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	Bland, Robert L. (Drawings by) - A MOTOR TOUR THROUGH THE CATHEDRAL CITIES OF THE SOUTH(Burrow & Co, Cheltenham , n.d. c.1930`s) pp.220 Pages `And embracing also some of the more interesting Cathedrals and Abbeys of the West Country` Distinctive feature of this road-book is the strip-map in 101 sections (view image). The panorama on either side of the road is given in detail. Plus 22 illusts. 12.5x19cms Wonderful litlle Travel Collector`s item. Hardcover VG+ Cloth brds, no d/w Price: $27.50
	Berton, Pierre - ARCTIC GRAIL, THE : The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909(Viking , 1988) pp.672 Pages From Edward Parry`s 1818 pioneering expedition to Edwin Peary`s in 1909. Maps. (View image) Hardcover Fine cloth brds in Fine d/w Price: $24.20
	Mitchell, Mairin - ELCANO : The First Circumnavigator(Herder, London , 1958) PP.198 Pages Accompanied Magellan 1518-1522 and completed the circumnavigation after Magellan`s demise. Incl shipboard list of survivors and proceedings of the enquiry upon his return to Spain in the `Victoria`. Hardcover Fine cloth brds in VG edge sunned d/w, name on fep map Price: $26.40
	Lord, Graham - GHOSTS OF KING SOLOMON`S MINES(Sinclair-Stevenson , 1991 1st ed.) pp.206 Pages Black and White photographs. Review copy. Hardcover Very Fine black cloth brds/ Very Fine d/w Price: $19.80
	Chapman. Walker (Robert Silverberg) - GOLDEN DREAM, THE : Seekers of El Dorado(Bobbs-Merrill , 1967, 1st) pp.ix, 437 Pages New World explorations`s obsession with the Land of Gold from the German conquistadores (Ehinger, Federmann, Hohemut), to Gonzalo Pizarro, Orellana, Aguirre, Raleigh and Humboldt. Illustrations and maps. Hardcover Fine or cloth in VG unclipped d/w with shelfwear, owner`s name small inscr on fep Price: $24.20
	Guttridge, Leonard F - ICEBOUND : The Jeannette Expedition`s Quest for the North Pole(Airlife , 1988) pp.xx,357 Pages The extraordinary and unsuccessful 1879 US expedition to the North Pole. Illustrated. (View image) Fine cloth brds in Fine d/w Price: $24.20
	Mellen, Kathleen Dickenson - IN A HAWAIIAN VALLEY(Hastins House New York , 1947) pp.127 Pages A collection of tales centering around a native valley called Malu-Honua. Kathleen Mellen has given us a charming and sympathetic account of the Hawaiians whom the visitor to the Islands rarely get to know. Illustrated by Madge Tennant in gravure process by the Photogravure and Color Company. The Winco binding cloth is imprinted by the Triggs Color Printing Corp. in a pattern derived from a piece of old Hawaiian bark-paper in Dard Hunter`s `Primitive Papermaking`. 15.5x21 cm. Inscr. on fly. 16 illustrations. Hardcover Fine with patterned cloth brds. in tatty d/w Price: $11.00
	Firstbrook, Peter - LOST ON EVEREST: THE SEARCH FOR MALLORY & IRVINE(BBC, London , 1999) pp.224 Pages George Mallory and Andrew Irvine`s death near the Everest summit on 8 June 1924 and the March 1999 North Face expedition which uncovered their mystery. Handsome, profusely illustrated book. 16x24 cms. (View image) Hardcover Very Fine cloth brds in Very Fine pict d/w Price: $24.20
	Roditi, Edouard - MAGELLAN OF THE PACIFIC(McGraw-Hill , 1972 1st US ed) pp.271 Pages Magellan`s voyage proved beyond doubt the roundness of the earth, revolutionised ideas regarding the relative proportions of land and water; revealed the Americas as a new world separate from Asia and led to the discovery that a day is gained by east-west circumnavigation. (See also: `Elcano: The First Circumnavigator`, the surviving captain who completed the circumnavigation after Magellan`s death) Hardcover Fine cloth brds in VG+ sl edgeworn d/w Price: $24.20
	Henley, Sir Thomas - PACIFIC CRUISE, A : Musings and Opinions on Island Problems(John Sands, Sydney , 1930, signed presentation copy) pp.176 Pages SIGNED Competitively priced for its condition. Illustrations. VG-, speckled marked or cloth; some foxing. Extensive ink insripts to back of title page Price: $16.50
	Weems, John Edward - PEARY : THE EXPLORER AND THE MAN(Eyre & Spottiswoode, London , 1967) pp.ix, 362 Pages Admiral Robert Peary and the discovery of the North Pole. Encl: Daily Mirror 1979 article on `Negro played important role in North Pole epic` Illustrations and endpp maps. Hardcover Fine brds in very lightly edgeworn (1 small back tear) d/w Price: $22.00
	Sullivan, Walter - QUEST FOR A CONTINENT(McGraw-Hill , 1957) pp.372 Pages History of Antarctic exploration. Illustrated, 15x21.5cms. (View image) Hardcover VG++ cloth brds in sl chipped unclipperd VG d/w Price: $16.50
	Snailham, Richard - SANGAY SURVIVED: The story of the Ecuador volcano disaster(Hutchinson, London , 1978) pp.192 Pages SIGNED COPY. Illustrated Hardcover Fine or cloth, light bump to bottom of spine cover; VG d/w with small closed tear and edgewear Price: $19.80
	Paris, M. Le Contre-Amiral - SOUVENIRS DE JERUSALEM / SOUVENIR FROM JERUSALEM(Ariel , 1862 (reprint1978)) pp. 60 (approx) Pages `Visit Impressions of the French Navy in Jerusalem, 1861 incl 14 Lithographs of the Holy Sites.` A selected library of classical works on the Holy Land edited by Ely Schiller. Original French text and English translation. Hardcover in d/w. Fine / Very Good Price: $16.50
	MacGregor, John - TIBET: A CHRONICLE OF EXPLORATION(Routledge Kegan Paul, London , 1972 repr) pp.373 Pages 28 illustrations, 8 maps incl frontisp (Fra Mauro`s 1459 map of Tibet). Hardcover VG+ cloth brds, no d/w, name on fpd Price: $24.20
	Waugh, Evelyn - WHEN THE GOING WAS GOOD(Duckworth , 1947 repr) pp.318 Pages Colour frontispiece and fold. map ofBritish Guiana and Brazil intact. Waugh`s travel writings, used as sources for his novels. Hardcover Very Good, cloth brds, no d/w Price: $11.00