Search Results: TRAVEL from Ainsworth Books

Comox, BC: Misthorn Press. Very Good+. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 0968015913 . Previous owner's name on dedication page. ; A bright, solid book. B&W photos and maps ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 165 pages .

Toronto: McArthur & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st; First Printing. Hardcover. 155278097X . Only slight wear; A bright, solid book, dustjacket is crisp and bright, in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W and Colour Photographs; 9.30 X 7.60 X 1.40 inches; 358 pages; From the front DJ flap:"In 1912, Jack Haney, a 23-year-old mechanic with the Reo Motor Car Company of St. Catherines, Ontario, set out in a 1912 Reo Special touring car with the English writer Thomas Wilby. Their aim was to be the first to drive a car from the Atlantic to the Pacific entirely within Canada. Lorne Findlay, a retired mechanic from Vancouver, and John Nicol, a writer from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, recreated that historic trip 85 years later, from August 27 until October 18, 1997. THE ALL-RED ROUTE is an account of both trips: the untold story of the first attempt to find a motor route across a barely tamed and largely uninhabited country, and the recreation of that historic… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340525320 . Light edge wear to dust jacket, pages a little tanned as is common in British publications of this era. Previous owner has written a few notes bottom of page 100 ; 9.29 X 6.38 X 0.94 inches; 224 pages; "Follows the author's travels through Central Asia from the Russian border with China to the dome of Gur Emir. The author offers a history of the areas he visited and describes the tension which exists between Russians and Muslims in the south of the Soviet Union due to perestroika." .

New York: Barnes & Noble. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. First US Edition. Hardcover. 038901012X . Light lean and edge wear to book, Price-clipped dustjacket shows some creasing top of spine ; Blue cloth covered boards with black & gold imprinted titles on spine. The book is the US edition but the dust jacket is the British Faber & Faber DJ. ; Great Travellers; 220 pages; "Alexander Burnes, born in Montrose in 1805, went out to India at the age of 16 as a cadet in the Honourable East India Company. Within a year he joined the 1st Bombay Native Infantry as interpreter in Hindustani, and started to learn Persian. a journey from which he was recalled. Promoted, and transferred in 1829 to the political branch, he set out to explore the deserts of Rajputana Burnes's adventures on this amazing journey from Delhi to Persia, from Christmas 1831 to December 1832 caused the 28-year-old subaltern to be lionized on his return to London in 1833, the more so when his… Read More

London: J. Nisbet & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. ca.1879. Later Printing. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 124 + ads pages; Light bumping & wear, pages heavily tanned (pages not brittle) front hinge started but still solid. Previous owner's name on front free end paper dated 1921. Blue cloth decorative cover, gilt decoration on spine. "Fred’s father was a wealthy Liverpool merchant. At the period when our tale opens Fred himself had become chief manager of the business. People began, about this time, to say that the business could not get on without him. There were a great number of hands, both men and women, employed by Temple and Son, and there was not one on the establishment, male or female, who did not say and believe that Mr Frederick was the best master, not only in Liverpool, but in the whole world. He did not by any means overdose the people with attentions; but he had a hearty offhand way of addressing them that was very attractive. He… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show some shelf wear, light soiling.; A tight solid book, hinges intact. B&W photos and illustrations, color foldout map of the West Indies.Gilt stamped titles front and spine (worn) ; B&W Photographs, Maps; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 350 pages .

Gerrards Cross, UK: Colin Smythe. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0861403525 . Only slight wear. Short closed tear top back fore edge. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. Errata slip laid in. ; 1.18 x 8.58 x 5.51 Inches; 267 pages; Collecting stories from experience in the hills of India makes for a good read. But, when fact and fiction are intertwined, and reality becomes a mixture of the two, the words become spellbinding."" - Small Press. ""Born in Vevey, Switzerland, R.V. Vernède entered the Indian Civil Service in 1928 and was posted to Uttar Pradesh (now perhaps best known as the state encompassing the Temple at Ayodyha). In 1992, over a half-century later, Vernède published [this], a collection of stories largely based on those experiences."" - Publishers Weekly. Love, murder, rogues, humor, revenge, trial by ordeal, blood feuds, Chinese-Tibetan plans for the invasion of India are featured, as is an… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1903. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Green boards show light shelf wear, some small staining. Spine is sun-faded. ; A tight solid book. Hinges intact, Gilt stamped titles front and spine ; B&W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages; A number of events happened after the publication to prompt the author to release a revised edition. Mont Pelée erupted, politcal outbreaks in Guiana and Venezuela, the emancipation of Cuba through war and Porto(sic) Rico has become a possession of the US. .

