Viaggi e geografia

Polish Studies. With a Foreword by Professor H.J. Fleure. LE PLAY SOCIETY: POLISH STUDIES

DAVIES, ed. A. · 1934 · Island Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

Le Play Society, 1934. 4to., First Edition, with 28 plates on 12, and 14 illustrations and maps in the text; original printed wrappers with mounted illustration, upper wrapper detached but present, covers mildly age-soiled else a good, bright, working copy. Sold from an instit...

Eastern Carpathian Studies: Roumania [with] South Carpathian Studies: Roumania II. Edited by Prof. H.J. Fleure and R.A. Pelham. With Contributions by Hilda Ormsby and H.J. Howard. With Foreword by Baron Meston of Agra and Dunottar. LE PLAY SOCIETY: ROUMANIA COMPLETE

FLEURE H. J. · 1936 · Island Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Le Play Society, 1936-38. 2 works in 1 vol., 4to., with frontispiece, 62 plates on 28, 15 illustrations, 13 maps and 6 plans (a number full-page) in the text, and large folding coloured map; original printed wrappers with mounted illustrations, covers mildly age-soiled else a ...

Through Siberia. The Land of the Future. Translated by Arthur G. Chater. [First English Edition]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO

NANSEN Fridtjof · 1914 · Island Books

£360.00 (€431.52 | $475.61 | ¥75,949)

Heinemann, 1914. Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, 155 plates on 94 and 3 large folding maps, some light and occasional age-staining; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame bo...

Hand-Book to the Geology of Derbyshire. Illustrated with a Geological Map and Sections. Second [and Best] Edition, Revised. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE BEST EDITION

MELLO MA; FGS Rev. J. Magens · 1891 · Island Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

Bemrose & Sons, 1891. 8vo., Second Edition, with large folding coloured map as frontispiece (one neat repair), 2 plates (one double-page), 2 double-page sections and folding plan; original blue cloth, upper board framed in blind and lettered in gilt, backstrip lettered in gilt...

A Handbook to the Geology of Cheltenham and Neighbourhood. Handbook to the Geology of Cheltenham and Neighbourhood.

RICHARDSON L. · 1904 · Island Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Norman Sawyer & Co., Cheltenham, 1904. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 18 plates and a large folding coloured map in pocket at end, endpapers browned original brown cloth, gilt back, a bright, clean copy. Sold from an institution with its label scar and press-marks o...

The Second Industrial Survey of South Wales. COMPLETE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

SOUTH WALES · 1937 · Island Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

University Press Board, Cardiff, for the National Industrial Development Council of Wales & Monmouthshire, 1937. 3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous charts and tables (many full-page) in the text, and 2 folding maps on japon in pocket at end of second volume, wanting 3...

A Journey to Ashango-Land: and further Penetration into Equatorial Africa. 'DISCOVERER OF THE GORILLA'

DU CHAILLU Paul B. · 1867 · Island Books

£345.00 (€413.54 | $455.79 | ¥72,784)

John Murray, 1867. 8vo., First Edition, with engraved frontispiece, engraved title-vignette, 21 engraved plates and large folding map at end, map mildly age-stained; dark red cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, chocolate endpapers, uncut, neatly rebacked to style, a very good,...

The Ruler of Baroda. An Account of the Life and Work of the Maharajah Gaekwar. BRIGHT, FRESH COPY

SERGEANT Philip Walsingham · 1928 · Island Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.53 | ¥31,223)

John Murray, 1928. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 20 plates, some light and mainly marginal age-spotting; navy cloth, boards ruled in blind, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, edges mildly spotted, expertly rebacked wit...

Kurds Turks and Arabs. Politics, Travel and Research in North-Eastern Iraq 1919-1925. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

EDMONDS C.J. · 1957 · Island Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

Oxford University Press, 1957. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 31 plates on 16, 2 large folding maps, a full-page map and 2 full-page plans in the text, and endpaper maps in orange; original buff cloth, gilt back, a remarkably bright, fresh, clean copy in unclipped, ...

