S. Howlett-West Books: Travel
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America As I Saw It Or America Revisited
New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1913. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the 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. There is some toning and spotting to the spine and spots of occasional fingermarks to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Ethel Brilliana Tweedie F. R. G. S. (1862–1940) was a prolific English author, travel writer, biographer, historian, editor, journalist, photographer and illustrator. She wrote as Mrs. Alec Tweedie, Mrs. Alec-Tweedie and as Ethel B. Harley...In 1886 she visited Iceland on holiday with her brother Vaughan B. Harley, her future husband Alexander (Alec) Leslie Tweedie, a woman friend, and two other men. At the suggestion of her father, she kept a journal of her travels and published it afterwards as her first book, A Girl's Ride in Iceland' in 1895 (even including an appendix on Icelandic geysers by her father). She married Alexander Tweedie two years later on 1 January 1887." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
-- Boeknummer: 45301
USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 28]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Mrs. Alec-tweedie World Travel Journals America Americana
The Saga of the Bounty Its Strange History As Related By the Participants Themselves
New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. 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 generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The edges of the text block have noticeable foxing and ground-in dirt. The price clipped dust jacket have edge tears, nicks and several chips missing along with ground-in dirt and a coffee ring to the rear cover. "The islands were uninhabited when they were rediscovered by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, working in the employ of Spain, in January 1606. The British rediscovered the island on 3 July 1767 on a voyage led by Captain Philip Carteret, and named it after the fifteen-year-old Robert Pitcairn, a son of John Pitcairn, who was the crew member who first spotted the island; he was lost at sea three years later. Carteret, who sailed without the newly-invented marine chronometer, charted the island at 25°02'S 133°21'W, and although the latitude was reasonably accurate, his recorded longitude was incorrect by about 3° (330 km [210 mi]) west of the island. When the Bounty mutineers arrived on Pitcairn, it was uninhabited; however, a large number of archaeological items remained, such as marae, tiki carvings, adzes and adze flakes, rock carvings and petroglyphs. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 45275
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.5]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Irvin Anthony The Bounty Ships & Sailing Australia Mutiny
Riding the Dragon's Back the Race to Raft the Upper Yangtze
New York, NY: Atheneum, 1989. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0689119321. Color Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in mostly clean and bright but has some beginning bumping and tiny nicking to the spine ends and corners. "Bangs' college summers were spent as a Colorado River guide in the Grand Canyon. After college, Bangs and some friends concocted a plan to run wild rivers in Ethiopia. In February 1973, he and his crew successfully ran the Awash River in Ethiopia. His identity as a river guide was solidified at that point. Bangs and his penniless friends figured they could finance a return trip or two by taking clients along. And so they did – on the Omo in Ethiopia – and Sobek Expeditions (co-founded with John Yost) was born, named in gratitude for the Egyptian crocodile god who may have spared their lives on those early first descents. Sobek became a river-running exploratory company via which Bangs and fellow guides racked up 35 first descents. Sobek Expeditions merged with Mountain Travel to become Mountain Travel Sobek in 1991. Bangs served as president of Outward Bound (2001–2002). " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 43523
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: 0689119321 Travel & Exploration Richard Bangs Christian Kallen Yangtze River Rafting
The California Feeling
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1969. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Michael Bry. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine ends have some beginning bumping. There is a thin strip of sunning to the top and bottom edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and chips missing, along with several smallish wrinkles.. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 45875
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Californiana California Peter S. Beagle Michael Bry Photography Photo Essays Photograph Collections Nature Photography
Our New West Records of Trave between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean: Over the Plains - over the Mountains - Through the Great Interior Basin - over the Sierra Nevadas - to and Up and Down the Pacific Coast. . .
