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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. LVIII July - December 1930 (Six Issues) by: National Geographic Society
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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. LVIII July - December 1930 (Six Issues)
by: National Geographic Society

Softcover. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Original magazines July - December 1930, in a green pebbled hardcover binding. Magazines are dated and paged, with photographs and maps, but do not have covers, advertisements, etc. Includes: Mexico's west coast; 3 articles on the conquest of Antarctica; Unmapped areas of China, Unexplored areas of the Philippines; Chateau country of France; Yugoslavia; Virgil's Aeneid and Roman Geography; Strange tribes in the Shan States of Burma; The Yukon trail of 1898; Viking life in the Faeroes; and much more. Clean, bright volume.

Record # 415560

Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00 

National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXVI No. 1 July 1919 by: National Geographic Society
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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXVI No. 1 July 1919
by: National Geographic Society

Softcover. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1st, 1919, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated with b&w photos, maps, advertisements. Original yellow and black wrappers, spine with light wear, good to very good. Articles include: The Progressive World Struggle of the Jews for Civil Equality, Exploring Unknown Corners of the Hermit Kingdom, Masters of Flight, A Hunter of Plants, The Land of Lambskins.

Record # 415564

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXVI No. 5 November 1919 by: National Geographic Society
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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXVI No. 5 November 1919
by: National Geographic Society

Softcover. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1st, 1919, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated with b&w photos, maps, advertisements. Original yellow and black wrappers, spine with light wear, good to very good. Articles include: The Rise of the New Arab Nation, The Land of the Stalking Death, Where Slav and Mongol Meet, Syria- The Land Link of History's Chain. Small chip to front cover.

Record # 415567

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXV No. 1 January 1919 by: National Geographic Society
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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXV No. 1 January 1919
by: National Geographic Society

Softcover. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1st, 1919, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated with b&w photos, maps, advertisements. Original yellow and black wrappers, spine with light wear, good to very good. Articles include: Chicago Today and Tomorrow, The League of Nations, Medicine Fakes and Fakers of All Ages.

Record # 415570

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXI No. 6 June 1917 by: National Geographic Society
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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXI No. 6 June 1917
by: National Geographic Society

Softcover. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1st, 1917, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated with b&w photos, maps, advertisements. Original yellow and black wrappers, spine with light wear, good to very good. Articles include: Our State Flowers (16 color pages), Our First Alliance, Madonnas of Many Lands.

Record # 415571

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXII No. 3 September 1917 by: National Geographic Society
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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXII No. 3 September 1917
by: National Geographic Society

Softcover. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1st, 1917, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated with b&w photos, maps, advertisements. Original yellow and black wrappers, spine with light wear, good to very good. Articles include: The Food Armies of Liberty, The Geography of Medicines, A Few Glimpses into Russia, Conserving the Nation's Man Power.

Record # 415572

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXII No. 5 & 6 November - December 1917 by: National Geographic Society
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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXII No. 5 & 6 November - December 1917
by: National Geographic Society

Softcover. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1st, 1917, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Mid-Winter Double Issue. Softcover, illustrated with b&w photos, maps, advertisements. Original yellow and black wrappers, spine with light wear, good to very good. Articles include: The Geographical and Historical Environment of America's 32 New Soldier Cities, Training the New Armies of Liberty, The Immediate necessity for Military Highways, From the Trenches to Versailles, others.

Record # 415573

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXI No. 5 May 1917 by: National Geographic Society
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National Geographic Magazine - Vol. XXXI No. 5 May 1917
by: National Geographic Society

Softcover. Washington DC, National Geographic Society, 1st, 1917, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated with b&w photos, maps, advertisements. Original yellow and black wrappers, spine with light wear, good to very good. Articles include: On the Monastir Road, Niagara at the Battle Front, Our Armies of Mercy, Belgium's Plight, Devasted Poland, others.

Record # 415575

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

With Byrd at the Bottom of the World: The South Pole Expedition of 1928-1930 (SIGNED COPY) by: Vaughan, Norman D.
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With Byrd at the Bottom of the World: The South Pole Expedition of 1928-1930 (SIGNED COPY)
by: Vaughan, Norman D.

