HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries Books

NY: Putnam's sons. Fair with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardbound. 405 pages . ... more information

Offered by Neil Shillington: Bookdealer & Booksearch (Florida, United States) +/-

NY: Putnam's sons. Fair with no dust jacket. 1935. Hardbound. worn edges; 405 pages . ... more information

Offered by Neil Shillington: Bookdealer & Booksearch (Florida, United States) +/-

Macao: Instituto Cultural De Macau, 1998 pp. 448. This important work examines in detail the sources used by the famous Portuguese chronicler. A must have reference work for any serious student of Portuguese imperial history. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. ... more information

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Macao: Instituto Cultural De Macau, 1992 pp. 113. Two letters of Portuguese who were held captive in Guangdong (Canton). One of the earliest European eyewitness accounts of China.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. ... more information

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Lisbon: Edicao ELO, 1994 pp. 95, printed on glossy paper. Fully colour illustrated. Cover faded and worn, otherwise nice clean copy inside.. Soft Cover. Very Good/Fair. ... more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. This antique hardcover book has green decorative cloth boards. The front cover has an allover pattern of black leaves, with gilt lettering and small red illustrations. The spine is similarly decorated, with black etchings and gilt lettters. Some cover, edgewear; ex-Sunday School library, but no external lib. markings. Most inner pages are clean. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings throughout. View an image of this item at popeks.com/books/p4240.jpg The book desc... more information

Offered by Connie Popek, Bookseller (New York, United States) +/-

Bristol, England: Siena, 1998. "Astonishing true stories of exploration, survival and endurance," large paperback, a clean, attractive copy inside and out with slight tanning to the outer page-edge being the only flaw. ISBN: 0752528297. Trade Paperback. VG+. ... more information

Offered by Mainly Books (Pennsylvania, United States) +/-

Woodstock: Overlook Press, 1992. Lightly rubbed at corners. Clean, tight and unmarked. 282pp, index. Photos.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. ... more information

Offered by Turn-The-Page Books (Washington, United States) +/-

The West: Houghton Mifflin, 1952. 1st. Hb. Text-G+-soiled top spine, DJ fair-torn top spine & small holes. 8vo. Yes-with maps by Raisz. First of a trilogy on the exploration and the settling of this continent. These are the very early explorers before mount. men. ... more information

Offered by Yesteryear's Books (Iowa, United States) +/-

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. Illustrated with photographs, 320 pp, e-mail for details. Dedication to Gillie & Donald , Christmas 1983. First Edition. Grey Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Back. ... more information

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New York: Weybright & Talley. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0679401237 . B&W Illustrations; DJ in mylar. DJ has small tears, minor chipping on spine, prlce-clipped. The pre-eminent Science Fiction writer discusses the polar regions of the earth, the last great Ice Age and what he feels is in store for the earth's polar regions in the future. Illustrated by B&W Drawings. First Edition. . ... more information

Offered by Ainsworth Books (British Columbia, Canada) +/-

New York: Arbor House, 1983, 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good/G+. 1st Edition. 6.5"x9.5". This hard cover book has a color photo illustrated dj with white and red lettering on the front and red lettering on the black spine of the dj. this book is about the transglobal expedition: the first pole to pole circumnavigation of the globe. this book has 547 indexed pages. DAILY INVOICED PROCESSING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. ... more information

Offered by Connie Popek, Bookseller (New York, United States) +/-

London: Hutchinson, 1968. Octavo, tan cloth. Plates, index. Ink ownership inscription at front, else fine. Dust jacket has some spine sunning, VG otherwise. A travel book about her native England.. First edition.. Hardcover.. ... more information

Offered by Steven Temple Books (ABAC / ILAB) (Ontario, Canada) +/-

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1970. Very light wear to wraps; clean, no markings. xxvi, 371 pp. Introduction by V. S. Pritchett. A classic of travel in the Middle East.. Soft Cover. Very Good. ... more information

Offered by Turn-The-Page Books (Washington, United States) +/-

Lisbon: Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa, 1979 pp. 38. Comparative study of Christopher Columbus and Bartolomeus Dias and the broader issues of exploration and expansion.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. ... more information

Offered by Gapura Consultants Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) +/-

University of Illinois Press, 2007. Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. 250 pages.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by Virtuous Volumes et al. (Wisconsin, United States) +/-

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. A comprehensive account of the Everest expedition of 1933.390pp inc. 9pp comprehensive index. . Not Inscribed or Signed. First Edition October 1934 This Dec 1934. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Sepia Photgraphs and Maps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Thick. Hardback. ... more information

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Newton Abbot: Readers Union By Arrangement with Hodder and Stoughton , 1973. The author accompanied the ill-fated 1971 International Everest expedition and very human and revealing story 222pp including index A VERY NICE CLEAN COPY.. Not Inscribed or Signed. The First Edition of This Edition. Black Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Not Price Clipped. Illus. by Line Drawings By Phobe Bullock. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Back. ... more information

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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1945. Account of the attempts to scale Everest includes vivid description of the land and people. with dustwrapper the inside of which is the dustwrapper for " The Book of School Sports " by Jessop and Salmond.243pp. Not Inscribed or Signed. This is a Reprint. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good ( Soiled ). Illus. by Black and White Photographs. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hard Back. ... more information

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London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1947. Fifth Black Jacket Edition. Hard Cover. 254pp; b/w photographic illusts, map of expedition route, d/w chipped with small pieces missing from spine ends.; 180 x 110mm . ... more information

Offered by M & A Simper Bookbinders (Australia) +/-