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A TRIP ON THE GÖTA CANAL
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Stockholm: The Swedish Touring Club, 1947 Signed by Widar Carlsson, captain of the "S/S Juno", one of the boats on the canal, on the half-title. An account of a trip across central Sweden on the Göta Canal, with historical commentary, many b/w photos of the countryside, and maps. A clean copy, with minor soiling to the covers, 101pp. In English. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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ONE DRY SEASON, In the Footsteps of Mary Kingsley
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990 dust jacket shows minor staining on inside, this book is a retracing of the 1895 journey of Mary Kingsley, who wrote the classic Travels in West Africa, 283pp.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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THE WAY TO XANADU, Journeys to a Legendary Realm
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993 Alexander actually visits the places Coleridge only envisioned in an opium reverie. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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SIX MONTHS OFF, An American Family's Australian Adventure
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New York: William Morrow, 1988 The account of the Lamar Alexander family's six month vacation in Australia, after he was governor of Tennessee and before he was a presidential hopeful.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information
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BAEDEKER'S GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
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New York: Prentice Hall Travel , 1994 In sturdy plastic cover, folding map of Great Britain included, many color photos, a nearly crisp copy, 656 pages. . Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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FOLLOW ME! Travels and Trysts Abroad for the Woman Alone
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New York: Macmillan, 1965 clean copy, a book full of all sorts of useful information for the woman traveler, including very good notes on foreign men, 302pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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SAWADDI SPECIAL EDITION...a Cultural Guide to Thailand
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Bangkok: The American Women's Club of Thailand /Craftsman Press, 1991 20th anniversary edition of the 1971 collection of articles on the culture of Thailand. Articles by various writers on art, architecture, Buddhism, ceremonies, crafts, customs and culture, dance, fashion, folktales, hilltribes, history, music, natural history, sociology, and sport. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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AT HOME IN FRANCE
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New York: Ballantine, 1996 First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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HONEY FROM THE LION, An African Journey
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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1988 Wendy Belcher's first book, an account of a return trip to Ghana. An as new, unread copy, 188 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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FROMMER'S 97 CHICAGO
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New York: Macmillan, 1997 Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information
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OXFORD, INSIGHT CITY GUIDES
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Oxford: APA Publications , 1990 Bookmark showing coats of arms of the 36 colleges laid in. An as new copy, full of information, maps, history, fine color photographs throughout. 286 pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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SONNET:ONE WOMAN'S VOYAGE FROM MARYLAND TO GREECE
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San Francisco: NORTH POINT PRESS , 1997 First editon Fine/Fine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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DAISY BATES IN THE DESERT, A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines
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New York: Pantheon, 1994 third printing, "In 1913, when she was fifty-four years old, Daisy Bates went to live in the deserts of South Australia..." , a biographical study of an intriguing woman, an unread copy, 232pp.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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EASTERN EUROPE, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland
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New York: Time-Life Books, 1969 Third printing, illustrated covers, mapped endpapers, b/w and color photos, name in ink on verso of front free endpaper, else a clean copy. 176 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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PEKING
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Amsterdam: Time-Life Books, 1978 photographic cover and endpapers, color photos by Peter John Griffiths. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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THE ROMANCE OF COUNTRY INNS
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New York: Smithmark, 1996 color photo boards and dust jacket, many full-page color photos, a trip to gorgeous country inns of America, Ireland , England, and Europe, 122 color photos, 127pp.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information
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AN INDIAN JOURNEY
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New York: The Literary Guild, 1928 A German's account of traveling on the Indian subcontinent in the days of the British reign. Marbled paper boards with brown backing, title on spine somewhat faded, map of India on endpapers. Imaginatively illustrated with full-page drawings, chapter headings, and smaller drawings by Harry Brown. Name and date (1928) on endpaper. Edges rubbed. A square copy. 273 pages.. Early reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harry Brown . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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AWAY TO THE GASPÉ
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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1937 Ninth printing, May 1937, red cloth, gilt lettering, mapped endpapers, many beautiful pen and ink illustrations of the Gaspé landscape. 200 pages. . Early reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Putnam Brinley . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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PROVENCE, Land of Enchantment