The Geology and Scenery of the Grampians and the Valley of Strathmore. 480 COPIES WERE PRINTED

MACNAIR Peter · 1908 · Island Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

James Maclehose, Glasgow, 1908. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces (original tissue guards present), 138 plates from photographs (one folding), 5 folding maps (3 coloured), 6 full-page maps (5 coloured), and 23 illustrations and diagrams, and several tables, in t...

The History of Devonshire Scenery. An Essay in Geographical Evolution.

CLAYDEN A.W. · 1906 · Island Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

James G Commin, Exeter, 1906. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and 43 plates; small label scar on front free endpaper; original green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, tiny pin-hole in backstrip, covers very lightly age-...

The Rivers, Mountains, and Sea-Coast of Yorkshire with Essays on the Climate, Scenery, and Ancient Inhabitants of the County. EARLY ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION

PHILLIPS FRS John · 1853 · Island Books

£136.00 (€163.02 | $179.68 | ¥28,692)

John Murray, 1853. 8vo., First Edition, with lithographed frontispiece map and 35 lithographed engraved plate (one finely coloured by hand), some mild age-staining to plates; original coarse-grained green cloth, sides with multiple frame border in blind enclosing title lettere...

Sussex Depicted. Views and Descriptions 1600-1800. With the Assistance of John Bleach, Timothy J. McCann, Christopher Whittick and Peter Wilkinson. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

FARRANT J.H. · 2001 · Island Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Sussex Record Society, [Lewes], 2001. 4to., First Edition, with 16 fine coloured plates and 204 monochrome reproductions in the text; original brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. Sussex Record Society, Vol. 85 [Centenary Volume]. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WI...

An Egyptian Oasis. An Account of the Oasis of Kharga in the Libyan Desert, with special Reference to its History, Physical Geography and Water-Supply. IN FULL MOROCCO

BEADNELL H.J.L. · 1909 · Island Books

£430.00 (€515.42 | $568.09 | ¥90,717)

John Murray, 1909. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 34 plates on 27, full-page map, full-page diagram, full-page map in the text and large folding map; handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco, back with raised bands, gilt top, ...

Some old Devon Churches, their Rood Screens, Pulpits, Fonts, etc. [Complete Set]. NEAR FINE SET IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

STABB John · 19081116 · Island Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, [1908-11-16]. 3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 3 frontispieces (all original tissue guards present) and 397 fine half-tone plates (the great majority full-page) from photographs, endpapers (only) mildly browned; original red cloth gilt, upp...

Bush-Whacking and other Asiatic Tales and Memories. IN FULL MOROCCO

CLIFFORD H. · 0 · Island Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

Heinemann, [1929]. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, fore-edges lightly spotted; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides with double frame border stopped at corners with gilt rosettes, back with five raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettere...

The Road. [Sketches by Sydney R Jones.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

BELLOC Hilaire · 1923 · Island Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Charles W Hobson for the British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co., Manchester, 1923. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 7 plates and 15 maps and diagrams in the text; broad-weave cloth, buckram back with leather label lettered and ruled in gilt, uncut, covers lightly...

Old Brighton. Old Preston. Old Hove. NEAR FINE COPY

HARRISON Frederick · 1937 · Island Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

[Privately Printed, Brighton], 1937. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates (a number double-page), neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; original maroon cloth, gilt back, uncut, a near fine copy.

My Life as an Explorer. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

HEDIN Sven · 1926 · Island Books

£198.00 (€237.33 | $261.59 | ¥41,772)

Cassell, 1926. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 167 illustrations (a number full-page) by the author in the text and pictorial endpapers, neat contemporary signature on half-title verso; dark red cloth, upper board blocked a...

Paterson's Guide to the Rhine and its Provinces. REMARKABLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

RHINE. · 0 · Island Books

£84.00 (€100.69 | $110.98 | ¥17,721)

Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, Edinburgh, [c.1900]. 8vo., First Edition, with 12 tinted and monochrome maps (6 double-page and 6 full-page) on japon, and large folding map at end, endpapers browned; original red limp cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, radial corn...