BECKFORD, PETER

Familiar Letters from Italy, to a Friend in England Vol 1

J Easton, Salisbury. 1805, 1st Edition. Hardcover. 450 pages (complete). A hugely entertaining, observant and gossipy selection of letters from Beckford's various travels to Italy at the end of the 18th Century. Hand pressed paper. Printer numbers/ codes. Volume One only. Beckford's letters were light-hearted and spirited. He met many 'celebrities' on his journeys. Of Voltaire he wrote: "his features were ugly in the extreme, but the activity of his mind was expressed in his countenance . I am sorry to add that he was an enemy to Shakespeare, whom he both copied and condemned." He judged Milan and Turin to be colder than London. Of the Milanese: "you will find more German hospitality than Italian frugality". Of a more direct nature he noted of Italian mourning: "I have known a husband marry two months after his wife's decease./ It is true he was an elderly gentleman and had no time to lose." A so this waspish highly engaging book continues. For being over 200 years old this book is in good condition. The board covers are scuffed and worn but are full of character. The cloth spine is the result of historic repair that is also evident within. The book is benign and comforting. Inside, there is some foxing. There is light annotation throughout in pencil. However, the contents are very clear, genial and welcoming. The pages are tight, fresh, very friendly, well ordered, pertinent and wonderfully addictive. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 45hh

Catalogue: Travel - Europe

Keywords: JPG~

BEE, A G

Kalahari Camp Fires - Retold from the Manuscript of a S Poultney, Pioneer

The Knox Publishing Co. Durban. 1941, First Edition. Hardcover. 276 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The boards have wear about the edges, corners and seams. They have marks from handling and storage. The spine is a little elderly but has been repaired. The boards are steady and sure. Within, there are previous owner signatures. The pages are clean, clear, convivial, tight, expectant, assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 15oj

Catalogue: Africana - Travel Writing

BEGG, R.CAMPBELL

Amazon to Cape Horn on a Shoe String

Jarrold Publishing. 1969. (ISBN: 0853061645). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Jacket is shelf rubbed.Signed by author.Foxing.Well bound.The story begins with the author cruising in a small plane over the interior of Guyana searching for the Kaieteur Falls;it ends when,in another light aircraft,he explores the Beagle Channel and the Chilean Island of Navarino not far from Cape Horn.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/Very Good. Signed.

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Book number: cgpn

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: 0853061645

BELL, ANGUS

Batting in the Baltic

The Penguin Group (SA) (Pty) Ltd. 2008, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0143024221). Soft cover. wraps are shelf rubbed. light marks. no inscriptions. well bound. very good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good.

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Book number: 32fk

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Keywords: JPG~ 0143024221

BELL, R L P

Diary of a South African Journey (Under the Auspices of the Third (Triennial) Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress) - March 6th to May 27th, 1930

The Author. 1931, First Edition. Hardcover. 287 pages (complete). The frontispage has a generous inscription from Bell, which he also signed (dated: Xmas 1931). The frontispiece was also signed by him. A benign copy. The boards have wear about all edges and corners. They have scuffing, handling and storage marks. Nonetheless, they are comfortable and sure. The contents are in excellent condition. They are fresh-faced, pacey, energetic, most agreeably clean and clear, free of blemish, most companionable. An excellent snapshot of 'Colonial White life' in South Africa between the wars. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Near Fine/No Jacket. Signed.

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Book number: 100nr

Catalogue: Africana - Travel Writing

BELL, H T MONTAGUE; LANE, REV C ARTHUR (COMPILERS AND EDITORS)

Guide to the Transvaal (British Association for the Advancement of Science, Johannesburg Meeting, 1905)

Transvaal Committees of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science/ Johannesburg Reception Committee/ Bartholomew & Lawlor, Printers, Johannesburg. 1905, First Edition. Hardcover. 288 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The book is energetically detailed (from information on 'night soil' disposal, to the availability of electricity, from the needs of the Public Library to Water Supply. The boards have wear, sunning, marks and scuffing from shelving, handling and storage. The spine is sunned, much worn. The boards and spine are comfortable and secure. Previous owner signatures on the frontispage. The contents have evidence of use throughout. Nonetheless, the contents are convivial, companionable, clean and clear, hale, utterly engaging, comfortable and more than competent, wonderfully convivial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 4qr

Catalogue: Africana - Travel

BELLEVILLE, BILL

River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida's St. Johns River

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. 2000. (ISBN: 0820323446). Soft cover. the wraps are a little shelf rubbed. the book has no inscriptions and appears new. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Fine.

