Search Results: Travel-Exploration-Adventure from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Hyperion Books, 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. True story of Ada Blackjack, an Inuit woman who went on a daring expedition with four young men to the Arctic in 1923 to colonize Wrangel Island & ended up stranded there for a harrowing 2 years. In 431 pages with maps in rear & 8 pages of black-and-white photos in center. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 2003, SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a personalized inscription in 2 places: to title page & on a separate postcard; also includes printout of email between author & former owners of the book documenting here signature & detailing her own travels back to the Island. Hardcover small 4to has burgundy cloth-covered boards lettered in bright gilt to spine. Both book & the unclipped DJ are in Fine condition: appear Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. The DJ is equally flawless & is beautifully protected in new clear mylar cover to… Read More

Random House, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Chronicles the adventure traveler/author's 3rd trip to the African continent in 1986, accompanied by ecologist David Western, who was surveying the status of the small forest elephant in the Congo Basin. 225 pages. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, SIGNED by the author on full title page. Also, an old gift inscription in pen on verso of ffep; no other writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. Hardcover book with quarter olive-green cloth wrapped spine & creamy beige paper over boards, gilt lettering & green embossed elephants to front cover. Completely clean, binding tight & square, creamy white pages; just a tad less crisp than Brand New! The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: bright & colorful with just a bit of edgewear. Protected in new mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: Rand McNally & Company, 1958. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Continues the adventures of the author & his team in the Southeast Pacific Ocean begun in his 1950 account, "Kon Tiki," this time chronicling their journey to explore the mysteries of Easter Island. In 384 pages + 62 full-color photos throughout text, map endpapers. Orig. published in Norwegian in 1957, this is the First American Edition, First Printing, from 1958. 8bo has brown cloth-covered boards with an embossed tiki design to front cover , with deeper brown title box lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's name in small pen to ffep. Foxing to top outside page edges & to the outer edges of a few photos. Mild rubbing to extremities & tiny circular faded mark to mid-fore edge side of front board. The price-clipped DJ is downgraded to only Good due to moderate… Read More

New York, New York: Hastings House, 1968. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. Part of the American Guide Series created in the mid-20th century, originally compiled by members of the Federal Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA), this is a comprehensive guide to the state of Arizona, past & present, in 532 pages, well-illustrated with 7 separate sections of black-and-white vintage photos throughout text. First published in 1940, this is the Fourth Edition, completely revised, from May 1966 (this a May 1968 reprint). Hardcover 8vo book has red cloth-covered boards stamped in black lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding tight & square, hinges intact, corners crisp, pages only lightly tanned around edges. The price-clipped DJ is only Good, downgraded due to chipping at both ends of spine & corners, light soil, & a vertical 2" tear ascending from heel of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover… Read More

North Palm Springs, California: Cliff Cross Guide Books, 1970. Soft cover. Very Good. Includes 60 maps & 450 vintage black-and-white photographs of the entire Baja Peninsula in Mexico, with detailed mileage guides & points of interest. In 170 pages with Index. Oversized softcover is generally clean & tightly bound, with NO writing, underlining, or highlighting. Minor edgewear & some soil spots to both covers & first blank page & exterior page edges.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

San Diego, California: San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club, 1972. Third Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Everything you need to know to head out on a mountain adventure, from map reading to essential equipment, alpine camping & cooking, planning trips, navigating trails & rock climbing, desert & alpine treks, & "climbing miseries" & first aid treatment thereof. In 136 pages, illustrated with line drawings throughout, suggestions for further reading in rear. Orig. published in 1961 & in a second edition in 1965, this is the Third Edition (third printing) from 1972, with the text expanded from 118-135 pages & major revisions to some chapters. From right here in San Diego where it was published, this paperback small 8vo has a red cloth-wrapped spine, stapled binding, & red paper wrappers decorated & lettered in black & white to front. Condition is VG+: completely clean & unmarked, binding secure, slight fraying to cloth at head of spine & minor… Read More

Berlin, Germany: Ernst Staneck Verlag, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thiele, Herbert; Karlson, Marga; Mann, Bodo;Wasserburger, Carheinz; Heidmann, Erika. Lovely little book containing watercolors--many full page--by various mid-century artists depicting postwar Berlin (Germany). Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION from 1954, this oblong book with a salmon cloth-wrapped spine & decorated paper over boards is in Good+ condition: very clean, pages just a tad off-white, binding strong & straight. NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Flaws: modest corner bumping, rubbing to extremities.Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

