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INFINITE ECUADOR INFINITO

by Crespo, Sebastian, Karla Gachet, Ivan Kashinsky, David Marin, and Jorge Vinueza

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Used - Very good+
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Very good+
Published
2006
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Hardcover
ISBN
9789978300572
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Quito, Ecuador: Trama, 2006. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Quito, Ecuador: Trama, 2006. Numerous full color photographs. 131 pp. Text in Spanish. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black paper covered boards. Faint scratch across front board. Free front endpage partially separated from spine. Pages clean and bright. Light soiling near corner of dust jacket.… Read more about this item
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THE PINE BARRENS

by John McPhee

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Used - Very good+
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Very good+
Edition
First edition
Published
[1968]
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Hardcover
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NEW YORK: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, [1968]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. NEW YORK: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, [1968]. First edition. 156 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green cloth. Small discolored patch along the top block near the spine. Some light creasing along the top edge of the front cover as… Read more about this item
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PIECES OF THE FRAME

by John McPhee

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Used - Very good+
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Very good+
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First edition
Published
[1975]
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Hardcover
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New York: Farrar, Strauss And Giroux, [1975]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. New York: Farrar, Strauss And Giroux, [1975]. First edition. 308 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth. Some staining/foxing present along the green-colored top block. Very good+/Very good+.
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NEW CONQUEST OF CENTRAL ASIA: A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPLORATIONS OF THE CENTRAL ASIATIC EXPEDITIONS IN MONGOLIA AND CHINA, 1921-30.

by Andrews, R. C

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Used - Very good+
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Very good+
Published
1932
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Hardcover
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New York: American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1932. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. New York: American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1932. 128 plates (many folding), 12 text illustrations and 3 folding maps at back. 678 pp. Hardcover. Thick quarto. Orange cloth. A nice copy in slightly spine-faded dustjacket. … Read more about this item
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DONKEY INSIDE

by Bemelmans, Ludwig

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First edition
Published
141
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Hardcover
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New York: Viking Press, 141. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. New York: Viking Press, 141. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Full color illustrations by the author. 224 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Tan pictorial cloth. Illustrated endpapers. Head, heel and corners bumped; spine toned; boards… Read more about this item
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SEA AND THE JUNGLE

by Tomlinson, H. M

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Used - Very good+
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First edition
Published
1912
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Hardcover
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London: Duckworth, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. London: Duckworth, 1912. First edition. B/w frontispiece. 354, 19 [1] pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine, gilt decoration to front board. Head and corners bumped; top edge gilt.; interior lightly toned. Still, a clean copy.… Read more about this item
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HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN

by Sykes, Sir Percy

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Published
1940
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Hardcover
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London: Macmillan & Co, 1940. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. London: Macmillan & Co, 1940. 2 vols. Numerous b/w illustrations, including frontispiece and folding maps within text, plus map in rear pocket of volume 2. 411; 414 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth. All edges dyed blue. Heads, heel and… Read more about this item
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FIRST FOOTSTEPS IN EAST AFRICA; OR, AN EXPLORATION OF HARAR

by Burton, Richard F

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. First edition, second issue (without suppressed appendix iv, a
Published
1856
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Hardcover
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London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856. . First edition, second issue (without suppressed appendix iv, as usual). Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856. . First edition, second issue (without suppressed appendix iv, as usual). Illustrated with 2 maps and 4 hand-colored lithographs, as well as 7 in-text illustrations. … Read more about this item
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LETTERS FROM THE BATTLE-FIELDS OF PARAGUAY

by Burton, Richard F

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Edition
First edition
Published
1870
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Hardcover
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London: Tinsley Brothers, 1870. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1870. First edition. Wood-engraved frontispiece by R. Knight; extra title with wood-engraved vignette; folding lithograph map of Paraguay. xix, [1], 491 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue blind-stamped cloth. Rebacked with original spine laid-down; light foxing to frontis and… Read more about this item
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SELECTED PAPERS ON ANTHROPOLOGY, TRAVEL & EXPLORATION NOW EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND OCCASIONAL NOTES BY N. M. PENZER

by Burton, Richard F

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Used - Near fine
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No dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Published
1924
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Hardcover
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London: A. M. Philpot Ltd, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/No dust jacket. London: A. M. Philpot Ltd, 1924. First edition. 240 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth. No noticeable flaws, a lovely copy. Near fine/No dust jacket.
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WANDERINGS IN WEST AFRICA FROM LIVERPOOL TO FERNANDO PO

