Viaggi e geografia

Guide To Nottingham Castle: The Only Complete History Ever Published By T. Bramley.

BRAMLEY, THOMAS . · 1878 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Nottingham: Shepherd Brothers [ 1878 ] . 0. 8vo. pp.80. 7.25" x 5" . A very good original cloth binding. Boards faded and soiled, with simple blind stamp corner decoration , and bright gilt titles. Original yellow endpapers. Frontis showing two black & white illustrations of N...

Green Plums and a Bamboo Horse: A Picture of Formosa.

SLIMMING, JOHN. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: John Murray, 1964. 0. 1st ed. "This is the first book to be written about Formosa by an Englishman since before the Sino-Japanese war. Very few English people have lived in Chiang Kai-shek's Formosa; for one thing they are not very welcome since Britain recognises Peki...

In God's Country. Travels in the Bible Belt, USA.

KENNEDY, DOUGLAS. · 1989 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

London: Unwin Hyman, 1989. 0044404239. "an utterly compelling account of travels through the heartland of American Christendom, and one that provides a baroquely funny, but sympathetic glimpses into a 'New South' which is attempting to discard its image as 'Ameria's neandertha...

Domesday Book Relating To Essex Translated by T. C. Chisenhale-Marsh

CHISENHALE-MARSH, T.C. (TRANSLATOR) . · 1864 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Chelmsford: printed and Published by W. D. Burrell, High Street. Vacher and Son, London, 1864 . 0. This is a translation of the fac-simile of the Essex Domesday Book published by Sir Henry James in 1863. 4to. 12" x 9.5" . Unpaginated [206pp.] . A very good tight binding. Origi...

A Butterfly Sings to Pacaya. Travels in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.

PRIDE, NIGEL. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London:Constable,1978. Uncorrected proofs. Pp. 354, 40 illustrations. Illustrated wraps, slightly rubbed with crease to rear. G+.

Europe for the Air Traveller.

BIRCH, LIONEL. (EDITOR). · 1960 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Newman Neame, nd(1960). Information for the air traveller in Europe in association with British European Airways. Pp.192, b/w photos + maps. Cream cloth, d/w rubbed and edges chipped. VG/G+.

Walking in Southern Lakeland. (Dalesman Mini-Book).

GREENWOOD, BRIAN AND JOY. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥739)

Clapham: The Dalesman, 1975. 0852062966. Written on behalf of the Rambler's Association (Lake District Area). Pp.62, sketch walking maps throughout. Pbk, slightly rubbed. VG.

Russia, Ukraine & Belarus. (Lonely Planet Guide).

VARIOUS. · 2000 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Lonely Planet, 2000. 0864427131. 2nd edition. Includes coverage of the Trans-Siberian Railway. "This invaluable guide takes you beyond borsch, Bolsheviks and the Bolshoi to unveil cultural treasures, fast-moving cities, and vast, empty landscapes in a region that stretches hal...

London River: The Thames Story.

WEIGHTMAN, GAVIN. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

London: Collins & Brown, 1990. 1855850753. 1st ed. 22.5cms x 25.5cms (landscape format). Accompanied a major LWT television series. "The dramatic and colourful life-story of London's great river, with over 100 illustrations." Pp.160, b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Br...

Caught in a Mirror: Reflections of Japan.

MARTINEAU, LISA. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Macmillan London Ltd, 1993. 1st ed. "An absorbing personal journey into the heart of modern Japan and the lives of its people." Pp. 11/305. Black cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Victoria Travels: Journeys of Queen Victoria between 1830 and 1900, with Extracts from Her Journal.

DUFF, DAVID. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

New York: Taplinger Publishing Co, 1971. 1st ed. Illustrated with Photographs from the Private Albums of the Queen's Constant Companions - H.R.H. Princess Beatrice and John Brown, her Personal Attendant, and contemporary drawings, paintings and photographs from a variety of co...

Tibet: The Sacred Realm. Photographs 1880-1950. Preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

LOBSANG, P. LHALUNGPA. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

USA: Aperture, Inc, 1984. 1st ed. "Tibet's past, illuminated here by glimpses of special vision, offers profound insight and a majestic feast for the eye." 24cms. x 29cms. Pp. 159, b/w illustrations throughout. Red cloth, illustrated d/w has sunning and edge wear to spine. VG/G+.

The Sign of the Cross. Travels in Catholic Europe.

TOIBIN, COLM. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

London: Picador. 2001. "Between 1990 and 1994 Colm Toibin made a series of trips through Catholic Europe, and then set down his impressions in this book....Part travelogue, part autobiography, part historical document". Pp 243. P.b, slight crease to corner of front cover, illu...

From Gibraltar to the Ganges. (Adapted from 'To the Ends of the Earth'.)

FRANCK, IRENE M., & BROWNSTONE, DAVID M. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

New York: Facts on File, Inc, 1990. 1st ed. A Volume in the Trade and Travel Routes Series. "This volume explores some of the first routes that linked early Western civilizations with the cultural centers of the Middle East and East Asia." 24cms. x 19cms. Pp. 8/114/6 Index, b/...

This Dovedale.

MANTELL, KEITH. · 0 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.80 | $5.29 | ¥844)

Derby: Come-to-Derbyshire Association. nd. Contents Include:- The Dove and Manifold: The Approaches: Thorpe Cloud Panorama: Into the Gorge: Lovers Leap: The Dove Holes: Entrance to Beresford Dale: Ilam Hall: Beeston Tor: Elton Mines. 14cms x 21.5cms. Pp. unpaginated, many b/w ...

Walking in Derbyshire. A Detailed Route Guide for Rambling in the Peak District National Park and Adjacent Countryside.

HAWORTH, JAMES. (EDITOR). · 1972 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Derby: Derbyshire Countryside. 1972. Pp. 64, many sketch maps. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

Yorkshire Quiet Places.

MELLOR, FRANK. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Nelson: Hendon Publishing Co,1987. 0902907255. "Quiet and pleasant place to visit in Yorkshire".Pp, unpaginated, owners details to verso front cover, some b/w illustrations. P/b, slight stain to rear cover, illustrated cover. G+.

Dennis Healey's Yorkshire Dales. A Celebration of the Yorkshire Dales Landscape.

HEALEY, DENNIS. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Skipton: Dalesman. 1998. "After leaving the House of Commons in 1991 Dennis Healey was delighted to preside over the National Trust's Appeal for the Yorkshire Moors and Dales. With his concern for the landscape, buildings and nature of the Dales, he is ideally placed to introd...

Towpaths of England. (Illustrated by David Chesworth).

BEARSHAW, BRIAN. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Guild Publishing. 1985. "Easy to walk and simple to follow, canal and navigation towpaths provide tranquil routes through some of England's loveliest countryside and give access to fascinating glimpses of industrial history". Pp 192, some b/w illustrations. Green cloth...

The Traveller's Year. (Illustrated by Billee Butler.)

NICHOLAS, ELIZABETH. · 1954 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Evans Brothers Ltd, 1954. 1st ed. "This book is unique in travel literature in that it provides a calendar of holiday resorts, both in Great Britain and abroad." Pp. 1/262, 16 b/w photographs, 57 line drawings + 1 map. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w h...