Hardcover. Harrisburg, PA, Stackpole Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Newspaper clippings and autographed collectors card of the author laid in. 196 pages, b&w photographs. A very clean, tight copy.

Record # 451844

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Illustrated Journeys of Celia Fiennes, 1685-c.1712, The by: Fiennes, Celia and Christopher Morris (Ed.)
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Illustrated Journeys of Celia Fiennes, 1685-c.1712, The
by: Fiennes, Celia and Christopher Morris (Ed.)

Hardcover. US, The Book Service / MacDonald & Co. / Webb & Bower, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 248 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Faint foxing to edges, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 462991

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Golden Age of Travel 1880-1939 by: Gregory, Alexis
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Golden Age of Travel 1880-1939
by: Gregory, Alexis

Hardcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st US, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 220 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light edgewear and tanning to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Covers the rise of travel thanks to the development of roadways, railways, luxury ocean liners and trains, and eventually the airliner. Wonderfully illustrated with photos, travel posters, luggage tags, and more.

Record # 464475

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Napa Valley (SIGNED COPY) by: O'Rear, Charles
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Napa Valley (SIGNED COPY)
by: O'Rear, Charles

Hardcover. Berkeley CA , Ten Speed Press, reprint, 2002, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 231 pages. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end paper. Extensive color photography throughout. Gilt titles on dust jacket cover. Some soil from previous owners book plate on front end paper. Dust jacket priced clipped, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 468468

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Wild Man by: Tobias Schneebaum
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Wild Man
by: Tobias Schneebaum

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 243 pages, b&w drawings by the author. Recounts the author's experiences living among primitive peoples in South America, India, Tibet, Africa, Borneo, New Guinea, and Southeast Asia. Part autobiographical journal, part social-historical novel, Wild Man tracks Tobias Schneebaum's fascinating and almost epic life story, from his earliest contemplation of homoerotic desire through his life in Peru, Borneo, and beyond. Clean copy.

Record # 472368

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

My Unknown Chum "Aguecheek" by: Charles Bullard Fairbanks
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My Unknown Chum "Aguecheek"
by: Charles Bullard Fairbanks

Hardcover. NY, Devin-Adair Company, reprint, 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt stamping, 378 pages. Foreword by Henry Garrity. "My Unknown Chum: 'Aguecheek'" is a delightful exploration of companionship and self-discovery, penned anonymously by Charles Bullard Fairbanks. The book employs a unique narrative style that blends autobiographical elements with whimsical storytelling, capturing the essence of friendship and self-discovery. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing early 19th Century America, Fairbanks navigates themes of isolation and connection, drawing influences from contemporary literary movements that emphasize the inner lives of ordinary individuals. Name and address on front fly leaf.

Record # 472601

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Quito To Bogota by: A. C, Veatch, Lord Murray (Introduction)
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Quito To Bogota
by: A. C, Veatch, Lord Murray (Introduction)

Hardcover. NY, George H. Doran, 1st, 1917, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with gilt lettering. 338 pages. B&w illustrations, 3 fold-out maps in rear. The book describes the author's journey through Ecuador and Colombia, from the capital city of Quito to the bustling metropolis of Bogota. Veatch provides vivid descriptions of the landscapes, people, and cultures he encounters along the way, as well as his own thoughts and reflections on his experiences. He also shares historical and cultural insights into the countries he visits, including their indigenous populations, colonial pasts, and contemporary political and social issues. The book is a fascinating glimpse into the early 20th-century South America and a testament to the author's love for travel and adventure. Mild gutter crack at title page, clean copy.

Record # 472617

Price: $38.00
Price: $38.00 

Abenteuer in Tibet (GERMAN TEXT) by: Hedin, Sven v.
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Abenteuer in Tibet (GERMAN TEXT)
by: Hedin, Sven v.

Hardcover. Leipzig, F.H. Brockhaus, 1st?, 1912, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 414 pages. German text. Many black & white photos and color plate illustrations. Fold-out map at rear of book. Stapled binding. Big color illustration front cover with engraved dark blue & gold decoration and gold embossed lettering. Spine gold lettering, has markings. Minor scratches to back cover. Endpapers green illustration. Previous owner's signature preliminary page. Corners a bit bumped.

