Viaggi e geografia

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 | ¥1,371)

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 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

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 | ¥1,582)

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 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

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.

Modern Exploration

F. KINGDON WARD · 1945 · Marion Pitman Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

London, Jonathan Cape. 1945, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Spine faded, worn at edges and ends. Good Plus/No Jacket.

Westward Ho! from Cambria to Cornwall

STANLEY R. BARON · 1934 · Marion Pitman Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London, Jarrolds. 1934, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Reg. Gammon. Book, Spine faded, worn on edges, frayed at ends; edges boards a bit worn; corner clipped from flyleaf. Good/No Jacket.

Powderham Castle

NO AUTHOR GIVEN · 0 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Exeter, Powderham Castle. 9999, Not Given. Soft cover. Book, Staples rusty. Card covers, 13 pages, cover drawing Molly Berkeley. No date, second half of 20th century. Very Good/No Jacket.

Castles in Austria

ANONYMOUS · 1960 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Vienna / Wien, Bundesministerium fur Handel und Wiederaufbau. 9999, Not Known. Soft cover. Book, Coloured illustrations; spine a bit worn, small tear lower edge back cover. 31 castles, each with a page of text and one page water-colour illustration by Atelier Koszler. Printed ...

Bartholomew's quarter-inch Road Map England & Wales Sheet 3 York

JOHN BARTHOLOMEW · 0 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Edinburgh, John Bartholomew. 9999, Not Given. Soft cover. Book, Covers a bit worn. Early 20th century, revised for Motorists and Cyclists. 4 miles to the inch road map of England and Wales in 12 sheets, sheet 3 York. Price 1/6, paper, red covers. Very Good/No Jacket.

Guide to Saxon Cathedral and Priory church of S. Andrew, Hexham

REV. J. V. C. FARQUHAR · 1935 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Hexham, Northumberland, Privately Printed. 1935, First ?. Soft cover. Book, Som marks on back cover, edges a little creased. Card covers, 34 glossy pages with illustrations and folding map. Preface dated 1935. Frontispiece by R. Neville Hadcock. Sellers label of T. W. Hunter, ...

The Carthaginian Rose

ILKA CHASE · 1962 · Marion Pitman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, W. H. Allen. 1962, First UK Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Mircea Vasiliu. Ex-Library, Few marks in margins; remains library label inside rear cover, slight tape marks on endpapers. Dustwrapper frayed, split and stained. Illustrated with drawings. Travels in Europe and arou...

Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall

W. H. CURNOW · 1960 · Marion Pitman Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Truro, Tor Mark Press. 9999. Soft cover. Book, Covers a little marked, very slight damp stain in corner. No date, probably late 1960s. 32 pages, card covers, illustrated. Mines, smelting, railways, ports, quarries, china clay, foundries, waterwheels, etc. Good/No Jacket.

English Roads at a Glance 2

GEORGE PHILIP · 1920 · Marion Pitman Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London, George Philip & Son. 9999. Soft cover. Book, Ink stain lower right corner throughout, otherwise good. English Roads at a Glance, in sections for motorists, cyclists, hikers, golfers. 2, covering north London, Oxford, Northampton, Ipswich. Small booklet, card covers, 13...

South East England Quarter Inch Road Map

GEOGRAPHERS' MAP COMPANY · 1972 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Sevenoaks, Kent, Geographers' Map Company. 1972. Soft cover. Book, Cover worn & creased, slight darkening to outer folds. Folding map with index to towns and villages. Good/No Jacket.

Bartholomew Half-inch Map Series 2 South Devon

JOHN BARTHOLOMEW · 1972 · Marion Pitman Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Edinburgh, John Bartholomew & Son. 1972. Soft cover. Book, Cover a little marked, very slight darkening to outer folds. Good Plus/No Jacket.