Travel from DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books

Geneva, Switzerland: Chez Barde, Manget & Comp, 1786. 641pp illus with beautiful fold-out engraved plates. 19th century quarter calf gilt, marbled boards. Containing De Saussure's account of the natural history of Geneva and its environs along with the record of his explorations in the area of Mont Blanc. De Saussure has been called the father of alpinism; between 1774… Read more about this item

New York: MacMillan, 1934. 329pp/illus. Rare with signed sketch on ffep. Clean. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westvaco Corporation, 1969. 263p., limited edition, illustrations, chart, diagrams, quarter tan linen backed printed paper over, gilt spine titles, linen endpapers, designed by Bradbury Thompson, a near fine copy in slight dust worn slipcase. Rare hard to find book. Clean. Illustrated Boards. Fine/Slipcase. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1981. 184 pp., 80 photos in b&w. In Dj. These photos are from the archives of the Museum from the early part of this century when it sponsored four expeditions. DJ worn. Text clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

London: Victor Gollancz, 1959. Pp. 200, with colored frontispiece, 48 pages of plates, 4 maps, 4 tailpieces and maps on endpapers. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lahore, Pakistan: Vanguard Books, 1991. 176pp, 98 Plates (Partly Col.), Map, Biblio., 8 Drawings, Glossary Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall - Folio.

Peterhead, Scotland: Volturna Press, 1979. Book has 214 pages with illustrations. DJ has wear/chipping along top edge and a few dirt marks. A love story...of a man in love with a city.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good(-). Illus. by Inglis, William. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Athens, GA, U.S.A.: University of Georgia Press, 1987. Book has 275 pages with a few illustrations. Tiny bit of wear to edge of dj. This book reassesses the artistry and scientific contributions of Doughty's Arabia Deserta through ten essays. Also included are a descriptive bibliography of all known editions and a selected bibliography of works about… Read more about this item

Portland, OR, U.S.A.: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 1992. Book has 152 heavily illustrated pages. A great coffeetable book or gift! A truly artistic look at the majestic beauty and architectural heritage of the Monterey Peninsula.. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Facts on File, 1985. 248pp/illus. Detailed study and history of the Himalayas.. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: The Century Company, 1929. 332pp/illus/end-paper maps. Adventures in Nepal together with accounts of Ceylon, British India, the Native States, the Persian Gulf, the Overland Desert Mail and the Baghdad Railway. Illustrated with a Map and with many Photographs by the Author.. 2nd Printing. Decorative Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tuckahoe, New York: John deGraff Inc, 1969. 187pp/illus. Story about a family in Kenya that built a 40 foot sail boat and traveled in it the 12,000 miles to New Zealand. Light edge wear on dj. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing, 1994. 118 pages. Over 100 photographs from Freya Stark's collection which was left to St. Antony's College on her death. Small chip bottom corner of dj.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good(-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.