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Himalaya: Life on the Edge of the World
by Zurick, David;Karan, Pradyumna P.;Pacheco, Julsun
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- First Edition
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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- 9780801861680
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$26.00
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Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition. First Printing. Small quarto, sunflower yellow cloth covered boards with blood red spine titles. 355 pp. including index, notes and appendices. At once an historical and compelling modern work on the culture, diversity, geology and challenges facing this greatest mountain range in the world. A scientific, geologic… Read more about this item Item Price
$26.00
Terry's Japanese Empire Including Korea and Formosa with Chapters on Manchuria, the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Chief Ocean Routes to Japan: A Guidebook for Travelers
by Terry, T. Philip (F.R.G.S.)
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- First Edition
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- 1914
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- Hardcover
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$95.00
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Boston and New York: Houghton and Mifflin, 1914. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo flexible red cloth with gilt title and spine titles. All edges marbled. Two silk ribbon markers. 799 pp. including index plus approx. 80 pp. of advertisements. Illustrated with 8 specially drawn folding maps and 21 plans all in color, including the Mausolea at Nara, Kyoto, Tokyo,… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
The Journals of Patrick Gass: Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
by Gass, Patrick;Macgregor, Carol Lynn
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1997
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- Paperback
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- 9780878423507
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$25.60
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Missoula, Montana, U.S.A.: Mountain Press Publishing, 1997. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. Thick octavo, brown illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 446 pp. including indexes, bibliography and extensive notes. Illustrated with black and white reproductions and maps. A vey tight, clean, crisp, square, stiff, glossy, bright, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine.. Item Price
$25.60
A Tour Through South America
by Forrest, A. S.
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- First Edition
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- 1915
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$45.00
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New York: James Pott & Company, 1915. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, red cloth covered boards decorated with palms trees and elaborate frame in green whit and gilt around gilt titles with gilt spine titles. Top edge gilt. 355 pp. With 145 black and white illustrations by the author. A tight, square, unmarked volume with bright clean… Read more about this item Item Price
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Journal of a Cruise (Classics of Naval Literature Series)
by Porter, David
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- First Edition
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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- 9780870213311
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$76.00
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Annapolis, MD.: Naval Institute Press, 1986. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Thick octavo, blue cloth covered boards with royal blue title panel and gilt title, decoartion and border. Blue silk ribbon marker. 646 pp. plus a note on the editors. A faithful reproduction of the rare 1815 second edition of this important classic report of the voyage of Captain David… Read more about this item Item Price
$76.00
Oceans, Poles and Airmen: The First Flights over Wide Waters and Desolate Ice
by Montague, Richard
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- As New
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- As New
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- First Edition
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394462370
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$18.00
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New York: Random House, 1971. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards. 307 pp. including index. Illustrated with historical black and white photographs. The early history of air flight told through the stories of the distance, speed, hieight and exploration pilots and airmen. A very tight, clean, fresh volume with bright crisp, unmarked and… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
NORTHERN IRELAND: THE LAND OF DELIGHTFUL SCENERY.
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- 1947
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$14.80
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Belfast, Ireland: Belfast Telegraph, 1947. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Oblong small quarto, (12" x 9"), yellow wraps over stapled text block. Unpaginated (40pp) A one page introduction followed by forty full page captiioned chromophotolithographs from photographs of Irish scenes, countryside, bays, ports, cities and people. An evocative nostalgic souvenir item from an era long passed from the scene. A tight,… Read more about this item Item Price
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A TOUR THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA.
by Faris, John T.
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- First Edition
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- 1920
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- Hardcover
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$30.00
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1920. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Thick octavo, tan cloth covered boards with blue, white and black cover decoration of mountains over a lake. and tree on spine. Top edge gilt. 304pp. Tissue guarded frontispiece and color illustrated title page. Genrously illustrated throughout with 113 black and white photographs on separately printed glossy stock and a couple… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tramping through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras
by Franck, Harry Alverson
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- First Edition
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- 1916
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- Hardcover
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$20.00
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New York: Century Company, 1916. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, decorated green cloth covered boards. 378pp. Illustrated throughout with plates from photographs (approx. 80 photos) and 1 folding map. Very good.. Item Price
$20.00
Caving
by Watson, Richard
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- Used - Near Fine
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- F
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- 9780939748372
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$22.00
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St. Louis, MO: Cave Books, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). F. First Edition. 12mo, illustrated stiff gray stapled wraps. 17pp. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, "For Lynn from Red, Richard Watson". A memoir in the form of an article on the general topic of "Why should one go caving?" by the author of "The Longest Cave" and… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
A Tropical Tramp With The Tourists
by Foster, Harry L.
