Viaggi e geografia

The Hills Of The Boasting Woman.

Earl, Stephen · 1963 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Readers Union and Peter Davies, 1963. Hard Cover, 160pp, dustjacket with a little wear to top of spine. B + w illustrations. The paper to the illustrations a little wrinkled, otherwise internally clean. An expedition to study the wild life on the grassland between the Andes in...

Anatomy Of Paradise Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas.

Furnas, J C · 1950 · Hessay Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Gollancz, 1950. Hard Cover, 542pp, black cloth covered boards, a little bumped to one corner. Internally clean. The discovery of the South Sea Islands... Very Good /No Jacket.

The Shoals Of Capricorn.

Ommanney, F D · 1954 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Readers Union and Longmans, 1954. Hard Cover, 280pp, dustjacket with portion of loss to spine. Endpaper maps. Internally very clean. 2 years exploring the islands of the Western Indian Ocean and Aldabra Island... Very Good /Fair.

Gifts of Fortune with Some Hints for Those About to Travel.

Tomlinson, H M · 1927 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

Heinemann, 1927. Hard Cover, New edition in the Windmill Library series. 195pp, dustjacket with a couple of closed tears. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, a couple of spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise clean. Travel stories... Very Good /Very Good.

The Treasures Of Oxford.

Piper, David · 1997 · Hessay Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

Paddington Press, 1997. Hard Cover, Large format. 144pp, complete dustjacket with one short repaired tear to back. Many b + w and colour illustrations, including fold-outs. Internally very clean. A beautiful guide to the treasures of the colleges and museums of Oxford... Fine ...

Tales Of The Windermere.

Weir, Winnifred Ariel · 1980 · Hessay Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,216)

Weir, 1980. First Edition. Soft Cover, 188pp, illustrated softback covers, b + w illustrations. A very clean copy. Comes complete with a press cutting from the Lake Windermere Valley Echo. Stories of the people of British Colombia, Canada. Signed by Author. Fine.

Chambers's Miscellany Of Useful And Entertaining Tracts Vol XV.

- · 1847 · Hessay Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Chambers, 1847. Black and white engraved illustrations. Decorative paper covered boards, now a little grubby, with the paper spine cover missing, so a little shaken. Previous owner's name and address on flyleaf, a couple of marks, otherwise internally clean. This volume has 10...

Illustrirter Fuhrer durch Frankfurt am Main und Umgebung.

- · 1905 · Hessay Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

J Schottenfels & Co, 1905. Soft Cover, Guidebook in German. 95pp, worn light green softback covers, the back cover. Plan of the opera and b + w engravings and photographs and advertisements. Map not present. Internally clean. The 1905/1906 edition, dedicated to the visitors to...

The Book of Greenfield Village.

- · 1957 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Greenfield Village Print Shop, 1957. Soft Cover, Guidebook. Revised edition. 53pp, beige softback covers with green vignette illustration. Internally clean. Engraved illustrations and descriptions of the buildings and a map of the village founded by Mr Henry Ford at Dearborn, ...

The Curious Traveller.

Massingham, H J · 1950 · Hessay Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Collins, 1950. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 286 pp, red cloth boards, with closed tear to top of spine. B + w photographs of picturesque English and Welsh scenes. Ex Boots library, evidenced by paper shield attached to front board... Good /No Jacket.

Things Seen In Edinburgh A Description of the Town The Castle The Classic Buildings Historic Places & Other Points of Interest.

Grierson, E · 1930 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

Seeley, Service, 1930. Hard Cover, Pocket sized. 157pp, blue cloth covered boards with gilt vignette illustration, a little faded to spine. 58 engraved illustrations and b + w photographs. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. A guide book to the town a...

Roma.

- · 1930 · Hessay Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,005)

Cecami, 1111. Hard Cover, Probably 1930s. 2 volumes, coloured card covers, a little rubbed to the edges. Each volume has 30 pull out sepia photographs of Rome, including 'a restoration' of the Colisseum. Each view is described on the back in 4 languages. Clean... Very Good.

The Greek Islands.

Dicks, Brian · 1986 · Hessay Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Hale, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover, 319pp, complete dustjacket with one short closed tear to edge. Many colour and b + w photographs and maps. History, descriptions, and advice to travellers to the Greek islands... Fine /Very Good.

The French Foreign Legion.

Young, John Robert and Deighton, Len · 1984 · Hessay Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

Guild, 1984. Book Club. Hard Cover, Large format. 212pp, complete dustjacket, with a little wear to edges. Many colour illustrations. Introduction by Len Deighton. Internally very clean. The inside story of the world-famous fighting force... Fine /Very Good.

With Lawrence In Arabia.

Thomas, Lowell · 1935 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Hutchinson, 1111. Hard Cover, 97th thousand. 255pp, blue cloth boards with wear to edge of spine. B + w illustrations. Occasional spots of foxing. Gift inscription dated 1935 on flyleaf. The story of Lawrence of Arabia... Very Good /No Jacket.

Eskimo Diary.

Frederiksen, Thomas · 1981 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,161)

Pelham, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.: Thomas Frederiksen, Mel Poteck. Ex-Library, Translated by Jack Jensen and Val Clery. 148pp, red paper covered boards. Coloured illustrations by the author and calligraphy by Mel Poteck. Maps. Ex library, evidenced only by stamp to...

The Georgian Cities Of Britain.

Downes, Kerry · 1979 · Hessay Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Phaidon, 1979. First Edition. 64pp, complete dustjacket. Colour and b + w photographs. A very clean copy. Examines how far the eighteenth century city owed to artistic achievement... Fine /Fine.

Cambridge.

Steegmann, John · 1942 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Batsford, 1942. Hard Cover, 2nd, revised, edition. 120pp, illustrated dustjacket with a little wear to edges. Colour and b + w illustrations, endpaper maps. Small light spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean. The history of the university and town, and a guide ...

Over The Reefs.

Gibbings, Robert · 1949 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Readers Union and Dent, 1949. Hard Cover, 240pp, black cloth covered boards. B + w engravings by the author, endpaper maps. A clean copy. Travels in the South Seas... Very Good /No Jacket.

From Pekin To Calais By Land.

De Windt, H · 1892 · Hessay Books

£92.00 (€110.29 | $121.57 | ¥19,415)

Chapman and Hall, 1892. Hard Cover, 2nd edition, of 750 copies. 3365pp, brown cloth covered boards. B + w illustrations and map. Gilt title faded to spine. Internally clean. The trip from China passed through the Gobi Desert, Siberia, Russia and Vienna... Very Good /No Jacket.