MASSINGHAM, H.J.

CHILTERN COUNTRY.

London. B.T. Batsford, 1943-44., 2nd edition, revised. From Batsford's "The Face of Britain" series. 120 pages. Frontispiece in colour, 115 b./w. photographs & line drawings by Thomas Hennell. Front endpaper is a map of the S./W. section of the Chilterns, back e.p. is map of N./E. section of Chilterns. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine red cover. Very good d./w. but price clipped with publisher's price label stuck on flap, top & bottom of spine are worn & torn, corners are slightly worn. 8½" x 5½". 1943

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Book number: 4434

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Keywords: Chilterns Buckinghamshire Assenden Stonor Amersham West Wycombe High Wycombe Princes Risborough

MATHEWS, GODFREY W. (SIGNED BY AUTHOR.)

THE SEARCH FOR PAN and OTHER POEMS.

Liverpool. Henry Young, 1919., Signed by the author " To M.W. who is forever Deidre - not of the Sorrows, but of the Joys, from the Author." 31 poems. 50 pages. Stiff card cover, with paper label, is near fine. 20cm. x 14.5cm. Contents clean & near fine. 1919

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Book number: 7717

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Keywords: Pan poems poetry verse Godfrey W. Mathews

MATTHIESSEN, PETER.

Under The Mountain Wall. A chronicle of two seasons in a newly discovered stone-age tribe of New Guinea.

London. Heinemann, 1963., Hardback. First U.K. edition. 207 pages. 85 b. & w. photographs on 32 pages. 22.25cm. x 14cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Brown cloth cover is slightly mottled on front top & bottom edges & front top corner. D./w. is priced 35/- (£1.75), has a tear on front top & on bottom edge, and 2 tears back top edge, otherwise very good. 1963

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Book number: 9832

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: New Guinea Waraba Kurelu Etai

MAXWELL-LEFROY, C.

THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF CEYLON.

London. Adam & Charles Black, 1964., First edition. 96 pages. 26 b./w. photographs and a map. Near fine, no inscription. D./w. slightly worn & torn on edges. 20.25 cm. x 13.5 cm. 1964

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Book number: 7088

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Ceylon Anuradhapura Kalutara Kelani-Ganga Maskeliya Hanwella

MAZE, EDWARD (TEXT) AND KARLSSON, BROR ( PHOTOGRAPHY).

Secret Stockholm. New impressions of an old city.

Stockholm. Nordisk Rotogravyr, 1961., Softback, with d./w. 112 pages of black & white photographs throughout, of a very beautiful city. Although undated, it was published in 1961. The inscription is dated 1962. White stiff card cover is near fine except a few tiny spots of foxing on front, covered with a slightly worn d./w., it has a small tear top back edge, & on front top left corner. Small hole on front of d./w. not affecting the white cover underneath. 28cm. x 20cm. 1961

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Book number: 8170

Catalogue: Travel & Topography

Keywords: Stockholm Sweden 5765e

MCCONNELL, DOUG., WITH EMORY, JERRRY.

Bay Area Backroads. The Best Adventues in Northern California from KRON-TV.

San Francisco. Chronicle Books, 1999., Softback.166 pages. Colour photographs by Stacy Geiken of the beautiful scenery & places in Northern Califirnia. 20cm. x 22cm. Stiff card cover is near fine, priced $16.95. Contents near fine, clean, no marks except inscription in front. ISBN 081182091. 1999 ISBN: 081182091

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Book number: 8610

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: San Francisco Bay area Yosemite Redwoods Sonoma backroads

MCCORMICK, ANDREW

GALLOWAY. The Spell Of Its Hills And Glens.

Glasgow. John Smith & Son,1947., ..To which is added The Geology of the Merrick Region" by R.J.A. Eckford. Reprinted Complete Edition. Climbing, walking, exploring, anecdotes, the history, stories, poems and memories of the Galloway hills & glens. 283 pages including glossary & index. 36 b./w. photographs, & a folded map at back. No d./w. Cover is slightly worn, 2 tiny black marks, o./w. near fine. 7¼" x 5". 1947

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Book number: 2605

Catalogue: Travel & Topography

Keywords: Scotland Galloway Glen Trool Merrick geology Loch Doon

MCCULLA, DOROTHY H., AND HAMPSON, MARTIN.

VICTORIAN & EDWARDIAN WARWICKSHIRE From Old Photographs.

