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London: Bounty Books, 2003. Pictorial Laminated boards. 536pp. B/w illustrations. No inscriptions, clean and tight. Unclipped DJ. A collection of 50 of the greatest journeys ever undertaken. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1958. Author of The Kon-Tiki Expedition. Second Impression. Tan cloth, silver text on spine with blind stamped illustration on front. 367pp. includes Index. Profusely illustrated in colour and b/w. Maps and Drawings. Gift inscription on front pastedown. A trace of foxing to eps. Binding is square and firm. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Travel Book Club, 1945. With a Foreword by Lord Wedgwood and 48 B/w Photographs by the author. Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 159pp. B/w Frontispiece is a Portrait of the author. Sunned spine extending to small portion of covers. Feps age darkened. Contents clean and binding is firm. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Elm Tree Books, 1989. Pictorial endpapers. 176pp. includes Glossary, Bibliography & Index. Colour photography by the author. Botanical Illustrations by Christabel King. Maps. Priceclipped DJ has sunned spine. This book follows the author's expedition, with Christabel King and three other English women, to the heart of the Rwenzori Range - the Mountains of the Moon and the source of the Nile - through some of the most difficult terrain and extreme climatic conditions to be found on the African continent.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Guy Yeoman and Christabel King . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Softcover in Slipcase. 351 pages includes Index. Well illustrated. Light creasing to spine. Slipcase slightly yellowed. An illustrated account of the lives and art of the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1953. Third Impression. B/w Frontispiece. Red cloth, gilt text on spine. Endmaps. 400pp. B/w photos. Trace of foxing. DJ clipped with chipping to joint extremities. An account of the author's extensive journeys which she made across Africa. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Blue cloth, gilt text on spine. Colour Frontispiece. 300pp. includes Appendices, Glossary & Index. Colour & b/w photographs. Cloth is slightly rubbed on edges. Name and date neatly written on front pastedown. Light trace of foxing to fore edge of text block. Contents clean and firmly bound. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hutchinson/Stanley Paul, 1981. Blue cloth, silver lettering to spine. pp.176. B/w Photos, Maps & diagrams. A tight, clean copy. DJ has price intact, minor rubbing to top edge. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Great Britain: Abacus, 1996. Australiaville is a personal, off-beat trek across a continent at the beginning of the 'post-civilised' world. 184pp. Remainder mark on upper edge of text block. A clean, tightly bound copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1987. A holiday in the USSR is not everybody's idea of fun. When the Writer's Union of the USSR invited Hunter Davies and his family to spend three weeks as their guests in Moscow and Pitsunda on the Black Sea, it was an offer he couldn't refuse. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 197pp. B/w Plates. A tight, clean copy. Unclipped DJ is very slightly rubbed on edges with small repaired tear to head of spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. Fourth Impression. Blue cloth, silver text on spine. 232pp. 40 b/w illustrations. Spine slanted. Lacks Ffep. Pp. 57-67 have small mark to lower edge. Unclipped DJ has fraying to spine tips, the reverse side has brown tape on spine and along edges, marginalia on the spine tape. Good reading copy . Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Ralph Thompson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Anchor, 1999. Author of Under The Tuscan Sun. 286pp. Trace of foxing to fore edge of text block. Travel/Autobiography.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cyprus: Ghinis Publishing Limited, 1997. Pictorial Card Covers. 96pp. High-quality paper. 200 Colour Photographs. Maps. Very slight shelfwear. Internally pristine, binding tight. . Third Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. A sparkling combination of travel book and autobiography, this is a record of the excitements and frustrations of a young reporter's career - as feature writer, critic, war correspondent, leader writer and foreign correspondent, including two years as chief of the Sun's London bureau. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 222pp. Tiny pen mark on fly-leaf. Lacks Ffep. A trace of foxing. Slight spine slant. Unclipped DJ is edgeworn with small paper loss to spine tips and one tear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Readers Union, 1963. 212pp. includes Index. Colour & B/w Plates. Itinerary, Map & Key. Clean and firmly bound. Unclipped DJ has sunned spine. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1988. Black cloth. Endmaps. Light shelfwear & library marking. DJ unclipped, protected in library jacket. . First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1988. Stated First Edition. Card Covers protected by clear adhesive cover. Library stamps on feps. 193pp. plus Index. B/w photos, maps & illustrations. A tight, clean copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

304pp. Black & white Frontispiece, Map plus Illustrations. Moderate cover wear, contents clean and tight.

Auckland, New Zealand: Inhouse Publications, 1987. Pictorial Card Covers. 224pp. includes Index. Sepia Photo illustrations. Mild edgewear, tiny nick to fore edge of rear cover. Contents clean and tight. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Surrey, England : Colour Library International Ltd, 1977. Red textured cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front. Colour Map Frontispiece. 144pp. containing over 200 magnificent colour photographs covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Light shelfwear. Trace of foxing to rear eps. DJ has not been priceclipped, has light shelfwear and small chip to top edge of front flap joint. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.