Calgary, AB: Rocky Mountain Books. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. 0921102321 . Front card cover has crease upper fore corner ; A bright, solid book, glossy pictorial card covers, B&W photos and maps throughout ; Trade PB; 8.4 X 5.3 X 0.6 inches; 184 pages .

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth boards show shelf wear with soiling and water spotting present, a forward lean to book. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Map endpapers; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 242 pages .

London: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 038540817X . Signed by Author; DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, pages lightly tanned.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Signed publisher's bookplate laid in (not signed in book); Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 319 pages; "Now he has traveled across the world and all the way Down Under to Australia, a shockingly under-discovered country with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. Down Under is his report on what he found there--a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiosity." .

108 Mile Ranch, BC: Harbour Publishing. Very Good. 2008. Revised Edition. Softcover. 1550174150 . Light shelf wear to card covers.; A bright, solid book. Illustrations and maps throughout ; B&W Illustrations; 8.40 X 5.50 X 1.10 inches; 400 pages; With its island-studded Inside Passage, towering fjords, open-ocean beaches, quaint villages and sparkling cities, the BC coast is known as one of the world's great maritime cruising destinations. What many travellers may not realize is that you don't need to own a yacht or go on a cruise ship to explore it. This indispensable book shows how you can use BC's world-class ferry and coastal road system to reach the coast's most spectacular places in the comfort of your family car. And for those who want to go farther, lace on your hiking boots, grab a paddle, hop aboard a floatplane, or switch into four-wheel-drive and head off into the back of beyond--there's a lot more than just road travel in this book.Newly revised and… Read More

Victoria, BC: Heritage Architectural Guides. Very Good+. 2001. Revised Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 0968957803 . Signed by All Authors; Card covers show very light shelf wear.; Signed by Baird and Smith on the title page. A bright, solid book, stapled wraps, B&W illustrations and maps.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 56 pages .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Spine torn fully down back edge of spine, frayed top and bottom edges of spine, fore corners worn, water stain on lower left corner of front cover, some discoloration and spotting of red cloth covered boards ; Stated first printing, photographic end papers, hinges intact, B&W photos. Despite the rough exterior, the book is tight and solid. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages; The true adventures of 14 year old Halsey Fuller during a seven month trip to the West Indies. .

Duncan, BC: Firgrove Publishing. Very Good+. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. 0921271247 . Back card cover creased, light wear else. ; Stapled wraps, B&W photographs, double page map of Cowichan Valley Trail in middle of book ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 121 pages; The hikers' and cyclists' guide to Cowichan's historic logging railways and the Kinsol Trestle .

New York: Soho Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1569471339 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar.; 9.4 X 6.4 X 1.6 inches; 433 pages; "The author invites readers on an adventurous and humorous journey as he hitchhikes the full length of Japan, beginning in a small town where local gardeners dust their blossom petals after the nearby volcano sprinkles them with ash." .

Cloverdale, BC: Horse Council British Columbia. Very Good+. 1990. Spiral bound. 0969453302 . Only light wear to spiral bound book with heavy card covers ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 7.80 X 5.12 X 1 inches; 155 pages .

H.G. Hutten [Selbstver.]. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 3921986125 . Some chipping top DJ spine; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 72 pages; Text in English and German, drawings throughout. .

London: Harper & Brothers. Fair. 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Original boards still attached, spine damaged with pieces of cloth missing, missing bottom half of map, front hinge started but intact. Boards are worn and bumped. Foxed throughout. Volume 1 only ; A tight solid book. ; 268 pages; Fore edge of pages untrimmed. Photos or scans upon request. .

Munich, Germany: C J Bucher Verlag Gmbh. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 3765816426 . Slight wear to dust jacket ; Near-fine in Near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Color Photographs; 12.4 X 11.7 X 1.0 inches; 200 pages; "The Inside Passage from Seattle to Skagway in Alaska is actually a waterway which, in the past, was used by gold prospectors to travel to their claims. The region offers a labyrinth of countless islands, impressive coastal mountains, and rain forests rich in diversity. It ranks as one of the most beautiful coastal regions in the world. The author has explored this paradise over land and sea, and captured the wonderful animal and plant life with his camera. His luckiest shot? He was able to see the famous spirit bear close up..." .