1971. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Collins, Paul. An attempt to present "a personal, intimate portrait of Africa as it really exists today both in the city & in the bush,'' with the "special sympathies" of black photographer Collins, who journeyed with his infant son & writer Lee to trace this ancestors over an 18-month excursion to the Western African republics of Senegal & Gambia, which commenced in 1969. In 126 pages, with decorative endpapers, 30 original paintings by Collins, & complementary text by Lee. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1971, this hardcover quarto has tan & deep brown faux-leather over boards, stamped with black lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning, but completely unmarked. Mild bumping to the center of the bottom edges of both front & rear boards &… Read More

London, England: Harper & Row, 1962. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. In this companion volume to "The White Nile,' Moorehead traces the course of the Nile & its exploration from the 18th century through 1869, focusing on the roles of four men: James Bruce from Scotland, Napoleon from France, Muhammad Ali from Turkey, & Ethiopian Emperor Theodore. In 308 pages with 18 chapter decorations, 26 pages of black-and-white photos, maps, including one foldout one, & map endpapers. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1962, this hardcover 8vo has soft blue cloth-covered boards & gilt publisher's stamp to front/lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages off-white with just a tad or tanning to edges, completely unmarked save for former owner's name & address to ffep. Very mild rubbing to extremities & corner bumping. The price-clipped DJ is VG+, with very mild rubbing & light soil;… Read More

London, England: Collins, 1947. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. A lovely copy! Describes early English maps & their intricate relationship to British history & culture. Author was head of the Map Room at the British Library & President of the Hakluyt Society. Originally published in 1944, this is the (stated) Third Impression (Revised) from 1947, in 48 pages with 8 lovely full-color plates & 26 black & white illustrations. Slim red & white hardcover with cover illustration that matches DJ is Near Fine: very clean & binding tight; creamy pages with very mild tanning to exterior edge, but completely unmarked; endpapers show dark offsetting. are heavily tanned in areas. Slight mustiness & slight warping. NO writing, highlighting or underlining. NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is in Fine condition: nearly flawless, no creasing; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock"… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG+/No Jacket. In-depth portraits of the 21 missions established by the Franciscan Padres (friars) along the coast of California from San Diego (1769) to San Francisco (1823), with particular focus on never-before-published facts about the Padres themselves (who were "never self-advertisers"). In 417 pages, many with uncut fore edges. Includes a Glossary of Spanish words & phrases & directions for reaching each Mission, pen-and-ink illustrations throughout, soft watercolor frontispiece with intact tissue guard. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1915, this hardcover(5.75" x 8.75") has blue cloth-covered boards stamped on front with a colorful picture of a mission & lettered in bright gilt to both front & spine (where it has faded somewhat); gilt-topped page edges, too. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright save for a small white stain dripping down from head of spine in a… Read More

New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, 1921. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Fascinating chronicle by the Scottish politician-historian-author of his travels through Cartagena, capital of Columbia, along the River Sinú around the time of WWI. No date in book, but research places it c. 1921. In 247 pages with photographic frontispiece & intact (though heavily tanned) tissued overlay. Published simultaneously in Britain & the US, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing. Hardcover book with red cloth-covered boards & black lettering to front & spine is in solidly Good condition: very clean inside, with a few random soiled spots (like paint) to front board. Binding strong & straight, pages slightly tanned, heavier around edges; some foxing to fore edge. Former owner's name & date on ffep. Corners are crisp, with slight bumping to heel of spine. NO DJ. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Californians Inc., 1947. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Mid-twentieth-century guide book to the City by the Bay, along with nearby towns down the Monterey Peninsula, across the bay into Oakland & Berkeley, northwards into Marin & Sonoma, down into the Central Valley, & to Lake Tahoe & other national parks. In 102 pages with profuse vintage duotone photos, & tri-fold map attached to rear cover (looks never unfolded!). Orig. published in 1947, this is a 4th printing. Slim softcover in light blue paper wrappers is in VG condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages off-white with light tanning. Mild tearing to paper at head & tail of spine, reglued, with slight loss. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Cedar Rapid: Torch Press, 1916. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG+/No Jacket. Collection of essays written & collected by members of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) of Nebraska, detailing the lives of the brave women & men who settled the area in the late 1800s. in 361 pages with vintage black-and-white photos throughout (all intact), Index in rear. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1916 (not a modern reprint!), this hardcover book has royal blue cloth-covered boards with gilt design & lettering to front & spine, deckled page edges. Condition is VG+: extremely bright & clean, text block strong & straight, but rear hinge is cracked. Pages show a whisper of tanning. Old gift inscription dated 1916 on ffep. No DJ, likely as issued. Mild bumping to corners & both ends of spine. A beauty & a lovely gift for that native Nebraskan! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More

