Journal of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. (Volume 38 , Number 205, April 2002).

Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 2002. - Quarto [11-5/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial white wrappers. The edges of the wraps are slightly darkened. Pages 97-192. Black-and-white illustrations, including maps & diagrams. The page edges are very slightly darkened. Very good.

Among the contents of this issue are "The representations of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-03"; "A high temporal resolution data set of ERS scatterometer radar backscatter for research in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions"; "The contributions of Karl Ernst von Baer to the investigation of the physical geography of the Arctic in the 1830s-1840s"; and "Algae River: an extensive drainage system in the Bunger Hills, East Antarctica". Very good .

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Book number: 31195

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION; ARCTIC; ANTARCTIC; POLAR REGIONS; POLAR RECORD: JOURNAL OF THE SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; PERIODICAL; BEAU RIFFENBURGH; EXPLORERS; swedish antarctic expedition 1901-03; a high temporal resolution data

Rodman, Selden.

The Peru Traveller: A Concise History and Guide.

London, U.K.: Ward Lock & Co. Limited, (1967). (1967). - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. There is some very light dampstaining to the binding. The dust jacket is rubbed with internal dampstaining. xv & 189 pages. 42 black-and-white photographic illustrations. There are some tiny black marks to the title & the verso of the half-title, probably caused in the printing. There is a narrow area of dampstaining to the bottom edge of the rear endpaper and the preceding blank with very slight staining to the last few leaves of the text. Good. Good .

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Book number: 27955

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; SOUTH AMERICA; LATIN AMERICA; PERU; THE PERU TRAVELLER: A CONCISE HISTORY AND GUIDE; SELDEN RODMAN; ILLUSTRATIONS; PRE-COLUMBIAN PERU; SPANISH CONQUEST; COLONIAL PERU; LIBERATION; SIMON BOLIVAR; WAR WITH CHILE; TOURISM; HOTELS; SIGHTSEEING; LIMA;

(Rose, Stanley H.; Brady, Cyrus Townsend Jr.).

Circumnavigating Puerto Rico" by Stanley Rose; and "National Character and the Nobel Prizes" by Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr. , [Published in]: The Log of the Circumnavigators Club, Vol. 26, No. 4, Fall, 1938.

[New York: The Circumnavigators Club], 1938. 1938. - Octavo, 10 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled white wraps, titled and decorated in red with a black & white photograph of "The Potola at Lhassa, in Forbidden Tibet" by Theos Bernard illustrating the front cover. The bottom edge of the front cover is slightly stained. 62 & [2] pages, with black & white textual and full-page illustrations. There is a wine stain to the bottom corner of the first few pages and the top corners the rear cover and last 2 leaves are creased. Very good.

Of particular note is Stanley Rose's 11-page essay on "Circumnavigating Puerto Rico" and Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr.'s 6-1/2 page article on "National Character and the Nobel Prizes". Very good .

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Book number: 96417

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; STANLEY H. ROSE; CIRCUMNAVIGATING PUERTO RICO; CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY, JR.; NATIONAL CHARACTER AND THE NOBEL PRIZES; THEOS BERNARD; A VERITABLE DREAM PALACE; THE POTOLA AT LHASSA, IN FORBIDDEN TIBET; ASIA; CIRCUMNAVIGATORS CLUB; LOG OF

(Sotheby's).

Important American Voyages and Explorations. Property from a Private Collection. Auction Thursday, October 31, 1985... (Catalogue).

New York: Sotheby's, 1985. 1985. - Quarto, red cloth titled in gilt with illustration mounted on front board. Slight soiling to the front board. Unpaginated. Full-page & textual black & white facsimiles. Near fine.

43 items are catalogued. Very good .

