London. Hodge. 1948. Black and white line text illustrations, xii + 377pp, indices, bibliography, name and date front free endpaper, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, light foxing edges and front endpapers, mark upper cover, minor repairs to worn dustjacket. Contents clean and sound. "Weaving with threads of travellers'..... More
San Francisco. Elder. (Circa 1913). Black and white photographic plates and tipped in illustrations, xx + 178pp, appendix, bibliography, index, pictorial spine and upper cover, discard stamp and adhesive residue on slightly creased front free endpaper, edges and endpapers browned, spine trifle sunned, covers little rubbed, a very sound volume..... More
Singapore. Meridian. 1980. Map, black and white photographic plates, 76pp, short bibliography, quarto in dustjacket. Traces the growth of the Conference from the advent of the first small steamers in the Far East trade to the scheduled services of the great containerships. (When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
Paris. Imprimerie Royale. 1987. Reprint. Volume I: Large folding black and white map at rear showing the route of La Favourite around the world in 1831, 1832 and 1833, black and white vignette title page and tail piece to each of 10 chapers, xli + 558pp, gilt titles on spine..... More
Amsterdam. De Capo Press. 1967. Facsimile. Three black and white maps of which two are folding, 76pp, bookplate front free endpaper, small closed tear in margin of one map. Very good. 20 x 26cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 165123. More
New York. Oxford University Press, 1994. Second paperback printing. Maps, black and white as well as coloured illustrations, 151pp., index, good paperback copy. Sticker residue on front cover. 27.9 x 21.5cm. "As women in America and Europe struggled for emanicipation, these nine women explorers and travelers challenged the traditional ideas..... More
London. Cassell. 1906. Popular edition. Black and white illustrations, 424pp + 8 adverts, index, some light foxing throughout, half title considerably foxed, upper joint cracked, cloth a little flecked at edges of upper cover. Well known traveller and medical man's journey through India, Burma, Ceylon, China and Japan. When referring..... More
United Kingdom. Picador. 1995. [Reprint]. Maps, black and white line illustrations, x + 687pp, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 19 x 13cm. "This text follows the travels of the author who, discouraged from planning a route by unhelpful travel agents and unreliable shipping guides, embarks upon a game of..... More