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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1965 Cream cloth, green lettering, light soiling, underlining in ink on three pages, dj shows some soiling and one closed tear. Some color photos, and many black/white photos.215pp.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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BASQUE PEOPLE
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New York: Harcourt Brace, 1931 Blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, moderate wear to covers, name on endpaper. Chapter head illustrations by Robert Ball. A very engaging book about the Basques. 272 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Robert Ball . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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SILENT TRAVELLER IN SAN FRANCISCO
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New York: W.W.Norton, 1964 one of the "silent traveller" series, nicely illustrated by the author, 366pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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TAIWAN, A WAY OF LIFE
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Taichung : Department of Information, Taiwan , 1985 In Chinese and English. A book of bright color photographs and commentary on all the aspects of life in Taiwan. In slipcase. 200 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/In Slipcase. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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THE MARCHING WIND
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 third printing, dust jacket shows chipping and edgewear. The account of an expedition in search of a sacred high mountain in east central Asia, 368pp.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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COAST CALENDAR, A Saga in Salty Prose of One Year of Life on a Maine Salt Water Farm
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1949 Blue cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated endpapers, dust jacket shows considerable wear and chipping, is intact and in mylar cover. A clean copy with no names or marks, nicely illustrated by the author. Month by month essays on life in Maine. Edition not stated. Copyright date 1949.. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Illus. by Robert P. Tristram Coffin . Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information
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LURE OF THE CARIBBEAN, Virgin Island to Trinidad
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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1968 blue boards, gilt lettering, a clean copy. Many color photos, a folding map of Port St. Lucie is laid in, 160pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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LURE OF THE CARIBBEAN, Virgin Island to Trinidad
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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1968 Blue boards, gilt lettering, a clean copy, in a moderately worn dust jacket. Many color photos, 160pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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PARIS
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New York: Macmillan, 1936 probable first edition?(1936 on title page), a solid clean copy with beautiful illustrations in a ragged dust jacket protected by mylar, blue cloth with gilt lettering, minor wear to edges of covers, dust jacket still in one piece but largely torn and stained, illustrated with 56 full-page drawings of Paris scenes, 139pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Henry Rushbury . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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LONDON
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New York: Macmillan, 1936 Probable first edition?(1936 on title page), a solid clean copy with beautiful illustrations, dark blue cloth with gilt lettering, minor wear to edges of covers, illustrated with 55 full-page drawings of London scenes, 176 pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Joseph Pennell . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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DIE SCHÖNE HEIMAT, Bilder Aus Deutschland
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Konigstein Im Taunus : Karl Robert Langewiesche Verlag , 1958 Auf deutsch. Quality black/white full-page photos. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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SAHARA ADVENTURE
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New York: Julian Messner, 1956 an account of a trip to the South Fezzen region of the Sahara, dust jacket shows considerable wear, but is intact, pictorial endpapers, gold boards, 185pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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A HOOSIER HOLLIDAY
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997 Dreiser's 1914 account of a motor car trip from New York to Indiana. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Franklin Booth . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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IRELAND AND THE IRISH
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1953 A review copy with publisher's slip laid in, green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, blue top edges, map of Ireland on endpapers, book is slightly cocked, dust jacket badly chipped at head and tail of spine. Many b/w photos, 288 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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LA BOURGOGNE, Tourisme France No. 10
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Paris: Éditions Sun, 1975 French language text, 91 color photographs showing the landscape and towns of Burgundy. 101 pages. gift inscription, front endpapers. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Illus. by Jacques Verroust, et. al. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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SUNSET NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Menlo Park, CA : Lane Publishing, 1984 library markings and pocket, else fine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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VANISHED TOWERS & CHIMES OF FLANDERS
