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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860 Book. Illus. by Maps and Illustrations. Fair to Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Front hinge cracked and showing binding cords. Binding loose but complete. Laid in are newspaper clippings from 1926 and 1930 related to the search. Large foldout map. 375 pp. with appendix. Green cloth on boards. Previous owner's name..… Saber más sobre este artículo

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1946 Book. Illus. by Henry E. Vallely. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Whitman 2315. Brown paper boards. Patty O'Neal is an aviation student at Carter College. When she loses confidence she switches to becoming a stewardess. However, when the pilot of the new stratocruiser runs into trouble, Stewardess Patty steps… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: James Nisbet & Co., 1889 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fully illustrated red cloth on boards. Minor corner and edge wear, and lightly cracked hinges. Gift note dated 1889. In the words of a reviewer for The Academy, this is Ballantyne's best work. Much… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1986 Book. Illus. by Colour Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional printings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grey cloth on boards. No writing. Bottom corner bumped. DJ clipped. Otherwise a colourful account of travel by canoe on Canadian rivers. Quality of colour photos is superb. 152 pp..

London: Collins, 1942 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pink cloth on boards. Initials EAM inside back cover, the only marks. The author passes on a story written by his father about the author's grandfather, who witnessed the French and Indian War, among other adventures. 255 pp..

Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1915 Book. Illus. by C. W. Jefferys (et al). Good to Very Good. Full Leather on Flexible Board. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue leather on flexible board. No. 22 in the Chronicles of Canada Series. The Golden Hind. Juan de Fuca. Vitus Bering. Sea-otters. Russians and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1930 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos and Drawings. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth lettered in orange on boards. Strained gutter at 192-193 glued. No writing. Sixth Printing, August, 1930. A man from Kansas longs to visit the Bedouins. Eventually he becomes… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.Y.: E.P. Dutton & Co. Book. Illus. by W.W. May and George H. Thomas. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original illustrated blue cloth on boards. The author's father, about whom he writes, is a Shetlander who is transplanted to Plymouth. Soon after, he is lost at sea, leaving the author at… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Courier Press, Limited, 1911 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original red cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Miffed that he wasn't selected to look for Livingstone, the author set out alone across the far North - "a winter's walk through more distant wilds." - ix. The quality… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Blackie & Son, Ltd. Book. Illus. by Uncredited Frontispiece. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original illustrated green cloth on boards. Large initials, G.T.P. stamped on first free endpaper. Story is divided into three parts corresponding with three voyages over a period of twelve years. New to me was the knowledge that natives have… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hartford, CT: Columbian Book Company, 1874 Book. Illus. by Many Drawings and Maps.. Fair. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original full brown leather on stiff boards. Title page missing, and pp. 367-8 separated but present. Binding shaken, but holding. 800 pp. Heavy book might need extra postage..

Garden City, N.Y.: Star Books, 1927 Book. Illus. by Portrait Frontispiece and Other Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards. Gilt spine titles. Previous owner's name. A privileged New Yorker sets out to duplicate the travels of Ulysses. 354 pp..

Paris: Fernand Nathan Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original colour-illustrated paper boards. Text in French. Traduit de l'anglais par Suzanne Clot. Bookplate of Beaverbrook (Lord Beaverbrook - Max Aitken) and stamp of The Old Manse Library, Newcastle, N.B., his home town. Date Due slip removed. Cover bright, interior clean. Paper at rear… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Phoenix House Ltd., 1959 Book. Illus. by Photos. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original salmon cloth on boards. Plastic wrapper over corner-clipped DJ. Library bookplate, card pocket, and stamps. No writing. Emerging from a sheltered middle class existence, and still a student of geology, Fuchs signed… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.Y.: Pageant Press, 1957 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original red cloth on boards. Slight fading to spine. The author and her ulcer-nursing husband take off from their Idaho home in a "covered wagon" complete with canvas which they hitch behind their car. The first night they… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Immel Publishing, 1987 Book. Illus. by Photos, Maps, and Drawings. Good Plus to Very Good. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original photo cover trade paperback. Previous owner's name the only marking. The Arabia Felix expedition, Two centuries of discovery, Adventurous waters, Mantas, Mermaids, White sharks, Turtles, Sea of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1893 Book. Illus. by Hyde. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original pictorial tan cloth lettered and decorated in black on boards. Lake and Forest Series. Author was known as an author and publisher of several books on northern Maine. "A story founded on fact." - title page.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd. Book. Illus. by Photos and Map. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original grey hardcover on boards. Cover states The Evergreen Library, and lower spine states Simpkin in usual publisher's name spot. Front hinge lightly cracked, and first free endpaper missing. Over 50 illustrations highlight the adventures… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910 Book. Illus. by Photo Frontispiece and 100 Others. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original maroon cloth on boards. Frontispiece and attached leaf re-inserted. Young American student circles the globe with very little money, no weapons, and no baggage. Wisely, he took a lot of photos with his "Kodak."… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: William Luscombe, 1975 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth on boards. Colour photo DJ not price-clipped. Equipment, Photography, Wrecks, Archaeology, Biology, First Aid, Seamanship. The fastest-growing sport in Britain ! 176 pp..