Travel & Exploration

Good.. Paperback. Clean, unmarked; NOTICEABLE AVERAGE WEAR. Language: English. more information

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Good. Hardcover. 1st U.S. edition hardcover with dustjacket 1982 Knopf. Very clean, unmarked, with average wear: paperclip impressions on some pages; jacket scraped at back. 160pp, 90 photos (31 in color). Language: English. Keywords: naturalist, ornithology, ornithologist, penguins, birds, native, bird-watchers, wildlife, extinction, species, polar, Antarctica. more information

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Good.. Hardcover. Hardcover 1980 Host & Son. Picture cover--no dustjacket. Previous owner's inkstamp inside back cover. Very clean; pages bright; binding tight. Front cover slightly warped. 74pp, map. Language: English, Danish, French, Spanish, and German. Crisp full-page color photos of lovely Denmark scenery. Keywords: photography, tourism. more information

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Good. Hardcover. 2nd printing hardcover with dustjacket 1969 W. W. Norton. Jacket is heavily chipped. Corner (but not price) has been clipped from front flap. Clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. 304pp; Index; B/W photos. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. An American literary man's personal view of the England he found while exploring its literary sites. Discusses sites related to Carlyle, Lamb, Spenser, Bronte, Tennyson, Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Dickens, Elizabeth Rossetti, Conan Doyle, Eliot, and more. Language: English. more information

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New. Paperback. Softcover 1st U.S. printing 1988 Michael Kesend Publishing, New York. Translated from the Danish and with an Introduction by Grace Thornton. Superclean; no marks or creases; pages bright; binding tight. Gift-giving condition. 207 pages; Index; black-and-white illustrations. Language: English (translation). 'Andersen, although best known for his masterly fairy tales, was also a travel writer of renown. In 1840 he began a journey that was to take him to Italy, Malta, Greece and the Ottoman Empire. From Constantinople, he went daringly north along the shores of the Black Sea and made his way back to Vienna.... A Poet's Bazaar is a vivid, colorful and highly personal account that easily carries the reader along to then-exotic ports of call in another age of travel.'--from the publisher. more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1994 National Book Network. Superclean; no marks or creases; pages bright; binding tight. Has a bump to the side. 198pp, B/W photos. Language: English. Keywords: humor, commentary, regional, United States, Southern. more information

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Good.. Hardcover. Coffee-table hardcover with dustjacket 1978. Clean and unmarked; NOTICEABLE WEAR. 400+ pp, atlas, history, gazeteer. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. more information

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New.. Paperback. Softcover coloring book 1996 Totally Graphic. New; superclean; never used; no marks or creases. Gift-giving condition. 28 pages. Language: English. Beautifully detailed line renderings of NYC landmarks including WORLD TRADE CENTER, Statue of Liberty, Radio City Music Hall, and the Apollo Theatre. Includes centerfold map which pinpoints each of the famous Big Apple sights. Keywords: Manhattan, sightseeing, souvenir, buildings, architecture. more information

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Acceptable. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1960 Orion Press. Heavy wear to jacket: mark from removed label, chips, small rips, crumpling, and rubbing at edges. 4-line gift inscription on first blank page. Light age- tanning to pages. Binding is solid. Great reading / research copy. 202 pages; more than 50 black-and-white illustrations in pen and ink, charcoal, and pencil. Language: English. NOTE: Large format-- cannot ship outside U.S. via Flat-Rate envelope; may require additional international postage. 'These are an artist's impressions of India, and because the author is the distinguished American artist George Biddle, the result is a sensitive portrait of a country whose future is of increasing importance to the world. ... Biddle's talks with political and religious leaders such as Nehru, Krishna Menon and Acharya Vinobaji as well as his meetings with Indian artists, holy men and peasants have been reported with insight and understanding'.--from jacket flap. Keywords: travel, vintage. No ISBN. more information

