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My Life As an Explorer

My Life As an Explorer

by Amundsen, Roald

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First Edition
Published
1927
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Hardcover
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Top corner of front free endpaper creased, . light rubbing to boards.. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth titled in gilt. Yellow topstain. Index, illustrations. The Norwegian explorer recounts travels to discover the Northwest Passage, reach the South Pole, and other arctic adventures. ; 8vo… Read more about this item
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Variations on a Dutch Theme

Variations on a Dutch Theme

by Temple, Peter

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Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket tattered and rear panel has several large tears, some tape-repaired.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1956
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket tattered and rear panel has several . large tears, some tape-repaired.. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Many black and white photos. Map of the Netherlands on front free endpaper. Vintage travel guide to the Netherlands. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages .
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Mountaineering and its Literature:  A Descriptive Bibliography of Selected  Works Published in the English Language, 1744- 1976

Mountaineering and its Literature: A Descriptive Bibliography of Selected Works Published in the English Language, 1744- 1976

by Neate, W. R.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First US Edition
Published
1980
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0898860040
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Seattle: The Mountaineers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1980. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0898860040 . Black and white frontispiece photo, indexes, maps, and appendices. A solid copy of this soft cover US edition which has been rebound in blue cloth. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 165 pages .
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The Life and Voyages of Joseph Wiggins, F. R. G. S.:  Modern Discoverer of  the Kara Sea Route to Siberia Based on His Journals & Letters

The Life and Voyages of Joseph Wiggins, F. R. G. S.: Modern Discoverer of the Kara Sea Route to Siberia Based on His Journals & Letters

by Johnson, Henry

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, lower corners bumped, spine sunned, bookseller label on front pastedown endpaper
Edition
First Edition
Published
1907
Binding
Hardcover
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London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, lower corners bumped, spine . sunned, bookseller label on front pastedown endpaper, owner name on verso . of front free endpaper.. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. xxiv, 396pp. Red cloth decorated in gilt, top edges gilt. Several pages of publisher ads at rear. Frontispiece photogravure portrait of the … Read more about this item
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Red Smoke

Red Smoke

by Levine, Isaac Don

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner name on half title, boards lightly rubbed.
Edition
Book Club Edition
Published
1932
Binding
Hardcover
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National Travel Club. Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner name on half title, boards lightly . rubbed.. 1932. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Photos, map endpapers. Black cloth binding. Vintage travel and description of the Stalinist Soviet Union. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 134 pages .
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Red Peak:  A Personal Account of the British-Soviet Pamir Expedition

Red Peak: A Personal Account of the British-Soviet Pamir Expedition

by Slesser, Malcolm

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner name on verso of front flyleaf, boards lightly worn, pages toned.
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1964
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Coward - McCann, Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner name on verso of front flyleaf, . boards lightly worn, pages toned.. 1964. First American Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding. Photos, index, map endpapers. Two British climbers were tragically killed on this 1962 expedition in the Pamir Mountains in present-day Tajikistan. Neate 582, Krawcyzk 872. ;… Read more about this item
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Tourist Routes of Crimea Guide

Tourist Routes of Crimea Guide

by Semraev, E. ; Braznik, A.

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Published
1989
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
5778001169
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Simferopol: Tavrija. Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned.. 1989. Hardcover. 5778001169 . Color photo-illustrated boards. Many color photos. Text in Russian. A vintage tourist guide to Crimea. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 235 pages .
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Leopard in My Lap

Leopard in My Lap

by Denis, Michaela

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket and boards lightly rubbed.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1955
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Julian Messner, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket and boards lightly rubbed.. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Many photos by Armand Denis. The author tells of her adventures in Australia, Africa, South America and the South Pacific accompanying her wildlife photograpaher and film producer husband. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 254 pages… Read more about this item
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Our Own Baedeker from the New Yorker

Our Own Baedeker from the New Yorker

by Kinkead, Eugene; Maloney, Russell

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered and taped and price-clipped.
Published
1947
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Hardcover
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NY: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered and taped and price-clipped.. 1947. Hardcover. Collected humorous articles about various cities and countries around the globe culled from the New Yorker. Many illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 281 pages .
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The Big Red Train Ride

The Big Red Train Ride

by Newby, Eric

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed, owner name on front flyleaf.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0312078498
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NY: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed, owner name on front . flyleaf.. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312078498 . Absorbing travel narrative of Newby's seven days aboard the Trans-Siberian railway from Moscow to Vladivostock. Photos, bibliography, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .
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Gypsying Beyond the Sea from English Fields to Salerno Shores

