Travel and Exploration

Paris: E. le Delay [circa 1910s]. (Limp cloth) Very good. Oblong limp grey-green cloth with title and crest in silver on the front. Top edge gilt, 31 mounted heliotypes (one is a folding panorama) with tissue guards. Not only is this an album of Paris scenery, but it is also a wonderful study of the vintage automobiles (more than half of the gravures have automobiles and / or traffic scenes) of the period. Locale: ; Paris. (Travel, Description and Travel, View Books, Vintage Automobiles).

New York: Polar Publishing Co.. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Edges bumped and frayed. Spine edges frayed. Top and bottom edge of spine are frayed. Top of spine is missing small piece. Light water stain on title page. Spine weak and cracked. Spine has been repaired. ; B&W Illustrations; 604 pages .

Prague: Artia- Prague, 1950 PRAGUE:In Photographs/Images/Bilderbuch- Karel Plicka- Text by Zdenek Wirth- Artia- Prague-Czechoslovakia-nd [1950] 1st Edition-Presentation Copy- Large Folio Hardcover:- VG++/ no dj- original publishers red cloth with gilt titles and crest of Prague- A presentation copy to H.N. Fieldhouse, Dean of Faculty of Arts at McGill University from Czechoslovak Ass'n of Canada- Signed by the President.- 224pp + 22pp of list of photos- marvelous full page page b&w photos of the grandeur of architectural splendor of Prague.- A nice copy of this comprehensive photographic survey of beautiful Prague. Text in German, English, french and Czech.-SEE PHOTOS- Scarce dedication copy signed- Over 200 full page b&w photos-not the 1954 edition but the 1950 edition with 224pp not 208 as per World Cat.- Non-fiction-Czechoslovakia-Prague-travel-architecture-illustrated (2394) . 1st Edition. Illustrated Cloth. VG++/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Tallis, John: South Australia. London. [ca.1851]. From the Montgomery Martin Illustrated Atlas. Map engraved by Rapkin. Size approx 360 x 260mm. Original steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring and decorative border. 5 vignettes include Australian Dog, Natives on a Catamaran and Adelaide. Single page unfolded map in excellent, clean condition. Associated text page of the Montgomery Martin Atlas included. A good Tallis Map.

New York: N.D.C. Hodges 1890. (Hardcover) 144pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. The publisher named on the spine is" Cupples, Upham & Co." 32 illustrations and a folding map. A few tape-stains on the edges of the covers. Also known as A. Rochester Fellow. Locale: ; Lake Winnipeg; Manitoba; Minnesota; North Dakota; Red River; Western Canada. (Manitoba, American Eclipse Expedition--1860, Voyages and Travels--Manitoba).

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ediciones Peuser. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean olive green cloth with maroon title on spine & decoration on front cover. Pictorial frontispiece. 42 illustrations, including color & B/W fold out maps. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Condition, text VG+ dust jacket VG-. Dust jacket has some edge wear & is price clipped. Spanish text. Spain, Nautical, Exploaration, Spain ; Maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 167 pages .

Toronto: Champlain Society 978-0-7735-3557-2 [978-0-7735-3557-2] 2009. (Hardcover) 352pp. Fine. Issued without dust jacket. Crested red cloth. Maps, some folding, bibliography. Locale: Western Canada. (Canada, Explorers--Western Canada).

Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers-Maatschappij, v/h Jac. Dusseau & Co. Amsterdam-Cape Town. 1904. 8vo. (1), 220pp, frontis, 28 further plates + text illus. Original decorative green cloth, photo-illustration laid down to front cover, gilt lettering, blind stamped decoration to rear cover. Slightly rubbed to extremeties, rear hinge strained, spotting to edges.
Jan N. Brink adjutant of the Ladybrand commando under Crowther when Prinsloo surrendered to General Hunter. The prisoners of war were shipped to Ceylon where Brink had the opportunity to freely travel and explore the island. Written in English, this is a comprehensive contemporary study of Ceylon.

Richard Bentley and Son. London. 1894. First edition. Octavo. xii, 411pp. Engraved frontis. with tissue guard, 37 further engraved illustrations, folding map. Half morocco, marbled boards, bound by Mudie. Slight shelf wear, rubbing. Spine in six compartments with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers and edges. Spotting to free endpapers.
A cultural hike in the footsteps of Edward Harrison Barker has recently been created from his writings which chronicle his travels off the beaten path through the heart of the Dordogne and the Perigord, "the old English Duchy of Aquitaine as it was defined by the Treaty of Bretagny".

This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama

London, The Adventurers Club, 1960, hardcover, 192 pp, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, tidy name and date to front endpaper, spine-end and corner bumps, foxing to top and fore-edge of textblock. Dustjacket, light edge nicks to spine-ends and corners, spine slightly darkened, in new Brodart sleeve, the best example of this dustjacket I've ever seen. The British-born soldier, administrative officer, and professional hunter's first book about his adventures in northern Africa beginning in 1941 when he was just 22 years old. Illustrated with 16 full-page drawings by Bruno De Sopra.

B. T. Batsford, Ltd. London. 1941. SECOND EDITION, originally published in 1940. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with colour frontis, decorative title page and 129 mono photo plates. Both sets of original map endpapers bound in at the rear. Bound in early half dark blue Morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands, compartments lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Blue plain endpapers. Top edge gilt. Bound for Harrods. Binding a bit bumped and rubbed but still attractive.

Paratiritis, 1993. Hardcover. Used- Fine Condition. Listing consists of two volumes. Books are clean and tight. Books show very light shelf wear. Volume 1 has crease on page 213 and penned notation on first page "2 of set, 1 of 2" and Volume 2 has a notation in the same place that reads "2/2". No further markings on the inside of books. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. Very Good in Good dustjacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, slightly cocked spine, small scuff to head of spine else a bright & solid copy. Dust jacket is in G condition with rubbing to edges & covers, bumping to spine ends, chipping to edges, soiling to covers else still intact. Book is signed/inscribed by author on 1/2 title page. FOLCAS 9/23; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

Around the Pan with Uncle Hank. His Trip Through the Pan American Exposition. [Held in Buffalo, New York]. By Thomas Fleming. Published by The Nut Shell Pub. Co., New York. "Dedicated to the Spirit of Pan America in A Spirit of Fun".
"There are two sides to every story: the story of the Pan-American Exposition of 1901 had its funny side, and a very funny side it was. It also developed a tragic side, little suspected at the time of its conception, and which came upon it like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
"In its humorous aspect it was replete with interesting features and personalities..." [from the introductory pages]
Condition: NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! Condition is very good, with some foxing. Complete with no writing, crimps, stamps found within. Secure binding. Frontispiece illustration of William McKinley which was drawn with a pen in one continuous line is present and in good condition.
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