New York: Hartford Publishing Co, 1869. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Good only condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. Full calf leather binding. The front cover is nearly detached, but is still held on by the spine strings. The text pages are clean and bright. "Samuel Bowles III (February 9, 1826 – January 16, 1878) was an American journalist born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Beginning in 1844 he was the publisher and editor of the Springfield Republican, a position he held until his death in 1878...During his lifetime, and subsequently, the Republican office was a sort of school for young journalists, especially in the matter of pungency and conciseness of style, one of his maxims being "put it all in the first paragraph." In 1865, he made a journey to the Pacific coast with a large company, and in 1868 travelled as far as Colorado. In 1869, he again crossed the continent. He visited Europe in 1862, and again in 1870, 1871, and 1874; indeed, frequent trips were a necessity to him on account of ill health, his constitution having long since been impaired by over-work. Bowles published two books of travel, Across the Continent (1865) and The Switzerland of America (1869) , which were combined into one volume under the title Our New West (1869). His The Pacific Railroad Open, How to Go, What to See was a small collection of papers that originally appeared in the Atlantic Monthly (Boston, 1869)." (from Wikipedia). Good .
Boeknummer: 40802
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.5]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Samuel Bowles Western Americana Western Travel Californiana Mormons
The Loneliest Continent the Story of Antarctic Discovery
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Rafael Palacios and Johanna Linch. 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. There is some beginning bumping and a thin strip of fading to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is some beginning nicking to the spine ends of the dust jacket.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 39922
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Walker Chapman Antarctic Exploration Travel & Exploration
Tales of the Road
Chicago, IL: Thompson & Thomas, 1905. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by J. J. Gould. 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 bumping, rubbing and edge wear. The front cover and and spine of the book cover have spots of fading and discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. There are several previous owner's names penciled on the front pastedown page.. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 45976
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Charles N. Crewdson Advertising Salesmen Salesmanship
This World of Ours
London, England: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1921. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book andlyits contents are in generaly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light edge wear, rubbing and nicking. The covers have some spots of ground-in dirt and rubbing. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front pastedown page. "James Herbert Curle (died 26 December 1942, Vancouver. B. C. ) was a philatelist who was a specialist in the stamps of Transvaal. In 1940, with Albert Basden, he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work Transvaal Postage Stamps. He left his collection to the Africana Museum, Johannesburg, and was a signatory to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa. Curle was unmarried and it was said of him in his obituary in The London Philatelist that his stamp collection was his "wife and children" to him and that there was no distance he would not travel to add to his collection. Indeed, he was reputed to have travelled over two million miles during his lifetime. He was survived by his brother Richard Curle.". Very Good .
Boeknummer: 35920
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration J. H. Curle James Herbert Curle Gold Mining World Travel Travel & Exploration
Hell on Ice the Saga of the "Jeannette"
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a bit of light rubbing to the book covers. The top spine end of the book cover has some light bumping and beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. "In Under the Red Sea Sun, Ellsberg complained that the American contractor that was assigned to give him administrative support was very unhelpful, but he did not name that company. The company, Johnson, Drake & Piper, itself claimed credit for clearing the port in the privately printed book, "Middle East War Projects of Johnson, Drake & Piper, Inc, for the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, 1942–1943" (New York: Johnson, Drake & Piper, Inc, 1943). That book contains photographs and drawings showing wartime projects around the Middle East. From Massawa, Ellsberg went to North Africa to become Principal Salvage Officer in that theater. He worked under Admiral Andrew Cunningham, the British officer commanding naval forces in the area. Ellsberg's activities were detailed in his book No Banners, No Bugles. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Boeknummer: 45299
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Commander Edward Ellsberg Ships & Sailing The Jeannette Expedition The North Pole Arctic exploration
The Top of the World
New York, NY: The Abingdon Press, 1926. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some lightish bumping, rubbing and wear. There is some beginning fraying to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper has been excised by a previous owner. "Welthy Honsinger Fisher (September 18, 1879 – December 16, 1980) was the American founder of World Education and World Literacy Canada. She was married to Frederick Bohn Fisher, a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, missionary, author, and official in Methodist missionary and men's movements. She was an intellectual, activist, and feminist requested by her friend Mohandas Gandhi to begin Literacy House outside of Lucknow, India, at the age of 73. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Boeknummer: 47117
USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 28]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Welthy Honsinger Fisher India Himalayas Travel & Exploration Anthropology History Of India
Jones Abroad
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Co. / Jones Abroad Publishing Company, 1911. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. The spine of the book has some generalized fading. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's long inked gift notation on the front endpaper. " Robert C. Givins (b. 1845, Yorkville, Canada – d. April 14, 1915, San Francisco, CA) , was a prosperous real estate developer with Chicago-based E. A. Cummings & Company. The castle’s construction, believed to be a gift for his bride, was Givins’ key contribution to area real estate promotion and development." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Boeknummer: 45298
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Robert C. Givins Biography World Travel Wealth
New Life in New Lands Notes of Travel
New York, NY: J. B. Ford and Company, 1873. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and areas of fraying and edge tearing. The bottom spine end has lost the very bottom edge. The book covers have several spots of discoloration to the covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the title page, and another on the front free page. "Sara Jane Lippincott (pseudonym Grace Greenwood, 1823–1904) was an American author, poet, correspondent, lecturer, and newspaper founder. One of the first women to gain access into the Congressional press galleries, she used her questions to advocate for social reform and women's rights." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Boeknummer: 45302
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Grace Greenwood Sara Jane Lippincott Western Americana Colorado Utah Nevada California
H.M. Stanley's Wonderful Adventures in Africa from His First Entrance Into the Dark Continent. . .
New York, NY: Excelsior Publishing Co, 1890. Leather. B&W and Color Photographs & Illustrations; This volume has a full leather binding (calf) . The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. Both front and rear joints are cracked, but still attached. The text pages are clean and bright. The text is heavily illustrated with black and white photos, along with 5 full color photos and one fold-out map. All of the illustrations are in clean, bright condition.. Good .
Boeknummer: 45957
USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 69.75]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration J. T. Headley Willis Fletcher Johnson H. M. Stanley Africa Dr. Livingstone
High Time
New York, NY: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1974. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525124802. Color 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. There is some lightfading to the spine ends. 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 edge nicks and small tears, especially to the top spine ends. "Louise Hillary and her three teen-age children, Peter, Sarah and Belinda, journeyed from their New Zealand home to mountainous Nepal to join Sir Edmund Hillary, of Mount Everest fame, on an adventurous trek through the peaks and gorges of the Kingdom of the Snows." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 45077
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 14]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: 0525124802 Travel & Exploration Louise Hillary Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Climbing Biography Families
Japan Pictorial
Tokyo, Japan: Board of Tourist Industry, 1937. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has noticeable ground-in dirt and rubbing. There is some beginning bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages ar generally clean and bright, though the title page has generalized spots of foxing. This book was produced by the Japanese Government Railways and Board of Tourist Industry, in anticipation of the 1940's Olympics, and before (or early on ) the The Second Sino-Japanese War. The text in the book includes descriptions in English, French, and German. "When the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out on July 7, 1937, Ichiro Kono, a member of the Imperial Diet (legislature) , immediately requested that the Olympics be forfeited. The 1938 Far Eastern Games were also canceled, but Japan's IOC delegates persisted under a belief that the war would soon be over. Amid the intensification of the war, the feasibility of both the Summer Olympics and the 1940 Winter Olympics grew increasingly questionable to other countries, who suggested a different site be chosen and spoke of the possibility of boycotting the Games were they to proceed in Japan. In March 1938, the Japanese provided reassurances to the IOC at the organization's Cairo conference that Tokyo would still be able to serve as the host city. However, many Diet members in Japan had already openly questioned hosting the Olympics in wartime, and the military was demanding that the organizers build the venues from wood because they needed metals for the war front. In July, a legislative session was held to decide the matters of the Summer and Winter Olympics and the planned 1940 World's Fair all at once. The World's Fair was only "postponed", under a belief that Japan would be able to wrap up the war, but the Olympics could not be moved and was canceled. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good- .
Boeknummer: 46081
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.5]
Catalogus: Travel & Exploration
Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Board Of Tourist Industry Olympics Japan Korea Second Sino-japanese War Toyko Olympics World War II
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