Search Results: Travel and Exploration from Mary Riversong Books

The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.

Marvin Brehm, Illustrator. The Adventures Of Doctor Doolittle Pop Up Book. 1970 Random House and Hallmark Cards. Used. 7 1/2 X 9 3/4. In Very Good- Condition. All pulls and pop ups in working order. Adapted from the Walt Disney motion picture starring British Film Star Rex Harrison. HARD TO FIND.

At Bertram's Hotel (#50452 Miss Marple). First Pocket books printing October 1967 180 pages. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION. 4 ¼ x 7

Norton, Mary: The Borrowers Afloat, 1987 Harcourt, Brace. 3rd book in the story series. Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush, First Edition, Impression "U". Exlib. Formerly owned by Cornerstone Christian School. VG/VG original floating teapot dustjacket. No price appears on dj front flap. A clean, solid copy. Pages bright. See stock photo.

Raphael Tuck & Sons, Publishers to their majesties The King and Queen and to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, and known for their exquisite illustrated books, in 1933, created "Cathedrals of England" a six-volume boxed set. (Various book authors). DESCRIPTION: "This set is comprised of six beautifully crafted volumes, each dedicated to a different cathedral in England. These books offer historical narratives, captivating illustrations, and insights into the architectural marvels that grace the English landscape. Whether you're an enthusiast of history, art, or spirituality, these volumes provide a fascinating journey through the grandeur of England's cathedrals." Cathedrals included here are: Canterbury, Chichester, Durham, Salisbury, Soughwark, St. George. VERY GOOD- CONDITION BOX./VG- BOOKS OVERALL. Box is covered in maroon cloth. Box dimensions: 6 3/6 X 8 3/8 X 5 1/8. Gilting is still bright on titling on box. FINDING A COMPLETE SET IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX AT ALL IS EXTREMELY RARE. BOOKS CONDITION: VG… Read More

Edited by Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. DICTIONARY OF GLOBAL CULTURE. The First Global Citizen's Guide to Culture, Emphasizing the Achievements of the Non-Western World. 1997, Quality Paperback Book Club, NY. By arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Over 1200 Entries. 717 Pages. 6 ¼ X 9 ¼. VERY GOOD CONDITION. Softcover. Please see our stock photo.

Double Star. By Robert A. Heinlein. Doubleday & Company, Inc. BCE. 1956, Doubleday Science Fiction. CLASSIC SCI-FI. Used. VG/Good- original dust jacket. Summary: Lorenzo Smythe, an out-of-work actor, finds himself shanghaied on a spaceship bound for Mars and big trouble. 190 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ½.

George Orwell. Down and Out in Paris and London. 1969 Reprint Edition, Penguin Modern Classics, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England. Used. Softcover. VG Condition. 4 ½ X 7 ¼. 189 pages. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Summary: "Orwell's lively and factual record of his experiences among the poor of two capital cities."

Devol, George H. Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi. 1926 Henry Holt First Edition. Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 288 Pages. Red boards with playing card emblem at center front. Spine states "Of The Mississippi" in error. Summary: In his "Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi" Devol recounts dozens of anecdotes of how he plied his Three-Card Monte and sharp dealing skills to cheat the cheaters and/or suckers on steamboats and in river towns over more than four decades in the mid-nineteenth century American South" Please see our stock photos.

Freddy Goes Camping. Brooks, Walter R. Alfred A. Knopf 1986 paperback reprint edition. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG Condition. Summary: Some say the old Lakeside Hotel is haunted. Some have other ideas. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.

Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.

Freddy The Cowboy. Hardcover. By Walter R. Brooks, Stated First Edition 1950, Alfred A. Knopf. ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE. EX-LIB. Library bound. White titling on spine. Multi-hued, Raspberry, orange and lavender graphic cloth cover treatment. Square corners. Good Condition /No dust jacket is included. A clean, solid copy.

THE FROZEN DEEP BY WILKIE COLLINS, AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE" AND "THE MOONSTONE". PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM F. GILL AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1874, 1ST AMERICAN EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY ALFRED FREDERICKS. USED. GOOD- CONDITION Green cloth boards with Black and gold gilt titling and ornamentation that remains fairly bright. Tight binding, bright pages. There is a liquid spill on a couple of pages as shown in our photos.

William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.

Twain, mark. The Innocents Abroad Or The New Pilgrims' Progress. Copyright 1911. Undated. Grosset & Dunlap Reprint Edition, Circa 1932. Published by arrangement with Harper & Brothers. Red faux ostrich boards with Sphinx cartouche at center front. Red topstain. USED. VG Condition/ No DJ included. 472 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾.

167MarshTitanic Marsh, Ed W. James Cameron's Titanic. Stated First HarperPerennial Edition, 1st Printing thus, 1997. AS NEW. SOFTCOVER. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS. Please see our stock photo. ISBN0060953241. Large format. 4to., 178 pages. An inside look at the making of the blockbuster film starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Scarce. $41.95. Domestic US sales only, please.

Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."

E.L. Konigsburg Journey To An 800 Number. 1982 Atheneum First Edition. By E.L. Konigsburg, author of "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler". EXLIB. Please see stock photo. Blue pictorial cover with singing woman atop a camel. 138 pages. 5 3/8 X 8 3/8. RARE. This title is a hard one to find. VG Condition/ No dust jacket included. Story synopsis front panel is glue to the front free endpaper. Summary: People and events, Max finds, are not always what they seem.

Doyle, A. Conan. The Land of Mist. 1926, Hodder & Stoughon/ George H. Doran 1st US Edition. A PROFESSOR CHALLENGER ADVENTURE. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Apple green cloth boards with large black titling on front board and spine. Bright pages. 285 pages with appendix. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾.

Williamson, C.N. & A.M. The Lightning Conductor: The Strange Adventures of a Motor-Car. RARE. First title in a very popular series of books about touring in early automobiles. London, 1903 Methuen Stated Second Edition. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Green boards. 345 pages plus adverts. 5 1/8 X 7 ¾. Includes Photographs. Our front cover features a party of three persons in a touring car. Illustrated with Photographs.