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Acceptable. Paperback. Small softcover book published 1960 by Edoardo Bonechi, Edizioni Il Turismo. HEAVY WEAR: Cover, corners and edges worn and creased; light age-tanning to pages. Text clean and unmarked; binding is holding. Great reading / research copy. 104 pages; black-and-white and a few color photos; maps. Language: English (translated from the Italian by E. R. Nannetti). Vintage guidebook with 5 itineraries for touring the artistic, historic, and architectural treasures of this great city. Keywords: travel, tourism, Italy, tourist, guide book, retro, Sixties, 1960s, '60s. No ISBN. more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1st edition 1973 Capra / Scrimshaw. Superclean; no marks or creases; only light wear. 77pp, B/W illustrations, Bibliography, maps, useful words and phrases, list of gear. History, hiking, hospitality of the region. Language: English. Foreword by William Richardson. Keywords: Tarahumar, Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, Northwest, Mexican, trailhead, trip, burros, Occidental. more information

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Good.. Paperback. Softcover 2nd printing 1977 Myrtle Bank Publishers, Natchez, Miss. Average wear. Text clean and unmarked; no creases; pages bright; binding tight. 112 pages; Index; black-and-white photos; fold-out map. Language: English. Note: This is NOT the later, revised edition. 'A Practical Handbook for Getting Around. Stroll old streets and gardens. Explore historic buildings and byways. Shop, dine, relax in Southern style. Enjoy the complete Natchez experience.'--from the publisher. Keywords: travel, tourism, tourist, United States, Deep South, Mississippi River, regional, local, history, guidebook, antebellum, plantation, Confederate, Confederacy, levee, architecture, 1970s, Seventies. No ISBN. more information

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Like New. Paperback. Softcover with stapled binding 1990 reprint English Heritage. Superclean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Gift-giving condition. 32 pages; color photos; maps; plans; family tree. Language: English. Souvenir guidebook to one of the greatest Jacobean houses in England, with a current room-by-room description and brief details of its history and its owners. Keywords: architecture, travel, Thomas Audley, Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, Sir John Griffin Griffin, Baron Braybrooke, Robert Adam, Capability Brown, Neville, country home, park, grounds, garden, tourism, tour, touring. more information

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Good.. Hardcover. 3rd U.S. printing hardcover with dustjacket 1987 Viking. Long GIFT INSCRIPTION inside front cover. Price-clipped flap. Otherwise clean, bright, tight. 293pp. Language: English. Keywords: Australia, Australian, Alice Springs, aborigine, aboriginal, bushwalker, nomadism, nomadic, nomad, path, pathway, adventure, journal, notebook. more information

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Good. Paperback. Softcover 2nd edition, no date (circa 1980), published in Crete by Heraklion. Crease to front cover; spine uncreased. Noticeable average edgewear. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. 78 pages plus 20 black-and-white photos; B/W illustrations; fold-out Plan of the Palace; map; Index. Ca. 6.5 x 4.75 inches. Language: English. Keywords: Minoan, Minos, king, minotaur, Greece, Greek, myth, mythology, fresco, frescoes, labyrinth, Sir Arthur Evans, Archaeological Museum, archaeology, excavation, site, history, ancient, antiquity, antiquities, architecture. No ISBN. more information

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Very Good. Paperback. Oblong softcover 1993 Friends of Acadia. No additional printings indicated. Text and cover very clean; no marks or creases; pages bright; binding tight. Light corner wear and soiling. 103pp, Index, B/W photos. Language: English. A collection of articles from the Journal of Friends of Acadia. Topics include nature, history, society, wildlife, and legend. Contributors include Tammis Coffin, Gladys O'Neil, Emma Farway, Patti D'Angelo, Oliver Quimby, and others. Profusely illustrated. Keywords: Mt. Desert Island, Maine, Bar Harbor, United States, regional, anthologies.

