Travel from Bird's Books

London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. One’s Company and News from Tartary. First edition thus. 8vo, terracotta cloth boards with silver gilt titles on spine. Upper edge red. 603pp illustrated with 2 fold out maps. This covers Fleming’s journey from Soviet Russia through to what was then the Chinese capital of Nanking, on to… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Penguin, 1957. First edition. Softcover. Good. Richard Taylor . Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. 31pp illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. A little edge wear, tear to base of spine, generally good. Nice and clean inside. Includes descriptions of early explorers, the search for the North West passage, Shackleton, Amundsen etc. Part of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1907. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Small 8vo, original cloth boards with publisher's emblem on front and titles on spine in gilt. 352p with frontispiece. Undated circa 1907. Presumed first. Tear to top and base of spine. Previous owner's name and address written in pencil on front endpaper. A travelogue around the South Sea islands,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1883. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very good. Reid, George. 4to, cloth covered boards somewhat darkened with age, paper title label on spine. Corners bumped. Upper edge gilt. 115pp with 12 pages of tissue guarded plates of castles, cathedrals etc found along the railway. The descriptions cover the historical sites, with the history etc., as well… Saber más sobre este artículo

Milan: Editions Alieri & Lacroix, 1964. Softcover. Very good. Softcover with pictorial card covers. 160pp illustrated throughout. "Dante's native city, where, amid a circle of delightful hills, nearly all the great men of Italy have left some imperishable mark, is an artistic treasure-house of extraordinary richness”. This covers the history, architecture, art, galleries etc of Florence.

1970. Softcover. Good +. Softcover pamphlet with pictorial card covers, 32pp illustrated in black and white. An account of subterranean exploration in Majorca covering caves, lakes and grottos. Some foxing to inside rear cover. Undated circa 1970

London: J. M. Dent, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Nelly Erichsen. Small 8vo, pale blue cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration on front and spine. Spine sunned. 435pp including index. Illustrated by Nelly Erichsen with frontis, with fold out map and Medici family tree at rear and numerous other pictures and plates throughout the text.Contents include - The… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1894. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. The inner book is in clean and lovely condition, tightly bound inside. However this volume has been poorly stored in the past and it shows on the binding, which is discoloured and damaged, please see pictures. Xi + 317pp plus 2… Saber más sobre este artículo

London : A N Holden & Co Ltd, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Very good /Very good. 8vo, slim hardback with pictorial card covers and dust jacket. Dust jacket has a few nibbles and a little age toning. 92pp, several illustrations in colour and numerous others in black and white. The About Britain Guides were prepared for the Festival… Saber más sobre este artículo

Dalbeattie: Thomas Fraser, 1896. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, Olive cloth boards with gilt lion illustration on front & gilt titles on spine. Bevelled edges & upper edge gilt. Xiv+ 380 pp + index. Portrait frontis plus black & white illustrations of landscapes, features etc. throughout text, fold out map at rear. Some damp staining on covers, slightly… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: C Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1961. Very Good/fair. This book has been specially complied to assist both the Ford car owner and the professional mechanic.' Part of the Pearson Motor Car Maintenance and Repair Series. 224pp illustrated with plates & line drawings. Very clean inside. Dust jacket has some staining and edgewear.

Glasgow: William Collins, 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, brown cloth embossed boards, gilt titles on spine. 304 pp. with tissue guarded frontis. 'Wanderings in The Land of Israel and through The Wilderness of Sinai, in 1850 and 1851. With an Account of the Inscriptions in Wady Mokatter, or the Written Valley.' by the Rev. John Anderson. 304 pp.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good +. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1934. Very Good +. Hardcover, 8vo. Green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine.282pp illustrated with frontispiece and 16 other photographs taken by the author and a fold out map of the coastline. A travelog up the West coast of Scotland in the early… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1883. First edition. Very Good. 8vo, cloth covered boards with illustration on cover & gold titles on front and spine. All edges gilt. 348 pp with 4page publisher's catalogue at rear. Illustrated with frontis piece and other plates throughout text. Contents include… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: The C M Publishing Company, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Boston: The C M Publishing Company, 1909. First edition. Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt titles. Some marking on the covers. 476pp with frontispiece and 8 other illustrations plus coloured chart of the world showing the ship's voyage at rear. Dedication on front… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1909. Hardcover. Good. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1909. Good. Approx. 11'' by 7.5''. Original blue cloth binding with titles in gilt on front & spine. Some edgewear. Xxxi + 424pp. illustrated with frontis and numerous other plates, plans & pictures throughout. Former owners name handwritten on front endpaper. This gives a… Saber más sobre este artículo