KENNEDY, JEFF AND DAVID E. GREENBERG

The Hitchhikers' Road Book a Guide to Traveling By Thumb in Europe

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1972. Paperback. Trade PB. This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear, especially to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are generally clean and bright.. Very Good- .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 45842

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Jeff Kennedy David E. Greenberg Europe Backpacking Casual Travel

[EPHEMERA], [ENGLAND], [HOTELS], [THE ELIOT ARMS HOTEL], LANCESTON

The Eliot Arms Hotel Square and Compass (Launceston / Cornwell)

Cornwall, England: The Eliot Arms Hotel, 1920. Other. C1920's This brochure is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket, but have a mailing envelope with the hotel's imprint on the reverse. This is an oblong brochure with a string binding. The covers are of heavy cardstock, as are the inner pages. There is photo of the hotel on the first text page. I The brochure and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The reverse of the last text page includes "Suggested Motor Runs" that can be taken by motorists from the hotel. (including Kennard's House, Camelford, Bodmin, and more. "The Eliot Arms, or Square & Compass (Square and Compass) , Tregadilett, was once a Freemason’s Lodge for French prisoners of war on parole in Launceston: (History supplied by R. F. Gilbert) The original building was built in the 14th century and it became a coaching inn during 1625. The Inn fell into disarray in the early 19th century, becoming a blacksmith’s shop, until 1840 when it reverted back to a pub and the second name ‘Eliot Arms’ was added. The French POW’s lodge is thought to have existed for five to seven years of the war and this is shown by two certificates of ‘The Lodge Consulate Maconne’ dated 1762 and 1763; one in French and one in English, issued to Robert Martin, organist at St Mary Magdalene Church. Both certificates had French signatures, five on the one of 1762 and four on the other dated 1763. Several of the Frenchmen joined the Dunheved Lodge, which must have existed during 1756-1773. The Eliot is reputed to be haunted by a not unfriendly ghost which is said to have been seen by customers and staff in recent years. Mr T Richards, landlord of the Eliot Arms, Compass, made an application to the Bench for an hours extension on the occasion of the Polyphant Cricket Club dinner given by Dr Serpell. The application was granted." (from The Post and Weekly, Feb, 1911). Very Good+ .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 47330

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration The Eliot Arms Hotel Travel & Exploration Hotels Brochures Ephemera

LOCKE, DAVID R. (PETROLEUM V. NASBY)

Nasby in Exile, Or Six Months of Travel in England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium

Toledo, OH: Locke Publishing Company, 1882. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; First Edition, First Issue - with the inclusion of chapters XX through XXIX which was excluded in later volumes due to the inclusion of criticism of Royalty. This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and spine joints have light bumping, rubbing, edge wear and spots of fraying. The covers have some spots of ground-in dirt, and the covers have some very light bowing. Theinner hinges are starting. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is some beginning tidemarking to the top edges of the text pages. The previous owner's ink stamped name is on the front pastedown and endpapers and there is an inked notation on the reverse of the rear endpaper. "David Ross Locke (also known by his pseudonym Petroleum V. Nasby) (September 20, 1833 – February 15, 1888) was an American journalist and early political commentator during and after the American Civil War." "Locke's most famous works, the "Nasby Letters", were written in the character of, and over the signature of "Rev. Petroleum V(esuvius) Nasby", a Copperhead and Democrat. They have been described as "the Civil War written in sulphuric acid". [citation needed]Locke's fictional alter ego, Nasby, loudly championed the cause of the Confederate States of America from Secession onward, but did little to actively help it. After being conscripted into the Union Army he deserted to the Confederates, joining the fictional "Pelican Brigade". However, he found life in the Confederate Army "tite nippin" and soon deserted again. By the end of the Civil War he was back in civilian life. " (from Wikipedia). Good .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 45289

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration David R. Locke Petroleum V. Nasby Journalism Humor Satire

VAN LOON, HENDRIK WILLEM

The Story of the Pacific

New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1940. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the half title page. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge chips and nicks, along with spots of rubbing and a couple of smallish spots of discoloration. "From the 1910s until his death, Van Loon wrote many books, illustrating them himself. Best remembered among these is The Story of Mankind (1921) , a history of the world intended for children, which won the first Newbery Medal in 1922. The book was later updated by Van Loon, then again by his son, and later still by other historians. He wrote many popular books aimed at young adults. As a writer he was known for emphasizing crucial historical events and giving a full picture of individual characters, as well as the role of the arts in history. He had an informal and thought-provoking style which, particularly in The Story of Mankind, included personal anecdotes. As an illustrator of his own books, he was known for his lively black-and-white drawings and his chronological diagrams. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 45819

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Hendrik Willem Van Loon The Pacific Pacific Islands Voyages