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Very Good.. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket stated 1st edition,1st printing 1989 Atlantic Monthly Press. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Only light wear. Front flap is creased. 231pp. Language: English. 'For over a century, Provence has been a magnet for artists and writers--e.g., Cezanne, Van Gogh, Picasso, Maugham, and Lawrence. Delbanco, a successful novelist himself, explores the lure of the Provencal landscape in this graceful blend of travelogue and memoir. Delbanco's account of his trip in 1987 with his wife and 2 daughters alternates with memories of earlier sojourns there: It was in Provence that he had his first serious love affair and wrote his first 3 novels. Throughout, Delbanco displays a keen eye and a facility for piquant observation. The proprietor of a bed-and- breakfast inn is described as a redoubtable woman in blue who kept a Gauloise on her lower lip and an eye peeled for incompetence among the staff. Written with style and grace and leavened with humor, this is an elegant depiction of the effect of time on character and place.'--Laurence Hull, Library Journal, 1989. more information

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Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1994 Kodansha America. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Average wear. 360pp, Index, B/W photos. Language: English. '[A] a virtual cornucopia of information about Japan, offering readers reliable and accurate information on virtually every aspect of the nation and its people. The range of topics is remarkable, from corporate culture, women in the labor force, cram schools, karaoke, comics, to such wide-ranging issues as international relations, foreign trade, and the Japanese language. Indeed, over 200 informative and well-written articles have been organized into 7 thematic divisions--Geography and Nature, History, Government and Diplomacy, Economy, Society, Culture, and Life, providing a balanced and very readable portrait of Japan past and present. Features 250 entries carefully selected from Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Gives the reader, in English, a comprehensive view of Japan, from geography and history to politics, economics, and culture.'--from the publisher. more information

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Very Good.. Hardcover. Stated 1st U.S. edition hardcover with dustjacket 1993 Viking. REMAINDER MARK at bottom page edge. Otherwise very clean; pages bright; binding tight. Unread; only light store shelfwear. 289 pages; Glossary; black-and-white photos. Language: English. 'Those who travel out of boredom seek the comfort of tours and miss the heart and soul of things. Others, like journalist Fitzgerald, live life as a safari on which they embark despite discomforts and so gain real insight. Exiled from her beloved Kenya for writing about politics, miserably unsuited to London, Fitzgerald became a roving reporter in Sub-Saharan Africa, hopping from war to war, each more savage than the last--Ethiopia, the Central African Republic, Liberia, and Mozambique. These are wars of revenge, lacking the ideals of a Gandhi or Mandela. African power shifts like sand, and those who do not grasp it for an instant are fools--as Fitzgerald suggests, that is the secret of institutionalized corruption. Only in Mali and the Ivory Coast does she find people living graciously in the face of misfortune. Being so close to those about whom she writes, Fitzgerald sees life through their eyes and shares with us the secrets they have taught her. These are tantalizing glimpses, well told.'--Louise Leonard, Library Journal, 1993. more information

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Good. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1961 Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Heavy wear to jacket: spine is very sun-faded; many chips; small rips (closed with archival tape) to edges. Clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. Protected by new Mylar jacket cover. Good reading / research copy. 180 pages; black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings. Language: English. Preface by Graham Greene. Saffron-yellow cloth-covered boards with black title on front and spine. 'The delightful drawings that fill these pages, and the imaginative text that enhances them, provides readers with a unique and exciting experience: an artist's view of ... ten turbulent areas of modern Africa: Dakar and the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Sudan, the Belgian Congo and the Gabon Republic.'--from jacket flap. Keywords: art, travel, sketch, sketches, vintage, retro, 1960s, Sixties. No ISBN. more information

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Good. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1968 The Dietz Press, Richmond, VA. Average wear to jacket: small chips and rips; edges rubbed. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on 1st blank page. Text clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. 198 pages; black-and-white photos. Language: English. Book layout: Carl E. (Chick) Larson. Photographs: Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, Phil Flournoy, Chief Photographer. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Noted newspaperman Guy Fridell and his family traveled across and around Virginia, journeying through lovely landscape, vivid history, old customs, tall tales, fine food, and new ideas. Keywords: travel, local, regional, state, Virginian, Old Dominion, historical site, Yorktown, Appomattox, Wilderness Trail, Powhatan, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Robert E. Lee, South, Southern, 1960s, Sixties, '60s. No ISBN. more information