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Philadelphia: Penn Publishing, 1925 library stamp on title page and p.25, pocket scar, price in felt tip pen on endpaper, small dab of pink paint on top edge of back cover, even so, this is a beautiful book, an account of cathedrals and buildings damaged in World War I, originally published in 1916, black boards with illustrated front cover and gilt lettering, quality paper, 19 full-page paintings of cathedral and town scenes, each with an onion paper title cover, a solid copy, 212pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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EUROPE, A JOURNEY WITH PICTURES
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New York: The Studio Publications, Inc., 1954 Red cloth, a clean square standing copy, edges rubbed, endpapes slightly tanned. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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ENGLAND SPEAKS
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New York: Literary Guild, 1935 'Being Talks with Road Sweepers, Barbers, Statesmen, Lords and Ladies, Beggars, Farming Folk, Actors, Literary Gentlemen, Tramps, Down-and-outs, Miners, Steel Workers, Blacksmiths, the Man-in-the-Street, Highbrows, L owbrows, And All Manner of Folk of Humble and Exalted Rank with a Panorama of the English Scene in This Year of Grace 1935'. Nicely illustrated with many full-page penciled drawing by E. Lander. 341pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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INSIDE AUSTRALIA
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New York: Harper & Row, 1972 black boards, gilt lettering, a reading copy only, some water staining to back cover, name on endpaper, considerable wear and chipping and staining to dust jacket, text block is clean, 370pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Only/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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EGYPT IN SILHOUETTE
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New York: Macmillan, 1928 Green boards, bright gilt lettering front and spine, a clean tight copy, same date (1928) title and copyright pages, published November 1928. Many photographs, a survey of Egyptian society, places, history, literature. 278 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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NO RESERVATIONS
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Minneapolis: T.S. Denison, 1958 orange boards, a clean copy, dust jacket has a few small chips on top edges, "A Personal Narrative by a Woman Who Traveled Alone in European Countries Without Reservations," 319pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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TAR HEEL GHOSTS
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Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1954 Black boards, red lettering on spine, lacking front flyleaf, dust jacket rubbed at folds, minor edge wear. 33 ghost stories from North Carolina, Pen and ink illustrations at head of each chapter. 178 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. Illus. by Lindsay McAlister . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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WHERE MOUNTAINS ROAR, A Personal Report from the Sinai and Negev Desert
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New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1980 The account of a year spent in this historic desert.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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ENGLAND, BLOODY ENGLAND, An Expatriate's Return
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New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990 "what is England like today beneath the surface of comfort and politeness for which it is famous?", 205pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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RIVER HORSE, the Logbook of a Boat Across America
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999 The account of a boat trip east to west across America; the Hudson, the Erie Canal, Lake Erie, the Allegheny, the Ohio, the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Salmon, the Snake, and the Columbia. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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AUSTRALIA IN PICTURES
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Frenchs Forest, NSW: National Book , 1988 A fine clean copy of the best picture book on Australia I have seen. 191 pages of bright, beautful color photos.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Geoff Higgins . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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GREAT CASTLES & PALACES
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New York: Golden Press, 1973 100 romantic settings of pageantry and power, shown in color and b/w, from the Vatican, Windsor Castle, The White House, Edinburgh Castle, Neuschwanstein, Schönbrunn, Topkapi Palace, Drottningholm, many others. Gift inscription on bound endpaper, else a clean copy. 80 pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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TWO RIVERS, Travels in West Africa on the Trail of Mungo Park
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London: Chapmans Publishers, 1991 "A beguling account of a journey through West Africa in the footsteps of one of Britain's greatest explorers, Mungo Park." Park explored West Africa in 1975. Clean, tight copy, 251 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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TWO RIVERS, Travels in West Africa on the Trail of Mungo Park
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London: Chapmans Publishers, 1991 "A beguling account of a journey through West Africa in the footsteps of one of Britain's greatest explorers, Mungo Park." Park explored West Africa in 1975. Clean, tight copy, 251 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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NATIONAL PARKS, A Guide to the National Parks and Monuments of the United States
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New York: Golden Press, 1964 Glossy illustrated covers, mapped endpapers, title page is color photo of Maroon Bells, in Colorado Rockies. A review, with many color photos, of the National Parks. A clean, tight copy. 165 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various Photographers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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MEXICO
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New York: Time Incorporated , 1961 Illustrated covers, mapped endpapers, b/w and color photos, a clean copy, 160 pages.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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