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Gold and Silver of the Atocha and Santa Margarita : Tuesday June 14 and Wednesday June 15, 1988
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
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- 1988
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- Very Good
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$35.00
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Christie, Manson and Woods International , 1988. 258pp. Black cloth hardback with DJ, VG, b&w and color photos of items up for auction that were salvaged from the shipwrecks of the Atocha and Margarita in 1622 after being lost in a hurricane off the Florida Keys, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Skeletons on the Zahara : A True Story of Survival
by King, Dean
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780316835145
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$10.00
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Little Brown & Co, 2004. 351pp. tan marbled board covers, DJ VG with a couple tiny tears, Second Printing, not price clipped, paper has turned light brown around edges, Skeletons on the Zahara : A True Story of Survival, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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A DESERT COUNTRY NEAR THE SEA : A Natural History of the Cape Region of Baja California
by Zwinger, Ann
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1983
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780060152086
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$10.00
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Harper & Row, 1983. 399pp. Blue cloth hardback, DJ has little chips and tears along edges, index, bibliography, b&w photos and illustrations, chapter notes, chronology list of plants, birds and animals, A DESERT COUNTRY NEAR THE SEA : A Natural History of the Cape Region of Baja California, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.
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ROOF OF THE ROCKIES : A History of Colorado Mountaineering
by Bueler, William M.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780917895067
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$8.00
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Cordillera Press , 1986. 251pp. Trade paperback, VG, small crease to upper front corner tip, light stain on outer page edge, index, footnotes, b&w photos, maps, ROOF OF THE ROCKIES : A History of Colorado Mountaineering, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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PACIFIC HORIZONS : The Exploration of the Pacific Before Captain Cook
by Lloyd, Christopher
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1946
- Condition
- Very Good
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$12.50
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George Allen & Unwin, 1946. 188pp. Blue cloth hardback, DJ has small chips and tears along edges, price clipped, maps on end pages, index, references, owner name embossed on front end page, PACIFIC HORIZONS : The Exploration of the Pacific Before Captain Cook, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.
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CRUISE OF THE CONRAD : A Journal of a Voyage Round the World, Undetaken and Carried Out in the Ship Joseph Conrad, 212 Tons, in the Years 1934-1935, and 1936 By Way of Good Hope, the East Indies, the South Seas and Cape Horn
by Villiers, Alan
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1937
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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$37.50
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Charles Scribners Sons, 1937. 387pp. Green hardback, corner tips slightly bumped, DJ has large chips and tears along edges, gift inscription on half title page, glossary, appendices, b&w photos, CRUISE OF THE CONRAD : A Journal of a Voyage Round the World, Undetaken and Carried Out in the Ship Joseph Conrad, 212 Tons, in the Years 1934-1935, and 1936 By… Read more
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GREAT HEART : The History of a Labrador Adventure
by Davidson, James West; Rugge, John
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1988
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780670819508
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$30.00
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Viking, 1988. 385pp. Gray cloth spine with black boards, DJ VG with price clipped, First Edition, chapter notes, end pages are maps, b&w photos, references, "In July 1903 Leonidas Hubbard set out to explore the uncharted interior of Labrador by canoe, accompanied by Dillon Wallace, his best friend, and George Elson, a Métis guide. Bad luck and bad judgment led… Read more
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90' SOUTH : The Story of the American South Pole Conquest
by Siple, Paul
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1959
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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$35.00
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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1959. 384pp. Blue cloth hhardback, DJ has chips and tears and light scratches along edges, First Edition, index, appendix, b&w and color photos, maps, The story of the building of the American base at the South Pole and of the 18 men who were the very first to winter at the very bottom of the world, .… Read more
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SET FAIR FOR ROANOKE : Voyages and Colonies 1584-1606
by Quinn, David Beers
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1985
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780807816066
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$30.00
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University of North Carolina Press, 1985. 467pp. Gray cloth hardback with DJ, VG, index, bibliographical note, chapter notes, appendix, maps, b&w photos, illustrations, SET FAIR FOR ROANOKE : Voyages and Colonies 1584-1606, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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RUSSIA'S SEARCH FOR AMERICA 1716-1732
by Smith, J.L. (editor)
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2002
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780962672767
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$20.00
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White Stone Press, 2002. 183pp. Red hardback, no DJ, VG, index, bibliography, glossary, tables, photos, maps, RUSSIA'S SEARCH FOR AMERICA 1716-1732, . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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ARABIA FELIX : Across the Empty Quarter of Arabia