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Good. Hardcover. Hardcover 1965 Flammarion, Paris. Glossy picture cover-- NO DUSTJACKET. Noticeable wear: cover corners bumped and worn; several page corners lightly creased. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Great reading / research copy. 264 pages; black-and-white photos; maps. Language: French / en Francais. No additional printings indicated. Publisher's comments card laid in. Keywords: The Sahara Notebooks, Call of the Hoggar, Saharan, writer, author, adventurer, expedition, desert, mountaineer, mountain guide, travel, exploration, Algiers, La Depeche d'Alger, Raymond Coche, Alpine, Francaise, Grand Erg Occidental, climb, climber, Garet El Djenoun, Mountain of the Spirits, Messak Settafet, 1930s, Thirties, Commandeur de la Legion d'honneur, Legion of Honor, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Méharées, Meharees, L'Aventure Vecue. No ISBN. more information

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Good.. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1980 Houghton Mifflin. Jacket VERY WORN at edges, with 4 closed rips. Library inkstamp on last page. Otherwise very clean; pages bright; binding tight. 430pp, maps. Language: English. NOTE: Large size -- Cannot ship outside U.S. via Flat- Rate envelope. more information

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Good. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1953 Doubleday. Heavy edgewear to jacket: several archivally-repaired rips; chips; crumpling. Price clipped from jacket flap. Small inkstamp on 1st blank page. Light age-tanning to pages. Text clean and unmarked; binding tight. Good reading / research copy. 188 pages; a few black-and-white illustrations ('decorations') by the author. Language: English. Prose poems by an English-born American citizen and World War I veteran who was educated in France. 'Major Gibbs has written a beautiful and perceptive tribute to France. He has also written of his own experiences--his schoolboy days at St. Malo, his soldier days at Ypres, Lille, Amiens, Armentieres, his student days in Paris, and his most recent visit there.'--from jacket flap. Keywords: travel, vintage, retro, postwar, French, Fifties, 1950s. No ISBN. more information

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Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1994 Kodansha. Very clean; no marks; no creases to spine or covers. Average wear. Some pages creased. 288pp, Index, Bibliography, maps. Language: English. more information

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Acceptable. Paperback. Slim softcover booklet published 1966 by Fundaciones Vega-Inclan / Estades, S. A., Madrid. HEAVY WEAR to covers: edges creased, crumpled, and rubbed. Light age-tanning to pages. Text clean and unmarked; binding intact. Good reading / research copy. 31 pages; fold-out plan of house; black-and-white photos of paintings. Language: English (translated from the Spanish by Ilene E. Avery). Keywords: Toledo, Spain, artist, art history, painter, painting, travel, tourism, tour, guidebook, souvenir, vintage, Jewish, Judaism, Judaica, Samuel Ha-Levi, Sixties, 1960s. No ISBN. more information

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Very Good.. Hardcover. Stated 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1995 HarperCollins. REMAINDER MARK at bottom page edge. Very clean; never read. 1 corner bumped. 190pp, Index, Notes, B/W photos. Language: English. From the publisher: A popular science writer explores the mysterious, ecologically delicate Southern Ocean in a captivating blend of historical anecdotes, scientific revelation, and personal epiphany. Keywords: pole, polar more information

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Good. Paperback. Single-sheet folded travel brochure / pamphlet ca. 1970, published by Guatemala Tourist Commission, Guatemala City. Noticeable average wear: light creases; paper is rubbed and worn. No marks or rips; paper is bright. Folded into 8 sections. One side describes the archaeological sites in the area of the Department of El Peten, with information for travelers. Reverse side has a map of the El Peten area and a plan of the 'lost city' of Tikal. Language: English. No publishing date or author stated. Keywords: travel, tourism, Guatemalan, Maya, Mayan, ruins, architecture, archaeology, temple, altar, plaza, site, vintage, retro, paper ephemera, Flores. No ISBN. more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Softcover slim book printed in U.K. Very clean and bright; only light wear. 34pp, map, large color photos. Language: English. 34 Scottish castles: Blair, Drum, Aldie, Tulloch, Stewart, Crathes, etc. more information

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Acceptable.. Hardcover. BOOK CLUB EDITION hardcover with dustjacket 1969. Very clean, no marks. Jacket has average wear. Great reading / research copy. Amman, Beirut, Brussels, Hamburg, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris, Tokyo, Vienna, Warsaw, more. 383pp, Index. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority--Surface or Airmail only. more information