London. B. T. Batsford, 1976., Old photographs of Warwarkshire, its buildings, people, industries, and amusements. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w, priced £4.45. 120 pages, with 153 black & white photographs. 10" x 7.5". ISBN 0713431016. 1976

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Book number: 6386

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Keywords: Warwickshire Dorridge Birmingham Rugby Stratford Sutton Coldfield Leamington Coventry Arden

MCLEOD, DAVID

ALONE IN A MOUNTAIN WORLD. A High Country Anthology.

Wellington, New Zealand. A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1972., Illustrated with b./w. sketches from the notebooks of Colin V. Wheeler. This anthology is about life alone in the mountains & the High Country of New Zealand. Divided into 6 parts, 'Seeking & Stocking', 'Station Life', 'Petticoat invasion', 'Hardships', 'Mustering & Mustering Dogs', and 'Mixed Bag'. 314 pages including glossary & a short biography of each author. 9.75" x 6.25". Near fine, but top & bottom of spine, and corners slightly bumped. Contents near fine. Near fine d./w. except for 1" tear back top edge & tiny nick front top corner. ISBN 0589006983. 1972

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Book number: 3408

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Keywords: New Zealand High Country mountains explorers May20

MCNEILL, F. MARIAN.

IONA. A HISTORY OF THE ISLAND WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES.

London. Blackie & Son, 1935., Reprint with corrections, first published 1920 with additional information on Iona in this edition.105 pages with chronological table, bibliography and index of antiquities & topography. 6 b./w. photographs & 2 sketch maps. Near fine, no inscription but some pages are faintly foxed, and some foxing on edges of pages. Near fine d./w. 20.5cm. x 13cm. 1935

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Book number: 5837

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Iona Staffa St. Columba Scotland Hebrides

MCNEILL, F. MARIAN.

AN IONA ANTHOLOGY.

Glasgow. The Iona Community, 1952., Reprint, new edition, first published 1947. 129 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. near fine, priced 5s. 19cm. x 12.75cm. 1952

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Book number: 5845

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Keywords: Iona Hebrides St. Columba Samuel Johnson Boswell Staffa Mendelssohn Kenneth Macleod

MCNEILL, F. MARIAN.

IONA. A History of the Island.

London & Glasgow. Blackie & Son, 1954., 4th edition, first issued 1920, before the founding of the Iona Community which is mentioned in this edition.106 pages including chronological table, bibliography & index. This new edition has been revised, entirely re-illustrated with new b./w. photographs, and a new preface. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (5s.) 1954

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Book number: 5846

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Iona Hebrides St. Colomba Western Isles Fingal's Cave Staffa

MEARS, RAY.

Bushcraft Survival.

London. Hodder & Stoughton, 2005., Among the people & places visited are the Yekuanariver people of the Amazon, the Pemon, the Hadza, the Masai, the Missinaibi River, Sweden, Mountain men of Wyoming, and lastly Britain, on how to enjoy the 4 seasons outdoors. Includes helpful advice from others he encounters on his travels, eg. how to cook fish "panissed" style, carve a pair of oars, even instructions on how make a canoe! 256 pages, with colour photographs throughout. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. No d./w. 25.25cm. x 20.25cm. ISBN 0340834803. 2005

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Book number: 8082

Catalogue: Travel & Topography

Keywords: Kanarakuni Yekuana Amazon bushcraft Pemon Missinaibi Hadza Masai Sweden Mountain Men Sami

MEE, ARTHUR.

Arthur Mee's LANCASHIRE.

London. Caxton Publishing Co., c. 1950., Special edition by arrangement with Hodder & Stoughton." Not dated but states "It has not been thought desirable to note in this volume the changes which the war brought about in some churches & other buildings." I guess the date will be between 1945 & 1955. 326 pages, with 185 sepia photographs. The back endpages are illustrated with a map of Lancashire. Navy blue cover has gilt lettering & is near fine. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. near fine but top of spine is worn, and edges and corners are slightly rubbed. 1950

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Book number: 8379

Catalogue: Travel & Places

Keywords: Lancashire Liverpool Lancaster Blackpool

MEE, ARTHUR

THE KING'S ENGLAND. LANCASHIRE.

London. Hodder & Stoughton,1973, New edition, revised & reset. 242 pages. A map & 26 b./w. photographs. Fully revised and edited by Frank Beckwith, illustrated with new photographs by A. F. Kersting. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £2.50. 8" x 5.25". ISBN 0340171960 1973

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Book number: 6050

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Blackpool Bolton Bury Cartmel Lancashire Knowsley Lancaster Liverpool Manchester Morecombe Oldham Ormskirk reston Ruffold Wigan