Record # 500183

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico (SIGNED COPY) by: Kolb, Ellsworth L.
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Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico (SIGNED COPY)
by: Kolb, Ellsworth L.

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan, reprint , 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 344 pages plus black & white photos at rear of book. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on back of front end paper. Foreword by Owen Wister. Small tears, chipping to dust jacket.

Record # 504129

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Outback in Australia or Three Australian Overlanders (SIGNED COPY) by: Harris, Captain Kilroy
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Outback in Australia or Three Australian Overlanders (SIGNED COPY)
by: Harris, Captain Kilroy

Hardcover. London, The Colonizer, reprint, 1924, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 224 pages, b&w photos. SIGNED BY HARRIS under his frontispiece photography in blue ink. Green covers with wear, spotting. Internally good.

Record # 601012

Price: $28.00
Price: $28.00 

The Schooner Pilgrim's Progress - A Voyage Around the World 1932-1934 by: Starr, Donald C.
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The Schooner Pilgrim's Progress - A Voyage Around the World 1932-1934
by: Starr, Donald C.

Hardcover. Salem, Peabody Essex Museum & Mystic Seaport Museum, reprint, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 371 pages. Clean, bright copy. Between 1932 and 1934, in the depths of the Depression, Donald Starr and six friends sailed the 85' Alden schooner Pilgrim around the world from Boston by way of the Panama and Suez Canals. Their adventure is recounted with wit and detail in this illustrated book -- a look at bluewater cruising, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and the Mediterranean before war and tourism altered them forever.

Record # 608352

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Southerner Discovers New England, A by: Daniels, Jonathan
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Southerner Discovers New England, A
by: Daniels, Jonathan

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan, 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 398 pages. Previous owners inscription on dedication page. Light fading to cloth covers. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 608901

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Three Years Wanderings of A Connecticut Yankee by: Welles, C. M.

Three Years Wanderings of A Connecticut Yankee
by: Welles, C. M.

Hardcover. New York, American Subscription Publishing House, 1st, 1859, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 358 pages. Black & white illustrations. Title in gilt on spine. Fading to spine, and along top 1" of front cover.

Record # 609305

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson, The by: Toby
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American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson, The
by: Toby

Hardcover. New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1st, 1872, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 74 pages. Hardcover. Green Pebbled cloth. Gilt title and decoration on front cover. Black & white illustrations by Toby. Front endpaper has been removed. Previous owners name on inside front cover and preliminary page. Moderate fraying at bottom of spine, light rubbing to corners. All edges gilt. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 611125

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

Cloud Forest - A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness, The by: Matthiessen, Peter
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Cloud Forest - A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness, The
by: Matthiessen, Peter

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 280 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Dust jacket with rubbing, short tears along edges - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 611588

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Cruise on the Mediterranean or Glimpses of the Old World Through the Eyes of a Business Man of the New, A by: Hoyt, W. M.
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Cruise on the Mediterranean or Glimpses of the Old World Through the Eyes of a Business Man of the New, A
by: Hoyt, W. M.

Hardcover. Chicago, Poole Brothers, 1st, 1894, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 125 pages. Hardcover. Title and decoration in silver on cloth cover - darkening to edges. Illustrated with Sepia photographs. All edges gilt. Front hinge tender. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 611799

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Journal of Charles B. Crockett, The by: Crockett, Charles B.
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Journal of Charles B. Crockett, The
by: Crockett, Charles B.

Softcover. NA, NA, 1st, NA, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 51 pages. Softcover. No date or publication information. Library stamp at bottom left corner of front cover. Number stamped on reverse of title page. Text is clean, unmarked. Some light chipping to cover edges. The journal starts in 1848, with a voyage to Glasgow at fifteen years of age, for famine relief. Later voyages took Crockett to Paris, Russia, and Calcutta, Entertaining anecdotes about the passengers, his reading, and his wedding in Boston. The narrative is taken up later at his Golden Wedding. Entertaining and informative. Stapled in green wrappers.

