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THE THRONE OF THE GODS AN ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST SWISS EXPEDITION TO THE HIMALAYAS

£150.00

FIRST (AMERICAN) EDITION. VERY GOOD IN SLIGHTLY WORN PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPER. WITH 220 PLATES IN PHOTOGRAVURE 18 SKETCHES IN THE TEXT 2 FOLDING PANORAMAS AND ONE MAP IN THE REAR POCKET. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

Author: HEIM ARNOLD AND GANSSER AUGUST
Place, Publisher, Date: NEW YORK, MACMILLAN, 1939
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE TOUR OF MONT BLANC AND OF MONTE ROSA

£100.00

SMALL OCTAVO ORIGINAL BROWN BOARDS GILT DESIGN TO FRONT BOARD 320 PAGES PLUS 16 PAGE CATALOGUE OF THE WORK OF WALTER SCOTT. THE BOARDS ARE WORN 2 FOLDING MAPS PRESENT BUT ONE IS INSERTED LOOSELY AND IS REPARIED. FRONT HINGE CRACKED CONTENTS CLEAN. SEVERAL STAMPS OF THE ‘CENTRAL BIBLIOTHEK DES D & OE. ALPENVEREINES.’ A GOOD COPY ONLY OF THIS SCARCE WORK.

Author: FORBES JAMES D.
Place, Publisher, Date: EDINBURGH, ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, 1885
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: GOOD ONLY
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THE WESTERN WORLD OR TRAVELS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1846-47 (3 VOLS.)

£300.00

FIRST EDITION THREE VOLUMES. SMALL OCTAVO FINE CALF BINDINGS WITH MARBLED ENDPAPERS AND EDGES. ELABORATE GILT TO THE SPINES RED AND BLACK LABELS. EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND TIGHT. WITH A MAP OF THE USA TO VOLUME 1. MAP OF CALIFORNIA ABSENT.

Author: MACKAY ALEX
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, RICHARD BENTLEY, 1849
Binding: FULL LEATHER
Condition: NEAR FINE
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THERE AND BACK

£500.00
Author: BEALE REGINALD EVELYN CHILD
Place, Publisher, Date: TEDDINGTON, RICHMOND, 1934
Binding: FULL LEATHER
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THREE MONTHS’ LEAVE: OR , MILITARY REMINISCENCES

£210.00

FIRST EDITION HENCE VERY SCARCE SMALL OCTAVO REBOUND USING ORIGINAL RED CLOTH BOARDS AND PART OF THE ORIGINAL SPINE NEW ENDPAPERS. FOXING TO EARLY PAGES THEN VERY GOOD. A SOLDIER ON LEAVE IN EUROPE.

Author: ROSE W. G.
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, RICHARD BENTLEY, 1838
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA

£77.00

VERY GOOD IN ORIGINAL YELLOW CLOTH WITH FOLDING MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS. EX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY BUT WITH ONLY EVIDENCE AS CANCELLED STAMP ON TITLE PAGE. VERY GOOD. PRESUMED FIRST EDITION – ‘REPRINTED WITH ADDITIONS FROM ‘SOUTH AFRICA’ ‘. VERY SCARCE.

Author: STANLEY HENRY M.
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, SAMPSON LOW, 1898
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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TO THE FARTHEST ENDS OF THE EARTH – 150 YEARS OF WORLD EXPLORATION

£28.00

VERY GOOD HARDBACK WITH DUST WRAP. HISTORY OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY 1830-1980. FOREWORDS BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH AND JOHN HUNT. CAREFULLY RESEARCHED ACCOUNT FULLY ILLUSTRATED BY SOCIETY’S ACHIVES.

Author: CAMERON IAN
Place, Publisher, Date: 1980 MACDONALD, LONDON
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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TRANS-AFRICA MOTORING

£22.00

1ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN A SELLOPHANE PROTECTED DUSTWRAP. WELL ILLUSTRATED.

Author: McELDUFF COLIN
ISBN: 0905064003
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, WILTON HOUSE GENTRY, 1975
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: FINE
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TRAVELS IN ARABIA DESERTA

£70.00

TWO VOLUMES IN RED CLOTH T.E.G.THE NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED. WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR AND ALL THE ORIGINAL PLANS MAPS AND CUTS. A VERY GOOD SET.

Author: DOUGHTY C. M.
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON JONATHAN CAPE, 1924
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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TRAVELS IN ARABIA DESERTA

£180.00

TWO VOLUMES QUARTO JANUARY 1949 REPRINT OF ‘THE NEW AND DEFINITIVE EDITION’ OF 1936. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY T.E. LAWRENCE. A VERY GOOD SET WITH DUSTWRAPPERS. PREVIOUS OWNER’S NAME TO EACH VOLUME. POSTAGE AT COST.

Author: DOUGHTY CHARLES
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, CAPE, 1949
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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TRAVELS IN SCOTLAND, BY AN UNUSUAL ROUTE: WITH A TRIP TO THE ORKNEYS AND HEBRIDES

£60.00

FIRST EDITION EXTERNALLY POOR – LOSS TO THE LEATHER SPINE WORN BOARDS FRONT BOARD ALMOST DETACHED PLATES LOOSE. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD AND CLEAN 323 PAGES 6 PLATES. PRICED ACCORDING TO CONDITION. A READING OR RE-BINDING COPY.

Author: HALL REV. JAMES
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, J. JOHNSON, 1807
Binding: HALF LEATHER
Condition: EXTERNALLY POOR, INTERNALLY VG
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TRAVELS IN TARTARY; ONE`S COMPANY AND NEWS FROM TARTARY

£40.00

1ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY SLIGHTLY MARKEDBOARDS. PULL OUT MAP.VERY SCARCE.

Author: FLEMING PETER
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, JONATHAN CAPE, 1948
Binding: VERY GOOD