TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure Books

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1976. Hardback with DJ First Edition USA, so stated First Edition USA, so stated. Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only minor indications of very light use; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 4to. 118pp. 51 illustrations. [Neate B128]. This account of the first ascent of Changabang is written alternately by the expediti... more information

Offered by Westside Stories (California, United States) +/-

Washington, DC, USA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Near Fine. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. A handsome First Edition/First Printing, thin vertical scratch to front board, else about Fine condition, bound in blue cloth over boards with spine and upper board titled in gilt; <br><br>A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft, NASA History Series, (NASA SP 4205) . Apollo was America's program to land men on the moon and get them safely back to Earth. In May ... more information

Offered by Books Tell You Why - ABAA, ILAB (South Carolina, United States) +/-

New York: Random House, 1964. FINE to VERY FINE book condition/GOOD dust jacket. Maroon cover with quarter turquoise spine with black paw prints along the front & gilt on the spine.Illustrated dust jacket shows quite a bit of sun tanning with edge rubs & 2 small (1/8") tears. Picture of author & biography on back. "...just after World War II. The remarkable story of a remarkable family is narrated by Wayne Short, who shared with his father and mother and two younger brothers -- Dutch, fourteen, and... more information

Offered by Denney Book Shelf (Kansas, United States) +/-

Fourth printing #729. Book slanted. Moderate reader/shelf wear. Corners impacted. Spine tight with lines. Last several pages of book slightly dog-eared. Nice color on cover but not as glossy.... more information

Offered by Mark Gordon (Texas, United States) +/-

London, England: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1970. Green paper on boards. Signed and inscribed on the title page by the author. Volume is lightly worn. Jacket is worn and slightly chipped at the spine ends. The fold overs are creased. Now in clear cover. "For the Churchill family, the 1890s were fateful years. Events were influenced by the turbulent state of affairs prevailing in South Africa - a place then attracting the attentions of ambitious men throughout the world. It offered not only riches but... more information

Offered by Uncle Books (California, United States) +/-

Turnaround, 2006 Brand New Book Published and available 9 November 2006. . Paperback. New. ... more information

Offered by Chapterhouse Books Online (North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) +/-

Roseland NJ: Listen & Live Audio, 2000. Brand new in shrink wrap. 4 cassette(s). Unabridged. Year after year, in spite of monumental dangers, climbers return to the world's most difficult mountains, whether it's the cliffs of Yosemite or the peaks of the Himalaya. At these places, even the most cautious climber must accept the possibilities of moving unroped to save time, braving terrain vulnerable to rockfall, trusting afternoon thunderstorms to hold off long enough to get below treeline. Mistakes, bad... more information

Offered by J M O'Brien (Connecticut, United States) +/-

Roseland NJ: Listen & Live Audio, 2000. Brand new in shrink wrap. 4 cassette(s). Unabridged. Year after year, in spite of monumental dangers, climbers return to the world's most difficult mountains, whether it's the cliffs of Yosemite or the peaks of the Himalaya. At these places, even the most cautious climber must accept the possibilities of moving unroped to save time, braving terrain vulnerable to rockfall, trusting afternoon thunderstorms to hold off long enough to get below treeline. Mistakes, bad... more information

Offered by J M O'Brien (Connecticut, United States) +/-

Mass market paperback, in vg condition with light spine wear and light edgewear.... more information

Offered by azimuth17 (South Carolina, United States) +/-

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1972. VERY GOOD to NEAR FINE book condition/NEAR FINE dust jacket. Printed in Great Britain. Dark aqua marine hardcover with gilt letting on spine. 1/2" shelf bump to top edge & very minor shelf bumping to head & tail of spine. Colorful dust jacket shows Cook's death in Hawaii painted by John Webber, the artist who acompanied Cook on his final voyage. Very little shelf rub to edges, corners & back.Photo of author & short biography on ba... more information

Offered by Denney Book Shelf (Kansas, United States) +/-

Lonely Planet, 2006 Brand New Book . Paperback. New. ... more information

Offered by Chapterhouse Books Online (North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) +/-

Canton OH: Daring Books, 1988. Gray simulated cloth paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, x, 367pp. Spine very slightly shelf-cocked, light shallow dent on upper area of spine, bump to front top hinge, text crisp & clean. Dust jacket is price clipped, spine top very lightly bumped with a tiny split, tiny closed tear on front top edge, bright, crisp & clean.. ISBN: 0938936786. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ADVENTURE, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, WAR & MILITARY. ... more information

Offered by Gene\'s Books, IOBA (Kansas, United States) +/-

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1947. Beige and blue cloth with gilt lettering; 301pp; map; Frontispiece portrait of author (who was First Mate) and 15 more half-tone plates; usual ex-library markings, including "withdrawn" stamped on front cover, top edge, and front endpaper; a square, solid copy with wear to extremities - lower corners starting to fray; pages are clean and unmarked.. First Thus. Original Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Non-F... more information

Offered by Chuck Crane Books (Minnesota, United States) +/-

New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989. Clean and tight very light spine crease and scuffing.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. ... more information

Offered by Wendys Books (Michigan, United States) +/-

New York: North Point Press / Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2009. Hardcover with dust jacket. First edition. AS NEW. 288 pages; 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Publisher's press release laid in. A guide without inhibitions, Osborne takes us to a feverish place where a strange blend of ancient Buddhist practice and new sexual mores has created a version of modernity only superficially indebted to the West. Bangkok Days is a visceral love letter to the city that revived OsborneÕs faith in adventure and the world. ... more information

Offered by A&D Books (New Jersey, United States) +/-

Congdon & Lattes : distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1981 Light edge wear and bumping at spine ends, very slight spine lean, otherwise binding is tight, book is unmarked. Nice dust jacket with light edge wear and scuffing, in a new Mylar protective cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". ... more information

Offered by Wendys Books (Michigan, United States) +/-

Epicenter Press, 1994 ISBN# 0-945397-23-2 First Printing, NF/NF, only very slight bending at the top of the spine, protective mylar cover.. F. Hardcover. ... more information

Offered by River Run Books (Oregon, United States) +/-

New York: Dorset Press, 1972. Developing Views of The Earth From Ancient Times To Captain Cook. Light brown boards, black cloth backstrip, viii, 216pp, index, illustrated with maps & drawings. Spine very slightly cocked, small faint smudge on front cover. (Book has number line indicating first edition but dust jacket has no price nor bar code.). ISBN: 0880294604. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ADVENTURE, HISTORY. ... more information

Offered by Gene\'s Books, IOBA (Kansas, United States) +/-

Ulysses Press, 1998. Pages are clean and binding is firm. ISBN: 1569751269. Wraps (Paperback). Mildly Edgeworn. CALIFORNIA GUIDEBOOKS DISNEYLAND CALIF TRAVEL UNITED STATES WEST PACIFIC AK CA HI NV WA. ... more information

Offered by Books Do Furnish A Room (North Carolina, United States) +/-

Collier Books. Good. 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Scarce Title, 2nd printing. Moderate edgewear & creasing to covers, small tears to bottom spine, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight for the most part, split at spine can be seen at 2 points but all pages are intact. B/w photos. SUMMARY: The exciting true adventures of a physician whose practice encompassed 600,000 square miles of frozen, wind-swept wilderness - the Canadian East Arctic. A thrilling true account of Dr. Moody's ex... more information

Offered by Ravenswood Books (Alberta, Canada) +/-