A volume in the Series - 'Jahresreihe fur die Mitglieder des Volksverbandes der Bucherfreunde, 8, 2. Bd'. Travel and Description of Sri Lanka, Burma and India. German language text. 360 pages, map, photo plates [41 photographs by the author], fixed silk page marker; 19 cm. OCLC Number: 1425420. Internally bright, pages white, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Spine and corners in tan leather, boards in decorative paper over boards. Very attractive book! Weight, 472g. View More...
Quality, printed, sepia photograph album of Vienna and Lower Austria. Foreword by Dr. Ernst Decsey. 142pp, photographs captioned in German, French and English. Interior is very bright, clean and unmarked. Wrappers are a little soiled. Three-hole binding with silk ties is tight and sound. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Unpacked weight 490g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. Wor... View More...
Brief descriptions and sketches of interesting old surviving buildings and features, of the old villages of Surrey, England. 3rd edition, 8vo, 215pp, illus with drawings and a map. Hardcover in green cloth, no dustjacket. Clean, tight copy with gift inscription on fpde. A few notes in light, erasable pencil in some margins, are noted - of relevance. Weight, 430g. View More...
Mainly pictorial work describing and illustrating the wild, west coast of British Columbia's Vancouver Island - The West Coast Trail. 111 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 22 x 25 cm. Superb photography. Book is 'as new' - bright, fresh and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Unclipped dustjacxket is very nearly the same. View More...
Travel and description of British Columbia's West Coast Trail - 75 kilometres of spectacular shoreline on the wild western shore of Vancouver Island. 111pp, profusely illustrated with spectacular color photographs. Gift inscription to ffep otherwise bright, clean and unmarked. Near new copy! Weight, 662g. View More...
Official Guide Book to the Northumberland County town of Alnwick. Undated, circa late 1920s. 84pp, illustrated, advertising. Interior is clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Wrappers a little grubby, but not damaged. Some wear to lower part of spine and surface loss to lower 1". Weight, 150g. View More...
Travel Guide to Provence and the Cote d'Azur in the South of France. 1953 edition. French language text. 624pp, folding maps and plans, endpaper maps, fixed silk page marker. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding. Virtually no wear to cloth. Weight, 470g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum postage to... View More...
A chronicle of the two-and-a-half year journey of Lewis and Clark covers their incredible hardships and the contributions of Sacajawea. 521pp, illustrated, maps. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Flawless wrappers. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 680g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are ... View More...
Over 700 miles of route description which includes history, lakes and rivers, wildlife, government campsites, all communities and over 120 b&w photos. 158pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. Scarce. Weight, 236g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail, or USPS within North America. From $3.50 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations! View More...
Acclaimed travel writer Rick Antonson sets his adventurous compass on Mount Ararat, exploring the region's long history, religious mysteries, and complex politics. Signed by the author on the title page. xiii, 382 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Book is 'as new' in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. View More...
Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising 4,808 m (15,774 ft) above sea level. On the border of France and Italy. First climned in 1786. Translated from the Italian by A B. A. Milan. 228pp, profusely illustrated in color and in b&w, maps.. THis is an 'as new' copy' - bright, fresh and unmarked, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is similar. Unpacked weight, 1.98kg. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer ver... View More...
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land. Winner of Children's Books of Distinction Awards (Nonfiction) 1999. [10pp], 134pp, profusely illustrated. Bright, clean interior. Small owner's stamp to top margin of the title page otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. White wrappers show some minor age-wear. Eligible for inexpens... View More...
Wonderful memoirs covering the years 1891-1925. 3rd impression, 8vo, 288pp, photo illus. Hardcover in grey cloth with gilt titles. No dustjacket. Clean, tight copy, VG/- View More...
The author's - real name not known - impressions of travel to North America, in particular, British Columbia, the Yukon, and the West Coast of the United States. 243pp, photo illustrated. Bright interior with a little spotting to page edges and to first pages of the book. Solid, tight binding. No wear to blue cloth boards. Previous owner's ink inscriptions to ffep. Dustjacket has darkened spine, edge wear, internal tape repairs. Weight, 690g. View More...
An account of Captain Cook's Second Voyage of discovery to the Southern waters of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. His ship was called the 'Resolution'. Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. xiv, 224 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations, maps, 1 color portrait ; 20 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Faint creases to the spine. Unpacked weight, 241g. View More...
Captain Cook was killed on Hawaii in 1779 on his last voyage - an expedition to search for the elusive North West Passage. 203pp, photo platres in color, maps. Book is Fine - unmarked, brighjt, white pages. Tight square binding, sound hinges, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is similar. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed.... View More...
Travel guide to the Goreme Region of Cappadocia in modern Turkey emphasoing the Antiquities present. 96pp, profusely color photo illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, almost 'as new'. Weight, 292g. View More...
A British family's account of a visit to Finnish Lapland. 189pp, photo illustrated. Bright copy with a sound binding and unmarked. Dustjacket has edge wear, chips etc. View More...
Attractive copy of a vintage Baedeker for Paris. The 1937 printing of the 1931 original. German language text. OCLC Number: 13540535. lx, 490, 54 p. maps (part fold.) plans (part fold.) Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight binding. Only slight shelf wear to bottom edge. Dustjacket is clean with some edge wear, mostly minor. Scan available. Weight, 402g. View More...
Pevensey Island Guide to Orkney, an island off the north coast of Scotland. 112 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked, near new. Weight, 348g. View More...
