Search Results: Travel from Bibliope by Calvello Books

Kathmandu, Nepal: R.C. Joshi, 1975. Second edition. Paperback. Faint crease to front cover, two bumpy creases to spine, small tear to spine head, very little wear to spine foot and spine head edge, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to covers, else Good(+) to very good(-).. Red duodecimo, one size smaller than octavo, 153 pages, maps ; 19 cm. Scarce. || Nepal -- Guidebooks, Travel.

North Sydney, N.S.W.: William Heinemann, 2009. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Very good(+) to near fine(-) copy. Very light edgewear to wrappers and bumps to corners; light blue liquid stain to bottom edge corner of first 80 pages, only first few leaves have a light ripple at bottom open corner; remainder mark along bottom edge of pages; corners of pages are lightly soiled and bumped; else tight copy; wrappers are clean; pages are clean and free of marks and creases; binding is tight.. Octavo in yellow and orange pictorial wrappers; maps; 327 p., 24 cm. In English. || Abstract: "Greg Bearup and his partner, Lisa Upton, survived three years living together in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but life with the Taliban was nothing compared to taking a toddler to Caravanastan. Following the trail of the superannuated wildebeest, they wind up the jockey wheel, check the safety chains and hitch up the van for the great lap of Australia with their baby son, Joe." --back cover.

London: J. Murray, 1989. Paperback. Fine with a few light creases to spine; nearly as new.. Octavo in glossy white wrappers; xxii, 250 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cmbibliographical references (pages 237-240). Excellent guidebook to this historically rich region. Archäologie. Kunstführer. Antiquities ( ); . Aegean Sea Region -- Antiquities. Turkey -- Antiquities. Turkey -- Description and travel. Türkei. Ägäisküste. Europe -- Aegean Sea Region. Turkey.

[Madrid?]: RENFE, 1989. Paperback. Very mild rubbing and bumps to corners. Else near fine.. Paperback square quarto. 88 pages, color illustrations, 25 x 23 cm. Written by Carmen Valero; illustrated by Nicoletta Veronesi.

Athens, 1949. Paperback. Very good copy; wrappers are cut slightly larger than the pages thus they are a bit worn around the edges; no tears just a few small chips; light soil to wrappers from handling and light toning; 2 1/2" abrasion to cover where it looks like a price sticker was removed which has affected the border on the cover; o/w tight, solid volume with bright, clean pages free of creases.. Octavo in off white wrappers; 284 pages. In Modern Greek.

New York: Arundel Print, 1874. First ed. Hardcover. Minor external scuffing to edges; else very tight and clean; faded elegantly penned gift inscription dated 1883 to front free endpaper. Very good+ to near fine(-) overall.. Large quarto in maroon-brown stamped and gilt-titlet cloth backed boards; AEG, 121 pages : illustrations (b&w engravings) ; 30 cm. Scarce.A remarkably nice copy. Numerous full page b&w plates. 19th Century engravings of the major natural landmarks and remarkable scenic geography of the U.S. Travel narrative. Geography Pictorial works. Yellowstone, Natural Bridge in Virginia, Squam Valley, Hudson River, Colorado River, Saratoga Springs & Lake, Lake George, Mississippi RIver and many others.

Huntington Beach, Calif: Baja Trail Publications, 1982. Paperback. Very good(+) copy.. Octavo in black wrappers with color illustrations on cover; 128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.; light to moderate edge wear to wrappers with a few small white chips; no tears; very light soil to top edge of leaves; o/w pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; wrappers are tightly bound and clean; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. In English.

Istanbul: Keskin Color, 1993. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, faint soiling to covers, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, else near fine(+).. White color illus octavo, 192 pages chiefly color illustrations (some b&w), maps, 24 cm. Series: Antique cities guide. Antalya (Turkey) -- Description and travel.

New York: Italica Press, 1988. 2nd ed. Paperback. Fine.. Octavo in white wraps with b&w cover illus., xlv, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm; bibliographical references (pages 235-237) and index. Folding color map entitled "Religious Sites of Turkey" laid in. "A rendering into modern English of the John Ball translation of the work by Petrus Gyllius (Pierre Gilles), documenting his visit to Constantinople in 1544." || Antiquities. Travel. Altertümer Oudheden. Gilles, Pierre, 1490-1555 -- Travel. Reisebericht 1544. Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel. Istanbul (Turkey) -- Antiquities. Turkey -- Antiquities. Konstantinopel -- Reisebericht -- Geschichte 1550,ca. Turkey. Turkey -- Istanbul. Istanbul Konstantinopel Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel -- 16th century. Istanbul (Turkey) -- Antiquities. Istanbul (Turkey) -- Buildings -- Description and travel. Istanbul (Turquie) -- Descriptions et voyages. Istanbul (Turquie) -- Antiquités byzantines.

BA: Reunidas, 1941. 1st edition. Paperback. Near Fine(-) with minor exterior wear.. Octavo in off-white illus wrappers; 3 p. l., 9-202 p. 21 cm. Text in Spanish. / Aviation, airplanes; flights; air travel Latin America -- Description and travel.  United States -- Description and travel. .

Wien: Deutscher Verlag für Jugend und Volk, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Bookplate. Some scuffing and spotting to boards. Medium stamp to second page and page 57. Medium wrinkles to about 10 pages and folding map (probably caused by humidity). Else overall, Very Good.. 12mo in grey illus. boards; 120 pages. Several b/w ill., plates and one folding map. Mozambique.

