Viaggi e geografia

The Ra Expeditions.

Heyerdahl, Thor · 1972 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Book Club Associates, 1972. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 383 pp, edges browning with age, dustjacket a little rubbed to edges, colour photographs. Testing the theory that the Egyptians could have discovered America by sailing the Atlantic in a reed boat.. Very Good /Very ...

Tribal Dancing On The Gold Mines.

- · 1980 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Chamber of Mines, 1111. Soft Cover, Circa 1980 - dated by inserted single - leaf dance programme20pp, softback covers. Colour and b + w photographs. A clean copy. List of the tribal dances of the gold miners of South Africa, and description, and structure of the music etc... V...

Reader's Digest Exploring The Deep.

- · 1994 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,161)

Reader's Digest, 1994. Hard Cover, 192pp, illustrated laminated boards. Many colour photographs. The first part is The Ocean World, the second part is Diving with Jacques Cousteau, a condensed translation of 'Capitaine de la Calypso'... Fine /No Jacket.

Le Lotschental Une Des Plus Curieuses Vallees Alpestres.

Siegen, J · 1960 · Hessay Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,005)

Editions Des Terraux, ND, 1111. Soft Cover, Probably circa 1960. Text in French, from a German manuscript written by the Rev. Prieur de Kippel. Softback covers, 75 pp, B + w photographs, maps and drawings. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover, otherwise clean. History...

Kolinsky Dom St Bartholemew's Cathedral at Kolin.

- · 1964 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Kolin, 1964. Marbled boards with cloth spine. Short history of the cathedral in Polish, French and German, with a typewritten translation in English in loose leaf. B + w photographs. A clean copy... Very Good.

El Escorial The Escorial.

Nuno, J A Gaya · 1950 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

Editorial Plus Ultra, ND, 1111. Probably circa 1950. 151pp of text in Spanish with b + w illustrations and 36pp of translation of the text and picture captions in English. paper covered boards with cloth spine, dustjacket with a little edgewear. Previous owner's bookplate to i...

Land of the Soviets.

Gregory, James S · 1946 · Hessay Books

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

Penguin, 1946. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback, 270pp and maps, blue and white softback covers. B + w photographs. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, otherwise clean and tight. A description of the land, economy and people of Russia. A Pelican book... Very Good.

Peak District National Park Guide No. 3.

Bestall, J M and Pigott C D et al · 1971 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

HMSO, 1971. Soft Cover, 2nd edition, reissued for the Countryside Commission. 82pp, b + w photographs, endpaper map. A history of the Peak District and its geology, industries and places of interest... Fine.

Russian Review 2.

Walt Whitman, Alexis Tolstoi et al · 1946 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,161)

Penguin, 1946. Mass Market Paperback, 137pp. softback covers with a little wear to the top of the spine. 9 articles, including russian music, oil, proverbs, 1st contact with Poland etc. Internally clean... Very Good.

About Britain No 8 East Midlands And The Peak.

Hoskins, W G and Stokes, H G · 1951 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

Collins, 1951. Hard Cover, 92pp, paper covered boards with map design, matching priceclipped dustjacket with wear to top edge. B + w illustrations, including interesting period photographs. Introductory essay by W G Hoskins and gazetteer by H G Stokes. Previous owner's bookpla...

The Growth of London AD 43 1964 Catalogue of an Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

- · 1964 · Hessay Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

20th International Geographical Congress London, 1964. Soft Cover, 102pp, softback covers. B + w plates. Coloured illustrated frontispiece by Oskar Kokoschka tipped in. Crease to one corner, otherwise Fine. Foreword, Introduction and Catalogue of the Exhibition at the V & A on...

The Economic Potential of Europe.

European Movement · 1952 · Hessay Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,005)

Weissenbruch, 1952. Soft Cover, Tall softback. Preface by Paul Van Zeeland, Foreign Minister of Belgium. 27pp, many two-colour illustrations. Internally clean. Economic and social facts and figures published by the European Movement in favour of greater European integration. R...

A Key To Maps.

Wintherbotham, H S L · 1943 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Blackie, 1943. Hard Cover, 2nd edition. 214pp, dustjacket with a little edgewear, b + w illustrations. Previous owner's bookplate to inner board, otherwise clean. All about maps - scales, projections, contours etc... Very Good /Very Good.

The Tenth Annual Report of the Consultative Committee of The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic Development in South and SouthEast Asia.

- · 1962 · Hessay Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Government Press, 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover, 270pp, complete dustjacket a little rubbed to edge. A very clean copy. The Consultative Committee reports on economic progress and resources in the southern asian countries, such as Burma, Cambodia, India, Malaya, Nepal, Thail...

Bristol And Its Adjoining Counties.

MacInnes, C M and Whittard, W F (eds) · 1955 · Hessay Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover, 335pp, dustjacket with one very short closed tear, no loss. B + w illustrations, including fold-out map at rear. A very clean copy. Includes fauna, agriculture, prehistoric archaeology and med...

Chilterns to Black Country About Britain No 5.

Hoskins, W G · 1951 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Collins, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover, 91pp, paper covered boards with priceclipped matching dustjacket with very slight edgewear. Colour and b + w illustrations. Previous owner's bookplate to inner board, otherwise internally clean. A guide book, part of the About Britain ...

Views From Abroad The Spectator Book of Travel Writing.

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

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥528)

Paladin, 1989. Mass Market Paperback, 466pp, the edges browning with age, softback covers with a couple of light creases. Previous owner's name to flyleaf, otherwise internally clean and tight. Foreword by Colin Thubron. A selection of good travel writing from around the world...

Eastern Europe And The Soviet Union.

Kerr, James · 1967 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

Chambers, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 200pp, colour illustrated boards. B + w photographs and maps. Ex school library, so small stamp on title page and flyleaf, otherwise clean. A geographical and economic study of the Baltic, Danube, Balkan, taiga and steppe ...

A Guide Book Of The Prado Museum.

Pantorba, Bernardino de · 1950 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Editorial Gran Capitan, 1950. Soft Cover, 270pp, card covers which fold out to floor plans. A section of b + w photographs. Previous owner's name on flyleaf otherwise clean. A detailed guide in English to the art and artists in the Prado Museum, Madrid... Very Good.

British Columbia Landforms and Settlement.

Gunn, Angus M · 1968 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Smith Lithograph Company, 1968. Soft Cover, 2nd edition, enlarged. Long format. 48 pp, softback covers with colour photographs and map. Colour photographs and maps. Includes teaching materials. Very clean... Fine.