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Acceptable. Paperback. Softcover booklet with stapled binding, 3rd printing 1958 Original-Trykk Atelier Spange, Oslo. Fair condition, with HEAVY WEAR: covers creased; large brown stain on back cover from where a photo had been glued, then removed; corners worn throughout. Text clean and unmarked; pages reasonably bright; binding is sound. Good reading / research copy. 32 pages; black-and-white photos; maps (including 1 fold- out). Language: English. A guidebook to the area of Loen, the 'fairy-tale valley' in West Norway. Sponsored by the Alexandra Hotel. Keywords: Norway, Norwegian, fjord, glacier, lake, travel, tourism, tour, souvenir, vintage, retro, Fifties, 1950s, Opheim Farm. No ISBN. more information

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Good. Paperback. 4th printing softcover 1977 Houghton Mifflin. Noticeable average wear to covers; spine tilted; page edges grubby. Text clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight; spine uncreased. Great vintage reading / research copy. 319 pages; black-and-white photos; maps. The author's journey on foot from the North Sea to the Mediterranean. Language: English. Keywords: travel, tour, walking, European, hiking, hike, Brabant, North Frankland, Ardennes, Luxembourg, Lorraine, Vosges, Alps, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, retro, Seventies, 1970s, '70s. more information

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Good. Paperback. 2nd edition softcover booklet with stapled binding, published 1974 by Castle Howard Estate Ltd. Minor wear: tiny corner creases. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. 36 pages; color and black- and-white photos; Family Tree. Language: English. Discusses the castle's history and ownership; describes some of the artistic contents and interior details. Keywords: travel, art, domestic architecture, Yorkshire, England, British, tour, guide book, guidebook, souvenir, Sir John Vanburgh, Earl of Carlisle, Duke of Norfolk, park, grounds, antiques. No ISBN. more information

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Very Good. Paperback. Small, slim softcover reprint published 1961 by Panoramas, Paris. Cover has light wear and soiling. Small piece of red tape on first blank page. Text very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Ca. 56 pages; handsome color photos; map. Languages: French / Francais, with English translation by Arnold Rosin. Castles of the Loire Valley: Chateaudun, Loches, Amboise, Blois, Chambord, Meillant, Chaumont-sur- Loire, Chenonceaux, Villandry, Langeais, Usse, Azay-le-Rideau, Chinon, Coudray-Montpensier, Valencay. Cover shows Chateau du Moulin a Lassay. Keywords: travel, France, architecture, feudal, castle, fortress, estate, mansion, history, guidebook, vintage, retro. No ISBN. more information

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New. Hardcover. Brand-new, 2nd printing hardcover with dustjacket revised edition 1996 Walker and Co., NY. Superclean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight; never read. Only light store shelfwear. Gift-giving condition. 220 pages; Index; Notes; Bibliography; black-and-white illustrations; maps. Language: English. 'Entertaining voyages into the geography of the imagination, from a sailor and journalist. ... He pulls together as much as he can about vanished or fabulous islands, plumbing ancient texts for sightings and commentary, poring over early maps that chart the peregrinations of the islands, then serves up his findings with a light, bright touch. A feast for those who hunger after terra incognita.'--Kirkus Reviews, 1996. Keywords: cartography, North Atlantic, Isle of Demons, Frisland, voyager, Nicolo Zeno, Buss Island, Northwest Passage, Antilla, refugee bishops, Hy-Brazil, Saint Ursula. more information

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Very Good.. Hardcover. Stated 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1989 Knopf. Superclean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Only light wear. 278pp, B/W photos. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority--Surface or Airmail only. 'It was an ill-assorted multinational party of 10 men and 1 woman; their object was to run the 4200 miles of the Amazon, from a snowfield in the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. Kane was the only American in the group. Of the original 11, only 4, Kane among them, reached the sea, 6 months after the start. This is a spine-tingling adventure narrative that leaves the reader eager to learn what next will befall these hapless travelers. They encountered extremes of weather, altitude sickness, suicidal rapids, armed guerrillas; they met Indians who had never encountered white people; they camped on the grounds of a cocaine factory. Kane gives a vivid account of running the rapids--some of the members were swept into the river, barely escaping death. It was a grueling journey and a historic one--this expedition was the first to paddle the entire length of the Amazon.'--Publishers Weekly, 1989. more information

