GIBBINGS, ROBERT.

Over The Reefs.

London. J.M. Dent, 1948., First edition. illustrated with wood engravings by the author. 22cm. x 14cm. 240 pages. Maroon cloth cover with gilt lettering and design on spine & front is near fine, but bottom of spine is slightly bumped. D./w. is slightly torn on top of spine & bottom of spine is a bit nicked otherwise its near fine. Contents are near fine except for inscription in front, dated Christmas 1948. 22cm. x 14cm. 1948

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Book number: 9327

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Reefs Tahiti wood engraving Tonga Atiu Mangaia Mauke Aitutaki Samoa Cook Islands Tokelau Fiji Rarotonga Tahiti Anaa

GIBBINGS, ROBERT

SWEET CORK OF THEE.

London. Readers Union / J.M.Dent, 1952, Gibbings said Cork was the loveliest city in the world, in this book he says the people of Cork are the loveliest in the world! Illustrated with wood engravings by the author. 235 pages. Contents near fine, green cloth cover near fine, but edges slightly faded. Endpapers illustrated with a map of south-west Ireland. D./w. slightly worn top & bottom of spine and corners, top edge slightly browned, & spine slightly soiled. 8" x 5". 1952

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Book number: 3560

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Cork wood-engravings Robert Gibbings River Lee Ireland Blarney Irish wood engraving

GIBBINGS, ROBERT.

SWEET THAMES RUN SOFTLY.

London. J.M. Dent, 1940., Reprint, first published 1940. 230 pages, illustrated in b./w. with wood engravings by the author. Contents very good but cover & spine slightly soiled. No d./w. 23cm. x 15..5cm. 1940

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Book number: 6202

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Keywords: wood engravings River Thames Cricklade Lechlade Shillingford Mapledurham Clifton Durham Hambledon

GIBBON, MONK.

The Rhine And Its Castles.

London. Putnam, 1957., 2nd impression, first published 1957. 255 pages. With 11 b./w. full page photographs, but there should be 13. The last 2 which should be between pages 200 & 201 .."Baden-Baden." and " Dusseldorf." are missing. They appear to have been missed out, there is no sign of them being removed. Contents otherwise are very good, no inscription or marks. Endpages are illustrated with a map of the Rhine, including drawings of castles & churches along its route. D./w. is very good but top of spine is worn & slightly torn, priced 25s. 22cm. x 14.25cm. 1957

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Book number: 8384

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Keywords: Rhine castles Heidelberg Popplesdorf Bruhl Gudenau Cochem Eltz The Marksburg Schonberg Stahleck Sooneck Lorelei Burg Maus Bad Homburg Baden-Baden Dusseldorf Germany

GILLIAM, HAROLD (TEXT.) AND PALMER, PHIL. (PHOTOGRAPHS.)

The Face of San Francisco.

New York. Doubleday & Company, 1960., The face of San Francisco, from the Bay Bridge to the back alleys, from the mansions of Pacific Heights to the pads of North Beach." 256 pages, with 200 b./w. photographs. 27cm. x 18.5cm. Contents near fine, clean, no inscription or marks. Cloth cover is very good but corners and ends of spine are bumped, & back top corner is very bumped. D./w. is price-clipped, slightly worn on all corners & edges & very bumped back top corner. 1960

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Book number: 8140

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: San Francisco Sausilito Pacific Heights Berkeley Golden Gate Bridge

GLUECK, NELSON.

The River Jordon. Being an illustrated account of Earth's most storied river.

London. Lutterworth Press, 1954., 2nd impression. 268 pages, with 113 b./w. photographs. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. worn & torn on edges and spine is slightly soiled.. 24cm. x 16cm. 1954

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Book number: 8676

Catalogue: Travel & Places

Keywords: River Jordan Palestine Galilee Jericho Jerusalem

GOLDRING, DOUGLAS.

A TOUR IN NORTHUMBRIA.

London. George Allen & Unwin, 1938., First edition. Foreword by Colonel K.C. Appleyard. 127 pages. 24 b./w. photographs, some of them double paged. Brown cloth cover is near fine. Contents clean, no inscription or marks, but slightly foxed at beginning and end. The attractive d./w. is slightly worn on corners & edges, price clipped otherwise near fine, designed by C. Walter Hodges. End pages illustrated with a coloured map of "Northumbria at Work & Play." 22.5cm. x 15.5cm. 1938

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Book number: 8224

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Keywords: Blanchland Durham Carlisle Crag Lough Cheviot Farne islands Bamburgh Castle Newcastle Holy Island River Tyne Haltwhistle Alnwick Warkworth Roman Wall Bywell

GOODCHILD, K., IKIN, P., AND LEACH, J.

