Travel Geography History from Hard To Find Books

Society of Christian Knowledge 1880. octavo,illus brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 408pp+4pp adverts, illus, (VG+) light tanning to pages with light wear to extermities

alston rivers london 1906. ex-lib.[first edition] 341pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out col.map at rear] VG (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.libr.mark to spine,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents) tidy copy despite being ex-lib.

sampson low marston london [nd]. new and revised edition 364pp ills.[b/w but lacks map] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,missing map,spine cracked and cocked)

chatto & windus london 1898. first edition 312pp+catalogue [dated 1897] ills.[b/w w.col.folding map at front] VG- (blue cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some plates loose but all present,edges of folding map sl.worn)

oxford university press london 1951. first edition 801pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

macmillan london 1940. first edition 152pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth w.ill.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and stained w.sl.uneven sunning,mod.chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight)

peterson philadelphia [1843]. from the tenth london edition revised and corrected xii+392pp [lacks ills.] VG (brown textured cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,gilt titling to spine,wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked w.centre section sl.loose) scarce in original binding

ingram,cooke london 1852. 336pp+ads.ills.[col.] VG- (brown embossed cloth,rubbed and stained and unevenly sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,pencil annotations to front pastedown,ink numbers to prelims.and title,paper separation at title gutter,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled,spine cracked and shaky)

kegan paul trench trubner london 1929. first edition 232pp VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

schauer printing california 1961. limited edition (39/271) 53pp ills (b/w) VG+ (black paper boards w.blue spine,sl.soiledand rubbed w.sl.bumps to extrems,mod crease to pgs 19-21)

william blackwood edinburgh 1917. second impression xv+273pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth,stained and mod.rubbed,spine sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,map to front pastedown w.owner's sign.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky,sl.cocked)

sampson low marston searle rivington london 1882. second edition 344pp ills.[30 col.plates + folding map at front] G (teal cloth w.brown/ochre/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,10cm split to head of upper hinge,dealer's label to front pastedown,paper separation at ep gutter,owner's inscr.to half-title verso,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,map in 2 pieces but all present,col.plates… Read more

john long london 1929. first edition 332pp ills.[b/w;appears to lack the map mentioned on title page although maps are on eps] VG- (black cloth,boards held on to spine w.nasty white tape,rubbed and stained,bumps and wear to extrems.w.chipping to head/foot of spine,maps to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,half-title loosening,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky)

hutchinson london [nd]. first edition 285pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

european mail london 1897. first edition 207pp VG+ (burgundy cloth w.black dec.stamps to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to half-title,content edges sl.foxed)

sampson low london 1889. first edition 354pp+ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (green cloth w.black/blue dec.stamps to top board,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,black eps,boards sl.shaky,owner's inscr.to ffep verso and half-title,frontis.detached but present,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked w.separation starting at many sections)

isbister london 1903. first edition 477pp ills.[b/w] GOOD+ (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to half-title,paper separation at half-title gutter,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked)

society for promoting christian knowledge london [nd]. [first edition - preface dated 1862] 256pp ills.[b/w w.folding map loosely inserted] G+ (full green morocco w.blind borders,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.incl.spine,1cm loss to foot of spine,separation at fep gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some minor soiling to contents,maps sl.worn) a scarce title;tired binding but contents are generally clean

allen & unwin london 1928. first edition 294pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (brown cloth,sl.sunned spine,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

arrowsmith london 1924. first edition 309pp ills.[col.plates tipped-in] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,untrimmed content edges sl.soiled)