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Book number: 35637

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; VOYAGES; AMERICAN; ILLUSTRAITONS; FACSIMILES; CATALOGUE; AUCTION; SOTHEBY'S. (Travel & Exploration). IMPORTANT AMERICAN VOYAGES AND EXPLORATIONS. Property from a Private Collection. Auction Thursday, October 31, 1985... (Cata

(Saivo, Pirkka; editor)

Finland and the Finns

Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava, (1955). (1955). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava, (1955). (1955). Good. WITH 5 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING ORIGINAL PHOTOS BY PIETENEN AND AHO & SOLDAN, WHOSE WORKS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BOOK - Quarto, 11-1/2 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide. Hardcover in dust jacket. Bound in light blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are bumped and slightly spotted. The dust jacket is soiled, rubbed and chipped along the edges. A previous owner's faint ownership stamp is present on the front panel of the dust jacket. 128 pages, profusely illustrated with photographs by Finnish photographers. A previous owner's inscription is penned on the front endpaper with another owner's stamp present at the bottom of the endpaper. The endpapers are slightly darkened and the pages are lightly toned. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

5 original photographs are laid in at the front of the book. These include 3 photographs by Pietinen. Two measure 9-1/4 inches by 6-3/4 inches and one measures 4-1/4 inches by 6-3/4 inches. One of these photos depict Finnish natives in traditional country garb and two depict buildings in Helsinki. An original 9-1/4 inch by 6-3/4 inch photograph by Aho & Soldan depicts Finnish children in traditional garb caring for their goats. A last original photograph by an unidentified photographer measures 4-1/4 inches by 6-3/4 inches. This image depicts a family sunbathing on Yyteri Beach.

Stamps on the verso identify the photos as having been printed for the "Suomen Matkailijayndistys-Finnish Tourist Association", the "Finnish National Travel Office" and "The Finnish Information Center". Good .

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Book number: 27150

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL; FINLAND; ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIRKKA SAIVO; FINNISH NATIONAL TRAVEL OFFICE; FINNISH INFORMATION CENTER; AHO & SOLDAN; PIETINEN; PICTURES; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOS; COSTUME; TRADITIONAL; HELSINKI; FINLAND AND THE FINNS;

(Sarg, Tony). Cobb, Irvin S.

To Be Taken Before Sailing.

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1930. 1930. - Small quarto [6-1/4 inches high by 4-5/8 inches wide], cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The boards are lightly bumped with the edges of the rear board slightly darkened. The dust jacket is lightly soiled & slightly chipped. 44 & [1] pages. Illustrated with 3 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece, by Tony Sarg. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 25906

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; TOURISM; HUMOR; IRVIN S. COBB; TO BE TAKEN BEFORE SAILING; PLATES; ILLUSTRATOR; TONY SARG; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Sawders, Major James C.).

An American Correspondent Views Our Southern Neighbors. (Promotional Brochure).

New York: The Pond Bureau, (1932). (1932). - An illustrated 4-page brochure printed in black & red on cream-colored paper, 11 inches high by 8 inches wide. There is a short tear to the top edge of each page & a tiny chip to each front edge. Very good.

Major James C. Sawders [d. 1960] served in the U.S. Army in World War I and World War II as a chemical engineer, retiring in 1946. After his retirement he began traveling extensively to the Caribbean and to Central and South America, often as a freelance correspondent and photographer. This brochure promotes a series of lectures on his travels for the 1932-33 season sponsored by the James B. Pond Bureau. The lectures are on the West Indies, Mexico, the Rio Grande to Panama, and with the Marines in Nicaragua [Sawder accompanied a Marine expeditionary force during the American occupation of Nicaragua]. Included are a bio and portraits of Sawder as well as reproductions of photos he took during his travels. Very good .

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Book number: 34986

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; ILLUSTRATED BROCHURE; LECTURE TOUR; AN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT VIEWS OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS; THE POND BUREAU; RETIRED ARMY OFFICER; MAJOR JAMES C. SAWDERS; FREELANCE CORRESPONDENT; FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER; CARIBBEAN; WEST INDIES; PANAMA; CENTRAL AME

(Sawders, Major James C.).

