Travel from Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare

New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by DeGrimm, C.. xv, 714pp + [1]p of publisher's advertisements. Green pictorial cloth stamped in silver, black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel. Frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations by Constantin de Grimm. A satirical fictional travelogue. Front hinge is a bit weak and a… Ler mais sobre este item

New York and London: The Century Co, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 426pp. Green pictorial cloth stamped in black and white on the front panel and the spine panel, map endpapers. With ninety-four illustrations from photographs by the author and a map showing his route. The author's first hand account in the Near East. Light wear to extremities, mild… Ler mais sobre este item

London: John Murray, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 274pp. Cloth. Signed by Peter Hopkirk on the title page. In-text illustrations by Janina Slater. The book explores the many mysteries surrounding Kipling's great novel. Name and date on front free endpaper else a fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.

London: John Murray, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, 113pp. Cloth. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Name on front free endpaper. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with lower corner of front flap clipped but retaining the publisher's price on a small sticker. ; Octavo.

London: Stacey International, 2003. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Revised edition. lxvii, 290pp. Cloth. First published as the Annual of the Palestine Exploration Fund for 1914/15, the book describes an incredible archaelogical survey carried out as cover for a British military mapping operation in southern Palestine just before the outbreak of World War I. At the time of publication it was… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1932. Hardcover. xv, 286pp + 8pp of publisher's advertisements. Blue cloth stamped in gold. The record of a motor-car journey round England. With eighteen illustrations and endpaper maps. Neat contemporary letter laid in. Light foxing to text edges, name on half title page. A bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo.

Bologna: Edizioni Pendragon, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Pictorial boards. Text in English and Italian. A presentation of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346. Profusely illustrated with spectacular color photographs by Katsuhiko Tokunaga, Vincent Berg, Bruno Damascelli and Simone Raso. Some of the photos are foldout and printed on special silver slick paper. A fine copy in fine black slipcase. ;… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Rich & Cowan Ltd, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. xvii, 238pp. Cloth. Frontispiece and fifteen inserted plates with b&w photographs. A first hand narrative of the author's voyage from England to India. Some wear to extremities, light fading to spine, name on half-title. About very good.; Octavo.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 351pp. Cloth. Illustrated by the author's own photographs. Group Captain Peter Townsend's personal story of his 57,000 mile road journey round the world, alone. Light wear to extremities, name on front free endpaper. A very good+ copy in very good dustjacket with light chipping to edges and some toning. ; Octavo.… Ler mais sobre este item

Perugia: Edizioni Rivista Aeronautica, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 195pp. Pictorial boards. Text in English and Italian. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of color photographs. Upper corner tips bruised else a fine copy. ; Oblong quarto.

Chicago: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 1915. Pictorial wrappers. Passenger Department, Santa Fe-Chicago. 230pp + map. Original pictorial wrappers. With illustrations by J. T. McCutcheon, Carl N. Werntz, John W. Norton, James Allen McCracken. Announcement with message by W. J. Black tipped in. Faint crease to front cover, couple of minor annotations in pencil to margins. A… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Robert M. Mcbride & Company, 1915. Hardcover. xxx, 271pp. Cloth, top edge gilt. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Light fading and small tear to spine. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo.

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. [2]pp of publisher's advertisements, 416pp + subscribers' list and [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original decorated cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered in gold. Engraved title, frontispiece, and four inserted plates with woodcuts. Biography of the famous Arctic explorer. Some wear to corner tips and spine ends, a touch… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: Published by Mitchell and Hinman, 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. 324pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine lettered in gold. With the Mitchell and Hinman advertisement bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. Signature in pencil on front free endpaper. Light wear to extremities and rubbing to covers, old stain affecting upper edge of roughly a hundred leaves. About… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. Hardcover. xvi, 494pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Pictorial cloth stamped in gold, red and brown on the front and in gold on the spine. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece and hundreds of in-text wood engravings. This was a lavishly produced series for young adults with a wealth of information on various cultures. Contemporary… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1883. Hardcover. 473pp + 6pp of publisher's advertisements. Pictorial cloth stamped in gold, red and black on the front and and the spine. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece and hundreds of in-text wood engravings. This was a lavishly produced series for young adults with a wealth of information on various cultures. Light toning to spine,… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. Hardcover. xx, 552pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Pictorial cloth stamped in gold red and black on the front and the spine. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece and hundreds of in-text wood engravings. This was a lavishly produced series for young adults with a wealth of information on various cultures. Contemporary inscription on fly… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1953. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Small faint stain to lower corner, light toning to edges of front cover. A very good+ copy. Includes Arizona, The Secret Sahara, and more. ; Folio.

New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 254pp. Blue pictorial cloth depicting a car driving through ancient Italian ruins and the Savoy coat-of-arms on the corner. The binding is signed G. W. B. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Illustrated with numerous b&w photographs. Light wear to extremities, spine panel is toned, hinges a bit weak.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Carrick & Evans Inc, 1938. First Edition. Dustjacket. Dustjacket for the scarce first edition by this socialite business woman turned explorer who brought the first live panda to the United States. The second title published by Carrick & Evans. The dustjacket was at some point folded but it's in superb condition.; Octavo.