LYALL, ERNIE

An Arctic Man Sixty-Five Years in Canada's North

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Hurtig Publishers, 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0888301685. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light edge wear and bumping, and there is some beginning generalized toning. "An Arctic Man: The Classic Account of Sixty-Five Years in Canada's NorthRate this book1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 starsAn Arctic Man: The Classic Account of Sixty-Five Years in Canada's Northby Ernie Lyall3.50 · Rating details · 16 ratings · 1 reviewErnie Lyall writes about the north like no one has written about it before: "The main reason I decided to do a book about my life...is that I finally got fed up with all the baloney in so many books written about the north." Born in Labrador, one of 19 children of a Scottish Hudson's Bay Company cooper, Lyall grew up in a north dominated by white traders. After adventures that took him around the Arctic and down the Labrador coast, Ernie settled in Fort Ross in the Arctic Islands. He married an Inuit woman, Nipisha, and immediately became part of her extended family. Ernie writes warmly about his Inuit friends and family, and about daily life in the Arctic and the remarkable transformation of the north that has occured in the last 40 years." (From Good Reads). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 39211

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: 0888301685 Travel & Exploration Ernie Lyall Canada The Arctic Travel & Exploration

MACCREAGH, GORDON

White Waters and Black

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and edge wear. There are a couple of small spots of light discoloration to the front cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is some light generalized toning. "MacCreagh was the son of Scottish parents, possibly born in Perth, Indiana in 1889 while his father, an anthropologist, was visiting the United States to study Native Americans. However, it is much more likely that he was born and educated in Scotland and later studied in Paris and Germany. Mistakenly believing he had killed a fellow student in a German sabre duel, he fled to Southeast Asia, where he lived for several years. MacCreagh worked in Calcutta, Darjeeling, the Malay Islands, Tibet, China and Burma, where he collected animal specimens. He then travelled to Africa where he captured wild animals for British and US zoos. MacCreagh arrived in New York in 1911, where he later began to write fiction. He wrote several short adventure stories for magazines such as Argosy, Adventure and Short Stories. He travelled in South America on the Mulford Expedition. His book White Waters and Black published 1926 is an account of the expedition" (from Wikipedia) "The Mulford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin was a scientific expedition to the Amazon conducted in 1921. It was organized by Henry Hurd Rusby, who at age 64, was a well known explorer, a professor at Columbia University, and a staff member at the New York Botanical Garden. He hired Orland Emile White, a staff member at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, to assist with collection and handling of plant specimens. The expedition was financed by the H. K. Mulford Company, a pharmaceutical company. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 47996

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Gordon Maccreagh Africa Mulford Exploration

MAURICE, EDWARD BEAUCLERK

The Last of the Gentlemen Adventurers Coming of Age in the Arctic

London, England: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0007171633. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 48438

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: 0007171633 Biography Edward Beaucierk Maurice Travel & Exploration The Arctic

MAXTONE-GRAHAM, JOHN

Safe Return Doubtful the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration

London, England: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1852602937. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, but starting to tone due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket has some light edge wear and two small nick / tears with tome slight rubbing and wear. "Maxtone-Graham was born in Orange, New Jersey, to a Scottish father and an American mother. He graduated from Brown University in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and then worked as a Broadway stage manager. In 1972 he wrote a social history and appreciation of the Atlantic express liners, The Only Way to Cross, which was a success as a mass-market publication. This was followed by other books on express liner history. France/Norway was published in 2010; in March 2012 he wrote and published Titanic Tragedy; and in October 2014 he published his final book, SS United States: Red, White, & Blue Riband, Forever. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 45290

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: 1852602937 Travel & Exploration John Maxtone-Graham Sir John Franklin Northwest Passage Royal Geographic Society William Edward Parry George Nares Charles Francis Hall

MILLER, LUREE

On Top of the World Five Women Explorers in Tibet

Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1984. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0898860970. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 48206

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: 0898860970 Travel & Exploration Luree Miller Women Explorers Tibet Explorers

MOORE, NATHANIEL FISH (EDITED BY STANLEY PARGELLIS AND RUTH LAPHAM BUTLER)

A Trip from New York to the Falls of St. Anthony in 1845

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press / Newberry Library, 1946. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has some ground-in dirt and toning. The edges of the dust jacket have several small edge nicks and tears. "Nathaniel Fish Moore (December 25, 1782 – April 27, 1872) was the eighth president of Columbia College; he had earlier been a lawyer and served on the faculty. He was the nephew of the college's former president Benjamin Moore. In 1820, Moore began his career at Columbia College as a professor of Greek and Latin. He was appointed the first full-time Librarian of the College in 1838. Four years later, Moore was elected the eighth president of the college, resigning under unremarkable circumstances in 1849." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 44388

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Nathaniel Fish Moore Stanley Pargellis Ruth Lapham Butler New York Ship Travel

MURRAY, JOHN

Handbook for Travellers in Northern Italy Part I : Sardinia, Lombardy, and Venice

London, England: John Murray, Albermarle Street, 0. 7th Edition. Hardcover. Part I ONLY. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, solid condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing, edge wear and spots of fraying. The covers have ground-in dirt and spots of foxing and toning. The front endpaper has been removed. The text pages are generally clean, though somewhat toned and there are spots of foxing and ground-in dirt throughout. All the plates are included and in generally clean, bright condition. The book is lacking the map in the rear pocket. There is a previous owner's inked name on the title page. "John Murray is a British publisher, known for the authors it has published in its history, including Jane Austen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lord Byron, Charles Lyell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman Melville, Edward Whymper, and Charles Darwin. Since 2004, it has been owned by conglomerate Lagardère under the Hachette UK brand. Business publisher Nicholas Brealey became an imprint of John Murray in 2015." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 45270