by Thomas, Bertram
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1932
- Condition
- Good+
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$45.00
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Jonathan Cape, 1932. 397pp. Brown cloth hardback, upper corner tips slightly bumped, slight stains on covers, no DJ, front hinge slightly cracked yet still tight, owner name on front end page, large fold out map in rear of book, index, b&w photos, maps, appendices, list of Arab chants, List of Camel brands, List of flora, List of regional sands and… Read more
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SMYTHE'S MOUNTAINS : The Climbs of F.S. Smythe
by Calvert, Harry
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1985
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780575035508
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$15.00
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Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1985. 223pp. Red cloth hardback, DJ flaps glued to inside covers, EX-LIB, minimal markings, Biography of mountaineer Frank Smythe, and his many climbs, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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THE SACK OF PANAMA
by Earle, Peter
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1981
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780906908655
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$10.00
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Jill Normam & Hobhouse Lyd., 1981. 304pp. Black hardback, DJ has a tiny closed tear at upper spine edge, paper has turned brown, index, chapter notes, bibliography, b&w illustrations, footnotes, maps, Starts in the summer of 1666 leading up to Morgan's expedition against Panama, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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AMERIGO VESPUCCI : Pilot Major
by Pohl, Frederick J.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1945
- Condition
- Good
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$10.00
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Columbia, 1945. 249pp. Blue cloth hardback, no DJ,light rubbing and wear along edges, stains on covers, owner name on front end page, paper has turned light brown, Second printing, index, bibliography, appendices, maps, b&w illustrations, "Biography of Amerigo Vespucci, who was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer who first demonstrated in about 1502 that Brazil and the West Indies… Read more
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THE LOST WORLD OF QUINTANA ROO
by Peissel, Michel
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1963
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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$35.00
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E.P. Dutton, 1963. 306pp. green cloth hardback, DJ has minor chips and tears along the edges, First Edition stated, index, b&w photos and illustrations, When the author is stranded on the coast of Quintana Roo in eastern Yucatan, abandoned by boatmen he used every measure possible to survive in the thick jungle, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.… Read more
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THE LEGACY OF CONQUEST : The Unbroken Past of the American West
by Limerick, Patricia Nelson
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1988
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780393304978
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$8.00
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W.W. Norton, 1988. 396pp. Trade paperback, VG, front lower corner tip creased, no names or markings in text, index, chapter notes, History of the settling of the American West, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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UNKNOWN SEAS : How Vasco Da Gama Opened the East
by Watkins, Ronald
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780719564178
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$10.00
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John Murray, 2003. 336pp. Trade paperback, VG, index, bibliography, chapter notes, "In the fifteenth century, the world beyond Europe began to emerge from myth and legend, and it was the Portuguese who led the way. They founded an empire that stretched from China to Brazil, and the peak of their achievement was Vasco da Gama's discovery of a sea route… Read more
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THE DISCOVERY OF A NORSE SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA : Excavations at L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland 1961-1968
by Ingstad, Anne Stine
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1977
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9788200015130
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$65.00
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Universitetsforlaget, 1977. 430pp. Over sized maroon hardback, DJ rubbing, small tears and chips, and flap tips clipped, text is in English, light waterstain along outer edge of last few pages, index, three fold outs, site maps, b&w and color photos, figures and tables, maps, The discovery of a Norse settlement in America, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.
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PASSACONAWAY'S REALM : Captain John Evans and the Exploration of Mount Washington
by Lawson, Russell M.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2002
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9781584651673
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$6.50
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University Press of New England, 2002. 157pp. Blue hardback, DJ flaps glued to inside covers, EX-LIB, minimal markings, index, appendix, b&w illustrations, History of the early Americans who explored the White Mountain wilderness from the 1600's to 1804, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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THE SYRIAN DESERT : Caravans, Travel and Exploration
by Grant, Christina Phelps
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1938
- Condition
- Good+
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$30.00
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Macmillan, 1938. 410pp. Brown hardback, no DJ, tiny chips missing along spine edges, paper has turned light brown, index, notes on sources, b&w photos, four fold out maps, The Syrian desert, caravans, travel and exploration, . Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket.
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