London, Toronto: W. Heinemann, 1942. Hardcover. Very good; lacks jacket. 367 pages frontispiece, plates, portrait, folded map 22 cm. Contents: 1. South by Suez -- 2. Landfall -- 3. Sydney -- 4. Beginnings -- 5. A place in the sun -- 6. City -- 7. Makings -- 8. Queensland -- 9. The white in the tropics -- 10. Federal city -- 11. Murray Basin -- 12. A place for a village -- 13. Victorian landscape -- 14. South Australia -- 15. The growing deserts -- 16. Aborigines -- 17. West. "Paul McGuire (1903-1978) was an Australian author and diplomat. He wrote extensively about Australian history and culture, and his work was recognized for its insightful analysis and engaging style. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, McGuire began his career as a journalist. He worked for several newspapers in Australia and the United Kingdom, and he also served as a war correspondent during World War II. In addition to his journalism career, McGuire wrote a number of books. His works include "Australian Journey" (1943), a… Read More

London, Toronto: W. Heinemann, 1939. Second impression (July, 1939). Hardcover. About very good overall, with minor foxing; in a good(+) to very good(-) jacket. Please see photos./about very good. Quarto in maroon cloth and light blue illus jacket; 7 preliminary leaves, 3-396 pages frontispiece, plates, portrait, folded map, 22 cm ; Illustrated lining-papers. Contents: 1. South by Suez -- 2. Landfall -- 3. Sydney -- 4. Beginnings -- 5. A place in the sun -- 6. City -- 7. Makings -- 8. Queensland -- 9. The white in the tropics -- 10. Federal city -- 11. Murray Basin -- 12. A place for a village -- 13. Victorian landscape -- 14. South Australia -- 15. The growing deserts -- 16. Aborigines -- 17. West. / Australia -- Description and travel.  Australie. .

New York: Harper, 1954. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very gentle rubbing to corners, very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light soiling to rear board, blue ink ownership signature and number code to front free endpaper, extremely faint spotting to rear fore-edge, less than quarter-inch tear to DJ spine foot, three very small (less than quarter-inch tears) to DJ spine foot, three DJ corners torn, sunned DJ spine, very faint rubbing to front DJ, very light soiling to rear DJ, bright pages in tight binding, else Very Good in Good DJ.. Octavo in brown-black DJ, 358 pages, b&w illustrations 22 cm. Ghana -- Description and travel. || A chronicle of the African American author's trip to Africa's Gold Coast before it became the free nation of Ghana. It speaks eloquently of empowerment and responsibility, and remains a key commentary on the question of race. || Contents: Part One. Approaching Africa -- Part Two. The Nervous Colony -- Part Three. The Brooding Ashanti. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Read More

Buenos Aires: Vaccaro, 1921. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very mild wear to spine head & foot, gently worn corners, few light marks to rear board, ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, else very good. Black half leather (including edges) octavo with blue marbled boards and raised bands, case binding; 7-220 p, b&w maps ; 24 cm. In Spanish. || Argentina -- History -- English Invasions, 1806-1807; Travel.

New York: Brentano's, 1914. [2d ed.]. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to head and foot of spine, outer edges of boards.. Hardcover octavo with red DJ. xv, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations, map on lining-paper. ; 20 cm. Illustrated Benton Fletcher. Scarce in jacket. || Travel diary, writings, anthropology, ancient Egypt.

San Francisco: Network Press, 1979. Stated first printing. Paperback. Near fine(-) to very good(++) with slight edge-wear, soiling and foxing to edges. Very tight and clean within.. Octavo in color illus whote wraps with yellow spine; 151 pages: b&w illustrations; maps ; 18 cm. Excellent, very detailed yet very practical (at the time) insider's travel guide to San Francisco of the 1970s. With classic underground comix-style illustrations in b&w. Good stuff! Time travel. Nostalgia. / San Francisco (Calif.) -- Guidebooks. California -- San Francisco. Hippies; Alternative Culture. Taxis Cabbie Culture.

Llandudno, South Africa: Sunbird, 2003. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Near fine(-) copy with wear to edges. Lengthy gift inscription on inside front cover signed "Michael" (possibly author Mike Copeland); gently loved copy; pages and illustrations are bright, clean and free of marks and creases; binding is tight.. Octavo in purple and orange pictorial wraps; 190 p., color illustrations, maps; 21 cm. In English. Series: Getaway guide.

New York: Cincinnati American Book Co, 1905. Hardcover. Faded ex library stamps to end papers. Moderate rolling to spine. Moderate rubbing and mild fraying to edges and corners of boards including head and foot of spine. Very mild soiling to back cover. Very small pencil inscription to front cover verso. Else pages clean and binding tight. Good(+). Hardcover octavo in teal cloth boards. 336 pages including frontispiece, illustrations, maps 19 cm. Readers -- Geography. Africa -- Description and travel.

Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1992. 2nd ed. Paperback. Very good+ with some added notation handwritten in ink to one page; map in near fine condition.. Small quarto in blue photo illus wraps; vii, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. One folding map in pocket at rear. bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index. Hiking -- California -- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness -- Guidebooks. Natural history -- California -- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness -- Guidebooks. Trails -- California -- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness -- Guidebooks. Fishing -- California -- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness -- Guidebooks. Fishing. Hiking. Natural history. Trails. Guidebooks. Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (Calif.) -- Guidebooks. California -- Sierra Wilderness. Mountains.