Gypsying Beyond the Sea from English Fields to Salerno Shores

by Lent, William Bement

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, corners rounded, gift inscription on front free endpaper, endpapers lightly
Published
1893
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Anson D. F. Randolph and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, corners rounded, gift . inscription on front free endpaper, endpapers lightly foxed.. 1893. Hardcover. Gilt-decorated blue cloth. Top edges gilt. Many photogravures. A vintage travel account describing the author's journey through Russia, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Italy. ; 8vo 8" -… Read more about this item
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Russia Day by Day

Russia Day by Day

by Lamont, Corliss; Lamont, Margaret

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Spine darkened, library markings on and owner name on front endpapers, foxing to preliminary and last
Edition
First Edition
Published
1933
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Covici Friede. Good with no dust jacket; Spine darkened, library markings on and owner . name on front endpapers, foxing to preliminary and last several leaves.. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. Frontispiece map depicting the authors' travels through Russia and Ukraine. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 260 pages .
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Esquire's Europe in Style

Esquire's Europe in Style

by Joseph, Richard (editor)

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Pages toned, jacket soiled.
Published
1960
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Hardcover
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NY: Harper and Brothers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Pages toned, jacket soiled.. 1960. Hardcover. xi, 308pp. Purple cloth binding. Anthology of midcentury modern travel essays by a variety of authors, including Robert Ruark, Aldous Huxley, Sacheverell Sitwell, Paul Gallico, and many others. Illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Another Road to Samarkand

Another Road to Samarkand

by Sergeant, Patrick

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpape, jacket worn at edges.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1955
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London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpape, . jacket worn at edges.. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth binding. Photos. Travelogue of 20,000 miles throughout the Soviet Union, including stops in Leningrad, Moscow, Tashkent, Kharkov, Kiev, Yalta, Tiflis, Barnaul, Siberia, and Samarkand. ; 8vo 8" - 9"… Read more about this item
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The Charm of Scandinavia

The Charm of Scandinavia

by Clark, Francis E. ; Clark, Sydney A.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1914
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Little, Brown and Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, front hinge cracked.. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Grey cloth binding with two examples of Scandinavian landscape embossed on front boards in white black and moss green. Gilt lettering on front boardsand spine. Top edges gilt. Index, many vintage photos. xiv, 326pp. The charms… Read more about this item
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Along the Edge of the Forest:  An Iron Curtain Journey

Along the Edge of the Forest: An Iron Curtain Journey

by Bailey, Anthony

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed and soiled.
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1983
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394523954
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NY: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed and soiled.. 1983. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394523954 . xviii, 332pp. Chronology, maps, index. Travel writing about the author's trip from the Baltic to Trieste along the border with various Iron Curtain countries. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon

Man-Eaters of Kumaon

by Corbett, Jim

Condition
Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Pages toned, edges foxed, jacket tattered and toned.
Edition
Fourth Printing
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Oxford University Press. Good in Good dust jacket; Pages toned, edges foxed, jacket tattered and . toned.. 1946. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Introduction by Sir Maurice Hallett, preface by Lord Linlithgow. Glossary. Map endpapers. The adventurer and shikari (tiger hunter) author relates his experiences ridding the northern towns of India of man-eating tigers. Orange decorative cloth. xix,… Read more about this item
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Mrs. Kennedy Goes Abroad

Mrs. Kennedy Goes Abroad

by Patel, Vibhuti

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Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1998
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1579651232
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NY: Artisan. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Remainder mark on page bottoms.. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1579651232 . Illustrations by Duheme and with text by Vibhuti Patel, this book chronicles the First Lady's trip through India and Pakistan via Rome. Introduction by John Kenneth Galbraith. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages… Read more about this item
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The Lily of the Arno, Or, Florence, Past and Present

The Lily of the Arno, Or, Florence, Past and Present

by Johnson, Virginia W.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards soiled, corners rounded, owner name on front flyleaf.
Edition
Second Edition
Published
1891
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Estes and Lauriat. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards soiled, corners rounded, owner name . on front flyleaf.. 1891. Second Edition. Hardcover. Off-white cloth decorated in blue, red, and gilt. TEG. viii, 354pp. Photogravures with tissue guards. Antiquarian travel writing about Florence, Italy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Stones of Florence

The Stones of Florence

by McCarthy, Mary

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and tattered, pages toned at edges.
Edition
early printing
Published
1959
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and tattered, pages . toned at edges.. 1959. early printing. Hardcover. Orange cloth binding. Sumptuously illustrated with 128 black and white photographs by Evelyn Hofer and others of Florentine architecture, art, and scenes. A travel classic. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 130 pages .
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