Travel Writing from Turn-The-Page Books
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The Silent Traveller in New York
by Yee, Chiang
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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$24.00
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London: Methuem & Co., 1950. Square and unmarked, with toned page edges, sticker scuff to front fly leaf, slightly musty. Full cloth binding. 281pp. Illustrations. Jacket has some edge wear, darkly toned spine. Now in a new mylar cover.. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$24.00
Peter Freuchen's Adventures in the Arctic
by Freuchen, Peter; Freuchen, Dagmar (editor)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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$14.00
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New York: Julian Messner, 1960. Square and unmarked. Full cloth binding. Map endpapers. 383pp. Good only jacket shows considerable wear and tear, now in a new mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$14.00
The Seine: The River That Made Paris
by Sciolino, Elaine
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2020
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780393609356
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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$12.00
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2020. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked. 370pp. In a very nice unclipped jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$12.00
Driving over Lemons : An Optimist in Spain
by Stewart, Chris
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780375410284
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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Pantheon Books, 1999. 1st printing. Unmarked copy showing light reader's use and handling. Map endpapers. 248pp. In an unclipped jacket.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$10.00
The Private Life of Polar Exploration
by Scott, J. M.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780851581538
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1982. Square and unmarked in full cloth binding. 177pp. Photos and illustrations. Very nice jacket has a crease along front flap.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$10.00
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Travels in Central Asia; Being the Account of a Journey from Teheran Across the Turkoman Desert to the Eastern Shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand, Performed in the Year 1863
by Vambery, Arminius
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1865
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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$95.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1865. Cloth binding. rubbed. No title label on spine. Front hinge tender but holding nicely; front flyleaf pulled half loose. NO Map in rear. 493pp., illus.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$95.00
I Married Adventure: The Lives and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson
by Johnson, Osa
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Published
- 1942
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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$65.00
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Halcyon House, 1942. Reprint edition zebra striped cloth hardcover. No dj. Attractive bookplate on front pastedown, and prior owner's name inked on rear pastedown. 376pp., photos, index.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$65.00
Trail Tested: A Thru-Hiker's Guide to Ultralight Hiking and Backpacking
by Lighter, Justin
- Condition
- New
- Published
- 2013
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780762787838
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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$10.00
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Globe Pequot Press, 2013. NEW copy, still in publisher's shrinkwrap.. Paperback. New. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
$10.00
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A Narrative of Memorable Events in Paris, Preceding the Capitulation, and During the Occupancy of that City by the Allied Armies, in the Year 1814
by Underwood, Richard Thomas; Britton, J. (ed.)
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1828
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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$125.00
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London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828. "Being Extracts from The Journal of a Detenu, Who Continued a Prisoner, on Parole, in the French Capital, From the Year 1803 to 1814. Also, Anecdotes of Buonaparte's Journey to Elba." Written by artist Thomas Richard Underwood (1772-1836), and published confidentially at his behest by editor friend John Britton. … Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
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Through Five Republics on Horseback: Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America
by Ray, G. Whitfield
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Published
- 1911
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Toronto: William Briggs, 1911. Seventh Editiohn, revised. Pictorial boards with gilt titles front and spine. Lightly rubbed; internally unmarked. 381pp. Illustrations.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall. Item Price
$20.00
Richard Halliburton's Complete Book of Marvels
by Halliburton, Richard
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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$75.00
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1960. Later printing. Combined edition of both The Occident and The Orient. Unmarked copy in quarter orange cloth binding. 640pp. Generously illustrated with photos. Good only jacket is moderately rubbed along edges, with small chips. New mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
$75.00
Richard Halliburton's Book of Marvels: The Occident
by Halliburton, Richard
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Published
- 1937
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$24.00
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Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1937. Full blue cloth binding, well rubbed and soiled. Lacking dj. Internally unmarked. 314pp. Photos all throughout. No dj. A fair to good reader's copy.. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
$24.00
The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians
by Stanton, Scott
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780965996693
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$10.50
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Portland, OR: 3T Publishing, 1998. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked, covers slightly rubbed 430pp. Photos in b&w throughout. A music lover's guide to all the graves, shrines and memorabilia of the great rock, jazz, blues, country & western and classical musicians of the past.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.… Read more about this item Item Price
$10.50
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Travels in the Far East
by Peck, Ellen M. H.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1909
- Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$50.00
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1909. Decorative full cloth binding, rubbed at corners. Tight, unmarked copy. Gilt upper page edges. Mild toning to endpapers. 349pp. Numerous photos. Travels to Egypt, India, Burma, Ceylon, Java, Siam, China, Japan, Manchuria, Korea.. First Edition. Hardccover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9"… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka
by Gimlette, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2016
- Binding
- ISBN
- 9780385351270
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. 1st printing. Book and jacket show light reading wear. Clean and unmarked. 399pp. Unclipped jacket rubbed at corners.. First Edition. Hardccover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$15.00
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A Year Amonst the Persians: Impressions as to the Life, Character, & Thought of the People of Persia Received During Twelve Months' Residence in the Country in the Years 1887-1888
by Browne, Edward Granville
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$60.00
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London: Adam and Chalres Black, 1950. Third Edition. Unmarked, square copy with toned endpapers. Full red cloth binding. xxii, 650pp. Fold-out map in back. Foreword by Sir Ellis H. Minns; with a Memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed, with toned spine. In a protective mylar cover. … Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
by Lawrence, T.E.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$85.00
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Garden City Publishing Co., 1938. De Luxe Edition. 672pp., index. Full cloth binding, square and unmarked with mildly toned endpapers. 672pp. Illustrations. Dust jacket shows some edge wear, foxing to back panel. Offered now in a new mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Item Price
$85.00
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An Eastern Odyssey: The Third Expedition of Haardt and Audion-Dubreuil
by Le Fevre, George
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$28.00
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935. Full green cloth binding, shelf rubbed. Clean and unmarked, with dried clovers (some four-leaf) scattered about through the pages. 368pp. Photos. Jacket is fair only, very worn, with large chips. In a protective mylar cover.. First American Edition. Hardccover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$28.00
Ocean of Fire: Through the Garden of Allah to Timbuktu
by Christopher, Robert
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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Rand McNally & Company, 1956. 2nd printing. Previously owned by a smoker, so good only copy. Spne lean. Unmarked copy with map endpapers, 256pp, photos. Jacket is moderately rubbed, chipped at spine ends, in a protective mylar cover.. Hardccover. Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$15.00
The Selected Writings of Lafcadio Hearn
by Hearn, Lafcadio; Goodman, Henry (ed.)
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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New York: Citadel Press, 1949. Full cloth binding, shelf rubbed, with sunned spine. 566pp.. Hardccover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
$15.00