Lands to the South of Us. [an Original Promotional Brochure for a Series of Lectures by Major Sawders Under the Aegis of the Pond Bureau]. Together with: The Original Contract between Pond and the Geographic Society of Chicago, Engaging the Services of Major James C. Sawders.

New York: The James B. Pond Bureau, (1933). (1933). - An illustrated 4-page brochure for a series of lectures under the aegis of the Pond Bureau printed in black on cream-colored paper, approximately 11 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide. The corners are bumped. Very good.

Together with The Pond Bureau's original contract. The contract between Pond and The Geographic Society of Chicago is for a lecture to be offered by by Major James C. Sawders on the evening of April 25, 1933. Signed by the Geographic Society's executive secretary Anna Conwell and by Pond's representative.

Major James C. Sawders [d. 1960] served in the U.S. Army in World War I and World War II as a chemical engineer, retiring in 1946. After his retirement he began traveling extensively to the Caribbean and to Central and South America, often as a freelance correspondent and photographer. This brochure promotes a series of lectures on his travels for the 1933-34 season sponsored by the James B. Pond Bureau. The lectures are on Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia ["Republics in the Clouds"] and on Mexico, Panama and the West Indies ["Neighbors Closer at Hand']. Included are a bio and portraits of Sawder as well as reproductions of photos he took during his travels.

RARE. Very good .

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Book number: 96414

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; ILLUSTRATED BROCHURE; LECTURE TOUR; LANDS TO THE SOUTH OF US; THE POND BUREAU; RETIRED ARMY OFFICER; MAJOR JAMES C. SAWDERS; FREELANCE CORRESPONDENT; FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER; CARIBBEAN; WEST INDIES; PANAMA; CENTRAL AMERICA; MEXICO; LATIN AMERICA;

Scorta, Antonella; editor.

Napoli.

(Milano: Edizioni Conde Nast), (1993). (1993). - Quarto [approximately 11-1/4 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. 154 & [6] pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine.

A handsomely illustrated report on the history, industry and arts of the Italian city of Naples. The text is in Italian with an English summary and English translations of sections of the text. Fine .

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Book number: 27919

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; INDUSTRY; ITALIAN CITY; NAPLES; HISTORY; ARTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ANTONELLA SCORTA; CITY PLANNING; GALASSIA GUTENBERG; FOOD.

Shaw, Irwin.

In the Company of Dolphins.

[Paris?]: Privately published, [1980]. [1980]. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The head of the spine is faded. The head of the dust jacket's spine is chipped & there is a piece out of the bottom edge of its front panel. 153 pages. There is a small puncture mark on the inner edge of the first few pages. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

An author's printed note on the flyleaf reads: "This is a private edition for my friends". Very good .

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Book number: 30556

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; MEDITERRANEAN COAST; TRAVEL BY BOAT; IRWIN SHAW; IN THE COMPANY OF DOLPHINS; PRIVATE EDITION.

Shaw, Christopher.

Sacred Monkey River: A Canoe Trip with the Gods.

New York/London: W. W. Norton & Company, (2000). (2000). - Octavo, boards in a dust wrapper. The rear panel of the dust wrapper is lightly rubbed & the bottom corner of its front panel is lightly creased. 316 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white maps and with blue-and-white endpaper maps. Near fine.

First edition.

From the library of Peter Matthiessen. Laid is a typed letter signed by Charlie Ritchie of Saranac Lake, New York, sending him this book which is "the work of a good friend Chris Shaw". He writes that the book reminds him of Matthiessen's deceased father, architect and conservationist Erard Matthiessen, who had been a valued friend and had taken an interest in a lawsuit Ritchie had instigated against New York State over pollution of Upper Saranac Lake.