Catalogus: Travel Guides

Trefwoorden: Travel Guides John Murray Northern Italy Sardinia Lombardy Venice Travel & Exploration John Murray

OBMASCIK, MARK

Halfway to Heaven My White-Knuckled--and Knuckleheaded--Quest for the Rocky Mountain High

New York, NY: Free Press, 2009. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1416566996. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 47338

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: 1416566996 Travel & Exploration Mark Obmascik Rocky Mountains Mountain Climbing Mountaineering The Rocky Mountains

CRABTREE'S TRAVEL OFFICE

Crabtree's Summer Holidays in America

Oakland, CA: Crabtree's Travel Office, 1928. Booklet. Illustrated by Julian Links. Cover Art; This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and has a stapled spine. The white covers of the booklet have some ground-in dirt and a bit of beginning generalized toning. There is a crease to the top rear corner of the booklet. The text pages are clean and bright. "Our organization was originally known as the Travellarians, a thirteen-letter word coined by (Mrs. ) Kitty Crabtree in recognition of the original 13 travel bureau girls. They also agreed to meet on the thirteenth of each month. Their first outings in 1928 were hosted inspections by the Hotelman’s Association in Yosemite and along the Central California Coast. The purpose of the tour was to acquaint them with the hotels and points of interest along the route. It was on May 13, 1928 that four of the ladies including our chapter member, (Miss) Elsie May Kirker, discussed the formation of an organization composed of women while on a 6-day tour from San Francisco to Santa Barbara. This enterprising group of ambitious women were up against the odds in a predominantly man’s world. Their purpose for the organization was to develop a spirit of cooperation, to establish and maintain a means for the exchange of ideas and methods, to afford a mutually pleasurable getting together, and to promote better service to the public, employers and to those for whom the members of this organization would act as representatives" (from SFTP—SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS: A History, Then & Now ). Very Good+ .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 46368

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Crabtree's Travel Office California Californiana San Francisco, CA Julian Links

PAINE, J. A. (JOHN ALSOP PAINE, JR. )

From Dan to Beersheeba Or Travels in the Orient

Meridian, CA: Self Published / RevivalistOffice, 1905. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning edge wear and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some toning to the edges of the text block. The endpapers have some light toning and spotting / foxing to the endpapers. Illustrated throughout with 30 photographs. The front endpaper has a previous owner's penciled gift notation. The contents include information about his travels through the middle east, including Egypt, Syria, Baalbec, Damascus, Caesarea Phiullip, Palestine, Dan, Taters of Merom, Sea of Galilee, Can, Nazarath, Mount Carmel, Jerusalem, Solomon's Gardens, Jericho, Dead Sea," Jordan River, Merdeba, Mount Nebo, and more. "John Alsop Paine, Jr. (January 14, 1840 – July 24, 1912) was a Presbyterian minister, botanist, professor of natural history and German, archaeologist, and editor. He graduated in 1859 from Hamilton College with B. A. And in 1862 from Andover Seminary with M. Div. From 1862 to 1865 he lived in Utica, New York and worked as a botanist for the board of regents of the University of the State of New York. From 1865 to 1866 he studied at the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University and at the Columbia School of Mines. In 1867 he was ordained a Presbyterian minister at Andover Seminary. After his ordination, from 1867 to 1869 he was a professor of natural science at the Christian missionary institution Robert College in Istanbul. From 1869 to 1870 he studied at the University of Halle and at Leipzig University. From 1870 to 1871 Paine taught natural history and German at Lake Forest University in Illinois. From 1871 to 1872 he was an associate editor for The Independent. From 1872 to 1874 he was an archaeologist and naturalist with the American Palestine Exploration Society working in the Vilayet of Syria in the region immediately to the east of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. In 1874 he received an honorary doctorate from Hamilton College in recognition of his research in Palestine." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 45585

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration J. A. Paine Religion The Holy Land Middle East Missionaries revivalistOffice revivalist Office

POLLY, MATTHEW

American Shaolin Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China

New York, NY: Gotham, 2007. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1592402623. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Polly graduated from Topeka West High School. In 1992, at the age of 21 years, Polly took a leave of absence from Princeton University and traveled to China to train at the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Chan (Zen) Buddhism and kung fu. Feng Yingbiao of Master Insight [zh-yue] wrote that Polly's training at the Shaolin Temple was merely a crash course designed to lure laowai, attendance of which does not lead to expertise in Chinese culture. In exchange for $1,300 a month Polly was allowed to stay and train with the monks. He spent two years at the temple and became the first American accepted as a Shaolin disciple." ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

-- S. Howlett-West BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 47997

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: 1592402623 Travel & Exploration Matthew Polly Shaolin Monks Chinese Repression Chinese Kickboxing Signed Editions