World Geography & Travel

Marcuswell Maxwell
£20.00

Elephants and Other Big Game Studies from The Times

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Introduced by Times photographer Marcuswell Maxwell, a collection of wildlife images taken on a photographic safari in Kenya. Striking shots include elephant, rhinoceros, Zebra and Impala.

R.R. Bhandari
£24.00

Exotic Indian Mountain Railways

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PUBLISHERMinistry of Railways, New Delhi.
BINDINGWhite paper covered boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn at edges and spine. Red endpapers have at some time stuck...

D.V Cowen
£21.00

Flowering Trees and Shrubs in India

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PUBLISHERThacker & Co. Ltd. Bombay.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn with scuffed patches and some fraying to edges. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Browning and foxing affecting endpapers and outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marks....

Robert Irwin
£20.00

For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and their Enemies

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PUBLISHERAllen Lane.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little wear to edges of boards. Printed pages remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear and creasing, mainly at ends of spine. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION2006.
DESCRIPTIONA beautifully written reassessment of...

Lieutenant Boyd Alexander
£30.00

From The Niger to The Nile

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An account of an expedition between the two rivers, surveying land that had been previously largely unexplored by Europeans.

Norman Davies
£35.00

God's Playground: A History of Poland (two volumes)

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear to edges and some faint scratching to gloss surface. In both volumes the...

Edmondo De Amicis
£20.00

Holland (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERPorter & Coats, Philadelphia.
BINDINGWhite cloth boards with gilt lettering and flower pattern detailing. Gilt top block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONGeneral shelf wear and some bumping...

Gerald Druce
£25.00

In the Heart of Europe: Life in Czechoslovakia

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PUBLISHERUnwin Brothers Ltd, Woking.
BINDINGPale blue cloth boards
BOOK CONDITIONSpine faded and boards show general shelf wear and discolouration. Light bumping to spine and corners....

Lawrence G. Marshall
£18.00

Indian Narrow Gauge Steam Remembered

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PUBLISHERPlateway Press.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images are clear with few discernable...

Edward Marcus and Mildred Rendl Marcus
£20.00

Investment Possibilities and Development in Tropical Africa

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PUBLISHERBookman Associates, New York.
BINDING
Red cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear and fading to boards, printed pages are in good condition,...

Sanki Ichikawa et al
£20.00

Japanese Noh Drama: Ten Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese

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A charmingly illustrated collection of Noh drama in English translation, with a general introduction and historical notes.

D.C. Harvey (Editor)
£25.00

Journeys to the Island of St. John, or Prince Edward Island, 1775-1832

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PUBLISHERThe Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, Toronto.
BINDINGDark green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear around edges, with some scuffing and bumping to corners and ends of spine. Text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETIn very poor condition, separated in to...

Mrs Thorpe
£15.00

King Frost

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Subtitled The Wonders of Snow and Ice, a romantic historical account of cold lands.

W.H. Auden and Louis MacNeice
£36.00

Letters from Iceland

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Part travelogue, part imagination, this unusual book takes the form of letters written during the summer of 1936.

H. Forbes Witherby
£70.00

Light from the Land of the Sphinx

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A large volume relating Egyptian ancient monuments to the narrative of the Bible.

The War Office
£45.00

Manual of Map Reading, Photo Reading and Field Sketching

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Intended as in instructional manual for the use of Army and RAF Personnel and revised at the outset of WWII. A most comprehensive and fascinating volume.

Sir Arthur Grimble and Rosemary Grimble
£30.00

Migrations, Myth and Magic from The Gilbert Islands

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Known for his influential book on the Pacific "A Pattern of Islands," Sir Arthur Grimble spent more than 20 years among the Gilbertese people. His field notes and writings are here compiled and illustrated by his daughter.

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