Viaggi e geografia

Born Free A Lioness Of Two Worlds.

Adamson, Joy · 1966 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Collins, 1966. Hard Cover, Evergreen edition. 160pp, illustrated dustjacket with one closed tear to edge.. B + w photographs. Gift inscription on flyleaf, a couple of very light spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean. The rescue and rearing of Elsa the Lioness,...

Annapurna.

Herzog, Maurice · 1954 · Hessay Books

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

Reprint Society, 1954. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 288 pp, colour frontispiece and endpaper map, b + w photographs, green cloth boards with red leather label. Previous owner's name to inner board and spots of foxing to foredge... Good /No Jacket.

Venture To The Interior.

Van Der Post, Laurens · 1953 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Reprint Society, 1953. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 254 pp, green cloth boards with brown leather label. Complete dustjacket. Frontispiece portrait. A very clean copy. Classic travel across Africa from the Nile to Lake Nyasa... Fine /Fine.

Tut Ankh Amen Tutankhamen.

Lambelet, Kurt (ed) · 1987 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

Cairo, Lehnert & Landrock, 1987. Soft Cover, 127pp, illustrated softback covers. A colour plate to each facing page, with a description in five languages. A clean, tight copy. A souvenir and guidebook sold in the Cairo Museum, to the treasures of Tutankhamen.. Very Good.

Lett's Tour The Lake District The Pennines and Yorkshire Dales.

Loftus, Harry · 1974 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥528)

Charles Letts, 1974. Soft Cover, Completely revised edition. 64pp, illustrated laminated soft covers. Maps and b + w photographs. A column of figures written inside back cover, otherwise very clean and tight. Places, and suggested car tours... Very Good.

USSR Living Standards.

- · 1968 · Hessay Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

APN, 1968. First Edition. Soft Cover, 144pp, softback covers. Many colour and b + w photographs. A clean, tight copy. Text in English, giving information about the growth in consumption, education, sport, culture etc. in the USSR... Very Good.

What to See in Greece A Pracical Guide.

Penteas, E · 1960 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

Athens, I. Sideris, 0000. Soft Cover, Probably mid 1960s. 233pp, illustrated softback covers, a little rubbed to edges. B + w illustrations and plans. 2 fold-out colour maps. Internally clean. A guide to the main classical sites of Greece and her islands... Very Good.

Anglo-French Reminiscences 1875 - 1899.

Bethem-Edwards, M · 1900 · Hessay Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Chapman & Hall, 1900. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 314pp, green cloth covered boards with gilt title. Ex library - reference library label to front and to inner board, a couple of impressed stamps, otherwise internally clean. Stories of travel and culture in France.....

Railway on the Water Tom Puddings and the Yorkshire Coal Industry.

Crabtree, Harold and Clarke, Mike · 1993 · Hessay Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

Sobriety Project, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover, 112pp, illustrated soft covers. B + w illustrations. A new, unread, copy. The history of the transport of coal on the Aire & Calder canal to Goole, and the development of the Tom Pudding compartment boat... As New.

A Zoo In My Luggage.

Durrell, Gerald · 1967 · Hessay Books

£1.50 (€1.80 | $1.98 | ¥317)

Penguin, 1967. Mass Market Paperback, Ill.: Ralph Thompson. 185pp, the paper browning a very little with age, illustrated softback covers with no creases. B + w drawings. A very clean, tight copy. In the Camerons, searching for animals for his zoo... Fine.

Encounters With Animals.

Durrell, Gerald · 1967 · Hessay Books

£1.50 (€1.80 | $1.98 | ¥317)

Penguin, 1967. Mass Market Paperback, Ill.: Ralph Thompson. 180pp, the paper browning a very little with age, illustrated softback covers with no creases. B + w drawings. Internally very clean, tight and Near Fine. In search of the animals of Africa and South America... Very G...

The Whispering Land.

Durrell, Gerald · 1967 · Hessay Books

£1.50 (€1.80 | $1.98 | ¥317)

Penguin, 1967. Mass Market Paperback, Ill.: Ralph Thompson. 217pp, the paper browning a very little with age, illustrated softback covers with no creases. B + w illustrations. A very clean, tight copy. Looking for animals in Africa and South America... Fine.

Treasures of the Deep The Extraordinary Life and Times of Captain Mike Hatcher.

Edwards, Hugh · 2000 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,161)

HarperCollins, 2000. Mass Market Paperback, Full size softback of 279pp. Illustrated covers with a couple of light creases. Colour photographs. Internally clean and tight. The true story of searching the seas for sunken treasure... Very Good.

KarlukThe Untold Story of Arctic Exploration.

McKinlay, William Laird · 2003 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Phoenix, 2003. Mass Market Paperback, 166pp, illustrated softback covers. B + w photographs. A very clean, probably unread copy. A heroic story of an Edwardian Arctic expedition... Fine.

A Parrot in the Pepper Tree.

Stewart, Chris · 2003 · Hessay Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

Paragon Chivers, 2003. Soft Cover, Ex-Library, Large Print edition. 256pp, illustrated softback covers. Ex library - neat stamps to flyleaf and title page, otherwise very clean. Life in a remote farm in southern Spain - a follow-up to 'Driving Over Lemons'... Very Good.

McGillycuddy Agent A Biography of Dr Valentine T McGillycuddy.

McGillycuddy, Julia B · 1941 · Hessay Books

£46.00 (€55.15 | $60.78 | ¥9,707)

Stanford University Press, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover, 291pp, cloth covered boards with a little wear to base of spine. B + w illustrations. Internally clean. Life in the Wild West - Calamity, Jane, Custer, Red Cloud etc... Very Good /No Jacket.

Home & Dry in France or a Year in Purgatory.

East, George · 1998 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

La Puce Publications, 1998. Soft Cover, Ill.: Robin Evans. 164pp, illustrated softback covers. B + w illustrations. Map. Telephone number on back flyleaf, otherwise clean, tight and Near Fine. A hilarious look at the delights and drawbacks of buying French property... Very Good.

Norwegian Odyssey.

Mais, S P B · 1951 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

Christopher Johnson, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 207pp, brown cloth covered boards. A maps and 15 b + w photographs. Ex private circulating library - bookplate to inner board, but no stamps - a good 'reading copy'. A journey the length of Norway... Very Good /...

Guide to the Musee D'Orsay.

Mathieu, Caroline · 1987 · Hessay Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Ministere De La Culture, 1987. First Edition. Soft Cover, 280pp, card covers. Many colour illustrations. Floor plans. A very clean copy. A comprehensive guide to the art treasures of the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, by the curator... Fine.

The Latest Archaeological Discoveries in Italy.

Pellati, Francesco · 1932 · Hessay Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

Ente Nazionale Industrie Turistiche Ferrovie Dello Stato, 1932. First Edition. Soft Cover, English edition. 111pp, illustrated card covers, a little rubbed to edges. B + w photographs. The discoveries of the previous 10 - 12 years... Very Good.