Roberto Donati

Die Dolomiten

Narni, Plurigraf, 1975. Paperback. 128p. A softcover book in good condition. Edges rubbed; a couple of scratches on the spine. The glued binding is drying out, so the first few pages are loosening, but not yet detached. Faint toning to the margins, but text unmarked. Text in German. A color-photo tour of the Dolomites in northern Italy. Good .

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Book number: 187336

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William O. Douglas

Exploring the Himalaya

New York, Random House, 1958. Tan cloth. A good hardcover book. Small tear on the bottom half of the spine. Minimal to slight shelf wear. A good dust jacket. Price clip on the top front edge of the dust jacket. 177p. Douglas describes some of the most dangerous and celebrated mountain-climbing expeditions. He also tells his own story of trekking through the mountain ranges with a Tibetan caravan. Ill.: Clarence Doore.

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Book number: 132413

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The Earl of Dunmore

The Pamirs; Being a Narrative of a Year's Expedition on Horseback and on Foot Through Kashmir, Western Tibet, Chinese Tartary, and Russian Central Asia

London, John Murray, 1893. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Complete two volume set. Blue decorated cloth. Spines lightly faded else a clean, tight set of hardcover books in very good condition. Old gift inscription from Christmas 1893 else unmarked. Complete with all plates and the three folding maps. Very scarce in collectible condition! FROM THE LIBRARY OF FAMED ADVENTURER STEVE FOSSETT with his custom bookplate on the inside front cover of each volume. Fossett was a noted balloonist, aviator and sailor who set numerous world records in all three fields. Very Good .

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Book number: 300086

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Barrett Eastman and Frederic Mayer

Paris, 1900: The American Guide to the City and Exposition

Chicago, The Northern Trust Company Bank, 1900. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. 157p. A small softcover book in FAIR condition. Several splits on the spine, leaving the cover only weakly attached. Stains on the front , some light soiling on a few pages in front, and pencil notations inside front cover. Text otherwise unmarked. A fragile but readable copy. A guidebook for tourists visiting the Paris Exposition of 1900, illustrated with black and white photographs of the pavilions and nearby tourist sites. Produced as a promotion for the Northern Trust Company Bank of Chicago. Measures approx. 6.2" x 4.5. Fair .

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Book number: 183674

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Elizabeth Crump Enders

Temple Bells and Silver Sails

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 337p. A blue gilt cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed. Spine a bit smudged and darkened. Otherwise clean and tight. An account of travels in China during the 1920s. Contains black and white photographs. .

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Book number: 148221

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Claire Eliane Engel

A History of Mountaineering in the Alps

London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 296p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a worn dustjacket. Foredges foxed; milder folxing on the edges of the plates. Old sticker stain on title page; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is price-clipped, foxed, and heavily worn along the edges; splits forming along the folds, and chipping on the spine. However, the jacket is protected in a mylar cover. Illustrated with three sections of black and white plates. Good .

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Book number: 190208

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J.C. Ewald Falls

Three Years in the Libyan Desert

St. Louis, Herder, 1913. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 356p, plates. Ex-library hardcover book in good condition. Original blue decorated cloth. Old library markings including spine label, stamps on title page, glue residue where endpaper pocket removed. Text is clean and complete, tight and unmarked. Excellent reading copy. .

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Book number: 1249271

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Elio Fox

Rome: In History - in Christianity - in Civilization

Verona, Bellomi Editore, 1975. Paperback. 127p. A softcover book in acceptable condition. Cover is in a clear plastic wrapper. Text block is pulling away from cover; however, within the text block itself, the pages are fully bound. Former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on title page. Otherwise unmarked. A tour of Rome with information about its historic sites. Filled with color photographs. .

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Book number: 162566

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Bryn Frank

Discover Scotland

Edinburgh, John Bartholomew & Son Ltd, 1985. Revised Edition, 2nd printing. Paperback. 98p. A large softcover book in very good condition. Creases in front cover, and owner's stamps inside; otherwise clean and tight. A guide for tourists, illustrated with color photographs. Measures approx. 11" x 8.7. Very Good .

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Book number: 184216

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Jean-Claude Froelich

Les Montagnards Paleonigritiques

Paris, Editions Berger-Levrault, 1968. Paperback. 267p. A softcover book in very good condition. Clear adhesive over the entire cover. Spine a bit creased. Lacks front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. Written entirely in French. From the Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outer-Mer. Nouvelle serie no. 9. Discusses the "paleonigritic" people in the mountains of Africa. Contains black and white photographs and a foldout map. .

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Book number: 145698

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Charles Carroll Fulton

Europe Viewed Through American Spectacles

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1874. Hardcover. 312p plus several pages of advertisements. A green cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges worn and hinges shaken. Margins lightly tanned, but text clean and pages secure. Notes on the culture and sites of European countries. .

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Book number: 161433

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Henry Garrity

My Unknown Chum: "Aguecheek

New York, The Devin-Adair Co, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 378p. Blue cloth. A hardcover book in fine condition. Includes many sketches of foreign travel and essays on various topics. .

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Book number: 150461

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F. Gerstaecker

Narrative of a Journey Round the World. Comprising a Winter-Passage Across the Andes to Chili; with a Visit to the Gold Regions of California and Australia, the South Sea Islands, Java, &C

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1853. First American Edition. Hardcover. 624p. A teal cloth hardcover book in acceptable condition. Some holes wearing through along the spine. The cloth is soiled and has some red ink stains on the back. Light dampstaining on the last several leaves, and all pages foxed. Text otherwise unmarked and binding secure for reading purposes. German traveler Friedrich Gerstaecker (1816-1872) made a trip around the world around the time of the Gold Rush. This narrative of his includes information on California and the South Pacific. .

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Book number: 176263

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[William Mitchell Gillespie]

Rome: As Seen by a New-Yorker in 1843-4

New York, Wiley & Putnam, 1845. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 216p. A brown cloth hardcover book in POOR CONDITION. The spine has been covered in black cloth with title and call number handwritten in white. Edges worn through and front free endpaper torn out. Remaining endpapers are deeply discolored. Pages are quite tanned, but text is otherwise unmarked. Binding is shaken, but holds well enough for reading purposes. A scarce travel memoir describing the city of Rome, including the Vatican, in the mid-19th century. The frontispiece is a folding map of Rome. Fair .

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Book number: 183706

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Marion Moore Goble

North of 66°: This Year of Our Lord 1934; It Happened Again

Chicago, Privately printed, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. A hardcover book with a yellow cloth spine and blue cloth boards. Spine slightly dfiscolored; edges lightly tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. Comes with slipcase. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. An account of a voyage to the Arctic Circle. .

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Book number: 175094

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