Cambridge [Eng.]: Published for the Hakluyt Society, at the University Press, 1972. Hardcover. Octavo in green and blue DJ; xiv, 283 p. illus., maps. (1 fold.) 22 cm. Bibliography: p. 266-271. Drake, Francis, Sir, Journeys, Voyages, West Indies Expedition, 1595-1596; Privateering Caribbean Sea, 1595. More
Bucharest: Alcor Edimpex, 1997. Hardcover. Large octavo in glossy green illus paper baords; xvi, 232 p., 95 p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Numerous color plates; bibliographical references (p. 232). An in-depth guide to Romania writen by Romanians, persumably with much information not found in the usual..... More
Trichinopoly: Published by the Chief Commercial Superintendent, South Indian Railway, ND [ca. 1940s-50s]. Unknown edition. Paperback. Medium octavo in full-color illus wrappers; 137 p. : lavishly illustarted with high quality b/w photo reproductions and color plates, some tipped in; 23 cm. A very handsome prduction from a bgyone era of..... More
Hasahron, Israel: Seapen Books, 1994. First printing. Paperback. Tall, narrow Octavo in color illus wrappers; 192pp; lavishly illus with maps, color illus & numerous color photos; maps with overlays ; 27 cm. Snorkeling, Skin Diving, SCUBA diving, marine life, Red Sea, Egypt, Israel; Skin diving -- Red Sea. Scuba diving;..... More
London: Alan Wingate, 1951. First edition (presumed). Hardcover. Octavo in blue& green illus DJ229 p. illus. 23 cm. Voyages and travels. Cities and towns. // Dust jacket design by Stuart Boyle. More
Stockholm: Holger Schildt, 1930. First edition (presumed). Hardcover. Octavo in marbled boards ;175 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. Uncommon, Text in Swedish; Numerous interesting b/w photo reprods of historical interest // Balloonists -- Sweden -- Biography. Andrée, Salomon August, 1854-1987; Arctic regions -- Aerial exploration; Aviation..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo in turquoise boards;194 p. facsim., map. 21 cm. INSCRIBED by Fenn. Sailing, survival, shipwrecks, Solitude. . More
Shrewsbury, Eng. Anthony Nelson, 1979. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Octavo in color illus DJ; 256 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography: p. 252. Scientific expeditions. REGIONES ANTARTICAS. Antarctica; Travel and Exploration, Global Warming; Ice. More
Barcelona: Ediciones del Serbal, 1986. First Spanish language edition. Hardcover. Octavo in illus purple-red DJ; 223 pages. Uncommon. More
London: Hakluyt Society, 1981. First edition thus. Hardcover. **Volume one only** of 2 volumes. Octavo in blue & green DJ; : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Voyages and travels; Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742; Paramore (Ship) ; Atlantic Ocean exploration; Hakluyt Society; 17th century; seafaring. More
New York: Outing Pub. Co., 1908. First edition, first printing (presumed). Hardcover. Two octavo volumes in dark blue cloth and gilt titles; b/w plates, 3 folding maps; 409 & 415 pp. A lovely set. // Hudson's Bay Company. Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson. Northwest, Canadian. Hudson Bay -- History. Nord-Ouest..... More
Paris: Alsatia, 1948. Nouv. éd. Paperback. Medium octavo in pale illus DJ; 306 p., [46] p. of plates, [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. A very nice copy. Text in French. Numeorus interesting black and white photos. // Sahara -- Description and travel. North Africa. Deserts; Sahara..... More
London: Hakluyt Society, 1984. Hardcover. Octavo in dark blue and green DJ; xxxvi, 417 p., [13] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Lobo, Jerónimo, 1596?-1678 -- Travel -- Ethiopia. Geographic: Ethiopia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. Ethiopia -- History -- 1490-1889. Ethiopia -- Description..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1971. First edition (presumed). Hardcover. Octavo in blue and orange brushed cloth boards; xviii, 712 p. : illus., maps ; 24 cm.; bibliography; index. America -- Discovery and exploration. Amérique. Amérique -- Découverte et exploration. . More
[Geneva]: (Grand Hotel [...?] ), ND [ca.1920s-30s]. Unkown ed. Paperback. 12mo in full-color illus self-wrappers (drawing of a lady admiring swans on Lake Geneva); 64p, numerous sepia-tone photo illusof the City within; adverts; folding maps to front and rear; pink two-page Vacheron & Constatin watch maker advert bound in. Uncommon..... More
Toronto, Canada: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992. 1st ed. Hardcover. Large Octavo in illus. tan DJ; 205 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photos. Autobiographical account of a Sri Lanka born Canadian, woven around his journey through Sri Lanka. || Leopard; Sri Lanka; Journeys; Voyages; Sri..... More
N.p: Historical Association of Southern Florida, 1962. Offprint. Paperback. Octavo in pale green printed self-wrappers; 78 p. 23 cm. Birds -- Florida -- Description and travel. Caribbean; Cuba. More
Bucuresti: ip. Carmen-Sylva, 1931. Paperback. Octavo in light orange illus self-wrappers; 238 p. chart, illus. (incl. facsims., 2 ports.) 21 cm. Handsome cover illus of elephant with human passengers to front over. Text in French // Africa -- Description and travel, 1900-. More
Wellington: Alfred and Isabel and Marian Reed Trust, 1974. Hardcover. Octavo in green-yellow DJ; 243 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. & autographed portrait of author laid in; index. Walking, Peripatetic philsophy; Christianity, Missionaries; New Zealand -- Description and travel. More
London: Hakluyt Society, 1996. Hardcover. Octavo in blue & green DJ; cvii, 392 p. : illus., maps (some col.) ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Travel narrative; exploration Schuver, Juan Maria; Journeys; Sudan; Journeys; Ethiopia; Africa, Northeast. Sudan; Khartoum, Nile River; Abyssinia. More
London: Angus & Robertson, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Large 4to in photo-illus grey DJ; 254 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Maps on lining papers. Flights around the world. Helicopters. Aviation. More
London: Hakluyt Society, 1726 (1978). First edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo in brushed and gilt-titled blue boards, with green and blue DJ; xv, 395 p., [8] leaves of plates (1 folding map) : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 375-379. Originally published in 1726 as the section dealing with..... More
Hamburg: Dulk, 1956. 1st German edition; and presumed first printing. Hardcover. Medium octavo in red and blue illus DJ; maps to endpapers; 323 S. : 40 Taf. ; gr. 8. Very nice copy in German of this classic. Scarce thus, in German and in jacket. More
Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, ND [ca.1910-1919?]. Hardcover. Octavo in blue stamped and color illus boards, marbled fore-edges, ornamented end papers; iv 367p; a few adverts; lavishly illus with b/w photos and pen and ink drawings; a few maps (incl one center-fold). A very handsome work, wiith many interesting photos and..... More
Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1981. : 1st ed. Paperback. Octavo in green illus wrappers 55 p. + [52] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, ports. : 23 cm. Thais in Yunnan (China); Yunnan Sheng (China) -- Description and travel. More