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THE RAINBOW BRIDGE, Reginald Farrer, Edward Arnold, London, 1926, 3rd imp., fold-out map Kansu province, original blue cloth with gilt titles, some staining to spine, B&W plates - botanical exploration to Chinese Alps in Kansu, THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

Reconnoitering Central Asia, Charles Marvin, London 1886, Swan. Green pictorial cloth,VG+, small pin hole in spine, 421p., B&W plates, bibliography, 3rd. edition. Early pioneer's accounts of Vamberey, Marsh, Baker, Macgahan Capt. Napier, Macgregor, Burnaby, Petrusevitch, Butler, Pas- hino, Grodekoff, O'Donovan, Stewart, Alikhanoff & Lessar's travels mostly in disguise throught the forbidden territory. An excellent insight to 19th century travels and explorations during what was known as the Great Game..the rivalry between Russia and Britain set on the stage of High Asia. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

RICORDO DI FIRENZE & RICORDO DI VENEZIA - approx 1910, 30 B&W and 40 Sepia plates, large oblong photo albums, tied with yellow cords, beautifully done tourist brochures of the day, both in VG+ condition , sold as a pair, THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

ROSS SEA REGION- A state of the environment report for the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, Edited by Emma Waterhouse, 2001, New Zealand Antarctic Institute with contributions by 52 authors, large-format softbound, 280 pages, profusely illustrated with maps, graphs, charts and photographs. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

ROUND KANGCHENJUNGA, Douglas Freshfield, Edward Arnold, London, 1903, 1st UK edition, 366 page hardback in original red cloth with gilt titles and gilt chorten on front cover, spine sunned, illustrated with Vittorio Sella's B&W plates, two large fold-out maps - an important expedition journeying around Kangchenjunga both in Sikkim and Nepal - an inspirational book and an important one for any serious mountain library.
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RUDYARD KIPLING'S VERSE, INCLUSIVE EDITION, 1885-1918, 770 page rice paper edn., original red cloth boards, minor mottling to spine - small watermark on rear board red cloth, gilt titles, bright and fine, previous owner's signature fep, a joy to dip into - THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

RUWENZORI, Filippo De Filippi, Archibald Constable, London, 1909, first edition, 2nd imp, 403 pages VG+ hardback in original red cloth with gilt titles, B&W Vittorio Sella plates throughout, some large fold-out, five maps, two large fold-out, An account of the Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, The Duke of Abruzzi, early exploration and climbs in the Ruwenzori, Mountains of the Moon. Scarce, especially in this condition.
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