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Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1989 Vintage. Very clean but one corner is bumped. Cover rubbed at spine edge. 187pp. Language: English. more information

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Good. Paperback. Small, slim softcover booklet with stapled binding, 1971 Pitkin Pictorials. Small abraded area on back cover shows white where sticker removed. Average wear. Creases to covers were appararently caused by printer / binder. Text clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. 16 pages; black-and-white photos; plan. Language: English. Brief visitors' guide to one of London's hidden treasures. Keywords: art, history, architecture, Transitional style, Round Church, Blitz, Inns of Court, Order of Knights Templars, medieval, effigy, effigies, travel, England, Da Vinci Code. No ISBN. more information

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Very Good. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1966 Harper and Row. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Only light wear. 300 pages; Index; black-and-white photos; map. Language: English. 'Blaine Littell, former CBS African correspondent, [for 5 months] retraced the route taken by Sir Henry M. Stanley from 1874 to 1877. During his fascinating, frequently perilous journey--through 6 newly independent African nations-- Littell traveled by Land-Rover, plane, river boat, lake steamer and train. And the reader sees and experiences with him a fresh, personal, hard look at what Africa is really like.'--from jacket flap. Keywords: adventure, travel, expedition, Uhuru, Nairobi, Congo, Serengeti, Sixties, 1960s. No ISBN. more information

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Good.. Paperback. London: Pitkin Pictorials Limited, 1983, softcover souvenir guide, 30pp, full-color photos, map of castle. Good condition: clean and unmarked, with noticeable average wear. Back cover corner is VERY CREASED. pages bright; binding tight. Photos of the exterior, the Lower and Middle Wards, and the State Apartments, with their artistic treasures. Includes a concise history of the Castle. Language: English. more information

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Good.. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1974 New York Times / Quadrangle. Text very clean; pages bright. Slight wiggle to spine. Average wear to jacket; archival repairs. 301pp, nice B/W documentary photos. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. From flap: '[A] journey through a year in the life of little-known America.' Keywords: United States, American, country, countryside, heart, heartland, social, life, customs, regions, regional, chronicle, small town, people, folk, citizens, residents, photographs, photography, essays. more information

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Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover 1992 Child's World. Glossy picture cover--NO DUSTJACKET. Superclean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight; never read. For young readers. Ca. 32pp; large color photos. Language: English. The author describes what she saw on a backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon. Keywords: juvenile, children, Arizona, hiking, camping. more information

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Good. Hardcover. 1st U.S. edition hardcover with dustjacket 1977 St. Martin's. Jacket is Fair+ with HEAVY WEAR: several closed rips; 2 pieces missing; taped. Book is Very Good: clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. 170pp, Index, B/W photos. Good reading / research copy. Language: English. more information

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Acceptable. Hardcover. 1st American edition hardcover with dustjacket 1964 Knopf. Heavy wear to jacket: small hole to front; edges and corners worn and crumpled; chipping. Moderate age-tanning to pages. Spine tilted but binding is holding. Text clean and unmarked. Good reading / research copy. 268 pages; black-and-white illustrations; map. Language: English. 'The River Auray is known to the fishermen who live along its shores as the Oyster River. Together with the Vilaine, this river feeds into the Gulf of Morbihan, an inland sea which forms a hundred miles of the coast of Brittany. This area, spangled with islands, bejeweled with remote seaports and villages, matured like wine with quiet age, is the scene of George Millar's narrative of a summer's sailing with his wife aboard their yawl Amokura.'--from jacket flap. Keywords: travel, yacht, yachting, yachtsman, maritime, nautical, sailboat, coastal, France, French. No ISBN. [code J] more information