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Book number: 603a

Catalogue: Travel

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BENKO, JEROLIM FREIHERREN VON

Reise Sm Schiffes, Albatross Unter Commando Des Kk Fregatten-Kapitans Arthur Muldner Nach Sud-Amerika, Dem Caplande Und West-Afrika 1885-1886. Auf Befehl Des Kk Reichs-Kriegsministeriums, Marine-Section, Unter Zugrundelegung Der Berichte Des Kk Schoffscommandos

Carl Gerold's Sohn im Wien, Pola. 1889, First Edition. Hardcover. 463 pages (complete). In German throughout. Half-leather. Marbled boards. Very small leather patches at the corners. The corners are much worn, knocked. The spine has some handling marks, shelving wear. The boards have wear about the edges from handling and shelving. The boards are scuffed, scratched, dulled. However, the boards and spine are steady, sure. The title page has a previous owner signature and stamps, annotations. The early and later pages are tanned, marked by hand and use. The guttering along the final pages is cracked but the security of the book is unaffected. The folded map has a short closed tear but is otherwise hale, the colours fresh. The pages are in healthy condition. Whilst there is very light tanning about the edges, they are clean, clear, earnest, neat, competent, amenable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 20ry

Catalogue: Travel Writing - Historic

BENTLEY, JAMES

East of the City: The London Docklands Story

Pavilion. 1997, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1862050570). Hardcover, with dust jacket. jacket is shelf rubbed and edge worn. light marks. no inscriptions. well bound. good copy with fairly god jacket.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Good/Good.

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Book number: oihp

Catalogue: Travel - Europe

Keywords: JPG~ 1862050570

BERENDT, JOHN

The City of Falling Angels

Sceptre. 2005, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0340840617). Soft cover. The wraps are slightly shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Fine.

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Book number: jr92

Catalogue: Travel

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BERGEROT, SYLVIE ; ROBERT, ERIC

Namib : Dawn to Twilight

Southern Book Publishers. 1989, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1868122700). Hardcover, with dust jacket. the jacket is shelf rubbed and bit knocked. slight creasing. previous owner's lengthy inscription on the front paste down. some tanning. light marks. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Good/Very Good.

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Book number: offr

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: JPG~ 1868122700

BERGEROT, SYLVIE; ROBERT, ERIC

Namib: Dawn to Twilight

Southern Book Publishers. 1989, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1868122700). Hardcover, with dust jacket. jacket is shelf rubbed and a little edge worn. light foxing and marks. well bound. very good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: oicf

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: JPG~ 1868122700

BIRKBY, CAREL

Limpopo Journey

Frederick Muller Ltd. London. 1939, First Edition. Hardcover. 274 pages (complete). A scruffy but comfortable copy. Most warmly inscribed on the reverse-frontispage by Birkby (dated: Christmas Day 1939). The boards are much worn, marked and stained from storage. They are resolute and sure. Within, the contents too have wear and evidence of contented use. The pages are yet relaxed, clear, certain, amiable and congenial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Fair/No Jacket. Signed.

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Book number: bogl

Catalogue: Africana - Travel Writing

BLENKINSOP, ADAM

A Transport Voyage to the Mauritius and Back: Touching at the Cape of Good Hope and St Helena

John Murray, London. 1851, First Edition. Hardcover. 303 pages (complete). A genially aged copy. From the library of Edna and Frank Bradlow (their ex-libris plate is pasted to the frontispage). Also previously held by the English Rooms in Funchal. A plate and a number of ink-stamps throughout the book attest to this. Half-leather. The spine has two small classification labels. The leathered corners and spine are scuffed, worn, benign. The spine is particularly worn at the head. The spine also has gilt titling and bands. These are a little dulled, but otherwise assured. The boards are scuffed, scratched and marked by shelving and handling. They are worn about the edges from shelving. They are classically placid. They are also secure and sure. The contents are mild-mannered. There are smears, blotches, flushes of foxing throughout. Nonetheless, the pages are clean, clear, tight, alert, convivial, companionable, competent, pleasing. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 95qh

Catalogue: Travel Writing - Historic

BLIGNAUT, AUDREY

Die Verlange Loop Ver

Nasionale Boekhandel. 1969, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 142 pages (complete). In general good to fair condition. A comforting, amiable memoir from the memorable Audrey Blignaut. The dustjacket is much worn and marked. It is scruffy, defiantly resilient due to unfortunate storage. It is intact, whole and secure. The cover is pleasingly sound and sure. The contents are genial and generous, they are clear, assured and tidy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Good/Poor.

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Book number: aqsy

Catalogue: Travel - Africa

Keywords: JPG~