Viaggi e geografia

Guide of Majorca.

Escalas (ed) · 1990 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Editor Escalas, 1990. Hard Cover, 135th edition, text in English. Pocket sized with 208pp and illustrated colour card covers. 18 maps and plans and 292 photographs in colour and b + w..A very clean copy... Fine /No Jacket.

A Sentimental Journey.

Sterne, Laurence · 1924 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Philip Allan, 1924. Hard Cover, Pilgrim's Library edition. 172pp, black cloth covered boards with paper label. Original owner's name on flyleaf, otherwise clean. The classic C18th comic tale of travel in France... Very Good /No Jacket.

Chateaux of the Loire.

Lannion, Philippe · 1964 · Hessay Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Arthaud, 1964. Soft Cover, Pocket sized, English text. 90pp, laminated card covers, 93 b + w and colour photographs of the chateaux and maps. A little wear to edge of spine. A picture guide to the great castles of France... Very Good.

Views From Abroad The Spectator Book Of Travel Writing.

Marsden-Smedley, Philip and Klinke, Jeffrey (eds) and Thubron, Colin · 1989 · Hessay Books

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

Collins Paladin, 1989. Mass Market Paperback, 466pp, the paper browning a little with age, softback covers illustrated by Chloe Cheese with light creases. Internally clean and tight. Foreword by Colin Thubron. An anthology of the best travel writing from the 1950s onwards... V...

Behind The Wall A Journey Through China.

Thubron, Colin · 1988 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥528)

Penguin, 1988. Mass Market Paperback, 307pp, illustrated softback covers by Mark Entwhistle. The paper browning a little with age, otherwise clean and tight. A classic account of travel in China... Fine.

The Four Continents.

Sitwell, Osbert · 1955 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥528)

Readers Union Macmillan, 1955. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 246pp, black boards, b + w illustrations. A clean copy. Discursions on travel, art and life - in Italy, Egypt, China, Antigua etc... Very Good /No Jacket.

The Voyages of Captain James Cook.

Hedges, A A C · 1970 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥528)

Jarrold, 1111. Soft Cover, Probably 1970s. 32 pages with laminated softback covers. Many colour and b + w illustrations. Early days and chronology of the voyages. A clean copy. Comes with 1979 'Radio Times' article on Captain Cook... Very Good.

Cumbria Lakeland And The Borders October 1966.

- · 1966 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Dalesman, 1966. Soft Cover, Magazine of 50pp, cover with a picture of Temple Sowerby. Previous owner's name to back cover, otherwise clean. Includes the Great Storm of Borrowdale, Abbot Hall, Keswick Moot Hall, modern folk tales, and a review of a book on Beatrix Potter... Ver...

A Fortnight In Switzerland.

Studd, Commander R G · 1957 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Percival Marshall, 1957. Soft Cover, Revised and enlarged edition. 88pp. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's name to title page, a couple of marks and light spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise clean. Part of a popular series of guides.. Very Good.

Pals A Town Of Archaeology And Tourism.

Surinach, Juan Marques · 1979 · Hessay Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Edigol, 1979. Soft Cover, Softback guide with an introduction and many colour plates to Pals, a town of Roman origin with many medieval buildings, in the Costa Brava region of Spain. Text in English. A clean copy... Very Good.

Adventure Guide to The Catskills & Adirondacks.

Morrison, Wilbur, H · 1995 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥528)

Hunter, 1995. Soft Cover, 165pp,illustrated colour softback covers with no creases. B + w illustrations and maps. Clean and tight. A history, guide and what to see and do in this scenic region of America... Very Good.

The Fate of Hong Kong.

Segal, Gerald · 1993 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥528)

Simon & Schuster, 1993. Trade Paperback, Revised edition. Large softback of 235pp. A clean copy. What the author saw as the likely outcomes of the handover of Hong Kong to China... Fine.

The Crossing Fee A Story of Life In Liberia.

Warner, Esther · 1968 · Hessay Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Gollancz, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover, 1st UK edition. 304 pp, dustjacket a little rubbed to edges. A couple of tiny spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean. Life with the Mano tribe in Liberia, famous for their handicrafts.. Fine /Very Good.

All Around The Mediterranean.

Miller, Warren H · 1926 · Hessay Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,216)

Appleton, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover, 172pp, orange boards. B + w illustrations. Tiny light spots of foxing on foredge, otherwise internally clean. Quirky period account of travels around the Med, following the typical route of the Mediterranean cruise - warnings about st...

The Story of Everest.

Murray, W H · 1953 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

Dent, 1953. Hard Cover, Ill.: Robert Anderson. 3rd impression of the first edition. 198pp, blue cloth covered boards with gilt title. Endpaper maps and 15 maps and diagrams drawn by Robert Anderson. 24 pages of b + w photographs. A couple of very light spots of foxing to the f...

Inside China.

Worsley, Peter · 1975 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

Allen Lane Penguin, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover, 270pp, complete dustjacket sunned to spine with a couple of short closed tears. Endpaper map.Gift inscription on flyleaf, otherwise Internally clean. Conditions in China just after Nixon's visit. Working life, and the organi...

Crathie Parish Church Royal Deeside.

- · 1980 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥528)

Forfar, 1111. Soft Cover, Probably 1980s. Souvenir brochure with colour and b + w photographs and a description of the church used by the Royal family since Queen Victoria's day, A clean copy... Very Good.

From N to Z New Zealand Guyed for Visitors.

Smith, C V · 1964 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Hicks Smith and Sons, 1964. Hard Cover, Ill.: Minhinnick. Revised and enlarged edition. 192pp, green cloth covered boards. B + w catoon illustrations by G E Minhinnick. Gift inscription to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. A lighthearted humourous satire on New Zealand....

A Visitor's Guide To Shakertown A Walking Tour with Map of Pleasant Hill.

Mastin, Bettye Lee · 1969 · Hessay Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

DeCamp, 1969. Soft Cover, Ill.: Patricia DeCamp. Softback of 20 pp with a map and drawings by Patricia DeCamp. One light crease to cover, otherwise very clean. An attractive walking guide to the historic buildings of Pleasant Hill... Fine.

In the Darkroom.

Faludi, Susan · 2017 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

William Collins, 2017. Mass Market Paperback, First softback edition. 463pp, a little sun darkened to the foredge. Illustrated softback covers. A very clean, tight copy. The feminist author explores her relationship with the changing story of her estanged father - Alpine mount...