THOMAS LOWELL

The Wreck of the Dumaru, a Story of Cannibalism in an Open Boat

London, Heinemann. 1931, First Edition. Decorative Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Kurt Wiess. blue decorated cloth, map endpapers, light foxing to prelims and closed edges, 271pp + plates (photographs and illustrations), gift inscription to fly leaf, small name and address at head of title, true account of a shipping disaster and the cannibalism that ensued, First World War ammunition cargo exploded and the crew were forced to abandon ship and eventually had to each each other to survive in the open boat. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003864

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Cannibalism Nautical Adrift Shipwreck Disatser Adventure Non-Fiction History Kurt Wiess

STANLEY H M

Life and Finding of Dr Livingstone

London, Dean & son. New edition. Half-Leather, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ex-Library, ex-library half-calf binding with cloth boards, library gilt stamp to upper board, spine starting to split at upper joint , red and gilt label, corners rubbed.front hinge cracked, stamps to paste down and fep, some foxing and very little soiling, page edges dusty. undated, 'containing the original letters written by H M Stanley to the New York Herald' new and enlarged edition with an account of Dr Livingstones death and latest discoveries with portraits and numerous illustrations. frontis, xxii, (5)-332 portrait plate of Stanley between pp16-17, 14 pages of plates at rear. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000642

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Africa Victorian Exploration Livingstone Stanley Missionary

HERRLIGKOFFER KARL M

Nanga Parbat incorporating the Official Expeditionary Report of 1953 (PROOF COPY)

London, Elek. 1954, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Galley/Proof, proof copy in saffron yellow wraps and a dustwrapper. translated by E Brocket and A Ehrenzweig introduction by John Hunt. inscription to half title. 248pp on light weight bible paper. the plates are all in monochrome including ones labelled COLOUR PLATE which were printed in colour in the bound versions. Small tear to the spine fold at ends of the dustwrapper. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000720

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Himalaya Mountaineering Exploration Karakoram Nanga Parbat Proof Copy

BAILEY F. M.

No Passport to Tibet

London, Rupert Hart Davis. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW with light edge wear and short closed edge tears, rubbing to corners, some age browning to DW folds, some light foxing to the DW, ink name to fep, 294pp + plates, 1913 expedition in Tibet to find fabled waterfalls on the Tsangpo and Brahmaputra. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003600

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Tibet Himalaya Tsangpo Brahmaputra Surveying Exploration Explorer

BAILEY F. M.

No Passport to Tibet

London, Rupert Hart Davis. 1957, reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Second impression, price clipped DW with light edge wear and rubbing to corners, some age browning to DW folds, very short tear to top edge of first pages upto the frontis, 294pp + plates, 1913 expedition in Tibet to find fabled waterfalls on the Tsangpo and Brahmaputra. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010106

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Tibet Himalaya Tsangpo Brahmaputra Surveying Exploration Explorer

HAMILTON A M

Road Through Kurdistan, the Narrative of an Engineer in Iraq

London, Faber. 1942, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. inscription to fep, lightly soiled cloth boards, third impression, 331pp+ plates and folding map. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004976

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Iraq Persia Kurd Kurdistan Travel Exploration Twentieth Century Engineer Hamilton Middle East

HAMILTON A M

Road Through Kurdistan, the Narrative of an Engineer in Iraq

London, Faber. 1937, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. inscription to fep, lightly soiled cloth boards, second impression, 331pp+ plates and folding map. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005315

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Iraq Persia Kurd Kurdistan Travel Exploration Twentieth Century Engineer Hamilton Middle East

HAMILTON A M

Road Through Kurdistan, the Narrative of an Engineer in Iraq

London, Faber. 1937, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. handling soiled cloth boards and closed edges, some insect damage to paste down, second impression, 331pp+ plates and folding map. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007238

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Iraq Persia Kurd Kurdistan Travel Exploration Twentieth Century Engineer Hamilton Middle East

HAMILTON A M

Road Through Kurdistan, the Narrative of an Engineer in Iraq

London, Faber. 1937, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. WILL in ink to paste down, pencil inscription to fep, lightly soiled cloth boards, top corner and spine ends cloth frayed, second impression, 331pp+ plates and folding map. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009362

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Iraq Persia Kurd Kurdistan Travel Exploration Twentieth Century Engineer Hamilton Middle East

MACFI, HARRY & HANS G. WESTERLUND

Wasa-wasa, a Tale of Trails and Treasure

London, Allen & Unwin. 1951, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW with edge wear and minor edge chipping, with some loss to head and tail of spine, rear panel discoloured from handling, book has some light soiling and minor foxing to closed edges, 244pp, trapping and gold prospecting in Alaska and Canada. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010252

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Canada Alaska Prospecting Hunting Trapping Gold Digging Eskimo

SLESSER MALCOLM

The Island of Skye, The Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide

Edinburgh, The Scottish Mountaineering Club. 1981, Reissue. (ISBN: 0907521029) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. near fine in same unclipped dust jacket third edition of new series, 198pp + col frontis. map endpapers, B&W photos as well as route maps in the text. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 005922

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Mountain Mountaineering Rock-Climbing Climbing Alps Scotland Skye Scottish Climbing Routes 0907521029

PARKYNS MANSFIELD

Life in Abyssinia: Being Notes Collected during Three Years' Residence and Travels in that Country

London, John Murray. 1853, First Edition. Decorative Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Mansfield Parkyns. Fascinating account of nineteenth century travel and cultural observations in Abyssinia (now Eritrea and Ethiopia), Tidy copy of first edition in original unrepaired binding, corner tips of volume one are rubbed and frayed, small Victorian bookseller label to front paste down of each volume, volume one has binders label to rear paste down, all plates and maps present, two are placed as frontispieces and not in the position dictated by the list of illustrations. blue 'marbled' cloth with gilt decoration to upper boards and spines, minor signs of age but no faults, appendices of volume one are UNOPENED, as is the final half of volume two, (2kg shipping rate, double standard). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011184

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: African Travel, African Exploration, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Big Game Hunting, Hunting, Safari, Travel, Exploration, Eritrea, Ethnology, Abyssinian Manners and Customs Mansfield Parkyns

JOHNSON MARGUERITE

They Sailed with Cook

Christchurch, Pegasus. 1970, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) unsold new stock, shows light wear to covers, 125pp + plates. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010185

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Captain James Cook South Pacific Explorationjospeh Banks Charles Clerke the Forsters William Wales William Anderson David Samwell George Gilbert

JOHNSON MARGUERITE

They Sailed with Cook

Christchurch, Pegasus. 1970, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) unsold new stock, shows light wear to covers, 125pp + plates. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010186

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Captain James Cook South Pacific Explorationjospeh Banks Charles Clerke the Forsters William Wales William Anderson David Samwell George Gilbert

JOHNSON MARTIN

Congorilla, Adventures with Pygmies and Gorillas in Africa

New York, Blue Ribbon Books. 1931, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. spine joints rubbed, backstrip sunned, clean copy shows some age, 281pp + plates. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008190

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Africa Pygmies Pygmy Travel Exploration Twentieth Century Gorilla Ape