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$28.00
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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1925. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, green cloth covered boards with orange decoration, title and spine titles. Deckle edges. 335pp. Illustrated throughout with 37 black and white photographic plates. The story of an adventurous traveller to the Caribbean and South America at the beginning of the century. A very tight, clean, sharp, unmarked… Read more about this item Item Price
$28.00
Two Men In The West.
by Halpin, Will R.
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$56.00
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NP: W. R. Halpin, ND (circa 1900). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). F. First Edition. Small octavo, brown imitation of bark textured cloth covered boards with gilt title. 108pp. plus final photograph. AUTHOR SIGNED LIMITED EDITION #414/500. Illustrated with 16 full page black and white photographs including "Chicken Fight in Juerez [sic] Mexico", "Chinatown: San Francisco" and "Indians… Read more about this item Item Price
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North West To Fortune: The Search By Western Man for a Commercially Practical Route to the Far East.
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur.
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- 1st Edition
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1958)., 1958. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth with silver titles and decoration. Map endpapers. 356pp. with index. Maps designed by James MacDonald. A comprehensive survey of the history of the search for the Northwest Passage. Fine in dust jacket with superficial rubbing and two closed edge tears at back top… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
The Old Northwest, With A View Of The Thirteen Colonies As Constituted By The Royal Charters.
by Hinsdale, B.A.
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- First Edition
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- 1898
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$40.00
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Townsend Mac Coun, 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Large thick octavo, burgundy red cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. Top edge gilt. 440pp. with index and authorities cited. Illustrated with 11 full page color maps. A very tight sound and generally clean copy. A few light pencil margin lines, prior owner name and date (1888)… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
A Dictionary of English Place-Names
by Mills, A. D.
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780198691563
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$22.00
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London: Oxford University Press, (1991), 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth covered boards. Top edge stained pale yellow. 388pp. including selected bibliography and glossary of English place names. An alphabetically arranged dictionary with over 12,000 entries tracing the origins and meanings of English place-names for towns, villages, cities and settlements. A very tight, clean, fresh,… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
The African Adventure: Four Hundred Years of Exploration in the 'Dangerous Continent'.
by Severin, Timothy.
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- Hardcover
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$28.00
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NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First U.S. Edition. Quarto, red cloth covered boards. 288pp. including index. Generously illustrated throughout with 45 color and 100 black and white reproductions of paintings and drawings, and four maps (one double page). A comprehensive and entertaining survey of the exploration of Africa from its earliest days to the… Read more about this item Item Price
$28.00
Eastward Ho! The First English Adventurers to the Orient: Richard Chancellor, Anthony Jenkinson, James Lancaster, William Adams, Sir Thomas Roe
by Dulles, Foster Rhea
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- Hardcover
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$34.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1961. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles and spine titles. 199pp. including index and sources. Illustrated with 20 black and white reproductions including a 16th c. plan of Moscow and two maps (one map folding to two and one folding to 1 1/2 pages). A biography of the… Read more about this item Item Price
$34.00
Captain Cook.
by MacLean, Alistair.
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$16.00
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Garden City: Doubleday, (1972). Book. Fine. Hardcover. Octavo, dark green cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 192pp. with index. Generously illustrated with many plates in black and white and color. Fine, tight, fresh and unread copy in brilliant, crisp and sharp price-clipped dust jacket.. Item Price
$16.00
The Devil's Backbone: The Story of the Natchez Trace.
by Daniels, Jonathan.
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- F
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- Hardcover
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$20.00
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NY: McGraw-Hill, (1962). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards with gilt and copper-gilt decorations and spine titles. Map endpapers. 278pp. including index and bibliography plus biographical note on author. With jacket illustration, map and striking woodcut headpieces by "the Dillons". A very tight, fresh copy with the faint remains of a minor remainder mark… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
The Romantic Journey: The Story of Thomas Cook and Victorian Travel.
by Swinglehurst, Edmund.
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- Hardcover
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$16.00
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NY: Harper and Row, (1974). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First U.S. Edition. Quarto, green cloth covered boards. 208pp. including bibliography and index. Laid in is a single fold Cook's brochure and an approximately 10p. Cook's brief illustrated corporate history pamphlet in illustrated stiff wraps. Generously illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs and reproductions of Cooks' tours in… Read more about this item Item Price
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