Broadcaster, canoeist and former whitewater guide Christopher Shaw made a canoe trip along the Usumacinta River. The river's basin lying on the border between Mexico and Guatemala was the cradle of the Mesoamerican civilizations. "The man-made vehicle of the region's culture and civilization was the canoe, the medium for the "Watery Path" connecting the sacred world with the earthly face of the cosmos.." [From the dust wrapper copy]. Very good .

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Book number: 32850

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; CENTRAL AMERICA; MEXICO; GUATEMALA; MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS; USUMACINTA RIVER; SACRED MONKEY RIVER: A Canoe Trip with the Gods; CHRISTOPHER SHAW; PETER MATTHIESSEN; ERARD A. MATTHIESSEN; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Shawe, Wilfred H. Scott.

Sea of Seas: Cruising the Western Mediterranean. (Edited by Eugene V. Connett).

Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. (1961). (1961). - Small 4to, green cloth (very lightly bumped) titled in gilt within gilt ruled dark green rectangle, in dw (lightly soiled & chipped; tiny surface tear to front panel; stains to spine & to rear fold). xv & 319 pp. B&W portrait frontispiece & full-page B&W illustrations. Near fine in very good dw.

First American edition.

The book is edited and designed by Eugene V. Connett.

Retired Master Mariner Captain Shawe has sailed the Western Mediterranean "in square riggers, merchant steamers, naval vessels and yachts for many, many years. He knows every port and gives detailed sailing directions to all of them. He advises you as to the best places to anchor or tie up, and tells about the availability of fuel and supplies. He also gives some historical background for many of the ports, and tells what the visiting yachtsman may wish to see, to eat and to drink. Included is valuable information about weather, winds, and currents, the Spanish, French and Italian weather signals, dangers to be avoided--everything the visiting yachtsman needs to know." [From the dw]. The illustrations include charts of harbors. Fine .

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Book number: 11477

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; YACHTING; SAILING; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN; MARITIME; PORTS; HARBORS; HABOR CHARTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CHARTS; NORTH AFRICA; CORSICA; SICILY; SPAIN; RIVIERA; ITALIAN RIVIERA; FRENCH RIVIERA; WILFRED H. SCOTT SHAWE; EUGENE V. CONNE

Sitwell, Sacheverell.

Spain.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, (1955). (1955). - Octavo, cloth, in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The spine & extremities are faded. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with pieces out of the head & tail of its spine & the front panel. The jacket spine is darkened. xii & 148 pages. Color plates & black-and-white illustrations. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

Fourth impression. Very good .

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Book number: 9002

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; EUROPE; SPAIN; SACHEVERELL SITWELL; AUTHOR; BRITISH; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Sitwell, Sacheverell.

Spain.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, (1955),, (1955). - Octavo, cloth in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The extremities are slightly faded. The dust wrapper is lightly chipped with small pieces out of the tops of the folds. The head of the jacket spine is chipped & has been repaired internally with scotch tape. xii & 148 pages. Illustrated with color plates, including a frontispiece, & numerous black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

Fourth printing. Very good .

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Book number: 14641

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; GUIDE BOOK; SPAIN; AUTHOR; BRITISH; SACHEVERELL SITWELL; PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Sitwell, Osbert.

Winters of Content: More Discursions on Travel, Art, and Life.

London: Duckworth, 1932. 1932. - Octavo, vermilion cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is lightly rubbed, soiled & bumped with some light staining to the rear cover. The spine is faded. 196 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece. Also with an extra pictorial title in black & white. There are a few tiny stains to the fore-edge with light foxing to a few pages. Good.

First edition.

Boldly inscribed by the author to the great patron of the arts Otto Kahn: "For / dear Mr. Otto Kahn / with affection / from / Osbert Sitwell". Good .

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Book number: 18643

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: TRAVEL; ITALY; WINTER OF CONTENT; AUTHOR; BRITISH; OSBERT SITWELL; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; TRAVEL; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; OTTO KAHN.