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The Magic Gate of the Sahara

The Magic Gate of the Sahara

by Piccioli, Angelo

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London: Methuen & Co 1935. (Hardcover) 306pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Map endpapers, 24 photographs on plates, bibliography, glossary, index, 8p. Publisher's catalog at back. The spine is darkened. Locale: Gadames--Libya; Sahara Desert. (Travel, Travel).
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Souvenir Utrecht Holland 1945

Souvenir Utrecht Holland 1945

by Werf, F.V.D.

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1945. (Stringbound) Near fine. 16 photographs with tissue guards bound in hardcovers with a string binding. Locale: Utrecht--Holland. (Travel, View Books--Holland).
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Weird and Tragic Shores; The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer

Weird and Tragic Shores; The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer

by Loomis, Chauncey C. (Biography of Charles Francis Hall.)

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London: MacMillan 333 13397 8 [333 13397 8] 1972. (Hardcover) 367, xii. Very good in very good dust jacket. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. Closed tears on the front and back panel of the dust jacket and some underlining in the text. Biography of Charles Francis Hall. Locale: Baffin Island; Frobisher Bay; Greenland; King William… Read more about this item
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The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake; 1577-1580

The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake; 1577-1580

by Bawlf, Samuel

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9781550549775
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre [1-55054-977-4] 2003. (Hardcover) 400pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Book about Sir Francis Drake. Time Period 1577-1580 & 16th Century. (Travel, Adventure and Adventurers, Sea Adventure, Travel, Voyages and Travels).
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Ancient Mariner; The Arctic Adventures of Samuel Hearne, the Sailor Who Inspired Coleridge's Masterpiece

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New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers [0-7867-1304-6] 2004. (Hardcover) 334pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. Book about Samuel Hearne. Locale: Arctic / Polar. (Travel, Exploration--Arctic).
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Mission to Tashkent
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Mission to Tashkent

by Bailey, F.M.

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London: Folio Society 2000, 2nd printing. (Hardcover in slipcase) 269pp. Fine, no dust jacket. In near fine slipcase. Maps, photographs, appendices, index. A small, light dent in the slipcase on the front. Locale: Tashkent. (Travel).
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Hell or High Water; Surviving Tibet's Tsangpo River

Hell or High Water; Surviving Tibet's Tsangpo River

by Heller, Peter

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Hardcover
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9781579548728
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Rodale [1-57954-872-5] 2004, 1st printing. (Hardcover) 278pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Map endpapers, bibliography. Locale: Brahmaputra River--Tibet; Tibet; Tsangpo River--Tibet. (Travel, Kayaking--Tibet).
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The Journals and Letters of Sir Alexander MacKenzie (Publisher series: Hakluyt Society, Extra Series.)

The Journals and Letters of Sir Alexander MacKenzie (Publisher series: Hakluyt Society, Extra Series.)

by MacKenzie, Alexander (Edited by W. Kaye Lamb.)

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada 1970. (Hardcover) 551pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. Frontispiece, maps, folding maps, bibliography, index. All edges and the edges of the covers as well as part of the back cover, are smoke-stained, a previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Book about Alexander MacKenzie, Sir. Time Period & 19th… Read more about this item
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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (Publisher series: Masterpieces of American Literature.)

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Norwalk: Easton Press 1981, Collector's Edition. (Hardcover) 327pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Green leather decoratively stamped in gilt with raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt, moire endpapers, ribbon page marker, illustrations, sources of quotations. A previous owner's name on a bookplate on the half-title page. Publisher series: Masterpieces of American Literature.… Read more about this item
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In the Land of White Death; An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic

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New York: Modern Library [0-679-64100-9] 2000. (Hardcover) 205pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Map endpapers, photograph, map, index. Locale: Arctic; Siberia. (Travel, Personal Narratives--Siberia).
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The Worst Journey in the World; Antarctic 1910-13 (Publisher series: Picador Travel Classics.)

