Travel Literature from RSM BOOKS

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1971. 605 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, flatsigned by the author on the half-title page, d/j price-clipped. Presents a vivid, up-to-the-minute picture of this land of infinite variety. It is a fascinating, fact-packed account based on 35,000 miles of recent travel and on sound research.. Signed by Author. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.… Read more about this item

London: Macdonald, 1962. 224 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the author on free endpaper, foxing on edges, d/j slightly bumped on spine and corners. This is the first-hand story of a foreign correspondent's life at the heart of Asian Communism. The author describes his extensive journeys through the industrial cities of Manchuria and the communes with their myriad… Read more about this item

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1989. 226 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by author with a personal note on first title page, endpapers illustrated with maps, d/j price-clipped, foxing on edges, This is the story of Kashmir as it appears in travel literature and historical writings from ancient times to the 20th century.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1956. 605 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author on half-title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, d/j chipped on corners and spine, also scuffed along edges,large closed tear on d/j front. Presenting Japan as it is today, this is both a fascinating and important book; fascinating in the… Read more about this item

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1953. 239 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author with a personal dedication to the previous owner on ffep, bookplate on verso of fep, foxing on edges. This book deals with parts of uncontrolled New Guinea; it is the kind of book that can be written authentically and published adequately only if, first… Read more about this item

Sydney: Australian Geographic, 1996. 256 pp, colour illustrations, flatsigned by Don and Margie McIntyre on the title page. This graphic account of the couple's year at Cape Denison, based on their detailed diaries and logs, is a study in grit and determination in the face of conditions that few humans ever encountered. Margie and Don are two sides of… Read more about this item

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1954. 268 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author with a personal dedication to the previous owner on the half-title page, minor foxing on edges. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1993. 220 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. This entertaining and irreverent romp around the planet brings together wry commentary, perceptive social observation and revealing profiles of the curious characters Baker has encountered as one of Australia's most celebrated… Read more about this item

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1953. 271 pp, illustrated, signed by author with a personal note to the previous owner on the half-title page, dust jacket frayed on top edges. Clune has been off again on another of his modern voyages of exploration - this time to Holland. Since the Dutch played a great part in discovering Australia 350 years… Read more about this item

Australia: World Life Books, 1984. 226 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author on half-title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, flap marks on endpapers, slight foxing to edges, bottom edges bumped. This book documents true adventures in exotic lands and in the exploration of the oceans, as the author and his… Read more about this item

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1952. 240 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by author with a personal note to the previous owner on half-title page, dust jacket worn. This is the cheerful record of Clune's impressions, which range over a wide variety of scenes, history, and great personages.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1966. 366 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author on half-title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, d/j chipped on spine with a 2 cm tear on d/j rear, tiny tear on d/j front. A handsome book with a Midnight Sun glow to it, The Viking Circle takes in… Read more about this item

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1971. 605 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author on the half title page, with a personal dedication to the previous owner. Presents a vivid, up-to-the-minute picture of this land of infinite variety. It is a fascinating, fact-packed account based on 35,000 miles of recent travel and on sound research.. Signed by Author.… Read more about this item