Viaggi e geografia

South with Scott

ADMIRAL E. R. G. R. EVANS · 1920 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

London, Collins. 9999, Edition not Stated. Hardcover. Book, Spine faded, endpapers brown, name on flyleaf. Reddish brown cloth with blue-green titles, looks 1920s or 30s. Frontispiece and folding plate with three maps. Good/No Jacket.

Extracts from the Journal of James Backhouse, whilst Engaged in a Religious Visit to South Africa, Accompanied by George Washington Walker , part IX

JAMES BACKHOUSE · 1841 · Marion Pitman Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Harvey and Darton. 1841, First Edition. Soft Cover (disbound). Book, Disbound, part 9 only, wrappers discoloured, some darkening title page and last leaf, corners worn. 99 pages. Good/No Jacket.

Henley-on-Thames: Past and Present (Britain in Old Photographs)

JOHN PILLING; LORRAINE WOODS · 2006 · Marion Pitman Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

Stroud, Sutton Publishing / Oxfordshire Books. 2006, Reprint. (ISBN: 0750924381) Soft cover. Book, Cover creased. 128 pages. Good/No Jacket.

Lakeland Walls

WILLIAM ROLLINSON · 1972 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Clapham, Yorkshire, Dalesman Books. 1972, Second Edition. Soft cover. Book, Corners bit curled. 29 pages, illustrated, paper covers. History and geology of dry-stone walls. Good/No Jacket.

The Historic Thames

HILAIRE BELLOC · 1922 · Marion Pitman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, J. M. Dent -The Wayfarer's Library. 1922, Second Impression. Hardcover. Book, Dustwrapper darkened, frayed on edges, split and torn on spine; name on flyleaf, couple of lines in pencil on rear endpaper. Red cloth, tinted title page and portrait frontispiece, portrait r...

Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission, the growth of a work of God

DR AND MRS HOWARD TAYLOR · 1919 · Marion Pitman Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London, Morgan & Scott / China Inland Mission. 1919, Second Impression. Hardcover. Book, Green cloth decorated, worn, front hinge cracked, pages bit brown. Frontispiece portrait and map, other illustrations omitted due to war conditions, no doubt also accounts for cheap paper....

Hudson Taylor in Early Years - the Growth of a Soul

DR AND MRS HOWARD TAYLOR, INTRO D. E. HOSTE · 1912 · Marion Pitman Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London, Morgan & Scott / China Inland Mission. 1912, Second Edition. Hardcover. Book, Dark green cloth gilt, bit worn on edges, couple of corners bruised, hinges bit weak, slight foxing, tissue guard on frontispiece loose, name inside front cover. Introduction by Mr D. E. Host...

Cabool: a Personal narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in that City, in the Years 1836, 7, and 8.

LIEUT.-COL. SIR ALEXANDER BURNES, C.B. &C · 1961 · Marion Pitman Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Lahore, Government of West Pakistan. 1961, Second Edition. Hardcover. Book, Red cloth binding patchily faded, hinges weak, a few marks in margins and on rear endpapers and portrait frontispiece, but otherwise clean and sound. Seems to be facsimile of 1842 edition, with 12 plat...

Tunbridge Wells Through Time

ROBERT TURCAN · 2012 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Stroud, Gloucs. Amberley Publishing. 2012, First Edition. (ISBN: 9781445608211) Soft cover. Book, Front corners very slightly knocked. Large paperback, 96 pages of photos. Near Fine/No Jacket.

About Maps, Puffin Picture Book 67

PETER HOOD · 1958 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Harmondsworth, Penguin (Puffin). 1958, Reprint. Soft cover. Book, Slight curl at corners, very slight rusting of staples, else very good. Good/No Jacket.

The Charm of Two Cities / Le Charme de Deux Cités : London and Paris, Comparative Studies and Contrasts

C. W. ORR · 1950 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Cheltenham, Zenith Productions. 9999, Edition not known. Hardcover. Ill.: Photographs. Book, Front hinge completely broken, otherwise good condition in worn and frayed dustwrapper. Photographs by Peter Atkinson, Rodney Shepheard, Jack Bisney, of London and Paris, with captions...

Coming, Sir! The autobiography of a Waiter

DAVE MARLOWE · 1937 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, George G. Harrap. 1937, Reprint of 1st Edn. Hardcover. Book, Spine bit faded, worn on ends; some spots of foxing front and end. Author's life as a waiter, largely at sea. Forward by Desmond MacCarthy. Dark blue embossed cloth, 268 pages. Good/No Jacket.

We Danes, or - It's Perfectly True!

MOGENS LIND · 1948 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Copenhagen, National Travel Association of Denmark. 1948, First Edition ?. Soft cover. Ill.: Herluf Jensenius. Book, Covers are browned around the edges and top of spine bit torn. 30 page booklet, light-hearted introduction to Denmark and the Danes for the traveller, with smal...

Tales of Modern Enterprise

JOCELYN OLIVER, EDITOR · 1944 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Glasgow, Collins. 1944, Third Impression. Hardcover. Ex-Library, Small volume, green cloth worn, hinge weak, school stamps on endpapers; contents good condition. Laurel and Gold series, no. 77. Collection of extracts on exploration and adventure, for schools. Good/No Jacket.

The House of Exile

NORA WALN · 1941 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

London, Cresset Press. 1941, Reprint. Soft cover. Book, Corners bit curled, some foxing. Cheap edition, marked Rough Proof on front cover. Memoir of life in a Chinese household in the 1920s and 30s. "The purpose of this book is to tell of everyday life in a Chinese family.". G...

Skovgaard's Pictures in Viborg Cathedral

HENNING HOIRUP ( INTRODUCTION BY) · 1977 · Marion Pitman Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Viborg, Viborg Cathedral. 1977, Edition not known. Soft cover. Book, Small marginal mark 2 prelims. 40 reproductions in black & white, card covers. Translated from the Danish edition of 1961 by Dr. Noelle Davies. Very Good.

Spain (tourist leaflet)

ANONYMOUS · 1930 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Madrid, Spanish State Tourist Department. 9999, Edition not known. Soft cover. Ill.: Morell / Worell?. Book, Leaflet published by Spanish State Tourist Department, six-fold concertina style, 12x16cm folded, with rather nice artwork, not sure of the signature but looks like mor...

Inland Resorts and Spas of Britain

FREDERICK ALDERSON · 1973 · Marion Pitman Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

Newton Abbot, David & Charles. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715360485) Hardcover. Book, Illustrated. Dustwrapper a little curled and worn top and bottom edges. Very Good/Good.

Behold the Hebrides, or Wayfarings in the Western Isles

ALASDAIR ALPIN MACGREGOR · 1948 · Marion Pitman Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

Edinburgh & London, Ettrick Press. 1948, Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Book, Red cloth, spine faded; illustrated photographs; Foreword by Lord Alness. Good.

Bristol Today

REECE WINSTONE, PREFACE BY JOHN BETJEMAN · 1967 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Bristol, Reece Winstone. 1967, Third Edition. Hardcover. Book, Slight damage to spine; flyleaf has strip missing from bottom, former owner's name and tape marks. Tall format book of sepia photos. Photo of the Severn Bridge on front. Very Good.