New York, New York: St Martins Pr, 1997. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fun reference & travel guide for the mystery buff, this book explores hundred of mystery novels set in different geographical settings, arranged by country/locale. In 291 pages with Index. A First Edition, first printing from 1997, this hardcover book & original DJ are both in Fine condition: looks just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & square, pages white.NO writing or underlining or highlighting; not ex-lib, not bce. Only flaw is remainder mark to bottom outside page edges.The unclipped DJ is equally flawless, no wear or fading.Please see our photos--they show the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos belong to Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1993. First Edition . Trade Paper. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Based on the PBS series, this is a delightfully different travelogue that follows one man's quest to discover how people everywhere cope with death. 294 pgs. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1993, this trade paperback is Near Fine: looks unopened, but has 1 bent page corner & slight shelfwear to external page edges. Very clean, pages white & unmarked. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

London, England: Jarrolds Publishers, 1966. First British Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The acclaimed mystery writer's third book of adventure travel in the deserts of the Western US, in 160 pages, illustrated throughout with line drawings + a 16-page section of black-and-white photos in center. A First Edition, first printing, published in London in 1966, this hardcover 8vo has blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & tight, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning to edges, binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Slight rubbing to extremities, bumped corners are only flaws. The price-clipped DJ is also Near Fine, with the slightest rubbing to both ends of spine & corners & light soil to back cover; no fading, nicely protected in new mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders… Read More

New York, New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. True account of the next mountain adventure taken by Hillary & Lowe--both of whom has been members of Sir John Hunt's victorious conquest of Mt. Everest in 1953--their exploration of the Barun Valley in the Himalayas with the New Zealand Alpine Club in 1954. Hardcover small 4to has intense blue cloth-covered boards decorated in gilt to front, gilt lettering to spine, in 70 pages of text followed by 48 pages containing photogravure illustrations taken by the team. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, undated (c. 1955), this book is from a single sportsman's library, & he has pasted a triple exposure print of himself in a mountain in San Diego County inside the front cover from 1952/53; his name & address appears in red pen on facing page (ffep). Otherwise, the book is Near Fine: completely clean & unmarked, with modest tanning, heavier to edges &… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Dunken, 2006. First Thus . Soft cover. As New. Limited edition of 300, this being No. 282. SIGNED by Author on limitation page in rear. In Spanish. Prologue by Andres Cormack, director of the Museo de Leyenda Patagonicas, Estancia "Los Cesares: in Patagonia. This seems to be a four-part facsimile edition of a journal documenting Darwin's travels, particularly to Tierra del Fuego & Bahia Wulaia, encounters with the indigenous Yaghan tribes, & life back at home at Down House, 1832-1882. FINE condition, appears clean & crisp & new. OCLC lists 1 copy. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1987. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Vavra, Robert. Sequel to the author's acclaimed "Equus,'' offers breathtakingly beautiful photograph by the author which chronicle humankind's relationship with horses since time immemorial. Quotes & anecdotes from fellow equine lovers complement the stunning images, each set in different exotic locales & featuring a different breed. Oversized square hardcover has matte black cloth-over-boards with silver decor to front cover & lettering to spine. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1987, in 199 pages. Breathtakingly beautiful, both book & DJ are in Fine condition: just lacks that Brand New crispness! Completely clean, binding straight & tight, pages white, colors bright. The unclipped DJ is flawless, beautifully protected in new archival mylar cover Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we… Read More