Looking Back at Knutsford.

Timperley, Cheshire. Willow Publishing, 1984., Ex Library. Landscape format, cardboard cover with clear library cover on top. From the series "Looking Back." a book of old photos of the pretty market town of Knutsford in Cheshire. Mrs Gaskell lived there as a child, & used her memories when writing her books.48 pages. About 100 b./w. photographs & an old map at end. Very good apart from library marks & "Withdrawn" stamp. Price label on back £2.95. ISBN 0946361096. 1984

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Book number: 5550

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Keywords: Knutsford Cranford Mrs.Gaskell

GOODING, JOHN.

The Catkin And The Icicle." Aspects of Russia.

London. Travel Book Club Edition, 1965., Reprint, first published 1965 by Constable. The author spent a year as a student at Moscow University, and visited places such as Novgorod, Tallin and Leningrad, the countryside & towns outside Moscow. He writes about these places and the friends he made in his book on Russia. Cover and contents near fine. D./w. slightly bumped on edges, & a bit grubby. 1965

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Book number: 8100

Catalogue: Travel & Topography

Keywords: Moscow Leningrad Novgorod Tallin Russia

GORCON, SETON

HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. The County Books.

London. Robert Hale, 1951., First edition. 328 pages. 49 black & white photographs, and a folded map at the end. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but price clipped, with price label of 18/- added (90p.). 22.25cm. x 14.5cm. 1951

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Book number: 8840

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Scotland Highlands Aberdeen Inverness Loch Lomond Cairgorm Glencoe Trossachs Dingwall Sutherland Loch Ness

GOULBORN, KARLYN AND JACKSON, GILLIAN. SIGNED COPY.

CHESTER. Volume 2.

Market Drayton. S. B Publications, 1988., A Second Portrait in old Picture Postcards." Signed on title page by both authors.121 old b./w. photographs of Chester & places nearby. Softback with stiff card cover. 123 pages. Landscape format. 5.75" x 8.25". Contents near fine, no marks. Card cover slightly marked & a very small white mark on spine of cover where tiny label removed. Priced on back £4.95. ISBN 1870708105. 1988

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Book number: 6829

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Chester Cheshire River Dee Eccleston Christleton Saltney Hoole Boughton

GOULBORN, KARLYN AND JACKSON, GILLIAN. (COPY SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS.)

CHESTER. A Portrait in Old Postcards.

Market Drayton, Shropshire. S B Publications, 1987., Soft back. 120 pages, with 120 old b./w. postcards of City of Chester, and nearby places. Landscape format Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine card cover, priced on back £4.75. Signed by both authors on title page. ISBN 1870708024. 1987

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Book number: 6835

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: postcard Chester Eaton Hall Boughton Cheshire River Dee

GOURON, CLAUDE.

UBAYE. Voyage Photographique au Coeur des Alpes du Sud.

Avignon. Editions A. Barthelemy, 2003., A book of beautiful colour photographs of Ubaye and the surrounding district. 168 pages. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine cover, no d./w. 24.5cm. x 24.5cm. ISBN 2879231191. 2003 ISBN: 2879231191

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Book number: 7570

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Keywords: Ubaye Alps France mountain Barcelonnette Uvernet

GRAHAM, FRANK

CHESHIRE 150 YEARS AGO. A Unique Collection of Views of Cheshire 1825-1840.

Salford. Printwise Publications, 1991, Softback. Reprint, first published by Frank Graham. 99 old prints of places & scenes in Cheshire, reproduced from 19th century books. 80 pages. 11" x 8¼". Near fine, no inscription or marks. ISBN 1872226078. 1991

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Book number: 3770

Catalogue: Travel & Topography / History

Keywords: Chester Cheshire Little Moreton Lyme Park Eaton Hall Beeston Castle Nantwich

GRAHAM, JERRY AND CATHERINE.

Jerry Graham's Bay Area Backroads.

New York. Perennial Library / Harper Collins, 1988., Softback. "A guide to the out of the way & offbeat places, and personalities of the San Francisco Bay Area." Jerry Graham had a series on KRON-TV Travel. 288 pages, divided into 4 parts, North Bay, South Bay, East Bay, & Beyond the Bay. Each one has complete instructions & a sketch map. Card cover is near fine, priced on back $10.95. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. ISBN 0060961945. 1988 ISBN: 00609961945

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Book number: 8611

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Keywords: San Francisco Frisco Bay California Yosemite Santa Cruz Sonoma Santa Clara Marin County Berkeley Bay Area