Travel & Exploration from Calix Books

Great Britain, Laws Governing Roadways. The Laws of the Highways and Turnpike Roads. London: Printed for W. Griffin, 1767. First and only edition under this title in ESTC, octavo, with half-title and folding typographical table bound opposite title page, old signature on title, bound in full contemporary English calf, somewhat worn but structurally functional and unsophisticated, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4… Read more about this item

Gunther, John; Inside Asia; Harper Brothers, 1939 First Edition, 8vo, 599pp; Fold-Out Map, A virtual "Who is Who" in Asia, from Tel Aviv to Tokyo, on the eve of WW2. Gunther introduces the history and national characteristics of each nation, together with the biographies of their statesmen, politicians and war lords. Full of details and anecdotes.

Gap, Ophrys, 1947. 200 limited edition signed (in plate) copies by Ophrys et Tilmans: A flight of engravings, 4to full sheets with only one-half in image per single full sheet. 4 sheets in loose binding with 26 engravings executed by the author using a knife. Representing sites and scenes of Provence, one of 200 copies printed on vellum; a unique… Read more about this item

1929. DAVIS, Charles G. SHIPS OF THE PAST. Salem: Marine Research Society, 1929. 4to. Cloth. Dust Jacket Present. Frontispiece, xi, 170, (1) pages, 12 double-page drawings, 31 plates. First edition. Richly illustrated study of ship design in America. Chapters include: Block Island boats and Pinkys; The Fishing Schooner; The Baltimore Clipper; The Pac Ship "Isaac Webb"; The Frigate "Raleigh"; The… Read more about this item

Bewick, Thomas: (1753-1828) History of British Birds. The Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick. Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 containing the description and history of land birds etc. Newcastle: Sol. Hodgson; Edward Walker 1797; 1804, 1804. 2 vols. 8vo. xxx, [ii], 335, [1]; xx, 400 pp. With 233 cuts of birds in the text. Contemporary half-polished calf over boards,… Read more about this item