CURLE J. H.

The Shadow-Show

London, Methuen. 1928, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. 17th edition, blue cloth, gilt titled, top edge gilt, DW under plastic sleeve, DW has a few small insect holes, stationers label to spine, viii 248+8pp adverts, musings on people and places about the world. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 008829

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel Journalism J H Curle

CURLE J. H.

The Shadow-Show

London, Methuen. 1921, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. tenth edition, blue cloth, rubbed to joints, fade to spine, closed edges foxed, pencil to fep, small holes to fep, 289+8pp adverts, musings on people and places about the world. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008830

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel Journalism J H Curle

KEARNS WILLIAM H & BEVERLEY BRITTON

The Silent Continent

London, Victor Gollancz. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. names to fep, top corner bumped, DW tear along front panel with some tape residue showing from the rear side 237pp + plates, DW under plastic sleeve. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 001786

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Antarctic Antarctica South Pole Exploration Polar Travel

INNES HAMMOND

Medusa, a Novel

New York, Atheneum. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0689120184) Quarter cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW slightly handling soiled, clean copy. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009906

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Maritime Naval Fixction Thriller Hammond Inens First American Edition Hammond Innes Fiction 0689120184

INNES HAMMOND

Sea and Islands

London, Collins. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. price clipped dust jacket tidy, name blacked out to fep plus '1967', otherwise near fine book and dust jacket 288pp, record of Hammond's many cruises on his yacht the Mary Deare. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006951

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel Sailing Yachting Cruising Mediterannean North Atlantic Hammond Innes Mary Deare

INNES HAMMOND

Sea and Islands

London, Collins. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. price clipped dust jacket tidy, minor spots of foxing to feps otherwise near fine book and jacket, 288pp, record of Hammond's many cruises on his yacht the Mary Deare. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 012439

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel Sailing Yachting Cruising Mediterannean North Atlantic Hammond Innes Mary Deare

SUYIN HAN

Lhasa the Open City, a Journey to Tibet

London, Jonathan Cape. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0224013297) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. quarter bound with blue and white papered boards, unclipped ust jacket, minor adhesive residue bleed to the endpaper at top and bottom edges, x 180pp + plates and maps, top edge dusted blue, a great writer observes the Tibet that has sadly now changed immeasurably under communist chinese pressure. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013239

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Tibet Lhasa Nepal Central Asia Himalaya Travel Photography 0224013297

MCGREGOR HELEN & JOHN COOPER

Barra

Edinburgh, Cannongate. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0862410592) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Ill.: John Cooper. (500 gram rate) VG tidy used copy, pictorial stiff paper wrappers, B&W photos by John Cooper with text by Helen McGregor, approx 100pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005781

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Scotland Scottish Isles Barra Isle of Barra Photo Essay Photo Journalism Remote Sctos Lifestyle Places 0862410592 John Cooper

PONTING HERBERT & HURLEY FRANK

1910-1916 Antarctic Photographs Scott Mawson and Shackleton Expeditions

Melbourne, MacMillan. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0333299930) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Ponting & Hurley. 120pp of black and white photographs taken on the Antarctic expeditions mentioned, book near fine, DW VG just a little wear including a short tear starting at top lower fold 10mm long, the white dw is a bit soiled, probably could clean up with care. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000087

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Antarctic Polar Photography Exploration Scott Shackleton Mawson 0333299930 Ponting & Hurley

PONTING HERBERT

The Great White South; or With Scott in the Antarctic

London, Duckworth. 1950, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Herbert G. Ponting. unclipped DW has some minor edge wear, small chip top corner of front panel, book cloth edges slightly rubbed, xviii 299pp + 133 photos on plates, closed edges and prelims slightly foxed. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010713

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Antarctic, South Pole, Polar, Photography, Exploration, Captain Scott, Herbert G. Ponting

RITTLINGER HERBERT

Jungle Quest a search for the last of the Mayas

London, Odhams. 1961, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. DW has some wear to top egde and corners, but still overall VG, book has pencil to endpaper otherwise VG. 254pp + plates. In search of the last pure Mayans. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000340

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Maya South America Mexico Anthropology Exploration

PRICHARD H. HESKETH

Through the Heart of Patagonia

London, Thomas Nelson. 1911, First Thus. Decorative Cloth, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. part of The Nelson Library of Notable Books, blue cloth with blind and blue decoration, gilt titled spine top edge gilt, minor browning to endpapers otherwise near fine, 375pp +plates +9 pp adverts, includes indigenous Tehuelche Indians and the search for the Mylodon, natural history etc (500 gram rate). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012017

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Exploration Adventure Travel South America Tehuelche Mylodon Andes the Nelson Library of Notable Books

SOMERVELL T HOWARD

After Everest, the Experiences of a Mountaineer and Medical Missionary

London, Hodder. 1939, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) price clipped DW rubbed to joints and corners, some light browning or foxing to prelims, 319pp Hodder and Stoughton Black Jacket series, Author was medic on Everest expeditions and stayed on to help the locals. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003886

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Everest Mountaineering Exploration Nepal Tibet Himalaya Medicine Missionary Christian T Howard Somervell

RUTTLEDGE HUGH

Everest 1933

London, Hodder. 1936, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. first impression of the Popular Edition, slightly abridged from the original, price clipped DW has light edge wear and minor chipping or splits to spine ends, some faint foxing or dust soiling, Book foxing to closed edges, xix 299pp + plates and folding map, account of the unsuccesful 1933 attempt at Everest. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011825

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Everest Exploration Mountaineering Everest Expedition 1933 Himalaya

MERRICK HUGH

Savoy Episode

London, Robert Hale. 1946, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) cloth boards light sun fade, unclipped DW has insect damage to the fore edge fold shows as holes, some rubbing and chipping to spine and corners, 192pp + plates, travel in Savoy, mountain photography. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 008690

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Euorpe European Travel Mountains Alps Savoy Savoyard Pralognan Mont Blanc Photography