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Good.. Hardcover. NY: Criterion Books, 1970, no additional U.S. printings indicated, hardcover with dustjacket, 144pp; B/W photos. Language: English. Very clean; no marks; binding is tight. Jacket has small archivally-closed rips and crumpling at edges. Story of Masina, a young Nepali boy; for young readers to adults. 'This is a lively story of Nepal's real people, their homes, their work, their customs, and their beliefs. Superbly documented with dramatic photographs of small villages, busy market places, and the breathtakingly beautiful Himalayas'--from the publisher. more information

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Acceptable. Paperback. Small, slim softcover book copyright 1950, reprinted 1955 by Editions Alpina, Paris. HEAVY WEAR to covers: edges creased, rubbed, and chipped. Front cover starting to split at spine; archival tape reinforcement inside front cover. Text clean and unmarked; pages bright. Good reading / research copy. 64 pages; black-and-white photos; map. Language: English. '[D]esigned solely to be of service to the traveller with little time at his disposal, guiding him through the city during his first brief visit. ... The itinerary has been mapped out so as to present clearly the principal places of interest in their logical sequence, and at the same time in their most favourable aspect.'--page 3. Keywords: France, French, Parisian, walking, sightseeing, travel, tourism, tour, landmark, guidebook, souvenir, vintage, retro, Fifties, 1950s. No ISBN. more information

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Acceptable. Paperback. Small, slim softcover book, copyright 1950 and published 1953 by Editions Alpina, Paris. HEAVY WEAR to covers: edges creased and rubbed; front bottom left corner clipped. Front cover starting to split at spine; archival tape reinforcement inside front cover. Text clean and unmarked; pages bright. Good reading / research copy. 64 pages; black-and-white photos by P. Molinard; map. Language: French / en Francais. Vintage guide book to the westernmost region of France, whose towns include Brest, Quimper, Morlaix, and Carhaix. Keywords: travel, Brittany, France, Finis Terrae, departement, pointe occidentale, province, sightseeing, tourism, tour, tourist, landmark, guidebook, souvenir, retro, Fifties, 1950s. No ISBN. more information

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Good. Hardcover. Small, slim hardcover published by Edizioni A. Scrocchi, Milano. No date stated; appears to be ca. 1920; date of 1912 is mentioned in text. Average wear and rubbing to cover corners. First image is creased. Age-tanning to paper. Very clean; no marks. 32 sepia postcard-size photo views of Padua in accordion-style foldout. Includes a panoramic view of the city. Map on endpapers. Photo captions / brief text in Italian, French, English, and German languages. Ca. 6.75 x 4.5 inches. Maroon leather-look paper over boards; picture on front of Basilica di S. Antonio; lovely embossed color border of oranges and orange blossoms. No dustjacket. Keywords: Italy, cities, travel, souvenir, photography, vintage, antique, art, architecture, monument, historical site, landmark, building, cathedral, St. Anthony, palazzo, piazza, Garibaldi, 1920s, Twenties. No ISBN. more information

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Good. Hardcover. Small, slim hardcover published by E. Sormani, Milano. No date stated; appears to be ca. 1930s; year 1928 is mentioned in text. Average wear and rubbing to cover, corners, and edges. 1-inch rip to margin of one image. Age-tanning to paper. Very clean; no marks. 32 colored postcard photo views of Bologna in accordion-style foldout. Includes a panoramic view of the city. Map on endpapers. Photo captions / brief text in Italian, French, English, and German languages. Ca. 6.5 x 4.75 inches. Blue leather-look paper over boards; picture on front of Le Due Torri (two towers); bordered with raised gold garland design. Keywords: Italy, Bolognese, city, cities, travel, souvenir, photography, vintage, antique, art, architecture, monument, historical site, landmark, building, palazzo, piazza. No ISBN. more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1983 reprint Aldo Cozzi. Very clean; no marks or creases; pages bright; binding tight. 96pp, 126 color photos, map. Language: English. Pictorial tour guide to city. Keywords: Italy, Italian, Leaning, Tower, colour, tourist, Arno, River, Pisani, Pisano, Cathedral, Horsemen's, Square, Romanesque, Monumental Cemetery, National, Museum, Galileo, palace, church, abbey, culture, cultural, landmark, architecture, sculpture, fresco, frescoes. more information

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