Record # 612180

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

With Seaplane and Sledge in the Arctic by: Binney, George/Professor W. J. Sollas
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With Seaplane and Sledge in the Arctic
by: Binney, George/Professor W. J. Sollas

Hardcover. New York, George H. Doran , 1st, 1926, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 287 pages. Hardcover. Previous owners stamp on front endpaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Moderate foxing to edges and pages throughout. Tight copy.

Record # 612340

Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00 

Trespassing Across America - One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before, (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland by: Ilgunas, Ken
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Trespassing Across America - One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before, (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland
by: Ilgunas, Ken

Hardcover. New York, Blue Rider Press, First Edition, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 267 pages. Hardcover. Full color illustrations throughout. Bright, crisp dust jacket with light, marginal wear to edges. Clean & unmarked. A nice copy.

Record # 750586

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Simple Adventures of a Memsahib, The by: Duncan, Sara Jeanette
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Simple Adventures of a Memsahib, The
by: Duncan, Sara Jeanette

Hardcover. New York, D. Appleton and Co, 1st, 1893, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 311 pages, frontispiece, dozens of b&w illustrations, bound in green cloth, gilt lettering and design embossed on front cover and spine. Name plate on front endpaper, spine slightly cocked, light wear to cover, previous owner's signature to blank preview page; overall, a very neat, tight copy.

Record # 803000

Price: $60.00
Price: $60.00 

Forest of Arden, The by: Edwards, George Wharton
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Forest of Arden, The
by: Edwards, George Wharton

Hardcover. New York, Frederick A Stokes, 1st, 1914, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 215 pages. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Very minor wear to spine. Full illustrated plates by Edwards, some with tissue guard. Frontispiece illustration. Illustrated end papers. Top edge gilt. Some pages uncut.

Record # 803465

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

South by Thunderbird by: Strode, Hudson
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South by Thunderbird
by: Strode, Hudson

Hardcover. New York, National Travel Club, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 388 pages, b&w photographs, map end papers. Edge wear, chipping, light yellowing to dust jacket. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Else a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 850887

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Tahitit: Voyage Through Paradise by: Eggleston, George T.
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Tahitit: Voyage Through Paradise
by: Eggleston, George T.

Hardcover. New York, Devin-Adair Company, 1st, 1953, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorated boards with a black cloth spine. 252 pages, b&w photographs, map end paper. Light edge wear, rubbing to covers. Hinges weak. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 850893

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Stark's Illustrated Bermuda Guide by: Stark, James H.
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Stark's Illustrated Bermuda Guide
by: Stark, James H.

Hardcover. Boston, James H. Stark, 1st, 1902, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 153 pages plus index and advertisements, b&w plates, fold-out maps and illustrations, color map in rear pocket. Gray-green cloth covers. Light edge wear, rubbing to corners. Rear hinge starting to crack. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 851331

Price: $100.00
Price: $100.00 

Flowing Road, The: Adventuring on the Great Rivers of South America by: Whitney, Caspar
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Flowing Road, The: Adventuring on the Great Rivers of South America
by: Whitney, Caspar

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1st, 1912, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 319 pages, b&w photographs. Maroon cloth covers w/ gilt lettering and design; spine slightly faded. Top edge gilt. Light rubbing to cover corners. Foxing to edges. Light soiling to first few pages. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 851347

Price: $32.00
Price: $32.00 

Untrodden English Ways by: Shelley, Henry C.
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Untrodden English Ways
by: Shelley, Henry C.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1st, 1908, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 341 pages, b&w and color plates. Light blue cloth covers w/ gilt lettering and design. Top edge gilt. Light rubbing to cover corners. Else a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 851348

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Summer in Alaska, A by: Schwatka, Frederick
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Summer in Alaska, A
by: Schwatka, Frederick

Hardcover. St. Louis, J. W. Henry, 1st , 1893, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 418 pages. B&w frontispiece with b&w illustrations throughout. Decorated endpapers. Blue cloth cover with gilt titles. Some edgewear and soiling to cover. Front hinge cracked. Foxing to edges. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf.

