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Danger is My Business Supplement of The Philadelphia Record for August 28th 1938
by John D. Craig
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1938
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
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£20.64
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Supplement of The Philadelphia Record for August 28th 1938 Book of the Week Club 16 pages Illustrated with photos. Diving cover. would look great Matted and Framed . A Scarce version of this book.
A very good copy with edge wear, light dust soiling, text lightly toned. See Photos
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Sea of Glory
by Nathaniel Philbrick
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780670032310
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£10.32
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Illustrated with photographs and maps, notes, selected bibliography, acknowledgments, index. Very good with spine end bumping in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with very light wear. bx108
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The Lonesome Whistle's Call: Forced to Leave Home, a Teenager Rides the Rails During Depression Years
by Stella E Burns
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780966024708
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£16.51
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This copy has been signed and dated in the year of issue "12/20/97" by the author, Stella E. Burns, on the half-title page, underneath which the subject/author's husband, Scottie Burns has signed, underneath which the illustrator Evelyn Kenyon has signed. "Stella Burns' husband of forty-five years rode the rails when a young teenager.… Read more
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Winging it! His own story
by Jack Jefford
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1981
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780528811111
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£12.39
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Biography [edited from tape recordings made by Jefford] of the FAA Alaskan Region's Chief Pilot 1940-1972. 320 pages, illustrated, index. Near Fine copy in price clipped else Near Fine Dust Wrapper. bx79
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MY PARADISE IS HELL: THE STORY OF THE CARIBBEAN
by Balink, Albert
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1948
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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- First Edition
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£10.57
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New York: Vista Publishing Corporation. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Dark beige/light brown cloth with dark brown spine lettering/rules, 331 pages, map endpapers, appendix: the Carribbean islands, the Monroe Doctrine, Treaty of Petropolis; index. VG+ copy [light fraying to spine heel] but lacking the Dust Wrapper. .holly5
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The Last Adventurer: The Life of Talbot Mundy 1879-1940
by Peter Berresford Ellis
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780937986707
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£18.17
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As New copy in As New Dust Wrapper bx89
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LOST ON EVEREST: THE SEARCH FOR MALLORY & IRVINE
by Firstbook, Peter
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN
- 9780809297368
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£9.74
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[London / Chicago]: [BBC Worldwide Ltd / Contemporary Books CB] [2000]. First edition thus. "On June 8th, 1924, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine left their tent high on the slopes of Mount Everest and climbed into history. They were seen at 12.50 p.m. just 790 feet from the summit and 'going strong for the top'. Within minutes,… Read more
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The Long Exile: A Tale Of Inuit Betrayal And Survival In The High Arctic
by McGrath, Melanie []
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 2007
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st American edition
- ISBN
- 9781400040476
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£9.74
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. . First US edition [stated]. 268+ pages. Remainder dot else Near Fine copy [light spine heel bumping] in Fine Dust Wrapper. .
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Captain Gray in the Pacific Northwest
by Francis E. Cross & Charles M. ParkinJr.
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- ISBN
- 9780892881536
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£12.39
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This copy has been generically inscribed ["To:" then blank] and signed "C. M. Parkin Jr"] by the only co-author living at the time of publication [Captain Francis E. Cross having died in 1979]. 262 pages, illustrated, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index. VG copy upper corners lightly bumped in Dust Wrapper with scattered light edgewear,… Read more
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Narrow Escapes
by Austen, Peter
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780968666111
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£18.99
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2004 Trade Paperback 0968666116 First edition This copy has been inscribed and signedby the author at the bottom of the dedication page. Pictorial wrappers, 138 pages. Very good with light wear and minor creasing to covers. bx143E
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![cover of THE SECRET OF THE SIERRA MADRE: THE MAN WHO WAS B. TRAVEN [previously published in the UK as THE MAN WHO WAS B. TRAVEN]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/782/195/790195782.0.m.jpg)
THE SECRET OF THE SIERRA MADRE: THE MAN WHO WAS B. TRAVEN [previously published in the UK as THE MAN WHO WAS B. TRAVEN]
by (B. Traven) Wyatt, Will [maps by Rafael Palacios] [Dust Wrapper design by Lewis Friedman]
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1980
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN
- 9780385156004
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£12.06
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0385156006 . First US edition. 369 pages, illustrated, select bibliography. Remainder spray else VG+ copy [lower corners bumped] in VG+ Dust Wrapper [some creasing/light wear to the corners, scattered light soiling/staining to the rear panel]. .holly5
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Alpine Circus: A Skier's Exotic Adventures At The Snowy Edge Of The World
by Finkel, Michael
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1999
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781558219243
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£9.74
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[New York]: The Lyons Press 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1558219242 . First edition. 210 pages. Near Fine copy in price clipped else Fine Dust Wrapper.
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The Last Adventurer: The Life of Talbot Mundy
by Peter Berresford Ellis
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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£1,816.54
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West Kingston: Donald M. Grant Publisher Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0937986704 . First edition. 279 pages, photo-illustrated, and including a bibliography. Fine [As New] copy in Fine [As New] Dust Wrapper still sealed in the publisher's original clear plastic shrink wrap save for a few short edge splits bx69
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Almost Home
by Cavagnaro, David
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1975
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780910118583
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£11.56
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PALO ALTO, CA: American West Pub Co, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine in Very good jacket. Very light edge wear in jacket with a 2 inch closed tear to edge front panel. Photographs. 711
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Treasures of Land and Sea
by Taylor, Marvin M
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1930
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First edition
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£13.21
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Springfield, Ma, Milton Bradley Company. 1930. Hardcover. Travel adventure Biography. 327 pages Illustrated with Photos. 8vo
A good copy with light edge wear and light soiling to the covers, a few stains to a couple of pages of the text. Binding tight, text clean except as noted. See Photos
bx 404
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The Find of a Lifetime: Sir Arthur Evans and the Discovery of Knossos
by Horwitz, Sylvia L
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1981
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780670135752
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£10.73
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278 page biography about the discoverer of the ancient civilization of Crete. Condition: light dust soiling top page edges, else fine in fine dust jacket. k4
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From Vinland to Mars a Thousand Years of Exploration
by Lewis Richard S
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1976
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780812906479
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£10.73
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436 pages. A thousand years of exporation. Condition: previous owner bookplate inside front cover, in price clipped dust jacket. See photos k4
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Lessons of the Road: an Overland Journey to the East
by Schiffer, Michael
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1980
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780671253806
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From the anatolian Highlands to the Himalayas, a voyage of exploration and a quest to define oneself as aman and an American.
Condition: remainder mark to bottom page edges, light foxing to page edges, in fine dust jacket. 8vo, 252 pages. genfic11
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Let X be Excitement
by Harris Christie
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1969
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First edition
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£9.07
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NY: Aladdin Atheneum 1969. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Readers crease edge wear, and rubbing to covers, sunning to spine and rear cover, pages toned. Biography of aeronautical engineer and test pilot. bx14
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Critical Choices: a Journey with the Filipino People
by Friesen, Dorothy
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- biblioboy
- Published
- 1988
- Condition
- Near Fine No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780802803719
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£8.92
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MI: Eerdmans. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1988. Light edge wear 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. trade paperback bx159
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