Search Results: World Travel

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK Penguin Books Ltd, 1991. Paperback First Edition Thus [1991], so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: very slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; one of the dates on the copyright page has been circled in pen and the book shows UNDERLINING on four other pages in the text; binding secure. No longer 'As New', but remains sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 176pp. Originally published by Frontier Publishing in 1990. Trade Paperback.

San Francisco, CA Mercury House, 1996. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Shows LINES IN THE MARGINS OF FIFTEEN PAGES IN INK. Else, Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: Binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectlyt secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 210pp. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Trade Paperback.

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 1st ed. thus. 304pp. paperback 8vo: Very Good+ [text is lightly age browned; foxing to edges; else a clean and crisp copy]

Menlo Park, California: Lane Books, 1969. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.

New York, NY Simon & Schuster, 1986. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The book shows a small bump at the bottom edge of the front panel; else flawless; the binding remains square and secure; the text clean.The DJ is very lightly sunned along the front and rear hinges and at the backstrip, but the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; else only mild rubbing; the price is unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 239pp.Hardback with DJ. Anyone who likes travel literature will certainly not be disappointed in Alex Shoumatoff's IN SOUTHERN LIGHT. It is a book in two parts. In the first, he travels with a friend up a large, but seldom-visited tributary of the Amazon, the Nhamunda, in search of any clues about the eponymous Amazons themselves. He finds mostly caboclos, mixed race people… Read More

New York, NY Viking Penguin: Viking, 1986. Hardcover First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 184pp. Hardback with DJ. One of Britain's most esteemed men of letters, Sir Angus offers this gathering of his travel writings dating from 1957 to 1984. His rich and candid mind, and his exuberant enjoyment of places and cultures, lead him sometimes into stylistic excesses. No matterthis, his 18th book, is literate, entertaining armchair travel. The 13 essays open with Sir Angus's impressions of the Japanese as he got to know them in 1957 while visiting Tokyo with a group of international writers. Similarly upbeat is his piece on Brighton, for the British "the jolliest resort in the world"a gem of nostalgic affection. His 1961 return to South Africa, "my mother's land" (Wilson grew up there), offers sensitive… Read More

Freilassing, Deutschland: Prodesign, 2014. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Includes Deutsch, English, Francais, Italiano translations. Moderate shelf wear to edges and corners of cover and spine. Binding remains tight and pages are mostly clean and unbent. Good used reading condition.

London: Abacus, 1996 1st ed. thus. 378pp. paperback: Good [text is age browned; edges are foxed; else a clean, complete & tight copy] A humorous view of business travel by a well-traveled Brit.

London: Heinemann, 2008 1st ed. 262pp. hardback 8vo: Fine in a near Fine dj [dj = small roughed spot on back cover; else nrF] A sort of linguistic travel book by a winner of Canada’s National Newspaper Award.

London: Abacus, 1996 reprint. 314pp. paperback: Good+ [some light spine creases; text is age browned; foxing to fore edge; else a clean, complete & right copy] A humorous view of business travel by a well-traveled Brit.

Toronto: Deneau Publishers, 1988 1st ed. thus. paperback. 326pp. paperback tall 8vo: Very Good [some foxing to edges; else a clean, complete & tight copy] An anthology of Canadian travel writing including pieces by Stephen Leacock, Morley Callaghan, John Glassco, Malcolm Lowry, George Woodcock, Bharati Mukherjee & Brian Moore, et al., 28 in all.

New York: Broadway Books, 2004 1st ed. 273pp. paperback 8vo: near Fine. A humorous travel memoir of life on Tarawa in the Republic of Kiribati.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1992 2nd ptg. 225pp. paperback 8vo: Very Good. A much praised book of travel sketches.

Palo Alto, CA: Travelers' Tales, 2003 reprint. 194pp. paperback 8vo: Very Good+ [text is age browned; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy] Almost 30 humorous accounts by women travelers.

New York: Metro Books, 2008 1st ed. 224pp. hardback 12mo in pictorial boards: Fine in a Fine dj. A compendium of interesting travel trivia.

San Francisco: Travelers' Tales, 2004 1st ed. 209pp. paperback 8vo: Very Good+ [text is age browned; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy] Over 30 humorous accounts by women travelers.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1963 1st Am. ed. 320pp. blue cloth 8vo: ex lib. copy; white Dewey numbers on spine strip; some other markings from a deletion; else a clean, complete & tight copy. A variety of non-fiction works by Sir Osbert (1892-1969) published in a variety of publications. Many are travel pieces written before the end of the British Empire.

Lincolnwood, IL Passport Books, 1989. Paperback First Edition (1989), so stated. First Edition (1989), so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the wrapper covers; faint bend at the top corner tip of the first fifty pages or so; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, bookplates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a a couple of very minor flaws. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). 224 pages. Profusely illustrated with Color Photography by R. Ian Lloyd. Language: English. Weight; 14 ounces. Trade Paperback.

Collier Books, 1989. Softcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Small ripple on lower inside hinge of first few pages. Crease across lower corner of first few pages.

Macmillan, 1997. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.