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London: Picador [0-330-33585-5] [1994]. (Hardcover) xcv, 607pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Ribbon marker, maps, glossary, index. Book about Robert Falcon Scott. Publisher series: Picador Travel Classics. Introduction by Paul Theroux. Locale: Antarctic. (Travel, Explorers--Antarctic, Polar Exploration).
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The Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide; The Central Highlands

The Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide; The Central Highlands

by Macrobert, H. (editor)

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Edinburgh: Scottish Mountaineering Club 1952, 2nd edition. (Hardcover) 145pp. Very good in good to very good dust jacket. Map rear endpapers, frontispiece, photographs, line diagrams, index. The bottom of the spine is bumped, the dust jacket is chipped and lightly soiled. Locale: Central Highlands--Scotland; Scotland; United Kingdom. (Travel, Guidebooks, Mountain Climbing).
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Hamilton; A New City for a New Millennium

Hamilton; A New City for a New Millennium

by Ross, Marvin (Photography by Mike Grandmaison.)

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9781581920253
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Montgomery: Community Communications [1-58192-025-3] 2000, 1st edition. (Folio hardcover) 136pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed with an inscription by Mike Grandmaison. Color photographs, indices. Photography by Mike Grandmaison. Locale: Hamilton--Ontario; Ontario. (Travel).
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Alpine Canada

Alpine Canada

by Russell, Andy (Photography by J.A. Kraulis.)

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Hardcover
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9780888301536
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Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers [0-88830-153-7] 1979, 1st edition. (4to) 143pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Signed with inscription by the photographer. Color photographs. The dust jacket is lightly edgeworn. Photography by J.A. Kraulis. Locale: Rocky Mountains. (Travel, Photography).
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Paris and its Story
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Paris and its Story

by Okey, T. (Illustrations by Katherine Kimball; O.F.M. Ward.)

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London: J.M. Dent 1904. (Hardcover) 350pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. Green cloth with beveled edges, richly decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt, color frontispiece with tissue guard , illustrations, maps, 49 color plates, index. Fading to the edges of the covers and the spine which has a 2" tear at the bottom,… Read more about this item
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Open All Night

Open All Night

by Morand, Paul

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London: Chapman and Dodd 1923, a numbered copy form a limited edition of 275. (Hardcover) 219pp. Very good plus in good dust jacket. Signed and numbered by the author. Black cloth with titles and illustration in gilt. Patterned endpapers. Light toning on the title page, the dust jacket has been reinforced on the inside with… Read more about this item
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The History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the Three Dutch Governors of New-Amsterdam: Being the Only Authentic History of the Times That Ever Hath Been Published
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London: John Murray 1820. (Hardcover) 520pp. Good to very good, no dust jacket. Signed by Paul Kane. Marbled boards over red leather spine. Pseudonym of Washington Irving. From the library of Paul Kane. (Travel).
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The Wanderer of Liverpool

The Wanderer of Liverpool

by Masefield, John

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New York: Macmillan Company 1930. (Hardcover) 139pp. Very good in good to very good dust jacket. Illustrations, photographs, folding plans. The dust jacket is soiled along the sides and spine and there is offsetting to the endpapers. (Travel, Tall Ships).
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Not As the Crow Flies

Not As the Crow Flies

by Shortt, Terry (Illustrations by Terry Shortt.)

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9780771081675
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart [0-7710-8167-7] 1975. (Hardcover) 255pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Frontispiece, illustrations. Illustrations by Terry Shortt. (Travel, Birds, Travel).
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The Voyages of Matthew Flinders

The Voyages of Matthew Flinders

by Colwell, Max

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Hardcover
ISBN
0600060035949
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London: Paul Hamlyn 0-600-0-600-35949 [0-600-0-600-35949] 1970. (4to) 151pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, illustrations, maps, index. The covers are slightly splayed. Book about Matthew Flinders. Locale: New South Wales. (Travel, Exploration, Sea Adventure).
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