Record # 851654

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

Green Mountains to Sierras by: Humphrey, Zephine
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Green Mountains to Sierras
by: Humphrey, Zephine

Hardcover. New York, E. P. Dutton , 2nd Printing, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 253 pages, gilt titles on green board cover. Previous owner's stamp on front fly leaf and minor edge fade, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Record # 853903

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Black Tents of Arabia (My Life Among the Bedouins) by: Raswan, Carl R.
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Black Tents of Arabia (My Life Among the Bedouins)
by: Raswan, Carl R.

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Little, Brown, and Comany, 3rd printing, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 159 pages, b&w photos. Previous owner's bookplate on front end paper. Light edgewear, sun-fade and rubbing tom dust jacket. Internally very good.

Record # 856944

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Three Years of Arctic Service: An Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-84 and the Attainment of the Farthest North by: Greely, Adolphus W.
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Three Years of Arctic Service: An Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-84 and the Attainment of the Farthest North
by: Greely, Adolphus W.

Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's sons, rep, 1894, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 726 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w with fold-out map in rear. Light edgewear, rubbing and soil to blue, gilt decorated boards. Small stain to lower corner of frontis piece portrait. Internally very good.

Record # 856968

Price: $100.00
Price: $100.00 

Lookoutman, The (SIGNED) by: Bone, David W.
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Lookoutman, The (SIGNED) by: Bone, David W.Lookoutman, The (SIGNED) by: Bone, David W.

Lookoutman, The (SIGNED)
by: Bone, David W.

Hardcover. New York , Harcourt Brace and Co., 1st, 1923, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 220 pages, color, b&w illustrations by H. Hudson Rodmell. SIGNED BY BONE on front fly leaf. Tight, bright copy.

Record # 900118

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Diners of New England by: Garbin, Randy
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Diners of New England
by: Garbin, Randy

Softcover. Mechanicsburg PA, Stackpole, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 274 pages, paperback. A definitive guide to New England diners. Mild edgewear to wraps. With color photographs throughout. Bright and clean; a tight copy.

Record # 951696

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

"Truthful Impression of the Country, A" British and American Travel Writing in China, 1880-1949 by: Clifford, Nicholas R.
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"Truthful Impression of the Country, A" British and American Travel Writing in China, 1880-1949
by: Clifford, Nicholas R.

Hardcover. Ann Arbor , The University of Michigan Press, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 231 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. An erudite and authoritative guide of Chinese travel literature by American and British writers. Mild rubbing and slight fading to dust jacket. Unmarked and scarce; a tight copy.

Record # 952328

Price: $120.00
Price: $120.00 

Saved by Beauty: Adventures of an American Romantic in Iran by: Housden, Roger
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Saved by Beauty: Adventures of an American Romantic in Iran
by: Housden, Roger

Hardcover. New York, Broadway Books, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 304 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy.

Record # 2230155

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by: Chang, Leslie T.
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Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
by: Chang, Leslie T.

Hardcover. New York, Spiegel & Grau, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 420 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy.

Record # 2230187

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

China Diary by: Spender, Stephen, David Hockney
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China Diary
by: Spender, Stephen, David Hockney

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 200 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped, just a bit age-yellowed. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Gilt title on spine, bound in red cloth. Other than a slight age-yellow, pages clean and unmarked inside. Touch of foxing to top edge and back of dust jacket. In great shape.

Record # 5560089

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 


  

Vintage & Antiquarian Travel Books

Travel books come through here used, rare, and out-of-print, from Victorian voyages and polar exploration to vintage brochures and regional accounts. The range spans antiquarian narratives, illustrated volumes and mid-century travel ephemera, with destinations reaching from the Riviera and the Andes to Alaska and the Arctic.

Recent finds include Frederick Schwatka's Along Alaska's Great River, Elisha Kent Kane's two-volume Arctic Explorations, Anthony Dell's Llama Land: East and West of the Andes in Peru, and Frances Gostling's The Lure of the Riviera, along with vintage brochures for New York, New Mexico and the Southwest.

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