Viaggi e geografia

Quest for Adventure: 21 stories of the men and women who challenged oceans, mountains, deserts, snow, and space.

Bonington, Chris, · 1981 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

NY, Clarkson N. Potter, (1981). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Over 400 pages of real life adventures as Bonington examines motivations and impules of these remarkable life riskers.

The Bridge of the Brocade Sash: travels and observations in Japan.

Sitwell, Sacheverell, · 1959 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Cleveland, OH, World Publishing Company, (1959). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. Cover sl soiled. DJ chipped. A beautiful and perceptive picture of a land which has remained essentially the same for centuries.

Arizona Land of Fair Color.

Arizona Highways magazine, · 1953 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Highway Dept., (ca 1953). VG spiral PB stiff boards. Spiral bound soft wraps. Edge wear. Gift inscr fep. From the Arizona Highways magazine, incl photos by Barry Goldwater.

The Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves - a Camera Study.

Hurley, Frank, · 1952 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,111)

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, (1952). VG. Edge of cover darkened, sl wear to spine, o/w tight, bright copy of scenes from New South Wales.

The Loneliest Continent: the story of Antarctic discovery.

Chapman, Walker, · 1964 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Greenwich, CT, New York Graphic Society Pub, (1964). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Heroic probing by persevering men of many nationalities into the forbidding ice-bound fastness of the last unknown continent.

Mush, You Malemutes!.

Hubbard, Bernard R., S.J.,, "The Glacier Priest", · 1932 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

NY, The America Press, 1932. VG ex lib. Inscription from author to Ursuline Academy. Frontis has mark along edge, edge wear, sl loose. Ex lib mark on spine, title pg.

A Russian Journey from Suzdal to Samarkand.

Jacob, Alaric, · 1969 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

NY, Hill and Wang, (1969). 1st Amer. ed. VG in VG DJ. DJ chipped. Owner's stamp on front ep. Price clipped. In 1967, Jacob and Hogarth traveled freely through the U.S.S.R.

French Quarter Montage.

Stall, Gaspar J. "Buddy", · 1992 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

Detroit, MI, Harlo Printing, (1992). VG in VG DJ. Gift insc fep. "In the preservation of the French Quarter, we will save a most precious part of our identity as a people".

Fresh from the Laundry: from Shipka to Jayce - travel adventures in the Balkans.

Chase, Ilka, · 1967 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Co., 1967. 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. Venturing behind the Iron Curtain into Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Greece.

With Miss Viola through Bible Lands - diary of incidents on 1965 Sword Tour of Bible Lands...notes added on six later tours.

Walden, Viola, · 1972 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Murfreesboro, TN, Sword of the Lord, (1972). Rev. ed. VG. Owner's date fep. By traveling through the Holy Lands, Walden has gained a new appreciation for the Bible and its teachings.

Strange Lands and Friendly People.

Douglas, William O., · 1951 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Harper & Brothers, (1951). VG in G+ DJ. DJ chipped, torn. Owner's inscr fly. Douglas traveled & lived in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus & India '49-50.

Rivers in the Desert: a history of the Negev.

Glueck, Nelson, · 1959 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, (1959). 1st ed 3rd ptg. VG. Owner's name 1st flylf. Some brown marks on outer edges of pages.

A Mediterranean Cruise and Trip to Europe.

Christie, John, · 1922 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

Duluth, MN, Christie Ptg. Co., 1922. VG. Attractive book. Black binding with gilt lettering and design on cover. Probably a first. Cruise of battlefields of WWI.

To the Top of the World: the story of Peary and Henson.

Angell, Pauline K., · 1964 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Chicago, Rand McNally, (1964). First ed. VG in VG DJ. Ex libr. Discard stamp and remains of pocket on 1st flylf, with tape remains.

Alaska Now.

Hilscher, Herbert H., · 1948 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Little Brown, 1948. VG. Some marks on back cover. Gift insc 2nd ep.

The Crossing of Antarctica: the commonwealth trans-Antarctic expedition 1955-1958.

Fuchs, Sir Vivian and Sir Edmund Hillary, · 1958 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

Boston, Little Brown, (1958). 1st Amer ed. VG. Edges of covers and spine faded.

On Mediterranean Shores.

Ludwig, Emil, translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul, · 1929 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Boston, Little Brown, 1929. 1st ed. VG. Owner's name on front ep.

Seasoned in Vermont.

Wolf, Marguerite Hurrey, · 1982 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Shelburne, VT, The New England Press, (1982). VG in VG DJ. Wolf's memories of her farm in Jericho, VT, over the past 30 years. A close encounter with a skunk and a moose in the pool.

Across China.

Jenkins, Peter, · 1986 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, William Morrow/Sweet Springs, (1986). 1st ed. Fine in VG DJ. A rare journey deep into Tibet, to Mt. Everest, and across China for the co-author of The Walk West & The Road Unseen.

Mostly Byways - Here and There in Normandy.

Dennis, Mary Cable, · 1939 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

NY, E. P. Dutton, 1939. 1st ed ss. VG in G DJ. DJ chipped, torn.