by Burton, Richard F

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First edition
Published
1863
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Hardcover
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London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863. 2 vols. First edition. Folding map in vol. 1 and frontis illustration in vol. 2. viii, [2], 303; [vi], 295 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Tawny 3/4 polished morocco over cloth, by Baynton. Light stain and… Read more about this item
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ABEOKUTA AND THE CAMAROONS MOUNTAINS. AN EXPLORATION 2 VOLS

by Burton, Richard F

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First edition
Published
1863
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Hardcover
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London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863. 2 vols. First edition. Illustrated with a mounted photograph of a portrait of Burton as frontispiece, four wood engraved plates, and a large folding map. xvi, 333 + [2] ads; v, 306, [2] ads pp. Hardcover. 8vo.… Read more about this item
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THE NILE BASIN: Part I: Showing Tanganyika to be PtolemyÕs Western Lake Reservoir. A Memoir Read Before the Royal Geographical Society, November 14, 1864. Part II: Captain SpekeÕs Discovery of the Source of the Nile

by Burton, Richard F. and James MacQueen

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Used - Very good+
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First edition
Published
1864
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Hardcover
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London: Tinsley Brothers, 1864. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1864. First edition. With the oft missing 3 maps . 195 + 4 pages of ads at end pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Tawny 3/4 polished morocco over cloth, bound by Baynton. Ghostly remnant of name and date at… Read more about this item
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TAUNUS, THE; OR DOINGS AND UNDOINGS

by Incledon, Charles V

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Used - Very good+
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Published
1837
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Hardcover
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Mentz: Kirchheim, Schott& Thielmann, 1837. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Being a Tour in search of the picturesque, romantic, fabulous and true.... Mentz: Kirchheim, Schott& Thielmann, 1837. Engraved frontispiece of the Castle of Reichenberg. (xvi); 636 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy 3/4 recent morocco over marbled paper boards. Spine tooled… Read more about this item
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RALPH FITCH: ENGLANDÕS PIONEER TO INDIA AND BURMA - HIS COMPANIONS AND CONTEMPORARIES

by Ryley, J. Horton

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Used - Very good
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No dust jacket
Edition
First British edition
Published
1899
Binding
Hardcover
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London: t. Fisher Unwin, 1899. First British edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. London: t. Fisher Unwin, 1899. First British edition. Illustrated with b/w plates. xi, 264, [ 12 catalogue ] pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth. Spine and strips along top of boards faded; light wear and soiling to covers; frontis… Read more about this item
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AN INLAND VOYAGE

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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Used - Very good
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Edition
First American edition
Published
1883
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Hardcover
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Boston, MA: Roberts Brothers, 1883. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Boston, MA: Roberts Brothers, 1883. First American edition. Frontispiece by Walter Crane. 261, [10, undated ads ] pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Front gutter shows professional repair; small ownerÕs stamp on half-title, else… Read more about this item
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BULLION FOR GOODS

by Prakash, Om

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Used - Very good
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Very good
Edition
First edition
Published
2004
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9788173045387
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New Delhi: Manohar, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. European and Indian Merchants in the Indian Ocean Trade 1500-1800. New Delhi: Manohar, 2004. First edition. 426 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Head rather bumped. Still, a nice copy in lightly edgeworn dustjacket. … Read more about this item
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HEMINGWAY IN CUBA
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HEMINGWAY IN CUBA

by Cortanze, Gerard de

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Used - Very good+
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Very good
Published
1997
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9782842773267
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Saint-Amand-Montron: Editions du Chene, 1997. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. Saint-Amand-Montron: Editions du Chene, 1997. Copious full color and b/w illustrations and photographs. Photography by Jean-Bernard Naudin. 168 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Hemingway House sticker on front cover, seal/stamp by same at bottom of… Read more about this item
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TRAVELS AND EXPERIENCES IN CANADA, THE RED RIVER TERRITORY, AND THE UNITED STATES

by OÕLeary, Peter

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Used - Very good
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No jacket issued
Edition
First edition
Published
nd [c. 1877]
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Hardcover
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London, UK: John B. Day, Printer and Publisher, nd [c. 1877]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London, UK: John B. Day, Printer and Publisher, nd [c. 1877]. First edition. (viii), 226, [4, ads], [2, blank] pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Original green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and blind stamp to… Read more about this item
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MY RECOLLECTIONS OF ONTARIO

by Clay, John

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Used - Very good
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No dust jacket
Edition
One of an edition limited to 1000 copies privately printed for c
Published
1918
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: self-published, 1918. One of an edition limited to 1000 copies privately printed for circulation among the friends of the author. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Chicago: self-published, 1918. One of an edition limited to 1000 copies privately printed for circulation among the friends of the author. Numerous full color illustrations and b/w photographs. 60… Read more about this item
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